Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 799

Wang Ping set off early the next morning and left Jinling City, preparing to return to his hometown in fine clothes.

He seemed to be very high-profile this time. There were yamen servants and guards opening the way in front of him. The guards also had guards of honor and official sedan chairs. It can be said that he was full of manners like a magistrate, and he did not intend to be low-key at all.

Wang Ping was also very excited.

After all, he was just a poor scholar when he left his hometown, but this time he went back to be a magistrate. One must know that even the two top scholars want to sit in the magistrate's position without years of tempering.

Although thanks to Li Xiuyuan's blessing, he lost his relationship and made people criticize him, but Wang Ping didn't think about it at the moment.

In the evening, Wang Ping's chariots and horses arrived at the county.

The magistrate of this county heard about this and rushed out to greet him. Seeing the magistrate's guard of honor, the sedan chair was even more surprised.

"Why did the magistrate pass by this county?"

Although I don't know why, the county magistrate still summoned the yamen servants in fear and fear, and his subordinates were ready to welcome the arrival of this lord.

People in the county also talked about it, which high-ranking official has returned to his hometown?
Some people said that this might be a certain scholar's high school, but it was refuted because it is not the time for the imperial examination.

Some people said that someone in the county had committed a murder, and the court had arrested him, but he was also reprimanded by the townspeople.

Others said that the people in the county offended someone, and a certain adult asked the teacher for the crime.

Of course, the last guess is whether a certain high official in the imperial court has retired and returned to his hometown?

This is quite possible.

It's just that the squires thought about it, but found that there seemed to be no adults in this county, at most there were a few scholars, and there was not even a Jinshi, so the speculation of retiring from the old and returning home is not convincing.

"Stop, stop, the sedan chair has landed at the gate of Wang's house." The people watching the excitement exclaimed.

Soon, the official sedan chair landed, and Wang Ping walked into the house in his official uniform.

"Hey, does that lord look like Wang Xiucai?"

"It's a bit similar, but it's definitely not Wang Ping. Wang Ping passed away last year. It should be a distant relative of the Wang family."

"The Wang family is prosperous now, and a relative has become a high-ranking official."

The neighbors nearby were both envious and deeply moved.

Wang Ping walked into the house with some excitement and joy at this moment, and he knocked on the door.

It was his wife, Mrs. Wang, who opened the door.

"Madam, I'm back, Mr. Wang." Wang Ping said.

Seeing Wang Ping, Mrs. Wang was startled for a moment, wanting to say that she had recognized the wrong person, but when she saw it clearly, she was startled, screamed, turned around and ran back to the house.

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you, ma'am?" Wang Ping thought his wife had been stimulated by something, so he hurried into the house to check.

"Ma'am, I haven't been home for half a year, don't you even recognize me? It's me, Wang Ping."

"You, you are talking nonsense, my husband is dead, you are not my husband at all." Wang said in horror, and she ran to the inner room to tell her mother-in-law about this.

But the Queen Mother ran out angrily with a wooden stick, and hit Wang Ping: "You monster dare to pretend to be my son, try to deceive my daughter-in-law, and destroy the peace of my family. I will fight with you, and you still have to fight!" don't leave quickly, leave quickly"

The wooden stick in her hand was not heavy, but it emitted a layer of white light invisible to mortals.

When the white light fell on Wang Ping's body, it was extremely painful, as if he had been hacked by a knife and an axe and knocked off his flesh and blood.

It was the Queen Mother who was eager to protect her daughter-in-law, and her thoughts were correct, which aroused righteousness.

"My lord, it's a child." Wang Ping ran away from the beating, but then he was horrified to find that something like mud fell from his body.

And as the soil was knocked down, I felt a lot lighter all over my body.

"Here, what's going on here"

Wang Ping was in pain and panic, and in the end he couldn't stay in the house anymore, so he ran out with his head in his arms.

"My lord, are you alright?" The servants and guards on the side rushed up and said.

"Don't, don't act recklessly, this is my mother, don't make mistakes, and first step down, step down." Wang Ping shouted hastily enduring the pain, fearing that the yamen servant would not know his mother and hurt her, so he immediately took Then the subordinates left the yard.

I am going to ask the neighbors nearby to persuade me to resolve this misunderstanding.

"My lord, your hand." Suddenly, a yamen servant pointed to the back of Wang Ping's injured hand in horror.

Wang Ping glanced at it, only to find that the back of his hand had turned into a piece of dirt after being hit by his mother's eyes, not flesh anymore.

He touched the wounds on other parts of his body, and they also started to turn into dirt.

"I, what's wrong with me?" Wang Ping also panicked. He shook slightly, only to find that the dirt on his body fell down, and at the same time, his body became incomplete like a clay figurine had been dug out.

"This, isn't this Wang Ping? Why are you back? Aren't you dead? Don't harm us. We didn't treat you badly when you were alive, and we didn't bully your parents and widow after you left." An elderly neighbor said with some fear when he saw Wang Ping.

What?I am dead?
Wang Ping trembled all over, he didn't believe it, but what happened to him made him believe it.

"No, I'm going to ask about this matter."

Trembling in his heart, he walked into the house again. At this time, he saw his old mother sitting on the ground holding a memorial tablet and crying.

"My son."

Perhaps it was because of the pain of bereavement that Wang Ping gave birth again, the Queen Mother cried very sadly, and the Wang family on the side also bowed her head and wept.

And on the tablet was impressively written: Wang Ping's Spirit Tablet.

"I, I'm really dead." Wang Ping backed up several steps in fright. He fell to the ground and broke one of his hands.

He didn't feel any pain, and the palm of his hand fell to the ground and turned into a clay statue, just like the gods in the temple, not flesh and blood at all.

"Hurry up, take me back quickly, to Jinling City." Wang Ping hastily covered his wound with his official robe, and commanded tremblingly.

Perhaps only brother Li can explain his own situation, he is a person who is proficient in ghosts and gods.

Soon, the chariots and horses drove out of the county and rushed to Jinling City overnight.

It's just that the yamen servant who carried the sedan chair suddenly found that the further he walked, the lighter the sedan chair became. After walking five miles away, he found that something had collapsed inside the sedan chair. The frightened servant hurriedly took a look.
At this moment, there was no one in the sedan chair, except for an official uniform, where there was a pile of dirt scattered nearby.

"Where's your lord?" All the yamen servants looked at each other, not knowing how to explain this strange incident.

My lord is gone, only the clothes are left, how can I change the business when I go back?
Regardless of what happened here, after Wang Ping's body made of clay collapsed, his soul was attracted by an invisible force, and he ran forward like a breeze.

This situation terrified him, but he couldn't resist.

Finally he flew to the familiar place Jinling City.

But in Jinling City, he didn't see anyone he was familiar with. He only saw groups of yamen servants with blue and black faces hurriedly passing by, wearing uniforms of servants and carrying green lanterns. I couldn't help but glanced at him, and then discussed a few words.

"It's a wandering soul, send him to the underworld."

"Are you new here? This is Wang Ping, Lord Li's friend. Ghosts like us are not in charge of your affairs. At least ghosts are qualified to help with your affairs. Let's go to other places to send the wronged souls." Yes, nothing to worry about."

After finishing speaking, a leading ghost messenger saluted Wang Ping respectfully.

Wang Ping continued to fly, and finally flew to the Li Mansion.

At this moment, a banquet has been prepared in the courtyard of the Li Mansion, and a few incense sticks are lit, while Li Xiuyuan is sitting there pouring wine.

"Brother Wang, are you here?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he saw a figure gradually condense from the incense.

With the help of incense, he can barely see ghosts and gods. This is the method of incense to reveal the body, and it is a small skill for channeling spirits to see ghosts.

When Wang Ping saw Li Xiuyuan, he found that he was not the same as usual. At this moment, Li Xiuyuan was glowing with flames, which was as hot as a furnace. People say I'm dead, is that true?"

Li Xiuyuan sighed: "At first, I wanted Brother Wang to return home, but I realized my wish, but now it seems that it was my fault. I didn't expect that Brother Wang's body was broken and turned into a ghost body. You are right, you are already dead, you did not die at this time, but

You were already dead when I invited you to Jinling City half a year ago. "

"Your funeral was funded by me, and the parents, wife and children at home were also helped by me, but you didn't know it all the time."

"It's so." Wang Ping gradually remembered the past. He remembered that he was sick that day, and he was seriously ill on the bed. Later, Brother Li's people asked him to go to Jinling City to help.

I didn't know what happened that day, and I was seriously ill. I suddenly became very energetic. I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to my family, so I chased the carriage and went out.

"Did I die at that time?" Wang Ping lowered his head and wept, thinking of his mother's sad appearance at home, feeling extremely guilty and guilty in his heart.

"You don't have to be sad. Although you are dead, you and your parents, wife and children may not have the chance to see each other again. It's just that your affairs in the world are over." Li Xiuyuan said: "Brother Wang, your situation is also my own. You made it all by yourself, if you want to blame it, blame me, I made you like this."

After speaking, he stood up and gave a salute, apologizing.

Wang Pingdao: "No, don't blame Brother Li, you are also doing it for my own good. You let me be the magistrate, do things for the people, and fulfill my life's wish. What else am I not satisfied with?"

"Brother Li, you are hiding it from me because you are worried that I won't be able to accept this fact at once." Wang Ping said sadly; I should have paid attention to it a long time ago. I don’t know whether it’s warm or cold on weekdays.

Hunger is just something I haven't given much thought to. "

(End of this chapter)