Liao Zhai's Refining God

Chapter 364
"Oh, what a crime, what a crime!" The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, then glanced at Wang Lin again and said, "Young Master, you are an outsider, don't ask about this place, leave here early after dinner, and don't go out of the city at night , especially not close to the waters of Gaoliu Lake."

"Thank you for the reminder, shopkeeper." Wang Lin got up and put the ten coins on the table, walked out, and followed the team.

The team walked slowly to the south gate. At this moment, a young man in an official robe quietly walked over from the side of the city gate with a resolute face and stood upright at the south gate, blocking the way of these people.

Wang Lin narrowed her eyes and realized that this person turned out to be her elder brother Wang Sheng. She couldn't help thinking for a while, but she didn't step forward to recognize each other. Instead, she quietly observed what her elder brother was going to do and why he blocked the team's way.

As Wang Sheng blocked the team's way with a serious face, the team had to stop, the drummer stopped beating, and two brand new sedan chairs were put down.

The crowd parted, and a 50-year-old man with a bloated body came out. This man was dressed in a silk official's coat and was dressed according to the clothes of the Great Xia Kingdom. Wang Lin judged that this man should be a local gentry, a "local snake" or something like that. figure.

"Why did the county magistrate block our way!" the squire clapped his hands coldly.

"I ask you knowingly. You want to send these two children to Gaoliu Lake. This is a disregard for human life. The laws of the Great Xia Kingdom do not allow it, and our county government does not allow it. I advise you to rein in the precipice immediately and don't do anything recklessly." Wang Sheng said loudly.

"Lord County Prime Minister, now the God of Gaoliu Lake wants us to worship boys and girls, so that we are allowed to go fishing and planting in the lake. If we don't offer boys and girls, tens of thousands of people in the county will lose their livelihoods. We starved to death." The squire clasped his hands.

"Monsters confuse people. There are no ghosts and gods in the world. It's just that some villains are secretly causing trouble. I will definitely investigate this matter and restore the livelihood of the people." Wang Sheng said impassionedly.

"I admire the heart of the people, the county magistrate, but you don't have the ability.

It has been more than a year since the people of the city reported the incident of the water ghost to the county government. The county captain led the arrest and investigated the case quickly, and all of them died overnight;
The county magistrate abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown on the grounds of his advanced age, and left Pingkang County. He escaped on purpose.

Dare to ask the county magistrate, how can you handle this matter under such circumstances.I advise you to abandon your official position and return to your hometown as soon as possible, and stop managing the government affairs of the county, lest you lose your life, it is not worth it. " said the squire.

"To be an official is to benefit one party. Since I am still the magistrate of this county, I will absolutely not allow you to act like this. Unless you walk over my dead body." Wang Sheng said harshly.

Wang Lin was taken aback, she didn't expect her brother to have such a strong side, which made Wang Lin look at him with admiration.At this time, Wang Lin had already vaguely guessed that the sedan chair should be the boys and girls brought by these people.

"Then don't blame us!" The squire winked, and four or five strong men sprang up from around, rushing towards Wang Sheng.

"Dare!" Wang Sheng immediately glared and shouted loudly.Seeing Wang Sheng like this, those people were stunned and did not dare to attack.

"They're all a bunch of cowards. You're afraid of him as a powerless man. Pull him away. Now, for the sake of livelihood, it doesn't matter if you kill him. Do it." The squire yelled loudly.

"Stop!" Seeing that these people were determined to drive him away, Wang Sheng couldn't help yelling again.

"Give me a month. If you can't solve this problem, I'll let you do whatever you want. I'll go into Gaoliu Lake tonight to see if there are water ghosts." Wang Sheng roared.

"Master Xiancheng has entered Gaoliu Lake?" The squire didn't believe it.

In the past year, many people entered Gaoliu Lake for their livelihood, but almost no one came out alive, and all of them disappeared in Gaoliu Lake.So no one dared to go in again.

"Yesterday morning, I entered Gaoliu Lake in a small boat, and I came back intact, as the soldiers guarding the city can testify.

I will enter Gaoliu Lake again tonight. If there are really water ghosts harming people, if I die there, you can do whatever you want.

If there is no water ghost to harm me, you give me a month, and I will definitely solve this incident and find the villain. " Wang Sheng said.

"Okay. Since your lord is so benevolent, let's wait another month." The squire thought for a moment.There was a look of awe towards Wang Sheng in his eyes. Obviously, Wang Sheng was able to enter Gaoliu Lake and come back safely, which made him afraid.

"Son!" At this moment, two weeping women staggered over, opened the curtains of the sedan chair, and grabbed their own children out. There were indeed two three- and four-year-old children in the sedan chair. Sometimes they were tied with cloth and their mouths were stuffed with cloth. At this time, they might be tired from struggling, and they all fell asleep.

"Thank you, my lord!" At this time, the woman's family knelt down in front of Wang Sheng and kowtowed their thanks.

After Wang Lin saw it, her heart was surging. She looked at Gaoliu Lake through the south gate and held it tightly.

"Don't be like this, it's my incompetence that made you wronged." Wang Sheng even sobbed a little.

"I didn't expect my brother to have such a kind and benevolent side!" Wang Lin felt a little bit in her heart.

Everyone dispersed quietly, including the family members who took the two virgins away.People in the county seemed to avoid Wang Sheng far away.Wang Shengxing walked alone on the street alone, his heart full of melancholy.

Wang Lin glanced silently, whispered to the surrounding people, and judged their behavior from their eyes.

Most people are not grateful to Wang Sheng. After all, they have not had a livelihood for such a long time.

The two families who were forced to appear virgin before must have been selected and must have been compensated. Although they were unwilling, they could not compete with the gentry forces in the county.

Wang Sheng's current behavior has completely isolated himself. If the Gaoliu Lake water ghost incident cannot be resolved, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in Pingkang County.

"Brother!" Wang Lin flashed out from the side of the road, and shouted at Wang Sheng, who was walking alone with a sad face.

"Brother Lin, why are you here?" Wang Sheng said in surprise.

"I followed my father's order to come to Xiyuan Mansion to visit my relatives. The matter has been completed. I heard that my brother works here, so I turned here to visit my brother." Wang Lin said.

"Sigh, my brother failed the imperial examinations. I have no choice but to serve as a small official in such a remote place. I am really ashamed that I can't fulfill my filial piety at my father's knee." Wang Sheng said.

"Brother, why don't you quit your job? The people here don't seem to be kind." Wang Lin persuaded from the side.

"Brother Lin, you must have seen it just now. My father often taught us that one term of office should benefit one party. If such an incident happened in Pingkang County, even if I resign from office, I must investigate this matter before leaving, otherwise How to treat the fathers and the people of the whole county." Wang Sheng said.

(End of this chapter)