Heavenly Dao Formula

"My lord," Xia Fan said with a frown. He knew that if he didn't say anything at this time, he would have no chance to say it again. "Is the evil spirit in Gaoshan County appearing a little too strange?"

"Do you mean that two ghosts suddenly appeared?"

"Exactly! As far as I know, this is probably due to abnormal deaths in Gaoshan County, and there are more than one or two, otherwise such a powerful evil spirit would not have formed!" In the event of a situation, if we had prepared earlier, the team leader and Yue Feng would not lose their lives!"

"I understand your reluctance, but this is the mission of alchemists. The Privy Council only takes action against evil spirits. Now that the evil spirits have been eliminated, the mission is considered complete for this government." Engaged paused, "Not to mention the abnormal death you mentioned, It's just a guess. There are four villages under the jurisdiction of Gaoshan County. There are large fields in the west and dense mountains in the east. No matter what accidents happen, it is normal. You think that only one county magistrate can grasp all the situations ?"

Xia Fan hesitated, "No."

"That's right, it can't." Yuan Zhengzheng sighed, "Refugees, bandits, pirates, monsters, these things create tragedies all the time, and we can only take action against the last one. Dealing with evil spirits is itself full of problems. If you want to be truly infallible, the only way to improve your adaptability and magic power is to improve your resilience."

"That is to say, the Privy Council only eliminates the evil spirits that have appeared?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do? Resettlement of refugees and extermination of bandits are matters that the government needs to deal with. Do you still want to insert your hand into the six departments of the imperial court?" It is regarded as a new hidden danger after foreign courts and anti-smuggling guards. It is better not to intervene in things that are not in your own hands. Taking a step back, even if there are abnormal deaths like you mentioned, they should be dealt with by the local magistrate. Go on Bar!"

Xia Fan had no choice but to leave the headquarters lobby.

Wei Wushuang and others were waiting for him outside.

"How is it? Did Mr. Engage say anything?" As soon as he came out, the fellow villagers immediately went up to meet him, "I feel that I am under a lot of pressure in front of him, and I just say what I think in my head, and I can't even cover it up a little bit. arrive."

Xia Fan shook his head, "That's the end of this matter."

"Huh..." Wei Wushuang let out a long breath, "I said Brother Xia, you are overthinking. If there is such a thing as you said, the local people should always reveal it? I think Gaoshan County is pretty good. It's peaceful..."

"What do you know! An Ning? An Ning enough to run out of two ghosts?" Wang Renzhi spat on the ground—Luo You'er wasn't here, and he seemed too lazy to maintain his image as a young master, "If it wasn't for my fate, This time, I will pay for it! If nothing else, there must be a problem in Gaoshan County!"

"But wasn't you the one who asked the county people at that time? If seven or eight people were to die in vain, there would be no movement in the county?" After getting along for a week, Wei Wushuang has gradually been able to go back and forth with Wang Gongzi, " The Yuan ghost killed two families, and there were discussions in the streets and alleys, but no one mentioned the recent grievances."

"It's also possible that the thieves on the mountain did it."

"The premise is that someone in the county is missing. Compared to an unnatural death, disappearance is also a serious matter, not to mention whether there are bandits near Gaoshan County."

"You rejected it so quickly, you should think of a reason for me! It's impossible for those two ghosts to pop out from the cracks in the rocks, right?"

"Prince Wang, what you said is too embarrassing for me."

"Shut up if you can't figure it out, someone has to come out and take responsibility for the risk I took for no reason!"

"Stop arguing!" Xia Fan said angrily.

Wei Wushuang was okay, but Wang Renzhi rarely refuted, "I'm looking for the culprit..."

"What are you going to do?" Shangguan Cai, who had been watching coldly, asked.

Xia Fan remained silent.

After leaving the hall of the command department, the scene he saw at the entrance of Xue's courtyard always appeared in his mind unconsciously.

There were six abnormal incidents in three years, and the county residents knelt and begged not to let the Privy Council intervene in the removal of evil spirits.

And after he caught up with the money, the other party first showed disgust, until it turned into an expression of disbelief.

What went wrong?

As alchemists who exterminate evil spirits, shouldn't they be respected and loved?

No...they do have reasons for disgust.

Because alchemists have never really cut off evil spirits.

At least not in Gaoshan County.

And is it really just a coincidence that evil spirits appear so frequently here?

It was a long time before he replied, "I plan to go to Gaoshan County again."

"Brother Xia..." Wei Wushuang showed worry on his face.

"I'll go with you!" Wang Renzhi suddenly regained his spirits, "Anyway, it's a three-day holiday, and if the truth of this matter is not investigated, I will write it backwards! I have a hunch that this matter will become my world-shattering event." starting point!"

"Hey... If that's the case, then I'll go too." The fellow countryman scratched his head, "Although I can't do much."

"What about you?" Xia Fan looked at Shang Guancai.

"Honestly, I'm not very interested." She shrugged. "But I still like that little girl—if I can really find out what caused this evil incident, I don't mind going there."

Seeing that everyone was willing to go, Xia Fan couldn't help feeling a little more confident, "Then there is no need to delay, we will meet at the gate of the Privy Council in half an hour!"

...

When he returned to his residence, Li was already waiting for him at home.

"Sorry, I let you go back and forth alone," Xia Fan greeted and began to pack the package. "I'm going to Gaoshan County again. This time there is no evil threat. Just wait here for me."

"Don't go." Li shook his head.

"...What?" Xia Fan stopped what he was doing unexpectedly - it was the first time he heard such a clear dissuasion from the other party.

"Don't pursue this any further," she repeated, "it won't do you any good."

"You...do you know something?" Xia Fan asked in surprise.

"The Privy Council thinks that this should be the end of the matter, doesn't it?"

"yes."

"I don't know the situation in Gaoshan County, but I know the Privy Council." Li lowered his ears, "Master once said that everything they do has a reason, and no one is allowed to question it. Yuan, but I don't think it will make much difference. Since they think it's over, you'd better do what they say."

"But I'm just trying to figure out what the hell is going on."

"So what if you figure it out?" Li seemed a little impatient, "There are only two results, either you can't get the answer, or you can't accept the answer. Either way, it's worse than not knowing — because you can’t change the status quo.”

Xia Fan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, he didn't expect the fox demon to say such a thing.

"I thought you never cared about authority."

"It's not because—" Li suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, "Because...it may hinder the rescue of my master."

"I didn't plan to confront the Privy Council, where did you go?" Xia Fan laughed dumbfounded, "If something is really found out, I don't necessarily have to go through the Privy Council to solve the problem. There is the State Shepherd's Mansion."

"Are you going to report to the police?"

"You don't even have to go by yourself. It's not easy for the Privy Council to intervene, so the government won't turn a blind eye to this case?" Xia Fan looked straight into the other's pale golden eyes and said, "Besides, if you haven't even touched the facts, how can you Do you know if you can change? You should understand this truth best.

"I?"

He grinned, "If you hadn't chosen to cooperate with me, you wouldn't have discovered that fox demons and alchemists can coexist."

This time Li was silent for a long time, and finally she sighed helplessly, then packed up her things, "Understood, but I also want to go together."

"Are you sure? This time, the main purpose is to track down the source of evil, and there will be no danger."

"Who knows." Li looked towards the west noncommittally, and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Evil spirits have never been the most terrifying thing..."