Chapter 523

「Village Chief, what do you mean by this? What do you mean, how does my great-uncle become the Lion Ridge Mountain God? 」

Wang Lin glared at Cheng Yong, snorted dissatisfiedly, and said in an unfriendly tone:

「Could it be that you, Village Chief, didn't remember a single word of what I just said? I've already made it clear why my great-uncle became the Lion Ridge Mountain God—do you want me to say it again to you? 」

He wasn't angry in his heart; instead, he felt pleased, because he knew Cheng Yong would say this—he couldn't believe his great-uncle had become the Lion Ridge Mountain God, and there was no ill intent.

「Wang Lin, I don't mean that. What I mean is, uh... 」

Cheng Yong gave a bitter smile, opened his mouth, about to explain, but the words reached his lips and he couldn't say them, so he changed his wording:

「Wang Lin, what you said is correct—your great-uncle's passing is actually a great blessing, for as soon as he passed away, he was received by the Yama King and made the Lion Ridge Mountain God; anyone would be overjoyed! 」

He had no objection to Zhang Deben becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God; he and Zhang Deben had no grudge, and Shizi Ling is far from their Hutou Gou.

He is old; although he once fantasized about becoming a mountain god or land god, as the years passed he clearly realized he was not fit to be a mountain god or land god.

Moreover, he wanted to be the local mountain god and land god, not a foreign one, after all, one is unfamiliar with a foreign place!

At most he felt envy toward Zhang Deben becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God, with no jealousy; but his words are easily misunderstood as him being resentful of Zhang Deben's position, so it's better not to ask.

【What the village chief said is correct—my great-uncle becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God is rather strange!】

Wang Ping'an heard Cheng Yong's words, and myriad thoughts rose in his mind; during this time living at the Zhang Family, not only the Zhang Family Village villagers and the Zhang Family themselves, but even his great-uncle himself, regarding his ability to become the Lion Ridge Mountain God, were filled with incomprehension and doubt.

Someone like his great-uncle, over the past hundred years, there would usually be one or two such people in Zhang Family Village or near Shizi Ling, yet only his great-uncle became the Lion Ridge Mountain God—clearly something is strange.

【Could it be because, over the past hundred years, Shizi Ling has been occupied by the Beast: Tiger Demon, and perhaps someone was once ennobled by the Underworld as the Lion Ridge Mountain God, yet not only could they not resolve the Beast: Tiger Demon's occupation of Shizi Ling, but they were instead dealt with by the Beast: Tiger Demon?

【No, that's impossible; if that were the case, although over the past hundred years Shizi Ling has had no mountain god appear, such a matter would still have been passed down!】

Wang Ping'an thought it over, but he hadn't heard; during this time, someone had once said that a certain person had a similar experience to his great-uncle, but merely failed to resolve the Beast: Tiger Demon of Shizi Ling, which is why they didn't become the Mountain God of Shizi Ling; suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and he thought:

【Could my great-uncle's becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God have something to do with the child in my aunt's womb?】

Only then did he recall that when he first heard his aunt was pregnant, he had examined her belly using the Dharma Eye, and at a glance he saw that the child she carried was extraordinary; had he not reacted in time, his pair of eyes would have been ruined by the child's protective mechanism.

Perhaps his aunt's child has some backing, is a reincarnation of a great adept, and has connections in the Underworld; coincidentally, when his great-uncle departed the mortal world, he was immediately ennobled as the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Firstly, it could protect this newborn child, preventing mishaps before he grows up, so he wouldn't easily die young.

Secondly, after becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God, one could cultivate vast quantities of heavenly treasures and earthly riches on Shizi Ling.

Although one would inevitably have to share some profits with the villages near Shizi Ling, letting the nearby populace live well, yet the vast majority could still be monopolized, and the nearby populace would have no objections.

With abundant heavenly treasures and earthly riches, this child could be supplied to embark on the path of cultivation!

Of course.

These are all Wang Ping'an's own speculations; whether true or false, only the Underworld officials who originally ennobled his great-uncle as the Lion Ridge Mountain God could say for sure; otherwise, perhaps no one knows why his great-uncle became the Lion Ridge Mountain God, not even his great-uncle himself might understand how it happened.

「Old Brother Wang, I advise you not to get too happy too soon! 」

Just as the other villagers of Hutou Gou were preparing to flatter Wang Lin, his relatives having produced a mountain god, Xuanqing Daozhang suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.

Before Wang Lin could speak, Cheng Yong cut in and asked: 「Xuanqing Daozhang, what do you mean by this? Could it be that there's something wrong with Wang Lin's great-uncle's mountain god position? 」

Their village has a Land God; thanks to this Land God, in recent years they've enjoyed favorable weather, and all the Hutou Gou villagers have lived well—except for lazy good-for-nothings, everyone else can build granaries and store large amounts of grain.

Not to mention the Land God's relatives; thanks to that connection, their family's fields need no tending—just scatter a handful of seeds and they'll yield a bountiful harvest, with no weeds growing.

Of course.

This might be just one of the smallest benefits!

Brother Wang, do you know that the Shizi Ling you mentioned is occupied by a Tiger Demon? Over a hundred years ago, the Mountain God of Shizi Ling encountered this Tiger Demon, lost his life, and his soul scattered. If your maternal uncle becomes the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, the first thing he will have to face is this demon!

Xuanqing Daozhang said solemnly: "That's why I said, don't get too happy too early!"

This novel you have reached.

"Monster, or the monster that killed the Mountain God?"

Cheng Yong suddenly startled, his voice trembling, he worriedly said: "If that's the case, Wang Lin's maternal uncle, the newly appointed Mountain God of Shizi Ling, wouldn't he be in danger?"

Xuanqing Daozhang had no mind to answer Cheng Yong's question, and eagerly said:

"Brother Wang, looking at you like this, it should be that the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling hasn't attacked your maternal uncle yet, but no one can guarantee when it will attack your maternal uncle again."

I will first go to Shizi Ling to see if I can find the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling; please trouble you to go to the county office to see if we can request reinforcements.

Luo Taiqing hurriedly said: "Xuanqing Daozhang, or let me go to the county office; I often go there, I'm more familiar than Uncle Wang."

"Then please trouble you, Sir Luo."

Xuanqing Daozhang glanced at Luo Taiqing, also couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth; he never imagined that Luo Taiqing, who wanted to marry into the Wang Family, would come to this point.

Even the title "Uncle Wang" is something he dares to shout out.

(End of chapter)