in the edge

Chapter 554: An increasingly crazy world

When Du Chengfeng came out of the bathroom, Zheng Qixing followed him.

Obviously, Zheng Qixing was very concerned about the so-called Reincarnation Maitreya hidden in the dark. Although he was a little reserved in his words, he was trying to find out about the Reincarnation Maitreya from Du Chengfeng - of course, he was tactful enough not to ask about what secret method Du Chengfeng used, after all, everyone has some special skills.

It's just that Du Chengfeng's skills are really a little bit confusing. Zheng Qixing is not unfamiliar with the method of extracting memory, but this is the first time he has seen people extracting memories by scrubbing their baths.

Maybe some special personal quirk?

After all, there are people who are not even qualified to be human beings...

"I always feel like you're thinking about something that's not very polite."

Looking at Zheng Qixing's constantly changing expression, Du Chengfeng vaguely felt that something seemed to be wrong.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a little regretful. He had insisted on saying that he had a secret method that could not be shown to others. Zheng Qixing respected his statement and did not come to see it. But now it seems that he might as well tell his situation directly - after all, everyone has a trump card, so it doesn't matter if there is one more memory of extracting weapons. Anyway, his current strength does not come from this, so he can just say it directly.

"Anyway... there isn't much information about the rebirth of Maitreya."

Shaking his head, Du Chengfeng decided to talk about business first.

All he could see was that there was a potential sect in the deceased Maitreya. As for more, which was the part that Zheng Qixing was concerned about, he didn't know.

But at least it can be seen that the other party is no mediocre person. If it weren't for the coincidence that he bumped into Du Chengfeng's face, they might not even know the existence of this name.

"Anyway, you better be careful. I think he has big plans."

Thinking of the crazy experiences he had seen before, Du Chengfeng thought for a moment and still gave a warning.

Although there was nothing wrong with the incense head doing everything himself, Du Chengfeng always felt that there were some issues with the reincarnation of Maitreya itself - after all, he still remembered that the Fire Star Lord had said before that they might wander around the earth, but would never actively spread any power.

On the surface, it seems that this reborn Maitreya did not actively spread any power, but in reality... at least he did not deliberately suppress it.

This was also proven during the subsequent inspections.

It is not enough to just knock down one incense head. After all, the incense head can only be said to be a part of the religion, or even a small part. People do not burn incense in only one family. They actually go to many places to burn incense. So after those people who were knocked unconscious and burned incense woke up, Du Chengfeng followed the clues and tried to catch the big fish hiding behind.

But in the process, he encountered obstacles.

Not all believers are as ridiculously incompetent as the previous incense head. Many of them actually have some abilities. In addition, they don’t think much, and they don’t even have many thoughts. This directly leads to the fact that the power they exert is far stronger than that of the delirious incense head. The incense head would still think before doing anything, but these believers don’t. They will really draw their swords and rush over on the spot just because of even a wrong look.

"Sure enough...there is something wrong with the Maitreya sect."

After knocking down the fifteenth crazy believer with his scabbard, Du Chengfeng, who had been busy for several days, took a deep breath.

Although each believer seems to be an individual, with different reasons for taking action, even the incense they burn is different, and the deity they worship is not all under the name of Maitreya - but this organizational pattern of burning incense and worshiping gods is so familiar, it is obvious that these are all methods with different names, and every crazy believer is not crazy because of evil spirits, but because of his mental strength.

Wherever there are traces of Maitreya, mentally ill people will be rampant.

"It looks like he is deliberately spreading the Dharma, but what good will this do him?"

Du Chengfeng began to scratch his head. Things began to become a little confusing to him, simply because from the perspective of a powerful being, this kind of teaching was meaningless - after all, it couldn't even be called a Taoist tradition. It was simply to stir up the energy in people's hearts, which didn't seem like something a powerful being would do.

"At least it won't do them any good."

Du Chengfeng thought so.

There was no benefit, but there were troubles. After the matter of the reborn Maitreya was exposed, Du Chengfeng, the head of the police, finally had work to do - people were arrested and thrown into jail in batches, and those people who were related to the reborn Maitreya were searched one by one. Of course, out of humanitarian considerations, Du Chengfeng did not kill them all, but a lesson was always inevitable.

However, just when Du Chengfeng was busy, the county magistrate, who had not appeared for a long time, came to find him.

"Hero, please stop for a moment."

Looking at Du Chengfeng, who was two times stronger than himself, the county magistrate hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"This matter is of great importance. Either a hero or..."

"Why do you want to stop?"

Du Chengfeng was quite puzzled.

"Isn't it my job to deal with this sect?"

This is really his job. Strange beliefs like these among the countryside must be recognized by the government before they can be worshipped normally. Otherwise, they are evil practices, and the government has the power to destroy them - and this is what Du Chengfeng is doing now, and this is really his job.

But in front of him, the county magistrate shook his head.

"It's almost okay. They didn't really do anything."

At this point, the county lord sighed.
"Too many people have been arrested. The city can hardly function normally... They didn't do anything but burn incense. If you don't let them burn incense, what else can you let them do? Read books of sages?"

"Ah this."

Hearing this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but look up at the county magistrate in front of him.

It was at this time that he realized that although the county magistrate looked burly and powerful, his gentle and elegant temperament made him look more like a scholar than a warrior.

"So you are..."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but slap his head.

He had forgotten about this.

If it comes to manipulating people's hearts, then the school like the Rebirth Maitreya School that requires the use of drugs has to be put at the back of the list. The truly powerful school is standing right in front of him - these so-called scholars who read the books of sages are the masters of manipulating people's hearts. Although they have not come into contact with the world of mind and power, their methods are obviously more sophisticated than those of this so-called madness.

So from this perspective, it is understandable that in the eyes of the county magistrate, it is a good thing for these people to burn incense. At least burning incense will not burn anything. But if the people don't even burn incense and start to study...

For the county magistrate, a scholar, it was probably as frightening as a warrior seeing the common people pick up knives. The evil weapons must be kept properly, and the means used by scholars must naturally be put aside. These powerful people among the mortals consciously control the spread of their power and have no intention of letting it spread widely.

From this perspective, what is the difference between the earth and the heaven?

"Then I'll quit for now."

Du Chengfeng sighed. He also felt that he seemed to have arrested too many people recently.

"But we have to find something for the people in the town to do. Otherwise, if we just burn incense, God knows what they will do... Do you agree with this?"

"That's true."

The county magistrate also nodded.

"So I decided to find a few teachers to enlighten the people."

"Enlightenment?"

Du Chengfeng touched his chin.

The so-called enlightenment is to teach people to read and write, just like what old man Ruan Shantao did in the academy on Ziyang Mountain before. This seems to be a good thing - but there is a problem here, it is a bit in conflict with what the county magistrate said just now.

The county magistrate had just said that he did not intend to let the people read the books of sages. Although he did not say it explicitly, Du Chengfeng could see that it was because it was related to the spread of power... But why is he so angry now? Is there any explanation behind this?
Facts have proved that Du Chengfeng's prediction was correct, and there is indeed some explanation behind this.

"Being enlightened is being enlightened, and studying is studying; these are two different things."

Seeing that there was still confusion on Du Chengfeng's face, the county magistrate simply said a few more words.

"Don't worry, hero. There won't be any trouble."

"Um……"

Du Chengfeng nodded slightly. He wanted to see what this enlightenment was all about.

Perhaps because there were no more bandits outside the city, several teachers were quickly invited over. After a secret conversation with the county magistrate for a whole afternoon, these teachers began their classes. The common people were very interested in these teachers. After all, in their eyes, being able to read and write, and even to write, were things worth bragging about.

However, these teachers had no intention of teaching them how to write. They only taught them how to read and write. As for the content of their teachings, they were nothing more than some general principles such as loyalty, bravery, benevolence and righteousness.

At least from the sound of it, there isn't any power in it.

"This……"

After listening to several classes, Du Chengfeng was dumbfounded.

He vaguely realized what the county magistrate was going to do.

Originally, he thought that most of the scholars in this world were the same kind he had seen before, insidious and cunning, trying to provoke him at any time. When facing such an opponent, it would be best to kill him right away, otherwise, if the opponent really opened his mouth, it would more or less bring some trouble - but what he saw now was completely different. This kind of thing of purely promoting some great principles was something that even the old man Ruan Shantao, who was known for his uprightness, would not do.

Although Du Chengfeng had never attended Old Man Ruan's class, he had honed Old Man Ruan's Square Sword, so he knew that although the old man looked conservative, he was actually very flexible and knew how to do things, otherwise he would not have risen so quickly and even held a high position.

In other words, although the books of sages cannot increase a person's evil spirit, they can still help a person improve his abilities. What's more, some people, like old man Ruan Shantao, don't even need any evil spirit at all. He can hone a strength like willpower just by relying on his righteousness.

But now...

What these teachers teach is incomplete.

What they taught was incomplete. They only taught the superficial principles but did not teach what these principles were and how to use them. This meant that even if the people listened to these things, they would not be able to cultivate any power.

They just heard it, that's all.

Or maybe it's more than just that. These so-called great principles will even affect their future behavior. After all, in their eyes, what these teachers say cannot be wrong - in other words, they think that the world should operate according to these principles, and the world should be like this.

"This... How can we do things just by relying on these so-called principles?"

Du Chengfeng started scratching his head.

"Isn't this a pure waste of time...wait."

Du Chengfeng slapped his head and suddenly thought of something.

It seems to be true, it's just a waste of time.

It's just to waste time. This is what the county magistrate wanted to do. The county magistrate never thought that he could accomplish anything with the help of these teachers. The county magistrate's purpose from the very beginning was to waste the time of these people - just wasting a few days or months, maybe it wouldn't count for anything, but what if this time continued, until it wasted several years, decades, or even a lifetime?
A lifetime was wasted, time just passed, and these people who once burned incense and believed in religion have been buried in a confused state. From a long-term perspective, this county lord has indeed solved the crisis of the county, and it can even be said that he has perfectly solved this huge hidden danger.

His methods are far more advanced than Du Chengfeng's method of putting people in jail.

"Really... you can't underestimate anyone!"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but pat his chest. He had previously thought that this ordinary county magistrate was too weak. Not only could he not do anything, but he even did these pedantic things. But now it seems that this county magistrate clearly has his own plans in mind, and he has done a much better job than him.

"But this kind of thing..."

Although it was true that the county magistrate had indeed resolved the matter, Du Chengfeng felt vaguely guilty in his heart - this was because although the county magistrate's approach seemed to be fine, in fact, he still used a soft knife to kill people, and completely wasted the lives of these people.

This was actually not Du Chengfeng's original intention. He didn't capture people to kill them. If he just wanted to kill people, he could have just chopped them all off on the spot.

Maybe he actually wanted to do something. After all, this matter was nothing to him. He would naturally have some compassion within his ability.

"Why do I feel like I have the same idea as that incense boss?"

Du Chengfeng vaguely felt that something was not right.

The thought that arose in his mind was obviously not his.

(End of this chapter)