Ruins of the past

Qiao Zhi said with a guilty look on his face: "Did I say forty-eight years? Did you hear it wrong?"

Although Qiao Zhi directly denied what he just said, Chu Qiguang secretly kept it in his heart.

In the days that followed, Chu Qiguang tried many times and found that the cat demon had no clue about the future, and it was soon revealed that he knew the future.

After that, Chu Qiguang suspected that the other party might be reborn. After all, he had already traveled from the earth to this world, so it was not impossible to meet a reborn cat demon again.

At this moment, Qiao Zhi continued: "Anyway, you have to prepare early, the world will not be peaceful for long. The best way is to first pass the martial arts exam to join the imperial court. It is said that you can enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree."

"With your ability to banish an immortal, you will definitely be able to rise to prominence. Only in this way can you protect yourself in the troubled times in the future."

Chu Qiguang asked Qiao Zhi about various information about the court.

"Did the imperial court collect a lot of Taoist and martial arts books and information?"

What he thought was that since there are supernatural powers such as martial arts and Taoism in this world, then state agencies will inevitably collect and even control the dissemination of these materials, and perhaps the information on "Secrets of the Purple Mansion" can be found in them.

Qiao Zhi: "Of course, the imperial court has been deliberately collecting these since two hundred years ago. Regarding Taoist and martial arts classics, intelligence and various information, the imperial court dares to say that it is second, and no one dares to say that it is first."

Chu Qiguang's eyes brightened slightly, and he thought in his mind: 'It seems that joining the imperial court is indeed necessary. On the one hand, for this kind of feudal dynasty, only by joining the court can you get the best development conditions; on the other hand, it is also the way to find the "Secret of the Purple Mansion". Even if the imperial court does not have information about the "Secret of the Purple Mansion" in the future, it can still mobilize the power of the imperial court to search for it among the people. ’

Now Chu Qiguang asked more about liberal arts and martial arts, planning how to join the imperial court and climb to a high position.

After a night passed, and it was agreed that he would start teaching martial arts tomorrow night and continue to read and study literature, Chu Qiguang went down the mountain and went home.

Chu Qiguang's body couldn't help but tremble when he was blown by the cool breeze while walking on the stone steps going down the mountain. Thinking back to the time he went up the mountain to look for monsters one night and was taught how to practice Buddhism by a cat, he felt that it was fantastic and gorgeous, like a big dream. .

Chu Qiguang couldn't help but smile slightly, recalling the differences between the earth and this place in his previous life, and thought to himself: 'This world is still a bit interesting. ’

As for the Wang family, with the help of these animals and monsters in the mountains, he would have more means to deal with the Wang family, and some of the methods he had previously thought of could be put aside temporarily.

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After yesterday's meditation practice, even though he didn't sleep all night, Chu Qiguang was still energetic during the day.

But one day during the day, he was still busy with farm work as usual, listening to the bragging of the old people at the entrance of the village, and there was nothing unusual about him.

But on the way home, four or five men surrounded him and blocked the way.

The leading man was tall and thin, wearing a semi-new azure gown. He had an evil look on his face and looked at Chu Qiguang with evil intentions.

This man was called Zhang Da, and his family was considered a wealthy household in the early years. He had cattle and mules, and cultivated dozens of acres of land. Later, he became obsessed with Pai Gow and Ma Diao. He went to the county town every day to gamble and lost all his family property.

Fortunately, he had learned some boxing skills in the past and had some acquaintances in the county government, so he became a helper of the Wang family.

Just listen to the big squinting eyes looking at Chu Qiguang, and said slowly: "You are a second-rate dog. Your family owes taxes to the court, and you dare to challenge the Wang family's steward. You are very courageous."

There is another thin young man named Chen Gang. He is wearing a dusty short coat and holding a big stone in his hand. He is the eldest son of Aunt Chen next door to Ergou's house.

Because Chen Gang's family has better conditions than Ergou's family and is stronger, he has often bullied Ergou since he was a child.

Just listen to Chen Gang say: "How dare you confront the manager Wang if you are not brave enough? This is not nonsense."

Zhang Da couldn't help but glare at Chen Gang.

Chen Gang didn't feel Zhang Da's impatience. He picked up the stone in his arms and said, "You said it would be impossible to knock him out with just one stone. Why are you saying this?"

Seeing Zhang Da and Chen Gang who were looking for him, Chu Qiguang secretly cried out for trouble. When he saw the other party took out the stone, he even checked the escape route in advance. He didn't want to have a bad fight with these country men. .

Recalling the information Qiao Zhi told about the Wang family and the county last night, he shouted directly: "Don't be complacent. The Wang family's collusion with the county government to evade taxes will soon be investigated by the patrol."

Zhang Da was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He didn't expect Ergou, who was usually silly, to say such a thing.

The few men on the side were just ordinary rural idlers. They were good at bullying farmers. They were all surprised when they heard the word patrol, but no one believed it.

Zhang Da frowned and sneered: "Don't talk nonsense. You don't know a word of Chinese characters. How can you write a complaint to file a complaint? Besides, you don't know where the patrol office is. The patrol oversees the whole state. How can I care about you?"

Chen Gang on the side couldn't help but said: "What's the point of patrolling and not patrolling? You said you did as I said, but I knocked him unconscious with a stone, pressed his hand and pledged the land deed. Wouldn't this land be sold?" What are you doing?"

Chen Gang couldn't figure out how the Ergou, whom he had often bullied since he was a child, got into so many troubles without being pinned to the ground and beaten by him every time.

As he spoke, he tried to lift the stone again.

Zhang Da turned around and slapped Chen Gang on the head: "Shut up!" Then he turned to look at Chu Qiguang.

Chu Qiguang looked at the thrown away stones and breathed a sigh of relief. He said with a serious face: "There are good people who want to ask me for questions. I don't need to go to them personally to complain about the pleadings they wrote. As for patrolling According to the Yamen, the Inspector has to patrol the whole state. There are Yamen in every prefecture and county. Naturally, our Qingyang County also has a Patrol Yamen to handle civil lawsuits."

Chu Qiguang paused and cupped his hands in the direction of the county seat: "Although I, a big man, have to file lawsuits one by one, the Inspector patrols the sky on behalf of the people and upholds justice for the people. Go to the Inspectorate to file a complaint. But it’s not considered a leap forward.”

Hearing Ergou's plausive appearance, Zhang Da became even more surprised. How could ordinary farmers know this? Ergou could explain it clearly and clearly, as if it were true.

‘Where did Ergou get such knowledge? Could it be that the Hao family in the county took action? ’

The Hao family in the county had high-ranking officials returning to their hometowns. Thinking of this, the two dogs had become irrelevant in Zhang Da's eyes. It was related to the conflict between the Wang family and the Hao family, so it was important to go back and report the news quickly.