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Chapter 984

The city of Chamdo is located on the banks of the Boling River, with tens of thousands of households and nearly 100,000 people.

Although the mountains and rivers are fragmented and there is not much arable land, the area is close to the river after all. As the saying goes, "live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water." With this waterway, there is still some way to survive.

The previous city lord suddenly fell ill, leaving this unexpected official position vacant. Otherwise, Xu Daoxian would have to wait for a long time to get such a position.

Although the location of Changdu City is not good, it has no special products, and even the public security is a bit poor, but the position of the real lord of the city has suddenly become vacant, and countless people are eyeing it.

In other words, the Zhang family still had some old connections and was willing to spend money, so they secured this official position for their good son-in-law. According to the official system of Daliang, the rank of the city lord is related to the size of the city under his jurisdiction. In the first city of Daliang, Tianfeng City, the city lord is ranked first.

Of course, Xu Daoxian's Changdu City was naturally the lowest among the cities, so his official position was only the seventh rank. Of course, in terms of rank, it was one level higher than the county magistrate and had more power.

In the city, in addition to the city lord, there are two deputy city lords who manage civil and military affairs. There are also chief clerks of all sizes, clerks of the six departments, etc., who are in charge of various matters. It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. If we expand it to the government office or even the court, it is basically the same structure, only a little more refined.

When Xu Daoxian arrived in the city, he naturally went to the City Lord's Mansion first to take over. Logically, he should have taken over the matter with the previous City Lord, but that person had already been buried and his body was cold, so it was impossible for him to show up to take over the matter. Therefore, two deputy city lords showed up and checked the account books, seals, documents and other materials.

However, although he was busy, he still did not dare to neglect Li Ming. The first thing he did was to find a quiet place for Li Ming to meditate.

Of course, Li Mingwan declined and instead asked the people in the city. He learned that there was a Qingling Temple outside the city. The abbot of the temple was an old immortal who was famous far and wide. He occasionally went down the mountain to catch ghosts and monsters, and his prestige was not low.

After hearing this, Li Ming immediately decided to stay at Qingling Temple for a few days, saying that he would not leave within a few days. If Xu Daoxian was done with his work, they could meet again.

After saying that, he didn't care about Xu Daoxian's reaction and just left on his own. When he was far away, he made an invisibility gesture and then stepped on a cloud to the sky.

He circled in the sky and could see clearly that there was a mountain in the south of the city, which seemed to be quite beautiful. If there were any cultivators here, they would naturally gather there.

He immediately urged the auspicious cloud under his feet, and in the blink of an eye he had reached the top of the mountain. There was no restriction or formation on the mountain, so it was very easy to enter and exit. He only took a quick look and found that there was a not-so-small Taoist temple in the place where spiritual energy was most concentrated. So he rode the cloud to the highest palace, pressed down the cloud, and stood at the door of the Taoist temple.

It was still early and there was no pilgrim around. There was only a boy sweeping the floor. When he saw a tall figure stop in front of him, he spoke without even looking up.

"Today is not the day to burn incense, please go back."

"Hahaha, you are not here to burn incense. Please call your master." Li Ming said with a smile.

The boy looked up after hearing this and saw a handsome Taoist priest. He was so frightened that he dropped the broom in his hand and asked in surprise, "Where does this Taoist priest come from?"

"I came from the East China Sea and would like to stay for two days."

The Taoist boy was used to reading people's expressions. Just by looking at Li Ming's extraordinary posture and outstanding temperament, he knew that he was probably not an ordinary person. In addition, he knew that his master had some special abilities and there were many extraordinary people among his friends. He was afraid that this person was one of them.

So he said with a somewhat ingratiating smile: "Master, please wait a moment. I will go and report to my master." Not long after the Taoist boy entered the room, he heard a noise in the side room, as if some tables and chairs were knocked over. An old Taoist with white hair, but vigorous and energetic, and a three-inch white beard hurried over.

He looked Li Ming up and down, and asked with some doubt, "Why are you here earlier than the agreed date? Could it be that you can't wait any longer?"

Li Ming took a closer look and saw that the Taoist had some spiritual energy. He knew that he was also a cultivator with some Taoist skills, but his aura was mixed. Although he had barely entered the Ming Fa realm, he was afraid that his foundation was not stable and he would not be able to achieve the Golden Elixir in this lifetime. Even so, his Ming Fa skills were enough to be treated as a god by mortals.

Li Ming said softly, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a wandering cultivator from the East China Sea. I've come here on my journey and would like to stay for a few days. Is that convenient?"

After hearing Li Ming's words, the Taoist's face was filled with sorrow. He sighed and said, "Little Taoist, it's not that I'm reluctant to give you three meals and a place to stay. Although my Qingling Temple is not big, it's not difficult to support two more Taoists. It's just that I have provoked a mortal enemy, and he will be coming soon. Not only has the old friend I asked for help not arrived yet, but even if he did, we might not be able to defeat him. I'm afraid that he will vent his anger on you and cause you to lose your life in vain. That would be my karma. You'd better get down the mountain quickly."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, took out a silver ingot and handed it over.

"Take this money and go down the mountain to the city, or stay with a farmer for a few days. In short, don't come here again for the next few days."

Seeing him speak like this and being willing to give money, Li Ming became curious and asked.

"Then why didn't he come down the mountain?"

He was asking the boy who was sweeping the floor at the door. The boy had already answered when he pointed at him.

"I am an orphan adopted by the master. This is my home. Where else can I go if I don't stay here? The other brothers have their own places to go, and they also got the master's Taoist books. Humph. Thanks to the master for being so kind to them, as soon as they arrived..."

"Okay." The old Taoist waved his hand, signaling the Taoist boy not to continue talking, then touched his head and said.

"It's not that my brothers ran away out of fear of death. It was Master who asked them to go down the mountain. Taking the Taoist book is normal. Although our family's Taoist tradition is not great, it cannot be cut off in my hands. It's better to let them take it away. At least there is something to think about. Now Master still has you by his side, and I am satisfied."

"Master!" The Taoist boy felt a lump in his nose for some reason and started to cry when he heard the old Taoist's plain words.

Seeing this, Li Ming thought of how everyone praised Qingling Temple when he asked about it in the city. So he counted with his fingers and determined that the old Taoist did have some merits. He felt pity for him, so he reached out to take the silver ingot and said at the same time.

"Okay, okay. I've traveled all over the world and eaten all kinds of food. This is the first time you've given me money without letting me stay. I really don't want to leave. Hehe, I'm staying here today. Little guy, prepare a room for me."

The little Taoist boy looked at the old Taoist as if asking for help. There seemed to be a glint in the Taoist's eyes, but no matter how he looked at it, the man in front of him looked like an ordinary person, except that he had an extraordinary bearing. Coupled with the way he acted, the old Taoist, who had seen countless people, was still unsure in his heart, and then he could only sigh.

"Bai Ri, just listen to him. After all, I've already advised him. Whether it's life or death, it's all his fate."

(End of this chapter)