I become a god in another world

Chapter 732 Recording Ghost Cases
Chapter 732

When Zhao Fusheng led Kuai Manzhou into the council chamber of the Demon Suppression Division, the chamber was already packed with people.

After the ghostly calamity in the capital, all ghost tamers of the calamity level and above received the news and arrived at the place one after another.

When Zhao Fusheng entered, people were standing on both sides of the hall, and the seats for the generals were also full. When they saw Zhao Fusheng, the group led by Jia Yi stood up first to show their respect for her.

She roughly counted that there were more than a hundred people in the council chamber, which was no small number—there were many more second-rate ghost tamers who were not qualified to participate in this meeting.

Seeing these people, Zhao Fusheng was filled with mixed emotions.

She led Kuai Manzhou through the crowd, where Jia Yi and the others had reserved a chair for her—the seat that was originally reserved for Fengdu.

Now that Feng Du is gone, everyone has tacitly agreed that this position is hers to take.

But when Zhao Fusheng reached the capital's seat, he did not stop. Instead, he walked to the very center—the seat of Zang Junji, the only imperial general of the Demon Suppression Division. Since Zang Junji's death, no one has been able to sit in this seat.

It wasn't that no one wanted to sit there, but this house secretly housed the ghost corpse of Zang Junji. Touching the chair would be like offending a ghost, and would result in being devoured by a vengeful spirit.

When Jia Yi saw Zhao Fusheng approaching, she was about to speak when she saw Zhao Fusheng walk past her designated spot in the capital and head towards the long bench in the center. Her pupils contracted sharply.

"Zhao—"

As soon as he spoke, he saw Zhao Fusheng walk up to the Emperor's throne.

Everyone's expression changed slightly, and Jia Yi said:

"Be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Fusheng sat down.

Then, something strange happened inside the council chamber. Red mist began to rise from the ground, and countless blood-red lines, resembling slender iron wire worms, came to life in an instant. They coiled around Zhao Fusheng's legs and burrowed into her body with lightning speed, moving as nimbly as snakes.

In a short while, the blood-red ghostly lines burrowed into Zhao Fusheng's face.

The blood shadow turned bluish-black beneath the skin, pushing the skin up high, which was quite frightening.

After a while, a vengeful ghost tore at Zhao Fusheng's body.

Under this tearing force, Zhao Fusheng's body split into five parts, and the blood lines that had burrowed into her body immediately broke off, turning into malevolent energy that sank down.

Beneath her body, the shadows of hell flickered, drawing in the malevolent energy and the remaining blood.

Her fragmented body reformed and slowly merged back into one.

After piecing his body back together, Zhao Fusheng turned his neck and moved his wrists, then said nonchalantly:

"The meeting begins."

The power that had harmed her vanished without a trace, and she guided it into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, suppressing it in the Seventeenth Level of the Ghost Realm—that was Zang Junji's domain. These remnants of his former self would sense Zang Junji's aura and piece together with him, becoming quiet.

As the ghost realm opened, Zang Junji's fierce ghostly aura leaked out. The remaining ghostly bodies in the council hall seemed to sense its presence, and the surging malevolent energy became calm, just as a raging sea instantly became calm.

……

Everyone thought a fierce battle was inevitable, but to their surprise, Zhao Fusheng ended the fight in the blink of an eye.

The strangest thing is that these blood streaks are just one of the remaining traces of Zang Junji's aura in the council chamber.

Logically speaking, the movement of a vengeful ghost should have caused a ghostly realm with mountains of corpses and seas of blood to appear, and countless vengeful ghosts and vengeful spirits to revive. However, after Zhao Fusheng opened Hell, the evil aura here calmed down as if it had sensed some kind of terrifying aura and become unusually compliant.

Everyone was puzzled, but they gained a new understanding of Zhao Fusheng's strength.

Jia Yi felt a tightness in her throat.

He had repeatedly overestimated Zhao Fusheng's strength, but judging from the current situation, his so-called 'overestimation' was actually 'underestimation'.

No one sat in Fengdu's seat anymore, and Kuai Manzhou sat down on the ground with his back against Zhao Fusheng's thigh.

Nothing strange happened; the council hall of the Demon Suppression Bureau was calm and peaceful.

Everyone fell silent.

Zhao Fusheng looked around and broke the silence:
"Feng Du is dead."

Her words were earth-shattering.

Even though the resurgence of the evil spirits in Fengdu was no longer a secret in the council hall of the Demon Suppression Division, everyone still felt a tremor in their hearts when they heard her announce the news, and many people showed anxious expressions.

Jia Yi's lips moved, as if she wanted to speak, but she held back.

"Feng Du's death was related to Wuqing County."

After Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, he looked at Jia Yi:

"Lord Jia, find someone to record this. I will now recount the details of the Wuqing County Ghost Case. After you have recorded it, put it in the case file to warn future generations."

This was exactly what Jia Yi wanted to do.

He had long been curious about the Wuqing County case, which had resulted in so many deaths.

However, most of the dead in this case were from the capital, while the people of Wan'an County survived. If he were to ask them questions, it would inevitably give Zhao Fusheng the impression that he was interrogating him about the cause and effect. If it were earlier, when the capital was powerful and had the capital city and several kings and generals in charge, he could have been forced to do so.

But the situation is different now.

Most of the kings and generals in the capital were dead, and Zhao Fusheng's strength seemed to have even advanced during the ghostly calamity in Wuqing County. This made Jia Yi think carefully.

"Liu Meng, go and find him."

Liu Meng accepted the order and went out. Before long, he caught a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar standing in front of the council chamber.

Liu Meng pulled him into the house. With each step they took, the man was eroded by the evil aura. Before long, his lips turned blue and he was covered in cold sweat.

He was just an ordinary person. After this matter was over, he would inevitably fall seriously ill due to the evil aura of the council chamber, which would affect his lifespan.

When Zhao Fusheng saw the crowd carrying over the table, the scholar introduced himself and then sat down, busily making preparations.

She said:
"This person has made a contribution to the case, and later the Imperial Capital will stamp a ghost seal on his family as a blessing."

Jia Yi nodded and accepted the order.

Upon hearing this, the man's eyes lit up, and his movements became much more nimble.

After a short while, the scholar prepared himself and said in a low voice:

"Sir, you may begin."

"Okay." Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"Let me begin from the day we set off for Wuqing County."

"I was entrusted by Feng Du to lead a group of men, along with Yu Lingzhu, Wang Zhiyi, and Jiang Jinshan, to Wuqing County." Zhao Fusheng added at this point:
"We'll leave room for maneuver after this section. The list of people who traveled that day is already registered, and we can add it later."

The scholar responded.

Zhao Fusheng then said:
“After we set off, I asked Yu Lingzhu about some general information about Wuqing County. Then she suggested changing our route to enter the county, saying that she knew a canyon road that could be used to enter the county ahead of time.”

This incident is bizarre and must be told from the beginning.

"Unfortunately, it started pouring rain just before we entered the canyon that day."

Trapped in the canyon during the rain, Miao Yougong, one of the Ghost Tamers, sent his subordinates You Hong and others to scout out the path ahead.

Zhao Fusheng mentioned that the ten messengers arrived at a deserted village, where someone had just died and was holding a funeral.

Fearing something was amiss, the group turned back with the village chief.

...As she finished speaking, everyone in the pavilion was horrified, and the scholar who was recording the case was trembling uncontrollably.

After that, strange things happened in the village. First, Zhao Fusheng and others found clay statues of Wang and Jiang in the village ancestral hall. Second, the villagers disappeared mysteriously in an instant. Third, when the villagers opened the coffin, they found the living corpse of You Hong inside.

Zhao Fusheng then mentioned that the group split up to investigate the eerie village, but ended up accidentally entering a ghost festival.

The case is intricately linked; during the ghost festival, a strange vine is encountered that invades everyone's bodies, creating a set of rules within the village.

The village chief turned out to be Wu Ciping, who had disappeared many years ago.

……

Afterwards, the group took Wu Ciping back to Wuqing County.

"On the way back, Wu Ciping mentioned an old case concerning Wuqing County."

Zhao Fusheng then forced Dong Fugui of Changjiao County to rape Tang Min, causing the woman to jump into a well and die. This angered her husband, who then killed her. The case of her ghost rising from the dead has been mentioned before.

……

This case within a case is submerged in the complex and terrifying ghost cases of Wuqing County, yet it forms an important link in the Wuqing County ghost cases.

Reincarnation, transmigration, a sea of ​​blood, a world in the mirror—Tang Min, Gao Shen and his wife, Sun Shaoyin, and the elderly Mrs. Chang and her grandson—ultimately intertwine to form the major case in Wuqing County.

"The place where the Chang family is located is the origin of the ghost cases. One of the principles marked by it is related to the Chang family."

Zhao Fusheng's analysis:
"This relationship includes business dealings, tax payments, tributes, and even nodding greetings."

Her words sent chills down everyone's spines.

Jia Yi initially had doubts about the deaths of the people in the capital.

After all, others might not know Yu Lingzhu's abilities, but he knew them clearly in his heart—the cycle of time.

In his opinion, Yu Lingzhu might not be good at fighting ghosts, but she was an excellent escape artist and shouldn't be unable to return.

Wang Zhiyi and Jiang Jinshan's methods were also unusual; how could they have died in Wuqing County?

But upon hearing Zhao Fusheng mention that everyone had entered Wuqing County, time had become disordered, and they had been repeatedly trapped in the mirror world, ultimately breaking the source and forcing out the prototype of the Ghost Tree, even though he had not personally participated in the case, he could imagine the danger at that time just from Zhao Fusheng's description.

In the ghostly calamity in Wuqing County, the first to appear were the Gao and Tang couple. The two ghosts trapped people with a blood mirror. Then the ghost tree appeared, and the ghost's accomplice called out the soul.

The people of the capital have already learned this lesson, especially Hong Tian—the calamity of the ghost tree that originated in the capital started from Yanling Street in the east of the city.

At first, he thought it was just bad luck, but after learning the whole story, he realized that this ghostly calamity was not related to bad luck, but to the Chang family.

A few years ago, the Chang family established a base in Beijing. At that time, it was Wang Ling, the Ghost Master, who facilitated the Chang family's settlement in the eastern part of the city.

Wang Ling was Yu Lingzhu's confidant and under her protection. His actions were originally intended to benefit all parties, but little did he know that they would ultimately sow the seeds of such a disaster.

"After the ghost calls for the soul, you must not agree. Once you agree, you will be marked by the vengeful ghost and become the next target of the ghost sacrifice."

Once a person becomes the target of a ghost ritual, the ghost tree will hang them up without their knowledge.

At this time, a person's flesh and blood and consciousness will be devoured by the ghost, and then they will be trapped in the ghost realm, which will affect their cognition and lead them into a state of being unable to live or die.

When they think they have survived their lives, they will fall into a sea of ​​blood after 'death', go through reincarnation, and repeat their lives in the next one.

"In fact, this so-called immortality is not true immortality; it's just that the ghosts are unaware of death."

At this point in Zhao Fusheng's explanation, everyone finally understood why Cheng Mengyin and the others had mysteriously disappeared for decades, yet the Book of Fate showed that they were still alive.

"In this ghost case, the ghost tree's call to souls involves Yu Lingzhu. Lords Wang Zhiyi and Jiang Jinshan died for her. When the vengeful ghost revived, Wang and Jiang were under my control."

At this point, Zhao Fusheng displayed the Ghost and God Tablet, summoning Wang and Jiang.

She now has abundant merit points. Although the Wuqing County case was dangerous, it brought her great rewards. Summoning ghosts and gods to appear in the world again would consume negligible merit points.

The appearance of the two demons disrupted the balance of malevolent energy in the council chamber.

As the evil spirits within the council hall were about to awaken and manifest signs of a ghostly realm, everyone's expressions changed drastically. In the next moment, Zhao Fusheng summoned the Investiture of the Gods, and the ghost tablet appeared, suppressing all the demons and monsters. The strange phenomena then dissipated again as the two ghosts, Wang and Jiang, disappeared.

Zhao Fusheng then continued:

"In this ghost case, there were also casualties in Wan'an County—"

She paused for a moment.

When Meng Po was alive, she sat beside her like a gentle stream.

When she turns around, Meng Po will smile at her and indicate that she will stay by her side.

When she travels, Meng Po will accompany her.

Zhao Fusheng felt a dull ache in his heart.

Having entered the Demon Suppression Division and solved ghost cases, Zhao Fusheng had already guessed that those who control ghosts would not have a good ending. However, people are not plants or trees, and when someone close to him actually left, Zhao Fusheng still could not suppress the pain in his heart.

After a long pause, she regained her composure:

"Please record that Meng Po of Wan'an County died from a ghostly calamity and was subsequently controlled by me."

As she spoke, a hint of hellish aura emanated from her.

As soon as the aura of the Seventeenth Level of Hell was leaked, many people sensed the aura of Fengdu and their expressions changed.

Just then, Meng Po was summoned by her.

The vengeful ghost, with a blood moon above its head, was about to set up a pot and start a fire to boil soup and serve water.

Everyone who was swept by Meng Po's gaze trembled with fear.

Zhao Fusheng quickly took Meng Po back and continued:
"In Wan'an County, Xu Yu suffered a backlash from the power of the Qiankun Brush, resulting in blindness. He is currently searching for a doctor."

The Confucian scholar, sweating profusely, wrote furiously as he took notes.

The other ghost tamers remained silent, already terrified by the mere description of this horrific ghostly calamity.

"Yu Lingzhu ultimately reversed time, causing Chang Hao and Old Lady Chang to reveal their original forms, and imprisoned them in the seventeenth level of the Ghost Realm of the Sealed Capital."

This was also the cause of Yu Lingzhu's death.

Jia Yi sighed with emotion.

The two have known each other for decades and are old friends.

Although Yu Lingzhu denied it, as a longtime friend, he knew that Yu Lingzhu was troubled by the ghostly calamity of the Chang family in Wuqing County.

Now that the ghostly calamity is taking shape, she died because of it, and she was probably at peace with herself before she died.

"Master Yu deserves to die."

Jia Yi said.

Zhao Fusheng didn't respond to that, but instead said:
"Fengdu died in the transformation of the Ghost Realm."

……

The moment the paper figures pieced together the ghost coffin, they forcibly opened the gates of hell. This was tantamount to disrupting the balance of the ghost realm in Fengdu, causing Fengdu to lose control and the vengeful ghosts to revive.

“I ordered Man Zhou to lead Fengdu into Wuqing County, so that he could imprison the ghost scourge of Wuqing County within it.”

After she finished speaking, she said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the whole story of the ghost case in Wuqing County. If you have any questions, please ask me within the next fifteen minutes. I will not answer them afterward."

(End of this chapter)