Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 161 Overnight in a Small Village

On the shore of Eshui, a few literati are reciting poems, lamenting the customs.

Suddenly, Eshui plummeted.It was as if someone blocked the upstream and emptied the downstream.

These literati were startled, and all the gushing literary thoughts dried up for a while!
At this time, someone suddenly pointed at the Eshui that had turned into a trickle, and shouted: "Look, what is that!?"

I saw a huge black strange fish swimming through the shallow water and disappearing into the water.

This incident was later recorded by them in "Eshan Geography Chronicle" and handed down.

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Heisha, who was sitting next to Cai Shujun, suddenly saw Cai Shujun shed tears.

He took out his handkerchief and gently wiped her tears.

But at this moment, he heard Cai Shujun on the bed suddenly say: "So all of this was arranged by you, right? Heisha?"

Heisha nodded and said: "At that time, you could not be saved. I went to seek the Dragon King and cast the technique of reincarnation on you. I cast a spell in your soul, so that after you are reincarnated, I can also find you." .”

After he finished speaking, Cai Shujun suddenly turned around, turned his back to him, and sobbed softly.

"You shouldn't have saved me," she cried.

Heisha said softly: "You know, it is impossible for me not to save you."

He looked at Cai Shujun, who was crying silently, and finally said: "I used to be blamed for taking care of you too hard. That's why the tiger demon took advantage of it. But now, as long as you want, I am willing to accompany you across the rivers and rivers, and watch it all over the place. There are all kinds of things in the world."

After a long time, Cai Shujun said sullenly: "What you said is true?"

Heisha nodded and said, "Of course it's true."

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In the evening, Zhang Wei was practicing sword with Xiaoqian.

Xiaoqian is a beginner and is practicing with Zhang Wei, holding a long sword in her hand.It's just that Xiaoqian's swordsmanship is sparse now, and it's still slow to practice.

Ever since, the swordsmanship of these two people was a bit like flirting with each other, which made Huang Dou shake his head.

At this moment, Zhang Wei's ears moved suddenly, and he said to Xiaoqian: "You practice first, I'll go out for a while."

Xiaoqian nodded and started to play tricks on her own.Routine is the foundation of swordsmanship, and the two old apes are still very strict with Xiaoqian.

Zhang Wei came out of the small courtyard and came to the Zhike Pavilion halfway up the mountain, and then saw Heisha, who was covered in black armor, waiting for him.

Seeing Zhang Wei approaching, he bowed to Zhang Wei and said, "Thank you for the elixir."

Zhang Wei waved his hand and said, "This is the condition you and I negotiated, and there is nothing to thank or not."

Heisha said: "I'm going to take Cai Shujun out of Jinhua Mansion. This is my scale. If you have anything to do, you can contact me through this scale. I will come as quickly as possible."

He paused and said, "With the help of the river system, I can travel three thousand miles a day, and the speed is still very fast."

Zhang Wei nodded, put the fish scales away, and said, "Yes, I will come to you if I need something."

Hearing what Zhang Wei said, a smile finally appeared on the black face, and he said: "I have been enlightened for many years, and I have some treasures. I saw you were looking for the fire-resistant sacred soil, and I happened to have a piece of 'quick sand pure land' in my hand, which should meet your requirements .”

After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of yellow soil and handed it to Zhang Wei.

"This soil is said to be the sacred soil in the glazed pure land of the Medicine Buddha. Back then, a big monster flooded the Jinshan Temple and rushed out of the many treasures of the Jinshan Temple. I took this opportunity to snatch it."

He said: "Don't grab the things of the monk. I don't think about how to use them. Now that you need them, I will give them to you."

Zhang Wei looked at the soil in his hands. This is indeed the 'fire-resistant soil' he needs, but this thing seems to have a story.

Heisha explained, and said: "Shanshui meets again, we will meet later."

After speaking, he bowed to Zhang Wei again, turned around and went down the mountain.

A few days later, the Cai family in Jinhua City moved out and sold the title deed.Since then disappeared in Jinhua City.This matter did not attract anyone's attention, as if it was an inconspicuous little splash in the river.

Time flies by, June has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is July.

On this day, Zhang Wei suddenly received a talisman from his master, asking him to go to the lobby for a meeting.

Summoning people with a talisman is very formal, which means that it is also a serious matter.

Zhang Wei also put on a brand new Taoist robe and went to the lobby.

Entering the lobby, I found that there were not many people inside, that is, a dozen or so.Mingxiu and other people from the lineage of Zhaijiao are also there.

They nodded and saluted Zhang Wei with a very enthusiastic attitude.

No way, Zhang Wei helped them refine a lot of elixirs, and everyone owed him his affection.

Tong Guang, Tong Zhen and an elder named Tong Li sat at the head.

Zhang Wei found a futon and sat down, quietly waiting for the meeting.

After a while, everyone came together.Tongzhen said: "July [-]th is the day when the local officials pardon sins. On this day, as usual, we will inspect the world's yin officials and heavenly officials. Those who are guilty will be punished, and those who deserve the award will be rewarded."

He paused, then continued: "You are all listed as Heavenly Officials. As usual, you all have to take part in the examination of the Yin God. This year is no exception. We will inspect all the Yin officials in Jinhua Mansion One time. The next step is to assign tasks!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Wei was taken aback for a moment, and then understood.

All of them present here are heavenly officials who are famous in the sky, such as Mingxiu next to him, his official position is higher than that of Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei is a ninth-rank Tiancao, while Mingxiu is an eighth-rank walker.

When they die, they can ascend to the sky in one step and go up to continue to be officials.

Generally speaking, living officials like them do not need to work, which is equivalent to reserve service.But sometimes, they are very convenient to do some things.

For example, inspecting Yin officials.That's what they can do.

The day when the local officials forgive sins every year is the time for heaven and earth to clean up unqualified officials, and the heavenly officials are also included in this list, but the heavenly officials are naturally responsible for the heavenly inspectors.

The yin officials in the underworld are inspected by the heavenly officials in the heavenly court.This is the inspection of the lower departments by the higher departments.

While Zhang Wei was thinking about this, suddenly the Daoist Tongzhen called him by name.

"Zhang Wei, Ming Xiu, Mo Qingyou, the three are in charge of inspecting Gaotang County."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei knew that Mo Qingyou was also preparing to be a heavenly official.She was breaking through behind closed doors during this period, so I didn't see her here.

Not long after, the meeting ended.Mingxiu came to Zhang Wei's side and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Zhang, this time we are going to work together again."

Zhang Wei quickly said: "This is the first time for my brother to do this kind of thing, and I still need a lot of guidance from my brother."

Mingxiu smiled, looking more and more handsome, he said: "You will know when you go, this is actually a beautiful job!" After speaking, he continued: "Let's get ready, let's hurry up and go."

Zhang Wei nodded, and then went back to prepare.

This time I was on a business trip, so I couldn't bring Huangdou and Xiaoqian with me.But just in case, Zhang Wei took the five hundred Taishan stone figurines with him.

Anyway, it is placed in the Qiankun jade snail, and it does not take up space.

And his Qingfeng sword has been turned into a sword pill and hidden in his throat, right at the Adam's apple.

Turning into a sword pill is just the beginning of the Qingfeng sword. In the future, this sword pill will be constantly nourished by Zhang Wei, and it will gradually transcend ordinary iron and become a treasure.

Along with them was the golden crane egg that had been hatched for half the time.In about ten days, the golden crane hatched.

After making some preparations, I waited for Senior Sister Mo Qingyou to leave the customs.Then in the afternoon, the three rode out of Qingwei Mountain on horseback.

This time, everyone went in casual clothes, first with unannounced visits, and finally with a clear investigation.

On the way, Zhang Wei asked Mo Qingyou: "Senior sister, what level have you broken through to?"

Mo Qingyou said with a smile: "I am currently polishing my soul, waiting for my soul to come out."

As soon as Zhang Wei heard it, he immediately smiled and said, "Then congratulations, Senior Sister! You can be regarded as a master in the world of practice!"

The yin spirit coming out of the body is the second step of practice.Many practitioners can't reach this point in their whole life.When the yin spirit comes out of the body, a big sect like Qingwei Mountain is also the mainstay.If it is some small sects, almost all of them are first-class masters.

The yin spirit came out of the body, and actually stuck 90.00% of the nine monks.Cultivation to this stage requires not only strong magic power, but also a stable spirit, which is the so-called completeness of spirit, energy and spirit.

During this period of time, due to the sharp drop in the number of people refining Huangya Dan, the new leeks have not yet grown well, so that Zhang Wei's practice speed has slowed down, and his magic power has reached 90 years, and it will take some time to break through [-] years.

However, his mana has skyrocketed due to taking drugs, but the growth of his soul is slow. It is estimated that he will be a person with strong mana within a period of time.

After listening to Zhang Wei's words, Mo Qingyou also responded with a smile: "It's thanks to my junior brother's help, otherwise I wouldn't have enough mana to break through."

Without Zhang Wei's Huang Ya Dan as a reward, she really could not break through so quickly.

The two chatted happily, but Mingxiu on the other side was left out in the cold.But Mingxiu didn't say anything, and just followed along.

At night, the horses were also tired.The three of them planned to find a place to rest.

At this time, Mingxiu calmly took out a palm-sized puppet from his bosom, and asked, "Ask Lugong, ask Lugong, where is the nearest house?"

After hearing this sentence, the villain suddenly raised his hand and pointed in one direction, then stopped moving.

Then, Ming Xiu continued to ask: "Ask Lu Gong, ask Lu Gong, how far is the nearest house from here?"

Then the puppet stretched out its palm and drew a number of 'five'.

Only then did Ming Xiu say: "In this direction, if you walk five miles forward, there will be someone there!"

Seeing this, Zhang Wei finally got a little interested and said, "This thing is very interesting!"

Ming Xiucai said proudly: "It's a little thing given by the patriarch in the sky, and it's not worth much."

It's not worth the money, but it's interesting!And it's very convenient.

Mo Qingyou smiled and said: "This thing is good, so we don't have to sleep in the wild."

After finishing speaking, the three of them rode towards the direction pointed by the puppet.

After walking for five miles, a small Zhuangzi appeared in front of everyone.The village is surrounded by walls, and outside the village is a contiguous field of crops.

This kind of Zhuangzi, which is similar to a fortress, is also common outside the city.The tall and thick walls are designed to prevent bandits, beasts, and unknown goblins from invading.

This kind of Zhuangzi was even more popular when the world was in chaos in the previous dynasty.

The three looked at each other, and then Zhang Wei said, "I'll call the door and try."

As he spoke, he rode his horse to the gate of Zhuangzi, and began to call: "Is anyone there? We are travelers passing by and want to stay overnight!"

Again, this kind of lodging is risky for both parties.

Not long after, a small window was opened on the gate, and a young man's face was revealed. He held up a lantern to take a photo and said, "Our Zhuangzi doesn't allow foreigners, so please go away."

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, and said, "My folks are polite. I am Zhang Wei, a scholar from Jinhua Mansion. Passing by here is dark and the road is steep, and the people and horses are exhausted. I hope the folks can be more accommodating."

After speaking, he took out his scholar ID badge and handed it over.

This scholar's identity card recorded Zhang Wei's basic information, but this thing can also be faked.But before distinguishing the true from the false, this person's attitude improved a lot.

"Wait, I'll ask the village chief."

After speaking, he closed the small window and walked away.

Zhang Wei smiled at the two people behind him, and could only wait quietly.

Not long after, a voice sounded and asked, "Is Zhang Wei from Eshan County outside?"

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Exactly! I wonder if we can stay overnight."

The man opened the small window and looked at Zhang Wei, Mo Qingyou and Mingxiu behind him.All three of them were well-dressed and well-dressed people.

With such an appearance and such clothes, he doesn't look like a bad person.The village chief thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Since you are a scholar, I will make an exception and open the door for you."

This is also a long time since the peace and prosperity. There are no bandits in the Jinhua Mansion, otherwise the village chief will not open the door.

The door creaked open, Zhang Wei rushed up to meet him, and said, "Zhang Wei, thank you folks."

The leader was a middle-aged man, he waved his hand and said, "It's nothing."

The three of them were ushered in, and the surroundings were quiet. It is estimated that the villagers have all rested.The village chief took them to the ancestral hall and said, "Just spend one night in the ancestral hall."

In this era, if there were no special inns, the ancestral halls in each village and village would have rooms for outsiders to live in.

The three of them thanked them, and then entered through the back door of the ancestral hall. The main door of the ancestral hall was not opened even when it was not for offering sacrifices.And outsiders like them staying overnight can only enter through the back door.The back door is the guest room area.

Zhang Wei used the money to buy some beans, eggs, salt and straw.At first, the villagers thought they were going to cook, but what they didn't expect was that these were used to feed horses.

The villagers shook their heads and said, "This horse eats better than people!"

After the villagers left, Zhang Wei and the others fed the horses and prepared to rest.

But Zhang Wei looked around, and then tied a straw dog with the straw left by the horse.The other two looked at him strangely, and said, "Junior brother still has the nature to play with grass dogs?"

Zhang Wei shook his head with a smile, then muttered something, and then patted the grass dog, and the dog immediately stood up, wagging its tail and running around beside Zhang Wei.

It's just that this grass dog doesn't have vocal cords, otherwise it would probably be barking now!
　late!Sorry, I went to get vaccinated today, and it took a day!
　　
　
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