Chapter 255: Deification after Death
"My Lord, you, you, you want me to help you buy some Confucian and Taoist books from the county town?"

Loach's voice was trembling, and his face was full of surprise. He wondered if he was hallucinating.

Even though Wang Ping'an's voice just now appeared clearly in his mind!
He was not surprised that Wang Ping'an asked him to do something - from the very beginning, wasn't he able to survive because Wang Ping'an needed him to lure the bad guys over and enforce justice?
To his surprise, Wang Ping'an asked him to buy some Confucian poetry and books from the county town.

It’s not that there are no Confucian books in the county town…

in contrast.

In the county town, Confucian poetry and books are everywhere, and there are bookstores everywhere.

just.

He remembered that Wang Ping'an should be a monk and should not study Confucian poetry and books.

It’s not that monks are nobler than scholars, but that monks and scholars are on two different paths. No matter which path you take, it is the road to heaven.

Although scholars do not live longer than monks, as long as they are good at studying, they can become officials in the court while they are alive, and even in the underworld after their death.

Mountain gods, land gods, city gods...

Which one of them is not a scholar?

There is a land temple in their Hutougou, and it is said that the person who is in charge of it is an old scholar from their village who had passed away a long time ago. He knew this because there was a rumor in Hutougou that the old scholar had passed away not long ago.

He appeared in his son's dream and told him that he was arranged by the underworld to work in Hutougou to take charge of the affairs of the land of Hutougou.

This matter.

It was the old scholar's son who said this himself. He was originally studying in the county town, and was planning to return to the county town to continue taking the imperial examinations after the old scholar's funeral. But after hearing this, he decided to stay in Hutougou.

Opened a school!
It was none other than Guo Xuesong, the current scholar in Hutougou.

When this matter first came out, even though Guo Xuesong said it himself, even Guo Xuesong's wife came out to guarantee that she had also had this dream.

They even met in their dreams!
She originally thought it was a dream, but when Guo Xuesong woke up and mentioned it, she realized that they had the same dream - no, it was not a dream, but a real thing.

It was her father-in-law who appeared in her and Guo Xuesong’s dreams!
but.

Even though Guo Xuesong's wife came out to guarantee this, few villagers in Hutougou believed it. But remembering the kindness Guo Xuesong's father had shown to them in Hutougou, they still agreed to rebuild the land temple.

The school that Guo Xuesong runs now was actually opened by his father, so he can be said to be following in his father's footsteps.

By the harvest season, the harvest from the fields was 20% to 30% more than that of the surrounding villages. Even though it was only 20% to 30% more, it was all money...

No.

In years of famine, food is more important than money and can save lives.

An inexplicable harvest!
The villagers of Hutougou only then remembered what Guo Xuesong had said. Perhaps it was really his father who took over their Hutougou's land, which was why they were able to have a bumper harvest of 20% to 30% of grain and other crops this year.

For a while, the Hutougou Land Temple became very popular. Not only during festivals, but whenever people had time, they would go to the Land Temple to burn incense.

Pray for good weather and a good harvest of grain and crops in the coming year.

This incident made the villagers in Hutougou more determined to send their children to school. If they had achieved fame and honor, they would be able to enjoy preferential treatment from the state, and after death they could become land gods or other gods to protect their entire family and even the entire village.

It can be said that scholars are not only no worse than monks, but are much better.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem with me asking you to help buy some Confucian poetry and books from the county town?" Wang Ping'an asked back.

He wanted to buy Confucian poetry and books in order to cultivate more noble spirit. From the methods Shu Mu had used before, he knew the extraordinary qualities of scholars.

He is a man of many abilities, but he is not afraid of having too many abilities. Instead, the more the better. His recent encounter with Hu Meiniang made him realize clearly how unfathomable this world is.

It’s no exaggeration to say that it’s bottomless!

Who knows if we might accidentally run into other monsters? If those monsters we encounter don’t have a heart as kind as Hu Meiniang, then that would be troublesome.

The more skills you have, the more power you have to protect yourself!
No matter if he is a cultivator or a scholar, as long as it can enhance his abilities, he has no resistance at all. Instead, he believes that the more the better.

His nominal father had a separate study room at home, but there were very few books in it, and they were all miscellaneous books, not precious books, and it was difficult for them to help him cultivate his noble spirit.

That's why he spent money to ask Niu Qiu to help him buy Confucian poetry and books from the county town!
"No, no problem!"

Loach opened his mouth and wanted to say that Wang Ping'an was obviously a cultivator, and going to borrow Confucian poetry and books was completely unrelated to his job. Not only would it waste time, it would also affect his cultivation.

Although he was not a monk or a scholar, he knew about the situations of monks and scholars from all walks of life. There were people who practiced the skills of a monk while studying Confucian poetry and books.

But their achievements are limited!

According to those experienced people, monks and scholars are two different paths, one going north and the other going south, and they will never intersect in their entire lives.

If you want to learn the skills of monks and scholars at the same time, it will be a waste of time.

He really wanted to remind Wang Ping'an a little, but when he thought of his current situation, his life and death depended on Wang Ping'an's decision. The most urgent thing was to try his best to please Wang Ping'an, rather than do anything that would displease Wang Ping'an.

and.

Who knows if Wang Ping'an would know about this? He bought Confucian poetry and books not to study himself, but to give as gifts to others.

"Okay, go do your thing!"

Wang Pingan waved his hand and gave the order.

The Black Cat Detective has been rescued safely. He gained one thousand merits by beheading a monk with evil intentions, and gained thirty-six merits by devouring the other party's soul. Now there is another important matter to be entrusted to Loach.

There's no need to keep this guy here talking nonsense!

He did not forget the more than 10,000 merit points he had gained not long ago.

top priority.

He would sneak into his master's house while his master wasn't paying attention, return the large amount of treasures he was carrying with him to his master's body, and then struggle to think of which skill, technique, talent... should be upgraded from the small success stage to the next level.

after that.

Then learn how to draw intermediate spells, how to set up the small five-element sword formation, how to make formation diagrams and formation bases...

There are still many things waiting for him to do, so how can he have the time to talk nonsense with Loach?

Hearing this, a flash of surprise flashed across Loach's eyes. He was extremely excited and tried his best to disappear from Wang Ping'an's sight as quickly as possible. He assured in a trembling voice:
"Sir, don't worry. Whether it's the Confucian poetry and books you want, or luring a bad guy who has done all kinds of evil things to enforce justice, I will do my best to complete it for you, and I promise not to let you down!"

(End of this chapter)