Zhong Kui was deified by the emperor because he caught "a kid". What is the origin of this unlucky ghost?

Zhong Kui was arrested? A child? According to the emperor, the origin of this unlucky ghost is as follows:

Zhong Kui was mortal from the beginning. He likes reading very much, but he is ugly and even a little scary. But he is self-motivated and talented. He finally became a scholar. But when he had a chance to meet Saint, he was afraid of the king because of his ugly appearance. The king must be very annoying, so he found a reason to send him away and deprived him of his Jinshi title.

But Zhong Kui is a grumpy person, so he was inexplicably snatched away from his hard-earned Jinshi. He was angry, but the other side was the king, and he could not resist. I can only kowtow to the king. The king was frightened when he saw this scene. After all, he killed him indirectly. So the king is considering giving him a decent funeral.

So the king ordered Zhong Kui to dress up as a red official and give him a yin official to be an official in the underworld. As a result, a few days later, the king had a dream. In his dream, he met a child who wanted to steal his own things. At this time, an evil ghost in a red robe appeared and ate the child. Later, the king saw that the ghost in red was Zhong Kui.

Moreover, when the king woke up the next day, he found that his illness was cured, so he found an artist to paint Zhong Kui and hung it on the wall to catch ghosts and ward off evil spirits. The story spread to the people, and everyone began to imitate the king's practice, so Zhong Kui's fame gradually increased. Because of this boy, everyone thinks that Zhong Kui can ward off evil spirits and prevent disasters. Although he was unlucky before his death, he became a god that people rushed to worship after his death.