It’s too dangerous to seize the direct descendant, so I choose to be the leader of the Demon Cult

Chapter 88 I Still Like Your Unruly Appearance
Are these three thieves who deceive the emperor and ignore his superiors?

Did you chop them up?
Without any precaution, everyone heard these incredibly emotional words from Zhao Ci.

in this process.

Zhao Ci didn't even check his identity.

But this conclusion is extremely firm.

deceive you?

behead?
This posture shows that he is determined to fight to the death!
Zhang Dezu's face stiffened slightly: "Your Highness..."

Zhao Ci directly held the spear and raised Mao Ju's chin, revealing his weathered face.

He looked at Zhang Desu and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you said that the thieves here are really careless. They have a 28-year-old face and dare to pretend to be people. Are they insulting you? IQ?"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

He would like to find the following people, but the population of the three counties in the north is not concentrated in the city, so it is not that easy to find someone to pretend to claim it.

After all, Zhao Ci's requirement is that he is either angry or seriously ill. These two points are easy to judge and difficult to forge.

If you want to find enough people to pretend to claim, the age limit must be exceeded.

It just so happens that the person at the end of the list has the biggest age difference.

a time.

Mao Ma's legs were so scared that he subconsciously wanted to kneel down.

I was hired to pretend to receive the elixir, why should I be beheaded?

He wants to kneel.

But with the tip of the gun pressed against his neck, he didn't dare to move.

Seeing Zhang De's ugly face and silence, Zhao Ci couldn't help but sneer at the corners of his mouth, and his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Master Zhang! I have helped you to find the bad guy. As a county guard, you, Don’t you have any attitude at all?”

The sound was loud and reached everyone's ears.

The whole place was in an uproar for a moment, and everyone who was waiting to pretend to receive the elixir panicked.

Originally they thought there would be no problem, but then someone was about to be beheaded.

Their hair stood on end and they were almost speechless.

Zhang Dezu's face was extremely sad. He never expected that Zhao Ci would attack so suddenly.

But hasn't he already let down his guard?

And why can it be so accurately judged that these three people are pretenders!
Do not!
It’s not just these three people!

He asked Huang Dudu to distribute a large number just now. Including those who had already been distributed just now, it seems that there are exactly about 500 people.

In other words, Zhao Ci knows very well which one is true and which one is false!
Arguing is of no use at all!
This, how is this done?
Even though Zhang Dezu has seen many big scenes, this is the first time he encountered this strange situation, and he encountered it under such circumstances!
Big trouble!

It is impossible to kill someone!
Kill this!
There is no reason not to kill those people below!

The conflict between the government and the people in Beisan County is not small. As the county guard, when balancing the interests of both sides, he always feels like he is dancing on the tip of a knife. With his familiar skill of boiling frogs in warm water, he has always kept the people of Beisan County full. Complaining but not to the level of riot.

But now if you kill someone.

There will definitely be turmoil in Beisan County. Not to mention my black gauze hat, even the head under the black gauze hat will be impossible to save.

But if you don't kill people, how can you explain the person in front of you?

For a moment, fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Who put this person on the roster?"

Hearing this, all the officials present were shocked.

broken!

Start looking for someone to take the blame!

The little official who had brought Mao Ji over suddenly turned pale. He was just following orders, but he didn't get much benefit. If such a big crime were pinned on him alone, his life would really be in danger.

Thinking of this, his calves began to tremble.

No matter what, I dare not take a step forward.

Zhang Deze's face became even more ugly: "What? You have the guts to do dirty things, but you don't have the guts to admit it. I'll give you three breaths. I hope you will think about your own wife and children during these three breaths!"

The young official turned pale in an instant. He was threatening the safety of his wife and children!

Zhao Ci smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, how effective can you be if you search one by one like this? There are thousands of criminals here. If we really trace their origins one by one, I don't know if we will find the year of the monkey, the horse and the moon!"

There was a smile on his lips. Although he was busy performing these days, he was not completely without gains.

At least it was discovered that the official system of Beisan County itself also has contradictions. Officials above the physical realm and officials below the physical realm also belong to two classes. There is oppression.

Zhang Dezu's reaction reflected this situation vividly.

Zhang Dezu's face became increasingly ugly, but he still forced a smile: "Your Highness is joking, how many people are receiving the elixir this time? How could thousands of bad people get in?"

"Oh? Mr. Zhang doesn't believe it!"

Zhao Ci smiled: "If Mr. Zhang doesn't believe it, then I have to prove it to Mr. Zhang."

Say it.

Put away the spear.

Mao Ji had already lost his balance. When he saw Zhao Ci putting away his spear, he quickly knelt on the ground: "Your Highness! Your Highness! The villain is wrong. I really didn't mean to deceive you. Please, Your Highness..."

Zhao Ci smiled and said: "Of course I know you don't dare to deliberately deceive me, don't be nervous, can I really kill you?"

"Your Highness..."

When Mao Ju heard this, hope suddenly came into his eyes.

Zhao Ci smiled faintly: "I will give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. After a quarter of an hour, identify the official who instigated you to pretend to be someone else, and I will spare your life!"

Mao Ju hurriedly said: "Your Highness! In less than a quarter of an hour, this villain can..."

As soon as this word comes out.

A handsome boy fell to the ground in response.

The little official was so frightened that he threw his head back and fainted.

Zhao Ci quickly covered Mao Ji's mouth: "I asked you to wait for a quarter of an hour. You will wait for a quarter of an hour. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Mao Ji: "..."

Zhao Ci walked up to the high platform and said loudly: "I know that there must be more than three people who pretend to deceive the emperor. Everyone has seen that I am not a murderous person, otherwise I would not have warned the thief just now. Leave early.

But there are some people who just don’t know what to do.

But you are all common people who have sacrificed for Dayu. Naturally, you are reluctant to let me kill you.

So let’s break our promise once and I won’t kill you this time.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, after a quarter of an hour, the officials who instigated you will be identified.

If you bully me to death, don't blame me for being cruel!
Also.

Don't take chances and think I can't find you.

As you just saw, I am very patient!

I can distribute pills one by one, and I can check people one by one.

As a prince, I hope that my father’s people can live well.

But as common people, I also hope that you can give my father some face.

The quarter-hour countdown starts now.

Think about it for a moment.

No submission of papers in advance is allowed! "

Say it.

He shot directly into the floor.

The entire city wall suddenly became eerily quiet.

Not only were all the people who pretended to be leaders silent, but all the officials were also in danger.

This kind of fooling art can be big or small. In the past, officials from the capital who came to Beisan County would not be too serious because it was a thankless job.

Without the underlying foundation, it is very difficult to investigate cases.

And offending local officials will do them no good.

But no one thought of it.

The tenth prince is actually so cunning, and seeing how he distributes pills so accurately, he may have mastered intelligence methods that are unimaginable to outsiders. No one dares to doubt his ability to investigate them one by one.

It's a big deal!
In a quarter of an hour, these lowly officials will definitely be identified!
When the time comes that you are really guilty of deceiving the emperor, what will you do?
Zhang De led!
You've done us a disservice!
Zhao Ci sat back on his seat leisurely and looked at Zhang Desu with a smile: "Master Zhang, look at how efficient batch processing is!"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

He is numb!
In this wave, all the crises that were pressing on the unruly people were passed on to the lower-level officials.

These are his base. If these officials are all convicted, then he will...

He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, in fact, I also know that these low-level officials have dirty hands and feet. I have long wanted to teach them a lesson, but you suddenly made such a big move, which made it difficult for everyone. .

D!

His Majesty expects us people to do things, and we should not be severely punished.

The King of Hell is good to see, but the little devil is difficult to deal with.

You've offended these gangsters so much that it won't be convenient for you to do business in Beisan County in the future, right? "

Offended them to death?
As long as you guys are around, my image in their hearts will no longer be good.

Threat me?
Zhao Ci smiled faintly: "If you offend them to death, it will be difficult for me to handle things. But if they die, then my affairs will be much easier to handle!"

Zhang Deli's eyes narrowed: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Zhao Ci sneered: "My father is kind, if this matter is handled by my father, there won't be too many punishments. But... what if I report it to the Zongren Mansion, and the Zongren Mansion delegates the task to the Ministry of Punishment?

You should be able to tell that I have a lot of evidence in my hand, and if I am willing, I will definitely be able to turn this matter into a major case.

The Zongren Mansion is only responsible for the inter-provincial disputes. The more intense the fighting between the various prefectures, the better. At that time, the initiative will be completely in my hands.

Here in my place, there is no law without culpability!
I can't take off their heads, but I can certainly remove them from their official positions!
Not only their official positions, but even the black hat of the mastermind behind the scenes may not be preserved.

of course.

The mastermind behind this situation can't even save his subordinates. Even if he saves Wu Shamao, he may not have an easy life in the future. "

It's not just hard!

He instigated his subordinates to cause trouble, and when his subordinates got into trouble, they couldn't protect themselves at all.

At that time, which low-level official will be willing to help him do his dirty work?

There is no need to take off the black gauze hat.

Zhang Dezu himself doesn’t even want to sit in this official position!

He really didn't understand why it was so tense just because of a pill grant?
Isn’t this tenth prince ignorant?
Are there any officials like you?

Zhang Dezu couldn't help it anymore: "Your Highness, you..."

Zhao Ci smiled lightly and said, "Do you think I won't be an official?"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

Zhao Ci curled his lips and said, "I am indeed not very good at being an official, but I still understand the ways of the world, so I specially left a quarter of an hour for you."

Zhang Deze's brows trembled, and he felt more and more like he had fallen into Zhao Ci's routine.

It turns out that this quarter of an hour is not reserved for those unruly people, nor is it reserved for those petty officials.

But...keep it for yourself!

He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, please enlighten me!"

Zhao Ci smiled and said: "It's very simple! You admit that this problem is caused by your negligence and has nothing to do with these common people and low-level officials. In addition, use 4 taels of silver to purchase [-] more pills from me. Hold a blind box lottery for these officials as your apology."

"hiss……"

Zhang Dezu took a breath of cold air, he was numb!
He is really numb!

After this wave of operations, the common people have no responsibility, and neither do the low-level officials.

I am responsible?

Now the people could not blame Zhao Ci.

The low-level officials went from being convicted at any time to having no culpability at all. They also had an extra chance to win a lottery, and they couldn't blame Zhao Ci.

Damn!

He got all the favors.

But you want me to pay for it?

Everything makes you perfect!
4 taels!
Why don't you go grab it?
Zhang Dezu's lips began to tremble: "Your Highness! My annual salary is only a few hundred taels, and your 4 taels..."

Zhao Ci reminded with a smile: "Master Zhang, the quarter of an hour is almost up!"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

No chance to bargain at all, right?
His mind is buzzing now.

The reason why he dared to do this under Zhao Ci's eyes was because he felt that the emperor would not trouble him over such trivial matters.

But if Zhao Ci brings the power of the clan to do it forcefully, there will really be no way to solve the matter!
Now there are two choices in front of me, and it seems like there is no choice at all.

Or, continue to bear it hard and bet your own future on whether Zhao Ci dares to kill him or not.

Or, he had to pay 4 taels of silver to keep him safe. Although it was a bit of a stretch, but after staying in Qingyang County for so many years, he had made countless useless gains, and it was not impossible to pay for 4 taels.

adventure?

You let me risk such a fat job?

Zhang Dezu's steel teeth were almost broken. He had been sailing smoothly in the dangerous Beisan County for so many years, but his boat capsized in the gutter.

This little hob is so cruel!
Take a deep breath!
call……

Suck……

After going through the cycle several times, he finally controlled his emotions and forced out a smile: "I didn't expect His Highness to care so much about the officials of Beisan County. How can I not be a beautiful man? I paid for these 4 taels!" "

The smile on Zhao Ci's face became brighter: "Then I would like to thank you all for Master Zhang's generosity!"

After that, he stood up and walked to the front of the high platform.

To be honest, he never thought things would advance to this point.

The problem is that these old people are too arrogant and think that they are young and timid and easy to bully.

Otherwise, they would have countless opportunities to stop midway.But now... 4 taels, a thousand pills, are not only the achievements of Xingyu Danhui, but also represent that he can gain at least [-] more comprehension points, and a thousand luck charms.

Thank you Zhang Dezu!
My second best brother!

"Wow..."

When everyone saw Zhao Ci standing up again, there was a commotion.

Especially the low-level officials, their faces all turned pale.

Is a quarter of an hour so fast?
The most excited person was Mao Ji. He hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhao Ci: "Your Highness! I will identify you! The little official who instigated me is..."

"Instigation?"

Zhao Ci frowned: "What instigation? Why didn't I know?"

Mao Ji: "???"

People present: "???"

All the low-level officials: "???"

"Cough cough!"

Zhao Ci cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone is shocked. I just checked with Mr. Zhang several times and realized that what happened today turned out to be a big joke.

There is no impostor!

There is no evil official deliberately instigating it!

All this is a misunderstanding.

In short, the things inside are very complicated. I helped Master Zhang sort it out many times before he figured out that it was his problem.

I won’t go into the specific issues, but in short, everyone is right.

The colleagues were frightened, and Mr. Zhang also felt a little sorry, so he specially purchased a thousand Qi Training Pills from the Xingyu Dan Society. After they arrived, everyone present could draw a blind box lottery. "

People present: "..."

All the lower-level officials: "!!!"

You won’t talk about the specific issue?
Is it because the editors are too lazy to edit it?
This statement was really full of loopholes, but it managed to get everyone out.

Not guilty!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the loopholes in these words, only a devil is willing to delve into them.

Zhao Ci raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone applauds Mr. Zhang for his generosity!"

After saying that, he took the lead in applauding without caring about others.

flushed.

His hands screamed very hard.

soon.

There was a roar of applause outside the city wall.

"Master Zhang is generous!"

"Master Zhang is generous!"

"Master Zhang is generous!"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

He has never been so uniformly touted.

But it was the first time he was praised like this, and he couldn't be happy at all.

Zhao Ci: "Master Zhang expressed his gratitude!"

Zhang Dezu: "..."

He rubbed his face and made an expression that was uglier than bitter.

The applause and praise lasted for a long time before they stopped.

Enthusiasm was a little too much.

Everyone was frightened and were counting on this to vent their pent-up emotions.

Wait until it's all over.

Zhao Cicai said with a smile: "The statistics on the roster distributed today are wrong. Those who do not meet the standards can disperse on their own. When those who meet the standards come, I will distribute the remaining pills. One thousand new pills I’ll come over right away and smoke it together when the time comes, and all my colleagues present must not forget it when the time comes.”

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

The thanks went on and on.

Their moods were really ups and downs today, but the result was still good.

Because they found someone to collect the elixir on their behalf, it did not fall into their own hands, but went into Zhang De's private treasury. Although it will fall into the hands of low-level officials like themselves in various ways in the future, they will definitely have to pay. Something.

Not like now.

Although the lottery probability is not high, it is a real win.

Very cool!

Zhao Ci waved his hand: "Let's all disperse!"

So under the organization of a group of petty officials, everyone dispersed in an orderly manner.

Zhao Ci stretched out and looked at Zhang Desu with a smile on his face: "Thanks to Mr. Zhang for turning the tide, otherwise things would have ended badly today!"

"Thanks to Your Highness for helping me come up with such a brilliant idea!"

When Zhang Dezu said the word "wonderful strategy", he almost squeezed it out from between his teeth.

He cupped his hands at Zhao Ci, threw up his sleeves and left.

city ​​wall.

Zhao Yong felt numb. He was a little dizzy now. He had thought about many consequences of this matter, but he did not expect this.

This, this is too outrageous.

I thought that a veteran like Zhang De had a [-]% chance of winning.

I didn't expect to be defeated so completely.

Where did Zhao Ci get this information? Why is the information so accurate?
Honestly.

When Zhao Ci raised his gun, not only Zhang Desu was frightened, but he was also frightened.

Outrageous!

Zhao Ci showed up again.

Not only did he not offend the officials in Beisan County, but he also gained a favor.

"This person is outrageous!"

Zhao Yong cursed secretly, but his mood quickly returned to stability.

Zhang De led the defeat.

But I, Zhao Yong, did not lose!

In a few days, Zhao Ci will undoubtedly die.

I am the only winner!
Zhao Yong took a deep breath and turned around to get off the city wall, only to find a familiar figure in the distance staggering towards him.

"Luo, Miss Luotang?"

"Why is she so depressed?"

"Where did this blood come from?"

"Hey! These thieves from Beisan County are so ungrateful that they even touch women!"

Zhao Yong was anxious and jumped off the city wall in a hurry, preparing to go forward to greet him.

And the other end.

Kan Luotang was extremely uneasy.

People are gone!
Why are people dispersed?

Have the elixirs been distributed?

She panicked.

The emotions of regret and self-blame that have been suppressed for a long time have become irrepressible.

She suddenly felt disgusted with herself. She kept saying all day long, "Just do good deeds and don't worry about the future." "It's useless to be sensible and protect one's self if you act upright and sit upright." But in the end, she still avoided Zhao Ci everywhere for fear of being dragged down.

If only I weren't so pretentious and stupid.

Maybe this is not the result!

But now what to do...

Zhao Ci!

I saw Zhao Ci!

But the elixir has been distributed, and it is not easy to get it back. It will definitely cause him a lot of trouble.

But this matter must be told to him!

Before opening the Divine Treasure in the physical body, humans were just mortal bodies, and their leg strength was not as strong as that of horses.

After several hours of long-distance running, Kan Luotang felt that his body was a little shaky, but he still held on to hold on and rushed towards Zhao Ci.

"Your Highness, Your Highness Tenth!"

"Hey?"

Zhao Ci was stunned for a moment. The voice sounded very familiar, but the person was not that familiar.

He stared at the person in front of him for a long time, and only then recognized Kan Luotang when he saw the subtitles in front of him.

[Kan Luotang's current wish]: Zhao Ci was not deceived or deceived, nor did he make mistakes.Reward for wish completion: comprehension value +1000, talisman of concealment X1.

Worthy!

Is this still the lady that everyone remembers?
Both sleeves were gone, the clothes on his body were covered in black blood stains, and he smelled fishy and unpleasant.

In the past few days, had she killed someone and been hiding to beg for food?

"Miss Luotang, you..."

"Roster! There is a problem with the roster. Your Highness, please quickly recover all the elixirs!"

Kan Luotang was out of breath. He looked completely lost, and his voice even sounded like crying.

Zhao Ci grinned, pointed at Huang Dudu, who was packing the pill box not far away, and said with a smile: "Don't worry! I didn't give out any of the pills that shouldn't have been given out!"

Kan Luotang: "...ah?"

She was confused, as if her brain was overloaded.

Even though many people in Linge call her a talented woman, her short 17-year life experience is far from being able to analyze the situation at hand.

What's happening here?Zhao Ci was not deceived, and even understood the other party's methods, and did not compromise on the wrong, but still chose to stick to his promise until he arrived.

But...is he really not afraid of offending the officials in Beisan County?

For a moment, her eyes felt hot.

Zhao Ci smiled and added: "I discovered the problem with the roster, and the pills have not been sent out by mistake!"

Kan Luotang: "!!!"

[Tip]: The wish is fulfilled and you will get the reward: Comprehension value +1000, Hidden Sky Talisman X1.

[Hide the Sky Talisman]: Use it on the target to greatly reduce the sense of presence. It lasts for twelve hours. The damage caused to others will be removed in advance.

what?
A glimpse of the artifact?

Why are these rewards more unfair than the other!
Kan Luotang suddenly felt surrounded by an extremely unreal sense of happiness.

Although I can’t figure out how Zhao Ci did it.

But she just wanted to believe it.

"Push!"

She couldn't help but laugh out loud. The joy that emerged out of thin air suddenly washed away the emotional dam, and the self-blame, regret and sadness that had been accumulated all day also burst out silently.

As soon as I smiled, I felt the urge to cry.

Uncontrollably, tears flowed down.

He threw himself into Zhao Ci's arms, crying and laughing at the same time.

"Fool!"

Zhao Ci was also confused. He was well-behaved last time we met. Why did he jump into my arms and take advantage this time?

He also didn't expect that the first time he hugged his nominal fiancée would be like this.

Smelly.

Bloody.

Not beautiful at all.

It's just that I can't bear to push him away when he's crying.

not far away.

Zhao Yong walked quickly: "Aunt Luotang..."

He saw the two of them suddenly hugging each other for some reason, and the words they had been preparing for a long time came to an abrupt end.

Da da da……

He stopped and his expression became a little confused.

a long time.

He sighed.

Zhang De led the defeat.

Zhao Ci is also destined to lose.

But he didn't win.

This game is all about losers.

(End of this chapter)