Talk about the world of mortals in detail

Since the Changfeng Lake flood that year, Chu Hang has not "sleepwalked" for a long time. He has almost forgotten the feeling back then, and the feeling back then was only realized later by Mr. Yi when he woke up.

More than a month ago, he dreamed that the Book of Heaven was stolen from his home. From Chu Hang's point of view, it was at most a feeling similar to a precognitive dream.

But in that dream, after vaguely reading the Book of Heaven, Chu Hang felt that he was gradually becoming smarter and wiser, and he occasionally had a special feeling in his heart, especially on rainy days.

Chu Hang felt that maybe this was the last bit of destiny that he could glimpse in his dream before Tianshu left.

I just didn't expect that I would sleepwalk again tonight!

Chu Hang remembered that Mr. Yi told him that his state was very special. It was more like dream walking than sleepwalking. It was not an out-of-body experience in the true sense, but a wandering spirit. Essentially, he felt like he was Dreaming.

Therefore, in dreams, sometimes I feel like I am getting dressed, or I feel like I am opening a door or unlocking a door, which is like half-dream and half-walking.

The memories of the past gradually came to mind, but the dream just now was still fresh in my memory.

"Hoo"

Chu Hang's heartbeat and breathing slowly calmed down, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the door, as if he wanted to look beyond the side door of the county government office in the distance.

If it was true that I was dreamwalking just now, then everything I heard must be true, right?

Chu Hang couldn't sleep anymore. He opened the thin quilt, reached out and took the clothes from the wooden shelf and put them on, then opened the door and walked out.

A cold wind blew outside the house, and the bright moon hung high in the sky. The county government office was still quiet, but this time Chu Hang did not yell, tightened his clothes and walked outside, then looked back.

The door is still open!

Chu Hang continued to go to the yard on the other side of Mengzhong and saw the same side door as Mengzhong. This time, he reached out and grabbed the latch to open it, and gently opened the door.

"Squeak~~~"

The wooden door turned and made a series of sounds.

Chu Hang looked outside the door. Naturally, there were no ghosts or evil spirits.

But at this moment, in a corner of the roof outside the county government office, there was also a pair of surprised eyes looking at Chu Hang when he passed half of the government office, until he opened the door and came out.

Just when the people on the roof were feeling surprised, they saw Chu Hang on the side of the Yamen over there, as if he had something in his mind, he looked up without any warning.

Chu Hang just had a strange intuition, so he raised his head and looked at a certain location. In fact, he didn't see anything when he looked there, just rooftops everywhere, nothing more than night and shadows.

But to the people hiding in the shadows under the roof attic, Chu Hang's eyes were clearly looking at him.

After hesitating for a moment, the man in the shadow held up the mask on his face, then jumped lightly, as if riding the wind and sliding down from the rooftop across the street in the distance.

Chu Hang was shocked and couldn't help but take half a step back. Someone was actually there!

He wanted to shout "Here comes someone", but he still managed to calm down and look calmer.

The person who came had already landed on the ground. He was just a few steps away from Chu Hang. This person was wearing a facial mask and a dark gray outfit. His hair was disheveled and he was tall. He was the person who had changed into a new mask. Pei Changtian.

Pei Changtian thought that someone might be making a fuss about the corpses at the county government office tonight, so he had been waiting in the dark for a long time. However, he didn't expect that there was no movement in the city in the middle of the night. Instead, Mr. Chu came out alone and discovered him.

Chu Hang withdrew his gaze again at this moment. Taking advantage of this moment, Pei Changtian had disappeared from where he was.

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In the early morning of the next day, Chu Hang came out of the county government office and went directly to the Chenghuang Temple in the city, still accompanied by only two government officials in civilian clothes.

In Chu Hang's understanding, Yin Chai should be under the jurisdiction of the City God. Of course, he knew that he was not an immortal like Mr. Yi and could not directly summon the gods, but he also wanted to try his luck.

The City God's Temple in Luling County is not big. It is just a temple courtyard with no deep courtyard. The three sides of the courtyard are all houses, and in the center of the opposite door is the City God's Hall.

There were not many people in the temple in the early morning, and the temple door was ajar. Chu Hang led the yamen servants in and stood in the middle of the small courtyard and looked around.

The temple blessings must have gone out. The large covered incense burner outside the temple was made of bricks and mud. The smoke was curling up at this moment, which must be the incense offered by the early pilgrims.

"Sir, you said you were here to offer incense, but we didn't bring anything!" "There should be incense in the temple. Let's take it first and use it. Isn't it too late to pay after the temple blessings come?"

"It's okay, one penny and three sticks of incense, just put the money down."

The yamen officer said this and went to the utility room in the temple with ease. When he came out, he already had three sticks of incense in his hand.

Chu Hang reached out and took the incense.

"Have you given the money?"

"Don't worry, sir, here you go. It's my sixth uncle who is looking after the temple. How can I be disrespectful? He's going out to have breakfast right now."

"Um!"

Chu Hang then nodded and walked towards the City God's Hall. When he turned around and saw that the government officials were about to follow him, he waved his hand to signal them to stay away.

Chu Hang didn't pray to gods and Buddhas many times on weekdays, but he still knew the general process, so he lit the sandalwood in his hand with the help of candles in the temple.

Although it was an attempt, Chu Hang also knew that sincerity was needed. He faced the statue with sandalwood in hand and spoke in a low voice.

"Chu Hang, the magistrate of Luling County, came to Lord Cheng Huang to ask whether the souls of those who fought last night were taken into the underworld. Could you please ask Lord Cheng Huang for the convenience of asking about the origins of the two Jianghu guests?"

After saying that, Chu Hang respectfully bowed three times to the statue of the City God sitting on the altar, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner in the temple.

The sandalwood was inserted into the incense burner, and the smoke went straight up like a sword. In this swirling smoke, Chu Hang frowned slightly and felt that the light seemed to be darker.

Chu Hang looked around and suddenly found that some unnecessary debris was gone. Even the temple hall was much wider. The surrounding area was dark. Looking up again, amid the bursts of smoke, the statue of the city god was sitting in front of him, looking much taller. He seemed to be studying him.

Chu Hang's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a lot, which was unusual. He looked up at the statue of the City God, suppressed the urge to run out of the hall immediately, and asked again.

"I wonder if Lord Cheng Huang can help me clear my doubts?"

The statue of the City God on the altar seemed to move, and then Chu Hang knew that it was not an illusion. His eyes widened, and he looked at the statue lowering its head slightly, with a smile on his face.

"Chu Sima is indeed extraordinary!"

A deep and ethereal voice came from the statue. Chu Hang subconsciously took two steps back. The statue on the altar slowly stood up. During this period, smoke continued to leak out and it seemed like incense ash was shaken off.

But when the "god statue" stood up, the dust and other objects seemed to have disappeared.

The statue took one step forward and came to the ground from the altar. The body of the clay sculpture turned into reality unconsciously, and its clothes were almost the same as those of the statue.

Seeing the statue rise up and transforming into an old man wearing a turban on his head, even seeing Chu Hang, the God of Earth summoned by Yi Shuyuan, was deeply shocked. Firstly, what happened back then has been a long time ago, and secondly, the impact of the appearance was far greater than it was back then. so big!

"Oh, Chu Hang, the magistrate of Luling County, pays homage to Lord Cheng Huang!"

The City God nodded slightly, took the initiative to reach out to support Chu Hang, straightened him up, and actually returned the salute with his hand.

"Li Liangxiu, the Lord of Luling County, has admired the name Chu Sima for a long time. The three sticks of incense you burned today are very heavy. After thinking about it, Li decided to show up to see you in person!"

Chu Hang had obviously done a lot of good deeds in dealing with disasters in Lingdong during those two years. This act of worshiping gods and offering incense directly alarmed the underworld. After hesitation and curiosity, the city god decided to show up in person.

But even though he showed up, the old city god still poured cold water on Chu Hang with his subsequent words.

"I cannot satisfy Master Chu's request. Humans and ghosts are separated by different paths. Yin and Yang are separated. There are things in the human world, and there are ways in the underworld. Now that they have been escorted to the underworld, apart from their relatives doing sacrifices, there are people in the overworld. Everything has nothing to do with him!"

"Can't it be a convenience?"

Chu Hang was a little unwilling and had already seen the City God.

The old city god smiled and shook his head.

"We are not involved in the affairs of the underworld, and maybe everything else is okay, but we will not care about the international disputes between the government and the opposition. The underworld has its own way, and heaven and man are inviolable. Mr. Chu, I am telling you so much because of you. The energy is extraordinary and the merits are profound, don’t think about it anymore!”

After saying that, the old city god bowed his hands to Chu Hang.

"I'm leaving!"

After saying this, Chu Hang was stunned, the old city god walked back to the altar, and his figure seemed to have become taller. When he slowly sat down, everything on his body was re-sculpted, and he became that person again. A motionless clay sculpture sitting on the altar.

Smoke still lingered around him, and the surrounding light unknowingly brightened.

Chu Hang woke up with a shudder, as if he had just been in a trance after lighting incense. He looked around. There were miscellaneous items in the hall, such as the altar table, futons, mats, burned paper, broken pots, and oil lamps. The light was also very bright. bright.

It’s still the not-so-spacious City God’s Hall.

Chu Hang bowed three more times to the statue of the City God, and then walked out of the City God's Hall, already understanding something in his heart.

Although the old city god told him that yin and yang are separated, he mentioned "the international dispute between the government and the opposition", which was equivalent to telling him part of the matter. Chu Hang could hear it and knew what was going on!