“What kind of compensation are you looking for, River Lord?”
Chen Fan's eyes flashed with a cold light, causing the fish-headed River God to shiver.
He finally remembered that his life was still in Chen Fan's hands.
As for his Heavenly Court backer!
Others might not know, but he did!
Little demons and deities like him were simply not worth the Heavenly Court's attention.
Not to mention, his godhood was a bit problematic.
“Hehe, I was just joking, River Lord. I wanted to tear down that broken manor for a long time.
This fairy just saved me the trouble!”
The village head looked up and down at the River God with a bewildered expression, his mind in a daze.
The River God of Clearwater River was the local tyrant of the three towns and twelve villages near Qingstone Town.
Apart from the county magistrate holding the official seal of the Great Tang Dynasty.
Only the Old Master could stand up to him, but even then, he had to make concessions.
But today, the River God, who was once arrogant and domineering.
Now bowed and scraped before Chen Fan, even sacrificing all pretense of shame.
“Village head, should we take Little Fan back?”
A nine-foot tall, burly, broad-shouldered man bent down and whispered to the village head.
The village head shook his head and gave a sly smile.
“No need for now, Er Zhuang. First calm down the villagers, don't let them cause trouble.”
The village head’s eyes flashed with a shrewd look as he gave instructions.
Since the Old Master supported him, he couldn't possibly spoil his plans.
The Old Master’s vision was sharp and ruthless.
Zhao Er Zhuang nodded, relieved.
He then gave his two unlucky sons, Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang, a hard stare.
That’s right, this sturdy man was Zhao Da Zhuang’s father, who had defied fate.
As the muscle of Zhao Village, his prestige in the village was not low.
Otherwise, Chen Fan wouldn’t have dragged Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang onto the pirate ship.
Actually, if the village head’s sons weren’t already grown up and difficult to persuade.
And his grandchildren were still too young, it would be a bit immoral to manipulate them.
Chen Fan would have already brought the whole village head’s family on board.
After all, when it came to getting beaten, the more people, the better.
Chen Fan scanned the faces of the villagers, seeing various emotions flicker: surprise, fear, curiosity.
But among the young people, most showed fanaticism and admiration.
“Brother Fan, we support whatever you do!”
“Brother Fan, you’re not fair! You didn’t even call me for such an exciting event!”
“Brother Fan is awesome!”
With the Old Master’s support, the next generation of Zhao Village, who had been swayed by Chen Fan, became restless.
Looking at the once arrogant River God, who now looked like a defeated rooster.
Cringing and cowering, his previous arrogance had vanished without a trace.
At this moment, Chen Fan’s status in their hearts had reached an indescribable level.
However, compared to the excited young people, the older generation was much more composed.
The River God had been the oppressive force in their lives for hundreds of years, their fear deeply ingrained in their bones.
Even though the River God was now a pathetic sight, the middle-aged and elderly villagers dared not be presumptuous.
They all scolded their own children, afraid of drawing the River God's ire.
“You little brat, shut your mouth!”
“Dad, the Old Master doesn’t agree, how dare you control me!”
Seeing that a father-son drama was about to unfold, Chen Fan quickly intervened.
“Alright, everyone be quiet!”
As soon as Chen Fan spoke, the scene fell silent.
Everyone looked at Chen Fan, their eyes filled with complex emotions again.
Chen Fan looked at the River God, who was still hunched over, his face plastered with a forced smile.
“River Lord, there’s no need to worry. I invited you here today mainly for two things!”
The River God nodded and bowed, replying with a forced smile.
“Master, please speak. Even two hundred things, two thousand things, are fine!”
The River God lowered his head, hoping to appease Chen Fan and get out of this situation.
Then he would find his backer and thoroughly punish the villagers of Zhao Village.
He would also take the opportunity to eliminate that annoying Zhao Da Gou.
At that time, he would be able to exploit the surrounding ten miles at will.
“Hehe, River Lord, there’s no need to be nervous. My Zhao Village has always believed in reason and justice.
Two things are two things. First, Clearwater River will no longer restrict the construction of water conservancy facilities!”
Chen Fan held up a finger, stating his first request.
In this world, if you wanted to dig ditches and build new water conservancy projects.
It wasn’t just about having money and people.
You needed not only the consent of the local villagers but also the cooperation of the River God and the Land God.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to get anything done.
However, the land of Zhao Village was rumored to be under the control of Zhao Village’s elders, making it easy to negotiate.
Only the River God, prone to outbursts and temperamental, was extremely difficult to deal with.
Originally, Chen Fan had wanted to use the name of the Zhang family of Qinghe to suppress the River God, forcing him to reach an agreement.
Who could have imagined that Zhang Tian Shou would be so effective and directly subdue the River God.
“No problem, River God will cooperate!”
Having received a positive response, Chen Fan nodded and held up a second finger.
“Second, I need to hire your spirits to dredge the river and excavate silt.
We will settle the payment with incense offerings and sign a contract for it!”
As soon as Chen Fan finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck the sky.
BOOM!
Zhang Tian Shou looked up in shock, his divine eyes wide open.
He saw golden light gathering in the sky, a thousand auspicious rays and celestial flowers floating.
Although Chen Fan and the people of Zhao Village were ordinary mortals, they couldn’t see this change.
But they could feel their bodies suddenly become lighter.
“Sister… Si… Si… Si… ”
Zhang Tian Xian pointed excitedly at the strange phenomena in the sky, his breathing quickened, his speech becoming stammered.
Zhang Tian Shou patted Zhang Tian Xian’s back, her beautiful eyes lingering on Chen Fan.
“Master, is this your scheme?”