Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 234 233: Rain
The sky gradually brightened, but the rain did not stop.

The drizzle was like smoke, knocking against the window frames. The sound of it echoed in the air, lingering among the street corners and alleys.

The night-scented woman pushed a bucket cart, wearing a straw hat and a raincoat, and walked on the water as she passed by the doors of each household.

Although the weather was not good, it did not affect the daily life of the people in Anle County. Breakfast vendors set up their stalls early, and pedestrians hurried to buy food in the rain. In fact, their mood was much better because of the rain.

Luozhou is hit by a severe drought, and various provincial capitals have actually been affected as well. Many places have not seen rain for several months.

Now, after a night of heavy rain, many people's anxious hearts have calmed down.

Shen House.

Shen Xueqing stood under the eaves, looking at the raindrops drifting outside, and his frown relaxed slightly.

"County Master, how do you think we should handle the incident in Changzhou yesterday..."

Beside him, a middle-aged man in green uniform and long beard asked with a worried look on his face.

Shen Xueqing lowered his eyes and sighed deeply.

"People live with ghosts and gods. We may be able to survive, but what about the common people?"

People from Changzhou came over and demanded that Anle County submit to the rule of the Zigu Goddess, and jointly create a paradise where humans and evil spirits could coexist.

The barriers between humans and evil spirits have been completely eliminated, and there is no longer a distinction between yin and yang. It is also said that the Zi Gu Goddess is very interested in the symbiotic relationship between the Huangxian in Anle County and humans.

But Shen Xueqing knew that this was just the other party's excuse.

To put it nicely, it was an attempt to persuade us to surrender, but in reality it was a threat. If we didn't obey, Changzhou would be ready to take it by force.

The middle-aged man with a long beard was the chief clerk of Anle County. He shook his head and sighed when he heard Shen Xueqing's words.

How could he not know the consequences of sending people from Changzhou to Anle County?

I've heard that Changzhou practices the system of living with humans and evil spirits, but it's different from Anle County.

In Anle County, people worship Huangxian, who blesses people, and the price they pay is just some roast chicken.

But it is different in Changzhou. People there have a very hard time surviving. They are infected by evil spirits every day, and people die every day.

At night, evil spirits would come to the house and eat up all the sleeping people. No one would care about it the next day because the government office could hardly protect itself, let alone uphold justice.

I heard that there is a city in Changzhou called Zidu, which is a real den of ghosts. The yin energy blocks the sunlight, and people are served on the table in broad daylight and become food for evil spirits.

This phenomenon spread and was imitated in various places in Changzhou. Under the leadership of evil spirits, people were no longer human.

"If it doesn't work, let's join Nanyang!" the chief clerk said gritting his teeth.

"Do you think those people in Nanyang are okay?"

Shen Xueqing snorted coldly and glanced at the middle-aged chief clerk.

"Put aside your thoughts. I know everyone is seeking a glimmer of hope in this chaotic world, but can we really decide for ourselves the chance of survival we have obtained?"

"There is a difference between fighting and asking!" Shen Xueqing took a deep breath and slowly clenched his fists.

"Has there been any response from the court?" asked the chief clerk.

"I sent someone to deliver the letter half a month ago, but no letter has come back yet."

Shen Xueqing closed his eyes slightly, feeling extremely disappointed with the current imperial court.

"It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Anle County is located between mountains, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With Huangxian's help, it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for a while."

"But what happens next? If we anger the people in Changzhou and Nanyang, I'm afraid we will not end up well." The chief clerk said with a grim expression.

"In this chaotic world, as an ordinary person with little power, which side do you think will have a good ending if you surrender to?"

"How many county magistrates in Changzhou can survive for more than three months? Or how many county magistrates in Jiangzhou and Minzhou can protect themselves?" "There is a difference between humans and evil spirits after all!"

As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged chief clerk fell silent.

The two talked for a long time under the eaves and finally parted.

Shen Xueqing was walking alone in the corridor, with wisps of yellow air floating around him. A yellow fox was squatting at the end of the corridor.

"Have you decided?"

Hearing the shrill voice, Shen Xueqing said expressionlessly: "Tell the ancestor that I agree with his proposal. People... must always have their own backbone."

The shrill voice paused and said, "Right now, Anle County and Fengping County are the only two counties in Qingzhou that have not agreed to the demands of Changzhou and Nanyang. Once they reach an agreement, I'm afraid one of them will attack us."

"Come on, I just hope that the person that Huang Xian Patriarch has chosen can really bring us hope."

"Everything depends on human efforts. Who knows what will happen to such things?" Huang Xian sighed.

"At least there's an idea, right?"

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The sky was grey, and the rain was falling like a curtain, gently falling on the stone bridge. The river surface below was covered with a layer of mist, as if a layer of veil was covering the stone bridge.

A woman in red holding an umbrella was walking on the bridge with an old woman, talking in low voices.

"This Anle County is quite different."

"Yeah, it's peaceful."

The old woman was leaning on a bamboo crutch, looking at the pedestrians passing by her. There was no worry on anyone's face.

"I've only seen this prosperous scene in books."

Liu Fei smiled when she heard this: "You are right. There are very few places in this world that are as peaceful as this one."

"There is unrest everywhere now. I don't know how long Anle County can last. The territory controlled by our city gangs has shrunk a lot."

"I heard that the officials have obtained several counties from the imperial courts of previous dynasties and plan to turn them into safe zones where secular people who are worried about being affected by war can hide."

The old woman nodded: "It's a good idea. It can gather the favor of a wave of new secular princes and strengthen our own power."

"After all, it's an official business. They have arranged for people to take the examinations long ago and take orders in the court. It's easier to do things if they have a say." Liu Fei frowned frivolously.

"Oh, I think he has other plans."

"The imperial court of all dynasties is almost over. Who doesn't know what they want to do by taking the land? I guess even the officials who sold them the positions understand what's going on, but they just don't bother to care.

Now everyone is hiding in the back to accumulate strength and suck the blood of the court, only that stupid little emperor doesn't know. "

"Aunt is the one who sees things clearly."

"When this world gets chaotic, we can actually get a piece of the pie."

"Official Yang Baichuan spent a lot of money to release three longevity incense sticks to attract most of the old generation of secular people who couldn't stand the secularization to come here. In addition to saving his son, it was also for the official plan."

"Alas, if the government overthrows the dynasties and takes control of the secular world, it will actually be mostly bad for us."

"After being baptized by modernization, can this place still have all kinds of business flourishing like it does now?" Liu Fei asked.

The old woman shook her head, stopped, stretched her hand out of the umbrella, and said, "The rain has stopped!"

"Why hasn't the guy you made an appointment with come yet?"

(End of this chapter)