Chapter 1255: Chapter 1254 Has Zhongshan County losing connection anything to do with me, Lu Yang?

While Man Gu was lost in thought, an old farmer carrying a hoe walked over, smiling at him.

"Are you Man Gu?"

Man Gu knew that all present in the Zhongshan Pit were significant figures and did not dare to neglect his manners. "May I ask who you are?"

Jiang Pingan did not answer but looked Man Gu up and down, "Not bad, not bad, it’s been a while since someone from Seek Dao Sect has taken up an official position, especially with such rapid promotion."

"The Dynasty is like stagnant water; it needs people like you to invigorate the atmosphere."

"Do well, I have high hopes for you." With that, Jiang Pingan vanished on the spot, displaying his mysteriousness.

"Ah? Oh." Man Gu was utterly baffled by what the old farmer had said.

"Senior Brother, who was that man?" Man Gu asked Lu Yang.

Lu Yang waved his hand. "He’s not a significant figure. His position is not even as high as my pillar nation minister."

After Man Gu returned to the Fengdu Space, he gathered everyone to inform them of the situation outside.

"Although Zhongshan County has been destroyed, rest assured, as soon as I took office, I arranged for Zhongshan County to be insured by the Land Money Trade Association, and the association will fully help us rebuild Zhongshan County!"

The high-ranking officials of Zhongshan communicated with their eyes, all admiring County Magistrate Man’s decision.

Insuring the entire county was a huge expense. Man Gu had used the county’s funds to buy insurance right after taking office, which had led to much criticism.

Now, the irrefutable truth told them that the initial decision was extremely correct!

"Lord Man is unfathomably deep."

As they looked at Man Gu, who often showed a naive smile, the high-ranking officials of Zhongshan admired him even as they felt a chill.

Such deep disguise; indeed, the man who successively eliminated three previous county magistrates and took their place could not simply be as he appeared!

Also, when they first entered the Fengdu Space, the fact that both Jiuyou Sect and Yaoyang Sect spontaneously surrendered to Man Gu was an incredible feat, and exactly how Man Gu achieved this was beyond their understanding.

Upon hearing the news, Thief King clutched his heart and passed out, thankfully supported by the two God Monarchs Si Heng and Si Shi to prevent him from falling.

When Man Gu stepped down to thank Thief King, he just saw Thief King fainting, which startled him, thinking it was a lingering injury from an earlier battle.

The two God Monarchs together revived Thief King, who slowly came to.

Thief King felt he shouldn’t be so sad so soon; being a prisoner, he’d likely stay in jail for several years, and the commerce wouldn’t hold him accountable in the short term.

After regaining consciousness, Thief King saw Man Gu’s naive, broad face.

Man Gu, holding Thief King’s hand excitedly congratulated him: "Senior Thief King, I have good news for you, you’ve been released."

During the battle against the shadows, Thief King had fought bravely and made significant contributions. After unanimous agreement by the high-ranking officials of Zhongshan, Thief King was released.

Hearing the shocking news, Thief King fainted again.

When the people of Zhongshan heard that the commerce would help them rebuild their homes, they felt less agitated and even had the leisure to discuss the battle.

"Speaking of Young Sect Master Lu and that Divine Monarch from Great Qian, how did they manage to reduce our county to nothing but a pit?"

In their eyes, it was Lu Yang and Si Heng God Monarch who fought from the Fengdu Space to the outside world, followed by the news of the destruction of Zhongshan County.

As for the appearance of Lord Si Shi, Qilin Immortal, Mid-heaven Emperor Lord, and the multiple immortal battles, they knew nothing.

Lu Yang: "..."

Don’t wrong the innocent here; how is this related to me? I didn’t even touch a single brick of Zhongshan County.

After finishing conveying his decision to resign to Man Gu, Lu Yang advised, "Old Meng, I have to make a trip to Buddha Country. Zhongshan needs much reconstruction, and Junior Brother Man particularly needs assistance now. Please help him out more here."

"That’s only natural." Meng Jingzhou nodded; Lu Yang didn’t need to ask, as he would have stayed anyway.

""""Come to think of it, I always felt that Eldest Senior Sister’s expressions during battle were odd, incredibly expressive. Old Lu, do you know what was going on?" Meng Jingzhou pondered for a long time but couldn’t explain what he had witnessed.

Eldest Senior Sister’s expressions were rich, as if she had been struck by the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit.

Lu Yangxin thought to himself that Eldest Senior Sister was more than just expressive. If you hadn’t risked your life and shown your head then, you might have seen Eldest Senior Sister self-detonate.

"She was possessed by a fairy."

"Ah?"

...

After Lu Yang left, the Thief King was released and departed from Zhongshan County.

The real sight of Zhongshan County reduced to just a pit made the Thief King’s eyes twitch, and he hurriedly activated the outline of the Speed Dao Fruit to flee this cursed place.

"Chairman, you’ve returned?" The chairman’s secretary was taken aback upon seeing the Thief King; it was his first time seeing such an anxious chairman, with a look in his eyes as if he could devour someone.

"Did Zhongshan County get insured by us?"

"Yes."

"Bring me the original risk report. How did you assess such a huge risk?"

The chairman’s secretary didn’t dare delay and quickly fetched the bulky risk report. The Thief King flipped directly to the last page to read the conclusion.

Risk: extremely low.

The report also elaborately described the investigation process of seven old veterans, from the history and local customs of Zhongshan County to a personality analysis of the newly appointed County Magistrate Man, very thorough with not a flaw to be found.

The Thief King stood up; at this point, it was better to flee.

Having become a semi-immortal himself, where in the world couldn’t he go?

"Little Wang, when you see the old man, tell him someone else can love this chairman position."

"Where are you planning to run off to?" An elderly man with one leg, using a walking stick, pushed the door and entered. His hair and beard were all white, and his thick white eyebrows concealed his eyes.

The color drained from the Thief King’s face. Damn, why did the old man have to show up now?

"Nothing much, just that I’ve been chairman for quite some time now. This position is a shackle to me, limiting my talents. I want to get out and take a stroll."

The Thief King tried to smile, talking while retreating, and when the Thief Ancestor was unobservant, he smashed through the window and ran!

The Thief Ancestor’s eyebrows lifted, a gleam in his cloudy eyes, "Clever boy, not a small gain you’ve got there, forming the outline of the Speed Dao Fruit!"

Soon, the Thief King was caught and brought back by the Thief Ancestor.

This proved that there was still a gap between a newly fledged semi-immortal and an old-hand semi-immortal.

"Why are you running when all is well?" the Thief Ancestor asked, puzzled. Did you form the outline of the Speed Dao Fruit just to run away upon seeing me?

The Thief King had no choice but to recount the failed investment case in Zhongshan County.

After listening, the Thief Ancestor scolded the Thief King, "This is a good thing, why are you running?!"

"Ah?" The Thief King was baffled. How could this be a good thing?

"Think about it, if Zhongshan County hadn’t insured with us, they would have exhausted their finances and still couldn’t fill this pit. Both Wild State and the Dynasty would have to allocate funds, and the County Magistrate’s evaluation would certainly decline."

"But the fact is they did insure with us, suffered no losses, and saved money for both Wild State and the Dynasty. What would the evaluation of this County Magistrate be in Wild State and the Dynasty? His future prospects are immeasurable!"

"This is an incredibly successful investment case that should be heavily promoted."

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"With the incident in Zhongshan County merely a coincidence, can other county officials guarantee that such an incident won’t happen to them? Of course, they cannot."

"Therefore, they too will come to us for insurance—it’s a big deal!"