The people are very disappointed.
Seeing this, Jiang Shumiao added, "Actually, the new magistrate is my cousin. He is a very upright person and will treat you well."
That's right, the new magistrate is her aunt's youngest son, Lu Yanru.
With the assurances in hand, the people felt reassured and finally dispersed in twos and threes.
Zheng Han was all alone in the prison van, feeling very resentful.
What kind of goddess is she? She can't distinguish between public and private matters.
That fox demon possessed his body and used him as a pretext to win people's hearts. She spoke so righteously, but wasn't it all just to make room for her own relative?
Jiang Shumiao suddenly turned her head and stared at him.
Zheng Han shivered, his eyes filled with fear.
Jiang Shumiao walked over, her large, clear eyes seeming to see right through his thoughts, and then she revealed a disdainful expression.
“If your father had dealt with you earlier, things wouldn’t have come to this point where the whole family has been implicated.”
Zheng Han: "..."
I'm so angry, but I can't beat them.
Jiang Shumiao crossed her arms and scoffed, "You don't actually think my cousin is going to try and steal a mere county magistrate position from you, do you?"
Zheng Han's thoughts were exposed, and he looked guilty.
Jiang Shumiao curled her lip, "Everyone knows my identity, yet you can't even make the connection. The new magistrate's surname is Lu, his father is the Left Minister of Works, and his mother is a princess. He's here as magistrate to gain experience, understand?"
Zheng Han's face immediately turned red, and he was extremely embarrassed.
The county magistrate wasn't a high-ranking official, so he naturally assumed that the cousin Jiang Shumiao mentioned was just a minor member of a collateral branch of the family.
After all, the center of power was in the capital.
Zheng Han was escorted to the capital, while the fox demon Bai Min clung to Jiang Shumiao's leg.
There's no other way; his whereabouts have been exposed, and if he wants to survive, he has to find someone to protect him.
Wen Zhixuan joked, "The princess's actions can be considered as subduing a demon."
Although this demon-slaying is not the same as that demon-slaying.
He used to think this child was too kind. A demon is a demon, why distinguish between good and evil? But look at Fuqu and Qianli, and this Baimin.
The old ideas were finally broken.
Moreover, Jiang Shumiao doesn't save every demon. She didn't show any mercy to the cat demon Bai Heng before.
"Heaven cherishes life, but indiscriminate killing will also bring about negative consequences."
Wen Zhixuan remained silent.
Zhang Daowei and Ling Quchen, along with the members of the Immortal Sect, all remained silent.
The ancient rule of the immortal realm was to kill any demons encountered without mercy.
But not all demons are heinous.
This is probably why Jiang Shumiao brought them along; the orthodox path of the Xuanmen does not stop killing with killing.
Wen Zhixuan looked at his son, and his brows furrowed again.
The immortal sects refuse to accept Wen Yicheng, and Jiang Shumiao also refuses to take him as a disciple. What will become of this child in the future?
Wen Yicheng didn't understand any of this. His mother was gone, his uncle had gone home, and now he only had his father as a relative.
Jiang Shumiao said to Wen Zhixuan, "Since you can't go back for the time being, why don't you take him under your wing yourself? Although I can't accept him as my disciple, I can still help him out."
Anyway, she's not bound by the rules of heaven.
Wen Zhixuan asked her, "Why are you unwilling to take on disciples?"
Jiang Shumiao did not answer, her expression showing a hint of melancholy.
She has only ever taken on one apprentice in her life, and she hasn't taught him well yet.
Once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of a well rope for ten years.
Fuqu had been with her the longest and knew about this, but she wisely kept quiet.
The group set off again.
In fact, Wen Zhixuan's insistence on the Dao was not entirely without reason; most demons are vicious and ruthless.
To ensure their own safety, many demons who possess living people will directly crush the souls of mortals.
In this way, as long as the person's lifespan has not ended, the underworld will not notice anything.
Even as the ruler of the underworld, Fengdu cannot do everything personally. When a demon possesses a human body, its power is suppressed, and with deliberate alteration, it can indeed create a convincing illusion. Bai Min, whose personality is completely opposite to Zheng Han's, is only spared because he is far from his homeland; otherwise, he would have been discovered long ago.
Jiang Shumiao captured sixteen demons in a row.
Nine possessed the bodies of the recently deceased, five possessed the bodies of the living, and two more burial in the graves and possessed the white bones—in short, the White Bone Demons.
This was incredibly immoral, and they were both killed by Zhang Daowei and Ling Quchen with a single sword strike.
Jiang Shumiao did not stop her.
Because these two demons, like the snake demon she killed before, were wicked and had committed many killings.
Those who possess the bodies of the recently deceased are all from wealthy families. They possess someone immediately after the person has breathed their last. When a demon's soul enters a person's body, it doesn't instantly make them energetic like someone who has taken an elixir. The illness remains; it simply requires slow and gradual recovery.
The souls of the dead have long been taken away, and the Book of Life and Death matches them.
The underworld is in good order, so other matters are none of Fengdu's concern.
These nine demons did not commit any crimes; they were merely trying to escape pursuit. However, unlike Bai Min, they did not have any merits to their name.
Based on Jiang Shumiao's style of doing things, she wouldn't take their lives, but would only punish them as appropriate.
but--
They're having a transvestite relationship!
Fuqu and Qianli, who are single-mindedly focused on cultivating immortality and never succumb to romantic love, have a lot to say about this.
"This is the seventh one already. Tsk, human lifespan is short, a hundred years is considered a long life. Although demons can't attain immortality, they can still live for thousands or tens of thousands of years through cultivation. I don't know what they're thinking, talking about love with humans."
Asagi added, "The body is dead. Even if a new soul is attached, it cannot bear offspring. The rules of the mortal world are inherently unfair to women. Knowing that he has three wives and four concubines, why force him?
The rabbit demon who was 'taught a lesson': "..."
She couldn't help but argue, "Guan Susu died because she was not favored by her husband and was plotted against by his concubine. When I arrived, he already had wives and concubines all around him. Do you expect me to kill them all for my own selfish reasons?"
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