Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 19 The City God Reveals His True Body

In the evening, Zhou Yu and Ying Ning returned to the mansion together.

When it was late at night, I brought a small altar of good wine to the Temple of the City God.

During the day, there are many pilgrims in the temple, but at night it is empty.

The City God, to some extent, is equivalent to the official of a county, but it is a yin official.

The county magistrate is in charge of the affairs of the county, and the city god is in charge of the affairs of the county.

Different from ordinary temples, the city gods in various places are held by different people, and some are even elected by the local people themselves.

Entering the main hall, Zhou Yu put the wine on the confession case, lit a stick of incense, and then bowed his hands to the statue of the City God.

"Master Chenghuang, next Zhou Yu, a member of Guobei County.

I took the liberty to bother you tonight because I have something to consult, and I would like to ask Lord Chenghuang to show up and see. "

In fact, Zhou Yu's visit this time was only for an experiment, and he was not sure whether the City God would show up.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, the candles in the hall flickered for a while, and then a middle-aged man in a long gown, about forty years old, appeared on the spot.

Although the attire is different from that of the god statue, but the appearance is somewhat similar.

When I asked, it was really a local city god.

After talking, Zhou Yu knew that the city god's surname was Song Mingtao, and he was a scholar.

Because of his reputation in the local area and his reputation as a filial son, he was selected to participate in the city god selection examination after arriving in the underworld.

In the end, he passed it smoothly and was appointed to serve as the City God in Guobei County.

After chatting for a while, the City God asked: "By the way, sir, I am visiting late at night. Is there anything I can ask you?"

"Dong Song, it's like this..."

Zhou Yu explained the situation of the old lady in detail.

After listening, Song Tao nodded: "So that's the case. But I don't know much about it. Sir, please wait for a while, and I will ask the judge."

"There is Lao Song Gong."

"You're welcome, sir..."

After speaking, Song Tao turned into a gust of wind and disappeared into the palace.

After a while, he appeared in the hall again.

"Sir, you have been waiting for a long time. I just checked with the judge. It is indeed our negligence, but..."

Having said that, Song Tao smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Oh? Could it be that Duke Song is in trouble?"

"To tell you the truth, sir, today's world is chaotic, the people are in dire straits, disasters happen again and again, and even the underworld is overcrowded.

Coupled with the haunting of demons, they privately intercept ghosts and make them stay in the yang world.

Therefore, the management of the underworld is somewhat chaotic, and it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes.

But sir, don't worry, the judge has already handled this matter in person, and if there is no accident, it will be completed before the fifth watch. "

Hearing this, Zhou Yu was overjoyed, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Duke Song."

"Sir, there's no need to be like this. Song deserves it."

Song Tao stretched out his hand to support Zhou Yu's hand.

After all, this matter was originally a dereliction of duty by the underworld.

After chatting for a few more words, Zhou Yu just said goodbye and left.

Just after midnight, Ying Ning rushed to knock on the door: "Sir, are you asleep?"

Zhou Yu didn't sleep, but was meditating and adjusting his breath.

So when he heard the knock on the door, he answered immediately and walked out.

"Sir, please accept my respect!"

As soon as he went out, he saw the old lady salute him.

"Old people don't have to be like this..."

The old woman said gratefully: "If the husband hadn't gone to ask the Lord City God, I don't know how long I will be a lonely ghost.

Mr.'s great kindness is hard to repay even if you are an old man. "

"The old man speaks too seriously."

At this time, Ying Ning's nose was sore, she threw herself into Zhou Yu's arms and whimpered, "Sir, Auntie will be reincarnated tonight, and Yingning will never see Auntie again."

Zhou Yu sighed, and patted Ying Ning's shoulder to comfort him: "Silly girl, this is a good thing. Could it be that you want Auntie to be a lonely ghost for the rest of your life?"

"Of course not, it's just...just a little bit reluctant, A Niang."

At this time, the old woman seemed to have a feeling, and said anxiously: "Okay, the time is coming...

Ying Ning, Auntie is leaving, you must listen to your master and practice hard.

Sir, I will leave Yingning to you..."

While speaking, the figure of the old woman gradually faded until she disappeared.

"Auntie, woo woo woo~"

Ying Ning looked at the night sky with reluctance, and wept into tears.

"Ying Ning, it is a happy event for your mother to be reincarnated, and it is also the law of heaven. You should be happy for her."

Ying Ning choked with sobs and said, "My little girl knows, it's just that... I feel a little bit reluctant for a while."

"So you have to work harder in cultivation in the future, and don't let down your aunt's kindness in nurturing you."

"Yeah~" Ying Ning nodded obediently.

……

Before I knew it, another half month passed.

Nine students in the private school had memorized the "Three Character Classic" thoroughly, and Zhou Yu added "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic" as enlightenment textbooks.

Among the nine students, four had almost no foundation before and had to learn from scratch.

The other five have a certain foundation, and Zhou Yu will give counseling to each of them according to their situation.

When explaining to these students, Zhou Yu tried to use the skill of "Slick Tongue", and the effect was surprisingly good.

It is no exaggeration to say that after his explanation, all the students felt enlightened and enlightened.

It was as if someone from the martial arts world had opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and made rapid progress, which surprised several students and made them tearful.

Of course, Zhou Yu was also very pleased with this result.

First, there is a sense of accomplishment, and second, the higher the student's achievement, the more luck he will get.

It's a win-win situation.

Luck is accumulated almost every day, and almost two thousand points have been accumulated so far.

It's just that it's still too early to be promoted... After all, it's another big hurdle to be promoted from a scholar to a juren.

This morning, a group of students were practicing archery in the courtyard with great interest, while Zhou Yu was reviewing articles written by several students in his room.

Not long after, Xiaobaicai came over and reported softly: "Master Zhou, someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"It is said to be a friend of the master, surnamed Chen."

"Oh, I see~"

Zhou Yu responded, then put down his pen and got up to leave.

The person who came was Chen Wenshan, a scholar, two years older than Zhou Yu, and the relationship between the two had always been pretty good.

"Brother Zhou..."

As soon as Zhou Yu entered the hall, Chen Wenshan got up to meet him.

"Hehe, I don't know why Brother Chen is free to visit the humble house today?"

Chen Wenshan sighed: "To tell you the truth, Brother Zhou, I have something to ask for when I come to the door today."

"Oh? Brother Chen, but it's okay."

"That's right, my wife suddenly fainted in the backyard a few days ago.

After waking up, she didn't know what was going on, she was just in a daze all day long, and she didn't speak a word, and she searched all over the city for doctors, but she couldn't do anything.

I know in my heart that Brother Zhou is quite proficient in the art of Qi and Huang, so I came to ask for help, and I hope that Brother Zhou can diagnose it step by step, I am very grateful..."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Chen, although Zhou knows a little bit about medical skills, he can't guarantee that Ling Zheng will be cured. Brother Chen, please be mentally prepared."

"It's okay, it's okay, if it doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

Not long after, Zhou Yu brought Ying Ning and Chen Wenshan to the Chen family.

Sure enough, as soon as I saw the courtyard, I saw Song Wenshan's wife Ji sitting on the bamboo chair with blank eyes, and didn't react at all when seeing the guests...

(End of this chapter)