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Zhai Le looked troubled upon hearing this; he was genuinely afraid that Kang Dabao would take him to some secluded place and beat him to death.

There are always some people in this world who are stubborn and refuse to believe in superstitions, looking down on the skills of the old coroner from the capital. So the family that attacked and killed the former county magistrate was exterminated not long afterward.

But what good is revenge? The dead can't come back to life.

The prefectural government has confiscated a considerable amount of property, enough to provide compensation. However, the county magistrate's wife absconded with the Spirit Stone and abandoned the child, running off with another man...

This sounds even more terrifying than being beheaded or cut in half at the waist; Zhai Le himself gets chills just thinking about it.

Kang Dabao seemed to sense his hesitation. With no one around, he took out thirty coins and said bluntly, "County Commandant Zhai, conscription is just a matter of filling a quota. It doesn't matter whose family you conscript. If you give my family's quota to another family, they will gain the glory of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, you, County Commandant, will benefit, and my family will have an easy time. Why not?"

"Sect Leader Kang, please don't harm me. Your Jiang Qing has been specifically named by the county magistrate; how can he possibly handle this?" Zhai Le said with a pained expression, repeatedly declining the offer.

"I told you, fame isn't a good thing!" Sect Leader Kang Da cursed inwardly, but still handed over the Spirit Stone: "County Lieutenant Zhai, what is the purpose of this conscription?"

"Although news like this can't be kept secret forever, Brother Kang, please don't spread it around after you find out," Zhai Le said, skillfully accepting the Spirit Stone, her tone unusually friendly. "The Caishi Wang Household harbored an assassin who attacked the previous magistrate. The county magistrate has received orders from the prefectural court to wipe out this bandit's den."

"Oh right, the previous chief clerk also died in service to the king, and the position is still vacant. Tsk, that patriarch of the Caishi Wang Household family has a guts smaller than a pinhole, yet he dares to harbor assassins?" Kang Dabao sensed something was wrong, but before he could ask, he heard Zhai Le continue:

"Brother, don't underestimate them just because their family hasn't reached the Foundation Establishment. I heard from the county magistrate that the Two Instruments Sect will definitely send people to interfere this time, so we need to be careful. Brother, your family has received special treatment from the county magistrate this time, so you only need to send five people, but their cultivation levels must all be at least the Third Layer of Qi Refinement. The Xue Household only has eight cultivators, so they also need to send five."

"Then I should thank him?" Kang Dabao was so angry that he laughed. Everyone in Pingrong County knew the name of the Chongming Sect as a "remnant of the Immortal Dynasty". Logically speaking, just because of this reputation, the conscription should not have fallen on their side.

With the support of the prefectural government Xie Fu, now a county magistrate, has really gotten cocky. Let's see how many more days you have left.

"Report to the drill ground in the suburbs in ten days. Brother, please remember that well, don't make things difficult for me." Zhai Le saw that Kang Dabao's expression was not good, and he started to feel uneasy again. After giving his instructions, he left in a hurry.

When Kang Dabao returned to the courtyard, he saw that the place was still bustling with joy, and he couldn't bear to disturb them. It wasn't until the next day that he gathered his fellow disciples together to discuss the matter.

"Senior brother, the Caishi Wang Household only has about twenty Qi Refinement cultivators. What's the big deal? Just go!" Jiang Qing wasn't afraid when he heard that he had been called upon; in fact, he felt a strange excitement.

Seeing his expression, Kang Dabao became even more worried.

Pei Yi then said, "Junior Brother Jiang, according to what our sect leader heard from that County Magistrate Zhai, there are likely over a hundred people on both sides this time. We cannot be careless."

"Then, Senior Brother, who should I go with?" Jiang Qing didn't seem to have heard him, but he nodded to Pei Yi first, and then asked Kang Dabao.

Kang Dabao was also struggling with this matter.

First of all, none of the younger generation can go; it's not their turn to shoulder such a heavy responsibility, not to mention their cultivation level is not high enough.

Secondly, Zhou Yixiu is definitely not an option either. The student just started learning yesterday, and he's already sending him to the battlefield today. Is he taking on a junior disciple or cannon fodder?

Among the remaining people, there was myself, Yuan Jin, Pei Yi, Ji Wuwu, and Old Du, the merchant.

I wonder if the Ye Household and Lu Household have been conscripted. If not, could we ask them to each contribute one person?

"That bastard Xie Fu has no mercy whatsoever! He must have calculated my family's numbers before deciding on the spots!" Kang Dabao paced back and forth in the room, finally cursing angrily.

"We've only mentioned Little Sanzi's name so far. As for the others, how about we recruit a few Rogue Cultivator from the market?" Yuan Jin suggested. "Fifty Spirit Stone each, that should be enough to recruit some people, right?"

"I think it's feasible. We can just give them titles like Outer Sect Stewards." Pei Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you're more familiar with the market, so I'll trouble you with this matter." Kang Dabao also thought it was a good idea; fifty Spirit Stone was not a small amount. Many hunters who ventured into the mountains to hunt beasts risked their lives for a year and might not earn that many Spirit Stones.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Sect Leader, I'll take care of it right away." Zhou Yixiu, who was participating in the sect's meeting for the first time, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been so nervous that he hadn't uttered a word. Now that he had something to do, he felt more at ease.

Zhou Yixiu was very methodical in his work. After arriving at the Chongming Small Pavilion, he first woke up Ji Wuwu, who was dozing off.

First, they discussed the pros and cons with him one-on-one, then they threatened him, saying that if they couldn't recruit anyone, he would definitely be counted as one of the Ji Wuwu Sect Leader Kang Da and dragged into the fray.

Ji Wuwu, the old man, was not stupid and wouldn't be easily fooled by a few words. But he still believed Zhou Yixiu's words because Zhou Yixiu was telling the truth. If they really couldn't find the person, Kang Dabao would definitely take him along.

He came to the Chongming Sect for two reasons: first, to repay a debt of gratitude and inform Kang Dabao, who had helped him avenge his family; second, to retire in his old age, as he had taken so many concubines and had several more children with him in the Chongming Sect these days, and he was reluctant to risk his life to go out and fight to the death.

Therefore, the two old men took the task assigned by Kang Dabao very seriously.

In just three days, they recruited four people.

Unexpectedly, the other families who were conscripted either thought of the same trick of recruiting Rogue Cultivator, or followed suit and began to gather Rogue Cultivator to fight and die in their place.

The matter quickly became a hot topic and reached Xie Fu's ears. The county magistrate was busy with official Mandarin Duck Hall at the time and immediately flew into a rage.

This time, the state government will send Foundation Establishment True Cultivator to help.

If eight or nine out of ten members of the team sent by Pingrong County were Rogue Cultivator who didn't even have a single First Tier Law Artifact, what would that look like? If it fell into the eyes of important figures, would Xie Fu still be able to hold onto his position as county magistrate?

The outside world all thought this was a deadly job and wanted to avoid it at all costs.

But for Xie Fu, a down- Rogue Cultivator- luck cultivator who had already tasted the life of a county magistrate for a few days, death was nothing compared to poverty!

Putting everything else aside, if he hadn't been sitting in the position of Pingrong County, how would he have known that there were so many official duties to attend to in the Mandarin Duck Hall?

Magistrate Xie took this matter very seriously and immediately wrote down the names of the key members that each household wanted to contribute.

Then hand it over to Zhai Le, instructing him to send messages to all families immediately, as the previously announced assembly time at the training grounds could not be delayed.

This time, Zhai Le was much more confident when he visited, because he was followed by two Late Qi Refinement cultivators who had been transferred from the state court.

Relying on his borrowed power, Zhai Le spoke with a forceful and assertive tone when facing Kang Dabao. He handed over a list and then strode away with his head held high and an eccentric gait.

This sight made Kang Dabao grit his teeth in hatred. He opened the list and saw. "Jiang Qing..."

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