The sun hung high in the sky.
In Su Shan County, Ying Zheng, Fu Su, and Meng Tian were sitting in the main hall of Su Shan County.
Surrounding them were the Black Ice Platform and the Iron Eagle Swordsmen.
The servants were carrying all kinds of delicacies to the table nervously and putting them down while trembling.
The county magistrate of Mount Su was standing at the side, trembling with fear. He did not dare to say anything.
In fact, the county magistrate of Mount Su was still dumbfounded!
What was going on?
Why did His Majesty come again after helping His Highness Su away?
What happened here?
Did I do something wrong?
At the thought of this, the county magistrate felt as if a knife was hanging on his neck, as if it could cut him down at any moment.
At the dining table, Ying Zheng and the other two did not seem to have any intention of responding to him.
After a day and night of trekking, along with the sneak attacks of assassins and necromancers, Ying Zheng and the others had long been starving.
He didn't feel much when he was in the paradise, but it didn't feel good after he came out.
This was especially true for Ying Zheng. While the medicinal pill had removed a lot of toxins from his body, it had also consumed a lot of energy.
The three of them seemed to be eating slowly, but in fact, they were eating up the food like a whirlwind.
After waiting for a long time, Ying Zheng finally spoke to the County Magistrate of Su Shan, who was standing beside him.
"Do you know your sins?"
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Su Shan's face turned pale on the spot and he knelt on the ground with a thud!
" I, Han Dong, am guilty!"
"I deserve to die. I actually ignored His Majesty's order and protected the necromancers!!”
His face was pale as he knelt on the ground. If he still could not figure out what he had done after half a day, then he would have been a county magistrate for nothing!
His entire body was trembling, and his face was pale as he leaned against the ground.
"I deserve to die!"
"I won't change my mind about protecting the necromancer! Hiding it from His Majesty!"
"However, this matter has nothing to do with the people. It was all done by this guilty subject alone!”
"Your Majesty, please punish me!"
In the hall, which was not extravagant but clean and tidy, Ying Zheng quietly looked at County Magistrate Su Shan, who was kneeling on the ground, and did not speak for a long time.
The middle-aged man named Han Dong knelt on the ground, trembling.
His back was already drenched in sweat. Under this heavy pressure, he almost collapsed.
After a long time, he heard the heavy figure in front of him speak.
"Concealing and not reporting is a capital crime."
"However, the Taihang Mountains incident is different.”
"Merits and demerits offset each other. Today, you will be removed from your position as the county magistrate of Mount Su and demoted to a commoner.”
"Han Dong, are you dissatisfied?"
The middle-aged man named Han Dong was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in shock and stared at Ying Zheng in disbelief.
Just demoted to a commoner? It wasn't a car crack?
But how could he think too much? He hurriedly kowtowed respectfully!
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand.
"Get lost."
"Remember not to let anyone know about the necromancers here.”
"Understood!"
Looking at the County Magistrate of Su Shan who had left anxiously, Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with coldness.
If he did not report it, he would be beheaded according to the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty. This meant that the person in the mountain range was really an otherworldly expert. Otherwise, the County Magistrate of Mount Su would not be able to escape death.
He didn't pay much attention to the small interlude.
Even though they had already left the paradise, the words from before still echoed in the minds of Ying Zheng and the others.
"Only by observing the history of time can one be called a heavenly being?"
Muttering silently, Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and helplessly.
This was indeed in line with a true alchemist…
In the past, once the necromancers were invited, they would all sharpen their heads and rush up to him. There were even some who came to the palace to ask for an audience with him.
At that time, he was also confused.
The so-called true necromancers and the true masters of the outside world were all people who wholeheartedly pursued the Dao. They were people who sought immortality by visiting immortals and refining pills!
Every necromancer had unique insights in alchemy, medicine, divination, and stargazing. They were a group of people who pursued longevity!
Why would such an otherworldly expert enter the officialdom? Lust for the world of mortals?
He wondered when this expert alchemist in front of him would be able to refine an immortal pill and obtain immortality.
Ying Zheng's eyes were burning.
As for those necromancers who were rumored to be able to fly into the sky, move mountains and fill the seas, Ying Zheng did not even think about it.
After the incident with the fake necromancer, Ying Zheng had become much more clear-headed.
To be able to obtain immortality was already a legend.
How could there be an immortal in the world who could move mountains and fill the sea?
Just as Ying Zheng was thinking about this, Meng Tian, who was sitting below him, suddenly asked.
"Your Majesty, should we announce to the world that we've discovered a real necromancer?”
"No need." Ying Zheng answered without thinking.
"It's rude to disturb an expert's refinement. How can you announce it to the world without permission?”
"This matter cannot be publicized."
"There's no need to publicize it even in the Imperial Court.”
"My dear minister, you can go and issue a gag order."
It was not easy for Ying Zheng to get the news of a real expert necromancer, but he was not willing to share it with others.
He was not a saint, so why would he tell others about such a good thing?
It was a small matter if someone interrupted him from asking for medicinal pills from an expert.
If he were to announce to the world that there were some villains who disturbed the master's pill refinement, then the matter would be huge.
After returning to Xianyang, he even planned to send many people to Sushan County to manage the people here so that they wouldn't spread rumors.
As for why he felt so much better after going out, even his hair had turned black.
Wasn't he just asking Xu Fu to beat him up? She could just push the blame onto him.
Just let him take the blame.
Otherwise, the official position would be for nothing?
As for the reason why he abolished the Kill Order, he could just push it to Xu Fu.
Meng Tian nodded and stood up to give the order to keep her mouth shut.
Only Fu Su and Ying Zheng were left in the hall.
Ying Zheng closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap, while Fu Su seemed to be thinking about something. He hesitated for a long time and hesitated several times.
"What do you want to ask? Tell me." Ying Zheng suddenly said.
Fu Su opened his mouth and hesitated for a moment. In the end, he asked carefully.
"Father, don't you think that the alchemist looks a little familiar?”
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