White Bone Monkey King

Wang Captou came to Wu Zang Taoist Temple in a hurry. As soon as he saw Jin An, he eagerly pulled Jin An out.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, because the matter is urgent, Mr. Wang stopped talking to each other. This time he made a special trip to find Taoist Jin'an for help!"

"Priest Jin'an must have heard that a fleet was in distress at sea recently, and many corpses washed up on the coast. I know that Daoist Jin'an, you are a really capable man. I would like to express my gratitude to the people who went out to sea to salvage the corpses this time." The teacher recommended Taoist Master Jin An!"

This can be regarded as benefiting the people, Jin An nodded in agreement.

However, at this time, there were some incense guests in the Taoist temple kneeling in front of the statue to pray sincerely. He couldn't just drive them away at this time, so he left the old Taoist priest to help look after the Taoist temple, and then left alone with Wang Captou.

However, they did not go to the Yamen to gather, but went directly to the dock.

It was only when they arrived at the dock that they discovered that the navy army had already left for a while. It turned out that the government was eager to stabilize the people's hearts, and considering that Jin'an was from Wuzhou and was not someone who grew up by the sea and was familiar with water, so He went out to sea without waiting for everyone to arrive.

After Wang Baotou thanked the navy soldiers, he then looked at Jin An awkwardly: "I'm going to make Jin'an Taoist priest make a trip in vain today, I..."

Before Wang Captou could apologize, Jin An interrupted the other party and said with a smile: "We are all working for the welfare of the local people. Wang Captou and I both want to contribute to the people. What crime does Wang Captou have?" Really? Moreover, the navy commander felt that I was not familiar with water properties and did not take me out to sea for the sake of my personal safety."

Jin An's open-mindedness made Wang Captou's face even more apologetic. He insisted on inviting Jin An to Yunmeng Pavilion Restaurant for dinner as an apology. Jin An couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed to set a time.

Just as the two were about to leave the bustling commercial pier, which was full of docked ships and where a large number of porters and coachmen were unloading and loading goods, Jin An suddenly stopped and looked surprised.

A group of people worshiping the gods arrived at the pier carrying sedans, incense burners, and beating gongs and drums. Led by several old men, this group of people knelt down and kowtowed toward the sea, and then took out a stone statue from the sedan. The statue of the monkey god was thrown into the sea.

Wang Captou saw Jin An's expression of interest, so he explained: "The stone monkey statue is called Zhenhai Stone. It can pray for safety for relatives who go to sea, suppress sea storms, and eliminate disasters. Therefore, there are many coastal people and sailors. , businessmen, and fishermen all believe in the stone beast that holds the sea."

"Taoist Master Jin'an doesn't know something, because the weather at sea is ever-changing, and the power of heaven cannot be resisted by human beings. Especially in recent dynasties, shipping has been prosperous, and there are more people on the sea, so more people die in this weird way. As a result, various strange things spread among the people, such as ghost ships, centuries-old floating corpses, mysterious disappearances, etc.”

"There is more than one kind of Zhenhai Stone Monkey. To put it into detail, I can't count them with two hands. But the most famous ones are the Zhenhai Stone Monkey, Zhenhai Stone Bat, and Zhenhai Stone Ao."

According to what Wang Baotou said next, in addition to throwing the sea-suppressing stone beast into the sea to suppress the waves, some businessmen particularly believed in these ghosts and gods, and would seal the sea-suppressing stone beast in the cabin in the early stages of shipbuilding, integrating it with the keel of the ship. , just like a sea-fixing needle that stabilizes ships and waves. The place where it passes is calm and calm, and it is far away from ghosts and ghosts.

After listening to the introduction about Zhenhai stone beasts, Jin An showed a surprised expression. Isn't this the same as throwing stone oxen and stone turtles into rivers? Although the folk customs in different places are different, they all have the same purpose.

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Taoist temple of the five internal organs.

Seeing that Jin An had come back so early, the old Taoist priest was surprised and asked Jin An what was going on. When he heard that Jin An had missed the time to board the ship, the old Taoist priest slapped his thigh: "Little brother, you came at the right time. Old Taoist, I was just thinking What should I do about this?"

Jin An was curious: "What's going on?"

"You, you are Taoist Jin An." At this time, a pilgrim took the initiative to talk to Jin An and looked at Jin An with some anxiety.

From the tone of the other person's voice, it seemed like they were here specifically to see him?

Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest in confusion.

The old Taoist priest roughly explained the situation to Jin An: "The benefactor's name is Shen Zhuxiao. He also has an eldest brother. The two brothers own a pawn shop. Since the two brothers received a pawn item, strange things have happened one after another. He suspected that the pawned items received this time were not clean, and then he went to great lengths to find out the name and address of the pawner. His brother asked Shen Zhuxiao to stay and look after the shop, and he brought several people and a person hired at a high price. Mr. Folk went to the countryside to settle accounts with a pawnbroker, but there was no news for half a month. So Donor Shen found Wu Zang Taoist Temple and wanted to ask us to help him find his eldest brother. By the way, where his eldest brother went to find the pawnbroker, Xiao Brother, you must be familiar with it, it is located in Yin County below the state capital."

Jin An's eyebrows moved.

Yin County is indeed familiar to him.

He didn't think about it for long, nodded and agreed to the matter, and went to Yin County with Shen Zhuxiao.

Today is the first private exorcism mission that Wu Zang Taoist Temple has received. No matter what, it cannot be refused. At the same time, it is also for another purpose. Uncle Yuyangzi once stayed in Yinxian for a period of time, and he wants to go to Yinxian again. luck.

Now that they had decided to go to Yinxian County, the few of them stopped delaying and hurriedly packed up their things before the city gate closed under the curfew and hit the road immediately. Before leaving the city, he went to the Nancheng Yamen to find Mr. Wang. Tonight's Yunmeng Pavilion banquet would be postponed for a few days.

Before leaving, he put a note on the door of the Taoist temple, saying that he would be traveling for a few days and would be back in a few days.

On the way out of the city, Jin An finally learned what the pawned items received by the brothers Shen Zhuxiao were a pair of shoes from a wealthy family inlaid with exquisite jade.

The thing about these shoes is that they walk on their own at night, like someone walking back and forth in a pawn shop, looking for something.

At first, the two brothers thought it was a thief, but they failed to catch the thief several times. Later, they thought it was a mouse, so they placed mouse traps in several corners. However, they did not catch the mouse, but they caught a pair of shoes. .

This was something evil. The two brothers didn't believe that the noise in the house was caused by these shoes at first. Until that night, the sound of walking was heard again in the pawn shop, but this time they no longer walked around without any structure, but stood directly. In front of the bed, it was as if an invisible person was staring directly at them.

This incident frightened the brothers so much that they lost their shoes several times, but when they woke up the next day, they would always see the shoes beside the bed. The shoes seemed to have identified them and they could not give them away no matter what. Later, they found a The private gentleman asked for help, but the other party said that they had collected unclean things and that they must return them to their original owners to resolve the crisis.

They spent a lot of effort, living in fear every night, and finally found the pawnbroker's address. His brother immediately took people to Yin County to settle the account.

In the carriage compartment, Jin An asked thoughtfully: "Where are those shoes?"

Perhaps the experience of those nights really frightened Shen Zhuxiao. He looked a little pale and shook his head and said, "I was taken away by my elder brother."