Chapter 96: The Decadent County Lieutenant
Gong Mengbi always prepared many seasonal ingredients for making incense. This jar of rainwater was stored when he was at the Shen family, and he brought it to Shouyue Tower when he moved.
The five ghost gods came back to report that the things had been delivered, and Gong Mengbi was looking forward to contacting Liang Ji.
Originally, he thought it would take a few more days, but in the second half of the night, Gong Mengbi smelled the fresh scent of lotus flowers.
On the wishing tree, the precious token that represented his fate with Liang Ji moved without wind. Gong Mengbi closed his eyes and concentrated, then he saw the sacred tree in the spirit glowing.
He looked at the precious certificate, and the silk thread on the certificate seemed to extend continuously, and Gong Mengbi's mind seemed to fall into a web.
It is unknown what this net is made of, and the silk strings extend in the void.
Following the guidance of the treasure certificate, Gong Mengbi landed on one of the silk strings.
In the blink of an eye, I saw Liang Ji kneeling on the ground in a boudoir. In front of her was a jade jar with a white lotus floating in it.
The lotus is covered with dew, and is delicate and lovely.
Liang Ji really condensed the first scent of white lotus in the spring rain, and the fragrance floated in the air like invisible mist.
She called out Gong Mengbi's name and said, "Fox Fairy, please show yourself."
The mist floated up and slowly gathered, turning into the shadow of a human with a fox head, which then turned from virtual to real and transformed into a white human figure.
"Miss Liangji is calling me?"
When Liang Ji heard the voice, she turned around and said in surprise, "It turns out it really works."
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "Of course it can be done. Once you cultivate to the level of Spring Rain and White Lotus Fragrance, you should be able to feel it."
Liang Ji smiled and said, "Yes, but the fragrance is so vague that I feel uneasy."
After saying this, she added solemnly, "Today, the City God sent underworld messengers to search the waterside and found this white lotus. He also told me that he has sent a letter asking people to find a white peony. When the gods of the community report on their duties on the first day of June, he will ask them to join in the search."
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "Thank you. So, the gathering on the first day of June should be the time when all the villages are the most empty."
Liang Ji recalled and said, "Yes, when the community god comes to report, he will definitely bring his guards with him. The village community should be the most empty."
Gong Mengbi thought for a moment and then asked, "There's one more thing I'd like to ask you, young lady."
"Speaking."
"There's a tiger demon in Longpan Mountain, called General Banyin, or perhaps the Mountain King. I wonder if the City God has had any contact with him?"
Liang Ji recalled, "I've never seen a tiger demon, nor have I heard of it. However, the City God sometimes goes out alone, and no one knows where he goes. If the time is right, the fox fairy might want to follow and take a look."
Gong Mengbi seemed to be thinking about something and said, "Thank you very much."
As he was speaking, Gong Mengbi accidentally caught a glimpse of the neatly folded underwear at the head of the bed. He immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.
Liang Ji also saw it, and her face suddenly felt hot.
Gong Mengbi said, "Miss, be careful. If anything happens, just call me."
Liang Ji nodded, not knowing how to respond.
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "This wonderful fragrance is hard to come by. I can't stay here for too long, or I'm afraid it will lose its fragrance and become less beautiful."
Liang Ji nodded, and saw the fox shape suddenly disappear, and the fragrance that turned into the fox shape also disappeared.
Liang Ji understood that this was at the cost of sacrificing the fragrance in order to invite Gong Mengbi's spirit.
She glanced at her underwear and felt shy again, but as soon as there was a knock on the door, this shyness immediately disappeared, turning into indifference and boredom.
She straightened her face and pushed the door open.
Gong Mengbi opened his eyes and thought.
He has not found any trace of General Ban Yin and his minions yet, but the flood is coming, and if they want to eat people, there is probably no better time than now.
Covering up the incident with the name of a flood does have the effect of deceiving people.
But what does the City God do? The death of the living under his jurisdiction is a matter of great disadvantage and no benefit to him. Besides increasing his workload in transferring souls, he also risks being accused of laziness and neglect of his duties.
Unable to figure it out, Gong Mengbi had to temporarily do other things, one of the most important of which was to protect Liu Sheng.
Glancing at the sky, it was already past midnight. Gong Mengbi approached Kang Wen and asked, "Has anyone returned yet?"
Kang Wen said: "They are all here, no one dares to escape."
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "You're quite sensible. I'll leave this place to you. I have to go to the county."
Kang Wen accepted the order, but when he saw Fox Heart Xiao Qi staying at home, he became a little suspicious.
Gong Mengbi said, "He is concentrating his mind and absorbing his energy. Don't worry."
Kang Wen was relieved: "Sir, take care."
Gong Mengbi went to the county to look for Liu Sheng. It was not difficult to find the county lieutenant Liu Sheng, as Gong Mengbi had met him before.
At that time, he had just been admitted to the Tianhu Academy and had encountered Liu Sheng while he was working as a thief hunter while transforming into a physical form to earn money. He was a man of both literary and martial abilities, a man of both ability and integrity. Although he looked decadent, he performed his duties flawlessly.
The county lieutenant was also a civilian, so he was a rare martial artist. But precisely for this reason, Gong Mengbi had to come personally to find him, fearing the Five Ghosts would collide with him and be slain by him.
Don’t think that if you practice cultivation you won’t be killed by a warrior. If the immortal’s soul leaves the body and the body is burned, the immortal will have to possess a corpse to revive.
If a ghost of the lower three grades is chopped off with a single blow, it will be severely damaged by the evil spirit. If a spirit of the lower three grades is killed with a single blow, it will be difficult for it to even return to life by borrowing a corpse.
Liu Sheng's house was quite large, but apart from an old servant, there was no one else in the house.
The parents that Liang Ji was worried about had passed away. Liu Sheng was already old, but he had never married. He drank all day long, and his eyes were dark and his face was covered with stubble.
When Gong Mengbi walked into his house and took a look, he knew that his spirit had fallen a lot and he no longer had the charm he once had.
Although I was decadent back then, it wasn't to this extent. Drinking too much makes your hands shake, and being too decadent and neglecting your martial arts weakens your body, so naturally your mind can't maintain its strength.
Seeing that he was drunk, the old servant sighed, took away the wine jar, and helped him to the bed.
"If the master and his wife were to see you like this, they would be extremely heartbroken."
But Liu Sheng could not hear it, and even if he heard it, he pretended not to hear it.
Gong Mengbi watched from the side. After the old servant blew out the lamp and left, he stretched out his hand and gently waved in the air. An invisible fragrance filled the entire room.
Then, he pulled Liu Sheng into a dream.
A cold rainy day.
The wet clothes made Liu Sheng find it difficult to walk, as if he was being dragged down.
He stood at the intersection in confusion, with a knife on his waist and a bow and arrow on his back.
A wedding procession came slowly, beating drums and gongs and playing music. The bright red sedan chair darkened in the rain, like solidified blood.
When the wedding procession approached, Liu Sheng saw that the sedan chair was carried by the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the suona was played by the Black and White Impermanence, the civil and military judges were leading the way, and two teams of ghost messengers were following behind.
Seeing Liu Sheng blocking the way, Judge Wu sneered, "How dare such a coward block the City God's bridal sedan chair?"
As he said that, he kicked towards Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng tried to dodge but was kicked and rolled on the ground, with arrows scattered all over the ground.
The ghosts burst into laughter.
The cheerful wedding music sounded again, and the festive suona and gongs and drums were deafening. Liu Sheng watched the wedding procession go away, holding his waist and trying to stand up, feeling confused and chaotic.
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