I become a god in another world

Chapter 498 Completely different
Chapter 498

Melon seeds, peanuts and other foods were brought up in an eight-treasure plate. Mr. Xie stretched out his hand to grab the fruit, but paused when he heard Liu Yequan's words.

After a while, he reached into the plate as if nothing had happened, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and cracked them with a loud "crunch" sound. He even deliberately and ungently spat the melon seed shells loudly onto the ground.

Zhang Chuanshi showed a look of disgust on his face.

Liu Yequan did not notice this little episode and said to himself:

"I heard from Lord Zhu that this General Jin was born in the Xie family of the Imperial Capital, and he is an old figure of the Jing generation."

Shopkeeper Liu said this unintentionally, but the listeners took it seriously.

When everyone in Wan'an County heard the words of the "Jing" generation, they were all stunned.

Mr. Xie was eating melon seeds, but he was always keeping an eye on Zhao Fusheng out of the corner of his eye. Seeing Zhao Fusheng's expression change when he heard this, he also showed a curious and shocked expression.

"Generation 'Jing'?" He tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of melon seed shells, then asked first:

"how do you know?"

Zhao Fusheng originally wanted to ask, but after hearing Mr. Xie's question, he suppressed his impatience and nodded.

Mr. Xie spat the melon seed shells on Zhang Chuanshi, who became furious.

However, he knew what was good for him, and understood what the surname Xie and the generation name "Jing" meant to Zhao Fusheng and Meng Po, so he had to suppress his anger and threw the melon seed shells that Mr. Xie spat into his collar heavily to the ground with a sullen face.

Liu Yequan was stunned by the question, and then scratched his head:
"I just heard that—"

Mr. Xie laughed:
"It's just hearsay, don't take it for granted."

Liu Yequan smiled and said:

"The lord is right."

Zhao Fusheng changed his mind and looked at Mr. Xie.

She was very observant and noticed that when Liu Yequan casually addressed 'Mr. Xie' as "Sir", he did not react at all - as if he was used to it.

This made her 80% sure that Mr. Xie was the visitor from the Imperial Capital.

"It seems that you know a lot about the Xie family in Imperial Capital."

Zhao Fusheng suppressed the thought in his mind and said to Manager Liu with a smile.

When Manager Liu heard this, he looked uneasy and said hurriedly:
"Sir, we have been slaves of the King of Chu for generations. We have heard a little about the situation in the Demon Suppression Division, but we dare not say that we understand it."

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"What have you heard? Tell me about it."

Shopkeeper Liu did not dare to refuse and bowed:
"Yes."

After he answered, he thought for a moment and said:

"The existence of the Xie family can be traced back to more than a hundred years ago. It is said that their ancestor who first controlled ghosts had an amazing talent, so he held a high position in the Demon Suppression Department."

However, in the world of ghost riders, the strong prey on the weak.

If only the Xie family was in power, even if the Xie family could turn the Han Dynasty upside down while he was alive, after his death, the power he established would be like a phantom in the water, and the family would be replaced by others.

Unless another genius emerges from the Xie family.

"My father said that when the old prince was alive, he mentioned the Xie family and said that the Xie family was a royal general in the early years—" Liu Yequan said:
“But there was some collapse in the middle of the back.”

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
“This is also common sense.”

"But it's better than many ghost riders." Liu Yequan quickly added.

He said this with some regret.

Shopkeeper Liu guessed that Zhao Fusheng was from the Xie family of Dijing, and unknowingly said many things that he shouldn't have said during the conversation. He felt a little uneasy, but fortunately Zhao Fusheng did not show any dissatisfaction.

"You go on to say the generation name 'Jing'."

Zhao Fusheng noticed his expression and asked again in a gentle tone.

Shopkeeper Liu felt relieved and continued:
"Sir, I am only a servant in the Chu Palace. I don't know much about the affairs of Lord Suppressing Demons. I have heard of the Xie family's 'Jing' generation. It is said that this is the most talented and outstanding generation of descendants of the king and generals of the past."

Meng Po couldn't help hearing this:
"Sir, the Xie family's generation name is——"

When she got to this point, she glanced at Mr. Xie again and then asked:

"Is he of the same generation as that person?"

"Probably."

Zhao Fusheng nodded, "And he might know something about the past."

Meng Po's eyes lit up:
"That's great!" After she said that, she looked Mr. Xie up and down with a look of satisfaction in her eyes.

Liu Yequan had no idea what the two men meant by their words, so he could only stand aside in fear.

Zhao Fusheng asked him:
"What else do you know about the Xie family?"

"I don't know." Liu Yequan shook his head quickly:

"Master Zhu said that the person who came to Shangyang County from the Imperial Capital this time might be the ancestor of the Xie family with the surname 'Jing'. He is one of the strongest and oldest gold generals in the Demon Suppression Division..."

"The strongest—" Zhao Fusheng's tone was slightly prolonged, looking at Mr. Xie:
“Oldest???”

Her eyes fell on Mr. Xie's mouth and then fell into deep thought.

The corners of Mr. Xie's mouth twitched slightly.

After a while, Liu Yequan carefully looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked in a low voice:

"Speaking of which, sir, are you from the Imperial Capital?"

Zhao Fusheng came back to his senses and looked at him with a smile:

"Do you think we are like the Xie family of Dijing?"

Liu Yequan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head:

"No, not really."

"Indeed, we are not." Zhao Fusheng said calmly: "I just said that we are from Xuzhou."

At this point, Zhao Fusheng realized that the situation in Shangyang County was different from what she had originally expected.

Things in Qingzhengfang are also quite complicated. Zhu Guangling is actually the patron saint of Qingzhengfang in Shangyang County, and he has a close relationship with the people in Ding'an Tower. He even told them about the upcoming visitor from Dijing.

Zhao Fusheng no longer planned to hide his identity.

"Since Zhu Guangling told you that the Xie family would go to Shangyang County from the Imperial Capital, did he tell you what the purpose of the people coming from the Imperial Capital was?"

"He said he was going to take on a ghost case..." Liu Yequan blurted out.

"Yes." Zhao Fusheng sighed: "Zhu Guangling even told you about this."

After she sighed, she said:

"There was a ghost disaster in Changping County under the jurisdiction of our Xuzhou. After the disaster was temporarily suppressed in the county, they were unable to deal with this evil ghost, so they reported it to the imperial capital and agreed to meet in Shangyang County. We are from Changping County."

Liu Yequan said:

"No wonder, no wonder—" he said repeatedly:
"I think you are not as old as Mr. Xie." After saying this, he asked:
"Is your surname Ding?"

Zhao Fusheng laughed: He even knows this.

But she shook her head:
"My surname is Zhao, and I am from Wan'an County under the jurisdiction of Changping County."

She deliberately mentioned "Wan'an County" while looking at Mr. Xie out of the corner of her eye. She saw that Mr. Xie, who was eating melon seeds and was in a state of excitement, bulged his eyes when he heard the words "Wan'an County". Fortunately, he raised his hand in time to press them back into his eye sockets.

His eyebrows fell like snowflakes, as if he was frightened out of his brows. This showed that he had an impression of Wan'an County.

Zhao Fusheng noticed his reaction, but did not expose him. Instead, he pointed at Ding Datong:

"This is the general of Changping County, Ding Datong, Lord Ding."

The situation she described was completely different from what Manager Liu had expected. The shrewd manager was stunned for a moment and looked at Ding Datong, not knowing how to react.

Ding Datong said frankly:

"This is Lord Zhao from Wan'an County. She will be the main person on this trip. Just answer Lord Zhao's questions."

After he spoke, Manager Liu came back to his senses and responded with "yes" repeatedly.

"Now that we are talking about this, although you gentlemen are not Master Xie from the Imperial Capital, you are also from the Demon Suppression Division. After all, you are one of us. I dare not hide the situation in Qingzhengfang from you gentlemen."

Liu Yequan said:

"Let me first answer the first question that Lord Zhao originally asked."

Zhao Fusheng began to ask him: Is it not peaceful in Qingzhengfang?

This is also the issue that the Changping County group is most concerned about.

"To be honest with you, sir, there have indeed been ghosts at night in our Qingzhengfang in the past few years." After he said this, his shoulders sank, as if a huge stone had been lifted off his shoulders.

The two brothers Fan Bi Si looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

Today the world is in chaos and evil spirits are rampant.

However, most ordinary people are ignorant and muddle-headed, living from day to day and having only a vague understanding of the disaster caused by ghosts.

If the ghost disaster in Qingzhengfang had become known to ordinary people, it would prove that this place was not safe, but why did Liu Yequan and others still dare to live here? Moreover, the houses in Qingzhengfang were expensive and hard to find.

"There has never been peace in our Demon Suppression Division. After each of the Silver Generals of the Demon Suppression Division took office, the most difficult problem they encountered was suppressing evil spirits."

Liu Yequan could see that Zhao Fusheng was not someone who could be easily dismissed with just a few words, so he simply told him everything he knew.

"Generally, when the Demon Suppression Division's ghost handlers investigate cases, the ghosts come from outside, but the ghosts in our Shangyang County come from the Demon Suppression Division itself."

He said:
"I've been here for quite a few years, and in the past few years I was always worried every year."

"No matter day or night, sometimes you can hear women crying, and occasionally there will be evil spirits wandering around." Liu Yequan shook his head, "If you want to survive in this city, you have to find ways to pay the gods' fees and pray for protection from the adults."

However, the protection of the Ghost Rider is not reliable. Sometimes the Ghost Rider himself is even more terrifying than the evil spirits.

Thinking back to his life back then, Liu Yequan's face turned pale. After a long while, he continued:
"It was not until a year and a half ago, when Mr. Zhu took office, that the situation changed."

In his words, Zhu Guangling was a very good person, "…very loyal, always keeping his promises, taking good care of the people around him, and not killing innocent people."

Liu Yequan praised several times in a row:
"The most important thing is that after Lord Zhu came, the ghost disaster in Shangyang County was suppressed."

The Zhu Guangling he was talking about was completely different from the Zhu Guangling that Zhao Fusheng knew, as if he were two completely different people.

One of them created a terrible ghost disaster that was enough to subvert 38 counties and killed countless people; the other was loyal and righteous, and protected the lives of the people in Shangyang County.

"Sir, what he said is not credible." Meng Po shook her head:
"How can a person's temperament differ so much—"

Because of Shen Yishu's ending, she had a very bad impression of Shangyang County. In addition, the destruction of Wenxing County made her very disgusted with Zhu Guangling, the silver general of Shangyang County. When she heard Liu Yequan praising this general everywhere, she immediately showed anger.

"it is true!"

Liu Yequan smiled bitterly:
"Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to lie to you. Shangyang County is plagued by ghosts, and only by the ghost masters can we keep it peaceful."

"Before Lord Zhu came to Shangyang County, sometimes when he said it would get dark, evil spirits would come out and if you were unlucky enough you would die if you encountered one." In addition to heavy taxes and corvée labor, every household had to find ways to save money to pay the Demon Suppression Division for talismans to ask the 'god' to protect safety.

"Everyone's life has become better since Lord Zhu came. Lord Zhu has magical powers and can call for rain and drive away evil spirits. As long as it rains, he will protect the people."

Meng Po doesn't believe it:

"Zhu Guangling is not a good person."

Liu Yequan said anxiously:

"I swear on my oath. If you don't believe me, ask the waiter in Ding'an Building."

The guests who had followed downstairs and were hiding in the corner to watch the fun all nodded when they heard this:
"Master Zhu is indeed a good man."

"The evil spirits he controls are related to water," Meng Po said bluntly, "Calling the wind and rain is clearly inviting evil spirits to do evil."

"It's related to ghosts." Liu Yequan nodded.

Meng Po was very surprised when she heard this:
"It sounds like you guys know the inside story." She looked at the old man who had led everyone to Ding'an Tower in the first place:
"The ghosts controlled by Zhu Guangling will mark them when they see water. The marked people will drown, and after death, the footprints they left behind will emerge and become one of the walking points of the evil ghosts."

This can be seen from the fact that after the human-skin ghost in Ding'an Tower was "subdued", Zhu Guangling's ghost appeared.

"We all witnessed it with our own eyes, so you can't cheat." Meng Po said coldly.

Liu Yequan immediately nodded and admitted:
"Yes. The ghosts and gods controlled by Lord Zhu measure people by their footprints."

Liu Yizhen sneered when he heard this:
"Any ghost can be called a ghost or god?"

Their group had previously displayed their magical powers, and Liu Yizhen was carrying a huge coffin on his back, so it looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

Liu Yequan is just an ordinary person, and logically he would not dare to offend the ghost rider.

But when he heard what Liu Yizhen said, he immediately showed dissatisfaction on his face and forced a smile:

"How can you not be called a ghost or god when you have protected so many people in Qingzhengfang?"

After he finished talking back, his heart started beating wildly. He regretted for not keeping his temper and said quickly:

"You may have some misunderstandings." He explained in a gentle voice:
"After Lord Zhu came, our Qingzhengfang finally regained its yin and yang, with a clear distinction between day and night."

In the past, regardless of day or night, once the evil spirits revived, a ghost domain would be formed.

It is common to see the sky bright and sunny one moment and thick fog the next, and people rushing back home to hide.

Although the county town of Shangyang County is guarded by a silver general and no large-scale deaths have occurred - but the number of times evil spirits have resurrected has increased, and the people are worried and have no peace all day long.

After Zhu Guangling arrived, he suppressed the ghost disaster in the city. It was daytime all day long and it only started to rain after nightfall.

To the people in Qingzhengfang, this night rain was like a special mark of Zhu Guangling.

Wherever the rain falls, it becomes his ghost domain. Other evil spirits cannot enter his domain, which makes the place where the rain falls especially safe.

As Zhu Guangling controlled Shangyang County for a longer time, the people of Shangsanfang revered him more and more. Eventually, they knew that wherever he walked, there would be ghost footprints left behind. If they stepped on the ghost's footprints, they would be marked by the ghost. This meant that if Zhu Guangling was in trouble in the future and the ghost revived, those who had been marked by him would die at the hands of the ghost. Even though they knew this, the people of Shangsanfang were willing to rush to step on the footprints in the rain. After Liu Yequan finished speaking, the old man who led the way nodded his head:

"With the protection of Lord Zhu's footprints, I am immune to all evil spirits."

"Immortal from all evil spirits—"

Zhao Fusheng murmured softly. She glanced at Mr. Xie for some unknown reason and had a bad feeling in her heart: the people of Shangsanfang in Shangyang County seemed to have too good an impression of Zhu Guangling and admired him very much.

When Liu, the shopkeeper of Ding'an Tower, mentioned the evil spirit controlled by Zhu Guangling, he did not call it a ghost, but kept calling it a "ghost god" - this situation is not good.

Under such circumstances, it is very likely that Zhu Guangling has already received offerings from some of the people in Shangyang County.