Becoming an immortal and ancestor begins with the golden toad spitting out money.

Chapter 28 Life is unpredictable, but we have our own ways of dealing with it.

It was February 14th, just a few days before the Spring Equinox, and the annual spring plowing season was about to begin.

Su Ji set off before dawn to begin his daytime patrol of the spirit soldiers.

However, Su Ji had first sent gold to me in a dream last night, and then ransacked the underground palace with the local earth god, so he didn't have time to recover his energy.

At this moment, his physical body was resting in the Zhang family's courtyard. After absorbing the vital energy in the dawn with his celestial soul and spirit, he began to openly "go to work and sleep" with great pleasure.

To others, the day-roaming spirit soldiers, unlike their usual style of ascending to high altitudes to patrol, were now diligently patrolling the east and west villages at low altitudes.

Other spirit soldiers might still have questions, but the young gatekeeper spirit soldier couldn't help but smile: "Before dawn, the earth spirit soldier was ordered to go to the City God Temple, and the people sent by the City God will arrive by noon at the latest."

"The daytime spirit soldiers are probably afraid of slighting the spirit officials or spirit generals of the City God Temple, which is why they are always ready to welcome them..."

Last night, Zhang first discovered the walking corpse, and then the local earth god summoned the walking corpse to help the golden toad retrieve the treasure. Even if the spirit soldiers didn't sense it, they heard about it.

As for the Golden Toad and the Earth God sharing the treasure, none of the spirit soldiers had any objections.

Even setting aside the fact that they were of no help whatsoever, Zhang's contribution in discovering the walking corpse should be rewarded by the government, and has nothing to do with the private matter of the treasure.

In reality, after obtaining the four treasures, the Earth God only took the ginseng seed and the Earthly Fiend Pearl. He gave the remaining two medicinal herbs to Zhang, saying that he would stew them to nourish Zhang Xiaolian.

Although the spirit soldiers were envious, they also saw that the local earth god wanted to cultivate Zhang Xiaolian, and they all said that the night-roaming spirit soldier Zhang Shi benefited from Zhang Xiaolian's fame.

The spring breeze swept across the land, adding touches of green to the mulberry groves.

The oxen graze freely in the fields, waiting for a spring rain to nourish the earth so that this year's spring plowing can begin.

When the Li couple, Li Jiahe, and Zhou Lan woke up in the morning, they initially thought they had a ridiculous dream, until they actually found the golden beans and realized that the things in the dream were real.

Although they are called golden beans, they are actually no smaller than soybeans, and are even almost the size of broad beans.

The gold beans felt heavy in their hands, and as they continued to recall the scenes from their dream, they suddenly felt a heavy weight in their hearts as well.

The Li couple wept bitterly. Over the years, they had believed the rumors and endured endless inner torment, never truly paying their respects to their son who died young.

Now that they learned that their son had not become a vengeful ghost, but instead had become a favored deity of the local earth god temple, they cried for a while and then laughed again...

Li Jiahe has taken care of his elderly father over the years and has received a lot of praise, but the family's life has been getting worse and worse.

Now he had actually received a golden bean, which he saw as not only a divine reward but also a profound expression of filial piety…

Zhou Lan's family was the best off. After receiving the gold beans, he was not happy at all. Instead, he remembered the strange things that happened on the seventh day after his father's death.

On the seventh night after Zhou's father's death, Zhou Lan had a nightmare in which not only were ghost messengers coming to take people away, but also ghosts and gods were fighting fiercely.

Two days later, Zhou Lan went to talk to an elder of his clan about the matter, only to be told that Zhou's father may have encountered an accident on the seventh day after his death, which is why Zhou Lan had such a nightmare due to the blood connection.

Zhou Lan even suspected that his father's ghost had probably been dispersed on the seventh night after his death, and that this golden bean was merely a compensation from the gods—a truly heavy burden…

All of this was recorded by Yan Tianchou while he was "working" for Su Ji on the tour. He not only planned to tell Su Ji everything after he woke up, but also made some contingency plans in advance.

Throughout the morning, many people went about their normal lives, but the Wu family was furious because their ancestral graves had been dug up, which was even more important than the loss of gold and silver.

As for the walking corpses, because they feared sunlight, they had long since hidden in the grave soil, leaving only a messy scene behind.

While others were unaware, some elderly members of the Wu family knew the inside story. After personally confirming the location of the dug-up grave, they immediately sealed off the site.

To prevent the walking corpse from being discovered by outsiders, the two elderly members of the Wu family discussed it briefly and then spread a rumor: "Someone dug up the Wu family's ancestral graves, which is a deliberate attempt to destroy the Wu family's feng shui!"

The village was in an uproar for a while, and the Wu family was particularly agitated.

However, what puzzled the villagers was that the Wu family's actions were all bark and no bite. After restoring the graves, they simply sent people to take turns guarding the ancestral graves and did not even report it to the authorities.

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An ordinary person might need about eight hours of sleep a day, but Su Ji's consciousness fell into a deep sleep and was "fully revived" in just over three hours.

Su Ji was still a little excited when he thought about what he had gained last night. It was just a pity that Zhang Xiaolian had shut down the real dream after expending a lot of energy last night, so those things could only be left for tonight.

Soon, Su Ji listened to Yan Tianchou's report and, while touring the two villages, observed the situation of the three families again.

They all knew the principle of not flaunting wealth, and at most they only mentioned it to their families, but they didn't go around telling others.

The only exception was Zhou Lan. This grown man first wept bitterly before his father's memorial tablet, and then went to the local earth god temple to tell him what had happened the night before.

Su Ji thought highly of Zhou Lan. The fact that he was the first to think of reporting the situation to the local earth god meant that even if he wasn't a devout follower of the earth god, he was still a very good believer.

However, the local deity was the initiator of the gold-giving plan. After hearing Zhou Lan's unfounded speculation, the local deity simply shook his head and smiled.

These are all matters for the future God of Wealth, the Golden Toad. What the Earth God is more concerned about is when the spirit officials or generals of the City God Temple will arrive with their troops. If it drags on into the afternoon, the sunlight can be used to suppress the walking corpses, but if it's nighttime, the walking corpses will only grow stronger as the moon rises.

By noon, there was still no movement from the direction of Jinfeng County, so the local earth god frowned.

Sure enough, when the local spirit soldier rushed back in the afternoon, he found that there was nothing around him.

Immediately, the Earth God took a deep breath and saw the Golden Toad, a spirit soldier of the day, flying over, and let out a long sigh.

"It seems that the news of our offense against the mountain god of Baiyan Mountain has spread far and wide. The City God Temple probably thinks we are fighting with the mountain god and doesn't want to get involved in this karma."

In reality, the main responsibility of the City God Temple is to protect the city. It belongs to a different "department" than the local Earth God Temple, and no one dares to say anything if it does not send troops.

Su Ji frowned slightly: "Things are unpredictable. I thought all gods were as public-spirited as the Earth God, but I didn't expect them to choose to stand by and watch!"

If the local earth god cannot reveal his profound cultivation level, and if no one from the city god temple takes action, can we still count on him?
It will take roughly five more months for Yan Tianchou to perfect the [Golden Toad Transformation] technique. He can afford to wait, but he fears that the walking corpse might one day break free of its chains...

Soon, the local spirit soldiers arrived in front of the local earth god, their expressions rather gloomy, and said: "In the past, once the local earth god went to the city god temple to ask for help in eliminating evil spirits, many spirit officials or spirit generals would even fight over the merits, and in the end, the city god had to personally mediate."

"Now, those spirit officials and spirit generals have become humble, and after declining each other for a long time, not one of them is willing to come and help."

"The City God also said that the walking corpses have not yet harmed the people and are not within a hundred feet of the village... The situation is not urgent, but he just asked me to go and try to find the wandering spirit general."

"It took me a long time to finally find the wandering spirit general of the City God Temple, but even after explaining the origin of the walking corpses, I still only received the spirit general's reply that 'I still have duties to perform'..."

Just as the local deity and Su Ji had thought, none of the gods in the City God Temple dared to come and claim the merit of clearing out the walking corpses in order to avoid suspicion.

The local spirit soldier could only take a deep breath and say, "Lord Earth, since no deity from the City God Temple has come to our aid, why don't I make another trip to the local shrine to request reinforcements?"

The local land temples in the countryside are called "lishe", and the next level up is "zhoushe".

The “state community” mentioned by the local spirit soldiers governs the rural communities of the twenty-four counties of Yuzhou. Not only does the local spirit ruler handle affairs, but there are also local deities who are stationed there.

The local deity shook his head decisively: "Why would a mere walking corpse at the level of a demon general need to be reported to the state council?"
"Since the City God Temple doesn't care, then let's open the tomb and let the worldly people see it clearly!"

Walking corpses possess physical forms, and if they are discovered, they will surely cause a huge uproar.

For their own safety, the villagers certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die... Some might even come spontaneously to slay the demons after hearing the news.

So, the local deity found Su Ji, and the two discussed the matter.

The Earth God shook his head and said, "I plan to summon the walking corpse again. In its rage, the walking corpse will surely break open the grave and reveal itself."

"However, those in the Wu family who know about this matter will certainly not expose it, and those in the Wu family who do not know about it will also choose to keep it a secret in order to protect their own reputation."

The Wu family has already sent people to guard the ancestral graves. If the graves are opened now, it will inevitably arouse suspicion among the Wu family, and things will only become more complicated.

Su Ji couldn't help but smile: "This isn't difficult. Although the walking corpses can make sounds, they are too far from the village to be heard clearly. But what if someone happens to be going to that area?"

The Wu family ancestral graves are located in a very barren area, and the nearby land is also used as a burial ground by many families. Zhou Lan's father, who had just passed away, was buried not far away.

Zhou Lan mistakenly believed that his father's ghost had died tragically on the seventh day after his death. During the day, he not only cried bitterly in front of his father's memorial tablet, but also went to the local temple to chant for a long time.

Even without Su Ji and the local earth god's guidance, Zhou Lan will probably go to the cemetery to cry again tomorrow morning...

Time flies, and soon it was evening.

As expected, even if the Wu family put on an act, they still sent several trusted confidants to take turns guarding the ancestral graves.

I'm afraid that even if the walking corpses reopen the grave tonight, the Wu family will restore it to its original state as soon as possible in order to keep the news a secret.

Seeing this, Su Ji couldn't help but shake his head: "The Wu family has indeed gone astray long ago, actually hoping to obtain the protection of a Corpse General or even a Corpse King."

If the previous local deity were still alive, perhaps he would still have the ability to control this walking corpse. Now, he has only made his own mistake.

In the last ghost story, the Earth God Temple obtained a total of three Dream Spirit Jade pieces. One was given to Zhang, one to Su Ji, and the Earth God kept one for himself.

Soon, many people fell asleep, and the two ended their training for the day ahead of schedule.

The Earth God took the Dream Jade to Zhou Lan's house, fulfilling Zhou Lan's prayers during the day and appearing in Zhou Lan's dream to fulfill his vow.

The matter of the walking corpses was handled by the local earth god, so Su Ji didn't have to worry about it. What he valued most was his own cultivation.

Perhaps tonight will be a pivotal moment.

It's confirmed. From now on, the first chapter will be released at 11:30 AM and the second chapter at 5:30 PM every day.

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