I become a god in another world

Chapter 626 The Case is Bizarre
Chapter 626

When Wu Ciping entered Wuqing County, he did not report to the Imperial Capital Demon Suppression Division.

He left his post without permission, and after he disappeared, the people in the prefecture dared not hide it and reported it to the capital.

When Feng Du received the report, he was horrified.

This is the second time that a general from Lizhou has gone missing after heading to Wuqing County—a major incident that could make the Imperial Capital's Demon Suppression Bureau uneasy.

In January of the following year, after Wu Ciping's disappearance was reported to the capital, the capital sent someone to Wuqing County—this person was Wang Zhiyi, whom Zhao Fusheng had met twice.

She and Jiang Jinshan went straight to Wuqing County, entered the county, and returned safely.

However, Wang Zhiyi's success did not mean that Wuqing County was safe.

From then on, Wuqing County secretly earned the name 'Ghost's Bane,' meaning that even extraordinary ghost tamers would be devoured if they entered this place.

From 222 AD to 247 AD, a period of 25 years, a mystery still occurred in Wuqing County where a ghost-tamer disappeared.

The incident occurred in 236. A group of demon-suppressing commanders from Youzhou were on their way and had to pass through Wuqing County. However, after entering the county, they disappeared without a trace, like water entering the sea.

They were summoned by the capital to bring a very ominous object to the capital to suppress evil.

According to records, this group of envoys from Youzhou set off in the autumn of 236, but there is still no record of them leaving the capital until the end of spring in 237.

Their Book of Fate was still intact at the time and had not been erased, proving that nothing had happened to them.

But upon closer investigation, it was discovered that the incident had occurred in Wuqing County.

Strangely enough, after this incident, Fengdu sent people to Wuqing County again. This group went with the determination to die, but they were warmly received by the Chang family of Wuqing County and eventually returned safely with a full load.

Even now, 247 years later, the case in Wuqing County remains a mystery.

……

After reviewing the major case in Wuqing County, Zhao Fusheng compared it with the list of ghost controllers and messengers who had been implicated in Wuqing County over the years.

According to statistics, a total of 647 people from the Demon Suppression Division disappeared in Wuqing County.

That's no small amount.

"This case in Wuqing County is really interesting," Zhao Fusheng murmured.

She currently has nearly a million merit points, which is her confidence. She can completely control ghosts and gods, and can open hell and divine positions, which can save her life in times of crisis.

If the case in Wuqing County is indeed caused by a vengeful ghost, the fact that this ghostly calamity has been able to 'devour' a powerful ghost tamer over the years proves that this ghostly case is extraordinary. If one can enter Wuqing County and resolve this ghostly calamity, in addition to solving the crisis in Wuqing County, one might also receive a great reward.

As Zhao Fusheng was pondering, Liu Yizhen asked her:

"Fusheng, do you think there are ghosts in Wuqing County?"

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
“I feel there’s something wrong with Wuqing County.” She pointed to the case file:

"According to the records of Wuqing Prefecture, there are over 140,000 registered households and a population of over 580,000, which is a considerable number," she paused, then continued:
"However, given the nature of the Demon Suppression Division, the disappearance of more than 600 members of the Demon Suppression Division is a huge loss."

Her words were brief and to the point, but Meng Po and the others understood the meaning behind them.

Those who control ghosts are weak in humanity and, in order to protect themselves, will certainly disregard the lives of ordinary people.

If this ghost case is extremely dangerous and could endanger the capital and the foundation of the Han Dynasty, the capital will definitely find a way to turn Wuqing County upside down.

In fact, although Wuqing County is large, if the imperial court intervenes and conducts a thorough investigation to find out the whereabouts of Cheng Mengyin and others, it will be able to uncover clues.

"I believe someone must have done this before, but since there is no record of it, it means that the reason was not found."

Zhao Fusheng said:

"The biggest problem is that this matter involved ghost tamers and ultimately came to nothing."

She analyzed:
"No matter how stubborn Yu Lingzhu is, she refuses to admit that there are ghosts in Wuqing County, but deep down she should know very well that this matter is strange. The reason she insists that there are no ghosts is probably to protect the Chang family."

The reason why Fengdu has kept this matter out of reach for so many years is that the Demon Suppression Division has no one to rely on.

His own condition was already precarious, leaving him with no energy to attend to anything else.

More than 600 ghost tamers disappeared in Wuqing County, but they entered in batches, and the number of ghost tamers who disappeared each time was within the tolerance range of the capital.

"I think everyone in the capital is aware of the Wuqing County case. They should all be aware of the crisis, and no one dares to touch it."

Zhao Fusheng said:

"Feng Du, Yu Lingzhu, Wang Zhiyi, and Jia Yi, along with the others I observed today, are all in unstable condition," Zhao Fusheng shook his head.

"The capital city is willing but unable to do so."

The arrival of the group from Wan'an County relieved Fengdu's urgent crisis.

Zhao Fusheng sighed:
“If the Wuqing calamity doesn’t erupt, it’s fine, but if it does, it could be a matter of annihilation.” At this point, she looked at Xu Yu: “Now that the Qiankun Brush has made its prediction, I think Yu Lingzhu will also change her mind.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard footsteps coming from outside.

The messenger who had previously led everyone into the file room entered respectfully to report:

"Lord Zhao, Lord Fengdu and Lord Xie have arrived."

As they spoke, black energy surged into the envoy's body, gradually forming a strange oval 'egg' the size of a person.

The envoy's face turned deathly pale, his hands clasped in front of his abdomen, and his head bowed.

The strange 'egg' shattered, and Fengdu emerged from the black mist.

"It seems you've finished reading the Wuqing County case." His gaze swept across the messy table, which was covered with disassembled bamboo tubes and files.

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"Do you feel that Wuqing County is a ghost case?" Feng Du asked.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:
"If it weren't for the ghost case, why would you use the plaques of the Five Cities as bait to lure me on this journey?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Jingsheng pushed aside the messenger and stepped into the file room. Upon hearing the meaning behind her words, he looked embarrassed and hesitated whether to leave the room and not participate in this topic.

Feng Du, however, remained calm and composed.

Having lived to this age, he possessed an exceptionally resilient spirit, and few things could frighten him. Zhao Fusheng's sarcasm only elicited a smile from him, and he said:
"The matter of the five city plaques was completely unexpected; I don't know when I fell into this trap," he said, his aged face revealing undisguised weariness.
"I haven't slept in so long that I sometimes doze off. I'm getting old, please forgive me."

As he spoke, he reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose:

"Of course, an apology alone is not fair to you. As compensation, after discussion, we have decided that no matter whether you go to Wuqing County or not, you can take any plaques you like on your way back to Wan'an County. We will then replace them with the Town-Suppressing Ghost Temple afterward."

After saying this, he paused:
"If you are willing to make a trip to Wuqing County, after I die, once my vengeful spirit is resurrected, I will be at your beck and call and do things for you, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingsheng's face showed worry.

Zhao Fusheng sighed:

"What are you saying? You'd better just stay alive." She shook her head.

"You're going to die, and a vengeful ghost will be resurrected, making me its servant. Does that mean I'll have to clean up its mess?"

Feng Du grinned but didn't say anything.

Although Zhao Fusheng did not get the plaques for the five cities as he wished, this matter was indeed unrelated to the capital. He had already shown his sincerity, and she was genuinely interested in the case of Wuqing County, so he did not dwell on this topic any further.

Closer to home.

Fengdu said:
"There's a ghost story in Wuqing County," Zhao Fusheng corrected him.

“It must be a major case, otherwise you wouldn’t have asked Yu Lingzhu and Wang Zhiyi to come along.”

Feng Du nodded:

"Lingzhu'er suggested going herself."

Yu Lingzhu was initially unwilling to admit that there were ghosts in Wuqing County, but she could not deceive herself.

The reason she reacted so strongly to Zhao Fusheng's trip to Wuqing County was that she feared the ghostly calamity would spiral out of control due to human interference.

If no one with great power can resolve the ghostly calamity, disrupting the balance of the ghost realm could bring Wu Qing to his death.

The Chang family are her relatives, and she can't just stand by and watch something bad happen to them.

But today, as soon as the fake plaque of the Five Towns Demon Division was unveiled, and just as the capital was about to see a vengeful ghost resurrect, Zhao Fusheng reacted swiftly.

Her summoning of the headless demon, and her act of transforming Erlang Shen's demon accomplice into a porcelain statue of a demon to guard the five towns of demons, instantly brought the situation under control.

She swiftly suppressed a crisis, turning a major issue into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing.

"At this moment, she would probably prefer you to make a trip to Wuqing County."

At this time in the Han Dynasty, there was no one more suitable to go to Wuqing County than Zhao Fusheng.

As soon as Feng Du finished speaking, a soft 'humph' came from the doorway, and Yu Lingzhu appeared beside Xie Jingsheng without anyone noticing.
“I still don’t think there’s anything suspicious about Wuqing County, but if we can investigate and confirm the safety of the Chang family, I certainly won’t object.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her gaze fell on the table, and a complicated expression appeared in her eyes.

“But I’ll come along too.” She said, then looked at Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng neither agreed nor disagreed.

Yu Lingzhu received no response and let out another soft hum:
"I have relatives in Wuqing County, and I must protect their safety."

"Since you're here, I have some questions I'd like to ask you." Zhao Fusheng looked at the files on the table:

"Lord Feng, according to the case file, Cheng Mengyin was already a Silver General back then, and she commanded a Calamity-level Fiend. Is this record accurate?"

"Not very accurate."

Fengdu said seriously:
"Cheng Mengyin's ghosts have actually reached the level of the Calamity level; he is at the level of a near-Gold General."

Fengdu said:
“His ancestors also had kings and generals. His ghost is very powerful and belongs to a special kind of ghost with special rules.”

Liu Yizhen asked curiously:

"What does it mean?"

“You haven’t been in the Demon Suppression Division for long. Although you are strong, your understanding of ghosts is not very deep,” Yu Lingzhu explained, extending a friendly gesture.

"According to the records of the Demon Suppression Bureau, ghosts are also classified into different types."

Although ghosts kill according to laws, these laws are further subdivided.

"There are curse-related, rule-related, and demonic entity slaughter, etc."

Since the group was discussing the ghost case rather than seeking knowledge, Yu Lingzhu only gave a general overview. To show her sincerity, she took the initiative to say:

"For example, the ghosts of Fengdu kill people invisibly; they don't disembowel them, but rather kill them in agony."

There are secrets among the demon tamers of the Demon Suppression Division regarding the laws governing vengeful spirits, but Yu Lingzhu and Feng Du have known each other for many years and have a certain understanding of each other's abilities.

“My ghost is similar to the ghost chariot you control; it belongs to the category of rules.” Yu Lingzhu proactively revealed her strength.

Zhao Fusheng then glanced at her and began to think more highly of her.

"Cheng Mengyin's ghost also belongs to the category of laws. As far as I know, after his ghost draws out the laws, all people and ghosts who enter his ghost domain must act in accordance with the rules he draws out and cannot disobey them."

"Follow the rules?" Meng Po didn't understand for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Yu Lingzhu patiently explained:

"For example," she said, dipping her finger into a cup of tea on the table. After wetting her finger, she quickly drew a chessboard-like grid on the table, then drew different patterns and symbols on it, mainly in the form of 'o', '口', and 'X', scattered haphazardly across the grid.

Yu Lingzhu pointed to the grid:

"If this grid is Cheng Mengyin's ghost realm, and if we accidentally enter the ghost realm, the laws of the vengeful ghosts require us to move in a certain way, and we can only step on the 'o' shaped grid. Stepping on the other two types of grids will result in a dead end."

Her explanation immediately made everyone understand. Meng Po said:
"In other words, Cheng Mengyin's ghost will force others to do certain things, like a ghost's puppet."

"More or less." Yu Lingzhu nodded.

"His law is extremely powerful. The vengeful ghost is above the Tribulation level. Cheng Mengyin already has the qualifications to control laws. His post in Lizhou is to accumulate experience. He will be transferred back to the Demon Suppression Division of the Imperial Capital in the future."

Ultimately, Cheng Mengyin met her end in Wuqing County.

"Therefore, it can be inferred that if there is a ghost in Wuqing County, this ghost must be at least of a much higher rank than the Tribulation level," Zhao Fusheng concluded.

No one disagreed with her statement.

Even Yu Lingzhu, who had always insisted that "there are no ghosts in Wuqing County," shut her mouth.

After a long pause, Feng Du said:

"The vengeful spirit that Goji Ping controlled behind him also possessed power close to that of a wild god."

His words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

When it comes to god-like power, the first person that comes to mind is Zang Xiongshan of Shangyang County.

The case of Zang Xiongshan was extremely perilous. If even the ghosts commanded by Wu Ciping, possessing power comparable to wild gods, could not escape Wuqing County safely, one can imagine the perilous nature of Wuqing County.

Having said all that, Feng Du's raising this point at this time should be a warning to Zhao Fusheng—the difficulty of the Wuqing County case is no less than that of the Shangyang County case, and she herself should be mentally prepared.

Yu Lingzhu understood Feng Du's implied meaning and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Fusheng's expression out of the corner of her eye, wondering if Zhao Fusheng would back down because of these words.

Although the case in Shangyang County has been closed and Erlang Shen has been put under Zhao Fusheng's control, in Yu Lingzhu's mind, since Feng Du personally took charge of this case, it may not have been Zhao Fusheng and others who used their full strength.

If she were to overestimate herself and rashly enter Wuqing County, she might not only fail to resolve the ghostly calamity but also disrupt the balance and bring about disastrous consequences.

Thinking of this, Yu Lingzhu felt the urge to back out again.

Just as she was hesitating, she heard Zhao Fusheng ask:

“From the personnel files, I saw that the generals, including Cheng Mengyin and Wu Ciping, did not return from Wuqing County. At the same time, their names were not erased from the Book of Fate. Does this mean they are still alive?”

Feng Du smiled:
"Actually, Lingzhu'er should be able to explain this matter more clearly than I am."

Yu Lingzhu did not shy away from the topic:
“I have a good relationship with Jia Yi, so I do know quite a bit about this matter.”

She said:
"In fact, this matter is very strange, and even Jia Yi cannot deduce or explain it using common sense."

After saying this, she pursed her lips, a hint of unease appearing on her face:
"When Cheng Mengyin disappeared, it was in 208 AD during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Jia Yi already possessed the Book of Soul Fates. After news of Cheng Mengyin and others' situation reached the capital, he paid special attention to this matter and discovered that Cheng Mengyin," she paused, "along with Wu Ciping and all the registered ghost tamers and messengers, their Book of Soul Fates would exhibit a very strange change. For a period of time, it would emit a bloody light, which meant that they were still alive. But after a while, their names would disappear from the Book of Soul Fates, and their souls would fade away—"

This also means that a person dies.

"But soon, these names and images that had disappeared will reappear in the Book of Souls."

(End of this chapter)