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Chapter 386: Helping the Injustice

The joys and sorrows of the world are not all the same.

Some people live in luxury, but they spend all day complaining about the passing of time, or they are scheming against each other in a local area, or they are deceiving each other in the palace; but for some people, even having a full meal every day is a luxury.

Worse still, some people are indifferent to sorrow and are greedy for joy. They love laziness and hate work. They cannot sympathize with the sufferings of others and trample on the pain of others to highlight their own status - commonly known as holding a feather as a token of authority.

When Long Qi and his party arrived at Caiwei's village, a tense confrontation was taking place outside the village.

It’s just a village outside the city, what kind of conflict could there be?
The few people didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to move forward. They tiptoed around the conflict and turned around to go into the village.

The village is in a state of chaos right now. Many babies have appeared overnight, and the already insufficient manpower has become even more chaotic.

Most of the people in the village are young people. Before being driven out of the city, most of them were weak and sickly. Fortunately, they met Caiwei. After her treatment and recuperation, they became full of energy. Some of them even learned martial arts from Captain Gan.

It is precisely because they are all young that they don’t know much about taking care of children and postpartum care for women. At most, they just heard about it from the elderly when they were young.

Moreover, as ordinary farmers, many women have to go to the fields to work within a few days after giving birth - they barely have time to make a living, let alone the idea of ​​sitting for the full month.

Therefore, the men in the village did not know the importance of taking care of women after giving birth, and most of the women were mothers for the first time and did not want to stay in confinement for a month. It was only after Caiwei insisted that they agreed.

Long Qi and his companions found their way into the village and after a lot of effort they finally found Caiwei, who was in a state of panic. After some questioning, they learned the reason for the conflict outside the village.

It turned out that after that day, the number of corpse demons gradually decreased, and the world became peaceful. So the court issued an order, requiring all localities to recruit villagers outside the city.

This would have been a good thing, but the county magistrate was a corrupt official.

The position of the county magistrate in the city was donated by his family. He was actually a good-for-nothing and depended on his advisor for everything.

Originally, the county magistrate was an law-abiding person with a decent reputation as an official. But the bad thing was that he listened to his nephews and nephews, which not only disappointed his loyal advisor but also caused him to do many ridiculous things.

That nephew is also a crane that cannot dance.

The court originally intended to wait until the people died before sending them out of the city, but the county magistrate was greedy and afraid that the disaster would affect him. So the nephew made a decree that whenever he found a seriously ill person, he would drive them out one by one and let them fend for themselves, and he even called it: preparing for a rainy day.

Now that the number of zombies has dropped sharply, the imperial court has issued an edict to various places, ordering them to recruit people from outside the village and sending officials to inspect. This has made the county magistrate very anxious:
The current emperor is diligent in his work, loves his people, and governs the country with strict discipline. If the court finds out what they have done, not only will they lose their jobs, but they might even lose their lives.

That's why the scene that Long Qi and his companions saw outside the village happened.

The leading sergeant was also a relative of the county magistrate. He was quite reasonable and had studied for a few years. He knew that the county magistrate was wrong, but he had to make this trip because of the order. However, he ordered his subordinates not to conflict with others and kept their troops in place. He only pretended to shout twice outside the village to make the villagers be on guard.

But somehow, this matter reached the ears of the county magistrate, who came over with his incompetent sons and nephews, crawling on the ground with his belly bulging, gave the non-commissioned officer a good scolding, and ordered a group of officers to attack the village.

This made the accompanying legal advisor very anxious - he had already made a mistake before, and by acting in this way, wouldn't he be making the same mistake again?
But there were villains fanning the flames, and the legal advisor had little influence. Not only would he be reprimanded by the county magistrate, but how could he stop it?

The leading sergeant was also at a loss. He could have delayed the fight, but since his foolish county magistrate had come, he had no choice but to follow orders. The two sides started fighting, and Lieutenant Gan led a group of men in the village to fight back. But on the one hand, even if the men in the village learned some martial arts, they were no match for the constables who patrolled the public security every day; on the other hand, the weapons the villagers could use were nothing more than hoes and sticks, which were no match for the sharp forks and blades in the hands of the constables.
Not long after, Captain Gan was defeated. The villagers were covered in bruises and were either injured or suppressed by the water and fire sticks and unable to move.

The villagers were already at a disadvantage, and now they were defeated. The morale of the village was completely gone. Captain Gan knew very well that this was a taboo in military strategy, but there was nothing he could do as some people had been captured in front of him, and there were women and children behind him. He was really in a dilemma.

The county magistrate was confident of victory, and while ordering his men to pursue the victory, he was also thinking about how to deal with the people in the village. But at this moment, several figures flashed out, and in the blink of an eye, people and horses fell to the ground. The constable who was originally escorting the villagers fell to the ground and wailed for a long time, but was unable to get up.

The sudden change frightened the county magistrate so much that he almost fell down. Fortunately, he was supported by his lackeys and nephews, and he was able to steady himself.

"Who... who is it! How dare you be so rude in front of me!" The county magistrate was so frightened that he could not speak clearly.

The two men who came were: one with flamboyant braids and a large sword on his back but with an agile body, and the other with a fair face and an upright posture. They were none other than Long Qi and Liu Xia.

When the county magistrate saw that the newcomers were very young and that the two men were protecting the villagers behind them, he could not help but become furious. He scolded the fallen yamen runner and cursed Long Qi and Liu Xia.

After all, the master was well-informed. Although the two men in front of him were dressed simply, their eyes and brows were full of heroism, especially the pale-faced scholar, who looked even more noble and it was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary person.

The lawyer was about to remind the county magistrate, but the county magistrate was so angry that he didn't give him the chance and kept shouting at the yamen runners to arrest the two men as soon as possible.

But just as he finished speaking, a slightly childish voice came from the village gate.

"Let's see who dares!"

The county magistrate was stunned at first, and then became furious.

Damn it, someone actually dared to challenge Tai Sui without even asking whose territory this is!
"Who! You little bastard! Come out and kowtow to your grandfather!"

These words were very harsh, and Liu Xia couldn't help but want to step forward and teach the county magistrate a lesson, but was pulled back by Long Qi. Long Qi winked at Liu Xia, and although the latter was unwilling, he also understood what he meant.

The two men and the villagers retreated to the sides, only to see a young man in a blue Taoist robe walking out with his hands behind his back. It was Zhao Wuyang, and following behind him was Xinyi, with his burly figure, like a loyal guard.

The lawyer was shocked when he saw this. He thought the man just now was of outstanding temperament, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him was even more extraordinary, which made him feel ashamed.

Who is this person? Why is he so impressive?

The lawyer was extremely surprised and suspicious. Although he didn't know who this person was, he was definitely not an ordinary person!
The county magistrate was unaware of the impending disaster and continued to clamor.

The legal advisor shook his head upon seeing this, he knew very well that the county magistrate would not have a good ending this time, so he pulled the non-commissioned officer back out; the non-commissioned officer also understood what the legal advisor meant, and the two of them looked at each other and talked without saying another word.

The sins committed by God can be forgiven, but the sins committed by oneself cannot be lived.

(End of this chapter)