Chapter 65: Labor Reform
Kang Wen shook his head and said, "Mr. Hei, what was Gillian's reaction?"
The black-robed ghost chuckled and said, "Of course I'm thanking the gods and Buddhas for finally apprehending this evil creature. I captured him, and Ah Jiao kept thanking me, saying she wanted to ask the Goddess of Mount Tai to fulfill her vow."
The lecherous fox was struck by lightning and muttered to himself, "Impossible, impossible!"
Gong Mengbi no longer paid attention to this lustful fox, walked up to Kang Wen, and said, "Point out each one to me."
Kang Wen then looked at the list and the fox's face one by one to identify them. If he had never seen the face of one before, he would ask the five ghost gods where they were caught.
I only heard Kang ask, "Kill eighteen of the guilty foxes in Shangchen Village."
Gong Mengbi asked, "Do you plead guilty?"
The sinful fox from Shangchen Village raised his head and said, "I plead not guilty! These people destroyed my cave, and I was simply seeking revenge. It's only natural and just, what crime have I committed?"
"You are stubborn and unyielding." Gong Mengbi narrowed his eyes and said, "Behead him."
The black-clothed ghost held a long knife in his hand, which was as transparent and bright as ice, and gently scratched the neck of the sinful fox.
The fox head fell down immediately, and blood gushed out of its cavity.
Gong Mengbi walked to the next fox with an expressionless face and said, "Kang Wen."
Kang Wen shuddered and said, "The evil fox in Tangli Village used evil magic to seduce men and women, steal their essence, and then drown them. He killed eight people."
The sinful fox from Tangli Village knelt on the ground and cried, "I know my sins. I beg you to have pity on me, my cultivation is not easy, and please spare my life."
Gong Mengbi said, "It's not easy for you to cultivate, but who will pity the wronged souls underwater?"
"Behead him."
The fox head fell to the ground, and its blood dyed the ground red.
Gong Mengbi walked up to one of the foxes again.
Kang Wen said, "The evil foxes in Mashanqian Village feed on babies, and the number of deaths is incalculable."
The sinful fox from Mashanqian Village cried bitterly, "Have mercy! Those are children that others don't want! I can't raise so many children, unwanted girls. Others don't want them, so I just raise them to eat. Have mercy!"
Gong Mengbi asked, "Did someone give it to you? Or did you steal it?"
The Mashanqian Village culprit fox was speechless, then snapped, "Everyone, are we going to let him kill us? With so many foxes, aren't we still a match for him?"
Gong Mengbi let out a long breath through his nose: "Kill him."
The sinful fox from Mashanqian Village screamed and pounced towards Gong Mengbi.
Gong Mengbi snapped his fingers, and a ball of red flame fell on the sinful fox in Mashanqian Village.
The evil fox flew backwards, its whole body on fire.
But she didn't seem to feel the burning, and instead cried out, "Don't eat me, don't eat me! You were going to die anyway, why can't you let me eat you?"
"Ah! Don't eat me!"
The sinful fox rolled over and turned into a pile of ashes in just a few breaths.
But from beginning to end, no word of heat was said.
The remaining sinful foxes finally saw the immense difference in magical power and began to howl.
"Sir, spare your life!"
"Little Fox acknowledges his guilt and begs for mercy!"
"I was wrong! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!"
Gong Mengbi looked over and saw that these evil foxes were terrified. Even the lustful fox who kept muttering "Impossible" kowtowed repeatedly: "I shouldn't have robbed the woman and seized the family's wealth. Please have mercy on me, sir."
The pile of black ashes and the two bleeding fox corpses placed in front of the sinful fox were more useful than anything else.
Gong Mengbi stood there silently, just like a soul-catcher or the Yin God of Yue Mansion.
Gong Mengbi had a blank expression on his face, but he was actually observing them using the art of observing qi.
The fox was full of sinful auras. The first three he killed seemed to be walking towards him casually, but they were actually the three with the heaviest sins that he had found out in advance using the art of looking at qi.
Gong Mengbi looked at the tablets of Taishan Goddess and Jade Fairy Goddess and sighed, "Wild foxes are ignorant, rude, and lawless. It's not easy to practice the virtues of the Goddess and to enforce the rules of the Heavenly Fox Court."
His expression grew serious as he spoke, "You evil foxes, you learned some magic and then murdered living beings. You should all be put to death according to the law, but considering that the Goddess and the Goddess tablets are here, I don't want to shed too much blood, so I'll spare your lives."
These sinful foxes kowtowed quickly: "Thank you, my lady, thank you, the goddess, thank you for sparing our lives."
Gong Mengbi said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped."
"Old Black, put them in the fox prison and let them atone for their sins. When their sins are redeemed, they will be free again."
The black-clothed ghost god bowed and said, "Yes."
The black-clothed ghost returned the magic knife for beheading the fox to Gong Mengbi, and then led the sinful fox aside.
The magic knife for beheading foxes fell into Gong Mengbi's hands, and suddenly melted into a ray of moonlight and disappeared.
Kang Wen looked at these sinful foxes, sighed, and said, "Master Fox Association, educating the foxes is not an easy task."
Gong Mengbi said, "Of course it's not easy. Tianhuyuan has never succeeded in all these years. But the harder it is, the more people need to do it. If there are people doing it, there is still hope. If no one does it, it will never succeed."
Kang Wen looked at Gong Mengbi and felt a sense of respect in his heart.
Gong Mengbi sighed and said, "Take your time."
He walked up to the tablets of the Goddess of Mount Tai and the Jade Fairy Goddess and bowed, then cast a stream of magic power like white smoke into the small golden furnace. Thick smoke emerged from the incense balls in the golden furnace, which continued to spread, and finally covered the entire Fox Hill like fog.
The fog was not very thick, but it obscured the scenery in Fox Hill.
Gong Mengbi called Kang Wen over, handed her a blueprint, and said, "Starting tomorrow, when Lao Hei sends the fox prisoner to Fox Hill, you will urge the fox prisoner to start building the Fox Courtyard."
"Let them mine rocks and cut wood for beams, using labor as a substitute for repentance. If they try to be cunning and dishonest, record their names and let Lao Hei deal with them."
Kang Wen said, "I've made a note of it."
Gong Mengbi said, "Those around you should also be used. Don't let them sit idle. The longer they sit idle, the more likely they are to become consumed by internal friction."
Kang Wen knew this.
If they have nothing to do and are idle all day, foxes are very likely to fight among themselves, for fear of not being able to step on each other to get to the top.
"After dawn, you and Xiao Qi will go to the Shen family in the county town with my business card. He can buy all the tools, food, and other supplies you need."
Gong Mengbi explained everything clearly before leaving Fox Hill with the Five Ghost Gods.
As for the twenty or so fox prisoners, they were wrapped up by the five ghost gods and rode the dark wind to Wuhuan Peak.
Don't be fooled by the fact that these fox prisoners look easy to control. They are under the control of the straw soldiers and the five ghost gods and have great difficulty in turning the tables.
If they are not restrained, Kang Wen will not be able to suppress them at all.
Therefore, we have to bring them back to Wuhuan Peak first and imprison their souls and magic power before we can use them with confidence.
Gong Mengbi stayed awake all night again. With the help of Taiyin Killing God Technique and Tianhuyuan Talismans, he controlled their souls and kept their energy in Shouyue Tower.
While restraining their magical powers, he used a golden tablet as a constraint. The golden tablet was divided into two, one was placed in Shouyue Tower, and the other was handed over to Kang Wen.
In this way, they can work with peace of mind and repent sincerely.
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