The Bloody Taoist

Two days later, Zuo Yinyang left Su Li and Qifeng at home. After giving them some instructions, he went directly to the Salesian Bureau.

As expected, the handlebar Su Li found for transportation was Wang Mazi, who used a donkey to pull the cart.

At this time, Zuo Yinyang was sitting in the car and asked Wang Mazi in a low voice with a curious expression: "Brother Wang, are you from the Yunwu Sect? Do you need me to report to you about your practice these days? "

With a smile on his face, Wang Mazi flicked a whip in the air and replied: "I am not a member of the Yunwu Sect. The Yunwu Sect has left long ago. You don't need to explain anything to me. Do whatever you want, and don't worry too much. Those evil witches are just a group of insects who dare not show up. As long as there is any clue, someone will crush them to death. "

"Okay, Brother Wang, I have nothing to worry about with the protection of experts like you." Zuo Yinyang replied pretending to be relaxed.

The insect with its head exposed is never scary. The scary thing is that you know that there is an insect coming to bite you, but you seem to be in the dark. You don’t know where it is going to jump out, and you don’t know when it is going to jump out, or even in the end. It doesn’t matter whether what jumps out is a moth or a tiger.

Zuo Yinyang took the initiative to chat with him all the way, trying to get some useful intelligence information, but this handlebar type would change the topic every time or simply not answer. In the end, Zuo Yinyang didn't find out anything.

After a while, the car arrived at the door of the Salesian Bureau.

Looking at the mottled red doorposts at the door, Zuo Yinyang felt a little strange. The last time he was sent in, he was still a poor orphan and monster.

When he came here again, he was already a moderately accomplished Taoist master, but in just a short period of time, he had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Is it Young Master Zuo?" As soon as Zuo Yin Yang got off the carriage, he heard Manager Liu's voice coming into his ears.

As soon as the carriage approached the Salesian Bureau, someone announced it.

"Manager Liu, everything is well. I'm grateful to you for taking care of me some time ago. I'm here today to express my gratitude." With that said, Zuo Yinyang took the gift he had prepared from the car and handed it over.

"It's a small gift to express my feelings. I hope you don't dislike it!"

Manager Liu was still dressed as a Confucian scholar. He looked at the gift handed over by Zuo Yinyang. While taking it, he said: "Master Zuo, what are you doing? Taking care of you is my responsibility. How can I make you spend money?" ah!"

Zuo Yinyang looked at Liu Yiwen who took the gift skillfully, and said with a soft smile: "The one above is the one above, and you are you. Besides, what I got are pens, inks, paper and inkstones, not common things."

When Manager Liu heard this, he was even more happy. You must know that these four treasures of the study are never cheap.

Although he was in charge of the entire Salesian Bureau on weekdays, this was a position with great responsibilities but little profit. He also claimed to be a Confucian and was unwilling to overly deduct the food rations of these orphans, so his life was not rich.

Today, Zuo Yinyang gave him another favorite thing, so he was naturally very happy.

"You are still elegant, Mr. Zuo." He replied: "I received a greeting from your servant yesterday. I have been preparing for it for a long time. Come, let's talk inside the house."

Zuo Yinyang looked back at Wang Mazi and said, "It may take a while for me and Manager Liu to reminisce about old times."

Wang Mazi: "No problem, go ahead!" After that, he drove the donkey cart to the roadside and waited.

Then, Zuo Yinyang followed Manager Liu to the big living room. After the two sat down, they exchanged polite greetings and chatted for a while. Manager Liu asked someone to bring tea and snacks.

He brought the brewed tea to Zuo Yinyang and said: "Master Zuo, I haven't seen you for a long time. I see that you have lost a lot of weight. Compared with when you first came here, your body looks much lighter!"

Since Zuo Yinyang mastered the evil spirit, his body has become thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye every day. This is the result of his deliberate control. Otherwise, with his ability to control flesh and blood at will, a large number of fat cells in the body will die and wither. Then he will die in a few days. You can regain your normal figure within a few seconds.

However, he was also aware of his own cultivation speed and ability. It was impossible for ordinary people to practice evil spirits so fast, and the abilities brought by evil spirits have always been the core of cultivators and were generally not revealed at will, so he still controlled the changes in his body. Within a certain range, people can know that he is extraordinary without feeling exaggerated.

Zuo Yinyang took the tea cup and replied with a smile: "It's all thanks to the protection of Yunwu Sect, and Elder Qiu of the Lower Court who gave me the skills, that I have a chance to return to normal!"

Nowadays, no matter who Zuo Yinyang sees, he will mention Yunwu Sect intentionally or unintentionally. He will not imitate Long Aotian and do some tricks where I can't help but pull the tiger's skin to pull the banner, and the fox pretends to be the tiger's power. He is extremely skilled in it. .

Of course, Manager Liu didn't know that Zuo Yinyang was treated like this just because he was being used as fishing bait. In fact, it was extremely dangerous.

When he heard the keywords of Yunwu Sect and Elder Qiu, he couldn't help but feel shocked. This was a super powerful force in the Southern Chu Kingdom, and he might not be able to see it in his lifetime.

So he stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point, saying in a flattering tone: "Oh, this is Mr. Zuo, you survived the disaster, what a blessing!"

"In addition, I already know what you are asking for. It would be an excellent place for these children to be servants and apprentices in your mansion. However, most of the children in the Salesian Bureau today have physical defects or are too young. I’m afraid there’s no suitable candidate!”

Zuo Yinyang asked with some confusion: "I remember when I was here, there were many rescued children. How come there are no people now?"

When Manager Li heard Zuo Yinyang's question, he hurriedly explained: "Young Master, you don't know that when you were here, there were indeed many orphans. It's just that a few days after you left, people came to adopt them one after another. They all had official documents and met the conditions for adopting children. All the children who were rescued last time have now been taken away. Now there are not many people here!"

"It seems that a lot of bait has been spread out!" Zuo Yinyang sighed in his heart

"It doesn't matter, Manager Li, as long as the person is honest and has a disability, my two servants are the same"

Manager Li bowed and said: "Young Master Zuo is kind-hearted. To be honest, I have two suitable candidates. One of them is a girl, fourteen years old this year. She is a child from a ruined family outside the city and has always depended on her mother. .

His mother died of an emergency last year. When the girl was born, she had a big gash on her mouth, which looked creepy, so no one wants her until now. Now she helps me clean. This child is diligent and is a suitable candidate.

There is also a boy, thirteen years old, who is healthy.

To be honest, this child is from the same clan as me, but his father is a gambler. A few years ago, he owed a lot of gambling debts and ran away. I don’t know where he ran away, so this child has been staying with me.

At present, there are only two suitable children. The other children are all a few years old and too young. "

Zuo Yinyang nodded and replied: "I originally wanted to find four or five people, but now there are only two. It’s okay. Let’s talk about the rest later! Please ask Manager Liu to bring the people here. "

"Mr. Zuo, wait a moment," Manager Liu said, and got up and went out.

After a while, he led a man and a woman in.

The boy had dark skin, good manners, and a shrewd look.

The girl was a little timid, and kept her head down. If you look closely, you can see that her upper lip and palate were cleft, as if cut by a knife or burned by fire. It was a little scary, and now she looked inferior.

Zuo Yinyang saw it when she came in

"It turned out to be a cleft lip!"

"This is Master Zuo Yinyang of Shifang Inn. You two will follow the Zuo family in the future. Master Zuo is a man of great fortune. It is your blessing to serve him. Why don't you greet him?"

"Liu Baozi greets Master Zuo"

"Qi Xiaoye greets Master Zuo"

After Manager Liu finished speaking, the two of them hurriedly knelt down to greet him. Although Manager Liu repeatedly reminded them yesterday, they were still uneasy when they saw Zuo Yinyang, who was full of fat and occupied a chair, and they were full of unknown fear for this future master.

"Get up!" Zuo Yinyang said softly, "I think Manager Liu has already said that I will accept you two as my servants today. From now on, you will go back with me. Do you have any doubts now?"

The two looked at each other after hearing Zuo Yinyang's words, and did not dare to say more. They shook their heads and said no.

Zuo Yinyang saw that the two were a little flustered, but he did not care. After getting along for a while, they would know how good our Master Zuo is.

"Then Manager Liu will take these two. Let them go back and pack up today. I will ask the servants to pick them up tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zuo, just send someone tomorrow." Manager Liu replied, and then waved to the two standing: "You go back and prepare first. Mr. Zuo and I have some private matters to talk about alone."

The two stood up and said goodbye, and turned to go out.

After the two left, Manager Liu said again: "Mr. Zuo, you take the person back tomorrow, don't forget to go to the government office to register the master-servant documents. I have prepared the procedures in advance. You are familiar with Captain Wang, so there will be no obstacles.

In addition, you have to verify it once at the end of every two years, don't forget it."

Zuo Yinyang: "Don't worry, I know everything."

According to the laws of the Southern Chu State, in order to prevent evil people from doing evil, families who adopt or take in servants from the Charity Bureau not only need to keep a record at the local government office, but also take the child to verify it once every two years before the child is 18 years old. If the person who took the child away is found to have improper behavior, in addition to being able to directly terminate the relationship, he must also be punished and convicted.

After finishing the matter, Zuo Yinyang did not stay any longer and called Wang Mazi back to the inn.