Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 167 Heavenly Dragon Taoist
Thanks to the unevenness of the world, the court here is not comparable to the Ming Dynasty in the official history. The court does not prohibit commenting on current affairs and government affairs, and the people are not punished for their words.

The palace newspapers of the imperial court were distributed to the outside world, and the rudiments of newspapers already existed among the people, which also supported a group of storytellers. Their environment was much more relaxed than that of the previous dynasty, and novels and story books prospered as a result.

Among them, there is a group of people who specialize in collecting these folk rumors, compile them into stories based on common people's common cognition, and then tell them to the guests in teahouses and taverns.

Sure enough, today the storyteller here was talking about the case of the demon fox, and the storyteller in the hall slapped the gavel and began to tell the anecdote about the case of the demon fox.

It is said that some time ago, Wang Yuanwai outside the city celebrated his birthday and held a banquet in the manor. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen, Wang Yuanwai was frightened to death.

What is even more bizarre is the cause of Wang Yuanwai's death. There are rumors that there is no trace of the second person in the room where Wang Yuanwai died of fright. Instead, there is an obvious smell of fox in the room.

Moreover, many white fox furs were found on Wang Yuanwai's body, and the scene was very strange, and the servants even discussed whether Wang Yuanwai was killed by a demon fox....

The storyteller narrated the case of Wang Yuanwai's murder like a lotus flower in a strange and unusual way, and surprisingly connected the murder of the demon fox, which attracted the curiosity of the audience upstairs and downstairs.

This lecture lasted for a quarter of an hour, and Zhang Chen upstairs heard Taoist Tianlong again from him, and he actually played the role of a Taoist master in this, which is really ridiculous.

After the storyteller finished speaking, Zhang Chen called Xiaoer over and asked the storyteller who was resting downstairs to come up and ask questions.

There was a knock on the door, and then Xiao Er brought the storyteller into the door, walked slowly to Zhang Chen's side and said respectfully, "Young master, Mr. Cheng is here."

After all, lead Mr. Cheng to the front.

Zhang Chen took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, threw it to Xiaoer accurately, and said, "I'll take care of Mr. Cheng's time, and you can keep the rest of the money for yourself."

Xiao Er hurriedly bowed to thank, kept saying auspicious words in his mouth, and slowly exited the room with great insight, leaving space for the two of them.

As for the silent Mr. Cheng, of course he didn't care about such an arrangement. He was not the only one telling the story in this teahouse. There were many people in rotation every day. The remuneration was a fixed monthly fee plus some rewards from the audience.

Now he is more happy and leisurely in the house. Just now he saw that dime of silver. This man is very generous. Today, the God of Wealth really did not worship in vain. Mr. Cheng is very happy.

After there were only two people left in the room, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Is this Mr. Cheng?"

Standing in the distance, he hastily walked two steps closer to Zhang Chen before replying respectfully, "Young master, when you came here, Xiaoer has already ordered you to ask the villain directly if you have any questions. If the villain knows anything, he must tell you."

Seeing him so upbeat, Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction. As expected of a person who has been in restaurants and teahouses for many years, he is very good at observing words and demeanor.

"My son likes smart people, and it's easy to deal with you"

"I just want to ask one thing today, how did you come out with the demon fox case? If I remember correctly, the yamen still prohibits the spread of news."

Mr. Cheng hesitated and hesitated to speak. After Zhang Chen took out a dime of broken silver, his attitude changed. After taking the silver, Mr. Cheng explained: "This news was sold to the teahouse by some rogues. I dare not buy this news, after all, it is all about the case.”

"Especially the yamen has blocked the news. Of course our boss is not hesitant, but those rogues told me not to worry. The whole capital will know about this in a few days. Who cares about you, a small teahouse?"

"That's when our boss agreed, but we still didn't dare to compile it into a story. Instead, we waited and watched for several days. Who would have thought that rumors about the demon fox would spread all over the capital overnight, so our boss let me tell it with confidence... ..."

"Wait, you mean someone sold you leads on the case?"

Zhang Chen reached out to stop Mr. Cheng and asked.

Mr. Cheng nodded affirmatively.

Asking Mr. Cheng to wait for a while, Zhang Chen leaned on the bench and thought about the secret.

Looking at it now, there is indeed an invisible hand manipulating something behind the scenes, but why is it Wang Yuanwai?Why did they use the name of the demon fox to kill him?
And Jin Rufeng and Taoist Tianlong, who belonged to them? As the arrester of this case, he was absolutely clear that he would not be able to escape the responsibility for the leak of the case. Now this situation is the result he wanted?
Zhang Chen has no way of knowing these things, so he can only guess secretly.

Zhang Chen then asked: "Then what about you talking about Tianlong Temple now? Don't you say that those rascals told you too?"

Mr. Cheng reached out and took out a talisman and handed it to Zhang Chen, and then said: "I don't know much about the Tianlong Pavilion, but this Tianlong curse was spread together with the rumor of the demon fox, and it is said that it can prevent evil spirits from harming people." "

"The Taoist Tianlong of Tianlongguan is even more powerful and capable of subjugating demons. This Tianlong curse was drawn by him himself. I still spent a lot of money to buy it."

After all, he looked nervously at the talisman in Zhang Chen's hand, for fear that Zhang Chen would damage his talisman.

This made Zhang Chen look at him with a speechless expression on his face, trying to figure out what was going on, and he was still a participant in the story, so he could still be fooled.

Throwing the things to him casually, Zhang Chen said with disgust on his face: "It's just a ghost drawing talisman, and you know what's going on yourself, so you can still be fooled by him, holding him in your arms like a baby?"

Mr. Cheng said with a smile: "I don't know what's going on now, but I know that this is the business of the big shots. I and the small people just need to do things honestly. As for this spell, it's like spending money to buy peace." "

"But young master, don't talk like that outside. During this time, Taoist Tianlong killed a demon fox. It is said that he avenged Wang Yuanwai, and the incense of Tianlong temple has prospered a lot because of this.

Attracted a large number of believers around, went to pay homage to Taoist Tianlong, and asked for the real talisman to keep the family safe, if your words are heard by them, there will be trouble."

Zhang Chen curled his lips when he heard the words. People who have believed in religion have been difficult to deal with throughout the ages, especially this kind of organization that may be a cult. They can't see through such a simple scam, and they are still steadfast.

After finding out the general situation, Zhang Chen threw him another piece of silver and waved him away. Mr. Cheng took the two pieces of silver in his hand and left the room gratefully.

Zhang Chen was the only one left in the room for a while. He had to think about the clues in his mind. As Zhang Chen thought about the clues, the room gradually became quiet.

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(End of this chapter)