Upon hearing this, Li Gongfu sighed and said, "The thing is, there's a notorious pirate named Yizhimei on the sea...."
Soon, Li Gongfu recounted the whole story to Xu Xian, and also explained the magistrate's requirements.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xian readily agreed with a laugh, replying, "Oh, it's such a small matter? No problem, I'll go and support my brother-in-law right away."
After saying that, he got up, took his sword from the wall, slung it over his shoulder, and urged, "Brother-in-law, let's hurry up and go!"
He looked somewhat eager to try. To be honest, although his martial arts skills were not bad, he was just a naive fledgling who had never seen the world.
Upon hearing his brother-in-law say that he was going to wipe out the pirates, Xu Xian felt his blood boil.
"Okay, tell your sister and then I'll leave."
Li Gongfu stood up.
This was truly a situation where they were caught in a dilemma, and they had no choice but to temporarily believe Xu Xian's words.
When the two arrived at the county government office, they found it already packed with people, numbering over a hundred.
Under the bright light of the blazing torches, it was clear that some of the yamen runners had blank expressions on their faces, completely unaware of why the magistrate had summoned them at this time.
"Does Your Excellency have some major operation planned? Why are you waking us up in the middle of the night?"
"Who knows? I'm sleeping with my wife right now!"
"Yes, I just came out of the Cuihong Pavilion!"
The constables were all whispering among themselves.
At this moment, seeing Li Gongfu bring in an unfamiliar young Taoist priest, the yamen runners all greeted him.
"Officer Li is here!"
"Hello, Officer Li..."
"Greetings, Officer Li..."
If the position of head constable were placed in modern society, it would be equivalent to the position of police station chief. Even in ancient society, it was not a low position, ranking only below the county magistrate, county assistant, and county commandant.
It can be said that he was a powerful figure in the county.
At the same time, the head constable is also the superior of all the yamen runners, and they all try to curry favor and chat with him.
Upon seeing these people, Li Gongfu quickly suppressed his smile, put on a stern face, nodded slightly, and led Xu Xian to the front to await the arrival of the county magistrate.
After a while, a middle-aged man who looked like an official with a big belly came out, followed by several men dressed as scholars and a middle-aged man who was also dressed as a constable.
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Everyone bowed to him, but Xu Xian only glanced at him indifferently and made no other comment.
"Huh? Who are you? How dare you not bow to the county magistrate?"
At this moment, the middle-aged man dressed as a constable stepped forward and rebuked Xu Xian.
Generally speaking, each county government office usually has two head constables, one chief and one deputy, to maintain balance. Li Gongfu was the chief head constable, and this person was the deputy head constable.
As soon as he spoke, everyone looked over and saw Xu Xian standing calmly.
The magistrate frowned but did not speak.
Seeing the magistrate frown, the deputy constable became even more determined.
"Officer Li, these are the people you brought, right? How can they have no manners at all? They have absolutely no upbringing!"
He's become quite adept at using tactics like attacking political enemies and simultaneously increasing his influence with his superiors.
Li Gongfu's expression changed, and he roared, "Guo Laosi, what the hell do you mean? Don't go too far!"
"How did I go too far? In front of the county magistrate, everyone can judge whether what I said was right or wrong?"
Guo Laosi's original name was Xiaoming. He was the fourth child in his family and was called Guo Xiaosi when he was young. He was called Guo Laosi when he grew up.
Before Li Gongfu could speak, Xu Xian grabbed him and then roared at Guo Laosi, "Get out!"
The sonic power was activated immediately, and an invisible force was exhaled from Xu Xian's mouth, spraying directly towards Guo Laosi.
However, to outsiders, it appeared as if Xu Xian shouted "Get out!" and Guo Laosi was so frightened that he took three steps back, coughing up blood, his vision went black, and he was completely disheveled.
"Whoosh!"
The crowd gasped in disbelief, staring at Xu Xian in disbelief.
They were all wondering, who is this person?
At this moment, the magistrate's expression finally changed. He looked directly at Xu Xian and saw the Taoist robe on his body. He was shocked and his face showed a mixture of shock, surprise, joy, and horror... a truly astonishing expression.
Amidst the uproar, the county magistrate, Su Kangnian, appeared rather reserved. He bowed to Xu Xian and asked, "May I ask, is this the immortal master from Qingxu Temple?"
Xu Xian shook his head and said, "I am merely a young Taoist disciple in the temple; I dare not call myself a Celestial Master!"
"oops!"
Su Kangnian exclaimed in surprise, his face beaming with joy: "This humble official, Su Kangnian, pays his respects to the Immortal Master!"
In this world, cultivators are quite common. They are high above, detached from worldly affairs, and ordinary people have no way of contact with them.
Coincidentally, Su Kangnian, born out of wedlock to a wealthy family, had heard some rumors about cultivators. Generally speaking, cultivators would not interfere in the affairs of the secular dynasty, for fear of being implicated in karma and harming their own cultivation.