husband from hell

Chapter 224 Cow Don't Drink Water
"It won't be long." The old man gave me a fixed look, "Just wait patiently."

This old man... Wasn't it recommended by my fourth aunt?It's impossible to harm me... I glanced at the little girl, and she showed a pure and innocent look again.

Hey... No matter where you go, you can't avoid being scared at every step, but now there is no other way but to rely on yourself.

In addition, Cheng Ke and Gong Beibeiluo Weilan's whereabouts are still unknown. On the one hand, I am worried that the earrings can't be removed now, and my heart is full of uneasiness. The old man looked at me and said leisurely: " From Tanshen Town, you are also a ghost raiser?"

Only then did I realize that I was still wearing a sachet of longevity, so I hurriedly nodded: "Yes, I have a reputation, but I am not good at learning, and I am a half-way monk."

"Oh, you seem to have the skill of yin and yang to control ghosts." Then Mr. Deng glanced at me again and asked, "Then why didn't you bring your ghost with you?"

My heart was moved, and I thought about what happened just now, so I said casually: "I took it with me, I ordered it to go out to do something, and I will come back after finishing it."

No matter who the other party is, face still has to be maintained.

The old man thought for a while, as if doubting the authenticity of my words, I changed the topic and asked, "Are you and my fourth aunt and grandma old friends?"

"Hmm." It was another unclear sentence, concealed, so cloudy and misty, probably not a vegetarian.

But I didn't want to get to the bottom of it, so I said: "My fourth aunt said that you have great supernatural powers. I saw you treating my friend's illness today. It's really admirable."

"There is nothing to admire about the ability to live and work," the old man looked at me again: "Did you guys go well along the way?"

"It's not bad." I nodded and continued to change the topic: "By the way, there are not many people in this village...it seems to be quite quiet, and I didn't see anyone."

"Who can bear the loneliness and stay here," said Mr. Deng, "Young people have already left the mountain. Maybe there will only be people in that scenic spot after Kunlun Mountain."

At this time, the sound of earrings came from the room, as if he had woken up, Mr. Deng lifted himself up and went in.

Xiao Tao'er rolled her big eyes and wanted to follow in, so I went and said, "Girl, my tea is cold, can you change it to a hot one?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tao'er had no choice but to pull back and come back.

Seeing that Mr. Deng disappeared, I lowered my head and said softly: "I said you have worked too hard for a while, you came here faster than us, and you found a new body?"

The little girl twitched her mouth: "Guest, what do you mean by that, Xiao Taoer doesn't understand..."

"Okay, Ah Jiu, stop pretending." I said, "You know that our visit this time is related to longevity, do you still want to join in? The body of Calamus is taken back, and you already have the technique of longevity." , what do you want to live forever?"

"Is it okay?" The little girl narrowed her eyes, "How did you find out?"

"Does it need to be said?" I said: "If you don't know someone, why would you ask why only me and Earring are left? Besides, as the old man's apprentice, why do you have to remind me not to drink tea?" , turn your elbow outward?
I remember very clearly that you like the body of a girl who is less than 20 years old. Although this body is quite different from the girl who sold seafood before, I still remember your habit of making every move, and I will change it. The body, and the only one who doesn't want me to die, is you. "

"The two holes of yours are quite sharp." She also agreed, and snorted: "Since you guys are going to get Changsheng out, of course I have to come and get in there. Using Changsheng as a bait, I will definitely succeed." The calamus was drawn out, and as soon as the calamus appears, I have to get her body back if I want it."

Calamus... My heart skipped a beat and I asked, "How is Calamus doing now?"

"Stay alive," Ah Jiu rolled her eyes, "If she doesn't get immortality, she won't be able to be resurrected. Even if she resurrects her life with a dead body, it's just a fleeting moment, so you have to be optimistic, maybe Cheng Ke will take it from you." Longevity is for the sake of taking longevity back and dedicating it to Calamus."

"I know what Cheng Ke treats me in my heart." I said, "I don't have much hope, as long as I can survive. As for longevity, it's best to return it to Tanshen Town. If you don't go back, whoever you give it to will do it The overlord of the Ghost Raising Master has nothing to do with me."

"People are poor and short-sighted, but horses are skinny and long-haired." Ah Jiu said, "I thought you were no match for a long time ago, but this way, you can do more than I thought. Now... you have already attracted a lot of attention. I'm paying attention, I advise you to seek good fortune for yourself. Anyway, I want to live forever, and I also want the body of calamus."

"After using that body for several months, you still use your emotions..." I raised my brows and looked at her: "Or, this time, the people behind you instigated it again?"

Ah Jiu sneered: "You don't care, anyway, just don't die before I kill you. How many times have I told you that your life is mine, and I have to take it."

I nodded and said, "You want me to die, I want to live by myself, we each rely on our own abilities, but there is one thing I have to ask you, you don't know the whereabouts of Cheng Ke and the others, do you?"

Based on Ah Jiu's question just now, it is estimated that the zombie matter has nothing to do with her.

Sure enough, Ah Jiu frowned: "Cheng Ke? I wanted to ask you just now, there were a group of people, why are you and that earring idiot left?"

Just as I thought.

Trying to separate me from Cheng Ke's yin and yang skills of controlling ghosts is not something ordinary people can do. One time was Li Minglang, and the other time was Wei Qiancheng.

This time, who will it be?
"Hmph, flustered and lost, it's good now, you lost Cheng Ke too, didn't you?" Ah Jiu gritted her teeth: "I can't rest easy from you..."

"Then worry about it!" I took the opportunity to say: "Right now, Mileage Ke's whereabouts are unknown, and something may have happened. You said that this place in Kunlun Mountains is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In case something goes wrong with Cheng Ke, I will At most, I will die with him, but you..."

Ah Jiu glared at me. I knew that Cheng Ke was the star that Ah Jiu wanted to get even when she climbed the ladder and climbed the pole.

"By the way." I remembered the tea drinking just now, and asked, "What was in the tea? What does Mr. Deng want?"

Ah Jiu gouged me out with big eyes, and said indifferently, "I don't know."

I raised my head and looked at her, and she said impatiently: "I saw the old man put something in it, so I just want to remind you, but who knows what he put, maybe It's the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum powder to nourish your body, or maybe it's the arsenic noodles that will kill you. I still can't figure out who he is, so of course I have to give you a wink. I was poisoned to death by him. How can I kill you?"

It turned out that Ah Jiu occupied the body of his apprentice when he came up, and she couldn't figure out who this Mr. Deng was.

However, I always feel that there shouldn't be anything wrong with the person recommended by my fourth aunt, or is Ah Jiu misunderstood something?All in all, be careful.

"I said, you have harmed the little girl. If Mr. Deng finds out, there must be no good fruit for you." I looked at Ah Jiu: "You can ask for more blessings..."

"Do you think I'm as stupid as you?" Ajiu said, "I wouldn't dare to go to Liangshan without twos and threes. I, Ajiu, don't do things unless I'm absolutely sure. What can you see."

I still wanted to talk, when suddenly that Mr. Deng came out and said: "Your friend has already taken the medicine and fell asleep, you can wait slowly... At this time, you can say what you want to do." Once again, one sheep is also chased, and two sheep are also herded. I am old and mentally weak. If I can handle it together, let’s handle it together.”

I thought about it, and then I simply said, "Mr. Deng, you are in this business, you can see my fate, right?"

Mr. Deng nodded leisurely, and stroked his goatee: "Well, of course, you are already half dead now, so you want to continue your life."

"Exactly." This Mr. Deng is really not simple, I nodded: "I still want to live."

The old man was still talking, when suddenly a middle-aged man with a very down-and-out appearance stumbled at the door. The middle-aged man was wearing a dusty suit, his face was tired, and the leather shoes on his feet were also full of creases. Holding up the stained plastic-framed glasses, he hugged a briefcase with a broken corner tightly with one hand, and looked at Mr. Deng with blank eyes: "You are the owner, right?"

Mr. Deng tilted his head and looked at this person: "What's your business?"

The middle-aged man groped around in the briefcase for a long time before he found the card with the word "龑" that was exactly the same as that given to me by my fourth aunt: "I was introduced by someone else."

Mr. Deng nodded to me, beckoned me to wait, and took the middle-aged man in.

The two of them seemed to be having a secret conversation, with the sobbing voice of the middle-aged man interspersed, as if he was crying in a particularly miserable state.

According to the fourth aunt's statement, did this man encounter some difficulties and come here to "work his life"?
I turned around to look at Ah Jiu, but found that Ah Jiu had long since disappeared.

Needless to say, I went to find Cheng Ke.

It's really raining after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, I know Ah Jiu's ability, and having Ah Jiu help me find it, I feel much more at ease.

As a result, the middle-aged man had a secret conversation with Mr. Deng, but he didn't come out after talking for a long time. The room was sunny and warm. I fell asleep.

"Swish..." After I don't know how long, I suddenly heard a very weak sound of clothes rubbing against each other. I woke up from my sleep and opened my eyes, only then did I see Mr. Deng standing beside me, condescending. , looked at me very carefully!

That look... don't tell me, maybe I'm overthinking, it's like a butcher slaughtering a pig, the feeling of "you have fallen into my hands" is really shocking.

I was startled and stood up quickly, and the middle-aged man had long since disappeared, presumably he had already left after talking about the matter.

Mr. Deng seemed a little disappointed, turned around and sat down on the chair.

I rubbed my eyes, pretended not to notice anything, and said, "Mr. Deng, how is my friend?"

"Go and have a look." Mr. Deng stretched his chin towards the back room.

I picked up my feet and went in, only to see that he was still asleep, staring dazedly at the earrings, breathing evenly, and his complexion looked much better. I put my hand on his forehead, and felt that the heat had dropped a lot.

Only then did I breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that the earring still needs to rest, I tucked him in the quilt.

Mr. Deng said: "Let him sleep well, and he will be fine when he wakes up. Speaking of which... your ghost hasn't come back yet?"

I was already vigilant in my heart, so I raised my face and smiled: "Yeah, I guess I should be back in a while, by the way, I don't know yet, how do you want to continue your life here? The price, how do you calculate it?"

"You don't have to worry about that, I'm asking the price here, it's innocent." Mr. Deng narrowed his eyes: "I can't blackmail you, how about it, I think you are awake too, you want to continue your life, how many years?" life?"

"Is there still a choice?" I hurriedly asked, "How many years are fine?"

"It doesn't matter how many years." Mr. Deng said such a big word, without even rolling his eyelids, he looked very calm: "You can be an old fairy who is hundreds of years old."

If this is said from someone else's mouth, it will naturally feel like bragging without drafting, but I don't know why, it was Mr. Deng who said it calmly.It makes people have to have a feeling of belief.

"This...I have to think about it..." I looked at Mr. Deng: "In case I can't afford that price..."

"Why can't you afford it?" Mr. Deng said leisurely, "I won't let you suffer, nor will I let myself suffer."

Apparently... he saw that there was something in me that he wanted.

What else... Longevity?
Good guy, I have never seen such a transaction, the price is not discussed, just do it directly, isn't this similar to a black shop...

"Don't hesitate, there are many people who want to extend their lives." Mr. Deng took a sip of tea and said, "Who doesn't want to live a long life? But not everyone has the luck to do so."

"Is there a condition for life extension?" I hurriedly asked, "What condition?"

"One is that his own fate must be strong enough to withstand the fate of others," Mr. Deng said leisurely, "the other is that he must be attractive to me, and he must have an eye. Two conditions, if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes, I will not continue... You know, I have my own ability, and no one can force me."

That's natural, looking at the old man's old and frail appearance, wasn't he the one who dismantled Wei Jiuye and the old lady ghost's yin and yang skills of controlling ghosts!What did the old lady of Hongfu Casino say... She said that during the time of the disaster, she had no food in Yuning, so she went to Kunlun Mountain to learn Taoism, specializing in cultivating ghosts.

"That's true, you are also famous..."

Wei Jiuye refused to come to Kunlun Mountain with him, evading half the sky, presumably he also didn't want to see this old acquaintance again.

Before I finished speaking, the old man pushed another plate to me without raising his head: "You haven't eaten anything this day, have you? Eat this first, and then we'll talk when you're full."

What the old man pushed over was a plate of glutinous rice snacks sprinkled with fine sugar.

I felt troubled, and according to what Ah Jiu said, this thing is not edible, but it's not good to refuse... This kind of thing leaves a mark when bitten down, how can I pretend!
Just prevaricate: "I'm...allergic..."

"You are allergic to alcohol, not glutinous rice. What's the matter?" Mr. Deng looked at me: "You are so cautious, you are afraid that I will poison you to death, right?"

"Look at what you said, how can you... wait a minute, you even know that I'm allergic to alcohol?" My heart skipped a beat, this Mr. Deng has never felt my pulse!

"Hmph." Mr. Deng refused to continue, but nodded at the glutinous rice cake with a threatening meaning: "Eat it quickly."

How can there be such a thing...the cow does not drink water and presses its head forcibly...

It was a dilemma when Ah Jiu suddenly came in from the outside.

Oh my god, Ah Jiu is really a little angel, exuding holy radiance all over her body!

Only then did Mr. Deng let go of his falcon-like eyes from me, and stared at Ah Jiu: "The store is so busy today, where have you been?"

"There aren't many dishes in the back kitchen. I saw that these two customers in our store are going to stay here, so I went out and bought some food." Ah Jiu showed a very cute and sweet look, and carried a vegetable basket with green leaves in it. Trembling.

If she hadn't known that she was Ah Jiu, she would really be a very smart and sensible child.

Mr. Deng took a look at Ah Jiu and said nothing, but I hurriedly came up and said: "It's time for dinner, don't look at me like this, I can cook two dishes a little bit, if you Don't dislike it, I will do it with Xiao Taoer."

Mr. Deng was noncommittal, and his eyes fell on the plate of glutinous rice cakes again.

I was afraid that he would still "press his head", so I took advantage of this opportunity and quickly followed Ah Jiu to the back kitchen.

The houses in this place are also antique, with stones embedded on the walls.

Ah Jiu's slender figure fetched a bucket of water from the well, and started to wash the vegetables without any haste, I helped carry the basin, and rubbed the soil on the white radish: "How is it? "

"Just as you thought." Ah Jiu's voice was a little heavy: "The one who dragged your companion away doesn't look like a living person."

So, Gong Beibei and Luo Weilan were really taken away by those zombies?But didn't Cheng Ke go to attract zombies?How could it be possible for the zombies to catch up?

My heart tightened, unless something happened to Cheng Ke...

But as the "owner" connected with his fate, I can stand here well, which shows that Cheng Ke has not lost his soul at least, and at worst, he was caught by someone.

I don't know anyone who can catch Cheng Ke.Even Wei Qiancheng may not have that ability, unless he is willing to stay.

Cheng Ke...has never disappeared in front of me...

That kind of ominous premonition is getting stronger and stronger, remembering Cheng Ke looked at me reluctantly yesterday, my heart can't help but flutter, Ah Jiu glared at me: "Would you like to massage the radish?"

Only then did I realize that the radish skin was almost rubbed off, and I hurriedly returned the white radish to Ah Jiu: "Do you have any ideas?"

Ah Jiu looked at me patiently: "I won't tell you if there is."

"Don't be like this," I simply thick-skinned to the end: "We have known each other for so long, we are not considered friends but also acquaintances. I know that you will not leave Cheng Ke alone, so you can tell me."

Ah Jiu gave me a blank look, and sighed inexplicably: "You are the first person who can talk to me like this."

"Ok?"

"It's nothing." Ah Jiu glanced back at the store, and said to me: "I lit the soul lamp, and I should be able to know the general direction of your friend. It's just that the exact location is not sure yet, and we have to wait for the Big Dipper to come out." OK. At night, I'll go and have a look."

"Then I..."

Ah Jiu said in a low voice: "But you...don't you still have to take care of your idiot friend?"

That's right, I'm in trouble, the earrings are still asleep, and there's no one around me.

But if I stay here alone, I don't know if that Mr. Deng will continue to force me to eat some messy things.

Difficult to do.

I followed Ah Jiu to put those ingredients in the kitchen, preparing to get some firewood to burn, but when I removed the firewood, I saw a small door behind the pile of firewood. On the door of the small door... There are dried blood!
I quickly called Ah Jiu: "What is this?"

Ah Jiu gave me a gouged look: "If you want to know, just go in and have a look."

As I said that, I pushed the small door open with my own hand, and she walked in, and I put my head through it. I saw the fragrance lingering inside, and I lit a lot of incense sticks. Heaps of paper ashes.

And there was a hard board bed in that hut... a coffin bed!

The entire morgue... and on that hard plank bed, there was only one person lying on it as expected.

It was the middle-aged man in a suit who came during the day!

Ah Jiu went in to have a look, and said emotionlessly, "He's dead."

Dead... When he came, although he was downcast, he definitely didn't look like he was going to die!
This Mr. Deng, what price did he really spend to buy this man's life...

"Don't worry about your business, don't worry about it." Ah Jiu came out, turned around and closed the door: "You should care about yourself."

It makes sense.

Sure enough, I was relieved of the food I cooked by myself. After eating, Ah Jiu made another excuse and went out, presumably to continue looking for Cheng Ke.

Being implicated by the earrings, I had no choice but to continue to stay by the side of the sleeping earrings. Mr. Deng rested his chin, in the midst of the medicinal fragrance coming out of the brass censer, he was drowsy. look.

It was embarrassing to meet Mr. Deng's eyes without speaking. Sure enough, Mr. Deng also realized this, and he opened his mouth to warm up the scene one step ahead of me: "Have you thought about how long your life will last?"

I hastily said: "I'm not greedy either, as long as I can live a normal age, it's fine if I'm tough, but it's broken if I can't take care of myself... By the way, are you Gui Geng?"

"He was born in the 60th year of Qianlong." Without raising his head, Mr. Deng touched a handful of melon seeds and began to eat them, telling me, I didn't eat them.

"60 years of Qianlong..." 1795?
"Hmph." Mr. Deng was nibbling melon seeds with gusto, but it was cloudy and misty again!
So far...

I couldn't help but keep my eyes wide open: "Are you 220 years old?"

Mr. Deng looked up at me, and suddenly smiled: "You're just kidding! The doctor doesn't treat me, the ghost nurse doesn't exorcise me, and those who work in our business will definitely not renew my life."

I just remembered that when I was in the Hongfu Casino, I heard his sisters explain that they went to the mountains to learn Taoism when it was a disaster, and how they became people in the Qianlong period.It turned out to be bluffing me, and I too, because I was too nervous, I was fooled all of a sudden.

This is not good.You still have to cheer up, this Mr. Deng is definitely not a good person.

"You ghost, it's about time to come, right?" Mr. Deng asked Cheng Kelai for the third time: "I haven't seen the two sides of the yin and yang skills of controlling ghosts can be separated for so long."

"I'm very talented, so don't worry about it." Could it be that he didn't dare to act rashly before Cheng Ke came back?That's not right, since he can separate the yin and yang skills of controlling ghosts, what is he afraid of?
In fact...I'm not worried about Cheng Ke's whereabouts, it's just that I have no choice but to force myself to remain calm.

And that Mr. Deng narrowed his eyes, he couldn't tell what was going on, he looked very dangerous, and suddenly said: "How about..."

My heart tightened, nothing good... definitely nothing good!

"What else?" Cheng Ke's voice suddenly rang out coolly!

My heart skipped a beat: "Cheng Ke!"

He stood tall and tall behind me, his pair of big peach blossom eyes were still heavy.

Mr. Deng's face twitched imperceptibly, as if he was a little disappointed, he didn't continue to say what he said just now, but just nodded: "Well, this is your ghost..."

"Yes, let me introduce, this is Cheng Ke!"

"Woooo..." At this moment, the kettle outside suddenly rang, and Mr. Deng walked out slowly to boil the water.

I turned around and asked Cheng Ke, "Where have you been?"

Cheng Ke said: "There are too many zombies, and it is difficult to drive them away. If there is an accident, it will be delayed."

"Accident..." I hurriedly asked, "What's the accident? Didn't those zombies turn around and chase us? Gong Beibei and Luo Weilan were captured by the zombies!"

"What?" Cheng Ke frowned: "They were captured by zombies? This is impossible. I have already taken care of all the zombies, and none of them escaped."

Only then did I realize: "Could it be that I was thinking wrong...then Gong Beibei and Luo Weilan..."

Cheng Ke asked the matter again, and frowned: "Maybe the people who wanted to arrest you caught them by mistake."

Naturally, it was those who deliberately "surprised" the zombies to distract Cheng Ke.

I hurriedly asked, "Do you know what the signs are?"

"I can look for it." Cheng Ke frowned: "But now..."

"I'm fine, you can go find it quickly..." I looked at him: "However, can you tell me where you are and why you have been delayed for so long? Why can't Yin-Yang Ghost Control Technique find you?"

Cheng Ke's big peach blossom eyes flickered for a moment, revealing a kind of hesitation he had never shown to me before he continued: "Maybe, the aura of Kunlun Mountain is different, which blocks the connection between us."

"So that's how it is." I tried my best to show a smile: "I said it. Anyway... it's fine."

But... I have already smelled it. Apart from the sandalwood smell that I am all too familiar with, he also has that sweet, long-lived smell.

People like Wei Qiancheng and I who are directly related to longevity can't bear this smell, so we can smell it no matter how faint it is.

He... went to see Molt?Of course it is impossible to have only one molt.And the yin and yang art of controlling ghosts failed, probably because he didn't want me to see what he was doing.

But if he doesn't tell, I won't ask, and what he says, I will believe.

Whether it's true or not.

"Gong Beibei and Luo Weilan haven't come back yet." I thought for a while and said, "I don't know what's going on. It would be great if Ah Jiu could find them."

Cheng Ke frowned: "Ah Jiu?"

I also told Ah Jiu about it.

"It's her again..." Cheng Ke rubbed the center of his brows: "The ghost lingers."

"Probably, it's because I have deep affection for you." I said, "So you..."

"Ping..." Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, at this moment, the door opened, and Ah Jiu came in, bringing Gong Beibei with him.

The tears on Gong Beibei's face were still wet, and she was crying like a cat.

Mr. Deng came over from the outside and asked, "Xiao Taoer, who is this?"

"Ah," Ah Jiu said hurriedly, "I ran into this on the way back. They said they were looking for our guests, so I brought it back."

As soon as Gong Beibei entered the room and saw me, she burst into tears with an "Aww", hugged my neck and said, "Lu Qiao, Cheng Ke, you have to save Wei Lan... Wei Lan is for me... Stuck there!"

I quickly supported Gong Beibei with one hand, and wiped her nose with a tissue in the other: "Talk slowly, what happened when you got out of the car last night?"

Gong Beibei wiped her nose heavily, and said, "Didn't the car break down last night? Wei Lan went down to look. Who knows, it was nothing else that stuck the tire. It was a few hands stretched out from the ground, obviously It was a trap set by the ghost raiser, but when we turned around, many unknown villagers came from nowhere, and those villagers seemed to be controlled by someone, pulling us away.

If the ghosts are okay, but the living people are really hard to deal with, and they can easily hurt their lives. There are so many of them, we shouted back, but you and the earrings didn't seem to respond at all, and those people gave us You grabbed it and stuffed it in an empty room. Someone I didn't know came and asked me to call you by your name, insisting that I hand over my longevity!
Where can I find Changsheng? Didn’t I just argue that it wasn’t on me at all, that person didn’t believe it, and insisted on killing Wei Lan to force me to hand it over, I was anxious!Later, it was Wei Lan who blocked that person and fought to the death to protect me and came out to find you, but just as I ran out, I ran into that little girl, she...she brought me here...

(End of this chapter)