Eternal Life as False Emperor

"I can’t be bothered, the County Magistrate said, if the taxes are not paid, follow me back and deal with it however it’s supposed to be dealt with."

The governmental officers responded expressionlessly.

When they first started collecting taxes,

they might have had a bit of conscience, but after so many years of witnessing the people’s miserable situations, they gradually became numb, and upon getting used to it, they felt everything was as it should be.

As the saying goes, "When the dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when the dynasty falls, the people suffer"; it is none other than this.

The village chief looked at the scene before him, as if the ravages of war had arrived, feeling helpless, he said angrily and sorrowfully, "If only our Wang Family Village could produce an Immortal."

According to the dynasty’s rules, a village or clan that produces an Immortal can be exempt from taxes for ten years, and after twenty years, as long as the Immortal registers at the county government, the tax exemption can be extended for another ten years.

Moreover, tax exemption is not just exempt from taxes, but also from various servants’ corvée.

However, in recent years, some charlatans have pretended to be Cultivators, but without exception, they were recognized at the county government and ended up meeting a deadly fate.

With strict laws, no one dared to attempt it lightly.

"Didn’t Zheng Yi and Wang Xing go to Qingyun Sect to seek immortality?

They should have become Cultivators?"

Some villagers showed a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

But more villagers shook their heads, feeling the hope was slim.

"Becoming a Cultivator is not that easy; even the County Magistrate has to personally greet such a prestigious person.

If the two of them had become one, wouldn’t they have returned by now?

Nowadays, those who leave and don’t come back are generally presumed dead; only a few return."

Hearing this, the tiny flame of hope in the village chief’s heart was also extinguished.

Upon hearing the villagers’ discussions, the movements of the governmental officers, who had just paused, became intense again, and even fiercer than at the beginning, startling the villagers.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.

Wang Xing looked at the scene before him.

Seeing the actions of those governmental officers made his heart tighten at first, but then he remembered his current abilities; a few Fireball Techniques could send these people into a panic.

Besides, although he was a second-layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator, he had Zheng Yi behind him, as well as the Wang Family on Piaomiao Mountain, backed by a Foundation Establishment Realm Immortal.

With such backing,

he immediately felt full of confidence.

With Wang Xing’s question, those governmental officers all turned to look at him.

Despite his dusty appearance, and although not in rags, he did not show a sign of wealth, thus the officers did not think much of him.

"Where did this little kid come from?

Don’t get in the way of my business!"

One bearded governmental officer said impatiently.

The village chief saw Wang Xing, hardly able to believe his own eyes, stepped forward with a face full of surprise to grasp Wang Xing, asking, "You’re back, where’s Zheng Yi?

He couldn’t possibly be on the road..."

The village chief really couldn’t continue.

Wang Xing scratched his head, and said to the village chief he had always respected, "Grandpa Village Chief, Zheng Yi is well.

Both I and Fellow Daoist Zheng Yi have succeeded in immortal cultivation. Although we didn’t join the sect, we joined a family, so we are considered Cultivators now."

With a slight smile, Wang Xing waved his right hand, and a Fireball Technique instantly took shape in his palm, the intense heat forced the village chief in front of him to step back several steps.

A mortal body can’t withstand such high temperatures.

Seeing this scene, everyone in Wang Family Village was stunned, then someone started wailing loudly, and they all knelt and worshiped, shouting, "Wang Dayong’s boy became a Cultivator after going out!"

"Pay respects to the Immortal! Pay respects to the Immortal!"

"Hahaha, our Wang Family Village has produced an Immortal!"

Not only the villagers, but even the arrogant and domineering governmental officers just now were also frightened significantly.

They hurriedly knelt and bowed forcefully, the sound of banging their heads resonated throughout.

"What exactly are you here for?"

Wang Xing stepped forward, asked authoritatively.

That bearded governmental officer quickly replied in a flattering tone, "Responding to the Immortal Master, we were ordered by the County Magistrate to collect taxes.

But now that you are here.

The taxes don’t need to be paid."

Finished talking,

he glared at the officers around him and shouted, "Hurry and return the grain and the copper coins you just collected! Wang Family Village is the Immortal Master’s village now!"

The officers woke up from a dream,

and hurried to comply, only then did Wang Family Village settle down.

"Alright, tomorrow I will go to the county government to fill out the roster."

Wang Xing said impatiently.

"Yes, Immortal Master."

The officers continued to reply flatteringly.

Only when the officers left,

did the villagers all gather around Wang Xing.

"Second Aunt, this is the Spirit Rice I brought from the Cultivation Clan, eating it can prolong your life.

Outside, just a small bowl like this could probably sell for a few hundred taels of gold."

Wang Xing said uncertainly,

after all, he had heard the Wang Family people in the clan mention it a few times.

These words instantly shocked the Second Aunt in front of him frozen, several hundred taels of gold is something she, a village woman, would never dare to dream of.

As Wang Xing took out one good item after another, the villagers’ faces all lit up with joy, all feeling that Wang Family Village was going to become wealthy.

Finally, Wang Xing came to the village chief.

Said, "Grandpa Village Chief, this is what Zheng Yi brought for you, and here’s a Martial Arts Cultivation Technique. He said after practicing it, you will not only live a long life.

You can also fight a hundred people alone.

These are Elixirs for assisting your cultivation, and some for healing and detoxifying."

Wang Xing said while speaking.

Finally, he took out a large box one zhang wide from the storage bag.

Opening the box, it was packed full of various gold and silver jewelry, gold and gems, any one of which could buy the entire Wang Family Village.