I become a god in another world

Chapter 603 Taking the Plaque
Chapter 603
Qian Zhongying moved his lips, then with a gloomy face, he handed the child to the woman. When he turned to look at Zhao Fusheng and others, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Master Zhao!"

His eyes sparkled, and he stepped forward quickly, calling out to Zhao Fusheng while kneeling down to salute:
"I am so happy to see that Lord Zhao is safe and sound."

Qian Zhongying had been in officialdom for many years and was slick in his ways, saying one thing to one person and another thing to another. But when he saw Zhao Fusheng, there was a hint of sincerity in his joy.

Zhao Fusheng saw what he was thinking and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Sir, did you handle the case smoothly this time?" Qian Zhongying was a little embarrassed by her smile at first, but after a moment, he put aside this slight discomfort and asked enthusiastically.

"It's OK. The matter has been resolved satisfactorily."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

Qian Zhongying's eyes lit up immediately. He was stunned for a while, and suddenly burst into tears of joy:

"What you mean, what you mean, is that Shangyang County will be peaceful from now on?!" Seeing Zhao Fusheng nodded again, he suddenly bent down and slapped his thigh:
"I said it hasn't rained in the past few days, and I also wondered if the case was solved—"

When he was in Jin County, he had seen how Zhao Fusheng handled ghost cases, and knew that she had also governed Wenxing County at the same time.

However, the situation in Shangyang County was special, and he was a little worried at first, but he didn't expect that the night rain in Shangyang County was actually cured, and the city has been calm in the past few days.

He used his position to inquire privately, but he had never heard of any more news of people drowning in the government offices in the city.

Qian Zhongying also considered whether to shamelessly go to Zhao Fusheng - if Zhao Fusheng was a minor official, no matter how high his position was, he would have the nerve to approach him, but Zhao Fusheng and others were from the Demon Suppression Division, and she was a ghost rider, so Qian Zhongying did not dare to act rashly.

But he didn't expect that Zhao Fusheng would take the initiative to come to his door.

"The case is solved." Zhao Fusheng responded and his eyes fell on the woman holding the child.

Qian Zhongying rubbed his hands:

"Your Excellency is truly a god who has come down to earth to save the suffering. Now Shangyang County is saved. It is truly a great blessing."

After saying that, he flattered:
"If you ask me, the city should erect a golden statue for you."

As he spoke, he saw that Zhao Fusheng was not interested in this topic, so he couldn't help but smile and said:
"Now that this incident is over, why don't you stay in Shangyang County for a few more days, sir? We—"

"No." Zhao Fusheng shook his head:

"After we finish this matter, we will go back to the Demon Suppression Division and order them to prepare carriages and horses. We plan to leave the city and enter the capital tonight."

“So fast—”

Qian Zhongying forced a smile and said:
"Why don't you stay at my house? My daughter-in-law is a good cook and is good at making some delicious dishes to go with wine—"

Zhao Fusheng wanted to refuse, but seeing his attentive face, she remembered that when she was in Jin County, although this man was slick and not very kind to the Chang family, he tried to take care of her when he learned that she and Qian Fa from Huangma Town were from the same hometown.

Thinking of this, she changed her mind:
"We don't want to eat, but you can sit down for a while. We've been traveling all the way and we're tired. Boil some hot water for us to wash up, or make a pot of hot tea."

Qian Zhongying was just an unknown official in Shangyang County, without any backing. If someone from the Demon Suppression Division had stayed in his house, they would be taken care of in the future.

Especially since there are the great generals Feng Du and Xie Jingsheng from the Imperial Capital among the crowd, it will be even more beneficial to him in the future.

Qian Zhongying is also a smart person.

When he heard this, he was overjoyed and moved, and immediately scolded his daughter-in-law:
"Did you hear what the adults said? Go and call your husband home, get some firewood to boil water, clean the bucket, and bring a brand new towel to serve the adults."

The woman held the child, looking at a loss, and nodded repeatedly:
“Yes, yes—”

It was not convenient for her to hold the child, so Qian Zhongying said with a sullen face:

"Give me the child, and go and do your own thing."

"But, but, Dad, Alai is naughty, I'm afraid he will make you angry--" the woman said timidly.

Qian Zhongying had a cold face:
"will not."

The woman tremblingly handed the child to him.

The child was young and ignorant. After being hugged by Qian Zhongying, he cried out "Ahhh!" and reached out to pull his beard. This scene made the woman's face turn pale and tears welled up in her eyes, but she dared not utter a word.

Qian Zhongying was not angry. He just gently patted the child's hand and cursed:
"You rascal, you dare to grab your grandfather's beard. In two years, won't you be a jerk? You deserve a beating, you deserve a beating!"

When he said that, the woman actually breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but she cried a little.

A servant in the room heard the noise and quickly brought out a stool.

The sun had just risen, shining warmly in the courtyard. Everyone sat down. Zhao Fusheng looked at the child and asked with a smile:
"Old Qian, is this your grandson?"

Qian Zhongying hesitated for a moment and nodded:

"The old man's son."

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"how old are you?"

Qian Zhongying hesitated for a moment.

He knew that Zhao Fusheng was smart and could guess what was going on as soon as there was any clue.

Some things are secrets of the Qian family, and no one in the Qian family is willing to mention them.

But when Zhao Fusheng asked this question, Qian Zhongying felt conflicted and sighed after a while:
"Your Excellency is not an outsider either." His words were incoherent, and Xie Jingsheng and Feng Du were puzzled.

Qian Zhongying said:

"It's already one and a half years old."

"One and a half?"

Zhao Fusheng's mind turned away.

More than a year ago, Zhu Guangling took office as the garrison general of Shangyang County, which was also the beginning of disasters in dozens of cities in Shangyang County.

Not long after, Zhu Guangling's evil ghost got out of control and could not suppress the human-skin ghost mother. He eventually summoned the Demon Suppression Department and imperial officials from more than 30 counties in the county to see him and planted the evil ghost law. This incident led to the death of Wenxing County Magistrate Si, and his ghost was later controlled by a magistrate named Hu Shi in the Demon Suppression Department.

Qian Zhongying's eldest daughter-in-law was at the mercy of Hu Shi because of her "right of first night".

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, combined with Qian Zhongying's expression, as well as the woman's ashamed and uneasy look, he was able to guess what was going on.

'Ugh. '

Zhao Fusheng sighed silently.

While they were talking, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qian family washed a bucket and brought up hot water. She clasped her hands together anxiously, glancing at the child and then at her father-in-law.

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"What's this kid's name?"

Seeing that her topic kept revolving around the child, the woman's face turned pale, tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

Qian Zhongying didn't lose his temper. Hearing this, he said:
"Call Hu Lai,"

His words verified Zhao Fusheng's guess.

"Call Qian Hulai." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Fusheng laughed:
"Money?"

The atmosphere was a little awkward, but when she said this, Qian Zhongying couldn't help laughing:
"Yes, Qian Lai, Hu Lai, Qian Hu Lai, whatever name you like is fine."

"It's good for me to see Qian Hulai, Lao Qian, you are also a person who remembers favors."

Zhao Fusheng said with profound meaning.

"Yes, yes." Qian Zhongying nodded. He glanced at the child in his arms and finally sighed:

"Your Excellency is right—" He said this with a hint of relief in his tone.

His eldest daughter-in-law was a victim of the "right of first night", and the whole family was powerless to resist such a law.

After all, it was because of the eldest daughter-in-law that the family was able to save their lives before the ghost disaster broke out in Wenxing County, and finally settle down in Shangyang County.

"I was too picky before. In this world, living is the real thing."

Qian Zhongying said:

"Most people in Wenxing County are dead, but we are still fine, with enough food and water."

"That's right." Meng Po laughed.
"I think your daughter-in-law has a good temper. You will have good fortune in the future."

When Qian Zhongying heard this, a look of joy appeared on his face:

"Thanks to the adults, that's exactly what happened."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Qian family stood aside with her hands clasped. She seemed to have heard something vaguely. The corners of her tightly pursed mouth slowly relaxed, and then she revealed a faint smile. The tears in her eyes fell down her cheeks, and she felt much more relaxed.

The sun rose, the Qian family finished their tea, washed their faces, and Zhao Fusheng and others prepared to enter the inner city.

Qian Zhongying's eldest son rushed back, borrowed a horse and carriage from the government office, and sent the group back to Qingzhengfang.

When the vehicle stopped at Ding'an Building in Qingzhengfang, the house was damaged and some waiters were repairing it, so there were not many customers.

A man behind the counter lowered his head and was counting beads on an abacus. When the others saw the vehicle, they immediately put down what they were doing and rushed out to chase the man away:
"Everyone, Ding'an Tower is not accepting guests at the moment. Please go somewhere else--"

Before he could finish his words, Fan Bisi jumped off the car first and slapped him right in the face with a 'slap' sound. Then Fan Bisi pinched the guy's face with his fingers with amazing strength, like an eagle catching a chick, and grabbed him aside.

"you……"

The guy stood firm and was about to speak, but he immediately recognized Fan Bisi:
"Uncle Fan——"

When he shouted, everyone else raised their heads.

Liu Yequan, who was counting the bills behind the counter, came out in a hurry, holding up his coat. When he saw Zhao Fusheng and his party, he was surprised and delighted:

"Master Zhao, Master Liu, Master Wu, and Master Xie, you are all here——"

He called out their names one by one and found that Chen Duozi and Kuai Manzhou had both returned, but Zhang Chuanshi was the only one missing.

Liu Yequan's mind turned, and he immediately noticed that Zhu Guangling was not among the group of people.

Zhao Fusheng originally came here to investigate the Shangyang County ghost case. Since she started investigating the case, except for the major incident that occurred that night, the rain and wind stopped in Shangyang County for the next few days, and no sound of human-skinned ghosts was heard in the middle of the night - this also means that the ghost disaster is very likely to be solved by this Lord Zhao.

If they really solved the case, then the missing Zhang Chuanshi and Zhu Guangling should have died in this ghost disaster.

Thinking of this, Liu Ye's heart trembled.

Zhu Guangling is such a powerful ghost rider, but he would never come back. It seems that Shangyang County is about to change.

His heart was beating wildly, but he said:

"Master Zhao, please come in and sit down. Something happened a few days ago and the store is still under repair. Please don't mind, Master."

After saying that, he asked the waiter to clear the tables and chairs, and at the same time shouted loudly for the kitchen to prepare the meal.

"Just prepare a few dishes, and at the same time, go to the Demon Suppression Division and have someone from the Demon Suppression Division come to see me—"

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said:
"Bring me the signboard of Shangyang County as well."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Jingsheng looked up at her with a gloomy expression:
"Fusheng, are you really planning to carry away the Shangyang County signboard?"

Zhao Fusheng sighed:
"Thank you, sir. You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a household."

While she was talking, Liu Yequan personally poured her a cup of tea. She took it and took a sip:
"I originally had a perfectly good signboard. When I went to Zhongdu, didn't I stay in Hell to guard Zang Junji?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she put the teacup on the table and turned to look at the white-haired Feng Du:
"Master, do you think I am right?"

Liu Yequan glanced at the old man.

With his identity, he naturally didn't know who Feng Du was.

From the outside, Fengdu had white hair and was dressed in ordinary clothes. He originally wore a bamboo hat, but after entering the house he pushed it to the back and hung it, making him look like an ordinary old farmer.

But he can be on the same team with Zhao Fusheng and others, and judging from Zhao Fusheng's expression, he attaches great importance to him, so it is estimated that this old man is not an ordinary person.

With this in mind, Liu Yequan stepped forward again and poured Feng Du a cup of tea:

"Drink, old man."

Feng Du smiled and asked instead of answering:

"Master Zhao, you also know the importance of the Demon Suppression Bureau plaque. If you move this plaque, how are you going to suppress the 'ghosts' in Shangyang County?"

Zhao Fusheng understood the hidden meaning of his words: Fengdu did not object to her taking the plaque. This item was very important and extremely dangerous. It would naturally be better for it to fall into her hands than into the hands of someone with ulterior motives.

She is powerful and can suppress the plaque - most importantly, she has no selfish motives (or her selfishness is generally to accumulate capital for herself, and the ultimate goal is to use it to suppress ghosts and solve ghost cases, rather than for personal desires).

Zhao Fusheng did have a pieced-together plaque. When everyone escaped from the seventeenth level of hell, he ended up staying in the ghost realm in order to suppress Zang Junji.

It was precisely because of the existence of her plaque and Liu Yizhen's inscription that the gates of hell were closed again, allowing De Fengdu to remain conscious.

For these reasons, Feng Du did not stop her from taking the plaque.

But it was his duty to consider the aftermath, although he did not stop Zhao Fusheng.

However, after the Shangyang County ghost case, he also saw Zhao Fusheng's character. She was not an irresponsible person. Since she dared to do this, she must have thought of a way out.

As expected, Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:

"The plaque has the effect of suppressing ghosts, but to this day..." She paused and continued:

"After all, this thing is made of decomposed materials, and there is a paper man. In the long run, it is hard to say whether the existence of this thing will be a blessing or a curse for the people of Shangyang County."

"I will take this plaque away and leave a statue of ghosts and gods here." Zhao Fusheng said.

"The statue of a ghost or god?" Feng Du asked curiously.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"This was originally the seat of Zang Xiongshan—" She took a sip of tea, her eyes gleaming:

"He caused a lot of trouble here back then, so he should guard this place after his death. After his ghost revived, the situation became complicated."

Zang Xiongshan was deified by her and became Erlang Zhenshen, but his body contains a human-skin ghost mother, and the ghost mother has ghost minions. The ghost minions can be separated, and combined with the power of Erlang Zhenshen, it is more than enough for him to rule a region.

(End of this chapter)