Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 37: Capture the two leaders first

The ghost bride exploded again, and her aura was astonishing.

"Tsk tsk tsk, luckily I brought Mr. Shenxu with me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to handle him."

Xiaoqing sent a message to Zhou Ping again.

Xiaoqing is also of the eighth rank, but she is a demon.

The ghost bride is also of the eighth rank, but she is a ghost.

Monsters and ghosts have similar properties, so there is no such thing as restraint.

Seeing the ghost bride explode, Fan Shiyi was not panicked at all. She took the Confucian sage's pen and wrote words in the air one by one.

These words are poetry.

As the words were written, the whole room turned white.

Zhou Ping was also influenced by the righteous spirit, and no evil thoughts appeared in his mind.

These white words, like the golden light of Buddhism and the ghost-killing talismans of Taoism, can cause harm to ghosts.

However, Fan Shiyi’s purpose was not to kill the ghost, so he did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he used these words to protect the people in the house.

Everyone’s body is wrapped in Fan Shiyi’s words.

These words turn into a wall of righteousness to protect everyone.

The ghost bride could not break through the wall of righteousness, and she was unsuccessful in attacking Fan Shiyi.

"why why!"

"It was obviously this person's fault. She killed me. Why are you helping her?"

Two bloody tears appeared in the ghost bride's eyes.

Fan Shiyi sighed silently.

"Mr. He is so old now, he doesn't have many days left to live."

"If you let him go, I will erect a memorial tablet and offer incense to you."

If Fan Shiyi wasn't interested in the Confucian sage's pen, she wouldn't want to get involved in such dirty matters.

Suddenly, Gui Xiniang turned into dozens of balls of black mist and disappeared from the house.

Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief. In his perception, the ghost bride disappeared.

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Master Fan, for your help."

He Yunlu said to Fan Shiyi. He had admired Fan Shiyi for a long time.

He Yunlu had dated Fan Shiyi several times.

It’s just that Fan Shiyi looks at literary talent in making friends, and He Yunlu has no literary talent at all, so Fan Shiyi doesn’t think highly of He Yunlu at all.

"I'm not here to save you, I'm here to help him, so if you want to thank someone, thank him."

Fan Shiyi waved his hand, and the righteous energy surrounding him disappeared.

Everyone looked at Zhou Ping. They didn't expect that Fan Shiyi came specifically for Zhou Ping.

The escorts naturally expressed their gratitude to Zhou Ping profusely.

But He Yunlu had a bad look on his face, and he became even more jealous of Zhou Ping.

He Yunlu didn't understand why Liu Ruyan and Fan Shiyi were so fond of Zhou Ping, the young escort.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew into the room.

"not good."

Fan Shiyi's face changed.

Everyone instantly became nervous and looked around vigilantly.

"Bald donkey, be careful!"

Fan Shiyi spoke up to remind him.

Monk Jiekong was being supported by two young monks. He was a little confused, but still moved instinctively.

The next moment, Monk Jiekong felt a piercing pain.

A young monk stabbed Monk Jiekong in the chest with a short blade.

"What are you doing, little brat?"

Monk Jiekong shouted angrily.

Monk Jiekong slapped the little monk on the forehead, and the little monk fell to the ground and thrashed around a few times before becoming motionless.

A stream of black smoke came out from above the little monk's head.

"Ghosts can possess people!"

Monk Jiekong looked at the broken blade on his chest and said with pain.

The ghost bride returns and begins possessing people.

Everyone dispersed, and each person kept a distance of more than ten feet from each other.

He Yunqing was originally supporting Mr. He, but was pushed far away by Mr. He.

At this time, anyone can be possessed.

Zhou Ping frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the ghost bride would have this trick.

However, Zhou Ping is not afraid of being possessed because he has many talismans to ward off evil spirits.

Whenever the ghost bride possesses him, the first thing he encounters is the ghost-killing talisman.

He Yunlu was a smart man. He quickly set his eyes on Chen Erdan's two gourds.

"Master Chen, please give me one of the gourds."

He Yunlu saw the effect of boy's urine, so he wanted to use it for self-defense.

"One tael of silver!"

Just as Chen Erdan was about to refuse, He Yunlu started to raise the price.

"Twenty taels!"

Chen Erdan said through gritting his teeth.

Twenty taels is the total amount of money Chen Erdan owes Zhou Ping and Dao Ba.

"make a deal!"

He Yunlu said hurriedly. At this time, money is nothing, the most important thing is to save your life.

Chen Erdan and He Yunlu exchanged money and goods.

He Yunlu took the gourd and smeared it on his body first.

"Master, give me some."

The little follower Donkey Bao also wants it.

"roll!"

He Yunlu kicked his little follower Lu Bao to the ground. At this time, he could only take care of himself.

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't expect that his boy's urine would be so popular. But Zhou Ping knew that He Yunlu was just a fool with a lot of money.

"The ghost bride is possessing someone present."

Fan Shiyi's eyes flashed white and he glanced at everyone.

"Master Fan, since you know who she is, why don't you live with her?"

Monk Jiekong took a pill and his injuries were temporarily stabilized.

Fan Shiyi shook his head.

"I can see who she possesses, but if I take action, she will move again, and she might even harm herself or others."

Fan Shiyi’s worries are not without reason.

Once Fan Shiyi finds out who the ghost bride is, what if the ghost bride cuts his throat directly?
The situation suddenly came to a stalemate.

Everyone looked at each other, being careful not to let anyone get close to them.

"Catch the two leaders first."

After an unknown amount of time, Fan Shiyi suddenly said.

However, Fan Shiyi's words left everyone present confused, and no one knew what she meant.

Only Zhou Ping was stunned for a moment, then glanced at He Yunqing.

"Zhou Ping, you understand, right? If you understand, then catch her."

Fan Shiyi thought of a solution in a hurry. She used a code word, thinking that no one would understand, but unexpectedly someone did.

"Why don't you catch it yourself?"

Zhou Ping whispered. You are a fourth-rank official, but you didn't catch him, and you let me catch him.

"Confucians have a way to deal with ghosts and monsters, but not with humans."

"When a demon possesses a person, he has a power that transcends himself."

"Mr. Shenxu is worried that he can't deal with the possessed person. He is just a nerd! He only knows how to study all day long and has no martial arts skills at all!"

Xiaoqing conveyed the message to Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping suddenly realized.

Uncle Lame once said that among martial arts, Buddhism and Confucianism, if their cultivation level is the same, Confucianism is extremely weak.

A warrior of several ranks can kill a Confucian.

Confucians read books all day long. Although they have reached the level of Confucianism, they have no practice, so they are the weakest.

But the Confucian spirit of righteousness can deal with ghosts.

"Mr. Shenxu may not even be able to beat you."

"If a female ghost possesses a person, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat her."

"But what did she mean by that just now? What kind of code is that? How can you understand it?"

Xiaoqing asked several questions in a row, with a bit of jealousy in her tone. I am her snake, I don't understand, how come you understand.

Zhou Ping nodded slightly, understanding Fan Shiyi's concerns.

Zhou Ping also knew that he was probably the only one who understood Fan Shiyi's codeword, so he had to do it himself. "I'll catch her, and then what!"

Zhou Ping said slowly.

"You go first and trap her. I'll take action the moment she comes out."

Fan Shiyi was twirling the brush, looking extremely leisurely.

"it is good!"

After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he suddenly jumped up and was in front of He Yunqing in the blink of an eye. He then locked her arms and tried to pin her to the ground.

However, He Yunqing's strength was so amazing that Zhou Ping couldn't even move her.

The ghost bride is of the eighth rank. When she possesses a human body, she can barely exert the power of the ninth rank.

The ghost bride wanted to break free from Zhou Ping, but Zhou Ping was equally powerful.

Although Zhou Ping is of the tenth rank, his Confucianism, Buddhism and martial arts are all of the tenth rank, and the spiritual energy on his body is comparable to that of the ninth rank.

The two are evenly matched!

The ghost bride was also shocked. She didn't expect that Zhou Ping's power could control herself.

"go with!"

Fan Shiyi waved the brush in his hand, and the word "Confucian" fell on He Yunqing's forehead.

"what!"

He Yunqing let out a shrill scream, and then the ghost bride flew out of her body.

Fan Shiyi wrote another word "Confucianism" and it fell on the ghost bride's body.

The ghost bride was hit hard again.

However, Fan Shiyi did not kill her, he just injured the ghost bride and weakened her strength.

"Old He, I will spare your life tonight. I will come back to take your life when my power recovers."

The ghost bride said this and disappeared.

He Yunqing was dizzy and found that Zhou Ping was hugging her.

"Excuse me."

Zhou Ping quickly let go of He Yunqing.

He Yunqing's whole body was extremely thin, especially her waist which seemed so thin that it could be grasped with one hand.

This kind of touch is really exciting.

The ghost bride escaped and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the house, Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping were strolling around.

Xiaoqing transformed into a human form and followed the two of them.

The ghost bride left, but Fan Shiyi still planned to stay at the He family for one night. Who made him pick up a treasure for nothing?
Fan Shiyi will not be a bodyguard for the He family and will only stay here for one night.

"I've decided. You can go to the academy."

Fan Shiyi explained to Zhou Ping that he was here to observe him.

However, Fan Shiyi did not examine Zhou Ping's literary talent before deciding to let Zhou Ping go to the academy.

First of all, Xiaoqing is very close to Zhou Ping.

Xiaoqing is very picky and has never absorbed anyone else's yang energy except Fan Shiyi's.

Secondly, Zhou Ping actually understood Fan Shiyi's codeword, which made Fan Shiyi admire Zhou Ping very much.

Fan Shiyi doesn't care about talent or not.

As long as it looks pleasing to the eye, everything is fine.

Zhou Ping only now realized that Fan Shiyi came to Qinghe County just for him.

A poem "Quiet Night Thoughts" actually attracted the attention of the world's top scholar!

"I'm sorry, I don't want to go to the academy."

Zhou Ping thought for a moment and said.

"What? You don't want to go to the academy?"

"Do you know what a college is?"

"How many people dream of entering the academy but can't get in!"

"There are many high-ranking officials and nobles there, and there are many good teachers. As long as you enter the academy, you can become a minor official in the future."

Xiaoqing looked at Zhou Ping in surprise, and of course she also wanted to persuade him.

Zhou Ping knew how powerful the academy was. Storytellers had also said that the academy was a holy place in the hearts of scholars.

It’s just that Zhou Ping’s Quiet Night Thoughts was plagiarized and he has no talent at all.

And unlike other people whose souls have traveled through time, Zhou Ping only knows this one poem and has forgotten all other verses. He may occasionally remember one or two famous ones that are more catchy.

Zhou Ping felt a little guilty.

Secondly, Zhou Ping also has to escort the convoy to get Changsheng!
How can you escort a convoy after entering the academy?

"I just got this poem by chance. It's not very literary, so I don't want to tarnish the academy."

Zhou Ping explained to Fan Shiyi.

Fan Shiyi also looked at Zhou Ping with some surprise.

"Well, if you don't want to go, I won't force you."

Fan Shiyi was a little surprised, but not much. She didn't care what this little person thought.

"Master Fan, I would like to ask you about the Demon Cult."

"Sure, go ahead."

Zhou Ping knew that Fan Shiyi was a Confucian scholar of the fourth rank, so he wanted to know more about the holy seed. After all, the more he knew, the more at ease he would feel.

But Zhou Ping did not ask directly, but tried to find out indirectly.

As for the reason, Zhou Ping only said that he had met someone who was suspected to be a member of the Demon Cult and had some grudge against him, so he wanted to learn about the Demon Cult.

Fan Shiyi is worthy of being a fourth-rank Confucian scholar. He is well-informed and knows a lot.

Through the conversation with Fan Shiyi, Zhou Ping learned that there was a Demon Lord in the Demon Cult.

The Demon Lord is also of the first rank.

There are four hall masters under the Demon Cult, namely Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise.

"Master Fan, I've heard people talk about the Holy Seed in the Demon Cult. What is that?"

Zhou Pingdong talked for a long time and finally stated his purpose.

Holy seed!

"Who did you listen to?"

Fan Shiyi looked at Zhou Ping with a little caution.

"He is a painter from Qinghe County. He wanted to kill Miss He Yunqing a few days ago. I fought with him and heard him say those two words at that time."

Zhou Ping told Fan Shiyi about the black-robed painter Li Fei.

Especially the matter of Li Fei's painting of female figures Fan Shiyi.

After hearing this, Fan Shiyi became furious.

"What? You put my head on a woman's body!"

Fan Shiyi gritted his teeth.

Fan Shiyi is a woman, but she has a treasure that disguises her as a man.

Although it was a disguise, Fan Shiyi's face was truly handsome, so handsome that it could be seen equally on both men and women.

Fan Shiyi hates it most when people say he looks like a woman.

"Where is that person now?"

Fan Shiyi wanted to kill.

"Escaped."

Zhou Ping said.

Fan Shiyi was depressed for a while before he calmed down.

"Only the Demon Cult calls it the Holy Seed, we call it the Demon Seed."

"The origin of the demon seeds is extremely mysterious, and is only in the hands of the Demon Lord and a few hall masters of the Demon Cult."

"Demon seeds can enhance a certain aspect of the host's power."

"Many people flocked to it, and even people from the imperial court paid a lot of money to buy it, because since the demon seed can enhance the host's ability, it also has some ability to prolong life."

"It's just that most people who possess demon seeds will eventually be devoured by the demon seeds and become emotionless monsters."

Fan Shiyi introduced.

"Is there anyone from the imperial court who buys demon seeds? Isn't he afraid of being discovered?"

Zhou Ping's mind moved and he asked another question.

"When the demon species has not yet erupted with demonic energy, it is difficult to detect when it has merged with humans."

Fan Shiyi thought for a moment and said.

Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the demon species would be discovered.

But since Fan Shiyi said so, it means that the demon species is still very safe.

"That's not right. Demon seeds are extremely rare. Even the people of the Demon Cult regard them as treasures. Ordinary people can't get them."

"How could the demons appear in such a remote place?"

Fan Shiyi was a little confused.

Qinghe County is very remote, with few resources, so there are not many talented people either.

The demon seeds of the Demon Cult are very precious. Even if they exist, only people with great potential can obtain them.

How could there be demons in such a poor place?
Is there something different about Qinghe County?

(End of this chapter)