Chapter 227

Reincarnation of the Beast God

The corners of Li Rui's mouth twitched wildly.

This little girl looked quite good, but her brain wasn't working right.

Reincarnation?

She must have listened to too many fantasy stories from storytellers; this kind of reincarnation method of living a second life was a legend even in the era of the Ancient Immortal Court.

Anyway, Li Rui didn't believe it; he had searched through all the ancient books, and all reincarnations were eventually verified to be fake.

And he knew very well that he couldn't be any reincarnation of the Beast God.

"But what made her think I am the Beast God?"

Li Rui's thoughts turned rapidly.

Soon.

An expression of realization appeared in his eyes.

"It's the West Heaven Gate!"

"No, it's also the talent for subduing demons."

"Legend has it that the Beast God sat at the West Heaven Gate of the Ancient Immortal Court, the supreme master of all beasts, suppressing all demons in the world alone."

Sitting at the West Heaven Gate was not as simple as being a gatekeeper; it was the West Heaven Gate, and one could even say he was the master of the Demon Realm.

A proper super big shot.

Just looking at the big shots sitting at the other three gates, one knew they were incredible existences among all the immortals.

Records about the Beast God couldn't help but surface in Li Rui's mind.

Then he was taken aback.

His characteristics really did match the Beast God almost perfectly.

Xia Xiaotang must have mistaken him for the Beast God.

Li Rui coughed lightly, not having spoken yet.

Xia Xiaotang's small face was full of fanaticism, muttering incessantly: "Yes, reincarnation of the Beast God, it is the reincarnation of the Beast God!"

It was almost equivalent to being invincible among those of the same rank.

Fine.

Li Rui hadn't even started to bluff, and Xia Xiaotang had already trapped herself.

Now this Wu Kingdom imperial girl had taken Li Rui as the reincarnation of the Beast God.

As for why the Beast God would reincarnate into an old man of the human race?

This really wasn't rare in the world of reincarnation.

For example, there was an old Immortal Venerable in the Ancient Immortal Court who reincarnated nine hundred and ninety-nine times, having been a man, a woman, and even times when he wasn't human.

So reincarnating into a human was the easiest situation to accept.

Looking at the fanatical Xia Xiaotang, Li Rui coughed twice:

"Get up, my identity... cannot be told to anyone, remember, anyone!"

Xia Xiaotang's fanaticism reached its peak, her small face flushed.

'He admitted it!'

'He admitted it!'

'The Beast God, he is the reincarnation of the Beast God.'

'The Wu Kingdom will rise!'

Her breathing began to quicken, and Xia Xiaotang suddenly felt a sense of mission.

The reincarnation of the Beast God was a legend widely circulated in the Wu Kingdom, known to almost everyone, young and old.

It was just that no one believed the Beast God could really reincarnate anymore, and they all just took it as a legend.

Xia Xiaotang didn't expect that she would become the first person to discover the reincarnation of the Beast God.

She thought of many things in an instant and soon revealed an enlightened expression.

"Everything makes sense now."

Ever since she learned Li Rui's name, she had been investigating Li Rui's identity in secret.

A groom for fifty years.

A deputy helmsman of the Tiandi Alliance for one year.

A patrol guard of the Anning Guard for six years.

Now he had even become a Trade Captain.

His promotion was faster than a flying arrow; it was as if from the age of seventy, he had become a completely different person.

Now it seemed.

He had indeed become a different person; the Beast God had awakened!

Even his soul had been changed.

"Yes, yes."

Xia Xiaotang nodded repeatedly: "There are still many heretics in the Wu Kingdom; now that the Beast God's strength has not yet fully awakened, it is indeed necessary to hide his identity, and it really cannot be let outsiders know..."

She instantly felt that she was accomplishing a remarkable feat.

Assisting the Beast God; wasn't this the same meaning as that... supporting a dragon in the Yu Kingdom?

For a moment, her big eyes were full of excited light.

Looking at Xia Xiaotang's appearance, Li Rui was dumbfounded.

He swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

'She's quite thoughtful, actually thinking of a reason for me.'

"Alright, get up."

Li Rui waved his hand.

Xia Xiaotang stood up obediently, standing beside Li Rui like a little maid.

Li Rui looked at Xia Xiaotang and said helplessly: "Just treat me as a normal person; you can't have any special treatment, do you remember?"

"Yes, Beast... Magistrate Li."

Li Rui nodded with satisfaction:

"That's right."

Xia Xiaotang's companion beast was special, which led to a wrong perception, mistaking him for the reincarnation of the Beast God.

But Li Rui's talent happened to match the Beast God perfectly.

Explain?

There was no way to explain it at all.

Should he explain that he condensed an Immortal Form and opened the West Heaven Gate?

Or that he possessed the talent to subdue demons?

By comparison, the reincarnation of the Beast God was even more reasonable, so Li Rui simply accepted this identity.

Xia Xiaotang's identity was special; she was of the Wu Kingdom imperial family.

Maybe it could have miraculous effects.

And if he didn't accept it, maybe Xia Xiaotang would make an even bigger scene.

If big shots paid attention to the possibility that he might be related to the Beast God, that would be the real big trouble.

After Li Rui finished speaking, he walked towards downstairs; Xia Xiaotang wanted to follow when she saw this, but was stopped by Li Rui:

"You stay here."

Xia Xiaotang stopped her steps obediently.

"Finished chatting?"

Ning Zhongtian downstairs saw Li Rui coming down and looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile.

Li Rui understood.

His fourth brother had misunderstood again: "It's not what you think."

Just after saying it, he regretted it.

He couldn't explain it clearly.

Ning Zhongtian had an "I understand" expression: "Brother Li, where are we going next?"

Li Rui rolled his eyes:

"Let's go, let's go out for a walk."

Today was the first day the Trade Office market opened, and as the Trade Captain, he should have guarded it until the end. The Trade Office had its own officials to monitor order.

But if trouble broke out, it would require him, the Trade Captain, to settle it.

Until the market closed.

Except for some normal quarrels, nothing major happened.

It passed peacefully.

The setting sun slanted, and large areas of buildings were reflected in a dim yellow color.

"Magistrate Li, we probably won't be stationed in Qinghe often in the future, but there will definitely be many opportunities to meet."

Dao Mo said: "Tomorrow, Xiaotang and I have to set off to return to the Wu Kingdom; we will meet again in the future."

He had already heard from Xia Xiaotang.

Li Rui already knew Xia Xiaotang's true identity, of course, not including the matter of the Beast God.

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"See you another day."

Li Rui said with a smile, cupping his hands.

"If Magistrate Li has any matters, you can find Dao Meng; he is the temporary person in charge here."

"Good."

He looked at the honest-looking man on the side.

He was familiar with the few people from the Wu Kingdom.

Returning to the residence.

As soon as Li Rui pushed open the door, he faintly heard the sound of iron being hammered.

He walked straight to the backyard.

And saw Liu Tiezhu, whose face was half-illuminated by the furnace.

The backyard of his residence had been converted into a blacksmith shop; to prevent complaints from surrounding colleagues, he simply built a soundproof blacksmith shop for Liu Tiezhu.

The roof and walls of the room were covered with a layer of bamboo, and the inside of the bamboo was stuffed with cotton, which, like his secret passage, became a natural soundproof layer.

From ten zhang away, one could barely hear any sound.

It was only because Li Rui's five senses were sharp that he could hear it.

Looking at Liu Tiezhu, who was swinging the hammer seriously.

Li Rui's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Interesting."

He saw Liu Tiezhu holding a blacksmith hammer, his arms swinging like a gale, sparks flying, his whole person integrated into one.

This scene in Li Rui's eyes.

Had a lot of knowledge in it.

Each of Liu Tiezhu's hammer blows seemed effortless, but his breath was continuous, with the latter blow surpassing the former; under the superposition of blow after blow, the power was so great that even he, a sixth-rank, felt it was terrifying.

"What a brilliant martial art."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

This kind of martial art with a superposition effect must have excellent practical combat effects.

At this moment.

Liu Tiezhu, who was obsessed with blacksmithing, finally saw his master, Li Rui, looking at him with a smile.

He stopped his movements and looked at Li Rui with some embarrassment:

"Master, I was too obsessed with blacksmithing just now."

Li Rui laughed and waved his hand: "No matter, continue; the hammer technique you just performed is the secret method passed to you by that senior?"

Liu Tiezhu nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, Master, don't say, that senior's secret method is indeed powerful; blacksmithing is not only labor-saving but also powerful; this mysterious gold iron only needs three blows to take shape."

He became more excited as he spoke.

Li Rui, however, thought to himself.

If this hammer technique were used to smash people, it would definitely be very painful.

'One cannot underestimate weapon-casting masters.'

Otherwise, how could the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang become a great sect? Those weapon-casting masters not only knew how to blacksmith but were also fierce when hitting people.

"Did that senior say anything else?"

Li Rui was curious.

Liu Tiezhu scratched his head: "I couldn't help but say it once, saying I already had a master, but that old senior said my comprehension was too poor to be his disciple, and since he was idle, he taught blindly, I learned blindly, and not to take it seriously."

"..."

Taught blindly?

Li Rui didn't think so.

The secret method Liu Tiezhu just performed was clearly of a very high rank; even if placed in the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, it was a top-tier technique.

But since that great weapon-casting master was willing to teach, Liu Tiezhu should learn.

Anyway, he wouldn't lose out.

Li Rui patted Liu Tiezhu's increasingly sturdy biceps: "Practice well."

He was increasingly looking forward to his second disciple.

Three days later, early morning.

Li Rui arrived at the camp of the Galloping Tiger Cavalry early and saw Tan Hu training as usual.

Although the Galloping Tiger Cavalry no longer belonged to the Night Scout sequence, they still retained the habit of practicing formations.

"Captain Li."

The group saluted Li Rui respectfully.

Among them were several unfamiliar faces, new recruits personally selected by Tan Hu.

Li Rui looked at Tang Hai:

"From now on, you go to the Trade Office."

"By the way, try not to take action unless necessary."

Tang Hai was taken aback at first.

Then ecstasy appeared in his eyes.

Li Rui was making him the person in charge of the Anning Guard stationed at the Trade Office, which was equivalent to a promotion.

"Many thanks, Head Li."

Li Rui smiled slightly.

Tang Hai was an old hand of the Galloping Tiger Cavalry, had seniority, was clever in his work, and had even blocked disaster for him; he was the most suitable for the position of person in charge.

The others looked at Tang Hai with envy.

But they were all convinced by Li Rui's decision.

Tang Hai deserved the position of person in charge.

"Let's go, let's go get familiar with the place first."

Saying this, Li Rui took Tang Hai out of the Anning Guard, and before long, they appeared in front of the Trade Office.

The market had not yet opened.

But quite a few Yu Kingdom merchants were already waiting in front of the door, clearly wanting to grab the first batch of goods.

Li Rui went to the Wu Kingdom government shop of Dao Meng and the others with ease.

Dao Meng and the others greeted them from afar.

Li Rui was just about to speak.

Dao Meng took an exquisite small wooden box from a subordinate.

"Magistrate Li, this is what Xiaotang asked me to give to you before she left."

(End of chapter)