I become a god in another world

Chapter 578: The Ghost Bell
Chapter 578

"Why?" Zhao Fusheng could see that this matter had become a knot in her heart. Even though more than a hundred years had passed and she was trapped in an isolated palace and a ghost realm, the resentment she felt back then had not yet subsided.

Granny Xu said faintly:
"Listen to me, I refused at that time. I thought the people from the Demon Suppression Division would not let me go. I was determined to fight to the death. I thought if the Demon Suppression Division dared to snatch people, I would fight them to the death." She paused, "But when Zhang Yunzhong was about to speak, Zang Junji stopped him."

"Zang Junji said: 'Nothing can be forced. If I have a destiny with the ghost mother and the twins, the fact that they cannot hand them over to me now proves that the right time has not come yet. When the time is right in the future, we will meet again.'"

Zang Junji's words made Grandma Xu at a loss and she stood there in a daze.

Zhang Yunzhong sighed.

The Qiankun pen started moving again, writing out lines of prophecy: At the end of life, one will turn into a ghost and guard hell for two hundred years.

The Xu family guarded the Ghost Gate, and later generations offered sacrifices to ghosts.

During the Later Han Dynasty, the gates of hell opened, and some people were sad while others worshipped.

"…family misfortune."

Even after nearly two hundred years, Granny Xu still remembers very clearly the prophecy that Zhang Yunzhong predicted the future with the Qiankun Pen.

"I have been pondering over this for more than a hundred years, and I still cannot figure out what these words mean."

She said:
"At the end of life, one will turn into a ghost and guard hell for two hundred years—"

She understood this.

"You said that it is now the 189th year of the Later Han Dynasty. Calculating the time, it has been almost two hundred years. We will eventually turn into ghosts," she said, and her thoughts suddenly diverged:

"Is Zang Junji still alive?"

When she asked this question, she already had the answer in her heart.

When Xie Jingsheng knew the identity of the old woman and the child squatting next to Zhao Fusheng, he had already restrained his carefree look.

Hearing this, he said respectfully:

"Granny Xu, the emperor was buried at the beginning of the Han Dynasty under the city of Zhongdu of the Later Han Dynasty."

"Imperial General?" Granny Xu scratched her head.
"The highest-ranking general in our Demon Suppression Division at that time was called the Imperial General—"

Xie Jingsheng said:

"In order to distinguish them, some adjustments were made."

After Zang Junji took charge of the Demon Suppression Bureau, he made some drastic reforms.

After experiencing the Du Shengming tragedy, at the beginning of the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, he did not allow the ghost controllers of the Demon Suppression Division to keep slaves. He stipulated that after the death of the ghost controller, his family members and descendants would be raised by the Demon Suppression Division, and after three generations, they would receive a sum of money and their descendants would be self-reliant.

The amount of money was not small, but after the ghost rider of the Demon Suppression Bureau died, his family members were used to a life of extravagance, and suddenly lost their support, so few of them had a good ending.

"Hum-"

When Granny Xu heard these words, she thought of the past of the Du family, a look of disapproval appeared on her face, and she sneered twice.

She was a person who had experienced a tragedy, and the resentment in her heart was still difficult to calm down after two hundred years.

Zhao Fusheng could understand her, but Liu Yizhen couldn't stand it, so he said unhappily:

"What are you sneering at?"

"I don't trust the people from the Demon Suppression Bureau." said Granny Xu.

Wu Shaochun said angrily:

"I don't know what kind of person this emperor was back then, but I know he is Master Zhang's ancestor!"

The death of Zhang Chuanshi was a hidden pain in the hearts of the people of Wan'an County. He said unhappily:

"I only know that the Zang family's ancestor was an imperial general, but he did not bring any blessings to his descendants. By the time of Master Zhang's father's generation, they were already living in poverty—"

His thoughts went back to the rooftop of Ding'an Tower in Shangyang County, when he mentioned the ghost disaster in Shangyang County and talked about Zhang Chuanshi's family background and life.

If the Zang family had been left without anyone to take care of them, they wouldn't have ended up like this.

Wu Shaochun couldn't explain how to trace the source of the disaster that befell the Zang family, but the Zang family has not had a good ending so far.

He didn't care whether the other members of the Zang family died or not, but Zhang Chuanshi was dead!
"...Master Zhang is from Wan'an County. He died in a ghost case during this trip. Now the evil spirit has revived and has been imprisoned in hell by the adults—"

Wu Shaochun became angrier as he spoke:

"Believe it or not——"

Liu Yizhen patted Wu Shaochun on the shoulder, and Wu Shaochun sighed:
“Oh, I’m really pissed off.

Granny Xu had a bad and stubborn temper - otherwise she wouldn't have been punished to the Eternal Lane and offended so many people.

But although her words were harsh, she was not a bad person. When she heard Wu Shaochun's words, although Wu Shaochun's words were not very clear due to his excitement, she could roughly hear that Zang Junji's descendants did not have a good life, but their direct descendants had their family destroyed.

Grandma Xu felt a little regretful.

But she couldn't say the words of apology, so she remained silent for a moment and changed the subject:

"'The Xu family guards the ghost gate, and later generations offer ghost sacrifices.' I have been thinking about this for many years, and the first sentence is easy to understand--"

The so-called Xu should be referring to Grandma Xu herself. She has been guarding the ghost realm for many years and can barely be said to have defended the gate of the tenth level of hell.

"But I don't understand the last sentence 'later generations will offer sacrifices to the ghosts'."

After she finished speaking, she secretly raised her eyes to check the expressions of Wu Shaochun and Liu Yizhen, but she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that the two were suppressing their unhappiness and didn't press the issue any further.

After this relaxation, I felt vaguely guilty and uneasy.

She looked at Zhao Fusheng:

"This gentleman seems quite shrewd. What do you think it means?"

Zhao Fusheng shook his head:
"There are few clues now, so I dare not jump to conclusions for the time being."

After that, she also recited:
"In the Later Han Dynasty, the gates of hell opened, some people were sad and some were worshipping—"

Granny Xu was still worried that no one would answer her question, but when she saw Zhao Fusheng talking to her as usual, her expression relaxed and she added:
"There is another comment: misfortune in the family."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes met and they pondered in their hearts for a long while, but none of them could figure it out.

"It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out now. You'll be able to figure it out someday."

Zhao Fusheng did not dwell on the prophecy of the Qiankun Pen. Anyway, the Qiankun Pen was in her hands now, and she would find a way to "ask" it again when she had the chance in the future.

She said:
"After the Qiankun Pen wrote the prophecy, how did you deal with the ghost fetus incident?"

Granny Xu had originally wanted to use the power of numbers to figure out the events predicted by the Qiankun Pen, but now that no one knew, she was a little disappointed:
"Then the ghost fetus..." She said something in disappointment, following Zhao Fusheng's words, and then came to her senses:

"What ghost fetus? The fetus is alive."

She said unhappily:

"Seven to one, eight to one. When the fetus was taken out by caesarean section, it was still alive—"

Thinking of the scene at that time, a hint of fear finally revealed in her eyes.

Granny Xu moved her butt uneasily, and even tried to cross her legs, but no matter how she moved, she felt uncomfortable, so she put her legs down again and placed her hands on her knees:

"Then, the twins are trapped in the womb."

She pursed her lips, and two deep "eight" lines appeared on the sides of her lips:
"My lord, the womb was clearly dissected out. Du Meiren is already dead and her body is buried. The demon-suppressing officials are guarding her grave. There is no sign of her ghost reviving—"

Fan Wujiu was anxious and blurted out:

"The Qiankun Pen made a wrong prediction?"

Zhao Fusheng thoughtfully said:
"It shouldn't be possible."

"Does your Excellency think that the Qiankun Pen can't make mistakes?" Fan Bisi turned his head and looked at her with a strange look in his eyes.

After he finished speaking, he realized that his tone was wrong, and hurriedly said:
"Sir, I——"

"The Qiankun Pen is also a very evil object. It is still unknown whether it is a ghost."

Zhao Fusheng looked at him and said:

"Ghosts are evil creatures, so what they say may not be true, but of course they cannot be completely correct."

After she said this, Fan Bisi felt much better, but he was still confused: "If that's the case, why do you think the Qiankun Pen won't make mistakes?"

Fan Bisi's words moved Meng Po's heart, and she said:
"Is it possible that after Zhang Yunzhong intervened, things changed and Lady Du's evil spirit did not revive?"

"will not."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head:
"The resurrection of evil spirits is unpredictable," she patiently explained her opinion:
"If a person is destined to be resurrected after death, there should be no way to stop it. No matter offering sacrifices or worshipping, or destroying the body, it cannot change the result."

Madam Zhuang Si is a good example.

Once a ghost is destined to revive, burning the corpse will only make the ghost appear earlier.

"Neither this nor that," Fan Wujiu said anxiously.

"Then what is the reason? Has Lady Du's evil spirit revived?"

"Revived!"

"Revived—"

"Revived."

Zhao Fusheng, Fan Bisi and Grandma Xu said in unison.

After the three of them finished speaking, they were all stunned.

Except for Fan Wujiu who was confused, everyone else was sharp-minded. When they saw the attitudes of the three people change slightly, they immediately understood the clue.

"Miss Du's corpse turned into a ghost?" Fan Wujiu asked doubtfully.

The three of them said in unison:

"No."

"..."

Fan Wujiu scratched his head and widened his eyes.

"Miss Du's evil spirit has revived again, but no evil spirit has revived—" He grabbed the back of his head desperately, his nails scratching his scalp, making a heavy friction sound.

Wu Shaochun had experienced the Goutou Village ghost case and was nearly skinned by a substitute ghost. When he heard this voice, his once injured body seemed to experience the heart-wrenching pain of skinning again.

"Xiao Fan, don't catch her anymore. Lady Du's ghost has revived, but it's not her corpse that has revived."

"If it's not a corpse? Then what is it?" Fan Wujiu asked curiously.

Fan Bisi answered his question:

"Blood red Tai Sui——"

When he mentioned the Bloody Tai Sui, his pupils seemed to be stained with a red cloud, and Fan Bi's mind went back to the time when he touched the Ghost Gate Seal and the two brothers were trapped inside the Bloody Tai Sui.

"Correct."

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"Grandma Xu performed a cesarean section to remove Lady Du's uterus."

"Yes." Granny Xu also nodded.

The Qiankun Pen predicted that the ghost mother and the devil were one and the same, and that the resurrection of Lady Du's evil spirit was caused by the time when the melon was ripe and the devil was born.

In other words, the images that the evil spirit shows before its death are just a carrier seen by the human eye.

The resurrected evil spirit can be the image of the last moment of life, a pair of wombs carrying twins, or a pen or a coffin.

Granny Xu said:

"The body of Lady Du did not revive with a ghost, but the uterus that was removed from her belly looked alive."

This situation was weird and eerie, and it scared Grandma Xu a lot at the time.

She was no fool, and she immediately realized that this situation must be a ghost.

"But I dare not report this matter."

Qiankunbi Zhang Yunzhong had not yet relaxed his vigilance, and Granny Xu said:

"After Lady Du died, the situation did not calm down. Zhang Yunzhong went to the palace several times and mentioned one thing. He said that the Du family's troubles were just the beginning."

Everyone was dead, but the Demon Suppression Division refused to give up.

The Qiankunbi predicts: Du Shengming's evil spirit will soon revive, and the Han Dynasty will soon end; fire will fall from the sky in the palace, and there will be a new life after the catastrophe.

"How dare I give this to him?"

Granny Xu's eyes flickered:
"Before Miss Du died, I promised her -"

Having said that, she was still very nervous as she had to spend the entire day with the uterus containing the twins.

This tree should have rotted away from its owner, but it did not die and its color is bright red.

Through that thin layer of uterus, the fetal movements of the two babies can be seen clearly.

This scene was both thrilling and filled Granny Xu with hope.

"But I tried everything and couldn't cut it open."

At the same time, she was worried that after Lady Du died, the twins would be trapped in the ghost palace where the evil spirits had revived and would starve to death.

She wanted to feed these two special 'fetuses', but no matter whether they were given water bubbles or incense, the second fetus would not eat.

"Fortunately, my worries were unnecessary. In short, the two fetuses trapped in the ghost's womb did not die. Instead, they moved frequently every day and were very active."

Granny Xu said anxiously.

If something is abnormal, it is a monster.

It is impossible for an evil ghost to carry a living fetus. The fetuses were trapped in the ghost's womb after being cut out of the mother's body. They did not die despite not eating or drinking. There must be other reasons.

Zhao Fusheng's thoughts changed:
"Did anything else unusual happen in the palace at that time?"

"Something unusual?"

Granny Xu didn't expect her to change the subject so quickly. After repeating it in a daze, Granny Xu thought for a moment and then said:

"Yes, but I don't know if it matters—"

"What's the matter?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Granny Xu said:
"It's the octagonal bell—"

She hesitated and said:

"Sir, after the Du family's lawsuit, Lady Du was depressed and unhappy. The Du family's eldest lady sent a pair of octagonal bells to the palace to please Lady Du."

At that time, the Du family was involved in a lawsuit. Although the family was in a gloomy mood, everyone was still there and no one had died.

Upon learning that their daughter was pregnant and depressed, Du Shengming and his son made a pair of octagonal bells and sent them to the palace to ease Concubine Du's homesickness.

"It is rumored that the octagonal bell can be used to summon spirits and determine feng shui. Hearing the sound will make Lady Du feel relieved and she will be able to sleep peacefully at night."

After having this bell, Lady Du did feel at peace for a while.

But everyone knows what happened afterwards: she died by caesarean section.

"After Lady Du died, the bell stopped ringing for a long time, but it kept ringing during that period," said Granny Xu.

"I heard from Chen Nuling that after Concubine Du died, the emperor became sick with worry and wanted to ask a strange man from the martial arts world to summon Concubine Du's soul to meet him?" Zhao Fusheng asked calmly.

Granny Xu gnashed her teeth:
"These gossipy and restless girls."

After she finished scolding, she hesitated and said:
"The emperor has indeed done such foolish things."

A hundred or two hundred years have passed, and Emperor Li has long since died. The deterrence that the imperial power once brought to Grandma Xu has long disappeared over the years.

When Granny Xu mentioned the emperor, her tone became much more casual and no longer respectful:
"The strange man in the Jianghu said that we can only summon Du Mei's soul by borrowing his beloved things." She said faintly:
"Just a liar. There are no souls in this world. There are only ghosts—" She shook her head:

"Without memories, it doesn't matter how much love there was in life. After death, they are just walking corpses. If they really come back, I guarantee that they will scare the emperor to crawl on the ground and cry for help."

"..." At such a serious moment, her words made Liu Yizhen almost laugh out loud.