Li Xiuyuan hugged the two close and well-behaved maids and fell asleep peacefully.
But at this moment, the lights in the Chu Mansion were brightly lit, and everyone in the Chu Mansion stayed up late.
There is only one reason for this. Chu Tian, the second young master of the Chu family, is critically ill.
In a bedroom, several doctors were busy in front of the bed at this moment, arguing with each other.
"Mr. Chu was bitten by a poisonous snake. Now the venom is flowing throughout the body along the blood and has penetrated into the heart and lungs. If you want to be cured, you must detoxify as soon as possible to have a chance of survival." A doctor said.
"You must not do this. It is true that Mr. Chu was bitten by a poisonous snake, but the arrow wound on his body was more serious. The bleeding should be stopped first. If the bleeding stops, there is no need to wait for detoxification. By the time the blood dries up, I am afraid he will definitely die.
"
"The bleeding couldn't be stopped. This arrow caused the poisonous blood to flow out, which just took Mr. Chu's breath away. Once the bleeding is stopped, there will be no cure." Another doctor said hurriedly.
"It doesn't detoxify, it doesn't stop bleeding, you quacks, if anything happens to my son today, I will never spare you." Mr. Chu shouted angrily at this time.
The three doctors were so frightened that they all knelt down.
"Mr. Chu, it's not that our medical skills are incompetent, but that your master's injuries are too serious. He was poisoned by both snake venom and arrow wounds. If these two were separated, there would still be a chance of being cured. Now both are in the same person.
, I’m really tired of waiting for death.”
"Yes, Mr. Chu, if Mr. Chu is poisoned by snake venom, it's okay. I can bleed Mr. Chu to detoxify him. But if he has an arrow wound on his body, he must not bleed. Once he bleeds, Mr. Chu will definitely bleed to death."
"Then stop my son's bleeding." Mr. Chu said angrily.
"Mr. Chu, please calm down. Once the bleeding is stopped, the poisonous blood will definitely remain in Mr. Chu's body. By then, before the arrow wound is healed, the poisonous blood will attack his heart and kill him." Another doctor said, trembling with fear.
Master Chu immediately pointed at these doctors and said, "No matter what method you use, I will save my son's life. If my son dies, you don't have to live."
After saying that, he angrily tossed his sleeves and left the ward.
The three doctors looked at each other and didn't know what to do.
After some discussion, for the sake of my own life, I had better find a way to hang Mr. Chu's life first, otherwise Mr. Chu's anger would be unbearable.
Although Chutian is now critically ill and difficult to treat, the three doctors are all famous doctors in Guo Beicheng. Since they are famous, they naturally have some methods to kill the patient, such as acupuncture, medicinal soup, or pills, but these methods are only
It will only be used as a last resort.
After being treated by several doctors, Chu Tian was estimated to be alive and well within a few days.
But after a few days, there was no cure, and death was certain.
After Mr. Chu left the ward angrily, he did not go anywhere else, but went straight to the ancestral hall in his house.
This is the rule of the Chu family.
Whenever there is any urgent or difficult matter that cannot be solved, go to the ancestral hall to visit your ancestors and pray for their blessings. When the ancestors appear, they will definitely solve the trouble for the Chu family and ensure peace.
Moreover, the ancestors of the Chu family responded to every request and answered every question.
It is precisely because of this that the Chu family has always been prosperous and prosperous.
But when Mr. Chu hurriedly came to a small ancestral hall in the mansion where incense was constantly flowing, he was immediately dumbfounded.
In the ancestral hall, the ancestors' rankings fell one by one on the sacrificial table. The fruits and melons offered to the ancestors were also eaten by rats. Even the copper stove where the incense was placed was not full of cracks and seemed to be broken at any time.
possible.
"What, what's going on?" Mr. Chu trembled all over and felt something was wrong.
Tablets falling over, sacrifices being eaten, and incense burners cracking are all very unlucky signs.
In the end, when did this happen? It was obviously fine a few days ago.
But because the situation was urgent, Mr. Chu didn't think much about anything else. He hurriedly straightened the ancestors' rankings one by one, then cleaned the sacrificial table and rearranged the sacrifices. Finally, he burned incense and worshiped, praying for the ancestors to appear and save his son.
Chutian.
It was also delayed for the Chu family.
Burn incense and pray here.
Another place.
Chu Shilang, who was hiding in the City God's Temple, sensed it immediately, and his expression changed immediately.
"Mr. Chu, what's going on? Why did your face suddenly change? Come on, drink this cup again. But then again, Li Xiuyuan is a saint in the world. Why do you go against him? And after all, he is only a saint in the world.
He will still die in a hundred years, why can't you bear to let him go, but now he has done such a stupid thing, and Li Xiuyuan summoned the God of Thunder from the sky to level your Chu family cemetery."
The person drinking with him was a middle-aged man wearing a vermilion official uniform. This man was none other than the City God of Guo Beicheng.
The Minister of Chu is a local powerful man who has been here for hundreds of years. How could he not know the City God of Guo Beicheng?
Not only did the two know each other, but they also had a close friendship.
"We will discuss the matter of Li Xiuyuan later, but now my grandson is critically ill. He was poisoned by snake venom and was shot in the back by someone. Now he is dying. Although he was suspended by a good doctor, he will not survive more than two days.
My useless son is currently burning incense and praying in the ancestral hall of my house, seeking my help."
Minister Chu's face was particularly ugly, and at this moment he no longer felt like drinking to drown his sorrows.
It doesn’t matter if the ghosts in the Chu Family Cemetery are exterminated, will his descendants also be implicated?
The city god shook his head and said: "Snakes don't bite those who have merit. Now your grandson is bitten by a poisonous snake. This proves that his merit has been exhausted and disaster is coming. This is retribution. You failed to murder the saint. Now,
All the merits will be completely destroyed. The Chu family is afraid that it will completely decline in the future. Mr. Chu, you should be prepared for the disaster. As for your grandson Chu Tian, out of the many years of friendship,
How about this city god arrange for him to join a good family in the next life and let him continue to be a wealthy son?"
Chu Shilang gritted his teeth and said: "My grandson is capable of literature and martial arts. I have planned his future. He will be able to pass the Jinshi examination and become a Jinshi like me. He will become a minister and continue the glory of my Chu family. I can't let me
My grandson died so easily, and I want to keep him alive."
Guo Beicheng Huang was shocked and said: "Don't do this nonsense. This fate is determined by God. We, the ghosts and gods, know it best."
"Fate is determined by heaven, but the fate of this land is determined by you, the city god. I know that you used the saints in the world to seize a book of life and death from the red-haired ghost king. It should have my grandson Chu Tian on it.
His name." Chu Shilang said.
The City God immediately turned cold and said: "Mr. Chu, please restrain yourself and don't act recklessly. Although the book of life and death determines life and death, this thing is not something that I, the City God, can abuse. I calculated that the saint in the world has already betrayed the cause and effect and has been damaged.
I have accumulated many years of negative virtue, and I still don’t know whether my own negative virtue has paid off this cause and effect. Because I can’t figure out the things about the saint, so I stayed behind closed doors during this period, just to avoid this human saint.
Only when the saint dies of old age and death a hundred years later can I be in charge of life and death with peace of mind."
"After a hundred years, when the saints die of old age and cause and effect disappear, you can naturally control the book of life and death with peace of mind. Not only that, you can also become a Yama in the underworld, comparable to the deity in the heaven. But as for my grandson, I am afraid that he will not be connected to the grave in a hundred years."
Qiu Du can't be found." Chu Shilang said.
"Master Chu, it's true that you and I are friends, but you can't use the life and death certificate to change your grandson's name now. You should listen to me and let your grandson die in peace. I have found a good family for him to be reincarnated."
Cheng Huang said: "The cause and effect between this paragraph and Li Xiuyuan is over."
The expression on Chu Shilang's face was changing, and finally he said unwillingly, "Well, I don't ask you to change my grandson's fate, but I only ask you to extend his life for seven days. After seven days, my grandson will be dead or alive."
,Nothing to do with you."
"It won't work in seven days."
The city god refused: "If it were anyone else, I could extend your life for ten years without any problem, but Chu Tian committed a taboo by murdering Li Xiuyuan, and I will never dare to get involved in this matter."
"If you don't help with this matter, you, the city god, don't have to do it. Even though my Chu family has lost its fortune, it has not fallen yet. It is still the number one official family in Guobei County."
Chu Shilang said angrily: "Besides, my Chu family has held City God sacrifices for your City God Temple for more than a hundred years and contributed countless incense to you. Why don't you even do this small favor today?"
Upon hearing this, the City God immediately became silent.
Although he is the City God, he may hold the book of life and death and become Yama in the future, but now he is just an ordinary ghost and god, controlled by mortals. If the Chu family really destroys their own City God Temple in anger, then everything in the future will be empty talk.
.
And he has indeed enjoyed the incense offerings of the Chu family for many years. If he does not repay this karma, he will be in trouble in the future.
"Just to extend my grandson's life for seven days. Once this is done, we will be clean between you and me. How about it?" Chu Shilang said immediately.
Extend life by seven days to resolve cause and effect?
Immediately, the City God was moved.
But he was still a little worried, and he couldn't help but make a calculation. It seemed that Li Xiuyuan was not involved in this matter. If it was involved, his calculation would be invalid, and even if Chu Tian's life was extended, it seemed that his life would be short-lived.
Thinking of this, the City God gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will answer your request and extend the life of your grandson Chu Tian for seven days, but it's just this time. Don't look for me next time, and I won't help you."
"Thank you, City God." Chu Shilang said, cupping his hands again.
The City God immediately took out a large black book from his sleeve, with three characters written in ancient seal script: Book of Life and Death.
The book of life and death was opened, and Chu Tian's name soon appeared on it.
However, it is recorded in the life and death book that Chu Tian will become a general and serve as a minister in the future. He will die without any illness and live a life of wealth and glory. But the strange thing is that the line of his life span actually says that he will die in the day after tomorrow.
Destiny and fate are contradictory, which makes people confused and makes them wonder if there is an error in the book of life and death.
The city god frowned, he knew that this was not an error in the book of life and death, but someone who changed Chutian's fate.
A person who does not exist in the book of life and death.
This person is naturally the saint on earth, Li Xiuyuan.
The emergence of one variable will also affect the variables of other people, changing the fate of other people. Some people's fate will become better, and some people's fate will become worse.
Obviously, this Chutian's fate has changed for the worse.
"Extend your life by seven days."
The City God hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to change Chu Tian's life span.
"The things you requested have been taken care of. I hope you and I will be clear about this after this matter."
He showed the birth and death book to Minister Chu and took a look at it. After confirming that it was correct, he put it away.
Chu Shilang saluted and said: "Thank you very much, City God. I have some things to do so I won't disturb the City God, so I'll take my leave."
"Lord Chu, you should know that if I extend your grandson's life for seven days, your grandson will still die in a few days. It is meaningless for you to do so." said the City God.
Chu Shilang said: "Everything depends on human beings. There is no fate that cannot be changed in the world. Hasn't my grandson's fate been changed? Well, counting the time, one of the descendants of Wujiang Dragon King is about to be robbed."
"Master Chu, do you want to take the dragon blood of the Wujiang Dragon Prince's heir to extend your grandson's life?"
The City God hurriedly said, "This must not be the case. The Dragon King of Wujiang is famous for being a domineering protector. If his heirs cannot survive the calamity, God knows what the Dragon King of Wujiang will do."
"Hmph, what can it do? Since it is a conferred Dragon King, it must abide by the rules. If people cannot survive the calamity, it is because of the lack of merit of its heirs. How can it implicate other people? This matter has nothing to do with you. That rule
I’ve decided to take Xiaolong.”
Minister Chu's attitude was resolute, and after saying that, he turned into a dark wind and disappeared into the City God's Temple.
He no longer has the Chu family cemetery, and now he has nothing to fear. All he has to do is protect future generations.
If he couldn't do this, then his years of life would have been in vain.