Liaozhai Great Sage

"Master, there is probably something wrong with this shop, a lot of people have died." Wu Fei said in a low voice while eating noodles.

"Oh, how did you see that?" Li Xiuyuan was surprised and understood.

Wu Fei said: "There are several rows of lanterns hanging in front of the door. This is the rule of the inn. If a dead person hangs a red light building in front of the door, it is not only to attract business, but also to worship the dead soul. This inn hangs a There are more than a dozen lanterns, and I am afraid that more than a dozen people have died."

"Is this a black shop?" Ma Dong asked in a daze.

"It's definitely not a black shop. If it's a black shop, it won't come out with lanterns." Wu Fei grinned.

Li Xiuyuan's expression moved slightly and he said: "It's not that so many people died in the black shop, or there was a murder case here."

"Young master, the lanterns in front of the door are different from old to new. They are not the ones who died in a murder."

"Then there are evil spirits here, killing people one after another." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.

He scanned around, but he didn't see any evil spirits.

Of course, it is also possible to hide in a corner that he has not seen.

His eyes can see through illusions, but not through walls, even if a little ghost is hiding behind the door, he can't see it.

"It can't be so unlucky, you can meet ghosts and goblins everywhere you go?" Ma Dong said in surprise.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "In fact, there are ghosts and ghosts everywhere. When I came to Qingshan a few days ago, I saw a lot of wandering ghosts on the side of the road, but these wandering ghosts had no intention of harming others, so they took the initiative to avoid them." We are strangers, and we have some thoughts of ghosts and ghosts being harmful to others, but our morals are not enough, seeing that we are strong in energy and blood, and have no evil thoughts in our hearts, we naturally retreat."

"There are also some spirits and monsters who are also very powerful, but they can't fight me, and they fled in despair."

Everyone's heart trembled when they heard it.

It turns out that there are ghosts and ghosts everywhere in the world, but I was ignorant and ignorant before and didn't pay attention to it. Now that I have encountered many, I realize that the ghosts and ghosts are by my side.

Chapter 3 and five pick people to murder.

"Be vigilant at night, don't sleep too hard, if there are ghosts, they will definitely kill you." Li Xiuyuan reminded the guards around him.

"Young Master, it's not that scary." Ma Dong said in surprise.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Who knows, maybe it's just a few wandering ghosts, or maybe it's an evil monster entrenched here, I can't find them now, how can I judge, I have to restrain my breath to lure them to appear, otherwise If the scourge here is not resolved, more people will definitely die, you just need to be more vigilant, if there are ghosts, I will solve them."

He had never expected the guards around him to be able to slay demons, but he really needed some helpers around him for some things, so he had to take them with him.

Several people nodded, with a bit of anxiety in their hearts.

However, when the few people were chatting, a few more guests came to the hotel, a couple of peddlers who went to Jinling City to sell goods, a middle-aged man, wearing a long gown, looked like a scholar, but his fame should not be high, no Something that shows fame and status, and the other person is a policeman, who is full of travel and dust, and I don't know what kind of errand he went out to do.

Several people came to the hotel one after another, making the originally unpopular hotel feel more human.

The shopkeeper didn't recruit a buddy, and he did all the things in the store alone, and he was too busy alone.

"Master, do you want to remind them about the hotel?" Ma Dong asked in a low voice.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "It's rare for the shopkeeper to do business once. We said that they are all going to leave, and it's getting dark now. It's even more dangerous for them to leave Le here and spend their days in the wild. Forget it, no need to remind."

He felt that since he was here, ghosts should not be able to harm anyone.

On the contrary, if these people spend a day in the wilderness, it is hard to say whether there will be any accidents.

"Let's go, go to rest after dinner." Li Xiuyuan got up and said.

Everyone prepares to go to the room to rest.

At this time, the middle-aged scholar suddenly called to Li Xiuyuan: "Brother, please stay a while? My surname is Wang. I just saw that my brother seemed familiar, and I was hesitant. Candidates who took the imperial examination in Guo Beicheng a few months ago?"

"Oh, I took the exam for a scholar, I don't know you are?" Li Xiuyuan, who was about to leave, replied.

He saw this middle-aged scholar and thought about it, but he couldn't wait to see him somewhere.

Wang Sheng said with a smile: "I am also one of the candidates that day. When I entered the examination room that day, I met my brother. I saw my brother's outstanding figure and dignified appearance, so I admired him very much. I will never forget it. I never thought of today. will meet you here."

It turned out to be one of the test friends.

Li Xiuyuan said: "I have a good memory with one step, but I remember it after meeting once."

"Hehe, my ability to memorize books is not good, but my ability to memorize people is not bad. This time, I heard from the yamen's announcement that Jinling City was selected for the imperial examination. Because of the flood and plague a while ago, I changed it. I'm going to Jinling City to have a look at the list, to see if there are any outstanding talents this time." Wang Sheng said with a smile, looking very expectant.

Li Xiuyuan glanced at him, but saw that he should be in his thirties at this age, and he hadn't passed the examination of scholar until now.

No wonder the ancients had a saying, that is to learn to be old and to be old by examination.

A scholar is just the starting point for a scholar, and he has begun to have some privileges of a scholar, but if he wants to be an official, he must at least be a candidate, that is, a scholar can go one step further.

It's just that the difficulty of being a Juren is much more difficult than that of a scholar. Based on the ability of Wang Tongsheng in front of him, it is estimated that he is at best a scholar.

Because people are old, they don't have so much energy to take the imperial examination.

Moreover, his ability has reached the limit, and Ford can only support him to this point.

The two met by chance and chatted with each other for a few words. They became acquainted. Wang Sheng wanted to ask Li Xiuyuan to invite him to drink, but Li Xiuyuan politely refused.

I still have things to do at night, how can I go to drink?

After finding an excuse, he bid farewell to Wang Sheng and went back to his room to rest.

"This scholar obviously only met the young master once, but he dragged the young master to buy you a drink. I'm afraid it's uneasy and well-intentioned." Wu Fei grinned while touching his bald head.

Li Xiuyuan said: "There is no other idea. Wang Sheng must know that he has no hope in the imperial examination, so he has kept a lot of contacts. When I become a high-ranking official one day, I can support him. This is not something that people despise. Among scholars It's very common in circles."

He is still young, and now he has passed the examination as a scholar. In the future, it will not be difficult to pass the examination or Jinshi. He does have potential worth investing in.

Soon, it was getting late, and the people in the inn fell asleep one after another.

The shopkeeper didn't go back to his room to rest, but lay down in front of the counter and guarded the store with an oil lamp. I don't know if he already knew that there might be ghosts in this inn, so he didn't dare to sleep so peacefully.

When the night was getting dark and the hotel was silent.

Suddenly a strange wind blew up in the lobby of the store, and the oil lamp placed on the cabinet was blown loudly.

The shopkeeper, who was sleeping on the counter, seemed to be in a deep sleep, and didn't feel the slightest.

At this time, several whispering voices sounded in the hotel. Although the voices were small, they were clearly audible in the extremely quiet environment, like rats and insects rustling, or people listening to them Side whispers.

"A lot of people came to this hotel today, I counted, there are nine people, what a rare event."

"The three of us just choose one to murder, so we don't have to rob like last time."

It turned out that three fierce ghosts were entrenched in the inn, discussing how to murder people's lives.

"How about the young man in the first room? Looks weak and deceitful? I think this is a good target." A ghost said.