Half-Yokai Cultivating the Path of Immortality Chapter 596: Dragon King

"Commendation order."

"When the Kingdom of Zang was first established... if you open up ten acres of wasteland, you will be exempted from tax for three years; if you open up one hundred acres of wasteland, you can be appointed as the field chief; if you open up one thousand acres of wasteland, you can be appointed as the village chief..."

"Anyone who opens up wasteland will be given the title of 'people-friendly'."

Outside the east gate, a group of people gathered around the notice.

After one person finished reading, someone asked loudly: "What does being close to the people mean?"

Others also looked confused.

"Stupid, you don't even know this!"

Everyone looked around.

A middle-aged man scanned the circle, pondered for a few times, and said: "There is a difference between closeness and distance. Some are close to the people, and some are not. It means that if you go to open up wasteland, you will be one of our own from now on."

"What if you don't go?"

"Don't go? Who dares not to go? Stand up and let everyone see."

After a moment of silence, a group of noisy voices sounded:

“I still have a store at home, and I have to take advantage of it to pee, so I don’t have time to go outside to open up wasteland.”

"Yes!"

“There is no cash to open up wasteland, so what can the family eat and drink...”

"Okay."

The middle-aged man pressed his hands a few times and said: "If you don't have time, hire someone. Those who are rich will pay, and those who are strong will contribute. Everyone is a close citizen of the king."

"What to do if you have no money and no energy?"

Above the notice.

There is a tower on the city wall, and Lu Tong and Madam Ninth are standing in the tower.

When Madam Ninth heard the noise outside, she frowned slightly and said, "Why did the commendation order become like this? It's not about encouraging people to reclaim wasteland and compete with several big families for land. Why did it become an order that we had to go to?"

Lu Tong remained silent.

This notice is his handiwork.

The financial resources of Xu, Pang, Baili and other families are very terrifying, and Sicong Zhenren is unable to compete with them.

His original intention was to win over nearly a million people in the Stick Kingdom, especially the wealthy families among them, to reclaim wasteland and compete with the major families.

It's just that things turned out to be like this.

The crowds kept gathering and dispersing.

People have seen it in waves, and in the end, without exception, few care about reclaiming wasteland, and many discuss the "difference between closeness and distance."

Lu Tong shook his head and said, "Let's go, things are a little troublesome here."

The main hall in the center of the lake.

The empty hall was filled with screens.

On several of the screens, the surnames such as Xu, Pang, and Baili are written on the top, and below are the business, property, and important clan members of each family.

Seventeen families occupy large areas of land and rivers, and firmly control the country's food and drink, elixirs, weapon refining, commerce, etc.

Lu Tong stood in front of the screen.

Madam Ninth poured two cups of tea, walked to the side and handed over a cup, saying: "Sicong is the leader of the country and holds great righteousness. Can you find an excuse to ransack the house?"

Lu Tong took the teacup and slowly shook his head.

It is hard to move and cannot move.

Seventeen families, each with their own background. Moreover, most of them have been entrenched in Yunying City for hundreds of years, and they are inextricably linked to each other through marriage, competition, and cooperation. If one of them moves, the others will definitely notice.

The Zang Kingdom was established not long ago and is adjacent to the two countries of Pan and Chi. Once the internal ghosts get involved with external thieves, the Zang Kingdom may be destroyed.

"Hey."

He sighed, drank the tea in one gulp, and said: "If you don't move, the king is just empty-handed. If you move, in the country of the stick, you will kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and the future will be unpredictable."

"The Zang Kingdom has just been established, so why should Master Sicong be so eager to take action against his own people. In my opinion, it is better to make all these family heads official and become our own people to fight against the enemy country together."

Madam Ninth was a little confused.

Lu Tong looked at the other screens and said, "It's different."

Madam Ninth still doesn’t understand the difference between the country and the sect, and still thinks that each family can replace the country’s leader and manage everything in the country as before.

As everyone knows, the country is only owned by the owner.

He looked at a few familiar words, his eyes moved slightly, and said: "Zhen family, where is Zhen Yi?"

The Zhen family used to be the family under Jing Xin.

Back then, a young master of the Zhen family died because of the gambling battle on the Wuyou Immortal Ship. Later, Jing Xin also intended to bring Lu Tong and Zhen Yi together. He protected the Zhen family, and the Zhen family supported his practice.

Decades have passed, but Zhen Yi, who was highly valued back then, is nowhere to be found among the core members of the Yiji clan.

Mrs. Ninth took out a pen, circled a name, and said: "Zhen Yuan, the current head of the family, Zhen Yi's son."

"Son?"

Lu Tong grinned, shook his head, and said: "It seems that the Zhen family has changed a lot. Help me make an appointment with Zhen Yuan to find out what they think."

"Okay."

……

The top floor of the nine-story wooden building was burned into ruins by Mrs. Ninth.

The eighth floor.

In the hall, Lu Tong sat cross-legged behind a long table.

A young man wearing a long robe was brought in. He glanced left and right, walked quickly to the side, cupped his hands and said, "Junior Zhen Yuan, meet my uncle!"

Lu Tong looked at me and said, "The Zhen family still remember me?"

"Before I came here, my mother made a special trip to ask this junior. I have been busy with business recently. I didn't know that my uncle was here, so I didn't come to visit. Please forgive me for my uncle."

Lu Tong smiled and did not take these kind words to heart.

There were no dragons in Yunying City before. In the past three months, every time he entered or left the inner city, many people would stop and watch.

He did not deliberately conceal his identity.

Long, Lu Tong, Guru, Qi Capture Sect...

With the status of the Zhen family, you can know the ins and outs with just a little inquiry.

"Sit down and talk."

"Yes."

Zhen Yuan sat a few feet below.

Lu Tong took a sip from the tea cup and said, "I heard that the Zhen family is now in the business of monster elixirs?"

"Yes."

Zhen Yuan looked very serious and defensive, and he responded without saying anything more.

Lu Tong drooped his eyelids.

The details of the Zhen family are already known.

After Jing Xin left that year, the Zhen family lost its backer and went downhill for decades. Until Hukou Pass is closed, elixirs, fodder, blood food, etc. from other places cannot be transported.

The Zhen family made a decisive decision and spent a huge price to buy a legacy of raising monsters and gain new backers. This turned the situation around and is now even further ahead than in its heyday.

"I heard that you hired a lot of people to open up wasteland outside?"

"Not bad."

Lu Tong stared at Zhen Yuan and said in a deep voice: "Opening up wasteland is a major event for the Zang Kingdom. With all your efforts, do you want to take this opportunity to join the country's leader?"

Zhen Yuan’s expression changed slightly.

Lu Tong said again: "If you are interested in this, I can help introduce you."

Zhen Yuan thought about it and said cautiously: "Uncle Master, the Zhen family dare not interfere in state affairs. The wasteland is just to plant a few acres of velvet grass to refine grass essence and grass pills for feeding cattle and sheep."

"That's it."

Lu Tong nodded, raised his hand and said: "Drink tea."

"Yes."

Zhen Yuan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and put it back down.

Lu Tong finished a cup of tea and said, "I heard that you have taken refuge with a Yuanying disciple. Where is that person now?"

"Back to Master Uncle, Senior Qian Lianglang is now in the Dou Pavilion, guarding the entire country."

Jindou Tower is located in Baizhu Mountain.

Nearly 40% of the Yiyi Sect disciples in the country of Zhang are in Jindou Tower, and are personally led by Master Sicong.

Lu Tong blinked and said: "It's a good thing. All the staff kingdom belongs to the king, and even fellow Taoist Qian is working for the king. This is a great thing."

"Yes, yes."

Zhen Yuan agreed, but felt something was wrong in his heart, but couldn't figure it out for a while.

Lu Tong continued to point out, saying: "No matter how big the country is, no one can be bigger than the king. Now that the country of the stick has just been established, it is full of waste and waiting for prosperity. It is the time to employ people. If the Zhen family can take care of the worries of the king, why worry? The family business is not prospering?"

"Uncle Master is right."

Zhen Yuan looked at Lu Tong carefully and quickly calmed down.

Lu Tong smiled and said without saying anything more, "Time flies, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye. There are not many acquaintances in Yunying City. Go back and tell your mother that if you have anything to do, you can always come to Canxiang Tower to sit there." Sit down."

"Yes."

"Go ahead, I won't see you off."

"Take care, uncle, I will leave first."

Zhen Yuan left the wooden building.

Mrs. Ninth came up from downstairs and asked: "How is it?"

"The intention of recruiting has been made clear, let him go back and discuss with the clan members."

"I think Zhen Yuan is quite wary."

Lu Tong smiled and said: "The Zhen family has experienced ups and downs over the years. If we had not been more careful, we would not be where we are today. Give him time and let them discuss it carefully."

……

Under the scorching sun, there is a vigorous scene of all things competing outside Baizhu Mountain.

The uneven wasteland was transformed into a continuous field after cultivation. Individual figures were cultivating soil and fertilizer in the field, preparing to start sowing.

Barren land turns into fertile fields, wild mountains turn into medicinal gardens, streams turn into fish ponds...

One of the bare stone hills.

Lu Tong hangs on the top of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain not far away, there are many large and small stones dug out from the wasteland.

"Right here."

"Here?"

Madam Ninth looked around and saw piles of rocks and uncultivated fields everywhere, and said, "The Hundred Battle Tower of the mighty Zang Kingdom was built in a place like this?"

Lu Tong shook his head and said: "If it's not built, this mountain and these piles of rocks are the Baizhan Tower."

Baizhan Tower.

At his suggestion, Master Sicong took out more than a dozen books on the newly established place to teach fists and kicks in the Zang Kingdom, as well as the techniques of fists and kicks.

Mrs. Ninth looked puzzled. Seeing that there was no one else around, she asked, "I don't understand. Since it's targeting those big families, why bother teaching these people martial arts?"

Lu Tong let out a breath, looked at the busy figures in the distance, and said: "We alone, even with the addition of Master Sicong, are no match for those people."

Under the scorching sun, many shirtless young people were digging rocks, gathering weeds, and digging ditches together...

Opening up wasteland is extremely painful.

Old people can't stand it. Once they do, most of the time they won't live long, and nine out of ten people who come out to open up wasteland will be young adults.

Madam Ninth looked over and said, "Do you expect them?"

"Yeah."

Lu Tong nodded.

Madam Ninth shook her head and said: "These people must be reliable and will not be reduced to opening up wasteland."

"It's unreliable now, so I have to help them. Go ahead and send someone to spread the news. I teach fists, kicks, and swords here every day. If you want to learn, just come here."

Lu Tong looked very calm.

The major families have deep roots, people, money, and backers, so it is very difficult to bring them down.

He thought for a long time and decided to block, pull and support.

Block.

As soon as the commendation order was issued, although it was not the same as the original intention, it quickly achieved results.

Many wealthy households had no intention of opening up wasteland at first, but later they fell in love with the field chiefs and village chiefs, and they took action one after another. The accumulation of small amounts added up to a considerable amount of strength.

In addition, wages have skyrocketed, and the momentum of the major families to open up wasteland has dropped significantly.

Pull.

Winning over the Zhen family and other families. There is no result yet, but don't rush this matter for a while, fight and pull at the same time. If you fight well, it will be easy to win over later.

Help.

Taking down each family will inevitably lead to a head-on confrontation. It would be difficult to support a tree with only one person, so he planned to borrow the Baizhan Building to help some people.

Poor, young, powerful...

When hundreds or thousands of such people gather together, the most indispensable thing is ambition. At that time, there is no need to encourage others, and naturally some people will fight, rob, and smash their heads.

Madam Ninth nodded in agreement, and after a slight hesitation, said: "Where is Ding Chu? He promulgated a new law, and Master Sicong personally came forward to help him, and his actions were far greater than ours."

"Ignore it."

Lu Tong narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "A law is called a law if it works universally. If it doesn't work, it's just a pile of waste paper."

In the past six months, he had prepared a total of three moves, either explicitly or covertly.

But Ding Chu had been silent for half a year, and when he showed up, he made a killing move - "Stand Technique."

The law is very strict.

There are eight hundred and seventy-four articles in total, ranging from voyeurism to treason.

"Under the staff method, everyone is treated equally. It seems that there are eight hundred and seventy-four sharp blades hanging over everyone's head, including the children of those families.

Lu Tong made a vague guess.

This is only the first step. The decree of "Stand Technique" is just to prepare for the subsequent actions.

……

The sun sets.

It was pitch black outside Baizhu Mountain, with hundreds of torches connected into lines of fire, all moving in the same direction.

At the end of the fire line, clumps of fire ignited in the rubble, lighting up a bare stone hill red. Up and down the hill, there was nothing but stones. There were only dozens of handwritings of various sizes scattered randomly on the surface of the stones——

Baizhan Tower.

Lu Tong stood on the top of the mountain, watching the figures coming one by one.

Hundreds of people form a group, thousands of people form a mountain, and tens of thousands of people form a sea. Under the firelight, the heads of each person are connected ~IndoMTL.com~ like a black lake.

"Meet the Dragon King!"

A man suddenly shouted.

Afterwards, thousands of people shouted together: "Meet the Dragon King!"

He who is strong can become king.

Most of the monks hide their sharp edges and use obscure but clear methods. Very few call themselves kings. Usually only the wild monsters who occupy the barren mountains call themselves kings.

These people were born in poverty, had no knowledge, and did not understand the considerations of monks. The most respectful title they knew was "Dragon King."

The person shouting has no extra thoughts.

The people who listened were trembling.

Lu Tong opened his eyes violently, and rolling flames came into his eyes, as if a dazzling flame was born in his eyes.

Dragon King, very good.

It's just...it's too early now.

He closed his eyes, suppressed the look in his eyes, and said: "You have made great contributions to opening up borders for the country!"

The sound was like muffled thunder, exploding in all directions.

Thousands of people were instantly refreshed.

Lu Tong continued: "The country sympathizes with you and has given you a pool of spiritual liquid today called 'Hundred Battles Water'."

There are several large cauldrons placed on the rocks.

The cauldron is filled with boiling water, herbs, and a drop of blood spirit.

Lu Tong took a step forward, transformed into more than sixty feet, and waved his hand to roll up the spiritual liquid in the cauldron.

"Open your mouth!"

Open your mouth.

He used his magic power and threw out droplets of hot spiritual fluid as big as peanuts.

"Hiss!"

"Ah..."

While screaming in pain, one person after another closed their mouths, and then raised their heads and shook their arms with flushed faces. In an instant, all the fatigue from the day dissipated, and their bodies were full of strength again.

"Thank you, Lord!"

"Thank you Dragon King!"

"Xie Longwang..."

The roars continued.

Lu Tong returned to the top of the mountain, stood up, and slowly punched out. Countless thunders rolled around and turned into a sky-shattering fist seal.

"Today, "Invading Heaven Fist!"