Who's in Favor, and Who's Against?

Yin Yunze instructed Xu Hanxian to tell the county magistrates that someone was trying to harm their relatives and friends, and that they needed to unite to deal with it. As a result, the magistrates searched the area thoroughly for several days, but found nothing.

Especially after communicating with each other, it was found that this was the case for everyone.

One might be an exception, but if this is the case for all of them, it's hard to guarantee that these county magistrates won't have wild ideas.

Is there really such a thing as the Heavenly Wheel Sect up to cause trouble, or is this just a pretext fabricated by Xu Hanxian in collusion with Yin Yunze?

No wonder, even with the extremely tempting offer of Fox Rice, Yin Yunze's side still managed to drag things out for so many days.

It seems that in their eyes, those 10,000 catties of Fox Rice were nothing more than a tempting lure.

It was only because Yin Yunze offered such a tempting offer that they had no other choice but to come and take a look.

As for why this situation occurred...

Yin Yunze was surprised, so he took out the copper coin that had been nurtured with incense for quite some time.

Although it was originally just an ordinary copper coin, after being nurtured by incense offerings for the past few days, it has acquired a touch of mysticism.

It is naturally even more adept at using this Casting Stones to Ask the Way.

Moreover, compared to Divination the future, asking about events that happened to ordinary people in the past is much simpler.

As he tossed the coin into the air, Yin Yunze learned the reason the moment he caught it.

The reason is somewhat ridiculous: Xu Yue contracted the virus, and Yin Yunze received treatment too early.

The Heavenly Wheel Sect's scheme in this half-prefecture was a plan simultaneously orchestrated by the Third Prison Warden, involving numerous individuals and being implemented in all eight counties.

Not to mention that Li and Zhou were corrupted early on, none of the plans targeting the relatives of County Magistrate Liu and his four associates took effect as quickly as Xu Yue's.

After all, using those underhanded methods to target the families of officials, bypassing the Dynastic Karmic Luck, is quite a troublesome matter.

Old Wang was able to fool Xu Yue purely out of luck, but the other members of the Heavenly Wheel Sect might not have made such rapid progress.

Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal if someone achieved their goal ahead of schedule.

It was a bit early, but as long as Old Wang could control the absorption efficiency of the Ghost Bone, it would only cause Xu Yue to fall slightly ill for a while.

As long as others catch up with the schedule, the plan can still proceed as scheduled.

Unfortunately, Old Wang was killed by Yin Yunze, Xu Yue was saved by Yin Yunze.

The saying "a single hair can affect the whole body" perfectly illustrates this point.

This sudden turn of events prompted the Third Prison Warden to immediately halt the plan.

After spending considerable effort to identify Yin Yunze, the Third Prison Warden changed their plan to intercept and kill Yin Yunze first.

When Yin Yunze first saw the vicious Technique Method, he thought it was because of his status as Orthodox God, and even secretly complained that the Third Prison Warden was too cautious.

It now appears that Yin Yunze influenced the entire plan of the Third Prison Warden.

Because they discovered Yin Yunze as an obstacle, the Third Prison Warden planned to kill Yin Yunze before activating the system, but ended up being killed by Yin Yunze instead.

With the death of the Third Prison Warden at Yin Yunze's hands, the plan came to a standstill.

With no one taking action, the county magistrates naturally failed to uncover any clues. As a result, they assumed that Yin Yunze was just making things up.

Yin Yunze was speechless at this coincidence.

Seeing Yin Yunze remain silent, County Magistrate Li sneered, "So, Qingnü, are you going to say something about the Heavenly Wheel Sect?"

Yin Yunze glanced at County Magistrate Li but didn't respond, after all, it was her mistake this time.

"Then, let's not talk about the Heavenly Wheel Sect."

After a moment's thought, Yin Yunze glanced at the county magistrates and said, "As we agreed, I can supply you gentlemen with rice at three Fox Rice per pound to help the people. You can take the rice first and pay later, and settle the debt before your terms expire—"

"As a price, firstly, you gentlemen are not allowed to sell this batch of Fox Rice for more than five coins. Furthermore, you must tell everyone who acquires the Fox Rice that this is a blessing bestowed by me, the God of Frost and Snow and Qingnü Goddess, Qing Nu—"

"Secondly, I require all of you to establish temples for me, the God of Frost and Snow Qingnü, in your respective counties, and to build no fewer than five temples. The temples can be small in scale, but the distance between them must be well controlled. I do not want a situation where five temples are located in the same village."

"Finally, I hope that no members of the Heavenly Wheel Sect will appear within your jurisdictions. If any members of the Heavenly Wheel Sect are discovered, while not necessarily killing or arresting them, you must drive them out of your jurisdiction!"

Yin Yunze believed these requirements were not difficult to fulfill, so he looked at the group and asked, "After I finish speaking, who agrees and who disagrees?"

"I object!" Sure enough, even with such generous terms, Lord Li still disagreed. "What evil deeds have those Tianli Sect followers committed? Qingnü, do you intend to exterminate them all?"

With these words, County Magistrate Li had clearly confirmed that he had colluded with the Heavenly Wheel Sect.

Looking indifferently at County Magistrate Li, Yin Yunze thought for a moment and decided to tell the other magistrates instead, "I despise the Heavenly Wheel Sect. I don't like them! Are you all satisfied with this reason?"

Without the charge of the Heavenly Wheel Sect murdering the county magistrate's relatives and friends, it's unlikely they could have wiped them out completely.

However, pushing them to the brink remains Yin Yunze's bottom line.

As for these bedbugs, at least within the area that Yin Yunze can influence, Yin Yunze will definitely not let them get away with it!

In response, County Magistrate Li immediately sneered, "Qingnü, are you saying you're using your own selfish desires to order us, the officials of the imperial court, around? We are officials, not tools for you to eliminate dissidents—"

Yin Yunze couldn't help but sigh at the accusation that County Magistrate Li had leveled against him.

Yin Yunze felt that she had been very tolerant, but there were always people who took her tolerance for weakness.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Yin Yunze looked at County Magistrate Li and smiled, "Lord Li, would you mind raising your hand?"

"----" County Magistrate Li was somewhat puzzled by Yin Yunze's request, but wanting to see what Yin Yunze was up to, he slowly raised his right hand. "Is this how it is?"

"Yes, thank you, keep it up."

Looking at County Magistrate Li's raised right hand, Yin Yunze turned to Peng Shulan and said, "Sloth, chop off its hand."

The next moment, before anyone could react...

With a flash of cold light, County Magistrate Li's raised right hand was severed at the wrist and fell onto the table.

However, because the pure Frost Internal Force froze the wound, there was no blood splattering.

"Ah! Ah, my hand! My hand!" Looking at his right hand lying on the table and feeling the excruciating pain in his wrist, County Magistrate Li shouted without any decorum, "You, Qingnü! Ah, you dared to have my hand chopped off—my hand—my hand—"

Even the other county magistrates were shocked and stood up, looking at Yin Yunze with panic.

In particular, County Magistrate Zhou's originally ruddy complexion turned deathly pale.

"Qingnü! How dare you harm an official of the imperial court!"

Instead, County Magistrate Liu slammed his fist on the table and glared at Yin Yunze, saying, "How dare you do such a thing—"

"If healed, then it wouldn't be considered harm."

With his right hand supporting his chin, watching the panicked expressions of the crowd, Yin Yunze flicked his left finger. The severed hand of County Magistrate Li immediately flew up, reconnecting at the break point. Then, a Heal Wounds and Cure Illness was injected, and the severed arm was quickly reattached.

After feeling a warmth in his wound, the pain subsided, and he regained sensation in his right hand. Only then did County Magistrate Li stop screaming.

Looking at Yin Yunze, County Magistrate Li's expression shifted several times before he said, with a sense of unease, "Thank you—"

"You're welcome, because this is just the beginning."

With a sneer, Yin Yunze gave a second command, "Sloth, slice it into many pieces!"

The next moment, a cold glint flashed again, and the hand that had fallen onto the table was now broken into four pieces.

Then, the even more pitiful wail of County Magistrate Li rang out.

Although the pain was not much different from last time, the psychological impact was much greater!

Faced with such cruelty, even County Magistrate Liu and Xu Hanxian couldn't help but hold their breath.

The other county magistrates looked at Yin Yunze as if he were a demon.

Although Yin Yunze also felt nauseous, he still managed a stiff smile and said softly, "Sloth, how can you be so stupid! Don't you know you should cut off one finger at a time? Besides, cutting it all at once makes no sense! Cut a piece every minute! Start over!"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's account, Peng Shulan felt a tightness in his chest and said stiffly, "This subordinate understands!"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Li was so frightened that he stopped even from screaming.

Seeing Yin Yunze use his strength to lift his severed limb again, County Magistrate Li was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly and hurriedly said, "I don't want to be treated! No—"

However, despite his brief evasion, his right palm returned to normal after a flash of white light, much to the horrified look in County Magistrate Li's eyes.

Seeing Peng Shulan approaching him with a knife, County Magistrate Li cried out in despair, "Don't come any closer!"

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Peng Shulan was about to make another move, Yin Yunze called out to him.

Just when County Magistrate Li thought that Yin Yunze was about to let him go, he saw Yin Yunze throw ten yellow talismans to Peng Shulan.

"Your trouble here is affecting the other officials' experience! Take Lord Li outside and let him enjoy himself. Here are ten healing talismans; just throw them at Lord Li and they'll take effect. Oh, and don't just chop off his right hand; that might make Lord Li get used to it. Remember to chop off a different one—"

"Your Majesty! Lady Qingnü, I was wrong! I was wrong! Please forgive me----"

At this moment, County Magistrate Li abandoned all pretense of dignity, immediately knelt down, and began frantically begging for mercy.

However, faced with County Magistrate Li's pleas for mercy, Yin Yunze simply smiled and said, "Since you know you're wrong, then you deserve even more punishment! Sloth, drag her out!"

As Peng Shulan dragged the wailing County Magistrate Li out, Yin Yunze looked at the other magistrates and said with a smile, "My lords, this is my attitude towards the Heavenly Wheel Sect! I think, using Lord Li as an example, you all can truly understand how much I hate the people of the Heavenly Wheel Sect— "