a long time.
Under the fierce gaze of the Fengdu Emperor, Qu Dapeng ran off to fetch the village chief.
The village chief was unwilling to come in the first place.
But when he heard that he would get to see his grandson, he came without saying a word.
When he arrived at Qu Dapeng's house, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Standing in front of him was a person several times taller than him.
“This is…” he was somewhat shocked.
"Village chief, be careful not to bump into anyone, this place is full of wronged spirits."
Qu Dapeng was terrified. When he returned, he was carrying a talisman.
"Zuo Wenyuan, do you know your mistake?" The ghostly voice of the Fengdu Emperor rang out from the sky, startling the village chief.
"Who...who are you?"
"I am the Great Emperor of Fengdu, the messenger of hell, the one who takes souls!" he declared domineeringly.
The village chief knelt down with a thud the moment he finished speaking, and, forcing himself to speak despite his fear:
"Your Majesty, may I see my grandson?"
The Emperor of Fengdu raised his eyebrows.
Why would you want to see him?
“I…I’m sorry to him.” The village chief lowered his head. “I wronged him back then.”
“The Shen Gu Temple has been in Yunxi Village for a thousand years. The villagers of Yunxi, as the managers, have failed to protect the Buddha statue and have even allowed it to be damaged.”
He sighed. "It was me. I mistakenly thought my grandson was behind it, so I hurt him."
"Emperor Fengdu, I beg you." He cried and kowtowed to the Emperor Fengdu several times.
Those villagers who had only ever seen the village chief's cold side before.
Everyone was shocked.
How could a village chief who has always been impartial and dedicated to protecting the people have wronged his own grandson?
The Emperor of Fengdu smiled coldly, "You killed him, causing his vengeful spirit to linger. Now his soul has been annihilated."
"No—" the village chief cried out in horror, "How could this be?"
"Hmph, doesn't he know whether he did it or not?" The Emperor of Fengdu was really tired; communicating with humans was such a hassle.
Then, with a single slap, he pulled the little boy from the corner to the village chief.
"Look for yourself, is it him?" The Emperor of Fengdu touched his forehead.
The village chief turned around and was suddenly terrified by the dense crowd of people behind him.
"Why are there so many people all of a sudden?"
"It's been there for a while, you just couldn't see it," Qu Dapeng quickly added.
A chill suddenly ran down the village chief's spine. Was Yunxi Village really haunted?
"Grandpa, Grandpa. Why did you kill me? Why did you slander me?"
The child looked up, his bloodshot eyes filled with resentment.
Although she was only seven or eight years old, the innocence of childhood had long since disappeared from her eyes.
Ye Lanyin carried Lin Wanwan and moved her to the corner of the wall.
“Ah Sheng, it’s Grandpa’s fault, Grandpa…” He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, “As the manager of the temple, it’s wrong to urinate, Grandpa…”
"I didn't pee, it was that ghost bride who peed, it was her!"
"Grandpa, I am your grandson. Don't you know who I am?"
“You killed me, and my parents left in resentment. Look at the people in front of you; they all died because of me.”
“You made me die unjustly, so I’ll make sure you can’t govern Yunxi Village anymore. You’re not my grandfather.” The little boy tried to push him.
The Emperor of Fengdu slapped him away.
“His lifespan has not yet ended. Although he wronged you, you have killed so many people over the years, and your sins are already grave.”
"The cycle of life and death is predetermined by cause and effect."
"He has his own karma; after he dies, he will be dealt with by Yama, the King of Hell, when he descends into the eighteenth level of hell."
The village chief burst into tears, but offered no resistance.
He blamed himself for years, but this was his retribution.
After hearing the words of the Emperor of Fengdu, Asheng stood there in a daze.
The old man in front of me had bulging cheeks and white hair.
He would threaten him at his doorstep every day, but he remained standing there without moving, without a single complaint.
Aside from causing his wrongful death, he did not wrong any of the villagers.
He acted impartially, finding farmland for the villagers and helping them husk corn...
"I only wanted to teach him a lesson. I never intended for him to suffer so much after death. I..."
"If you hadn't killed so many people, how could his sins have been so grave?"
"You are guilty. You possessed Qu Dapeng's wife's body, with two souls sharing one body. How many sins have you committed?"
"The matter did not start because of you, but it all started because of you."
The village chief trembled and wept bitterly on the spot.
"Ah Sheng, it's Grandpa who's sorry, it's Grandpa who's sorry. Grandpa will make amends to you right now."
After the village chief finished speaking, he rammed his head against a pillar.
The Emperor of Fengdu was driven to the brink of madness.
Mortals have so many trivial matters to deal with; no wonder the ghost messengers underground are all complaining.
He slapped the village chief away with a palm strike, saying, "Your lifespan is not yet over. You must restore Yunxi Village to its former glory, or your descendants will suffer retribution."
The village chief collapsed to the ground, staring in despair at the countless souls before him.
Finally, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to them.
"I have wronged you all. I am deeply sinful and deserve my punishment!"
When I looked up again.
All the souls in front of me vanished.
The Emperor of Fengdu came to Lin Wanwan, reached out and touched her head, "Grandma, grow up quickly."
Lin Wanwan grinned as she watched the familiar faces disappear.
The light from the crack shone again, and the little boy followed the Emperor of Fengdu into the crack.
The light grew brighter and brighter until it engulfed them.
Goodbye, Grandpa!
With a thud, the light disappeared, and the peace returned to normal.
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