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Chapter 163 Infinite Loop

The 20,000 jin of grain seeds were divided into 40 portions, each weighing 500 jin, and each person was limited to bidding for one portion. However, these grain seeds could not be taken away directly, but had to be grown as seedlings in the official fields before being transplanted.

Those who really want to increase their own grain production naturally have no objection. Anyway, they have to raise seedlings and plant rice in their own fields. Those who want to transport the grain seeds out will have a headache.

It is too difficult to transport seedlings. If it is 500 kilograms of grain seeds, it is easy to be smuggled in the cargo and taken out of the city. The seedlings grown from 500 kilograms of grain seeds are too large to be easily hidden. Moreover, the seedlings are not easy to survive after leaving the ground, and the loss during long-distance transportation is immeasurable.

The situation is changing rapidly. We don’t know how long the growth cycle of the new rice seeds will be. What if it takes six months? By the time this season’s rice is harvested, we won’t know what will happen outside!

However, they did not dare to object at this time. Who knew if this was a trap set by the county magistrate? If they insisted on only taking the grain seeds, they would certainly appear to have ulterior motives.

Let’s talk about the bidding method: a one-time anonymous bidding, and the top 40 bidders will get the grain seeds.

In other words, for the same 500 kilograms of grain, everyone will offer a different price.

Judging from the result, it is not fair, but whether you can get it at a suitable price depends entirely on your ability and luck. No one forces you to pay a high price!
Shi Xuanying announced the rules that day in order to prevent them from colluding to maliciously lower the price of grain.

In addition to the part that is auctioned, ordinary people can borrow grain seeds from the government office, but the amount is limited to less than 100 kilograms. The rest of the details will be informed when signing the document.

Almost all the people who had registered for the auction had arrived. Seeing that there wasn't even a chair on the scene and that there were many people watching around, they couldn't help but gather together and whisper in confusion.

The yamen runners set up a table at the door, prepared paper and pen, and took out the list: "The person whose name is called should come forward and write down his or her name and bid. If no one responds after reading it three times, it will be considered as automatic abandonment."

In this way, more than 150 people had submitted their bids in less than two hours.

The yamen runner stuffed a pile of papers into the wooden box, and the officer next to him struck a gong.

Shi Xuanying appeared at the gate, looked around, and found that there were very few women watching. She used her spiritual power to speak directly, making sure that everyone in the city could hear her: "From today on, the government will accept women's divorces. Any woman who is bullied at home and can't live with her husband can come to the government to request a divorce. Once verified, they can be granted a divorce and support the establishment of a female household. The government offices of the two counties will set up various workshops, and women can sign up to work. Female households will be given priority, so they don't have to worry about not being able to support themselves. At the same time, the government officials will protect everyone's safety. If anyone harasses a female household, they will be severely punished!"

"Also, from now on, the yamen runners will patrol every twelve hours. If anyone is found beating a spouse, they will be severely punished!"

The last sentence does not stipulate that it is illegal only when a man beats a woman, but everyone understands it this way, because in the ancient land of Xiao Chen Kingdom, there is no situation of women beating men at all.

Those words were like a drop of water dropped into a frying pan.

Not to mention the woman's reaction, everyone present was furious.

"Your Excellency is biased towards women!"

The scene was noisy, and the man was mixed in the crowd. He thought he would not be discovered, but unexpectedly he was instantly locked in by a pair of precise gazes.

Shi Xuanying stared at him: "Men can divorce their wives, work outside, and set up households. How can I be considered biased if I give women the same rights? The world is big, you can stay or leave as you please. If you are dissatisfied, you can leave!"

"There's war raging outside. You're forcing everyone to leave their hometown and die!"

Shi Xuanying looked over and said, "Everyone is just following their wishes, how can this be considered as forcing us?"

An old man said angrily: "Men are yang, women are yin, each has its own role. If you go against the will of heaven like this, you will surely bring disaster!"

"Defying the will of heaven?" Shi Xuanying sneered, smashing the table beside him into dust with one palm, "So that you know, in these two counties, I am the heaven!"

Seeing everyone's faces turn pale in an instant, Shi Xuanying left with satisfaction.

Anyway, she decided to be a dictator for the time being, so there was no point in distinguishing.

Does this decree have any impact on men? Of course it does, but after a while they will find that the impact is not as great as they imagined.

Most women would not think of divorcing their husbands as long as they can get by. Some women are submissive and would not resist even when forced into desperate situations. Only a very small number of them can finally stand up.

Shi Xuanying would not be disappointed. This decree might make some people fearful to some extent. Even if it could improve the living environment of women a little bit, it would be good.

……

Zhuang Qiqi is about to leave, and the storage bag on her body that she recognized as the owner with her blood is very likely to leave with her.

Shi Xuanying's purple palace has a large space, which is more than enough to store several mineral veins, but once she puts the spirit stones in, they will be absorbed by the mineral veins. Zhuang Qiqi thought about it and simply untied the two storage bags containing important items and handed them to her.

"How should I leave?" Zhuang Qiqi asked.

As soon as she finished speaking, with a questioning look on her face, she saw Shi Xuanying gently wave her hand, and she appeared on the pool of water in the cedar forest.

"Miss Zhuang?"

The spiritual master sent by Guiyilou to wait here was Shufeng, and he immediately showed up when he saw the familiar person.

"Puff!" Zhuang Qiqi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Shu Feng asked anxiously, "How could there be a backlash?" Zhuang Qiqi was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had been pushed out of the dust. Seeing that it was a familiar spiritual master, he felt a little relieved: "I just forcibly untied two spiritual treasures. It's okay. I'll just take care of it."

"Why did you come out alone? What happened in Chenjie?" Shufeng asked.

Zhuang Qiqi took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood: "Master, you guessed that some changes would happen, and you worried that my soul was too weak to hold out to the end, so you sent me out early."

"Nothing happened?" Shu Feng asked, with confusion and suspicion in his tone.

Zhuang Qiqi frowned: "It is indeed quite calm, why would the spiritual master ask this?"

Shu Feng was anxious: "Recently, the overflow range of Shan has suddenly increased dramatically. All the spiritual masters sent out by the building were unable to stop it. Part of the residential area of ​​Tianyuan City was swallowed up and disappeared. This is the strongest overflow in hundreds of years."

"Ah?!" Zhuang Qiqi didn't understand. She clearly didn't encounter any crisis in the dust, so why did such a change occur in the outside world?
No, it's not that there are no changes! Yan Cui, Dongfang Zhentian, and Jiang Chuixing have all become one of the Seven Stars!

Zhuang Qiqi remembered what Master Xuanying had said last night—the deeper the bond, the deeper the degree of assimilation by Chenjie.

If the assimilated part becomes the power of dust, it may indeed accelerate the overflow.

What's even more terrifying is... Shi Xuanying is currently directly connected to the Dust Core. With her soul level, even if she is assimilated a little, it is possible that the power of "Shan" will increase dramatically!
The obsession on the dust core may be very "big", and it is necessary to control the supreme power to turn the world around and make it dissipate.

And the method to eliminate it, as Master Xuanying said, will definitely produce a deep bond.

——Only by going deep into the tiger’s den can you catch the tiger cub!
Moreover, Zhuang Qiqi suddenly realized an extremely terrifying fact. He finally understood that since Shi Xuanying had already decided to become the main star, she had been hiding in a corner and was unwilling to take action easily.

In the dust, Shi Xuanying's strength is at a crushing level. She is different from those grandmasters who are afraid of "ants killing elephants". Even if she does not recruit soldiers and just rushes out with a few teammates, she may be able to kill her way through the entire dust and seize the world.

Once Shi Xuanying demonstrates her powerful strength, those great masters will regard her as one of their own and hope to use this opportunity to build a world where cultivators are respected, and most of them will become her supporters.

However, the key to breaking through the dust and mustard is not this at all!

In other words, this is not the only key factor.

If he focuses his main energy on fighting for the world, even if he wins Xiao Hongfan's support and builds a world that satisfies her and leaves her with no regrets, the end result will be a loss!
Because - Xiao Hongfan is not the only core member of Shanchenjie!
There are remnants of Heaven's Way in the dust. As long as Heaven's Way exists, there is a world there. The better the outsiders build the world, the stronger the power of Heaven's Way's rules will be.

It is known that Xiao Hongfan's obsession is very "big". If she wants to erase her regrets and eliminate the obsession on the dust core, she must create a powerful world. In this process, Shi Xuanying and the others will have a deep bond with it. The powerful world and the parts of them that are assimilated will strengthen the rules of heaven. The stronger the rules of heaven, the more real that world is, and the more difficult it will be to escape.

This is simply a vicious circle!

Master Xuanying and the others not only have to clear the Dust Core's obsession, but also have to wrestle with the Heavenly Dao.

The color on Zhuang Qiqi's face faded. Who can fight against the rules of heaven? Even if it is just a trace of regret!
Judging from Shi Xuanying’s actions, she had obviously figured out the key a long time ago... and yet she still stayed inside!

No, perhaps before Master Xuanying entered the dust, she had realized the existence of the laws of heaven inside, and also realized what she was going to face!
Madman, that madman!
Shu Feng saw that her face was getting paler and paler, and couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

"Nothing." Zhuang Qiqi shook his head and suddenly thought of something: "Since we can't stop Shan from overflowing from the outside, does the building have any other plans?"

After hearing this, Shu Feng no longer cared about her situation and said worriedly, "If the overflow speed doesn't slow down, Baidi will be in danger! The building is preparing to send more than ten experienced spiritual masters in..."

"No!" Zhuang Qiqi said quickly, "No!"

"Why?"

Why? Because whether or not she can come out successfully depends entirely on whether Master Xuanying can win the battle against the rules of heaven!

It involves people from Tiantong Sect and the remnants of Heavenly Dao. If Gui Yilou knew that Shi Xuanying was involved with people from Tiantong Sect and was planning to strengthen the rules of Heavenly Dao, would he still trust her?
After all, everything she is doing now is conducive to the expansion and solidification of the dust, which is consistent with the purpose of Tiantongmen. It is really suspicious.

Zhuang Qiqi couldn't help but ask herself: How should I explain this to Gui Yilou?

She couldn't think of a way to explain things clearly while hiding the risks, so she had to delay for the time being: "It's hard to explain it in a few words. When we return to Guiyi Building, I will sort it out and explain the situation in detail! In short, don't send anyone in easily."

"Then I'll send a message to have someone pick you up." Shu Feng said.

Zhuang Qiqi nodded reluctantly. In fact, she wanted to stay at home now. She didn't want to see anyone or say anything...

Being teammates with a bunch of crazy people is simply challenging her psychological endurance!
I thought I would feel relaxed and safe after getting out, but who could have imagined that I would have to clean up their messes again?

In the dust.

Shi Xuanying weighed the storage bags in her hands, tied them around her waist, and walked briskly into the house.

Now that Zhuang Qiqi is no longer there to share the responsibilities, she has to handle official business herself, and she also has to think clearly about how to treat the Xiao family army.

In the original process, the tragic ending of Xiao's army was the key factor leading to Xiao Hongfan's rebellion. If Xiao's army was doing well and lacked this opportunity, would Xiao Hongfan still rebel?