"There are too many changes in the book of life and death."
Riding all the way over, Li Xiuyuan looked at the book of life and death he got from Lu Pan and couldn't help but frowned deeply. Even if he revised it some, it didn't help.
This book of life and death has been in Lu Pan's hands for so many years. It is unknown how many people's fates he has modified at will, how many people's fortunes have been added or deleted, and how many people's lives and deaths have been changed.
The darkness of the world is partly due to Lu Pan.
With the judge's pen in his hand, he was unscrupulous and did not even need to bear the consequences.
It was the City God of Guo Beicheng back then. Modifying the Book of Life and Death and increasing longevity would also require the loss of moral virtue. He could not change it rashly. Making too many changes would only bring disaster to himself, so he was very scrupulous even if he got the Book of Life and Death.
"Perhaps this judge's pen should not exist in the world at all. If a person's fortune and destiny can be changed casually, then the concept of co-governance of humans and gods will be out of balance, because gods can control the fate of mortals, but mortals cannot.
It is unfair to control the destiny of gods." Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan looked at the judge's pen in his hand thoughtfully.
For some reason, he had the urge to destroy the judge's pen.
In this world, it is enough to have a book of life and death to check fortune and fortune. The fate of mortals should be decided by themselves. God does not need to intervene, only to guide and punish.
"No, even if it is to be destroyed, it should not be destroyed at this time. I will destroy it when my path in the world is almost complete. Before that, this thing should not be in the hands of anyone. I don't believe that anyone can take it.
He writes as a judge and does not use his power for personal gain." Li Xiuyuan said secretly.
It was decided to keep the judge's pen for a period of time until the overall situation was decided before destroying it later.
However, when walking on the streets of Jinling City.
On the way, he saw a Taoist man rushing out of the city, as if he had something important to do.
"Isn't this Taoist Master Shan? Where are you going in such a hurry?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Taoist Shan stopped and bowed when he saw Li Xiuyuan. Then he sighed and said, "Of course I want to find Mr. Li's son Li Liangjin. I have been practicing in seclusion for the past few days. I didn't expect such a disaster to happen in Jinling City."
, Mr. Li of the Hou Mansion died, Li Liangjin and Mr. Li were wanted by Fu Tianchou, the Minister of War. After all, Pindao was also a guest of the Hou Mansion. Now that the Hou Mansion is in critical condition, Pindao wanted to see if he could be of any help.
No matter how bad the place is, we cannot let Li Liangjin fall into a situation of eternal disaster."
After hearing this, Li Xiuyuan's expression immediately changed slightly, thinking of what might have happened last night.
It seems that Fu Tianchou stopped Li Liangjin's soldiers, and now Li Liangjin must have a guilty conscience and abscond in fear of crime.
"So that's how it is, but this happened when the Taoist Master was not in the Hou Mansion. This just shows that this is the fate of the Hou Mansion. I understand that the Taoist Master has to repay this cause and effect, but don't force anything, Taoist Master
Cultivation is not easy, but don’t fall into disaster." Li Xiuyuan said.
People who practice Taoism accumulate merit in the mortal world, but they will also be contaminated by cause and effect and disasters. It is not difficult for the body to die and the Tao to disappear if you are not careful.
Shan Daoren said: "What you said makes sense. I'll remember it. It's not too early now, so I'll take the first step. I'll come back to see you someday if I have the chance."
Li Xiuyuan nodded and watched the single Taoist leave.
This single Taoist may be the last blessing for the Hou family. If Li Liangjin can seize this opportunity, he should be able to die a good death. If he cannot, he will definitely die.
He tried to murder himself, even if it failed, but murdering a saint in the world has already damaged his merit. Moreover, ghosts and gods were watching his back, and he was constantly instigated by ghosts and gods to do some wrong things. It would be very difficult to turn back.
, in the future, when his merit is exhausted, he will definitely end up with the same fate as Chu Tian.
Return to the mansion.
Li Xiuyuan saw mottled blood stains on the pavement bricks in front of his mansion, as well as marks made by swords. There was a smell of blood lingering in the air.
It seems that there was a battle and killing here not long ago.
"Young Master, are you finally back?" At the door, Ma Dong and Niu Er were guarding the house with their swords on their waists, wary of their surroundings.
When they saw Li Xiuyuan, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces showed a bit of joy.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "I've roughly heard about what's going on here. Are you all okay?"
"Back to the young master, the soldiers brought by Li Liangjin did not rush into the mansion. They were stopped by the soldiers brought by Mr. Fu. Everyone in the mansion is safe," Ma Dong said.
"It's fine if nothing happens. I left the Long-tongued Ghost King in my house, so Li Liangjin can't enter the house without the help of ghosts and gods." Li Xiuyuan said.
If the long-tongued ghost king is in the house and Li Liangjin's men can attack the house, then it will be the long-tongued ghost king's dereliction of duty.
"It turns out that the eldest young master has been prepared for a long time. No wonder last night when Li Liangjin's people were about to break in, they suddenly went crazy, flying sand and rocks, and knocked many people to the ground." Ma Dong said with a hint of surprise, to the eldest young master
His admiration is even greater.
Storytellers often say that there is no exhaustion, which is probably used to describe the eldest young master.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "It's just a matter of being prepared. After suffering too many losses from ghosts and gods, I have become more wary after all. It's okay if I have nothing to do now. I'm going back home to rest. You can just take turns guarding me. There's no need to be so tiring."
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"Thank you very much, young master, for your concern." Ma Dong and Niu Er said as they cupped their hands.
He had been busy for several days, and he was really tired now.
Returning to the bedroom, he ordered Li Linfu to take care of things in the house, and then he quickly fell on the couch and fell asleep soundly.
The soul has been out of body for a long time, and the spirit is inevitably tired.
Sure enough, even if you are not a true cultivator, your soul will not be able to last long.
If it were other Taoists, they only need to swallow a pill to ensure that the physical body does not starve to death, and the soul can wander outside for ten and a half months, but it is not like Li Xiuyuan, who can't support it in just one day.
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"With the book of life and death and the judge's pen back, the governance of Yangzhou can truly begin." With this thought, Li Xiuyuan fell asleep.
He slept for a whole day and was awakened by the crow of a rooster early the next morning.
A loud cock sounded on the roof, the sound was very close, as if it was coming from the house.
"Since when did the house raise roosters?" Li Xiuyuan woke up in a daze, with some doubts.
But when he just wanted to get up, he found that his arm was pressed by something and he couldn't lift it for a while.
"Um?"
Li Xiuyuan stretched out his hand and touched it, but he touched the soft and delicate body of a woman. The skin was soft and delicate, like jade, and there was a smell like sandalwood wafting out of the quilt, which was refreshing and made people feel infinite.
Cozy and relaxing.
"The bed was touched again?" This thought came to his mind.
But when I thought about it, it was wrong.
He is not in his hometown. When he was in his hometown, he still had a maid. The maid had the courage to touch his bed while he was sleeping. But now in Jinling City, he didn't even take Xiaodie and Chunhua with him.
There is a woman accompanying me.
I was shocked.
Li Xiuyuan immediately sat up, lifted the quilt and looked at the woman sleeping in his arms.
But I saw that this woman's messy hair covered her pretty face, her figure was mature and charming, her front and back were convex, but her waist was as slender as a girl's. She was only wearing a thin piece of obscene clothing and curled up slightly, and her whole body was radiating.
A faint scent of sandalwood comes out.
The woman may have felt the cold outside the quilt, and she woke up immediately. She opened her eyes and looked at Li Xiuyuan with a shy smile: "Husband, you are awake."
"Xiaomei, why is it you? You're not." Li Xiuyuan was shocked when he saw that the woman was actually Qingmei.
Isn't Qingmei a ghost? How could she be so close to him and even sleep with him?
At this time, Qingmei raised her slender waist and took the initiative to lean into the man's arms: "I scared my husband. I'm afraid I don't know. The Taoist priest came yesterday and brought my body. He said it had been refined.
Well, I cast a spell to let my soul enter the physical body, and now I have become a living person, no longer a female ghost."
As he said that, he burst out laughing again, feeling indescribable joy.
She pressed against the man's chest, listening to the man's strong heartbeat, feeling extremely at ease and at ease.
"After I came back to life yesterday, I saw that my husband was still sleeping soundly, so I couldn't help but sleep with him. I hope that your husband won't blame me for making my own decisions."
"So that's it." Li Xiuyuan was slightly startled. He subconsciously held Qingmei's waist and couldn't help but gently pinch her skin.
It is indeed delicate and warm, it is human skin, not a clay sculpture, nor is it transformed by Taoism.
Thinking of everything that happened before, he was sure that this should be the body refined from the legendary Muni clay.
They are exactly the same as living people, with no difference at all.
Qingmei's face turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but hum softly, her eyes looking at her man with a hint of coquettishness.
"It's great that you can come back to life, Xiaomei. It really solves a big thing in my heart." Li Xiuyuan held Qingmei in his arms and said with surprise and joy: "When you and I met, I couldn't stop you.
You died under that tree demon, so much so that you always had regrets in your heart. Although you turned into a female ghost and joined me later, in the end you are still a human being and a ghost."
"Now you and I are truly together."
After saying that, he hugged Xiaomei tightly, feeling the breath of the living person, not the coldness and coolness that was almost hypocritical.
"Why don't I? Today I finally got what I wanted." Qingmei couldn't help but shed tears. She felt that it was all worth it for her to leave the brothel desperately and join her husband.
The two renewed their relationship and embraced each other. They felt that this moment was extremely happy and long.
But just when Li Xiuyuan hugged his beloved wife and spoke tenderly.
In a certain mountain in Yangzhou, there is a village at the foot of the mountain, but the people living in this village are not kind people, but a group of bandits.
There are thousands of these bandits, roaring in the mountains and forests, blocking roads, robbing, burning, killing and looting. They do everything. The people nearby are frightened when they ask their names.
The leader of this group of bandits was a burly man.
This strong man was holding a ring-headed knife and was sitting in the courtyard of a landlord, eating meat with big mouthfuls. There were several young and trembling girls serving him beside him.
This strong man was none other than Shi Hu, who had failed to attack Li Xiuyuan before and escaped from Jinling City.
It's not that Shi Hu has been doing nothing these days. His subordinates have grown rapidly from dozens of people before to now numbering over a thousand.
They are all ruthless people who dare to fight and kill, no one is a loser.
"Um?"
Shi Hu, who was eating meat and drinking wine, suddenly noticed something. His eyes suddenly moved and he looked in the direction of the door.
At this time, I saw a middle-aged man with a beard walking in with a calm face: "My name is Nanshan Weng, and I am a counselor under Mr. Li Liangjin. Are you the famous bandit Shi Hu in this area?"
"Since when do cats and dogs dare to intrude on my territory?" Shi Hu glanced at you and continued to drink and eat meat: "If you are wise, get away, or I will eat you."
Hu Hei, who turned into Nanshan Weng, frowned and said: "Since you are a bandit in Yangzhou, you should know the reputation of the Li family in Jinling City. I am here to recruit you, so that you can join my son and join forces with him in the rebellion.
, I wonder if Chief Shihu is interested in honoring his ancestors and breaking the earth to become a king? As long as Chief Shihu agrees, ten thousand taels of silver will be given immediately. When the time comes, my young master only needs the leader to respond to the rebellion, and he will surely be rich and prosperous."
"If I tell you to get out, just get out. I don't want to say it a second time. Roar~!"
Shi Hu glared fiercely, and a black energy rose from his body into the sky, turning into the head of a fierce tiger, and let out a tiger roar at Hu Hei.
As soon as the roar of the tiger rang out, sand and rocks flew into the yard, and the sky became dark instantly. The strong wind swept across, and Hu Hei was blown out without even reacting in a hurry. He hit the courtyard wall next to him heavily, and his whole body was shaken by the strong wind.
The flesh was torn open and blood flowed out.
"Hei, Mr. Montenegro, are you Mr. Montenegro?" Hu Hei was suddenly horrified, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world.
There was already a hint of fear in his eyes.
"You dare to recruit me even though you know my reputation. What kind of thing is Li Liangjin? I have never heard of it. I am only interested in Li Xiuyuan. If you, a black fox, don't see that you are a good person, I don't want to say anything to you. Since you
If you don't want to go away, then stay, be my subordinate, and obey my orders from now on." Shi Hu stood up and stared at Hu Hei violently.
Hu Hei was full of fear at this moment, and even more desperate in his heart. How could he be so unlucky? He had been able to contact several bandit leaders with ease before, so why did he meet this Montenegrin king here.
Didn’t you hear that Lord Montenegro is dead?
He was killed by Li Xiuyuan, how could he appear here?
"My dear, please forgive me. The little demon doesn't know the identity of Lord Montenegro. If he bumps into Lord Montenegro, the little demon is willing to apologize." Hu Hei said fearfully.
In the realm of Yangzhou, he only fears two demons.
One is Black Mountain Lord, and the other is Wujiang Dragon King.
One tiger and one dragon.
It was just that he heard that these two great demons had been killed by Li Xiuyuan, so he became a little unscrupulous and dared to run around Yangzhou without fear of colliding with some mountain gods, land, and the spirits in the mountains.
"What's the point of apologizing? First do some somersaults and see if you obey. I won't eat you." Shi Hu grinned, showing a row of neat teeth.
"Yes, yes." Hu Hei didn't dare to resist, and immediately turned into a fox as big as a black dog, turning somersaults on the ground.
"Get out of here." Shi Hu said with a smile, sat down again, and continued to drink and eat meat.
The black fox Hu Hei turned into rolled on the ground again.
"Bit your tail and spin a few more times." Shi Hu said again.
Hu Hei still complied.
Shi Hu stroked his palm and smiled and said: "Yes, yes, you are very obedient. I am a little reluctant to kill you, but you, a black fox, are really not afraid of death and dare to rebel. Do you know what rebellion means? It is not just against the court,
You are still going against the immortals and Buddhas in the sky. With your small body, how can you withstand a few demon-killing thunders from Thunder God? You want to seek death, but I don’t want to."
Hu Hei said: "Mr. Black Mountain misunderstood, the little demon did not really want to rebel, but used the name of rebellion to murder that Li Xiuyuan. He caused the little demon to lose his home, and Li Xiuyuan himself is a saint on earth."
, the little demon was forced to make this decision."
"How do you say that your rebellion is a lie, but the murder of the saint is real?" Shi Hu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly became serious.