Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

The Shen family of Zhudun Village, Xia'ang Town, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province (today's Zhudun Village, Linghu Town, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province) was a well-known family.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was an Hanlin scholar named Shen Houyu from the Shen family.

When Shen Houyu was studying in his youth, he had a good relationship with a classmate named Zhang who was studying with him. We often recite poems and pairs together and study classics.

Once, Zhang suddenly did not come to school for several days. Shen Houyu was a little worried, wondering if something had happened to him.

He asked other students around him and found out the reason after asking. It turned out that Zhang suffered from severe typhoid fever and was bedridden.

Shen Houyu decided to visit Zhang at his home.

After Shen Houyu passed by, he quietly entered the Zhang family gate without making any noise.

When he was about to reach the Zhang family hall, he found a tall man sitting in the hall, looking up at the plaque on the hall, his lips moving, as if he was discussing something with the plaque.

Shen Houyu looked at him and suspected that he was not a human being but some kind of ghost.

He was always bold and showed no fear. Instead, he wanted to make a joke with the big man.

He took off his belt, sneaked over quietly, and tied his legs without warning.

The tall man suddenly realized that his legs were tied and was startled. He turned around and met Shen Houyu's eyes.

Shen Houyu stood up and asked: "Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in Zhang's house?"

In response to his barrage of questions, the tall man was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Sir, I don't know something. Zhang Mouyang is at the end of his life and is about to die!"

And I am the seductress of the underworld. I came here to explain the situation to his family god, and then I started seducing his soul. "

Shen Houyu quickly persuaded the big man Gui Cha to let Zhang go. He said: "Zhang still has a living mother who has been widowed for many years, and he needs to be filial. He himself has not married yet and has children. How can he be allowed to die now?"

He kept begging the tall man to find a way to delay Zhang's life for a while, even if he left Zhang a descendant and seduced his soul!

After listening to Shen Houyu's words, the tall man showed a sympathetic expression on his face. But he said that he was only acting under orders and had no way of making the final decision.

Shen Houyu repeatedly pleaded on behalf of Zhang, asking him to be more lenient.

The tall man saw that he was treating his friends sincerely, so he secretly told him: "For now, there is only one way to save him! Zhang should die at noon tomorrow."

Before that, I would take the five servants of the underworld and come in under the willow tree outside his house.

The ghosts in the underworld have been hungry for too long. If you eat and drink, you will forget other things.

Sir, you can prepare two banquet tables in advance, with seating for six people. Then the husband waited by the willow tree outside the door.

When there is a whirlwind blowing from top to bottom, that is when we have arrived.

The husband bowed his hands and let us in, invited us to take a seat, and diligently advised us to eat and drink.

Sir, remember, you must wait until after noon before leaving the table! If the time is missed in this way, we can no longer take away Zhang's soul, and he can avoid death. "

Shen Houyu was overjoyed and promised to prepare a banquet. Immediately, he walked into the inner room and told the Zhang family about the incident. He also warned them that if they wanted Zhang to survive, they must do what the ghost said when the time came.

Sure enough, at about six o'clock the next day, Zhang fell into a coma. Not long after, a whirlwind blew from top to bottom.

Although Shen Houyu could not see anyone, he still made a respectful gesture of invitation and guided him to the prepared banquet.

The sun was high in the sky, and when it was almost noon, Zhang had only a trace of breath left and was barely breathing.

After a while, after the banquet outside dispersed, Zhang slowly regained his energy.

It wasn't long before he was able to get dressed and get out of bed.

Shen Houyu was surprised and happy. He made an appointment with Zhang to meet at the school and went back happily.

More than a month later, one night, Shen Houyu had a dream. He dreamed of the tall man at Zhang's house. He said to Shen Houyu with a sad face and full of pain:

“I gave advice to Mr. Zhang before, which allowed Mr. Zhang to extend his life by twelve years.

Moreover, he can get a top grade in a certain subject, marry a beautiful wife, and have two sons!

But because I leaked the secret of the underworld, I was reported by my colleagues, punished and beaten forty times, and even dismissed from my position.

I am not a ghost to begin with, I am Liu Xian, a porter from Xiashi Town, working as an errand in the underworld, responsible for seducing people's souls.

Now I am being punished by the underworld. After being beaten with a board, I have difficulty moving and am paralyzed in bed.

But I still have three years left to live. I hope your husband will tell Mr. Zhang, please help me with some money for daily household expenses, so that I can die in peace! "

The next day, Shen Houyu quickly told Zhang about the incident. Zhang was also unambiguous. He immediately brought dozens of taels of silver, and together with Shen Houyu, bought a boat to visit Xiashi Town.

Sure enough, there was Liu Xian in the town, and it happened that not long ago, he suddenly fell ill and became paralyzed and bedridden.

Shen and Zhang knew this well, so they thanked Liu Xian in front of the bed and left all the silver they had brought with them before returning.

And Zhang's subsequent life was indeed the same as what was said in the dream.

He passed the provincial examination and passed the secondary examination, and later married a sweet wife and gave birth to a child. Twelve years later, he died without any illness!