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Chapter 7 Seven: Mirage
At the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, the bridge market in the north and south of Shennv Bridge was dark, but the Qiaolou in the center of Xuandu City was brightly lit.It was the mid-spring season, and a Qingyang flag was erected high on the roof of the building, and the officials in charge of the night in the building were busy, telling the time was an important job in the state, and no one dared to slack off in the slightest.

The scale leak officer stared at the fish ball falling into the copper drain, and immediately knocked on the wooden fish in his hand, and the watchman held up the time card when he heard the sound.

The rooster who is in charge of telling the time has the "Little Thunder Sound Curse" painted with cinnabar patterns on his cheeks and tongue.

The sound can be heard for miles.

The scriptures in the bronze tripod quickly turned to ashes. After reciting the prayers in front of the six gods, Lingzhu dipped his fingers in the vermilion mud and drew evil spirit charms on the hands of the watchmen.

Xuandu Qiaolou's exorcism art ranks the seventh rank, and is divided into 36 kinds according to the meridian flow, which are used in different seasons and hours.

The Sanjiao meridian is most prosperous during Haishi, and it is also Wuchen Day. The so-called Wuchen Qi absorbs the Sanjiao meridian. The exorcism spell that Lingzhu will draw this time is attached to the Sanjiao Jing.

Lingzhu started writing at the tip of Li Chan's little finger, and went through the five acupoints of Guanchong, Yemen, Zhongzhu, Yangchi, and Waiguan. The spiritual veins are connected in one go.

If you encounter evil spirits while walking in the night, you only need to hold up your little finger and pinch the formula in front of your body, and recite "Huangming Shenwei, a hundred ghosts will not get close" to drive away the evil spirits.

Li Lier also drew the same spell on his hand. This spell is useless to him. It can only scare away lonely ghosts and prevent the watchman from getting sick due to Yin Qi. It is counterproductive to the demons who have become climate .But as Li Chan said, this exorcism spell might be able to irritate the demon.

Shen Gong's suggestion made Li Li'er understand that this leftist monster is just a scapegoat caught by Shen Zhasi in order to stay out of the matter.But this idea of ​​scapegoating, pretending to be a watchman, seems to be useful.

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The tranquility of Qinghefang made Guo Xun feel very uncomfortable.

In his memory, this place is always brightly lit, and the candle oil burning all night is so smoked that not a single mosquito can be seen. Geisha sitting in the column meditating, female sumo wrestler who only wears tube top and obscene trousers and can see her thighs, gold powder in Pushui that overwhelms the shadow of the moon...

Guo Xun sighed: "This monster is really a heinous crime. Mr. Xiaolang, Qinghefang depends on you."

Li Chan looked up at the moon, "Guo Duwei, it's time."

Guo Xun beckoned over a dozen demon hunters around him, and said, "You all know what to do?"

A demon hunter said: "Don't worry, Captain, we will definitely guard all the exits of Qinghefang."

Guo Xun glared, "Can monsters compare to humans? I have guarded the mouth of the canal and the roof! I have already lost a few brothers, so don't let anyone make trouble for me this time!"

All the demon officials were ordered to disperse, and Guo Xun quickly hid in the night.

Li Chan sat on the stone pier next to the Qinghefang archway, tied his leggings three more times, tied a long tube to his back, got up, patted his buttocks, picked up the gong and lantern at his feet, and walked into Qinghe square.

The white leather lantern swayed with his footsteps, and he tapped it with a mallet.

"Boom!"

Li Li'er felt a little awkward, so she still rang the clapper.

"Tuk Tuk!"

It was pitch black in the workshop, the lanterns hanging at the door of the rich households were all extinguished, the rain had stopped for a while, and there was water on the stone brick floor, reflecting the gloomy moonlight.

Two white leather lanterns shone a few feet of light, moving in the room, and the words of the watch were especially loud in the dead silence.

"Rain and damp, anti-thief, anti-theft!"

"Boom!"

"Tuk Tuk!"

There was night fog in Qinghefang.

Walking into the pipa, there was a faint voice coming from a distance. Li Li'er followed the sound and saw faint shadows of lamps shaking in the mist.

"The City God issued an announcement, and there are still night markets open?"

"Life is not easy." Li Chan said with emotion, and suddenly stopped, "Little Lang, let's change the road."

"What's wrong?" Li Li'er narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Go this way." Li Chan raised her hand and pointed to the alley leading to Pipa. The alley was dark and she didn't know where it led.

But Li Li'er stopped and sneered at Li Chan: "You say you're going to the Jun Temple and Goddess Temple in Pushui Mansion, but your feet are in the opposite direction. Don't you think that the absence of the God Zha Si Duwei can deceive me?"

Li Chan was taken aback, and explained in the fog: "Young Lord, I don't know, that monster is probably good at illusion..."

Before he finished speaking, the thick fog around him surged up, and Li Chan couldn't see Li Li'er in an instant. He approached with a lantern, but saw that there was no one in the place where Li Li'er was originally staying.He sighed helplessly, and murmured: "I originally set my heart on the bright moon... but the bright moon shines on the ditch."

After speaking, he raised the mallet and struck the gong twice hard.

"Rain and damp, prevent thieves, prevent theft!"

Li Chan yelled and walked into the pipa, and the further he went into the alley, the thicker the fog became. At first the eaves of the houses beside the alley were still vaguely visible, but then they were completely invisible.

After that, I couldn't even see the road under my feet.

Li Chan seemed to be in a boundless white world, the dim light of that white lantern was suppressed to only a few inches.There is no road here, it seems that it is already in the clouds, and if you step in any direction, you will fall down.

Li Chan's blue pupil reflected the quiet narrow alley in the night.

He was strolling in the courtyard, and suddenly, a stone wall appeared a few inches away from his eyes, as if it had reached the bottom of the alley.

Li Chan didn't even bat an eye, she went straight to meet her, and passed through the wall.

In a flash, the scene was clear.

The slightly cold night wind blows the fishy smell of Pushui, with a few wisps of faint peach blossom fragrance.

The Goddess Bridge is not far ahead. The river washes over the foundation of the bridge, and occasionally there is a crash, the sound is so soft that it seems to be an illusion.

Li Chan glanced back, and the white mist was gone.

What he walked was not Pipali, but Qintai Street leading to the Goddess Bridge.

The street was pitch black, with no lights, shadows or human voices. A full moon hung in the sky, overlooking the coldness of the world.

The boy carrying the lantern with a clapper was nowhere to be seen, and he was led to nowhere.

Li Chan patted his sleeves, as if wanting to pat off the damp mist that didn't get on it, and said to himself: "Good guy, is there such a thick mirage?"

He turned his head, Danqing's eyes pierced the night like sharp arrows, and he looked at the Jun Temple of Pushui Mansion at the head of the Goddess Bridge.

"What a big clam spirit."

　"Zhou Li": mirage, big clam also.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)