[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-71":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mountains and Rivers of the Imperial Granary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2231487,4184,"Chapter 71","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao felt that the eruption at the banquet was too urgent... She had hesitated whether to erupt at the banquet, but it was Lu Xingzhou, who seemed to have the heaviest thoughts and was most likely to \"plan slowly,\" who borrowed the toast to launch the surprise attack first, and she, Sheng Yuanyao, was the one who was rolled in to cooperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the \"private talk\" with Hao Jingchuan was instructed by Lu Xingzhou for her to go, just to force this person to take action and completely confirm the suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You confirmed it, but this battle is not easy to fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not Xiazhou, but the County Governor's home field. Who knows how many people he has?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at the dense guard team outside. Even if they are not all demons, since the County Governor hasn't revealed his demonic form on the surface, the guard team will only listen to the County Governor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just an instant, everyone fell into a bitter battle. The reinforcements from Zhang Shaoyou and others were not enough, and the County Governor still had external forces...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, the county city opened wide, and the sound of hooves shattered the long street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle of Third-Grade power in the County Governor's mansion exploded, and in the blink of an eye, the entire County Governor's mansion was dismantled into ruins, and the sword energy rushed to the bullfight. The battle situation soon alarmed the whole city, and the Dongjiang garrison reacted extremely quickly, rushing into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an environment where Hao Jingchuan had operated for I don't know how many years, Sheng Yuanyao didn't even dare to seek help from the Demon Suppression Division in the county, fearing that the people in the Demon Suppression Division might all be demons, let alone the army, which was even more of Hao Jingchuan's top priority for infiltration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be seen how fragile her \"I have a country's backing\" statement was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the County Governor is the enemy, the country's backing doesn't know who it's for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, looking at the whole county, except for her own subordinates, the only ones she can trust are Lu Xingzhou's people, and perhaps even the Incense-Burning Tower is more reliable than others, at least they are truly not demons...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has to be said that it is a huge irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, Sheng Yuanyao thought too much. Hao Jingchuan's hand couldn't reach that far. If the army and the Demon Suppression Division were both controlled, the Great Qian system would be a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most easily infiltrated were still the bureaucrats. Hao Jingchuan had only infiltrated more than half of the county's bureaucratic system over the years, which could be considered rotten to the core, while his hand couldn't reach the Demon Suppression Division and the army, whose powers and responsibilities didn't overlap with his. Even in subordinate counties like Xiazhou, he had only just begun to try before being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned before, many disciples from sects joined gangs or entered the system, much like college graduates in the modern world going to various companies or taking civil service exams. Many disciples of the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect were at the grassroots level, and even produced a City Lord like Xu Bingkun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what was the background of the military generals at all levels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically divided into three categories: those from various aristocratic families, those who fought their way up from the grassroots based on military merit, and... those from the Tianyao Holy Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main general of the Dongjiang County army, Tu Yugui, was from the Tianyao Holy Land, which could not be replaced by demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that he could be bought or deceived... Hao Jingchuan was the County Governor after all, and his demonic aura was well concealed. In theory, the local garrison had to listen to the County Governor's orders. Once he bit back, it was unknown what the situation would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Tu Yugui led his troops into the city at high speed, and at the city gate street, he saw a white-haired girl standing there quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa~\" Tu Yugui was shocked, reined in his horse, and stopped the army, his expression extremely solemn: \"Your aura is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost Heaven Frozen Moon, not many people in the Tianyao Holy Land practiced it. This thing would make people look less like people and more and more like a glacier. But it didn't prevent Tu Yugui from having some suspicions when looking at Dugu Qingli's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli took out a jade token and signaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Yugui was so scared that he flipped off his horse and knelt on one knee: \"Greetings, Holy Maiden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, I haven't heard that the Holy Land has established a Holy Maiden. When did this one pop up... Maybe not a Holy Maiden, but this jade token representing Ye Tinglan's face couldn't be fake; at least it was a direct descendant of True Person Tinglan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli said indifferently: \"Uncle, what are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Yugui said hurriedly: \"A great battle broke out in the County Governor's mansion. This matter is serious, we have to go and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli said simply: \"The County Governor is transformed by a demon. You haven't discovered it for so many years; the Dongjiang army is unqualified.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling him uncle and saying the coldest words, Tu Yugui broke out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The County Governor was transformed by a demon? He had even drunk wine with him, and he hadn't noticed it at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Yugui, of course, couldn't doubt his own Holy Maiden's judgment. Even if the Holy Maiden brought a deer and said it was a horse, he would have to admit it. He immediately patted his chest and guaranteed: \"Holy Maiden, don't worry, we will definitely make up for our mistakes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, at another street corner, Anuo pushed Shen Tang and blocked the people of the County Demon Suppression Division. This time, because it involved a Great Demon, Lu Xingzhou refused to let Anuo participate in the battle and was replaced to push Shen Tang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the Demon Suppression Division looked at the Demon Suppression Division uniform on Shen Tang and were stunned: \"Who are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang smiled warmly, took out a token, and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Commander Wan Cheng took the token, his face changed greatly: \"Huo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, County Demon Suppression Division Commander Wan Cheng was a Huo family person. This token was taken from Huo Yu, without the special mark of the Sixth Young Master, only proving the identity of a Huo family member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang pointed to the direction of the County Governor's mansion: \"Commander Wan, can't you distinguish that one of the people fighting the County Governor over there is Guest Retainer Yang Dechang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Cheng looked carefully at the sword light over there, his heart tightened, and he said solemnly: \"I know. Everyone, follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When leaving, he looked at Shen Tang again, feeling a bit familiar... Was it the new Sect Master of the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect? Dare to say that the Huo family sent Yang Dechang to secretly connect and want to suppress the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect, but in reality, they were on the same side? What is this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right... It is said that Huo Yu investigated Lu Xingzhou at that time because he was suspected of being Huo Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang watched the backs of the County Demon Suppression Division people rushing to the County Governor's mansion, sighed, and turned to pinch Anuo's face: \"Anuo, your master is so insidious, you're not afraid he'll sell you for candy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is truly insidious. I'm afraid Yang Dechang never thought that Lu Xingzhou entrusting him to take action to help Sheng Yuanyao also hid the meaning of using his Huo family identity, and at the same time let Shen Tang do this work, guiding people to interpret it as the Huo family also secretly helping Shen Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then no matter whether they fight the Incense-Burning Tower next or rule Dongjiang in the future, there will be no trouble at all. If it goes badly, it might even alienate the Huo family from the prince behind him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou didn't use her princess identity to do anything, but instead used the Huo family identity to help her first. Shen Tang thought of this, and she didn't know what her mood was; she felt her little foot was a bit itchy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anuo was pinched on the face, and her speech was slurred: \"Whether I will be sold for candy, I don't know. But I know he has already bought you, and without spending a cent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang didn't hear clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had heard clearly, she didn't know if she would find a crack in the ground to hide in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there, the City Lord's mansion was in a fierce battle, and the army and the Demon Suppression Division on the left and right were rushing to surround them. Hao Jingchuan still maintained his human shape, not even revealing his demonic aura, just waiting for this moment. Seeing people coming, he shouted the excuse he had thought of long ago: \"The Incense-Burning Tower has rebelled and I don't know how they incited the Xiazhou Demon Suppression Division! Everyone, help me suppress them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice drifted far away, and everyone within ten miles heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shaoyou: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Sect Master Shen didn't participate in this battle, only letting us participate, was it for this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army and the Demon Suppression Division rushed in like a tide, and Tu Yugui and Wan Cheng's swords rushed directly toward... Hao Jingchuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\" Hao Jingchuan was stunned: \"I am the County Governor! The Incense-Burning Tower has rebelled! Did you make a mistake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two didn't care about him at all, and their big moves came out together: \"Monster, die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!\" The pressure on Sheng Yuanyao over there was greatly reduced, and she finally chopped Chief Clerk Xie down, panting heavily while pressing a small wound on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the crushing situation of the wind blowing the clouds in the field, it seemed that it had nothing to do with her suddenly. Sheng Yuanyao panted: \"I didn't even dare to look for them, for fear that I couldn't trust them. Even if they weren't demons, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't be bought... How did you dare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou handed over a healing pill: \"Being bought can't be bigger than the relationship above... I dared to accompany you to the county to do this work because I at least determined that the army could listen to the little white-haired girl, otherwise I would take my head to come with you? Do you think I'm as reckless as you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao silently took the pill and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The important thing is that you must introduce them, you can only trust them once. Otherwise, the right to speak is in the hands of the County Governor, and you can't compete. By then, the rebel will become you. Only by having different systems like the army and the Demon Suppression Division participate together can the influence of the head of a county be suppressed. Especially if you still have to preside over the cleanup afterward, can you do it with your authority?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao said in a low voice: \"So if you hadn't helped this time, I would have fallen here, either being replaced by a demon or becoming a rebel with a ruined reputation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily... Without me, you wouldn't have gone crazy at the banquet yourself. It's strange, you didn't know what other arrangements I had, how did you dare to launch it at the banquet with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao said irritably: \"You already launched it, of course I could only take action. If you didn't have a layout afterward and dared to launch it randomly, I would bite you below even if I died!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"It would be better to swap the order of the last four words you said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there, Hao Jingchuan, under the pressure of being surrounded, finally couldn't pretend anymore. In the next moment, his clothes burst, and a pair of fleshy wings vibrated into the air, about to break out: \"Sheng Yuanyao! You wait for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple and a blue sword light stabbed over, Hao Jingchuan never expected that in this situation, there were still two Fourth-Grade sword cultivators waiting to block people outside, and he was blocked by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment, Yang Dechang, Zhang Shaoyou, and others behind him caught up, and two flying swords stabbed into Hao Jingchuan's back at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon blood spilled all over the sky, Hao Jingchuan looked down at the sword tip protruding from his chest, and he still hadn't recovered his taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Sheng Yuanyao come here for a meal, and things turned out like this... After operating for so many years, it was broken by a meal. In fact, the banquet hadn't even started, and the wine should still be hot at this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army, the Demon Suppression Division, without him Hao Jingchuan revealing his demonic aura, stood on the opposite side without even asking. Whose home field is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang,\" the demon corpse fell to the ground, rolling up the sky full of flying snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Jingchuan was executed, and the remaining demons couldn't resist the powerful forces gathered by these parties, and in the blink of an eye, they were wiped out and all captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was quiet for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Tu Yugui hesitated and cupped his hands: \"This matter... how should it be characterized?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, calming down, she also felt that the words she used to retort Hao Jingchuan before were a bit naive if thought about carefully. Even if Hao Jingchuan wasn't a demon and was just an old bureaucrat, he would mostly turn his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that most of the county's bureaucrats were demons was a shocking case. If it were really revealed like this, it would cause the whole country to be terrified... By then, everyone would be insecure, suspicious of each other, and the world would be in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So her father actually knew a little bit in his heart? He even knew more? It's just that he couldn't reveal it, at least not at her father's level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around at Wan Cheng of the Demon Suppression Division, military general Tu Yugui, and even Yang Dechang of the Huo family, everyone's expression was very solemn, and when they saw her looking over, they all dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao looked at Lu Xingzhou for help, and Lu Xingzhou also advised in a low voice: \"It's not very appropriate. You can't afford it, and something will happen... It will also affect the whole family. Your father wouldn't dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Sheng Yuanyao seemed to listen to this \"Constable Gou,\" Yang Dechang finally breathed a sigh of relief and advised: \"This constable's words are reasonable, this matter cannot be poked out regardless of the consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao asked wearily: \"Then what should be done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Cheng pointed to Mu Feng's demonized body: \"There is one demon in the County Assistant, that's enough... The deaths of so many county officials and even the County Governor are all pushed onto him. Using this as a fuse, there is enough excuse to clean up the whole county. I will take responsibility, and I guarantee I won't miss one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Yugui also said: \"The military will also cooperate with this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao said: \"What about tracing the source?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, what else can you trace? Do you want to lift the sky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are only responsible for our own county, what does other people's business have to do with us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao asked Lu Xingzhou in a low voice: \"What if I report it privately to the Emperor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"The 'something will happen' I said refers to you reporting it to the Emperor. Maybe they will solve you first, and then consider this matter slowly... Anyway, as far as I know, the princes are suppressing such things, they don't dare to guess how their father will react, how dare you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was silent for a long, long time, and finally sighed wearily: \"So why are we doing the Demon Suppression Division?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing her gaze, Wan Cheng turned his head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao didn't ask him, just nodded: \"I know, you guys discuss how to report it, I... I'll go back to Xiazhou first. This time, even the King of Heaven can't stop me from going back to the capital, it's boring to the core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou was silent for a moment: \"I'll see you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Another 4k, please vote for monthly tickets~\u003C\u002Fp>",2835,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","93714f01bc88e92744b78a693f04cb5123890c8dbbfee02d8c4c141c926cf535","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-72","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-70",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]