Chapter 203: The War is Coming
Qingfeng Temple is closed to visitors.
Shangyang City, the mansion that made Lin Ye's heart palpitate.
"Fairy, that person is about to wake up. Qingfeng Temple is closed to visitors."
"The door is closed to visitors. Is the Taoist priest still here?"
"without."
"Interesting, you're not leaving at this time, do you want me to stay in this mansion forever?"
The old woman listened to the words coming from the inner room and hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Fairy, I actually think that you don't have to abide by the agreement you made with Qingfeng Temple. I'm afraid that the corpse of that ox nose has turned to ashes."
As long as Qingfeng Temple remains standing, its owner is not allowed to leave the mansion.
This was the agreement made between the master and the former abbot of Qingfeng Temple. However, in her opinion, even if her master broke the agreement, Qingfeng Temple's current trump card would not be enough to stop her master.
Although the test not long ago did not force Qingfeng Temple to reveal its trump card, judging from the way the disciples of Qingfeng Temple solved the problem, Qingfeng Temple should not have any trump cards left, otherwise why would it make things so complicated.
There was no response from the inner room for a long time , and the old woman suddenly showed panic on her face: "I overstepped my bounds."
"Don't say that again, mother-in-law."
"yes."
The old woman nodded, and soon her entire clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
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Lin Mansion.
Lin Ye welcomed another guest, his good brother Judge Lu.
"My dear brother!"
When Judge Lu entered the Lin Mansion, his expression was very serious.
"Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Please come in quickly."
Seeing Lu Pan’s serious expression, Lin Ye wondered in his heart, could it be that Lu Pan had discovered what he and Judge Cui had done?
It shouldn’t be. If he found out about what happened between me and Judge Cui, he would not have called me his good brother.
"My dear brother, I am here to tell you a very serious news. Shangyang City may be in danger of a disaster."
"Is it at Chengnan Yizhuang?"
"Brother, do you know?"
Lu Pan was a little confused, so Lin Ye told him that he had invited Yang Jian to go to the charity cemetery in the south of the city.
"So that's how it is. Judge Yang didn't tell me this. I also want to thank you for letting the underworld discover the matter of the South City Charity Cemetery and making arrangements in advance. Otherwise, they might have been caught off guard. On behalf of the underworld, I would like to thank you."
Lu Pan bowed to Lin Ye, and Lin Ye quickly avoided him, "Brother, we are brothers, why do we need to say such polite words? The affairs of the underworld are my family's affairs. This time, brother, is there anything I can do for you?"
"My dear brother, you have a good relationship with the government. If possible, it would be best to let the government lead the people out of Shangyang City."
"Evacuate the people? Is the situation serious to this extent?"
Lin Ye frowned. In his opinion, no matter how terrifying the Ghost King was, he would not necessarily harm the people. A strong man of this level could not be simply treated as a ghost.
"It's more serious than you think. If I'm not wrong, there is a very likely ghost king in the South City Charity Cemetery. The ghost king hasn't awakened yet, but according to what you found, a man's heart is needed, which is the ritual of the twin ghost kings to awaken the ghost king."
"Once the Ghost King wakes up, all living things within a hundred miles will be devoured by him, because the Ghost King needs a huge amount of souls to restore his strength."
"I understand. I will communicate with the government. However, since the Ghost King has not yet awakened, can we kill the Twin Ghost Kings before the Ghost King awakens and prevent him from awakening?"
Lin Ye put forward his own suggestion, and Judge Lu nodded and said, "I have decided the same thing. I have summoned all the underworld officials in Canglan County. After the people of Shangyang City have evacuated, I will take all the ghost officials of the underworld to the charity cemetery in the south of the city."
"Then I will go and communicate with the people at the government office now."
After hearing what Lu Pan said, Lin Ye didn't plan to wait until dawn, because he knew that the longer the time dragged on, the greater the possibility of the Ghost King reviving. Now was the time to race against time.
He also understood why Judge Lu did not take action tonight. He was probably afraid of disturbing the Ghost King and causing him to revive prematurely. If the people of Shangyang City had not left yet, the people of the entire Shangyang City would be in danger.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Lu Pan didn't say anything polite, and Lin Ye immediately hurried towards the door. However, when he walked out of the door, he found that there were rows of ghost officials from the underworld standing outside the gate, with solemn and murderous looks on their faces. He also saw Yang Jian in the queue.
It was obvious that Judge Lu had already gathered all the ghost officials from the underworld.
Lin Ye clasped his fists towards these ghost officials from the underworld and walked towards the government office. Although it was late at night, the gatekeeper of the county government office did not dare to stop him when he saw that it was Lin Ye. After a while, the county magistrate appeared without even putting on his clothes.
"Mr. Lin, you came here late at night, but what's the urgent matter?"
"Sir, I am here for an urgent matter."
Lin Ye didn't say anything more and just explained the situation directly. After listening to the county magistrate, his expression kept changing. If it was someone else, he might still doubt the truthfulness of his words, but these words were said by Master Lin, and even the Prime Minister had to visit Master Lin in person. Such a big shot would not lie to deceive a small county magistrate like him.
"There is no problem in evacuating the people. The key is where should so many people be evacuated to at once? And the county governor..."
"For those people who have relatives in other places, let them go and live with them. I will give each family 10 taels of silver. I will pay for this. As for the county governor, I will write a letter to An Shoufu to explain the situation."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Hearing that Lin Ye would write a letter to the Prime Minister, the county magistrate no longer had any worries. Moreover, Master Lin also gave each family ten taels of silver. This amount of money was nothing to the rich, but it was a considerable sum to ordinary people.
When it came to evacuating the people, the easiest ones to evacuate were the wealthy gentry, who were afraid of death. On the other hand, the poor people were hard to evacuate because they felt sad that their crops would rot in the fields if they left, or they had nowhere to go. The money from Master Lin just solved the problem.
"If there are people who don't have relatives to go to, they can go to other counties and stay at the Rujia Inn. I have already made an agreement with the owner of the Rujia Inn. The inn will accept those people in Shangyang City who have nowhere else to go."
Home Inn.
This is a cheap inn chain founded by Lin Ye in another world. There are inns in every large county town in Canglan County, and there are two or three in each county town. If all of them are used to accommodate the people of Shangyang City who have nowhere to go, it can accommodate thousands of people.
"Mr. Lin is so righteous!"
The county magistrate was somewhat moved, but at the same time shocked by Lin Ye's wealth. He was truly wealthy enough to rival a country, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for him to do all this.
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In the second half of the night, the lights that had been extinguished throughout Shangyang City lit up again. Every household had light, accompanied by the occasional cry of children.
Lin Ye stood on the street, looking at the first group of people who had already packed their luggage, looking at the women who were still recovering from the postpartum period and holding their babies with haggard faces, and watching these people hurriedly walking towards the city gate. His expression was indescribably complicated.
The government told the people that there was a plague in the city and if they didn't leave they would be infected.
The common people may not know what the Ghost King means, but the plague knows it. They all packed their things in a panic, because they knew that if they walked too slowly and were infected with the plague, not only would they die, but their entire family would also be harmed.
"Mr. Lin, why are you here on the street? The county magistrate just notified us that there is a plague in our city. All the people in the city must be evacuated, and the people in the nearby villages outside the city must also evacuate. After notifying the people in the city, I am going to notify the people in the villages and towns."
Captain Yang and his detectives were delivering notices door to door on the street. They happened to see Lin Ye standing on the street and thought that Lin Ye had heard the noise outside and came out to watch the fun.
"I came out to take a look. It's a plague. I'll let Uncle Xu pack up and leave now."
Lin Ye did not explain the truth to Captain Yang. Sometimes not knowing the truth is a good thing. When he returned home, Uncle Xu and Aunt Ge were also awakened by the noise outside.
"Uncle Xu, there is a plague in our city. You should take your family to Canglan County first and look for Old Chen there..."
Old Chen was the manager chosen by Lin Ye to be in charge of his business in Canglan County. Usually, Uncle Xu would contact Old Chen when there was something going on.
"Plague, how could there be a plague in Shangyang City? What about you, sir?"
Uncle Xu and Aunt Ge's faces also changed. They both had families and knew that if they were infected with the plague, they would die.
"I will be leaving too. You guys go first. I still have to go to Qingfeng Temple to inform my master. I will look for you when I get to Canglan County."
"Sir, since it is a plague, you can't stay here for too long. You must notify Taoist Ding Xuan and leave immediately." Xu Bo said worriedly.
"Well, I'll be careful."
Watching Uncle Xu and Aunt Ge leave the house to reunite with their families, Lin Ye returned to his own courtyard, sat alone in the study, picked up a brush and began to practice calligraphy.
"quiet!"
When faced with big things, you must remain calm.
Only when your mind is calm can you think of a way out of the impasse.
Outside the study, Tai Sui, who was originally lying on the rockery, also slipped into the study and lay on a jade stone on one side, as if he was just looking at Lin Ye quietly.
Three hours later, it was dawn!
Shangyang City no longer had the bustle of the past at dawn. The hawkers' cries were no longer heard, and there were no footsteps on the streets. Even the birds that used to like to fly to the tree branches and sing seemed to have sensed something and disappeared.
Almost all the people in Shangyang City evacuated the city overnight.
By noon, when Captain Yang and others closed the city gates, it meant that all the people had evacuated.
Qingfengguanli.
The old Taoist was kneeling in front of the statue of the ancestor, chanting scriptures as usual. However, Daogu, who was accompanying him, knew that today was different from usual.
Because what the master recited today was not the "Morning and Evening Sutras", but a scripture that he had never heard before.
