The sun was shining brightly today, but everyone was shivering as they stood in the courtyard of Yang County's yamen.
In front of Li Mu and the others were nineteen corpses.
Thirteen constables, the County Magistrate's family of four, and the corpses of the Wang family's wealthy father and son were all here.
These people's eyes were wide open, their mouths were wide open, and their faces were filled with terror. It was obvious that they had suffered a great shock before they died.
Nineteen people died with their eyes wide open. They looked up at the sky in horror. It was a terrifying scene. Some of the less experienced bailiffs lowered their heads after a glance, not daring to take a second look.
Even Green Snake, who had always been fearless, hid behind Li Mu, his face a little pale.
Li Mu used his Heavenly Eye to check and saw that the bodies of these nineteen people were empty. From their expressions, it seemed that the moment they saw the female ghost, their three souls and seven spirits had been sucked away, leaving behind such a miserable state before death.
Although the County Magistrate of Yang County did not have a high cultivation base, he was still a Spirit Condensation cultivator. Even his Primordial Spirit did not last for more than an instant in front of that peerless evil spirit.
County Premier Chen's face was as calm as still water. He glanced at the corpses and asked loudly, "Who's in charge of the county government of Yang County now?"
Like Yangqiu County, Yang County was just a small county. There were no magistrates and no military officers. As soon as County Magistrate Chen finished speaking, a low-ranking official ran forward and quickly said, "Your Excellency, the county magistrate and the arrester have been killed by the Evil Spirit. I'm the county jailer. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
County Prime Minister Chen took a deep breath and said, "Tell me the truth about the whole thing!"
The official shuddered and said with a trembling voice, "It's like this. Squire Wang and his son usually have a close relationship with the county magistrate. The Wang father and son always give the county magistrate a lot of filial piety during the holidays. The county magistrate also takes care of them a lot. Yesterday, the young master of the Wang family kidnapped two women and brought them back. One of them is the daughter of a farmer in Yang County, and the other is a pretty little beggar …"
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued, "After the young master of the Wang family kidnapped the farmer's daughter back home, he wanted to rape her but accidentally killed her. The farmer complained to the county magistrate, and the Wang father and son had already given the county magistrate a large sum of benefits. They blamed the little beggar for the woman's death …"
The jailer's face was pale and he said in a trembling voice, "They, they secretly killed the little beggar's father and buried him in the mass grave. They also wanted to execute the little beggar in the prison and make it look like she committed suicide for fear of punishment. Before the little beggar died, she pointed to the sky and cursed. After she died, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled outside, and it snowed heavily. Later, she turned into an evil spirit and killed the county magistrate's family, the father and son of the Wang family, and those bailiffs …"
County Premier Chen clenched his fists and said angrily, "Bastard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside the government office.
A bailiff ran in and said hurriedly, "Your Excellency, it's not good. Many people have broken in …"
County Premier Chen stepped out and the people who broke into the government office suddenly seemed to have an invisible wall in front of them. They could not take another step forward.
County Premier Chen looked at them and asked, "I am the County Premier of the North County. What do you want to do by breaking into the government office in broad daylight?"
Hearing that he was an official of the county, the people discussed and knelt down.
"Your Excellency, I have a grievance to report!"
"I have a grievance too!"
"Your Excellency, please help us!"
County Premier Chen looked at the chaotic scene and spoke again. His loud voice echoed among the people. "Line up in order and speak one by one."
The people who had just arrived at Yang County from the county did not expect that the first thing they would face when they arrived at Yang County was a crowd of angry people.
The 19 corpses were temporarily placed in the inner hall. County Premier Chen personally opened the government office to let the people of Yang County complain.
A middle-aged man walked into the hall first. After kneeling down, he said loudly, "Your Excellency, I want to report Wang Lun of the Wang family and the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan. A year ago, Wang Lun ordered people to kidnap my daughter and sully her innocence. She could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide by jumping into a well. I reported Wang Lun to the government office. The county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan, not only did not help me, he even gave me 20 beatings and said that I framed a good person. He said that my daughter fell into a well because she lost her footing …"
County Premier Chen glanced at Constable Zhao and asked, "Do you remember?"
Constable Zhao put down his pen and said, "Yes."
County Premier Chen looked at the middle-aged man and said, "After I investigate this case, I will give you justice. Next."
An old man walked up and said, "I want to report Wang Bo of the Wang family and the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan. The Wang family took over my second son's land, but the county magistrate gave my land to the Wang family …"
County Premier Chen nodded and said, "Next."
"I want to report the wife of the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan …"
"I want to report the daughter of the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan …"
"I want to report the son of the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan …"
"I want to report the arrester of Yang County, Qi Yu."
"I want to report the arrester of Yang County, Wei Peng."
…
In the front hall of the county government office, County Premier Chen asked questions while Constable Zhao recorded them. Li Mu stood in the inner hall and listened for a while before he walked out.
The people of Yang County were none other than the father and son of the Wang family, the family of the county magistrate of Yang County, and the arresters who died.
These people relied on the county magistrate of Yang County, Chen Chuan, to bully people and commit all kinds of crimes. They were involved in more than ten cases of murder. The lives of the people of Yang County were no different from grass in their eyes.
These people, without exception, all died in yesterday's incident.
In the county government office of Yang County, those who were lucky enough to survive were ordinary runners.
Bai Tingxin followed them out with a pale face and said, "You humans are too scary. I will never absorb human Yang Qi again …"
The grievances of the people of Yang County lasted until the afternoon. There were still many people lining up outside the county government office.
After questioning one person, County Premier Chen closed the office and ordered the rest to come back the next day.
Constable Zhao looked at the thick stack of case files and rubbed his aching wrists. He said, "Humans can be bullied, but not the heavens. Their deaths were retribution. Their deaths are not to be regretted …"
County Premier Chen asked, "Is there any news about the evil spirit?"
County Magistrate Shen said, "Several people died in Yang County during the day. They were all evil tyrants and unruly people. The evil spirit's purpose seems to be very clear …"
He sighed and said, "She did what should be done by the imperial court."
County Premier Chen shook his head and said, "The imperial court will soon know what happened in Yang County. Chen Chuan's wife is the sister of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If it weren't for this person, Chen Chuan would have lost his position as county magistrate. He wouldn't have run amok in Yang County and caused such trouble …"
None of the people of Yang County, including Li Mu and the others, sympathized with the people who died.
But the imperial court would definitely not tolerate the evil spirit's existence.
Although the imperial court usually did not want to provoke a fifth realm cultivator, slaughtering the entire family of an imperial court official and massacring the government office had crossed the line.
The higher-ups would not and would not tolerate her.
The evil spirit did not leave Yang County. She continued to kill people. Although the people she killed were all evil people, the North County government could not stand by and do nothing.
County Premier Chen, who was also a fifth realm cultivator, left the county government office early the next morning to find the evil spirit. However, he was always one step behind her.
If a fifth realm evil spirit deliberately hid her aura, it would be difficult for cultivators of the same realm to find her.
Once the county magistrate of Yang County died, the county government office was taken over by the county government office. The people who had been bullied before no longer had any worries.
In the past few days, there were many people who came to the government office to complain. Li Mu and the others were handling these matters at the government office.
The crimes committed by county magistrate Chen Chuan and the others were too numerous to be recorded. In the process of recording, Li Mu was so angry that he had a headache.
He did not think that the evil spirit did anything wrong. Instead, he felt happy. These people deserved to die. The laws of the Great Zhou could not control them. If the imperial court did not punish them, the heavens would punish them.
From a certain perspective, they did not die at the hands of the evil spirit, but died from the wrath of the heavens.
The initial power of ghosts came from resentment.
The stronger the resentment, the stronger the ghost would be after death.
If their resentment was earth-shattering and resonated with the heavens, there was a very low probability that they would turn into a peerless evil spirit in a short period of time after death.
That little beggar was kidnapped by Young Ruffian. She was a victim, but she was framed as a murderer. The injustice she suffered was comparable to Dou E's. Before she died, she was filled with resentment. Coincidentally, she shouted that sentence that had the effect of a mantra, causing the heavens to change and turning into a peerless evil spirit …
Li Mu was actually a little flustered. If he looked closely, this evil spirit was created by him.
If the imperial court wanted to settle the score, he and the Yunyan Pavilion would not be able to escape.
However, if he had the chance to choose again, Li Mu would probably still tell the story of Dou E's death.
If there was no "Dou E's Injustice", if there was no rain in the county capital, and if there was no beggar hiding outside the Yunyan Pavilion, perhaps there would be one less evil spirit in this world, but there would be one more wronged soul. And those who should have gone to hell could continue to harm the world.
In these few days, the evil spirit was still on the move. In other places of Yang County, there were more and more ghosts causing trouble.
It was obvious that there was a mastermind behind the scenes who wanted to throw Yang County, and even the entire North County, into chaos.
The imperial court's reaction to this matter was faster than Li Mu had expected.
In just five days, an imperial envoy came from the Middle County to Yang County with a piece of news.
Any cultivator of the Great Zhou Dynasty who could slay this evil spirit would receive a Heaven-level talisman or a Heaven-level elixir. They could also choose an Earth-level magic treasure.
This kind of reward was enough to make countless cultivators in the North County and the surrounding counties go crazy.
"Stupid!"
In the Yang County yamen, County Minister Chen looked coldly at a feminine man and said, "Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's ghost generals are also looking for that evil spirit. Is the imperial court trying to push this evil spirit to Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon?"
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