You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 324: Take responsibility, accept life and death

Zuo Chen dialed Li Yu's number. Not long after, Li Yu's voice rang out from the other side of the communication sachet:
"Master, is Xuzhou okay?"

"I've found the problem." Zuo Chen said, "It just so happens that this matter has something to do with you."

Li Yu: “Ah?”

When the general who stayed in Xuzhou lit incense for him and asked him to pass on the message to Zuo Chen, Li Yu already felt that fate was interesting. However, less than two days later, the Taoist priest suddenly told him that the strange things in Xuzhou were related to him.

This... fate is interesting, but it's a little too interesting...

Zuo Chen didn't waste any time and directly used some Taoist magic.

Smoke swirled above the communication sachet, and Li Yu's figure also floated in the air along with the fireworks.

He seemed to be in the imperial study at the moment, writing something with a brush. He should be helping Li Rongxian handle official business.

When Xu Sanliang saw this face, his eyes immediately widened.

Even though such a long time had passed, and even though the other person's face was covered with wrinkles, Xu Sanliang still remembered that long ago, when the young man had just become a vassal king, he had sat sideways on the bluestone with him and said to him:

"Yuzhou is in ruins. I want to put it back on track. Would you be willing to follow me?"

This momentary trance became an insurmountable river of time, with elderly people on one side and long-dead ghosts on the other.

Xu Sanliang felt very scared and took several steps back.

Zuo Chen directly pulled Xu Sanliang over and put the communication sachet in his hand.

Xu Sanliang finally gave up the idea of ​​escaping. He stood there anxiously, no longer looking like the ghost general who had just commanded an army.

Li Yu, who was on the other side of the incense, also missed a beat when he saw the ghost who had contacted him suddenly turned into a fluorescent ghost.

But he soon discovered that he had seen the armored ghost general before him before:

"Xu Sanliang? But General Xu?"

Xu Sanliang, who was still struggling with how to start the conversation, looked at Li Yu, who was standing opposite the incense burner, in great surprise.
"Your Highness actually still remembers me."

"How could I not remember?" Li Yu quickly brought the sachet in front of him, as if he wanted to see his former general clearly through the thick smoke:

"When the general led his troops to the Yuzhou Pass in Kyoto, I heard that the general had died. I was heartbroken, but I didn't expect to see the general again today!"

Li Yu was so excited that he couldn't stop looking around Xu Sanliang. He finally realized that something was wrong with his current state and asked curiously:

"General, what is this?"

Xu Sanliang opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

After adjusting his mood, he looked at Zuo Chen:

"Master, can you lend me the treasure in your hand? I... have many things I want to discuss with His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

"Please help yourself."

Zuo Chen made way and did not disturb the two men.

Xu Sanliang took the communication sachet and walked into the ghost army behind him. He found an open place to sit down. Li Yu in the smoke pulled over a chair and "sat" next to him.

Perhaps one day long ago, when these two were still young and energetic, they sat side by side at some point in time and talked about the future of Daliang.

Without disturbing the meeting between old friends, Zuo Chen turned to look at the Lord of Ghost City.

"What do you think of my proposal?"

The Ghost City Lord looked at the Book of Life and Death on the table and smiled helplessly:
"Master, you have suddenly entrusted me with this great responsibility. I am terrified and worried that I cannot shoulder this heavy responsibility."

Zuo Chen also sighed:
"I think the only person in Daliang who is qualified and capable of doing this is your ghost town in Luoshan."

The Ghost City Lord stared at the book in front of him and said, "Master, can I talk to the emperor above this book?"

"He still has some residual intelligence. If you touch this book, you will be able to talk to him."

The Lord of Ghost City nodded, then walked solemnly to the table set up by Zuo Chen, bowed first, and then placed his hand on the book.

The next moment, he felt a powerful pressure coming towards him, and the shadow of the emperor in black imperial robes seemed to appear in front of him.

Only when the two groups began to consider their own fate did Zuo Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

Caiyi came close to Zuo Chen and asked in a low voice:
"Master, will they agree?"

"With a big task ahead of them, it's a good thing to think more about it." Zuo Chen said, "As for whether they will agree or not...the future should be in their own hands. We are just providing them with these options."

"If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take on such a big job." Caiyi sighed, "Controlling the life span of everyone in the world, my god, I feel exhausted just thinking about it."

Zuo Chen smiled but said nothing.

In Zuo Chen's opinion, this ghost city lord has governed well. The entire Luoshan City is in perfect order under his management. Now, many ghosts who starved to death in Xuzhou have found a safe place to live.

But he is not a heavy punisher and lacks the emperor's nature. He is suitable to be an official beside the great emperor. If he becomes the emperor of the underworld...

There are indeed some shortcomings.

But this is just the beginning after all, and the entire ghost town will still develop gradually. If he agrees, the ghost town can naturally use the Book of Life and Death to slowly adjust the disordered yin and yang worlds of the mortal world and let the wandering souls go where they should go.

Collecting his thoughts, Zuo Chen walked to the side of the peach tree and looked at the tree which was just a sapling last year but has now grown into a mature tree.

With the spiritual energy circulation technique provided by Zuo Chen, the growth rate of this peach tree is much faster than that of normal vegetation. Now it is lush and beautiful. After seeing Zuo Chen, the little peach tree immediately became excited. Her branches began to tremble with excitement. She stretched out two branches directly, wanting to touch Zuo Chen.

Zuo Chen also reached out and touched the small peach tree.

The branches of the small peach tree began to tremble instantly, and their happiness was visibly evident to the naked eye.

"You've worked so hard during this period." Zuo Chen said with emotion.

The two branches of the peach tree were placed halfway up the tree, as if blaming Zuo Chen.

But soon, the complaint disappeared, and the peach tree happily wrapped its branches around Zuo Chen's fingertips.

After a moment, the peach tree seemed to have thought of something and lowered one of its branches. Zuo Chen could see that there were exactly seven green peaches on it.

It just corresponds to the seven people including Zuo Chen.

Judging from Zuo Chen's Qi observation technique, this peach is full of spiritual Qi.

Realizing that the peach tree wanted him to taste its peaches, Zuo Chen burst out laughing, reached out and plucked the fruit from the branch, letting it float aside and spin around him.

Zuo Chen could also clearly see that after he picked the peach, a faint force of merit flowed into the peach tree.

Zuo Chen's eyes moved slightly.

This act of giving peaches as gifts seems to be a way for the peach tree to cultivate itself.

"When the peaches bear fruit in the future, you can keep them first. When they grow up, they will be more helpful for your practice."

The peach tree retracted its branches.

Zuo Chen called Caiyi and the others to share the peaches.

Exactly one per person.

Although the peaches were green, they were quite big, especially for the two little kids, Jin Feng and Yu Yue. The peaches were almost as big as their heads when they held them, and they staggered around.

Zuo Chen also took a bite.

Crunchy, but not sour.

One can even say that it tastes extremely sweet, crispy and delicious, like eating a large piece of honey with a soft texture, which is pleasant and satisfying.

As for spiritual energy, Zuo Chen himself did not have any special feeling, but the others who ate the peaches could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in their bodies was flowing much more smoothly, and even their spiritual skills had improved a lot.

This peach is indeed a wonderful treasure, but Zuo Chen’s Taoism level is too high, so he cannot really enjoy the benefits of this peach. He just thinks it tastes good.

Zuo Chen was still teasing the peach tree branches when he suddenly saw Xu Sanliang and the Ghost City Lord walking towards him at the same time.

Just by looking at them, a smile appeared on Zuo Chen's face.

Judging from their expressions, they must have made their choice.

After the two ghosts walked in front of Zuo Chen, they first looked at each other, as if they were not surprised by the other party's choice, and then they bowed seriously in the direction of Zuo Chen.

"Master, I am willing to take on the responsibility of receiving the Book of Life and Death and managing wandering ghosts."

"My brothers and I are also willing to become ghost messengers and help the city lord rebuild the underworld."

Zuo Chen smiled and nodded.

After saying this, Xu Sanliang was obviously more relaxed, but he still seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he had something to say to Zuo Chen.

Zuo Chen noticed that Xu Sanliang had a strange expression, so he asked:

"General, is there anything else you need to ask? Feel free to ask."

"Master, my brothers and I came here mainly to deal with those ghost soldiers from Kyoto." Xu Sanliang said, "If we don't wipe out those ghost soldiers, my brothers and I will be uneasy."

Having said this, Xu Sanliang paused for a moment before continuing:
"I know that you are very powerful. You may not care about those parasites, but for us brothers, they are evildoers that must be dealt with. Please allow us to be willful for a while and kill those Kyoto ghost soldiers with our own hands."

Zuo Chen nodded upon hearing this:
"I understand your thoughts, but I want to ask you something. You and the Kyoto Ghost Army have been fighting each other for so many years, but you haven't been able to reduce the opponent's combat power."

Xu Sanliang, whose face was covered by armor, suddenly froze in place.

His tone became somewhat awkward:
"My brothers and the ghost army are all spirits, and we have no means to completely defeat each other. We have to chase the Kyoto ghost army on the battlefield and chop them into pieces, so that they can be turned into ghosts."

"Since you have become the ghost servants of the Book of Life and Death, you naturally have to use some of the methods of the Book of Life and Death."

Zuo Chen laughed and looked at the Ghost City Lord:
"Help me find some chains."

"There are indeed quite a few in this Luoshan City."

The ghost city lord moved under the peach tree and disappeared. Not long after, many ghosts appeared under the peach tree, dragging iron chains in some unique ways.

"Master, what is this?" Xu Sanliang looked at Zuo Chen in confusion.

"Since I'm a ghost messenger, I naturally need something to help me beat the soul."

Zuo Chen made a Taoist seal with his hand, and the chain floated in mid-air.

Mysterious runes began to appear above.

(End of this chapter)