Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 441 - 161: County Town Trembles! The Great Revered One Intends to Seize the Authority of a True God! (10,000-Word Mega - , Subscription Requested)_2
"Hiss!!" The Elder of the Zheng Family had no idea what to say anymore.
After all, in his eyes, the presence of just a few Rat Immortals was already enough to plunge the entire Zheng Family into a crisis of near annihilation.
If it weren’t for Daoist Priest Fan’s timely intervention,
it wouldn’t have taken long for the Zheng Family to be gone.
As for entities like Evil Gods... even those capable of slaying Gods of the Earth and Mountain Gods,
he didn’t even dare to think about it!
At the same time,
some cultivators in Zhengjian County... had also suddenly discovered this morning that a lot seemed to have happened at the Zheng Family estate the night before. It was evident from the outside that quite a number of buildings in the Zheng family mansion had collapsed.
Therefore, these cultivators began to speculate whether the Zheng Family had fallen out with the Rat Immortals last night?
Had they fought against the Rat Immortals?
The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau of Zhengjian County, along with two Little Banner Officers, were the first to arrive at the gates of the Zheng Family estate. The timing of the visit by the Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was a coincidence, as the Family Head of the Zheng Family and one of its Elders had only just seen off Daoist Fan Wu and his companions not long ago and were still standing at the front gate.
After a brief moment of surprise upon encountering each other, they immediately recognized one another.
"Master Zheng!" The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau took the initiative to greet the Master of the Deng Family with a cupped-fist salute, his tone full of thick remorse, "The Imperial Astronomical Bureau has its difficulties."
After all, he had indeed not intervened in the affairs of the Zheng Family last night, which by all accounts consisted of severe dereliction of his duty. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
But it couldn’t be helped, as he felt the need to ensure the presence of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in Zhengjian County.
For if the entire Bureau were to fall at the hands of the Rat Immortals,
there would be no one to resolve issues for the common people should something happen in Zhengjian County.
"It’s alright, it’s alright," the Zheng Family Head responded warmly upon seeing the Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, as if he didn’t mind at all that the Bureau failed to come to their rescue.
He hurriedly welcomed the Chief Flag Officer and the other two Little Banner Officers into the Zheng family estate, "Esteemed officers, please enter!"
After the three officers of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau entered the Zheng Family estate,
they were immediately stunned by the scene inside the Deng Family’s large mansion, for the Zheng Family estate was a sight of utter devastation.
With just a simple glance, it was clear that five or six buildings had already collapsed into ruins.
Several rockeries were the same.
They had become shattered fragments.
"Master Zheng... what happened last night..." The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau couldn’t help but ask the question he was most concerned about, "Could it be that there was a conflict with the Rat Immortals who came to offer a marriage proposal?"
The Zheng Family Head responded with a wry smile, "Indeed, there was a conflict. Faced with such a situation, we could hardly sit idly by and quietly wait for death, could we?"
"Then..." The Chief Flag Officer sighed and said with embarrassment, "Master Zheng could list any casualties of the Zheng Family. The Imperial Astronomical Bureau was unable to assist last night, but perhaps we could communicate with the Netherworld to have the Yin Envoys of the Underworld pay close attention to the departed members of the Zheng Family."
"Perhaps one of the descendants of the Zheng Family could catch the eye of a Yin Envoy or even a Yin God of the Underworld. In this way... it could be considered securing a position in the Netherworld."
"Our Imperial Astronomical Bureau has many a departed soul who have connections within the Netherworld."
"Ah? No need, no need," the Zheng Family Head repeatedly gestured with his hands.
"How can there be no need?" the Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau frowned, coming up with the worst possibility, "Don’t tell me those Rat Immortals were so cruel as to not only kill but also destroy souls?"
"Er..." The Zheng Family Head said, "Actually, no one died in our Zheng Family last night."
"No deaths, that’s good... Huh?" The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau paused, his eyes fixed on the face of the Zheng Family Head, and then realized that the master seemed genuinely not to be lying – in other words, what he said was true.
Wait, wait, wait...
Hold on...
The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s eyes widened, "No casualties in the Zheng Family last night?!"
It wasn’t that he wished ill on the Zheng Family, but with the estate in such disarray, it was almost unbelievable that there were no deaths.
The Zheng Family Head replied, "Injuries... there were indeed many injured, even some severely so. However, there were indeed no deaths."
"Did the Rat Immortals show mercy?" the Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau speculated.
Because that was the only possibility he could think of.
The Zheng Family Head shook his head, "There were two Taoist Priests and a young lady last night who helped the Zheng Family through the crisis."
The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was taken aback, "Taoist Priests? A young lady?"
The Zheng Family Head explained, "They are not Taoist Priests from the Three-Star Temple of Zhengjian County. One is Daoist Fan Wu from Qiu Long Temple in Qiulong County of Nanjun, another is Daoist Xing Fengzi from Di Zu Guan in the central Prefecture, and the young lady is the daughter of the governor of Nanjun Prefecture Government."
The Chief Flag Officer of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was shocked, "???"
He didn’t exactly want to question the truthfulness of what the Zheng Family Head said, but it all sounded too incredible.
While he was not familiar with Daoist Fan Wu of the Qiu Long Temple, nor had he even heard of the temple,
Di Zu Guan, on the other hand, was a renowned Taoist Temple in the central Prefecture, reputed to enshrine the progenitor of Earth Immortals. Moreover, Di Zu Guan had many Taoist Priests of profound Taoism.
