“Your Excellency, may I ask why you have come to Peach Blossom Town?”
The City God looked at He Xiuyuan in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then asked.
He had no idea what background He Xiuyuan had; he couldn't see through him, and even the Book of Life and Death had no record of He Xiuyuan whatsoever.
Perhaps only those cultivators from legends possessed such abilities?
Seeing the City God's inquiry, He Xiuyuan pondered slightly in his heart.
He wondered if this City God had a Spell to discern lies. If he lied directly, he might be seen through.
In that case, it might offend the other party.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately answered with a half-truth, “I am not from this world; I came here by accident.”
“The situation at the time was also an accident, which is why I took over this body.”
As he spoke, He Xiuyuan cupped his hands towards the former owner of the body as an apology.
The City God’s heart trembled upon hearing He Xiuyuan’s words.
Not from this world? Then where was he from? Could he be from the Upper Realm?
However, he had never heard of what kind of place the Upper Realm was.
Thinking of this, he became even more respectful towards He Xiuyuan.
“May I ask if my situation has violated the laws of the Underworld?”
Finally, He Xiuyuan asked another question.
The City God heard this and flipped through the Book of Life and Death. Although the book couldn't see He Xiuyuan's past, it did record what he had done recently in Peach Blossom Town.
According to what was written in the Book of Life and Death, He Xiuyuan had not committed any evil deeds.
In this way, it did not count as violating any laws of the Underworld.
The only thing was... occupying another person's body was also not allowed.
After thinking for a moment, the City God shook his head, then nodded and said, “What you have done in Peach Blossom Town has not violated the laws of the Underworld, but the body you occupy belongs to this He Xiucai.”
“Therefore, if this He Xiucai is unwilling, Your Excellency, this body cannot be used.”
At this point, the City God looked towards He Xiucai, who was standing beside him.
He Xiucai felt a bit dizzy at this moment. He had studied the classics for so many years and had never imagined that there was an Underworld in this world, or capable people like He Xiuyuan.
Now, seeing all these gazes directed at him, his heart tightened instantly.
He Xiuyuan's heart also tightened upon hearing this. It seemed that whether he could walk in this place depended on whether He Xiucai agreed or not.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan stood up and cupped his hands towards the other party, saying, “Brother, it was out of necessity that I occupied this body. May I ask if you would allow me to borrow this body?”
He Xiuyuan looked sincere.
He Xiucai finally recovered at this moment. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke, “I see that Your Excellency is also an extraordinary person. If I agree to this, can Your Excellency promise me one thing?”
After thinking about it, He Xiucai also asked.
Since he was already dead, it didn't matter if the other party used this body.
However, he had drowned too quickly before, and there was one matter he couldn't let go of, which he could entrust to He Xiuyuan to do.
He Xiuyuan felt a sense of relief. Looking at the City God's expression, as long as He Xiucai agreed, he could openly live in Peach Blossom Town.
As for the other party's request, he would try his best to fulfill it, after all, if it weren't for the other party, He Xiuyuan would still be a wandering ghost.
He Xiuyuan felt some gratitude towards the other party.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately asked, “What is it?”
“I have a fiancée in Chang'an who has not yet married into my family. That family has shown me great kindness. Senior, your abilities are extraordinary; could you promise to protect that family's peace for their lifetime?”
He Xiucai said this and then cupped his hands towards He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan was slightly startled when he heard this, then his heart skipped a beat, “I will do my best in this matter, but as for your marriage, I'm afraid I cannot agree to it....”
When He Xiuyuan had received the other party's memories earlier, he hadn't known that the other party was actually engaged.
Now, he suddenly had an inexplicable marriage, how could this work?
If he actually got married, how could he peacefully seek the Dao of cultivation?
But to directly go and break off the engagement seemed to ruin the woman's reputation.
That family was already kind to He Xiucai, so doing this would not be good.
He Xiucai quickly waved his hand, “Senior, rest assured. When I drowned, the news of my death should have reached Chang'an. Once they know of my death, this marriage will naturally be called off.”
“When Senior goes there, just say that since this marriage has already been called off, there is no need to bring it up again.”
He Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and nodded.
“In that case, I agree to this matter.”
He Xiuyuan thought that if he could learn some cultivation Spells in the future, even just a little, then protecting that family's peace for their lifetime should not be a problem.
With this thought in mind, He Xiuyuan immediately agreed.
In the current situation, if he didn't agree, then this body would be unusable.
He Xiucai immediately let out a sigh of relief, then bowed deeply to He Xiuyuan.
He knew that after his death, this was the matter he was most worried about.
Throughout his life, he had only received kindness from that family, which made him constantly think about how to repay their kindness.
Now that he had died before repaying the kindness, it made him feel tormented day and night.
He Xiuyuan's appearance, however, fulfilled a great wish in his heart, which made him very happy.
“Brother He, there's no need to be so polite.”
Seeing He Xiucai bow so deeply to him, He Xiuyuan quickly returned the gesture.
The City God watched this scene from the side, and seeing that both parties had reached an agreement, he nodded with satisfaction.
Since this matter was mutually consensual and did not harm the interests of outsiders, he naturally agreed.
Thinking of this, the City God also spoke, “Since that is the case, then the matter of borrowing a corpse to revive a soul will no longer be brought up from now on.”
“Thank you, Lord City God.”
He Xiuyuan heard this and also thanked the City God.
The City God waved his hand, then led the various Yin officials beside him to walk away. A moment later, the group of Yin officials disappeared before He Xiuyuan's eyes.
He Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and walked towards his own small courtyard.
And at this moment, He Xiuyuan firmly remembered the address of the family in the imperial capital that He Xiucai had just mentioned.
He would only go to the imperial capital to take a look after he had learned some of the Dao of cultivation.
If he went to the imperial capital without learning any abilities, then saying he would protect the family's peace for their lifetime would be impossible.
However, what happened today proved that there truly were cultivators in this world. With this thought, He Xiuyuan's steps became much lighter.
Additionally, the jade pendant Wu Yun had given him earlier seemed to be something worn by cultivators, and it had even helped him block the attacks of the ghost officials before.
In that case, he would go ask Wu Yun tomorrow, and perhaps he would be able to find out some things.