Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading

"What's the matter?" Chen Luo hurriedly asked.

Chen Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was recalling, and said, "Two years ago, during the autumn harvest, Wang Xigui, a tenant in Xiaoxi Village in the east of the city, found his house and said that a tiger ran out of Xixiu Mountain and killed his wife. I took it away. At that time, the young lady went out to do errands, and I told you about it to the young master. "

After speaking, Chen Ping squinted at Chen Luo, and Chen Luo was taken aback. This kind of thing should be completely ignored by his previous personality, so he has no memory.

"What did I say then?" Chen Luo asked.

"You let the old slave figure it out..." Chen Ping continued, "The old slave made an assertion, found Zhou Yong, a hunter in Xiaoxi Village, gave him twenty taels of silver, and sent more than a dozen Zhuang Ding to do it. Helper, I went to Xixiu Mountain to catch the tiger and besieged it."

"and then?"

"At that time, Zhou Yong explored the tiger's den and said that there should be two tigers nearby, a male and a female. How could the first female be killed, but the male was not found. Just in case, I asked people to search the area for a few days. , did not find the male tiger, so he withdrew the man. Young master, do you think that the male tiger has become a master and came back for revenge?"

Chen Luo pondered slightly, in this world, it is not uncommon for beasts to become essences. Let's not talk about what heaven and earth treasures are used by the lucky ones, just talking about the three doors of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Taoism preaching, Buddhist enlightenment, and Confucianism enlightenment, there is a chance that the beasts will unlock their intelligence and turn into monsters. There is no guarantee that there is a master who opened his mouth and let the escaped male tiger get the way and turn into a tiger demon.

"Is Zhou Yong still here?" Chen Luo asked.

Chen Ping was startled and said, "You said that, young master, but I remembered it. Before the accident in my Chen family, Zhou Yong went into the mountain and never came back. It has been about a month now."

Chen Luo frowned again and shouted, "Zhong Kui!"

I saw the figure of Zhong Kui slowly emerge behind Chen Luo. Chen Luo had already explained the matter of Zhong Kui to Chen Ping before, but Chen Ping did not expect that the face of the other party was so ugly. Don't look at Zhong Kui.

Chen Luo didn't pay attention to Chen Ping's expression, but asked Zhong Kui, "You eat that ghost, what did you find?"

Zhong Kui nodded and said, "That ghost didn't take long to form. It took more than a month at most. In the deepest part of the soul, there are still some memories of when he was a human being. Although it is messy, it can be vaguely recognized that it should be hunting for a living..."

"So the ghosts and eight achievements were transformed by Zhou Yong..." Chen Luo pondered, "Then the tiger demon that harmed my Chen residence should be the male tiger that disappeared."

"Then... what should I do now?" Chen Ping regarded Chen Luo as his own, and always had a "genius" filter for Chen Luo. He was not surprised by Chen Luo's performance at this time, but gave birth to the feeling that this is the son of the master. , asked subconsciously.

Chen Luo thought for a moment, then said, "The tiger demon has killed so many people, so it must be full of blood, and it doesn't dare to approach the county town. Since it is a beast of Xixiu Mountain, it must be hiding in Xixiu Mountain."

"I remember Dad once said that the officials of the Great Xuan Dynasty can inspire the official seal and consume the dynasty's luck to detect the demonic spirit of one party. The entire Wan'an County is too big, it is not a critical juncture, Cai Zhi County will certainly not use the luck to detect the whole. City. But if there is only one Xixiu Mountain, my Chen family can still pay a reasonable price.”

"Uncle Ping, you go to the account to pay two thousand taels of silver!"

"Two thousand taels?" Chen Ping was taken aback. The Chen house relies on Chen Xuan to be the head of the house and does some rice, grain, mulberry and silkworm business. The annual income is about four thousand taels. The silver taels that can be put into the warehouse are only about 2,500 taels. Chen Luo was about to withdraw nearly a year's worth of silver in one breath, which made Chen Ping wonder if Chen Luo was possessed by someone else.

"Master, do you want to ask the young lady?" Chen Ping hesitated for a moment, but then said tentatively.

Chen Luo frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't care too much about money in his predecessor, and although he was a poor social animal in his previous life, he had no idea about silver. The reason why he said the number "two thousand taels" was because I probably remember that the county government was able to mobilize the luck of the dynasty to bless the wealthy family, and the price was clearly marked. The price of the wealthy family in the county was one thousand taels of silver.

Of course, the county government took the money and used it to build bridges and pave roads, support orphans and widows, and subsidize official schools, which made the dynasty even stronger.

Seeing Chen Ping's reaction, Chen Luo also realized that 2,000 taels was not a small amount for the Chen family, and was about to promise him to ask Chen Xuan's opinion, but on second thought, he was not the waste rice bug he used to be, It would be better to set up a personal setting while he is now resurrected from the dead. Besides, this money is related to the safety of the Chen residence, and it is an unavoidable expense, so he looked solemn and said, "What? I can't adjust this money?"

Chen Ping was startled when he heard this, and saw Zhong Kui behind Chen Luo grinning and looking at him, he quickly waved his hand: "This old slave never meant that, I... I'll go to the account to get the bank note."

"Well, then you go, I'll wait for you at the door. Don't be alarmed by the others, the tiger demon should not dare to attack the county seat."

Chen Ping responded quickly and turned to leave. Only then did Chen Luo turn to look at Zhong Kui. When Zhong Kui appeared before, as the master of the book spirit, he sensed that the aura on Zhong Kui's body was weakening.

"What's the matter with you? But you were injured while fighting with ghosts?"

Zhong Kui was stunned for a moment, then bowed at Chen Luo: "I'm bothered by the lord's concern, a certain family is fine. It's just that the Netherland here is a little weird, and it won't be too late for a certain family to make a report when the lord settles the tiger demon affair."

When Chen Luo heard this, he nodded. Zhong Kui was originally a judge in the underworld, and it is not uncommon for the "Zhong Kui" calligraphy spirit he condensed to enter the underworld. However, at this time, it is true that the disposal of the tiger demon is the highest priority, so I will no longer ask.

Outside the gate of Chen's Mansion, it is Xi'an Street, one of the three streets in Wan'an County. This street is full of houses of the rich and powerful in the county town, and there are some schools and medical halls in the middle. At this time, it was the third watch, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Chen Ping drove out a carriage from the house. Chen Luo stepped into the carriage and got into the carriage. The number one person in the county - Cai Tongchen, the county magistrate!

The third watch is between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am. Based on the experience of Chen Luo's previous life, he would not knock on the leader's door during this time. After all, this time is too private, and the other party can do anything~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But at this time, Chen Luo cannot be allowed to choose. According to Zhong Kui, the tiger demon needs the ghost to return to understand what the ghost did. Therefore, the tiger demon does not know that the ghost was eaten by Zhong Kui for the time being. But if the ghost doesn't return to the tiger demon after dawn, the tiger demon must know that something happened to the ghost, and things will inevitably change.

Second, there is another reason why Chen Luo dared to do this, that is, Cai Tongchen had a good relationship with his dead cheap father, and it is said that he was given the guidance of Chen Luo. Chen Xuan, a woman can support the Chen family's family business and develop, and Cai Tongchen's help is indispensable.

The moon stars are rare, and the county office is not far from the Chen residence. After walking for about 20 minutes, Chen Ping drove the carriage to the back of the county office. This magistrate's official residence is located behind the yamen, and naturally there is also a grand main entrance behind the county yamen. Chen Ping stepped forward and knocked on the door, and within a moment, the door opened the door with his sleepy eyes. After passing the silver, he took the invitation in his right hand, said "wait first", and closed the door.

At this time, Chen Ping wanted to understand why Chen Xuan was sure that Master Li would lead the way. At this time, that person would definitely not dare to go to Cai Tongchen directly, so he could only find his uncle Master Li first. As a staff member, Master Li naturally has a place of his own in the official residence.

What Chen Luo didn't expect was that Master Li didn't wait, but waited for a fierce jet of air to shoot out from the back office and hit Chen Luo's carriage, causing the whole carriage to be torn apart. Chen Luo only saw a decent-looking middle-aged scholar in a long gown flying out of the back office, holding a long sword, pointing at himself, and shouting—

"He Fang evildoer, dare to steal my nephew's body. You lied to my niece and all the servants, but you can't lie to me, Cai Tongchen—"