Liaozhai Great Sage

"That's it, then there's nothing you can do. Help me up, and I'll go see Wang Ping." Li Xiuyuan said, and then looked at Xiaomei who was sleeping soundly curled up next to her.

He didn't disturb her, but carefully covered her with the quilt, and then left the soft bed.

"Mr. Li, why don't you tell me what happened in the Heavenly Palace? My family saw many ghosts and gods falling from the sky last night. I heard from Xiaomei that you went to the fairy palace to pay homage to Dongyue God. What happened?" Fox The third sister asked curiously at this moment.

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and said: "The God of Dongyue is a very hospitable god, and he has a good temper. I had a pleasant conversation with him, and I wish we could become confidants."

"If you don't say it, don't say it, I will go ask my second brother."

The third sister of the fox gave a charming look: "Whenever the young master misses the Nujia, he will play with the fragrant shoes of the Nujia. The Nujia will appear at any time. Remember to do it when there is no one. If there are people, it will be too inconvenient."

After finishing speaking, she took off a delicate embroidered shoe and put it on the table, then walked away quickly with her jade feet.

"Husband, don't take it to heart, Third Sister likes to tease people." Seeing that her cheeks were slightly red, Qing'e couldn't help but spit.

If it wasn't for her third sister, someone else's fox girl, she would have used magic to drive her away.

Li Xiuyuan smiled, and led Qing'e out of the house.

Before leaving the yard, Li Linfu waited there with an umbrella covering the sun.

It is not difficult to appear in the daytime with his Taoism, but he is afraid of being exposed to the sun. Before Li Xiuyuan's spirit fell from the sky, the nearby ghosts and gods must have seen it.

So Li Linfu also knew in advance that Li Xiuyuan was back.

"Li Linfu, do you need me?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Li Linfu gave a salute and said: "Back to the young master, the little ghost does have something to report to the young master."

"What is it?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

"It's the son's friend, it's about Wang Ping." Li Linfu said.

"Wang Ping? Wasn't he invited by me to help me with military and political affairs? How is he doing? Did something happen?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Li Linfu said: "This matter is a bit complicated, please allow me to speak slowly."

"No hurry, talk while walking." Li Xiuyuan said.

Chapter 454 The Clay Scholar

"How can you say that what you picked up was just Wang Ping's soul, and he himself has passed away?"

Hearing what Li Linfu said about Wang Ping, Li Xiuyuan stopped immediately, with a look of surprise on his face.

A month or two ago, Wang Ping was fine, and he was playing with him in Jinling City. How come Wang Ping was already dead when he returned to Guobei County to practice the army?

"Yes son, Wang Ping is now a ghost, not a human being. It's just that he has a lot of obsessions and he didn't realize it." Li Linfu said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "How did you die?"

"This brat doesn't know... But Wang Ping should have died of illness." Li Linfu said.

Li Xiuyuan pondered for a while, and immediately took out the book of life and death from the ghost king's bag, and then flipped through it, and immediately the name of Wang Ping appeared on it.

Sure enough, it was recorded in the book of life and death that Wang Ping died of illness at home on a certain day in a certain year and a certain month.

"He really died of illness." Li Xiuyuan was silent for a while.

Although he holds the book of life and death and holds a judge's pen, he can change the life and death of mortals and increase the blessings and misfortunes of ordinary people, but he has never used the book of life and death to seek personal gain, so he has never taken the initiative to investigate anyone's life and death. Let nature take its course, because if he changed the book of life and death randomly according to his own wishes, what would be the difference between him and that Lu Juan?

"It's the root cause of being bewitched by that painted skin monster." He closed the book of life and death and sighed.

When I first met Wang Ping, he was bewildered by the painted skin demon and rolled in the mud. Although he passed by and saved him from the consequences of being killed by the evil demon, he helped manage Guobei City and added merit. Longevity is extended and fame is increased.

Otherwise, Wang Ping will fail the ranking this time and fail the examination of scholar.

But the added merit goes only so far.

In the follow-up, there was no virtue to keep up, but they still couldn't even survive this year.

"Wang Ping himself didn't know that he had become a ghost, so didn't he notice it in the past two days?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Linfu said: "It's like this. The kid thought that there might be some way to remedy this matter, so he went to ask the Taoist priest."

"My master? What did he say?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Li Linfu said: "The Daoist thinks that Wang Ping has Wang Ping's predestined relationship, so he can't forcefully interfere. Since he is dead, it is not easy to cast a spell to bring him back to life. Wang Ping fabricated a body, and at night, while Wang Ping was fast asleep, he cast a spell to replace his body."

"Isn't the Muni mud gone?" Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment.

To fabricate a body requires Muni mud, which is a very precious treasure. The fabricated body can be exactly the same as a living person, without any difference.

During the time he and Qingmei were together, he already knew a little bit.

Li Linfu said: "Wang Ping's body was not fabricated by Muni's clay, but ordinary loess was used."

Although the body made of ordinary loess can be indistinguishable from a living person, there are many taboos, such as not soaking in water, and not being hit by brute force, otherwise the arm or hand will be broken and turn into yellow mud again.

As for the difference, it depends on how good the caster is.

If one has high morals, a mud body can be used for a few years, but if one has low morals, it will take ten days and a half months to show its flaws.

"Let's keep this matter a secret from Wang Ping for the time being. His obsession is very deep. Ordinary people will be blinded and muddled within seven days after death, but he can use this obsession to break through such blindness." , This is not something ordinary people can do, if he now knows that he has become a ghost, the situation will become more complicated." Li Xiuyuan sighed.

Although these friends around him have their own shortcomings, they also have their own advantages. Just like Wang Ping, he is greedy for money and lustful, but he also has the character of a scholar, and he also has a heart to save the country and save lives.

It's just that my ability is not good enough, and my inner ideals and ambitions cannot be stretched.

"By the way, I read it in the book of life and death before. Wang Ping has parents, wife and children in his family. Now after his death, the family life must be difficult. Even if he dies on the bed, he will be invited to help me. I can't I have let down his intentions, and asked the ghost messenger to send two or three hundred dollars in silver to help him settle down and make life easier for his wife and parents." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Little ghost understands, I will send a ghost messenger there tonight." Li Linfu nodded and wrote it down.

When he spoke, he had already walked into the hall of the front hall.

In front of a copy of the copybook, Wang Ping picked up a brush and dyed the ink, frowned and thought hard, wanting to write but he hesitated.

"Wang Xiucai, what are you writing and how long have you been thinking about it?" Li Linfu walked over with a smile and said softly.

Wang Ping regained his composure and said, "It's Mr. Li, Xiaosheng is hesitating to correct this form."

"Oh, what's so difficult to write?" Li Linfu asked.

Wang Pingdao: "Look, Mr. Li, this is the monthly fee for recruiting sergeants in the army. You see, the monthly fee for escorts recruited by Mr. Li was two taels, and it was five taels during the war. Wouldn't it be easy to hurt the old soldier's heart in two taels? I don't know how much Mr. Li thinks it is appropriate?"

Li Linfu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It really depends on what you mean, young master."

"Brother Wang can have such considerations. I let Brother Wang manage the affairs of the army, but I am relieved. Since ancient times, there have been bosses in the army. From now on, Brother Wang might as well be my boss in the army. I will lead the army to fight chaos outside. , Brother Wang will handle this military affairs for me?"