Great Sui Guoshi

"I heard that Zuo Butou is about to be promoted, and this time I can still come here. This old man has a bright face. I am grateful, I am grateful!"

Seeing Chen Yuanwai thanking him twice, Zuo Zhengyang stopped being polite, and said while walking in: "Zuo can only find out the reason as soon as possible, and give Chen Yuanwai and the deceased an explanation."

"Zuo Butou." Chen Yuanwai suddenly asked in a low voice: "Everyone is saying that my birthday has offended Tai Sui... or something sneaky, what do you think..."

Zuo Zhengyang waved his hands and passed the old man.

"Zuo doesn't believe in ghosts"

Going forward, in the side yard over there, there are three corpses covered with white cloth, and the deputy who has inspected them greets them.

"Boss, these corpses have no wounds on their bodies. Their faces are blue and their lips are white. They are not poisoned, but they seem to have been frightened to death."

Zuo Zhengyang went over and uncovered the white cloth, it was Chen Yuanwai's concubine, young and beautiful, but at this time his face was distorted, his eyes were round, and bulging blood vessels could be seen around the corners of his eyes.

"Finger grasping, elbow raised high, presumably trying to block the face, don't want to see anything, but didn't have time..."

After lightly touching the dead man's arm and other parts, he checked the other two corpses, namely the night watchman and the guard in the mansion.

"It's the same as the previous corpses."

Zuo Butou covered the white cloth again, and asked his subordinates to take the body back to the Yamen for further autopsy, and then return to Yuanwai Chen.

"The opera singer, every time he appears, someone will die?"

Member Chen looked at his son beside him and spread his hands: "That's true, even if we move to Zhuangzi in the suburbs, we will follow."

"When will it appear?"

"How does this old man know? Sometimes he comes every other day, and sometimes he doesn't show up for three to five days."

Over there, Zuo Butou's face darkened, looking at the three corpses being carried away, he seemed to be thinking about something, for a moment, he arched his hands: "These days Zuo will be in the yamen, if the opera in the mansion appears, send someone to come immediately Find me."

"Left catcher! Left catcher!"

Member Chen kept asking to stay, but Zuo Zhengyang just waved his hand and walked out, probably to make a summary of the matter in advance, report it to the county magistrate, and suppress the rumors circulating outside.

The noisy compound gradually quieted down, and the gate was closed again. The young man next to the old man walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking at the side yard from time to time, then came back, and stopped in front of the old man.

"Father, it's impossible to continue like this. The people in the yamen are waiting, but we can't wait."

Speaking of this, there was fine cold sweat on the gentle and handsome face. At a certain moment, the paper fan was no longer needed, and he took Yuanwai Chen's hand, bang, and knelt down.

"If your son's life is not long, after a hundred years, who will wear hemp and mourning for you, and mourn for you, father! You think of a way, and the Chen family will be wiped out in the future, and no one will give you your big family business." ah."

"You!" Mr. Chen trembled with anger, broke away from the maid's hand, and hammered the young man on the head twice, "It's not a good thing that you bastard did."

The young man knelt on the ground and took two steps, holding the beaten hand.

"Father, why did you scold yourself? Let's figure out a way. Why don't we publish a list outside and invite some powerful mages?"

The servant girl kept giving the old man comfort, and after a while, Chen Yuanwai finally recovered, sighed, raised his hand feebly, and waved it.

"Let's make a list..."

At the same time, outside the Chen Mansion, Zuo Zhengyang looked at the two large characters on the door plaque.

The deputy led the horse and moved closer to him: "Boss, why are we leaving?"

"If you don't go, why don't you just sit there and wait?"

Turning around, Zuo Zhengyang took the reins, "The Chen family father and son are afraid that they have something to hide, and they don't want to tell us. If that's the case, then let them suffer some more."

After finishing speaking, he got on his horse, shook the reins, and yelled: "Drive!" He left Fule Fang with his subordinates, and ten arresters followed closely behind in a row.

On the hustle and bustle of the long street, a group of nine people sitting under the eaves were still thinking about how to solve the problems in the village

In the distance, the sound of horseshoes and footsteps passing by, Lu Liangsheng stood under the eaves and watched the figure with the double-handled weapon on his back riding past, with envy in his eyes.

Inside the package, Taoist Toad's voice suddenly sounded.

"You entered the Tao directly, but he walked for a long time before he had a faint inclination to enter the Tao. There is nothing to envy."

Lu Liangsheng turned his head and saw half a toad face exposed in the gap of the package. He quickly looked around and saw no one noticed, so he opened his mouth in a low voice.

"Can those who practice martial arts also enter the Tao?"

Toad squinted his eyes, looked through the cracks in the package, the long street and the sky, where white clouds and birds flew past his eyes, and then he responded softly to his apprentice's words.

"Why not? Look at that bird, it may have spiritual consciousness one day while flying, and it can also enter the door of practice. There are many mountain spirits and ghosts in the world, let alone people? Enlightenment, you will gain the Tao; monks who sit cross-legged in front of the Buddha and chant sutras, people who write books, may one day write with awe-inspiring spirit, drinkers who love mountains and rivers may also be hermits, and it is not unusual to use martial arts to enter Taoism.”

The words stopped, and Taoist Toad turned his head and suddenly said something else.

"Liangsheng, my teacher taught you the mantra to practice facing the moon, so don't practice it any more. I have another mantra that suits you here."

Lu Liangsheng didn't realize that the word "suitable" was a bit heavy, but he said it jokingly.

"Isn't that disciple going to start all over again?"

Toad looked skyward and remembered something.

"It doesn't matter if you start all over again. On the road of cultivation, I don't know how many people want to start all over again."

Having said that, he turned his gaze to the long street, someone started to run, and then someone followed behind, shouting loudly.

"There's a good show to watch. Mr. Chen puts up a list to seek talents. Whoever can get rid of the sneaky people in the house will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver—"

There was an uproar on the long street.

No.17 Chapter Qixia Mountain Lujiazhuang Eight King Kong

The news that Chen Yuanwai put up a list to seek talents had spread that afternoon, and the entire Fushui County was stirred up, and it directly confirmed the rumors about the Chen family's evil sect.

It was also hearsay before, and the people living in the streets near Fulefang said that they have noses and eyes, but for people living in other parts of the city, it is just a rumor. After all, wild pigs go down the mountain to find sows in the pen It may be rumored that wild boars become sperm.

Now that the news is solid, there are a lot of people who are eating melons and watching the excitement, and they flock to the place where the list is posted, of course, surrounded by [-]% inside and [-]% outside, stretching their necks on their feet and looking towards the list , There are also literate people nearby, reading aloud to everyone.

"... I know that all the folks in Fushui County have heard that Mr. Chen has always been kind and generous, helping the county government and helping the people, building bridges and paving roads, and doing good deeds. Recently, misfortune happened to his family. The servants and maids were killed one after another. It seems that there are ghosts haunting the people. My family, Qingning, is posting a list today to seek talents, if someone helps to remove the evil in the family, I will reward you with 500 taels of silver."

The man's voice fell, and there was an uproar all around.

500 taels is not an ordinary amount for ordinary people. The annual expenses of ordinary people are only three or four taels. This amount of five hundred is enough for ordinary people to live for more than a hundred years.

"Get out of the way—"

Lu Pan squeezed through the crowd, came back from the front after listening to the announcement, and wiped the sweat off his face: "Tsk tsk... 500 taels, enough for more than 30 households in our village to live for several years."

Lu Qing nodded in agreement.

"Yes, if you have these 500 taels, you can even file a lawsuit with the people in Beicun, and you can just give them the crops in the field."

Among the other five people, some were worried, and said cautiously: "I heard that several of them died, and the people from the yamen also went. We all saw it. It seems that they didn't go back in despair. , Aren’t we giving hundreds of catties of meat to ghosts for nothing?”

"But it's a pity not to take this bounty..."

500 taels of silver reward, who can not be tempted?

Even Lu Liangsheng was quite moved. He is not a saint, so he naturally hoped that with this money, he could improve his home so that his parents and sister could dress well and eat well.

The young man glanced at the package, but Taoist Toad didn't intend to speak, this time he had to make up his own mind.

Hmm... I don't know whether the ghost in Chen Yuan's family is vicious or not. Even if I can't get rid of it, I should be able to escape... But if I have these 500 taels, it doesn't matter if the village is right or not. Even if I can't get the 500 taels, but I have helped Chen Yuanwai, when I stand in the county government office, the other party may sell me a favor and extend his hand to help me a little, so I am not afraid that Beicun Youli is backing me.

The eight people over there are still sighing.

Suddenly, Lu Liangsheng slapped his palm and turned his head: "Let's go to Chen Yuanwai's house to see."

"Hey, Liangsheng, I really want to go..."

Before Lu Qing was excited, he was somewhat scared when he was mentioned as a ghost. Before he finished speaking, he was pulled by Lu Pan and said in a low voice, "Did you forget about the centipede that day?"

With such a reminder, not only Lu Qing was stunned, but even the other six men surnamed Lu were stunned, remembering that in the firelight that night, they vaguely saw the monster saluting their elder nephew, if they saw it wrong , but why didn't the monster eat the eldest nephew and them?

As soon as they thought of this, the eight people's hearts skipped a beat: The eldest nephew's demeanor and tone of voice just now, maybe this thing can really be done! ! !

Eight people, you look at me, I look at you, the flesh on the excited arms is shaking, quickly turned out the weapon from behind, and lined up behind Lu Liangsheng, showing a look of fierceness, frightened. The people who came to read the announcement hid on both sides.

"Good life!"

On the way, Taoist Toad's voice suddenly came from the package on the young man's shoulder.

Lu Liangsheng turned his face slightly, looked around, and then lowered his voice: "Master, what's the matter? There are many people here, let's talk about it later."

The package moved, revealing a gap, Taoist Zixing poked out his mouth.

"Your appearance... How could others let you in at your age, maybe you were kicked out as soon as you opened your mouth."

"Yup….."

When Lu Liangsheng was reminded by this, he stopped abruptly, followed by a row of strong men behind him. Lu Pan came up and said, "Liangsheng, why don't you leave?"

The young man frowned and thought for a while, leaned closer to the strong man, pointed to his patched clothes, and his childish face.

"Uncle Pan, can you find a big cloth, I want to cover my whole body."

He probably thought that the eldest nephew would display his skills in the future so that no one could easily see him, so Lu Pan nodded, leaving the two of them behind, and ran to the streets with the others.

Fushui County is just a small remote county with only 4 to [-] thousand people in the city. Counting those who go to work, open shops, and watch today's bustle, the rest of the streets and alleys are much quieter. The women who stayed at home opened the windows of the attic and stretched out A clothes rail was pulled out, and the gray sheets that had been hung on the rope to dry in mid-air were left with only a few clothes still hanging there wobbly.

Angrily, he leaned out half of his body, and shouted at the figures at the end of the alley, who were running with their sheets in their arms.

"What kind of skill is stealing bed sheets, if you have the ability to come up and steal my wife—"

The few people who were yelling hurriedly returned to the crowd with the sheets in their arms, attracting many eyes, and turned away hastily when they saw these big shirtless men.

Lu Liangsheng sniffed it, and there was a smell of saponins, but it was a bit big on his body, and it was quite eye-catching.

"Forget it, that's it, Uncle Pan, let's go there now."

Go west along Dongmen Caishikou and cross two long streets to the north gate. Fulefang is very famous. If you ask casually on the way, everyone will know.

"so many people……"

Lu Liangsheng came here and stood under the archway. A long human-shaped dragon stretched straight to the front. There were 40 people in front of the painted red gate and the stone steps of the two stone lions. They were all dressed up, bald and with beards. , dressed in yellow and orange cassocks, and even tattered beggars were mixed in, and then they were thrown out.

"Get out, get out, those who beg for food outside our house all day want to sneak in."

The two servants of the Chen Mansion patted the dust on their hands, walked back to the two sides of the gate and stood still, with their arms folded and their gazes inspecting the 'strange people' who came up for the list.

And in the long dragon below, many people also met familiar faces.

"Wang Banai, aren't you a fortune teller, why are you here?"

"This old man's fortune-telling is his ability to eat. It is his duty to subdue demons and demons. Besides, this old man is only half-blind. If he is completely blind, what's the point?! Hey... You are not the one who walks around the streets. Is it a peddler? Why are you here too?"

"...I walked the streets and alleys, that was... that was to experience the warmth and coldness of the world. You see, all the butchers are here, why can't I come."

The two chattering looked behind them, and there was a fat man standing in the middle of the line like a mountain of meat, wearing an apron, with a butcher's knife stuck in his waist, and his narrow eyes stared.

"What do you look at? I usually kill pigs and sheep with a murderous spirit. What kind of ghosts are close to me? If you can't get the 500 taels, there will always be five taels, right? If that's the case, you can also prepare enough food and drinks..."

Lu Liangsheng understood these trivial words, and the reward of 500 taels was basically from ordinary people, who pretended to be here to mess around.

When he was about to reach him, he turned his head and said to Lu Pan and the others: "Uncle Pan, you should wait outside. If something really happens, we can't keep it all inside."

Before Lu Pan could reply, the family member of the Chen family guarding the gate had already asked Lu Liangsheng to go in.

Wrapped in a dusty bed sheet, you can't see the whole picture, only a little bit of your chin is exposed. It looks like a strange man in a cloak. The two guards at the gate have seen many strange people today, so they don't care. go in.

"Anyway, you can't get rid of the ghosts, so you come to seek death by yourself. I wish you could feed the ghosts enough, and don't use them to cause us suffering haha."

Outside, seeing that Lu Liangsheng had gone in, Lu Pan clenched his fist and smashed his palm.

"Liangsheng went in alone, I'm a little worried..."

The seven nodded.

Lu Pan walked a few steps, looked at the gate, and said, "He is our eldest nephew. Although he has some skills, he is weak. If something happens, how can we explain to Lao Shi when we go back?"

The seven squatted on the ground and nodded again.

Then he stopped, Lu Pan gritted his teeth, and looked back at them: "Let's go together, one more person will help, if Liangsheng refuses to accept it, we might be able to pick up a bargain, the 500 taels can't be given to others for nothing .”

If the seven people realize something.

Just heard the sound of a punch over there.

"And... so many people, there must be meals provided, and I haven't eaten a good meal for several days."

The seven stood up, nodded in unison, and followed Lu Pan straight up the stone steps, when two servants stopped over there: "What are you doing, a group of peasants are here too?"

"Peasman?"

Lu Pan raised his hand and scratched back, and pulled out the hunting knife tied behind his back. Sen Han swung the blade away, causing the two people on the opposite side to back away in panic, passing their line of sight, and with a bang, the tip of the knife was nailed to the ground.