“Sir, this is not a good place. Let's go back and gather the army here!”
A guard saw Wei Zheng about to go forward and quickly stopped him.
They were the Imperial Guards, and this time they were sent by the Emperor to protect Wei Zheng.
As guards, their strength was naturally not to be underestimated.
Ordinary monsters would not last three moves in their hands.
Even a Demon General who had just entered the Xian Realm could be confronted by two of them.
But there were so many demons here that they couldn't guarantee Wei Zheng's safety with just the two of them.
If Wei Zheng got injured here, the Emperor would blame them.
They couldn't afford to take the blame!
“It's alright. I have the Emperor's decree, even the Demon King can't harm me!”
Wei Zheng showed the two guards the seal in his bosom, and then they calmed down.
The Emperor's decree, except for some peerless great demons, no one can resist the suppression of the Human Dao of the flourishing dynasty.
So Wei Zheng led the two guards and squeezed into the crowd.
They saw a sturdy yellow ox pulling something that looked like a plow.
A person behind held the plow handle, and under the pull of the ox demon, it went straight through the field.
“This is, a plow?”
Wei Zheng was slightly stunned when he saw this, and he went forward a few steps and squatted down in front of the furrow left by the curved-beam plow.
He reached out and dug open the groove, pinching the slightly moist soil below.
“It's at least three inches deep, and it can save the labor of a male ox.
If it's an ordinary male ox, one person still needs to pull it from the front.
But this is an ox demon pulling the plow. I don't know how much effort it takes.”
Wei Zheng's eyes flickered. Although he was a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, his birth was not noble.
Therefore, he had a deep understanding of farming.
With just a few observations, he understood the advantages and disadvantages, as well as some of the characteristics of the curved-beam plow.
It's just that he didn't understand the curved-beam plow very well, and he still didn't understand some of the doubts.
“Brother Wei, didn't you say you wouldn't come here?”
A calm and familiar laughter sounded.
Wei Zheng looked up and saw Bai Qianli still swaying his folding fan gracefully.
“Haha, I thought it was who, it turned out to be Brother Bai.
Didn't I just hear Brother Bai's introduction and get curious, so I came to take a look!
After all, such a spectacle is rare even in Chang'an City, isn't it?”
Wei Zheng immediately found an excuse, and at the same time, he probed Bai Qianli again.
Let alone decades in the human world, even when he was walking in the Heavenly Court.
Wei Zheng had never seen a few people who could have such an elegance like Bai Qianli.
Therefore, Wei Zheng was really curious about Bai Qianli's identity.
“Hehe, then Bai should have waited in town for a while.”
Bai Qianli didn't respond to Wei Zheng's probing, but looked at the demons who were filled with laughter and asked.
“Then I wonder what Brother Wei thinks of this place?”
Wei Zheng straightened his body and scanned the crowd of demons and humans.
His mind raced. What did Bai Qianli mean by that?
Was he probing him to see if he had any prejudice against the demons, or was it his opinion of this place?
“Hehe, Brother Bai is joking. Wei has just arrived here and hasn't done any investigation.
Opinions without evidence are always just prejudice!”
“Prejudice? Brother Wei has insight!”
Bai Qianli's eyes darkened, and he closed his folding fan and tapped it a few times on his palm.
He nodded slightly in his heart. The answer was quite reasonable.
It was indeed not in vain that he brought Wei Zheng here.
“Since Brother Wei wants to see more, Bai just happens to be able to introduce you to some people!”
“Oh? Brother Bai is so capable, then Wei will be honored to accept!”
Then, Bai Qianli led Wei Zheng to Chen Fan.
“Brother Chen, this is Wei Zheng, a high official from the capital. He heard about your achievements.
He came here specially to find you. Brother Chen, show him what skills you have!”
Hearing Bai Qianli reveal his identity, Wei Zheng's face changed drastically.
He came here secretly, and the news shouldn't have reached Chang'an yet.
But Bai Qianli could immediately point out his identity, which was definitely not simple.
Sure enough, the chance encounter at the restaurant was not a coincidence.
No wonder the guards downstairs said they didn't see him enter or leave.
To Wei Zheng's gaze, Bai Qianli returned a smile very frankly.
He hid his identity simply because he didn't want to attract the attention of certain people.
But that didn't mean he would act timidly here.
The Human Sage's Dao, the Human Dao Dynasty was a hurdle that could never be bypassed.
“Greetings, Sir Wei!”
Chen Fan didn't expect Wei Zheng to come here just two days after arriving in Qing Shi Town.
Hearing Bai Qianli's introduction, he quickly bowed and then pulled the village chief over.
“This is our village chief, Zhao Da Mu!”
“Your humble servant Zhao Da Mu, greetings, Sir!”
As he spoke, the village chief was about to kneel down to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng quickly stepped forward and helped the village chief up, saying.
“Village Chief Zhao, you are too polite. Wei is not an official now, as I am not wearing my official robe.
Village Chief Zhao is so polite, it really humbles Wei.”
Wei Zheng held the village chief's arm and looked at the plow that had turned around directly in the distance.
He was overjoyed. This thing can turn around in place?
“Village Chief, would you please introduce this thing?
If possible, I would like to try it myself. How about that?”
“Of course. It's just that this thing was not made by this old man, but by”
The village chief pulled Chen Fan in front of him and introduced him.
“This thing is called a curved-beam plow, made by Chen Fan. Please, Sir, be aware of it!”
Wei Zheng nodded when he saw this. He didn't take credit for himself, this village chief had a good character.
Chen Fan was not polite and called out to Da Zhuang, asking him to get down.
Wei Zheng got serious and immediately proposed a condition.
“Wait, change the ox. Get an ordinary male ox.
Mr. Chen, please forgive me. Ox demons are not affordable for ordinary villages!”
Wei Zheng took a deep look at Chen Fan, then turned to the village chief and said.
“Please help me a little, Village Chief, and try this curved-beam plow with me?”
“Don't dare, don't dare. Please, Sir!”
The village chief's face was stiff with a smile, he quickly responded.
Bai Qianli watched Wei Zheng roll up his sleeves and smiled as he nudged Chen Fan.
“It seems he suspects you are up to something!”
Faced with Bai Qianli's teasing, Chen Fan remained calm and composed, with a confident look on his face.
“Bribing demons, winning over people's hearts, if he didn't suspect me, he wouldn't be Wei Zheng!”
“You've never left Zhao Village, how do you know Wei Zheng's temperament?”
Bai Qianli was surprised. Chen Fan was so confident about Wei Zheng.
This didn't conform to ordinary villagers' opinions of officials.
In Bai Qianli's view, the village chief's appearance was normal.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Chen Fan's mouth, and he muttered to himself.
“Let you pretend with me, who doesn't know how to do that!”