I become a god in another world

Chapter 31 Obtain the ghost lantern
Chapter 31

"Yes, the emperor at that time was furious and thought Liu Huacheng deserved to die." The paper man Zhang thought that Zhao Fusheng's sigh was referring to Liu Huacheng's sins, and he didn't think so, but thinking of her elusive character, he still pretended to agree. A sound.

Zhao Fusheng let him misunderstand and didn't bother to defend himself.

"Did the situation get out of control when General Jin died?" She asked curiously.

"Of course it's out of control." The paper man Zhang nodded:

"Two ghost disasters happened side by side. The emperor almost died in that catastrophe." The paper man Zhang replied.

'Pfft. '

At this time, the oil lamp pressed on the human skin paper on the table exploded into a lantern. The light flashed twice. Between the light and shadow, the sinister look between the paper man's brows was revealed.

He realized his gaffe and quickly adjusted his facial expression, showing a slightly hypocritical smile:

"In short, in the end, the Demon Suppression Division paid a heavy price to decompose the newly resurrected ghost, but how to seal the corpse of the ghost in the end became a matter of concern to everyone."

"Logically speaking, since there are capable people in the Imperial Capital who can decompose this powerful ghost, there should also be ways to suppress this ghost corpse." Zhao Fusheng guessed:

"Is it possible that this evil ghost still has special powers after being decomposed?"

Paper Man Zhang already had a certain understanding of her acumen, so he was not surprised when he heard this, and just nodded in response:
"Yes, this ghost's decomposed corpse has the ability to restrain a certain amount of ghost power."

Zhao Fusheng was stunned when he heard this.

She had just been reborn not long ago, and her understanding of everything about this world was like trying to catch a duck. Her current understanding of ghosts was all through the one-sided words of the Fan brothers and the current paper man.

The power of the ghost and the rules of killing were not very clear, but in her dream she had witnessed 'herself' being killed by the ghost, and she knew how terrifying the ghost was.

At this time, the paper man Zhang actually said that the resurrected ghost created by Liu Huacheng had the power to suppress ghosts.

"Almost the people above the commander of the Demon Suppressing Division control ghosts, and all of them are restrained without exception. This caused the entire Imperial Capital to almost have an accident. You will know how special this ghost is."

Paperman Zhang could also see that Zhao Fusheng was very surprised by his words. He showed a meaningful smile:

"Ghosts cannot be killed, and such a scourge cannot remain in the imperial capital, but it is not something ordinary people can do to restrain it."

At this time, Liu Huacheng, who originally thought he would die, saw a glimmer of hope.

This man was extremely decisive and asked for a letter from the emperor, willing to atone for his sins.

"You may have guessed the final result. He took away the ghost's corpse, suppressed it in the Liu family's ancestral hall, and suppressed it with the Liu family's luck. This went on smoothly for more than ten years, but he didn't expect that... On the day of his sixtieth birthday, the evil ghost revived."

At this point, the paper man Zhang finally told the cause and effect of Liu's ghost disaster.

It was related to old events from that year, involving the Imperial Capital and the headquarters of the Demon-Suppressing Division. No wonder Su Long did not mention it in detail in the records, but only mentioned it briefly.

But Zhao Fusheng figured out the cause, and new doubts came to her mind: Paperman Zhang's ancestors had been dealing with ghosts and evil spirits for generations, and he was not a good person at first glance. She had a grudge against him, so she came to her door rashly. She suddenly went crazy and calmed down the paper man, but it was impossible for him to be frightened enough to reveal all the clues immediately.

If something is abnormal, it is a monster. Zhao Fusheng was on guard, always feeling that there was something weird in this matter.

She was extremely alert in her heart, but there was a smile on her face, but the paper man Zhang seemed to be able to see the depth of her eyes through her smile:

"you do not believe?"

"Do you think I should believe you?"

The paper man Zhang smiled and said:

"What did I lie to you for?"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to find the words very funny. He laughed a few times, his voice hoarse and dry, as if there was a handful of sand in his throat:

"I know what you're thinking."

"What did I think about?" Zhao Fusheng found it interesting and asked with a smile.

"You're afraid that I'll lie to you and trick you into dying."

After he finished speaking, his eyes flashed:

"Did you know? Dealing with ghosts also requires sacrifices."

Those who control ghosts sacrifice their own lives to feed the ghosts in exchange for their abilities.

The evil ghost controlled by Jia Yi is not a benevolent thing. It uses ghost language to create a book of souls and fate. Of course, it is not just because it is temporarily controlled by Jia Yi.

"According to the laws of the imperial court, although the demon-suppressing agencies in various places are less restricted by the imperial court and can be independent from local county offices and government offices, and are not restricted by the local government, they are directly under the control of the imperial court. They must handle three ghost cases every year, otherwise it will violate the law. .”

When he said this, he smiled maliciously:

"Has Fan Bisheng told you these things?"

The paper man Zhang deliberately stirred up dissension.

He remembered that Zhao Fusheng had previously called Fan Bisheng 'Brother Fan', and wondered if the two parties had temporarily reached a consensus to cooperate.

Zhao Fusheng's heart moved. She had already guessed this, but naturally there was no piece of paper that could explain it so clearly.

She didn't make a sound, and the paper man Zhang didn't take it seriously, and said:
"If Jia Yi wants to save his own life, he needs to make regular sacrifices to the ghosts he controls. Those who fail to complete the annual tasks set by the Demon Suppression Division will become the 'delicious food' of this evil ghost."

The two sides complement each other, restrain each other, and form perfect constraints.

"Every year, there are countless people who do not die from ghost disasters, but I don't know how many people become ghost accomplices."

The paper man Zhang smiled and said:

"I'm thinking that Fan Bisheng didn't tell you this. With your intelligence, you are eager to enter the begging alley, so you must have vaguely guessed that something is wrong, right?"

He thought he was smart and had figured out Zhao Fusheng's weakness, but he didn't know that Zhao Fusheng was eager to enter the begging alley. Not only did he have to deal with the court's rules and solve the ghost case, but he also wanted to exchange it for being on the list of gods. merit.

She took a deep look at the paper man Zhang, and simply followed his words, making him think that he had left out everything, and nodded:

"Yes. Since you know that I will definitely end up in a begging alley, but we were not friends before, why did you help me and tell me about this evil trait?"

"Do you think I'm helping you?" The paper man's eyes suddenly widened, and then the corners of his mouth raised exaggeratedly, revealing a sarcastic smile:

"You have to solve a ghost case. Once you enter the begging alley, do you think you have a way to survive?"

"Hahahahaha." He laughed loudly, his voice was sharp and breathy, like a leaky bellows, making a weird "ho ho" sound:

"Don't you know that when dealing with ghosts, you will have a narrow escape? Even if you control a ghost and survive by chance, as long as you use the power of the ghost, you will be affected by the ghost. In the end, you will either go crazy or lose control. If you use the power of the ghost excessively, , will only seek death."

He grinned:

"So what if you came back from the dead and succeeded in controlling ghosts. You can't solve this case, so what if I tell you!"

Zhao Fusheng did not want to be influenced by him and asked the key question:

"How did Su Long and Zhang Xiongwu deal with the resurgence of this evil spirit suppressed by the Liu family back then?" Although the paper man Zhang said he had bad intentions, he was sure that Zhao Fusheng would definitely die. After hearing this, he said:

"My grandfather consumed five 'ghost lanterns', went deep into the place where the ghost's corpse was, and restored the seal."

"What is this seal?" Zhao Fusheng asked again.

The paper man paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"It is a special coffin. It is said that it was built by a big shot in the Imperial Capital."

Zhao Fusheng nodded and said:
"Where is this coffin placed?"

"Inside the Liu family ancestral hall." Paper figurine Zhang also answered cooperatively, and finally asked her:
"This should be your last question, right?"

"The Liu family's ancestral hall has been changed to the Confucius Temple. In other words, is there a ghost in the Confucius Temple?"

She didn't answer the paper man's question, but asked another question.

The paper man Zhang's brows trembled unconsciously. After a moment, he suppressed the impatience in his heart and nodded:

"Correct."

"You..." He was about to speak again, but Zhao Fusheng suddenly darkened his face and interrupted him:

"Okay, give me some ghost lights and I'm leaving."

"You're welcome."

When the paper man Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but grin:
"But I have plenty of lanterns. You can just pick whatever you want."

Zhao Fusheng did not give up because of his cooperative attitude, but rolled his eyes:
"Do lanterns need to be equipped with lamp oil?"

This paper man's house is filled with all kinds of specially made human skins, which shows that he has a lot of lanterns.

She then remembered the two cracked human skin lanterns she saw at the door of the Demon Suppression Division when she woke up. After the human skin paper cracked, the lamp oil inside spilled out.

The lamp oil was a bit strange, with an indescribable rancid smell. Thinking about it now, it seemed that there was still a ghost aura left in it.

It's just that the 'ghost energy' was relatively weak. She had just woken up again and didn't react for a while. But now that she thought about it, she immediately realized that there was something strange about the lamp oil.

The smile on the paper man's face disappeared, his expression became gloomy for a while, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.

Not to be outdone, Zhao Fusheng looked at him.

After a while, the paper man Zhang let out a long sigh:

"Ok."

While speaking, he slowly stretched out one hand and slipped into the other cuff.

A sharp, hoarse roar suddenly came from the cuff, and then the sleeve trembled violently twice, as if there was a dispute between two 'villains' hidden in the sleeve.

However, after a moment, this strange sound disappeared, and the turmoil in his sleeves calmed down.

Paper Man Zhang's face turned slightly sallow, and he took out a pitch-black box from his cuffs. Then Paper Man Zhang swept away a pile of human skin paper with his elbow, revealing the stone table below. , he placed the lamp box on the table with a 'dong' sound, and pushed it in the direction of Zhao Fusheng: "Here is the lamp oil."

The box was not big, about two inches high, about the size of a child's hand. I don't know what it was made of, but it sounded quite heavy from the sound of it falling on the table.

The box is completely black, and the lid and body fit together so tightly that the connection between them cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Such a box, surrounded by a pile of human skin paper, actually exudes an uneasiness that makes people tremble in their hearts.

"So much?" Zhao Fusheng's eyes fell on the lamp oil box and he looked at it for a while before asking.

She wasn't fazed by the weirdness of the box.

At present, it seems that Zhiren Zhang does have bad intentions, but he is not that stupid to try to get in trouble with her at this moment. In addition, she believes that there is a powerful ghost in her body, so she has the courage to reach out and grab the box. .

Seeing this scene, Paper Man Zhang forced himself to ignore the unpleasant feeling her words made him feel, and said:
"Aren't you afraid that I will plot against you?"

"Not afraid." Zhao Fusheng responded without raising his head.

When the paper man Zhang heard what she said, he was stunned for a moment, then twitched the corners of his mouth, with a look of disdain in his eyes.

He believed that Zhao Fusheng was no different from ordinary ghost masters. Once he gained power, he would become rampant and forget how much he weighed. In the end, such a person might not even know how to write the word 'death'.

Zhao Fusheng sensed his disdain, but she didn't explain much.

Paper figurines are not a good thing.

This person regards ordinary people's lives as nothing, raising corpse slaves in his home, making lanterns made of human skin and paper, and his methods are cruel and strange.

Naturally, such a person cannot act brightly. Zhao Fusheng does not so much trust his 'character' as he believes in the 'ghost character' of the evil spirit in himself.

After talking with Fan Bisheng and Zhiman Zhang today, Zhao Fusheng also realized another hint from their words: it is difficult to deal with haunted ghosts. In the past, a small number of ghost control commanders of the Demon Suppression Division died from ghosts. Disaster - but more commanders died from losing control of their own ghosts, or were killed by people sent by the imperial court.

Moreover, the power of ghosts and ghosts may also restrain each other.

For example, if she is haunted by a powerful ghost, but at the same time she is possessed by Jia Yi's ghost curse, it means that two ghosts are waiting to kill her.

At this time, Zhao Fusheng knew that he had a "strange item to live in"!

Both ghosts wanted her life, forming a mutually restrictive relationship in disguise. While she was frightened and terrified, she suddenly realized that she might be able to use this law to do something.

If the paper figurine Zhang plays tricks in the box, it will definitely trigger the evil spirit in her to fight back.

When the fight breaks out, she still has about two-thirds of her life left to bet, but the paper man Zhang will definitely die.

If he was smart, he would know that this was not the time for him to do anything.

……

She knew something was wrong as soon as she got the box.

Different from the warm feel of human skin paper, the box containing lamp oil was cold and biting, with a sinister ghostly aura, which even caused the evil spirit in her to be ready to move, threatening to revive again.

The lamp oil in this box actually looks like a 'low-level' ghost!
The Zhang family's secret recipe for making ghost lanterns is probably related to this weird lamp oil, and the human skin paper is secondary.

Zhao Fusheng held the lamp oil in his hand, thinking about something in his mind, but said:

"So stingy."

"Huh." The paper man Zhang's expression was extremely ugly, and he sneered when he heard this:
"This thing is extremely rare. Once it is lit, the place covered by the light will be the place of death. Even if you are in the ghost realm, the evil ghosts will treat you like a dead thing."

He was forced to take out such a box of lamp oil and felt extremely unhappy:

"But I want to remind you that the quantity of this lamp oil is limited. Don't be afraid of small ghosts, but big ghosts will not last long. Before the light goes out, you should escape as soon as possible, otherwise you will still die."

　There will be another big chapter at [-]pm~
　　
　
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