nucmednet Chapter 116: City Lord's Wrath
Chapter 116: City Lord's Wrath
About half a quarter of an hour later, a team of demon-suppressing guards arrived at the inn.
Tu Tianming did not come, but sent one of his trusted captains over.
The captain came to Cai Ji's room and said expressionlessly, "Miss Niu, right? Our Lord City Lord, please go to the Demon Suppression Division to have a talk!"
Cai Ji originally thought that the Lord of Wuguan City would come in person.
Seeing that the other party only sent a subordinate, he felt that his efforts were not valued, and simply refused: "I'm busy!"
No time?!
Do you dare to refuse the city lord’s invitation?
Qian Chang was stunned and subconsciously wanted to curse.
But thinking of what happened during the day, he could only suppress his anger and said, "Miss Niu, the city lord wants you to meet in person to resolve today's misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding?" Cai Ji asked back.
Upon hearing this, Qian Chang was speechless.
His expression changed for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's not beat around the bush! Those people knelt in front of the demon-suppressing office and loudly confessed their crimes during the day. Was that your trick?"
"That's right!" Cai Ji didn't pretend and nodded directly.
"In that case, Lord City Lord, would it be okay for you to have a chat?" asked Qian Chang.
"Of course there is a problem!" Cai Ji smiled and asked, "If he wants to talk to me, he should come here himself! Why should I go to him?"
"You..." Qian Chang was furious.
"Let's go! I'm going to sleep and I don't have time to waste with you! If your city lord has anything to say, let him come to me himself." Cai Ji didn't want to waste any more words and directly ordered him to leave.
"Humph!"
Qian Chang was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing, but when he thought of the unpredictable methods of the bald man in front of him, he could only snort angrily and stormed out of the room.
Cai Ji didn't take it seriously at all. He closed the door and went to bed.
He believed that Tu Tianming would definitely take the initiative to come and see him.
But not tonight.
But you have to wait two days!
When the demon-suppressing guards of Wuguan start to collectively "fall ill", the city lord will definitely not be able to sit still.
……
In the next few days, Cai Ji continued to spend money everywhere in the city.
The silver that had been 'blessed' by the Holy Word flowed like water into the hands of merchants and ordinary people.
The effect of the silver also began to show.
Many of the demon-suppressing guards at Wuguan began to suffer from various strange diseases for unknown reasons.
Some people suddenly become incontinent while on duty.
Some people are unlucky as soon as they go out, either getting hit on the head by bird droppings or being hit by a car.
Some people suddenly lose the ability to speak normally, and the sound they make when they open their mouths turns into a dog bark.
Some people sleepwalk in the middle of the night and run to the roof to imitate the crowing of roosters.
Some even took the initiative to go to the Supervisory Hall to confess their sins...
In less than a few days, hundreds of Demon Suppression Guards encountered various situations.
Moreover, the number is still growing rapidly!
For a while, everyone in the Demon Suppression Bureau of Wuguan was in panic.
Rumors about the Demon-Suppressing Guard being cursed also spread quickly in the city.
"Have you heard? When Sergeant Sun was collecting protection money, he suddenly pooped his pants!"
"That's nothing! The bastard surnamed Li robbed Widow Zhang of her medicine money, and before he even left the house, his eyes and nose were crooked, as if he had suffered a stroke."
"I don't know what bad things the kid from the Wang family did. He suddenly had corns all over his face. He has not dared to go out these past few days."
"What you said is nothing! I heard that Chief Fan actually imitated a yellow dog peeing in the street. Hahaha! It's so funny."
"What's going on? Why do all these strange things happen to the demon-suppressing guards?"
"Is there any need to ask? They have done so many bad things that they are beginning to be punished by God!"
"Deserve it!"
On the streets, people were talking about the incident with glee.
The demon-suppressing guards who had been running rampant in the city suddenly became much more restrained.
Everyone is so suspicious that they dare not act rashly, fearing that they will be the next to suffer.
When the city lord Tu Tianming discovered the situation below, he remained calm at first.
He knew that these strange things were most likely related to the bald ranger named Niu Ren.
But the guy named Niu didn't know how to appreciate his kindness. Not only did he not accept his invitation for an interview, he also arrogantly asked him to go over and do the talk in person. He simply didn't know his own limitations.
Tu Tianming, as a third-rank general and the lord of an important town in Nanzhou, has always felt that he is superior to others and naturally would not accept the threat of a ranger.
He wanted to see what tricks Niu Ren had and what kind of waves he could create!
The city lord's wish was soon fulfilled.
As more and more 'blessing silver' flowed into the hands of the Demon Suppression Guards, more and more people were affected.
Hundreds of demon-suppressing guards began to ask for leave for various reasons.
You know, because of the great advantage of terrain in Wuguan, the number of demon-suppressing guards stationed there is not very large, only more than 2,000 at most.
Now, in just a few days, hundreds of people are unable to go to work normally.
If this trend continues to expand, the consequences will be disastrous.
Lord Tu of the city finally couldn't sit still anymore.
Seeing that the situation was escalating, he put on his armor in a rage and surrounded the small inn where Cai Ji lived with two hundred elite demon-suppressing guards.
Bang!
Tu Tianming kicked the door open and slammed the demon-slaying sword in front of Cai Ji, shouting angrily, "Niu! What on earth do you want to do?"
Cai Ji was drinking tea at the time and was shocked by the city lord's rude behavior.
A crude warrior!
He felt contempt in his heart, but asked politely, "Are you the City Slaughterer?"
"That's right!" Tu Tianming's face was gloomy, and he questioned, "What grudge do we have against you in the Demon Suppression Division? Why would we let you use such despicable means to destroy our reputation?"
"Face? Do you have face?" Cai Ji asked with a smile.
"You..." Tu Tianming was speechless on the spot.
He had long been aware of his subordinates' wanton behavior.
Because he condoned it.
In his eyes, the people are nothing but cattle and sheep!
The demon-suppressing guards who can practice cultivation and martial arts are useful people!
As long as we can get useful people to fight monsters, what's the harm in slaughtering a few cows and sheep?
But Cai Ji's opinion was exactly the opposite.
Putting aside modern ideas, Cai Ji was originally a person from the lower class.
He knew how much blood and sweat the common people had to pay in order to support the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Various exorbitant taxes and various corvee levies.
Most of an ordinary person’s life gains are given to the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Even so, the common people are still bullied by the Demon-Suppressing Guards every day!
Where is the law of heaven?
"Are you here to arrest me? Or are you here to kill me?" Cai Ji asked with a smile when he saw that the city lord was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
Although Tu Tianming wanted to chop Cai Ji to death, he could only suppress his anger because he had no idea of his true background and said, "I came here to ask you, what do you want to do?"
"What I want to do is very simple! The reputation of the Demon-Suppressing Guards in Wuguan is really bad! I will help you to rectify it and seek justice for the people... By the way, you don't have to thank me, I am doing this voluntarily!" Cai Ji answered seriously.