Chapter 212: Huangpi enters the city again
Snow was falling all over Xuzhou City.
For the people of Xuzhou City.
This winter is a bit too harsh.
A few days ago, the Song family of Xuzhou City fell, and then the city god transformed into an evil creature and started killing people wantonly.
All the monks and gods were killed by it.
On the contrary, the lives of the common people were precious, and nearly 70% of them survived the disaster.
But surviving is one thing.
The situation in Xuzhou City was completely different from before.
The whole city was filled with gloom, deathly silence and a smell of decay.
This city is evil.
An evil being whose soul has been killed.
It’s not that no one has thought about leaving Xuzhou City, but where can we go after leaving here?
The big cities closest to Xuzhou City are all thousands of miles away.
The people were just mortals and could not survive such a long journey in the cold winter.
Fortunately, Your Majesty has not forgotten the people of Xuzhou City.
Not only did he send Lord Wang Mingdao to take charge of the situation immediately after the incident in Xuzhou City.
They also erected a city god statue for the state.
The city god of that state seems to be named Yang.
Much more people-friendly than the previous Song City God.
Inside Dingxiang Tower.
Those who had been rescued by Chen Huangpi were gathered together and talking.
"Have you heard? The monks are back again."
Someone whispered, "My second uncle and his men are guarding the city gates now. In the morning, they saw many nobles riding swords in the wind, circling around Xuzhou City."
"real or fake?"
Someone asked in confusion: "If those nobles really came back, why didn't they go into the city, but instead stayed outside?"
"Who knows where he went?"
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about?"
At this time, the shopkeeper walked up to the crowd and interrupted, "You guys are the ones who can discuss the nobles' affairs? Go back quickly after eating, otherwise if someone spreads it, you will be in trouble."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was speechless.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Xuzhou City is now in a good and prosperous mood.
But that was not the case a few days ago.
The city god of Zhou turned into an evil being and caused chaos, so that many places in the east and south of the city were reduced to ruins.
In the past few days, the newly appointed Xuzhou governor, Lord Wang Mingdao, has opened his granaries to release grain and carried out large-scale civil engineering projects. All food, clothing and other expenses are paid from the mansions of various nobles.
They also say that it is taken from the people and used for the people.
Otherwise, the people of Xuzhou City would never be able to survive until next year's harvest.
But one code equals another.
If the nobles start to raise an army to hold us accountable, it will not be a trivial matter.
For a moment, everyone lost their appetite.
However, some people retorted somewhat angrily: "Your Majesty is thinking of us. No matter how powerful the nobles are, can they be as powerful as Your Majesty?"
"Don't forget, it was His Majesty who asked Lord Wang and City God Yang to rescue us."
"Your Majesty wants us to live, and you nobles dare to let us die?"
The Majesty who mentioned Dakang.
Even the beggars in Xuzhou City would puff out their chests with pride.
However, they did not know that the Majesty they were talking about was not actually the Emperor Dakang.
But it is tangerine peel.
At this moment.
The door of Dingxianglou was suddenly pushed open.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and a young man wearing a Taoist robe and a brass oil lamp hanging from his waist strode in.
The young man had a handsome face, and his eyes seemed to be dotted with stars, and were extremely bright.
"My dear young man, I'm sorry, but our shop is closed today."
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "If you want to eat, please go somewhere else."
The shopkeeper was a little upset about the affairs of the nobles.
Therefore, I lost the desire to do business.
"Be bold!"
Chen Huangpi said unhappily, "Your Dingxianglou is open all day and all night, but it was closed when I came. Do you think I'm here to eat for free again?"
"Hey, sir, what are you saying?"
The shopkeeper said quickly, "You came at the wrong time. We apologize to you. But what do you mean by 'again'?"
As he spoke, the shopkeeper began to look at the tangerine peel.
Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper's expression instantly became extremely interesting.
"The Yellow-skinned King?"
"What? That damn thing is back again?"
"Ah, that's it!"
Although the people in Dingxianglou had not seen Chen Huangpi for only a few days, it was a dark and windy night, and Chen Huangpi's appearance before was different from now. He was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time, with fair skin.
Now he is fifteen years old and his skin is sallow.
If the shopkeeper hadn't been deeply impressed by Chenhuangpi, he might not have been able to recognize it.
Chen Huangpi said somewhat displeasedly: "I am not a ghost, and I am not called King Huangpi now. You can call me Your Majesty."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, why are you out in broad daylight?"
The shopkeeper said timidly: "There are many nobles and gods outside Xuzhou City. If they find you, they will definitely not let you go..."
These people don't know Chen Huangpi's background.
However, that night the evil spirits called out "Your Majesty Chen Huangpi".
Moreover, Chen Huangpi was surrounded by black smoke and had countless evil eyes open. In the eyes of these people, Chen Huangpi was naturally evil.
Listen to what the shopkeeper says.
Chen Huangpi grinned and said, "Thank you, boss, but don't worry, they can't beat me."
"Hurry up and give me some of the food in your store."
“I have money this time.”
As Chen Huangpi said this, he took out some silver.
Chen Huangpi didn't take the cultivators outside the city seriously. He had previously investigated there and found that they were just some children of noble families from the capital, as well as some gods.
Among those gods, there are two state city gods.
The purpose of these people coming here is to find the Black Sun.
As for why they were circling outside Xuzhou City, it was because they discovered something strange about Xuzhou City and did not dare to rush in for a while.
However, Chen Huangpi was too lazy to contact those people.
On the contrary, Chen Huangpi felt more comfortable being with ordinary people.
As for where this silver came from.
Chen Huangpi had killed many monks before, so he naturally looted some of them.
"Here, here are five taels of silver."
Chen Huangpi threw the silver to the shopkeeper, sat by the window and said, "I owed you three taels of silver last time, I'll pay you back this time, and you can pay me two taels of silver for the rest of the food, that's all I have, if you exceed, I won't admit it."
The shopkeeper looked at the silver in his hand and was a little at a loss for a moment.
They all saw how cruel his majesty was before.
But even such a cruel Majesty was still thinking about the three taels of silver he owed for food.
You know, even the cultivators in the foundation-building stage never pay when they come to eat.
On the contrary, Chen Huangpi, who is so much more powerful than them and not even a human, is so law-abiding.
For a moment, the shopkeeper felt an indescribable sense of absurdity.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will tell the kitchen staff."
The shopkeeper said this and ran into the kitchen.
Chen Huangpi was a little curious, so he looked at the people who were all worried and said, "I remember there was a servant there before, why is he gone today?"
Someone clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a lot of work to be done in Xuzhou City, and that servant has been called by Lord Wang to maintain law and order."
Chen Huangpi nodded and thought to himself, "It seems that Wang Mingdao has really been working in Xuzhou City during my absence. I thought he would go to the capital to find his father."
And just then.
The brass oil lamp suddenly opened its eyes, glanced at the distance and said, "Chen Huangpi, your Yang Aiqing and Lord Wang are here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Mingdao, looking exhausted, walked in.
And the evil shadow is hidden in his shadow.
"Lord Wang!!!"
Seeing this, everyone in the store showed excitement.
"It doesn't have to be this way."
Wang Mingdao waved his hands tiredly and said, "This official... well, I just came to see him, you can do whatever you want, don't be so reserved."
As he spoke, Wang Mingdao walked over to Chen Huangpi and sat down.
At this moment, his expression was extremely complicated.
"Chen Huangpi..."
"Mingdao, you should call him His Majesty." Shadow Xieyi quickly reminded him, "The common people don't understand, don't you understand either?"
"Yes, Xuzhou Mu Wang Mingdao greets His Majesty."
Wang Mingdao cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you said before that you would be back within a day, but now three days have passed. Could it be that you encountered difficulties during this period?"
Chen Huangpi didn't want to say more, so he said casually: "It's all over. I've got the fishing rod. Today I will move Xuzhou City to the Shiwan Mountains."
"So good."
Wang Mingdao breathed a sigh of relief.
As the saying goes, what you read on paper is superficial; you must practice it yourself to know it well.
In the past, Wang Mingdao was arrogant and thought that if he were in charge, he would definitely do better than his father Wang Taiyu.
But after he really became the governor of Xuzhou.
Wang Mingdao then realized that he was totally wrong.
His talent is not outstanding, not as good as his father's.
Not even as good as what Song Tiangang did.
He had to deal with all kinds of messy matters, working day and night, but the more things he had to do, the more chaotic it became. But he couldn't just give up because he couldn't bear to see the sad faces of the people.
Now Chen Huangpi is back.
The matter of Xuzhou City is coming to an end.
Wang Mingdao naturally felt relieved.
Instead, Shadow Xieyi said with some concern: "Your Majesty, those cultivators outside are not sent by the false emperor, but they are surrounding the outside of Xuzhou City. If they are seen by him, I am afraid there will be trouble later."
Although there are many evil things in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
But the cultivator who came this time was from a noble family in the capital.
Although the Song family did not come, the four major families of Li, Meng, Han and Liu are deeply rooted.
They came looking for the Black Sun.
It would be bad if Chen Huangpi was seen fishing for Xuzhou City and had bad thoughts about it.
To be honest, Yingzi Xieyi really cares about Chen Huangpi.
For no other reason than that ideals and ambitions were realized here at Chen Huangpi.
Now, after the matter of Xuzhou City is settled, Yingzi Xieyi and the others will naturally return to the capital. Even if it is a joke or a farce, they are ultimately king and his subjects, and Yingzi Xieyi admires what Chen Huangpi has done from the bottom of his heart.
Naturally, it hopes that Chen Huangpi will get better.
Chen Huangpi shook his head and said, "Although wealth should not be exposed, my cultivation is so strong. If I still have to worry about everything, then my cultivation would be in vain."
"No, sir, you misunderstand."
Shadow said wickedly: "What I mean is that we should just kill them all."
After hearing this, Chen Huangpi was shocked.
The brass oil lamp was even more amazed: "You are a Yang, after all, you are an imperial envoy, but I didn't expect your butt to be so crooked. I was right about you." (End of this chapter)