If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 80 Guan Family

Guan Cheng Huang put his hands behind his back, looked down at his great-great-grandson on the ground, and said quietly: "Guan Huchen, the news of your death has spread all over the world.

Even if your old servant and adopted daughter spread the word that you were only seriously injured and unconscious, with a trace of life still in your heart, and that the Guan family has a box of Huawu incense with white bones in it, everyone will still be skeptical."

Seeing a look of realization gradually showing on Hu Chen's face, Guan Chenghuang swallowed the rest of his words back into his throat.

"I understand. Thank you, Lord City God, for helping me return to life. I was seriously injured and will go home to recover immediately."

Hu Chen should have returned to Yingxiang Mansion with a breath of fresh air, so that people on the street could see that he was indeed sick and miserable.

The sutures on his body and face are strong evidence that he has indeed been treated by the “normal famous doctor”.

Try to keep fantasy elements like gods and fairies to a minimum.

Hu Chen is very active.

He took the Fire Rat Robe handed over by Guan Tianyang and wrapped it around his body. He tied the Snake Flame Whip around his waist as a belt, then thanked the City God and the Community Leader respectively, and moved out of the Land Temple gate with difficulty.

As soon as he went out, he was dazzled by the sight of the sun, which was at noon, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun was dazzling.

There are ridges of fields nearby, and the wheat in the fields is lush green, growing well and emitting a green scent.

A few bees flew out from the weeds on the roadside and buzzed around Hu Chen.

Hu Chen stretched out his right hand, feeling the warmth of the sun on his skin, and felt happy and touched as if he had finally woken up from a long nightmare.

Looking back, he saw a three-foot-high brick and earth hut at the intersection. The hut was not as big as a doghouse and there was no altar, but there were signs of burning paper and incense.

There was also a broken pottery bowl and two white porcelain plates with missing corners on the side. They were all dirty and there was no offering in them.

"Hey~Hey!"

Hu Chen was still a little confused when a tall, fiery red figure rushed over.

It's the red smoke horse.

It was very excited and kept licking Hu Chen's face with its tongue.

Hu Chen was also happy and hugged it and patted its head gently.

After playing with his beloved horse for a while, Hu Chen turned around and bowed three times to the small shrine. Then he mounted his war horse and galloped south along the country road.

Guan Chenghuang did not stay in the land temple for long.

As soon as he returned to the City God Temple in Yingxiang Prefecture, the tall and mighty general Guan Tianyang, wearing chain mail, came in and reported, "Master, the two impermanences have returned to the underworld.

When they realized that the young master had successfully returned to life, they immediately took their leave. "

Guan Cheng Huang smiled faintly and said: "This is as it should be. Hu Chen has not returned to life yet, and their mission has not been completed. Going back early would be dereliction of duty.

Now that Hu Chen is back and his life span is not over yet, they have every reason to return empty-handed."

Since they had taken great benefits from him without leaving any handle in front of the judge of the underworld, those two ghosts of death could be considered as experienced officials.

Thinking of this, Guan Chenghuang reached his hand into his sleeve with a painful look on his face, and tremblingly took out a "red stick" that was as thick as the mouth of a cup and half a meter long.

Guan Tianyang, who was standing by the case, was shocked when he saw this.

Without waiting for him to say anything, Guan Chenghuang placed a "red stick" on the ritual table, and then touched another "red stick".

After pulling out eight red sticks in a row, he felt exhausted. He leaned back on the desk chair, raised his hand and called Guan Tianyang, saying, "Prepare four gift boxes, put two 'wish power burning incense' in each gift box, and add some fresh fruit, mutton wine, and brocade and silk, and give them to Judge Zhang, Judge Hu, and the two generals Niu Ma respectively."

Guan Tianyang was shocked and said, "Is it necessary to do this? This one stick is equivalent to the incense offerings of 100,000 households for 30 years!"

Guan Cheng Huang closed his eyes and sighed, "It is also possible not to send him off. After all, Hu Chen's life span has not yet ended, and his body and soul are intact.

I only help to remove the dead air from the corpse, and use more of the medical skills I used during my lifetime.

He neither used the power of the City God nor changed a single word in the Book of Life and Death.

But giving a gift will definitely be safer.

Safety is more important than anything else."

When Guan Chenghuang was alive, he was a very cautious person.

If it wasn't Guan Huchen who was in trouble this time, but someone else from the Guan family, he wouldn't have taken any action at all.

Even if it was Hu Chen’s eldest brother Guan Wenlong, he would not save him.

From the time he took office as the City God of Yingxiang Prefecture until now, countless direct blood relatives of the Guan family have died of illness, battle, or accidents, but only Hu Chen has received such treatment.

For the dead ghosts of the Guan family who have outstanding abilities, such as Guan Tianyang who has cultivated the "Tiger Soul Seven Killings" to the sixth level, Guan Chenghuang will try his best to place them in the underworld system of Yingxiang Mansion.

You ordinary and incompetent dead ghosts of the Guan family, just go and reincarnate obediently. Grandpa wishes you a good journey and hope that you can be reborn into the best family in China in the next life!
What makes Hu Chen special is his supernatural power of seeing from afar.

The Clairvoyance is the "eye of the gods". As long as his luck is not too bad, he can at least get a formal position in the underworld. If he is lucky, he will be in a high position and can also help Guan Laozu.

Hu Chen had pretty good luck. At least before he was killed by Marquis Lieyang, his luck was really strong.

When he went out hunting, he got lost and encountered a divine beast of ancient blood. He walked on the night road in the deserted mountains, killed a spirit snake with his sword (Snake Flame Whip), swam in the lake and touched an ancient sword (Dragon Kiss for Xiaoyu), and won the Fire Rat Robe by betting with Hu Shang.
This time when he went to the wilderness, he picked up Sha Manyu, who was born with wisdom and supernatural powers and looked similar to Concubine Li. This was a manifestation of his luck reaching its peak.

Even successfully returning to life after death is also a sign of good fortune.

Three thousand elite Western soldiers died at Feixiandu, but Hu Chen's bodies were not even wet, which shows that even though he was so unlucky, his luck was still stronger than those three thousand elite soldiers.

The only thing to blame is that he encountered a "destiny" that no one can defy.

No matter how lucky Hu Chen is, he cannot change the fate of the Emperor's death.

"Master, General Niu Ma is in charge of the Black and White Impermanence and the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Devil in the Western Territory. I have dealt with them many times and have also visited their mansions.

Judge Zhang is an old acquaintance.

But who is Judge Hu? I have never heard of him before." Guan Tianyang asked in confusion.

"Judge Zhang is just a 'minor judge', in charge of the affairs of the deceased in Shu. Judge Hu is a big shot, he is the 'chief judge' in charge of Xisha region, he can see the King of Hell every day, and can report official affairs directly to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

So let’s not talk about you. I have never had any contact with Mr. Hu.

I have heard of him, but he has certainly never heard of me.

Even if I were to swallow my pride and take the initiative to build connections, I still wouldn't be able to find a way.

It's out of my reach!
But this time, Hu Chen drew the Shadow God Picture for Guan Yu, and was fortunate enough to become a close friend of Hu Zongpan's son. Hu Chen is indeed a man born with great luck! "

Guan Chenghuang sighed with an awkward expression.

"Since Judge Hu is the chief judge of the Western Region, shouldn't the gift be more grand?" Guan Tianyang asked.

Guan Cheng Huang smiled bitterly and said, “If Emperor Ren Zheng was not dead, I would definitely spend a lot of money to try to get in touch with Judge Hu.

But Huchen's "Little Li Fei Plan" completely failed.

With the current background of the Guan family, they are not qualified to get close to Mr. Hu.

I asked you to give a gift to Mr. Hu, but I never expected you to meet Mr. Hu in person.

Being able to hand the gift to little Hu Yanei through the guidance of Song Ruhai (Song the Great God) is considered a favor from others.

I estimate that there is a high probability that you will not be able to meet Xiao Hu Yanei in person.

At most, a steward of the Hu Mansion will send you away. This gift is just to express my feelings and make myself familiar.

No matter how many gifts you give, you won't get any substantial benefits from Mr. Hu.

If the news gets out, it will bring disgrace upon Generals Niu and Ma and Judge Zhang.

The superiors will think that I am delusional and look down on them."

After Guan Tianyang left with two ghost messengers and four gift boxes in their hands, Guan Chenghuang began to handle official business at his desk again.

Record the evil deeds of the evil people and the good deeds of the good people in Yingxiang Mansion.
But whenever he thought of the twelve "wish-burning incense sticks" that he had given away, he felt a pang in his heart.

The apparent calmness cannot suppress the inner restlessness and reluctance.

"Bang!" He suddenly put down his pen, sat there for a moment, and then shouted, "Yagli!"

"Master, what do you want?"

A ferocious ghost with a green face and fangs appeared out of thin air below the altar, as if it had jumped out of the void.

"Go find the land god and mountain god in Yingxiang Mansion and hint to them that they should increase their tributes by 10% on my next birthday."

Yageri stared with eyes as big as red lanterns, hesitantly said: "Master, you have a big birthday every year, increase by 10%."

Guan Cheng Huang thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed a bit difficult for them to suddenly increase the salary by 10%.

Well, it only increases by one point, and it will only last for five centuries, so let's just say it will last for two centuries.

Twenty-four years later, things are back to normal.”

Increasing it by 10% means an increase of 1%, but changing it to % means an increase of only %, and this is not the norm.

Twenty-four years, I just gritted my teeth and got through it. Well, the land god and mountain god of Yingxiang Prefecture have to pray that the Guan family will be smooth sailing for the next twenty-four years, and that no more bad things like Hu Chen's incident that require going to the underworld to take care of things will happen.

"Oh, by the way, Zhao Hansheng, the village chief of Suifeng Village, has made great contributions in saving Hu Chen. Unlike the others, he does not need to be promoted by one point, but only by eight. Um, seven cents. You need to talk to Zhao Hansheng alone and explain it clearly. Do you understand?"

One point is 1%, one cent is one thousandth, and cents is a % discount compared to others.

"Master, please be merciful. A one-point promotion is insignificant. The ghosts and gods in Yingxiang Mansion will definitely be grateful for your kindness, especially Zhao Sheling."

Yagli bowed to Guan Chenghuang and disappeared just as suddenly as he appeared.

After getting a large amount of blood from his subordinate, Guan Chenghuang's irritability was mostly dissipated.

"Hu~~~" He let out a sigh of relief and continued to bury his head in his work.

The next evening, in Luodu, the capital of Western Shu.

South of the city, Suzaku Street.

"Ta-ta-ta~~~"

Several horses were galloping on the bluestone road like a gust of wind, forcing pedestrians and vendors on the road to shout in panic and get out of the way.

Some street vendors were knocked over by the crowd who were trying to avoid them.

"Whose family's spoiled and arrogant young lady dares to run rampant on the central street of the capital?" a stranger exclaimed.

He wanted to say "a dandy young man", but the four fast horses clearly showed two knights on the left and right, guarding two noble ladies in palace dress, one big and one small, in the center.

The women in the light blue dress had their hair done up in a bun. The younger one was about ten years old, and she was wearing a fiery red hunting suit, looking quite heroic.

Although both women wore conical hats, their elegance and attire, the sharp-eyed strong guards, and even the free-wheeling horses under their crotches, all showed their noble status.

"Hi, this is Mrs. Wen and Miss Tianfeng from the Guan family!"

A local peddler who sells mountain pavilions said with emotion: "The eldest son of the Guan family is the Imperial Censor, and the second son of the Guan family, who is the husband of Madam Wen and the father of Miss Tianfeng, is a famous general of our Great Shu - the 'Immortal Eye Tiger of Western Shu' who is famous in the west.

However, although the Guan family is powerful and has the capital to be arrogant, they have never rushed to Suzaku Street in the past. Could it be that something big happened to the Guan family?"

"Hehe, it's a big deal. There are both funerals and happy events." A wealthy old man nearby laughed.

"Oh, it's Mr. Zhang. Can you tell us what happened to the Guan family?"

The passers-by and vendors around all focused their eyes on Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang raised a finger and said, "First of all, it's a funeral. General Guan Huchen is probably dead."

"Hiss~~" Shocked faces followed by gasps.

"There is another happy event. Before General Guan died, he adopted a daughter named Guan Yu. She was born with a sword bone. She killed the Flag Hunting Immortal Kong Zan and crippled the Sword Immortal Zhou Lang. She is half a year younger than Miss Tianfeng!"

"Hiss~~" Everyone was even more shocked, and the sound of their breathing became more uniform and louder.

"Mr. Zhang, are you making it up?" Finally, a "rational person" raised the question.

Mr. Zhang sneered and said, "Anyone who knows me, Old Man Zhang, would not say such mean words."

Immediately, a neighbor who was familiar with Mr. Zhang said solemnly, "Mr. Zhang is not an ordinary person. The two sons of the Zhang family are both serving as 'inspectors' in the royal court."

"Mr. Zhang, don't bother with him. Go on, how could the Fairy Eye Tiger die?

And Miss Guan Yu, she is only eleven years old, how could she kill the Flag Hunting Immortal Kong Zan? He is a human immortal! "

"Xu~~~"

Mrs. Wen gently pulled the reins, and the horse under her crotch immediately slowed down. After a few steps, it stopped just in front of the gate of the "Guan Mansion".

"Second Madam, Miss Tianfeng, why are you here? The First Madam has to go back to Yingxiang Mansion in two days!"

A tall and thin butler ran out from the side door.

He came diligently to the side of Mrs. Wen's horse, squatted down, and made his shoulders just lower than the saddle.

"I'm not here to look for my sister-in-law."

Mrs. Wen ignored this human stool.

She pressed the saddle lightly, her body as light as a wild goose flying over the sand, and her exquisite embroidered shoes stepped on the ground without raising a trace of dust.

"Is my eldest brother home?"

The tall and thin housekeeper was stunned. You are a sister-in-law. Why do you come to eldest brother's house but not see the eldest sister-in-law? Why do you go directly to the eldest brother?
"Second Madam, is it because of the Second Master? The Second Master is fine, really."

"Don't talk nonsense. I came here from Yingxiang Mansion. Don't I know about the second master's affairs?"

Madam Wen spoke angrily and ignored him. She strode towards the side door and said as she walked, "Tianfeng, you go and see your aunt. I'll go find your uncle."

"Mom, you must convince uncle. You must not let Guan Yu, that barbarian, go!"

Tianfeng's pretty little face was filled with hatred and disgust.

"Shut up!" Madam Wen glared at her daughter, and then she glanced at the tall and thin housekeeper and the nearby servants with a sharp gaze, "Watch your mouths and ears!"

A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on the tall and thin butler's back.

The Second Madam is serious, she is filled with murderous intent!
why?
How can we not let Guan Yu go?
"I didn't hear anything, Madam, the master is reading in the study. I will take you there."

(End of this chapter)