Realm of the Night God

Chapter 699: An Invitation from the Old Town Chief

The evil ghost that appeared in the small town was definitely not eliminated by the Spirit God. This was a given, and Yang Haoran didn't need to ask to know it was impossible. Although the Spirit God had not yet become a god, his power and status had reached an extremely high level. It was almost impossible for someone as powerful as him to have the leisure to come to this town to help the villagers.

Unless he happened to pass by and was a kind-hearted person, but the possibility of this was low. Yang Haoran didn't believe such a thing would happen.

At present, he was asking the Old Town Chief this question solely to extract more information from him.

In response to Yang Haoran's question, the Old Town Chief did not hide anything. He chuckled and replied, "My god would not deign to visit our poor and remote small town. Moreover, at that time, no one in our town worshipped him, so it's even more impossible for him to appear here. The divine envoy who came to our town to solve our troubles was a spirit master, who was also a believer of my god. It was because of this divine envoy's intervention that our town's evil ghost was eliminated, and peace was restored. Otherwise, our town would have suffered many more casualties at the hands of that evil ghost."

Yang Haoran was not surprised to hear this, as he had already guessed that a spirit master was involved. He was only confirming his suspicions with the Old Town Chief, so he didn't feel surprised at all.

Although he didn't feel surprised, Yang Haoran still put on a surprised expression, as he was playing a different role at the moment.

"Originally, your troubles were solved by a spirit master. They are experts at dealing with ghosts. With a spirit master's intervention, the ghost indeed met its match."

Yang Haoran did not mention the Yin Division in front of the Old Town Chief, as the villagers in this town now worshipped the Spirit God, which would naturally put them at odds with the Yin Division. If he mentioned the Yin Division here, he estimated that not only would the Old Town Chief turn against him, but the other villagers might also point their guns at him again.

So, he not only didn't mention the Yin Division but also praised the spirit master, and his words were not difficult to hear as flattery.

The Old Town Chief was very pleased to hear this and chuckled, even changing his gaze to look at Yang Haoran with a softer expression, as if he suddenly felt that Yang Haoran looked more pleasing to the eye."If you're interested, Officer, you can also worship my god. Then, you'll be able to receive my god's protection and have a shield to rely on in these turbulent times."

The Old Town Chief chuckled and then spoke, his intention clear: he wanted to pull Yang Haoran onto their side and make him a believer of the Spirit God.

As an Underworld Envoy, Yang Haoran was supposed to worship the Death God, who was the only deity he needed to worship. However, he was not a devout believer.

Initially, he would offer sacrifices to the Death God's statue every day, but gradually, he devoted all his energy to pursuing power and fulfilling his ambitions. He didn't know how long it had been since he last personally offered sacrifices to the Death God's statue or expressed his faith.

Although the Death God's statue was still in the villa, and there was a dedicated area for worship, these tasks were being handled by Xiu Juan and Xiaokang. Yang Haoran had not done these things for a long time.

As an Underworld Envoy, he hadn't even played the role of a Death God believer well, and yet the Old Town Chief was inviting him to change his faith and worship the Spirit God from now on. Hearing the Old Town Chief's words, Yang Haoran couldn't help but feel a little amused.

If the Old Town Chief knew that the Spirit God worshipped by the entire town was actually not a true god but a spirit master who was striving to become a god, Yang Haoran wondered what kind of feeling he would have. In Yang Haoran's opinion, he would likely feel some disappointment.

Although he didn't take the Old Town Chief's invitation seriously, Yang Haoran didn't express his emotions on his face.

Just now, Old Town Chief also said that the one who solved the troubles for their small town was a divine envoy. As long as they found this divine envoy, many problems would be resolved. To find this divine envoy, they still needed to start from Old Town Chief.

"Heh heh, I used to not believe in gods and ghosts, so I never worshipped any deities. Now that I have a new understanding of this world, I really should have some faith. But I don't know... whether this Spirit God can really protect believers."

As soon as Yang Haoran said this, Old Town Chief became anxious, and the other villagers at the table stopped laughing and put down their chopsticks, looking at Yang Haoran with an unfriendly expression.

Yang Haoran saw this and quickly explained with a smile.

"Everyone, don't misunderstand. I'm just curious, and I didn't mean to blaspheme Spirit God."

With Yang Haoran's explanation, the villagers' faces looked better, and from their reactions, it seemed that if Yang Haoran hadn't explained himself, they might have taken out their muskets and aimed at him.

"Officer, if Spirit God doesn't choose our small town, the divine envoy won't appear. If the divine envoy doesn't appear, our small town is finished. To be honest, officer, don't get angry, but if we don't have the divine envoy to exorcise the ghosts for us, what can our small town do? Wait for the Administrative Bureau to come and help us deal with it? Not to mention that the Administrative Bureau itself is struggling to survive, and even if they're willing to help us, we might not be able to wait that long."

Old Town Chief spoke very directly, and if it weren't for the current state of the world, plus his newfound faith, he would never have said such a thing. After all, he used to be a local official and had eaten with the Administrative Bureau, and he wouldn't have dared to say such treasonous words.

Moreover, in his eyes, Yang Haoran was a representative of the Administrative Bureau, and he wouldn't have dared to say such a thing in front of Yang Haoran.

"Old Town Chief makes sense. I'm representing the Administrative Bureau, but from the current situation, I've indeed come too late." Yang Haoran said with a ashamed expression.

"Officer, you're able to think like this, which shows that you're not an unreasonable person, very fair-minded." Old Town Chief laughed and said.

"I'm different from some people. I'm a very fair-minded person. By the way, what are the conditions for becoming a believer of Spirit God?"

"There are no conditions. As long as you worship the Spirit God statue once a day and sincerely pray to the divine statue, that's a qualified believer, and you'll definitely receive my god's protection. Hearing you say this, officer, are you preparing to become one of us?"

Old Town Chief heard something in Yang Haoran's words, so he looked at Yang Haoran with a softer gaze again.

"I'd like to, but I can't stay in your town for long. I have many things to take care of, and I don't have a Spirit God statue. Even if I want to worship, I don't have the means."

Yang Haoran's expression was full of regret, and his tone was filled with disappointment.

"Haha, officer, you don't need to worry about this at all. As long as you need it, we can go to the temple right now and ask for a divine statue for you. Then, you just need to bring it back and worship it, and as long as you're sincere, you'll definitely receive my god's protection, and you'll have a smooth and prosperous life, with no illnesses or disasters!" Old Town Chief laughed loudly, looking very happy.

Hearing Old Town Chief's words, Yang Haoran felt like laughing, because Old Town Chief's words were essentially meaningless.

What did it mean to say that as long as you're sincere, you'll receive protection? If you didn't receive protection, it meant you weren't sincere enough, and then they could just give you a label of being insincere.

Yang Haoran wasn't foolish enough to point this out, and when he heard Old Town Chief's words, he showed a surprised and delighted expression.

"Is it that simple?" Yang Haoran asked again, disbelieving.

"It's that simple. Believing in my god doesn't have many rules. As long as you're sincere, that's enough. Other things aren't important."

Old Town Chief laughed and said, and then he stood up and pulled Yang Haoran up, continuing to speak.

"Let's go. I'll take you to the temple right now. As long as you become a believer of my god, we'll be like family from now on."

Yang Haoran didn't refuse and let Old Town Chief pull him towards the Spirit God Temple.