Chapter 335: The Death‑Summoner

"Now this is trouble!"

Li Ping's complexion instantly turned extremely grim.

Aunt Wang asked puzzled, "De Ben's wife, how did it become a problem?"

"Aunt Wang, you don't know; when I just saw our De Ben in a dream, De Ben told me that although he has become the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, currently Shizi Ling is occupied by a Beast: Fox Demon, which even seized the Mountain God's authority!"

Li Ping sighed and said, "So the elders in the Underworld let our De Ben take over as the Lion Ridge Mountain God, and the sole condition is to eliminate this Beast: Fox Demon occupying Shizi Ling!"

"How could that be……"

Aunt Wang exclaimed, about to speak, but before she could finish, an older grandmother among the three aunts and six aunties said:

"De Ben's wife, hearing you say that, I suddenly recall that when I was young, my grandmother told me that when she was still a child, she heard a terrible wail from Shizi Ling, a wail that was heartbreaking, and not long after, the Mountain God statue in our village's Mountain God Temple shattered!"

She is a woman who married into Zhang Family Village, but her home is near Shizi Ling.

"Our village also has this rumor; the Mountain God statues in our Mountain God Temple have all collapsed, saying that the Mountain God lord of Shizi Ling was killed by some unknown demon, and since then the Mountain God has no longer protected our village, causing the Mountain God Temple to fall into ruin!"

For a moment, the whole group of three aunts and six aunties, while discussing the rumors they had heard about the Mountain God lord, exchanged glances, their faces and eyes filled with unmistakable astonishment.

"You say, the Beast: Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling is the murderer of the Mountain God lord, right?"

Aunt Wang suddenly spoke, and as soon as she finished, seeming to have thought of something, she looked anxiously at Li Ping and stammered:

"In that case, De Ben becoming the Mountain God of Shizi Ling— is it good or bad!"

"No wonder earlier in the dream, De Ben asked me to find a way to eliminate the Beast: Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling for him!"

Li Ping gasped, her face full of worry, and said, "But I'm just an ordinary woman; how could I possibly deal with a demon for him!"

"What should we do!"

The group of three aunts and six aunties voiced their worry.

A woman weakly said, "How about you, De Ben's wife, sleep again, go into the dream and tell your De Ben that the Mountain God of Shizi Ling should just step down, and peacefully go to the Underworld to be reborn?"

Only then did she understand that the Mountain God of Shizi Ling had been vacant for over a hundred years, and why no Mountain God had taken office to protect Zhang Family Village and the villages near Shizi Ling.

Obviously it's not that no Mountain God was appointed, but that those appointed likely all met their end at the jaws of the Beast: Tiger Demon, becoming its meal.

Or.

They know the terror of the Beast: Tiger Demon, so even those qualified to be Shizi Ling's Mountain God are unwilling to come.

Mountain God.

It can protect descendants, but once again falling to the jaws of the Beast: Tiger Demon and becoming its food, they fear there will be no chance of reincarnation thereafter.

The many three aunts and six aunties opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but the words stuck; they simply couldn't speak them out.

De Ben's appointment as their Shizi Ling Mountain God is a good thing for De Ben's family, for Zhang Family Village, and even for the villages surrounding Shizi Ling.

But now Shizi Ling is occupied by a Beast: Tiger Demon with at least a hundred years of cultivation; De Ben has only just become a Mountain God, lacking even the Mountain God authority or divine power, so how could he be a match for the Tiger Demon? If they still support De Ben as their Shizi Ling Mountain God, perhaps—no, it would certainly doom De Ben's chance of reincarnation.

They hope Shizi Ling can have a Mountain God again, yet they also worry it would harm De Ben.

For a moment.

The many three aunts and six aunties were at a loss.

"Auntie, when De Ben told me this in a dream, I immediately advised him; although I really want to see our De Ben again, I still don't know how much weight he carries?"

In Li Ping's eyes, a fleeting, hard‑to‑hide sorrow flashed; if it were possible, how could she not wish De Ben to continue staying with her? She sighed:

"He does have some skill; when he was young, he was the best hunter around us, once even hunted a fierce tiger, but that tiger was just an ordinary tiger—how could it handle a demon!"

A woman guessed, "You say, Yama King let De Ben become Shizi Ling's Mountain God because he, while alive, hunted a tiger, and also knows that the one occupying Shizi Ling is a Beast: Tiger Demon, so he decided to make De Ben the Mountain God?"

"You shouldn't say, but indeed there is such a possibility!"

Another woman shouted, but before she could finish, Aunt Wang angrily interrupted, "Everyone, stop talking and let De Ben's wife finish!"

Although.

This novel you to.

She is also curious whether De Ben could become their Shizi Ling Mountain God because De Ben, while alive, hunted a fierce tiger.

But she is more curious about what Li Ping wants to say next.

Seeing the group of three aunts and six aunties all staring at her, Li Ping didn't waste words and said directly:

"At that time, when I learned of this matter, I immediately advised our De Ben to earn a good reincarnation, to become a proper person, and not to consider being the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, but De Ben told me that since he is also the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, there is no—"

"The Soul‑binding envoy from the Underworld told him very clearly that as the Shizi Ling Mountain God, he must either eliminate the Beast: Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling, or be eliminated by that Tiger Demon, with no other way!"

The Soul‑binding envoy is also called the Death‑seeking envoy!

Aunt Wang asked puzzled, "De Ben is also an old hunter; although he once hunted a fierce tiger, he should know the difference between an ordinary tiger and a Beast: Tiger Demon, and he knows his own strength clearly."

Don't be fooled that he is now the Mountain God of Shizi Ling; without Mountain God authority, bluntly speaking, he's just a lonely wandering soul.

In this situation, even if his mind were muddled, he shouldn't choose to be Shizi Ling's Mountain God; what on earth is he thinking?

Li Ping said discontentedly, "That Soul‑binding envoy didn't explain the matter clearly to our De Ben; when he met De Ben, he only told him that there are two paths for him to choose."

One is reincarnation, but given his sins, even if he avoids the Place: Eighteen Levels of Hell, the severity may still be great.

In the next life he might not even be human.

The other option is to become the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, properly protect Shizi Ling's livelihood; after the Line7: Merit is fulfilled, even if the Underworld cannot assign him a position, he can still be placed in a good family.

"They didn't tell him that he needed to deal with the Beast: Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling!"

(End of Chapter)