Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 160
The case that Yu He investigated clearly not long ago was that the ghost king of Juliubu bribed the yin official to release the ghost concubine of Juliubu who escaped with the ghost.That matter went through the official channel of the underworld, which is almost the same as the current matter.

It's just that Gong Mengbi couldn't conclude that this incident was related to the Juliubu ghost king, because the underworld was not peaceful, and if there was one case of the Juliubu ghost concubine, there might not be a second case.

The ghost king of Juliubu almost infiltrated that Yan Lord's power into a sieve, and it is unknown whether the other Yan Lords can be exempt from the vulgarity.

It's just that it's not easy to talk to Li Tayun about these things, because although the City God reacted quickly, he couldn't get rid of the suspicion of cooperation between the inside and the outside.

Li Tayun is now working in the picket department, and he talks too much with him, but it is harming him.

Not long after, Kang Wen came to report: "I have already asked all the foxes, and all the ghosts and ghosts they encountered before midnight were rushing to the gate of hell, and I didn't see any ghosts and ghosts scattered outside."

Li Tayun sighed and said, "Thank you, Sister Wen."

Kang Wen comforted: "Don't worry, the big deal is to resign and go back to the Fox Academy. When I am admitted to the Tianhu Academy in the future, it will not be worse than it is now."

Li Tayun laughed: "Sister Wen, don't worry, if Chenghuang Temple can't stay any longer, I will definitely come back and ask the teacher to take me in."

Kang Wen sent Li Tayun out, and sighed: "It seems that he has been busy recently."

Gong Mengbi just listened to what they said, and found it very interesting.

When Kang Wen looked back and saw Gong Mengbi's eyes, his face blushed, and he quickly slipped away.

Li Tayun went back to the City God to report, and the civil and military judges also reported back and forth. Taiqing Temple and Huaguang Temple did not find any lingering ghosts.

The City God sent them to search Wuning County with the little fox and ghost to see if they could find any traces, but they found nothing until dawn.

This matter caused a lot of uproar, and it took several days for the whole Wuning County to dance with flying ghosts before it gradually calmed down.

Once upon a time, Li Tayun came again, this time he brought Chenghuang's post to invite Gong Mengbi to a banquet.

Gong Mengbi then asked what happened to Zhongyuan that day.

Li Tayun said: "We searched for several days but couldn't find it. We asked many mountain spirits and wild ghosts, but there was no news. Later, the Lord City God said that there is no need to look for it. The Yin Division has already investigated the matter, and then it stopped. What actually happened I don't know anything about it, you might find out if you ask the City God at the banquet."

Gong Mengbi took the post and said, "I'll give you a few nice words at the banquet."

Li Tayun smiled and said, "Thank you teacher."

Gong Mengbi shook his head, and said: "Go, don't waste your practice. Practice is your foundation, and you have to wait for the year-end school exams. If you and the few schools you took out fail the exams, you will suffer."

Li Tayun immediately became serious, and promised: "I will definitely urge them!"

The fox didn't dare to stay for long, fearing that Gong Mengbi would test his practice on the spot, so he slipped away very fast.

When the time came, Gong Mengbi went to the Town God's Temple for a banquet as scheduled.

This time, of course, Gong Mengbi was not invited to a banquet, Daoist Yao and Zen Master Faming were also included, for the sake of the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Gong Mengbi and the others are obliged to do so, but the City God also appreciates it, so he invites you to dinner as Gong Mengbi said.

They booked a good banquet at Yipinju in Wuning County, and used the Moon Dew wine given by Gong Mengbi.

Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "How did you drink this wine until now?"

The Chenghuang laughed and said: "Poor, I don't want to drink good wine by myself, I want to entertain guests."

Gong Mengbi joked: "It's over, it's over!"

Chenghuang was stunned for a moment, and said: "Is it over? Alas, I'm really thinking about it so much that I dare not get drunk."

The City God poured it for the three of them, and said: "Since I took office, I have worked hard and dare not neglect in the slightest, but it is because of the support of the three of you that I have been able to stabilize until now. Come, I respect you."

The four of them drank a glass of wine together, and the city god filled them up again, saying: "I am busy with business on weekdays, and I have no time to gather with the three fellow Taoists. It is my fault to bother you, and I will punish myself. A glass."

He punished himself with a glass, poured another glass of wine and said, "Thank you three for your help during the Ghost Festival, so there was no trouble, and I would like to respect the three again."

When it comes to this topic, it's not just Gong Mengbi who is curious.

Daoist Yao couldn't help asking: "Have you found the Yin officials and ghosts that were lost that day?"

Chenghuang showed a bit of annoyance, and said: "I found it. It's just that I didn't find it in Yangjian, but in the underworld."

Chan Master Faming wondered, "What do you mean by that?"

Chenghuang said: "The ghost official and the group of ghosts he escorted were tied up in a small boat and floated on the Nai River long ago, or they floated to other ghost towns, and were picked up by people from other ghost towns. , then someone faked their identities and stole their seals."

"I reported to the Shangguan and the Yin Division, but in the end I couldn't find out the identity of the ghosts that fled to the human world. Instead, they caught many silverfish and were involved in a lot. I was also reprimanded by the Shangguan because I didn't find out in time. Fortunately, I wrote a letter afterwards. It's early, and there will be no other punishment if you make up for your mistakes."

Gong Mengbi comforted: "You hand over the matter according to the documents, you are not to blame for this matter, just a few words of reprimand will be fine and it will be exposed."

Chenghuang said: "Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise I, Qu, will be stripped of his official uniform when he takes office. That would be really ridiculous."

Gong Mengbi said: "My lord Chenghuang has fulfilled his duty since he took office, I believe the Shangguan also sees it in his eyes."

Qu Chenghuang smiled and didn't respond, but said: "Now my yamen is in ruins, but it is barely maintained. Destroying people's hearts is a matter of time, and I don't know how long it will take to win people's hearts."

The previous City God destroyed the hearts of the people, so that the sacrifices and beliefs of the City God in Wuning County cannot be restored to the past.Without enough incense, Qu Chenghuang couldn't even pay his salary and military pay, so naturally it was impossible to recruit more subordinates.

This is because the fox that Gong Mengbi sent him was alive, and he didn't need incense, only some money was given out, and it was enough to help attract some Yuehua during his practice, otherwise he would have even fewer soldiers to support now.

Taoist Yao said: "Nowadays, the county magistrate promotes benevolent government and raises the popularity of the people. I believe there will be a turnaround for Lord Chenghuang soon."

Qu Chenghuang said: "I hope so. The county magistrate of Wuning County is not easy now. The previous county magistrate, master secretary and other county officials were greedy for ink relief food. None of the magistrates in the county government can be used. Fortunately, there is a Shen family who donated the master book and relied on the local reputation to help him gain a firm foothold."

Daoist Yao said: "Then Shen's family is also a kind family, and they took the initiative to provide relief during the flood. Later, when they donated the officials and masters, all the money donated was used for disaster relief. Although they came from merchants, they have a high reputation in the local area. , it’s rare.”

Gong Mengbi only smiled slightly, without saying a word.

This banquet Qu Chenghuang was very enthusiastic, but after toasting the wine first, he stopped drinking, saying that the wine was not good, so he didn't dare to get drunk.Gong Mengbi, Taoist Yao, and Zen Master Faming were all practitioners, and they wouldn't force him to drink, so they chatted about anecdotes, exchanged news with each other, and ended happily at the end.

Gong Mengbi did not go back in a hurry, but went outside the Shen's courtyard, looked over from a distance, saw that the weather was getting better, and felt relieved.

In the middle of the night, he didn't disturb Shen Shan's tranquility, and gave him a good night's sleep, so Gong Mengbi turned back to Fox Slope.

　Done, wait

　　
　
(End of this chapter)