Yefutidaolu

Chapter 58: Heaven and Man Are Not Thinking (First Order)

In the mass grave, Liu Ping bowed again, and there were faint sounds of ghosts crying around him.

"We...are so lucky to meet a righteous man like your benefactor." Liu Ping said with her head down, her voice seeming to be choked with sobs.

"Okay, tell me who did it. No matter whether he is mentally ill or not, I will definitely help if I can." Gao Jian said.

Liu Ping nodded, restrained his emotions, and remained in ghost form, saying: "The reason why all the sanity here has been wiped out is because... those poor people died here."

"Pathetic?" Gao Jian repeated, as if he remembered something, but he immediately waved his hand: "Oh, don't worry about me, just continue talking."

Liu Ping continued, "There are nail sheds all around here. Many people die every month, and their remains are all placed here. The government's witches came here to perform a ritual to wipe out their minds, saying that the yin energy here is heavy, and after performing the ritual, they can no longer turn into evil spirits and do evil."

Gao Jian nodded, he knew the situation around him.

Gao Jian now has a rough idea of the terrain of Cangzhou's outer city area.

There are cheap brothels nearby, the so-called "washe places" are just that kind of places.

As far as Gao Jian knew, this industry was clearly divided into upper and lower levels. The leader was called "Qingyin" or "Banzi", and all who came in and out were nobles, and they were only found in the inner city.

The next best kind is called a "tea room" or "book house", which was also very elegant at the time. There were only a few places like this in the outer city.

The next level is called 'caotai'. People often refer to "caotai team", which is actually the combination of the third-level 'caotai' and the first-level 'team'. This term is used to imply that something is not presentable.

The lowest ones are what the lowest class of people call "brothels", also called "laomatang", and there is also a saying that calls it "driving nails", so these prostitutes are also called "driving nail sheds", which are sheds used for driving nails.

Bigger places, those carved buildings and painted boats, or places that have the cost to open a restaurant-like place, will not be here. This place is a gathering place for those cheap "private prostitutes".

In other words, this is the nail shed, the cheapest place, and also the place with the most deaths.

Young and beautiful ones can at best be in humble positions, and some can even marry high-ranking officials as concubines.

Only the old, ugly, fat and bloated people come to the nail shed.

However, many of the women who worked in the straw huts were once young and beautiful, but they were either out of fashion, or were abandoned after being married as concubines, or their husbands died and they were driven out of the house and left to wander outside. They had no choice but to work as hut nailers, and would surely die in the straw hut due to poverty and illness within three years at most.

Precisely because the people who come here are old and ugly, the death rate in this place is so fast, so fast that many people move here every day.

"The poor people here didn't have any grudges. Most of them died of poverty and illness, and their minds were wiped out by magic. Although there are gusts of cold wind now, they have nothing left. Benefactor... do you know who they should take revenge on?" Liu Ping asked Gao Jian.

Who should I take revenge on?

Who killed these women?
It seemed like no one was killed, but it also seemed like everyone took action.

Gao Jian was unable to answer for a moment.

He could only squat down, light the incense and candles, and said: "This... I can't help you, but if my thing succeeds, there will be a lot fewer people like you, really, believe me."

Without the Zuo family and the blood sacrifice that the Baishan River people constantly crave, the Divine Dynasty can use its ability to control wind and rain and bring out its due vitality, making sure people have enough food will not be a problem.

If they can afford to eat, why would so many people be willing to build sheds?
Even if you really want to do this job, you should go to places like teahouses and bookstores and be a popular lady instead of a trash can that charges three cents a time.

After finishing the incense and candles, Gao Jian looked up at Liu Ping in front of him and said, "You...are not Liu Ping, but don't worry, I, Gao Jian, will stick to my words once they are spoken."

As Gao Jian spoke, Liu Ping in front of him began to melt.

After melting, Liu Ping turned into a bunch of twisted limbs, which seemed to contain countless resentments and grievances, but no one could be found.

What is wronged? It seems that nothing is wronged, but it also seems that everything is wronged.

Who should I blame? It seems like I have no one to blame, but it also seems like everyone should be blamed.

I have a lot of grievances but no way to vent them.

Covered in blood and tears, to whom shall I show them?

This is... the strongest vengeful ghost Gao Jian has ever encountered!

No wonder there are wizards who come here to perform rituals to suppress it. With the continuous supply of nail shed supplies, this resentful ghost has already reached the second realm and is even close to the third realm!

The strong pressure from the vengeful ghost came towards Gao Jian.

However, Gao Jian remained unmoved. He just said, "Yes, the ghosts here have lost their minds, but from all the souls that have lost their minds, you were born... You want revenge, and you want to vent, but you don't know who to turn to."

"I don't know who you should take revenge on, but this is all I can promise you. I don't know if you are satisfied with this answer?" Gao Jian said.

"Thank...thank you. Even if you can't save me, please save...the people who come later." The twisted limbs made intermittent sounds.

Gao Jian heard this and bowed, "I will never break my promise."

He felt a little admiration in his heart, thinking that the resentful ghost in front of him might have a better heart than himself.

The vengeful ghost gradually dissipated, but Gao Jian knew that it would help him.

Then, the next mass grave.

Gao Jian raised his knife and continued.

One after another, one after another.

Every mass grave has a story that is heartbreaking.

Whether it makes people angry or sad, in this chaotic outer city of Cangzhou, these places are the concrete embodiment of joys and sorrows.

Oh, no, there is no joy and no harmony.

All there is is the death that has already come, and the painful life before death.

Every time Gao Jian saw this, he felt heavy in his heart.

He now even wanted to end this matter quickly, because in this way, those resentful ghosts could be reincarnated sooner.

For them, reincarnation early means early liberation.

Every day they stay in this world because of their high views will mean they will suffer one more day.

Must speed up.

Another night passed, Gao Jian had some breakfast and went back to sleep.

At noon, he got up, ate, and spent more than ten gold coins to buy some spiritual materials for Zoulong, otherwise he would have starved to death.

After that, I practiced martial arts and began to work hard according to the training route that had been decided long ago.

Only by exercising every day can you make progress every day.

If you keep renewing yourself day by day, you will be reborn without realizing it.

Now, two days have passed and Gao Jian has cleared sixty-five mass graves.

So, continue.

On the third day, ninety-four.

On the fourth day, one hundred and thirty-seven.

Day five, one hundred and eighty-five.

……

Day nine, three hundred and twenty-four.

...Thirteenth day, five hundred and seventeen.

By the early morning of the thirteenth day, only a little bit was left.

According to Gao Jian's statistics these days, there are only two left.

After beheading the murderous and self-righteous gang leader, Gao Jian shook off the blood on the rusty knife.

The tip of the knife was emitting light five inches away, which was the accumulation of the past thirteen days. Gao Jian didn't even have time to use it.

His schedule is packed every day, and he speeds up again and again every day.

When he thought about these people still being alive, he felt it was a sin to take a rest.

He had recently learned about so many disgusting things in the outer city of Cangzhou that it had reached the point where Gao Jian felt disgusted even talking about them.

Finally, it's almost solved, only the last one is left.

By the time he had cleared all 519 mass graves, the number of ghosts willing to help him had become considerable.

Four hundred and eighty-one in one realm.

The thirty-eight positions in the second realm.

In the past thirteen days, Gao Jian's reputation has risen!
Now when he goes to the inner city, people will bow to him or even point at him, as if they have seen something strange!
the reason is simple.

In thirteen days, one man eliminated all the ghosts in 519 mass graves and prevented them from causing trouble again.

When the Yellow Spring Guards were still around, they were not as efficient. Nowadays, most of the sorcerers who govern the ghosts just seal or expel them, which is far from being that efficient.

Because it is very difficult to kill the ghosts in the mass grave. If their resentment is not dissipated, they will come back again after being eliminated once.

Moreover, if someone wants to kill a first-level ghost, for safety reasons, four or five first-level practitioners usually act together to ensure that there will be no accidents.

Even so, they would often lose their lives to evil spirits and suffer casualties.

Not to mention the Yin ghosts of the second realm, which would require four or five practitioners of the second realm.

To clear out the ghosts from these 519 mass graves, one would need one hundred second-level practitioners and two to three thousand first-level practitioners to work together. It would take several months just to mobilize so many people.

Therefore, it was incredible that Gao Jian, as a person in a certain realm, solved 519 mass graves in 13 days!

However, Gao Jian knew that this was not necessary.

These ghosts are not bad people, they just suffered injustice.

Speak nicely, they will actually listen.

However, no one listened to them, and everyone wanted to kill them directly.

Gao Jian just listened to them and helped them to seek justice, and that was all. He solved a big problem in Cangzhou and became a figure in many government legends.

But Gao Jian couldn't be happy.

Because there is only one ghost left in the mass grave, which is the one that Gao Jian has not been able to deal with until now. He is the only third-level ghost in all the mass graves, but he has been sealed by the sorcerers and cannot leave the place. However, the sorcerers in charge of this matter cannot erase his mind and can only trap him where he is.

This person in the third realm is the most miserable and has suffered the most. He doesn't even have a name... because no one has given him a name.

This is an extremely powerful vengeful ghost. According to the government, it is called "evil baby".

That is a collection of resentment.

In Cangzhou, there are too many infants who cannot be raised or who do not want to be raised. Every day, many children are washed away by the tributaries of the Baishan River.

Until one day, by chance, some corpses happened to be piled together.

Thus, this huge monster was born.

The evil baby couldn't understand what was said, couldn't comprehend the information, and didn't know what Gao Jian was saying. He had a natural malice towards the outside world and only wanted to vent all his malice.

Gao Jian had no choice. He still hadn't solved the last one. As long as he got close to the seal, he would be attacked by malicious intent. Fortunately, the seal created by the sorcerers was strong enough, and the evil baby had no mind to think, only pure instinct, so it had not spread out.

"Oh." Gao Jian sighed while eating breakfast.

What should we do with the last vengeful ghost?

To be honest, he couldn't muster any ill will towards the evil babies. They were just a collection of babies that had just been born and hadn't had time to cry yet. He would even behave cruelly towards the outside world only because of the many malicious attacks from the outside world.

What should we do?

Gao Jian had no idea.

If you really have no idea, just skip it and don't delay it for too long.

I can’t let the Zuo family get used to my existence, otherwise I’ll be in danger.

While eating breakfast, Gao Jian was thinking about what to do.

"What are you worried about, donor?" At this time, a gentle voice came from behind Gao Jian.

Gao Jian held the knife in one hand, turned around immediately, and looked behind him vigilantly.

He didn't sense any breath!
Then, a bald man with blue skin was seen standing behind Gao Jian.

The bald man was wearing ordinary clothes, and except for his blue skin, he looked like a man selling sesame cakes from the outskirts of town.

He came alone, with no one else around.

Moreover, because of the other person's arrival, the number of people around became smaller, and a person with blue skin seemed a little scary.

"Heavenly man..." Gao Jian frowned.

He had seen this celestial being. He had met this celestial being in the inner city on his first day entering the city.

"Mr. Gao Jian, we meet again. You can call me 'Fei Xiang'." The celestial being put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute.

"Fei Xiang? What do you want to talk to me about?" Gao Jian was a little wary.

It's better to be careful when you don't know the purpose of this kind of alien being.

"Sir, do you want to get rid of that evil baby?" Fei Xiang said.

"Yes." Gao Jian nodded.

This is not a secret. After all, Gao Jian is now a celebrity in many government offices in the inner city. Legends about Gao Jian are spread everywhere, so it is normal for the immortal in front of him to know something about it.

The outer city is not very famous because it is too chaotic and too hard. Most people don’t have the time to pay attention to any news other than their three meals a day, so Gao Jian is not very well-known.

"Mr. Gao Jian is kind-hearted, so I also want to help him." said the celestial being.

"Help me with what?" Gao Jian looked at the Tianren in front of him.

"Among the heavenly beings, there is one of the twenty guardian gods, whose name is 'Kashi Mother Goddess', who can comfort young children. I would like to perform a ritual for you and call upon the divine power of Kashi Mother Goddess." The heavenly being said so.

"Why?" Gao Jian was still alert.

"Because Mr. Gao Jian is kind-hearted, Cangzhou is so big, and you are the first one I have seen. So, I am here to help Mr. Gao Jian overcome the difficulties. After all... the Baishanjiang water tribe has already taken action." The celestial being saluted and said so.

(End of this chapter)