ninety thousand miles

Chapter 9 Long time no see
Li Chuan readily agreed, but Guanshi Liu was a little surprised.

This poor scholar has come to invite him ten times in the past, but he will not go nine times.Why did it suddenly change today?

But he didn't ask.

Before coming to Li Chuan's house, he went to several other scholar's houses. When they heard that Zhang Yuan's house had been haunted by a demon, they made excuses and refused.

On the way, he heard that Li Chuan was back, so he came here with the mentality of giving it a try.

Unexpectedly, Li Chuan agreed!

He didn't want to regret it because of talking too much.

Li Chuan didn't explain either, but just went back to the house to change clothes.

When taking off his coat, he touched the book in the sleeve pocket. After thinking for a while, he found a clean cloth, wrapped the book a few times, and put it in the bottom of the cage.

Then he walked out of the house and followed Guanshi Liu to Yuanwai Zhang's house.

On the way, Li Chuan asked Liu Guanshi where Zhang Yuanwai invited the Taoist priest.

Guanshi Liu replied, "It's a Taoist priest from Sishen Palace."

Four Shrines?
Li Chuan thought of the prescription of boiled eggs that was said to come from Sishen Palace.

Is it another liar?
Liu Guanshi continued on as he walked: "These four gods have a lot of background. I heard that there are gods, and ah, they pay attention to the word 'fate'? Two, they will not make a move; if there is a fate, they will not go away."

This sounds more like a liar.

Liu Guanshi continued: "It's also the master who does good deeds and accumulates virtue on weekdays. Usually, when he encounters a demon, he will report to the officials and others to deal with it. If it is fast, it will take three or four months. If it is slow, he may not be able to wait for a year; some famous temples and Taoist temples That’s right, not only do you have to wait, but you also have to ask for it, and it’s not always possible to ask for it.”

"This time it was a farmer who helped. The master rescued him once a few years ago. One of his daughters is now working as a maidservant at the county magistrate's house. He heard that a demon had been attacked at Yuanwai's house, and he also knew that the Taoist priest from Sishen Palace was in the county government office. As a guest, I went to ask her mistress, so we got hooked."

"The Taoist heard the news, made some calculations, and said that he had a predestined relationship with Yuanwai's family, so he came here today."

"..."

Soon, they arrived at Yuanwai Zhang's house.

Guanshi Liu led Li Chuan through the corridor until he reached the Bajiao Pavilion.

There are two people sitting in the pavilion.One is black and fat, it is Zhang Yuanwai, and the other is wearing a gray Taoist robe, handsome and handsome, obviously the Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace.

Seeing Li Chuan coming, Zhang Yuanwai stood up and said, "Nephew, you are here. This is the Taoist Master Wen Guying of Sishen Palace..."

Li Chuan didn't hear what Zhang Yuanwai said later.

He saw the sword tied around Wen Daochang's waist, with a huge ruby ​​inlaid on the hilt, which was dazzling.and--

Very familiar!
Li Chuan concluded that he was not a liar.

Li Chuan's silence made Yuanwai Zhang a little embarrassed.

While complaining that Guanshi Liu would not find someone, he wanted to say a few words to make amends, but he did not expect Wen Daochang to take the initiative to say to Li Chuan: "I have always heard that Yunqiao Township has outstanding people, and today I saw it, and it is indeed so."

At this time, Li Chuan also came back to his senses.

He quickly pulled out a few nice sentence patterns from his memory: "I heard a lot about Sishen Palace along the way, and thought it was an exaggeration at the time, but when I saw the Taoist priest, I realized that I was too superficial."

After some business bragging, the three sat down one by one, and Zhang Yuanwai ordered the dishes to be served.

A bowl of stewed meat, a bowl of cured chicken, a bowl of fresh fish, three or four vegetarian dishes, and a few dishes of fruit, all set the table full.

Finally, Guanshi Liu brought a pot of hot wine.

After the three of them chatted about the anecdotes in the countryside for a while, Zhang Yuanwai said to Wen Guying, "Taoist Wen, you have stayed at my house for half a day, what do you notice?"

Wen Guying put down his chopsticks, looked outside the pavilion, and said, "There are indeed traces of monsters haunting this courtyard."

Zhang Yuanwai asked, "Then, what should we do?"

Wen Guying said, "Let me ask you, has anyone been injured or died these days?"

"No, no," Zhang Yuanwai immediately denied, and said, "Except for a fire maid in the kitchen who twisted her foot because of catching a cock, no one was injured."

Wen Guying said, "That's right."

He took a sip of wine, "Because you have done a lot of good deeds in the past and treated your servants generously, so even though you were hit by a monster, the monster can't directly endanger the lives of you and your family for a while, but can only secretly erode your luck." .”

"What will happen if your luck is eroded?" Zhang Yuanwai asked worriedly.

Wen Guying said: "The house is restless, and people's hearts are scattered. For example, two people who have a little quarrel on weekdays, in normal times, maybe someone else persuades them, or whoever thinks about it on their own, first bow their heads and give each other a hug. The conflict will be resolved. But after being eroded by the demon power, it is different, no one is willing to bow their heads, and when they see an opportunity, they will stumbling the other party, so the enmity will become deeper and deeper, and in the end they will not die."

Wen Guying emphasized, "The master's family will be strict with the servants, and the servants will also calculate the property and life of the master's family, and even the husband and wife will become enemies, father and son will turn against each other, and brothers will kill each other. At that time, even if there is no demon, nothing will return. It's over."

Zhang Yuanwai heard this, with a look of fear on his face, and said, "Then what should we do?"

Wen Guying said: "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm here."

Zhang Yuanwai immediately said: "The priest save me!"

Wen Guying took advantage of the situation and agreed, saying: "Tonight, you and your family and servants and servants will go to live in other places first. I will stay here and meet this monster for a while. I will make another set of Anzhai town tomorrow." Evil rituals will be fine.”

Zhang Yuanwai asked: "Do you want to prepare for the practice?"

Wen Guying thought for a moment and said, "Just prepare some yellow paper and cinnabar, and clear water."

Zhang Yuanwai responded one by one, and said many words of gratitude.

Li Chuan listened to the conversation between Zhang Yuanwai and Wen Guying, and only came out to echo a few words when necessary, and spent the rest of the time eating seriously.

Fengfan slept in the open for more than half a month, and he didn't know when it would be his next meal.

And when eating, you have to pay attention to etiquette and rules, and you can't spread words like 'Li Xiucai looks ugly, his mouth is full of meat, and he can't speak'.

After that, no one called him to eat.

Li Chuan suddenly heard Wen Guying calling him.

"Brother Li."

Li Chuan slowly raised his head, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and said, "What orders does Taoist Wen have?"

Wen Guying said: "Brother Li and I have worked hard tonight to watch the night."

? !
Then, Li Chuan saw Zhang Yuanwai beseeching him.

Li Chuan agreed: "Okay, it's just that I'm used to reading at night, so I need to light more candles in the room and prepare some food."

Zhang Yuanwai heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately said: "Okay, okay, Daoist Master Li Xian, don't worry, just ask what you need, and you will do your best."

(End of this chapter)