Chapter 276: Bureau of Celestial Supervision

Chapter 276 Heaven Monitoring Bureau

Li Huowang grabbed the man's hair with his hand, lifting the entire corpse up to display it to the others around him in Pi County.

"Look well! The ghost has been extinguished by me! Its form and soul are utterly destroyed! From now on, there will never be incidents of shrinking yin and yang within Pi County!"

Li Huowang's voice echoed endlessly over the skies of Pi County; after a while, with a boom, the sky above Pi County seemed ready to be overturned by the shouts and cheers of the people.

Everyone present wept with joy, and the unusually gloomy expressions on all their faces vanished without a trace.

Many people immediately reached into their clothes, pulled out ropes and chains used for binding things, and threw them high into the air.

Even more people knelt on the ground, bowing repeatedly to Li Huowang, who had just been questioned, chanting words like 'parents who gave us new life'.

Magistrate Yang beside them led several constables forward, using their long staffs to prop up the ghost's corpse and began parading it through the streets.

As these people returned to tell their families, the news spread thoroughly throughout Pi County very quickly.

Immediately following this, the status of outsiders like Li Huowang was significantly higher than before; wherever they went, people stuffed vegetables and food into their bosoms, and many elderly men with white hair would kowtow upon seeing them, thanking them for saving their grandsons.

That night, the finest restaurant in Pi County, Fengyang Tower, was booked by Magistrate Yang to host distinguished guests.

As the savior of the entire Pi County, Li Huowang was arranged at the main seat, and those with some standing in Pi County came up one after another to toast him, as if toasting Li Huowang was some kind of honor.

The oppression shrouding every person in Pi County disappeared; the Pi County that should have been dead silent was gradually transforming into a normal county town, and the desolate streets became incredibly lively.

At the top of the bustling restaurant, Gouwa, Gao Zhijian, and others ate the finest delicacies of the establishment, each wishing they could swallow their tongues.

Even for the same thing, what one makes casually compared to what the best chef in Pi County makes is completely different matters.

"Scholar, you must study hard from now on, do you hear me! Only by studying hard can you follow the path of heaven like Little Daoist Master in the future, and afterwards someone will invite you to feast like this!"

With oil dripping from his mouth, Lu Zhuangyuan gorged himself while not letting it hinder him from teaching his young son at all.

"Old bones, you know nothing. Even having food won't plug your backside!" The Scholar put down the chicken in his hand and picked up good wine nearby to pour into the wine cup before Li Huowang.

Before he could pour it, Bai Lingmiao on the side reached out first to take the wine cup away, "Senior Brother Li does not drink alcohol; he gets drunk very easily when drinking."

Finishing speaking, she scooped some crystal-clear shark fin soup and sent it to Li Huowang. "Senior Brother Li, eat some vermicelli soup; you worked hard saving everyone in the entire county."

Li Huowang's mouth corner twitched, revealing a forced smile; he reached out, picked up a large chicken leg, and threw it under the table. Instantly came the sound of Mantou chewing and swallowing.

Feeling Mantou's tail constantly tapping against his lower leg, Li Huowang's mood lifted slightly.

Looking at the lively scene before him, Li Huowang raised the shark fin soup and drank it in one gulp, stood up, and pointed with his finger at the drunken Yang Hongzhi in the distance, saying, "Keep an eye on him; don't let him be too happy and drink himself to death."

Amidst laughter and joy, Li Huowang walked down the brightly lit restaurant; compared to the bustling restaurant, the streets of Pi County were equally unmatched.

Firecrackers sounded continuously, accompanied by crackling noises, red paper scraps flew everywhere, dyeing the streets and alleys a festive red.

Just as the "crackling" stopped, before the smoke cleared, a group of children wearing new clothes gathered around, squatting on the ground laughing, picking up firecrackers that hadn't exploded.

They perhaps didn't quite understand what happened; they only knew they no longer had to suffer the pain of flesh pierced by iron, and could also eat delicious food unavailable on ordinary days.

At the end of the street, a man wearing a head mask of a big-headed doll with red lips and cheeks held a flower ball high, leading a green dragon dance over.

Behind the dragon dance was a suona playing a cheerful tune.

Such a grand spectacle immediately attracted all the children; they forgot about picking up firecrackers, jumping joyfully around the dancing dragon.

Scenes like this were everywhere in Pi County; ordinary days were stubbornly lived by them as if it were New Year.

Li Huowang, face cold, moved through such crowds, appearing extremely out of place.

However, those who appeared out of place in this festive environment were not only Li Huowang.

There were also courtyards with green couplets pasted on the doors and white cloth hanging, from which came wailing cries. These were all people killed by that ghost today, and moreover, died in miserable ways.

After Li Huowang glanced at this miserable courtyard, he continued walking forward.

Accompanied by this sense of incongruity, he finally arrived inside the morgue of the county yamen.

No matter how lively outside, places like this necessarily had someone keeping watch overnight.

However, the steaming fragrant meat casserole on the table, and the black jar pasted with a character for wine, represented that the county did not treat them poorly.

Seeing Li Huowang walk in, the coroner and the green-clad constable hurriedly put their feet down and hurriedly invited him to eat together.

"You all get out; this ghost cultivated for a thousand years and is extraordinary; I must perform rites to completely eliminate future troubles."

Hearing the other party say this, how dare these people speak more; they nodded and bowed obsequiously as they walked out.

Inside the desolate morgue, corpses covered by white cloth were neatly arranged on the ground.

Li Huowang walked past one cold corpse after another, finally coming to the last corpse, grabbing the white cloth above and pulling it open; the beggar possessed by the ghost appeared before him.

This person looked scruffy with beard and ragged clothes, but strangely, he was not untidy at all, having none of the odors a beggar should possess.

This person's appearance was average, belonging to the type one couldn't find even in a crowd; this person's most distinctive feature was his eyebrows, thick and dense straight eyebrows.

Just as Li Huowang was carefully examining this person, that corpse suddenly opened its eyes, meeting Li Huowang's gaze.

Seeing Li Huowang step back with arms crossed, he reached out and removed the yellow talisman pasted on his forehead.

"Interesting, interesting; what talisman is this pasted? What effect does it have?"

"I don't know either, just pasted it randomly; this was drawn by someone else." Li Huowang's answer was exceptionally calm, as if he was not surprised at all by this person waking up.

That straight-browed beggar flipped over, directly rolling off the wooden board, shook the dust off his body, and his whole body emitted ding-dong~ crisp metal collision sounds.

"This Immortal, how should I address you?" He bowed to Li Huowang, his eyes very frank.

"Aojing Sect, Erjiu."

Li Huowang, unwilling to reveal his name, stated the pseudonym Jiang Yingzi already dead used in the Aojing Sect, "If I am not mistaken, you should be from the Heaven Monitoring Bureau, correct?"

The straight brow did not deny it, opening his mouth to say, "Correct, I am indeed a small soldier of the Heaven Monitoring Bureau; this Immortal is so wise, I made a glance earlier, and surprisingly you caught on."

(End of Chapter)