Chapter 9: The Gluttonous Ghost

  Xu Xian's body suddenly shone brightly, and the strong soul felt like it was burning all over, still trying to move forward with a fierce momentum, but the more he moved forward, the more painful it became, as if he was about to melt. He could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

  The red-faced ghost was pressed to the ground, his soul locked in a tight bind. He was furious and felt he had lost face in front of this new master. He kicked him several times again. It wasn't his fault for being careless, as most ghosts were usually muddle-headed, and even those with clear minds were rarely seen. Even if they did exist, who wouldn't be terrified when faced with the evil ghost city guard? As for the truly fearless strong ghosts, to be honest, he couldn't capture them either.

  Xu Xian opened the book of life and death on the table, which was quite interesting. Every city god had a copy, but the most critical one was in the hands of Cui Pan Guan of the underworld. It was like distributing power to them for use, with a hint of predestined computer mainframe, online office work. This book of life and death would not record every detail of a person's life, only their lifespan. It was only used during soul trials to reveal one's merits and demerits in this life, but it only showed the important ones, while small virtues and vices cancelled each other out.

  Xu Xian tried to find his own name, but because of the departure of his yang spirit, it was gone. It is "one reaches this realm, each at peace with their fate." Xu Xian now, even if his physical body is gone, can still maintain the state of his yang spirit departing, but in his future cultivation, there will be some minor obstacles. Cheng Huang saw this point and let him just die, after all, according to the rules, a person from the mundane world cannot become a Cheng Huang.

  With such great kung fu, Xu Xian has already found the name of the person under the hall. He recited: "Shen Tu Rang, Huaiyin people, died at the age of 42, died by knife and axe." Looking again, "You killed 94 people in your lifetime, although many were treacherous, but also innocent, it can be said that you followed the straight path, but it's hard to avoid going up the mountain of knives."

  Shentu Zhang was shocked and lost his color, struggling with all his might. The Soul Locking Chain creaked in response to his struggles, as he roared: "I'm dead? How can I be dead? I haven't died!"

  Hongmian Guichad scolded: "This rascal, I just caught you earlier, you got drunk and deserved to have your skull cracked open, with brains spilled all over the ground, and yet you still refuse to die."

  Upon hearing this, Shen Tu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened in anger as he struggled even harder, shouting: "I swear to kill you! I swear to kill you!" It turned out that he was also a heroic figure in the jianghu world, with some reputation for chivalry. Recently, he had come to this gathering to meet an old friend, and the two of them were planning to get drunk together. Facing his bosom buddy, he naturally drank freely and openly, only to be taken advantage of by someone who opened him up. Even in death, there was still a hint of drunkenness; when he was brought to the hall, he thought it was just someone playing tricks on him, until this moment when he finally sobered up.

  Xu Xian said faintly on the hall: "I give you this chance, what should you do?"

  Shen Tu Zhang also knew that the true City God was on the hall, he had never believed in gods and ghosts throughout his life, and now he didn't change his expression, knocking his head and saying: "If you can let me avenge this revenge, I will be your cow and horse to repay this kindness." He was killed by acquaintances and friends, his heart was already full of hatred, at this moment no matter what price he had to pay, he wanted to take revenge.

  Xu Xian said: "Loosen the ropes."

  "Good brother, it's not possible! A yin person can't interfere with yang matters. How can we let him go back and seek revenge?" Zhao Wenhui heard the commotion and hastily rushed out.

  At this moment, the ghosts who had been suppressed for three months had all been tried, and only then did they try the new ghost who had just died today. Xu Xian said: "Brother, don't worry, I have my own way of dealing with it." Zhao Wenhui heard these words, hesitated for a moment, he was not a strong-willed person to begin with, so at this point he no longer insisted. The ghostly attendants sent him away bound.

  He burst out of his chains like a tiger out of its cage, let out a loud roar and ran wildly away, stirring up a whirlwind in the hall. Zhao Wenhui exclaimed in surprise: "Xin Hun has such great power, could he be that 'Ghostly Hero'?" He then anxiously said: "Brother, you're releasing a tiger back into the mountains, if he doesn't come back, it will surely become a great disaster in the future. I suppose you haven't heard of the Chu Xiong Rebellion of those years?!"

  "The Rebellion of Chuxiong?"

  "At that time, there was no such thing as the underworld. After Chu Bawang's death, his soul did not disperse, and with 100,000 banners, he stirred up heaven and earth. I think Shen Tuli is almost as powerful as Chu Bawang."

  There is a saying that "gods and ghosts fear evil people", not because they are afraid of evil people, but because they are afraid of those who have a strong aura. This kind of person will become a fierce general when they join the army. There was once a story about a general leading his troops on a march, when they encountered a large snake in their camp, causing everyone to be frightened. The general stepped forward and killed it with his sword. That night, he had a dream where an old man with white hair came to him demanding to know why he had been killed. The general knew that it was the snake from earlier, but showed no fear and drew his sword again, killing the old man. He said, "If you want to kill, then kill." This shows that even gods and ghosts will keep their distance from this kind of person.

  Shen Tu is this kind of person, once entering the ghostly path, he becomes a ghostly hero. If not sent to reincarnation in time, it's easy for him to gather a crowd and make things happen, no wonder Zhao Wen would be so worried.

  "Let's talk about tomorrow's troubles another day, but today's troubles must be eliminated."

  Zhao Wenhui immediately understood the meaning, and the remaining unresolved cases were all related to a place called "Qiu Wang Fu". Ten years ago, hundreds of people in Qiu Wang Fu were suddenly killed. The resentment and killing energy were so heavy that even the city god couldn't do anything about it. Now, ghosts are often taken away, and indeed, something must be done. However, he only has four ghostly subordinates, and when he tries to summon more from the underworld, they never come. His resentment is partly due to his busy official duties, and partly because he was affected by the evil energy of Qiu Wang Fu.

  Xu Xian's meaning is simple, you helped me save a life, I helped you resolve the grudge of Wang Fu, it can be considered as repaying your kindness, otherwise, this city god will never sit still.

  Zhao Wenhui was not good at this kind of thing, but he simply said: "Forget it, forget it, just do as you say. If anything happens in the future, I'll take responsibility for it. You can do whatever you want. I'm going back to sleep now." After saying that, he turned and went to the back hall.

  Another gust of wind swept in, and Shen Tu held up a small, thin ghost and threw it to the ground. The ghost's face was delicate and refined, still dressed as a scholar from when he was alive, but now trembling with fear.

  Shentu Xiang knocked down the Golden Mountain and overturned the Jade Pillar. He kowtowed to the ground, saying: "This vendetta is now avenged; from now on, I will follow your orders."

  Xu Xian didn't go forward to help him up, but instead said something like "A hero doesn't need too much courtesy." He simply said: "Get up!" Shen Tu stood beside Xu Xian without saying a word.

  Xu Xian asked the person kneeling on the ground: "Zhou Qing, why did you kill your friend?"

  Zhou Qing still wanted to hide, but looking at Xu Xian's desolate eyes, the evil spirits surrounding him, and his friend's soul staring at him angrily, how could he say deceitful words? Honestly, he said: "I had an affair with his wife, and I hated that it couldn't last, so I harbored murderous intentions." It turned out that Shen Tu Zhang had avoided disaster by entrusting his wife to Zhou Qing's care, but the two eventually developed feelings for each other. Shen Tu Zhang killed off all his enemies and came back to take his wife away, while Zhou Qing was no match for him in martial arts, and didn't expect to suffer this misfortune.

  Shen Tu sneered and said, "I thought I had no grievances or enemies, why was I killed. It turns out that it was all because of a woman. Do you know, if you showed even half of this intention, I wouldn't mind sacrificing one woman to bring the two of you together, what's the harm? The only thing to blame is that you pretended to be too righteous."

  Xu Xian said: "How about giving you another chance for revenge?"

  Shen Tu finally obtained the permission from Xu Xian, and then he grabbed Zhou Qing's soul and tore it apart to devour it. He immediately felt himself becoming stronger and thanked Xu Xian with great joy. This was also the simplest way of cultivating one's soul, which was to eat souls. However, this method had been on the wrong path since the beginning, and the consequences were severe. Ordinary ghosts did not dare to try it, and during the process of devouring, it was easy to be influenced and lose oneself. Only a strong soul with an extremely strong sense of self could suppress it by relying on a fierce killing intent.

  Xu Xian had been quietly observing his temperament, if he didn't bring back Zhou Qing's soul, it would be too greedy and not understand the way of being a subordinate. The phrase "being a cow and doing horse work" was just an excuse, Xu Xian immediately wanted to get rid of him. Now it seems that he can still be used, even if it's intentional, it's considered a clever ghost. As long as his own strength is above his, he can guarantee that he won't rebel.

  Xu Xian calculated that at this speed of cultivation, in just a few months, he would be able to recall all the memories of his past life. At that time, his power would increase again. However, at that time, it was inevitable that his current state would be broken, and even with his current temperament, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. But if he had to maintain his current state, then he wouldn't be himself anymore.

  Then Xu Xian took out all the souls with great sins from the accumulated souls and let Shen Gongbao swallow them.

  Hongmian Ghost said, "This person is disobedient and unfilial. His family has excess grain but he starved his mother to death." Shentu Zhang grabbed him, tore him apart and swallowed him whole, maniacally laughing, "Eating such an unfilial son is truly satisfying!"

  The ghost said, "This man was the county magistrate of Jinhua during his lifetime, and he oppressed the people like fish and meat, using cruel punishments to kill people." Shen Tu grabbed him with one hand and stuffed him into his mouth. "What a greedy official! It's a pity he didn't die at my hands." Shen Tu chewed slowly on the ghost, ignoring its wails and pleas for mercy, his face expressionless.

  Thus, the ghostly judge read out the list of crimes committed by the ghost, and Shentu Zhang was sentenced to death. With a single cry of satisfaction at avenging his enemies, he died, but not an iota of his haughty air in life was diminished.

  Shen Tuo's body was originally tall and large, but at this moment it continued to swell, soon hitting the roof beam, forcing him to sit on the ground. The four ghostly enforcers were now idle, standing aside with their eyes wide in amazement and admiration. However, they didn't dare do the same, for if they swallowed so many souls in one breath, they would have lost their original selves long ago. Yet Shen Tuo's crazy laughter seemed to be unaffected. Spiritual things are beyond even ghosts' control.

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