Holy Bone

Chapter 148 Borrowing the Horoscope of Birth, Borrowing Fortune (5k chapter, please subscribe and ask for monthly pass)
The distance between Lingqian Township and Fucheng.

If it is according to one person with two fast horses.

All the way non-stop hurry on the road.

It only takes a day to get there.

But if it is a horse-drawn carriage, there will be a delay of about three days on the road.

finally.

Jin An agreed to Da Furen's request and came to Lingqian Township.

In addition to the big lady's promise, there must be a big thank you.

He also intends to kill the weeds.

Eternal trouble.

In case the ghost in Mrs. Zhang's belly turns out to be a cliché, and she is born, and then seeks revenge on him, the enemy who killed the five fathers, full of resentment.

Riding in a carriage for three consecutive days, the first two days were fine, the official road was not too bumpy, but as we got closer and closer to Lingqian Township on the last day, the road began to become more and more bumpy.

It's getting harder and harder to walk along the way.

This is a convoy.

There are three carriages.

Each carriage is pulled by two tall and strong horses with long endurance.

Before and after the convoy, there are more than a dozen direct lineal guards raised by the He family to protect them, preventing any unscrupulous bandit from putting his mind on this Mrs. He's convoy.

These guards are not comparable to those ordinary nursing homes in He Mansion.

He has a powerful figure and bulging temples. On one side of the pony sits an ox horn bow and on the other a bag of arrows.

This kind of ox horn bow, no one can't open the bow with two or three hundred catties of strength.

If you want to draw a full bow, it will definitely not work without five or six hundred catties.

These people are all good riders and archers, and they are not afraid of the harassment of horse thieves at all. If they encounter ordinary bandits, they will shoot them from a hundred paces away.

These are the elite guards raised by the He family.

According to what Jin An and Li Huwei inquired about, each of these lineal guards is a master of horizontal training who can besiege with one enemy, ten or twenty bandits. , Strictly disciplined, drilled in accordance with the standards of the Kangding cavalry.

It takes hundreds of taels of silver to train one person.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a master who was forcibly smashed with money.

One person spends hundreds of taels of silver, and a dozen or so people here are equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver moving. The He Mansion is really rich and powerful.

Jin'an has not been idle along the way, he has been observing and trying to figure out the visualization map of the great demon god Tuotian, and is improving his spiritual martial arts every day.

On the contrary, on the last day, the old Taoist priest got his butt bumped so badly that he finally walked out of the car, sat in the front of the car, and chatted with Li Weiwei all over the world.

So in the carriage at this time, there were only Jin An and Jian Jian who had been in a daze.

Meeting a group of antique dealers this time might turn into a group battle in the end. Naturally, Jin An wanted to bring along the sword-sharp master thief.

If there is a large group battle, they will not be alone and helpless, right?

As for the greedy and silly sheep in the Taoist temple.

Jin An was temporarily thrown into He's house to be raised.

It is estimated that there are a bunch of ewes bleating around, intoxicated in the wine pool and meat forest, unable to extricate themselves.

Jin An couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of joy when he thought of Fatty Li's guard in the He Mansion, who wanted to run into an evil spirit, and came to Lingqian Township with the Da Furen's motorcade this time.

This time, Li Huwei finally got his wish and bumped into the evil spirit.

I don't know if Li Huwei will continue to think about finding the headless village to be the headless corpse king after seeing the cannibal ghost this time.

……

"Little brother, we are finally here. Old Daoist, I have already seen Lingqian Township at the foot of the mountain."

The voice of the old Taoist shouted from outside the carriage.

Hearing this, Jin An raised the curtain, but what he didn't know was the choking dust on the dirt and rocky mountain road, the outside of the carriage was covered in yellow, and the vision was poor, so Jin An hurriedly put down the curtain to block the yellow sand outside.

The carriage drove for a while, and after the road was less bumpy, Jin An opened the curtain again.

This time the outside of the carriage was better. Although there was still yellow dust flying, it was not as uncomfortable as before because of the leeward wind.

Now the carriage is halfway up the mountain, heading down the mountain.

From the position of Jin'an, just at the foot of the mountain, there is a large open land, the fields are long, connecting the sky and the earth, the water is clear, surrounded by green hills, setting off the quiet and peaceful field scenery.Sure enough, it is a good place for retirement.

According to the words of the old Taoist priest, this is a treasure land of geomantic omen. Lingqian Township is backed by five mountain ranges, and the north is Yimapingchuan, with plenty of sunshine every day.

Although Jin An didn't understand the old Taoist's Feng Shui Kanyu tunes.

But just looking at the field scenery at the foot of the mountain from a distance really opened up his body and mind a lot.

It is said that if people are open-minded, misfortunes will be far away.

As he got closer and closer to Lingqian Township, Jin An also saw high walls built around Lingqian Township, presenting an irregular rectangle.

Those high walls are also repaired with simple wall stacks, which can easily prevent the invasion of bandits and bandits.

In Lingqian Township, there are two largest Zhuangzi.

A big village is very popular.

The other big village, which occupies less than half of the area, was empty, and there was not even a single person in sight.

Jin An thought about it.

It seems that the uninhabited mansion is the house of the Zhang family.

As the carriage kept moving and changing directions, Jin An also saw the situation of the Zhang family's Dazhuangzi from multiple angles.

It was a courtyard with three entrances.

The gate of the mansion.

Hanging flower door.

Outer courtyard, inner courtyard.

Wing room, ear room, lower room, main room, east kitchen, west kitchen...

There is also a small flower pavilion with lush trees in the inner courtyard.

Just when Jin An was about to turn his gaze to the He family's ancestral house, suddenly, his gaze froze.

I don't know when a famous old monk was standing in the Zhang family's big village. The old monk also saw the mighty motorcade of Mrs. He's family, and calmly watched the motorcade enter Lingqian Township.

Lingqian Township can be said to be big or not, according to Mrs. Da's introduction, the population of Lingqian Township probably has more than a thousand households.

A central axis runs through the entire Lingqian Township.

As soon as the convoy entered Lingqian Township, they found that the atmosphere in Lingqian Township was not right. It was too peaceful here, and few people were seen along the way.

Popularity is sluggish.

The doors of many shops were closed.

It seems that there has been a lot of evil recently, and many people have escaped from Lingqian Township.

The convoy continued to move forward in Lingqian Township. If they wanted to go to the He family's ancestral house, they had to pass through the Zhang family's Dazhuangzi.When the convoy passed Zhangjia Dazhuangzi, they saw that the gate of Zhuangzi, which had been sealed by the government, had been torn off by someone at this moment.

Jin An couldn't help but think of the old monk he saw in the Zhang family's big village when he was halfway up the mountain.

He pondered.

Out of curiosity, Jin An performed a qi-watching technique on the Zhang family's Dazhuangzi, wanting to see if this family was really troubled by evil spirits. Jin An was taken aback by surprise.

The convoy just passed by Zhangjiazhuangzi, without stopping along the way, and continued to rush to the He family's ancestral house. However, since the operation of looking forward to Zhangjiazhuangzi once, Jin An's brows on the next journey have not been loosened. .

He seemed to have made an unexpected discovery in Zhang Family's Dazhuangzi.

The convoy passed through the desolate streets, and when they arrived at the He Family Ancestral House, they finally saw many living people, and many people came out to greet them immediately.

When seeing the eldest lady get off the carriage, the He family cheered, and many people had smiles on their faces.

Jin An felt that the smiles of these people were more like smiles of relief.

It's like finding the backbone all at once.

And when they saw the combination of Jin An and the old Taoist, an old Taoist and a young Taoist priest, these servants of the He family cast their eyes curiously.

Jin An's five senses have been sharp since practicing martial arts, and he heard these servants secretly discussing them.

"These two Taoist priests, are the Da Furen sending someone back in advance to inform them that they are the masters invited in Fucheng?"

"What do I think of that young Taoist priest, more like a monk than a Taoist priest?"

"Instead, the old Taoist priest who took the lead has a sense of being an extraterrestrial master. The young Taoist priest should be the disciple of the old Taoist priest, right?"

The discussion of these servants was quickly attracted by the third carriage.

The carriage was larger and more spacious than the one the Da Furen was sitting in, but it was always covered by curtains, blocking the view of the outside world, and no one came down from it.

Was it because there was no one in the third carriage?
Everyone began to wonder what was in the third carriage?
The eldest lady didn't waste time on these side details, she took Jin'an, the old Taoist priest and others, and went to the inner courtyard of the He family with ease, and met the old man of the He family directly.

The old man of the He family is a strong old man. Beside the old man, there are several old men with similar facial features and similar ages.

Jin An secretly speculated that these people should be the brothers of Mr. He, that is, the top executives of the He family who are really in charge.

This is obviously a family meeting of the high-level He family.

The eldest lady waved back the two maids beside her, but did not let Jin An, the old Taoist priest, Jianjian, and Li Huwei leave. Obviously, the eldest lady did not avoid suspicion in this direct family meeting that was related to the life and death of the He family.

The eldest lady thought that the four outsiders present were the ones she could trust the most.

"Little brother, look at the old man sitting next to Mr. He, the husband and wife palace is covered by black air, and the adulterous door at the corner of his eye is broken, indicating that the married life has come to an end, and he just divorced his wife recently. And the tip of the nose representing the Caibo palace is black His breath is heavy, which means that he has recently encountered troubles and lost money, which is the time when he is most short of money to spend. Looking at his black face, he has been suffering from bad luck recently, and the whites of his eyes are streaked with black hair, which shows that this bad luck will make him worry in his later years."

"Old man, I bet a bowl of haggis noodles, this person must be the 'uncle' who was cuckolded by the evil priest."

Jin An and the others belonged to Da Furen's side, so they naturally sat on Da Furen's side. The old Taoist secretly pulled the corner of Jin An's clothes, winked and said in a low voice.

After more than a dozen people were seated, after a brief introduction, Jin An looked at the old Taoist in surprise, and the old Taoist guessed it right.

That person is really Uncle He Gui, whose name is He Liangchou.

The old people in the house are all the brothers of Mr. He.

They are all high-level members of the He family.

"Elder-in-law, I got the news from the ancestral house and rushed back to the He family's ancestral house immediately. I was delayed on the road for several days. I don't know how the Zhang family and Zhang family are doing now?"

"On the way here, I saw an old monk in the vacant Zhang family's big village. Is that old monk the eminent monk invited from the Bailong Temple in Fucheng this time?"

The eldest lady asked Mr. He.

Mr. He: "Yes, the monk is indeed an eminent monk from Bailong Temple. He just arrived this morning, half a day earlier than you and the two Taoist priests, my daughter-in-law."

Although literati are relatively light.

But the more Mr. He lived, the more open-minded he became. Even when facing a young Taoist priest like Jin An, he was always respected as a Taoist priest, and he was polite.

"As for the members of the Zhang family, there is also Zhang Xiang... Zhang's whereabouts have not been found so far. There is no one alive, no dead body. According to Mr. Yuan, the Zhang family is plagued by tigers, and dozens of people should be dead. Into the belly of Zhang's ghost."

"Mr. Yuan is one of those antique dealers who came to Lingqian Township. It is this Mr. Yuan who discovered the truth that Mrs. Zhang was pregnant with a ghost and was stealing food from children in Lingqian Township."

"Oh?"

The eldest lady looked around at everyone in the house: "I have been in the ancestral house for so long, why haven't I seen Mr. Yuan and his antique dealers?"

"Speaking of this, we also feel strange."

This time, it was another old man who was sitting next to Master He who spoke this time, and it was He Liangchou, who was the elder brother of the elder brother and uncle of He Gui.

Next, Da Furen, Jin An and the others learned about what had happened in the past few days.

It turned out that the group of antique dealers had disappeared in Lingqian Township for several days.

Ever since they took the initiative to take over the exorcism that day, the group of antique dealers could still see people in Lingqian Township for the first two days.

He was busy going in and out of the mountains near Lingqian Township every day, and lived in the spooky Zhang family manor every night. It seemed that he was really looking for the missing Zhang family.

But on the third day of staying overnight in Zhangjia Dazhuangzi, the group of antique dealers disappeared inexplicably.

All are missing.

At the beginning, the villagers were all guessing that the group of antique dealers must have been inexperienced, and the cowhide was blowing loudly, so they were swallowed by Mrs. Zhang, including the skin?

But the blame is here.

Since then, Lingqian Township seems to have returned to calm, and there is no news of any pregnant woman giving birth to a stillbirth prematurely. It seems that Zhang has successfully exorcised the evil spirits and stopped stealing children to eat.

I have never heard of anyone missing, or anyone whose poultry was killed in the middle of the night.

From this point of view, the exorcism should have succeeded, and Mrs. Zhang, who was pregnant with a ghost, had been subdued by Mr. Yuan, one of the antique dealers.

But if the exorcism was really successful, why did that group of antique dealers suddenly leave without saying goodbye?

According to normal logic, shouldn't it be asking the wealthy He family for a generous reward, and then making the villagers of Lingqian Township feel grateful and continue to buy antiques in Lingqian Township?
That's why the He family felt strange.

It doesn't make any sense before and after.

When Uncle He Gui, He Liangchou was speaking, the old Taoist kept staring at him, his face became more and more surprised. After He Liangchou finished speaking, the old Taoist asked He Liangchou: "The Yintang is black, and the tails of eyebrows are drooping, obviously It is a sign of bad luck. The lower lip is sunken and the corners of the mouth are deflated. This is the loss of fortune. Black lines gradually appear in the person, indicating that the loss of fortune is slowly overcoming the master. The fortune is getting worse day by day, and it is slowly pushing people Going to a desperate situation, maybe you won't be forced to a desperate situation in a short time, but in the end, you can't escape the imminent disaster..."

"Accordingly, this is a sign of being entangled in unclean things, but I am an old man, there are no black lines in the whites of the eyes of this benefactor, which is strange, this benefactor, has any strange things happened to you recently? ?”

The words of the old Taoist priest can be said to be a little unlucky.

It makes people unhappy.

"This Daoist Chen, that slut of Mrs. Zhang, should have been exorcised at this time. What unclean things can haunt me? I, He Liangchou, have done things openly and honestly all my life. I don't do anything wrong. Naturally, I am not afraid of those evil spirits knocking on the door in the middle of the night. .”

The "uncle" He Liangchou, who ate tender grass and had five green patches on his head, spoke quite straightforwardly, with the righteousness of a gentleman.

"Nephew and daughter-in-law, don't blame uncle for being outspoken. Do you know the origins of these two priests, niece and daughter-in-law?"

"Now that slut of Mrs. Zhang has been exorcised by Mr. Yuan, who was invited by the family, and Lingqian Township has regained its former peace. The uncle also kindly advises his nephew and daughter-in-law, don't lose money at that time."

Perhaps it was because of being driven back to the countryside by the lady, He Liangchou had complaints about the lady, and his words were a little bit harsh.

Da Furen and Jin An are well-trained people, and they are not aggressive towards an old man who has half stepped into the coffin. They all trust the old Taoist (Chen Daochang)'s vision of seeing people, and they will never misjudge people, so they both It was looking at the old Taoist priest (Chen Daochang).

Want to hear what the other party has to say?
The old Taoist is not a timid person.

Originally he was a bit blunt and apologetic because he was eager to save people, but when he saw this uncle with five grasslands on his head, he almost pointed his nose at him and called him a charlatan. When his temper came up, he was no longer in a hurry to save others, and planned to give He Liangcho a little trouble.

So he said calmly with a blank face: "Old man, I said, benefactor, you look like you are hitting evil, but you don't necessarily look like hitting evil. Think about it carefully, have you encountered any strange things around you recently?" ?”

"The lower lip is sunken, the corners of the mouth are sunken, and black lines gradually appear in the middle of the person. The fortune is getting worse day by day, and it is gradually pushing people to a desperate situation. There are several situations in which the fortune is damaged. For example, what have you done recently that is harmful to morality? ?”

"How about being entangled in something unclean?"

"Or was it borrowed from someone's luck?"

"Of course, according to what you said, benefactor, you don't do bad things, and you are not afraid of evil spirits knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Since you are not haunted by evil spirits, nor have you done anything immoral, then there is only one kind left. Have you done anything lately, benefactor? What have you lent to outsiders?"

After the old Taoist finished speaking, he finally reminded He Liangchou: "For example, I lent my birth date, hair, nails, blood, dander, etc..."

Pfft!
Before the old Taoist could finish his sentence, He Liangchou, who was sitting upright on the teacher's chair with nothing wrong in his mind, fell to the ground with his legs straight.

The elders of the He family were in a hurry, and then called the servants to help, and then they breathed a sigh of relief. They just didn't come up in one breath, and they passed out from fright, and there was nothing serious.

Now even Jin An was curious, this He Liangchou was really hit by the old Taoist priest, what did he borrow that could scare people like this?
This time it was He Gui's father, Mr. He answered the questions in Jin An, Da Furen and others.

It turned out that He Liangchou not only borrowed things, but also lent out his birth date, hair, nail clippings, blood, exfoliated dander... all of which are called pocket bottoms, nothing left.

And the people who asked him to borrow these things were actually those antique dealers.

Now Jin An and the others became even more curious, why did those antique dealers borrow these things?
Why did the He family lend it to outsiders of unknown origin so reassuringly?
(End of this chapter)