I'm looking for longevity in Liaozhai

Chapter 34 Marrying a Bride Bai Chenghuang

No one cares about who killed Guo Huai'an, they only care about when Lin Yuan will leave, and now that Lin Yuan is gone, they are very happy.

The busyness of this period of time has tormented them enough.

The arresters from the government office left quickly, and the "Big Flower Picker" did not continue to commit crimes in Guobei County, and everyone returned to their peaceful lives in the past.

Laohou is always cheerful all day long, because his affairs with Xiulian have already been fixed, and the wedding date has also been chosen. Just recently, people are in good spirits when they have happy events.

On this day, Wang Zhe got up early.

Today, when Lao Hou got married, he was going to be busy making arrangements.

Lao Hou is very popular in the county government on weekdays, and the servants in the county government all come to help.

Riding a big horse, wearing red flowers, marrying a bride, and entering the bridal chamber.

Today Laohou is the happiest person, the prettiest boy, with a happy face.

Neighbors in the neighborhood and colleagues in the yamen gathered together to congratulate him, and it was very lively.

The county lieutenant did not come, but he also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift, which made Lao Hou smile even more happily.

Eight feet tall and imposing, Zhu Xiao, the head catcher, started to brag and put on a show again, and even dragged the old Hou to let him go, insisting on entering the house to meet the bride.

Among the people who had a banquet here, he had the highest official position, and he was quite unscrupulous.

Seeing Zhu Xiao being so presumptuous, Wang Zhe felt that the wedding wine was about to turn sour.

It feels like a mouse dropping into a

He got up and came to Zhu Xiao's side, touched him lightly, and with a puff, Zhu Xiao knelt down beside the table.

"Hey, what are you doing to catch the head?" Everyone was taken aback.

"The catcher is drunk." Wang Zhe said calmly.

"That's right, the head catcher is drunk." Everyone echoed.

"I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk, I, look at the bride!" Zhu Xiao struggled to get up and was about to walk into the house.

With a thud, Zhu Xiao fell to his knees again, this time he didn't get up, and passed out directly.

"The head catcher is really drunk, hurry up and send him home."

"He also said that he can drink a jar of wine, bragging!"

Several servants carried Zhu Xiao home, and the banquet continued.

Before leaving the banquet, Wang Zhe patted Lao Hou's waist and back a few times lightly, and got a little qi into Lao Hou's body.

"A moment in the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, and you can't lose the chain at the critical moment!"

The few slaps he made just now and the burst of true energy are more effective than eating a hundred catties of goji berries.

After the banquet dispersed, Wang Zhe left alone, his figure somewhat bleak and lonely.

Regardless of past life or present life, he is a person.

"Maybe it's time to leave Guobei County and go for a walk?"

Because of the newlyweds, the old Hou asked for leave, leaving Wang Zhe alone to patrol the streets.

It's still the usual route, but there are more pedestrians on the street than in the past.

In a few days, it will be the annual worship of the "City God", which is a big event in Guobei County.

At that time, not only the people in the county town, but also people from the surrounding villages and towns will come to the city to worship the "City God", which lasts for a whole day.

Through worship, people hope to get the blessing of the city god, some pray for good weather, some pray for good health, some pray for blessings to eliminate diseases, and some pray for a child.
The servants who worked with him in the yamen were also ready to worship the city god.Among them, the most well-prepared one is Lao Hou, who is going to beg for a son.

There are still two days left before worshiping the City God, and there are obviously many more people going to burn incense in the Temple of the City God than usual.

That night, Wang Zhe was sitting on a deck chair in the yard looking at the sky.

For some reason, he always felt that the sky in the past two days was weird.

A piece of gray, as if something shrouded the entire Guobei County.

This is the first time that Wang Zhe has seen such a weird celestial phenomenon in so many days.

"Could something unexpected happen?"

Hum, suddenly, he saw a group of black clouds floating in the sky from a distance, and then a black air descended from the sky, like a big snake falling into Guobei County.

"monster?!"

Wang Zhe soared into the sky in a hurry, and when he reached the sky, he found that the black air had disappeared.

"Where did you go?"

Wang Zhe recalled the location where the black air fell just now, and came nearby.

"It should be around here!"

His eyes fell on a very conspicuous building.

"City God Temple!"

Wang Zhe fell from the roof and came to the yard. It was late at night and there was no one in the yard.

The door of the main hall is open, and the incense candles inside are still burning. The City God stands tall, wearing a red robe, a jade belt around his waist, three long beards, and a majestic face.

Wang Zhe used the "Looking Qi Technique" to look around, and saw that the Chenghuang's body was emitting a faint yellow light, as if he was wearing a thin layer of yellow gauze.

"Is this the legendary incense power!"

This was the first time he had seen such an aura.

Although Wang Zhe often passes by the Temple of the City God on weekdays, he has only entered a few times, and he has never paid homage to the City God, nor has he looked at the statue of the City God with the "Looking Qi Technique". I wonder if there were such incense wishes before strength in the body.

He walked around the Town God's Temple, but he didn't find the black air that he saw just now.

"Strange, where did you go?"

Finally, Wang Zhe came to the hall again, staring at the statue.

"Chenghuang, did you see any weird things coming in just now? If you really have a spirit, tell me where is that black energy?"

The clay sculpture of the City God sits there, looking ahead, with incense burning in front of him.

"Misreading, isn't it here?"

Wang Zhe turned around and left the Temple of the City God. The statue of the City God behind him seemed to blink his eyes.

Ok?
Wang Zhe suddenly stopped, turned around and looked back.

"Strange?" He vaguely felt something falling on him just now, as if someone was secretly spying on him.

He glanced at the City God in the temple again.

Then I left the Town God's Temple and walked around the nearby houses a few times, but I still didn't find it.

"It's strange, where did you go?" He stood on the roof and looked at the quiet Guobei County.

After watching for a while, he also found the trace of the black gas, so he had no choice but to go back.

In the morning of the next day, he went to the Temple of the City God again, but he still found nothing unusual, except that there were a lot of people.

Wang Zhe also specially used the "Looking Qi Technique" to see the people of Guo Beicheng who came to worship, and the qi on their bodies was also normal.

"Could it have left?"

Another day later, in the early morning, not long after the sun rose, the whole Guobei City began to be lively.

The people of Guo Beicheng were neatly dressed and came to the Temple of the City God in groups, burning incense and praying for the protection of the City God.

This is one of the busiest days of the year in Guo Beicheng.

The county magistrate personally presided over the ceremony of worshiping the city god,
Offering tribute, burning incense, praying for blessings,
It also looks quite solemn and pious.

The county magistrate is the lord of a county, and officials sent by the imperial court are regarded as "yang officials" in the world.

The city god is the god who guards the city, but the god of the underworld is in charge of the affairs of the yang world, and he is regarded as a "yin official".

(End of this chapter)