ebookland Chapter 118: Mundane Affairs
Chapter 118: Mundane Affairs
"Father, I'm back!"
When Su Rui walked into the gate of the county government, the gatekeeper looked at him in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost. Su Rui put his hand to his lips, made a gesture to keep quiet, and then walked into the county government. In the government office, he saw Su Daquan, the county magistrate, who was buried in his desk. He walked over and greeted him with a smile, just like he had returned home after a day out.
Hearing this, Magistrate Su's hand holding the pen trembled a little. He raised his head and looked at Su Rui. He first said "hmm" in a deep voice, and then said, "It's good that you're back! Your mother missed you so much, go see her!"
Magistrate Su's tone was very calm, but Su Rui could feel the unspoken care and love in his heart. For some reason, Magistrate Su seemed to have aged a lot, his hair was a mixture of black and white, and crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes.
"Father, I am an unfilial son! Please... take care of yourself!" Su Rui suddenly felt a little timid, and all his thoughts turned into just one incoherent sentence of concern.
Magistrate Su smiled and said earnestly, "Your elder brother passed the imperial examination this year and will go to Beijing to take the exam next year. You two brothers, one studying literature and the other studying martial arts, are just right for you to take care of each other! Men have ambitions to travel far and wide. You have your own paths to follow, and your father also has his own path to follow. If you are worried about me, come back and visit me! Go, don't keep your mother waiting for too long!!"
Su Rui nodded with tears in her eyes and said "hmm", then left the government office and walked to the courtyard of the county government office.
Probably due to the tip-off from the doorman, before Su Rui even entered the courtyard, he saw the county magistrate's wife walking towards him in a hurry with her maid.
"Mother!" Su Rui stopped and shouted to the county magistrate's wife with a grin.
"You damned child, you finally decided to come back!" When the county magistrate's wife saw Su Rui, her eyes were red. She pretended to be angry and cursed him, but she pulled him into her arms and gave him a big hug.
"Erlang, why did you leave without saying a word? You don't know how worried your parents are about you!!" After hugging each other, the county magistrate's wife pulled Su Rui aside and asked.
"I was just too playful and was kidnapped by a bad guy! But don't worry, mother, the bad guy is dead now!" Su Rui said with a playful smile. This was not a lie, but he was afraid that his mother would worry. Besides, Taoist Qiao San, who took advantage of the chaos to hold him, had indeed been killed by Yu'e Zhenren.
"Then he really deserves to die... You didn't kill him, did you?" the county magistrate's wife suddenly asked. She seemed to be shocked by her sudden thought and looked a little nervous.
"It's not me, it's a senior master!" Su Rui shook his head. Taoist Qiao San died at the hands of True Man Yu'e. Isn't True Man Yu'e a senior master?
"That's good, that's good!" said the county magistrate's wife, patting her chest.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. You have lost weight. Mom made chicken soup..." The county magistrate's wife took Su Rui's hand and walked into the courtyard of the county government office, chatting as they walked. Su Rui nodded and responded from time to time, cooperating with the county magistrate's wife's chatter. His appearance was actually completely changed from his previous image, but there is no parent in the world who thinks that his child is not thin!
Afterwards, Su Rui drank chicken soup with the county magistrate's wife and ate a lot of cakes that the county magistrate's wife had made when she had nothing to do. Finally, he returned to his bedroom with a full stomach.
At the door of his bedroom, the maid He Hua was already waiting at the door. When she saw Su Rui, she looked a little confused: "Er Lang, why are you back?"
Looking at the fatter Lotus, Su Rui has sensed that she is just an ordinary person, not the "Lotus" transformed by the little fox demon.
"I wonder where the little fox demon has gone?" Su Rui pondered as he walked into the bedroom.
That night, when Su Rui was meditating and practicing, he suddenly felt several evil spirits approaching.
Just as he was wondering what kind of monster it was, a little fox demon jumped from the outside wall to the windowsill of his bedroom.
"Su Erlang, you're finally back!" The little fox demon's joyful voice sounded in Su Rui's ears, and then he saw the little fox demon turned into a lotus and appeared in front of him.
"You're still here, I thought you were gone! Those outside... are they your companions?" Su Rui was very happy to see the little fox demon. He sensed that there were still several demonic auras outside the bedroom, one of which was even a little unfathomable.
"Yes, they are all my companions in Black Mountain." The little fox demon nodded. Then, she stuck her head out of the window and called softly. Su Rui saw a winged monkey leading a group of small demons including weasels, monkeys, deer, hares and other animals jumping into his room from the windowsill.
Suri's room suddenly turned into a small zoo.
"This is General Jiji, the leader of the Thunder Monkey Clan, this is Brother Yellow, this is Maomao, this is Lu'er, this is Yu'er..." The little fox demon introduced these little demons to Su Rui one by one.
After he finished introducing himself, all the little demons clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Su Shan!"
Su Rui was a little confused when she heard their address, so she looked at the little fox and signaled her with her eyes to come out and explain.
"You are the designated successor of Lord Hu, and you possess the Black Mountain Seal. You are the new Lord Hu, and the leader of our Black Mountain demon clan!" The little fox demon understood Su Rui's eyes and jumped out to explain.
It turns out that this group of little demons were all followers of the previous Black Mountain God. After the previous Black Mountain God died, they followed his will and obeyed his successor as their master.
Su Rui was a little overwhelmed. He had no intention of going to Black Mountain to be a god or a mountain king. However, facing the innocent eyes full of expectation of these little monsters, he could not say no.
"Don't be so polite, everyone!" He avoided the question about their identities and greeted these little demons.
"What are your plans next, Mr. Shan? Will you return directly to Black Mountain to fight for power, or will you recruit soldiers, build up your strength, and then attack Black Mountain again?" The weasel in yellow clothes looked like a retainer and asked Su Rui respectfully.
What a joke! With his current level of cultivation, he couldn’t even defeat the Red-Eyed Ghost King who besieged the city that day. How could he compete with those big guys hiding behind the scenes for the power of Black Mountain?
But thinking back, if he had the ability, he would definitely avenge the demons that besieged the city!
So Su Rui pondered for a moment, organized his words and responded: "My current cultivation is too low, I can't go to Black Mountain. Tomorrow I will go to Qingcheng Mountain to learn from a master, and when I succeed, I will go to Black Mountain to take over the authority of the mountain king!"
"Are you going to Qingcheng Mountain to become a disciple, Tiger King? Can you take us with you?" asked the weasel.
"If I take everyone with me, I won't be able to practice in peace. That's not right!" Su Rui shook his head repeatedly.
"Then please bring Jiji and Xiaoling with you. Jiji can protect you, and Xiaoling can take care of you..." the weasel argued relentlessly.
After some "bargaining", Su Rui finally got a new companion - the little fox Hu Cailing.
After formulating a ten-year plan in which Jiji led the demons to recruit troops and gather strength in the county, lying in wait for Su Rui's triumphant return, except for the little fox demon who stayed with Su Rui, the other demons left the county government under the leadership of Jiji and returned to their base in the county.
Su Rui made the little fox demon change back to its true form, and used extra quilts to build a small nest for her to rest at the foot of the bed.
Then he remembered that he seemed to be raising two female ghost sisters.
Just as I was thinking about it, I felt the temperature in the room suddenly drop and a cold wind started to blow.
There were two female figures in the originally empty room. They were the two female ghosts that Su Rui had just remembered, a hanged ghost and a drowned ghost.
"Greetings to the young master!" The two female ghosts knelt down and saluted.
At this moment, their appearance is the human form they had in their previous lives, and their ghostly aura has been restrained and their bodies have become solid, making them not much different from living people. It seems that during the time when Su Rui was away, their cultivation has improved a lot.
Su Rui chatted with them for a while, and finally asked them to help protect Magistrate Su and others, and then sent them away.
On the second day, Su Rui left a letter in the room saying that he was going to Qingcheng Mountain to learn martial arts from a master, and then quietly left the county government compound with the little fox demon who had retained his original form.
When He Hua discovered that Su Rui had disappeared again, she hurriedly called the county magistrate's wife over.
"Forget about this kid... As long as mother knows that you are safe, she will be satisfied!"
When the county magistrate's wife saw the letter he left, she just sighed. She should have expected Su Rui to leave again.