Li Xiuyuan gave a few more instructions and then took the time to enter the temple.
But I saw that the temple was quiet and silent, and all the arrangements were the same as before the disaster. It can be said that the City God in the City God's Temple before the flood used his magic power to protect this place.
"Master Li, are you looking for me?" A voice said at this time.
But I saw a middle-aged man in official uniform walking out from behind the statue in the Chenghuang Temple.
This person is not a human being, but the city god of Guo Beicheng.
"City God, you are really capable. When the flood comes, you can easily protect your temple from damage." Li Xiuyuan smiled coldly.
"The Dragon King of Wujiang River is flooded. It's good that I can protect my temple." The city god saluted and said.
Li Xiuyuan snorted heavily: "If you have this power, why don't you protect a group of people more? In your opinion, your temple is much more important than the lives of the people."
He had long been dissatisfied with Guo Beicheng Huang, but now that he met him, he felt angry.
After all, Guo Beicheng is under the jurisdiction of his city god. Wujiang Dragon King has neglected his duties during these rainy days. This city god has neglected his duty.
The Dragon King of Wujiang is the righteous god of Wujiang, but so is the City God.
But the City God watched the disaster here and did nothing, how could he not be angry?
"Master Li misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to protect the people, but I already knew that the disaster was coming many days ago, before the heavy rain fell." The City God sighed.
"How did you know?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The City God shook his head and did not continue, but instead said: "I know that I have a responsibility this time, so I left the City God's temple for the people in the city to live in, and a well for the people to drink. It is a mistake to have low merit.
Do you know what Mr. Li thinks?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "The temples were built by the people, and the wells were dug by the people. You are just enjoying the incense from a high place. Don't think of yourself as so noble. Moreover, you have something to hide from me. The matter of the Dragon King of Wujiang is definitely not that simple. He
As the son of a dragon, how could my son die for no reason? There must be a reason, and today I want to get the truth about this from you."
The Cheng Huang's expression changed, and then he said: "I don't know very clearly about this matter, Mr. Li, it's useless for you to ask me."
"You even know that the flood is coming, but don't you know this? Since you don't know, then what use do I need from you as a city god now? Why don't I send you, this mediocre city god, on the road today? It just so happens that I have just obtained the sword.
, are missing a few heads to be beheaded." Li Xiuyuan stared at the city god with murderous intent in his eyes.
He didn't want to be deceived by this city god a second time.
His body shook, and a burst of purple energy rushed out of his body, but he saw that his soul had walked out of his body, holding a big knife in his hand.
Immortal-killing sword?
The City God's eyes suddenly shrank, with some shock on his face.
Two days ago, he also saw Li Xiuyuan's soul leaving his body, holding this knife to tear open the sky, split the dark clouds, and kill the Wujiang Dragon King.
If this knife were to strike at him, he would definitely die.
"Master Li, calm down. It's useless for you to kill me now. The flood has already occurred. The most important thing now is the aftermath. I can assist you in disaster relief and rescue people. You must not act recklessly."
Cheng Huang lost his previous calmness. When he saw Li Xiuyuan suddenly taking action, his voice started to tremble with fear.
He instinctively felt that the knife in Li Xiuyuan's hand was very scary.
With one slash, he would definitely die.
"There is no need for you, the city god, to deal with the aftermath. Besides, many people can do what you can do for you. You are stupid and incompetent and watched Guo Beicheng being flooded. Although you have made a small contribution, you will not be able to do it for you."
This cannot cover up your heinous sin, and I have long disliked you as the city god, so I just want to kill you today to bring peace to Guo Beicheng."
Li Xiuyuan came with the sword in hand, his expression cold and without any hesitation.
He was indeed impatient with the city god. He had lied to him last time, but this time the people in the city were suffering, but he didn't care. What's the use of receiving the incense like this?
"Wait, wait, Mr. Li, wait, don't kill me, we can discuss whatever you have to say." The city god was shocked and wanted to run away but didn't dare.
Even the Dragon King of Wujiang couldn't escape from this immortal-killing sword. How could he escape if he was far inferior to him in Taoism?
"It's easy to discuss. Let's talk about it. Why did the Dragon King of Wujiang lose his son and cause a flood?" Li Xiuyuan stopped, raised his sword, and pointed it at the City God.
"Can you spare my life if you tell me?" the city god said tremblingly.
"If you tell me, maybe I can spare you. If you don't tell me, I'll kill you right now."
Li Xiuyuan said: "Don't try to lie to me. If I find any loopholes in your words, my sword will not recognize anyone."
"It's a long story. It's related to Chu Shilang. His grandson Chu Tian was bitten by a poisonous snake. In addition, when he came back, he was shot by someone and was in danger. That's why Chu Shilang wanted the heir of Wujiang Dragon King.
He used the dragon's blood to save people, so he murdered the heirs of the Dragon King of Wujiang, causing such a disaster." The city god said hurriedly.
Li Xiuyuan said angrily: "You still dare to hide this from me, you are seeking death."
After saying that, he raised the immortal-killing sword in his hand and was about to drop it.
The City God was so frightened that he knelt down: "Also, one more thing, it's me. I extended Chu Tian's life for seven days and bought time to save his life. That's why Chu Shilang succeeded."
"How can you, a mere city god, have the ability to extend people's lives? You can only enchant people's souls in advance and make people die early, but you cannot extend lifespan. Prolonging life span is the job of the King of Hell. How can you, a mere city god, be compared to the King of Hell? You are really bullying me.
Don’t you even know about this mysterious thing? Since you still dare to lie to me, I can’t keep you here today.” Li Xiuyuan shouted.
You must know that there are so many city gods in the world. Every big city has a city god who governs it. There are at least dozens of city gods in the world.
If being a city god could increase life expectancy, then the world would really be in chaos.
Now that death is imminent, this city god is still not honest. He feels that there must be something more important hidden from him.
What my master said is right. You can't always trust the words of ghosts and gods.
"I said, I said, it's the book of life and death. I got the book of life and death from the red-haired ghost king in the underworld. It can extend people's lives."
When the City God saw Li Xiuyuan, he raised his sword again.
"The red-haired ghost king?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes flashed: "So last time you used me to contain the red-haired ghost king so that you could seize the book of life and death for you?"
"Yes, yes." The city god nodded, feeling miserable in his heart.
Li Xiuyuan was easy to talk to and made sense before, but now Li Xiuyuan is always threatening with a knife. The knife is now on his neck, and he will cut it off if he disagrees.
Li Xiuyuan suddenly smiled coldly: "As expected, you City God is really powerful. You asked me to take the book of life and death for you. Come to think of it, you were very proud of yourself some time ago and even gave me a few bottles of wine. This is considered a blessing.
My reward?"
The City God trembled all over and said nothing.
"Tell me, where is the Book of Life and Death?" Li Xiuyuan shouted again.
"Can you tell me without killing me?" Cheng Huang said.
"Then I will kill you now and look for you slowly." Li Xiuyuan stared at him and said.
The City God immediately said: "It is pressed under the red cloth on the altar table."
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he immediately put away the knife, and his soul returned to his body. Then he walked to the altar table, opened the red cloth, and saw an ancient book placed underneath.
There are three big characters written on it: Book of Life and Death.
In addition, there are flashes of lightning on the Book of Life and Death, which seem to prohibit ghosts and gods from touching it.
Li Xiuyuan frowned and reached out, only to see the thunder and lightning flash immediately and disappear. He got it in his hand very smoothly.
When the City God saw this, his eyelids jumped again.
"What do you do for a living?"
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the book of life and death. There was no word in it, but as soon as he thought about it, a person's name appeared, and that person's fate, longevity, fortune, wealth, etc. immediately appeared on it.
It is indeed the most supreme existence in the underworld. It is indeed magical.
However, he did not feel excited about holding such a treasure, and continued to look at the City God.
"Can you live if you tell me?" City God asked again.
"My patience is very limited." Li Xiuyuan closed the book of life and death, glanced at him and said.
The City God gritted his teeth and said, "After obtaining the book of life and death, if you get the judge's pen again, you can easily judge life and death, increase or decrease your life span, and become the new king of hell in the underworld."
"It seems that your ambition is not small, you actually want to be the King of Hell." Li Xiuyuan said.
The city god fell silent immediately.
He also has pursuits, so why would he be willing to be a city god for the rest of his life?
Li Xiuyuan was too lazy to say more to him: "Here is a pot of lots. I will draw a lot for you today. If you draw the lower lot, I will not kill you today. If you draw the upper lot, then I will kill you today. Either alive or dead. Damn it."
God's will, don't say I won't give you a chance. In this pot of lots, there are few ups and many downs, so you still have a good chance of survival."
The City God narrowed his eyes and looked at him in shock.
"Isn't this a bit childish? Mr. Li, it's useless for you to kill me. It's useless. I can do a lot of things for you. By the way, there are many casualties among the people in the city. After the first seven, there will be unjust ghosts everywhere. When the time comes,
The unjust ghosts will harm people's lives, and the consequences will be unimaginable. If you stay with me, I can capture the unjust ghosts for you, Mr. Li, to ensure peace in the city."
"I will arrange for the Yin soldiers to arrest the unjust ghosts." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
"How can there be so many Yin soldiers? Mr. Li, you have only twenty-one Yin soldiers. Plus a few ghost soldiers, it is not enough to capture the innocent souls of the place. It is not only Guo Beicheng that is affected, but also the areas outside the city."
The villages and small towns have been affected by the disaster. As long as you don’t kill me, Mr. Li, I promise to pacify the evil spirits here for you. I also don’t want the book of life and death, and will give it to you, Mr. Li." The city god said hurriedly.
In order to survive, he gave away everything he had obtained before.
Because he could see that Li Xiuyuan really had murderous intentions and was not just pretending.
Li Xiuyuan said; "Well, this is just a human saying, but I have to wait until I draw the lot before making a decision. So, let me give you another chance. If you win the lot, I will let you go, so you have nothing to say.
Let’s talk about it.”
The City God's eyes moved, and he thought for a moment, if he could survive with both the upper and lower numbers, the chances were indeed not small.
After worshiping in the City God's Temple for so many years, he is still very clear about the matter of asking for signatures.