Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

The sound coming from outside the door immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Including Mr. Chen and others who saw Chu Baoer in the room with a frightened face and were about to explain.

Gu Simiao and Fu Hua walked quietly to Lu Chen and turned around. Lu Chen also stood up, frowning slightly.

"It's Aunt Li's stone!"

Old Chen's expression changed slightly.

Others also looked shocked.

"Didn't he and Uncle Chu go to the government to ask for food? What happened?"

"Could it be."

An unknown premonition rose from the hearts of everyone.

Not long after, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, more than a dozen young men who were obviously farmers came to the gate of the Chu family courtyard and appeared in front of everyone.

They were sweating profusely and looked anxious. Just by looking at their faces, it was easy to tell that something bad had happened to them.

And the bad things that happened when you went to the government to ask for food

Except for Lu Chen and the other three, everyone else looked stern at the same time and did not dare to think any further.

The next second, as if to confirm their guess, the youngest of the men took a breath and shouted:

"Uncle Chu and my brother were beaten to death by the government!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"What?"

"Old man Chu and brother"

"How can this be?"

People screamed in disbelief, their faces full of disbelief.

"ah?!"

Suddenly there was an exclamation behind everyone, and then only a muffled sound of "bang" was heard. However, after hearing the news, Chu Baoer climbed up from the bed and subconsciously walked outside without a single step. Stable, the whole person fell down and rolled to the ground.

"Baoer!"

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Chen's wife hurried over and prepared to help Bao'er up.

However, before she could move, Bao'er, who had fallen to pieces, stood up on his own, then strode to the door regardless of the pain on his body.

Unsteady, she held on to the doorframe and asked Shitou and the others outside the door eagerly:

"Brother Shitou, what did you just say? My father and brother were beaten to death?"

Seeing Bao'er coming out looking extremely weak, the young man named Shitou was suddenly shocked.

"Sister Bao'er, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine!"

Chu Baoer gritted his teeth and looked extremely anxious.

"Brother Shitou, please leave me alone and tell me what happened? My father and brother, what are they doing?"

As she spoke, her voice became more and more trembling, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears shone in her eyes.

When asked urgently, Shitou reacted quickly, but when he saw Chu Baoer's expression of pity, he hesitated subconsciously, with a look of intolerance on his face.

"Say it!"

Mr. Chen urged in a deep voice.

Shitou took a deep breath, then looked at the others, his face gradually showed a sad look, and slowly told what happened today.

As he told the story, everyone's expressions became more and more ugly, while Chu Baoer's pupils shrank suddenly.

Mr. Chen's old hand on crutches tightened suddenly: "You mean, the government claimed that the mutual aid grain in Xicang was burned down by evil spirits. They originally promised to give us ten shi of grain, but now there is only one shi left?"

"Old man Chu and my brother came forward to argue, but they were all beaten to death by the county chief for disturbing the public and resisting the government?"

Shitou nodded heavily.

"That's right, Mr. Chen."

He said angrily: "The dog officer couldn't defeat my brother, so he sent the government officials to use violence against him. In his desperation, Uncle Chu accidentally injured two police officers, and the dog officer beat him to death himself!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's mood suddenly became extremely heavy.

If we can get the originally promised ten-stone grain of food, we can survive for a year and a half even in Montenegro. Maybe we can find some way to survive later, but now, we only have one stone of grain.

With this little food, they could only survive for two months at most, and then the whole family would starve to death on this bare black mountain.

Regardless of whether the evil spirits burning food were true or false, they had no way of survival.

When they thought of this, everyone became extremely desperate.

Plop!

Only a muffled sound was heard, but it was Mrs. Chen who was supporting Chu Baoer who couldn't bear the blow and fell to the ground.

"The food...is gone..."

When she realized what she was doing, she burst into tears.

"Oh my god!! How can we live like this?!"

A shrill cry rang out.

Everyone was silent.

It is true that the unfair experience of Chu Zhan and Chu is outrageous, but...how can their situation be better?

What qualifications do they have to pity Chu Zhan's family?

And after Chu Baoer heard that his father and brother were beaten to death with sticks, his vision went dark, his eyes turned white, and he almost lost consciousness again, but he no longer had the strength to support his body. Without the support of Aunt Chen, his beautiful body He leaned forward and fell headfirst onto the ground.

Her head was about to hit the muddy ground, and at this moment——

Pa~

Only a soft sound was heard, and a spiritual shield appeared out of thin air in front of her, barely blocking her.

Gu Simiao slowly retracted her hand.

"What a great Taihe County, what a great mutual aid food."

Her voice was very cold.

"Is this how grassroots officials govern the people? This is really an eye-opener for me."

The moment the light blue spiritual shield appeared, a hint of coolness suddenly spread to the surroundings, attracting everyone's attention in an instant.

"This...this is..."

Everyone couldn't help but be startled when they saw the spiritual shield that only cultivators could possess.

Lu Chen and the others had been here for a long time, so they naturally asked him about his identity, but Lu Chen didn't want to be too high-profile, so he just said that he was a businessman and came to Montenegro accidentally. He saw a village here and came to rest. He happened to find Chu Baoer unconscious in the house, so he asked his accompanying friend, Fu Hua, to help.

Everyone didn't think much about it at the time. After all, those powerful children and dignitaries would not come to a ghost place like Black Mountain, so it was possible for businessmen to pass by.

Since the other party had no ill intentions and also rescued Chu Baoer, they did not ask any more questions.

but now……

Beings who can show great power with just a few gestures... then only those with spiritual roots...

"Cultivator!"

Someone exclaimed.

Old man Chen was the first to react and quickly bowed to Lu Chen and the others.

"The little old man has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. He did not know that the noble man is a cultivator. Please forgive me."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"No need to be polite, old man."

Seeing that Lu Chen was still as polite as before, without any airs or arrogance, Mr. Chen couldn't help but relax slightly.

Others reacted one after another, and their eyes on Lu Chen, Gu Simiao and Fu Hua suddenly changed. The villagers who were very close to Lu Chen and the others almost instinctively took a few steps back. If they weren't worried about upsetting the nobles, They probably all got away with oil on their feet.

Then Mr. Chen hesitated for a moment and asked rather hesitantly: "May I ask which nobles are..."

Gu Simiao and Fu Hua looked at Lu Chen subconsciously, with questioning or even asking for instructions in their eyes.

The dignified Shenwu General, the number one warrior in Great Xia, looked to be dominated by Lu Chen, as if she was going to continue hiding her identity if Lu Chen didn't nod.

When she looked at him like this, Lu Chen suddenly felt a little confused.

However, he didn't think much about it and responded calmly to Old Chen: "I am Lu Chen, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry."

This simple sentence made Old Chen's old body tremble suddenly, and his cloudy eyes suddenly widened.

What? !

Waiter? !

Isn't that an official greater than the county magistrate? !

Although he is an out-and-out farmer, as a commoner under the emperor's feet, he has been to Luojing several times, so he naturally has some understanding of officials.

Although he didn't know what the right minister of the Ministry of Industry was doing, he had some impression of the official title of minister.

That is a high official who can go to court and discuss national affairs with the emperor every day!

Isn’t it bigger than the county magistrate?

While he was in a daze, Gu Simiao and Fu Hua saw Lu Chen reporting his family status, and they also revealed their identities one after another.

"I am the commander of the Xuanji Guards, Fu Hua."

As he said this, he seemed to feel that this official position was extremely unfamiliar to ordinary people, so he added another rank: "Third Grade."

Genuine third grade? !

The county magistrate is a seventh-level talent, right? !

How big a big shot is this? !

Mr. Chen's breath suddenly stagnated, and the others subconsciously wanted to kneel down.

However, as soon as they made a move, Gu Simiao opened her mouth lightly.

"I am a great general of Shenwu, a first-class general."

First grade?

First grade? !

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped and felt their scalps numb.

what's the situation?

What day is it today?

Two genuine and third grade, one genuine and first grade?

How come these big shots, who are offensive even by looking at them, come together to a shabby place like Montenegro?

"At the same time, I am also the owner of this land."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Simiao slowly took out a jade unicorn spiritual seal from her arms that could only be owned by hereditary nobles.

The moment the spiritual seal was exposed to the air, strong spiritual pressure was released suddenly, and everyone couldn't help but tremble.

Gu Simiao held the jade unicorn seal in her hand, and a smile slowly formed on the corner of her mouth.

"Taihe County Duke, Gu Simiao."

Snapped! !

Old man Chen immediately knelt on the ground.

"Little old man Chen Qingde, please pay homage to your father-in-law!"

He reacted very quickly, and everyone else knelt down when they realized what the words "Taihe County Duke" meant to them.

Gu Simiao waved her hand to signal everyone to get up, then turned her head and looked at the only lily among the villagers not far away that was out of place with the surroundings.

"grown ups!"

Chu Baoer suddenly woke up at this time, and then, for some reason, he suddenly ran to kneel down in front of Lu Chen.

"Sir, please seek justice for everyone, father and brother!"

As she spoke, she fell heavily to the ground.

"A common girl is willing to make cows and horses for you to repay your kindness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Hua and Gu Simiao frowned at the same time.

Lu Chen sighed softly.

"Girl, get up first."

He said softly, then turned his head and looked at the distant sky, where the dark clouds were gathering.

A coldness flashed quietly in his eyes.

"Don't say anything about repayment. As an official of the imperial court, it is natural for me to eat the people's favor and relieve the people's difficulties. It is my duty to be an official!"