Chapter Thirty: Divine Seal

  But at this moment, Fan Fang suddenly shouted: "Your Excellency, this is also a member of the Fan family..."

  Pointing at one of the surrendered ghost soldiers, he shouted.

  That ghost soldier was exposed, and with great hatred said: "Fan Fang, you are so ruthless and crazy, do you really not even want your ancestors?"

  "Ancestors don't want me, what do I need ancestors for?"

  The ghostly soldiers of the Yan family were enraged and rushed out to kill Yan Fang, but were chopped down by chaotic knives.

  Liu Yi's eyes didn't blink, and he smiled: "Since the rest of you are no longer members of the Ruan family, and Ruan Sheng is already dead, there is no more grudge between us. You can leave!"

  The other ghost soldiers saw this scene and were frightened, losing their souls. They wanted to leave, but outside the spiritual realm, they saw a red and white light, like an ocean.

  These were all people from Fengli, with three fires burning on their bodies and shining brightly, matching the brilliance of the torches. Even ghosts and gods would be shocked and fearful at the sight. How could these ghostly soldiers dare to rush forward?

  The leading ghost soldier said: "Since the gods have spared us, those outside..."

  Liu Yi smiled and said: "So it was like this, I was careless!"

  Every household in Lai Fengli was startled, and Yu Shu even walked out with a long sword. Seeing someone fall at the village entrance, there were black marks on his back, which extended from his clothes to his skin, as if they had been burned, presenting a circular mark the size of a wine cup.

  He immediately recognized it and said: "Ah, no mistake! This person has a bone flute in his hand and scars on his back. It seems that he is a witch doctor who came to attack the land god at midnight. But was killed by the land god, and these scars on his back are indeed left by the gods!"

  Yu Shu read books and had the broadest knowledge. He said so, and several elderly people who saw him also said so.

  At once everyone in Fengli's house started cursing loudly: "It must be the Yan family who won't give up, they invited a witch."

  "Ah Gong, generally speaking, the power of evil spirits is limited. They can only use methods like demonic possession and soul confusion to harm people. Only a true deity can directly take someone's life and leave behind such a divine aura!"

  Lai Fengli was already over sixty years old at this time. As he listened, he stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Although you are advanced in years, your eyes are still bright."

  Xiao Dao said: "We offer sacrifices to the land, and if we truly become enshrined as gods in the future. We will come to Fengli and prosper! You, this filial and incorrupt official, also have hope!"

  Yu Shu said in a low voice, "Grandfather, be careful what you say. The land is not just for our village to worship. There are also people worshipping behind the mountain, and after last time's incident, even the front mountain village may not be able to sit still and worship!"

  Li Zheng heard this and felt embarrassed, so he quickly laughed and said: "My son is right, I was wrong."

  The two of them exchanged a glance, and felt even more that offering sacrifices to the land god was the right thing to do.

  It's just a pity that they didn't come to Fengli first, but were preempted by Shanhouli. However, it doesn't matter, as Fengli is the largest and has the most people, so in the future when they sincerely offer sacrifices, the incense will also be the thickest, naturally able to suppress the other two lis.

  Thinking of it, seeing the corpse made him feel disgusted. Li Zhengdao said: "This kind of thief deserves to be killed for stealing, report to the county tomorrow morning!"

  "Yes!"

  In this world, there are generally ten miles to a pavilion, and ten pavilions to a village. The organization is hierarchical and governed. It's surprisingly similar to the Qin and Han dynasties in Liu Yi's original world, and also similar to the Red Dynasty era.

  Compared to the Ming and Qing dynasties, imperial power did not extend to the countryside, but it was necessary to organize a strict and tight system. If it were in the Ming and Qing times, it would be "the people do not report, the officials do not investigate".

  Even within the clan, there were many cases of private executions, and the authorities didn't care at all. But now it's completely different.

  The villagers then retreated and went back home after re-worshipping the land.

  At this time, Liu Yi let go of those city god ghost soldiers. These ghost soldiers just thanked him and left, the sky was already late, dozens of miles away from the county town, the ghosts dared not to delay, and rushed back to the City God Mansion along the way.

  Suddenly, a ghost appeared and stood proudly in the middle of the road. Seeing these ghost soldiers, he scolded: "Look at you guys, as timid as dogs who have lost their homes. You've completely disgraced our city's guardian deity..."

  In the City God Temple, both upstairs and downstairs are local ghosts and objects, with a thousand threads of connection to every mortal family.

  Wei Zheng was by no means the first to mobilize ghost soldiers for personal matters, nor will he be the last. However, being beaten so miserably and returning in two batches is quite rare.

  That ghost scolded the incompetent thing, but it was Luan Sheng's superior. Although he had a general relationship with Luan Sheng, today his subordinates were so humiliated, and he also lost face.

  Naturally, he no longer had any good feelings towards that land. He snorted, thinking that the land had been won over by Qi Shengjun's hospitality. Not wanting to provoke him, his anger was redirected at the defeated ghost soldiers!

  At this moment in the great hall, the City God had already learned of the news. He said faintly: "It seems that the land has indeed won?"

  "Yes," said the ghostly clerk, who didn't dare lift his head.

  He is just a small evil spirit, while the city god is a true deity. Even during his stay in Yan, his powers were reined in. However, after staring for a long time, one's eyes would also be injured.

  "Well then, let's give him some face and bestow upon him a divine seal!"

  The ghost official showed a look of envy and responded again. Divine seal, with this thing, it's no longer a wild god.

  The City God's orders cannot be delayed, and the sky will soon brighten. The ghostly official can only set out, mounting a horse-drawn carriage with an accompanying junior official driving the chariot, heading towards Wind-Come Mountain.

  Because it was an external office, with the order of the city god, there was a thin layer of golden light on the carriage. Even in the dark night, countless wild ghosts wandered outside the city's wilderness, and when they saw this carriage, they all let out cries of surprise and fled.

  The horse carriage creaked, traveling through the dark night. Before long, the east began to turn white. A red glow burst forth. The officer said: "Fortunately we have the divine lord's order; otherwise with this sunlight, we would have turned to ashes!"

  The ghostly official listened and nodded slightly. A thin layer of light burst out around him, carrying flames that crashed onto the carriage.

  "Hurry up! Although we have the power of the gods to protect us, after sunrise, this true fire of the sun will become even more fierce. It's best to arrive at Windy Mountain as soon as possible!"

  That official hastily complied, and in the time it takes for a spark to fly between flints, the horse-drawn carriage shot out a brilliant light, its speed increasing by several fold.

  At this time, Liu Yi was rewarding his subordinates. He smiled at Wan Fang and said: "You did a good job, your achievement today is not small!"

  Wanfang was grateful and respectful after listening, and the other resentful ghosts also had many praises.

  Liu Yi originally thought that these vengeful spirits would not be of much use, and he also had some reservations about their ferocity. Tonight, after seeing their performance, he suddenly realized that these vengeful spirits must have great uses!

  He warmly comforted them for a while, and even brought out some offerings of food, wine, and meat to reward them.

  These resentful ghosts were originally suffering from hunger and cold, wandering in the countryside, a pitiful sight. Now that they have entered Liu Yi's spiritual realm, with its protection, they feel as if they are in heaven on earth.