Chapter 520

Chapter 520: This is Just the Introduction Money

At the entrance of the Huayang secret realm, He Mu Shan returned once again, bringing several people with him.

Among them were a pair of twin girls, the Emperor of the Da Min Empire, and the twin sisters’ mother.

The Emperor followed along mainly to see if the Immortal world really existed.

The twin sisters’ mother came to ensure that her daughters would truly enter the Immortal realm.

“This is the entrance to the Immortal realm. My teacher is inside. Once the sisters go in, my teacher will naturally teach them the magical arts.”

“When they have learned enough, my teacher will also send them back.”

He Mu Shan said to the two of them.

As he spoke, he took out a pile of spirit stones again.

Then, the passage to the Huayang secret realm opened once more.

Seeing the entrance to the secret realm open, He Mu Shan quickly cast two defense talismans on the twin sisters and sent them into the passage.

He Mu Shan used the two defense talismans mainly because, during the teleportation through the secret realm passage, the twins might be fine, but after reaching the secret realm, without the protection of the talismans, they could very well succumb to the gravity of the secret realm and be crushed to death.

As He Mu Shan sent the sisters into the secret realm, Emperor Dong Muyun Cang and the twins’ mother stood nearby, wide-eyed and showing expressions of disbelief.

After it was over, both of them still looked shocked.

“Immortal teacher, can I really not cultivate?” Dong Muyun Cang swallowed and asked He Mu Shan.

Hearing Dong Muyun Cang’s words, He Mu Shan shook his head, “Didn’t I already check? You have no spirit roots, so you cannot cultivate.”

He Mu Shan knew that it was possible to cultivate without spirit roots, but only if his teacher was willing to intervene.

However, he wouldn’t go so far as to ask his teacher to help the Emperor.

Hearing He Mu Shan’s words, Dong Muyun Cang felt very disappointed.

On the other hand, the twins’ mother was also very disheartened because she too had no spirit roots when she was tested before.

Two hours later, He Mu Shan returned Dong Muyun Cang and the twins’ mother to the palace.

“Immortal, I would like to appoint you as the national teacher, what do you think?”

“National teacher? Not interested,” He Mu Shan directly refused.

Hearing He Mu Shan’s refusal, Dong Muyun Cang felt quite discouraged.

“Well then, Immortal, is there anything you need help with? As long as I can do it, I will do my best to assist you,” Dong Muyun Cang continued.

His reasoning was simple; he wanted to find a way to deepen his relationship with this Immortal.

However, at that moment, He Mu Shan had no interest in helping the Emperor.

Perhaps it was because he had lived as a woodcutter all his life that he felt no excitement for the lifestyle of the empire’s upper class.

Now that his teacher’s task was complete, He Mu Shan decided to live his own life.

His plan was to return to his hometown, buy some land, become a landlord, marry a few wives and concubines, and then have children and live a carefree life.

Becoming the national teacher in the capital might be impressive, but that was not what he desired.

…

In the end, under the reluctant gaze of Emperor Dong Muyun Cang, He Mu Shan left the palace, departed from the imperial capital, and returned to his small county town.

In He Mu Shan’s life, only this small county town and He Family Village felt like home to his soul.

No other place held as much importance in his heart as this one.

However, as he left, Emperor Dong Muyun Cang still shamelessly bestowed upon He Mu Shan a large amount of gold and silver treasures.

These treasures were astronomical amounts for an ordinary person, but for He Mu Shan, they seemed somewhat optional.

Nevertheless, with this money, he could comfortably live.

Although any cultivation resource he had in his storage ring was worth far more than these gold and silver treasures, he couldn’t possibly trade those resources for mundane money.

…

After returning to the small county town, He Mu Shan went to the county office, preparing to buy a piece of land to build his mansion.

With the mansion, he could later purchase more land, and once he became a small landlord, he could marry and have children.

“What is your name?”

“Where are you from?”

In the office, when the clerk learned that He Mu Shan wanted to buy land to build a house, he began to register him.

“Daxuan, He Family Village…”

He Mu Shan decided to use his alias because he would need this name for future dealings with the villagers.

“Daxuan, hmm, please wait a moment, I need to go to the restroom.”

After telling He Mu Shan to wait, the clerk quickly ran out of the office.

“That’s him! Capture him!”

Suddenly, a large group of officers rushed over.

The clerk pointed at He Mu Shan, indicating that he was the one.

“Hmm?” He Mu Shan was puzzled.

At the same time, other officers quickly charged in, with everyone even drawing their knives.

“Gentlemen, what are you doing?” He Mu Shan quickly asked the group of officers.

However, the officers ignored his words and directly swarmed him, capturing He Mu Shan.

One officer even tried to pin He Mu Shan to the ground, but He Mu Shan wouldn’t budge, as if he was glued to the spot.

Regarding the group’s capture attempt, He Mu Shan did not “resist,” because he wanted to see why they were trying to seize him.

Yet, even though He Mu Shan did not resist, there were still two officers who did not recognize discretion.

One officer, seeing that he could not bring down He Mu Shan, threw a punch at He Mu Shan’s head.

Faced with this situation, He Mu Shan did not move at all; he simply used his divine sense to slightly redirect the punch’s path.

"Ah~"

The powerful punch struck another nearby officer’s head instead.

"Damn it, He Er, what are you doing?"

"How dare you hit my brother! Just wait, I’ll take you down…"

In such a situation, He Mu Shan naturally found it quite amusing, and he also used a few illusion spells.

Soon, all the officers began to fight each other, leaving He Mu Shan on the side.

A few minutes later, the commotion here attracted the attention of others outside.

Another group rushed in, which finally stopped the officers from fighting among themselves.

"What is going on? Why are you fighting in the office?"

A person who looked like an official harshly scolded all the officers.

"County magistrate, you have to defend me! It was He Er who attacked me first; look at my face, he made it swollen!"

Upon hearing this, the officer named He Er quickly defended himself, "County magistrate, I didn’t mean to! I aimed for that kid and accidentally hit Chen Er!"

He pointed at He Mu Shan, indicating that he intended to hit He Mu Shan, and hitting Chen Er was completely a misunderstanding.

"Damn it! That kid stood so far away, and you still managed to hit me! Don’t tell me it was an accident; it looks deliberate to me…"

"It wasn’t…"

"It was…"

"Stop, stop, stop!" The county magistrate felt a headache from the noise and quickly called for silence.

"You all tell me about this kid; what’s going on?" The county magistrate pointed at He Mu Shan and asked everyone.

Hearing this, everyone finally shifted their attention to He Mu Shan.

"County magistrate, this person is Daxuan from He Family Village, the one who turned his three nephews into fools," one astonished officer quickly informed the county magistrate.

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate looked at He Mu Shan, first with surprise, then with a joyful expression.

"Since he is Daxuan, then capture him!"

Hearing this, the group of officers surged forward again and seized He Mu Shan.

This time, no one swung a fist at He Mu Shan, so he allowed them to take him away.

From what had just been said, He Mu Shan understood that it was likely people from He Family Village who had reported him.

The person who reported him was most likely his real brother.

Although He Mu Shan guessed the situation, he still did not resist; he wanted to see how the county office would judge him.

Even though he turned his three nephews into fools, was there any evidence against him?

Could it be that just because his brother’s three grandsons became fools, it was automatically assumed he did it?

Soon, He Mu Shan was thrown into the county office’s prison.

After entering the prison, He Mu Shan was not locked in a cell but was taken to an interrogation room.

He Mu Shan found himself tied to the interrogation platform by several officers.

After He Mu Shan was secured, the officers left the prison.

Half an hour later, the person previously called the county magistrate arrived at the interrogation room with two others.

"You are named Daxuan, right?"

Immediately, the county magistrate personally began to question He Mu Shan.

"Yes!" He Mu Shan cooperated with the questioning as he wanted to see what the county magistrate had planned.

"I’ve heard from people in He Family Village that your family is quite wealthy?" the county magistrate asked He Mu Shan with a smile.

"Uh, no," He Mu Shan quickly denied it.

However, the county magistrate did not believe He Mu Shan’s denial at all.

After thinking for a moment, he lightly said to He Mu Shan, “The people from He Family Village reported that you turned your three nephews into fools and even caused your real uncle to die of anger. Do you know what crime that is?”

"I don’t know," He Mu Shan shook his head in reply.

From the county magistrate’s words, He Mu Shan realized that his real brother seemed to have died.

This situation made him feel a mix of emotions.

No matter what, he was still his real brother.

With his real brother gone, He Mu Shan would have no family left in this world.

"You don’t know? Let me tell you, that’s a death sentence. You will be sentenced to beheading," the county magistrate said ominously to He Mu Shan.

Upon hearing this, a hint of fear appeared on He Mu Shan’s face.

He did not know what the county magistrate intended to do, but he had no objection to playing along.

"I—I didn’t turn my three nephews into fools. It has nothing to do with me!" He Mu Shan pretended to argue hastily.

"You say it has nothing to do with you, and that makes it true? The person who reported you said your three nephews simply couldn’t bear to see you go and wanted to keep you in the village for a few more days. Instead, you directly made them fools and even caused your real uncle to die of anger. That’s a death sentence," the county magistrate continued to intimidate He Mu Shan.

Without waiting for He Mu Shan to respond, he went on, “Many people in He Family Village can testify against you for turning your three nephews into fools, so you cannot escape this crime. If no one helps you, you can only be beheaded. Do you understand?”

"Ah, what should I do?"

"What should you do? Of course, you need to find someone to help you," the county magistrate replied to He Mu Shan.

Upon hearing the county magistrate’s words, He Mu Shan quickly asked, "Who should I ask for help?"

Hearing He Mu Shan’s question, the county magistrate smiled.

The fish had finally taken the bait.

Yesterday, the people from He Family Village reported the case, and to ensure the county office took it seriously, they explained He Mu Shan’s situation.

An orphan with no parents, and most importantly, he had a large inheritance.

The reporters indicated that as long as the county office was willing to help, they could offer half of He Mu Shan’s inheritance.

However, upon learning this, the county office staff would naturally not let go of such a big opportunity.

The He family wanted half of He Mu Shan’s inheritance, but the county office wanted all of He Mu Shan’s wealth.

In the interrogation room, the county magistrate saw that He Mu Shan was somewhat flustered, so he lightly said, "In the entire county office, the county magistrate is the highest authority. If you want to find someone to help you, you can only seek the county magistrate."

"Ah? But I don’t know the county magistrate!"

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t know him. As long as you’re willing to offer some wealth, I can help you contact the county magistrate. With the county magistrate’s involvement, this matter of yours will be nothing."

Upon hearing this, He Mu Shan finally understood that the county office wanted to seize his wealth.

However, he still planned to play along.

"Then, how much do I need to offer?" He Mu Shan asked the county magistrate.

The county magistrate smiled and said, "It’s not expensive. You just need to provide one thousand taels of silver, and I will introduce you to the county magistrate."

"Ah? One thousand taels of silver?" He Mu Shan looked surprised.

"You think one thousand taels of silver is expensive? If you’re unwilling to pay, you can just wait to be beheaded," the county magistrate threatened He Mu Shan.

"Ah, then I’m willing to pay," He Mu Shan quickly replied, agreeing to give one thousand taels of silver.

"If I pay one thousand taels of silver, will I be safe?"

"Yes, just pay one thousand taels of silver first, and I guarantee nothing will happen to you," the county magistrate said to He Mu Shan.

"By the way, where do you keep your silver? I’ll have some officers take you to get it," the county magistrate instructed He Mu Shan.

Upon hearing this, He Mu Shan quickly replied, "No need, I have one thousand taels of silver notes with me."

"Oh?"

At this, the county magistrate’s eyes suddenly lit up.

He waved to the two people beside him, who immediately stepped forward to search He Mu Shan.

Soon, one thousand taels of silver notes appeared in the county magistrate’s hands.

"County magistrate, I’ve paid the money, can you let me go now?" He Mu Shan asked.

Hearing this, the county magistrate smiled and said, "Since you’ve provided the money, I will take you to see the county magistrate."

Quickly, He Mu Shan was escorted by the county magistrate and several officers to meet the county magistrate.

The county magistrate was a man in his fifties.

After hearing the report from the county magistrate, he lightly said, "If you want me to help, you need to provide five thousand taels of silver."

"Ah, wasn’t it just one thousand taels?" He Mu Shan looked shocked.

"One thousand taels is just the fee for me to introduce you to the county magistrate. If you want the county magistrate to help you, you need to pay more," the county magistrate said lightly to He Mu Shan.