20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 258 Those who wish take the bait

The old concierge realized that he had met an expert and hurriedly went home to report.

When Second Master Qiao heard this, he was a little disapproving and only asked him what news he had revealed to the so-called expert.

Although he is blindly religious, pedantic, stubborn, and not a man of the world, he is not a fool.

The old concierge said something very mysterious, but Mr. Qiao was prejudiced, so he was more vigilant. After all, he had not been able to see it in person, so he always felt that it was just a trick to fool children.

Even so, since you have decided to invite people over, if you don't obey the instructions, you will really be asking for trouble.

Therefore, Mr. Qiao finally followed the instructions and made good preparations.

The person who is in the game cannot be impatient, and it is Laohe's behavior to make the person who is in the game unable to hold back.

After three days of staying at Qiao's house like this, on the first night, Li Zhengxi came to Qiao's house in advance and asked the concierge to tell him the time of the meeting tomorrow.

The next day, Mr. Qiao personally led a group of men and waited at the gate of the house.

At noon, a gust of wind and sand blew by, and I saw two figures slowly walking towards the alley entrance.

The one at the head, a fairy-like figure, wore a navy blue robe, had a long beard in his hands, and had a smile in his eyes, walking slowly and leisurely; the young man following behind him was naturally bumpy. Little magical powers”.

As the two got closer and closer, Mr. Qiao couldn't help but snorted coldly, and asked the concierge in a low voice: "Is this the master you found?"

The old concierge's face was full of embarrassment, and he was actually a little disappointed when he saw the visitor's appearance.

I originally thought that the so-called "immortal master" was an elder with gray hair and a boyish face, but now I saw that although the person had a long beard, his face looked too young, which made him look a bit unreliable.

It's no wonder that in some professions, the older you get, the more popular you are. It seems that as long as you are old enough, you will have experienced a lot and seen a lot.

The old concierge hurriedly defended himself, but said: "Sir, since ancient times, monks don't care about their age. Maybe they are good at looking good. Besides, as long as he can solve the troubles at home, it won't be a big deal if he is younger."

Second Master Qiao shook his head and sneered. In the blink of an eye, he put on an eager look and stepped forward to meet him.

"Is this the Immortal Master?"

"Hello, Mr. Qiao." The Immortal Master responded respectfully, "I'm a poor fellow, but I'm sorry to see you. I'm glad to meet you."

Second Master Qiao frowned slightly and asked, "The Master Xian's accent doesn't sound like someone from outside the country. Are you from the South?"

"Haha, a poor Taoist travels all over the world, it doesn't matter what his hometown is; he seeks immortality from all over the world, no matter what his accent is."

"What the Immortal Master said is absolutely true!"

Second Master Qiao liked to hold the table, and when he saw the two of them talking politely, his affection doubled, but it did not dispel his suspicion.

Immortal Master Wu Fangzi smiled and said: "A few days ago, I heard from my disciple that there is something strange in Mr. Qiao's family. He is usually a philanthropic person. I came here today to help take a look."

Despite my prejudices, a person from a famous family must have the style and magnanimity of a person from a famous family.

Second Master Qiao showed a lot of courtesy. He quickly raised his hand sideways and said respectfully: "Thank you, Master Immortal, for your help. Come on, please come in and talk in detail."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Qiao also invites you."

The two of them bowed to each other and walked side by side toward the courtyard gate.

The immortal master had no prescription. He was originally in a happy mood, joking with Mr. Qiao calmly and entering the room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet crossed the threshold, he suddenly stopped walking. He looked straight at the trees and houses in the courtyard, and his two eyebrows suddenly twisted together.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Second Master Qiao was stunned for a moment, then stopped and looked back. His heart suddenly felt a little ups and downs, and he asked, "Why doesn't Master Immortal leave...Did you see something wrong?"

Wu Fangzi came to his senses, turned his face and left without saying a word.

What does this mean?

"Eh? Immortal Master, Immortal Master?" The old man at the porter hurriedly followed him, deliberately trying to stop him.

"Little Supernatural Power" Li Zhengxi also pretended to be surprised, but turned around and asked: "Master... what, what's wrong?"

Wu Fangzi glared at him and scolded him in a cold voice: "This is someone else's family matter, why do we need to take care of it?"

He does not mean that.

Second Master Qiao's heart suddenly thumped, as if his lie had been exposed, and he asked in a low voice: "Master Immortal, the recent commotion at home is of course my family matter. Is there any problem with this...?"

There's nothing wrong with that.

Everyone looked at the immortal master at the same time, thinking: If it is not a family matter, how can it be a national matter?

Wu Fangzi did not answer directly, but scolded the disciple with insinuations, saying: "Evil disciple, I told you that you are not good at studying Taoism, and your eyes are not clear. When I asked you to come over last night to report, didn't you see that there are people in this house? who is it?"

Li Zhengxi quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Please tell me from the immortal master!"

Wu Fangzi was about to speak, but he swallowed the words that were on his lips, turned around and smiled at Second Master Qiao: "Master Qiao, forgive my disciple's incompetence, but you should hire someone else to handle matters in your house. "

After saying that, he waved his long sleeves, and Li Zhengxi quickly stood up and followed behind, but he was still pleading for the Qiao family.

"Master Immortal, after all, this is also a job that the disciple has taken on. I'm really sorry that I gave up halfway. It doesn't matter if Master Immortal doesn't look at it. At least I can give the Qiao family a reminder so that the disciple won't feel uneasy! Master Immortal!"

The servants all looked at Mr. Qiao.

"Master, this-"

Ever since he heard the word "family affairs", Mr. Qiao's heart immediately became uneasy. Now that he is seeing the other party reluctant to speak, his heart is aroused. How could he just give up?

So, Qiao Qimin hurriedly caught up and shouted: "Master Immortal! Master Immortal, stay!" Arriving at the gate of the house, Master Qiao saw that his servant did not follow him, so he asked in a low voice: "Master Immortal is here, shall I What's going on in this house? Please give me a few words!"

Wu Fangzi said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qiao, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's our duty as Taoists to kill demons, destroy evil spirits and eliminate disasters. But, your house is full of you, Qiao." The ancestors of our family are furious. If I kill them, it will be equivalent to destroying the ancestral line of your Qiao family. If I don't kill them, someone will die within a month of living in the house. What can I do?"

When the words came to this point, the suspicion in Master Qiao's heart suddenly disappeared by half.

"Master Immortal! You have to save me! I am the only child of the Qiao family. Why do these ancestors have to do so much for me?"

"Master Qiao, you have to ask yourself this." Wu Fangzi asked, "Have you done anything to disgrace your ancestors in the past two years?"

"Huh? No, no."

"Really not?"

"Yes...yes! It's really not true." Second Master Qiao felt a little guilty, but still had a trace of luck. "Master Immortal, could it be that I accidentally collided with my ancestor somewhere?"

Wu Fangzi immediately stood still, lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then asked: "So, you don't know where you have offended the ancestors of your family?"

"This - Immortal Master, to be honest, I have been married for a few years, but my wife's stomach is not up to par, and I have never wanted to be angry. I wonder if this counts as offending the ancestors?" Second Master Qiao asked.

Wu Fangzi shook his head: "It is not uncommon for a family to have a small population. When our ancestors knew about it, they would be a little resentful and unwilling at most. But in your yard, there is such a burning anger that it should have nothing to do with this matter. .”

"Master Immortal, does that mean that as long as the ancestor's anger is eliminated, everything will be fine in the family?"

"Well, since you don't know the reason, I can help you ask. If it can be resolved, there is no need to destroy the soul of your ancestor."

"That's very good!" Mr. Qiao nodded repeatedly, "Master Immortal, that's very good!"

"Don't rush to be happy yet!" Wu Fangzi raised his hand and interrupted, "There are no outsiders here, so I have to say the ugly things first."

"Okay, Master Immortal, please speak."

"When our ancestors are angry, it's mostly because of the troubles caused by the younger generations, which make them humiliated. If this anger can be resolved, of course everything will be fine; but if it cannot be resolved, there is nothing I can do."

Wu Fangzi took a look at Mr. Qiao, and then said: "Master Qiao must be a filial son and a virtuous grandson. You definitely don't want me to destroy the heroic spirit of your ancestors, right?"

Mr. Qiao quickly said: "Of course."

"In this case, if your anger cannot be dispelled, don't blame me."

"No, no! Rest assured, Immortal Master, Qimin is definitely not that kind of person!"

"Okay, in that case -" Wu Fangzi thought for a while, then continued, "Later, in the afternoon, I will ask my disciple to send you a list. You follow the requirements above and buy good things. Let's In three days, when the forum is opened, I will ask you about the situation first."

Mr. Qiao immediately agreed and said: "No matter what the immortal asks for, Qimin will definitely satisfy him. I can buy anything expensive. If the problem of my house can be solved, the incense money will never be treated badly by the immortal." "

Wu Fangzi frowned, waved his sleeves, but said: "No, no, just buy the cheap ones for the ritual things. It doesn't matter whether they are high or low, only whether they are sincere. As for the incense money, you can just give it to them." ."

At this point, Wu Fangzi suddenly sighed and continued: "Oh! Don't worry, Mr. Qiao. If I were really greedy for money, I would just kill the souls of your ancestors. How could I tell you these things?" Be at ease."

Seeing that he was about to pay, Mr. Qiao didn't forget to thank him.

"As expected, he is indeed an expert. I thank you, my disciple. But -" Mr. Qiao looked worried, "Will there be anything going on at home in the past few days before the practice? Haha, Immortal Master, it's not that the disciple is timid, but There has been a lot of commotion in the house recently, please don't laugh at me."

“It’s human nature, no wonder.”

Wu Fangzi nodded and smiled, then flicked his long sleeves, and three more red pen talismans appeared in his hand.

"Mr. Qiao, today you bring an empty bowl to your ancestral grave in person and bring back a bowl of soil from the grave. After midnight in the evening, divide the soil from the grave into three parts, place them on the altar table in the ancestral hall, and then cover the three spiritual talismans with them. Put it on the soil, and then prepare two raw eggs, one for each of you and your wife, and place them beside the pillow at night, but don’t crush them. As long as this is done, nothing will happen during the three nights."

Mr. Qiao took the three talismans with both hands and didn't even dare to fold them, he just held them like that.

"Thank you, Master Immortal, for your guidance."

"And!" Wu Fangzi asked again, "Remember to take down these three talismans in time after dawn. Don't keep them on the altar table, otherwise they will be too heavy and disrespectful to your ancestors. Remember, you only have these three talismans every day. Only after two hours can one enter the ancestral hall. Other than that, no one, no matter who they are, is allowed to approach the ancestral hall at any time."

"You can't even get close?"

"Stay too close and you'll easily bump into someone when you ask questions."

"Oh! I understand, I understand!" Mr. Qiao kept it in mind.

What is nonsense?

It is to say something meaningfully and add various details.

The more details there are, the more the deceiver will focus on the details, and then ignore the rationality of the matter itself.

If the ancestral hall is destroyed, it is a "first shock", which will scare people out of their wits; then this set of rhetoric is a "slow shock", the random flowers are gradually charming, and all kinds of irrelevant precautions are used to scare people away. People are coaxed into confusion.

Surprised, match the gods!

This set of arrangements is half true and half false. The talisman is true, but if it does not work, it is false. The tools required for performing the ritual are true, but whether they are useful or not is false. The folk customs of soil and raw eggs on the graves are true, but whether they can be used in this way is true. Fake.

Mr. Qiao looks down on Jianghu. He is already a loophole. How can he withstand this "shocking wind"?

I thought I was on guard for a long time, but little did I know, I had gradually fallen into the trap.

After seeing off the two masters, Mr. Qiao immediately returned to the house and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to get started.

When the deceived person starts to take the initiative, most of the situation is already over.

When everything was ready, the immortal master had no prescription, and finally led eight disciples. Without firing a shot, they walked into the Qiao family's mansion with great fanfare under the welcome of everyone...

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