Chapter 16: The Ghost General

"Ghost General? What the hell general? Could it be that I, Yang Yuanshan, am lonely and unheard, but I really didn't know that there was a ghost general in Taoism......" When the master heard the words of the Taoist in Pingyang, he couldn't help but fall into thought, Pian Xuan, the master raised his head slightly, and said in surprise: "The people here all worship the ghost general, could it be that the ghost general is a Yin soldier and ghost general in the lower realm, and what fate has he had with the people here?" ”

"I was also puzzled at first, but I also had the same idea as Brother Yang Dao, so I asked the local people, and after he said, the ghost general also has a nickname, what is it called'General God', and the ghost general every midnight, must patrol the Yin and Yang worlds within a radius of dozens of miles, and the local people's requests are all fulfilled, so the ghost general is more and more sought after, and even the incense of the local land temple is not as prosperous as the incense of the ghost general!" After Pingyang Daoren finished speaking, he shook his head with a wry smile.

Will the gods?

I thought about it in amazement, and then looked at the master, but seeing that the master was also at a loss, but the doubts in my heart were not removed, and I would be suffocated...... "Master, what is a god?" ”

"The so-called general god is to have a god position, but not listed in the immortal book, for the folk gods, slaying demons and subduing demons, so he is a general, presumably the general god, is the local people crowned, right?" After the master finished explaining, he turned his head and asked the Taoist of Pingyang.

"That's right, the god is shouted by the people to show respect, but even if the ghost general really has something, he is just a ghost, how can he rob the worship of the god, this, this is completely inconsistent with the law of heaven and earth......" The more depressed the people of Pingyang Dao became, and they couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Boom! Bang! Bang! ”

Just as Master and Pingyang Daoist were talking, I inexplicably heard a muffled sound from outside the village, and the sound was clearly the sound of smashing and ramming, the so-called smashing and ramming, that is, the rural people built houses and laid foundations, with a flat big stone, several people carried it, and smashed the foundation along the circle, that kind of sound, dull and powerful, thick and strong, and the sound that suddenly sounded outside the village, coincided.

"Master! What do you hear outside the village? I pricked up my ears and asked Master in a trembling voice.

The master frowned and slowly stood up, obviously he also heard the movement, but the Pingyang Daoist was unusual, his face shrank back in horror, and his voice was as uncomfortable as mine: "Could it be ......?"

"The ghost general is on the night watch...... Ghost General's Night Watch......"

At this juncture, there was a sound of laughter in the air, and I turned my head hurriedly, only to see a madman-like person lying on the branch of the tree not far away, clapping his hands and shouting with laughter, very happy.

Old madman? He, how did he climb the tree? When did this happen?!

The sudden appearance of the old madman made me a little confused, when I left before, there was no figure in the blink of an eye, but now I appeared, and I was staying in the tree, this old madman, it was really elusive!

"You mean...... The deafening heavy sound outside was the footsteps of the ghost general? The master also looked curiously at the old madman in the tree.

......The old madman didn't answer Master's question, just smiled stupidly, but soon, he jumped to the ground, raised his fingers and made a silent gesture, and ran to us, lowered his voice and said, "Be quiet, don't let the ghost general hear your voice, if you collide with the ghost general, disaster will befall you!" ”

"What?" Master's face was grim, and then he said in a cold voice: "All the gods and spirits of the heavens are all blessed by the common people, how can there be a collision, and there will be disasters, this is fresh!" ”

After speaking, the master picked up the peachwood sword and rushed out of the village quickly, I hurriedly stopped the master, in case what the old madman said was true, how could the master be the opponent of the ghost general, but the master seemed to be unable to see people anymore, I looked back at the Pingyang Daoist, he was sitting still in place, and his face was slightly ugly, I couldn't help asking: "Pingyang Daoist, you won't be afraid of that ghost general, right?" ”

"What are you afraid of? I, how could I be afraid of it! As soon as the Pingyang Daoist heard my words, he immediately jumped up, but he still didn't take any action, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered in my ear: "I'd rather believe it than not, if it's really a good person, I can't fight hard in this way, besides, with your master Yang Yuanshan, he is the master of the Maoshan sect, is there anything he can't do?" ”

As he spoke, the Taoist of Pingyang smiled strangely at me and gestured with a "you know" look.

I was speechless for a moment at this Pingyang Daoist, it turned out that he was a half-bucket water Taoist, and he was alone with a little wind and grass, such a practice and Taoism, how to walk the world and eliminate demons? Really!

"Dao Chief? You, why did you smash all the altars? It actually attracted the ghost general to patrol at night, alas, the Taoist chief, our village is suffering from you! At this time, an old man dressed in gray walked slowly out of the wall of a farmhouse, he was short and fat, his hair was slightly gray, he looked about fifty or sixty years old, the most obvious thing was the old man's red nose, round nose, but red rosacea, while speaking, his nostrils were turned over and over, very happy.

"Village Chief, is that you?" As soon as the people of Pingyang Dao looked at the people, they immediately sighed and said, "Is there really some ghost general outside the village who is patrolling at night?" ”

"Oh, it's not! The ghost general has bronze arms and iron armor, nine feet tall, walks thousands of pounds, walks like the ground shakes the mountains, several villages in the south of Dayan Town, have heard the footsteps of the ghost general's night patrol, no one dares to look at it! For fear of colliding with the ghost general and causing disaster. The rosacea-nosed old man, who was called the village chief, ran over with a bitter and hateful look, and said point-in-cheek.

"Could it be that there is really a ghost general in this world......" Pingyang Daoren instantly drooped his face and muttered in a low voice.

"Daoist Pingyang, don't you really believe that there are any ghost generals in this world, right? Anyway, I don't believe it, I only believe in the gods of Mantian, and I only believe in my Maoshan Patriarch! I asked the people of Pingyang Dao noncommittally, and then expressed my attitude, it is said that I have walked thousands of miles with the master, and I have also seen some ghosts and gods, but what kind of ghost general is this, even if I believe that there is, it is just a ghost, how can it be compared with the gods of the heavens, it is simply outrageous!

"Oh, boy, where did you come from? How dare you slander the ghost general we believe in so loudly? Really, really much! When the village chief heard my words, he immediately became anxious.

"Don't worry, the village chief, this little brother is not nonsense, just because he has seen a lot, so he said this, by the way, the village chief, I haven't introduced it yet, he and his master are both sent by Maoshan, and his master is a generation of grandmasters, much more famous than my mountain trail, hehe!" Pingyang Daoist introduced with a smile, but quickly tilted his head to my ear and asked, "Little brother, I haven't asked you what your Dao name is?" ”

"Oh, my name is ...... My name is Li Xian, but my master often calls me by the nickname Ergou, and the Taoist of Pingyang can also call me that. I scratched my head in embarrassment.

"Ergou, Xiaodao, I haven't confiscated the money for this ceremony, don't talk nonsense, annoying this old village chief, my errand will be empty for a bamboo basket to fetch water......" Pingyang Daoist hurriedly muttered again.

"Ugh." I was speechless.

"Maoshan faction?!" After listening to the words of the Pingyang Daoist, the village chief suddenly looked solemn and respectful, but soon, he pouted and said: "I don't care what faction they are, we only need to believe in the ghost general, and we can turn evil into good fortune and respond to every request, and besides, they have knocked over your altar, by the way, Dao Chief, how are you doing?" What about the return of the king's soul? ”

"This ......" As soon as the Pingyang Daoist heard the matter, he became as speechless as me.

Under the questioning of the village chief, the people of Pingyang Dao were about to prevaricate, but when they saw the master coming back from a distance, I hurriedly shouted: "Master, what did you see when you chased it out?" ”

"Well, after I chased it out, I only saw a phantom in the distance, because the thing was running too fast, I chased it for two or three miles, so I gave up the chase and turned back." The master put away the peachwood sword and said indifferently.

"You, how can you say that the ghost general is a thing...... "I didn't know that the master's unintentional words actually violated the taboo of the old village chief again, only to see the old village chief jump in a hurry, pointing at the master is accusation.

"Oops! I said village chief, what did you just say about the ghost general? I asked with a sudden smile.

"It's him! It was he who said that the ghost general was the ...... of the east" The old village chief had not yet said the west, and suddenly realized that he had also committed a taboo, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, not daring to say any more, I immediately laughed.

"Two dogs, don't make times!" Master glared at me, I quickly stuck out my tongue, stepped aside, Master walked up to the old village chief, hugged his fist and saluted: "It turns out that you are the village chief of this village, and you sent Yang Yuanshan in Xiamaoshan to ...... with your apprentices."

"You don't have to say it! I know that your master and apprentice were sent by Maoshan, but you have blasphemed the ghost general we believe in, I don't welcome you, please leave the village immediately! "The old village chief turned his face faster than he turned a book, and directly ordered me and the master to expel the guest.

"You!" Master was also choked by the old village chief all of a sudden, Pingyang Daoist was still waiting to get paid, so he hid aside and didn't even fart, I never thought that Master and I were actually driven out by the head of a village, you must know that along the way, many places invited my master to come in as a guest, my master didn't want to go yet, this is a strange place......

"The village chief did not welcome it, so he drove out the outsiders; This road is opened by the village chief, and this tree is planted by the village chief; If you want to enter the village, the village chief will be happy...... Hey, the village chief is not happy, don't think about coming into the village, hehe...... Hahaha...... "At this time, the old madman squatting on the side of the road jumped up and sang, although he was crazy, but listening to the meaning of his words, it was a little demeaning to the village chief, this old madman, is he really crazy or fake crazy?"

"Old madman! Why are you everywhere?! Get out of here! When the old village chief heard the old madman's words, he was immediately annoyed and angry, and bent down to pick up a brick and threw it at the old madman, but the old madman jumped up and down with joy and laughter, and soon ran into the village and slipped away.