This Liao Zhai is not right

"There is indeed a problem!"

Su Fu waited for his chance to act.

The waiter and the innkeeper had already led them to a cool place and then brought large basins of cold water.

When the five donkeys saw the water, they struggled frantically and ran to the basin, drinking big gulps of cold water.

In a short while, his belly was full of drink.

The innkeeper saw the donkeys drink the cold water and was about to go forward to take back the basin, but unexpectedly, all five donkeys fell to the ground, twitching and rolling on the ground, causing dust to fly.

"It's bad. These donkeys are sick. They got sick immediately after drinking cold water. You, you have to meddle in other people's business..."

The innkeeper angrily accused the waiter of meddling in other people's business, but his expression froze as he was still speaking.

The five donkeys that were twitching and rolling around just now turned into pretty women in the time it took to say these few words. They looked panicked, with their mouths open, their tongues as hard as iron, and they stammered for a long time but could not utter a word.

Chapter 41 A worthy death

"witchcraft!"

The innkeeper was so frightened that he trembled and said tremblingly: "These women were harmed by witchcraft and turned into donkeys!"

Turn a living person into a donkey?

Su Su frowned slightly, subconsciously thinking of the White Lotus Sect's sinister tricks.

Casting spells to defraud money, bewitching people, practicing evil arts...

There are countless examples of such behavior.

Su Su had listened to rumors from the folks in Guobei County a few days ago until his ears were callused.

"Disaster is about to come, disaster is about to come! We have discovered that he is using witchcraft to harm people. If he is found out, we will be held responsible. What should we do?" Not only was the innkeeper terrified, but even the waiter's face lost color and his cheeks trembled constantly.

"We have to strike first. Hide these women in the house first, and when the man comes back, give him some wine and food to fool him."

The innkeeper was anxiously trying to make up his mind. Suddenly he saw Su Su standing in front of the backyard door. He hurried forward and said, "Sir, you have come at the right time. There is a demon in our inn who is using evil magic to harm people. We can only try our best to delay him. Please report to the police and arrest him."

"Why are you so panicked, boss? There are many diners in the hotel restaurant. Just tell the truth about this matter and wait for the demon to come back. It will be easy to capture him, right?"

The evil arts practiced by the White Lotus Demon were greatly restricted. In Guobei County, the fortune-teller who set up a stall was beaten by Tan Jinxuan in the street and could not even raise his head. Now, there were at least twenty diners in the hotel and restaurant, plus the waiters and kitchen helpers.

They rushed forward and started fighting with fists and feet.

It will surely let the evil man who used witchcraft to turn the woman into a donkey know what cruelty is.

"Please help me, sir." The innkeeper bowed to Su Su.

Su Su showed confidence: "It's just a small matter, leave it to me, but the shopkeeper must also waive the wine and drink fees of the diners in the front yard. Only if it is profitable can we meet your requests."

"Sir, what you said makes sense. If this disaster can be resolved, not only will I be exempted from today's drinks bill, I will even be willing to go out even if you have to hold a buffet for three consecutive days." The innkeeper readily agreed.

After getting the promise from the innkeeper, Su Su turned around and walked into the restaurant in the front yard. He looked around and saw that the demon had not returned to the inn yet. He loudly told the story what happened in the backyard and suspected that the demon who used sorcery to turn the woman into a donkey was most likely a member of the White Lotus Sect.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the diners gathered around and talked in low voices.

"The shopkeeper has promised that if you help him catch the demon, he will pay for all the expenses of the restaurant today. Please help me."

Su Su continued to speak loudly.

"The shopkeeper's high righteousness!"

"Don't talk about money. I just can't stand seeing the White Lotus demon causing trouble. I will definitely give him a few heavy punches later."

"Everyone has the right to punish those who are evil and perverse."

"Silence, silence. If you continue talking, be careful not to make that monster alert and afraid to come back."

Under Su Su's dissuasion, many diners returned to their original seats, and then the kitchen staff, receiving a signal from the innkeeper, kept sending food, drinks, and cups, waiting for the demon to return to the inn and fall into the trap.

Half an hour passed while waiting.

Until a figure wearing rough cloth, with wrinkles all over his face, holding a thin whip and driving five lambs appeared on the street.

The innkeeper said repeatedly: "The demon is coming, everyone, keep eating and drinking, don't let him notice the flaw."

The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became lively.

Su Su ate his meal intermittently and observed with the corner of his eye the demon who was herding lambs back from outside the store. He had thick knuckles and calloused palms, and it was obvious that he had some martial arts skills, so he could easily deal with three to five people.

I watched helplessly as the demon tied the lamb he brought back to the backyard through the side door of the inn. When he turned around to look for the donkeys tied in the stable, he discovered that all five donkeys were missing. Then he ran into the restaurant in the front yard in panic and asked the innkeeper where his donkeys had gone.

The full house of diners gave the innkeeper enough confidence. He calmed the monster down slowly and called the waiter over to ask him to bring wine and food.

He consoled her, "I'm really sorry to have missed you, sir. Your donkeys were almost killed by the sun, so we had to call in a veterinarian to treat them. As an apology, please have your meal first. We will bring the donkeys over from the veterinarian right away."

After hearing the explanation from the innkeeper, the demon finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Being extremely hungry, he no longer hesitated and ate the meal prepared by the shopkeeper as an apology.

Just a moment.

The innkeeper came back from the backyard, sneaked up behind the demon with a long stick in his hand, and smashed it down, shouting urgently: "The five lambs he brought back drank cold water and twitched and rolled on the ground. In the blink of an eye, they turned into children. This demon is using evil magic to harm people. You guys quickly catch him!"

The sneak attack knocked the monster unconscious on the spot.

After that, many diners, waiters and kitchen servants who received the signal from the innkeeper suddenly jumped up and punched the demon. Before the demon could open his mouth to argue, they beat him until he vomited three liters of blood and lay on the floor of the restaurant twitching.

"Look at what you have done. He won't survive this night." Chang'e swept her eyes over the monster and sentenced him to death.

"What do you mean by a good deed?"

Su Fu retorted, "It is obvious that this demon has committed many evil deeds, and the people are outraged. He was sentenced to death on the spot and executed immediately. It can be seen that the White Lotus demon is notorious and has no support from the people. He can only use some evil tricks to deceive people and has no foundation for success. How inhuman must the officials in Yangzhou City and the City God of Guangling Prefecture be to let the situation deteriorate to this extent."

He glanced at the monster who was being beaten by everyone in the hotel. He had no idea how many bones were broken, blood was gushing out of his mouth, and his breath was getting weaker and weaker.

He added: "Besides, this man used evil magic to turn people into animals, and concealed his own abduction and trafficking of women and children. It can be said that he deserved death, and it was a relief for him not to be tortured to death."

After saying this, he stood up and took Chang'e away without caring what happened next in the restaurant.

When the innkeeper came to his senses, he wanted to ask Su Su and Chang'e, two scholars wearing Confucian scarves and robes who were obviously successful in their studies, to help report to the authorities before the demon died. However, he found that the two had disappeared.

He realized belatedly, "This handsome scholar is really powerful. With just a few words, he instigated everyone in the restaurant to beat this white lotus monster to death. He is indeed a scholar with sweet words but sharp intentions. We must not offend him easily."

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

"After this incident, thanks to the mouths of many diners in the restaurant, the news that there is a White Lotus demon in Yangzhou City will spread like wildfire. It will spread throughout the city in a few days. That damn Zhao Protector has to shoot the arrow on the string. I don't believe he can bear it if he makes such a big mess."

"The City God of Guangling Prefecture will not sit still and wait for death. The two evildoers will fight on the spot. There will be a good show soon. How dare you dream of coming back to Guobei County to cause trouble for me after your plan is accomplished? I'll cut off your firewood first!"

Chapter 42: Death of Yan Luo

"It's right here, just unload the items."

After returning to the small courtyard at Hongqiao, Chang'e waited for the driver to unload the purchased items and settle the wages. Then she first spread out the bedding in the side room on the left side of the courtyard, and then put the pots, pans, and other sundries in the kitchen in the backyard.

Only then did Su Su notice that there was a small backyard in the house. The thatched hut, kitchen, and bathroom for washing were all built in the backyard.

There is a wooden door in the right corner of the backyard. After pushing it open, you can walk along the bluestone steps to the riverside. This is probably the place to get water and wash clothes.

Although this house is small, it has everything.

"I just went out to buy some things and half a day was gone. I don't know how many days I have to stay in Yangzhou."

Su Su moved a gooseneck chair from the side room and placed it in the yard. He sat lazily on it to bask in the sun and communicate with the statues and gods in the Guobei County City God Temple. Guobei County was calm during the past two days and nothing major happened.

With sufficient exorcist power to supply the civil and military judges, yamen runners and ghost soldiers in the City God Temple, even the number of evil spirits that harm people in Guobei County has been greatly reduced.

It seems that the news that the tree demon grandma and the Rakshasa woman in Lanruo Temple were jointly eradicated by Su Su and Chang'e has not yet reached the ears of Heishan Jun.

After all, information is blocked these days. If no one tips off the matter, it is impossible for Heishan Jun to know about what happened in Lanruo Temple right after.

Besides, he was in Hades.

"Compared to the earthly deities who have temples in the world of the living, the existence of Heishanjun, who is both a demon king and a ghost king in the underworld, is really difficult to deal with. If we can't go deep into the underworld to eliminate his true form, we can only passively take the beatings."

To deal with the earthly gods who need to collect incense and vows from the world of the living, all you need to do is destroy their temples and stop worshipping them. Without incense and faith, they will soon lose all their magical powers and become no different from ordinary ghosts.

There are also some minor gods with little worship, who are not worth mentioning even by mortals with strong blood and energy. They are typical people who bully the good and fear the evil.

In the stories of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Fela often becomes a villain used as a stepping stone by the protagonist, and his level of depravity is shocking.

As for the ghost king who rules a certain area in the underworld, Heishan Jun not only has powerful subordinates, but he is also a great demon who has practiced for thousands of years and achieved the status of a ghost immortal. If he were not restricted by the underworld mountains that stretch for hundreds of miles and have difficulty in moving, even if all the city gods of prefectures and counties in Jiangnan were tied together, they would probably not be enough for Heishan Jun to defeat with one hand.

The gap makes people despair.

As a result, Su Su really couldn't think of many ways to deal with the imminent threat from Black Mountain Lord for the time being.

After much thought, facing a threat of this magnitude, either a celestial being would descend to earth and suppress Black Mountain Lord with a snap of a finger, or someone would take advantage of the period before Black Mountain Lord gets the news to absorb the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon and intensify his cultivation, and then build up his power step by step, attacking the underworld from the Yang world and having a good fight with Black Mountain Lord.

However, Lord Heishan has 100,000 ghost soldiers, hundreds of ghost generals, and scattered monsters who have surrendered to him. Such forces are undoubtedly a powerful tyrant in the underworld who can establish his own kingdom. If you want to defeat them head-on, it will take an extremely huge price and a very long time.

Therefore, in the short term, Su Su could only place his hope of dealing with the Black Mountain Lord on the Guanghan Fairy Chang'e who was banished to the mortal world.

On one side is an ancient female fairy who has left many legends from ancient times to the present, and on the other side is a black mountain spirit who is independent and cannot easily leave the underworld.

Su Su can only say that the advantage lies with me.

But apart from this, she also had other plans.

"If it really doesn't work, it's not impossible to sneak into the underworld and replace a certain Yama God who has reincarnated. First, use thundering means to get rid of Black Mountain Lord, and then find a safe place to hide before the remaining soul of Chi You makes a surprise attack." Su Su planned in his mind.

After becoming the City God of Guobei County, his mind became clearer, and many chapters of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio that he had not been able to remember before gradually emerged from the depths of his mind.

Su Su suddenly recalled and unexpectedly discovered that there were indeed many chapters that mentioned that many people in the world of the living would serve as Yama Luo in the underworld after falling asleep late at night, responsible for handling the backlog of affairs in the underworld.

The piece with the clearest recollection is "The Death of Yan Luo", which tells the story of a governor who dreamed one night that he had passed away a long time ago, and that his father, who had served as governor in the south, came to him in his dream with a sad and fearful look on his face, saying that when he was alive, he made mistakes in dispatching troops and generals, which caused a border army to be attacked by pirates and the entire army was wiped out.

Now the soldiers who died tragically have complained to Yama Luo. In order to escape the cruel punishment, they said that an officer named Wei would escort food and fodder to the local area the next day. This officer named Wei is Yama Luo, who is in charge of trying cases in the underworld. They asked him to do his best to plead for mercy and never forget it.

After waking up, the governor checked the roster and found that an officer named Wei would come the next day. So he knelt on the ground as his father had told him in his dream, kowtowed repeatedly, and then begged for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

The official named Wei actually admitted that he was also the King of Hell. He then brought the governor to the underworld, tried the case in front of him, and deliberately exonerated the governor's father. He even let the evil ghosts fork the leader of the soldiers who came to file a complaint and fry him in a frying pan, threatening the group of soldiers to give up filing a complaint.

As a result, the governor was so frightened by the tragic scene in the oil pan that he screamed. The experienced official named Wei was exposed for abusing his power for personal gain, and his soul flew to death on the spot, dying a miserable death.

This is enough to explain that after the Ten Yama Kings were killed by the residual soul of Chi You and reincarnated one after another, the underworld was seriously short of manpower, and regardless of the good and the bad, a large number of people from the Yang world were recruited to serve as Yama Kings, which resulted in countless unjust, false and wrong cases.

According to Su Su's recollection, some people in the world of the living who served as Yama had handled false cases and the fools who had been harmed by them would directly rush into the underworld and kill the Yama on the spot.

From this we can see that the underworld now is not just in chaos, it is probably difficult to maintain even the most basic order.

"So, if there is a need, I might as well satisfy my addiction to being the King of Hell."

The sun shone on his body, and Su Su thought happily.

Just as Heng'e had some free time after tidying up the house, she saw Su Su leaning on a gooseneck chair in the yard with a smirk on his face, basking in the sun with his eyes narrowed. It was unknown what he was planning.

He immediately said, "Fox girl, what bad things are you thinking about? Your smile is so ugly!"

"I'm thinking about whether I should go through the ghost gate of the charity cemetery on the outskirts of the county to broaden my horizons in the underworld after I return to Guobei County in a few days," Su Su said casually.

"So he was thinking of sneaking into the underworld and becoming the King of Hell. This is the best way to deal with the Lord of Black Mountain. By the way, he can also use the fire of karma to cleanse his heart, which is not only conducive to the recovery of his inner elixir, but also greatly promotes the future of Shinto. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"When I gave you some advice in Guobei County, you looked reluctant. Why do you suddenly understand now?"

Chang'e saw through her plan at a glance.

You can't read minds.

Can you guess this?

Su Su was shocked and almost fell off his chair. He said with a serious face, "Because it is our duty to restore the glory of the underworld!"

Chapter 43 The difference between immortals and mortals

In the blink of an eye, it was getting dark.

Sitting in the side room and gazing through the courtyard wall, one can see that dusk has arrived. Even with the dim lights in the city, it is difficult to drive away the deep night. Looking at the faint candlelight lit up everywhere, Su Su has a sense of déjà vu as if he has arrived in a remote mountain village.

But no matter what, there is no problem in crushing more than a dozen streets in Guobei County.

Su Su couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that Yangzhou, as the most prosperous city in Jiangnan with thriving commerce, could not escape the curfew."

"What's the problem? It's the same in every city in the world."

Chang'e was surprised by Su Fu's reaction.

Closing the window, Su Su said in boredom, "This curfew only applies to the common people. The high-ranking officials, wealthy merchants and nobles in the city all party all night long until dawn, while we have to close the door and go to bed as soon as it gets dark. We can't experience the rich nightlife at all."

"Let me tell you, the curfew was lifted as early as the Song Dynasty, and there was no chaos. Who would have thought that something that should have been eliminated and thrown into the garbage dump of history would be used again today? How boring!"