I become a god in another world

Chapter 608 Longyang Business
Chapter 608
"Ugh--"

Xie Jingsheng was the first to sigh.

He thought of his trip to Shangyang County and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

The case fell into Feng Guangchong's hands when he was asked by Ding Datong of Changping County to transport a ghost fetus to the capital and asked the capital to send a general of gold rank or above to meet the request.

Xie Jingsheng has been a ghost rider for many years and has extraordinary strength. In recent years, he has been stationed in the capital and has rarely taken on cases.

The ghost fetus case was not considered a big case by everyone in the capital - although the ghost fetus case in Changping County was very bizarre, at Xie Jingsheng's age, he had seen countless strange and bizarre cases and no longer took the ghost fetus case seriously.

At that time, he was involved in the old case of Zang Xiongshan in Shangyang County.

"When I first left the capital, I knew I couldn't solve this case, so I originally planned to lure the ghost out and let Lord Feng clean up the mess—"

At that time, he had a rebellious temperament and had seldom suffered defeat over the years (however, dealing with ghosts is extremely dangerous, and people who have suffered defeat are very likely to have no remains left, and the grass on their graves would have been more than a foot high).

When Xie Jingsheng received the appointment, he thought that the case would only have minor twists and turns, and with him and Feng Du working together, there would surely be no problems.

"Who knew it would be so dangerous in the end? I almost lost my life."

Zang Xiongshan is more terrifying than everyone imagined.

That ghost eyeball actually merged with his ancestor's ghost body, which made Zang Xiongshan's strength soar and eventually he became a true god.

There is also a paper man named Zhang Heng with his hand inserted in the middle.

If Ding Datong of Changping County had not recruited Zhao Fusheng and people from Wan'an County in this ghost case, Xie Jingsheng might have died in Shangyang County.

He recalled that when he entered the county, the county town was still cloudy and rainy, and the city was shrouded in ghostly fog.

But who knew that so many things would happen later. They would be bound by the law of reincarnation and return to the past, where they met their father who had died that year and learned the main cause of Xie Tian's death.

Now when he left Shangyang County again, Zhu Guangling had died and the weather was fine. Compared with the day when he entered the city, there was an old Fengdu and a shifty Zhang Chuanshih was missing. Xie Jingsheng actually felt a little sad.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh again:
"Ugh."

As soon as he sighed, Fan Wujiu and Liu Yizhen turned around and looked at him several times.

"What's wrong?" Fan Wujiu looked at him blankly:
"Thank you, sir, for sighing so much. Is there something wrong?"

Xie Jingsheng shook his head:
“I just lament that things are impermanent.”

His words silenced everyone.

……

The trip to Beijing is expected to take about three days and will pass through Longyang on the way.

This was not the first time Zhao Fusheng came to Longyang County, but this time was completely different from the first time.

This place is relatively close to the capital, and there are quite a few ghost controllers in the county's Demon Suppression Division. The commander-in-chief is also quite powerful, and there are relatively few major ghost disasters. Even if a fierce ghost occasionally revives, the Demon Suppression Division reacts quickly and quickly eliminates the disaster before it begins.

Therefore, Longyang County is relatively safe compared to other counties where ghost disasters occur frequently.

Without the threat to life, people's lives are stable and they even have some extra entertainment.

When Zhao Fusheng and others entered the city, they saw a lot of casinos, pubs, teahouses, music halls and other places in the city.

The county was bustling with people, with vendors and fortune tellers on the street shouting out their wares, creating a rare and prosperous scene that left Zhao Fusheng stunned.

The people from the Demon Suppression Division came here for work and stayed in the Demon Suppression Division Inn.

As we walked through the streets and alleys, we were stunned when we saw such a lively scene.

"This doesn't look like the same Longyang we visited two days ago."

Although Fan Bisi was mature for his age, he was still young after all. Seeing the lively scene, he couldn't help but stick his head out to look.

When Wu Shaochun was young, he followed Huanggang Village to sell goods. He had been to many places, but seldom saw such excitement. Now he also looked out.

Not far away was the Music House. A hunchbacked old man in funny clothes stood at the door, with a red tip on his nose. When he saw Wu Shaochun and Fan Bisi, he waved to them:

"Gentlemen, come and play at Huichunfang."

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of rotten teeth.

Wu Shaochun was not afraid when he was handling ghost cases, but when he saw the old man smile, he quickly shrank his head back in fear.

Liu Yizhen laughed with gloating pleasure:
"Shaochun, he's calling you to play."

Wu Shaochun's face turned red and he shook his head while mumbling.

Zhao Fusheng suppressed his laughter:
"Shaochun is an honest man, you can just tease Lord Xie."

Xie Jingsheng immediately quit when he heard this:

"What are you saying? I am already so old, isn't this the same as being young or old?"

After working together to solve the ghost case and going through hell, they became much closer and spoke less restrainedly. Fan Bisi said with a smile:

"You yourself don't behave like an elder."

How could an elder, meeting someone for the first time, act like he's fleeing from a disaster, reaching out to the person for food, and end up having his teeth broken by the hard biscuits?
Xie Jingsheng couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

Seeing that everyone looked relaxed, Feng Du also laughed and said:
"Xiao Xie is still a child."

Xie Jingsheng is of course not a child anymore, but what he said is not wrong.

After a few words of laughter, Zhao Fusheng looked at the situation in the county with a serious expression:
"Lord Fengdu, I think Longyang County is unexpectedly prosperous."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone nodded.

"But I think the most developed things here seem to be eating, drinking, playing and gambling."

From the moment they entered the city, the carriage that Zhao Fusheng was riding in traveled for about a quarter of an hour, but they passed by at least seven gambling houses, four restaurants, and two music houses. This number of inns was obviously not right.

The houses along the road were clean and tidy, at least much better than the lower three blocks of Shangyang County. I didn't see any shabby or low houses along the way. I didn't know whether the carriages avoided them on purpose or because there were no poor families here.

After Zhao Fusheng said this, others also reacted.

Xie Jingsheng seemed to have thought of something, and hesitated to speak. He turned back and glanced at Feng Du, who then said:

“Longyang’s situation is special.”

The exchange of glances between the two was not secretive, and there was not even any intention to cover it up. Zhao Fusheng smiled:
"You want to borrow my hand to do something?"

Xie Jingsheng showed embarrassment on his face and touched his nose.

Fengdu Road:
"Master Zhao, have you also seen the situation in Xian Han?"

Zhao Fusheng stared at him with a smile on his face, but did not respond.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Feng Du was not embarrassed and continued:
"What do you think is the difference between the Han Dynasty today and the end of the Han Dynasty?"

His words were not going to stop until they were shocking.

Liu Yizhen and others who were originally smiling and chatting were stunned.

Zhao Fusheng smiled but still didn't say anything. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.

Meng Po and the others saw that Zhao Fusheng was silent, and everyone followed suit. Xie Jingsheng felt embarrassed and quickly replied:
"I think there are some differences—"

"It makes no difference. The collapse of a mansion is only a matter of time." Feng Du shook his head.
"The fall of the Han Dynasty may seem to be caused by the misfortune of Du Mingsheng's family, but in fact, Lord Zhao should know that it was caused by the Ghost Rider losing control."

At this stage, it is no longer possible to distinguish between disasters caused by ghosts and disasters caused by man.

Zhao Fusheng said:

“I think you can see it clearly, but you are just pretending to be deaf and dumb.” Feng Du couldn’t help but laugh when he saw her finally speak.

He has lived to this age and has experienced many ups and downs in his life. His character is incomparable to that of ordinary people.

The more years he has been controlling ghosts, the more his will has been tempered, and he is not angry at her sharp words.

"Back then, Zang Junji witnessed the disaster that destroyed the Han Dynasty. He could tell that the disaster was caused by man-made calamities. So after reorganizing the Demon Suppression Bureau, he made some rules: Any ghost rider who has made significant contributions to the Han Dynasty will have his family and children supported by the Demon Suppression Bureau."

But this kind of pension is not permanent, but is passed on to future generations.

This weakened the privileges of the ghost riders of the early Han Dynasty: their families could accept good people as slaves, and from then on they would suck the blood of ordinary people for generations, thus avoiding the same tragedy as the Du family.

Zang Junji was not a naive idealist. He was well aware of the dark side of human nature. Therefore, when formulating the pension rules, he would give enough money at one time.

In addition to the money, there is also compensation from the Demon Suppression Bureau, and a rule that benefits ghost controllers: after the ghost controller dies, the evil ghost will be temporarily sealed, and when his/her children reach adulthood, they will have a chance to apply to the Demon Suppression Bureau to control ghosts.

The Demon Suppression Bureau will send people to help the descendants of these ghost riders to suppress evil spirits. If they can successfully ride on ghosts, they will become new ghost riders.

"There are two benefits to doing this," Feng Du said:

"First, if these descendants can successfully control ghosts, they can restore the family's power and prevent the clan members from being displaced."

He explained:

"Secondly, with the Ghost Tamer in charge, even if the Demon Suppression Bureau no longer protects them, ordinary people would not dare to covet their family's compensation money."

Xie Jingsheng was a beneficiary of such rules back then.

His father died in the case of the headless ghost. Later, he was taken care of by the Demon Suppression Bureau and grew up. When he grew up, he inherited the evil ghost left by his father. Now, the Xie family has become a famous family of ghost controllers in the capital of the Han Dynasty, and all his descendants can benefit from it.

"Thirdly, these ghost riders can also provide new forces for the Demon Suppression Division, so that the Demon Suppression Division will not be short of personnel."

Moreover, these people grew up under the care of the Demon Suppression Bureau. They have a strong sense of belonging to the Demon Suppression Bureau and will be more in line with the general trend.

But if these children fail to control the ghost, it means that the fate of this branch of the family is doomed and the road to wealth and honor will end here - everything after that depends on luck.

"That was what Zang Junji was like back then."

He decomposed himself, and after the evil spirit revived, the latter took care of his first generation of descendants.

But Zang Junji's situation was special. The 'ghost' he controlled could be said to have merged into one with himself and could no longer be controlled.

Later, when his descendant grew up and had a chance to control a ghost, the people from the Demon Suppression Office selected another ghost for him. Unfortunately, the descendant of the Zang family failed to control the ghost, and the family declined since then.

……

This is also the reason why the Zang family had fallen to the bottom by the time it was passed down to the generation of Zang Xiongshan and Zang Xiongwu.

"You've been talking for a long time, but you only talked about Zang Junji's decision." Zhao Fusheng heard the hidden meaning behind Feng Du's words, "I believe Zang Junji had good intentions back then, and he is indeed extraordinary and selfless, but——"

She sighed and said no more.

Human nature is greedy and selfish.

This is especially true for ghost riders.

Under the influence of ghosts, many people will bring out the darkness in their hearts to the extreme.

Ghost riders have short lives, and when they are alive, many of them spend lavishly, ignoring the suffering of the people. Before they die, they try every means to prolong their lives or get good opportunities for their families.

Zang Junji might have anticipated this at the time, but he was powerless to change the situation.

58 years ago, Fengdu also knew that ghost riders were difficult to control, but Fengdu was gradually getting old and did not have the energy or courage to change.

He can only put his hopes on those who come after him.

"By the way, there is something strange happening in Longyang County."

Feng Du looked at Zhao Fusheng and said:

"The situation here is that outsiders are rich and locals are poor."

Xie Jingsheng continued:
“This is just a transit point.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yi really didn't understand: "What does this mean?"

"The gambling houses, taverns, music halls, and brothels you see here are not run by locals." Feng Du said.

When Zhao Fusheng heard this, his heart moved.

The ghost area in Shangyang County was unusual this time, but after much discussion, the Demon Suppression Bureau's headquarters in Dijing finally decided to seal the capital and trap ghosts in Longyang County.

At that time, Zhao Fusheng thought that Di Jing acted without regard for human life, but now after hearing what Feng Du said, he felt that there might be another story behind it.

Feng Du looked through the carriage at the bustling scene outside, his expression calm and almost indifferent:
“This is not the base camp, and these industries are not controlled by locals alone.”

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"Who do these teahouses, gambling houses, and brothels belong to?"

Fengdu Road:
"The management behind these things is different, but they all involve the ghost riders of the Imperial Capital," he said here, paused for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Fusheng, and after a while continued:
"And most of these ghost riders are Yu Lingzhu's trusted followers."

Zhao Fusheng took his words to heart.

“Are there many ghost disasters in Longyang County?”

Zhao Fusheng asked.

Feng Du shook his head:

"This place is close to the Imperial Capital, and there are quite a few ghost riders, a total of twenty-one, and there are also quite a few ordinary envoys. Anyway, it is quite a large force."

When he reported this number, Liu Yizhen and others were surprised.

"How many ghost riders are there in Shangyang County?" Fan Wujiu finally became perceptive and asked.

Wu Shaochun responded calmly:
"If we include the original Zhu Guangling, there will be a total of eighteen people."

A large county governs 38 counties under its jurisdiction, and can deploy a total of ghost-controlling generals and envoys.

Longyang County is just a county seat, but there are as many as twenty-one ghost riders, which is obviously unreasonable.

"Please keep my words in mind and do me a favor when you leave Beijing."

Feng Du finally told us his plan here.

Seeing Zhao Fusheng looking at him, Feng Du smiled and said:

"I owe you a favor. I will definitely repay you when I have the chance in the future."

Zhao Fusheng smiled, then nodded and said:
"Since you said so, it seems that you have already planned it. I have no choice but to agree."

Feng Du also nodded:

"You must agree to it."

"Row."

Zhao Fusheng said cheerfully:
"Tell me what it is. Let me make it clear first, I don't do difficult things." After saying this, he added, fearing that he had neglected something:
"It costs extra money."

"hehe."

Feng Du laughed:
"Okay, when we get back to Beijing, just tell me how much money you want."

Money is just a material thing to him. It would be great if he could control Zhao Fusheng to do things for him.

(End of this chapter)