Chapter 69: The Truth-Telling Charm

Chapter 69: The Truth-Telling Charm

"Is the Imperial Tutor taking credit for himself?" Dong Ju pouted and said.

"Dong Ju!" Nanny Jin turned to look at her.

"I'm just saying!" Dong Ju pouted. "It was clearly Master Jing En who came here on his own. It was our emperor who sent him!"

Xiao Yin glanced at Dong Ju and smiled.

This little girl really dares to speak her mind.

However, he couldn't explain that it was Ruo Xi who had arranged for Jing En's visit, so he looked at the baby in his arms with a hint of shame.

A group of adults were shamelessly trying to take credit from the baby.

"The emperor actually thought of us? That's wonderful!"

"Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has reduced taxes, which is why we can survive. These natural disasters and calamities are beyond our control!"

"Yes, yes, if not for the tax reductions, we might have starved to death long ago!"

The people still had some sense of gratitude. Though they were soaked, their spirits were high.

"But you all have been infected by parasites!" Master Jing En said.

"Parasites?"

"Master, are you talking about those parasites from the Western Regions?"

The crowd gasped in shock, looking at each other and touching their bellies, then looking at others' bellies.

"So, do we have parasites in our bellies?"

"Yes, they are parasites!" Jing En nodded.

"Ahhhh, how do we get rid of them, ugh..."

The people reached for their throats to induce vomiting, but only brought up acid.

"Stop it, parasites aren't something you can vomit out easily!" Ci Xin frowned and said.

"Imperial Tutor, Master Jing En, both of you are wise men. Please save us, please save us!" The people knelt down and bowed to the two of them.

"First, we need to know where these parasites came from!" Ci Xin said, turning to look at the county magistrate behind him. "Magistrate, tell us carefully about this celestial master!"

"Celestial master... He is... he..." The magistrate's tongue tied itself in knots.

He realized this person was the Imperial Tutor. No wonder his eyelids had been twitching earlier; now he understood why.

"Speak!" Ci Xin turned around, his demonic eyes suddenly cold. With a gesture, a gust of wind knocked the magistrate to the ground.

"Spare me, Imperial Tutor, spare me!" The magistrate spat out blood, got up, and knelt before the Imperial Tutor. "The celestial master came to see me and gave me a box of silver, saying he would help me make money. I didn't know how he would do it, but he claimed he could summon rain..."

"Nonsense!" Ci Xin slapped the magistrate, sending him flying. He landed without moving again.

"Hmm, this demon's cultivation is quite high!" Baby Ruo Xi muttered inwardly, but she found it strange. This guy seemed shrouded in mist, and she couldn't discern what he truly was. He didn't even look human!

Xiao Yin looked at Ci Xin, his eyes narrowing: This guy isn't human at all. How did Ruo Xi figure this out?

Xiaoyao was shocked, but her surprise didn't last long.

She was a student at Cangming College, which had gathered many extraordinary individuals and mysterious cultivators.

It was rumored that the dean, Bai Cangming, was over two hundred years old but still looked like a middle-aged man.

There was also a rumor that Dean Bai wasn't human!

However, there was no way to verify these claims. Everyone knew that Cangming College wasn't easy to enter.

Moreover, Dean Bai rarely appeared, yet everyone feared him. No one could defeat him or surpass him in any aspect.

Ci Xin indeed wasn't human!

This was Xiaoyao's thought, and it made her feel relieved.

Otherwise, this person was too demonic, almost abnormal.

Master Jing En glanced at the fallen magistrate, then withdrew his gaze, reciting his prayer beads to perform a blessing for the magistrate.

"Imperial Tutor, you're covering up everything, huh? Ha, you killed the magistrate right here. Will you kill the emperor next?" The celestial master scanned Xiao Yin and sneered.

Master Jing En turned and lightly patted the man. "In Buddhism, we do not speak falsely!"

"You..." The fake Taoist glared at Jing En, about to curse him, but suddenly said, "I'm not lying. I came from the Western Regions and brought a jar of parasites, which I put into the well of the county office. Every day, I used the water from the well to make leather lanterns and sprinkled water every night to keep the county office damp..."

"What? So, the water we drank contained these parasites?"

"Damn thing!"

The people became agitated, clenching their fists.

"Don't hit me, don't hit me! I didn't mean to do this. I am a member of the Blue Division of the Seven-Color Palace. My parasites are basic. Once you cultivate them, they will consume each other and adapt to the climate of Su County, allowing them to spread throughout Great Wei!"

Ci Xin looked at Master Jing En, raising an eyebrow after a moment.

"Alright, go ahead and beat him. Afterward, I'll tell you how to cure yourselves!" Jing En said, walking towards the emperor.

Xiaoyao finally managed to hold her daughter from the emperor's arms, but Ci Xin, who followed Jing En, took the baby instead.

"Let's go, Your Highness. You've been standing for so long; you must be tired. Let's go sit in the main hall of the county office and discuss some matters in detail," Ci Xin said.

The county office of Su County still has some supplies that need to be inventoried, and the emperor has ordered the Imperial Tutor to distribute them to the people.

As for those who continue to cause trouble within the county office, they should all be apprehended and executed on a chosen day.

All these matters, no matter how small, need to be arranged one by one.

"Su County is just the beginning. From here on, Your Majesty, your reputation will change, and the people will remember your kindness and pray for you!" Master Jing En said.

"All of this is fine!" Xiao Yin never cared about such things.

However, the little one in his arms had a different opinion.

"Uncle, you don't understand. When the people pray for you, it accumulates merit. If there is more merit, it benefits the nation, and Great Wei will not easily fall; there will be divine assistance!" Baby Ruo Xi sighed, "Mortals just don't understand."

"Emperor, you should listen to the monk. He is right. If the people pray for you, it will benefit Great Wei!" Ci Xin also said.

"Alright, I'll listen to everyone!" Xiao Yin looked at the baby being held by Ci Xin and smiled, "I will accumulate the prayers of the people and the merit... to make Great Wei prosperous and enduring!"