"You corrupt official, do you know who we are?"
The three sorcerers, their faces bruised and swollen, no longer cared about their image and began to curse loudly.
Chen Qing didn't even bother to listen, and simply waved his hand, saying, "Dislocate his jaw and throw him in jail!"
Several newly hired officers grinned maliciously and with a single slap, dislocated the jaws of the three incessantly talking men. The scene was quite gruesome, leaving the onlookers both distressed and excited.
Chen Ying frowned deeply. In her memory, no official in the Great Jin Dynasty would be so disrespectful to a sorcerer. She immediately reminded him, "My lord, the Shen Family is no ordinary family in Jiangnan..."
Chen Qing remained unmoved. Although he didn't know what the Shen Family represented, he couldn't afford to lose face in front of everyone. He simply said coldly, "So what if the Shen Family Shen Family is involved? Does that give them the right to attack government officials?"
"Uh..." Chen Ying couldn't refute it for a moment. It was indeed the Shen Family who made the first move, and their reasoning was sound.
How could they so casually humiliate such a promising young talent from the Shen Family? Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the Shen Family?
Chen Qing ignored the Shen Family who couldn't even speak, and instead looked at Azure Sparrow: "On behalf of the suffering people, I thank the Mountain God."
Azure Sparrow nodded slightly, and a few drops of green dew slowly flew towards the merchants who had insect eggs on their bodies.
The merchant stared longingly at the flying object. Although there was no warning, his body's desire for the dew was almost instinctive, like someone who had been thirsty in the desert for days and then saw a clear water source. He didn't care about his image and quickly caught it with his mouth.
The moment the dew entered their mouths, they felt a cool sensation flow down their throats. In the next instant, their bodies felt refreshed, and an indescribable sense of comfort made them groan involuntarily.
Many people were astonished to see that the bodies of these people miraculously floated up; it was truly a strange sight.
But this scene was more than just strange to the warlocks; it utterly shocked them!
A mortal enters a state of deep meditation, and even the deepest level of meditation!
This isn't floating; rather, it's because the body's spiritual energy and the Earth Spirit maintain maximum communication, causing the body to resonate and be lifted by the spiritual energy. This is a scene that only appears in the deepest state of meditation.
This situation is extremely rare. Normally, a sorcerer would need to take top-grade spiritual medicines to replenish their body's spiritual energy in a spiritually rich place reserved by their family, and then use a top-notch meditation technique. They also need to be in perfect condition to have even the slightest chance of entering this state. Once they do, the cultivation effect will be more than ten times that of normal!
These merchants, clearly just ordinary people, were able to enter such a meditative state; it completely shattered their common sense!
"It's the Dew!" Chen Ying immediately realized, and even though she had never cared much about material things, she couldn't help but show a strong desire in her eyes.
The warlocks whose jaws had been dislocated struggled even more frantically.
Has this Prefect Chen gone mad?
Such a miraculous medicine, given to those few peddlers and laborers?
Does he know what that is? Does he know what that state of deep meditation represents?
This is even worse than an emperor's concubine offering something to a beggar for desecration!
That prefect is a madman, a complete madman!
"Vomit!!"
About fifteen minutes later, several merchants who had drunk the green dew landed and immediately began to vomit.
Puddles of foul-smelling black water gushed from his mouth, making many people feel uncomfortable and causing them to back away.
But you can also see that the spit-out eggs have grown to the size of quail eggs.
After vomiting, the merchants calmed down and stood up. They felt refreshed and much more relaxed. The older ones, in particular, straightened their backs and felt as if their aches and pains had disappeared. They had a feeling of being twenty years old again!
A few breaths later, he realized it wasn't a hallucination, stretched his body, and was suddenly filled with excitement.
There's no mistake, your old health problems are definitely cured, or at least they've improved a lot!
They were seasoned merchants, and if they hadn't heard that oysters could replenish kidney yang, the old man would have eaten them raw. Now, instead of replenishing his yang, he almost lost his life!
Unexpectedly, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise. Coming to Liuzhou, not only did I survive, but it also seemed that the problem that had plagued me for years could be resolved?
Thinking of this, disregarding the dirt and mess on the ground, the group knelt down again, saying, "Thank you, Mountain God! Thank you, Mountain God!"
"Remember your promise..." Azure Sparrow nodded slightly, spread her wings and floated into the air, slowly turning into a phantom and disappearing from everyone's sight.
Only then did all the onlookers realize what was happening, and they all knelt down in repentance, regretting that they hadn't asked for a few drops of the elixir earlier. This thing that could kill insect eggs was simply a life-saving elixir at sea!
"My lord..." someone finally couldn't help but ask, "May we also ask the Mountain God for some elixirs?"
Everyone looked at Chen Qing, including those who had already drunk the Green Dew. No one would complain about having too much of this good stuff!
"I don't know about that..." Chen Qing smiled and said, "If you believe in the South Mountain God of Nanshan, once the Mountain God is built, come and worship often. As the saying goes, sincerity brings results, and perhaps you will receive a response..."
Upon hearing this, the group of people knelt down again in the direction the Mountain God had left, their devotion as utmost as could be.
This kind of personality made Chen Qing feel that the people in this game world were quite like the Huaxia: they would trust you if you offered benefits, and they would not trust you if you didn't. They were quite realistic.
As for the elixir that everyone desires, of course, that's not something I can provide.
This dew is the essence of Nanshan South Mountain. The new Azure Sparrow's cultivation is too shallow; he can barely extract ten drops, so it is impossible to distribute it on a large scale.
Even if the offerings become more abundant later, it cannot be distributed on a large scale. This stuff is an important means that Chen Qing plans to use to supplement the treasury in the future, so why would he be foolish enough to make it widespread?
We must first make enough money from the rich!
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Meanwhile, in the Nanyang Shen Family, the Shen family's higher-ups were all paying close attention to the situation in Liuzhou...
The Nanyang Shen Family is recognized as the foremost family of sorcerers in Jiangnan, with a history that can be traced back to the Warlock Dynasty two thousand years ago!
At the end of the previous dynasty, warlords fought each other and demons roamed freely. The Shen Family family hid in Jiangnan and did not come out of the world until twenty years ago when the new dynasty was established. It was through the introduction of Liu Yu, the Duke of Song, that the emperor personally visited them, and Shen Yinian, the genius sorcerer of the Shen Family, came out of seclusion and directly became one of the nine ministers of the court, serving as the Ministry of War!
The current direct line of the Shen Family consists of twelve branches. The clan head is Shen Yixin, the head of the sixth branch. He was close to Shen Yinian of the fifth branch because they were brothers since childhood. Not long after Shen Yinian became one of the Nine Ministers, the patriarch of the eldest branch passed away. The position of clan head was then decided by a consensus among the elders and given to Shen Yixin.
Shen Yixin is generous and fair, and is far more trusted by the Shen Family than when the eldest son's family was in charge.
However, he has now had a rare disagreement with another person in charge of housing allocation.
" Laoliu, you saw Yiyang's letter describing the door gods. Such a technique has such miraculous effects. If it were to come under the Shen Family, do you know how immense the profits would be?"
The one who spoke was Shen Yiyun, the current head of the second branch of the Shen Family. His face was ashen and his eyes were cold. Anyone who was proficient in magic would know that he must have been practicing the Yin and Ghost magic for many years.
"That Chen Qing... is an official appointed by the imperial court!"
The elderly man at the head of the table had a ruddy complexion, a large head and ears, and eyes that were as narrow as slits. He looked like a kind and benevolent person, like Maitreya Buddha.
"So what if they're officials appointed by the imperial court?" Shen Yiyun chuckled coldly. "Have we killed too few?"
"This man is no ordinary person..." Shen Yixin shook his head. "I've already sent people to inquire. Because of his great contributions in the Liuzhou Painted Skin Mister incident, this Chen Qing was not only directly appointed as Fourth Rank prefect as a newly appointed Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), but was also granted the title of marquis!"
"So what?" Shen Yiyun said coldly, " Laowu sacrificed so much for that emperor. How much benefit did our Shen Family give up to stabilize Jiangnan? Without us, could the Xiao Household have kept Jiangnan's taxes so stable? Just because of Mu Hongqing?"
"We're just asking for some interest; does the imperial court intend to turn against us?"
"Is this why you sent several young men from your eldest son's family to Liuzhou without authorization?" Shen Yixin sighed.
"I just had them test the waters, I didn't ask them to do anything..." Shen Yiyun chuckled. "We're not impulsive people, we should at least find out what's going on, right?"
"Which ones did you send to investigate?" Shen Yixin sneered. "Don't you know what kind of people those three brothers from the eldest branch are? You're clearly just stirring up trouble!"
"So what?" Shen Yiyun said indifferently, "I've also inquired about this Chen Qing you mentioned. Her background is very simple. She's originally from Liuzhou. I'm just a tofu seller with no connections whatsoever. I don't know what kind of opportunity she had to become so capable."
"Send a few men from the eldest branch of the family over there to see just how capable this prefect really is. Is he really qualified to hold onto what he has, given his ostentatious behavior?"
"You're so sure it was his own good fortune, and not the legacy of some great sorcerer in the imperial court?"
" Laoliu, don't give me that!" Shen Yiyun laughed. "Which member of the Shen Family doesn't know the background of those sorcerers in the imperial court? If they really had such magic, would the emperor have been able to lose his wife and children?"
"If you know this, how could the Xiao Household not know? If that kid truly possessed such miraculous techniques, would the Xiao Household have released him?"
"That's why I sent those girls from the eldest son's family to make a scene..." Shen Yiyun chuckled. "That woman from the eldest son's family is notoriously unreasonable. Even if her own child does something outrageous, she'll still be there to cause trouble."
"Take it easy, Second Brother..." Shen Yixin sighed, and said quietly, "You need to understand, Liu Yu is dead!"
Upon hearing this topic, Shen Yiyun's smile vanished instantly, and her face darkened.
" Laoliu, that old man from the Xiao Household family has gone mad. He even killed Liu Yu. This dynasty probably won't last long..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yixin sighed and shook his head. He and his fifth brother had observed the Xiao Household's ruler for a long time and always believed that he was a monarch with great talent and ambition. If it weren't for Liu Yu's matchmaking, the Shen Family wouldn't have invested so much in this new emperor.
But the actions of that person now are truly unsettling...
Just then, the butler rushed into the living room, his face clearly showing anxiety.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yixin frowned and looked over. His butler was usually very composed and rarely acted so impulsively.
"Master..." the steward hurriedly said, "News has come that the three masters of the eldest son's family have been detained by the prefect of Liuzhou!!"
"Oh?" Shen Yiyun's eyes narrowed, clearly somewhat surprised.
Although the three from the eldest son's family have terrible tempers, they are quite capable.
"See?" Shen Yixin sighed, "I told you this new prefect wasn't simple..."
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