Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 115 Sacrifice to Heaven
The awe shown by Liu Sheng made Chenghuang feel happy, there is a god above his head, and the god is above him, even if he is a great person, how can he not be respectful?
The City God is the sky of Wuning County and the god on top of Liu Sheng.

Although Liu Sheng ruined his plan, seeing Liu Sheng's awed expression now, he felt that the blockage in his heart was gone, and he had more confidence in the next conversation.

Although Liu Sheng is a mere mortal, a mere county captain, he can handle it as he pleases.But if he refuses to cooperate, it will bring some troubles to Cheng Huang.

Looking at it now, even though this person's actions made the gods angry, but after all, he did not have a heart, and he still respects and fears the gods in his heart.

Chenghuang said: "Lieutenant Liu, please sit down."

"Back when Liang Ji died of illness, my official pitied her for her youthful vigor, and couldn't bear her to die young, so he took her in."

"It's just that people and ghosts are different, so it's not easy to meet you."

Liu Shengdao: "My lord Cheng Huang's heart is kind, that's why we brothers and sisters will see each other again."

The Chenghuang laughed and said: "I invite you to come today. One is that Liang Ji misses her family and becomes sick with worry, so I can't bear it. The other is that after hearing what you did, I want to remind you."

Liu Sheng looked at Liang Ji, and Liang Ji looked at him, obviously did not speak, but Liu Sheng already understood her mind.

Turning the subject around again, he said, "What did Lord Chenghuang say?"

The City God said: "God will send disasters, this is the number of days, it cannot be determined by people. It is certainly a good thing for you to help the victims, but you have violated the destiny and will only bring greater disasters."

Liu Sheng's heart was beating violently, as if a fire was burning.

There was a trace of panic on his thin face: "How can it be against the destiny to help the victims and quell the floods? I heard that God has the virtue of good life. How could he just sit back and watch the people be displaced and die?"

The City God said: "The county magistrate bends the law for personal gain, the corrupt officials do not practice morality, offend the heavens, and give them a warning. It is destined that [-] refugees will die, and it is clearly recorded in the life register. You order relief, which seems to be saving people, but it is just Transfer the fate of the refugees to other people."

"The refugees don't die, and the floods don't stop. At that time, the whole Wuning County will inevitably fall into an unprecedented disaster. How can it be so simple for the refugees to die?"

Liu Sheng couldn't believe it.

The City God said: "Don't think that I am scaring you. You have committed a serious crime by disobeying the number of days. Although you are alone, the souls of your parents and relatives have already suffered and been punished under Jiuyou. If Liangji hadn't been protected by me, I'm afraid I'll be implicated too."

Cheng Huang stretched out his hand, and a ray of light fell into Liu Sheng's wine glass, "Look."

I saw the light flickering in the wine glass, and a picture of the mountain of swords and purgatory appeared.

The crimson flames burned the blades red. Liu Sheng's parents were pushed and pushed to walk on the mountain of knives.

Liu Sheng's face changed suddenly, and he said: "My parents have done good deeds and accumulated virtues all over their lives, why did they suffer such a serious crime?"

The City God sighed and said, "Your father's order is naturally innocent, but you have violated the destiny, and your crime is unforgivable. Your parents are willing to be punished on your behalf and atone for your sins."

"Poor parents in the world." City God commented, then raised his eyes slightly to see Liu Sheng's reaction, and said: "If you can't find your way back, I'm afraid it will be a waste of your father's compassion."

Liu Sheng's hands and feet were cold, he looked at the teary-eyed Liang Ji, then at Lord Chenghuang, and then bowed to the end: "Master Chenghuang, please teach me."

Lord Chenghuang nodded in satisfaction.

The rain crackled and fell on the carriage.

The carriage swayed and arrived at the county government office.

Judge Wu smiled and asked Liu Sheng to come out, saying: "Lieutenant Liu, we're here."

Liu Sheng was in a trance, and his mind was out of control.Following Judge Wu's guidance, he returned to the county government office.

Suddenly, he shivered, and suddenly raised his head from the table, but saw that the lamp was still on, and he was obviously sleeping at his desk.

He hurried out of the door, and when he opened the door to look out, he saw a big, smooth mouse pulling a wooden basin and running towards the distance, and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.

Thinking of the horses and carriages in the dream, I suddenly felt absurd.

He closed the door, leaned against the door without saying a word, stared straight at the void, and there was a hot flame in his heart, which made him unhappy and made him want to go crazy.

What a city god!Good luck!
The flames in his heart were not spitting out, and the resentment in his chest was not clear.

Chi Xia appeared in the room, saw his aura ready to burst, and asked: "Brother Liu, what happened?"

Liu Sheng sneered and said: "There is no accident, it's just that the evil god is in power, humiliating my parents, vainly acting on behalf of the destiny, and making people's blood hot and itchy."

"Mr. Chi, why do ghosts and gods in the world have so many selfish desires just like humans?"

Chi Xia was silent for a moment, and said: "Ghosts and gods are also made by humans."

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered, "I see."

Chi Xia saw that he was very depressed, so she asked why.

Hearing that the Chenghuang used Liu Sheng's parents to secretly persecute him, he sneered and said, "If he has such abilities, he won't be the Chenghuang of a mere county."

"Corrupt officials are restricted by the laws of the imperial court, but ghosts and gods are not restricted by the laws of heaven. If these things are really going to be spread to the underworld, the first person to go down in flames is the City God himself."

Liu Shengdao: "How should I deal with humiliating my parents?"

Chi Xia laughed: "You already know it in your heart, why bother to ask me?"

Liu Sheng laughed, the candlelight flickered in his eyes.

After dawn, Zeng Fan brought the refugees to look for Liu Sheng.

The two appeals of the refugees, one is to release food for relief, and the other is to sacrifice to the sky.

Liu Sheng is already doing the former, and merchants and wealthy households are willing to help. The latter is why Zeng Fan and the refugees came to him.

The important affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs, and sacrifice is the top priority.

But sacrifices also have personalities and ranks.The gods and the earth are just sacrifices to the emperor. In Wuning County, offering sacrifices to the city god and the e-nv is already the top of the sky.

Liu Sheng's eyes moved slightly, and said: "In that case, let's sacrifice to the City God first."

Zeng Fan had no objection, that's why he came here.

This grand ceremony quickly kicked off.

Prepare three animal sacrifices and sacrificial prayers.

Starting from the county government office, the streets were patrolled, beating gongs and drums, full of joy and grandeur.

At the beginning of the sacrificial activities, even if there is no prior notice, there will be crowds to respond.

Especially the refugees, because of all kinds of rumors and gossip, they hate and fear the City God.

If the city god can forgive him, if the priest can appease his greed and anger, it would be great for the refugees.

There are two kinds of sacrifices to the gods, one is out of kindness, and the gods respond with a spirit to bless one party, and they will be sacrificed naturally.The other is from evil. For the evil gods who cannot be subdued and cannot escape, they must rely on sacrifices to compromise and offer incense offerings for peace.

City God should have been the first type, but now it has become the second type.

Because the refugees gathered, the people in the county did not dare to follow.

Although floods harm people, not only refugees, but refugees are dangerous, so try not to contact them if you can.

In the last sacrificial ceremony, only county magistrates and refugees headed by Liu Sheng participated.

This sacrifice should have been presided over by the magistrate, but due to well-known reasons, the magistrate had to be absent.

The master recites prayers and offers sacrifices to three animals, praying for the grace of the city god to disperse the water damage and bring a sunny day.

Liu Sheng brought a large number of refugees to bow down in the rain, hoping that Lord Chenghuang would show grace.

The huge incense made the City God appear in the Temple of the City God. Faced with so many believers offering sacrifices, the City God just sneered.

After the sacrifice, the color of the rain did not change.

The refugees were still afraid of the majesty of the gods, and they just waited hard, hoping that the next day would be sunny.

Liu Sheng knew it was impossible.

Lord Chenghuang is not only incapable of saving people, he is even ready to kill people.

It was a very dark night.

Black clouds overwhelm the city, and the billowing clouds are like the scales of a black dragon.

Lightning and thunder intertwined among the clouds, and strong winds and torrential rain poured down.

This weather, this time, is so familiar.

Liu Sheng stood in the middle of the county government office, without lighting the lamp, only the occasional flashes of lightning illuminated his face, revealing an unprecedented coldness.

When did you seem to see such a celestial phenomenon?

Liu Sheng remembered, it was in a dream.

It's today, it's today!The time has come!

Liu Sheng took off his official uniform, put on leather armor, a waist knife, and a bow and arrow on his back.Wearing a bamboo hat on his head, with the sun shining outside, he stepped out of the county government office in a pair of black rain boots.

"My lord!" The officers and soldiers guarding the county government saluted Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng waved his hand and said, "I'm going to inspect the refugees."

The wind and rain may easily blow away the temporary shed.Although we have tried our best to find public and private huts to house the refugees, but because of the huge number, they were finally resettled in Dongshi. We built more canopies with the help of the existing sheds in the market, so that they could have a place to stay.

When Liu Sheng was inspecting the refugees, Zeng Fan was also inspecting.

The fox girl covered her ears so as not to be startled by the thunder, she shrank behind Zeng Fan, her eyes were slightly green in the darkness.

Because it is hidden, it has not been discovered yet.

The fox girl pulled Zeng Fan's back suddenly, and said, "Look east."

It was difficult to fall asleep due to the strong wind and heavy rain, but these weak refugees couldn't bear it at all, and fell asleep no matter how unstable they were.

At this moment, on the east wall, a slender figure covered in yellow was climbing on the wall, like an ape.

By lightning, Liu Sheng saw the shadow, with withered yellow hair, skinny, like a human, but not human, with a yellow cloth bag pinned to his waist.

The shadow climbed down from the wall, sneaked into the awning, smiled strangely at the sleeping refugees, and then reached out to take off the bag on his waist and take something out of it.

"Husband, that's a plague seed bag, you must not let it open." The fox girl said anxiously.

Zeng Fan took a deep breath, and immediately uttered a voice like thunder: "Naughty animal! How dare you!"

The sound shook the shadow, and it froze for a moment.

Zeng Fan jumped out like a leopard, and kicked the shadow with a flying kick.

This kind of movement, even if you sleep to death, you will wake up, not to mention that there are still some victims who have not slept.

Everyone only vaguely saw that Zeng Fan kicked a shadow down, grabbed something from his hand, threw it far away, and then rode on the shadow, raised his old fists, and bowed left and right, making the thing make an inhuman sound weird roar.

The refugee hurriedly came over with the brazier, and the fire flickered in response. Zeng Fan pressed a monster that looked like a human but not a human, a ghost but not a ghost, on the ground and beat it hard.

The fox girl said in surprise: "Be careful, don't touch that bag, this is the plague seed bag of the plague ghost, and the plague ghost specializes in spreading the evil things of the plague."

The refugees screamed and retreated again and again.

Only the fox girl was not afraid, she held a brazier to cover the green light in her eyes, stood in front, and said: "Don't be afraid, this ghost sows seeds with the plague seed bag, as long as you burn it with fire, it will die."

The plague ghost was dizzy from Zeng Fan's beating, no matter how much he resisted, he only felt that there was a mountain pressing on him.

Zeng Fan asked: "Where did you come from, the plague ghost? If you dare to make trouble in my territory, bring it here truthfully, or I will burn you to death!"

The plague ghost was screaming hoarsely after being beaten by the flame-like monster. Hearing the torture at this moment, he hurriedly said: "I'll recruit!"

"I am the plague ghost under the command of the City God's Temple's Rapid Reporting Department, and I am here to sow the plague seeds under the order of the City God master."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a ignited flame, instantly igniting the fear of the refugees for many days.

"My God, is there any reason for the City God to bring floods and spread plagues? My God, open your eyes and take a look!"

An elderly refugee cried bitterly, beating his chest and stamping his feet.

Zeng Fan was furious, and he lifted the plague ghost and stuffed it into a brazier beside him.

As soon as the plague ghost touched the flames, it was immediately burned into a cloud of fly ash.

The fox girl picked up the plague seed bag carefully, tied it tightly, and said: "Seal this thing in the altar, fill it with plant ash, and bury it deep in the ground, so as to isolate future troubles. If it is opened, the plague seed will escape." , it will be a big epidemic immediately!"

Immediately, someone found out the jar and handed it over, took out the ashes from the brazier, put the plague seed bag at the bottom of the jar, filled it with the ash, and finally covered it.

The fox girl sighed and said, "Buying this jar in the ground should have prayed to the god of the society to dissolve it, but now that the city god kills people, how can we deal with it?"

The man who was exhausted by the flood was dying, and shouted angrily: "If he doesn't give us a way to survive, we will destroy his temple!"

"That's right, destroy the Temple of the City God and fight this evil spirit!"

At this moment, another scream was heard from the south.

Zeng Fan's expression changed, and he rushed over with the refugees.

In the light of the brazier, a man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat stepped on a ghost, whose arm was chopped off with a knife.

Beside them, a mother held her child tightly in her arms, sobbing in terror.

The man's eyes were like a falcon, staring at the ghost under the bamboo hat, "Say, what are you?"

One of the ghost's arms was cut off, and he was frightened by the blade. He cried and begged for mercy: "I am the ghost of the city god who quickly reports the disease, and I am here to treat the disease under the order of the city god. Do something, please forgive me, my lord."

This man showed no mercy and killed the ghost with a sword.Without even a scream, the ghost disappeared under the blade.

Zeng Fan praised: "Good knife."

He already recognized who it was, the county lieutenant hiding under the bamboo hat.

The fox girl quickly disposed of the disease seed bag that fell from the sick ghost's hand according to the method of the plague seed bag. The two clay jars were placed in the middle of the brazier, and everyone was terrified.

But compared to the fear of disease and plague, the real oppression and fear brought by the City God has caused public resentment to boil.

"What kind of city god is this? It's clearly evil! First attract floods, and then spread diseases and plagues!"

"Evil spirits harm people!"

"Tear down the Town God's Temple, fight with evil spirits!"

　I worked overtime until after nine o'clock, and started coding at ten o'clock when I got home. At one o'clock, I finally got it done.I was so exhausted yesterday that I even forgot to thank my new leader.

Thanks to the leader of the big baby "Passerby Chacha" for the reward, I will add an update for you on the weekend, tweet me.

　
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