My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

At this moment, a small head popped out from the grass, with scorched yellow skin and a slender body, like a giant rat spying on the scattered crowd.

After the crowd dispersed, its eyes were fixed on Lao Xu who was walking alone. This beast was a cunning yellow-skinned man.

Seeing that Lao Xu was walking away, it quietly followed him. However, just as it was about to approach Lao Xu, it suddenly saw the village chief running over. The village chief patted Lao Xu on the shoulder and said, "Lao Xu, you are so old, why are you still so irritable? It would be difficult to deal with a yellow-skinned beast in this wilderness. The beast is very cunning, and you might get into trouble yourself."

"I asked them to look for it together because I was worried that you would be in danger. Now I'm here to help you look for it." The village chief's words were full of concern.

Lao Xu looked at the village chief and nodded slightly, saying, "Village chief, I hope you can understand me. My child is still lying in bed unconscious. Only this Yin-Yang master can help me save him, and I certainly won't let others slander him."

"If you weren't here just now, I would have taken action a long time ago." Lao Xu said while glaring at the person who had raised the question.

The village chief smiled awkwardly and continued to comfort him: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about this yellow-skinned fox... In fact, you are not the first person to be harmed by a yellow-skinned fox."

"I heard from my grandfather that when he was a child, there were many bandits in this mountain before the liberation of Longguo. There were also many yellow-skinned people who often harmed the bandits, dug out their internal organs, and then pretended to be bandits and went down the mountain to do evil."

"Since then, the yellow-skinned foxes have made life miserable for the people here. So when I saw the body in your house today, I realized that it must be the yellow-skinned foxes causing trouble again." The village chief's words made Lao Xu think of the body at home.

He thought to himself: Isn't the situation of the corpse just as the village chief said? The yellow-skinned man dug out the human's internal organs and hid inside to control the human to do evil everywhere.

So he nodded and said, "Speaking of which, wasn't there a solar eclipse two days ago? I was on my way to the mountains to hunt when I passed by the granary at the entrance of the village and saw a figure stealing something there."

"Because I saw a human figure, but the shadow on the ground looked like an animal's shadow, which scared me. So I shot him with a shotgun. I think it hit the thing, I don't know whether it was a human or an animal, and it ran away after being shot by me."

"Who would have thought that it was the yellow-skinned man?" Old Xu shook his head and regretted in his heart: if he hadn't fired that shot, perhaps his son wouldn't have suffered this disaster. Now it's still unknown whether Tiezhu can come back alive.

Lao Xu and the village chief searched outside the village for a whole night but could not find the yellow fox Zhang Hao mentioned. However, the yellow fox had been secretly observing the two of them. Seeing that Lao Xu had help, it did not show up directly, but followed them back to the village.

The yellow fox even quietly came to the village chief's yard and recognized the door before leaving. Old Xu didn't want to waste any more time. He knew that Zhang Hao had said that the yellow fox was cunning and might not be found. In addition, with so many people looking for it in such a grand manner, the yellow fox might have been scared away.

Although the yellow fox had some skills, it could not resist the power of numbers. Therefore, it did not show up, making the villagers mistakenly think that the yellow fox was not here. On the other hand, Zhang Hao and his friends stayed at Lao Xu's house. Although the inn had a rule that orders must be placed before doing business, Zhang Hao felt that this business was too small and could not be charged.

After all, it was just a matter of convenience, so Lao Xu didn't prepare anything. The meal they had at Lao Xu's house was considered as a reward.

He treated Lao Xu and his men just like the villagers of Fengmen Village. Although Zhang Hao verbally said that he would charge a fee, he never really took too much money from the villagers, let alone took away their lifespan and luck.

The villagers knew this very well, so they would often send fresh vegetables or eggs to the inn. Sometimes they would even send some freshly slaughtered pork. However, because of the mystery and majesty of the Yin Yang Inn, the villagers always maintained a sense of awe towards it.

Just as Lao Xu was thinking now, although he had never been to the Yin Yang Inn, just by seeing Zhang Hao he could feel the mysterious aura and awe-inspiring power emanating from him, as if he were standing between yin and yang.

At this time, Lao Xu had already returned to his doorstep.

However, before he could enter the yard, he saw Tiezhu's mother standing in the yard, looking towards home. She seemed to be so engrossed in something that she didn't even notice that Lao Xu had returned.

"What are you looking at?" Lao Xu asked curiously.

Tie Zhu's mother was startled by Lao Xu's voice. She turned around and saw him before she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you trying to scare me to death? You didn't even tell me you were coming and gave me a scare!"

Lao Xu said innocently, "You were so engrossed in watching that you didn't even notice me coming over."

Tie Zhu's mother quickly made a gesture to keep quiet and glanced into the room: "Keep your voice down! Those gentlemen said that their boss wants to perform a ritual to summon the spirits of the dead. He said that the negative energy in the yard is heavier and he is afraid that it will be bad for our health if we are infected by too much negative energy, so he asked us to stand outside the yard for a while."

"He specifically told me not to panic or make any noise no matter what I saw next."

Old Xu frowned and turned his gaze to the yard, only to see Fatty Wang and a few others gathered behind Zhang Hao, while Zhang Hao was gently carrying the iron pillar out and placing it in front of him.

Zhang Hao dripped some liquid into the iron pillar's mouth. Old Xu asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Tiezhu's mother, who had been watching from the door, quickly explained, "It was chicken blood. Didn't the Yin-Yang master say that he would bring a chicken tomorrow to lead Tiezhu's soul home? I saw that you were busy, so I went to Old Zhang to ask for an old hen. The Yin-Yang master took the chicken blood and fed it to Tiezhu. I don't know what it was used for."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the house suddenly went out, the chicken coop and the door opened for no reason, and a cold wind swept through the yard.

Tiezhu's mother and Lao Xu were standing close to each other, and seemed to feel a strong yin energy. They even vaguely saw a transparent figure floating past them.

"Ah!" Tiezhu's mother screamed, quickly covered her mouth, and stared at the shadow in horror.

Lao Xu was also frightened by this sudden scene. The two had never seen such a strange scene. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought that someone was playing a prank in the yard.

The shadow had a clear outline and a recognizable face, but its body was as transparent as air. The two of them had the same thought at the same time: We've encountered a ghost!

Tiezhu Niang's scream seemed to startle the phantom, and it stopped and slowly turned back.

The two hurriedly hid behind the wall, holding their breath, fearing that they would be discovered.

At this time, Zhang Hao's voice came from the courtyard: "Huo Xiuer, go close the door and guard it."

Not long after, Huo Xiuer walked out and found Lao Xu and Tie Zhu Niang outside the wall when she closed the door. She quickly reminded them in a low voice: "Shh... The underworld's ghost messenger is here, looking for my master. Keep your voices down and don't let the ghost messenger notice, otherwise he will take away your three souls and seven spirits."

After hearing this, Old Xu and Tie Zhu's mother could no longer doubt and nodded repeatedly, their eyes full of fear and confusion. After a long while, Old Xu asked in a trembling voice: "Miss Huo, is that really a ghost? Are there really ghosts in this world?"

Tiezhu also had mixed feelings. Although he had heard many ghost stories, he had never actually seen one. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, it was hard to believe.

Huo Xiuer nodded in confirmation. To comfort the two, she whispered, "Don't worry. This ghost was once subdued by my master and doesn't dare to act recklessly. But for safety's sake, we'd better stay away. The people in the yard have magical powers and are not afraid of these, but you have never come into contact with them, so be careful."

After saying that, Huo Xiu'er couldn't help but peek inside through the crack in the door, curious about the purpose of Yin Chai's visit.

Suddenly thinking of something, she turned around and continued to instruct: "Although he is a ghost, he is a messenger of the underworld, just like the ancient yamen runners, different from ordinary ghosts. You must be respectful, and if you see him again, don't look him in the eye. They are usually responsible for seducing souls, and looking at each other may take away your soul."

Tie Zhu's mother and Lao Xu looked at each other, shocked, and whispered, "Lao Xu, there really are ghosts in this world!"

"Thanks to Mr. Yin Yang, otherwise Tie Zhu would have to suffer a lot in Yin City."

"Yes, Mr. Yin Yang is really our benefactor. I heard that one day in the underworld is equal to one year in the world of the living. With such a long time, can Mr. Yin Yang find a ghost messenger to take care of Tie Zhu?"

Tie Zhu's mother asked Huo Xiu'er tentatively, and Huo Xiu'er smiled and replied: "Don't worry, as long as you say you are Master's man, no ghost will dare to harm Tie Zhu."

She thought to herself, they had just caused a scene in the underworld yesterday. The big shots might not accept it, but the little minions would be scared to death when they heard Zhang Hao's name, so how could they dare to cause trouble?
After hearing Huo Xiuer's assurance, the two felt slightly relieved and leaned against the wall to listen to the movements in the yard.

At this time, the ghost came to Zhang Hao and asked in confusion: "Sir, your family has changed a lot!"

Then he saw the iron pillar on the ground and was even more surprised: "What's going on? His life span is not over yet, but his soul is lost?"

Zhang Hao nodded and said in a deep voice: "His soul went to the Yin City. You came at the right time. Go to the Yin City to retrieve his soul. A chicken will come to take him back tomorrow. During this period, you must protect him well and nothing can go wrong. It would be best if you could find some Yin messengers to escort him back to avoid any accidents."

The underworld official received the order and thought to himself: This task is not difficult, but seeing how much Zhang Hao values ​​Tiezhu, this person must be extraordinary. However, he has something more important to do this time - to confer the seal. So he reported: "Sir, the matter of conferring the seal has been confirmed. According to the time in the Yang world, you will be conferred the seal tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Your official position will be the fifth rank, and you will be the general governor of Yin City. Lord Zhao Li asked me to ask you if you are satisfied?"

Outside the courtyard, Lao Xu and Tie Zhu's mother listened to all this in shock.

Old Xu looked at Tie Zhu's mother in disbelief, and Tie Zhu's mother was also bewildered. She said softly, "Old Xu, I heard that only after death can one become a ghost and become an official among ghosts. This Yin Yang Master..."

Lao Xu interrupted her, "Don't talk nonsense. The Yin-Yang Master is definitely a human! But it's unheard of for the Yin Messenger to call him sir. Just now you heard that the ghost boss wanted to give him an official title, and it's a fifth-rank official title! In the past, this was a high-ranking official!"

Huo Xiu'er, who was listening in, already knew this, but she couldn't help but feel happy when she heard that Zhang Hao was really promoted to a fifth-rank official.

Turning around, I saw Lao Xu and Tiezhu's mother looking stunned, and I couldn't help but explain.

"What is going on?" I asked softly.

"You probably don't know yet, about the underworld..." I hesitated, thinking that too many details would not be helpful to them.

"Forget it, no need to say more. The important thing is that with this ghost messenger leading the way in the Yin City, your child will be safe." I gave them a reassurance.

Lao Xu and Tie Zhu's mother nodded blankly, then turned around and peeked into the yard through the crack in the door with shocked expressions.

In the yard, Zhang Hao nodded slightly, but he could not hide a trace of displeasure on his face.

"Fifth grade?" he muttered to himself, accompanied by a slight gasp.

This gasp made Yin Cha's heart tighten, and he muttered to himself: Lord Zhang Hao doesn't seem to be very satisfied with this result?
You know, the fifth rank is not a small official position! The King of Hell is only a fourth rank official. Granting Zhang Hao the fifth rank official position this time is the biggest concession the King of Hell can make.

He...he wouldn't still aspire to be a fourth-rank official, would he? That's a position on par with the King of Hell!

The ghost officer bowed and asked, "Sir, do you have any objection to this result?"

Zhang Hao was silent for a moment, and finally shook his head slowly: "It's not bad. Although the fifth rank is a bit low, it can be used."

"Fortunately, the area under my jurisdiction is not bad." He mentioned "Yin City" with a hint of surprise in his tone, "You are actually willing to hand over Yin City to me, which is really rare."

Then, he instructed the ghost messenger, "That's it. Go back and prepare. The seal-granting ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow. Before that, make sure to send the child's soul back to the world of the living intact."

Hearing this, the ghost heaved a sigh of relief. He glanced at the iron pillar on the ground and thought it was just a trivial matter.

"Don't worry, sir. I will ensure the safety of this child's soul!" He promised solemnly, "Even if my soul flies away, this child will not be harmed in the slightest!"

Zhang Hao nodded slightly, a smile on his face, and threw a small porcelain bottle to the ghost messenger: "This is a reward for you. Follow me well in the future, and I will not treat you unfairly. However, although this thing is good, don't be greedy. Your current soul state cannot withstand such a large amount of energy."

The Yinchai took the porcelain bottle and was instantly overjoyed. The cold and familiar feeling told him that this was definitely the origin of Yin and Yang. He was heartbroken because the treasure was taken away by the Black and White Impermanence, but he also gained a corner. Later, Zhang Hao rewarded him a lot.

This time, the ghost smiled widely, and felt that the porcelain bottle weighed a thousand pounds. The moment he took the porcelain bottle, he knelt on the ground involuntarily and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir! It is my honor to serve you!"

Zhang Hao waved his hand and continued, "Someone will go to Yin City to pick him up tomorrow, but on the way... I don't want any interference."

The ghost knows very well how serious the consequences will be if there is any interference on the way back to the soul. (End of this chapter)