The old dog Huangshan is both a monster and a human. Many times, even he himself can't tell whether he is a monster or a human.
Dozens of people in Donglinfang also lost their lives in their generation, but the older generation also had a good death.
Nowadays, there are many empty houses in Donglinfang, and many ghosts that have turned into humans have entered the underworld after the death of the elders in the houses.
They will stay here for the next three hundred years and cannot go anywhere.
When leaving, Huangshan gave Chen Changsheng some tea leaves that the old man had left.
Huang Shan smiled plainly, as if he was really just a country boy. He smiled and said: "This is really all I have, sir. Don't blame me for being stingy."
I have always regarded this tea as a treasure. If it weren't for Mr. Chen, he might not have taken it out.
"Thank you very much."
Chen Changsheng accepted it, no matter what, it was out of his heart.
After leaving the small courtyard, Chen Changsheng headed towards the City God Temple.
Huang Shan moved a chair to the door and sat down.
His eyes were a little cloudy, much like the old man sitting here.
He is still the same old dog, working as a guard.
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The Chenghuang Temple in Donglinfang is probably the place with the strongest evil spirit.
The original badger demon was now wearing the clothes of the City God, looking particularly serious, and flanked by dozens of little demons, all acting in an irregular and irregular manner.
The City God's Temple is open, but no mortal pilgrims came today.
The badger demon sat in the center of the hall, extremely nervous, waiting anxiously.
It wasn't until the pair of green and white soap boots stepped into this place that the badger demon hurriedly got up and went to greet them.
"Donglinfang is in charge of the City God Badger, and I have met Mr. Chen!"
Chen Changsheng glanced at him, but did not speak, but walked out of the City God's Temple.
While walking, Chen Changsheng said.
"Bring all the cases from the past ten years and the booklet containing the incense."
Chen Changsheng's words seemed to be an understatement.
But the badger demon's ears were filled with cold sweat. He quickly ordered the little demon beside him to carry all the case sects up.
Don't dare to leave any book behind.
The badger demon knew in his heart that if he missed a copy, he would be in trouble.
Chen Changsheng walked straight to the throne in the main hall, lifted up his shirt and sat down.
The badger demon was waiting aside, and ordered the demons under his command to make tea and bring melons and fruits.
All etiquette is complete, and you don't dare to slack off.
A few quarters of an hour later, nearly a dozen cases of this case were placed on the table.
The badger demon said: "Mr. Chen, this is the case report in recent years. Not a single bit has been left behind. The book next to it is filled with incense. Except for giving favors and exorcising evil spirits, I didn't take any extra."
"You'll know after Chen looks at it," Chen Changsheng said.
Then Chen Changsheng opened the case and started reading.
The badger demon was frightened. Everything on this matter had gone through his hands personally and he didn't dare to make any mistakes. However, it was hard to explain what was fair. He was also afraid that he might make mistakes sometimes.
"In the past ten years or so, a total of 132 people have died. Most of them were minor cases. Please give Mr. Chen a warning."
Chen Changsheng read them one by one.
With a calm expression on his face, he flipped through one book after another.
It has to be said that the badger demon does have a unique view on justice. Maybe it was because he was evil in the first place, so he knows what evil is so clearly.
But to say there is no problem at all is definitely impossible.
It is most difficult to judge whether it is right or wrong. It would be strange if they were all right.
Chen Changsheng also understands this truth, but as long as there is no big mistake, he will not hold on to it.
The sound of turning pages kept ringing in the hall.
The atmosphere was a bit heavy.
The badger demon and the many monsters in the hall were so angry that they did not dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing the person in the hall.
Chen Changsheng finished flipping through the more than ten cases of this case, and then asked: "You were the one who judged it all by yourself?"
The badger demon shook his head and said: "I consulted several city gods around me on some matters. I made multiple judgments and focused on the key points before I got the result."
"What do you think, sir?"
Chen Changsheng nodded slightly and said, "It's acceptable."
As soon as these words came out, all the demons in the hall seemed to be relieved, and the hanging big rocks also fell down.
"Although it's acceptable, there are a lot of things that are worth mentioning. Let's take a look."
The badger demon stepped forward.
Chen Changsheng immediately opened the case, pointed to the conclusions in it, and said: "This person enjoys the affairs of men and women, often goes to brothels, and even forgets his wife and daughter. Although he has bad conduct, he often does good deeds. , there are many merits, but the result of your judgment also includes this person’s character, reducing his merits.”
The badger demon asked: "Sir, what do you think it should be?"
"Yin and Yang each have their own laws. You need to know that in the judgment of the Yin Division, character is not among them. It is determined by merits and demerits. Although this person forgets his wife and children, he has never done anything to persecute a woman from a good family. This A line of conduct does not count as an offense, it should belong to the category of morality, and a clear distinction must be made between law and morality."
"Law and virtue..."
The badger demon began to ponder, and then said: "In recent years, many city gods have been judged on many matters. Several city gods have different opinions. Many times they have been entangled between morality and law. What do you mean, sir, that the two should be separated?"
Chen Changsheng nodded and said: "Moral character cannot be used as evidence for judgment, it can only be used as a reference."
The badger demon thought for a long time after hearing this.
"The law is greater than love..."
He murmured as if he had thought of something.
"That's how it should be! That's how it should be!"
The badger demon raised his head in a daze and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your advice."
Chen Changsheng waved his hand and said, "It's not really advice. What Chen did was just to benefit the people of Donglinfang."
"Yes Yes Yes……"
The badger demon nodded, not daring to say anything more.
Chen Changsheng looked at the incense account book beside him.
He reached out and picked it up, then started reading through it.
The incense made every day of every year is recorded in the book, and the incense consumed is also written down one by one.
The remaining incense was kept together and kept by the badger demon alone.
The badger demon stretched out his hand, and the power of the incense appeared in his palm.
"Please sir, take a look."
Chen Changsheng's eyes fell on the badger demon's eyes.
The badger demon was a little nervous for a moment and did not dare to look into Chen Changsheng's eyes.
Chen Changsheng took the ball of incense and asked immediately: "No more, no less."
"Yes..." the badger demon said softly.
Chen Changsheng closed the incense book and said immediately: "It's not good, it's not bad either. I hope you won't make any mistakes in the next three hundred years."
The badger demon said quickly: "Don't dare to make mistakes."
Chen Changsheng stood up when he saw the ball of incense put into his sleeve.
"No need to send it away. Chen will come back in a few years."
When the badger demon saw Chen Changsheng leaving, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I thought about the remaining two hundred years.
It's been so long...
"well……"
The badger demon sighed and muttered: "Take your time."
