Chapter 367: All the Grievances

Dongzhu, you're right; if saving Lord Yu's life and dealing with the monsters occupying Shizi Ling is Xuanqing Daozhang's doing, Xuanqing Daozhang couldn't possibly not come to our house!

Li Ping thought for a moment and realized Liu Dongzhu made a lot of sense; it's not that our family has any connection with Xuanqing Daozhang, we don't even recognize Xuanqing Daozhang.

Otherwise.

Not long ago, when she learned her husband had become the new Mountain God of Shizi Ling and would face danger from the monsters occupying Shizi Ling, if he couldn't deal with those monsters, her husband wouldn't just continue as Shizi Ling's Mountain God—he wouldn't even be reborn. At that time she didn't know what to do.

If it had something to do with Xuanqing Daozhang, how could she not have thought of asking Xuanqing Daozhang for help?

It was Liu Dongzhu's reminder that made her think of seeking help at the county office, but she never expected to summon Immortal Official Luo, such an unhuman thing.

If it weren't for a warm‑hearted person like Lord Yu, her husband, just after becoming Shizi Ling's Mountain God, would have had to become Immortal Official Luo's puppet.

If saving Lord Yu and dealing with the monsters occupying Shizi Ling were both done by Xuanqing Daozhang, his appearance here must be heading for the Wang family.

To be precise.

It's coming from Wang Ping'an.

Xuanqing Daozhang could never refuse to come to her house!

Zhang Chengze asked, "If it's not Xuanqing Daozhang, then who? Could it be a kind passerby who not only saved Lord Yu but also dealt with Shizi Ling's monsters, allowing my father to become the Mountain God of Shizi Ling?"

"Chengze, since you can't think of who saved Lord Yu and helped my big brother deal with the monsters occupying Shizi Ling, stop overthinking; the truth will come out someday!"

Zhang Guilian had no patience to discuss with everyone who saved Yu Die and dealt with the monsters occupying Shizi Ling, wondering who might also have designs on Shizi Ling; she hadn't forgotten that Luo Liang kept proposing absurd conditions, and she hurriedly said:

"Let's first talk. After my big brother became the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, there are many tasks he must handle. Tell us what tasks require me and your uncle to do. Speak up; as long as my uncle and I are useful, even climbing a knife mountain or crossing a sea of fire is fine!"

Zhang Chengze was about to give a perfunctory reply to Zhang Guilian. He hadn't even considered what tasks his father needed to perform as the new Mountain God, and even if he knew, many of those tasks were beyond his ability, yet he wouldn't entrust them to his second aunt and her husband's family.

It's not that his second aunt and her husband's family couldn't do it; it's that his second aunt's family is such a thing that he couldn't ignore, and even if they could, they might use this matter to gnaw a piece of meat from his family.

Even a trivial matter couldn't stop his second aunt from taking advantage of them.

He actually didn't mind his own family taking advantage of him, but the problem was his second aunt's years of behavior— not only him but even his father felt the chill.

Back then.

When his mother complained that his father helped his second aunt's family and called them a pack of white‑eyed wolves, his father said nothing, but he could see his father was angry; he just couldn't speak because his second aunt was his father's sister.

Since his father stopped hunting on the mountain, the purchase price Du Guan offered for game was far lower than other merchants', and after he stopped selling his hunted game to Du Guan, for many years during festivals his second aunt's family never visited their house again.

Now that their family has risen again because his father succeeded as Shizi Ling's Mountain God, his second aunt's family is clearly preparing to climb up.

How could he possibly follow his second aunt's family's wishes?

Zhang Chengze changed the subject: "Chengyong, did Lord Yu tell you anything else besides this?"

"Big brother, look at my brain; if you don't say it, I'm about to forget!"

Zhang Chengyong slapped his head hard, pulled an ancient token from his pocket, handed it over, and exclaimed, "Mother, big brother, sister‑in‑law, little aunt, little uncle, Dongzhu, can you guess what this is?"

Zhang Guilian's face turned extremely sour, glared viciously at Zhang Chengyong, cursing the dog thing; everyone else shouted, but she didn't. Remembering why she came here, she forced down her anger and pretended to be very happy:

"Chengyong, this is the Mountain God Token, right? Since my big brother got this token, does that make him the Mountain God of Shizi Ling?" Zhang Chengyong, as if not hearing Zhang Guilian, said proudly, "Mother, this is our Shizi Ling Mountain God Token. According to Lord Yu, once this token is given to my father and my father refines it, my father can be called the Mountain God of Shizi Ling!"

"Give it to your father?"

Li Ping thought for a moment, hadn't considered how to give this Mountain God Token to her husband, and frowned, "Did Lord Yu tell you how this Mountain God Token should be given to your father?"

Zhang Chengyong shook his head awkwardly, "Lord Yu didn't seem to say!"

"Then why don't you go ask!"

Zhang Chengze rushed, "Our father only meets mother in dreams; are you expecting mother to bring this Mountain God Token into a dream and give it to our father?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, that's actually a good plan!"

Zhang Chengyong's eyes lit up, but before he could finish, Zhang Chengze glared at him fiercely, forcing a nervous laugh, "Big brother, don't be angry, I'll go ask right now!"

Not long after.

Zhang Chengyong returned, panting, and impatiently said, "Mother, Lord Yu said that this token just needs to be placed in my father's hand!"

"What nonsense are you talking? Your father is gone; how could it be placed in his hand…"

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Li Ping instinctively spoke, but before she could finish, she realized and asked in doubt, "Do you mean Lord Yu's instruction is to place this Mountain God Token on your father's corpse?"

Zhang Chengyong nodded.

"Then why are you hesitating? Go quickly!"

Li Ping urged.

Knowing her husband had become Shizi Ling's Mountain God and that they'd meet again, she didn't mind; whether Zhang Deben's corpse was a corpse or not, she decided that after Zhang Deben's body was interred, she would live in their village's Mountain God Temple.

That way she could see Zhang Deben day and night!

Zhang Chengyong forced a smile, "Mother, you know my father's coffin has already been nailed shut!"

Li Ping ordered, "Chengze, find some people, open your father's coffin, and let Chengyong place this Mountain God Token in your father's hand!"

Zhang Chengze nodded.

After a while.

Du Guan looked at his wife's fierce face, his eyes blazing with anger like flames, and said disappointedly, "What, no effect?"

"Those bastards…"

Zhang Guilian opened her mouth, ready to unleash a tirade and vent all the grievances she had endured.

Du Guan hurriedly covered Zhang Guilian's mouth, whispering, "Don't curse; even if you're angry, you must keep it inside, or everything will be for naught!"

(End of chapter)