My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 141 Prepare to clean up
At this moment, Li Changge seemed to be getting to know the family in front of him for more than ten years, and he thought he was extremely familiar with it.

After peeling off those bright and luxurious clothes, the people in front of them all had scales on their backs, and some people's feet had turned into webs similar to those of aquatic animals.

Their large number and strange appearance sent shivers down his spine, and he suddenly felt something bad.

Li Changge knew that his family had enshrined a sacred carp that took him from the south to the north in the late Yuan Dynasty and settled here.

But he never knew that worshiping the sacred carp and practicing thaumaturgy would result in his transformation into a carp.

Wait, I also practiced the secret technique passed down from my family...why didn't I change?

Li Changge subconsciously wanted to touch his back, but he heard the voice of the Taoist from Qintian Prison next to him, which solved the doubts in his mind.

"You are different from them, don't worry -"

Yes, the fishy smell of the Li clan members with scales on their backs.

In comparison, this aspect of Li Changge is simply not worth mentioning.

"I heard that your ancestors fled from the south because of the war in the late Yuan Dynasty?"

The man asked. He looked at the river under the Hualong Bridge that was a bit turbulent due to the rain in the past few days. It vaguely echoed the token he got from the palace in the past, and there was a bit of thought in his eyes.

"Yes, it was when Taizu pacified the south and defeated Chen Han and many southern puppet courts. Our ancestors fled here with their entire clan to avoid the war."

Li Changge didn't understand why Zhu Houcong asked like this, but he still answered.

"Is that so...then do you know the name of the ancestor who led us to flee north?"

"I don't know about this... It is said that our ancestor's surname was Zhang. He used to be a general in the south. In order to avoid his enemies, he kept his name anonymous. All his descendants changed their surname to Li after their mother's surname..."

Li Changge's eyes were filled with confusion. He didn't know what the imperial prison official meant by asking this question.

"Does your family have a genealogy?"

Zhu Houcong asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, it is stored in the ancestral hall——"

Li Changge replied.

"If you want to save more people from the Li clan, take me with you!"

Hearing the young man in front of him speak in a low voice, his heart was shaken.

Zhu Houcong's expression was serious. He vaguely looked at the brightly armored Mingting soldiers behind Zhu Houcong, and felt something bad in his heart.

Could it be that the officer who arrested the county magistrate of this city was just a pretense.

The real purpose is to come towards the divine carp.

"Don't make any noise...it will be too late."

Zhu Houcong continued to whisper.

He turned around and asked Gao Xiang beside him.

"The Li family practices sorcery. It is not yet clear whether it is the spirits that confuse everyone or the world has fallen into ruin. Some people deliberately sacrificed blood to the demons. They have been detained in the government for the time being..."

Gao Xiang took the order.

He whispered again.

"Send someone to explore the nearby river to see where these man-eating red carps come from."

When the surrounding Li clan members heard Zhu Houcong's previous words, they immediately cried out that they were wronged, saying that they were also forced by the evil monster, and they had no choice but to regularly sacrifice their babies as sacrifices. They and others were also victims!

"Yes or no! The court will decide for itself!"

Gao Xiang reprimanded and ordered the soldiers to take away all the sharks who had transformed into fish-men.

Zhu Houcong took the opportunity to follow Li Changge into the city.

Zhu Changning stood next to Zhu Houcong, looked at the Li Mansion in front of him, frowned secretly, and said.

"It has the same fishy smell as the sharks, but it smells slightly different if you look closely -"

Zhu Houcong nodded silently.

The Li Mansion in front of them had obviously heard about the news that the Li family members, along with the county elders, were being detained by the government due to sacrifices outside the city.

At this time, the door of the mansion was closed, and the courtyard was dark. Only the light from the concierge was still dimly lit.

"Who?"

Hearing the noise outside the door, a low voice came from the concierge.

The voice was old, with a slight echo of the waves.

"It's me, Chang Ge. My father was captured by the special envoy from the imperial court. I came to the house to discuss some countermeasures with other uncles -"

"..."

Hearing this, there was silence inside the door.

"The eldest son doesn't know that the elders of the clan have ordered that the door of the mansion is closed today and no one is allowed to enter or exit."

Hearing this answer, Li Changge felt ridiculous.

"I am the eldest son of the Li family. I am here to get money to save the lives of the patriarch and many clan members. Open the door quickly!" "But the clan has ordered -"

"If you don't open it, I'll break down the door!"

Hearing this, the concierge suddenly became quiet.

Li Changge didn't talk nonsense. He took out the fish scales and started praying to break the door.

"Master, don't be anxious...I'll be here right away!"

Li Changge's actions obviously made the concierge panic, and he quickly comforted him.

"Hurry up..."

"Hey!"

There was a slow sound of footsteps inside the door.

It was like a fish's tail hitting the ground, and then being gently taken into someone's arms.

An eye peeked out from the crack in the door.

Staring at the three people in front of him.

"The eldest son brought friends from the government?"

"Why is there so much nonsense today! Open the door!"

Normally, Li Changge would have thought that this old man was rigid and inflexible, but after seeing another side of his family that he had never heard of for more than ten years by the river, and looking at the concierge in front of him who was almost perfunctory to him, he couldn't help but feel doubtful in his heart. There was a chill.

There are so many things about the Li family that the nominal heir himself doesn't know.

I thought I was well-respected in my family, but now it seems that I have little respect and a lot of fooling around.

The door bolt was lowered, and the thick red door was finally opened.

A skinny old man came out.

Zhu Houcong shook the hand of Zhu Changning, who was about to break the goal violently, and signaled him not to act rashly.

"go!"

Li Changge was a little angry. He pushed the door open. The concierge in front of him tried to stop him, but was kicked out by Li Changge because of his physical strength.

"Go away!"

Accompanied by the sound of debris rolling down and cries of pain, Zhu Houcong and others successfully entered the Li family's house.

Feel the feedback from that kick.

Li Changge's face became increasingly ugly.

Even a concierge was covered in fish scales.

What kind of place have I been living in all this time?

Looking at Li Changge who entered the courtyard and smelled the fishy smell in the air that was so strong that ordinary people could smell it, Li Changge had a gloomy expression.

Zhu Houcong patted his shoulder and instructed.

"Go to the ancestral hall, and no matter what means you use, recruit everyone in the Li family to your side, as soon as possible!"

"I'm going to ring the gong to summon the clan members..."

Li Changge immediately replied after hearing this.

He realized that as the sacrifice outside the city was ended.

Something is indeed wrong with the Li family's situation.

He immediately walked quickly towards the ancestral hall with Zhu Houcong.

In front of you is a square building.

The big red paint is bright.

"The genealogy is on the altar, I'm going to gather the clan members~"

Looking at Li Changge, who realized something was wrong and hurriedly entered the ancestral hall where the gongs and drums were beating.

Zhu Houcong watched him walk away and whispered in Zhu Changning's ear.

"Send an order to Gao Xiang that all the Li clan members detained will be executed on the spot."

"Order the soldiers to blockade the Li Mansion and transport all the corpses here. After you count them, use the True Flame of the Sun to burn them all to ashes."

Zhu Changning nodded, turned around and prepared to deliver the order, and asked before leaving,
"What about the people in the mansion?"

"I'll take care of it, don't worry."

Zhu Houcong looked at the ancestral hall in front of him that was emitting a strange scarlet light and said.

None of these remnants of the old era, which should have been wiped out a hundred years ago, can escape from his own hands——

(End of this chapter)