Liaozhai Great Sage

"Young Master, what do you think about this?" Wu Fei asked in a low voice.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand: "Take it, since the old Hou Ye of the Hou Mansion said that these two places are worth 3 taels of silver, it must be fake, I will sell the old Hou Ye to save face, and the account will be settled like this. "

"If you're sensible, the Hou Mansion will not spare you if you keep messing around. Now that the money has been repaid, what about the IOU? Bring it here." The butler stretched out his hand.

Li Xiuyuan said: "There is no IOU, Li Liangjin and I have a verbal agreement, a gentleman's promise."

"There is no IOU, so why should I give you money? Are you guys trying to cheat us of the money from the Marquis Mansion?" The housekeeper said a little angrily.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "If your Hou Fu doesn't want to admit it, you can take back these two land deeds. Don't talk nonsense about this liar, or you will get into trouble." He motioned for Wu Fei to return the land deeds.

Seeing how straightforward he was, the housekeeper froze all of a sudden, not daring to accept the land deed.

He is just a servant who handles affairs, how dare he decide for the grown-ups, if he gets back the title deed, if there are any twists and turns in this matter, he will probably blame himself. He had no confidence in making this decision, he just moved his mouth, but he never dared to take back the title deed.

"Why? Don't dare to pick it up?" Li Xiuyuan laughed: "Since it is a dog in front of the rich and powerful, why should it stick up its tail and pretend to be a wolf?"

"You, you..." The housekeeper pointed at Li Xiuyuan angrily, and wanted to scold him back, but Li Xiuyuan stopped him with a single sentence.

"Before scolding me, you have to think carefully. I am a scholar, and you are a servant. You can go to the government to sue you for insulting a scholar. Of course, the punishment is not heavy, but the Hou Mansion will not let a person who insults a scholar continue to do it." Butler." Li Xiuyuan said leisurely.

Hearing this, the butler had no choice but to hold back the words abruptly, and his face suddenly turned blue and red.

"Apologize." Li Xiuyuan said again.

"what?"

"Before you called us liars, an apology is not a disadvantage, you have to admit that you have done something wrong, what do you think? Of course, it doesn't matter if you apologize. I will go to the government someday and send a pleadings. Please Let's go to the court." Li Xiuyuan said.

The butler's expression fluctuated, and he felt more and more that this scholar was a hedgehog, not easy to provoke, no wonder the young master lost to him, and he even accompanied him with 3 taels of silver.

If, as he said, he went to the government to sue himself, even though he would be fine, he would lose his position as a housekeeper.

"Yes, I'm sorry." The housekeeper could only bite the bullet and apologize.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "The tone and attitude are so blunt, it seems that he seldom apologizes to others and admits his mistakes. Even if a housekeeper is like this, a marquis mansion is even more visible. Let's go and see how the house in hand is. Don't take a piece of it. Break the ground to perfuse me."

After speaking, he took a few guards and led the horse and left.

After Li Xiuyuan left, the butler's attitude suddenly turned bad, and he took a sip in disgust: "What kind of guy, a mere scholar dares to be so arrogant in front of the Hou's mansion, it's simply courting death, you can take pride now , went to that haunted house, you will definitely die inside in a few days, I hope someone will collect your body for you then."

On the road.

Wu Fei said angrily, "If that dog-eyed thing hadn't been in the city, I would have killed him with one blow. It's really disgusting."

"There are many masters in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, especially the four guards in front of the gate. They are good at using fists, knives, knives and guns. They have already practiced their martial arts to the end. They are just one step away from becoming a master of martial arts, and there are many soldiers in the army patrolling. It's really moving. With your hands, those of us will be taken down within dozens of breaths, and only the young master can kill them." A taciturn Xing Shan said.

"No way, it's just a Marquis Mansion, is it so powerful?" Wu Fei asked in surprise.

One step short of a martial arts master, this one person can beat him to the point where he is powerless to parry.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Everyone knows that the morals of the world have begun to change. How could the Marquis Mansion not notice it? Recruiting experts and captive privates are things that rich and powerful families are doing. Naturally, this Marquis Mansion is no exception. My father is always there." Build a granary and hoard food for fear of another disaster year. Okay, let’s stop talking about some gossip, where is the mansion pointed to by the title deed? It’s not there yet.”

"It's just ahead, there's not much to go." Ma Dong looked at the title deed and pointed to the front.

Everyone followed the land deed to a magnificent mansion.

It's just that this mansion is a bit old, the vermilion lacquered gate in front of the gate is mottled, and the stone lion in front of the mansion is also incomplete, covered with moss, it seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.

"Could it be here..." Li Xiuyuan murmured; "That old man in the Hou's Mansion really made a fool of me, using such a dilapidated house as a perfunctory for me."

"Young master, it's a bit down and out outside this door, but it might be much better inside." Ma Dong said with a sneer.

The gate chains were not locked. When everyone pushed the door and entered, they saw that a shadow wall had broken into two pieces, and many fast-breaking stones were scattered on the ground.

The front yard is full of weeds, all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants happily shuttle back and forth among the grass, and there are bursts of strange birds singing from the garden in the distance.

"However, it is indeed dilapidated. Even if the house is repaired, it will cost thousands of taels of silver." Li Xiuyuan rubbed his chin and said.

Wu Fei said angrily: "This son of a bitch brought such a dilapidated house to our banquet, we will go to him to settle the score."

"Okay, okay, it's something you won back, so don't be so particular about it, and settle accounts with the Hou's mansion, our little arms and legs are not so capable." Li Xiuyuan said: "But what this old Lord Hou did is also good. It is indeed enough, even my open-minded person feels a little angry, so I will count how much I lost, and I will credit him as appropriate."

He held the book of life and death in his hand, and this old master of the Hou Mansion was also on the list.

This old Hou Ye relied on his power to take advantage of him, so he would use ghosts and gods to retaliate, which can be regarded as reciprocity.

"Look, young master, is there someone sitting there?" Suddenly, Ma Dong pointed to the empty and dim lobby and exclaimed.

Chapter 3

Ma Dong's exclamation immediately alerted Li Xiuyuan and the guards around him, and they all cast their eyes towards the front lobby.

I really saw an old man wearing a purple court dress and a short white beard sitting on the right seat in the hall. His eyes seemed to be cast here, looking at everyone. Although his eyes were calm, this old man was sitting in the dark and dilapidated lobby. But it gives people a creepy feeling, especially the official uniform that is not the current one. It is brand new and seems to be emitting light, which makes people shudder.

"This must be a haunted house, and the old man must be a vicious old ghost." Niu Er hurriedly took out the willow stick from his waist in shock.

A willow stick cut from a hundred-year-old willow tree was shiny by the oil he polished, and he carried it around his waist on weekdays to guard against evil spirits.

Wu Fei was also shocked and said angrily: "The Marquis Mansion really has no good intentions. It's fine to send us a dilapidated house. It's still a haunted house. In broad daylight, everyone sees ghosts. At night, I don't know how many ghosts and ghosts there are." Appear, Eldest Young Master, I think we should go, there is our Shunfeng Escort agency in Jinling City, let's go and stay there overnight."

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a ghost, and it's not a thousand-year-old monster. What are you afraid of? Are there still few ghosts that I have eliminated? I don't pay attention to the rest except the thousand-year-old monster."

Strong self-confidence was revealed in the words, he motioned to the guards around him, and then walked towards the dilapidated hall without any fear.

If the mansion here is not dilapidated, it must be very grand. The layout of the mansion shows the luxury of the ancient forest garden. The two thick pillars standing in front of the gate are made of precious golden nanmu. It has been immortal for hundreds of years, but the vermilion paint on it has peeled off.

Li Xiuyuan walked over, there was a strange wind in the weeds in the front yard, and the weeds rustled, and the wild birds in the garden behind made strange screams, as if they didn't welcome him. arrival.

As soon as he entered the lobby, the surroundings instantly became dark.

Even the sun couldn't shine in, and the temperature here suddenly dropped several degrees.

With such a cold feeling, there must be a very powerful ghost entrenched here.

But Li Xiuyuan is the least afraid of ghosts.

The only thing he fears is the demon.

"I don't know where ghosts and gods dare to show their faces in broad daylight. Don't they know the taboos of Yin and Yang? Even ghosts and soldiers of Yin and Yin will not show their faces in the daytime. It's not because they can't show their faces, but Yin and Yang. Taboo." Li Xiuyuan walked over, he saw the old man in purple official uniform and said.

The old man in purple suddenly laughed, with a permeating chill: "Aren't you afraid of the old man?"

"Sometimes people are more terrifying than ghosts. Besides, why should I be afraid of you?" Li Xiuyuan looked at this person without any fear.

The old man in purple said: "I can eat people, are you afraid?"

"That depends on your teeth being good enough. If I was eaten by you, it would be due to my lack of merit and ability. If I deserve to die here, I won't blame you." Li Xiuyuan said: "This mansion is now It’s mine now, although I don’t know how many evil spirits are entrenched here, but I hope you can move out of here.”