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However, after Pei Xiang figured out his current identity and experience, he didn't have time to think about how to act in the future, and only concentrated on dealing with the troubles in front of him.

When Liu Hong saw that the beautiful woman in his arms was frightened by his threatening words, she no longer struggled and cried like before, but suddenly became quiet and honest, obviously a little loose, he couldn't help secretly happy.

He took a closer look again, but saw that this noble lady's complexion was bleak, her black eyebrows were slightly frowned, the teardrops at the corners of her eyes were half dry, her temples were messy with black hair and flowers were about to fall, she looked like a coquettish and pitiful girl with pear blossoms and rain.All of a sudden, his mouth became parched, his lust grew, and his big hands wanted to do something frivolous.

However, as soon as the thief made a nasty move, there was a sudden sharp pain from his ribs, his vision went dark, his throat was sweet, and his limbs gradually became itchy and convulsed.

"You, ho ho..."

Hearing a "gudong", Liu Hong fell to the ground stiffly, unable to speak or move, and turned from a knife to a fish in an instant.

The accident happened suddenly, and Li Biao, the accomplice who did the murder business with Liu Hong, was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale, and he rushed over with the sharp knife in his hand, and slashed at Pei Xiang without saying a word.

Pei Xiang's footsteps turned lightly, Ling Bo moved sideways, and his body was staggered to dodge the oncoming blade.During the pause of breathing, there was a heavy and muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and the murderous water bandit was seen lying face down on the board of the boat.

Calmly dealt with the two gangsters Liu Hong and Li Biao, Pei Xiang sorted out his clothes and accessories a little, and then began to think about how to deal with the future.

Thinking about himself first, Pei Xiang raised his hand to brush his hair that was messed up by the river wind. At the same time, Knowledge flowed and probed into the details, and quickly re-confirmed his current situation.She has not forgotten the knowledge and insights she has learned on the Magic Continent, and even engraved the origin of magic into her soul, becoming a force that always accompanies her like Sword Intent.

However, at the beginning of entering this world, Pei Xiang had a very short encounter with the powerful being who came after him.In order to protect her soul from damage, she exhausted the pure magic power stored in the source of magic.

At the same time, Yin Wenjiao's body could not bear Pei Xiang's sword intent for the time being.

In other words, Pei Xiang's skill at this time is probably only able to subdue water bandits like Liu Hong and Li Biao. If she really conflicts with spirits or extraordinary figures with a little supernatural power, she will probably have to eat some. loss.

"Fortunately, this world is full of aura and is suitable for cultivating Taoism. My illusion disguise can be used at full capacity... In this way, the world where I obtained the illusion disguise is probably also a place full of aura. Maybe... I was still there at the time. I have practiced Taoism, but unfortunately I was restricted by space travel at that time, so I couldn’t retain all my abilities. Well, but it’s fine now, and all my experiences and memories in this world will remain.”

After being aware of the power he can use at the moment, Pei Xiang found a story about Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao in the memory attic.

——It is an appendix in the novel "Journey to the West", which introduces the rough and tortuous life experience of the holy monk Tang Sanzang.

The holy monk was originally the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of the Tathagata Buddha, a good man of ten generations.

This time she was reincarnated into Yin Wenjiao's womb, before she was born, she faced several fatal disasters, and after she was born, she was thrown into the river by her helpless biological mother. Life or death depends entirely on God's will.When he grew up, he learned of his life experience from the blood book in his childhood.

After that, Xuanzang first met his biological mother who was taken over by the robber Liu Hong, and then followed Yin Wenjiao's instructions, went to the capital to find his grandfather Yin Kaishan, who was the prime minister, and told the truth about his grievances. Only then did he avenge his father and save his mother from difficulties, happy family reunion .

Of course, the family reunion is temporary. After Chen Guangrui was resurrected, he became a high-ranking official, but Yin Wenjiao hanged herself in the end.

Thinking of Yin Wenjiao's ending, Pei Xiang found a clean place to sit down, looking at the rolling river in the night, lost in thought.

For the time being, she did not think about the real reason why Yin Wenjiao calmly committed suicide, but only frowned and thought about the mystery of Chen Guangrui's resurrection after 18 years.

According to the story, Chen Guangrui released a golden carp before, which happened to save the suffering Hongjiang Dragon King.Therefore, when his body sank to the bottom of the Hongjiang River, the Dragon King of Hongjiang, who was grateful for the life-saving grace, used Dingyan beads to keep his body safe, and asked the Hongzhou City God and Land to take Chen Guangrui's soul, intending to save the benefactor's life.

"It's just that the Dragon King of Hongjiang got Chen Guangrui's body and true soul, but he didn't bring him back to life immediately. Instead, he had to wait until 18 years later..." Pei Xiang thought to himself, "Could it be that the life of the enemy is still needed in the process of resurrection?" Did you pay homage at the riverside? Or is it because Chen Guangrui was able to come back to life because he had a reincarnated son of Jin Chanzi?"

Thinking of this, Pei Xiang's eyes darkened slightly, and he couldn't help thinking deeper:

"Why is the Dragon King of Hongjiang in danger? Who is the enemy? Chen Guangrui, who saved the Dragon King of Hongjiang, was killed by the villain. Was it an accident or revenge? This water bandit Liu Hong is also very interesting, and he really secured the position of the governor of Jiangzhou. And it hasn't been revealed for 18 years.

"During this period, has no Beijing official who has seen Chen Guangrui come to Jiangzhou? In other words, it is quite strange that Liu Hong has been the governor of Jiangzhou for 18 years. Haven't the officials of the court been transferred? Yes, Yin Wenjiao's natal family doesn't even contact her married daughter..."

All kinds of doubts came to mind, Pei Xiang knew that the stories in his memory were stories after all, and the real situation must be much more complicated and tortuous.

"Other things are easy to say, but I don't know what role the Buddhist power behind the golden cicada played in it. Is it left to chance, or is it deliberately guided and carefully planned? If it is deliberately arranged to sharpen a generation of holy monks, it will be a bit troublesome..."

After pondering for a moment, Pei Xiang decided to use the things in front of him to try the scale, to see if the gods and Buddhas in the sky would forcibly interfere with some things.

So, Pei Xiang kicked Liu Hong awake, and then used illusion to change his appearance, figure and clothes in front of him.

"You, who are you! Aren't you Miss Yin?"

As soon as Liu Hong woke up, he saw that the girl he coveted, Jiao'e, had transformed into an eight-foot-long Angzang man, wearing a golden feather and white jade crown, and wearing a moon-white embroidered robe, with clear eyes and an unusually handsome appearance.

While his face turned pale with shock, he thought inwardly, no wonder he was subdued suddenly just now, presumably it was someone who didn't know if it was a man or a ghost who secretly moved his hands and feet.

Pei Xiang didn't talk too much with him, and stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back and said:

"Miss Yin was kind to me in the past, and I counted that she would be doomed tonight, so I came to help. It's a pity that it was a step too late, and you two killed her husband and scared the child in her womb. I have already I sent Miss Yin to settle in Shiwai Immortal Mansion, and now I stay here only to deal with the two of you."

Then Liu Hong saw Pei Xiang's transformation technique with his own eyes, and saw that Yin Wenjiao was no longer on the small ferry, so he believed it in his heart.

He looked around, only to see the vast river all around, but the other party appeared here without anyone noticing, thinking that apart from the gods and spirits who know magic spells, it would be difficult for ordinary people to do this, so he couldn't help but believe it a little more .

Touching his painful ribs, Liu Hong finally showed regret.

"Prince Immortal, please spare me! Immortal Elder, please forgive me!" The bandits who used to be arrogant and domineering kowtowed frequently, begging for mercy.

Pei Xiang ignored Liu Hong who begged for mercy, and then woke up Li Biao.

Then, she used illusion to transform a shiny gourd, and turned the mouth of the gourd towards Liu Hong, muttering something for a while, and saw a stream of black water flying out of the gourd, spraying it directly on Liu Hong. face.

"Does it hurt?" Pei Xiang asked quietly.

At first, Liu Hong only felt that the black water was not a good thing, and he was frightened and uneasy.At this moment, when he suddenly heard Pei Xiang's question, he was immediately shocked, and immediately felt his face began to burn and ache.

"Itchy? A warning to you, don't scratch. The quicksand and wonderful water in my wishful gourd can't touch flesh and blood. If you scratch your face with your hands, it will hurt, itchy and rotten. It's not just the face. .”

Following Pei Xiang's slow narration, Liu Hongzhen felt that his whole face became unbearably itchy, as if there were countless bugs crawling and burrowing on it.He wanted to scratch it to relieve the itching, but he didn't dare to touch it because of Pei Xiang's words. He was afraid that his hands would be ruined after his face was ruined, so he could only roll over and roar loudly begging for mercy.

On the other side, Li Biao, who woke up last, saw Liu Hong's tragic situation in his eyes, and was immediately terrified, for fear that the black water in the treasure gourd would get on him.And because he witnessed the gourd appearing out of thin air, Li Biao had already regarded Pei Xiang as a magician or a goblin, and he was even more afraid of her unpredictable methods.

Pei Xiang flipped his wrist and continued to torture Liu Hong and Li Biao with illusions.It wasn't until the two daring scourges were completely awed that they ordered again:

"Now, the two of you row the boat back to the shore, and I can give you some relief from the pain."

How could the two thieves who had been taught to be submissive dare to disobey the order of the evil star of the sky, and hastily obeyed...

After daybreak, Pei Xiang changed back to Yin Wenjiao's original appearance, and staggered tearfully all the way to the Hongzhou government office to file a complaint.

The magistrate of Hongzhou, surnamed Jiang, was usually a bit tired and lazy. At this time, he was eating breakfast in his private office and hadn't started working.

However, when Mr. Jiang heard Menzao's report that a young woman had reported the crime, and the content of the report was that the champion of the new department who was on his way to Jiangzhou to take office was killed in his jurisdiction, how could he dare to ignore the case.What's more, the woman whose husband died just now is the daughter of Prime Minister Yin Kaishan, so it is not easy to neglect her.So, Mr. Jiang, who has always been leisurely, immediately got up and went to the yamen to be promoted.

In the courtroom, Pei Xiang briefly told Master Jiang about the process of Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao's journey on the boat, and then replied while sobbing:

"Master Jiang, the two thieves, Liu Hong and Li Biao, had evil intentions. They first killed the boy servant, and then, my husband. I saw Chen Lang was killed, and I didn't want to live anymore! Just when I was about to throw myself into the water , suddenly changed to another place, where it was like a fairyland, and another voice whispered in my ear, saying that he could help me avenge my revenge.

"The voice also told the little girl that I already have the flesh and blood of my husband in my womb. Although I don't know whether it is a man or a woman, it is the only flesh and blood that my husband left in this world. After listening to it, I was really scared.

"Later... I fell asleep for some reason. When I woke up again, I appeared at Hongjiang Ferry, and found that Liu Hong and Li Biao were both bound and unconscious. When I was panicking, the fairy Suddenly he made a sound again, and he whispered in my ear, saying that Liu Bandit and Li Bandit have pleaded guilty, let me come to the Hongzhou government office to report the case, let me... avenge my husband's grievance!"

Pei Xiang spoke intermittently during this passage, sobbing several times during the period, and almost broke down in tears.But she was eager for revenge, so she could only endure her grief and describe in detail the process of being rescued, as well as the current situation of Liu Hong and Li Biao.

After hearing Pei Xiang's retelling, Mr. Jiang, the magistrate of Hongzhou, quickly ordered the left and right yamen to lead people to find the murderer, and then sent people to the lower reaches of the ferry to salvage the bodies of Chen Guangrui and the boy servant.

After a lot of busy work, everyone found Liu Hong and Li Biao unconscious in a secluded place at the ferry, and then found the body of the boy servant downstream.

After several interrogations, both Liu Hong and Li Biao, who were tortured for most of the night, confessed to the crimes they committed, and also mentioned the "immortal" in Pei Xiang's mouth, which happened to close Pei Xiang's testimony.

Therefore, on the second day after Chen Guangrui was killed, his grievances were affirmed, and his enemy was imprisoned for trial.The only regret is that Chen Guangrui's body has never been found.

Pei Xiang wiped the reddish corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and suggested softly:

"My lord, my husband died unjustly. I want to tie the two thieves Liu and Li to the place where he was killed to pay homage. Use the blood of these two murderers to comfort the spirit of the dead husband in heaven and appease his great injustice. If God has mercy, If you can’t say it, you will return the dead husband’s body to me, so that my husband can be buried in the ground as soon as possible, and I won’t be that wandering soul who died in an accident.”

Mr. Jiang sympathized with what happened to Chen Guangrui and Yin Wenjiao, and hated scum like Liu Hong and Li Biao very much. He also considered that Chen's widow had a prominent family and was the prime minister's beloved daughter, so he agreed to Pei Xiang's request without much hesitation.

His nod made his confidants secretly click their tongues, thinking how Mr. Jiang is so easy-going and not bothersome, is he especially afraid of Yin Kaishan in the capital?

Unexpectedly, except for some obvious reasons, when Pei Xiang made the request, he deliberately used illusion to create a gloomy and depressing atmosphere, and intermittent and vague ghost cries came into Mr. Jiang's ears, which made him feel uneasy. Your scalp is numb, fearing that Chen Guangrui's wronged soul will turn his anger on him.

With the consent of the governor of Hongzhou, and Pei Xiang not being stingy with money, he quickly prepared all the needs for the memorial ceremony at the waterside, and then, a group of people pushed Liu Hong and Li Biao to the place where Chen Guangrui was killed.

Not to mention how the riverside sacrificial ceremony is carried out, but only in the Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of Hongjiang.

Today was the time when the Dragon King was ascending to the palace, and a Yasha who was patrolling the river mouth reported that a dead body of a scholar had sunk at the bottom of the river, and it was quite strange.The Dragon King asked Yasha to carry the body.After looking at it for a while, he found that it was the benefactor who saved him before, so he said that he wanted to repay his favor and save his life.

Just when the Dragon King of Hongjiang was writing the letter and preparing to vote it to the city god and the land of Hongzhou, another Yecha star from Xunjiang flew into the palace to report that the benefactor Xiucai who sank to the bottom of the river had avenged his revenge. At this moment, Xiucai The wife is using the blood of the enemy to pay homage to her deceased husband by the river.

Hongjiang Dragon King heard the news and said in surprise:

"Why did you take revenge so quickly? I am about to write a letter to ask the city god for the soul of my benefactor. When the soul of my benefactor returns, I can return to my body to continue my life... Oh, hurry, go to the city god of Hongzhou and ask for it." The true soul of the benefactor. If the benefactor’s soul no longer bears the grievance after the sacrifice, he will be arranged to be reincarnated. This will be entered into the official reincarnation register in the underworld, and the identity of the next life will be determined, but it will be difficult to handle. .Alas, this must not be delayed!"

Seeing the eagerness of the Dragon King, the officials in the Crystal Palace, such as the Prime Minister of the Turtle, Li Shangshu, and General Crucian, quickly displayed their magical powers. They must contact the local city god and familiar friends from the underworld, and try their best to stop Chen Guangrui's reincarnation speed.

On the shore, Pei Xiang, who was paying homage to the sky, stared at the river silently, wondering if the Hongjiang Dragon Palace would send up the revived Chen Guangrui.

"If it doesn't appear, it means that the key to Chen Guangrui's resurrection lies in the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, Tang Xuanzang." Pei Xiang stroked his flat stomach and thought to himself, "If Chen Guangrui is resurrected now, I don't have to hide it." He told him directly that the real Yin Wenjiao saw her husband being killed, she was filled with grief, anger and fear, and died suddenly at that time. But now Yin Wenjiao has another person's soul, and she can no longer be husband and wife with him."

Thinking of this, Pei Xiang paused in thought, still surprised that he would cross over to Yin Wenjiao.Firstly, Yin Wenjiao in the story did not die at that time, and secondly, if the Buddhist sects in this world could really interfere with the Buddhist scriptures, they should not let a foreign soul occupy the identity of the mother of the Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, some things should not be as serious and absolute as she imagined, after all, the Dao is impermanent and full of mysteries.Under the law of heaven, who is not a pawn?Who can't change the game?

"If I didn't come, and Yin Wenjiao died suddenly on the boat, what would happen after that?"

While playing the role of Yin Wenjiao, Pei Xiang wept bitterly, while thinking about it:

"There are too many possibilities. Is there a god who saved Yin Wenjiao's life in time, or replaced her with another soul? Or, Yin Wenjiao's life and death are not important, and the big deal is to let Jin Chanzi's reincarnation change her parents...

"Forget it, don't think about it, the secrets are unpredictable. Think about the things in front of you first. If Chen Guangrui goes ashore alive, I will break the relationship with him. I'm sure I won't insist on this marriage too much. If it doesn't work, I can give courtesy first and then fight."

Just when Pei Xiang was thinking about how to restore his freedom and singleness, rumors from the Dragon Palace in Hongjiang also quietly spread to the underworld. After a while, the story of Chen Guangrui spread in a small area.

In this world, wherever there is business, there must always be some human relations, not to mention the Hongjiang Dragon King's matter is not a violation, after all, when it comes to repaying favors, there are many ways to say it.

In short, whether Chen Guangrui is resurrected or not is justifiable, it depends on the attitude of the specific disposal.Therefore, the ghost messengers who received a message from a friend to say hello did not deliberately conceal this matter, and even communicated with each other.

This one said: "I didn't expect this promising champion to have such a catastrophe. It's a pity that his newlywed wife who is as beautiful as a flower and jade is lost."

The one said: "You know a lot? The news from the Dragon Palace only said that this is the savior of the Dragon King of Hongjiang, and did not mention the details of his wife."

Another said in a low voice: "Brother Li San didn't have much luck in terms of fame during his lifetime, so after he stayed in the underworld to work as an errand, he especially liked to pay attention to the affairs of Zhuangyuan Lang."

Li Gesan nodded and said with a smile:

"Isn't it? Chen Guangrui was lucky to say that he was a young and handsome high school champion, and he was admired by the prime minister's daughter. That Miss Yin is so charming, she has the nickname of 'Mantangjiao'. You Pinpin, a group of girls gathered in the hall, just her One person is the most beautiful, but I think that appearance must be extraordinary, it can't be said, hey, it can be compared with Chang'e Fairy in the Moon Palace."

"Hey, keep quiet, brother, you can't talk nonsense, how can an ordinary woman be compared with Yuegong Xian'e? Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense!"

"That's right, Brother Li, don't talk about the fairy family in the sky casually. Besides, what a peerless beauty that Fairy Chang'e must be, it cannot be compared with the beauties in the world."

"Hey, thanks a few brothers for reminding me, I remember that I have to be cautious in my words in the future. Just now I got carried away, hahaha, forget my form, sin and sin. Hey, no matter how delicate and beautiful the mantang is, it can't compare with the Moon Palace The nobility and elegance of a fairy."

"If you can't compare it, you can't compare it," another ghost messenger sighed, "but in the human world, that Mrs. Chen is really a rare beauty. Chen Guangrui is also very lucky. He was killed just now, and he can avenge his grievances." , and can get the help of the Dragon King of Hongjiang. This time, when I return to the world, I will naturally have a beautiful wife in my arms, and I will rise to the top of the sky, and I will be rich and beautiful all my life. Tsk tsk, it is really a good fortune."

"Yes, good luck. Hey, let's not chat for now, let me wait to get Chen Guangrui's real soul, and then hand it over to the anxious Yasha outside. After all, I have done the favor of the Dragon King of Hongjiang."

"This is justified. Let's go, don't delay the reunion of Chen Zhuangyuan and his wife."

So, while talking, several ghost messengers floated towards the place where the new souls gathered, intending to summon Chen Guangrui's soul from it.But I didn't want these old brothers to be chatting together, and they happened to be overheard by the soul who was passing by and was about to reincarnate.

Speaking of which, this soul is not ordinary. He is an extraordinary soul, but a real spirit with immortal roots. He made a big mistake in the sky before, was demoted to the human world after being punished, and is preparing to reincarnate at this time.

The true spirit was dazed at first because of the heavy injuries, and almost took the wrong path of reincarnation and was reincarnated as an animal.However, just before he was about to step on the wrong path of reincarnation, the words "Chang'e" and "beautiful wife" wafting in his ears made him suddenly wake up.

The punished true spirit immediately pricked up his ears and carefully eavesdropped on the conversations of the ghost messengers.

Listening to it, he was so moved that he was very envious of that little boy surnamed Chen.

The true spirit doesn't envy Chen Guangrui, a high-ranking official with rich salary and prosperity, but only envies him as a mortal man who can have a stunning wife.

Immediately afterwards, Zhenling lamented secretly again, Xindao made such a big mistake this time, in order to punish him, the Jade Emperor must let him reincarnate with no good marriage.Maybe you can only be a monk for the rest of your life, wouldn't that be a pain for yourself?

Together with such worries, the deposed true spirit became active.He knew in his heart that he had offended the Heavenly Court, and no matter how hard it is to get a positive result in the future, it would be better to let go and be happy, because it is a mistake anyway.

So, when several ghost messengers came to look for Chen Guangrui's soul, the real spirit secretly waited for the opportunity.When Chen Guangrui responded, and then slowly flew towards the ghost messenger's soul chain, the real spirit immediately created a mess, and then quickly squeezed Chen Guangrui away, and changed into his appearance, and got mixed up with the ghost messenger. Under the soul lock chain.

"Let's go, Chen Guangrui."

The ghost guard took a look at the locked soul, but didn't find any clues, so he turned around and led the soul away.

After all, the true spirit is the former marshal of the canopy. He really concealed the ghost who led the way along the way, and then followed Yasha to the Hongjiang Crystal Palace smoothly.

As soon as he stood firmly, he heard the Dragon King say hurriedly:

"Grandfather, hurry up and revive your soul. Mrs. Ling is paying homage to you by the river, and the sacrificial rites are almost finished, so don't miss the opportunity."

As he spoke, the Dragon King of Hongjiang pushed the true spirit of Marshal Tianpeng onto Chen Guangrui's body, and then cast a spell to send the body out of the water.