The City God was very talkative, and he knew all about Lin Ye's problems. Lin Ye also knew about the life of the City God.
Chenghuang was a civil servant of the former dynasty during his lifetime, and his surname was Li.
After Li Chenghuang passed the examination for meritorious service during his lifetime, the first unit he was assigned to was the magistrate of Poyang County. He had an excellent reputation in the local area. After his transfer, people built a shrine for him. Later, he was promoted to the third rank, and after his death, he became the magistrate of Poyang County.
He was granted the title of City God.
"Master Li, I've been bothering you for a long time today. I'm really sorry."
"Where are you? It's an honor for you two good brothers to come to my place. You can come here often in the future." Lin Ye stood up and said goodbye. Li Chenghuang personally saw the two of them to the city gate and waved goodbye.
"Junior brother, this Li Chenghuang is not bad, much better than our Chenghuang in Shangyang County. No wonder the incense is so strong."
Dao Hai expressed his opinion, he was also a city god, why did the city god in Shangyang County only focus on the incense?
"If the flowers bloom, the breeze will come."
Dao Hai was stunned, looked at Lin Ye, touched his head and said, "That's what I mean, but what you said, junior brother, is as good as those scholars."
Lin Ye smiled, he didn't say these words, but there is no such thing as a time-traveling person who doesn't do it in vain. Just don't admit it, don't deny it, don't explain it.
"Senior brother, do you think this Li Chenghuang is a good city god?"
"Yes, he must be a good city god who can get so many people's incense. You saw the scene at the temple gate just now. The child was almost stabbed by the incense head. It was Li Chenghuang who took action in time to stop it."
"It is precisely this scene that makes me doubtful."
Lin Ye looked at Dao Hai. Although Dao Hai had some violent tendencies, because of his long-term practice and growing up in Miaoying Temple, he had never experienced intrigues or seen much human nature.
But I'm different. I don't say I've seen too much darkness in the real world, because I acquire information quickly and I've learned too much about darkness.
One moment you might be talking about being clean in front of the camera, and the next moment you're in it.
Do one thing before others and another behind others.
Isn’t that what officials are best at?
That scene was too much of a coincidence to allow him not to think more about it.
"Junior brother, what do you mean?"
Dao Hai was a little confused. He was a simple man and he didn't understand the meaning of the word "show".
"This Li Chenghuang, there are a lot of flaws in his words."
Lin Ye lowered his voice and said: "First of all, according to what he said, he was sorry for Ye Zhiyuan's death. When Ye Zhiyuan's soul left, he gave him the soul-fixing bead, which can barely be explained. But since he was sorry, what about Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children?
Knowing that Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children had no rice to eat, they still stood by and watched. As a city god, it is fair to say that as a city god, you are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the world. But since Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children are dead, what is the meaning of giving this soul-fixing pearl? "
"Even if Ye Zhiyuan goes to other places and later comes back after gaining fame, he still has to face the fact of his death. Furthermore, Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children only hate Ye Zhiyuan. If Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children continue to stay in the earthly world, waiting for Ye Zhiyuan's return, they will only
It’s the resentment of my wife and children.”
"If Li Chenghuang really regarded Ye Zhiyuan as his nephew, how could he let Ye Zhiyuan know about his death and have to bear the resentment of his wife and children and go to the earthly world again?"
Dao Hai was a little confused, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Maybe Li Chenghuang wanted to give Ye Zhiyuan and his wife and children a chance to see each other one last time, even if it was just in souls."
"Even if Li Chenghuang thought so, he was the one who let Ye Zhiyuan go. He regarded Ye Zhiyuan as his nephew, but as soon as Ye Zhiyuan came back, he asked Yin Chai to come and claim his soul. This is not like the behavior of his nephew."
Lin Ye's eyes darkened slightly. This was the main reason why he doubted Li Chenghuang.
"It does not make sense, but Li Chenghuang is a city god, and Ye Zhiyuan is just a frustrated scholar. There should be no connection between the two."
"Who knows." Lin Ye looked at Dao Hai and asked, "Brother, tell me, if there is a fight, are you the opponent of the City God?"
Dao Hai smiled a little naively and said: "Of course it won't work. This Li Chenghuang has been sealed as a city god for two years. He is not something I can deal with. In fact, I am not even him, the new city god of our Shangyang County."
The reason why our opponents dared to set fire to the City God's Temple was because they had masters behind them."
Lin Ye:......
He became more and more suspicious that Dao Hai was pretending to be naive, but was actually very wise and foolish.
"If we want to know the truth, we have to find Ye Zhiyuan and his family. But now I'm afraid Ye Zhiyuan and his family have been sent away by Li Chenghuang."
"Junior brother, if you want to find out, just go back to the Chenghuang Temple in Shangyang County."
"What's the meaning?"
Lin Ye was a little confused. Ye Zhiyuan was from Poyang County. What did he have to do with the Chenghuang of Suiyang County?
"Ye Zhiyuan has stayed in Shangyang County for six years. Although he is a soul, Ye Zhiyuan's name must be in the Shangyang County City God's Register. As long as he gets the City God's Register, he can summon Ye Zhiyuan's soul and inquire about it."
"Can it still be like this? Then the City God of Shangyang County is willing to give him the title of City God?"
"The City God will go on patrol every fifteenth day, so it's time to arrive."
Dao Hai explained some things about the City God to Lin Ye, and then Lin Ye realized that the Yin Division City God also had to work.
On the 15th day of every month, the City God would go out on patrol and patrol all over the area under his jurisdiction. This was to prevent the land lords and Yin messengers from oppressing the ghosts and doing evil, or colluding with the Yang people. It was a bit similar to the patrol team coming down to patrol.
If it were other City God's temples, even if the City God was on patrol, there would definitely be undercover guards guarding the Temple. However, not long after the City God in Shangyang County took office, the incense offerings were not strong, and not many undercover guards were recruited. In order to maintain the City God's patrols,
Due to the pomp and circumstance, there will definitely be no room for bad things in the temple.
Just do it!
Lin Ye and Dao Hai didn't do anything, so they rushed back to Shangyang County overnight.
"Sir, these two people have left the realm of the earth."
Li Chenghuang was in the Chenghuang's backyard, listening to his subordinates' report on the evil deeds. He waved his hands to signal his subordinates to retreat, and then sighed quietly, "One step was wrong, every step was wrong."
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Shangyang County.
Lin Ye and Dao Hai rushed back to Shangyang County. They did not return to the county immediately, but went to Miaoying Temple.
"Amitabha, this is absolutely not possible, Daohai, why are you doing this nonsense with Daoji?"
Daoyuan heard Lin Ye and Dao Hai's intentions and flatly refused.
Is the City God's Register so easy to steal?
The most important thing is that their Miaoying Temple is no longer what it used to be, and there is no benefit in going against the City God.
"Senior brother, a set of everlasting lanterns." Lin Ye offered the price.
"It's useless even if you have ten sets, this is not at all..."
"Ten sets."
Daoyuan:……
"Junior Brother Daoji, are you serious?"
"Amitabha, monks do not lie."
"That's all, you all have your reasons. If that's the case, then I'll help you."
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The City God is out on patrol!
Yang people avoid.
The fifteenth day of the lunar calendar!
The city god of Shangyang County sat in a sedan chair, and eight people in front and behind opened the way and began his inspection tour.
At the corner not far from the City God's Temple, two black figures watched the City God's patrol team leave the city, walked out of the corner, and walked toward the City God's Temple.
There were no guards at the entrance of the temple. The two figures climbed directly over the wall and entered, then returned to the main hall of the temple through the side door.
"Where is this City God's Register usually placed?"
The two figures were naturally Lin Ye and Dao Hai. Lin Ye glanced around the hall and found nothing, so he asked Dao Hai in a low voice.
"Usually placed near statues of gods."
Dao Hai jumped up to the altar and moved the statue of the City God rudely, causing a lot of commotion. When Lin Ye saw this, he was about to give a warning when a voice came from the back door.
"Who is making a noise here!"
A sinister man came out of the back door and happened to see Dao Hai moving the statue. Without saying a word, he waved the iron rope in his hand.
"How dare you, thief!"
Dao Hai stretched out his left hand, grabbed the chain in his hand, and then exerted force so hard that he stumbled and was pulled over.
"Just in time."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up when he saw Yin Zai appearing. He didn't know where the City God's Book was placed, but Yin Zai must know.
"You...who are you, and why did you break into the City God's Temple?"
Yin Zai looked at Dao Hai with some fear, but Lin Ye and Dao Hai both covered their faces, especially Dao Hai. Lin Ye even found a hood for him to wear.
"If you don't want to lose your mind, just tell us where the City God's Register is?"
"City God's Book, are you here for the City God's Book?"
Yin Zai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said: "Only the City God can open the City God's Book, so it's useless even if you get it."
"Stop talking nonsense, just say what you are told, why are you so long-winded!"
"The City God's Register is on the beam above the statue."
Yin Zai pointed at the beam, and Lin Ye jumped up. There was a brocade box on the beam, and after opening it, there was a booklet inside.
Holding the booklet, Lin Ye found that he could not open it. The pages of the seemingly thin book were as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Lin Ye gave Dao Hai a look, and Dao Hai's palms flashed with Buddha's light. Before Yin Zai could react, he knocked Yin Zai out with a palm.
"Junior brother, if I want to open this City God's Book, I need some time."
Not only the City God can open the City God's Book, practitioners can also do it, but it will take time. This was something Lin Ye and Dao Hai had expected.
"Okay, then I'll do the hard work for you, Junior Brother, over here, and I'll drag the City God over there."
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Yang Chenghuang was very happy. During his inspection, there were no unjust cases of evil spirits in the area under his jurisdiction.
But what really made him happy was that the new abbot of Miaoying Temple, Master Daoyuan, personally invited him to be a guest at Miaoying Temple.
This is the first time that Miaoying Temple has actively invited the new abbot of Miaoying Temple to wait for him on his way out since he became the city god. From now on, he, the city god, has the final say in Shangyang County.
When Lin Ye arrived at Miaoying Temple, he happened to see Daoyuan chatting happily with the City God.
When Daoyuan saw Lin Ye arriving, he smiled and introduced: "Lord Chenghuang, let me introduce to you. This is Daoji, a disciple of the Su family in Miaoying Temple. He is the best among the lay disciples of Miaoying Temple."
"Last time I saw him, he was really outstanding."
Yang Chenghuang thought about the scene in front of him that day when he was cursing wildly. He was indeed a leader.