Folklore simulation, starting with the mortician

Good heavens! Li Feng exclaimed, "Good heavens!" This time he truly witnessed Mr. Lin's audacity.

He was definitely the bravest person he had ever met in all his life experiences.

The people in the village all regard the deity they worship as an ancestor, so how could they dare to commit such blasphemy?

To be fair, while Mr. Lin may be a bit of a smooth talker, he's definitely reliable when it comes to getting things done.

This local deity is something else. I haven't even had a proper discussion with him yet, and he's already thinking about running away. Even if I do run away, where can I go within a hundred miles?

While Li Feng was pondering this, he got up and came to Mr. Lin's place. He saw that Mr. Lin was holding a statue, which looked exactly like the local earth god.

"Hey, sir, you!"

Li Feng didn't know what to say. Mr. Lin simply held the statue of the local earth god in his hand, showing absolutely no respect.

"Stop talking nonsense. If I hadn't been holding you back like this, you probably would have already climbed over the wall and run away. It's ridiculous that you wouldn't even use the main gate. You're supposed to be a righteous god, how can you be so pathetic that you can't even use the main gate? And you want to take advantage of the night? Where are you going?"

Mr. Lin gave a cold smile.

Li Feng found this scene quite strange. He hadn't expected that Mr. Lin's actions wouldn't anger the local earth god, who didn't seem to react much.

"Come on, let's light three incense sticks first. This is the proper way, otherwise people will say we don't know the rules."

After he finished speaking, Li Feng naturally understood and respectfully offered three incense sticks, which looked rather unusual.

It burned for a short while before breaking, and when I lit it again, it broke again.

"Bah, you old codger, you're like an ugly girl riding in a sedan chair, ungrateful and ungrateful! Let me be frank, you're not going anywhere; you're stuck here!"

Strangely enough, as soon as Mr. Lin finished speaking, the incense was lit, but the way it burned showed that he was somewhat unwilling.

Seeing this, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that this local deity really didn't want to stay here.

"Then I'll act as a mediator and we can discuss how to handle this beforehand?"

Mr. Lin smiled and, while talking, put the salted beans in his mouth.

To everyone's surprise, after a while, Li Feng told Mr. Lin his thoughts, which was that they should continue to worship the local earth god. In the future, when the incense offerings are insufficient, they will not need the earth god to provide more help. It would be good if the earth god could pass on a message in times of crisis.

Mr. Lin nodded, finding it reasonable enough, and told the local earth god. However, the method was somewhat crude, as he held a wooden stick in his hand, which made a clicking sound.

Even the expression on the statue of the Earth God in his hand changed.

"Good grief, you're still not giving me any face! You've gone this far. Let me tell you, if it weren't for our past grudge, we would have already invited the City God. You wouldn't stand a chance!"

Mr. Lin's words carried a threatening tone.

But looking at the three burning incense sticks, Li Feng knew that the local earth god was still unwilling.

I was thinking that if this matter didn't work out, I could just ask for another deity.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin added, "Just watch this kid! He'll be one of those people who gets a title someday!"

"You're so clever! Someone like me could at least be a secretary!"

Before Mr. Lin could finish speaking, a laugh came from in front of the temple, "Sir, you don't look like a clerk at all, you're much more capable than that young waiter on the desk!"

The laughter startled both of them. Looking in that direction, they saw the pockmarked girl carrying a basin of water, about to splash it out.

"You're joking, girl... How could I possibly be that kind of person!"

Mr. Lin chuckled awkwardly at this, but his expression quickly changed, and he remained speechless for a long time with his mouth agape.

"My goodness..."

This was something that filled him with doubt and uncertainty.

Li Feng didn't react much, glancing at the girl, "Why are you up so early? It's not even dawn yet!"

The girl wiped her sweat, smiled, and said, "I'm used to working early, so I get up early..."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng didn't say much. This young girl was the first to be living under someone else's roof, and she had finally found a place to stay, yet she was still worried that he might be kicked out.

After regaining his composure, Li Feng shook his head. "Forget it, sir. You can't force things. Just let it go..."

Mr. Lin nodded quickly, "Yes, yes..."

But just as Mr. Lin was about to speak, his hand loosened, and the statue of the local earth god vanished.

"My goodness, Grandpa's back!"

Mr. Lin disregarded the matter at hand and hurriedly looked towards the main hall of the temple. Sure enough, he saw the statue of the Earth God sitting peacefully in the shrine.

Li Feng was taken aback, but then he realized something and couldn't help but glance at the pockmarked girl.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Didn't you say you were leaving? Why aren't you leaving yet?!"

Mr. Lin got anxious and started tugging at the shrine of the local earth god, trying to pull the earth god away.

But the local earth god seemed to have grown feet and taken root, and no matter what Mr. Lin said, he showed no intention of moving.

"Oh no! How come I didn't think of this? This is too ruthless, too ruthless! I can't be greedy! I absolutely can't be greedy!"

As Mr. Lin spoke, he was already calculating in his mind. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

Li Feng was still pondering this matter when a commotion of gongs and drums broke out outside, and only then did he realize it was dawn.

In the blink of an eye, the night has passed!

Looking outside again, they saw Yang Liuzi leading a group of people to the entrance of the temple.

They said they wanted to invite Li Feng back to the county and give him a proper welcome, so they prepared a fine feast.

A well-dressed, middle-aged man who looked like a local gentry, standing next to Yang Liuzi, smiled and bowed to Li Feng, then presented him with a gift, saying he was thanking Li Feng for saving the entire county.

The group was preparing to raise money to build a temple and statue for Li Feng, which startled Li Feng. Building a temple and statue was no small matter.

Li Feng, being a thoughtful person, gave the title to the local earth god, which made Mr. Lin, who was standing nearby, laugh so hard that he slapped his thigh.

After much persuasion from Yang Liuzi and his group, who said they would come back later, it was hard to refuse their hospitality, so in the end they simply let them renovate the temple.

We took this opportunity to invite another deity over.

The group chatted and laughed without mentioning anything else. However, when the local gentry was about to leave, he approached Li Feng again, saying that there was something going on in the neighboring village and he needed Li Feng to take a look.

Before Li Feng could ask, Mr. Lin readily agreed.