Above the Great Dao
Chapter 336 - 170: The Official’s Butt

Chapter 336: Chapter 170: The Official’s Butt

Li Tianqing cautiously moved towards the interior of the conch shell, only to see that it was quite spacious inside, with the widest part reaching about two zhang and a height exceeding two zhang.

After walking more than ten steps inward, the space began to shrink, and after turning a corner, it was only about one zhang wide. Turning another two bends, the space was just large enough to accommodate one person.

Chen Shi’s Taotie Devouring Heaven Technique didn’t shrink a person, but in fact, the person or object affected by the technique remained unchanged. What changed was the carrier of the Spell. If the Spell was cast on a basin, the space inside the basin would become immensely vast; if used on one’s sleeve, the sleeve would seem like a huge, boundless bag.

Chen Shi had applied this technique to a conch shell; the shell did not grow in size, but its interior space expanded, allowing them to hide.

"This technique consumes quite a bit of Qi-Blood; I wonder how long Little Ten can hold on."

Li Tianqing was somewhat worried. If Chen Shi couldn’t hold on, the interior space of the conch shell would revert to normal, and they would immediately burst the shell open and be exposed before the Tianlao Society and Governor Fei Tianzheng!

At that time, they would be at the mercy of others.

"Sir, there are some leftovers in the pot, still quite tasty."

A voice came, "I’ll have someone reheat it."

"Hmm, add some mushrooms to the soup; we can eat a bit more."

It sounded like Governor Fei Tianzheng’s voice, "Give some to the people outside as well."

Inside the shell, Chen Shi exchanged a look with Li Tianqing. These people were obviously famished. Even though they were only eating leftovers, they still went ahead and reheated it to eat.

Chen Shi blinked and thought to himself, "The mushrooms they are eating, are they true mushrooms or the kind that grow on human bodies?"

Listening to the sounds outside, there were about a hundred people who had come to the village, including Wu Daozheng and several Incense Masters and instructors from the Tianlao Society; the rest were mostly noblemen from the Twelve Families.

For so many to have survived up to this point was quite remarkable.

Chen Shi cautiously stretched out his foot and stepped on the ground, moving slowly outside along with the shell.

Seeing this, Li Tianqing’s heart raced, fearing any mistake would lead to discovery.

With people coming and going in the courtyard, staying in the shell was risky; they could easily be stepped on.

Unable to see outside, Chen Shi could only move slowly forward, trying to reach the corner of the wall.

Reaching the wall where it was more shadowy, it would be harder for anyone to notice them.

"Strange, we haven’t found those people."

Now, Wu Daozheng’s voice could be heard, "They definitely haven’t gone far; they cannot have escaped without the Heavenly Elder noticing."

Fei Tianzheng asked, "Have we still not found Blood Taisui?"

"No. Not only is Blood Taisui missing, but even the Minjiang Granny is gone."

Wu Daozheng said, "And that rabbit, we haven’t caught it either."

Hearing this, Chen Shi thought, "Master Yu hasn’t been caught? That’s actually good news! But Master Yu’s fish must have been eaten long ago, how has he survived?"

Then, he suddenly remembered that Yu Tiancheng could survive by eating mushrooms and felt somewhat relieved.

"Wu Daozheng, go search again to see if you can find any more food."

Governor Yan Jiuqing’s voice came, "The previous residents managed to eat fish, indicating there are still fish in the Minjiang River. Take some men with good swimming skills down to the river and fetch some fish."

"Yes!"

Wu Daozheng left in a hurry.

Chen Shi tried hard to reach the corner of the wall when Fei Tianzheng’s voice was heard again, "How should we deal with Wu Daozheng?"

Chen Shi froze.

Hall Master Wu Daozheng of the Tianlao Society, wasn’t he serving these officials? Why suddenly discuss how to handle him?

Fei Tianzheng sighed and said, "Wu Daozheng is indeed loyal, but he must be dealt with. The Golden Buddha has taken root, drawing nutrients from the other mushrooms, and the Demon Transformation is about to end. Once it ends, the court will surely send investigators to Gongzhou. They never investigate on regular days, and Gongzhou seems fine. Once they investigate, everything about Gongzhou will be wrong."

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

They knew better than anyone what Gongzhou was like.

In the past, the noblemen from the Thirteen Families oversaw their small portion of land in Gongzhou, indulging gangs like the Tianlao Society, Cao Elder Association, and Salt Elder Association, leading to a corrupt atmosphere with scams everywhere in Gongzhou.

Elsewhere, it might be fine to craft a Ten Thousand Soul Banner, but In Gongzhou, three or four could be crafted!

These Ten Thousand Soul Banners were made from the spirits of the Scholars who died on the farms!

In the past, the court never sent anyone to check Gongzhou, but after the Demon Transformation ends, they definitely would!

By then, no one would be clean, given what they had done in the past. They would all have to make a trip to the market square for their crimes!

Commander Yang Gui said, "Mr. Fei is correct. Once the Golden Buddha matures and the Demon Transformation ends, all Thirteen Families except for the Gao Family who was completely wiped out, can survive. Before the court’s investigation, we must clean our slates! If we can’t clean them, we all die!"

Inspector Zhang spoke leisurely, "The Tianlao Society is a dirty backside, so is the Cao Elder Association. And the Salt Elder Association is likewise a dirty backside that also must be cleaned!"

Prosecutor Mr. Ma said, "What about Red Mountain Hall? Red Mountain Hall hasn’t done evil; on the contrary, they have maintained order for us, eliminating Evil Spirits everywhere and had contributed significantly before the onset of the Demon Transformation."

The eunuch Cen nodded, "Red Mountain Hall can stay; that will also be our merit."

"Gentlemen, you are mistaken!"

Deputy General Jiang said with a sneer, "Red Mountain Hall is also a dirty backside! Red Mountain Hall provides these gentlemen with no small amount of Silver every year. Once the court investigates, if even one person reveals it, we all get in trouble! Under the laws of the Great Ming, embezzling sixty taels of Silver calls for a public execution. Gentlemen, you know well how much you’ve embezzled!"

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