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Chapter 107: The City God Tries a Case (Additional chapter for leader "vghkkj")
"Fengxian, no sword practice today."

When Xiaoyu and Ziying arrived at "Yihongyuan", which was Jinlian's residence, Jinlian was standing in front of a large bronze mirror, changing her clothes and jewelry with the help of a maid.

"But you don't have to leave. I'm going to the City God Temple to worship the City God later. You can come with me."

Xiao Yu looked her up and down. Her face was delicately made up, with fine powder, two light blushes, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, deep red lips, and a small phoenix outlined with gold powder on her forehead. The pearl and gold hairpins on her head combined to look like a green peak facing the sun.

She is also wearing a pink dress with wide sleeves of chiffon falling below her knees and the hem dragging on the ground. If she dances, she will surely be as graceful and beautiful as the fairy Lingbo.

But she was not going to perform on stage, but to worship the gods at the City God Temple.

This is definitely a "Buddhist girl"!

"Sister, have you heard about the City God's night trial of the fake silver case?" Xiaoyu asked.

"You've heard about it too!" Before Jinlian could say anything, Chun'er beside her shouted excitedly, "As expected of him, he is the City God. He can handle cases in the underworld that the government on earth cannot. He is also impartial and will definitely restore order to the world of the living when it comes to wrongful cases that the officials can handle but are unwilling to handle!
Well, if you ask me, there is no need to set up the titles of Lingjun and Fujun in Yingxiang Mansion.

If we just let the City God judge the living during the day and the dead at night, wouldn't peace in the world be just around the corner?"

"Judges the living during the day and the dead at night, can the City God manage it all?" Ziying laughed.

"The City God has great powers. You can't treat him as an ordinary official." Chun'er said seriously.

Xiao Yu glanced at them and said, "Sister Jinlian, even if you want to go to the City God Temple, it's best to wait for a few days.

The news of the City God's night trial of the fake silver case had spread throughout the streets and alleys, and everyone knew about it.

When I was having breakfast, I heard Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li from Soy Sauce Lane and others had agreed that after they finished their housework, they would go to the temple together to burn incense to the City God.

Therefore, the City God Temple must be crowded today, and my sister won’t be able to squeeze in.

This outfit is not suitable for crowding into the City God Temple."

Jinlian smiled when she heard this, and while turning her head to look at herself in the bronze mirror, she said, "How could I not know what you said! I want to go and worship the City God, but not in Tianmen Town.

Wen Lang made an appointment with me last night. Today, not only will we go to Yingxiang Mansion, but we will also have a party with several young masters of the Guan family!
The gathering place is at Zui Xiang Lou, opposite the Fuchenghuang Temple. We first worship the City God and then drink wine.

Wen Lang is the young master of the Wen family, "Wen Ruyu", whom I met at the "Tea Tasting Party" a few days ago.

Didn’t Jinlian just start getting together with Master Wen recently?

He started calling him "Wen Lang" all the time, but this only started not long ago.

After spending some time with Jinlian, Xiaoyu could understand some things without them having to be said explicitly.

For example, earlier Jinlian expressed her desire to cultivate the Nine Flower Charm so that she could get married.

She is not simply looking for a husband.

She wants a husband of her dreams.

To be as Jinlian wants, at least three conditions must be met: "the appearance of Pan An" and "the wealth of Deng Tong" among Pan Lu and Deng Xiaoxian, plus the martial arts of a peerless hero.

The previous life was a material world, so there was no requirement for the use of force.

This world is a world of gods, Buddhas, immortals and demons, and the use of force is an important condition for guaranteeing one's status, wealth and safety.

The same is true in reverse. In the previous life, if a brothel girl was both talented and beautiful, whether she could find her ideal husband depended on her vision and luck.

In this world, a woman’s martial arts skills and talent are more important than “literary talent”.

For example, Mrs. Huo, who understood the charm of peony at the age of fifteen, was considered a genius. She entered the general's mansion as a "cousin" and became his wife.

Although the old general and the old woman could not resist their son's threat to kill himself and only reluctantly agreed to let the brothel girl be their daughter-in-law, judging from the current results, the general's mansion has not lost out at all.

General Pingnan and his two sons died in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms Rebellion last year, leaving only a young son and several daughters. But as long as Madam Huo is around, the reputation of the general's mansion remains intact.

After returning from Bu Sigui, Xiao Yu comprehended the "Crazy Sword Intent" from the "Mei Lan Sword Breaking Style".

Later, based on Jinlian's characteristics, Xiaoyu used the "Crazy Sword Intent" as the foundation to tailor the "Little Peony Sword" for her - actually it was the "Apricot Blossom Sword", also known as the "Red Apricot Sword Intent".

Mei and orchid represent nobleness, elegance, and pride, while red apricot sword means wildness and unrestrainedness, not chaos.

After all, this Golden Lotus is not the Golden Lotus in "Jin Ping Mei".

Moreover, Xiaoyu herself could not do it and did not approve of Pan Jinlian's "promiscuous and unruly" behavior.

The Red Apricot sword spirit created by Xiaoyu is, at most, as "unconventional" as modern women.

In short, the tailor-made "Nine Flowers of Little Peony" is very good, and Jinlian has already had a little bit of "red apricot charm". So, her relationship with Master Wen suddenly heated up.

Uh, only Xiaoyu and Jinlian know the name "Red Apricot Sword Intent".

"Red Apricot" looks good but doesn't sound very nice, just like Ziying's "Lu Cao Jian Fa" which was renamed "Lu Xiao Huang", and they are all claimed to be the "charm of little peony".

It’s no wonder that the self-confidence and publicity of modern women would be considered a kind of “nobleness” in ancient times.

Jinlian herself, who knew the truth, thought that Xiaoyu deliberately used "Red Apricot Sword" to embarrass her. In fact, what she was practicing was "Slightly Modified Peony Sword".

"Mr. Wen is a relative of the Guan family. Do you know the inside story of Guan Chenghuang's night trial of the fake silver case?" Xiao Yu asked.

"It's not the first time that the City God is trying a case. What inside information does he want?" Jinlian said absentmindedly while fixing her makeup in the mirror.

"Well, what I mean is, the details of the trial, just like Zhu Yitao's trial, Aunt Zhang described the process vividly." Xiaoyu explained.

This time Jinlian smiled and said, "You know what, other people really don't know as much as I do.

The priest of the City God Temple in Tianmen Town is also surnamed Wen, and is Master Wen's uncle.

Mr. Wen watched the entire trial process that night.

Just like Madam Zhang watching Zhu Yitai trying a case at the yamen gate."

"My dear lady, you knew the truth, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Chun'er was more anxious than Xiaoyu, and urged her again and again: "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, is Shopkeeper Hu the mastermind of the fake silver case, and why was Shopkeeper Hu beaten with a stick?" Jinlian smiled and said: "In fact, the process is not complicated, but a little weird.

You have all seen Madam Xu, right?
Alas, even though she died, the resentment in her heart has not subsided.

In other words, it is difficult to let go of the concern for his daughter.

Her body was put into the coffin, but her soul ran to the outside of the City God Temple to cry out for justice.

It seems that he also asked some old ghost to write a petition and submit it to Cai Xingfang (not the criminal department in our county government, but the criminal department under the command of the City God).

Zhu Yitao and the good-for-nothings in the yamen couldn't find the swindler who used counterfeit silver, but Madam Xu knew someone.

Besides, if the ghosts and gods want to investigate, who can hide it?
After listening to Madam Xu's complaint, the City God became furious and immediately threw out an order, sending the green-faced ghost messenger Yagli to "Maoer Village" 50 miles outside the city to lock up the soul of the suspect Jia Yintong and bring it to the City God's office.

At that time, Jia Yintong knelt down at the foot of the altar, and Huangtai scolded him sternly: "Jia Yintong, you are such a shameless gangster. You forge silver and copper coins all day long to deceive and harm innocent people. You have committed so many evil deeds that you deserve to be punished!"

Chun Er clapped her hands and shouted, "Well said, Grandpa Cheng Huang is a clear-headed and selfless person, he is truly the patron saint of ordinary people like me!"

Xiaoyu felt weird.

The green-faced demon, Yagli.
It is so detailed that even the name and appearance of the ghost messenger are described clearly, as well as the scolding of the City God. Although Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li did not describe it in such detail, the two major elements of "sending the ghost messenger" and "the City God's angry scolding" are complete.

Surrounded by Xiaoyu and several maids who were listening attentively, Jinlian also got a little excited and continued, "Madam Xu was also scolding Jia Yintong, saying that she died unjustly and could not close her eyes. If he were to enjoy a happy and peaceful life, it would be unforgivable.

At the beginning, Jia Yintong was intimidated by the majestic atmosphere of the City God's Mansion and was trembling with fear and dared not speak.

When he saw Madam Xu, his courage grew instead, and he even dared to cry out for justice to the City God, saying that although he was guilty of using counterfeit silver, Madam Xu was forced to death by people in the gambling house and it had nothing to do with him.

He was willing to pay back the money, but he didn’t want to be charged with murder.

Ziying frowned and said, "Gambling houses do cause a lot of harm to people."

Jinlian smiled and said, "Grandpa City God gave a direct order to have the ghost servant Yagli drag the tiger that didn't want to return home over.

Well, there was a little episode in between!

It turned out that Bu Sigui had been gambling day and night, and Xia Shanhu had not slept at all. The City God waited until almost five o'clock in the morning, but did not see the ghost messenger Yagli come back, so he took out the "Book of Life and Death" and knocked Xia Shanhu down with his own hands.

Hahahaha, at that time, everyone in the casino thought Xia Shanhu had died suddenly, and they were howling and preparing a coffin for him! I was laughing to death, hahaha~~~"

"Hahahaha!" Chun'er and Ziying both laughed.

Xiao Yu was also laughing, but she was secretly more alert in her heart: the City God wanted to attract people's souls, and the person concerned needed to fall asleep first. If he couldn't attract anyone, he would cheat by using the "Book of Life and Death".
It's bad enough that he can capture people's souls, but the City God actually has a "Book of Life and Death"!
After laughing, Jinlian continued, "Xiashanhu is also a man of insight. Before the City God called for a fight, he started to cry out for justice.

He said that when he saw Xu Niangzi using fake silver to deceive him, he was furious, but he was able to calm down and listen to Xu Niangzi's explanation. Later, he gave Xu Niangzi three days to find the liar who used fake silver. However, before the three days came, Xu Niangzi couldn't get over it and jumped into the river.
After he finished speaking, he shouted excitedly to Madam Xu - when everyone was raising money to buy a coffin for you, I, Wang Xiaohu, also invested two cents. Now that you have stopped being a human and have become a ghost, you still have to have a conscience!
The City God scolded him, saying that Mrs. Xu's family was in dire straits because it was the casino that set them up.

Not only did he beat the man-eating tiger to death, he also opened the Book of Life and Death on the spot and reduced his life span by thirty years.

Thirty years! "

"Hiss~~~" Chun'er took a breath of cold air, his face turned pale, and he shouted: "It means that this lawsuit directly shortens the life of the 'Man-eating Tiger' by 30 years? How many years does he have left to live?"

"I don't know how many more years I can live, but the thirty years of life lost has been written in the Book of Life and Death," said Jinlian.

"How did Shopkeeper Hu get involved?" Ziying asked.

"Hehe, seeing that the 'accomplice', the 'man-eating tiger', had his life shortened by thirty years, Jia Yintong was so scared that he started crying and directly gave up Manager Hu.

It turned out that although they were not in the same group, they knew each other.

Before Manager Hu became rich, he also made counterfeit silver.

In other words, Shopkeeper Hu became rich by counterfeiting silver.

That day, Madam Xu went out with the jade pendant, and he originally planned to chase after her.

As a result, he looked up and saw Jia Yintong passing by the door. He came up with a vicious plan and let Jia Yintong be the mantis and he himself be the oriole.

Well, Jia Yintong often looks for fat sheep outside various shops, and Manager Hu knows his methods.

Sure enough, Jia Yintong set his eyes on Madam Xu. He went up to her and asked some questions. When he learned that the jade pendant had not been sold yet, he immediately had some evil thoughts.

When he got the jade pendant, Shopkeeper Hu jumped out from behind and said with a smile that he would take him to the authorities.

Jia Yintong knelt down and begged for mercy, and sold the jade pendant to Shopkeeper Hu for five taels of silver.

"Manager Hu has such a big family business, but he still makes dozens of taels of silver by doing something dishonest. Is it worth it?" Ziying murmured.

"If he makes money without any conscience, how could he accumulate such a huge fortune in just a few decades?" Jinlian said.

After that, she smiled sarcastically and said, "It's a pity that the family business earned by a black conscience cannot be kept!

Not only did the City God take away ten years of his life, he also sentenced him to be cold and hungry, begging on the streets, and dying of tuberculosis. After his death, he had no coffin, his body was left on a desolate hill, eaten by crows and magpies, and his bones were exposed in the wild, eaten by wild dogs.

"I heard that Manager Hu is sick." Xiaoyu said.

She heard from Madam Zhang that Manager Hu was terminally ill, confused, and lying on the bed, only able to cry out in pain.

Jinlian smiled and said, "It's not a disease, but a heavy yoke."

"Heavy shackles?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise, "What kind of heavy shackles?"

Jinlian said, "Have you never seen prisoners in the government office wearing shackles? Two thick wooden boards clamped their hands and necks, bending their waists.

There are heavy shackles in the government offices in the world of the living, and there are crimes that require one to be put in shackles for public display. The same is true for the City God in the underworld.

If we don't put him in shackles and display him to the public, how can we serve as a warning to others and alert the world?"

(End of this chapter)