The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 187: The Rich and the Lustful, Encountering an Old Fox Demon (asking for monthly tickets)
Lu Chen's reply to Yin Tong was very simple. He just explained that he had no intention of joining another sect. Moreover, he had become accustomed to the free and easy way of practicing, so he politely declined Yin Tong's invitation.

When Yin Tong received Lu Chen's reply, he felt helpless but also somewhat relieved.

Although those Taoist practitioners under him who were willing to join the Louguan Sect shouted loud slogans, he himself knew it.

Trying to revive the Louguan School by relying on these people is simply a foolish dream!
Especially in the area north of the Yangtze River, the Northern Tianshi Dao flourished, suppressing other sects so much that they could hardly survive.

Take the Shangqing Sect for example. Its ancestral temple is actually in Maoshan in the north, but its center of activities has now moved to the south.

Yin Tong is self-aware. His cultivation foundation may be okay, but when it comes to dealing with worldly affairs, he is dull!
That's why he thought of inviting Lu Chen.

However, he was afraid that Lu Chen would be blinded by the secular world, so after Lu Chen refused, his thoughts were in turmoil.

Maybe even he himself couldn't describe what it felt like.

However, in the future, when the news about the Shaoyang Sect in the south was transmitted back to Chang'an in Zhongnan, Yin Tong regretted sending the message very much, and was also quite pleased with Lu Chen's insistence.

Fortunately, fortunately, Uncle Lu was not led astray.

Of course, this is a story for later.

Lu Chen sent the letter using a paper crane, and then went out for a walk.

The heavy snow, the white snow, coupled with the ancient buildings in Xunyang City, the scenery is simply beautiful.

But only practitioners like Lu Chen can appreciate such scenery.

Ordinary people are unwilling to even go out.

So the streets were very deserted and not many people seemed to be going out.

There were a few scattered people, but they covered themselves tightly, didn't talk to others, and ran away in the wind and snow.

The snow on the road was already very deep, and there was no one to clear the snow. The most that the people around could do was open their doors and sweep the snow in front of them.

In some corners of the wall that blocked the wind and snow, there were some ragged, barely covered human figures, both young and old, lying there, but their bodies were stiff, as if they had been dead for a long time.

As Lu Chen walked and looked, he could faintly hear the sounds of doors being pushed open and cups being changed among the wealthy families. Looking up, he saw a group of dignitaries sitting on a high platform on the third floor, surrounded by a blazing stove. There seemed to be beads of sweat dripping from their bodies. They were pointing at the scenery outside while chatting and laughing, as if they were reciting poems on the subject of snow.

And on the street next to this wealthy family, there was a corpse covered by the wind and snow.

"The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets."

Lu Chen murmured and waved his hand.

The wind and snow around suddenly became stronger.

A cold wind swept up the snow and rushed to the platform, extinguishing the brazier on it. The group of people stood up in panic.

Someone shouted "The monster is coming!" and everyone ran away, some even tumbling down the stairs.

Two of the figures looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

At this moment, two rays of light flashed and the two men's eyes paused. In an instant, they fell limply to the ground. After a while, the illusion dissipated and they turned into a fox and a pheasant.

They were actually two monsters, but they were already deader than dead.

Their bodies have not grown any bigger, and the monsters in this world cannot compare to the monsters in the world of Journey to the West in terms of their cultivation.

The monsters in the world of Journey to the West are often as big as mountains.

However, the monsters in this world do not cultivate their physical bodies much. Like humans, they mostly focus on cultivating their spirits.

Therefore, after death, the body is still the same size as that of an ordinary animal.

After killing two monsters, Lu Chen ignored the others and looked towards the distance.

A team of yamen runners were slowly walking towards them. Lu Chen took a closer look and saw that the leader was an old acquaintance, Zhou Daping.

At this time, he was dressed in yamen runner's uniform, followed by four yamen runners in the same attire.

From a distance they looked very majestic, but when you got closer, you could see that except for Zhou Daping, the faces of the others were all red from the cold, their necks were hunched, and they looked like they were suffering a lot.

"Brother Lu, it's snowing so heavily, and the clinic still needs to be open."

Zhou Daping also saw Lu Chen, smiled and waved to greet him.

The clothes he wore were not thick, and his body was protected by the free internal Qi.

Lu Chen nodded: "Come out and take a look. If anyone is sick or in trouble, you can take a look. It's not easy to see a sick person in this weather."

The clinic where the human face was released was not far away, just around the corner.

"Brother Lu is very blessed!"

Zhou Daping admired him very much.

On this day, most people are staying at home. Not to mention the clinics, even the restaurants are closed and have closed early.

Lu Chen shook his head: "It's just a job, but I have to be responsible for the patients, just like you, Brother Zhou. It's winter, with strong winds and snow, aren't you here to patrol?"

Before Zhou Daping could say anything, a yamen runner behind him stamped his feet, rubbed his hands and said, "What? It's all because of that damn Zhao Ming. He relied on the fact that he was the cousin of the governor and insisted on arranging us to patrol. Otherwise, only a fool would come out in this damn weather."

The other yamen runners did the same thing, stamping their feet and nodding repeatedly, and some of them glanced at Zhou Daping in front of them.

Zhou Daping shook his head helplessly and said to Lu Chen: "Don't listen to the nonsense of these bastards. We eat the housekeeper's food, so we have to do our job."

As he said that, he clasped his fists and said, "We still have to continue our patrol, so we won't bother you, Brother Lu. Let's go, finish our patrol soon and go home to hug your wife soon!"

Zhou Daping shouted to the young people behind him.

"Haha! Zhou Tou, why are you going home so early? I know a good place, the girls there are very pretty. Hey, Doctor Lu, do you want to go?"

"Hehe, with Doctor Lu's looks, if he goes there, I'm afraid those women will even pay money to buy Doctor Lu's day of pleasure, right?"

"..."

It can be seen that the 'Lu Chen' disguised as a human face has become familiar with these yamen runners, so they will also play some jokes on Lu Chen.

"Haha, I won't go, you guys can go by yourselves."

Lu Chen said: "However, as a doctor, I still want to remind you not to go too often, or you may not be able to do it in the future."

"Tsk tsk, how is that possible? I am stronger than the master..."

"Snapped!"

Before the yamen runner could finish, Zhou Daping slapped him on the head and said, "Nonsense! Aren't you forbidden to go to those places? Why are you still going? You guys are hot-tempered. You can practice the kung fu I taught you to cool off. Going to brothels, do you think you've lived too long? Nowadays, you can survive if you have some skills. Don't keep thinking about those things in your pants. You'll never achieve anything in the future."

These yamen runners were all from good families. After spending a long time together, Zhou Daping taught them some martial arts skills.

After a few interactions, a master-disciple relationship gradually developed.

This is also the reason why even though he was suppressed in the government, these guys were still willing to follow him.

"Yes, yes, Master, you are right." The bailiff covered his head and chuckled, but before he finished speaking, his eyes began to roll around, and it was obvious that he did not take Zhou Daping's words too seriously.

Several other bailiffs also laughed.

One of them even fanned the flames: "Master, your children are already old enough to get married, I'm afraid it's not..."

Zhou Daping's eyes widened with anger: "Are you looking for a fight?"

Several people hurriedly covered their heads and ran forward.

"You bastards, I'll deal with you when we get back to the government office!"

Zhou Daping cursed, but the faint smile that appeared on his face immediately revealed his true thoughts.

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Brother Zhou, are you really planning to accept a disciple?"

Zhou Daping shook his head and smiled faintly, "Forget about accepting disciples. These rascals started practicing martial arts too late. Even if they work from nine to five, they won't be able to achieve anything. As long as they are in better health and can run faster when escaping, that will be enough."

Lu Chen understood and nodded.

This is also a famous saying.

These yamen runners often encounter monsters. Sometimes if they run faster than others, it means they have a greater chance of survival.

"Look at my brain, I almost forgot, Brother Lu, this is the medical fee from two days ago. I just received my monthly salary, and I haven't had time to give it to you yet."

Zhou Daping slapped his forehead, took out a tael of silver from his waist and handed it to Lu Chen.

Ren Liansong has been treating Zhou Daping's injuries during this period.

Some of the injuries on his body have almost healed after being cleared by the facial mask.

This is why he went out to patrol on the streets wearing only a single shirt in this weather.

Lu Chen smiled and did not refuse. He accepted it. This was something that Ren Liansong and Zhou Daping had agreed on long ago.

Given Zhou Daping's personality, he won't let the matter go until the money is repaid.

Lu Chen accepted it early to avoid further arguing.

Of course, Ren Liansong priced Zhou Daping's consultation fee and medicine at one or two taels of silver, which seems very high compared with ordinary people's consultations, but in fact, he cured Zhou Daping's old injuries, unblocked his eight extraordinary meridians in his body, and allowed him to return to the innate state. If you really calculate it, how much is it worth more than hundreds or thousands of taels of silver?

After seeing Lu Chen accept the silver, Zhou Daping's smile became even brighter, and he felt relieved.

Although he knew that the little money he had was not enough to repay Lu Chen's kindness, he still had to pay back the debt as agreed. As for the remaining favor that could not be repaid, he would keep it in his heart and repay it someday.

"Brother Zhou, the demonic energy on you is a bit too strong. Have you encountered any demons during this period?" When Zhou Daping was about to leave, Lu Chen stopped him. He found that the demonic energy on Zhou Daping was a bit abnormal.

It's not the kind of thing that is caused by encountering a monster, but it's more like the result of living with monsters for a long time.

"This……"

Zhou Daping was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it for a while, and shook his head and said, "I have never encountered a very powerful monster. I just killed a fox demon when I was following General Liu, but that was two months ago."

"Yeah."

Lu Chen nodded, then took out a piece of talisman paper and handed it to Zhou Daping: "Take this."

Zhou Daping took the talisman paper and said solemnly: "Thank you, Taoist Priest."

Lu Chen did not explain the function of the talisman paper, and Zhou Daping did not ask.

His own heart is as clear as a mirror.

After separating from Zhou Daping, Lu Chen came to the clinic.

There are four big characters "Lu's Clinic" written above the clinic.

"master."

The man with the face opened the door from the inside.

Lu Chen nodded and stepped into the clinic.

The interior furnishings of the clinic are simple, not much different from those of other clinics and drugstores, with a consultation table on which are placed writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.

A medicine storage cabinet occupies one wall, and the names of the medicinal materials are pasted on the small sliding door on it.

Apart from that, there are only some small ornaments and the like, and the overall look is neat and empty.

Lu Chen took a look and nodded: "It's not bad."

This is much better than the fortune-telling spy I made up on the spur of the moment.

The person who was praised couldn't help but smile.

He knew that the master preferred simple temperament.

At this time, patients started to come in.

"master……"

The man with the human face turned his gaze towards Lu Chen.

The latter waved his hand and said: "You are already familiar with the neighbors, just handle it yourself."

The human face nodded, transformed into Lu Chen's appearance and began to receive patients.

Lu Chen was watching from the side, but everyone who entered the clinic treated Lu Chen as a transparent person, as if they couldn't see him.

Most of the people who come to Lu’s Clinic are ordinary people, or at most some businessmen. There are very few dignitaries, or even no dignitaries at all.

Of course, real dignitaries and prominent families do not need to go to the clinic to see a doctor, they can just ask the doctor to come to their home.

After watching for a while, Lu Chen lost interest. Looking at the man who was very interested and seemed to be really immersed in the doctor's color correction, Lu Chen did not disturb him and slowly walked out of the clinic.

At this moment, Lu Chen's mind moved and he looked in a certain direction: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Chen's body had already flown up and flew in that direction.

……

Not long ago, a yellow light like lightning came to a high platform.

After stopping, a fox figure appeared.

"Xiao Jiu..."

The fox looked at a red-haired fox lying on the ground on the high platform, spoke in a human voice, Hu Huanhuan, and pushed the red-haired fox on the ground with his body trembling.

But this fox is already dead and cannot be deader.

"Who is it? Who is so cruel? What kind of trouble did my grandson get into to be so cruel? "

The bald fox's voice is colder than the frost in this cold winter.

Under the stage, a group of people had moved their gathering location to the hall on the first floor.

Because the situation was so chaotic just now, everyone didn't take the missing few people seriously.

It is normal for someone to be afraid of evil spirits and run back home timidly.

But those who are brave enough still live in peace and prosperity.

At this moment, the closed door of the hall was opened, and a fox that was not even as tall as a human leg walked into the hall on two feet.

Everyone stared at the fox in amazement.

It's not surprising that a fox can walk on two legs. What's surprising is that this fox walks just like a real human.

One of the paws was holding a cane!
Could this be a fox?
Which fox would use crutches?

“Monster…monster…”

Someone pointed at the bald old fox in horror, trembling and unable to utter a complete sentence.

The old fox ignored the man. His fox eyes scanned everyone in the hall coldly. A voice like an old woman slowly rang out: "Everyone, my grandson Hu Hualang was invited to the banquet, but now my grandson and his maid are dead here. Excuse me, do you know who the murderer is?"

Everyone was stunned.

The fox is talking?

It must be a monster!

"Ah! A monster!" a rich boy screamed in horror.

"Shut up!"

The fox looked at the rich boy fiercely and raised his cane to poke him.

The latter's voice suddenly stopped, and everyone looked back, only to see that the rich boy's head had completely disappeared from his neck.

"Whoever screams again will suffer the same fate."

The old fox put down his cane and said something.

In an instant, everyone covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make the slightest sound.

The old fox took a few steps forward and looked at the young man sitting at the main seat: "You are the host of this banquet, right? Excuse me, why did my grandson Hu Hualang die?"

The young man was shaking like a sieve, and he said tremblingly: "Hu... Didn't Brother Hu go home?"

"My grandson's body was clearly on that high platform, and you said he went home? You are lying with your eyes open!"

The old fox with a bloody smell knew who this person was just by raising his cane!
Then he turned and looked at the others.

The result was obvious. Not long after, the old fox walked out of the room step by step, leaving only corpses on the floor.

"This...are we sure we don't care?"

Not far away, two monks were observing the old fox's every move.

A young monk couldn't bear it and asked.

"Namo Amitabha."

The middle-aged monk next to him had a calm expression and put his hands together and said, "The abbot once said that the human world is an endless hell. Only by believing in Buddha can one attain bliss. These people are all Ajatashatru, people who do not believe in Buddha. Why should we care? Besides, this fox must have vented his anger after his grandson died. Once he has vented his anger, there will be nothing to worry about. Just go and inform the governor that there are bandits causing trouble here."

The young monk felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

I can only agree helplessly.

At this moment, the old fox turned around and looked in the direction of the two monks.

With a sneer on his lips, he turned around, walked to the gate, opened it and walked out.

Coincidentally, Zhou Daping and his team, who were on their way back after completing their patrol, also arrived at a place not far away and happened to see the old fox with his back to them.

The moment he saw the old fox, Zhou Daping secretly cried out in alarm.

He was so familiar with this figure!

But before he could react, a yamen runner behind him pointed at the old fox leaning on a cane and shouted, "Boss! Monster! There's a monster!"

"Don't talk! Run away!"

Zhou Daping drew the knife from his waist, turned around and whispered angrily. When he turned around, he saw that the old fox in front of him had slowly turned his head and looked at them.

"The government."

The old fox's mouth curled up a trace of coldness: "Old lady, I almost forgot that there is still an old account that I haven't settled with you."

Zhou Daping sighed inwardly: "How miserable!"

Liu Yuanjing was seriously injured when he was besieging this monster!
(End of this chapter)