This Liao Zhai is not right

Evil spirits may harm only a few dozen or a hundred people at a time, but harsh policies can plunge the entire world into turmoil.

Compared with the eighteen wandering monks who died violently in Lanruo Temple, the refugees, beggars, and people brandishing swords and sticks who had gradually increased in and around Guobei County did not look like good and violent people, and made him feel the atmosphere of the coming troubled times even more.

This was Zhao Xiucai's greatest feeling when he went to Guobei County.

Of course, Su Su didn't think so much. After leaving the land temple, it hid underground and went straight out of the village.

Although he did not plan to go to the East Lanruo Temple in Guobei County to provoke the transformed tree demon, it was particularly important to go to the county town to find out the latest news about the Lanruo Temple.

If I could meet Yan Chixia earlier, I could end these days of fear sooner.

What does Yan's slaying of demons and monsters have to do with me, Su Su, who is the land god of both Baishui Village and Guojia Village.

Could he have predicted that I, Su, am a white-haired fox?

What's more, Su Su's purpose of this trip is not just this. He also intends to search everywhere for ownerless clergy to make some money.

If I'm lucky, I might be able to quickly repair my inner elixir and transform directly into a human form.

Isn't it beautiful?

After crossing the mountain stream and crossing the creek, we arrived at Guobei County, which was twenty or thirty miles away.

Inside and outside the low city gate, there were flabby, skinny soldiers guarding the checkpoints. There were servants clearing the way, and powerful gentry traveling in sedan chairs. There were also scholars in blue shirts and square scarves walking by with their noses covered. But there were more refugees in rags, with only skin and bones left, begging along the way.

"Although there are small temples dedicated to the wild hairy gods in the wilderness, there are no gods there. It seems that the only gods that can be replaced by this piece of cloth are local gods such as the land god and the city god."

Su Su stood outside the city gate, looking at the gloomy Guobei County before him. It was getting dark, and the streets were dark and gloomy. Perhaps because of the upcoming curfew, there were very few pedestrians coming and going.

The soldiers guarding the city gates even had their eyes half closed and looked drowsy. As long as the beggars along the way did not enter the city, they only had to wait for the curfew to close the city gates.

"Hey, there is a strong smell of incense in Guobei County."

With a slight sniff, the warm scent of incense and prayer power drifted into his nose, awakening the extremely hungry feeling in Su Su's heart.

"A county town is a county town. The concentration of incense and prayer power is much higher than that of remote mountain villages like Baishui Village and Guojia Village. Hiss... I am drooling. That should be the City God Temple."

After entering the city gate, Su Su was unaware of the soldiers setting up checkpoints. He followed the road and walked a few hundred steps before stopping in front of a temple that was very popular and was still visited by pilgrims until the evening.

A plaque with the words "City God Temple" hangs high above the gate.

Su Su glanced around and saw a blurry figure emitting a faint white light at the statue of the City God in the temple. Deep in his mind, he was struggling with thoughts, wondering whether he should go into the temple to pay a visit to the City God.

After all, no matter what, the City God of Guobei County can be regarded as his immediate superior, as he also serves as the land god of Baishui and Guojia villages.

Chapter 12: The one being beaten is the City God!

But before Su Su could make a decision from his dilemma.

The vague figure emitting a faint white light from the City God in the temple actually walked out first, with an ecstatic look on his face. He ran to Su Su respectfully and saluted, saying, "I am Li Dingyuan, the City God of Guobei County. Your Excellency has come to visit me at night. Could it be that something has happened in the underworld?"

Su Su was dumbfounded when he saw the City God of Guobei County bowing respectfully and speaking earnestly before him.

I am just a common land god, but you are a true land god who has been conferred titles in the underworld and the imperial court.

Who is whose boss?

Perhaps seeing the confusion in Su Su's eyes, the City God of Guobei County showed a more humble attitude, "The steps of the venerable god are steady, the divine light is restrained, and the Yang spirit is overflowing. Even the judge of the underworld who runs between Yin and Yang is far inferior to him. He must be the left and right arm of Lord Yama..."

Wait a moment.

Su Su finally realized where the problem lay.

It looked at the City God of Guobei County in front of it, who wore a black hat, held a jade sceptre in his hand, and dressed in a green robe painted with gold, with patterns of mountains, rivers, birds and beasts on it. He had a solemn posture and looked to be a middle-aged man with a beard.

However, the figure was half-transparent, and although there was a fluorescent white divine light surrounding it, it was still a weak person in appearance.

Even if some villains smashed the City God Temple in front of Him at this time, the City God of Guobei County could only sigh helplessly. He had to wait until late at night when he could send out the ghost soldiers to capture the ghost of the villain and call on the civil and military judges beside him to give him a severe lesson.

"Most ghosts who become gods are ethereal and have no physical bodies. The City God of Guobei County obviously couldn't see through my true identity, so he mistook me for someone close to King Yama..."

"Also, this City God is said to control the entire territory of Guobei County, but why does it feel like his power is about the same as mine? Is this the difference between becoming a god in the flesh and becoming a god in the spirit, or is there something else going on?"

As Su Su pondered over it, he felt speechless.

How come I, a small land god, am related to the King of Hell in the underworld?

listen to me.

This must be a misunderstanding!

Just as he was about to explain, words on the cloth quietly appeared in his sight.

"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, living or dead, can escape punishment. Li Dingyuan, the City God of Guobei County, flatters his superiors and bullies his subordinates. His crime is unforgivable. He will be demoted one level to serve as a warning to others."

Well, this misunderstanding cannot be resolved at all.

but......

Only downgraded one level.

I thought he would be expelled from the God club on the spot.

Su Su withdrew his gaze from the floating words on the cloth with some regret. He found it increasingly difficult to understand the cloth in his sight.

I thought it was outrageous enough to be able to replace the ownerless god position, but I didn't expect that the real gods of the earth would also be affected by it.

However, judging from the fact that after the City God of Guobei County was demoted by one rank due to this piece of cloth, he was not able to replace the City God on the spot as a matter of course.

This piece of cloth is not completely unlimited.

Otherwise, Su Fu would just need to find a temple of a certain star god or a certain emperor and go in...

There was a chill rising behind me.

I dare not think too much, I really dare not think too much.

As the writing on the cloth stopped, the figure of the City God of Guobei County in front of Su Su suddenly became shorter, and his majestic figure wearing a black hat, holding a jade sceptre, and wearing a green robe with gold painting disappeared.

The jade sceptre in his hand turned into the same one on Su Su's wrist, with a copper seal with the seal characters "Guobei County Land" visible on it. Even the image of the middle-aged man with a beard turned into a little old man with wrinkles all over his face.

"what?"

"This god flatters the superiors and bullies the inferiors, and his sin cannot be forgiven. Is he going to be demoted to a lower level?"

Guobei County City God... No, now it should be Guobei County Land God Li Dingyuan who was horrified, no longer as happy as before: "Respected God... Respected God... Is there a misunderstanding here? Since I took office as the City God of Guobei County, I have been working diligently, getting up early and sleeping late, and dare not slack off. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard... How can you strip me of my position just because of a disagreement?"

Before Li Dingyuan could finish his complaints.

Su Su pretended to be innocent and said repeatedly: "City God? What are you talking about? Strip you of your position as a god? I am just the new landowner of Baishui Village. How can I do that?"

"what?"

"Baishui Village's land? Isn't Baishui Village's land owned by the ferryman Guo Zhongdao?"

Li Dingyuan was almost driven crazy by Su Su's words. Not to mention that he was stripped of his clergy position for no reason... How could such an important thing not be mentioned?

"Didn't you strip me of my position as a priest? Who else besides you would come to the City God Temple today? Give me back my position as a priest, and I, Li Dingyuan, will not let this go even if we have to bring the case to the Palace of Yama."

Being a god, it’s inevitable that you will go crazy.

However, Su Su failed to get any benefit and ended up in trouble.

When Li Dingyuan was still the City God, his divine power was equal to his own. Now that he has been stripped of his divine position and become the governor of Guobei County, he is even less comparable to him.

Adhere to the principle of never forcing others if you can take action.

Su Fu's exorcist power blessed his forelegs, and his furry white forelegs slapped Li Dingyuan so hard that he saw stars. "Since you took office as the City God of Guobei County, you have been working diligently, getting up early and staying up late, and you dare not slack off for the slightest bit?"

"Eighteen wandering monks died in Lanruo Temple. Their essence and blood were sucked dry, their stomachs were ripped open, their hearts and livers were broken. The monsters harmed people right under your nose. Is this how you work so hard that you dare not slack off even a little bit?"

Before he finished speaking, another slap came down, and Li Dingyuan was slapped and spun in circles. "Even if you have no merit, you have worked hard. Can't I strip you of your position as a priest just because you disagree with me?"

"Three snake demons wreaked havoc in Guojia Village last night, killing more than half of the villagers. Is this your contribution, even if it's not a credit, but a contribution?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Fu slapped Li Dingyuan in the face again, knocking him dizzy like a spinning top, "How can you run the Earth God Sect well with a bug like you as your boss?"

"You're a piece of trash. If you stay in this world, you'll only make your rice more expensive!"

The immediate superior of the God of Land is the City God of Guobei County?

The one being beaten is the City God!

Su Su was furious when he thought that he was still worried about the tree demon who controlled ghosts to harm people in Lanruo Temple, while the Guobei County City God Temple was prosperous but just lying there in disarray.

Being unable to deal with the tree demon grandma is a problem of ability, but not doing one's job is a problem of attitude.

Take it here!

Seizing the copper seal with the seal characters of "Guobei County Land God" in Li Dingyuan's hand, Su Su continued to speak harshly: "You don't want to be the land god of Guobei County, right? Then don't be one! If you dare to say no, I will smash your head!"

"what?"

After being slapped three times by the power to drive away evil spirits, Li Dingyuan's already blurry figure gradually became hazy, like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.

Especially after Su Su took away his seal of god and told him not to be the land god of Guobei County if he didn't want to, he couldn't bear the blow and fainted.

Chapter 13 Chance Encounter

Su Su felt that he was a real villain because he tried to rob others when he couldn't get any.

So he walked into the City God Temple as a matter of course, looked at the civil and military judges standing on both sides of the City God statue in the temple, and said seriously: "Now we don't have a City God in Guobei County, but we need a City God..."

The words are brief, but the meaning is profound.

As soon as these words were spoken, a gust of cold wind blew in the City God Temple. Judge Wu, wearing silver-white armor, holding an axe in both hands and with a ferocious look on his face, jumped out of the clay statue, surrounded by dozens of ghostly yamen runners and approached Su Su's side.

"How dare you, a mere landowner, covet the position of City God? Aren't you afraid that the underworld will be furious and send you to the eighteenth level of hell?"

At the same time, Wen Panguan, a man with white hair and beard dressed like a scholar, walked out from the clay statue, holding a scroll and flipping through it.

"The position of the City God is supervised by Guan Sheng and appointed by Yama Luo. You, Guo Zhongdao, the land god of Baishui Village, dare to lay your hands on this position. Today, I will reduce your fortune and shorten your lifespan. I will make your soul fly away."

Poor Guo Zhongdao, the former land god of Baishui Village, could not rest in peace even after being struck to death by lightning.

Su Su remained calm. In his eyes, these ghostly yamen runners were only slightly stronger than the ghosts that broke into Guojia Village last night and harmed people. The so-called civil and military judges did not have any divine light at all. Only the murky and indistinct ghost bodies were mixed with wisps of incense, making them more solid than ordinary ghosts.

"how is this possible?"

Judge Wen kept flipping through the book in his hand, his face showing more and more fear, "Guo Zhongdao, the land god of Baishui Village, was killed by lightning the day before yesterday. There is no record of this person in the Guobei County Book of Life and Death."

After going through almost the entire volume, not only was Su Su's true identity not found, even the record of the land god of Baishui Village, which was under the jurisdiction of the City God of Guobei County, was no longer in the book.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Even if this person is really the land god of Baishui Village, he is definitely not someone they can control.

"Wait a minute!" Judge Wen hurriedly called a halt.

However, they were willing to stop, but Su Su was not. He blessed his forefoot with the power of exorcism, and a crimson robe outlined his figure. A restrained divine light shone through his body. Before he took any action, the ghost runner approaching Su Su's side still emitted bursts of black smoke, and his whole body seemed to be placed in a frying pan.

He immediately screamed and rolled on the ground.

The civil and military judges, with the wisp of incense in their bodies, felt dizzy. Their ghost bodies, which were originally much more solid than ordinary ghosts, gradually became illusory, and they lay on the ground, unable to stand up.

"God, please spare my life! God, please spare my life!"

The civil and military judges begged for mercy one after another. If they could still move freely, they would probably kneel down and kowtow repeatedly.

The gusts of cold wind that swept through the City God Temple suddenly dissipated.

"Spare your life?"

Su Su was speechless.

I haven't even started to exert any strength yet, and you guys are already falling down?

"It's not impossible to spare your lives, but..." Su Su changed the subject and brought up the old matter again: "Now we don't have a City God in Guobei County, but we need a City God..."

"We are following the lead of the Lord God. If the Lord God tells us to go east, we will never go west!"

"Li Dingyuan has been a scoundrel who has been causing trouble for Guobei County for many years. I was angry but could not say anything. Now that the Lord God has come, Guobei County is saved! The Lord God has come, and there will be a clear sky!"

The civil and military judges responded in unison.

"Carry Li Dingyuan into the temple and imprison him. We will make a decision based on his performance in the future." Su Su gave orders to the civil and military judges who had been arguing with each other a moment ago without any psychological burden.

At this moment, the copper seal with the seal characters "Land of Guobei County" that Su Su had taken from Li Dingyuan earlier moved without wind, accompanied by wisps of white light, and soon merged into the copper seal with the seal characters "Land of Baishui Village" tied on Su Su's wrist.

Immediately, a vigorous and warm current several times larger than before flowed into Su Su's body along the ground beneath his feet. The inner elixir, which seemed to be gradually repairing itself, stuck together tightly, and the warm current spread along the cracks in the inner elixir.

The tingling and numb feeling that touched his soul was transmitted from his inner elixir to his fox body, causing Su Fu to tremble.

The words on the cloth changed quietly in my sight.