Lin Sheng went through the people he knew in his mind and found that there was no suitable one.

It would be fine to let the Lin family take care of it, but this store obviously violates the rules set by Yunzhu, and the Lin family cannot be punished directly.

If Bai Zhuo or Fang Tao were left in charge, as the first district deacons, they would not be able to hide in time and would definitely not touch him. Lin Sheng was not at ease if the people below them were left in charge.

We have no choice but to maintain the status quo and wait until someone is available in the future to make arrangements.

Back at the sect, Lin Sheng arranged another job for Ning Qilin, asking him to double the size of the basement room.

Then he moved the "Green Mist Divine Iron" to the basement, waiting for the arrival of artifact refiner Xu Xi.

. . .

Time passes slowly.

Yue Kingdom, Shannan Road, Niujia Village.

Niujia Village, which is usually a bit deserted, was particularly lively today. Several government officials from the county came and posted notices on the wooden sign at the entrance of the village early in the morning.

Niujia Village is not big, with a population of only about a hundred households, but there are quite a few literate people. The villagers gathered in front of the notice and talked about it.

"Have you heard of Wang Duobao? There is a reward of a thousand taels for finding this man. My dear, how much is that?"

"I heard that there is a man named Duobao in Ma Village next door. Do you think you are looking for him?"

"Have your eyes been blown up by thunder cannons? This notice says that they are descendants of Wang Duobao. From this, Wang Duobao must be in his seventies."

"I guess this Wang Duobao escaped from his hometown after committing a crime. Now that he is rich, he wants to return to his hometown in fine clothes."

"Then how come this notice was posted in our village? There is no one named Wang in our village."

"Then who knows, sir, please ask me who sent this notice?"

The officer glared and said, "This is from the Immortal Master. Are you a descendant of Wang Duobao?"

"Not the villain."

"Why are you asking so much?"

"I'll just ask."

"I'm telling you, don't recognize your relatives randomly with bad intentions. If you offend the Immortal Master, you won't even have enough brains to lose."

In the crowd, a young man looked at the notice with a shocked face, then turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.

"Bang!"

The courtyard door was pushed open with great force, and the young man rushed into the courtyard: "Sister! Sister!"

"What are you yelling about? Daddy has just fallen asleep." A fair and delicate girl walked out of the back room holding a medicine jar.

The young man's face was full of excitement: "Sister, didn't daddy say before that our ancestors had a very powerful Immortal Master? What is the name of True Monarch?"

The girl frowned slightly and looked outside the courtyard: "Where is the rhubarb? Did you lose the rhubarb?"

"Rhubarb?" The young man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses and swooped out of the yard: "Oh, I forgot it at the entrance of the village."

The young man ran towards the entrance of the village in a hurry. From a distance, he saw a big ox leisurely gnawing weeds on the roadside, and felt relieved.

"Dahuang, it's a good thing you didn't run away, otherwise my sister would have peeled off my skin." The young man stroked the big ox with sadness.

"Let's go home."

After leading the big ox back to the corral, the boy moved a small bench and sat next to the girl who was washing her clothes.

"Sister, I heard from dad that our last name seemed to be Wang before."

The girl suddenly stopped and pointed at the boy: "Don't talk nonsense. Our surname is Niu, not Wang. Your name is Niu Yu, and my name is Niu Rui. It has nothing to do with the surname Wang."

Niu Yu's face was full of disapproval: "Why should I change my surname to Niu when my surname is Wang?"

Niu Rui remained silent after hearing this and continued to wash her clothes. She also had this question in her mind, but her father never answered the question.

"Several officials came to the village this morning and posted a notice at the entrance of the village. It said that they were entrusted by an old friend to find Wang Duobao's descendants."

Niu Yu showed a hint of excitement: "I heard from the official that the notice was sent by the Immortal Master. Sister, do you think that Wang Duobao is the True Monarch who seized the treasure from our ancestors?"

"The difference between Duobao and Duobao is just one word!"

Niu Rui didn't even raise his head: "I don't know."

"Do you think Dad will know?"

"have no idea."

"Then I'll ask dad." Niu Yu said and was about to run into the house, but was grabbed by Niu Rui.

"My father has just fallen asleep after recovering from a serious illness. Don't wake him up."

Niu Yu had no choice but to sit on the bench again. The curiosity in his heart was as uncomfortable as a cat scratching him. If he was really a descendant of Wang Duobao, what kind of cattle would be allowed to plow in the future? You can become Immortal Master directly.

"When will Dad wake up?"

"have no idea."

"Sister, do you think my father will wake up if I shout that the cow is lost?"

Niu Rui'e frowned slightly and pointed to the wood beside the wall: "Go and chop the firewood. When you're done, go get water. The kitchen water tank is out of water."

"Sister! Why are we chopping firewood? If we are really the descendants of Wang Duobao, we will be Immortal Masters from now on."

"Hurry up and go!" Niu Rui's face was slightly cold and her voice raised a few degrees.

"Oh." Niu Yu lowered his head and reluctantly walked to the wall and started chopping firewood.

After two blows, Niu Yu rolled his eyes and began to make a humming sound. Those who didn't know it still thought he was practicing.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Niu Rui looked displeased.

"Sister, I feel strong enough to chop wood like this! Ouch!"

"Crunch."

The wooden door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a tired look walked out. It was Niu Laoshi, the father of the Niu family.

"Xiaoyu, just chop wood. Why are you howling? I thought a wolf had entered the yard."

Niu Yu's eyes lit up, he threw down his ax and ran over: "Dad, is the True Monarch you mentioned before called Wang Duobao?"

Niu Laoshi's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly: "Where did you hear that?"

"The notice posted by the official at the entrance of the village is looking for the descendants of the Wang family. The official said that the Immortal Master is looking for him, and the reward is a thousand liang."

Niu Laoshi's face softened slightly and he shook his head: "There is no one named Wang Duobao in our ancestors."

"Really?" Niu Yu's face was full of disbelief. He had seen his father's facial expression just now.

Niu Laoshi rubbed Niu Yu's head: "Can dad still lie to you? Don't think about those illusory things. You have to study hard and strive to gain fame."

‘What’s the use of taking a test of merit? I want to become an Immortal Master! ’

Niu Yu remained silent, secretly making up his mind.

"Don't yell anymore." Niu said honestly, turned around and walked into the house.

Niu Yu glanced at the door, walked to the wall and continued chopping firewood. After chopping for a while, he threw down the ax and took out the big ox from the corral.

"Sister, I'm going to herd the cows."

"The firewood hasn't been chopped yet."

“After letting the cattle go, chop them.”

As he spoke, Niu Yu had already led the big ox out of the courtyard. Not far away, he tied the big ox to the big tree at the entrance of the courtyard and ran towards the village entrance alone.

The entrance to the village had returned to calm at this time, and the onlookers dispersed and went about their farm work.

"Boss, I don't see much news here. How about we go to the next village?"

The captain of the government office shook his head: "We only have this village."

"We only have one village? How come Li Bao and the others have thirteen villages?"

"Li Bao is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, are you?"

"What about our reward?"

There was a trace of resentment on the captain's face: "Of course the reward is only for this village."

"Then why are you still here? Boss, why don't we go back."

The captain of the government office looked askance: "If you go back now, the reward money will be swallowed directly, do you believe it?"

"What should we do?"

"Stay two more days, and before I leave, I'll catch a fool and tell him he's from the Wang family. After we've done something, the county magistrate still dares not to pay the reward?"

"As expected of you, why didn't I think of that?"

While everyone was talking, they saw a young man running towards them in a hurry. Their hearts moved slightly, and their right hand couldn't help but hold the handle of the knife.

"Stop whoever comes!" the Yamen servant shouted coldly, startling Niu Yu.

Seeing everyone's wary expressions, Niu Yu pointed to the notice and explained: "I am a descendant of Wang Duobao."

"What did you say?" The captain of the government office looked stunned, stretched out his hand to pull Niu Yu in front of him, and said with a solemn expression: "Do you know that talking nonsense will cause you to lose your head!"

Niu Yu was frightened by the gaze of the captain, and looked a little panicked.

"I'm just guessing. My father knows that our family used to have a surname of Niu, and now it has a surname of Wang... No... it used to be Wang, but now it's a surname of Niu... This Wang Duobao... Our family also has a treasure hunter True Monarch, that could be the guy.”

Although Niu Yu's words did not match the preamble and the sequel, the captain of the yamen was overjoyed. He held Niu Yu's arm tightly and glanced at the other yamen.

"Go and see this little kid's family. Remember, don't offend him. I'll send him to the county now."

The captain of the government office looked at Niu Yu again as he spoke: "Where is your home?"

"At the end of the village, there is a big ox tied at the door." Niu Yu's mood calmed down a lot at this time. Judging from the behavior of these official officials, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.

"Brothers, please act quickly! Maybe today will bring you great success!"

The captain of the government office pulled a fast horse and drove away with Niu Yu in his arms. The other government officials did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran towards the village.

Niu Rui walked out of the courtyard with a wooden basin and was about to pour water when she suddenly saw a big ox under the big tree next to her. She frowned slightly, just as a few government officials appeared from the alley.

When they looked at each other, Niu Rui was shocked, her expression remained unchanged, she pretended to be fine and poured water, then led the big ox back to the courtyard, and then locked the courtyard door.

"Second brother, is this the place? That big scalper was dragged in."

"It should be. I think that girl looks a bit like the kid just now. They should be brother and sister."

"Then we'll stand guard at the door?"

"There may be a back door to this courtyard, Xiong Daxiong Er, go and guard the back door. Don't let them escape."

"Okay, second brother, we'll take care of it."

. . .

Niu Rui hurriedly ran into the back room and pushed Niu Laoshi, who was sleeping soundly on the bed: "Dad, it's not good! Xiaoyu was taken away by an official!"

Niu Laoshi woke up suddenly and stood up: "What did you say?"

"There are officials outside, and I think they seem to be guarding us."

Niu Rui looked slightly panicked: "Dad, while there are still few official duties, why don't we run away?"

"Why are you running? We didn't commit any crime."

Niu Laoshi frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he lay down again: "It must be because of the notice. This kid doesn't study hard and has weird thoughts every day."

Seeing that his father was not panicked, Niu Rui also calmed down: "Dad, is there really a man named Wang Duobao in our ancestors?"

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