Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 360: Still No Agreement

In the evening, Yang Qian attended the banquet.

After some greetings, Yang Qian met almost all the important figures in Shuangqing Prefecture, including Sun Kuan, the general of the military office, and several advisors and heads of various departments in the government office.

As with all the banquets Yang Qian had attended before, there were always temptations hidden in the compliments and flattery during the toasts. There was also some attempt to win over.

Money? Women?

No one would even mention these things in this occasion. Because these two things may be attractive to others, but to a great cultivator and immortal master like Yang Qian, they are completely meaningless. So there are other things at the table as bargaining chips to win him over.

"Sir Yang, your coming to Shuangqing Prefecture is a blessing to the people of Shuangqing Prefecture, and also a blessing to us officials here. Sir Yang, please take care of us in the future. This is our humble respect, please accept it."

The person who said this was a chief official in the government office, a short fat man with a smile on his face. At this time, he respectfully held a jade box in his hands and walked up to Yang Qian, bowing and offering it.

"Haha, are you so polite?" Yang Qian glanced at the jade box in the other person's hand, but did not take it.

Seeing this, Xiao Cangyu, who was sitting at the head, said with a smile, "Hahaha, Lord Yang, this is a token of our colleagues' kindness. Whether it's good or not, we should at least give them some face, right? Besides, I heard that they put a lot of thought into this token of kindness for Lord Yang. Lord Yang, you might as well take a look at the contents first."

Yang Qian also looked at Xiao Cangyu and said, "Oh? Since the Lord of the Palace said so, Yang Qian is indeed a little curious. I wonder how much effort you have put in for Yang Qian. I am really honored!"

As he spoke, Yang Qian took the jade box, placed it on the table, and opened the lid.

Instantly, a fresh fragrance floated out of the box and filled the air around Yang Qian. But the fragrance didn't make people feel irritated, instead, it went into the lungs when they took a deep breath, making people feel indescribably comfortable.

Yang Qian was not unfamiliar with this aroma.

This is the medicinal fragrance of the elixir!
Sure enough, a golden and red pill the size of a longan seed was hovering in the jade box.

"This is?"

"Master Yang, this is the Golden Cloud Pill, which can nourish the spirit and strengthen the soul. If it is taken at the time of breakthrough, it can also have a good effect of breaking through obstacles. It is a rare elixir!"

Panacea?!
Yang Qian was very surprised. He didn't expect the other party to be so generous and even willing to take out the elixir.

And it was a magical pill with barrier-breaking effects, which was even more rare. It was equivalent to a pill that increased the chances of a breakthrough. Even if it was only a 1% improvement, it was rare.

However, this was not so precious and desirable to Yang Qian.

Boosting cultivation? What Yang Qian lacked now was cultivation techniques and methods. There were still hundreds of thousands of available experience points on the experience panel. Was he lacking the cultivation enhancement from this pill?

Picking up the pill, Yang Qian's face was full of curiosity. After all, he was now a cultivator who had one foot in the alchemy world. Naturally, he was interested in studying this kind of pill.

"It's actually a magic pill. I'm afraid Yang Qian can't afford such a generous gift from you all. Hahaha, please take it back, otherwise Yang Qian will feel uneasy."

After looking at it for a while, Yang Qian unexpectedly put the pill back into the box, closed the lid, and pushed it back in front of the previous department chief.

"Master Yang, what are you doing? This is a token of our kindness. Please..."

Yang Qian raised his hand to interrupt, "I appreciate your kindness. You will just watch me in the days ahead. I will not let you down and will definitely restore order to Shuangqing Prefecture."

As soon as Yang Qian finished speaking, the atmosphere was so tense that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone present looked at him with mixed emotions in their eyes. Most of them had a flash of confusion and fear. A few people had mixed emotions and did not understand what he meant. After a long while, Xiao Cangyu, who was at the top of the table, finally spoke up: "It's okay if Lord Yang is so distant. There is still a long way to go. It is definitely a blessing for the people to have a strong man like Lord Yang join Shuangqing Prefecture. I wonder what Lord Yang's plans are for the future?"

Yang Qian also smiled and said to Xiao Cangyu, "Master, please stop praising Yang Qian. Let's sort out the things in the police station first and then talk about other things."

"Master Yang, you don't know yet, do you? The Lord has already ordered all places to launch operations to eliminate evil spirits and bandits. Now the heads of evil spirits and bandits are hung on the gates of each city. There are as few as a dozen, and as many as several rows. This is the Lord of the Palace cooperating with Master Yang to open up the situation.

Sir Yang, please don't let down the Master of the Mansion!"

Yang Qian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looking surprised.

"There is such a thing? Thank you very much for your kindness. With your suggestion, Yang Qian will know how to act in moderation. When we have a definite plan, we will report it to you. I hope you can give us your comments then."

After that, there was nothing else to say. After eating for more than half an hour, Yang Qian stood up and said goodbye.

After Yang Qian left, the people who were originally at the table did not disperse. They just removed the banquet and replaced it with a tea table, where several people sat down.

The jade box that he was holding to give to Yang Qian just now is now in Xiao Cangyu's hands.

This elixir originally belonged to Xiao Cangyu. In the city, no one except Xiao Cangyu could get an elixir-level elixir. Not to mention giving this elixir to others.

The reason is actually similar to Yang Qian's situation. A person who finds cultivation relatively easy will naturally not regard this golden red pill as a treasure that can only be enjoyed by himself. After all, Xiao Cangyu entered the Out-of-Body Realm in just over thirty years, and it was not based on talent and understanding.

"Sir, Yang Qian seems to be unmoved. What should we do next?"

Xiao Cangyu glanced at Sun Kuan who was sitting on his left and asking questions.

"Does your army have any way to deal with people like Yang Qian?"

Sun Kuan was silent for a while before he said, "If the arrangements are done properly, combined with the insect poison and magic array siege, I am confident that I can grind it to death."

"If you kill Yang Qian, how many people will be left under your command?"

"This..." Sun Kuan didn't know how to answer for a moment. The loss was probably too outrageous to say out loud, so it was better to keep it to himself.

Sun Kuan remained silent. Another chief officer beside him interrupted and said, "Master, if Yang Qian is not easy to deal with, then let him go for now and clip his wings first. The more than one hundred imperial guards following him should not be underestimated. If we clear them out early, we can also try to provoke Yang Qian. Maybe there will be new variables that we can use."

"Isn't Yang Qian investigating Zheng Yue's affairs? I remember that Zheng Yue bought a large house in Bianxia and kept some independent cultivators to command him. Later, Zheng Yue disappeared, and the house must have been abandoned.

Can you use this as bait to give Yang Qian a hard time?"

"Mr. Bian? That's the territory of Qibao Mountain and Yuzhulin. Will there be trouble?"

"Tsk, it's better to cause trouble. Doesn't Yang Qian want to restore peace to Shuangqing Prefecture? After destroying Baiguling and Sanshisandong, how can he let Qibaoshan and Yuzhulin go? We are giving Yang Qian a push.

What do you think, my lord?"

(End of this chapter)