Chapter 1913
Mountain God 17
"Saying it's a form of deliverance isn't quite right either."
Liu Dong said, "Ning's wife's family found a master and invited ghost messengers to directly capture Nie Xiaoqian and take her to the underworld."
“Nie Xiaoqian helped the Rakshasa Ghost harm so many people. Whether she was forced to or not, she has to bear the sin of human lives. She must go through the eighteen levels of hell.”
"Ning's wife divorced Ning Caichen and took her dowry with her. Ning Caichen's family was originally very poor and relied entirely on his wife's dowry for a living. You can imagine what his life was like after the divorce."
Dan Qing gasped, "That's ruthless. But well done!"
The Ning Caichen portrayed in television and film, needless to say, aligns with modern societal ideals; he is a devoted and passionate male protagonist.
However, Ning Caichen in the novel was written by Pu Songling, an ancient writer, and is naturally a typical ancient feudal man. In the eyes of modern people, he is really a scumbag.
The two arrived at Lanruo Temple while they were talking.
After looking around, I found it was just an ordinary dilapidated temple, with no ghostly or demonic aura inside.
There are many trees on this mountain, but no locust trees.
The day of the provincial examination finally arrived, and Huangfu You entered the examination hall.
Over the years, Liu Dong has taught him everything he can. Huangfu You's knowledge is very profound. He can even pass the metropolitan examination, let alone the provincial examination.
He finished the exam with ease and waited for the results.
During this period, many people invited him to participate in literary gatherings.
Huangfu You brought Shan Qing with him.
Over the years, Shan Qing has also studied poetry and literature with Liu Tong, and is fully capable of handling various situations at literary gatherings.
Dan Qing thought that if he were to travel back to the modern era, with his current mastery of classical Chinese, he would definitely become an expert-level scholar in the modern world.
Liu Dong went with them.
Because a child's appearance is too restrictive, he used illusion magic to make himself look like a young man in his twenties in the eyes of others.
"What's wrong?" Shan Qing noticed that Liu Dong's expression was a little off.
Liu Tong: "I've discovered someone who's connected to me in this life."
Shan Qing: "Where?"
He was very curious about what this powerful being had encountered after reincarnation, that he had become a ghost infant!
Those who plotted to harm the big boss were really asking for trouble.
Liu Tong looked in a certain direction, and Shan Qing looked over as well.
There was a young scholar, about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a brocade robe; he must be the son of a wealthy family.
Seeing that the young man had no karmic debts and was not Liu Tong's enemy, could he be a relative?
Liu Tong: "Based on blood ties in this life, he should be my uncle."
Shan Qing: "Do you want to go up and get to know him?"
Liu Dong: "Sure!"
Since we've encountered someone connected to this world, we should naturally inquire about them thoroughly.
Shan Qing summoned Huangfu You and asked him if he knew the boy.
Huangfu You: "His name is Wen Tinghuai, and he comes from An County."
Shan Qing: "Do you know him? Introduce him to us."
Huangfu You led Liu Dong and Shan Qing forward and introduced them to Wen Tinghuai.
Wen Tinghuai had a good impression of Liu Tong and was willing to be friends with them.
Liu Tong and Shan Qing subtly tried to elicit information from each other.
Wen Tinghuai was young and had little experience beyond studying. He didn't realize that the two men were trying to trick him into revealing information, and soon he told them everything about his family.
The Wen family was a prominent family in An County. Master Wen was a retired scholar who opened an academy after returning to his hometown.
He was born to Wen Tinghuai, the teacher of Master Wen, through his second wife. He was more than ten or twenty years younger than his two older brothers.
The eldest and second eldest Wen brothers each had a different background. One helped Master Wen run the academy, while the other preferred business.
Their children are about the same age as Wen Tinghuai.
Wen Tinghuai also has an older sister, who shares the same parents. A few years ago, she married one of Wen's students. The student's name is Liu Wenxin, and he is a very capable person.
His family was poor; he had only a widowed mother and a younger sister, and he almost couldn't continue his studies because they couldn't afford the tuition.
Seeing Liu Wenxin's potential, Master Wen waived Liu Wenxin's tuition fees and took him on as his last disciple, diligently teaching him.
Liu Wenxin lived up to Master Wen's teachings and passed the imperial examination, becoming a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).
Mr. Wen married his daughter to Liu Wenxin.
Unfortunately, Wen was unlucky; she suffered a difficult childbirth, resulting in the deaths of both herself and her unborn child.
But that was five years ago.
Afterwards, Liu Wenxin took his mother and sister to the capital to serve as officials. Later, he married the daughter of a Beijing official and also took his cousin as a concubine, thus becoming estranged from the Wen family.
Wen Tinghuai invited Liu Tong and Shan Qing to visit his home when they passed through An County. He felt a sense of familiarity with Liu Tong.
Liu Tong smiled and agreed, secretly casting a protective spell on Wen Tinghuai.
The exam results are in, and both Wen Tinghuai and Huangfu You are on the list.
Huangfu You also passed the imperial examination with top honors.
The four were overjoyed. They sent the message back to Daqingshan and then set off for the capital.
The journey was quite peaceful, and nothing strange happened.
Since the destruction of the Heavenly Court, the passage between heaven and the mortal world has been closed, and the celestial energy has been isolated in heaven, resulting in a decrease in spiritual energy in the mortal world and a reduction in powerful demons.
The lesser monsters were suppressed by the dragon's energy and human popularity, so there weren't many who could cause trouble.
Accommodation in the capital was even more scarce than in the prefectural city, so Shan Qing simply bought a two-courtyard house, saying he would give it to Huangfu You after he passed the imperial examination.
After all, if Huangfu You passed the exam, he could become an official in the capital and would need a place to live.
Dan Qing is no longer the poor man who couldn't afford paper and pens; he's now a millionaire.
Not to mention the hot spring resort business that made him a fortune, the paper mill business was also very profitable.
Needless to say, the yellow talisman paper has now become the designated talisman paper supplier for the Xuanmen sect at the bookstore in Daqingshan.
The other paper produced has been sold all over the country through the bookstore that initially signed the contract.
They have a large income every year.
Shan Qing is quite wealthy now.
Huangfu You declared that the house now belonged to him.
He will definitely pass the exam with flying colors.
While Huangfu You was waiting for the exam, Liu Dong found Liu Wenxin.
He is currently a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue.
He was able to rise from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in just a few years because he had a good father-in-law.
His second father-in-law was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and had far more connections than Master Wen.
Liu Tong even suspected that Liu Wenxin might have killed his first wife in order to marry his second wife.
However, his investigation revealed that Liu Wenxin had not yet gone to such extremes.
At most, he wronged his first wife by having an affair with his cousin while she was pregnant.
His first wife did indeed die in childbirth, but the child survived.
Out of jealousy, Liu Wenxin's cousin took the child away when no one was paying attention and abandoned him in the mountains.
Liu Wenxin didn't know it was his cousin who did it; he thought the child had been stolen.
He and his mother tried their best to find their child, but they gave up after several months.
After all, a newborn baby has very little chance of survival. (End of Chapter)