vstars Chapter 92 Tax Collection
Chapter 92 Tax Collection
Lu Qingyun came out.
Zhao Donglai was getting impatient. He looked at Lu Qingyun with a very unfriendly expression: "Fellow Daoist, you really have a big ego. You've kept this tax official waiting for so long."
"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?"
Lu Qingyun asked, still composed.
Zhao Donglai glanced at Lu Qingyun.
Sixth level of Qi Refining, that's right.
Looking again, it's still at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Having served as a tax official in the Great Yun Kingdom for so many years, he relied on his powerful background, having a brother-in-law who was a high-ranking official of the third rank, whose status was comparable to a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
A mere sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator dared to disrespect him.
"Fellow Daoist Yun, it's time to pay the exorcism tax. Although you are at the sixth level of Qi Refining and do not need to pay blood tax to share the burden of blood sacrifice for the court, you still have to pay the exorcism tax."
Zhao Donglai's tone was indifferent.
"The exorcism tax is due monthly, why is it being paid to me?"
Lu Qingyun asked.
He entered the city a week ago, on the seventh day of this month. Logically, he should have come to collect taxes on the seventh day of the following month. The tax official's timing is wrong.
"You entered Yunxia City on February 14th, and it's already March 14th. Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps trying to deliberately delay paying taxes and hinder the great demon-slaying operation on the front lines?"
Zhao Donglai snorted coldly.
In the past, whenever he visited someone's home, they would treat him with utmost respect. He remembered all the high-ranking officials of the third rank and above, as well as the cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining in the entire Yunxia City.
There is absolutely no such person as Yun Xuan among them.
Lu Qingyun took out the jade token of the Great Yun Kingdom and saw that the date of entry into the city had been changed to February 14th.
"Did someone change my entry time into the city?"
Lu Qingyun frowned.
I thought about it over and over, but still couldn't come to a conclusion.
He sent away the Yu family, the only family he had a grudge against, in an orderly manner. After arriving in Yunxia City, he did not make enemies with anyone. Could it be that this tax official in front of him wanted to extort money from him?
Lu Qingyun wasn't short of talismans, but he wasn't one to be fooled either.
"I suspect you're deliberately avoiding helping Dayun resist the Demonic Sect, or perhaps you've colluded with them and are intentionally refusing to pay taxes?"
Zhao Donglai didn't think so. He made some marks on the tax jade token, and the time for Lu Qingyun to enter the city on the jade token was changed again, from February 14th to January 14th.
"Now, fellow Daoist, please pay all the exorcism taxes you owe for the past two months. If you are short of talismans, make up the difference at the price of thirty-five spirit stones. If you do not pay, fellow Daoist, just wait for the exorcism guards to come knocking on your door."
The Demon Exorcism Guard is a privileged department of the Great Yun Kingdom, and it is solely under the command of the Prime Minister, who is now Prime Minister Niu.
Responsible for apprehending criminals nationwide and supervising tax payments.
"Fellow Daoist, are you taking me for a fool?"
Lu Qingyun couldn't help but chuckle, releasing the aura of the sixth level from his body.
Zhao Donglai is really bold. He's only at the third level of Qi Refining, yet he dares to act arrogantly in front of me, who is openly at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
"Fellow Daoist Yun, what use is high cultivation? Under the Cloud Law, everyone is equal. If you collude with the Demonic Sect, just kill me. The Demon Extermination Guard will seek justice for me."
Zhao Donglai spoke righteously, but his tone was sarcastic and mocking, clearly indicating that he had Lu Qingyun figured out.
"Fellow Daoist, please don't be anxious. I never said I was unwilling to pay. Eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path is naturally our duty, and I, Yun, will certainly not refuse."
Lu Qingyun glanced at Zhao Donglai, said nothing more, and handed over two hundred spirit stones to Zhao Donglai neatly.
This is twenty more spirit stones than the thirty-five spirit stones he wanted for each talisman.
With the spirit stones in hand, Zhao Donglai became much more amiable. Although Yun Xuan wasn't very shrewd, he was still quite reasonable.
There was no need to make things difficult for him any further, so he immediately marked the payment date on Lu Qingyun's demon-slaying tax.
"Fellow Daoist, please consider this trip as a favor. Could you please tell me who I have offended and changed my entry date to February 14th, so that I can go and apologize?"
Lu Qingyun asked.
"The official in charge of the north gate."
Zhao Donglai accepted the spirit stones and lazily uttered a few words.
"Alright, Fellow Daoist Yun, it is only right to apologize. Don't forget to pay your taxes next time, otherwise not everyone in the Great Yun Kingdom is as easy to talk to as I am."
After saying this, Zhao Donglai gave a few more words of advice and left the cave.
"The official in charge of the north gate?"
Lu Qingyun pondered these words.
He remembered that the man had tried to recruit him.
However, he refused.
A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment; why bother?
Immediately afterwards, they followed Zhao Donglai.
Time passed quickly, and Shen Taozhu didn't even notice that Lu Qingyun had left.
Half an hour later, Lu Qingyun was playing with a storage bag in his hand, which contained Zhao Donglai and two hundred spirit stones neatly arranged.
Lu Qingyun looked at Zhao Donglai and cremated him on the spot to use him as fertilizer.
His identity jade talisman had long been thrown into the river. As a minor figure at the third level of Qi Refining, he wasn't worried about anyone using the Soul Lamp to track him down. Using it as fertilizer saved him the trouble.