Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Chapter 31: All parties plot and conspire against Qingshan

"Gudong."

Someone swallowed nervously.

It was obviously the twelfth lunar month in the middle of winter when the cold wind was howling, but under the frightening aura emanating from the river, the riverside in Donghe Town was silent, with tens of thousands of people, no one dared to make a sound.

Even children have their mouths tightly covered by their parents and pinned down.

Zhang Qing's pretty face turned pale from nervousness, but she still managed to stay calm and said, "Everyone, I know you are resentful of me. But now that the demon comes out, he will definitely not let the people here go."

"I have already prepared a backup plan. As long as you take action against the demon, everyone will receive a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill and thirty spirit stones!"

Xu Xiao also said: "I will give everyone an extra bottle of Huangya Dan. As long as you fight hard, you can come to me to get it afterwards."

"But if you try to retreat"

Xu Xiao didn't finish his words, but all the casual cultivators understood what Xu Xiao meant: retreating means death!

The whirlpool in the center of the river grew larger and larger, and a huge head covered in gold paint but still ferocious appeared from the whirlpool.

As soon as the head appeared, its golden eyes stared at the group of casual cultivators on the river bank, and its mouth was full of fangs: "I heard that you want to kill demons?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Qing's face turned pale instantly: Something is wrong!

Not to mention Zhang Qing, the casual cultivators and the common people also realized that something was wrong. Why did the River God show no signs of weakness? !

The cold wind howled, and the water of the Taiping River began to stir up waves.

On top of the waves several feet high, a river god with a fish head and human body, holding a sharp fork, and fish fins on his back stood on it. A pair of golden vertical pupils were full of cruelty: "A group of ants, also trying to kill gods? Who are you waiting for today?" There is no way to escape, they will all die to me!"

As the river god roared and waved the fork in his hand, the waves rolled on the Taiping River, and the waves several feet high hit the shore like the sky was overturned.

The people of Donghe Town watched in horror as the tide surged in. The tide was taller than the city wall, and it pressed with an astonishing aura as if it was going to destroy everything.

After being stunned for a moment, all the people cried out in terror and began to run away!
The river god stood on the waves and his mouth cracked: "What a wonderful picture."

Xu Xiao looked at the Qi Practitioners who were trying to retreat and said angrily: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you take action!"

Wang Ping tightly held the lowest-quality spiritual weapon in his hand, and the fear in his heart grew bigger and bigger, until it swallowed him up like a black hole.

The next moment, Wang Ping lost his mind. He screamed, raised his weapon and rushed towards the God-like tall body of the River God, trying his best to send out spell after spell.

Then, as the waves that were several feet high came crashing down with Qianjun River water, Wang Ping turned into a pool of blood in an instant.

The other qi-training cultivators could not bear it when they saw this scene, and they all ran away in horror.

Even if they swallowed poison, their survival instinct still made them unwilling to die here.

The River God looked at the crowd of people fleeing like ants in all directions. How many fell, how many were trampled, how many people and their families were scattered. His heart was full of joy and relief: "You ants, do you know how to fear God?"

Xu Xiao pulled Zhang Qing up, and at the same time called out his brocade handkerchief to carry the two of them, and flew straight into the air to avoid the river.

Looking down at this time, the turbid water continued to surge out of the Taiping River, and the waves hit the shore one after another, swallowing up the land and life on the shore.

The casual cultivators are unreliable. Why haven't Fellow Daoist Wen, Mr. Qiao, and Mr. Kong Kong shown up yet?

Xu Xiao was extremely anxious.

At this time, in Qingping Mountain, Jiang Sheng was sitting quietly on the stone slab at the top of Qingping Mountain.

The weather today was not very good, with clouds covering the sky and a cold wind howling. There was no trace of the sun at all in the Taoist temple halfway up the mountain.

Tian Ming'an stood quietly behind Jiang Sheng. He had been practicing martial arts very effectively these days, and he was no longer as afraid of the cold wind on the top of the mountain as before.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking in the direction of the Taiping River, you can clearly see that the river there is gradually engulfing the land.

There are several towns in Qingshan County on the edge of the Taiping River, with tens of thousands of people living along the banks, including tens of thousands of people in Donghe Town.

Tian Ming'an knew that today was the day set by the county magistrate to slay demons, but looking at the situation by the river, it was obvious that the people of Donghe Town had suffered.

"Master." Tian Ming'an couldn't help but wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say, so he had to close his mouth again.

"I would like to ask, why today is the day to slay demons, why didn't I take action? Or I would like to ask, why did I, even though I have been released from seclusion, still sit back and watch the people of Donghe Town suffer?" Jiang Sheng's voice was very gentle. It only makes people feel irritated and calm for a moment.

Jiang Sheng stood up and looked at Tian Ming'an who was at a loss behind him. His eyes were still calm: "Don't be impatient. It's not yet time for me to take action."

"Did you know that when hunting large beasts, hunters have to constantly consume the beast's physical strength and bleed it continuously. When the beast is exhausted, the hunter has to be careful. Otherwise, the beast will bite him if he is not careful."

"The River God of the Taiping River is actually in the Purple Mansion Realm. Dealing with him as a teacher is not as easy as dealing with the Eight Wolves of East County."

Tian Ming'an suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief: "So Master, Magistrate Zhang's plan was to abandon Donghe Town from the beginning?!" Jiang Sheng shook his head: "More than that."

"Donghe Town, Xihe Town, Shishan Town, Daliu Town, Taiping Town, all give up! Even Qingping Town at the foot of Qingping Mountain can also be given up."

"Only when the demon floods the six towns and drives the river water to the hinterland of Qingshan County will I take action."

Tian Mingan felt chills go down his spine when he heard that, Six Towns, that would be the lives of tens of thousands of people!

Magistrate Zhang wanted to trade the lives of the people in the six towns along the river in Qingshan County for an opportunity to kill the monsters, but didn't he want to kill the monsters for the sake of the people?

Isn’t he a person who loves his people like a son?

Jiang Sheng saw Tian Ming'an's surprised look and snorted coldly: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial details, let alone a plan like this?"

After hearing this, Tian Ming'an felt as if something was broken in his heart: "But, but why is this?"

Jiang Sheng frowned slightly: "How can there be so many reasons?"

"There is a purple demon in the Taiping River. My master will not be able to live in peace for a moment in Qingping Mountain."

"And he, County Magistrate Zhang, will also be constrained by the gentry of Qingshan County. Who among the people will listen to him as a magistrate if they respect the River God? What's more, killing demons and eliminating obscene priests is also a great political achievement. What do you think of County Magistrate Zhang? Why do this?"

Tian Ming'an was completely confused. He suddenly felt that this world was so real and yet so strange.

Jiang Sheng said, "Do you understand why I am too lazy to go out?"

"Outside the mountain, that's Magistrate Zhang's territory, and inside the mountain is the dojo for the master. This was agreed with him from the beginning, and it's also the reason why the master doesn't want to go out of the mountain."

Tian Ming'an was a little lost: "Disciple, I always think that Magistrate Zhang is a good person."

Jiang Sheng chuckled and said, "A good person? As a teacher, I dare not say that I am a good person. Magistrate Zhang can serve as the magistrate of a county in his forties, how can he be a bad person?"

"And according to what you said, I deliberately recharged my energy, treated the casual cultivators as abandoned sons, and allowed the monsters to flood tens of thousands of people in the six towns. Isn't I also a heinous person?"

Tian Ming'an didn't dare to say anything, but Jiang Sheng waved his hand and looked very free and easy: "When I came to this mountain and met your grandfather, he said that I just wanted a quiet place to practice cultivation, and things outside the mountain have nothing to do with me. Not to mention Qingping Town, even Qingshan County is dead, so what does it have to do with me?"

"Your grandpa is a smart man. He had anticipated this day a long time ago, so he sent you up the mountain to preserve the blood of the Tian family. Your grandpa is a man, and I am willing to be a lifelong friend with him, so that's why you go up the mountain. Otherwise, you Do you really think that you have impressed me by kneeling in the wind and snow for seven or eight days?"

Seeing Tian Ming'an's shocked look, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "You, you are so naive. Don't say that you come to me, just go to any sect that builds the foundation or Zifu, don't say that you will kneel for seven or eight days. , even if you kneel for seventy or eighty days, seven or eight years, if people don’t want you, they still don’t want you.”

"I just found a reason to accept you."

As soon as these words came out, Tian Mingxin was shocked. He never expected that there was such a factor in it. He always thought that it was his sincerity that moved Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng's star-like eyes looked at the dumbfounded Tian Ming'an with a smile, and asked: "In those few days, your grandfather must have been persuading you to give up, to enjoy your wealth, or to go to some East County." The academy’s Taoist palace, right?”

Tian Ming'an nodded subconsciously, and Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Do you know what your grandfather was thinking at that time?"

Seeing Tian Ming'an shaking his head, Jiang Sheng patted Tian Ming'an's shoulder gently: "Grandson, you must hold on. The Tian family can only rely on you in the future."

These words exploded in Tian Ming'an's mind like thunder, leaving Tian Ming'an stunned.

It took a long time for Tian Ming'an to come back to his senses. At this time, he only felt bitter and confused. He really didn't know how to describe his heart. He only felt that he looked smart but was actually as stupid as a donkey.

Fortunately for themselves, the gentry and wealthy businessmen of Qingshan County took great pains to stir up noise and deceive the people. They felt that they had planned well in secret, but everything had already been planned by others.

Whether evil cultists are raging or foolish people are causing trouble, the situation in Qingshan County looks chaotic and dangerous, but in fact it has always been under the control of Jiang Sheng and Zhang Qingyun!
Jiang Sheng chuckled: "Do you know why your grandfather asked you to go up the mountain to practice?"

"Only through practice can one control one's own destiny. Only by relying on one's backers can one not be easily reduced to a pawn."

"Who is the chess piece? The entire Qingshan County's wealthy businessmen, gentry, and evil cultivators are all chess pieces. Your grandfather is also a chess piece."

"Not to mention the common people, they are just stupid people. They will listen to whoever has a loud voice. They are as mediocre as grass."

After saying that, Jiang Sheng sighed softly: "Ordinary people spend their entire lives mediocre in the mortal world, and life and death cannot be controlled by themselves."

"If you disturb yourself in the ordinary world, what you will get in the end is just a gust of empty wind."

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　　PS: I never said that Zhang Qingyun is a good person. Zhang Qingyun never opposed Zhang Qing's plan, which showed his attitude. What he values ​​​​is just killing the demons, and does not care about how many people are affected. Otherwise, when the city was attacked by evil cultivators, he would have asked Jiang Sheng to take action.

　　And Jiang Sheng has never been kind-hearted, he is a monk. External things have nothing to do with him, he just doesn't want threats around him.

　　As for other things, Linyuan is actually a bit more cryptic about many things. If you still have questions, you can chat in the comment area.

　　
　
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