<h4>Chapter 1158: Chapter 1155: Xu Wendong Must Die</h4>


    Those who wished for Xu Wendong’s death were quite disappointed.


    They couldn’tprehend it.


    Xu Wendong had obviously broken thew and done things detrimental to the feng shui and national fortune of the ckwater Kingdom, yet why did the Monarch not bring him to justice?


    He was merely docked three months’ sry.


    Isn’t this akin to a joke?


    "The guilty minister epts the edict!"


    Xu Wendong respectfully stretched out his hands and took the imperial edict.


    Truth be told.


    Even he didn’t expect the Monarch’s punishment to be just docking three months’ sry.


    "Lord Xu, the Monarch ces great expectations on you, hoping you won’t disappoint His Majesty’s expectations!" Eunuch Liu said earnestly.


    Xu Wendong solemnly replied, "Please convey to His Majesty, within three months, I will ensure Carefree City undergoes aplete transformation!"


    "Then this old servant shall wait for Lord Xu’s good news." Eunuch Liu smiled broadly, then departed riding a crane.


    Xu Wendong returned to the government office.


    Soon after.


    Visitors began arriving one after another.


    These were the same Jianghu forces bigwigs who had attended the dinner banquet before and promised to provide Spirit Stones to contribute to Carefree City.


    Initially, they believed Xu Wendong had vited thew and wouldn’t live long, which is why they refused when Chu Ye came to ask for Spirit Stones initially.


    Yet unexpectedly, the Monarch only docked him three months’ sry.


    It made them feel regretful.


    If only they had known.


    They wouldn’t have refused when Chu Ye came before.


    And this time, they paid a heavy price, offering twice the Spirit Stones to appease Xu Wendong’s dissatisfaction.


    Moreover, they dispatched their subordinates to East Mountain to cultivate the wastnd.


    The entire Carefree City was enveloped in prosperity and thriving sights.


    Furthermore.


    The n Leaders of the Three Great ns also visited the government office to see Xu Wendong and promised to cover all the expenses for constructing the wharf and setting up the teleportation array.


    The Three Great ns were rich and had deep foundations, each providing a billion low-grade Spirit Stones as initial funding.


    Xu Wendong naturally epted all of this.


    He also took the opportunity to introduce a series of citizen-friendly policies.


    Taxes.


    Healthcare.


    Pensions.


    Farming.


    As these policies were announced, the entire Carefree City became instantly lively.


    The citizens of the city never imagined such benefits; medical expenses could be reimbursed, and even the elderly could receive a small pension each month.


    This made all ordinary people feel somewhat unreal because in this world filled with cultivators, their presence felt exceedingly weak.


    But now, they had gained a trace of presence.


    Especially as Xu Wendong promised, once the wastnd was cultivated, every citizen in the city would receive ten acres of fertilend for farming.


    Furthermore, there would be nond rent, nor any taxes.


    "Lord Xu is truly a benevolent figure, the benefactor of our Carefree City!" An elderly man wept tears of joy.


    "We should erect a Merit Monument for Lord Xu!"


    Clearly.


    Xu Wendong’s name spread throughout Carefree City, entering everyone’s hearts.


    Of course.


    The policies Xu Wendong proposed not only included taxes, healthcare, and pensions but also suggested building schools and holding examinations.


    Yet this policy will take time to evaluate its effectiveness.


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    "Senior, I seem to feel a mysterious force entering my body."


    The government office.


    Xu Wendong was incredibly excited; it was an unseen, intangible force, yet extraordinarily mystical.


    "This is the Virtue Power." Dragon Soul’s voice echoed withfort: "Not expected, you managed to gain Virtue Power in such a short time!"


    "This is credited to the citizen-friendly policies you introduced earlier."


    "However, don’t be too happy too soon."


    "Your current Virtue Power is still in an intangible state and not very useful."


    "You’re quite far from condensing the Ten Thousand Citizens Seal."


    "Not necessarily." Xu Wendong revealed apelling smile: "If I expand the citizen-friendly policies of Carefree City throughout the ckwater Kingdom, do you think my Virtue Power might double?"


    Dragon Soul’s tone also hinted at excitement: "Indeed, it’s a way to quickly enhance Virtue Power!"


    Xu Wendong immediately gathered paper and pen and wrote down the citizen-friendly policies of Carefree City.


    Among them were exams, taxes, pensions, healthcare, and other policies.


    Even though the ckwater Kingdom had tax policies, they were too vague.


    His tax policies were detailed, directly imported from those on Earth.


    Taxing ording to ie proportion.


    Simply put, the more you earn, the more you pay.


    After writing, Xu Wendong summoned a yamen runner to deliver the memorial to Jingdu using the teleportation array.


    Havingpleted this, he smiled broadly as he walked out of the government office, feeling the warm sunlight on his skin, giving him a sense of a promising future.


    Yet.


    Unbeknownst to him.


    Someone already intended to kill him.


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    As the Three Great ns of Carefree City.


    The Shen Family, the Pei Family, and the Du Family had long controlled the economy and direction of Carefree City.


    But now.


    The emergence of Xu Wendong seriously threatened their financial paths.


    Therefore, the three n Leaders gathered together, each with dark faces, eyes filled with an undeniable killing intent.


    "Everyone, share your ns!" Shen Congwen spoke.


    Pei Yuang: "If it’s just providing some Spirit Stones, our Pei Family can manage; it’s merely a way to avoid disaster by losing money."


    "However, the policies Xu Wendong proposed aim to cut off our livelihood!" Saying this, his eyes revealed uncontroble killing intent.


    Du Nanqiu: "Chief Pei is indeed right, our Three Great Families have many ways to make money, even maintaining a teleportation array is no difficulty for us."


    "What I can’t ept is the taxation. If we really tax ording to his proposed ratio, it means giving away forty-five Spirit Stones for every hundred we earn."


    "This is simply bullying and disrespecting the dignity of our Three Great Families."


    "Xu Wendong must die!"


    Shen Congwen’s eyes also shone with a chilling coldness: "Had we known, we should have eliminated him right when he took office, instead of giving him ample time to refine the County Seal!"


    Upon saying this.


    The atmosphere became considerably heavier; they all knew they’d missed the chance to eliminate Xu Wendong.


    Realistically recognized that eliminating Xu Wendong had be extremely difficult.


    Merely having the County Seal made him absolutely invincible in Carefree City.


    Even if the threetter-stage Great Ascension experts joined forces.


    They couldn’t possibly be Xu Wendong’s match.


    "Actually, I might have a way to eliminate Xu Wendong, even if he’s refined the County Seal, he’ll assuredly die." Du Nanqiu grinned, his eyes exuding a sinister gleam.