Chapter 17: Immortals wield swords to eliminate demons
As Lin Wen turned and walked away, the Deputy Director of Finance next to him complained bitterly, "Are you stupid? Do you think you can ask County Chief Lin about his connections? Now, our position in County Chief Lin's heart has dropped again!"
The director said unhappily, "We who are in charge of finance don't even know where the money comes from. How can we do that?"
"Can you do this?" The deputy director was almost mad. "Chief Lin said this is a special post-disaster reconstruction fund issued by the empire!"
"But this is against the rules! Why would the Empire hand out cash to the County Governor? Holy shit, there's gold! This doesn't make sense. I'm going to find County Governor Lin!"
The deputy director was practically going crazy: "Old Lei! Use your brains! They said it was post-disaster reconstruction. County Chief Lin handed all the money to you. What are you still doubting? Did he give you the money he embezzled to rebuild the homes of the disaster victims? Do you think County Chief Lin is as crazy as you are?"
Director Lei was stuck for a moment and couldn't speak.
While the deputy director was telling the staff to count the money and belongings, he turned on Tang Sanzang mode and muttered frantically, "Old Lei, Old Lei, I told you your brain is like granite and you still don't believe me. You need to be smart. Otherwise, with your status as an honors graduate of the Empire's highest financial university, how could you have stayed here for over a decade?"
Director Lei's face darkened, but he didn't say anything. He just put on gloves, took out the gold bars one by one, weighed them carefully, and arranged them.
"County Chief Lin said he used connections! Are you allowed to question the connections at that level? I've told you countless times that if the leader has a mission, just say it and leave it to me. Don't question it, and don't ask any questions."
"And last time, when the new sheriff arrived, you insisted we didn't need to curry favor and just let things take their own course. And now, look what happened, you were labeled a member of Baldy Li's faction. Within three days, he handed over the reins of power, and now you're dumbfounded, saying it doesn't matter and we should just do our own thing. Let me tell you, if I hadn't gone to the sheriff's office and cried that day, we would have all packed up and left!"
Director Lei suddenly asked, "Why hasn't Li Tupu left yet?"
The deputy director was so angry that smoke was about to come out of his nostrils. "That's the director of the County Government Office! Two levels higher than you! Are you the director? Besides, Baldy Li won't be able to hold on for much longer. At most, he'll have to pack up and leave in a month! Lao Lei, with your emotional intelligence, you should have given me the director position long ago. I would have taken the Finance Department to great heights long ago!"
"I'm serious. Considering our friendship of more than ten years, you should agree to it!"
Director Lei shook his head: "Your intentions are not right. Without me watching, you will make mistakes."
The Finance Department was suddenly in chaos again, and in a large hotel not far away, the bidding meeting presided over by Yuan Zhimen, deputy director of the County Governor's Office, had ended. Fatty Zhang and others won the bid as they wished, and were excitedly returning to the Governor's Mansion in their luxury business car to handle the final procedures.
The road out of the county from Huaizhen was already dilapidated, with towering mountains on both sides, but this only made Fatty Zhang and the others more excited. The spacious car was already in a mess and was unsightly.
Fatty Zhang cursed as he drove, "Bitch! Give me some strength! Didn't you eat today?"
Someone behind him laughed sinisterly and said, "Then you feed her, Lao Zhang!"
"Be more tolerant, Lao Zhang. This is the only kind of bad people here."
Fatty Zhang blushed and panted, "One day, one day, I want it, I want it, oh oh oh oh!"
With a bang, Fatty Zhang slammed on the brakes, and the car was suddenly in chaos.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, what are you doing?"
"I almost broke!"
Fatty Zhang cursed first: "Did I tell you to stop, bitch!"
Then he said, "I think I bumped into someone."
"Did you hit someone?"
"Who did you hit?"
"At such a fast speed, he must be dead, right?"
"Let's go, let's go. It's so remote out here, killing a few people won't matter."
"Serves him right! Let's go, and we can save money."
The luxury business car started again and drove forward along the mountain road.
Behind their car, on the gravel-covered mountain road, a human corpse slowly evaporated, leaving behind only a human figure made of straw and a flattened piece of cardboard.
Not far away, on the top of a mountain, in the strong wind, Lin Wen, wearing a Chilong cloak, whispered softly: "Paper moon hangs in the sky, close."
【Paper Moon Hanging in the Sky】
A white Jindan stage spell that consumes 15% of the spirit and raises a paper moon. All objects illuminated by the paper moon are covered by an illusion. It lasts for 1 hour in this world's time and can be interrupted.
[Observing Qi and Observing People] was still running. In his eyes, the Qi of the seven people had turned completely black.
"You are already dead."
Lin Wen's expression was cold and without any fluctuation. At this moment, he looked more like an immortal who had no emotions and held the power of life and death.
【The Art of Divine Movement】
A green spell for the Qi training period, consuming 10% of the spirit, gaining the effect of divine movement, which lasts for 16 hours in this world.
Since I used [Flying on the Clouds] to fly to the top of this mountain when I came here, I now have no more spiritual power to use.
Lin Wen directly consumed 13 points of good karma to activate this spell.
Suddenly, I felt my body become light and floating like a fairy. With a tap of my toes, I flew dozens of meters away with the help of the wind.
But that's not enough, he also needs a combat spell.
Considering the possible dangers, [Ultimate Strength] would not work. Lin Wen searched quickly and soon locked onto a spell.
【Qi Ban Divine Power】
The color is between white and light gray, it is a Jindan stage spell, consumes 25% of the Yuan spirit, circulates Qi throughout the body, is immune to water and fire, invulnerable to swords and guns, and is as light as a thousand pounds. Calculated in this world's time, it lasts for 1 hour.
Lin Wen once again consumed 33 points of good karma and activated the spell.
good!
Lin Wen felt his soul boiling, this was the feeling of cultivating immortality.
With a leap, he flew down from the top of a hundred-meter-high mountain.
With a bang, Lin Wen's knees bent slightly, his body was steady, and he was unharmed. His cloak fluttered in the wind, as if he was a god descending to the earth.
Lin Wen raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked into the distance.
The business car had long disappeared, the sky was dim, and night was about to fall.
"Want to run?"
Lin Wen sneered, stepped on his toes, and in the blink of an eye his speed exceeded 200 yards.
The fierce wind blew in his face, but he couldn't close his eyes. His ordinary clothes began to tear, but only his cloak swayed in the strong wind, unaffected.
“I see!”
In the dim night, the black commercial vehicle was driving on the winding mountain road like a coffin, neither fast nor slow, and it was obvious that they were fearless.
Lin Wen suddenly stopped his feet, and his body shot out like a cannonball, crossing the bottomless cliff and landing directly on the right wheel of the commercial vehicle.
Lin Wen didn't have a sword on him, only an iron rod he picked up on the road. He pulled out the iron rod and shouted loudly.
"Look at the sword!"
A sword pierced the right tire.
The commercial vehicle suddenly lost control and rolled towards the cliff.
Lin Wen grabbed the A-pillar of the commercial vehicle with one hand, and with the other hand, the commercial vehicle spun and crashed into the mountain wall.
Lin Wen went up and pulled down the car door. While the people inside were still dizzy, he pulled out several naked young ladies, knocked them unconscious and put them on the side of the road. Then he grabbed the B-pillar of the commercial vehicle again and shouted.
"Green mountains are painted for eternity, and immortals wield swords to eliminate demons!"
The veins on his right hand bulged, and he threw the commercial vehicle outward with all his strength. The vehicle flew straight into the sky like a javelin in the hands of an athlete and fell into a bottomless cliff.
Lin Wen would not make any arrogant mistakes. He settled the young ladies down, jumped off the cliff, and personally confirmed that they were dead before returning.
The auras of the young ladies were all mixed with green, yellow, and occasionally a trace of black aura, which was also fleeting. This was obviously not to be harmed. They didn't know much, and it was impossible for them to see his face.
Although there may be some loopholes, it doesn't matter. Just take them back and settle them down.
He took off the torn clothes and covered the young lady with them, but there were too few clothes and the spring breeze was still blowing. Lin Wen had no choice but to tie them into a ball, wrap them in a cloak, carry them on his shoulders as gently as possible, and run back to Huai Town.
After making sure that no one saw them, he sneaked into the hotel he had booked, put the young ladies on the big bed, and checked them. Apart from some minor scratches and marks, there was nothing serious. Lin Wen then covered them with blankets and went back in a swagger.
It was not until he returned to the county governor's office that Lin Wen had time to review his expenses and results.
The power of the soul has been used up, only 2% is left, and a total of 46 points of good karma have been consumed.
Three spells remain.
【Seven Apertures of the Heart】1 hour and 11 minutes.
【Observing Qi and People】3 hours and 22 minutes.
【Paper Moon Hanging in the Sky】56 minutes.
Killed 7 demons, each demon gave 3 points of good karma, for a total of 21 points of good karma.
Good karma loss: 25 points.
The work of rebuilding homes has not yet begun. This is a long-term project. As long as his money can actually help the victims, good fortune will continue to come.
Lin Wen thought to himself, "It seems this will be the top priority of my work from now on. I have to ensure that the administration runs smoothly and the reconstruction of the homes is well organized. Otherwise, wouldn't my money be wasted?"
When he thought about the huge amount of good fortune that was about to come in, the slight fatigue in Lin Wen's heart immediately disappeared.
"No, I have to quickly establish order and supervise them!"
He immediately changed his clothes and got up.
"I have to spend every penny of my hard-earned money wisely!"
"If anyone makes my 25 points of good karma go to waste, I will make sure that person never sees the sun tomorrow!"
(End of this chapter)
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