Chapter 33 Sorry, I regret it
Zhou Ze was certain that Xu Chong had joined the Taiping Dao, so he naturally would not think that Xu Chong was still that ordinary person who knew nothing about martial arts.
But the problem is.
How long has it been?
No matter how talented you are, the second level of enlightenment is the best you can achieve, right?
But now this power is at least at the ninth level!
This was even more incredible to him than the inexplicable majesty that appeared on Xu Chong.
So Zhou Ze lost consciousness for a moment again.
Snap!
The other clavicle broke.
His collarbone was broken, his arms were unable to move, and his throat was strangled by a hand.
At this point, Zhou Ze completely lost the room for resistance, and his life and death were in the hands of others.
“Haha…hahahahaha…”
After recognizing the current situation, Zhou Ze laughed instead.
"why are you laughing?"
Xu Chong asked coldly.
"Of course I'm laughing because I'm happy."
There was a hint of relief on Zhou Ze's face.
"Happy?" Xu Chong frowned.
"Isn't it worth being happy to know that I lost to a strong person instead of an ant?"
Zhou Ze asked back.
"Defeat is defeat. Is it worth being happy if you lose to a strong person?"
Xu Chong was calm and sarcastically said, "You were born with a mean streak , you deserve to lose."
"Maybe."
Zhou Ze had completely given up the idea of arguing, and said calmly: "You didn't kill me directly, so you must have something to ask me, right?"
"How much do you know about Xu Youan?"
Xu Chong asked calmly.
“…”
Zhou Ze looked at Xu Chong strangely.
It was the first time he saw a son asking outsiders about his father.
"If what you say is useful to me, I can make you die with a clear conscience."
Xu Chong added.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze's eyes lit up and he frowned as he recalled, "Let me start from the beginning."
"I've been in Canglong for four years in Yongtai."
"Given the scale of Canglong County, there shouldn't be a chief clerk position. I created it after many operations in order to accumulate foundation faster."
"In fact, I have cooperated with Wu Wenjing many times before this, and we know each other well. It would save us a lot of trouble if we make money together."
"I remember when I first came here, Xu Youan was just a clerk in the prison. Well... like you, he was deeply loved by the people."
"Until the following year, the then Dianshi suddenly died, and the Ministry of Personnel issued a document to promote Xu Youan to the position of Dianshi on the spot."
"Wu Wenjing and I were very nervous at the time."
"Because the original Dianshi was very obedient and cooperative, but with Xu Youan's personality...it's not certain."
"We are going to give it a try. We will tell Xu Youan some secrets first and see how he reacts."
"Who knew that before we could make any move, Xu Youan showed up at our door first."
"It is said that he has learned about martial arts and wants to participate in our affairs and get a piece of the pie."
"Hmm... you have all these skills, it seems Xu Youan is not a good person either. Have Wu Wenjing and I been kept in the dark for so many years?"
Zhou Ze said this, suddenly thoughtful.
Xu Chong's eyes turned cold, "Continue!"
"Anyway, from that day on, Xu Youan became a completely different person, even more cruel than the previous Dianshi."
Zhou Ze continued, "He levied taxes on farmers, fought with landlords for land, and asked merchants for share... He was willing to do anything and dared to offend anyone. This is different from you."
"Gradually, we let down our guard and left all the affairs of the government to him."
"In the eighth year of Yongtai, Xu Youan accumulated enough contributions for the first time and exchanged them with Wu Wenjing for the first level of awakening skills."
"Unfortunately, his aptitude is too poor. He only opened three acupoints in a whole year."
"Until his death, he was unable to break through to the first level of enlightenment... All his contributions were exchanged for silver with me."
Zhou Ze's tone sounded smug, as if he had gotten a bargain.
“Can contributions be exchanged for money?”
Xu Chong frowned.
"I can't exchange it with the court, but I can exchange it with people. "
Zhou Ze chuckled, "The position of Dianshi requires one contribution per year, and one level of the Enlightenment Realm technique can be exchanged for three points. I gave Xu Youan money, and he used his contribution to help me exchange the technique I needed."
"What does Xu Youan need so much money for?"
Xu Chong asked in confusion.
"I bought it as a powerful medicine. I originally thought he used it to break through the realm, but it didn't work. But now it seems that he should use it to lay the foundation for you."
Zhou Ze looked at Xu Chong with admiration, "There aren't many people who have reached the ninth level of enlightenment at the age of twenty, even in the entire history of Daqing, right?"
Give yourself a foundation...
I have to say, this could be huge.
Xu Chong still remembered that Sun Yourong said it was normal to break through to the first level of enlightenment in a month.
This is normal for a Taoist of the Taiping Dao, but in fact it should be far superior to that of Tongji.
It only took me a quarter of an hour to break through to the first level of enlightenment.
"and after?"
Xu Chong asked again.
"After that... nothing special happened until he died."
Zhou Ze answered.
"How did he die?"
"Wu Wenjing and I killed him with one palm strike each, and then we threw a few more yamen runners into the fire together."
Zhou Ze had no intention of living at all, and he was too lazy to hide the matter.
"It's you guys indeed."
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure he is dead?"
This is his biggest concern.
There is no way. The positive yang energy of the ninth level of enlightenment is too outrageous. The attached majesty alone can turn ordinary people into walking corpses.
How could the Third Master, who possessed such a skill, be a simple person? How could he die so easily?
“I’ve been thinking about that, too.”
Zhou Ze looked puzzled. "If the son is so strong, the father should be even stronger. How could he be killed by Wu Wenjing and me?"
"But from the moment the action began, Wu Wenjing and I watched the entire process with our own eyes, until you came to claim the body."
"Unless he is far above Tongmai, it is possible for him to survive in that situation, but that is even more impossible."
"Why not?" Xu Chong's expression changed slightly.
“In Daqing, household registration is everything.”
Zhou Ze glanced at Xu Chong and said, "Xu Youan is a genuine official. This cannot be faked. In other words, he can't even remember what the realm above the Meridian Connection Realm is called, let alone possess that kind of strength."
“…”
Xu Chong was silent.
What Zhou Ze said made a lot of sense and he had no way of refutation.
From this point of view, the Third Master must be really dead.
So... the Zhengyang Power was just something that the Third Master obtained by chance?
"I've said everything, now it's your turn."
Zhou Ze twisted his neck uncomfortably. "Where did you get your skills? How long did it take you to reach the ninth level? What's your relationship with that female rebel?"
"My technique..."
Xu Chong retracted his thoughts and put his left hand on Zhou Ze's chest: "I'm sorry, I regret it."
The powerful force gushed out and instantly shattered Zhou Ze's heart.
"you……"
Zhou Ze only had time to utter the last word before his body went limp and fell backwards.
Xu Chong withdrew his right hand, his expression extremely cold.
This was the first time he had actually killed someone with his own hands, but he didn't feel too upset.
"The last hidden danger has finally been eliminated. As long as Rongnu is not caught, I will be a clean official appointed by the imperial court."
"It's just...why hasn't the new county magistrate been appointed yet?"
"It's a supernatural world after all, is the efficiency of transmitting information so low... huh?!"
Xu Chong was thinking about it when something unexpected happened.
A milky white ball of light the size of a grain of rice emerged from Zhou Ze's body!
