I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Section 087 County Governor

There are still many survivors in the village, but they are all waiting to die with faces full of despair.

At the edge of the village, a hunter roared and charged forward, trying to escape the village.

As a result, a faint white light appeared out of nowhere and blocked the hunter's path.

The hunter crashed into the light screen, fell backward, and landed hard on his backside.

He got up again, drew his hunting knife, and slashed fiercely at the pale white light screen. However, after several slashes, the white light screen remained completely still, without even a ripple.

The hunter slumped to the ground in despair, staring blankly at the forest outside the light screen.

After being left unattacked, the white light curtain gradually became illusory and eventually disappeared into the void.

But it is merely hidden, not disappeared.

This white light curtain was like a cage, trapping all the survivors inside. They could do nothing but wait in the cage to be eaten by the giant tiger.

Qin family.

The looted property must definitely be looted.

Zhou Yunshen currently has two rings. One is a storage ring that Chen Xin'an gave him before. This storage ring is a bit small, only about one foot square, and can only hold some small items.

There was also a ring, which was provided to him by the government, for storing cultivation supplies. This one was quite large, about ten feet square, and could hold a lot of things.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zhou Yunshen possessed the power of divine sense, making him very efficient at looting valuables.

Even so, when he had looted all of the Qin family's wealth and was preparing to leave, Zhuji from Xiyun County still flew over.

There were three Foundation Establishment cultivators in total.

The leader was a middle-aged man dressed in a black official robe with a dignified expression.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators behind the middle-aged man were both dressed in brocade robes, the standard attire of aristocratic cultivators.

"Your Excellency." Facing the three Foundation Establishment cultivators who flew in from the sky, Zhou Yunshen remained calm, cupped his hands in greeting to the leader, and said.

In the Xuannan Kingdom, the County Magistrate is the head of a county, and the Prefecture Magistrate is the head of a prefecture. They both represent the Xuannan Kingdom's government.

The intelligence gathered by players from Xuannan Kingdom during this period is that while there is an official government in Xuannan Kingdom, its presence is very weak.

At least locally, the government's power was very weak, and it was completely unable to suppress the local cultivation sects and aristocratic families.

Or perhaps the government simply didn't want to waste a lot of manpower and resources to suppress these sects and aristocratic families. As long as these sects and aristocratic families followed the rules, didn't think about rebelling, and paid their dues on time every year, the government was too lazy to care about local affairs.

In this situation, the officials dispatched by the government have very little power.

But no matter how little power they have, they are still local officials, and the respect that should be shown to local officials is still necessary.

Therefore, Zhou Yunshen took the initiative to bow when facing the county magistrate.

When the magistrate saw Zhou Yunshen bow to him, the stern expression on his face softened slightly. He stared at Zhou Yunshen and asked, "Who are you?"

Zhou Yunshen took out the guest elder token of the Chen family from his storage ring and said, "I am Zhou Erzhu, a guest elder of the Chen family of Luchuan Prefecture. This is my identity token."

Upon hearing Zhou Yunshen's identity, the county magistrate's expression softened somewhat. He flew to Zhou Yunshen's side, extended his divine sense to scan Zhou Yunshen's identity token, and after confirming its authenticity, said, "Has the Qin family offended the Chen family of the prefectural city?"

"no?"

"Then why did you destroy the Qin family?" The county magistrate stared at Zhou Yunshen and asked.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators from prominent families who came with the county magistrate were also looking at Zhou Yun Shen.

Zhou Yunshen said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "The Chen family has no enmity with the Qin family, but I have an enmity with the Qin family. I was born in a mountain village, and the Qin family cruelly slaughtered the villagers. I almost died in the Qin family's slaughter. This is a blood feud. After I was lucky enough to escape, I cultivated day and night. Now that I have the strength, it is natural for me to take revenge."

"So it's a personal grudge." The county magistrate nodded upon hearing this and said, "This is a feud between the Qin family and you, so it's understandable that you've come here seeking revenge."

He did not inquire further about the feud between Zhou Yunshen and the Qin family.

In his view, the Qin family was a thing of the past, and asking about these details was meaningless.

He didn't even care whether Zhou Yunshen was telling the truth or not; he just needed Zhou Yunshen to provide a plausible reason.

Zhou Yunshen made a gesture of listening attentively.

The magistrate paused for a moment, then continued, "Since you are a guest of the Chen family, you should know the rules."

Zhou Yunshen nodded and said, "I naturally understand the rules."

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and various gold and silver jewels appeared out of thin air, falling to the ground and piling up into a small mountain.

Zhou Yunshen said, "This is half of the Qin family's wealth."

The county magistrate looked at the small mountain of gold and silver jewelry and remained silent.

"The Qin family has been established for a hundred years. Half of the Qin family's wealth should be more than this, right?" A Foundation Establishment cultivator from a prominent family standing behind the county magistrate said.

"That's all," Zhou Yunshen said.

"Fellow Daoist, words are not enough. May we examine your storage ring?" another Foundation Establishment cultivator from a prominent family said.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshen's expression turned cold.

Inspecting a storage ring is like a body search on Earth—it's an extremely excessive thing to do.

Zhou Yunshen's gaze fell on this person, and he calmly said, "Of course, we can have a duel here. If I die, you can take everything I have; if you die, everything you have will be mine. Patriarch Sun, what do you think?"

It was called a friendly exchange, but in reality it was a life-or-death battle.

Upon hearing this, the head of the Sun family's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"And you, Patriarch Wu, if you think the Qin family's wealth is more than just this, we can also have a sparring match." Zhou Yunshen then looked at another Foundation Establishment cultivator from a prominent family.

The Wu family head's expression also became somewhat stiff.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Yunshen couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

He had already investigated the situation in Xiyun County when he was investigating the Qin family. The strongest person there was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and was the sect leader of Zhenyue Sect, who was not even here.

The rest were all in the mid-stage or early-stage Foundation Establishment, posing no threat to him.

It's laughable that they still want to pressure him and check his storage ring.

Do you really think that he, a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, is made of clay?

After a moment's thought, the county magistrate said, "I observe that Fellow Daoist Zhou is not one to speak recklessly. Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has already given half of the Qin family's wealth, let's leave it at that."

Having said that, he waved his sleeve and took the pile of gold and silver in front of him.

Neither of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from prestigious families uttered a sound at this moment.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, farewell. You are welcome to visit Xiyun County when you have time." The county magistrate cupped his hands in greeting to Zhou Yunshen.

"Farewell then," Zhou Yunshen said, bowing in return.

Watching the county magistrate and his entourage depart, Zhou Yunshen used his Fire Escape Technique to fly in the direction indicated by the Ghost Messenger's Soul-Chasing Order.

What the Wu family head said was right. The wealth he took out was indeed less than half of the Qin family's wealth, less than one-tenth.

But so what?

He's strong enough now, and with the Chen family of Fucheng backing him up, he only needs to offer something as a token gesture.

Even the government can't do anything to him.

The rule of this Xuan Yuan world is the naked law of the jungle.

He's powerful enough that he can justify killing people.