Chapter 97: Forward! Forward! This matter should be kept top secret. So no matter whether Tao Tie knew or not, his answer to the City God Ke Youqiu was that he didn't know. City God Ke did not dig deeper into the matter, but politely escorted Tao Tie out of the City God's underworld when he asked to leave. After leaving the City God Temple, Tao Tie went nowhere else and returned to the missionary house. The close-fitting soft armor, ropes, and the thunder-attracting/thunder-storing object Jinglei Pestle that were commissioned to be refined in the warehouse have all been refined. Tao Tie went to the warehouse, paid the balance, and took them away. The missionary house really treats people differently according to their situation! When Tao Tie only had gold and silver, all kinds of charges were settled with gold and silver. Once Tao Tie had access to spiritual stones and jade, he "ordered" the balance to be paid in the form of spiritual stones and jade. Thin arms cannot twist thick thighs. Moreover, Tao Tie actually didn’t think this rule was a bad thing, so he accepted it with pleasure. The reason is that Tao Tie is the beneficiary of this regulation.

If we look into the reasons, if we want to keep this regulation going for a long time and maintain it well, it is necessary for those who benefit from it to consciously maintain it. Tao Tie cannot become rich first and then prevent others from becoming rich later. The level of training and refining in the warehouse is extremely high. The close-fitting soft armor and ropes are both lower-grade earth-level magical tools. The Thunder Pestle made from dragon horn has even reached the middle grade of the Earth Rank. Such an effect is naturally related to the quality of the materials, but the skills and superb level of the refiner are also indispensable factors. After putting away the close-fitting soft armor and ropes, Tao Tie took out the Five Thunder Diagram, held the Thunder Pestle in his hand, and began to practice the "Taiyi Five Thunder Visualization and Spirit Refining Technique". The teacher said that the true meaning lies in cultivating the mind and spirit. After practicing the Taiyi Soul Refining Technique, he practiced the Taotie Visualization Method, and then trained the personal soldiers and generals, and practiced the Disha Method and Taiyi Fenguan Sword Technique. After completing these several spiritual practices, it was almost dawn. After a short rest, it is already the Yin hour, and it is time to practice exercises, do morning lessons, collect herbs and refine qi, and then go on duty. A monk’s day is so simple and plain. Doing nothing and yet achieving everything can be understood in this way. (╯□╰) …… The Yu family's ethical drama and the surrender of Yu Kouzhong and Yu Zhuo, father and son, to Liu Pingquan, the steward of the Immortal God Department of Siming Prefecture, seemed to have pressed the speed-up button for many people and forces in Siming Prefecture. The general offensive to strangle the Yu family was indeed launched. In less than ten days, with the city as its birthplace, Siming Prefecture's reverse metaphor operation went from being carried out in secret to being carried out openly, and then to being a grand event, and finally succeeding in capturing the suspects. The Yu family, which had been rampant in Cangyun Province, especially in Siming Prefecture, for hundreds of years, was wiped out in less than ten days. Whether it was the direct line or the collateral line, whether it was the visible industries or the hidden stakes, they were all wiped out.

Those who are sensible will just catch them and not kill them. Those who are ignorant and dare to resist will be killed without mercy. Heads fell one after another and blood flowed like a river. Liuxian County was the first place in Siming Prefecture to take action against Yu's family and property. Whether it was the county government, the City God's underworld, or the Immortal God's Department, they naturally did not want to get up early and arrive late, and thus lose points in the matter of bringing down Yu. Especially Wu Kunlun, who was transferred to the Xianshen Division of Liuxian County as deputy chief. He was only thinking about following the trend of the Tianchao Dynasty and using Jingling Mountain and the Yu Family to improve his political achievements so that he could be transferred back to the capital. At the moment, Jingling Mountain has completely turned around, and the action against the Yu family is strongly led by Liu Pingquan, the chief of the Immortal God Department of Siming Prefecture, who has taken over the overall command power. Wu Kunlun is naturally unwilling to lag behind. In these days of metaphorical operations, Wu Kunlun and the group of people he gathered have done a lot of good things. All the people, places and forces related to the Yu family in Liuxian County were interrogated and strangled by Wu Kunlun. Some of the Yu family's secret stakes were deliberately set up at the junctions between counties, where the administrative divisions were not clear enough. Wu Kunlun often led his team into action without even saying hello to the neighboring counties. Even when the county government, the City God's underworld, and the Immortal God's Office of neighboring counties took action first, Wu Kunlun would forcibly intervene and share the credit. With such an active metaphorical deputy governor Wu Kunlun around, Tao Tie, the inspector general who was actually in charge of the work of the third shift of inspectors, took the opportunity to "lie dormant". If Deputy Wu has an order that requires the cooperation of the three patrol inspectors, Tao Tie will execute the order and go to participate in the metaphor. If there were no orders, Tao Tie would lead the three shifts of inspectors to do their job, patrolling within Liuxian County to protect the peace. There is a saying, "What makes you fall is what makes you full." The Yu family had been powerful for hundreds of years, and their fall was truly a feast. Naturally, the government offices at all levels in the Celestial Empire would take away the most lucrative ones. The rest will be shared by other local people and forces. Even so, it can still feed too many people and forces. Chu Mingtu came to find Tao Tie and asked if he wanted to join the feast. With just a tiny amount of money paid, one can take over a large industry and rapidly expand the size of the business by five or six times. Tao Tie’s attitude towards this is not to participate. No heavy hammer is needed to play the drum. Chu Mingtu, who had already decided not to get involved, immediately went back to implement Tao Tie's idea. Under Chu Mingtu's strict control, his brothers and the business company behaved honestly and did not do anything out of line in private. There is another force doing this in Liuxian County, the Shahe Gang. I don't know if Leader Mo of the Shahe Gang thought this way on his own, or if he was instructed by an expert, or if he had no more energy left after taking over the assets left by Jingling Mountain.

In short, the Shahe Gang was just a spectator of this feast. Another person who was equally quiet, honest and dutiful was Yu... Chu Yingying, who changed her surname to her mother's, Chu, before the general attack on Yu. Yu Pingzhong, the second son of the Yu family's eldest branch, was publicly expelled from the family, removed from the family tree, and recognized by Liu Pingquan, the chief steward of the Siming Prefecture's Immortal God Department. As Yu Pingzhong's daughter, Chu Yingying was naturally subject to expulsion and removal, so it was very reasonable for such a thing to happen. Tao Te Ching says, "Misfortune is the foundation of good fortune, and good fortune is the root of misfortune." What should have been a disgraceful thing, expulsion and removal, turned out to be Chu Yingying's greatest reliance in this huge and bloody metaphor storm. Although she was affected, she remained safe. If there is a negative impact, it is that she can no longer maintain her previous ladylike style and living standards. All properties under the name of the Yu family will be confiscated, naturally including the house where Chu Yingying used to live. Chu Yingying, who was "kicked out of the house", had no place to live. Her activity funds and private money were taken away by Hu Weichang, who betrayed her. With no other options, she could only apply to live in the dormitory of the Immortal God Division. Chu Yingying pawned all of her expensive clothes, except for the indispensable magic tools, and exchanged them for money to maintain her living expenses and the needs of her practice. There has also been great improvement in how I deal with people and how I treat others. It is no longer like the proud rose with thorns when I first came to Liuxian County, but more like a wild lily blooming in the valleys and on the rock walls. The vitality is extremely tenacious! Tao Tie took all of this into his sight and kept them in mind, but never expressed his opinion, let alone did anything. Like a bystander. There was no sign of a vanguard that would first capture Liuhe Lianhuanwu and then destroy Yueyuji Yudai River Temple in one day. Huang Junshi, who planned to leave the Yu family to Tao Tie and "ponder" the matter, was like a bystander. There was no response at all to the failure of his plan. There was no useless emotion like anger, or any attempt to "figure it out" elsewhere! The only person who was extremely anxious because of the huge upheaval in Siming Prefecture was Hu Weichang! That evening, Hu Weichang, the water god of Yudai River, and the Wutong demon Taoist priest met with Tao Tie and expressed their intention to surrender. However, Tao Tie has not given a positive answer, whether to allow them to surrender or not. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. The huge Yu family was easily wiped out like fallen leaves in the autumn wind after Yu Kouzhong and Yu Zhuo, father and son, surrendered themselves. The anti-Yu forces led by Liu Pingquan, the chief steward of the Immortal God Department of Siming Prefecture, wiped out the family like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. These days, many new corpses fall into the Yudai River every day. The Yudai River God, who was a little anxious at first, quickly calmed down after being persuaded by Wutong Yaodao. Then he calmly directed the shrimp soldiers and crabs belonging to the Yudai River Water Palace to clean up the corpses, and they were busy all the time. He looks like he is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Hu Weichang understood what kind of person Wutong Yaodao was. Being able to harm the Five Evil Gods and then escape from the inner nine states to the three southwestern states without getting into trouble under the heavy blow from the Heavenly Empire, that's a real talent.

Therefore, Wutong Yaodao said that the surrender of the water god of Yudai River had worked. From now on, as long as he walked the right path and did what a water god appointed by the Heavenly Kingdom should do, there would be no disaster. Not only did the Yudai River God believe it, but Hu Weichang also believed it firmly! Next, Hu Weichang did not wait for Wutong Yaodao to persuade him, but took the initiative to go and ask. He could only respond with a rhetorical question "Who do you think you are?" before being casually dismissed by the Wutong Demon Taoist. Hu Weichang felt very disappointed at that time. When leaving, I also heard the Wutong demon Taoist "lowered" his voice and said to the Yudai River God words like "Who dares to trust such a treacherous villain?" and "You have done evil, and now you want to escape after being liquidated. You think that the sword fairy master and his disciple are bald donkeys in Buddhism who like to harbor filth and corruption." This made Hu Weichang's heart sink to the bottom of Yudai River. At this time, Hu Weichang finally understood why Mengxi Sanren of Jingling Mountain reacted like that when he took the token passed down by his ancestors to Jingling Mountain to seek a way out. He also just understood why the Jade Belt River Water God allowed him to hide in the Jade Belt River Water Palace, but never said a few words to him. Hu Weichang was a scholar. Two sentences that I read but didn't understand when I was young, now suddenly become clear to me. As the saying goes, a family that accumulates good will surely have good fortune, and a family that accumulates evil will surely have misfortune. As the saying goes, the kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. The Yu family responded to these two statements, and so did the Hu family. Thinking in this way, Hu Weichang will definitely not have a good ending in this turmoil. However, if Hu Weichang was a man who was willing to accept his fate, he would not think of jumping off the sinking ship of the Yu family. Therefore, the more clearly Hu Weichang knew what his fate would be, the more anxious he became, like an ant on hot pan. Why is Hu Weichang in such a hurry? Rushing to find a way to avoid disaster! Rushing to find a way to escape from the Yudai River Water Palace! Yes, Hu Weichang was placed under house arrest in the Yudai River Water Palace by the Yudai River God and could not go anywhere. "Hu Weichang!" Suddenly, just as Hu Weichang was wandering around the room where he was under house arrest like a headless fly, a loud shout filled with deep hatred was heard. The voice is very familiar. Hu Weichang's face changed immediately. Bang. The door of the room was violently pushed open. Mo Yuhan, the ninth-rank inspector and head of Class A from the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County, rushed in with thirty-six Class A inspectors to make up the full staff. The first pioneer was Chu Yingying, who changed her surname to her mother's.

These days, the third squad inspectors of the Immortal God Division of Liuxian County cooperated with the deputy governor Wu Kunlun in the anti-metaphor operation. No matter whether it was arresting people, killing people or sealing up properties, Chu Yingying was always assigned the vanguard work! Chu Yingying accepted this arrangement without complaint, and did an excellent job conscientiously. Although she couldn't withstand Tao Tie's sword, Chu Yingying was at least a sixth-rank upper cultivator, and her cultivation was higher than that of Mo Yuhan and Taoist Qingyun, who both held official positions. There are many factors to consider when it comes to combat power, and there are two different opinions. However, taking down Hu Weichang was naturally a piece of cake. In just a blink of an eye, Hu Weichang's cultivation was destroyed by Chu Yingying and he was completely imprisoned. "Why are you okay?" Hu Weichang, who was already a cripple, had a hideous look on his face and roared like a devil, "Why didn't you die?" Chu Yingying did not answer, but waved the scabbard expressionlessly, knocking Hu Weichang unconscious. Seeing that the target of this trip was captured, Mo Yuhan immediately withdrew his team. The water god of Yudai River originally wanted to exchange greetings, but when he saw this behavior, he gave up the idea. After the A-class patrol officer left, Wutong Yaodao appeared beside the Jade Belt River God at the right time and said with a smile: "Brother Yu, you still don't believe what I said. What did I say? You just need to do what a Jade Belt River God should do, and don't do those hypocritical and polite things, you just don't believe it." Facing the sarcasm of the Wutong demon, the Yudai River God smiled awkwardly. Firstly, it is a past habit and cannot be changed in a short time. Secondly, He was not very clear why he was let go, and he was still unsure, which led to this. The Wutong demon saw all of this and knew it clearly, but he did not point it out. The water god of Yudai River is in the trap, so he is confused and unaware of it. He has already surrendered to the Sword Immortal Master and his disciple. Although the Sword Immortal Master and his disciple did not explicitly accept it, they did not explicitly reject it either, right? Without the nod or personal arrangement of the Sword Immortal Master and his disciples, which fool in Siming Prefecture would come here and make fun of the Jade Belt River God to gain merit? Haven’t you seen that a small person like Hu Weichang had to be arrested across borders by the Immortal Gods Division of Liuxian County? Wutong Yaodao, who understood this principle, also began to think about how to get closer to the sword immortal master and his disciple and rely on them. The aura of disaster between heaven and earth is becoming increasingly intense. The day of catastrophe is getting closer. The situation on all sides has become more turbulent. The situation in China is fine. Although there are some twists and turns, they are all initiated by China itself and everything is under control. Outside the Celestial Empire, for example, the Million Mountains to the southwest were in complete chaos. Wutong Evil God, the good brother who volunteered to explore the Baiwan Mountains, has complained more than once in recent days. The good elder brother had no choice but to use the big stick in his left hand and the big stick in his right hand to coax his good younger brother to continue working hard. But my good brother has been in Baiwan Mountain for so many days, and apart from complaining, he has also made some valuable discoveries. On the contrary, just last night, my good brother gave me some extremely shocking yet reasonable information. The Celestial Empire has secretly established several forward bases in the Millions of Mountains.

In a forward base less than 300 miles away from the Eight Immortals Mountain, the good brother saw Yu Kouzhong, Yu Zhuo and his son, as well as the direct descendants of the Yu family. As prisoners, they worked hard to build the Celestial Empire's forward base. Just as they had enslaved many people to work for the Yu family's extravagance and debauchery. The law of nature is cyclical, and retribution will come as expected. Big families and powerful forces are accustomed to cutting off their own forces in order to survive, and this is even more true. Perhaps, this is the biggest reason why Liu Pingquan clearly wanted to kill the Yu family but had to accept the deal proposed by the Yu family. Someone in higher up wants to kill two birds with one stone and make use of waste. So Liu Pingquan quickly killed Yu Zhenqi and put the prisoner in his pocket. The blood feud that has not been avenged will be dealt with slowly. It's still a long time. (End of this chapter)