Chapter 70: The Reason for the City God's Talk
Daohai!
The original name cannot be checked!
He entered a temple to practice Buddhism at the age of four.
It takes no less than two hands to kill the evil spirits.
This record is more impressive than many ghost officials in the underworld.
Evil ghosts harm people .
Dao Hai has witnessed this several times and combined with his own experience, he has never had a good impression of the ghost catchers in the underworld. As a ghost catcher in the underworld, it is his duty to catch evil ghosts, and allowing evil ghosts to harm people is dereliction of duty.
He had beaten up the ghost messenger from the underworld in Shangyang County several times, let alone now that he had come to Poyang County.
The corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched. He had already heard from Daoyuan about Daohai's previous fierce battle record. If the abbot had not stopped him, he would have been a ruthless character who wanted to burn down the City God Temple.
But he was still shocked when he saw Dao Hai's ruthless blow.
This is a bit too cruel.
In comparison, it seemed a bit merciful that I just used willow branches to whip the intestine ghosts.
If the water ghost goes crazy, it is not his own problem, but because of his poor psychological endurance.
This Zen stick directly made Yinchai's figure disappear, but soon Yinchai's figure reappeared, but he looked a little thinner than before.
"You... dare to attack my underworld..."
Bang bang bang!
Dao Hai didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking and used the three Zen staffs again.
The figure of the ghost disappeared three times.
The other ghost's hands were shaking as he held the chain. He wanted to help his companion, but when he saw Daohai's fleshy face and the Buddha's light when he swung the Zen staff, he finally chose to stand aside and tremble.
They are the ghost messengers of the underworld, but to put it bluntly they are also ghosts. It's just that the City God has recruited them to be his subordinates. The common people only worship the City God, and the power of the incense cannot reach them, so they are also afraid of the Buddha's light.
"Stop fighting. Master, if there is anything you want to know, please ask. I will tell you everything I know."
"Brother, stop it."
Lin Ye stopped Dao Hai and looked at the frightened Yinchai. It would have been better if he had done this earlier. Why did he have to endure this beating?
"Tell me, what's going on with the Ye family?"
"Ye Zhiyuan died six years ago, but his soul left Poyang County. When he returned to the city today, the City God sensed it and ordered me to come and claim his soul."
"What about Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children?"
"Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children have been dead for several years, but the City God has ordered us not to come and claim their souls. The current state of Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children is also arranged by the City God. If you two adults have any questions, you may go to the underworld to ask the City God."
"Since you have such a distinguished guest, why not come to my City God's Office to have a chat?"
Just when Lin Ye was hesitating whether to go to the City God Temple, a voice sounded in his ears. This time Lin Ye didn't have to hesitate. The City God sensed the situation here and took the initiative to transmit the message.
City God Temple!
Lin Ye and Dao Hai came to the City God Temple. The City God Temple was very popular and people came in and out to burn incense from time to time. At the door, there were four ghost messengers standing. Of course, these people could not see them.
A woman was holding a child while burning incense. The child twisted his body and the woman loosened her grip a little, and the child's face poked towards the direction of the lit incense head.
Just as the child’s eyes were about to be poked by the incense sticks, a breeze blew and lifted the child’s head, and the three incense sticks were extinguished instantly.
"Thank you, City God, for your blessing."
The woman was frightened and she checked the child first. After making sure her son was not injured, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the statue of the City God in the temple, murmuring words of thanks to the City God for appearing.
A middle-aged man in Confucian robes walked out of the temple.
"Poyang City God greets you two brothers."
The City God saluted, and Lin Ye and Dao Hai naturally returned the salute.
"Please come in, my two brothers."
The City God led Lin Ye and Dao Hai to the backyard of the City God Temple. However, before turning around, the City God glanced at the four ghost messengers at the door and said in a deep voice: "If you fail to do so in time and the child is injured, you will be punished after your shift."
"yes."
The four ghost messengers answered respectfully without any complaints.
"Is the City God so strict with the ghost messengers?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"People come to the temple to burn incense and pray for peace and prosperity. If I cannot protect their safety in this small area of the temple, how can I have the face to accept their incense offerings, let alone keep the area safe."
The words of the City God made Dao Hai on the side show an expression of approval. This was the real City God. He was not like the City God of Shangyang County, who had no regard for the people at all and only thought about how to obtain more power from incense.
The backyard is elegant and quiet.
There were maids serving tea and snacks, but these maids were not living people, but female ghosts.
"You two brothers entered the city with Ye Zhiyuan. I think you are curious about why Ye Zhiyuan died but his soul is no different from that of a living person, including Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children."
The City God took the initiative to bring it up, and Lin Ye nodded to indicate that it was indeed the case.
"In fact, this is all caused by my kindness back then."
The City God sighed and said, "I have been the City God of Poyang County for two decades. In other aspects, Poyang County is good. It has produced generals and wealthy businessmen, but the literary world is a little weak."
"Ye Zhiyuan showed amazing literary talent when he was young. I am very happy to see this. Publicly, a talented person in the literary world of Poyang County can drive the literary style of the entire county. Personally, I am the city god. Although I have no responsibility to educate the people of Yang, if a top scholar emerges in this place, it will be a great merit."
"I have paid close attention to Ye Zhiyuan, but who could have thought that fate would play tricks on him. Ye Zhiyuan failed the imperial examinations twice in a row, and later died of a heart attack due to the ridicule of merchants. It's such a pity."
The City God had a look of regret on his face. "To be honest, I have been paying attention to Ye Zhiyuan for many years. In my heart, Ye Zhiyuan is like my own son or nephew."
"After Ye Zhiyuan died, his soul left his body, but he didn't realize he was dead. I speculate that it was because he was obsessed with passing the imperial examinations. I was soft-hearted at the time, so I let him go and gave him the Soul-Fixing Orb."
"The Soul-Fixing Bead can stabilize the soul and make it live like a living person. After Ye Zhiyuan's death, his wife and children were living in misery. Yunniang was so depressed that she hanged herself with her son."
I originally thought that Ye Zhiyuan would go far away, as he was obsessed with passing the imperial examinations. With Ye Zhiyuan's talent, he would pass sooner or later. I also gave his wife and children the Soul-Fixing Pearl, waiting for Ye Zhiyuan to return from high school so that the whole family could be reunited, which would also be considered to have relieved my obsession.
"But who would have thought that Ye Zhiyuan went to a foreign land just to repay a favor? This official's guess was wrong, but no matter what, what I did violated the rules of the underworld. Now that Ye Zhiyuan has returned, he should be sent back to the underworld, and this official will also apologize to the underworld."
