Ultimate Village Doctor

Apart from these items, Long Xiaoshan also found some tools belonging to the old Taoist in the room, including some Talisman Paper, a Talisman Brush, and a Magical Sword.

The old Taoist's Magical Sword was also made of wood, but where it surpassed Su Ze's Peach Wood Sword was a mystery. The sword had an ancient design, clearly aged, with many patterns and symbols engraved upon it.

Anyway, since the old Taoist was dead, these things definitely belonged to him now.

Having dealt with that,

Long Xiaoshan looked at the ghost and said, "What will you do now? You should be reincarnated. I won't kill you."

"Thank you, Immortal, but I am bound by this Magic Artifact and cannot reincarnate," the ghost replied.

"So what do we do? Should I destroy this thing?" Long Xiaoshan asked, pinching the paper that sealed the ghost.

The ghost hesitated before saying, "Immortal, I... I have a request to ask."

"What else do you need?"

"Immortal, I am Wang Feng, once a merchant of Xinyuan County. Three years ago, due to business competition, I met with foul play. Bearing resentment, I refused to reincarnate. Originally, I had planned to become a vengeful ghost and seek revenge, but I was captured by this old Taoist and trapped inside this Magic Artifact. So, I wish to return to Xinyuan County to check on my family's well-being. I implore you," the ghost pleaded, continuously bowing its head.

"This…" Long Xiaoshan felt somewhat troubled.

Xinyuan County is next to Niu Y County; he couldn't just let the ghost go. It was a wronged soul with malice in its heart. If he let it go, it might cause more trouble.

After a moment's hesitation, and seeing the ghost's relentless pleas,

Long Xiaoshan said, "Alright, I will make time to visit Xinyuan County and allow you to see your family. For now, stay inside here, and don't come out without my permission."

"Yes, Immortal," the ghost agreed.

The ghost then drifted into the Soul-Nurturing Wooden Talisman.

Long Xiaoshan tidied up, erasing some traces, and descended from the Taoist Temple.

He returned to the township government dormitory.

Shen Yuerong had been waiting there the entire time. Seeing Long Xiaoshan return, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiaoshan, you're finally back."

"Sister Shen, it's all taken care of," Long Xiaoshan replied.

"And what about the old Taoist?"

"He's dead!"

"What, dead! Did you kill him?" Shen Yuerong exclaimed in shock.

"Sister Shen, don't panic, I didn't kill him…" Long Xiaoshan hastily explained.

After listening to the explanation, Shen Yuerong relaxed a bit and said, "Well, that serves him right. But did you leave any evidence?"

Long Xiaoshan replied, "I've cleaned everything up. There shouldn't be anything left. Besides, the old Taoist was killed by a Fierce Ghost; they won't find anything upon investigating."

"That's good then."

"By the way, Sister Shen, I also found this at the old Taoist's place." Long Xiaoshan took out the old Taoist's notebook.

Shen Yuerong looked through it and saw financial records, among which the money Zhang Facai had given the old Taoist nearly amounted to a million,

and he wasn't the only one from the township who had given money to the old Taoist.

Upon further inspection, Shen Yuerong's eyes narrowed.

In the notebook were records of even some of the township's officials who had given money.

"Sister Shen, is this notebook useful? Can it be used to arrest Zhang Facai?"

Shen Yuerong closed the notebook and said, "I've got it. I'll handle this matter."

Long Xiaoshan thought it over; these matters were quite complicated, and he wasn't skilled at dealing with them, so he decided not to get involved. "Sister Shen, there's one more thing: you shouldn't live here anymore. Even if there's no haunting, the house isn't good for your health. The feng shui is poor, and living here could bring trouble," he advised.

"Mm, Xiaoshan, thank you. I will move out tomorrow," she agreed.

"Well then... Sister Shen, I'll be going," he said, getting up to leave.

"Wait, how will you manage at this late hour?"

"I drove here, so it's fine."

"Xiaoshan, can you... can you stay until morning?" Shen Yuerong stammered.

Long Xiaoshan understood. Shen Yuerong was definitely still scared. Even though the ghost was captured, the fear wouldn't have dissipated so quickly.

"Alright, I'll leave in the morning," Long Xiaoshan agreed and sat down.

Grateful, Shen Yuerong smiled. Since neither of them was sleepy after all the commotion, they just sat and chatted.
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Originally, Shen Yuerong wanted to discuss Long Xiaoshan's current situation, as being a reformed criminal, he might find it hard to secure a job. But after this incident, her opinion of him had greatly improved, recognizing his capabilities. The idea of recruiting him to work by her side grew even stronger.

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However, upon chatting, Shen Yuerong discovered that Long Xiaoshan had actually started a farm and even contracted hundreds of acres of land.

She had learned about Longyang Village, which was very poor, with an average annual income of a few hundred yuan per person.

She exclaimed in surprise, "You have so much money?"

"I got an investment from the county, you know the Lily Hotel," Long Xiaoshan said.

Shen Yuerong nodded, "Of course, I know about Lily. It's a three-star hotel in the county. You actually managed to get an investment from there, how much did they invest?"

"About ten million."

"What!" Shen Yuerong stood up abruptly, "Ten million?"

For her, ten million was not an unheard-of amount; to her family, even a hundred million was not a big deal, yet an investment of ten million was considered a sizable investment in Niu Y County, let alone in Lotus Township, where it would be an extraordinary project.

The economy was of paramount importance now, with a great emphasis on attracting investment.

Lotus Township was no exception. However, the township's geographical environment was not good, and it lacked natural resources. Last year, the total investment attracted was less than three million for the whole year.

Her arrival at the township was also centered on this aspect of work.

So far, there had been no significant results.

However, silently, a ten-million investment had appeared in her own township, and she was kept in the dark.

If she had secured this investment, it would have counted as a significant achievement.

Shen Yuerong's eyes lit up, "Xiaoshan, why didn't you come to me sooner with such a big investment? The township takes this very seriously, you know, and could have offered you many preferential policies."

Long Xiaoshan scratched his head and said, "I didn't know about this stuff, and I also had no idea that Sister Shen was the township head."

"It's not too late now that you know," Shen Yuerong said, energized, and continued asking many questions.

As long as it did not involve any secrets, Long Xiaoshan spoke without reserve.

Shen Yuerong, learning that the magical shrimp and vegetables that had caused a sensation in the county recently came from Long Xiaoshan's farm, became even more excited, almost wanting to visit Longyang Village immediately.

"Xiaoshan, how about this, I'll visit your village tomorrow," Shen Yuerong said.

"Visit tomorrow."

"What, you're not welcoming?"

"How can that be? How could we not welcome the township head for an inspection," Long Xiaoshan said.

Shen Yuerong gave Long Xiaoshan a sharp look, because she could detect a teasing tone in his voice.

They continued to discuss other matters.

Shen Yuerong, a top student in economics with rich experience, provided Long Xiaoshan with a great deal of insight during their conversation.

Before they knew it, the sound of chickens crowing came from outside.

Long Xiaoshan looked at the clock, and it was already past four o'clock.

With the longer days of summer, it was already getting light outside. People in the township rose early, so Long Xiaoshan said, "Sister Shen, I should head out now."

"Hmm, I'll contact you by phone later."

Shen Yuerong nodded her head, realizing that if people saw Long Xiaoshan had spent the night in her room, there would be endless gossip.

People in the countryside loved juicy news, especially about their township head.

Long Xiaoshan left the township government building quietly.

Returning to his car, he did not rush to leave but waited instead.

Around seven or eight o'clock, there was a lot of commotion coming from the direction of the Lotus Temple, and many people flocked there. He joined the crowd and headed towards the temple.

At the foot of the mountain, the area outside the Lotus Temple was packed with people, and the entrance to the temple was sealed off, with a few police officers standing guard.

A robust-looking man was cursing furiously, while a disheveled, unkempt woman sat on the ground sobbing loudly.

The onlookers were all discussing the situation loudly and animatedly.

Long Xiaoshan, standing in the crowd, asked around, "What happened, what's going on?"

An old man smacked his thigh and said, "Daoist Jia from the Lotus Temple was caught with Butcher Wang's wife, died on the woman's belly, and scared the woman terribly. Look, Butcher Wang has come to catch the adulterers."

"And he calls himself Daoist Jia, just a hypocrite. I actually donated money to the Lotus Temple last time. This randy old man, at his age, still lusting after someone else's wife."

"I thought he was some kind of ascended master. Turns out he's this sort of dirty old man."

"That old bull nose really knew how to enjoy himself. That wife has big thighs and a round butt; who wouldn't fancy her? Haha."

For a moment, there were all kinds of comments.

Long Xiaoshan listened for a while and then slipped away quietly. He felt relieved; with these rumors, the old Daoist's death would have no proof.

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