If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 461 The Chen Family Old Ghost
"What, you are from Yingxiang Mansion." Xiao Yu was shocked at first, then asked in confusion: "Did you make a mistake? You are actually the City God of Tianmen Town. Can the City God also be attached to the city?"

"I didn't make a mistake, and you didn't hear me wrong. I am the City God of Yingxiang Prefecture."

I had not intended to reveal my secret to strangers, so I was hesitant and stammered.

Now that he had confessed the secret in his heart, Chen Min felt relieved.

“I used to be a doctor in Daqin and assisted His Majesty the Emperor.

On the day I retire and return to my hometown, I will be rewarded by the court and will become the City God of Yingxiang Prefecture after my death.

It’s a pity that I ate too well in Daqin, often enjoying all kinds of magical fruits and elixirs, and lived too long.

A county city god who was acting as the prefectural city god turned the tables and took over my place.

When I really die of old age, I will no longer have the chance to rule over the affairs of the underworld in a county, let alone the city god of the prefecture."

There was regret and obvious hatred on the old ghost's face.

"The acting City God you are talking about is the current City God?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Isn't it him? He is just a doctor, and he visited me many times in the past."

The old ghost showed a reminiscence, "I still remember that among the many guests in Chen Mansion, he was of low status, standing at the end of the last row, as humble as a minion.

If he hadn't been known as the 'miracle doctor', I wouldn't have remembered him."

——Now he has become the City God of the city, respected by all the people, while you have gradually become unknown, and the Chen family is also declining and about to die, and can only find comfort in memories.

Xiaoyu doesn't like Guan Chenghuang, but he doesn't have much sympathy for this old ghost Chen.

Putting aside personal grudges, she still has some admiration for Guan Chenghuang and thinks he is very inspiring.

"Well, if you missed it, you missed it. You have to look at it more positively and save the good deeds for your next life.

Maybe you can get immortal fate and become a high and mighty celestial being!" She consoled him randomly.

The old ghost was a little excited and said, "Fairy Yu, you don't know that I didn't miss anything.

I have been appointed as the City God of Yingxiang Prefecture and registered in the Taichang Prefecture of Daqin. I am a true City God in name and in reality.

Doctor Guan was able to steal the honorable position mainly because of the Immortal Heyang."

Xiao Yu asked, "How many years did the old man live after returning from Daqin?"

The old ghost looked embarrassed and said, "I walked on the road for three years, and lived for about twelve years after returning to my hometown."

Xiao Yu sighed, "Is there a chief official in the world who has not performed his duties for fifteen years?

Moreover, Yingxiang Mansion and Tianmen Town are so prosperous, the affairs of the underworld must be heavy and need the City God to take care of them. "

"Back then, Yingxiang Prefecture was not as prosperous as it is now, and there was not much heavy work." Chen Laogui shook his head and said, "Although Western Shu was established earlier, the Qin Dynasty turned its attention to the West after the Human Emperor's rule swept across the world and annexed the eight wildernesses.

The Human Emperor issued several decrees, urging the vassal states in the Liusha region to build highways to connect the barbarian states.

He also sent the Qin cavalry to clear out the demons along the way, and placed powerful mountain and river gods in dangerous places to ensure that the road was clear.

All these factors eventually established Tianmen Town's status as the 'East-West Trade Center'.

Then Yingxiang Prefecture gradually became prosperous, and the position of City God of Yingxiang Prefecture became very popular.

I was close to the emperor and knew about his great western strategy in advance. I guessed that my hometown, Tianmen Town, might become the most prosperous place in Liusha Territory, so I tried my best to gain advantages for myself, even at the cost of offending others. Alas, I was very proud of myself at the banquet and told the guests who came to visit me at Chen Mansion about my judgment.

Doctor Guan listened quietly and eventually took my place as a god."

Xiao Yu asked: "How did the Qin Dynasty and the underworld settle the old gentleman afterwards?"

Logically speaking, since Chen Min failed to obtain the title of City God, he should be an ordinary old ghost at this time.

But when he was lurking in the dark and spying on her just now, he almost blended perfectly with the surrounding environment and she almost couldn't notice him.

This seems to have a bit of the flavor of "land god".

But there was indeed no divine power fluctuations from the old ghost. He was a ghost, not a ghost god.

"They asked me to wait quietly in the blessed cemetery, waiting to succeed Doctor Guan and become the next City God." Old Ghost Chen said sullenly.

Xiaoyu understood why he hadn't reincarnated yet.

This guy is fanciful and has unrealistic expectations for the position of City God.

"What doctoral degree does the old gentleman hold in Daqin? I heard from Aunt Liu that the gentleman is very good at building large ships. Could he be a doctor of craftsmanship?"

Chen Laogui sneered, "That brothel owner knows nothing! If she was only good at shipbuilding, she could become a doctor of the Qin Dynasty. The Xianyang Palace would have been filled with 'doctors' from all corners of the world."

"Oh, shipbuilding is just one of your many abilities. What else can you build?" Xiaoyu asked.

Chen Laogui showed an arrogant look on his face, "You shouldn't ask me what I can create, but what academic schools I am proficient in.

Whether it is building tower ships or creating various siege weapons, they all belong to the wisdom of the Mohist school.

Mohism is just one of the areas that I have dabbled in.

What I am really proficient in is the legalist theory of criminal law, especially the Qin law!"

He glanced at Xiao Yu with a strange look, "Fairy Yu is planning to go to Daqin?"

Xiao Yu nodded, "Did the old man hear me talking to Aunt Liu, or did he communicate with the ghosts around?"

"Alas, I have fallen so low that even my grave has become a ruin. How can I have the face to see people everywhere?"

Chen Laogui sighed, pointed at Xiaoyu, and said in a loud voice as if judging him: "Do you know what crime it is to kill He Xuan?

He Xuan was the Sima Ling of the Great Qin Dynasty, with a rank of 1,200 stones, and his rank was just below the Nine Ministers.

If a commoner in the Qin Dynasty killed an official, not only would he be sentenced to death, but his entire clan would also be implicated.

You are a foreign barbarian, so your crime is three times more severe.

You don't know how to live or die, and you dare to run to Daqin?"

Xiao Yu asked: "With so many fights in the martial arts world, can the Qin Dynasty manage it?"

"He Xuan is Sima Ling, an official, not an ordinary knight." said Chen Laogui.

"If I don't kill He Xuan, will the laws of the Qin Dynasty punish He Xuan?" Xiao Yu asked again.

"Punish He Xuan for Miss Shaoyao's matter?" Old Man Chen shook his head and said, "As long as Xishu does not pursue the responsibility, the Qin court will not care at all.

Even if the Western Shu court arrested He Xuan, according to the law, he would be fined at most a few hundred dollars.

Because of He Xuan's status as Sima Ling, and because Miss Shaoyao was a lowly woman, no foreign official dared to arrest him. "

——What nonsense! If the Great Qin Law can convince me, then it is the law; if it does not convince me, then it is just a piece of waste paper!
She could think this way because there were so many unruly warriors and immortals in the world.

She didn't believe that she was "the most rebellious person in the three realms."

Xiao Yu sneered in his heart, but smiled on his face, and said, "What if I were an immortal?" "Even immortals cannot kill officials at will! From my own experience, the number of real immortals killed by His Majesty the Human Emperor according to the law is too many to count with ten fingers.

If not, how could His Majesty the Emperor make the people of the six former kingdoms fear and believe in the laws of the Qin Dynasty in just a few years?" Chen Laogui said seriously.

Xiao Yu said, "I don't think He Xuan's behavior is that of a law-abiding person."

Chen Laogui said: "I also know a little about Miss Shaoyao's affairs. He Xuan only concealed his identity and kidnapped people. He did not kill or rob people in broad daylight.

This shows that even when he came to a foreign country, he still had great reverence for the law.

Even if Fairy Yu wanted to kill him, she should have covered her face and concealed her identity a little."

Xiaoyu felt that what He Xuan cared about was Li Rongji's face, not the distant Qin Law.

"What's the point of covering your face? God is watching what you do. Even if the officials don't know, don't the ghosts and gods know?"

Chen Laogui sighed, "His Majesty the Emperor has tried hard to promote the Great Qin Law among the ghosts and gods, asking them to obey the Qin Law and to help uphold the Qin Law, and to report and investigate the offenders in the mortal world according to the Qin Law.

When I retired and returned to my hometown, there was no result. Now."

He paused for a moment, a look of hesitation on his ghost face, "It seems that the effect is not very good. The human world and the netherworld are different. The emperor is the master of the human world. He can influence the affairs of the netherworld, but he cannot directly manage the netherworld like he governs the human world."

Afterwards, Xiaoyu chatted with Chen Laogui for a while about the Qin court and Qin laws.

Most of the time she asked questions and he answered.

For all her questions, Chen Laogui could basically give very standard answers from the simplest to the most complex.

Xiaoyu gained a lot and the conversation lasted for a long time, more than an hour in total.

Her overall feeling was that Chen Laogui was indeed a man of real talent and had a thorough understanding of Qin laws.

But he is a bit pedantic, with a kind of naivety and cruelty that comes from reading too much, perhaps because he is more inclined to Legalism than Confucianism.

"Alas, I only regret that I didn't meet you earlier, otherwise I would definitely come to visit you often and ask you for advice."

These words came from Xiaoyu's heart.

In terms of personality alone, Chen Laogui and she do not get along well.

From some of his past experiences that he vaguely revealed, she didn't even think he was a good person.

But if you just follow him to study, he can definitely become a top teacher.

This old man is truly well-versed in both ancient and modern times. He has dabbled in law, Confucianism, Mohism, Yin-Yang School and other schools of thought, and is particularly proficient in criminal law.

After studying Qin law with him for a year or so, Xiao Yu was confident that he could handle most of the civil service duties in the Qin court.

If an ordinary person learns from him for three to five years, he will definitely be able to stand out in the court of Western Shu.

It was a pity that she was about to leave Tianmen Town, and she missed out on such a good "political ability experience package" from Chen Laogui.

"Old sir, I'm about to go to Daqin. Do you have any friends still alive? Can you introduce me to one or two? I just want to study with them." Xiaoyu said.

The old ghost groaned for a moment and said, "The doctors in the court back then all had good relations with me, but you who are still alive today, try to find Cui Guang and Wu Shi.

I remember they ate the fairy fruit back then, and maybe they are still alive.”

"Who are Mr. Cui and Mr. Wu?" Xiaoyu asked again.

"They were famous scholars in their day. If they are still alive, you should be able to find them by asking around in Xianyang. It's impossible to ask them to accept you as their disciple if you tell them my name, but it shouldn't be a problem for them to keep you for a few classes." said the old ghost.

Xiaoyu nodded, "I am satisfied to be able to attend the class."

Having accepted his favor, Xiaoyu also wanted to return the favor.

"Old sir, I have a humble opinion about your position as the City God, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Fairy Yu, please speak."

After a chat, Chen Laogui's perception of Yu Fengxian also changed a lot.

Previously, he only thought that she was extremely powerful and perhaps loyal, but a brainless and reckless person.

Just now she asked more questions than she spoke and didn't express much of her own opinions.

But the fact that she could ask so many profound questions showed that she had at least thought about these issues.

This is already very difficult.

Moreover, she is very motivated and respects knowledge, unlike other warriors who only pursue the secret arts of martial arts.

Every PhD likes people who study hard.

Xiao Yu advised, “Not to mention that Guan Cheng Huang will have to work for hundreds or thousands of years, even if Guan Cheng Huang is promoted, transferred, or encounters other problems, and the position of Yingxiang Mansion Cheng Huang is vacant, you will not have the opportunity to take the position.

Nowadays, the throne of the City God of Yingxiang Prefecture is definitely a big piece of fat meat, and there are too many people who want to eat it.

Those who can get the fat meat must have special connections, abilities and means.

The old man's abilities are beyond doubt. It would be a bit of a waste of his talent to be the City God of a prefecture, let alone the City God of a capital.

However, talent alone is far from enough to convince others.

If you insist on competing with them, you may be in danger of losing your life.

It would be better to sell the identity of "preparatory city god" as soon as possible and go to the underworld to find a new job.

Or you can simply go through reincarnation with your good deeds and try to be reborn into a good family."

She said this without any selfish motive, purely out of kindness for Chen Laogui.

Chen Laogui was conservative in those days and thought that as long as he got the permission of the Qin court, his position as City God would be safe and secure.

Now I am even more pedantic and stupid, and I actually think that the promise I made back then (perfunctory) can still work today.

Even without considering other factors, the Li family alone would not give the throne of the City God to anyone else.

Chen Laogui waved his hand and said, "I have been waiting for many years. The opportunity will come soon. I still have a long life ahead of me. I can definitely wait."

Xiao Yu looked at him strangely and asked, "Does the old man have any other cards?"

There was a strange look in Chen Laogui's eyes, and he said, "I don't have any trump cards. It's just that when I saw Fairy Yu, I suddenly felt something in my heart. Maybe if we hold on, we will see the day when the clouds will clear and the sky will be clear."

——Old ghost, what are you expecting without permission? Or, what have you noticed?
Xiaoyu frowned, feeling something was not right, but did not continue to persuade.

The two exchanged a few more polite words, and she said goodbye and left Cuiping Mountain, returning to the "Second Yu Mansion" in Yingxiang Prefecture.

She told Aunt Liu that she was going back to the "Diyi Yufu" on Sijing Street to pack her bags, which was just an excuse.

In fact, he planned to clean Tianmen Town and Yingxiang Mansion thoroughly before leaving.

Lao Shenxian is one of the dirty garbage that must be removed.

Before getting rid of him, she wanted to take a bath, change her clothes, and ask the Three Pure Ones again: Is it possible to recycle some useful things from this garbage?
(End of this chapter)