There were two big fires in succession.
The Zhang and Wen families died in the fire.
This major event had caused Ji County, which had been peaceful for a long time, to become jittery.
The entire Ji County fell into an endless panic.
The streets, alleys, tea houses, and restaurants were all discussing these two tragedies.
They all felt that there must be something fishy about the two fires that destroyed the Zhang and Wen families.
Of course, the people who were talking about it were only the lower-class people.
Some of the higher-ups had their own channels and connections.
They could easily find out the truth.
The Ji County government was located in the center of Ji County.
Outside the county government stood two lifelike and mighty stone lions.
On both sides of the gate stood a row of listless bailiffs.
At this moment, in the county government.
On the table, there was a piece of Xuan paper pressed against an exquisite inkstone.
An old man with a refined face and wearing an official robe was hunched over. He was holding a pen in his hand and writing a few words in a flamboyant manner.
He was almost done writing.
He took a closer look.
It was the four words 'aboveboard.'
As the last stroke was completed, the old man looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
He stroked his beard and smiled at a middle-aged man beside him.""Fei Long, what do you think of my handwriting?”
This old man was the county magistrate of Ji County, Zhang Zhidong.
Zhang Zhidong had been the county magistrate of Ji County for nearly twenty years. Although he had not made any great achievements in his tenure, he had not stirred up any big trouble either.
He belonged to the middle class.
This person whom Zhang Zhidong called Fei Long was naturally Ji County's Chief Arrester Ge Feilong.
The county magistrate asked.
Ge Feilong quickly replied respectfully," Your Excellency's calligraphy was written in a smooth and natural manner. It was done in one go. Even a person like me who doesn't know calligraphy felt that it was magnificent when I saw it. In my opinion, Your Excellency's calligraphy isn't inferior to some of the contemporary great scholars."”
Ge Feilong's words made Zhang Zhidong shake his head slightly.
He said modestly," Feilong, it's been a long time since we last met. Your ability to flatter people has improved. How can I compare with the great scholars of the present age?" Far from it, far from it."
Although he said that he was far from it, the smug look in his eyes betrayed him.
He spoke his mind.
Although Ge Feilong was flattering him, Zhang Zhidong's calligraphy was not bad.
At this moment, Zhang Zhidong seemed to have thought of something.
In a good mood, he asked Ge Feilong,""Fei Long, you're busy. Why do you have time to come here today?”
As the chief constable of a county, Ge Feilong was in charge of thousands of constables. Naturally, he would not squeeze together with the county magistrate.
He had his own office.
That was why Zhang Zhidong asked.
Hearing this, Ge Feilong's eyes instantly became heavy.
He turned to Zhang Zhidong and said,"Milord, this subordinate has come this time because something major happened in Ji County yesterday."”
"What's the big deal?"
Zhang Zhidong raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Just yesterday, two tragedies occurred in Ji County. The Zhang Clan and the Wen Clan were completely wiped out, and now the entire Ji County is in a state of panic.”
Zhang Zhidong's expression froze, and he seemed a little surprised.
He straightened his official robe and sat on the chair.
"Do you know who did it?"”
Ge Feilong paused for a moment and said,"According to my guess, this matter is most likely the work of the Chen family in the county."”
"Chen family?"
Zhang Zhidong muttered.
Zhang Zhidong was no stranger to the Chen family.
The strength of the Chen family was only slightly inferior to the Zhao family, which was ranked at the bottom of the eight great families.
There was a Connate Cultivator in the clan.
However, as far as he knew, the Connate cultivator from the Chen family had died not long ago.
"Why did you guess that it was the Chen family?" he asked with some doubt.”
Therefore, Ge Feilong told Zhang Zhidong everything he had found out about the three families.
The conflict between the three families was not concealed in Ji County at all. Even many commoners in Ji County knew about it.
As long as one had the heart to investigate, it wasn't too difficult to find out.
Zhang Zhidong nodded as he listened.
Zhang Zhidong pondered for a while. He still had a doubt.
"As far as I know, the Chen family's only Xiantian cultivator died in an accident."”
"The Chen family has suffered a great loss. The strength of the Zhang and Wen families is no longer inferior to the Chen family.”
"How did the Chen family easily exterminate the two families?”
Zhang Zhidong's doubts were also Ge Feilong's doubts.
The two of them fell into deep thought, and the room became extremely quiet.
After a long time, Ge Feilong suddenly raised his head.
His eyes shone brightly.
"A new Inborn Expert might have appeared in the Chen Family!"”
Ge Feilong's guess enlightened Zhang Zhidong.
Yes, that was the only possibility.
Otherwise, the ancestors of the Zhang and Wen families were peak Pre-Sky Realm experts.
They were about the same as the current strongest person of the Chen family, Chen Yongzhi, the Great Elder of the Chen family. What did the Chen family have to destroy the two families?
This was the only possibility.
An Inborn expert was enough to turn the tables.
Now that this doubt was resolved, a new doubt arose.
Then who was the newly born Inborn Expert of the Chen Family?
Chen Family's Great Elder, Chen Yongzhi? Or was it someone else?
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