After listening to Mr. Song explain the cause and effect of the whole incident, Officer Du sighed with emotion:
“No wonder the ghost clothes on the stage of Yuncheng Grand Theater were so malicious towards the maid character played by Ding Xiaoman. It turns out there is such an inside story.”
That incident had not happened for too long, and Pei Anzhu remembered it clearly.
Ding Xiaoman played the role of a maid in "Frost Leaves Red in February Flowers". She was bewitched by ghost clothes several times and almost committed suicide on the stage.
The reason for this, in addition to Ding Xiaoman threatening Feng Xiaozhi's status and Gui Yi's desire for fresh vitality to replenish energy, may also be related to the plot.
The separation between the guest in the Liyuan Garden and his sweetheart, and even his death, were all related to the maid next to the young lady.
So when meeting the same character on the stage, Guiyi had an "empathy" effect and transferred his hatred for the maid from the past to the maid played by Ding Xiaoman.
Now that the matter is clear, it’s time for Mr. Song and others to go to the underworld.
This requires Pei Anzhu to open the ghost gate again.
"Officer Du, please go up first and deal with the matters outside. Leave this to me." Pei Anzhu turned around and said.
Police Officer Du didn't say much, and took Shen Yueran away from the mausoleum where his grandfather was sent.
There’s a lot of things to do out there—
About the protective excavation of Lord Song’s tomb, building an incense temple for Lord Song, appeasing the villagers in Gaoqiao Village, etc.
These all require the intervention of an official officer, Police Officer Du.
After they left, Pei Anzhu followed the procedure and opened the ghost door again.
The last time she opened the ghost gate was for Qiuniang, a hundred-year-old ghost. At that time, she had already dealt with Black and White Impermanence, and they also knew that she came to this new world from the world of cultivation.
Now that he opened the ghost gate again, Black and White Wuchang sensed the familiar spell fluctuations and immediately appeared at the gate of the ghost gate.
They don't dare to send some unsighted agents to deal with Pei Anzhu anymore.
If they offend this aunt, it will not be easy for them who work in the underworld, so when they saw Pei Anzhu, Xie Bian asked with a smile:
“Little ancestor, why did you call our brothers out this time?”
Pei Anzhu briefly told Mr. Song’s story, and then said:
"He is not contaminated by the cause and effect of human life. He has been a ghost for hundreds of years and has never gone to the human world to do evil. He even has some merits and virtues in his body. Because he does not want to be reincarnated as a human, I promised to find him a job in the underworld. Do you have any recommendations? of?"
Hearing this, Black and White looked at each other.
The ghost recommended by the little ancestor will definitely be accepted, but what kind of errand is given, it is not something that the two of them can just talk about.
What's more, the position system of the underworld has been the same for thousands of years, with a carrot and a pit, and the status of ordinary underworld workers is too low, so it is difficult to use it to fool the ghosts recommended by the little ancestors.
"What? Is there any problem?" Pei Anzhu saw that they were in trouble and asked.
Fan Wujiu thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth to Pei Anzhu.
Even though this little aunt used to be very arrogant and did not take the underworld and the Tenth Palace of Yama seriously, she is not the kind of unreasonable person.
So Fan Wujiu explained and said:
“The errands in the underworld are all filled with people who are worthy of their name, and they are all old ghosts who have been doing it for thousands of years, so it’s not easy for them to do it.”
“In this day and age, people are not interested in worshiping the land or the city god, so I have thought about it and found that there is still a shortage of people for the position of ‘impermanence’.”
Zou Wuchang means that the king of Hell in the underworld borrows souls from the Yang world to work in the underworld and perform the duties of Master Wuchang. This is called Zou Wuchang.
This kind of people are actually living people, the most famous of whom are Bao Qingtian and Bao Zheng. In many traditional dramas, there is a legend that Bao Zheng "judges the yang by day and the yin at night". It tells that Bao Zheng handles cases in the yang world during the day, and his soul leaves his body at night and goes to the underworld to judge cases.
But with the development of the times, and with the loss of people's belief in gods and ghosts, the underworld has rarely allowed living souls to do impermanence.
This position is now vacant.
Now Mr. Song is appointed as the director of Wuchang for three reasons:
First, the underworld has no suitable position for him and does not dare to assign him too low a position. To some extent, his functions are similar to those of impermanence, and he can also be called the master of impermanence.
Secondly, I heard that an incense temple will be built for Mr. Song in the human world. If you do impermanence, you can freely travel between the Yin and Yang realms. You can observe the situation in the human world at any time, and you can also provide shelter for some people who offer incense to him.
Thirdly, Mr. Song knew Pei Anzhu and asked him to treat it as impermanent. If there was any problem in the world, he could go to Pei Anzhu for help. With Pei Anzhu in charge, nothing would go wrong.
Pei Anzhu thought there was nothing wrong with this arrangement, so he turned to look at Mr. Song:
"What do you think?"
"I have no problem." Mr. Song said, pretending to stroke his beard, and sighed, "I thought that when I, Mr. Song, was alive, I would never have the chance to be admitted to the imperial examination. Unexpectedly, I died more than four hundred years ago. Years later, you can still find an official position in the underworld.”
Speaking of which, fate is really unpredictable.
The matter was settled like that.
Hei Bai Wuchang took Mr. Song and his ghost servants back to the underworld, and then used the power of the judge's pen to eliminate the causal contract signed by Mr. Song and the ghost servants.
As long as the contract is gone, the ghost servant is free. He no longer has to obey Master Song's instructions. Instead, he can go through the process of reincarnation according to his merits and demerits during his lifetime.
As for Mr. Song, he has to wait until the incense temple built for him in the human world is completed before he officially takes office and is responsible for the impermanence of the Yin and Yang realms.
The specific function of Zou Wuchang is uncertain, but it is probably to serve as a communication channel between the Yin and Yang worlds.
After all, when Pei Anzhu opened the ghost gate once, there was too much noise. Fortunately, this place was a tomb. If he opened the ghost gate elsewhere, it might affect the human world.
With Mr. Song in the future, it will be much more convenient for both parties.
In an instant, all the ghosts in the tomb disappeared, the black and white impermanence retreated, the ghost door closed, and the tomb returned to normal.
Pei Anzhu broke through the three-layer illusion of this place and provided convenience for the people of the national archaeological team.
After doing all this, she left the tomb and returned to the earth.
She will not be involved in what happens next.
Police Officer Du stayed to deal with the aftermath. Pei Anzhu and Shen Yueran did not rush home, but diverted to Pancheng to play with Qin Xiaoyu.
After all, Pei Anzhu has not forgotten that Ms. Yao from the Feng family is still staring at her.
***
Later on, everything in Gaoqiao Village was settled—
First of all, Gaoqiao Village chose another site to build a brand new cemetery. Regarding the cost of moving tombs, the state provided financial compensation to appease the villagers.
Secondly, the country sent an archaeological team and the army to transport all the antiques, gold and silver jewelry from Mr. Song's tomb, and put some in museums and some in the treasury. Some professionals stayed in Gaoqiao Village to inspect the tomb. Conduct archaeological excavations.
Again, Mr. Song’s incense temple was completed within a month. It was not large in scale, but very exquisite. I heard that Sun Xianming was selected by Mr. Song and became the temple keeper, and his salary was paid by the Yi Tiao Bureau. Now he is considered half a strange man. Bureau non-staff personnel.
In the end, I don’t know which live broadcast room audience edited the live broadcast materials into a video and sent it out. It became popular on major platforms. Many curious people came here because they heard that incense temples were built for ghosts. This has led to the development of local tourism.
Of course, this is all for later.