Seeing the souls of Ma Dong and Niu Er in front of him, Li Xiuyuan was silent for a moment, and then said: "Although their minds are blinded now, why are their souls like this after death, with the heads of bulls and horses?"
The sword-wielding ghost king thought for a moment, and then said: "It should be that when they met the thieves, the thieves chopped off their heads. If they couldn't find the heads, someone chopped off the heads of the cows and horses and gave them to Niu Er and Ma Dong to replace them."
to prevent them from being headless after death and becoming headless ghosts. It should be noted that among all the evil ghosts, headless ghosts are the most miserable."
"Being headless means that you can't eat incense, you can't make progress in Taoism, and you can't eat the offerings of your relatives. It's a hundred times worse than a starving ghost. Only by attaching the head and becoming a headed ghost can this situation get better. Ma Dong and Niu
Although Er has the head of an ox or a horse, it is still better than being a headless ghost."
Li Xiuyuan sighed: "Perhaps this is the so-called God's will. I killed the two gods of Shoushan Genyue, and the evil spirits in the north were left unattended and guarded. Ma Dong and Niu Er died at this moment, becoming headless ghosts, and were replaced by others.
After giving up the ox-headed horse head, they will inherit these incense and these responsibilities."
After speaking, he said: "Let Ma Dong and Niu Er eat the incense left by these two mountain gods to wake up their minds."
"Yes, sir."
The sword-wielding ghost king looked at Ma Dong and Niu Er with great envy.
I didn't receive such good treatment when I was a human being, but I didn't expect that I would get such an opportunity after becoming a ghost.
It can be said that there are a lot of incense left behind by the two mountain gods Shoushan and Genyue after their death. They are all over the mountains and plains. If you swallow them, you will not only become a ghost king immediately, but at least they will not be much worse than the ghost king.
But the sword-wielding ghost king didn't dare to covet it, so he honestly gathered all the incense in the yin energy and moved closer to Ma Dong and Niu Er.
Although Ma Dong and Niu Er were unconscious, they instinctively smoked the incense as ghosts around them.
But they saw the horse's head and the cow's head open their mouths, a strong wind roared, and the nearby incense was immediately swallowed into their bellies.
Then their souls solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their bodies gradually grew larger, becoming more burly and powerful.
After eating incense, the soul immediately undergoes earth-shaking changes.
When the incense dissipated, Ma Dong and Niu Er could no longer look like ghosts. Although they had the heads of cows and horses on their heads, their bodies were more than ten feet tall, and they had already condensed a majestic look.
of armor.
Standing there at this moment is like a god, which is intimidating.
"Ma Dong Niu Er, since you have obtained the incense and achieved the status of ghost and god, why don't you wake up quickly." The sword-wielding ghost king suddenly opened his mouth and roared, and immediately the wind roared and the gloomy air became heavy.
At this roar, the confused eyes of Ma Dong and Niu Er suddenly flashed and they regained their consciousness.
"Where is this place? I remember not fighting with that group of thieves before, sir, why are you here?" Ma Dong was shocked when he saw Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Of course I am here, don't you remember what happened before? You are no longer a human being, you are a ghost."
As he spoke, he briefly recounted what had happened before.
"Young Master, how can you say that the two of us are dead and have become ghosts like Tieshan?"
Niu Er shook the huge bull head and said a little uncomfortable.
"This is natural, and you are not ordinary ghosts, you are already ghosts and gods with Tao Xing. The two of you shared the incense left by the two mountain gods after their death. Tao Xing has at least surpassed the ghost generals, and your skills may be even better than Iron Mountain.
It should be higher."
Li Xiuyuan sighed as he spoke: "This is a poor arrangement on my part. If I had let Xing Shan follow me, this wouldn't have happened."
Xing Shan is a marksman. With a big bow and a pot of arrows in his hand, he can easily kill dozens of bandits.
It's just that he still needs help from experts like Xing Shan, so he didn't send him there.
"The two younger ones are not good at martial arts and cannot defeat the bandits. How can you blame the eldest young master for his poor arrangement? Besides, there is nothing wrong with being a ghost. There is not much difference between being dead and alive. It's just that they are wearing a horse's head.
We don't get used to it, I don't know who gave us the heads of cows and horses." Ma Dong touched his head and became a little annoyed.
But Niu Er said: "Having a brain is better than having no brain. What's the point of becoming a ghost? It's a pity that I became a ghost too early and can't continue to serve the eldest young master."
Li Xiuyuan said: "No, you are already ghosts and gods after getting the incense. Even reincarnation is not that easy. You need to establish merit and repay this period of incense. I have a task for you now. I hope you will not shirk it."
"How dare you shirk the eldest young master's orders?" Niu Er said with some fear.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the north and said: "I have initially achieved success in controlling ghosts and gods in the south, but I will definitely have to control the north in the future. The north needs people to be responsible for hunting down the innocent ghosts, and I want to leave it to you two."
"The North is so big, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrest the two younger ones," Ma Dong said.
"You can subdue some evil spirits for your own use. Take your time and don't rush. I will arrange for the people from the escort agency to build a temple somewhere in the north and create statues for you to stay temporarily. I will also send some ghosts and gods to the north to assist you.
"Li Xiuyuan said.
He felt that it would be much better for Ma Dong and Niu Er to stay and develop in the north than to follow him to Guobei County.
There is no shortage of manpower there, but on the contrary, he does not have the slightest bit of power here.
"Now that the eldest young master has spoken, how dare the two younger ones disobey him?" Ma Dong responded without thinking, clasping his fists.
"Don't worry, even though you are dead, my wife and children at home, my Li family, will take care of them and will not let your wives and children suffer." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Thank you, young master."
Ma Dong and Niu Er cupped their hands and said, the worries in their hearts disappeared.
They were very reassured by the eldest young master's promise.
"It's been a long time since I left my body. I have to go back. I'll leave the north to you. When you have time, I'll give my family a dream. By the way, I'll get familiar with how to be a ghost. You, the sword-wielding ghost king, will stay here for a month to teach you.
They will go to Li Zhong in the underworld in a month." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, I understand, kid," said the sword-wielding ghost king.
Li Xiuyuan said again: "You two should be careful in everything you do. Since you have become a ghost and god, you must have the responsibilities of a ghost and god."
After saying that, his soul rose into the sky and prepared to leave.
But suddenly he thought of something again, and said: "Since you are already ghosts and gods, you can't have names. Your two surnames are Niu Ma. Now you have the names of Niu Ma and Niu Ma. From now on, you will be called Niutou and Mamian. I hope you can
Make a name for yourself in the north, and no ghost will be afraid of you when they hear your name."
After saying that, he turned into a streak of purple light and disappeared into the distant sky.
"Ox head? Horse face? Isn't the name a bit loud enough?" Ma Dong touched his weird horse face and said with some resentment.
The sword-wielding ghost king chuckled: "No matter how ordinary your name is, it will become extraordinary because of your reputation. You will capture all the evil spirits and ghosts in the northern land. This is a great merit. As long as you keep doing it, you will
Your future achievements will be far superior to those of the gods in the Heavenly Palace."
"No way, can we be more powerful than gods?" Niu Er said in surprise.
To them, the gods in heaven are the supreme beings.
The sword-wielding ghost king said: "Of course, gods will also die. When they die, that will be when people forget them. If you catch the ghosts, no one in the world will know your name in the future, and your name will spread.
, thinking of your names, you are immortal ghosts and gods. As long as there are people in the world who die, your position will always exist, and the bull-headed and horse-faced people will never die. This is more powerful than the ordinary people who become gods.
Many, idle ghosts and gods are still afraid that the incense will be cut off and the temples will be destroyed."
"Although it is a little difficult at the beginning, the saints in this world have great expectations for you."
Having said this, the sword-wielding ghost king couldn't help but feel envious and sighing.
As the concept of human saints co-governing humans and gods spreads, ghosts and gods who can find positions will surely prosper in the future. This is why ghosts and gods from all over the world are willing to serve human saints.
The Heavenly Palace can no longer accommodate wild ghosts like Mao Shen. Even if he has the body of a ghost king, can't he just be a fake Yama? He is not even qualified to enter the Heavenly Palace.
"The eldest young master has such high hopes for us, we will definitely not let him down." Ma Dong said seriously.
Although he is still not used to becoming a ghost and god for the first time, he must faithfully carry out the instructions given by the young master.
Late at night.
A beam of purple energy came from the north and fell into the Li family's mansion in Guobei County.
Li Xiuyuan's physical body immediately opened his eyes and woke up, and then he felt an indescribable tiredness.
He was out of body for a while, and he killed the two gods of Shoushan and Genyue, and ordered Ma Dongniu and others. His current soul body was still not able to withstand the consumption.
After all, they are not as good as those who have attained Taoism. Their souls can travel around the world without restraint. If they can achieve the status of an immortal, they will be able to get rid of the troubles of the physical body and be completely at ease in the world.
"Master, you're awake. You've been sleeping for a long time."
Xiaodie's head suddenly emerged from her arms, and she seemed to have felt the movement of the man beside her.
Li Xiuyuan looked around and found that he was lying on the bed and had already changed clothes and washed himself. It must be that Chunhua was taking care of him.
"Yeah, I've been sleeping for a long time, and the more I sleep, the more tired I become." He smiled and said, "Why, you haven't slept yet?"
"This slave is waiting for the young master to come back."
Xiaodie suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, showing a somewhat charming posture, and stretched out her arms to hug the man's neck.
When Li Xiu saw her like this, his heart was pounding. He quickly calmed down and said: "You must not seduce me today, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt the delicate body pressing against him. He hurriedly left, got up and walked out without looking back.
"Master, where are you going?" Xiaodie puffed up her face and asked with some resentment.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Go to the study and meditate until dawn."
I don't dare to stay with this annoying Xiaodie, otherwise I won't be able to wake up tomorrow.