Just as they were wondering, a golden light shone brightly on the plaque above the long desk in the main hall, which should have been where Yama was in charge of his office. Soon, a white curtain appeared, which read: Xu Zhengyang, the City God of Fuhe City in the human realm, is qualified to serve as the Chief Judge of the Southeast Underworld.
Xu Zhengyang was stunned for a moment until the white curtain disappeared. Then he scratched his head and thought, "Hmm, no wonder I felt so fulfilled."
It turns out that my mind was full of energy; now I have another job to do.
How many religious duties did I hold part-time in the human world of Fuhe City?
Since becoming the City God, he hasn't thought about those things. Anyway, in the territory of Fuhe City, from the highest-ranking City God to the lowest-ranking Earth God, he does all the work himself. Now, in the Underworld, he even has a position, instead of acting as a judge in his capacity as the City God.
Oh dear! Xu Zhengyang slapped his forehead. How long have I been in this underworld?
My physical body!
Oh no! Xu Zhengyang was filled with panic. He quickly made a thought and his entire consciousness disappeared from the Southeast Yama Palace in an instant.
Xu Zhengyang slowly opened his eyes and found that everything around him was white, and there was a strange smell in the air.
Damn it, she really is in the hospital.
Thankfully, they didn't cremate me.
Volume 4, City God Chapter 197: Misunderstanding, This is a Big Problem!
Little did Xu Zhengyang know that after he fainted on the Mingnie Terrace and took a nap, a week had passed in the mortal realm.
That day, he left a wisp of his consciousness in his body, thinking that if any special circumstances arose, that wisp of consciousness would be perceived by his divine sense, causing him to immediately return to the mortal realm, just like someone suddenly waking up from a dream without any surprises, without arousing anyone's suspicion.
However, he did not expect that he would have all his divine power drained on the Mingni Platform and fall into a coma.
The next day, Xu Neng and Yuan Suqin were surprised when they had breakfast. Why wasn't their son up yet? You see, Xu Zhengyang usually got up as soon as it was light at home. There was nothing they could do about it. Xu Zhengyang wanted to sleep in as late as he used to, but the problem was... he wasn't sleepy! These days, three hours of sleep a day was enough for him.
Xu Neng called several times, but there was no response. He was about to go into the room to wake Xu Zhengyang when Yuan Suqin stopped him, saying, "Alright, let him sleep a little longer. Don't be fooled by Zhengyang's usual nonchalant attitude; he's probably exhausted inside. Sigh... with the Mid-Autumn Festival around, he'll be in a better mood and can probably sleep a little longer, right?"
"Hmm." Xu Neng thought about it and agreed with his wife.
After the couple had breakfast, Xu Neng went to the construction site of the new school.
Yuan Suqin busied herself with housework, and by 10 o'clock, Xu Zhengyang still hadn't gotten up. She called him several times without response, and growing uneasy, she hurriedly pushed open the door and entered the room. She found Xu Zhengyang lying on the bed, fully clothed. Yuan Suqin went over and called softly, then shouted loudly, and then pushed him a few times…
In the end, they still couldn't wake Xu Zhengyang up.
What's wrong with Zhengyang? Looking at his chest rising and falling slightly, and feeling his breathing, I realized he was still alive, but I just couldn't wake him up.
Yuan Suqin was frightened and hurriedly called her husband to come back.
Actually, the wisp of consciousness left in Xu Zhengyang's body at that time did connect with his divine sense, but the problem was... how could Xu Zhengyang know what was happening outside when he was unconscious?
Good grief, this has blown up quite a bit.
Upon hearing that Xu Zhengyang was unconscious, all the villagers and workers at the new school construction site dropped what they were doing and rushed home with Xu Neng and his wife. Xu Zhengyang couldn't be allowed to get hurt; how much benefit had this young man brought to the whole village? Besides, the neighbors all got along so well; who wouldn't come to check on them if something happened? Moreover… if anything happened to Xu Zhengyang, who knew if the local earth god would take his anger out on the villagers? Even if he didn't, it wouldn't be good if the earth god ignored them in the future.
Everyone was extremely anxious and rushed Xu Zhengyang to the Fuhe City People's Hospital.
That day, there were unusually many people outside the People's Hospital of Fuhe City. Xu Zhengyang's white Audi A4 was driven by his uncle who brought him there, and Han Dashan's Santana also arrived. Two large vans from the construction team carried many workers, some villagers came on motorcycles, and others rode bicycles to the side of the national highway and then took buses to get there...
It is no exaggeration to say that on that morning, more than three hundred people came to the People's Hospital, both inside and out, just because of Xu Zhengyang.
Around noon, Cao Gangchuan, Zhang Hao, and Zhan Xiaohui and Deng Wenjing, the general manager of Jinghui Logistics Company, also arrived. Accompanying them were Dong Yuebu and his daughter Dong Wenqi.
In the afternoon, Zhong Shan and his son Zhong Zhijun arrived after hearing the news, followed by Grandpa Gu, Yao Chushun, and Zheng Ronghua...
Just as anxious as these people were the eleven ghost messengers under the jurisdiction of the City God of Fuhe City. Especially Guo Miao, the ghost messenger specifically responsible for protecting Xu Zhengyang, the City God's representative in the human world. Xu Zhengyang's sudden mishap had terrified Guo Miao to the point of near scareaway. Good heavens, Xu Zhengyang, Brother Xu, Grandpa Xu, please don't let anything happen to you! Otherwise... how am I supposed to explain this to the City God?
Guo Miao originally intended to report to Captain Su Peng immediately, but due to excessive panic, she held onto a sliver of hope that Xu Zhengyang's problem was just a minor one and that he should be able to wake up. After all, the doctors at the hospital couldn't figure out the cause of his coma.
As night fell, Guo Miao dared not delay any longer and notified Su Peng, the captain of the ghost messengers, and the other ghost messengers.
Upon hearing the news, Su Peng and the other ghost messengers trembled with fear and rushed to the Fuhe City People's Hospital. On their way there, Su Peng and Wang Yonggan had already sent a report to the City God. Of the eleven ghost messengers, only Su Peng and Wang Yonggan had the authority to contact the City God directly.
However, after the message was reported, they waited a long time for a summons and reply from the City God.
Enraged, Su Peng immediately summoned the Soul-Beating Whip, a weapon bestowed upon him by the City God and granted the authority to punish ghost messengers, and lashed Guo Miao severely, making him howl and cry out that he was innocent.
After Su Peng finished fighting, he went into the ward and kept reporting the news to the City God while anxiously and fearfully looking at Xu Zhengyang, who was lying on the hospital bed with a calm expression but was unconscious. He prayed that Xu Zhengyang would get better soon...
Outside the ward, Guo Miao, who had just been brutally beaten, was still in a state of shock and fear when he saw eight other colleagues, led by Wang Yonggan, rush forward and beat him to the ground. They punched, kicked, and smashed his soul ruler, until Guo Miao's soul was limp and almost dissolved and disappeared. He even had his ghost messenger token spit out of his mouth.
At one o'clock in the morning, Chen Chaojiang, who had received the news much later, drove back from the capital city.
Among everyone present, only Chen Chaojiang showed no excessive worry upon seeing Xu Zhengyang's condition. He didn't try to reassure others, but instead quietly sat by the bedside, protecting Xu Zhengyang's body. If it weren't for the comforting words of Xu Neng and Yuan Suqin, Chen Chaojiang wouldn't even have allowed the doctors and nurses to give Xu Zhengyang an injection!
Chen Chaojiang knew that Xu Zhengyang must have gone on a spiritual journey to do something.
Last time, Xu Zhengyang was away for ten days!
Chen Chaojiang stood guard outside his bedroom for ten whole days without ever leaving the room!
The following afternoon, Xu Rouyue, Ouyang Ying, and Diao Yishi rushed from the capital to Fuhe City, the two girls with red eyes.
On the third day, Li Bingjie, Ye Wan, and Li Chengzong arrived at the hospital.
Like Chen Chaojiang, Li Bingjie knew that Xu Zhengyang would be alright, but she couldn't tell others the truth. She could only comfort everyone, saying that Xu Zhengyang would definitely wake up.
The doctors and specialists at the hospital were at a loss, because Xu Zhengyang's body was perfectly healthy, and all his functions were similar to those of a normal person; he simply wouldn't wake up. He was like a vegetable, but much better than that… Master Gu, Yao Chushun, was furious and demanded Zheng Ronghua's help. They immediately contacted the best experts, professors, and doctors both domestically and internationally, and were willing to fly over to see Xu Zhengyang as soon as possible, no expense was too high!
The fourth day, the fifth day...
On the morning of the sixth day, besides Xu Zhengyang's family and Chen Chaojiang, only Li Bingjie, Ye Wan, and Li Chengzong were in Xu Zhengyang's ward. Oh, and there were eleven ghost messengers.
After all, with a person in this state, no one can put aside everything else and just stay here waiting for him to wake up.
That very morning, the elderly man, who had been living in seclusion in his courtyard house on the western outskirts of Fuhe City, finally couldn't hold back any longer and went to the Fuhe City People's Hospital to see the unconscious Xu Zhengyang.
Although Old Li had indeed thought about Xu Zhengyang's death many times, it was impossible. Who knew if the god in the dark would do something unacceptable to many people in a fit of rage after this young man, who had always been pampered and spoiled by the gods, died?
People often say that the mind of a deity is unfathomable. Li Lao himself understood how ordinary people viewed him, so he could imagine the potentially severe consequences of angering a god.
That's why he didn't take any extreme actions, but like Xu Zhengyang, he placed his hopes on the existence of this balance.
The only thing that remained unclear was why Xu Zhengyang was in this state. Even experts from both China and abroad couldn't offer an explanation. Two experts who flew in from overseas even suggested that there was some kind of lesion in his brain, requiring craniotomy... Of course, this theory was firmly rejected. In particular, Li Bingjie and Chen Chaojiang strongly opposed this method after hearing about it. Chen Chaojiang almost couldn't resist rushing forward and tearing the two experts to pieces, throwing them off the building.
This shouldn't be happening, because Xu Zhengyang has always been protected by a deity.
Old Li was very puzzled, and even held a sliver of hope in his heart, wondering if... a higher level of the system on another level had discovered that a god was interfering in the human world, so he pulled that god back, and at the same time imposed this punishment on Xu Zhengyang, who was involved with the god.
The old man's sudden appearance at the hospital shocked and terrified the hospital's leadership, who desperately hoped that nothing bad would happen to this young man with the strange illness! Perhaps... you should transfer him to another hospital immediately. In fact, the hospital had already considered transferring Xu Zhengyang over the past few days, but all the medical experts had examined him and couldn't diagnose his illness. Moreover, his bodily functions were perfectly healthy, so transferring him anywhere would be pointless.
After the old man left, in the afternoon, upon learning the news, several leading cadres from the municipal party committee and government, people from the public security, procuratorate and judicial departments, and leaders from Cixian County... all came to visit Xu Zhengyang and express their condolences to his family.
They called it a visit to our good young people who once acted bravely and righteously.
That evening, after discussing the matter, the hospital director and several leaders finally made a decision: no matter what, let's send Xu Zhengyang to Beijing. Our small hospital can't accommodate this big shot. We must not let anything happen to him in our hospital.
When they called the patient's family into the office and tactfully and sincerely suggested transferring the patient to another hospital, before Xu Neng and his wife and Xu Rouyue could agree, Li Bingjie, who had come to the office with them, said, "No! We can't transfer the patient."
Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Li Bingjie said calmly, "He'll be fine. He'll wake up in a few days."
His expression and voice were calm, but his eyes revealed an unwavering determination that left no room for argument.
The hospital director and his colleagues were helpless. They had personally witnessed what Old Li and this young woman were talking about in private today. They didn't know the specifics of their relationship, but it was clear that Old Li doted on this young woman. As for the Xu family, they knew that even if they went to a major hospital, what could they do? They had invited top medical experts from home and abroad these past two days, but they still couldn't do anything about it.
When Xu Zhengyang woke up from his coma, Chen Chaojiang was the only person in the ward. He was sitting on a stool, leaning against the wall, with his head slightly tilted back, his eyes closed, and his dark circles were very obvious. Clearly, he was extremely tired and had fallen asleep.
Just as he was about to call out to Chen Chaojiang, he felt a message from Su Peng in his mind: "My lord, my lord, Xu Zhengyang has fallen ill and is unconscious. My lord, today is the seventh day..."
Xu Zhengyang was startled and immediately replied to Su Peng in his mind: "It will be alright. You all go about your business and take Guo Miao with you."
"I will obey your orders, sir!" Su Peng, standing inside the building, was overjoyed, but he didn't dare ask what the City God had been busy with these past few days. He quickly led all the ghost messengers away from the hospital.
Xu Zhengyang closed his eyes and reviewed the events of the past few days through the city scroll. He felt extremely guilty and secretly cursed which bastard had set the rule that building a dilapidated Ming Nie Platform had exhausted his supernatural abilities and left him unconscious for several days...
The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and the more upset I felt, which made my relatives and friends worry too!
He had just opened his eyes to speak when he found that Chen Chaojiang had already opened his eyes and was looking at him. His long, cold eyes were still devoid of any warmth, and he said calmly, "You're awake."
"Hmm." Xu Zhengyang sat up and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you."
“I’m not worried.” Chen Chaojiang shook his head and then said, “You lie down. Even if you’re not sick, you should pretend to be sick so as not to arouse suspicion. I’ll go tell them the good news.”
Xu Zhengyang thought for a moment, then nodded and hummed in agreement.
Chen Chaojiang got up, walked to the door, opened it, stepped outside, looked to his left, and said coldly, "Zhengyang is awake."
"ah?"
A collective gasp of surprise filled the hallway, followed by the sounds of people getting up and footsteps.
A group of people rushed into the ward.
Looking at his parents and sister, who were too excited to speak, Xu Zhengyang smiled apologetically and said, "Father, Mother, Rouyue, I'm sorry to have worried you..."
"Zhengyang, you scared your mother to death!" Yuan Suqin rushed to the bedside, grabbed Xu Zhengyang's hand, and tears streamed down her face.
Xu Rouyue cried, and Ouyang Ying also shed tears.
Xu Zhengyang felt increasingly guilty. After offering a few words of comfort, he looked up at Li Bingjie and Ye Wan and said with a wry smile, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"I know you'll be alright," Li Bingjie said with a gentle smile.
Ye Wan finally showed a relaxed expression, and looked at Chen Chaojiang with a wry smile. Her pale cheeks were obviously tinged with the yellowish-green color of overwork, and she had dark circles under her eyes... Ye Wan really wanted to ask Chen Chaojiang, if I were sick like this, would you care and worry so much?
"Yingying, Xiao Diao, thank you for your help." Xu Zhengyang said to Ouyang Ying and her brother with a smile.
"I'm glad you're alright." Ouyang Ying's face was slightly flushed, her eyes were red, her eyelids were lowered, and she seemed a little embarrassed, as if she regretted that she hadn't been able to hold back her tears just now.
Diao Yishi said cheerfully, "Brother Yang, don't be so polite!"
Xu Zhengyang nodded, looking at the people in the room with deep emotion, including those who had come before but were no longer there yet still worried about and cared for him...
With them around, how could I bear to, or dare to, act lawlessly?
Who dares to use them to blackmail me?
Volume 4, Chapter 198: Will demolishing the temple work?
In many people's eyes, Xu Zhengyang's illness this time was a twist of fate. It was as if the heavens had played a cruel joke on him, falling ill suddenly and recovering in a rather bizarre way.
It was like a farce.
But since this farce had already begun, Xu Zhengyang had no choice but to stay in the hospital for three more days, undergoing daily checkups and receiving intravenous nutritional supplements that neither cured nor killed him. Anyway, if you have money, you can spend it as much as you want; the hospital is more than happy to have such a rich guy.
What pained Xu Zhengyang was that it cost over 100,000 yuan! His family was wealthy, and his relatives and friends were overly worried, so how could he not spend the money? Not to mention the high hospitalization costs, those medical experts, especially the two who flew in from abroad, even if they didn't cure his illness, couldn't have come for nothing, right?
Physical pain is easy to heal, but heartache is hard to cure.
Xu Zhengyang still felt a deep sense of guilt and self-reproach towards his family and friends; although he did not do it on purpose, he was very upset about it.
Let's leave that aside for now. Anyway, it happened, and it all passed by without any real danger.