The more you believe me, the more real it becomes.

Chapter 25 is truly a reversal of the Heavenly Order!

After glancing at the mandarin duck embroidered on the other person's robe, Qian Youcai raised an eyebrow and said:
"Is the visitor Magistrate Fang, Lord Fang?"

He didn't actually know Magistrate Fang, because his Qian family had been working in the prefecture since his father's generation.

He knew the name of the county magistrate in the old house area, but he really didn't know what he looked like.

"I am indeed the official. May I ask if you are Young Master Qian?"

Qian Youcai, accompanied by several bodyguards, quickly walked up to Magistrate Fang.

He glanced suspiciously at the constables around him, then cupped his hands and said:

"Your Excellency, I am but Qian Youcai, the second son of the Qian family. May I ask what this means?"

"Even if it were the county magistrate, coming to my Qian family's private residence with such a large entourage, surely he would have to give an explanation!"

The magistrate of Fang County said, neither servile nor arrogant:

"Capture the evil Taoist!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Youcai and the other martial artists' pupils constricted sharply.

A moment later, Qian Youcai cried out in a hoarse voice:

"You want to arrest the Taoist priest?"

The previous confrontation was gone, replaced by surprise and bewilderment.

The feeling was like walking down the street when someone suddenly said they were going to arrest the emperor because he had rebelled—it was a feeling that was hard to describe.

"Taoist priest? That's a heretical Taoist!"

At first, Magistrate Fang even wondered if it was a misunderstanding, but as he investigated, he was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

The men they found all said in unison, "That's a true master, really capable, and he can even subdue demons and ghosts!"

That's not all. The most crucial thing is that these men managed to influence their neighbors in just one night.

What does this mean?
This means that if he had reacted any slower, that damned sorcerer might have been able to repeat what happened in the southwest within just a few days!

If such a thing really happened in his Qing County...

He felt guilty for failing the emperor's grace, as a treasonous act had occurred under his own rule.

Secondly, it has let down the people by allowing swindlers and fraudsters to gain access to high society.

So he hurriedly made arrangements to break into the Qian family home and arrest them.

Once the prison is over and the shackles are on, the people will naturally know what kind of thing it is.

"Young Master Qian, step aside now, and I might think you've been deceived by the sorcerer's tricks. Otherwise, don't blame me for accusing your Qian family of plotting a rebellion!"

Qian Youcai was so angry he laughed.

It's one thing to accuse me of treason, but you even dare to say that the Taoist priest is a heretic.

This guy surnamed Fang is really going against the natural order!
Therefore, Qian Youcai immediately sneered:
"The Taoist priest is a true master. If you wish to pay your respects to him, I will naturally be happy to introduce you. But if you slander me, my Qian family is not to be trifled with!"

Magistrate Fang narrowed his eyes and said:
"So, it's not that sorcerer, but your Qian family?"

He originally thought the Qian family was just an ordinary prominent family and wouldn't have the guts to do something so big.

He thought he was just like the county magistrate, who had been deceived by the so-called Master Ziyun.

Now it seems that these powerful families really were trying to use the instability in the southwest to pull some shady tricks!

I just don't know who's behind the Qian family.

Qian Youcai said once again in a serious tone:

"Hey you surnamed Fang, I'll say it again: the Taoist priest is a true master. Don't tarnish his reputation with your nonsense!"

Magistrate Fang initially intended to remain silent and simply order his constables to arrest the person.

But at that moment he noticed a large crowd of people gathered outside the Qian family compound behind him.

It turned out that the men who had left the previous night were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night, so they knocked on the doors of their neighbors and told them about the Taoist priest's abilities. When morning came and more people got up, they saw a large group of people heading towards the Qian family's house.

In this way, even those who don't know will come out of curiosity.

As a result, a large group of people gathered.

At that very moment, Qian Youcai pointed to the men behind the door and said:

“If Magistrate Fang doesn’t believe me, you can ask those brothers. Last night, they were with me, Qian Youcai, in front of the ancestral tablets of my Qian family, and they witnessed the Taoist priest’s abilities!”

The men outside the door echoed this sentiment:
"Yes, the Taoist priest broke through the ghost wall we encountered here last night and even subdued a monster!"

"Yes, it's true! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Fang immediately realized something was wrong; was this fellow trying to incite the people?
So he quickly turned to the people and said:
"Fellow villagers, please hear me out!"

Magistrate Fang was indeed a good official, so the people immediately stopped talking as soon as he opened his mouth.

Seeing that his prestige was effective, Magistrate Fang was first relieved and then pleased with himself. It seemed that the people had seen his hard work over the years!

That way, we can live a much more peaceful life today.

With a touch of self-satisfaction and even more relief, Magistrate Fang turned to Qian Youcai and said:
"Since he's a true master, why don't you let him come out and show off his skills?"

Qian Youcai was so angry he laughed. He had even brought up his ancestors, but this guy surnamed Fang still didn't believe him!
He even dared to ask the Taoist priest to come out and show him his skills?

The Taoist priest has the body of a thousand gold pieces; how could a lowly official like you order him around?

Therefore, Qian Youcai stepped back and let the warriors behind him step forward to say:

"The Taoist priest said he needs to rest well, so don't try to disturb his meditation!"

Qian Youcai has remembered Du Yuan's words from last night.

Seeing the warriors stepping forward, Magistrate Fang was furious.

"Qian Youcai, does your Qian family really intend to rebel?!"

"Hey, you surnamed Fang, stop spouting nonsense! Let me tell you, I dare to go to the capital and file a complaint with His Majesty. Do you dare?!"

"Very well, you don't even dare to bring that heretical Taoist priest out to confront me face to face, yet you dare to say you dare to go to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor?"

Magistrate Fang suppressed his anger and addressed the people behind him:

"Fellow villagers, as you have all seen, the Qian family is in the wrong and dares not show their faces. Therefore, I, the official, will uphold justice! Guards!"

The constables all stepped forward.

Qian Youcai also shouted angrily:
"Stop them!"

The warriors who were already blocking the way immediately drew their swords.

Although there were only a few of them, they were not afraid at all when facing about twenty constables, and were even eager to try!

"How brave!"

At the magistrate's angry shout, the yamen runners drew their knives.

But in terms of imposing presence, the yamen runners who took over from their fathers and whose positions had been held for generations could not compare to the guards from prominent families who had been trained since childhood.

After all, the former were just a group of physically strong commoners who were paid by the government, while the latter were essentially the private army of a prominent family!

The people outside the courtyard grew anxious, pushing and shoving the constables who were trying to stop them, shouting:
"Your Excellency, no, it's really not true! The Taoist priest is truly skilled!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, there must be some misunderstanding!"

But the more the people talked, the more determined Magistrate Fang became to capture the evil Taoist priest.

After all, in his view, this was simply imitating the Southwest no matter how you looked at it!

Just as the two sides were about to clash, a voice came from behind the Qian family's main hall:

"Please be patient, everyone. I am right here!"

(End of this chapter)