I become a god in another world

Chapter 483: Shangyang Strange Events
Chapter 483

Ding Datong ignored Qian Zhongying's mumbling and looked at Zhao Fusheng:
"Sir, I think this case in Shangyang County is not a simple one."

When it comes to the Jin general's deployment, the court certainly attaches more importance to it than to the ghost fetus.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, but didn't rush to discuss the matter. Instead, he looked at Qian Zhongying:
"What exactly caused the ghost case in Wenxing County?"

"Actually..." Qian Zhongying hesitated:
"I don't quite understand how the ghost disaster was caused--"

As Zhao Fusheng and the others stared at him, his voice gradually faded away.

Qian Zhongying is an ordinary person after all, and his fear of the Demon Suppression Division is deeply rooted in his heart.

Zhao Fusheng didn't think he was a man without ideas - the fact that he was able to successfully escape from the county with his family after the ghost case in Wenxing County, and even got a job as an official in Shangyang County, was enough to prove that this man had some capabilities.

He couldn't explain it clearly at this time, it should be an excuse, as he was worried that he would lose his life if he said the wrong thing.

"Don't be hesitant. Just say whatever you know. As long as it's not fabricated, there is nothing to be afraid of." Zhao Fusheng looked at him with a warning tone.

Qian Zhongying's eyes flickered:
"I'm afraid I'll say something wrong and make the adults unhappy."

Zhao Fusheng said:

"You haven't said it yet, so how do you know I'm unhappy?"

Although Qian Zhongying was somewhat cunning, he was just an ordinary person after all. He had a natural fear of ghost riders. He felt a little uneasy after being threatened by Zhao Fusheng.

After a while, he gritted his teeth:
"After all, you dealt with the ghost disaster in Wenxing County and saved Qian Fa in Huangma Town. You can be considered a benefactor of our Qian family—"

At this point, he seemed to have given up and closed his eyes:

"I will speak boldly. If I say something wrong, you can teach me or tell me to shut up."

"You say." Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"The story begins more than a year ago," Qian Zhongying said hesitantly.

He knelt on the wooden board inside the car with his buttocks resting on his heels. When he mentioned this topic, he was obviously very uneasy and moved his body several times as if there were nails stuck in his heels.

"More than a year ago?" Zhao Fusheng could see that he was very nervous, so he deliberately made a casual remark to help him control his fear and continue speaking.

Qian Zhongying nodded absentmindedly:

"I wonder if you have heard of the new regulations in Shangyang County."

"New rules?" Zhao Fusheng asked curiously, "I don't know much about Shangyang County. I only know there is a rule about 'right of first night'."

When Qian Zhongying heard the term "right of primogeniture", an expression of extreme humiliation appeared on his face.

This topic ignited the anger in his heart and made him bolder:

"Your Excellency is right, but this rule is just one of the rules of Shangyang County." Affected by the anger in his heart, his originally uneasy mood quickly calmed down and said:
"After all, every emperor has his own ministers, and every different Demon Suppression Division commander has different rules."

More than forty years ago, Zang Xiongshan set a bad precedent for Shangyang County. Every general thereafter would come up with some strange rules.

"I understand." Zhao Fusheng nodded. "I heard that the general of Shangyang County, Zhu Guangling, came here to take up his post a year and a half ago."

"Yes." Qian Zhongying smiled bitterly:

"Our county has a bad reputation."

This place doesn't have a good reputation in Bingzhou.

Shangyang County is full of crooked things, with the demon-controlling officials, led by the Demon Suppression Division, being cruel and ruthless, treating human life as worthless.

There are not many good people in the government under the Demon Suppression Division. These officials protect each other and work together to cover up the truth. Sometimes they use chicken feathers as an excuse to gain power, frequently make false cases, and kill innocent people, making life miserable for the people under them.

Besides, in such a harsh environment, the people are not good people.

When people in Bingzhou City talk about the people of Shangyang County, they always use a saying to describe them: Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.

Good people don’t live long, and those who can live to this day are all from poor families - the Chang family is one example.

They were not extremely evil, but the darkness of human nature was fully revealed in their lawsuit with the Yang family. Qian Zhongying made money from this family without any guilt at all - everyone made money based on their own abilities, not to mention the eldest brother, let alone the second brother.

"Now that things have come to this, you are not an outsider, so I will have the courage to tell you what I have to say."

Qian Zhongying smiled and said:
"Our county can't keep people for long." When he said this, Ding Datong beside him had a lot to say:

"Generally, the evil spirits controlled by the commander of a county can only reach the evil level at most—"

The Han Dynasty had a vast territory, and there were more than 1300 counties, large and small, that had not been abandoned. Each county had to have a Demon Suppression Office, and in the Office there were ghost controllers.

Junior ghost riders die quickly, and many times even the Demon Suppression Bureau’s headquarters in the capital does not have enough time to recruit new people. Once requests for help are made from various places, the new commander will go to the local area accompanied by ghost riders from the prefectures and counties to take up the post.

This also led to the fact that the quality and strength of many command officials were uneven - the slightly stronger assistants would be kept by the prefectures and counties for various reasons and become one of their powerful "helpers" in solving ghost cases.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to imagine the difficulties faced by the counties and even the towns and villages under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties.

"So under normal circumstances, if there are no accidents, the lifespan of a Ghost Tamer in a county is generally between one and a half and two years—"

Even for someone like Zheng He, living for just over two years is considered "longevity" - this is due to the special method of Zheng He's ghost-controlling skills. His evil spirits can take ghost money to save their lives.

Therefore, the Demon Suppression Division treated Zheng He quite well. In the early years, they allowed him to live under the Zhengling Division of Baozhi County to avoid work and save his life. In fact, the condition was that Feng Guangchong of the Demon Suppression Division in Xuzhou saw the special nature of the evil ghost controlled by Zheng He, and wanted to use Zheng He to trap the ghost, and wanted to find a suitable host for this ghost who spit out the "life-buying money", and then support this ghost to advance to a higher level.

At this point, Ding Datong sighed again:
"Your Excellency's situation is an alternative--" As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately stopped talking.

However, Zhao Fusheng's existence is indeed special.

The court is still unclear about the specific situation in Wan'an County. Although Zheng He's words alarmed Feng Guangchong after the ghost disaster in Bao County was reported, Feng Guangchong should have sent a letter to the capital, but human nature is suspicious, and many things are believed to be true only when seen.

Before Ding Datong witnessed Zhao Fusheng's strength with his own eyes, he only believed Zheng He's report three-quarters of the way.

I believe that Feng Guangchong probably had the same wrong estimate of Zhao Fusheng's strength as he did before.

"During this trip to the capital, Your Excellency may order the Demon Suppression Division—"

Ding Datong stopped talking after he had made some points.

Fan Bisi and the others could hear his implication: Zhao Fusheng's arrival in Beijing this time might stir up the imperial capital. Zhao Fusheng smiled and did not think about what would happen after he arrived in Beijing. Instead, he reminded Ding Datong:
"Let's talk about Shangyang County."

Ding Datong nodded:
"Yes."

Getting back to the point, he said:
"The Demon Commander in the county usually lives for about two years, but the one guarding the county level is already a general-level ghost rider."

The Han Dynasty divided ghost riders into different ranks according to the rank of generals. The ghost riders who stayed in the Imperial Capital were all very powerful people, most of them were eccentric, violent, and unruly. However, the Imperial Capital was the base camp of the Han Dynasty after all, and it was where the emperor lived. Above these powerful ghost riders, there were the Jin generals who kept them down.

Although the imperial family of the Han Dynasty has declined and the emperor's prestige has decreased to this day, the Han Dynasty was divided into the Pre-Han Dynasty and the Great Han Dynasty, which ruled for a total of more than 400 years. The imperial family of the court has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and for the time being the emperor is still protected by the Demon Suppression Division.

There are golden generals in the Imperial Capital's Demon Suppression Division, but Ding Datong is not sure of their number - many of the veteran golden generals are very terrifying, such as the ghost minions who have passed down the Soul and Destiny Book from generation to generation.

Such evil ghosts are special, and the people who control them are relatively long-lived. For example, Jia Yi, who controls the ghost minions, has survived for at least ten years, and so far, the ghost controllers of the Demon Suppression Bureau have not heard of any news of his unstable condition.

——Of course, if Jia Yi’s evil ghost is really about to revive, it would be a major event that could overthrow the Han Dynasty. If such a thing were to happen, the news would not be leaked, otherwise the panic caused would cause great unrest.

Below the gold general is the silver general.

Although there is only one level of rank between them, the difference in strength is huge.

"The one who controls a disaster-level ghost is a silver general, and it is possible that the one who controls a disaster-level ghost is also only a silver general—"

Ding Datong did not hesitate to tell the secrets he knew, and even betrayed his old superior immediately:
"The ghosts controlled by Feng Guangchong are also on the verge of promotion. More than two years ago, it was said that they were on the verge of disaster level."

If Feng Guangchong wanted to advance in these years, he would have probably advanced to the ghost level long ago, but he didn't dare.

"Before the imperial court's ghost chariots are sent out, especially to important positions like guarding a prefecture, they cannot go crazy. Before they go out, they must first go through the Imperial Capital Demon Suppression Department and ask them to find a specific ghost chariot to make a ghost seal that is strong enough to suppress the evil spirits in their bodies."

These ghost seals can help general-level ghost riders maintain their sanity and be less susceptible to the influence of evil spirits, or cause them to act crazy and out of control, and die from the resurrection of evil spirits.

"When I took office, I also went to the capital. A general from the Imperial Capital put a ghost mark on my neck."

When he said this, he leaned forward and unzipped his collar, wanting to expose his neck to Zhao Fusheng.

There was a hideous bite mark on the left side of his neck, as if a piece of flesh had been torn off by a wild beast, leaving a scar after the wound healed.

The bite mark was green in color, but as time passed, the evil spirit gradually disappeared. This should be the ghost mark that Ding Datong mentioned was left on him by the ghost rider in the imperial capital before he left the capital in his early years.

"Nominally, this mark can protect me from death from the resurrection of the evil ghost for at least five years." However, since the ghost mark was placed, the suppression of Ding Datong's evil ghost has actually been slowly weakening. He feels uneasy, so he is very active in planning to go to Beijing for this ghost fetus case. The reason is that he wants to renew the ghost mark.

Fortunately, he was lucky enough to meet Zhao Fusheng, who replaced the door god mark.

The ghosts and gods who have enjoyed incense and offerings and have been officially conferred titles by Zhao Fusheng in the List of Gods are not comparable to ordinary evil ghosts or ghost seals.

The moment the door god guarded Ding Datong's neck, Ding Datong made a comparison and immediately knew who was better.

The evil ghost he controls is a special one, a hanged ghost. His method of killing people is to hang them up and strangle them to death.

Before leaving the capital, General Jin sealed his evil ghost by letting the ghost bite him. The evil ghost bit his neck hard, leaving a ghost mark deep enough to see the bone.

The evil ghost bit his neck, and in disguise bit the evil ghost controlled by Ding Datong.

Over the past few years, he has felt the power of the two ghosts fighting each other all the time.

The hanged ghost often struggled to tighten his neck, but every time the ghost's power took effect, the ghost's teeth marks on his neck would immediately bite into his flesh.

As long as the two ghosts' powers were balanced, he would be safe.

In the past six months, Ding Datong also used the power of evil spirits to deal with the ghost fetus case, which caused the ghost tooth mark to be consumed, and he was already showing a tendency to be unable to control the hanged ghost.

After Zhao Fusheng cast the ghost seal of the door god, the remaining power of the ghost tooth seal was completely suppressed. At the same time, Ding Datong also felt the long-lost peace and quiet.

The most obvious feature was that the suffocating feeling that had been strangling his neck for several years had completely disappeared.

He seemed to have never been threatened by ghosts.

When I fell asleep in the middle of the night, I didn't feel that a ghost would strangle my neck or hang my body on the beam at any time. Instead, I felt indescribably peaceful and calm.

The hanged ghost was completely suppressed, and when it borrowed its power again, it couldn't even muster the slightest strength to resist - this was something Ding Datong had never dared to think about before.

In the past, whenever he used the power of ghosts, the hanged ghost would try to revive.

But this time, when he tried to borrow the power of the hanged ghost again, it couldn't cause any trouble at all. As soon as he wanted to kill someone, the door god immediately revived and suppressed it.

From then on, Ding Datong was very obedient to Zhao Fusheng and was determined to follow her back to Wan'an County.

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"So once a general guarding a county receives the seal, he can at least extend his life by three to four years. If he performs well and is still lucid, he will have the opportunity to report back to the capital, and he can even receive the ghost seal again to extend his life again."

With this said, the situation in Shangyang County is indeed special.

Qian Zhongying started the conversation by throwing out a brick to attract jade. Seeing that Ding Datong had already talked about this, he also said:

"Master Ding is right. In Shangyang County, the Demon Suppression Commander changes frequently."

Ding Datong nodded:
"Because I have an appointment with the Lord of the Imperial Capital to meet in Shangyang County, I also did some research. Before I left, Lord Feng Guangchong also reminded me that Shangyang County is special. The general-level ghost riders guarding here, whether they are generals or silver generals, can only serve for a maximum of two years. Many of them will die in about a year due to the resurrection of evil spirits."

Zhao Fusheng was shocked.

"Died from the resurrection of a ghost?" she asked.

Ding Datong and Qian Zhongying nodded in unison.

Fan Bisi and his two brothers, Zhang Chuanshi and the others were all startled, and Meng Po also asked:
"Since he died from the resurrection of a fierce ghost, where does the ghost go after the ghost rider dies?"

Wu Shaochun joked:

"They won't be entrenched in Shangyang County, will they?"

He had just said it casually, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Fusheng, Ding Datong, Liu Yizhen and others all turned their heads and stared at him. Wu Shaochun was stunned for a moment, and then his scalp went numb and goose bumps popped up:

"No way!"

Zhang Chuanshi also widened his eyes like green beans, hugged his head, and a look of pain appeared on his face which was bruised and swollen from being beaten.

As Zhao Fusheng and the others were discussing important matters, he did not dare to say a word. He could only desperately grab the pitifully thin bun on his head.