txolops Chapter 045 Shen Qingzhu
Chapter 045 Shen Qingzhu
"Zhang Dadan, why did you also hire a doorman?"
"I had no choice but to invite him. I really encountered a ghost last night. Its tongue was so long, and it kept saying it wanted to eat me. Thanks to the doorman, I was able to save my life."
Holding the newly acquired shrine to the local deity, a burly young man sighed with emotion.
"I didn't believe your warnings before, but I learned my lesson last night. Today, I'll invite the gatekeeper into my home and offer him three sticks of incense morning and evening, without daring to be the slightest bit negligent."
"It should have been done long ago."
Everyone smiled, as if they had known this all along.
[Menlanggong received a small amount of fruit as an offering, and gained 2 experience points!]
[Gatekeeper's level has been increased to lv5!]
[Awakening the Supernatural Power of the False Wall Technique!]
As three wisps of smoke slowly rose from Zhang Dadan's house, a notification sound rang out in succession.
"Got it."
A glance at the Yin Si Lu (淫祀箓) and a look of delight appeared in Li Yue's eyes as he gazed at the words "supernatural powers" appearing on the Men Lang Gong (门郎公) page.
[The False Wall Method: Using magic to create a wall, constructing a wall out of thin air, which can block mortals and repel ghosts and spirits.]
After reading the detailed introduction, Li Yue nodded slightly.
This so-called "false wall spell" is actually a magic technique that conjures up a wall. It can be an invisible object like a ghost wall or a real wall.
It can be used to secretly obstruct others, and can also be used as a shield in critical moments.
As a miscellaneous deity of the eighth rank, Menlang Gong's supernatural power was slightly stronger than the first supernatural power of the Fishing Boy and the Dream Gentleman, which was considered acceptable.
Each level grants a unique divine ability, which grows stronger with each level increase. Upon reaching level ten, one can even ascend to the rank of a main god.
Just follow the steps; there's no need to rush.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and before you know it, it's night again.
"Sir, which family should we scare tonight?"
Emerging from under the old locust tree, Qianqian was beaming with joy.
For the past month, she has been scaring people with Li Yue every night. Although it is hard work and busy, it is very fulfilling. She can't help but feel like she has "come back to life" instead of being busy and aimless as before.
"Shen Qingzhu's house."
"Okay! Let's go to Shen..."
Qianqian was about to get up when she suddenly realized something, and her face instantly darkened.
"He had already enshrined the shrine of the great man, and he was more attentive than anyone else in burning incense three times a day, morning and evening. Even if we stopped trying to scare him, he dared not be negligent in the slightest."
"It's not about scaring him, it's about killing him."
"kill……"
Qianqian stared wide-eyed at Li Yue, her face full of astonishment.
Li Yue remained calm and continued speaking.
"I promised you before that if you did something for me, I would allow you to take revenge. You've done things for me for a month, enough to buy Shen Qingzhu's sexual favors..."
Before Li Yue could finish speaking, Qianqian had already taken flight and headed straight for Shen Qingzhu's house.
She seems to be in a hurry.
Li Yue chuckled and followed at a leisurely pace.
"Master Menlang, save me! Save me!"
As soon as they reached the outside of the courtyard, they heard Shen Qingzhu's panicked cries for help.
Li Yue stood outside the courtyard expressionlessly, without moving.
A moment later, the shouting stopped abruptly.
Immediately afterwards, a wisp of soul passed through the wall and emerged; it was Shen Qingzhu.
Qianqian has already killed him.
Shen Qingzhu's ghost, bewildered, flew straight towards the local earth god temple on the west side of the town.
Despite being suppressed by the One-Horned Demon King, the City God and Earth God of Chechi Kingdom dared not show their faces, but within a certain area, they still performed their duties.
The City God and the Earth God are actually Yin deities, belonging to the underworld system. In addition to protecting a place, they are also in charge of guiding souls.
After a person dies, they must first report to the local earth god temple, where the underworld officials will lead them on the road to the underworld, past the Looking-Home Terrace, and finally to the underworld.
If someone lingers in the mortal world after death and refuses to report to the local earth god temple, the earth god will dispatch underworld officials to capture and lock their soul.
The local deities and city gods of Chechi Kingdom feared the One-Horned Ghost King and naturally dared not send underworld messengers to lock away souls. However, ghosts who voluntarily went to the local temple could still be led to the underworld.
Shen Qingzhu was dead, but Qianqian did not come out for a long time, so Li Yue stepped inside.
In the east bedroom, Shen Qingzhu's body lay on the floor, staring blankly but without any external injuries; he had been scared to death. Qianqian stood beside him, looking dazed.
Compared to the last time I came, there was an additional table next to the bed, on which the spirit tablet of the Doorkeeper was enshrined.
"Excessive worship brings no blessings."
After glancing at it, Li Yue couldn't help but let out a soft snort.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir."
At this moment, Qianqian came to her senses and bowed gracefully to Li Yue.
There's no need for formalities between us.
Li Yue looked at Qianqian and couldn't help but say something.
"I saw Shen Qingzhu's soul go to the underworld to report. Now that you have avenged your great enemy, why don't you also go and be reincarnated?"
"I'm not going."
Qianqian shook her head, her face slightly pale.
"Although I did no evil in my life, I became a vengeful ghost after death, and now I have taken Shen Qingzhu's life. King Yama must have already recorded this. If I go to the underworld, I will surely be punished in hell."
"You're scared."
"Fear."
Qianqian nodded. As an evil spirit, what she feared most was the eighteen levels of hell.
Li Yue could roughly understand, and after a moment's thought, he couldn't help but ask again.
"Is there any way to resolve this, to spare you the suffering of the eighteen levels of hell, so that you can be successfully reincarnated?"
"Unless a Taoist master performs a ritual for me, or a Buddhist monk chants scriptures to help me pass on, my sins cannot be washed away."
A glimmer of hope appeared in Qianqian's eyes, but then she let out a soft sigh.
"I have no relatives left in this world, so who would be willing to invite a virtuous monk to perform rituals and chant scriptures?"
"Let's wait a bit."
Li Yue remained calm and spoke directly.
"If there's a chance in the future, I'll help you find someone to perform a ritual to help you pass on to the afterlife."
"Really? Thank you, sir!"
Qianqian was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to express her gratitude.
Li Yue nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.
Qianqian has helped him a lot, so it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to find someone to help her pass on to the afterlife.
"Sir, let's get down to business. Which family should we scare next?"
Standing up, Qianqian looked at Li Yue with anticipation.
"Huh? Aren't you leaving?"
Li Yue was taken aback and couldn't help but ask a question.
Now that Qianqian has killed Shen Qingzhu and avenged herself, Li Yue sees no reason for her to continue working for him.
"Where to?"
Qianqian was also taken aback, but then she came to her senses, nodded slightly, and smiled demurely.
"The master hasn't arranged for someone to perform a ritual for my soul, how can I leave?"
"...Hehe, that makes sense."
Li Yue smiled. Regardless of what Qianqian thought, since she was willing to stay, it saved Li Yue the trouble of detaining other little devils.
Since that's the case, we'll leave together with Qianqian.
After taking only two steps, Li Yue suddenly stopped and turned back to look at Shen Qingzhu's corpse on the ground.
"We don't need to worry about such a wicked person. Once his body has decomposed and the neighbors report it to the authorities, the authorities will naturally send someone to collect his body."
Qianqian snorted coldly, still thinking that Li Yue had taken pity on her again.
Li Yue didn't speak, but walked up to the corpse and examined it closely.
"rare."
"What do you mean by 'rare'?"
"It's rare to find such a perfectly intact body."
Li Yue hesitated for a moment, then lay back on the corpse on the ground.
A moment later, to Qianqian's astonishment, Shen Qingzhu stood up from the ground.
"Are you... an adult?"
Qianqian widened her eyes and tentatively asked a question.
"From this day forward, I am Shen Qingzhu."
Li Yue looked him up and down, then said something indifferently.