Translator: Transn Editor: Transn Xu Qi didn't live in the back hall of the county office. County Magistrate Feng Guan had brought many books and servants with him, so they occupied many rooms. County Magistrate Bai Shangque had also cleared out an extra room for practicing martial arts. He didn't stand on ceremony with anyone. If anyone was dissatisfied, they could come and ask for his saber. Therefore, Xu Qi, as the Registrar Official, sensibly bought a small house outside the county office. It was only a few minutes away from the county office. The alley was secluded and deep. In the courtyard, there was a small well with fresh green grapevines. It was a quiet and pleasant place. When Xu Qi returned to his house, a little girl with a golden hairpin on her head was lying on the mouth of the well. She didn't care if this posture was elegant or not. Hsu Fengnian took off his civil official uniform with a sixth-rank official patch and moved a small stool to sit beside the well. Originally, he didn't have the fortune to spend his days leisurely like this. However, after his second sister learned of his current situation, she would rather tire herself and insisted that her younger brother not touch the mountainous pile of documents and government affairs for the time being. It should be known that these documents and documents could immediately become a mountain again after being moved away. However, she said that it was the work of the servants and the work of the superior and the work of the superior. Therefore, he took it as giving him the last half a year of leisure. Logically speaking, Xu Qi had never won against her. All he could do was wait patiently for the next spring. At that time, even if he wanted to slack off, his second sister would pull him by the ear and bring him to the desk. In Bishan County of Yanzhi Commandery, this moderately sized Registrar Official was, of course, Xu Qi, the son of a general. He had used this alias in Beimang and Liyang Jianghu. However, after the one-year mourning period ended and he put on the clothes that the Golden Silk Weaving Bureau spent a lot of manpower and money to make, it was time for him to leave this place and Youzhou. In Bishan County, other than a secret letter from home every half a day, no one would disturb his peace and quiet. Therefore, things like martial arts evaluations, rouge evaluations, generals evaluations, and so on could only be heard from Deputy County Magistrate Zuo Jing. His meager salary as the County Magistrate was mostly spent on Zuo Jing's drinking. Without a doubt, Huang Sanjia had once again deliberately stirred up a demonic wind. Among them, Mount Longhu was the biggest loser. A father and son Taoist Masters had ascended together. It was an unprecedented grand occasion, but it seemed to have emptied all of the Taoist ancestral court's assets. This time, no one had made it onto the rankings. But Li Yufu of Wudang, who had not been heard of until now, had made it onto the rankings and stood shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Qingshan and Li Xiaoxin. Mount Wudang's status would definitely rise. And with the sudden appearance of Xu Yanbing, who was ranked sixth in the world, Beiliang was the biggest winner.
He leaned against the rattan frame and muttered to himself, "Ten times I was in a trance. Looking down from a high vantage point, I've seen many places. I've also seen the gathering and dispersing of fate. It's said that a place's environment nurtures a place's people. Within the limitations of this place's environment, people's words and actions permeate each other. Therefore, this place's environment is different from that of another place's environment. The people of the two places write different articles. To exaggerate, with the Guangling River as the boundary between the north and the south, the people of the south and the people of the north are completely different. "
"When I'm in a trance, I look at the big, and when I'm back, I look at the small. Now, when I look at the new Beiliang, Zuo Jing, and the old Pei Ju, I look at their words and actions. In the end, their fates are mixed up and they all merge into Beiliang's fate. Now, Beiliang has Mount Wudang, a place of fate. But we have to wait until Li Yufu returns. After Jiang Ni and the old man with the sheepskin fur coat left, Mount Qingliang was replaced by the androgynous White Fox's face and Huyan Guanyin. But whether these people are here or not, they follow the four words' the heavens are clear '. They can't be forced. "
"Many of my old friends have really become dead. There are also some who will become ancient people one day. For example, Wang Xiaoping, who follows Liu Songtao, and Sui Xie Gu, who for some reason still hasn't entered the martial arts rankings. There are also Miss Li Zi and the North and South Monks, whose whereabouts are unknown. But speaking of which, most of the people who are related to me don't have good endings."
Hehe, who had been listening to Hsu Fengnian's nagging, raised her head and adjusted the slightly tilted golden hairpin. She said calmly, "I should have died more than ten years ago."
Hsu Fengnian was amused. He asked curiously, "Since I'm your savior, why did you kill me? You showed mercy a few times, but there were also times when you really wanted to kill me. "
The young girl sat on the mouth of the well and looked at him. She blinked. "Old Huang said that you lived so miserably. Dying in my hands is better than dying in someone else's hands. I think … "
Hsu Fengnian said helplessly, "You think it makes sense?"
The young girl chuckled a few times. She was obviously happy.
She suddenly seemed to have remembered something and disappeared in a flash. She left as soon as she said so, leaving Hsu Fengnian all alone in his room. Hsu Fengnian didn't know where she went, but he felt that she wouldn't show up for a while. Hsu Fengnian sighed and sat on the small bench in a daze. These days, he mostly went to the county yamen for roll call. After that, he didn't have anything to do. There were many things waiting to be done in Bishan County due to the replacement of the old and the new. It should have been the most difficult time in the county yamen, but the county magistrate Feng Guan was incomparably powerful and monopolized the power. Zuo Jing had been fighting openly and secretly for power several times, but he had lost. He had nothing to do. It seemed that he wanted to seek some support from his backer. For the time being, he chose to rest and lie low, waiting to see how long Feng Guan could run rampant. Bai Shangguan's ambition didn't lie in one county or one county. He often went to the passes in Yanzhi County to "relax" and make friends with the commandant who had real power in Beiliang. In the present Beiliang County, not to mention the 14 new commandants, any commandant who held the commander's seal was already a very popular person. There were two reasons why Hsu Fengnian chose Bishan County as his base. First, the aftermath of the Youzhou incident was still lingering. He had to keep an eye on the new provincial governor Hu Kui and the Youzhou general Huangfu Jin to see if they could play the role of good cop. Second, Yanzhi County was close to the border. Hsu Fengnian was greatly disappointed by the number of soldiers in Youzhou, and he didn't have much confidence in the Youzhou border army. He wanted to go to the border to take a look when he had time. Third, he wanted to personally experience the new atmosphere in Beiliang's officialdom. He could see the big picture from a small clue. It was more accurate and comprehensive than hearsay or even spies' secret reports. Just like the current situation, the internal friction between Feng Guan and Zuo Jing in Bishan County, and the discord between the county magistrate and the county magistrate had already made Hsu Fengnian worried.
Hsu Fengnian looked at the sky and got up to go to the kitchen. He helplessly found that the rice jar was already empty. Although he was now no different from a Taoist priest in terms of fasting, and his mysterious realm was far beyond that, since ancient times, sages and virtuous men had always talked about cultivating Taoism and not immortality. Besides, in order to achieve immortality, what good would it do to cultivate oneself to an inhuman state before becoming an immortal? During this period of time, Hsu Fengnian didn't forget to eat, drink, or sleep. He went to the table and took a bag of silver, intending to go out and buy a bag of rice. Perhaps it was because Bishan County was barren and unruly, the local tyrannical and tyrannical families didn't treat these newly appointed officials well. The families headed by the Zhu family even closed their doors and refused to see any guests. They were determined to draw a clear line between themselves and these new officials.
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