Liaozhai Great Sage

The two guards responded bitterly.

Of course they are aware of the rules of the Li family. Such money will naturally be counted on their own heads. If they are injured due to work, not only will the money not be deducted, but the monthly money will be added and they will be rewarded.

After all, there are rewards and punishments.

After leaving Guanyin Temple, Li Xiuyuan didn't go to Hua County for a stroll, but returned to Qiao's house immediately.

As soon as he arrived at Qiao's mansion, the old servant who guarded the door said: "Mr. Li, you are back. My master told this old slave that if he sees Mr. Li coming back, please invite Mr. Li to the study."

"Oh, is that so? Thank you for telling me. I understand. I'm going to pay a visit to Master Qiao." Li Xiuyuan saluted.

"Young Master Li is being polite."

The old servant showed a smile on his old face, as if he didn't expect Li Xiuyuan to be so polite.

"Go back to rest. Remember to wash off the smell of rouge and powder on your body. It smells a little uncomfortable." Li Xiuyuan turned around and said.

The guard responded, and then he went to Qiao's study.

The door of the study room was opened, but Master Qiao was covered with a white cloth at the moment, as if he had been wounded and bandaged, he was standing with his hands behind his back, staring at a wall in a daze, even Li Xiuyuan didn't notice it when he approached.

Li Xiuyuan followed his gaze, but saw Zhang Sengyou's picture of a dragon and a horse hanging on the wall.

Master Qiao lost his mind looking at this picture of a dragon and a horse.

"Master Qiao, Wansheng is here. I don't know why Master Qiao is looking for Wansheng?" Li Xiuyuan bowed.

Suddenly.

Master Qiao came back to his senses, and he murmured, "Listen, Mr. Li."

"Ok?"

Li Xiuyuan listened, but he didn't hear any sound.

"Did you hear that?" asked Master Joe.

Li Xiuyuan moved his eyes and looked at the picture of the dragon and horse, but saw that the dragon and horse inside seemed to be very happy after seeing him coming, and was running around in the painting, neighing.

"I heard it, it was the dragon horse neighing."

"Yes, the dragon horse in the painting is neighing excitedly."

Master Qiao turned around and said with a smile, "Mr. Li is indeed a stranger, he is not surprised when he encounters a dragon and a horse. It's getting more and more restless."

Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that he was seen by Master Qiao yesterday when he was wandering around the city on a dragon horse.

"Mr. Li, don't be surprised. Zhang Sengyou's painting of a dragon and a horse can transform into a living horse. I have known about this for a long time. I have seen it when I was a child. It's just that I have seen the dragon and horse so restless once in the years since my Qiao family got this painting. , It seems that there is no way to stay in the picture scroll any longer, and I want to fly out of the painting and run outside, hehe, it seems that it met Mr. Li last night, and it identified Mr. Li."

After finishing speaking, Master Qiao took down the painting and looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "I thought about it all night yesterday. This painting is related to Mr. Li. I am also a scholar, so I naturally know the beauty of adults. It's just that this painting is from my Qiao family. If it is a family heirloom, I would be reluctant to give it to Mr. Li for nothing, so I want to make a deal with Mr. Li with this painting."

Agreeing to send a painting, yesterday's words were not sincere enough, and they didn't mean to send a painting, but today's words are a bit vulgar, but they show sincerity.

I don't know what kind of stimulus Master Qiao received yesterday, so he changed his mind.

"Master Qiao doesn't know what kind of deal he wants to make with Wansheng?" Li Xiuyuan cupped his hands.

Mr. Qiao shook his head mockingly and said, "As a scholar, it's really hard to say the word business, but I still have to say this. I would like to exchange this painting with Mr. Li for the peace of my family and my little girl's life."

"I have taken care of Miss Qiao's safety, but I just don't know the word "An Ning" in the mansion, why not?" Li Xiuyuan asked: "I see that Master Qiao's mansion is peaceful day and night, and there is no ominous omen."

Master Qiao said: "Mr. Li is a stranger who can understand ghosts and gods. How can some things in the house be hidden from Mr. Li's eyes and ears. Doesn't Mr. Li really know that there are evil spirits occupying my house and extorting money?"

"There are evil spirits in your mansion?"

Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, thinking of those ghosts that appeared in Qiao's residence last night.

The escaped ghosts should be the ghosts entrenched in Qiao's mansion.

It was also the ghost smell that I smelled when I first entered Qiao's mansion.

"For my own reasons, I brought in three evil spirits. They haunted the mansion day and night, frightened the servants, and played tricks on my wife and concubine. At the beginning, I burned paper to worship, and offering incense and candles could bring me peace for a while, but after a while For a few days, these three ghosts have become more serious. I have been tossed and tired these days, and I am miserable. Only Mr. Li stayed in the mansion yesterday, and for some reason, the three ghosts have disappeared and are not at the mansion. gone."

"The departure of the ghosts must have something to do with Mr. Li. Before, Mr. Li, you also said that you have the ability to subdue demons and eliminate ghosts. Can you completely exorcise your three ghosts for me, so that my mansion will not be occupied by the ghosts?" disturb?"

"If Mr. Li can help me save the little girl's life and exorcise the ghost, I would like to give this painting away."

Master Qiao picked up the painting, lowered it in front of Li Xiuyuan, and bowed solemnly.

Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he thought to himself: This Master Qiao is indeed a smart person. After seeing Longma recognize his master, he immediately changed his mind and gave him a treasured painting in exchange for his daughter's life and the peace of the family.

Probably, he was also worried that if it was too late, Ryoma really jumped out of the painting and ran away with him.

It will be a big loss at that time, so now I want to be a favor.

"Gift from the elders, I dare not resign. Since Master Qiao said so, Wan Sheng is willing to do his best for your family."

Li Xiuyuan did not refuse either, but accepted the painting very solemnly.

Seeing this, Master Qiao immediately felt refreshed and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I did not misunderstand the person. Mr. Li is indeed a gentleman with both talents and virtues. It is my greatest fortune to know you."

Li Xiuyuan's gift from an elder can be said to have given him enough face, turning this transaction into an elegant thing worth talking about drunk, and also respecting him as an elder. Because of love, if the elder asks for something in the future, the younger generation will naturally not refuse.

Otherwise, it is immoral for scholars.

In this way, why is Master Qiao uncomfortable?Not only did it solve two headaches for the family, but it also won a favor, so the painting was worth it.

"Master Joe is serious."

Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said: "But it's not too late now, Wansheng already has a way to wake up Miss Qiao, can Master Qiao take Wansheng to Miss Qiao's side to cast spells to save people?"

"Mr. Li, please." Master Qiao's eyes lit up, and he immediately said in a loud voice, quite excited.

Chapter 197 Borrowing the Corpse to Return the Soul

Accompanied by Master Qiao, Li Xiuyuan went to the backyard of Qiao's mansion.

Generally speaking, it is forbidden for outsiders to enter and exit privately in the backyard of a family. They can only enter and exit when accompanied by the owner, or with the permission of the owner. Otherwise, they will be scolded if they enter and leave rashly.

For scholars, it is even more detrimental to morality.

Li Xiuyuan saw a temporary small temple built in the backyard of Qiao's mansion, in which three bronze statues were enshrined.

"There is the small temple of the three evil spirits. I had to comply with their request to build it, otherwise there would be frequent disasters in the family." Master Qiao said.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "This is wrong. The evil spirit wants Master Qiao to build a temple, and Master Qiao can't even build it."

"Why?" Master Joe asked.