Heavenly Dao Formula

Xia Fan was stunned, what Li Zeng said suddenly appeared in his mind.

"You don't think that the Privy Council is specially used to deal with evil spirits?"

"Hahahahaha——" Wang Renzhi laughed and said, "Xia, do you know that you are already an eighth-rank official? Are there more ordinary people in this world, or are there more officials? Are ordinary people more important, or are there more officials?" Is it important to be an official? If anyone is in trouble, we will go to rescue them, are you busy!"

"But I have clearly met a Privy Council alchemist who took the initiative to eliminate evil spirits before..."

"Could it be that you think they are all free?" Wang Renzhi spread his hands, "Think about it, can those ordinary people distinguish what is evil and what is their own imagination? Not setting a threshold will only let everyone Exhausted, but in the end they found that the snake lying on the beam of the house, or the wild cat hiding at the foot of the bed! Besides, is a few taels of silver very expensive for a life? Go through your mind before getting help from the government, instead of taking your imagination as reality!"

"What if someone can't even afford these dozens of taels of silver?" Xia Fan frowned.

"Then just die. People die every day in this world, dying of illness, starvation, exhaustion, suffering, poverty, and it doesn't make any difference if one more person is killed by evil spirits. Let me tell you what are you thinking—— Isn’t your purpose of joining the Privy Council just for money and to be superior to others? If you really want to help those people, you can travel around the world and become what people call ‘Daoist Xia’!”

"That's enough." Zhang Fuzi interrupted Wang Renzhi's sarcasm with a wave of his hand, turned to Xia Fan and said, "The duty of the Privy Council is to guard the world, not to be a tinkerer. If there are serious evil incidents in the local area, the Ministry of Command will naturally send The alchemists will ask the local officials to collect the necessary expenses. This is considered to protect the world. But we can’t keep everyone——Wang Renzhi’s words are not pleasant, but it is true. The number of alchemists is ultimately We should not focus on such small things as that.”

Is it just... a small thing? Xia Fan subconsciously said, "What's the big deal?"

Such a rhetorical question already has the meaning of questioning.

Mrs. Zhang's tone became obviously displeased. He stretched out his hand and arched towards the north, "What else can it be? Of course, it is to protect the Holy Majesty and protect me. It is because the world is peaceful that you are here. If war breaks out, you will be here." But they all have to shoulder the mission and serve Daqi."

"Hey, do we still have to go to the battlefield?" Wei Wushuang asked in surprise.

"Otherwise? You two don't know until you know it." Wang Renzhi sneered, "Alchemy can destroy evil spirits, and naturally it can also destroy people. If one side has alchemists and the other side doesn't, the latter must be defeated. You see, Alchemists are so important that they can even determine the rise and fall of a country, so those things you mentioned are of course trivial things that are not worth mentioning."

Zhang Fuzi continued his words, "Once you reach a high level, you will naturally understand that alchemists play an irreplaceable role in intelligence, diplomatic relations, governance, and strategy. This is why this institution is called the Privy Council—— It is the center through which the Holy One controls the world, and it is also the guardian of the world's mysteries. It's a pity that with your current thinking, I'm afraid it will be difficult to improve."

After speaking, he stopped visiting Xia Fan, as if he had lost the value of teaching, "If there are no other questions, I'll take you to the recording department."

...

It was around four or five o'clock in the afternoon that the people left the Privy Council one after another.

Walking on the bustling street, Xia Fan still hasn't recovered from that conversation. Afterwards, Mrs. Zhang did not make things difficult for him, nor did he encounter any obstacles in entering the recording department, but looking at the room full of books, it was still difficult for him to concentrate.

"Brother Xia, are you okay?" Wei Wushuang patted his shoulder and asked with concern.

"It's nothing... I was too reckless." Xia Fan let out a long breath, and he realized that he had made a basic mistake, which was to put the old stereotypes on the head of the Privy Council.

Thinking from a rational point of view, Wang Renzhi was not wrong. One hundred and eighty-nine people passed the Qingshan township examination, even if there were five examination rooms in one session, there were only a thousand people. In Shenzhou alone, there are three cities and sixteen counties with a population of over one million. With such a huge gap in numbers, coupled with the backward traffic environment, it is doomed that alchemists cannot handle every evil incident.

The so-called screening line of tens of taels of silver is actually just a cover-because the Privy Council does not require alchemists to respond to requests. Townships and counties that are relatively close to the big city may still be taken care of. For small villages and towns in remote places, it takes ten and a half months just to deliver the news. There are probably only a handful of alchemists who are willing to make a trip for this.

This is probably also the reason why the Privy Council turned a blind eye to those who were not in the establishment.

But from an emotional point of view, it was difficult for him to accept the privy council's attitude of taking it for granted.

"Hey, you two wait!" Luo Youer's voice suddenly came from behind.

The two turned their heads and saw Luo You'er trotting over with Shangguan Cai.

"Miss Luo, Miss Shangguan." Wei Wushuang said happily, "Do you also live in the compound on the east side?"

"Yeah, I live next door to her." Luo You'er nodded, "Although the house is a bit dilapidated, Senior Sister is right to save money."

The fellow could not help raising the corners of his mouth, "Then we can just go home together."

"I didn't expect you to come here." Xia Fan calmed down and said to Luo You'er.

"Why can't I come here? Laughing at my rank is tantamount to laughing at yourself!" Luo You'er made a grimace, "But this exam is indeed very strange. It was sent to the elder brother. To be honest, I was quite uneasy at first when I was allowed to come to Jinxia alone, but I feel more relieved when I see you here."

Wei Wushuang looked at Xia Fan with a strange look.

"But I remember when we first met, you called him a flower picker." Shangguancai glanced at him suspiciously.

"That's the truth, and it's mainly because my senior sister believes in him." Luo You'er pouted, "Senior sister's judgment is always right, if she thinks it's okay, then I think... this person shouldn't be bad where to go."

"Your senior sister is..."

"Youzhou's famous Luo Qingqing."

Wei Wushuang's expression was indescribably complicated.

No...Brother Wei, you will listen to my explanation later. Xia Fan felt a little bitter.

"By the way, why didn't you defend yourself in the end?" Luo Youer changed the subject and asked in a vibrating voice, "Senior Sister was angry for several days afterwards, and she felt that you were disrupting the order of the examination and promoting injustice by not standing up. The spread of it! If you say it in a small way, it will destroy your own future, and if you say it in a big way, it will shake the foundation of the country!" She paused for a while, and added, "——this is her original words."

Your senior sister is really... the light of righteousness. Xia Fan said with a little embarrassment, "The purpose of my joining the Privy Council is to study alchemy. It doesn't matter if I go to Gyeonggi or Jinxia, ​​so at that time—"

"Liar." The little girl interrupted his defense.

"What?"

"If you were just doing it for this purpose, why did you argue with Master just now?" Luo You'er said with a confident expression, "Whether other people can be saved has something to do with your study of alchemy? Xia Fan, you really know Do you have your own ideas?"

Xia Fan was stunned.

My heart was like thunder.