I become a god in another world

Chapter 499 The Master is Not Dead
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"This is not a easy thing to do." Liu Yizhen shook his head and sighed.

Everyone had a solemn expression, as they all knew the consequences if Zhu Guangling was subjected to offerings of incense - once the evil spirits were worshipped by the people, they would become even more powerful and would turn into ghosts and gods.

Although the ordinary ghosts and gods that receive incense (such as Qiao Yuesheng) cannot be compared with the orthodox gods who have been canonized, they are also much more ferocious than ordinary evil spirits. Once an evil ghost erupts, it will cause very serious ghost disasters.

Everyone felt heavy in their hearts.

Meng Po gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice:
"At worst, I can fight him to death."

"There's no need to fight to the death—" Zhao Fusheng shook his head.

She now has a total of 324232 merit points, which is more than enough to open the next level of the List of Gods.

If the situation is critical, you can first find a way to confer a title on Zhu Guangling, and then find a way to accumulate merit points.

But Zhao Fusheng suspected that the situation was not that simple.

The ghost disaster in Shangyang County is very complicated.

She had several questions in her mind.

First: Since Zang Xiongshan took over Shangyang County 44 years ago, the Shangyang County Demon Suppression Department has replaced the generals who suppress ghosts at an average rate of about two years.

According to clues from various sources, these generals are quite powerful, almost all of them are above the silver general level, and the evil spirits they control are at least at the disaster level.

These generals eventually died in Shangyang County, and no one could walk out of this place alive. After their death, where did the evil spirits controlled by these ghost-controlling generals go?
Second: The evil ghost with human skin that Zhao Fusheng encountered before.

When a human-skinned evil spirit appears, the prompt in the List of Gods is "A calamity-level evil spirit appears."

The clues in the Investiture of the Gods could not be wrong, and the rank of the human-skinned ghost was beyond doubt.

However, in the process of dealing with ghosts later, Zhao Fusheng discovered that the human-skin ghost was not a robbery-level ghost itself.

Since a ghost with human skin was trapped and then another ghost with human skin appeared, she could conclude that there was definitely more than one ghost with human skin in Shangyang County.

If she had not decisively copied the power of the door god and merged with the second door god, destroying the two combined human-skinned ghosts in a very short time, perhaps a third human-skinned ghost would have appeared later.

What is this evil ghost in human skin?

Third: Zhu Guangling.

Judging from previous situations, Zhu Guangling has resurrected as a ghost, but he seems to be very popular among the people.

Most importantly, the Investiture of the Gods rated him as: Tribulation Level.

This also means that when Zhu Guangling summoned the ghost handlers and county magistrates from the 38 counties under the jurisdiction of Shangyang County to enter the county, he marked these people one by one, used their movements to spread the laws of evil spirits, and harvested the lives of many innocent people to worship the evil spirits.

This man has killed countless people and has a huge blood debt on his back. He is responsible for the lives of people in Wenxing County and other counties. However, he is regarded as a god in the Shangsanfang of Shangyang County. This has to be said to be a great irony.

Zhao Fusheng's mind raced, his face expressionless, and he looked at Liu Yequan again:

"Zhu Guangling's footprints are a kind of ghost print."

"Yes." Liu Yequan readily admitted:
"Isn't the ghost seal of the ghost rider a mark made by a ghost? The footprints left by Lord Zhu are also one of the ghost seals he made."

他 说:

"In our Shangsanfang, everything was normal during the day, but it started to rain at night. However, the people in Shangsanfang call this good rain or timely rain."

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"What did you say?"

"Because after the day and night return to normal, ghosts will appear at night—" Liu Yequan said indifferently:

"You have seen a ghost like the one just now, sir, right?"

Liu Yizhen asked in a lost voice:
"Ghosts like that just now appear often?"

He has been guarding against ghosts for many years and is very familiar with the evil spirits of evil spirits. The evil spirits in human skin are really ferocious and ordinary ghost handlers have difficulty in matching them.

"Ghosts come out to patrol almost every night."

Liu Yequan nodded:
"At this time, if we don't have the protection of the Ghost Seal and Ghost Rain, all of us in the Upper Three Quarters will die."

After he said this, the others understood why the people in Shangsanfang revered Zhu Guangling as a god.

Wu Shaochun frowned:
"You guys in Shangsanfang are protected, but many people died in Shangyang County."

He is a smart man. After saying this, many things have become clear. Wu Shaochun said:

"Sir, this Zhu Guangling is extremely evil!"

"Zhu Guangling summoned people from 38 counties that day, clearly intending to do evil. He slaughtered innocent people and sacrificed tens of thousands of lives to feed the evil spirits he controlled."

The more Wu Shaochun spoke, the angrier he became.

He was not a bad person by nature, and his mother died from a ghost disaster, so he could not tolerate ghost disasters - especially man-made ghost disasters like Zhu Guangling's, which he could not stand.

"You can't say that." Perhaps it was because Zhao Fusheng was smiling and didn't look fierce, or it might be because Zhu Guangling was particularly caring towards the people from Shangsanfang, which made Liu Yequan braver.

He was listening to Wu Shaochun's words at this time, and even though he knew that Wu Shaochun was a ghost rider, he still had the courage to refute in a low voice:
"There are many ghosts in Shangyang County. If you want to subdue the evil spirits, you have to use Fang'er."

"what?!"

His words made Zhao Fusheng's face change slightly, "How could you know about this?"

Liu Yequan's eyes flickered:
"What do you mean, my Lord?"

Zhao Fusheng's eyes turned cold and he winked at Fan Bisi. Fan Bisi took a quick step forward, swung his arm and hit him in the face, causing his lips to split and his teeth to shake. Blood spurted all over his face and he fell to the ground for a long time, unable to get up.

The resounding sound of the slap made the ordinary people watching the excitement in Ding'an Building look timid.

It was not until this moment that everyone finally realized that the person in front of them was a group of ghost riders.

Not to mention just beating someone, even if someone is killed, there is nowhere to appeal for justice.

"Don't be so clever in front of the adults. Who gave you the courage to talk back to us?" Fan Bi Si sneered.

He struck out with his palm, and although he was hitting a living person, the shadow of the evil spirit on his palm seemed to be reviving.

A bloodthirsty urge to kill surged in his heart, and he rubbed his palms to control his murderous aura:
"Things that don't know whether to live or die."

Shopkeeper Liu's ears were buzzing, and after a long while, he finally felt the pain in his body.

His body was shaking constantly, but Fan Bisi's slap woke him up and made him realize that the people in front of him were a group of ghost riders, not ordinary people with whom he could chat and laugh on weekdays.

"I was wrong. I got carried away for a moment." He knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake.

Zhao Fusheng frowned:
"How did you know that Zhu Guangling wanted to use human lives to become a fierce ghost?"

"Two years ago, 38 counties came to pay homage to you, and some of the magistrates stayed in our inn." Liu Yequan was honest now and answered every question.

Zhao Fusheng's face was gloomy.

She temporarily lost interest in asking questions.

The lives of people from 38 counties were sacrificed just to save Shangyang County - this sounded incredible, and she couldn't understand the intention behind Zhu Guangling's actions.

"why?"

Zhao Fusheng was puzzled, and finally all his doubts were resolved into a simple question.

Her question was out of context, but everyone present understood what she meant.

Liu Yequan didn't dare to cover his swollen face. Hearing this, he was puzzled, confused, and afraid. He answered carefully:
"Because of the severe ghost disaster in Shangyang County, Lord Zhu was initially restrained. If he had not been promoted to a ghost god, the situation in Shangyang County would have gotten out of control. Lord Zhu was saving people by doing this—"

After he finished speaking, he felt wronged again:
"Master Zhao, this is the life of tens of thousands of people in Shangyang County."

"Stop your bullshit." Ding Datong spat, "Shangyang County has tens of thousands of civilians, but people in other districts are dying as well."

On the way from Wenxing County to Jin County, the crowd met Chang Jinshui, who was killed by Zhu Guangling from Shangyang County.

"But——" Liu Yequan wanted to refute.

At this moment, Mr. Xie suddenly said quietly:
"The upper three quarters are inhabited by dignitaries and nobles." Upon hearing this, Liu Yequan's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, yes. The people in the upper three quarters are of extraordinary status, and every household is well-known."

Take Ding'an Tower for example, it belongs to the royal family.

When Mr. Xie finished speaking, not only Zhao Fusheng was surprised, but others also did not believe it:

"What's the use of being a high-ranking official? Zhu Guangling is a ghost rider."

"His situation is different from others." Mr. Xie added.

After that, he reminded Zhao Fusheng:

"Zhu Guangling still has relatives in the Imperial Capital."

"Being controlled by others?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Mr. Xie said nothing more.

By this point in the question, Zhao Fusheng was already in a bad mood.

She understood the hidden meaning of Mr. Xie's words.

Zhu Guangling had relatives who stayed in the imperial capital, so he was sent to Shangyang County to suppress ghosts.

After arriving here, he found Shangyang County a mess. In order to clean up the mess, he killed the people in the counties under the jurisdiction of the county to sacrifice to his ghosts and gods.

After the ghost god was promoted, he came into confrontation with the evil spirits that existed in the county.

"Why is this——"

Zhao Fusheng couldn't understand.

"Zhu Guangling is a silver general after all, and the ghosts he controls are of high rank. There are hundreds of ways to solve the problem, so why use this method?"

She has always believed that there were many inequalities in the Han Dynasty.

The system is unfair, and the status of people varies greatly.

But in her opinion, only evil spirits are the fairest.

In the face of ghost disasters, no matter if you are a high-ranking official or a poor commoner, you will all be afraid and will die.

Although the existence of ghost riders has improved the chances of survival for some gentry and wealthy people, human nature is complex. If there is real danger, the ghost riders will not be able to take care of others and must protect themselves first.

But there was an outlier in Shangyang County.

This Zhu Guangling actually dared to kill people to protect the powerful!

Zhao Fusheng couldn't help but curse:
"You already control ghosts, but you still bow down and serve the rich and powerful?"

She felt a sudden surge of anger in her heart and stood up and walked back and forth twice.

"Don't be angry, sir."

Wu Shaochun was originally very angry, but seeing that she was angry, he began to comfort her:

"Now that Zhu Guangling has revived as a ghost, he is already dead. Cursing or getting angry will do no good."

"Yes."

Zhang Chuanshi nodded:
"Don't let your health be damaged by your anger, sir."

"At worst, we can just deal with Zhu Guangling's evil, and then -" Fan Bisi wanted to say a few words of comfort, but stopped halfway through his words.

The deaths of people in Wenxing and other counties were related to Zhu Guangling. Now that the culprit has resurrected as an evil ghost, the only way to deal with the aftermath is to get rid of his ghost.

If Fan Bisi had been like his previous personality, he would not only be satisfied if his enemies who angered him died, but he could also take revenge on their family.

But Zhao Fusheng is a man who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and he would certainly not disdain to do such a thing.

As they were talking, Liu Yequan carefully touched his cheek with the back of his cold, trembling hand, and suddenly said something shocking:

"No, no, sirs, Master Zhu is not dead—"

"what!"

His words stunned Zhao Fusheng and others.

Except for Mr. Xie who was eating melon seeds as usual, everyone in Changping County had a slightly changed expression.

Zhao Fusheng didn’t believe it:
"Not dead? Then what about the one we just saw——"

"It's Master Zhu." Liu Yequan said:
"But Lord Zhu's situation is special. After nightfall, he will appear as a human god. After dawn, he will be Lord Zhu himself. He is not dead. What the adults just saw was just him traveling with the power of ghosts and gods."

After saying that, he said flatteringly:

"It's late at night now. I know you have a lot of questions in your mind. How about this? You've traveled all the way from Xuzhou and it's hard work. Now you have to go through the trouble again tonight."

After not talking about ghosts and gods, Liu Yequan's tone became much calmer:
"Having said this for a while, the hot water and food in the kitchen should be ready. In my opinion, you should just wash up, change clothes, eat some food and go to sleep. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."

Serving and entertaining guests is his specialty. He said:
"I will be watching the time for you adults. When the weather is about right, I will go to the Demon Suppression Division in person and talk to Lord Zhu about what happened tonight. If you have any questions, Lord Zhao can talk to Lord Zhu in person. What do you think, Lord Zhao?"

Fan Bisi was suspicious by nature, and upon hearing this he said:

"Sir, be careful of this old guy leaking information--"

"It's unfair, sir. How dare I do this? If I tell the news, I will be struck by lightning..." Liu Yequan swore an oath when he heard this.

"Forget it." Zhao Fusheng shook his head.

She was confident in her own strength and was not afraid that Liu Yequan might do something behind her back.

What's more, she originally came to Shangyang County, and wanted to find clues about the Shen Yishu case here. As long as she was in the county, she could not avoid the ghost disaster.

It would be great if Zhu Guangling was not dead. I would meet him tomorrow. Maybe the current Silver of Shangyang County would bring me some surprises.

She looked at Chen Duozi, then behind her and saw the Lu family standing in the distance shivering.

The family was originally going to Wenxing County, but because of Chen Duozi's ghost-controlling ability, the family actually followed the Demon Suppression Division all the way.

They were ordinary people. They had been walking in the rain and encountered ghosts all the way. They were already exhausted and were just trying to keep themselves awake.

There is no need to rush for anything.

She nodded and said to Liu Yequan:
"You have made very thoughtful arrangements. First, arrange a room, and deliver hot water and food. After daybreak, go to the Demon Suppression Division to find Zhu Guangling and ask him to come to Ding'an Tower to see me."

Her words stunned everyone.

"Let, let Lord Zhu come to see you, Lord Zhao?" Liu Yequan hesitated after being stunned.

He had just been beaten by Fan Bisi, so he should remember the beating and not question it.

But Zhao Fusheng's words made him feel scared.

Zhao Fusheng introduced himself as a mere official in the Lingsi Division under the jurisdiction of Changping County in Xuzhou, and his status and position were even inferior to that of the county's general Ding Datong.

There was a huge difference in status between her and Zhu Guangling, so Zhu Guangling should not have come to visit her.

"Correct."

Zhao Fusheng pretended not to understand his implication and pointed at Mr. Xie and said:
"We have already met with a man named Xie from Dijing. This is Mr. Xie."

"I...me?" Mr. Xie pinched melon seeds and pointed at his nose and spoke.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"Just tell me if you are Mr. Xie from Imperial Capital?"

"Yes." Mr. Xie nodded.

Zhao Fusheng smiled:
"So do you think we have met with the Xie family's ancestor in the Imperial Capital?"

Mr. Xie also laughed with good temper:
"Since you said so, then so be it."