This Liao Zhai is not right

Hearing Su Fu, who was originally timid, suddenly speak out, Tiejiao Li scolded in a low voice: "How dare you! Take us to the City God Temple and maybe we can save your life. Otherwise, now is your death date."

Among the three white lotus monsters, Granny Yan was the first to discover something was wrong. The corpse Gu that she had forced to crawl into Su Su's shadow to restrain his movements was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye, and the Yin spirit thoughts that were communicating with the corpse Gu were also instantly wiped out.

puff.

The Yin spirit was damaged, affecting the physical body. Granny Yan felt a sweetness in her throat and spat out large mouthfuls of turbid and dirty blood.

"The situation has changed. There is something wrong with this official lady."

"Keep talking, I'm listening."

The half-black and half-white soul-beating ruler was held in her slender hands, adding power to drive away evil spirits, and she drew it with ease.

Granny Yan, who was less than three feet tall, was blown away by the Soul-Beating Ruler, and an illusory figure that was no different from her physical body was brought out by the Soul-Beating Ruler.

With one blow, the body and soul were separated.

The soul-binding spell was cast, and Mrs. Yan's ghost was suppressed by the soul-beating ruler in the blink of an eye.

"This is a tricky idea, run away!"

Seeing that Granny Yan's body and soul were separated after just a brief encounter, and her Yin Spirit was suppressed without any chance to resist, Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li were immediately horrified.

Guo Laosi turned and ran, while Tiejiao Li jumped into the dry well.

But Su Su was unable to cope with so many tasks, so no matter who she chased, one person would always escape.

"You still want to run away in front of me?"

The divine power surges, and the soul-binding spell appears again.

Guo Laosi, who turned around and tried to escape, had only run a dozen steps before he fell headfirst to the ground. Tiejiao Li, who had jumped into the dry well, also fell to the bottom of the well with a plop, his bones broken and blood spurting from his mouth.

"You are the God of Guangling Prefecture, a ruler that rewards good and punishes evil, and a soul-catching ruler from a distance!"

The ethereal and floating ghost body was brought in front of Su Fuju, and Guo Laosi's expression was full of despair.

Tiejiao Li still had some sense. He looked at Su Fu who had captured his ghost and asked miserably, "The City God of Guangling Prefecture and Protector Zhao are entangled. She is not a local City God at all. I didn't expect that the City God of Guangling Prefecture would have such a trick up his sleeve. Protector Zhao is in danger."

"joke."

Su Fu's face darkened, and he said, "If the City God of Guangling Prefecture had this ability, he wouldn't be led by the nose by you and be controlled by you everywhere."

Hearing this, Tiejiao Li's face turned black.

Guo Laosi suddenly realized, "No wonder there were rumors in Yangzhou that the White Lotus Sect was going to cause chaos, and then the news that Zhao Hufa had gathered thousands of people was also exposed. You are the City God of Guobei County. You heard everything we talked about in the dense forest that day, but you kept it to yourself. You planned everything in advance, fanning the flames and killing people with borrowed knives. What a cruel mind and vicious plan."

Chapter 52 Both sides suffer losses

"You, the White Lotus demon, are quite funny in your words. You are only allowed to deceive refugees and use evil magic to deceive and kill people, but I am not allowed to fight back, right?"

Su Su opened the folding fan in his hand with a snap, and blew cold wind towards the ghosts of Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li.

Qigong practitioners who have just achieved the status of Yin Spirit are extremely afraid of wind. If their Yin Spirit leaves their body by mistake, it will be blown all over the place and will find it difficult to find a way back to their physical body. Once it does not return to the body by dawn, it will be burned to death by the scorching sun.

Not to mention Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li who have not yet achieved the status of Yin Gods. Su Su just gently waved the folding fan in his hand, creating a breeze, and the ghosts of the two began to tremble in the wind like rootless duckweed, accompanied by endless wailing, and their figures became even more illusory.

"Besides holding the Five Thunders Talisman, what other cards does Protector Zhao have that he hasn't used yet? You'd better tell the truth. If you try to play tricks, you will end up in trouble."

In such a short time, the same sentence had completely different meanings to the ears of Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li.

"Hometown of the Void, Mother of No Birth, we believe in Maitreya. After death, our souls do not enter the netherworld, but go to the Longhua venue. We only need to wait for Maitreya to come to the world, and then we will be resurrected."

"Let's go together. Let's go back to Longhua first. You, a vicious woman, will be punished. The brothers and sisters in the sect will destroy your temple, end your lineage, and turn you into ashes."

Before he finished speaking, the two ghosts suddenly returned to nothingness at the same time and dissipated without a trace.

Looking at the ashes of Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li, Su Su was surprised and asked, "What happened? I didn't do anything to wipe out their ghosts, but their ghosts were detained by me and could commit suicide? Or did they really go to that Longhua Society?"

After discovering that members of the White Lotus Sect in Guobei County intended to cause chaos, Su Su carefully studied the relevant doctrines they believed in.

It is nothing more than believing that in the distant past the world was ruled by the ancient Buddha Dipankara, now it is ruled by Sakyamuni Tathagata, and in the future it will be ruled by Maitreya Buddha. When Maitreya comes to the world and holds the Longhua Dharma Assembly, all the sins of the sentient beings in the world will be eliminated. Everything they do is to assist Maitreya to come to the world, and no matter life or death, they will all go to the Longhua Dharma Assembly to be liberated in the end.

For refugees who are living in fear of losing their homes and unable to get enough food, it is indeed quite deceptive.

Su Su shook his head after hearing such teachings. Chang'e had just mentioned not long ago that Sakyamuni had already passed away, so how could he be in charge of the present?

But seeing the ghosts of Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li disappear for no reason, Su Su couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of the Longhua Society.

After hearing Su Su's remarks, Heng'e shook her head and explained, "The souls of these two people were separated a little bit, and they were cast with evil magic. Before they become Yin gods, as long as the souls leave the body, the body will perish. Without the support of the body, their already injured souls can't even be ghosts, and will disappear in an instant. Such evil magic is extremely detrimental to one's virtue, and ordinary people can't perform it at all. The caster has already fallen into evil ways."

"Could it be the ghost kings in the underworld who are causing trouble? They have long wanted to cause chaos in the world of the living, and then invade the world of the living from the underworld. It is normal for them to support a few puppets to cause military troubles."

Su Su's reasonable speculation.

As I walked out of the shanty, the chilly wind blowing from the riverside in the south of the city made my skirt flutter in the wind. The air smelled of an impending storm, and besides being damp, there was also a faint smell of blood.

Although he did not see the fight between the City God of Guangling Prefecture and the White Lotus Demon with his own eyes, judging from the anxious expressions of Guo Laosi and Tiejiao Li, that damn Zhao Protector should not be a match for the City God of Guangling Prefecture in a head-on attack. That's why he sent Guo Laosi and others into the city through a secret passage, looking for an opportunity to destroy the statue in the City God Temple.

Therefore, looking at the dark clouds with divine light flashing in the distance, Su Fu was not too worried that the City God of Guangling Prefecture would be completely overturned. Instead, he thought to himself: "I don't know where the many white lotus monsters who bewitched the refugees are hiding outside the city. It would be better to catch them all in one fell swoop and put an end to it sooner."

"Who knows?"

Chang'e chuckled, looked at the soul-beating ruler in Su Fu's hand, and continued, "Isn't there a demon who has achieved the status of a Yin God being suppressed in the ruler? You must watch him carefully. The Yin God can escape on the wind and can run dozens of miles away in the blink of an eye."

"We won't let this old witch escape easily." Su Su nodded in response.

He grabbed Chang'e and they escaped underground together, then they crossed the city wall and reappeared in Yangzhou City.

Walking slowly on the deserted streets, the destination is the Guangling City God Temple in the north of the city. Even in the dark, you can see the smoke curling and the flames glowing.

"I plan to interrogate this old witch in the City God Temple, and I have to wait until the City God of Guangling Prefecture returns."

Su Su walked slowly with a meaningful smile on his face.

Chang'e, who was still following behind her, stared at her for a long time before replying, "The City God of Guangling Prefecture has suffered losses at the hands of the White Lotus Demon. Now you have captured the White Lotus Demon who was trying to sneak into the city and destroy the statue in the City God Temple. You are here to bring an army to punish him."

"Humph."

Su Su whispered softly, "As long as I don't show my divine body, how can He know which great god I am passing by?"

"You vixen, you are full of evil intentions." Chang'e couldn't help but sigh as she listened to Su Su's plan.

More than half an hour passed in a flash, and just as the two were chatting casually, suddenly a large group of ghost soldiers floated over from the direction of the City God Temple.

Each of them was wearing armor, and the weapons in their hands smelled of incense. They were obviously top-notch elite.

"These ghost soldiers seem to be leaving the city."

Judging from the direction the ghost soldiers were heading, they were heading towards the south of the city, which was the front line of the battle between the City God of Guangling Prefecture and the White Lotus Demon.

It seems strange to think that the fight between the City God of Guangling Prefecture and the White Lotus Demon had already begun before it was completely dark. The ghost soldiers and generals fought like the wind, and there was no need to hide special forces in the city to play a trick of sudden support.

So Su Su guessed that there was a change in the confrontation between the City God of Guangling Prefecture and the White Lotus Demon.

"Hey!"

Su Su suddenly spoke while standing on the side of the road.

The marching ghost soldiers suddenly stopped, swords drawn, cold winds swept in, and a mixed murderous aura rushed towards them.

"You went to the south of the city, but the City God of Guangling Prefecture was defeated by the White Lotus Monster?"

As she asked this question, the ghost soldiers could be seen drawing their swords and stringing their crossbows. Each of them had a ferocious look on their face, which was chilling to the core.

If an ordinary person looked directly at the array of ghost soldiers facing him, he would be scared to pee his pants in an instant.

However, Su Fu was not afraid at all, and just revealed a little bit of divine light.

The cold wind and divine light collided with each other, like cold water thrown into an oil pan. The many ghost soldiers lined up in neat formations all showed expressions of pain on their faces.

The confrontation ended just as it began.

The leading ghost general quickly stood up and bowed to Su Shuxing, saying, "Please calm down, the City God was attacked by the White Lotus Monster and his divine body was severely injured. The White Lotus Monster also had one of his arms cut off by the City God's counterattack. He fled on the spot. He ordered us to rush to the outside of the city to join the battle and besiege the White Lotus Monster who was stubbornly resisting outside the city."

Chapter 53: In the City God's Palace

"The body of the City God of Guangling Prefecture was severely damaged, and the Yin Spirit of that damn Protector Zhao had one arm cut off? If Guo Laosi and his men really sneak into the City God Temple and destroy the statue, the City God of Guangling Prefecture will be completely finished."

Sure enough, the fighting at night was more intense than during the day.

However, the situation in which the City God of Guangling Prefecture and the White Lotus Demon both suffered losses was a little beyond Su Su's expectations.

Logically speaking, the City God of Guangling Prefecture led his men to rush out from the gods' nest, and they should be able to escape unscathed even if they performed poorly in their home turf. However, not only did the divine body suffer severe damage, but the Yin spirit of the White Lotus demon also escaped.

It’s really a bit unjustifiable.

"I see, you can go now."

After saying this, Su Su took a half step back, retracted his divine light, and let the ghost soldiers who were going outside the city to support the City God of Guangling Prefecture leave.

Watching the leader of the ghost soldiers go away hundreds of meters away, he looked back with lingering fear, and a burst of ghostly voices were heard.

"I don't know which god that fake young man who changed his hairpin into a hat is. The divine light emanating from his body is truly terrifying."

Immediately, a ghost soldier took up the conversation: "The face is unfamiliar, he should not be a subordinate of the City God."

"Shut up, this is not something we can discuss."

The ghost general turned around and shouted, "Where do you think the news that the White Lotus Monster has gathered thousands of people outside the city came from? He is a righteous god with a condensed divine body and a status far higher than that of the City God. If this god was not in charge of the city, how could the City God dare to go out of the city to fight against the White Lotus Monster?"

"Hiss... Fortunately, my lord, you stopped us from doing disrespectful things in time. Otherwise, we would have suffered disaster."

Listening to the ghostly voices of the ghost soldiers, until their phantom figures disappeared from the street, Su Su said with a smile: "It turns out that it was because I was in Yangzhou that the City God of Guangling Prefecture had the courage to go out of the city to fight the White Lotus Monster. Now it's really difficult to smash his clay statue."

"Miss, are you still reluctant to take action?" Chang'e said secretly.

Su Fu replied righteously: "Of course, I am a kind person, how can I kill someone so easily?"

A cold wind blew by, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated. When Su Su and Chang'e walked to the City God Temple, although there was no bright moon in the sky, the outlines of large buildings were clearly visible under the shining stars.

The first thing that catches your eye is the entrance hall, which is majestic and magnificent; walking further in, you will reach the Four-Watchman Hall, where four statues of gods are enshrined: the God of the Year, the God of the Month, the God of the Day, and the God of the Hour; walking to the third hall, you will reach the Court of Judgment, with seven or eight deacon rooms on both sides, where the officials from various departments who assist the City God in judging the yin and yang are enshrined.

It is not until the fourth hall that one reaches the main hall where the statue of the City God is enshrined.

There is a couplet hanging on the pillar of the corridor, which reads "If you do evil things, it is useless to burn incense; if you are upright, it is okay if you do not bow to me."

When you get to this position, you can see the statue of the City God with a face painted with gold, five strands of beard, an elegant demeanor, a jade belt around his waist, black boots on his feet, a gold-hook crown on his head, and a red robe embroidered with gold.

Such a scene is much more magnificent than the shabby temple in Guobei County where the statues of civil and military judges and the city god are crowded together.

In the City God Temple, incense is always burning.

Su Su and Chang'e stood in the hall, looking with interest at the City God of Guangling Prefecture in front of them, the civil and military judges standing on the left and right of the City God, and the statues of gods that wandered day and night. There was no figure of a ghost among them, and no one knew whether they had all been called by the City God of Guangling Prefecture to go outside the city to suppress the White Lotus monster.

"How come there's not even a ghost in sight? Could it be that they have all left the city to siege the White Lotus Monster?"

Su Su stepped onto the prayer mat in front of the City God statue without any hesitation, took down the incense table with lit incense and offerings, and blessed it with the power to exorcise evil spirits.

Then he took out the soul-beating ruler, and at the moment of releasing Yan Pozi, he suppressed her with the incense table that was blessed with the power to exorcise evil spirits.

From beginning to end, Granny Yan didn't even have time to react.

Upon seeing this, Chang'e turned around and went to close the doors and windows of the main hall of the City God Temple, and said, "The City God of Guangling Prefecture and his subordinates are all ghosts who have become gods. Of course, you can't see any clues when you enter the temple in your physical body. If your ghost leaves your body, you will feel that it is very different. The pavilions, towers, high gates and wide halls are magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, and there are also military camps and arsenals. It is very impressive."

After hearing Chang'e's description, I turned around and looked at the main hall of the City God Temple.

"I suspect you are lying to me, but I have no evidence."

Su Su's face was full of suspicion.

"Why would I lie to you? In the Yang world, burning some paper objects and getting them contaminated by incense can be used by ghosts. The City God of Guangling Prefecture and his subordinate gods are all ghosts. They use their divine power to build a Yin house, which is not visible in the Yang world, and they don't need the Yang gods' means of creating things in the void. It's really easy. Don't the civil and military judges in your Guobei County City God Temple usually live in a Yin house?"

After Chang'e explained it clearly, Su Shu finally realized why the civil and military judges in the City God Temple of Guobei County were so eager to get into the clay statues every time they came back from patrol. It turned out that their tombs were placed inside the statues.

Poor girl, she hadn't shed her fox body yet, and when she turned into a human, she slept on the hard floor for a long time.

I thought that since I was accompanied by civil and military judges and dozens of ghost yamen runners, it wouldn't be that uncomfortable. But now you tell me that they disappeared and returned to the tomb, and Su Su was the only one sleeping on the hard floor.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

As they were talking, a series of dim lights lit up outside the main hall, and several ghost messengers holding lanterns led the way. The City God of Guangling Prefecture, who had gone outside the city to fight the White Lotus Demon, returned.

"Crack!"

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

Before the City God of Guangling Prefecture stepped into the main hall, the statue of the City God that was in communion with his spirit suddenly cracked. The red robe embroidered with gold he was wearing was torn into pieces, the gold-hooked crown on his head was tilted to one side, and the face painted with gold became dull and lifeless.

at the same time.

In Su Su's sight, large words appeared silently on the cloth.

'The duty of the City God is to observe the good and evil of the people and to determine their fortune and misfortune, so that no one, whether living or dead, can escape punishment. Zhang Yuewu, the City God of Guangling Prefecture, was negligent in his duties, which led to internal strife, unrest in the area under his jurisdiction, and the people's misery. His crime is unforgivable. He is now demoted one level and transferred to the position of City God of Jiangdu County to serve as a warning to others.'