Chapter 140 Father and Son

Chapter 140 Father and Son

Chapter 140 Father and Son

When the two returned to Huangpo Village, Li Tianqing was already waiting at the entrance of the village and whispered, "Xiao Shi, someone from Xinxiang County is here."

Chen Shi was shocked when he heard the news. He looked at Xiao Wu in panic and lowered his voice and said, "Someone from Xinxiang County? Could it be that a crime I committed before has happened? Does Tian Qing know which case it is?"

He committed too many crimes, including many involving the Zhao family. Later, there was the murder of the Xinxiang county magistrate, the murder in front of a wealthy businessman's door, and the murder of the county magistrate. They were all crimes he committed in Xinxiang.

The other cases were committed in other places. According to the rules in the countryside, Xinxiang County should not be involved, right?
But it’s hard to say, after all, they all violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

He didn't want "Chen Tang" to know about the crimes he had committed, for fear that "Chen Tang" would disown him.

Li Tianqing shook his head and said, "I didn't dare to ask in detail. I was also worried that the matter of the Ming treasure ship would be exposed, and I would be captured and tortured by other families."

Creator Xiaowu laughed secretly in his heart. How could the two little guys whispering to each other be hidden from his eyes and ears?

"At your age, how big a case can you commit? Are you better than me?"

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly remembered the numerous crimes that Chen Shi had committed when he saw him at the hands of Venerable Tian Ting, and thought to himself, "He should not be underestimated. If the man from Xinxiang County is really bad for Xiao Shi, then kill him."

Chen Shi followed Li Tianqing and hurried home. When they arrived at the door, they saw a carriage parked next to the sacred tree with several tall horses tied beside it. Several yamen runners stood stiffly by, looking at Chen Shi with eyes full of awe.

"Sir, Master Chen Fu has arrived."

One of the yamen runners stepped forward and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Master Chen Fu, my master came from Xinxiang County and finally arrived at the treasure land before sunset. The master said that he must visit Master Chen Fu before taking office..."

When he got to this point, an official beside the carriage interrupted him hurriedly, smiled and greeted Chen Shi, saying: "Master Chen Fu, I am Wu Guangfu, the magistrate of Xinxiang County, and I have just taken office. I heard that Master Chen Fu is a hermit in Xinxiang County, and is highly respected. On the first day of my appointment, I hurried to bother you and ask Master Chen Fu for advice on how to be an official."

Chen Shi, Li Tianqing, Hei Guo and Creator Xiaowu were all stunned.

The newly appointed Xinxiang County Magistrate actually ran more than a hundred miles to Huangpo Village to visit Chen Shi on his first day in office!

He was the dignified official of Xinxiang County, but he said in a humble tone, "Please give me some advice, Chen Shi."

Moreover, Chen Shi was obviously only in his teens. Even if the eight years he was dead were included, he was only twenty years old. How could he be respected?
Chen Shi thought about it and wondered if he could teach Magistrate Wu.
Teach him how to exploit the people?
"County Magistrate Wu, the taxes in Xinxiang are a bit too heavy."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "As masters, we must be careful when exploiting the people. We must not be stingy when it comes to giving them food. If they are fat, give birth to more children, and raise more livestock, we can make more money from them."

Wu Guangfu showed a look of surprise and looked at Chen Shi with a bit of respect.

The purpose of his visit was not really to listen to teachings, but because he heard that two county magistrates of Xinxiang County died because of Chen Shi, one of whom was killed by Chen Shi himself, and it was heard that the county magistrate of the neighboring county was also killed by Chen Shi.

After making some inquiries, he was shocked to hear that the previous governor of Xinxiang Province had also been exterminated because of Chen Shi, so he rushed to visit him without delay.

When he saw that Chen Shi was only a child of eleven or twelve years old, he couldn't help but look down on him. But when Chen Shi expressed his views, he was surprised to realize that this man was indeed extraordinary and had profound insights.

Chen Shi continued, "If they are exploited too much, they will have nowhere to live, no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and will not produce anything. Without the next generation, won't the next generation be destroyed? If the common people die in the second generation, the court will inevitably die in the second generation. Every time I go out to set up a stall to collect taxes, there will always be people coming to collect taxes. I have also seen farmers who can't make a living offer themselves as sacrifices to their godmothers and fight the government for their lives. Why do we have to go to this point? Why not let them have more money before we get to this point? This is my way of exploiting the people. County Magistrate, please consider it."

“Students are taught.”

Wu Guangfu bowed deeply to the ground, and said sincerely, "I came here to get in touch with you, but I didn't expect to hear your profound ideas and benefit so much from them. Thank you for your teachings. After I take office, I will definitely be lenient to the people."

Chen Shi returned the greeting and said with a smile: "You are too polite, County Magistrate. I am just a scholar, how dare I accept the title?"

Wu Guangfu didn't dare to disturb him and stood up to leave.

Chen Shi didn't see him off either.

They returned to the yard and suddenly heard another voice: "Is Mr. Chen home?"

Chen Shi frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

The voice outside was somewhat literary and polite, saying, "I am Cui He, the magistrate of Lei County. I have heard that Mr. Chen Shi from Xinxiang County is very talented and well-educated, so I came from Lei County to visit him."

Chen Shi opened the door and walked out, only to see a well-mannered official standing outside the door, with several followers behind him, and their carriages were parked outside Huangpo Village.

Cui He said: "When I first took office, I had to come to visit you. You are highly respected and I am willing to listen to your teachings."

Chen Shi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He was just a scholar, a mere scholar. Why didn't the magistrate of Lei County go and take care of the affairs of Lei County first but come to see him?
So he repeated what he had said to Xinxiang County Magistrate Wu Guangfu, and also warned Cui He.

Cui He bowed and said, "Sir, your words are profound and righteous. I admire you. I will definitely take good care of the people when I go there."

Chen Shi waved his hand, signaling him to leave quickly.

"Student resigned."

Cui He left.

Chen Shi watched him leave and thought to himself, "What Zhu Xiucai taught me is indeed the principle of governing the country. The two county magistrates were impressed by what I said, but this is just the tip of the iceberg of what Zhu Xiucai taught me."

He came back to eat, and just as he sat down, Li Tianqing smiled and said, "I think these new county magistrates are much better than the previous batch of county magistrates. Maybe they can really treat the people well. Xiao Shi, do you want to give the other county magistrates to..."

He raised his hand and made a cutting motion.

Chen Shi quickly kicked him quietly under the table and glared at him seriously.

Li Tianqing understood and knew that he had to act like a good boy in front of his father, so he didn't mention the matter.

After all, there are many misunderstandings between the father and father, and Chen Shi is also worried that the crime he committed will be exposed and "Chen Tang" will not recognize him as his son.

Seeing this, Creator Xiaowu felt relieved: "This child is similar to me. When I did something bad, I also hid it from my father."

He thought about it and felt that the bad things he had done seemed to be different from the bad things Chen Shi had done.

"What Xiao Shi said about fish and meat does make some sense." Creator Xiao Wu thought thoughtfully.

After dinner, Chen Shi and Li Tianqing made an excuse to go out for a walk. Everyone in Huangpo Village heard that the two county magistrates came to visit Chen Shi and ask for guidance. The news spread like wildfire. The villagers no longer looked at Chen Xiucai as a thieving traitor, but as a handsome and heroic scholar.

Even the look in Old Lady Wuzhu's eyes when she looked at Chen Shi had a hint of awe in it.

The ducks passing by the scholar seemed to have more respect for him.

Chen Shi finally got rid of the villagers and pulled Li Tianqing to a secluded place. He whispered, "My father didn't recognize me before, but now we have finally reconciled. If you tell him that I have committed so many crimes, he will not recognize me!"

Li Tianqing quickly admitted his mistake and said, "I didn't mean it. But the county magistrate of Xinxiang Province should be replaced. Come here to listen to your big talk."

He felt quite emotional, thinking that it was not just Xinxiang Province that needed to be changed.

I'm afraid all the fifty provinces in Xiniu Xinzhou will have to be replaced.

But if that's the case, not only Chen Shi can't do it, even the Thirteen Families can't do it!
Because, that would mean the lives of the Thirteenth Family!

How could the Thirteen Families do this?
"Strange, where have the Heavenly Listeners gone?" The two came to the outside of the village and looked around, only to see that the Heavenly Listeners that were originally scattered around the village were nowhere to be seen. It was already late in the day, and there were no evil spirits near Qianyang Mountain. The surroundings were unusually quiet.

Suddenly, Chen Shi saw the five ghost kings standing in the forest, ready for battle.

"The reason why the Sky Listeners are not here is because they were eaten by Creator Xiaowu."

Granny Sha's voice came, "Chen Shi, Li Tianqing, you step back!"

"Creator Xiaowu?"

Chen Shi was shocked when he heard this, "Grandma, what is Creation Xiaowu?"

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Granny Sha standing on the shoulders of the Three Ghost Kings. The little old woman had a solemn look on her face. She was holding a sheep-horn sky-spirit lantern and staring intently in the direction of the Chen family in Huangpo Village.

"You recognized the wrong father!"

Granny Sha said in a deep voice, "This Chen Tang is not Chen Tang, but Chen Wu, the ultimate talisman god created by your grandfather, a creature that he cannot control, Xiao Wu! Now the Chen family only has Gou Zi left, so they can't take care of him, Xiao Liang!"

A bearded man walked out of the woods, and suddenly, thick fox tails appeared behind him. He rose up and rushed into the sky!
The nine-tailed beast swayed, and loud rumbling sounds were heard continuously. Huangpo Village was torn into pieces, and pieces of earth carrying houses floated into the air and flew in all directions!
All the villagers in Huangpo Village, except Heiguo, were in their houses. Some of them were strolling on the street after dinner, but they could not stand steadily and hurriedly lay on the ground or hugged a tree to avoid falling and being smashed into pieces.

Even the sacred tree of Huangpo Village flew up along with the earth and drifted away.

The houses flew over ten miles away and then fell down one by one.

And only the Chen family house is left on the original site of Huangpo Village!
Creator Xiaowu was sitting in the yard, lighting a lamp and drinking tea under it.

Hei Guo rushed out of the door, but saw an abyss under his feet. He didn't know how deep it was and he didn't dare to jump in for a moment.

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew, and it was pitch black. It blew past, and after the black wind passed, the black pot disappeared without a trace.

Creator Xiaowu was still drinking tea under the lamp, without any sign of surprise.

"The dog that was taken in by my dad is indeed somewhat special."

He whispered, "It can escape into the underworld. Where does this dog come from? I wonder if it tastes good?"

"Creator Xiaowu, Qianyang Mountain is not a place where you can act recklessly!"

Grandma Sha soared into the air, with Bagua runes appearing all over her body. Divine light from her body shone through her body, and her soul emerged, merging with her physical body. In an instant, she was like an emperor's daughter descended to the world, rushing towards the Chen family's residence with the boundless divine power of Bagua!
At the same time, Hu Xiaoliang ran wildly, revealing his true form of a celestial fox as he ran. His true form was a white fox, but he had a strip of black hair under his neck, which was more than ten feet long. His tail was even longer than his body, and the fox hair on his body was curled, forming nine vortex textures.

"Qingqiu ancestral land, help me in my divine conquest!"

The nine-tailed celestial fox let out a loud cry, and a magnificent Qingqiu Mountain appeared faintly behind it. That was the ancestral land of the Shenzhou fox clan!

Hu Xiaoliang's origin is as ancient as that of the big snake Xuanshan. He is also a descendant of fox immigrants and still has blood memories of the ancestral land of Qingqiu on the Chinese continent. After he became a celestial fox, his memories of the ancestral land of Qingqiu began to awaken.

He borrowed the divine power from the ancestral land of Qingqiu, and his momentum grew stronger and stronger. As he ran, he swung his Nine-Tailed Fox, wanting to tear the Chen family residence and the creature Xiaowu into pieces!
At the same time, Qingyang revealed its true form. A giant sheep as big as a mountain lowered its head and ran towards the Chen family's residence!
Granny Zhuang raised her foot and stamped her feet. In the abyss of the Chen family's mansion, countless extremely thick roots flew through at a high speed like dancing dragons.

Granny Zhuang shouted loudly and slapped out with her palm from a distance. Suddenly, countless tentacles condensed into a huge hand with a radius of several acres, which pushed towards the Chen family's house with hurricane-force winds and thunder!

Although she is not a demon, but a divine form formed by the spirit born from the tree, her magic power is indeed great and powerful. If her magic power was only condensed from the incense and worship of the people for six thousand years, it would not be as powerful as it is now.

Her magical power mostly comes from the roots of an ancient tree six thousand years ago that is even larger and older than she is today!
Her magical power is the most profound among everyone!
This palm, carrying her boundless magic power and the force of wind and thunder, arrived in front of the Chen family's residence first.

"boom!"

The Chen family mansion remained motionless, but the huge hand formed by Granny Zhuang's roots kept breaking into pieces, shattering and burning in the wind and thunder.

Granny Zhuang groaned.

The attacks of the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox, the Green Sheep and Granny Sha came one after another. Everyone attacked with all their might, only to find that there was an invisible barrier surrounding the Chen family’s residence. If their magic invaded it, it would be rapidly weakened!
"Creator Xiaowu has cultivated the realm of ghosts and gods!"

The three were shocked and tried their best to attack the realm of ghosts and gods. When they compressed this realm to the extreme, suddenly a black figure came from the air. It was the divine image of the great snake Xuanshan.

The man in black, Xuanshan, walked a few steps to the outside of the Chen family's house, stretched out his hand and pointed at the small five-point creature under the light in the courtyard.

The sky rumbled as a gigantic black snake tail broke through the air, like an incomparably huge black drill. The rear end of the snake's tail was as thick as a mountain, and with supreme divine power, it crushed down towards the Creator Xiaowu!

Creator Xiaowu finally put down the teacup, raised his right hand, and pointed.

When the fingertips touched the tail, Xuanshan in black was shaken and flew backwards.

The lantern hanging above the Creator Xiaowu's head also swayed twice, as if there was wind blowing.

But calm returned.

Creator Xiaowu stood up and walked out. Granny Sha and others tried to stop him, but they were unable to stop him. They could only watch him walk to Chen Shi.

Chen Shi looked at the tall young man who came to him with a smile on his face. He bent down and scratched his nose with his index finger.

"I've scratched your nose like this before." Creator Xiaowu laughed, straightened up and prepared to leave.

"you……"

Chen Shi asked loudly, "You are really not Chen Tang?"

Creator Xiaowu turned around, his face full of ferocity, and said viciously: "Of course I am not Chen Tang! I am Creator Xiaowu, the lawless Creator Xiaowu! I am the natural evil god, a monster created by your grandfather! Do you think I am really your father Chen Tang? Let me tell you, if it weren't for Qingyang and the others, you would have been eaten by me long ago!"

He leaped up and flew into the air.

Chen Shi hurried after him, but could not find him anymore.

Granny Sha and others hurriedly chased after him, guarded him in front of him, and looked around vigilantly.

Creator Xiaowu fled far away, chasing the wind and the moon, without stopping.

"I don't need family affection!"

"I am the Creator Xiaowu! Daddy created me so that I can be a carefree and focused person! I will not be dragged down by any emotions. I am a free and unrestrained daddy! And Xiaoshi..."

"He has Chen Tang, so he doesn't need a fake father."

"So, who cut off Xiao Shi's innate Dao fetus?"

He headed towards Xijing.

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