After some time, Xu Qing returned to Jiangning Prefecture.
With the money from this business and the backing from Su Lianqing who took over the remnants of the Lotus Sect, even after deducting the offerings meant for King Lin and the money spent on the Golden Light Spell from Golden Ray Monastery, he still had a surplus.
With adequate funds, his influence developed both swiftly and steadily.
However, a new County Magistrate had taken office, surname Zheng.
Originating from the Jin Yang Zheng family, though not a direct descendant, merely a collateral branch.
Such descendants from shattered noble families are abundant in the Great Yu Dynasty today.
In the Middle Ages, even if they fell into poverty, they were at least landlords. Today, with the excess of scholars, their family conditions decline swiftly.
Therefore, County Magistrate Zheng's goal in coming to South Zhili was very simple: to amass wealth.
