I become a god in another world

Chapter 349: Mutual Knot
Chapter 349

Fan Bisi looked at Fan Wujiu's satisfied cheers and could not help but glared at him hatefully. Then he said to Zhao Fusheng:
"My Lord, I have something to say to Wu Jiu."

"You guys go ahead." After she finished speaking, she looked at Fan Wujiu sitting on the chair and refused to get up, so she said:

"Your brother has something to tell you. It's related to the Changping County ghost case. You'll have an idea after you listen to it."

Liu Yizhen and others also vaguely understood the meaning of her words - when Yu Ping mentioned the matter of the living dead in Changping County being pregnant, Fan Bisi lost his composure several times, which was seen by everyone.

Fan Wujiu was half-believing and half-doubting:
"My brother is not in Changping County, how could he know about this ghost case? Are you trying to trick me and sneak away by yourself?"

Fan Bisi could no longer bear it, he raised his palm and slapped his brother on the back of the head:
"Come with me!"

"Ouch!" Fan Wujiu covered his head and screamed, "Let's go."

The two brothers walked out one after the other with depressed faces. As soon as they left, the hall suddenly became much quieter.

Zhao Fusheng's eyebrows twitched, and he was about to raise his hand to rub it, but he saw Liu Yizhen also had a look of endurance on his face, rubbing his temples, and it was obvious that he couldn't stand the quarreling of the two brothers either.

"Sir, I want to go to Changping County this time too." Wu Shaochun said first.

Liu Yizhen also nodded:

"I'll go as well."

Kuai Manzhou hugged Zhao Fusheng's hands, his attitude was self-evident.

"You all want to go, but I, I don't want to go."

Zhang Chuanshi's eyes flashed and his body shrank back.

The ghost case in Changping County was obviously unusual. Even the person who controlled the evil ghost died in this ghost disaster. He didn't dare to provoke such a murder case.

"Old Zhang, stay."

Zhao Fusheng breathed a sigh of relief.

When she first took over Wan'an County, she had no one available except the Fan brothers, and she had to handle cases alone most of the time.

Now, less than a year has passed, and she has received several envoys, but they all want to solve ghost cases. Who will stay behind to guard Wan'an County has become her biggest headache.

Logically speaking, the Demon Suppression Division of the county government is now full of talented people. Whether it is Kuai Manzhou, Wu Shaochun, or Meng Po, they are all capable of standing on their own.

However, Kuai Manzhou was young, and he controlled two disaster-level evil spirits, so his temper was actually not stable.

It would be fine if she was left alone in Wan'an County for a short period of time, but this trip to Changping County is time-consuming and far, and it is unknown how long it will take to go back and forth. Leaving her alone in the county, no one can control her. Zhao Fusheng was actually a little worried.

Therefore, Kuai Manzhou decided to go with her.

Her eyes fell on Liu Yizhen, who immediately became alert:

"I'm going to."

After saying this, he slapped the coffin twice:
"My grandfather originally assigned me the task of guarding the ghost coffin. Now the ghost is gone, leaving me with an empty coffin. I must put this coffin to good use." At the end, he was still worried and said:

"Besides, I have been staying in Wan'an County since I was born, and I have never even left the gate of the county government. Now that I have the opportunity to go to the county government, of course I have to go."

Wu Shaochun complained:
"You said the same thing when we went back to Shilipo last time."

"That was leaving the county, this time we are going to the county government." Liu Yizhen immediately retorted.

Zhao Fusheng's eyes fell on the ghost coffin in front of Liu Yizhen. Liu Yizhen keenly noticed the change in her expression and immediately realized what she was thinking. He struck while the iron was hot and said:

"My ghost coffin can trap a calamity-level evil spirit."

His words hit the nail on the head with what Zhao Fusheng had in mind. She nodded:
"Yizhen is coming with me too."

Liu Yizhen raised the corners of his mouth and returned to his previous calm appearance.

Now Wu Shaochun was anxious:

"My Lord, what about me——"

Zhao Fusheng hesitated for a moment:
"Shaochun, when we went to handle the Shilipo case this time, you did a good job staying in Wan'an County—"

Wu Shaochun is not a naive and ignorant young man.

Although he was honest, he had followed the people of Huanggang Village to smuggle goods when he was young. In fact, he was very smart. When he heard Zhao Fusheng's tone, he realized that something was wrong and quickly made excuses:
"I didn't do anything. Look, sir. These three people from Changping County have been in the county for several days, and I haven't even asked about the case—"

As he spoke, Wu Shaochun was about to cry:

"I went to Fengmen Village to investigate the case, but later the adults told me to stay in Changtiao Town, so I stayed. I haven't encountered any cases since I came back—"

When he said this, Zhao Fusheng sighed:

"Then go back and ask Meng Po. If she is willing to stay in Wan'an County, you can go to Changping County."

Wu Shaochun's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.

"This case is related to Fan Da and Fan Er. You can ask Fan Da for the details later and he will tell you."

As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, Wu Shaochun stood up tactfully:
"Then I'll go find the dead and the hopeless."

Liu Yizhen also carried the coffin and nodded.

After the two men left, Zhang Chuanshi hesitated:
"How about, how about I go with you, Master—"

He originally was afraid of death and didn't want to solve ghost cases, but now that everyone was going, he felt bored just hiding.

"what ever."

Zhao Fusheng waved his hand.

She didn't persuade him not to go, and Zhang Chuanshi felt that he had said this too hastily. He was afraid that he would suffer losses if he handled more ghost cases, so his eyes flickered:
"Well, then I have to think about it carefully. I'm afraid I can't help and will be a burden to you, sir."

"..." Zhao Fusheng already knew his character and was too lazy to talk to him more.

Zhang Chuanshi also slid out of the hall dejectedly, with his arms folded.

After everyone left, when only Zhao Fusheng and Kuai Manzhou were left in the hall, she sighed and looked down at the little girl:

"What about you?"

In the Shilipo ghost case, Kuai Manzhou made great efforts. She used the power of Mrs. Zhuang Si and the ghost villagers of Kuailiang Village without reservation several times in a row, which also had a certain impact on her.

After returning to the county government, although the little girl was as silent as ever, Zhao Fusheng could feel that her body was colder than before. When she was absorbing the soul and life books of Yu Ping and the other two, the evil spirit of the ghost was heavier than before.

Kuai Manzhou didn't say anything, he just hugged her arms with both arms, leaned his head on her hands, and said nothing more.

The two were silent for a moment, and the child suddenly spoke:

"Fusheng, I don't want to sleep anymore."

Her voice was faint, and if Zhao Fusheng had not been close to her, he might not have heard it clearly.

"I'm afraid of dreaming." the little girl said again.

This is the aftermath of the Shilipo ghost case.

But Kuai Manzhou was not afraid of ghosts; rather, the big dream that Qiao Yuesheng created for her aroused her inner fear.

Zhao Fusheng suddenly reached out and held the child in his arms.

Kuai Manzhou struggled awkwardly, but the more she struggled, the tighter Zhao Fusheng held her.

She is so closely integrated with the power of evil spirits that the more she can use the power of evil spirits, the stronger she becomes, almost like a ghost.

But at the same time, bad consequences are also emerging.

She was slowly losing her human sense, she no longer had a child's curiosity about many things, she no longer had sympathy for the weak, and when the bandits were being suppressed in Fengmen Village, she killed people like killing chickens.

Sometimes she would not feel sleepy even if she did not sleep all night. Rather than staying in human form, she would sometimes prefer to use her ghost power to hide in the Demon Suppression Department. But Kuai Manzhou was still afraid.

What she feared was not the evil spirits, but the memories of the past.

The death of Madam Zhuang Si was like a stamp of thought, firmly engraved in her memory.

She witnessed the death of the villagers in Kuailiang Village with her own eyes, and saw how Uncle Kuai Liu and others tried desperately to protect her before they died. This huge guilt has long been deeply engraved in her heart, so that even though she is now half human and half ghost, she still finds it difficult to get rid of the mental shock caused by witnessing the ghost disaster with her own eyes.

Zhao Fusheng hugged her tightly.

In fact, Zhao Fusheng has already controlled ghosts, and her body temperature is lower than that of ordinary people. But compared with Kuai Manzhou, who controls two disaster-level ghosts, her body seems extremely warm.

For some reason, the child suddenly felt angry.

She already had this kind of human emotion, and when she was filled with rage, she wanted to use her ghost power to destroy everything around her.

But as soon as this thought came to her mind, it turned into a feeling of grievance.

Since the death of Madam Zhuang Si, few people have hugged her anymore.

Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division was afraid of her. Although Zhao Fusheng allowed her to stay with him, she was busy with ghost cases most of the time and was rarely willing to coax the child, let alone hug her like this.

Zhao Fusheng's embrace was very warm, reminding her of the time when Madam Zhuang Si was still alive.

'Bang, bang, bang.'

The child stopped twisting and could hear the rhythmic heartbeat coming from Zhao Fusheng's chest.

She suddenly put her face against Zhao Fusheng's heart and carefully put her arms around Zhao Fusheng's body.

"Fusheng, I'm scared." The little girl said in a low voice.

Zhao Fusheng touched her cold little head, and the gentle touch greatly soothed Kuai Manzhou's anxious mood.

"I'm scared too," she replied.

Her words made the little girl sit up and stare at her with wide eyes:

"Are you also afraid of Qiao Yuesheng's dream?"

"Yeah." Zhao Fusheng nodded slightly, his thoughts sinking into the memories evoked by the ghost dream.

"I also lost my mother when I was young." She raised her head and glanced at Kuai Manyou.

She was not the real Zhao Fusheng of the Han Dynasty, so she couldn't mention this to others.

"It was too late when I got the news. I didn't make it in time to see her off for the last time." This incident became a psychological shadow for her for a long time. Whenever she woke up in the middle of the night, it always lingered in her mind like a nightmare.

Kuai Manzhou grabbed her arm and squeezed it tightly:

"Will it be painful for you?"

"Yes." Zhao Fusheng responded.

The little girl said:
"Can adults also feel pain?" She raised her head, revealing a pale little face, with a look of confusion and puzzlement in her ghostly eyes:
"I thought adults would no longer suffer. I really wanted to grow up immediately."

Unfortunately, there is no future for ghost control. It is only a matter of time before the ghosts retaliate. Not to mention that she has deeply merged with the power of the evil spirits and has remained at this age forever.

When the child rarely showed such a childish look, Zhao Fusheng smiled and responded:
"Adults also suffer." She explained patiently:
“Pain is not big or small, and it will never disappear. It’s just that as we grow older, we experience more things, and our tolerance for pain increases, so the pain of the past becomes bearable.”

Zhao Fusheng's words were too profound for a young child, but Kuai Manzhou vaguely understood what she meant: when you grow up, you will be able to endure pain.

Her eyes lit up:
"Like my mother?" she said:

"My mother is very tolerant. She said she cried when she was beaten when she was a child. Later -"

Kuai Manzhou suddenly let out a long sigh:

"I really want to grow up. If I grow up, will I no longer be afraid of dreams?"

Zhao Fusheng did not speak, and the child continued to talk to himself:

"Fusheng, do you think I can still grow up?"

"I will." Zhao Fusheng hugged her and replied.

"Really? Have I grown taller?" When the child said this, he twisted his body and tried to jump off the ground.

"I'll ask Meng Po to find something to measure you later. Children are growing up." Zhao Fusheng said with a smile, and then changed the subject:
"But people's growth is not just about height, but also about psychology."

The child who had jumped to the ground raised his hands and pointed them at his head. When he heard this, he looked puzzled:

"I don't understand."

"Then read more. When you come back from Changping County, I will teach you how to read." Zhao Fusheng said, "It is not okay to be illiterate."

The child was a little hesitant:
"My mother didn't study before, she just worked—"

Zhao Fusheng said calmly:
"Your mother is illiterate, so she just accepts everything and swallows her anger." When she said this, her eyes gleamed:
"If she had read books and had some common sense, she would have known that sometimes the happiness she wanted was not something she could get from others."

Being a stranger is not a safe haven; she is just jumping from a quagmire into an unknown living environment.

She complained:
"If your mother is knowledgeable and aggressive enough, and beats Kuai Wu so hard that he becomes bedridden and unable to take care of himself, then maybe she can solve the problems in Kuai Liang Village. Not only will the villagers not blame her, they will even feel relieved."

But the villagers lacked the courage to take action, not to mention Mrs. Zhuang Si, who had developed a cowardly character from growing up in such a family.

Kuailiang Village is a clan system, and the villagers are as close as a family. They can only survive in this world by helping and supporting each other.

Unfortunately, it was precisely because of this clan system that was inflexible and unable to make choices that the endless endurance encouraged Kuai Wu's evil spirit.

The little girl's eyes slowly lit up, and she suddenly became excited: "I like it, I want to read, I want to kill people!"

"..."

Zhao Fusheng cursed inwardly: That’s not what I meant.

But how could she explain the truth to a child, especially an illiterate child, in a few words? She waved her hand:

"It's not okay to kill people casually." She refused:
"Let's go back to study."

"Yes!" Kuai Manzhou nodded vigorously:
"I'm going to find Meng Po and ask her to find me a rope to measure whether I've grown taller."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:
"Go."

The child jumped and ran towards the hall door. With every step he took, his body became lighter, and finally turned into a blood shadow and disappeared in the hall.

After she left, Zhao Fusheng sighed softly and said in a low voice:
"Man Zhou, what happened in Kuailiang Village is not your fault."

The environment shapes a person's character, and a person's character determines his or her choices and also reveals predictable results.

"this is not your fault."

'Ugh. '

Zhao Fusheng's long sigh sounded in the hall.

A tiny drop of blood had gathered on the beam in the hall at some point.

When her sigh sounded in the hall, the blood beads trembled without wind, and after a long time, they slowly fell along the eaves like tears of blood.

The crimson beads fell into the air, then shattered into smoke and gradually dissipated into the air.

Zhao Fusheng looked up at the direction where the evil spirit disappeared, was stunned for a long while, and finally closed his eyes.

Death is like a lamp going out.

The pain of the dead ends when their consciousness disappears, but the living will continue to move forward with the pain. Even a ghost rider as strong as Kuai Manzhou cannot escape such bondage.

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