164: County magistrate, dead

The County Magistrate was still confused; he didn't even know what grudge he had with Tang Tian...

But since Tang Tian had called him out to his face, for a Cultivator, if something couldn't be said face-to-face, it meant there was a grudge.

The County Magistrate saw Yu Ping following along, as well as a whole crowd of his own yamen runners.

He immediately summoned his core group of three hundred yamen runners.

Tang Tian smiled and thought to himself, 'This saves me the trouble of picking them off one by one.'

After arriving at the forest outside Qingshan County, Tang Tian stopped...

The County Magistrate said, 'Fellow Daoist Yu, have I offended you in any way? Now, considering that I work for the Yu Family, how about I compensate you with some Spirit Stones?'

Tang Tian said, 'That's not it, but...'

Just as Tang Tian finished speaking, Lu Mei appeared and directly unleashed his Literary Qi to attack the County Magistrate.

The County Magistrate said, 'Fellow Daoist, why do you want to kill me? I am a man of the City Lord's Mansion; you should weigh the consequences.'

Lu Mei shook his head and said, 'It is not I who wants to kill you, it is the Heavenly Dao that wants to kill you.'

Lu Mei's Literary Qi covered most of the forest, transforming into a massive seal that struck down at them.

Within Lu Mei's Literary Qi, a storm raged, having already altered the surrounding environment!

At this moment, Ning Bi, Ding Mo, and Ye Fan also leaped out, each manifesting their Literary Qi into three distinct environments, which pressed against Lu Mei's.

They squeezed against each other.

Although the four were Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, their Literary Qi clashed; the rivalry that 'there is no first in literature' had already begun.

Tang Tian thought to himself, 'Literary Qi is truly powerful.'

Naturally, in the end, Lu Mei was the strongest, resisting all three types of Literary Qi by himself.

The County Magistrate said, 'Such powerful Literary Qi. Can you tell me who sent you to kill me?'

Yu Ping stood to the side, his face pale. He could not imagine that the four people in front of him, only a few years older than him, were so powerful.

Tang Tian shielded Yu Ping, and only then did Yu Ping feel a little better.

Lu Mei said, 'No one sent me to kill you. My name is Lu Mei, a member of the Lu Family of Jinque City. I am acting on behalf of the Heavenly Dao.'

At this moment, the County Magistrate's heart turned to ash, while Ye Fan and the others had already killed all the yamen runners the County Magistrate had brought.

The County Magistrate knew of the Lu Family of Jinque City; they were not on good terms with the City Lord's Mansion.

The County Magistrate said, 'If I had known, I wouldn't have gotten so close to the City Lord's Mansion.'

Lu Mei said, 'It is not just that. From the moment you herded the common people, it was proven that you would die.'

'After all, you cannot herd all Cultivators; there will always be wandering chivalrous Cultivators who will take action.'

Lu Mei's words ignited Tang Tian's spirit, and Yu Ping, who was beside them, waved his hand and said, 'Right! I've long wanted to kill you too. If it weren't for the fact that you collaborated with the Yu Family, I would have taken action against you once I became the Yu Family Head.'

Lu Mei recited, 'With a flute and a sword, I have lived my life, bearing the weight of a wild reputation for fifteen years!'

His Literary Qi transformed into a giant sword and struck the County Magistrate, who died with great unwillingness.

His official robes were stained with blood.

Lu Mei looked at Yu Ping and said, 'Yu Family boy, your Yu Family is not a good thing either, but since my Junior Brother protected you, I will not kill you. You may go.'

Lu Mei said this because he had seen Tang Tian shield Yu Ping when Ye Fan and the others were killing the yamen runners the County Magistrate had brought.

Yu Ping smiled bitterly and said, 'Brother Yu, I didn't expect you to do a good deed.'

Tang Tian said, 'Yu Ping, you go first. I will come to find you in a while...'

Tang Tian didn't care if the Yu Family exposed this matter; after all, the Lu Family of Jinque City had a Great Master as a teacher, so even if they exposed it, no one would believe them.

Ye Fan and the others congratulated Lu Mei, 'Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your greatly increased Literary Qi.'

In any case, they couldn't do what their Senior Brother did, directly causing the County Magistrate at the Lianqi Sixth Level to die instantly.

Ning Bi said, 'The County Magistrate's Family is still alive; that is a hidden danger.'

Ding Mo said, 'Since the County Magistrate allowed them to benefit, killing them is not unjust.'

Tang Tian said, 'Senior Brothers, wait before you kill; the Medicinal Pill you asked me to refine is already done.'

Tang Tian took out a storage ring and used Spiritual Qi to lift out the one hundred thousand Body Tempering Pill inside, along with four thousand Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill.

As soon as the Medicinal Pill appeared, abundant Spiritual Qi covered the forest.

Lu Mei said, 'Junior Brother is truly worthy of being an Alchemy Great Master. Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother.'

After speaking, Lu Mei gave Tang Tian sixty thousand Spirit Stone, which included Ye Fan's thirty thousand Spirit Stone.

Ding Mo, Ning Bi, and the others also vied to give their Spirit Stone to Tang Tian.

Lu Mei asked, 'I wonder, Junior Brother, how many Spirit Stone does this Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill sell for?'

Lu Mei was truly a disciple of a great Family; he immediately recognized the Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill.

Tang Tian said, 'What you said today, Senior Brother, really resonated with me. I will gift these Medicinal Pill to you all.'

Tang Tian was never stingy with those he approved of, even if the Lu Family asked for compensation because they had helped Tang Tian once.

Tang Tian would also give away the 'Raven Town World Sutra' without hesitation.

Lu Mei said, 'How can we let Junior Brother suffer a loss? How about ten Spirit Stone per Medicinal Pill?'

Because these Medicinal Pill were refined in one hundred batches, the normal price for refining in ten batches was one hundred Spirit Stone each, so this value was quite reasonable.

Lu Mei gave Tang Tian twenty thousand Spirit Stone, which included Ye Fan's ten thousand Spirit Stone.

Ding Mo, Ning Bi, and the others each gave Tang Tian ten thousand Spirit Stone.

Lu Mei said, 'These Body Tempering Pill can help me reach Major Achievement in body tempering.'

Tang Tian did not refute this, because ten thousand Body Tempering Pill indeed had such an effect.

Ding Mo, Ning Bi, and the others also felt they had made a huge profit, as Body Tempering Pill could only be bought at the Yunshui Pavilion in Jinque City.

They sold for fifteen Spirit Stone each, and as soon as they ate them, they knew they were refined by their Junior Brother.

In just a few short moments, Tang Tian had earned two hundred thousand Spirit Stone.

Tang Tian sighed to himself, 'As expected, Alchemy is the most profitable way to earn Spirit Stone.'

Ning Bi said, 'Senior Brother, let's go exterminate the County Magistrate's Family first.'

Lu Mei said, 'That is correct.'

After speaking, the five Senior and Junior Brothers walked directly toward the County Magistrate's residence.

Because the County Magistrate had not reacted in time this time, he had not moved his Family away.

Lu Mei arrived in front of the County Magistrate's residence; he did not go inside but simply released his Literary Qi from the outside.

The massive Literary Qi covered the entire residence of the County Magistrate, transforming into a heavy palm that pressed downwards.

The entire residence was destroyed, and everyone inside was wiped out.

This stunned Tang Tian; he had just been preparing to take out his heavy sword and charge in through the door.

He hadn't expected Literary Qi to kill so easily.

Lu Mei said, 'At this moment, my Literary Qi has finally reached enlightenment...'

Tang Tian asked, 'Could it be that when you Wen Xiu kill other Wen Xiu, there is a bonus?'

Lu Mei said, 'That is not it. We Wen Xiu act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao's authority. If someone damages the authority of the Heavenly Dao, we naturally must deal with them.'

Ye Fan said, 'This County Magistrate has been away from me for so long. Before, I saw the County Magistrate's men capturing people as slaves. I saved the people at that time, but I couldn't save the others.'

'Now that Senior Brother Lu has killed them, my speed of cultivating Literary Qi can be faster now...'