Demon detective

Chapter 51 Encyclopedia
"Master...Master?" In front of the altar, Youmeng hugged the wooden box, looked at the hole in the altar, and called Xu Zhen's name worriedly.

One minute later, Xu Zhen came out of the hole with disappointment written all over his face.

He searched the inside of the cave carefully, but found nothing but dirt and dross.

There is only such a small wooden box hidden in such a big hole.

Ugh……

Xu Zhen came down from the altar, picked up the ancient book in the wooden box again, and began to pray silently in his heart.

Obviously, this ancient book is his last hope. It is obviously very important for such an excellent ancestor to hide this book in the altar.

God bless……

I hope there is a treasure map inside, indicating that there are millions of taels of silver hidden in this house, or a document proving that I am a certain prince, a descendant of a certain duke, so I can use it to corrupt some money spent.

However, Xu Zhen's powers of observation and comprehension are not weak, and the word "Yao Dao" written on the cover seems to be enough to show that this is not a treasure map, nor is it an ancestral document.

It seems that this looks more like a secret book of cultivation, or... a memoir, which records the life of a Taoist priest. Because Taoist priests are evil, they are called demons...

Well, it's just guesswork without opening it to see what's going on.

The ancient book is slightly yellowed, and I don't know how long it has been in this box.

Xu Zhen carefully turned to the first page, and there were some words that didn't look very neat, or even crooked.

Because Xu Zhen is tall, Youmeng had to stand on tiptoe and hold Xu Zhen's arm to see what was written.

"...Gift to Mingyue..."

what?
Give Mingyue, what do you mean?
Seeing that Youmeng's little head was almost buried in the book, Xu Zhen realized the height problem, and hurriedly squatted down to check with Youmeng.

Soon, they saw a date under the bright moon, which said "the sixth year of Shengping winter".

Wow……

Xu Zhen and You Meng looked at each other, and then began to search for memories.

"In the sixth year of Shengping," he quickly found out, "it should be in the reign of Daxuan Xinzong, and it must be more than 40 years now, right?
"Mingyue..." Xu Zhen continued to ponder, "This book should be given to this person named Mingyue by someone else. But... why is it placed in our family's ancestral hall?"

"Mingyue... oops..." Youmeng frowned, recalling with her heart, "I seem to have heard of this name before when I was a child? It seems like my mother mentioned it..."

The mother in Youmeng's mouth is Xu Zhen's mother.

"40 years ago..." Xu Zhen analyzed, "Our grandma mentioned it again, could it be... that Mingyue is my grandfather? Or... grandma?"

"Mingyue..." Youmeng blinked her big bright eyes and analyzed, "It seems to be a woman's name, right?"

"It's so strange," Xu Zhen shook his head, "A book given by someone else was hidden in the ancestral hall by my grandma. What's the purpose of it?"

After speaking, he couldn't wait to open the second page, but saw that the second page was densely filled with content.

But when he saw these contents, Xu Zhen suddenly felt the hairs all over his body explode, and his heartbeat also accelerated.

But see above it says:

"Monster, deceitful way.

"The way of the demon is deceitful and scheming. In prosperous times, one must plan to establish oneself. In troubled times, one must seek one's fate. To plan things, one must first seek people. Those who are good at planning are good at Tao.

"I don't own everything, everything is for my use..."

I go……

Xu Zhen became more and more excited, and his hands began to shake.

"What, this is..." Youmeng was able to read, but obviously couldn't understand, and asked, "Master, what does this mean?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhen didn't seem to hear it, and was still agitated.

"I don't own everything, everything is for my use..."

Xu Zhen chanted this sentence, feeling quite familiar, as if it was something unique to him in his previous life.

I looked back again, but saw that there was still:

"...A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and moves it when the time comes. When he is humiliated by others, he does not show it. He investigates others' faults and does not show them to the public. When he feels deceit, he is not angry. Words. Those who plan big things hide in their hearts and act on things. The wise see dangers in the invisible, and the wise see disasters in the unborn...

"...The ghost picks on the weak, and the Buddha picks the good to suffer. There is no fairness in this world, so how can you teach people to be magnanimous? Be kind to yourself and don't hear about other things. When you meet a Buddha, you offer incense, and when you meet a thief, you draw a gun...

"...the wind rises from the end of Qingping, and the waves form between the waves..."

Later, there are more classic:

"...Life is like an ant, and you should have a lofty ambition; your life is as thin as paper, but you have an unyielding heart. The world is uncertain, and you and I are both dark horses; one day, we will surely flourish..."

Depend on!
Xu Zhen closed the book quickly, and his first thought was: What the hell is there is a time traveler!
The contents just now are all wise words from the previous life, and the person who wrote these things must be a time traveler.

I have the same kind?
And...it seems that the relationship is quite close.

But well...

Over 40 years later, is this man still alive?
"Master, master..." You Meng couldn't understand, so he asked with concern, "Are you okay? What is written in it?"

"Oh..." Xu Zhen came back to his senses, pointed to the ancient book and said, "This... is a book for living and living, and all the good words are recorded in it, which can inspire people to work hard."

"Settle down and live..." Youmeng pouted, obviously still unable to understand, so she could only ask timidly, "Will that help us...?"

Hey?
Xu Zhen was taken aback by the question of dreams, as if he had thought of something.

So, he opened the book called "The Way of the Demon" and flipped through it.

Looking at the following content, Xu Zhen became more and more amazed. In addition to those famous sayings, it also recorded a large number of famous lines of ancient poems, scientific tricks, magic tricks, planting and breeding, chemical refining, make-up and other novel contents. All inclusive.

At the end, there were even popular songs, such as: Will you come tonight, Wangqingshui, etc., which made Xu Zhen look stupid.

What kind of monster is this?

How could this be?
Xu Zhen thought naturally, why was such an important book given to his ancestors?

One must know that traversers usually keep secrets until death and cannot reveal their identities, but this person recorded things without reservation and gave them to his ancestors. This relationship is obviously unusual, isn't it?

Of course, my ancestors also knew that this book was very important, so they hid it in the ancestral hall.

But... why didn't he use it?

If the ancestors were a little smarter and turned the contents into business opportunities, would my Xu family not be in such a down and out state now?
Did something unexpected happen?
"Master, you..." Youmeng waited for a long time but did not see Xu Zhen's response, so he asked again, "Is this book helpful to us?"

Finally, if there is a dream, let Xu Zhen turn his attention back to his eyes.

"Should have!" Xu Zhen said with a sigh, "But... that's all for the future. You have a dream, listen to me, today's assassination was not an accident, let's pack up our bags now, leave this place temporarily, and avoid Get out of the wind!"

"Ah?" You Meng was taken aback, "We won't sell the house anymore? Also, what about those two assassins?"

"Leave the assassin to Xiaoyu. We'll come back after avoiding the limelight." Xu Zhenzhen thought, since Song Zhili had offended the servant of the Ministry of Officials, he shouldn't be a county magistrate.

"Then... alright!" Although there were still many questions, Youmeng agreed obediently, and said, "Then I'll clean it up now."

"You don't need to bring too many things," Xu Zhen urged, "Just bring some belongings, we will be back soon."

"Oh," Youmeng nodded, and immediately turned to leave, ready to pack her luggage.

Ugh……

Xu Zhen sighed while holding the ancient book. He didn't expect that his ancestors only left such a book for himself.

It's not that this book is bad, it's just that it's not as affordable as gold and silver treasures.

Lowering his head, the word "Yao Dao" came into view again.

But this time, Xu Zhen was fascinated by it, and soon, he seemed to think of something, quickly opened the book, and read the opening paragraph again:
"The way of the demon is deceitful and scheming. In prosperous times, one must plan to establish oneself. In troubled times, one must seek one's fate. To plan things, one must first seek people. Those who are good at planning are good at Tao.

"I don't own everything, everything is for my use..."

Yes!

I don't own everything, but I use everything...

Suddenly, Xu Zhen seemed to have opened his mind, and quickly jumped up to chase Youmeng, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Youmeng, no more, no need to pack your luggage! Let's not go..."

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(End of this chapter)