Returning It to the People

late at night.

Qin Jianghe was keeping accounts alone in his room.

The account books Lin Xiao brought today, as well as the money and grain they seized from the mountain stronghold, from which they took a small portion as sect revenue, all of these must be recorded in the accounts.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu did not go back; they both stayed overnight.

A soft knock came from outside the door.

Without looking up, he simply said, "Come in."

Gu Yuxiao, who was outside, came in carrying a bowl of chicken soup and said:

"Boss, it's so late, don't bother with all this. Drink this chicken soup and get some rest."

"Hmm," Qin Jianghe responded, but his hands showed no sign of stopping.

Gu Yuxiao placed the chicken soup on the table, sat down to the side, and looked at the boy who was a year younger than her, saying:

"Boss, you've changed so much since I first met you."

After thinking for a moment, she added:

"But when I saw you with the sect leader just now, you didn't seem to have changed much from before."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jianghe finally took a moment to look up at her:

What's the problem?

After saying this, without waiting for her reply, he handed her the account book and said:

"Since you're so free, and you can read, why don't you come and learn how to keep accounts?"

"Huh?" Gu Yuxiao looked surprised.

"What are you 'ah' about? Hurry up, you've avenged your father, you should learn something now, stop wandering around aimlessly all day."

As he spoke, Qin Jianghe picked up the chicken soup next to him and gulped it down in one big mouthful.

Jiang Youfu made this chicken soup tonight. He made a very Dayi, and everyone was so full that they had to stop eating it. Jiang Youfu planned to save it to cook noodles tomorrow.

Gu Yuxiao just scooped a small bowlful from the kitchen, heated it up, and brought it over.

Qin Jianghe also wanted to return to his sect as soon as possible.

Not for the sect's rich Spiritual Qi, but just for Fuzi's delicious food, he also wanted to cultivate someone who could replace him as soon as possible so that he could leave and return to the sect for a while.

Now he thinks Gu Yuxiao is quite good. If she can handle these matters, big and small, and with the help of his two cousins, he will be able to return to the sect without any worries.

Feeling a chill run down Gu Yuxiao's spine as Qin Jianghe stared at her with an inexplicable expression.

Could it be that Boss Qin killed too many people today and has become mentally disturbed?

She quickly took the ledger:

"I'll learn right now, I'll learn right now!"

Early the next morning.

Lin Xiao left Jiang Youfu at the escort agency, letting him play with Qin Jianghe and the others, while he himself went to Liaoju Prefecture.

They took most of the money and grain they had seized from the mountain stronghold.

He had discussed it with Jianghe and the others on his way back yesterday. The money and food of these bandits were stolen money, and it was all extorted from the people. In just over two months, the bandits' profits were extremely high.

Although they only took a small portion, it was actually a lot.

The remaining large portion, they agreed, would be returned to the people.

Although it was impossible for them to visit and verify each case and return the items to the victims who had been harmed by the bandits, he thought of someone who could do that.

That's Tong Shuzheng.

Although he had not had direct contact with this prefect, his impression of him was quite good after several indirect interactions; he seemed to be a good official who could serve the people.

Therefore, he planned to send most of the embezzled funds to the Liaoju Prefecture and hand them over to Prefect Tong for handling.

It was nearly noon.

In the examination hall of Liaoju Prefecture, Prefect Tong had just finished grading this year's examination papers with the school administrator and other officials, was rubbing his sore neck as he walked out of the examination hall, boarded his carriage, and prepared to return home.

Then Adviser Xue, followed him into the carriage and whispered in his ear:

"My lord, the immortal has arrived!"

"Who?" Tong Shuzheng, whose head was spinning, didn't hear what he said at first.

Xue Chengfeng repeated it again:

"An immortal has arrived, my lord!"

"What?!" Tong Shuzheng's eyes widened immediately, and he grabbed the clerk's arm and hurriedly asked:

"An immortal has arrived? Where? Quickly, take me there!"

Xue Chengfeng quickly comforted him, saying:

"My lord, please don't worry, my lord, please don't worry. The immortal hasn't shown himself; he's just secretly sent some things over and left a letter."

As he spoke, he took out the letter Lin Xiao had left behind from his sleeve.

Tong Shuzheng quickly took the letter out of the envelope and read it.

However, he noticed that the handwriting on the letter was somewhat strange, unlike ordinary ink painting. But Tong Shuzheng didn't pay attention to it. He quickly read through the letter, pondered for a moment, and then turned to ask Xue Chengfeng:

"Did the immortal send many things?"

Xue Chengfeng nodded, and then took out a small, simple-looking purse from his sleeve.

"You'll know once you open it, sir."

Tong Shuzheng was puzzled, so he reached out, took the purse, and opened it to take a look.

Then his eyes widened even more.

This... this is actually a divine artifact!

This small purse actually holds Dayou secrets!

It was piled high with money, grain, and all sorts of other items!

Thinking of what the immortal had said in his letter, Tong Shuzheng immediately said to Adviser Xue:

"Chengfeng, when you get back, give the order to compile a list of the people who died on the official road from Songyang County to Quhuai Prefecture. We will use part of the money in this purse as compensation for them."

"As for the rest, add it to this year's allocation for comforting people severely affected by floods in various regions. Remember to keep the accounts in order, and don't let those parasites smell it."

"Yes," Xue Chengfeng quickly replied.

After finishing his business, Tong Shuzheng relaxed and leaned lazily against the carriage. He picked up the letter in his hand again, wanting to read it carefully once more.

However, he suddenly noticed that the words on the letter were disappearing one by one!

The words on the letter seemed to detach from the paper and float up, then gradually became transparent and diffused in the air until they disappeared.

Before long, the entire letter became a blank sheet of paper with nothing but creases.

Although they knew the other party was an immortal and that any method they used was perfectly normal, Tong Shuzheng and Xue Chengfeng were still extremely surprised when they witnessed this scene.

Tong Shuzheng lifted the carriage curtain and urged the driver outside:

"Return to the manor immediately!"

He needed to hurry back to complete the task the immortal had given him!

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Because there were still many things to do in the sect, and if Jiang Youfu didn't leave soon, the old woman who was hired to cook at Lingxiao Escort Agency would soon lose her job, and Lin Xiao also wanted to focus on his cultivation recently, the two of them only stayed in Songyang County for two days before returning to Xiushui Village.

Before parting, Qin Jianghe prepared some things for Lin Xiao and the others to take back to his parents.

After the two returned to their sect, Lin Xiao began to devote himself to cultivation.