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Seven days later, Yunqi came to a place called Wangshui alone.
He hadn't originally planned to come here, but he ended up coming here because he heard on the way that this place was very weird.
The local county magistrate specially recruited a "demon-subduing Taoist priest", saying that there were demons wreaking havoc in the county, disturbing the people.
This matter has troubled Wangshui County for many years, causing most of the people to relocate, but the county magistrate did not want to give up his years of hard work, so he emptied his family's savings to come up with a reward of dozens of taels.
It’s not that Yun Qi really wanted the money, but the county magistrate sounded like a good person, so he wanted to help if he could. Moreover, as a staunch materialist, he felt that there was definitely something fishy about this matter!
So he went into the county town and tore down the notice directly, attracting a lot of onlookers.
"Are you here to exorcise demons?" a voice asked in the crowd.
Yun Qi glanced at the yamen runner beside him, then looked at the crowd, "Exactly! With this Taoist priest here, I will make sure that monster never returns!"
"Good!" There was a loud applause from the audience.
The yamen runner looked at him gratefully and said, "Please."
Yunqi smiled and nodded, then followed the bailiff into the yamen.
When the county magistrate heard that someone had taken down the notice, he rushed over excitedly. When he entered the room, his hat was knocked askew. He quickly straightened it for fear of scaring the master.
Yun Qi also came prepared. He dressed himself up as a Taoist priest. In order to reassure the local people, he also stuck on a long white beard to hide his age.
When the county magistrate bumped into the door, Yunqi happened to turn around and saw this scene.
"You are it!" The two looked at each other, and the county magistrate excitedly stepped forward and shook Yunqi's hand.
Yun Qi looked up and down at the magistrate who didn't look like a magistrate, and said in a serious tone, "Yes, I am."
"You really are it!" The county magistrate's eyes lit up.
Yun Qi was shaking, and he blinked twice, "I really am."
"you!"
"County Magistrate!"
When the county magistrate heard the sound, he turned around and saw a man in white clothes, about thirty years old, with a handsome appearance, walking towards him quickly.
He said, "I've told you long ago that these so-called demon-slaying Taoist priests are all liars. There are no demons in this world at all. They are just the schemes of those with ulterior motives."
After saying this, he had already walked up to Yun Qi and the county magistrate.
Then he said to Yun Qi with a firm expression: "Our yamen does not need a Taoist priest who can subdue demons. Please go back."
Yun Qi was stunned for a moment: "Uh..." What?
The county magistrate became anxious upon hearing this and quickly grabbed the man in white's arm, "Bai Yi, what are you talking about?"
"Isn't it!?" Bai Yi looked at the county magistrate again, his eyes piercing. "Have you forgotten that you were deceived before?"
Yun Qi was stunned. Was he tricked? He then looked at the county magistrate, who looked embarrassed, as if he had something he couldn't express.
The county magistrate said so, but Bai Yi pressed him again and again, "The so-called demon-subduing Taoist priest disappeared with a bag full of the people's money. The half-built demon-subduing platform is still in the center of Wangshui County. County magistrate, you might as well go and take a look."
"Bai Yi!"
"Stop! Both of you." Yun Qi interrupted their argument.
The county magistrate and Baiyi looked over at the same time.
The county magistrate's expression was slightly pleading, while Bai Yi's was as if asking: What do you want? Yun Qi didn't want to look at either side, so he simply tilted his head 30 degrees to get some peace and quiet.
He stroked his beard and said, "I can understand this brother Bai Yi. He really loves the people."
Bai Yi: "Since the Taoist priest understands me, please forgive my rudeness and please leave!"
County Magistrate: "Don't!"
"But..." Yun Qi continued, "I heard about the rumors about Wangshui and came down the mountain to help. But now, this brother is chasing us away. If this gets out, it will be said that your government is not trustworthy. When the people blame you, no one will talk about you, an aide. Rumors are terrible. The county magistrate is the only one who bears the responsibility. How innocent is he?"
"What did you say?" Bai Yi's heart was agitated. He had not thought of this level. He just felt that since he knew that this matter itself was wrong, he should stop it. Could he continue to make the same mistake again and again?
The county magistrate wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Master, this is serious. Baiyi is just..."
"I did say that harshly."
County Magistrate: “…Ah?”
Yun Qi lowered his head and looked them in the eye. "To tell you the truth, I just don't want to leave. The money I've spent on this journey is more than the reward from your government. If I don't get anything this time, I'll go out and spread the word, expose you, and make all this happen."
"How could you spend so much money along the way? Do you want to blackmail the government?" Bai Yi said angrily.
The county magistrate was not that shocked. He looked at Yun Qi, as if he understood something, "Master..."
Yun Qi glanced at Bai Yi and said, "My name is Tian Zheng. You can do whatever you want."
After saying this, he walked past Baiyi and the county magistrate and walked out. Baiyi was speechless.
The first thing Yunqi did when he went out was to ask the yamen runners about the Demon-Subduing Platform. It turned out that a year ago, a man who claimed to be a Taoist priest who could subdue monsters said that he could build a Demon-Subduing Platform. In order to completely solve the predicament of Wangshui County, the county magistrate agreed. It is said that it also cost a certain amount of manpower and material resources. In the end, the fake Taoist priest ran away with the money, leaving behind half of the Demon-Subduing Platform.
Yun Qi thought for a moment, then asked about the location of the Demon Subduing Platform, intending to go and see it in person.
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