Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 331

[Chapter 331 Sea Spirit Tribe]

Donghai Prefecture, Yunshui County.

For the people of Yunshui County, this was just an ordinary day, but everything was unusual.

Wu Hai was a vendor. He got up early every day, baked pancakes and went out to sell them. He went out early today to set up his stall, prepared the money for the gang and the tribute to the constable, and hoped that today’s business would be better so that he would not lose money.

He had just arrived at the stall, and soon he saw a strong man walking towards him.

He was one of the eight Dharma protectors in the Tianlong Gang, responsible for collecting the share money on this street. He had the final say in Tianhe Street and no one dared to offend him. Wu Hai handed over the twenty coins he had prepared long ago and said respectfully: “Sixth Dharma Protector, this is today’s share money…”

The usually arrogant and domineering strong man shuddered when he saw this, and waved his hands repeatedly. Instead, he took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it on Wu Hai’s pancake stall, saying: “Brother, we were wrong before. I apologize to you here. You must accept this money…”

He was the one who usually did the most.

When did they send money to the Tianlong Gang, and never saw the money coming back? Wu Hai was frightened and said in a trembling voice: “Sixth Guardian, if I did anything wrong, please tell me, don’t do this, I’m afraid…”

The Sixth Guardian was more afraid than him. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said: “If you don’t accept this money, I won’t leave today…”

Under the Sixth Guardian’s kowtow and admit his mistakes, crying and crying, Wu Hai accepted the money in fear, and then heard from the Sixth Guardian that the Tianlong Gang was gone, and now there was only the Tianlong Guard.

As the captain of the sixth team of the Tianlong Guard, his duty was to lead the team members to patrol the villages near the rivers in Yunshui County, and report to the government immediately if they found any traces of the water tribe.

In addition to the Tianlong Gang, the Black Tiger Gang, the Wild Wolf Gang and other gangs that dominated Yunshui County also became the Black Tiger Guard and the Wild Wolf Guard overnight, responsible for protecting the safety of each village.

Of course, they have other choices, whether to transform the gang or to be exiled thousands of miles away and open up mountains to mine, they just need to choose one.

The people of Yunshui County were also surprised to find that the tax collectors from the government came to their doorsteps today, but they were not there to collect taxes, but to refund them.

In addition to the taxes stipulated by the court, the county magistrate’s birthday tax, concubine tax, and funeral tax for the deceased seventh uncle were all refunded in full, and there were even some left over.

At the same time, the Huang family, the richest family in Yunshui County, donated 5,000 taels of silver to help the widows, the elderly and the young in Yunshui County…

It seemed that after waking up, the whole world had changed.

Of course, people knew that these corrupt officials, wealthy families, bandits and bullies did not suddenly find their conscience and turn over a new leaf, but because someone came.

Those people were scared.

The wind in Jiangnan Prefecture finally blew to Donghai Prefecture.

Three days later.

The Patriarch of the Huang Family and the Magistrate of Yunshui County bent over and followed behind Lin Xiu. The Patriarch of the Huang Family flattered and said, “I hope Lord Lin will forgive me for my poor hospitality these days.”

Lin Xiu said, “Not bad. Since you are so sincere, I won’t embarrass you this time. Go away. I will come back when I have time.”

After saying that, he walked onto the pleasure boat, which slowly rose into the air and disappeared into the sky.

The Patriarch of the Huang Family and the Magistrate of Yunshui County had dull expressions.

And, I will come back…

Doesn’t that mean that they have to keep pretending like this?

Finally, it was the head of the Huang family who sighed first and said, “Forget it, just consider it as losing money to save life, it’s just a little money, it’s worth it…”

Yunshui County Magistrate couldn’t help but say, “It’s just a little money for the Huang family, but not for me, I’ve lost all my wealth…”

The head of the Huang family heard the unwillingness in his tone, his heart jumped suddenly, grabbed his collar, and said angrily, “Damn it, I finally escaped this disaster, you want to die, don’t hold me, if you dare to do anything, I will definitely let you feed the fish in the sea…”

…

On the painting boat. In

A Ke’s room, Lin Xiu looked at her and asked, “Isn’t this better than killing people?”

A Ke nodded. Over the years, she had long discovered that no matter how many people the Tiandao League killed, it could not change the status quo of Daxia. Although Lin Xiu did not kill anyone, his methods were more useful.

The folk customs in Jiangnan are still very simple. It’s not that those people don’t want to change back to the past, but they dare not. Donghai

Prefecture will also become the second Jiangnan.

He was fulfilling the promise he made to her step by step.

The people would no longer be oppressed by the powerful, and there would be no more powerful people in the world… In fact, she knew that this was an impossible task, but he never complained.

She gently leaned her head on Lin Xiu’s shoulder and slowly closed her eyes. Lin Xiu’s hand was wrapped around her waist without leaving any trace. A Ke’s body trembled, but she did not do anything, which was considered as tacit consent to Lin Xiu’s actions.

Agreements are agreements, but feelings are like tornadoes. When they come, they cannot be stopped.

Lin Xiu had a hunch that if he continued like this, he would have the bright moon soon.

In the following days, the girls were playing and practicing at the same time. Every place here has its own unique scenery. Practicing in different places is not as boring and monotonous as in the royal capital.

In addition to practicing, Lin Xiu and A Ke continued to travel around the counties.

What happened in Yunshui County soon spread throughout Donghai Prefecture. Several times, when Lin Xiu and A Ke went there, the local government and wealthy families had already followed the example of Yunshui County and issued new orders, making them go there in vain.

Of course, there were some people who didn’t believe in evil. After they raided a few houses, the rest of the people became much more honest.

Between raiding the house and losing money, most people chose the second one.

This time, the method Lin Xiu took was different from that in Jiangnan Prefecture.

Except for those who were extremely evil and whose removal was not enough to appease the public anger, Lin Xiu let most of the nobles and officials go. He and A Ke were only two people, and there was a limit to what they could do.

The ability of these local snakes should not be underestimated. With their cooperation and help, these things could go so smoothly.

Many families have dominated the East Sea Prefecture for decades and did whatever they wanted. Now they have to be forced to obey the law and be kind. Naturally, they are dissatisfied and secretly sent a letter to the capital to ask for the opinions of those behind the scenes in the capital.

This time, the major powerful families in the capital received the news from the East Sea Prefecture and did not react.

Unlike Jiangnan, the measures taken by Lin Xiu this time were not fierce and did not harm their interests too much. Who would be willing to make things difficult for Lin Xiu in order to help those branches and vassals? What

if their family does not go to the next competition again, who will take the responsibility?

To put it bluntly, today’s Daxia can do without His Majesty, without the Crown Prince, and no family can do without Lin Xiu and his wives and concubines.

These powerful families have been busy competing for resources for themselves recently. The cultivation resources that are several times more than in previous years have made them overjoyed. All of this was brought by Lin Xiu’s family. In the past few years, as long as they don’t make a fuss, everyone will turn a blind eye.

Moreover, these days, they are in the royal capital, and they are also submissive and careful everywhere. The branches and vassals of Donghai Prefecture can still be arrogant and domineering. Aren’t they more comfortable than their masters?

The news from the royal capital made the wealthy families in Jiangnan completely extinguish the idea of resistance. Taking Yunshui County as an example, they followed whatever Yunshui County did.

The people of Donghai Prefecture also found a pattern. Whenever a beautiful painting boat appeared, the wealthy families would become kind and corrupt officials would become good officials. Although they didn’t know who the owner of the painting boat was, it didn’t affect their gratitude… In less

than half a month, Lin Xiu’s notoriety had spread to all the wealthy families and government offices in Donghai Prefecture.

At this time, in the elegant pavilion of a restaurant in the capital of Donghai Prefecture, Lin Xiu and the other girls were having dinner.

Compared with those small county towns, the capital of Donghai Prefecture was much more prosperous. Even if all the prefectures in Daxia were counted, Donghai and Jiangnan were the most prosperous places.

It was lunch time, and the restaurant was crowded. There was also a table of guests sitting in the elegant pavilion next door. They talked so loudly that they could be heard through the wall.

“Have you heard that several big shots have come to Donghai Prefecture.”

“Nonsense, they made such a big fuss, how could we not have heard about it? Who

are those people? Even the powerful families with backgrounds in Kyoto are so afraid of them?” “Not only those powerful families, it is said that even the son of the prefect has been put under house arrest. Haven’t you seen that all the ruffians on the streets have been thrown into jail in the past two days? It’s just because they are afraid that they are blind and cause trouble…”

“Even if the prince has come, it won’t be such a big deal…”

These people only heard some rumors and knew that a big shot had come to Jiangnan Prefecture, but they didn’t know the inside story. After discussing for a few sentences, they found that others didn’t know either, so they lost interest and turned to discuss other things.

“I heard that a farmer’s family outside the city was wiped out by the sea tribe a few days ago. Even the two-year-old child was not spared. It’s so pitiful.”

“Those foreign bastards, next time we catch them, we should chop them up and feed them to the dogs!”

“It’s difficult, those bastards run faster than rabbits, and once they run into the water, no one can do anything about it…”

…

The ladies in the private room were also a little angry after hearing this, and they didn’t even have the mood to eat. Minghe put down his chopsticks, clenched his fists and said, “It’s better not to let me meet them!”

The hatred between the sea tribe and the human race can no longer be resolved. They have been causing chaos in various coastal prefectures all year round, and the court has to invest a lot of money every year to eliminate the sea tribe.

At this time, another man next door said: “A few days ago, someone caught a sea creature and it will be auctioned in the city today.”

Another person said: “Why auction it? Just chop it up directly. Who would buy such a disgusting thing…”

The man said: “Of course it’s not that disgusting sea creature, it’s a rare sea spirit, and it’s a woman. If someone can buy her home, they will be blessed…”

“Sea spirit?” Minghe looked at Lin Xiu and said: “I’ve only read about it in books, and I haven’t seen a real sea spirit. Let’s go and take a look…”

(End of this chapter)