Chapter 543: I've Become a Demon Daoist

"Greetings, Daoist priest."

Zhou Jin, seeing Li Yi, still bowed respectfully: "The Prefect is very concerned about this matter of selling women and has ordered us to break the case, catch everyone involved, and not be lenient. As for these victimized girls, he has ordered us to register them, issue travel permits, provide travel expenses, and send them home."

"That evil leader will likely not live and will be beheaded in public as a warning to others."

Li Yi looked at him and said: "I am a practitioner of the Dao; I can manage for a while, but not for a lifetime. Some things, when encountered, I help out and save innocent people, which can be considered not living the Dao in vain. Since the case has a conclusion, I naturally have nothing to say. But why, when the Prefect knew I had dragon-tiger Qi, did he inexplicably harbor murderous intent?"

As soon as this was said, Zhou Jin's expression changed suddenly, and then he hurriedly said: "Daoist priest, this, this..."

Li Yi didn't speak, just looked up slightly.

Roar!

The next moment, the silver, colorful tiger roared at heaven and earth, and one claw fell. The white crane above the government office let out a miserable cry, then its body exploded, turning into strands of incense belief power, quickly dissipating. The remaining power, unabated, affected the government mansion, and the ground in this area suddenly shook.

Then, the roof collapsed, walls shattered, and beams tore apart.

At this time, the Prefect Chen Nian, who was in the study, was shocked. Protected by several colleagues, he rushed out of the house like he was fleeing, but even so, he was hit by falling stones, his head broken and bleeding, looking very embarrassed.

After finally escaping.

He saw that everything in front of him had turned into ruins, only the main gate of the government office remained intact, standing tall, seemingly protected by a force, avoiding being affected.

"This, what exactly is going on?" Chen Nian felt cold in his heart, looking around blankly.

"Daoist priest, stop."

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the painting in Zhou Jin's hand. Seeing a middle-aged man wearing a long robe, he hurriedly shouted to stop him.

Li Yi glanced at him and ignored him, just pointing at the government office runners: "Escort these women back safely. If there is any mistake, it will be the same as this government office—turned into ash."

As he spoke, he casually took out a few gems from his Five Elements Bracelet. These were picked up in the secret realm where the World Dragon was imprisoned in the Dark World; they had no special use, but they were worth some money.

He threw the few gems over.

"I won't treat you unfairly. All expenses on the road are on me, and you can split the extra money."

Looking at the few crystal-clear gems, the government office runners' eyes went straight, but looking at the government office that had collapsed in an instant, they couldn't help but shiver.

This Daoist priest was truly ruthless, overturning the government office with one word of disagreement.

However, ruthless was ruthless, but he was truly rich. Such a gem was worth at least a thousand gold; taking it back to split, they wouldn't have to worry for a lifetime.

It was just...

The government office runners then looked at Zhou Jin.

After all, Zhou Jin was their head. If he didn't speak, they were embarrassed to accept this matter.

Li Yi said: "How many years would you have to serve to earn such a sum of money? Still want to come back and be a government office runner and be ordered around by others? Why not go back and be a wealthy man?"

As soon as this was said.

These government office runners looked at each other, immediately took off their soap robes in unison, picked up the few gems on the ground, and then bowed solemnly to Li Yi: "Daoist priest, rest assured, we will send these ladies back safely even if we have to risk our lives. If it is not handled properly, we are willing to die at your hands, Daoist priest."

"Zhang Tie, Liu Han, you..." Zhou Jin paused.

"Zhou Jin, we are not very familiar; don't try to get close. I have things to do." That person said righteously.

Saying this, a group of government office runners resigned from their positions and left, escorting these women.

On the way, they were still discussing.

"Stupid, we can find a security firm to send these ladies back."

"Right, buy carriages, one for each, we have money, don't be short of this."

"And add a few new clothes for these ladies, leave some silver, don't let the Daoist priest think we are stingy."

"How big is that gem? I saw it was the size of my fist. Let me see it again; my eyes flashed just now, and I didn't see clearly."

"Get lost, don't show off wealth, we'll split it later."

Zhou Jin saw that all his subordinates had run away, and his mouth twitched fiercely. Based on his understanding of these people, after this trip, they would never return.

"Greedy for money, afraid of death, human nature. Daoist priest, good means." At this moment, the person in the painting, Chu Chu Pingzhi, spoke faintly again.

Li Yi shook his head: "It's not greed for money or fear of death, it's avoiding disaster. Even government office runners know this, why don't you officials know? Is it because the disaster doesn't fall on your heads? I kindly brought the criminal to turn himself in, but you all, seeing that I have dragon-tiger Qi, wanted to kill me. Isn't this forcing me to rebel?"

"The world is peaceful for a long time. Even if the Daoist priest has dragon-tiger Qi, wanting to rebel is just a pipe dream." Chu Chu Pingzhi shook his head.

"Rebellion is not a difficult thing for me. If I want to start an uprising, one month is enough." Li Yi said calmly.

Chu Chu Pingzhi became interested instead. He said: "Oh, Daoist priest, are you not speaking big words? Looking at the world, although it can't be said to be peaceful, it can be considered living and working in peace. If the Daoist priest starts an uprising, I fear no one will respond, at most gathering some mountain monsters to occupy the mountain and become king."

Li Yi sneered: "You, a dead soul in a painting, how do you know my means? I have the art of calling wind and rain, the power to subdue dragons and tigers, and destroying a city is easy. Just create some disasters, and I can gather countless refugees. Then, with a shout, I can take the masses with me, sweeping all the way, splitting mountains when meeting mountains, breaking cities when meeting cities. Once the momentum is formed, I can command the monsters and ghosts of the world, appoint true gods, and share the incense of the world. Everything goes smoothly, and in less than half a year, I can move into the capital. At that time, you won't call me Daoist priest, but should change your address to Your Majesty."

Chu Chu Pingzhi was both shocked and afraid. What shocked him was that this Daoist talking about rebellion was not joking, because in just a few words, he had already formulated a rebellion strategy. Although the language was rough, the general direction was correct. If one wants to start an uprising, one can only do so, and this Daoist also knew how to appoint true gods and share incense. What he feared was that if this Daoist really did this, he didn't know if he would succeed, but there would definitely be corpses everywhere and countless people dead.

"You demon Daoist, you really should be killed."

At this time, the Prefect Chen Nian walked over, supported by several colleagues, his head full of blood. He had also heard Li Yi's words and was furious.

Li Yi glanced at him coldly: "The reason why I didn't do this is not because I didn't have the idea or the courage, but because I sympathize with the common people's difficult life. After all, I also rose from the bottom and know that life is not easy. Being able to live peacefully is naturally the best. So I always keep a sense of benevolence and righteousness, helping when in trouble, and not harming people in vain."

"I am still like this, but you officials decide life and death in one word. There is no benevolence and righteousness in your hearts, only interests. You call me a demon Daoist, but I think you are a dog official."

"Bold." Chen Nian roared: "You demon Daoist, you dare to insult this official. Zhou Jin, quick, take him down."

Zhou Jin held his waist knife, hesitating. His blue-tinted eyes turned slightly, but he didn't dare to act, because he knew very well that he was by no means the Daoist priest's opponent. Once he acted, he would likely die immediately.

At this moment, life was definitely more important than the future.

So he just pretended to be fierce and didn't have any intention of acting at all, instead retreating a few steps.

Li Yi flicked his finger, and a silver lightning bolt flew out, very fast.

Chen Nian didn't know what was going on, but was horrified to find that one of his arms was gone, disappearing out of thin air, and he couldn't even feel the pain.

No mistakes, one read, one send, one content, one look!

"You can't scold me, and you can't beat me, but I don't know where you got the courage to shout in front of me. I think it's because you have been in a high position for a long time and have forgotten how to be a human. It's the same as that Earth God, a wandering soul who moved into a mud statue, ate some incense, and pretended to be a god for a long time, really thinking he was a god." Li Yi said, a murderous intent flashing in his bright eyes.

Chen Nian felt a gap from the life level at this moment, his whole body's hair standing on end, the fear covering his whole body, making him lose all his courage in an instant, sitting on the ground, his eyes only filled with fear, without any calmness.

"Daoist priest, you are a high person, why bother with ordinary people? Please take back your magic and spare his life." Chu Chu Pingzhi on the side said hurriedly.

He was afraid that Li Yi would start a massacre here.

"Only adults won't bother with children. Let him call me adult, and I can spare his life." Li Yi said: "After all, killing an ordinary person is meaningless to me, but being disrespectful is also a lesson that must be given."

"Brother Chen."

Chu Chu Pingzhi hurriedly called out, letting him open his mouth to yield quickly.

Get through this disaster first, don't throw away your life in vain.

Chen Nian's face was pale, but there was a struggle and hesitation. Although he was afraid, he subconsciously felt that as a Prefect, managing the masses, his status was high, and today he actually had to bow his head to a mountain Daoist and call him adult. This, this was not proper.

But thinking was thinking, the strong desire to survive still made him stutter and shout: "Ad, adult."

"Listening to your voice, you are not very willing. Look, you are not willing to call others adult, so who would willingly call you adult? It's nothing more than the power being stronger than others, having to bow your head." Li Yi smiled at this moment and then slowly stood up.

"Forget it, my business is done, so I won't bother you two anymore."

Saying this, he flicked his Daoist robe and walked away with long strides.

Chu Chu Pingzhi remained silent, only able to watch him leave. This Daoist was powerful and extraordinary, not something he, a Yin Prefect, could resist. Fortunately, the other party just overturned the government office in a fit of anger and didn't hurt anyone, which showed that this Daoist indeed had some benevolence and kindness, but...

He then looked back at Chen Nian.

Chen Nian, who was missing an arm, only then started to feel the pain. Blood flowed from the broken arm. He wailed in pain, but unable to bear the humiliation, he gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Chu, quick, issue, issue the Yin Division Order, let the City God summon the ghosts and gods from all directions, and destroy the demon Daoist tonight. He must not be allowed to survive."

"Doing so will only invite great disaster. It's better to wait for the imperial court's arrangement. You have also seen the Daoist's means; he is indeed powerful. If there is a mistake, I fear it will really provoke the Daoist to kill officials and rebel. At that time, both you and I will be sinners." Chu Chu Pingzhi looked troubled and hesitated.

"This demon Daoist has the Son of Heaven's Qi and ignores the imperial court. He will surely rebel sooner or later. For the country, for the people, and for ourselves, he should be removed as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can we be at peace? If the demon Daoist takes revenge, I will take full responsibility." Chen Nian roared in a low voice.

Chu Chu Pingzhi hesitated for a good while, and finally could only nod.

Not long after.

A Yin Division Order was written by him, and he stamped it with his Yin Prefect official seal. Then this order was handed to the Prefect Chen Nian.

Chen Nian endured the pain of his broken arm and copied it again, then stamped it with his official seal.

The Yin and Yang copies of the order were written, ensuring nothing would go wrong, so that it could take effect.

Then he ordered Zhou Jin to take a fire basin and throw the two Yin Division Orders into it to burn.

The next moment.

A wisp of green smoke floated straight into the high sky, then turned into strands of incense Qi, scattering in all directions, flying to various places.

Every true god appointed in the Xinzhou territory would receive the order in a moment.

Just wait until night falls.

Countless ghosts and gods would gather in Xinzhou City under the order to jointly suppress the demon Daoist.

However, Li Yi also saw that strand of incense Qi at this moment. Although he didn't understand the meaning, he guessed it was one or two. It was mostly the Prefect asking someone to deal with him. Having suffered such a great humiliation, how could he pretend it didn't happen? Moreover, he held such great power that a piece of paper could mobilize ghosts and gods to help.

"Very well, I'll take the opportunity to see how strong the ghosts and gods of this world really are." Li Yi's expression was as usual, still walking in Xinzhou City.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 544 =====