No one cares about who killed Guo Huaian. They only care about when Lin Yuan will leave. Now that Lin Yuan is gone, they are very happy.
The busyness during this period of time has been quite taxing for them.
The arrests from the government office were gone, and the "flower picker" did not continue to commit crimes in Guobei County. Everyone returned to their usual peaceful life.
Lao Hou was cheerful all day long, because his affairs with Xiulian had been settled and the wedding date had been chosen. Just recently, people were in high spirits during happy events.
On this day, Wang Zhe got up early.
Today Lao Hou is getting married and he is going to be busy making arrangements.
Lao Hou is popular in the county government on weekdays, and all the county officials come to help.
Riding a big horse, wearing red flowers, marrying the bride, entering the bridal chamber.
Today, Lao Hou is the happiest person and the most handsome boy, with a happy face.
Neighbors, colleagues in the government office, all gathered together to celebrate him, and it was very lively.
The county captain did not come, but he also sent people to send congratulatory gifts, which made Lao Hou smile even happier.
Zhu Xiao, the eight-foot-tall and dignified head catcher, started bragging and showing off again, and even dragged Lao Hou away and refused to let him go, insisting on entering the house to see the bride.
Among the people having a banquet here, he has the highest official position and is quite unscrupulous.
Seeing Zhu Xiao being so presumptuous, Wang Zhe felt that the wedding wine was going to taste bad.
It feels like a mouse droppings fell into a
He stood up and came to Zhu Xiao's side, touched him lightly, and suddenly, Zhu Xiao knelt down beside the table.
"Oh, what are you doing, headhunter?" Everyone was stunned.
"The head catcher is drunk." Wang Zhe said calmly.
"That's right, the head catcher is drunk." Everyone agreed.
"I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk, look at the bride!" Zhu Xiao struggled to get up and was about to walk into the house.
With a pop, Zhu Xiao fell to his knees again, but this time he didn't get up and passed out.
"The catcher is really drunk. Send him home quickly."
"He also said he could drink a jar of wine, bragging!"
Several officers carried Zhu Xiao back home, and the banquet continued.
Before leaving the table, Wang Zhe gently patted Lao Hou's waist and back a few times, sending a little bit of Qi into Lao Hou's body.
"A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but don't let it slip at the critical moment!"
Those few slaps and the infuriating energy he just gave were more effective than eating a hundred kilograms of wolfberries.
After the banquet dispersed, Wang Zhe left alone, his figure a little desolate and lonely.
No matter in the past life or in this life, he is still the same person.
"Perhaps it's time to leave Guobei County and go out for a walk?"
Because of his new marriage, Lao Hou took a leave of absence, leaving Wang Zhe alone patrolling the streets.
It's still the usual route, but there are not as many pedestrians on the street as usual.
In a few days, it will be the annual day to worship the "City God", which is a big event in Guobei County.
At that time, not only people from the county, but also people from surrounding villages and towns will also come to the city to worship the "City God", which will last for a whole day.
Through worship, people hope to obtain the blessings of the City God, some wishing for good weather, some wishing for good health, some wishing for protection from illness and misfortune, and some wishing for children...
The servants who worked with him in the Yamen were also ready to pay homage to the City God. Among them, Lao Hou was the most prepared, and he went to ask for a son.
There are still two days left to worship the City God, and the number of people going to burn incense in the City God's Temple is obviously much more than usual.
That night, Wang Zhe was sitting on a deck chair in the yard looking at the sky.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that the weather in the past two days was strange.
It was gray, as if something shrouded the entire Guobei County.
This is the first time in so many days that Wang Zhe has seen such a weird celestial phenomenon.
"Is something unexpected going to happen?"
Buzz, suddenly, he saw a group of black clouds floating over from a distance in the sky, and then a line of black air fell from the sky, like a big snake falling into Guobei County.
"monster?!"
Wang Zhe hurriedly rose into the sky and reached the sky, only to find that the black energy had disappeared.
"Where did you go?"
Wang Zhe recalled the location where the black energy fell just now and came nearby.
"It should be around here!"
His eyes fell on a very conspicuous building.
"City God's 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 is high above, wearing a red robe, a jade belt around his waist, three long beards, and a majestic face.
Wang Zhe used the "Qi Watching Technique" to look and saw that the City God's body was emitting a faint yellow light, as if he was wearing a thin layer of yellow gauze.
"Could this be the legendary wishing power of incense!"
This was the first time he had seen such a breath.
Although Wang Zhe often passes by the City God's Temple on weekdays, he has only come in a few times and has never paid homage to the City God, nor has he looked at the statue of the City God with the "Qi-Wang Technique". I wonder if he had such a wish for incense before. The strength is in the body.
He walked around the City God's Temple and didn't find the black air he just saw.
"Strange, where did you go?"
Finally, Wang Zhe came to the main hall again and stared at the statue.
"City God, did you see anything weird coming in just now? If you really have a spirit, tell me where the black energy is?"
The clay sculpture of the city god sat there, looking straight ahead, with incense burning in front of him.
"Did you see it wrong? It's not here?"
Wang Zhe turned around and left the City God's Temple. The statue of the City God behind him seemed to blink.
Um?
Wang Zhe suddenly stopped and turned around to look back.
"Strange?" He just vaguely felt something falling on him, as if someone was spying on him secretly.
He glanced at the City God in the temple again.
Then I left the Chenghuang Temple and walked around the nearby houses several times, but still found nothing.
"That's strange. Where have you gone?" He stood on the roof and looked at the silent Guobei County.
After looking for a while, he found traces of the black gas, so he had no choice but to go back.
The next morning, he went to the Chenghuang Temple again, but he still didn't find anything unusual, except that there were a lot of people coming.
Wang Zhe also used the "qi-gazing technique" to look at the people of Guo Beicheng who came to worship, and found that the qi in their bodies was also normal.
"Is it possible that it has left?"
Another day passed, in the early morning, not long after the sun had risen, the entire Guobei City began to become lively.
The people of Guo Beicheng were neatly dressed and clean. They came to the City God's Temple in groups to burn incense and worship and pray for the City God's blessing.
This is one of the busiest days of the year in Guo Beicheng.
The county magistrate personally presided over the ceremony to worship the City God.
Offer tributes, burn incense, pray for blessings,
He looked quite solemn and pious.
The county magistrate is the most respected person in a county, and the officials appointed by the imperial court are regarded as "yang officials" in the world.
The city god is the god who protects the city, but he is the god of the underworld who manages the affairs of the underworld, and is regarded as the "official of the underworld".
