The old ancestor sighed and said, "There was a rule in the underworld that all the ghosts who died unjustly cannot be killed, otherwise it will definitely offend the heaven. So the chief executive has no choice but to do this temporarily."
This rule is quite humane. The dead ghosts died unjustly. If they were killed, they would lose their chance to be reborn. That is too cruel. I asked the old ancestor, "You just said that the chief executive was troubled by something. What was it that made him so stupid and incompetent?"
The old ancestor pondered for a long while before whispering, "I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone else."
When we heard this, it seemed like a serious matter, so we nodded and agreed. The ancestor looked at the bronze mirror again and said that the mirror god's mouth was unreliable, so he sealed the mirror with a sealing talisman to prevent it from hearing. I was stunned. It is said that a dead rat's mouth is very tight, how can it be unreliable? But the ancestor must have his reasons, so I took out a sealing talisman to seal the mirror.
"Hey, you old bastard, why can't you trust my mouth? You actually want to..." It turned out that the dead rat had been eavesdropping, and now he couldn't help but stick his head out and pointed at the old ancestor and shouted.
The old ancestor winked at me hurriedly, and I waved my hand and "popped" the talisman on the mirror, and the dead rat disappeared immediately.
"The Chief Executive has not been in the underworld these days..."
When we heard this, we all exclaimed "Ah" at the same time. The Chief Executive was not in the underworld. What was he doing there? Just like Tang Seng got pregnant. Who did it? Damn, Tang Seng couldn't get pregnant either.
The old ancestor looked at our surprised expressions, paused, and said with a worried look on his face: "He didn't say where he went, but only said that he did something wrong, so he didn't want to take care of things, so he turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to what happened in the underworld."
Shen Bing smiled and said, "It's nothing. The Chief Executive is not supposed to make mistakes. If he makes a mistake, he should correct it. Then make the same mistake again... Then make the same mistake again and correct it..." She confused herself.
I replied, "He changed and then he did it again."
"You country bumpkin are harming me." This time she understood.
The old ancestor was indifferent to our jokes and still had a sad face. He sighed again and continued, "It is said that this wrong thing is related to the Ox-Head and Horse-Face. These two evil creatures always cause trouble. A few hundred years ago, they enjoyed the benefits of the human world and were demoted because they did not seduce souls. A while ago, because of the incident with Liu Lingnv, they dragged the Seventh Master and the Eighth Master into the water. Judge Cui intervened and they were not punished. But they are getting more and more naughty, and now they have caused a big chaos in the underworld, which almost caused a disaster!"
"It's obvious at first glance that they are not good people." I cursed.
"Oh no, I forgot the time while talking to you. I have to hurry back to the underworld to the Naihe Bridge. Xiaofeng, remember, go wait outside the City God Temple in the county town first. I will inform you the exact location at midnight." After the old ancestor said this, he disappeared in a hurry.
I hurriedly packed my backpack and was ready to go out, but I couldn't leave the store unattended, what if something unexpected happened. But Lu Fei and Ma Yunxi were in Shanxi, and Wang Zijun, that monkey kid, was not here. When you need someone, he disappeared. I had to let Shen Bing stay here and ask her if she was afraid of being alone.
"What can I do if I'm afraid? You can't be with me." Shen Bing said in a crying voice.
"Hold on for a while, I'll be back soon, and tomorrow I'll treat you like an emperor." I was already out the door, closing the door, and waiting at the bus stop, because people often take taxis back at night, and can take a return taxi.
I was lucky enough. After waiting for more than ten minutes, a taxi from the city came and took me to the county town.
The City God Temple is located in the west gate of the county, close to the suburbs. It was originally in the suburbs, but later the county expanded and everything could be moved, except for the City God Temple, which remained in the city. The City God is the guardian god of the city and the chief who manages the dead souls in the city. Sometimes the newly dead ghosts must first be examined by the City God before they can register in the underworld. When Taoist priests open an altar to pray for the dead, they must first notify the City God before they can detain the dead souls to the altar, so the City God Temple is also a spooky place.
After getting off the car, I found that there were few houses near the City God Temple, and the originally small temple seemed lonely in the darkness, exuding a weird atmosphere!