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Chapter 25: Master Zhang Manages the River

"Wait a minute!"

His voice is clear and powerful, and you can tell at once that he is a handsome and healthy young man.

The townspeople looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man with a long sword at his waist walking out from behind and coming in front of the crowd.

"How dare you! You delayed the sacrifice and disturbed the Dragon King! What crime should you be punished for!" Tan Kui shouted, but halfway through he felt that the man in front of him looked unfamiliar, so he asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Zhang Wei saluted and said, "I am just a wandering cultivator. I heard that there was a ceremony to worship the Dragon King, so I came here to see and pay my respects to him. But I didn't expect to see you using these poor children as sacrifices, performing such a cruel human sacrifice. I came here to ask for an explanation!"

Upon hearing that Zhang Wei was just an outsider who couldn't stand the sacrifice, the heads of the three major families immediately sneered in disdain.

Zheng Qiang even mocked, "Humph, who did I think he was? Turns out to be some stinky outsider who came to our Blackwater Town to meddle in other people's business."

"This is an internal matter of Blackwater Town, so you, as an outsider, should stay out of it! I'm telling you, you have no say in this matter! Someone, give him to me... Stop, little brother, we can talk it over! We can talk it over!"

Zheng Qiang had just said half of the harsh words and his servants had not yet come forward when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He looked down and saw a long sword shining with cold light across his neck.

I broke out in a cold sweat!
Zhang Wei placed the sword across Zheng Qiang's neck and said in a gloomy voice, "What did you just say? You said I shouldn't care? And I can't care?"

As Zhang Wei pushed the sword forward, Zheng Qiang immediately knelt down and said tremblingly, "No, no, no, I can take care of it! I can take care of it! Young man, you can take care of it! No one can take care of this matter better than you!"

At this time, Tan Kui and Xu He saw Zhang Wei draw his swords and attack him after a disagreement, so they quickly crawled to the back of Cai Xiangu and said, "Xiangu, you are here with bad intentions."

However, Fairy Cai had no intention of paying any attention to Xu He and Tan Kui at this moment. Her eyes were fixed on the sword in Zhang Wei's hand.

"Magic weapon! Yes, that must be a magic weapon!" Cai Xiangu screamed in her heart, and the greed in her eyes could not be suppressed at all.

"It is a waste of resources like this to fall into the hands of a junior who has not even entered the Dao. This opportunity should be mine!"

In the eyes of Cai Xiangu, Zhang Wei was just a young knight who traveled the world with the help of magic weapons and liked to stand up for the weak. She had seen many people like him.

Then, Cai Xiangu put on a friendly expression, walked out under the horrified eyes of Tan Kui and Xu He, and said: "Little brother, don't be angry. It is human nature for you to worry about these children, but this is not a living sacrifice, but to let them go to the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the river to serve the Dragon King and enjoy happiness. Don't you agree?"

As she spoke, Cai Xiangu also shouted to the townspeople who were watching. Immediately, everyone echoed her.

"Correct!"

Some even shouted: "This is a good thing! So many people want to serve the Dragon King but don't have the blessing!"

"Yes, ever since the Dragon King came, fishing has become much easier for me. Ask our brothers who fish in the water, have they ever returned with a full load after entering the river?"

“Young man, just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist! Kneel down quickly and kowtow to the Dragon King and confess your sin! Otherwise, when the Dragon King arrives and sees you being disrespectful, you’ll be in big trouble!”

The townspeople were very excited. Hundreds of them gathered together and roared, as if disrespecting the Dragon King was an unforgivable crime.

Cai Xiangu showed a satisfied sneer when she saw this scene. She relied on the help of these believers to fool the county lieutenant and his party. However, when Cai Xiangu looked at these townspeople, there was more disdain and ridicule in her eyes.

"I just asked my baby to help drive in a few fish and you lowly people are grateful to me. You really deserve to be digging for food at the bottom of the society for the rest of your life!"

Facing the aggressive gazes of these people, Zhang Wei simply raised his eyebrows, and while holding Zheng Qiang down with his sword so that he could not raise his head, he asked in return, "Is there really a Dragon King?"

"That's true, we saw it with our own eyes!"

"The body of the Dragon King is several hundred feet long. Even our Black Water River can hardly contain it!"

"Yes! Really! He even appeared in my dreams!"

"We testify! It really happened!"

The townspeople started to make a noise, and Cai Xiangu said with satisfaction: "Look, little brother, I didn't lie, did I? Even if you don't believe me, you have to believe us, right? Put down your sword quickly, we can't shed blood on this day of sacrifice!"

After saying that, Cai Xiangu stepped forward, stretched out her greasy big hand and grabbed Zhang Wei's sword. However, Zhang Wei moved slightly, and the sharp sword blade left a bloody mark on Zheng Qiang's neck.

Zhang Luyuwei: "Really? I don't believe it."

Cai Xiangu: “…”

Zheng Qiang: “…”

Zheng Qiang really wanted to cry out loud at this moment, thinking to himself, "You bastard, even if you don't believe it, at least take the sword away from my neck!"

"What on earth do you want?" Cai Xiangu's face turned cold and she asked harshly.

Zhang Wei snorted coldly, "It's easy to make me believe what you say. Aren't you serving the Dragon King? Go call the Dragon King out and let me see it with my own eyes, then I will believe it."

"Nonsense! How can the Dragon King show up so easily? Unless..." Cai Xiangu's eyes turned and the topic changed: "In the name of offering treasures, please ask the Dragon King to appraise the treasures!"

"Appraising treasures?" Zhang Wei pretended not to know and looked at Cai Xiangu in surprise, showing the pure stupidity of a rookie.

Cai Xiangu smiled in her heart, pointed at the long sword in Zhang Wei's hand and said, "I think your sword is good, little brother. It's just right for the Dragon King to appreciate it! If you can please the Dragon King, maybe you can get a chance!"

"What? You want my sword?!"

Zhang Wei seemed to be shocked and quickly shook his head, "No!"

"My little brother, this is boring. Since you want the Dragon King to come out to see you, but don't want to pay the price, do you want me to take the risk of offending the Dragon King just to satisfy your curiosity?" Fairy Cai said in a domineering manner.

"Fellow villagers, this man wants to meet our Dragon King for nothing. Do you agree?!"

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

Cai Xiangu joined in the cheering, and the townspeople quickly joined in, with their voices getting louder and louder. Some even had red eyes, as if they wanted to rush up and fight with Zhang Wei to defend the dignity of the Dragon King.

However, Zhang Wei clearly sensed that there were a few people in the crowd who had been shouting very diligently and furtively, and immediately retreated after they finished shouting and stirred up the atmosphere. It was easy to guess that they were the agents arranged by Cai Xiangu and others among the townspeople!

There are bad people among the masses!

Zhang Wei's expression changed for a while, as if he had finally grown impatient with the condemnation of hundreds of townspeople, and he backed off and said, "Well, I'll do as you say! If the Dragon King really comes out! Not only will I not stop the sacrifice, I will also offer ten ounces of gold as compensation!"

After that, Zhang Wei took out a gold ingot from his purse. The glittering gold immediately attracted the attention of Cai Xiangu and others, and even the voices of the townspeople who were denouncing him weakened. They all looked at Zhang Wei in surprise.

"Gold ingots!"

Cai Xiangu's eyes lit up, and her green eyes seemed to be dyed golden by the gold ingots. Her greed grew stronger and stronger.

"He was able to take out a gold ingot without making a fuss, which means he has more in his purse! This is my chance, Cai Guifen!"

Cai Guifen thought to herself, then quickly took the magic sword from Zhang Wei and said, "Hehe, you said it!"

"You can come with me! Let's go and see the face of the Dragon King together! Otherwise you can say you can't see clearly and refuse to pay!"

As he said this, he twisted his fat body and walked towards the dock. Just as Zhang Wei was about to catch up, he turned his head to look at Zheng Qiang and others who had just gotten up and asked, "Are you not coming with us?"

Zheng Qiang, who was out of danger, was about to curse when he saw this, but he heard Cai Guifen, who was walking in front of him, say something lightly.

"You guys come here too!"

Zheng Qiang and the other two felt a little strange when they heard what he said, but they followed him obediently. However, they were intimidated by Zhang Wei's martial arts skills and did not dare to get too close to him. The three pampered old men walked timidly in the corner, looking very aggrieved.

Cai Guifen sneered at the situation and had no intention of speaking to the three people because she had already sentenced them to death in her heart.

"As long as my baby comes over, I will eat all four of you in one go! Then your wealth will be mine to take, right?"

Cai Guifen thought that since she was leaving anyway, she might as well go all out and wipe out the three major families in Heishui Town in one fell swoop.

Presumably, these three families who have been working hard in Blackwater Town for many years will have a lot of wealth. Selling them off will be enough for her and her baby to make further progress.

Cai Guifen was so happy at this moment that even the voice of her precious childhood voice became artificial when she called out to her at the dock.

"Lord Dragon, I have a treasure to present to you! Please condescend to take a look!"

Cai Guifen's voice spread far across the empty river. The believers and townspeople all knelt down, not daring to breathe, and even the three clan leaders did the same, fearing that they would anger the Dragon King.

However, one breath, two breaths...a full ten breaths passed, and there was no movement on the surface of the river except the ripples caused by the flow.

For a moment, the scene was a little awkward.

"what happened!"

Cold sweat slowly oozed out from Cai Guifen's forehead, and her whole mood was in turmoil.

"My baby! Where are you? Why don't you come over?"

Cai Guifen became a little anxious as there was no movement. She started to chant incantations and mutter to herself.

However, no matter how hard she tried, there was still no movement on the surface of the river.

Gradually, even the townspeople felt something was wrong, and some of them looked up, only to see the backs of four people standing alone on the dock. Where was the figure of the Dragon King?

"Are you sure it's going to work? Are you kidding me?" At this time, Zhang Wei suddenly appeared beside Cai Guifen and asked loudly.

Cai Guifen was startled, but she was in a state of confusion and could only explain incoherently: "It will be there soon! The Dragon King has fallen asleep, and he will be here soon!"

Having said that, no matter how Cai Guifen chanted the spell, the demon beast she worshipped would not appear, and even her spiritual power could not be sensed, as if it had completely left.

Beads of sweat dripped down, and Cai Guifen felt very cold. She kept shouting in her heart: "My baby! Where have you been? Come here quickly!"

Gradually, the townspeople who were watching became a little impatient. After all, kneeling on the ground was very tiring.

So one after another, they bravely raised their heads and watched Cai Guifen's performance with strange expressions.

The three clan leaders felt something was not right, and their intuition told them that something was wrong. They almost subconsciously wanted to leave the dock.

However, at this moment, Zhang Wei suddenly said, "Fairy, it seems that your Dragon King is sleeping very soundly. How about you go down and wake him up?"

"what?"

Cai Guifen was stunned, and when she turned her head, she met Zhang Wei's cold eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

At this moment, an unprecedented sense of danger surged into her heart. Almost subconsciously, she was about to draw the magic sword in her hand. But Zhang Wei was faster. He took a step forward and pressed the hilt of the sword with one hand and pushed it back.

The sword flew out of Cai Guifen's hand, and the scabbard was stuck on the dock.

"you……"

At this time, Cai Guifen finally understood that the young man in front of her was not just a chivalrous knight passing by, but a cultivator who came prepared!
And he is also an accomplished immortal cultivator!
That monster of mine...

"forward……"

Cai Guifen was about to beg for mercy, but Zhang Wei didn't give her the chance.

He just stretched out his hand and pinched Cai Guifen's shoulder, instantly crushing the part of the black loach demon power that enveloped her.

Then, without waiting for Cai Guifen to react, he kicked her into the river.

"what!"

Plop————

The townspeople only heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered. The fairy Cai, whom they revered as a god, was kicked into the river by Zhang Wei in a very indecent posture, and then kept floundering in the river.

It's like...can't swim?
The Dragon King’s temple priest can’t swim?

"Help...Help..." Cai Guifen, who had drunk several mouthfuls of river water, struggled and shouted. Her protective aura had been shattered by Zhang Wei, and was now suffering from the backlash. She was in great pain all over her body. But she still struggled with the will to survive.

Zhang Wei stood on the dock, looking down at Cai Guifen and said quietly, "Fairy, why don't you go down and call the Dragon King? You are not sincere."

"Chief Xu, Fairy Cai can't get the Dragon King to move. Please go down and help her."

Zhang Wei suddenly turned around and spoke to Xu He and the other two who were about to leave stealthily.

"Ah? No no no... No."

Xu He quickly waved his hands and tried to explain, but Zhang Wei didn't even give him a chance to explain. He just grabbed his collar and threw him down.

Pfft!
There was one more person struggling in the river.

"Hiss, it still doesn't work, Chief Tan."

"what?"

puff.

"Zheng... come here!"

"Help...ah!!!"

Pfft!
He threw the three insects into the water one after another, and glared at them before forcing back the servants who wanted to jump into the water to save them. Zhang Wei just squatted on the dock, quietly admiring the ugly appearance of these four people.

"Help, help, I can't swim, I can't swim!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn't have cheated and deceived others. Senior, I was wrong... Gululu..."

"Young man, spare my life! Spare my life! I am willing to give you all my wealth!"

"You will die a miserable death... Gululu..."

Watching the four people sinking, Zhang Wei calmly threw a talisman into the river, and the twisted water flow completely destroyed the bodies of the four people.

After doing all this, Zhang Wei turned to face the citizens of Heishui Town who had complicated expressions on their faces.

Pah Pah——

Zhang Wei clapped his hands a few times, and then the townspeople heard a squeaking sound.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a group of people driving a car towards them, and the man leading them was none other than the county lieutenant who had come to deal with the live sacrifice incident in Blackwater Town some time ago!

The six children sitting on the tribute boat were even more sharp-eyed and saw their familiar relatives at the end of the team.

"father!"

"mother!"

"My child!"

"My daughter! My daughter!"

Several children immediately scrambled to climb down from the boat and threw themselves into the arms of their parents. Without Cai Xiangu in charge, the townspeople and believers did not stop them, and all watched the families reunite obediently. Many people were embarrassed and lowered their heads, not daring to look at the families.

"Master Zhang."

At this time, the county lieutenant came over, bowed to Zhang Wei and said, "We have prepared everything you want."

"Ah."

Zhang Wei nodded, then walked to the carriage in full view of everyone, lifted the cloth, and exposed the things on the carriage to everyone.

"This is their so-called Dragon King!"

The townspeople gathered around and gasped when they saw what was on the carriage.

"This is……"

"Wow, what a big worm!"

"Bullshit, it's a loach! But this loach is too damn big!"

I saw a huge loach corpse, which was in tatters, perched on the carriage. It was almost as big as a python and was obviously not an ordinary creature.

Zhang Wei explained: "This witch has only learned the skills of driving strange beasts, and she has teamed up with the three major families to swindle people in Black Water Town and defraud everyone of their money! Letting you perform the living sacrifice is just to make it easier to eliminate dissidents and embezzle the good land of innocent people!
I learned of their conspiracy by chance, so I came here to expose their tricks."

As he spoke, Zhang Wei walked towards the tribute ship and kicked over a money box. The silver and copper coins inside immediately scattered all over the ground, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"These are all the people's hard-earned money that they plundered by force and now they are returned to their original owners."

Wow! ! !
If the townspeople had some doubts about Zhang Wei before, now they have no doubts at all.

After all, they don’t take money!

For a moment, everyone was in an excitement, and they all rushed towards the tribute ship, not caring whether it was their own money or not, they all stuffed it into their arms frantically, and for a while, the sound of shouting and cursing was endless.

Zhang Wei quietly left here and came to the side of the county lieutenant. At this moment, the county lieutenant was looking at the messy crowd with a distressed look on his face.

That's money!

Two thousand taels!
Even if it is a little smaller, it is still a huge sum of money worth two thousand taels of silver!
It's a sin to give away the precious silver to the peasants!

The county lieutenant was very unwilling but helpless. After all, the person who asked them to come and clean up the mess was the nephew of the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If they dared to lay a hand on him, they would be tired of living.

However, the county lieutenant was not depressed for long. He saw Zhang Wei approaching and whispering in his ear: "Sir Song, the three major families in Blackwater Town colluded with witches to hold obscene rituals to kill innocent people and even took the opportunity to make money. I wonder how much stolen money there is!"

County Magistrate Song's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he glanced at Zhang Wei, and then they smiled slightly. Everything was self-evident.

"When the time comes, we'll take out some of the stolen money and build a bridge for the people of Heishui Town. Let's consider it as the atonement of these three families for the people of Heishui Town." Zhang Wei added.

"I understand!" County Lieutenant Song laughed and had no objection to Zhang Wei's arrangement.

It's just building a bridge. It's not his money anyway. If it's done well, it will be a political achievement!

Spending other people's money to do your own things is the best thing!

"The Xu family, the Tan family, and the Zheng family have brought disaster to the village, and have committed such an act that is outrageous to both humans and gods. Their crimes are unforgivable! Follow me to Heishui Town and restore peace to the people!"

County Magistrate Song spoke with great righteousness, as if he was a good official who truly served the people. Then he led a group of county officials and rushed into Heishui Town like tigers and wolves, heading straight for the mansions of the three major families.

"Benefactor!"

At this time, the parents of the six children came over with their frightened children and knelt down in front of Zhang Wei without saying a word.

"Quick, kowtow to the benefactor!"

"If it weren't for him, you would have become fish food today!"

"Kowtow to the benefactor!"

"Please accept my respect, benefactor!"

Zhang Wei quickly helped these people up and advised: "Take this money, sell your belongings in Heishui Town and leave here, go to Luyang City or anywhere else. Heishui Town is no longer suitable for you to stay. They..."

Zhang Wei said this, looking at the townspeople who were still fighting over money, his meaning was self-evident.

These families also understand the pros and cons, but understanding is one thing, but how many people can make up their minds to leave is another matter.

After all, in this era, it is still very difficult to leave Blackwater Town and live in a strange place.

But Zhang Wei had no intention of continuing to help.

Although the saying goes, help people to the end, and send Buddha to the west. But Zhang Wei is more worried about the small amount of kindness, and the big amount of hatred. What if these people see his kindness and rely on him?
That’s all I have to say. What the other party does is none of his business!

Zhang Wei blew a whistle, and the horse he brought immediately ran towards him, and then he got up and mounted the horse.

Only then did these families realize what had happened and expressed their gratitude to Zhang Wei: "Thank you so much, benefactor! Thank you so much, benefactor!"

"May I ask your name, benefactor? We will build a shrine for you and pay homage to you every day!"

Zhang Wei galloped on his horse, leaving only his voice in the air.

"Luyang Zhang family, Zhang Wei and Zhang Zijie!"

(End of this chapter)