I become a god in another world

Chapter 424 Encountering Zhuangzhen on the Road
Chapter 424

"This case in Wenxing County——"

As soon as Meng Po asked the question, Zhao Fusheng spoke up naturally.

But when she saw everyone's eyes on her, she suddenly felt cunning and refused to do what everyone wanted easily.

Wu Shaochun made rapid progress after learning to control ghosts. Apart from the chosen ghost controllers like Meng Po and Kuai Manzhou, he controlled ghosts through his own efforts and grew rapidly, showing the ability to stand on his own.

As everyone left Wan'an County, Wu Shaochun learned how to exchange the ghost seal for incense and offerings from the people, and his future was promising.

Zhao Fusheng has to face the paper man Zhang, and encounters several bizarre ghost cases along the way. He may encounter more thrilling cases in the future.

Wu Shaochun's growing strength is beneficial to her, and she also intends to cultivate Wu Shaochun's knowledge.

Seeing that he was curious, she deliberately left the question halfway through and then left it in suspense:

"Shaochun."

As soon as she called out Wu Shaochun's name, Liu Yizhen's face showed a headache look of "as expected".

"S-Sir."

When Wu Shaochun was called by her name, he immediately sat up straight, his hands involuntarily clenched into fists and placed on his knees, with a look of nervousness on his face.

"hey-hey."

Even though Zhang Chuanshi didn't look back, he could imagine Wu Shaochun's expression from these two short sentences, and couldn't help but laugh in glee.

Ding Datong, Jiang Ying and others were also infected by Wu Shaochun's performance and felt inexplicably nervous, but for some reason, they also felt a little envious in their hearts.

"Shaochun, what do you think about this case in Wenxing County?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

"Me, me?" Wu Shaochun was stunned by her question.

He had originally mentioned this question, but he did not expect to be asked by Zhao Fusheng at this time. He was unable to answer for a moment and subconsciously looked at Meng Po.

Zhao Fusheng said in a gentle voice:

"Shaochun, are you completely clueless?"

"Yes." Wu Shaochun nodded:

"Since Your Excellency asks me this, I don't know how to begin."

"Okay." Zhao Fusheng did not blame him, but said:
"If that's the case, then let me ask you again, in your opinion, has the Wenxing County case been resolved?"

"Of course it's over."

Fan Wujiu agreed without thinking.

"..."

Wu Shaochun also wanted to speak, but he was no match for Fan Wujiu. After hearing what he said, he froze in place, hesitating and not saying a word.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and looked at Liu Yizhen without saying a word.

Liu Yizhen originally wanted to nod, but he hesitated when he saw this scene.

Zhao Fusheng looked at Ding Datong again. Ding Datong felt a little pressure and then turned to look at Hu Rong.

Hu Rong was stunned for a moment, then said with gritted teeth:
"I think it's over."

From a common sense point of view, the ghost case in Wenxing County has been settled.

The revived evil spirit was dealt with by Zhao Fusheng - although no one knew what specific means she used, the disappearance of the ghost and the lifting of the ghost domain was the best verification.

In the eyes of Hu Rong and others, this case was handled unexpectedly perfectly. What was even more bizarre was that there were not a large number of deaths in the Demon Suppression Division. This was simply unbelievable to Hu Rong - he even had the illusion that handling ghost cases was not dangerous.

"It's not finished yet, right?"

At this moment, Wu Shaochun spoke hesitantly.

His words made everyone look different, only Zhao Fusheng nodded:

"Since you asked this question, it proves that you must have doubts about it in your heart."

"Yes." After she reminded him, Wu Shaochun simply nodded:
"I always feel that there is something wrong with this case."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded, signaling him to continue.

"I always feel that this case gives me a feeling of much thunder but little rain."

Wu Shaochun said:

"The disaster affected the entire county. If we take the incident in Dongping Village as the beginning of the disaster, then this case lasted at least seven or eight months."

As he spoke, his thoughts gradually became clearer:

"After that, the ghost disaster spread throughout the county. Almost all the villages we passed by were affected. Something happened in the county."

After Wu Shaochun said this, Liu Yizhen also reacted.

He said:
"A case like this should be no less serious than the Shilipo case."

Meng Po also nodded:
"In the Shilipo case, Qiao Yuesheng was a fierce ghost at the robbery level."

"Disaster level..." Ding Datong had heard this term several times, but because he had always encountered disasters from ghosts along the way, he had not had the time to ask for clarification.

At last he found his chance in the carriage, and immediately asked:

"I have never heard of the calamity level mentioned by Meng Po before—"

"The ghost is not of the fifth level. In the past, the court knew that the evil ghost was the worst ghost." When Meng Po said this, Ding Datong and others nodded quickly, and then a feeling of uneasiness surged in their hearts:

"Then what you call the Tribulation Level—"

"The calamity level is another type of ghost above the disaster level, which is much higher than the disaster level ghost." Meng Po kindly explained:
"Before we came to Changping County, the master took us to investigate a ghost case. The evil spirit that revived in this case was already a disaster of the robbery level, very powerful."

Zhang Chuanshi also boasted:

"The horse-faced ghost messenger that the master controls is also at the robbery level."

"Before the incident on the boat that day, Meng Po's daughter might have also been at the robbery level." Fan Wujiu was simple-minded. He just focused on talking but didn't notice that as soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Meng Po's face dimmed.

Fan Bisi was good at observing people's expressions and when he saw this, he immediately extended his elbow and nudged his brother.

Fan Wujiu cried out "ouch" and rubbed his arm:

"Brother, why did you hit me?"

After he finished complaining, he saw Fan Bi glaring at him and looking at Meng Po at the same time.

No matter how stupid Fan Wujiu was, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly stopped talking.

……

"You are all right." Zhao Fusheng sighed:

"The ghost disaster that occurred in Wenxing County was not small, and it lasted for a long time, killing so many people. In the end, the source of the ghost disaster that revived in the county only reached the disaster level - this is obviously not in line with common sense."

If something is abnormal, it is a monster.

"There is another thing that I am concerned about." When Zhao Fusheng said this, Wu Shaochun subconsciously asked back:

"where?"

After he asked, before Zhao Fusheng had time to speak, a timid female voice sounded:

"Is it the taxes—"

When everyone heard this, they turned around to look.

Among the Lu family members who were huddled together, Chen's mother pulled her daughter in panic and pinched her hard:
"Stop talking too much."

The person who spoke was Chen Duozi.

She didn't seem to feel much pain after being pinched by Chen's mother. On the contrary, when everyone turned to look at her, she looked a little flustered.

Mother Chen looked very unhappy. Zhao Fusheng also tilted his head to look at her. She seemed to be the first time to be noticed by others. She was very uneasy and said quickly:

"Sir, did I say something wrong?"

"No."

Zhao Fusheng reacted, shook his head immediately, and waved to her: "Come here, let's talk."

Mother Chen tried to stop it immediately:

"In such an occasion, there is no room for her to speak—"

But no one paid any attention to her.

Wu Shaochun nodded:
"Yes, at the beginning of the year, the ghost disaster in Dongping Village was caused by taxation."

"The same is true for Hejia Village." Ding Datong also said:

"It's a pity that all the people in the Demon Suppression Division died, and we don't know the cause of the outbreak of the ghost disaster."

People who were close to the Demon-Suppression Division's government office were the first to be enveloped by the ghost domain and almost all of them died. Although there were survivors in other places in the city, ordinary people were clueless about the cause of the ghost disaster.

As for the issue of taxation, after a brief inquiry by Wu Shaochun, he discovered that the system in Wenxing County had collapsed long ago, and there were many types of levies and miscellaneous taxes - some people themselves could not clearly explain the names of the taxes, and only knew that they were often paying back taxes.

The clue to taxation ends here for the time being.

……

Zhao Fusheng spoke. Although Chen's mother was unhappy, Chen Duozi still stood up and moved towards the people from the Demon Suppression Division.

Mother Chen hugged Lu Pan'er, her eyes full of disapproval.

Zhao Fusheng stared at the mother and daughter with interest. They were really interesting.

They should be the closest blood relatives in the world, yet they are so distant.

After such a long time, Chen Duozi should have accepted the fact that she could control ghosts, but she obviously did not tell her mother about this news.

Although it was only a short two days, the ghost-controlling experience had an impact on Chen Duozi. She did not tell her family about it.

People are divided into groups.

After gaining control of the power, Chen Duozi became obviously more active and wanted to join the Demon Suppression Division.

After the Wenxing County ghost case was settled, when everyone was discussing whether to stay or leave, the Lu family wanted to stay in Wenxing County.

They suffered a lot along the way. Lu Yuhe's brother-in-law died in a ghost disaster. The whole family was exhausted and unwilling to continue to move forward with the Demon Suppression Division.

However, it was Chen Duozi who wanted to go on the road with Zhao Fusheng.

She rarely spoke and mentioned that she wanted to find the Zang family and settle Lu Zhuer's marriage arrangements before her death.

Chen Duozi insisted on doing so, showing rare toughness, and even her mother's opposition did not change her mind.

Time passed quickly as everyone at the Demon Suppression Division discussed the ghost disaster in Wenxing County.

Because they were from other places, they didn't know the way to Shangyang County after leaving Wenxing County.

Although there was another person named Li Dongping from Dongping Village in the team, the farthest this kid had ever gone since he was born was Wenxing County. He knew nothing about the situation in the outside world and had no way to find directions.

Fortunately, Zhang Chuanshi was smart. Although he didn't know the way to Shangyang County, he knew that the original itinerary for the trip from Changping County to Shangyang County was to take a boat.

According to everyone's initial estimate, by taking a boat north along the Bailing River, they could reach Jin County and dock at a ship. After entering the county, they would be received by the local Demon Suppression Division and escorted to Shangyang County.

So Zhang Chuanshi simply drove to the riverside, found the direction to the north, and then drove along the river.

Although this method is a bit crude, it is a solution at this time.

However, there was no highway along the river, so the road was difficult to travel. I also didn’t know if it was affected by the ghost disaster in Wenxing County, but after walking for most of the day, I didn’t see a single living person.

Fortunately, the horse Zhao Fusheng summoned to pull the cart was a ghost horse, and its head had been chopped off. It was a good thing that he didn't encounter any strangers. Otherwise, others might be scared to death when they saw the headless ghost horse pulling the cart.

A day of traveling passed and night fell quickly.

There were no villages or people around here. After discussion, Zhao Fusheng decided to continue on his journey. If he still hadn't seen anyone by dawn, he would find a village to explore the way.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Fan Wujiu gradually became unable to sit still.

He got up and got out of the car, sat side by side with Zhang Chuanshi, and argued with him:
"Lao Zhang, you are driving the ghost boat. Now that you are driving along the river, do you feel itchy and want to go down to the river to row a boat?"

"..."

When Zhang Chuanshi heard what he said, he didn't want to hit the horse's butt with the whip in his hand, but instead wanted to hit Fan Wujiu's slightly dark face.

"Go! Go! Go."

He drove Fan Wujiu away:

"I'm too lazy to care about you."

"I'm tired of sitting here. Old Zhang, please talk to me." Fan Wujiu kept pestering him. Zhang Chuanshi was getting impatient and shouted:
"Sir, we have been traveling all day, why don't we find a place to rest?"

"What's there to rest for?" Before Zhao Fusheng could say anything, Fan Wujiu chimed in:
"Look, this horse is a good horse. It has been traveling all day without eating or drinking—"

"It has no brain and no mouth, what can it eat? I am a human being. I am tired after traveling all day, and I also need to rest." Zhang Chuanshi rolled his eyes and responded.

Fan Wujiu said:

"I see there's still some soup left from what Meng Po cooked earlier—"

"Shut up." Zhang Chuanshi scolded him when he heard this.

While the two were arguing, Kuai Manzhou in Zhao Fusheng's arms suddenly sat up straight, and then a faint suona sound came into her ears from afar.

"Wait, stop arguing."

The relaxed look on Zhao Fusheng's face immediately disappeared. She straightened her back, put her arms around Kuai Manzhou, and shouted.

She was now extremely majestic. As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Chuanshi and Fan Wujiu, who were bickering, immediately shut up.

Zhang Chuanshi held the reins and pulled them lightly. The horse stopped immediately and the vehicle stopped in place.

"what happened--"

Chen's mother spoke in a low voice, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she fell silent under Ding Datong's glare.

It was late at night and there was no one around. The night wind blew over the river, and there was no other sound except the sound of the waves.

Everyone held their breath and concentrated, and after a while everyone heard the sound of a bamboo flute.

"It's like, it's like someone is playing the flute."

Wu Shaochun said in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers rang out.

The sound broke the silence of the night sky, and Zhang Chuanshi and Fan Wujiu turned their heads at the same time.

In the darkness in the distance, I saw flames mixed with fireworks rising into the sky.

"Swoosh—boom!"

A sky rocket flew into the air and exploded. Fan Wujiu said happily:
"Sir, there is someone over there."

He had been walking for a whole day without seeing a single person and was becoming increasingly anxious. When he heard a sound in the distance, he was immediately overjoyed.

"There are musical instruments and cannons, sir. It sounds to me like a wealthy family is having a wedding."

Zhang Chuanshi also became excited.

Zhao Fusheng said:

"Let's turn around and head in the direction of the sound. It's a good opportunity to ask for directions."

Zhang Chuanshi was waiting for her to say this. He responded and pulled the reins. The headless ghost horse kicked its hooves and pulled the vehicle in the direction of the sound.

The sound of the firecrackers was particularly loud at night and lasted for more than half a quarter of an hour before stopping.

As the vehicle traveled for a long time, it got closer and closer to the source of the sound, and the sounds of suona and gong became clearer and clearer.

About a quarter of an hour later, everyone saw the light from afar.

"Sir, it seems there is Zhuangzi."

Zhang Chuanshi shouted.

When everyone looked outside, they saw a town in the distance.