A knife in love

Chapter 763

The more everyone listened, the more frightened they became, they couldn't help but look at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

Shopkeeper Hu glanced at Lao Yan, showing a grateful expression, and then said to Li Qiufeng and others: "You guys, as well as this great monk, this dead ghost suddenly fell ill and died, all of you have witnessed it with your own eyes. , has nothing to do with the villain. Besides, although he ordered food, the kitchen was not yet ready, and it is absolutely impossible that he died suddenly because he ate the wine and food in the small shop. If the official sent to ask, I hope all the guests will give The villain is a proof, the villain is naturally grateful..."

Li Qiufeng and the others heard him talk a lot, and their hearts were clear.Knowing that Shopkeeper Hu is worried about getting a lawsuit, he bows down to everyone, for fear that they will say something that is not good for him.Situ Qiao chuckled and said, "As long as you don't deliberately deceive us, we won't make things difficult for you."

Shopkeeper Hu felt relieved a little, walked out from behind the counter, approached Li Qiufeng and the others, and said with a smile on his face: "There is one more thing, I need to trouble you all. Although this dead ghost died of a sudden illness, he didn't die violently. It's just that he died in the small shop, and if it spreads out, he doesn't know what kind of weird talk will be made up. After the uncles are full of wine and food, after leaving the small shop, please don't tell this matter, otherwise it will be very difficult for our small shop. The store's reputation is somewhat unfavorable."

The eldest grandson Guangming laughed and said, "Old Hu, are you begging us?"

Shopkeeper Hu was full of joy, nodded and bowed his head and said: "You guys are the parents of the villain. Naturally, I beg the uncles to show their noble hands and give the villain a bite of food."

When he said this, he patted his chest and said: "Today's meal is considered to be invited by the villain. Later, I will send four bowls and eight plates to the four uncles to express the gratitude of the villain."

After he finished speaking, he turned to Monk Xuanji and said, "Monk, we will not take any money for your vegetarian meal. We should make a good relationship with the Buddha. When the monk leaves, the villain still has incense and money." Come on. In the future, the great monk will come to ask for alms, and the villain will definitely give a lot."

Li Qiufeng listened to Shopkeeper Hu talking to everyone, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "Just now we mentioned the Temple of the Skeleton King, and the shopkeeper was very frightened. I don't know what is so weird about the Temple of the King of Skeleton?"

Shopkeeper Hu only cared about making friends with everyone, hoping that everyone would not embarrass him, and had already forgotten about the Skeleton King Temple.At this time, Li Qiufeng suddenly heard this matter, his body trembled slightly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master, you are not a local, and you don't know the power of the Skeleton King Temple. It is said that thousands of years ago, Qin and Zhao were in our area Fighting. Zhao Guo sent a fool to be the marshal, and was defeated by Qin Guo. Three to 40 people were captured by the Qin people. The Qin people were afraid that these captives would make trouble, so they buried them alive. I heard that they buried the bodies The place is near Taniguchi Village.

"Gentlemen, you might as well think about it. That's 40 to [-] lives. They died in our Gaoping. It can be said that there is a lot of resentment. For thousands of years, there have been legends about these dead ghosts who were buried alive. Later in the Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor named Li Xuanzong who sat in the world. I heard that this person was not very authentic. He picked up ashes behind his back and fell in love with his daughter-in-law. This old ashes came to our place for a year. Seeing the bones everywhere, he felt compassion and asked the magistrate of Gaoping County to clean up these bones. Later, these remains were buried on the hillside next to the Provincial Valley of Injustice, and a temple was built there to pay homage to them. These unowned ghosts. I heard that the body of Marshal Zhao Guo who died in battle was supposed to be sent to the temple, but his body could not be found anywhere. The county magistrate had no choice but to find them from the collected bones. One of the tallest skeletons was sent to the main hall of the temple, and the skeleton was covered with armor and made the god of worship in the temple. I heard that the old ashes also wrote a tablet for the god, called the King of Skeletons, and later This temple is called the Skull King Temple.

"Since the Skeleton King Temple was established, there have been fewer haunted things in this area. However, the Skeleton King Temple is full of gloomy winds. Hit the roof of the main hall of the Skeleton King Temple, and then the temple ignited a fire, burning the Skeleton King Temple to a white ground. Those innocent souls lost their shelter and came out to harm the people. So for thousands of years, no one here Dare to mention the Temple of the Skeleton King. The uncle suddenly asked about the Temple of the Skeleton King, and the villain was so frightened to death that he lost his composure. Please forgive me."

After shopkeeper Hu finished speaking, he bowed to Li Qiufeng.Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Li Qiufeng nodded.Shopkeeper Hu heaved a sigh of relief, turned his head, and said to the waiter who had just struggled to stand up, "Quickly go to the back room to urge Lao Li, make four bowls and eight plates, and then send them to the uncles!"

The shop waiter agreed, and hurried to the back room.It's just that when passing by the body of the man in gray, he made a big circle before slipping into the back room.Shopkeeper Hu said to Li Qiufeng and the others: "The corpse of this dead ghost is placed here. How can you guys have an appetite for dinner? Why don't you invite a few of you to the back hall. Although the place is a bit narrow, it can be regarded as clean..."

Situ Qiao didn't wait for shopkeeper Hu to finish speaking, he just smiled, and said in his mouth: "Old Hu, there is no use for you to put in so much effort! Hearing what I said, he quickly dragged this dead man out, and found a place where there was no one there. Throw it on the side of the road. When someone discovers it and reports it to the government, it will only be assumed that this person died of a sudden illness, and no one will suspect that it is related to Taibaiju. How much trouble you have saved. Why leave this dead person here and wait Officials come to your door? Those yamen servants have nothing to do and want to find out the oil and water, if they know that Taibaiju killed someone, how can they let you go if they don’t blackmail you to the point of bankruptcy?!”

Shopkeeper Hu was dumbfounded, and said in a trembling voice: "Isn't it bad to do this? If the government finds out that the villain throws the body away, I'm afraid that the villain will be charged with a felony..."

Situ Qiao snorted, and said: "This dead ghost has no injuries on his body. Even if the body is found and reported to the government, at most he will be sentenced to 'death from sudden illness' and will not implicate Taibaiju. As long as you don't tell me, we won't Said, the ghost knows that this corpse was carried out from Taibaiju."

Shopkeeper Hu's face was blue and white, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice, "I will live and die according to the words of my uncle."

After finishing speaking, he bowed repeatedly to Old Yan who was standing aside, and said in his mouth: "Old Yan, the shop has been buying herbs from you for more than ten years. In these ten years, my old Hu has never offended you. Your place. Every time we settle in cash, we have never defaulted. I am in trouble today, and Mr. Yan can’t help it. Let’s just say, if you send herbal medicines in the future, we will add three cash for every two, what do you think? ?”

Lao Yan listened to Shopkeeper Hu's words, then looked at the corpse on the ground, and fell silent for a moment.Shopkeeper Hu only thought that he thought the money was short, so he gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice, "Well, let's stop haggling. I will add five cents for every tael, and the herbal medicine Hansanqi will also be bought from you in the future. , can you see how it's done?"

Lao Yan sighed, and said: "Master Hu, we have been friends for many years, and I don't care about money or not. Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about today's matter. Just Afraid……"

When Lao Yan said this, he looked up at Li Qiufeng and the others.Shopkeeper Hu naturally understood what Lao Yan meant. He was worried that Li Qiufeng and others would leak the word, and if the government knew about it, they would inevitably implicate him.It's just that shopkeeper Hu has long planned.He is a person who has been in the tavern business for many years. He welcomes and sends people off every day. It can be said that he is very accurate in judging people.Li Qiufeng and the others were travel-laden, and spoke with foreign accents, and looked like they were just passing merchants.Moreover, these people acted strangely, and they might be Jiang Yang's bandits.Listening to the appearance of a few people talking and doing things, but they don't want to deal with the government. They just want more things than less things.Therefore, shopkeeper Hu is not worried about Li Qiufeng and others, but is more afraid that Lao Yan, who is quite famous in the local area, will leak this matter.Seeing that Lao Yan had already let go, shopkeeper Hu put his heart back into his stomach, and said to Lao Yan with a smile on his face: "These uncles are all very good people, they are just passing through our remote place. , pat your ass and leave after eating, you won't stay here for a while. What's more, one more thing is worse than one less thing, these uncles will not pay attention to these crap things. Otherwise, the government's yamen will have to interrogate several uncles , They also think it's troublesome, don't they? As long as you, Mr. Yan, do me a big favor, there's no need to worry about other things."

Situ Qiao thought to himself, this shopkeeper Hu is really an old fox.These few words were clearly told to Lao Yan, but secretly they warned everyone that if the government found out about this, they would definitely take everyone for questioning, and by then, everyone would be in trouble.So Situ Qiao sneered, glanced at Shopkeeper Hu, but didn't speak.

Shopkeeper Hu knew that Situ Qiao had seen through his mind, but he didn't feel embarrassed either.As for Monk Xuanji, he didn't take it to heart at all.This is because Emperor Jiajing has always been advocating Taoism and restraining Buddhism since he ascended the throne.Knowing the emperor's mind, the local government also vigorously supported the Taoist priests, while severely denouncing Buddhism.So the monks are careful everywhere, for fear of offending the government and causing big troubles.Shopkeeper Hu thought to himself that the monk had just come to ask for a full meal, and when he left, he would send a few dozen coins, which would naturally seal his mouth.

Lao Yan nodded, and said: "The death of this man has nothing to do with Shopkeeper Hu, and there is nothing wrong with taking his body out. Just pretend that the little old man didn't see what happened today."

Shopkeeper Hu finally put his heart back into his stomach, and said with a smile, "I'm relieved to have Mr. Yan's words. But there is one thing I need to trouble Mr. Yan..."

Shopkeeper Hu looked at Lao Yan while talking, as if he wanted to see through Lao Yan's mind.I only heard him continue to say: "If there is no flaw in this matter, the dead ghost's body can only be carried out, and it cannot be dragged on the ground, otherwise it will easily leave traces. Erhu is busy laying hands on Lao Li. My Lao Hu Even one person can't move the corpse, so it's impossible to ask a few uncles to help..."

When shopkeeper Hu said this, he showed a begging look.Old Yan said: "Okay, little old man, give me a hand, let's carry this corpse out together."

(End of this chapter)