Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 150 - 104: People of Shuize County: The county government office? Such a big county government office? (Please subscribe)_3

Chapter 150: Chapter 104: People of Shuize County: The county government office? Such a big county government office? (Please subscribe)_3

The elderly gentleman had recovered from his shock and was touching the broken walls and ruins beside him.

Even if his hands were covered with dust.

Even if he was accidentally pricked by splinters.

He did not mind.

The elderly gentleman’s eyes brimmed with tears of excitement, his lips quivering slightly, and his whole body shaking with emotion, he murmured, "Is... is this the end? Have those beasts who plagued Shuize County finally received their retribution?"

"Can Shuize County finally return to how it was over two years ago? Finally... finally no more people need to die at the hands of those dog officials and wicked clerks, right?"

"Do we no longer need to offer sacrifices to that local deity? Will no more people have to starve to death because of it?"

The elderly gentleman’s trembling words continued, one after another, it was unclear who he was asking.

He found it somewhat hard to believe that all of this was real.

Yet, the pain from the splinter wounds on his palm told him he was not dreaming at this moment.

Everything he saw before his eyes...

It was all real!

Not fake!

"It was that Taoist Priest!!" The elderly gentleman suddenly jolted awake, and, unable to keep any composure, cried out like a startled child, "That Taoist Priest must be a god from heaven, sent to save us in Shuize County!"

The rest of the Shuize County’s citizens, awakened by the elderly gentleman’s cry,

Drew a sharp breath.

"That Taoist Priest... he really came to reason with those government officials and clerks! But could the Taoist Priest’s way of reasoning really be so simple and crude?"

"How did they do it! There were only a few of them combined! In the county government offices... there must have been at least a hundred people, right?"

"It must be because the Taoist Priest has immense powers, allowing him to fight against hundreds, what’s there to doubt?"

"That Taoist Priest must be a formidable cultivator!"

"Benefactor! A great benefactor! If it weren’t for that Taoist Priest coming to Shuize County’s aid, we wouldn’t know how much longer we’d suffer! Great benefactor! A reincarnated Immortal!!"

"What a chivalrous heart the Taoist Priest has!"

"..."

The phrase ’gratitude beyond words’ was most apt for such a moment; the citizens of Shuize County, realizing their days of suffering were finally coming to an end, realizing they had truly been saved by a Taoist Priest... everyone’s eyes filled with tears.

They truly had endured too much suffering, too much oppression, and had not broken only due to a will to survive and a primal instinct pushing them to grit their teeth and keep living.

Many among them had lost family members or neighbors to suffering.

The people had thought such days would accompany them for a lifetime.

And even to their offspring, and their offspring’s offspring.

Until their lineage was extinguished.

However.

Unexpectedly...

The invisible shackle that had been on their necks shattered in that moment. They felt as though they could smell something called "rebirth."

And they clearly recognized that their great benefactor, who rescued them from disaster, was that robust Taoist Priest!

The Taoist Priest saved them all.

He saved the entire Shuize County!

"This old man... this old man must go back, to properly thank that Taoist Priest!" The elder thought of how he had not believed Yun Jiuqing’s words at the first instance.

That made his old face feel utterly ashamed: "And that young lady, this old man must apologize to her as well. She didn’t deceive us, everything she said was true."

"And that little monk too, he was covered in blood; he surely exerted great effort!"

The more the elder spoke, the more anxious he grew, wishing he could suddenly become decades younger.

He also wished he had an extra pair of legs to carry him faster to his destination.

The elder returned to where he had been before.

There, he saw Fan Wu indulging in wine and meat, as well as Monk Zhi Kong, who sat in a corner, silently applying ointment to his injuries. He also saw Yun Jiuqing eating with Fan Wu but being very careful not to eat too much.

"Taoist Priest!"

Incredibly, the elder fell to his knees with a thump, kneeling so forcefully that the sound of his aged, but not very sturdy knees making intimate contact with the ground could be heard.

Behind him, some of the Shuize County folks who had followed him hurriedly back also knelt down in the manner of the elder.

The elder wore an expression of reverence and pilgrimage, as if worshiping a deity.

He bowed deeply to Fan Wu!

His forehead touched the ground!

"He Youzhang, a schoolteacher from Shuize County, is deeply grateful to the Taoist Priest and all the benefactors for saving Shuize County! Thank you, the Taoist Priest and all the benefactors, for saving the lives of thousands of people!" The elder bowed his head three times forcefully to the solid and hard ground – knowing well that it was paved with bluestone, which is exceptionally hard.

The other folks also imitated the elder’s actions, which took Yun Jiuqing by surprise.

Yun Jiuqing almost choked on her food, but she swallowed hard and finally managed to get it down.

"Elder, and... and everyone."

Yun Jiuqing was flustered and at a loss for words: "This is all due to the merit of Daoist Priest Fan, it doesn’t have too much to do with me... you, you just need to thank Daoist Priest Fan!"

"And moreover... Elder, please don’t hurt yourself by bowing. If you bow to us like this, we younger generations might have our lifespans shortened!"

Yun Jiuqing spoke nervously and incoherently. She had seen many grand scenes in Nanjun Prefecture Government, but whenever she witnessed those scenes, she always did so as a bystander looking on with amusement.

How could she be part of the spectacle like she was now?

"Daoist Priest Fan... what... what should we do?" Yun Jiuqing looked over to Fan Wu with a pleading gaze.

"Let them kneel, let them bow," Fan Wu said nonchalantly, his face one of indifference. "If kneeling on this ground, bowing their heads, makes them feel a little better, then let them continue to kneel, let them continue to bow."

"Ah?" Yun Jiuqing was taken aback, somehow feeling that this was not quite appropriate.

But it seemed that Daoist Priest Fan’s words were not wrong, either.

The people of Shuize County, after being exploited by the Witch Immortal, probably only had this most solemn way to express their gratitude—kneeling and kowtowing, right?

"As for shortening the life span?"

Fan Wu casually glanced at the [Life] attribute above Yun Jiuqing’s head and continued, "Don’t worry, you haven’t lost a bit of your lifespan."

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