After rebirth, Bai Yueguang became a black lotus

There was still some time before evening, so County Magistrate Zeng invited Lu Youzhi to have dinner at the county government office. Lu Youzhi originally wanted to go find He's father and others, but she could not resist County Magistrate Zeng's kindness, so she had to stay.

However, in order to prevent He's father and others from finding her, she asked Zhuang Sheng to take a few yamen runners to look for her, while she stayed in the county government with Magistrate Zeng, Master Chen, Jiang Sheng and others. Magistrate Zeng and Master Chen were very curious about Lu Youzhi's origins. After all, there were so many demon catchers in the city who couldn't solve the recent murder case. But when Lu Youzhi arrived, she said that it was ghosts that were haunting the city.

Not only that, she doesn't take ghosts seriously, so where is she from?

In response, Lu Youzhi said that she came from a secluded family and she sneaked out of her home because she couldn't bear to see the people suffer.

She told Magistrate Zeng and Mr. Chen that the other people were the people she had saved along the way, and she wanted to find a good place for them. After searching for a long time, she arrived at An County, but she did not expect that An County was not suitable for them to live in.

"Oh, I really made the girl laugh."

County Magistrate Zeng thought that Lu Youzhi was talking about the ghosts in the city. He sighed deeply and said, "I don't know why there are so many of them in this city... Alas."

"That's not the case." Lu Youzhi said, "It's just that the people in An County seem to be different from the people outside. They often..."

Before Lu Youzhi could finish her words, a bailiff came running in from the doorway and told Magistrate Zeng that someone was beating drums to protest injustice.

Beat the drum to complain?

County Magistrate Zeng didn't know why someone would cause trouble at a time like this, which made him a little annoyed.

County Magistrate Zeng asked Lu Youzhi to wait for a moment, and he went into the inner room to put on his official uniform and hat. "It's already this late, and they are still arguing over trivial matters all day long."

"Young lady, please wait here for a while. I will be back soon."

Who could be beating the drum to complain at this time? Lu Youzhi became interested, and she also stood up: "Otherwise, I will go with the adults. I have been out for so long, and this is the first time I have encountered such a thing."

She looked very curious, and seeing her sparkling eyes, County Magistrate Zeng did not refuse.

So Tang Yan and Lu Youzhi followed Magistrate Zeng and Mr. Chen to the county government office. Magistrate Zeng also asked Jiang Sheng if she wanted to go, but Jiang Sheng always looked cold and indifferent, and was not interested in trying cases.

……

The county government office was right next to the county government office, just a few steps away. As soon as she arrived, Lu Youzhi saw the familiar figure standing next to the yamen runner.

Tang Yan also saw it.

He blurted out subconsciously: "Isn't this the shopkeeper Wang?"

"Do you know each other?" County Magistrate Zeng turned his head and glanced at Lu Youzhi.

"I know him." Lu Youzhi smiled and nodded: "Actually, I just wanted to tell you about this, but——"

At the same time, Shopkeeper Wang also heard the noise. He turned his head to look at Magistrate Zeng and the others, and opened his mouth to cry, but the next second, he saw Lu Youzhi walking side by side with Magistrate Zeng, and he was shocked as if he had seen a ghost.

His eyes widened.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

Seeing this, the clerk accompanying him said, "Boss, what happened to you...ah, why are they here?"

"Manager Wang, long time no see."

Lu Youzhi smiled and said, "Oh, no, I just saw him this morning. What's the matter? Shopkeeper Wang's injury has healed."

After that, she turned to County Magistrate Zeng and said, "Sir, we stayed at Manager Wang's inn last night. Manager Wang's inn is really expensive. It costs twenty taels of silver per person per night."

County Magistrate Zeng was a smart man. Hearing what Lu Youzhi said, he knew what she meant. His eyes instantly turned cold: "Twenty taels of silver for one night? I don't know what kind of inn this shopkeeper runs."

County Magistrate Zeng frowned, as if thunderbolt, and Shopkeeper Wang came back to his senses. His face was even paler than when he was injured, beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, his legs trembled, and his whole body began to tremble: "Little...little man..."

At this time, Zhang Yatou, the brother-in-law of Shopkeeper Wang, stepped forward and said to Magistrate Zeng, "Sir, this is Shopkeeper Wang. A group of people came to their inn last night and not only threatened Shopkeeper Wang by making a noise, but also when Shopkeeper Wang wanted to collect the room fee today, they not only refused to pay, but also beat Shopkeeper Wang..."

Zhang Yatou hasn't figured out the situation yet.

"Oh?" Lu Youzhi interrupted Zhang Yayi with a smile: "Sir, please don't talk nonsense. I did give money. Ten of us gave a total of 200 taels of silver."

Tang Yan also laughed: "It's a pity, though, that Shopkeeper Wang doesn't think highly of these two hundred taels and thinks we gave too little."

Zhang Yatou: ...

He looked up at Lu Youzhi,

Senseless.

He subconsciously looked towards Shopkeeper Wang, who finally reacted and knelt on the ground: "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

When he came to file a complaint, Shopkeeper Wang was very proud of himself. He swore to make Lu Youzhi and his group suffer for their misery, and even went so far as to ask his brother-in-law Zhang Yayi for help. He thought a lot, but he never expected that Lu Youzhi would be by the side of the county magistrate, and that Lu Youzhi actually knew the county magistrate. Seeing how familiar Lu Youzhi was with the county magistrate, he lost all thoughts in his mind.

There is only regret, deep regret.

If he had known that Lu Youzhi was so powerful, he would not have dared to treat her like this even if he had ten times the courage.

Manager Wang was crying so hard that he no longer had any of his previous arrogance, which made Yatou Zhang look confused. Magistrate Zeng looked at the two of them coldly and asked Lu Youzhi what happened last night. Of course, this happened after they entered the county government office. Lu Youzhi didn't even kneel down, and Master Chen asked others to bring her a stool for her to sit on.

Seeing this, Manager Wang became more and more desperate. He almost wanted to burrow into the ground, and his brain was almost blank.

Lu Youzhi did not exaggerate, but calmly recounted what happened after entering the inn last night, including the blackmail committed by Manager Wang today. After hearing this, County Magistrate Zeng flew into a rage, and immediately ordered the bailiffs to beat Manager Wang with thirty strokes of the cane. He had no intention of listening to what Manager Wang had to say, after all, Manager Wang's attitude had already explained everything.

When the three red sticks were thrown down, Shopkeeper Wang was terrified. He cried, "Sir, please spare my life."

"I've already been hit twice by the sword. If I get hit again, my body will be broken."

"Please show some mercy, sir. Please wait until I recover before beating me... I really know I was wrong."

The yamen runners acted according to Magistrate Zeng's expression. Seeing that Magistrate Zeng was still furious, they grabbed Shopkeeper Wang and dragged him out. Although Shopkeeper Wang was injured, he was still very strong. He struggled and begged for mercy from Lu Youzhi, "Miss, it was my fault. I didn't recognize the great man. It was my fault..."

“Please spare my life…Ahhhhh…”