one's door

Chapter 82 Soul Eater

What is "Looking for it Thousands of Baidu"?This is it.

Look carefully, the three phantoms are one big and two small.

The larger one looked like an adult, and appeared to be a young woman in fine clothes.The two little ones also showed that they were not dressed like ordinary family backgrounds, and they were estimated to be three or four years old, one male and one female.

The young female ghost was tall and graceful, holding a small one in each of her left and right hands.It seemed like a young woman holding her own son and daughter.

The three ghosts just stood in the gap of the wooden structure under the high platform, not in a hurry, even smiling, and looked up from time to time, as if they were waiting for something.

Just as the crowd around them didn't notice them at all, they also didn't notice Zhang Yan who suddenly looked back in the crowd.

Ghosts, or ordinary ghosts such as wild ghosts, have no ability to come to the city, unless it is possible in the middle of the night when the yang energy is thin.Such a crowded scene like this, the wild ghosts would have fled long ago, and the strong yang energy is not something they can bear.

So the three ghosts standing in the gap under the high platform are not wild ghosts, but ghosts with more yin energy than wild ghosts and more spiritual wisdom.

If a comparison is made, these three ghosts are much stronger than the three that Zhang Yan got rid of in Xuanhua City.If you compare the three in front of you, the two smaller ones are much more powerful than the big one.But looking at the appearance of the three ghosts, is it the big one leading the two small ones?

In addition, even if the ghosts can withstand such a strong yang energy around them, it will definitely not be a comfortable thing for them.It seems that people are not afraid of the sun, but it is also a very uncomfortable thing to actively expose to the sun, and even damage it.

This made it even more unusual for the appearance of the three ghosts in front of them to be unusual.

"Today's leader is the prisoner in the case of poisoning the Li family in the east of the city three months ago..."

According to the practice of showing the head of the owl to the public, the crimes of the condemned prisoners will be announced to the public before the time is up, to show the strictness of the law and the end of nowhere to escape after breaking the law.The effects of deterrence and warning are direct and obvious.

After the crime is announced, there will be a general investigation process. Some simple investigation stages will be mentioned, and the names of several people will be highlighted, such as the arrester in charge of this case, and the "concern and urge" in the local government office. The officer in this case, my lord.It belongs to a kind of "show credit" for the people.It is also a means of "pleasing the people".

When these processes are completed, the time is basically almost the same.

The time for the owls in Huangtianyu to show their heads to the public is usually at Chenzheng.It's not that there is anything to say, it's just that when there are basically the most people gathered in the market at this time, the effect of the public display is the best.

"The executioner obeys the order, wash the knife! Raise the knife! Cut!"

The executioner was tall and middle-aged, with a murderous expression on his face, wearing an ordinary government robe, and the machete in his hand was not specially made, it was just an ordinary thick-backed machete.

Amid the yelling of the supervisor, the executioner raised and lowered the knife neatly, and saw the light of the knife flickering in front of his eyes, and the head fell into a large porcelain vat placed in front of him, where it could catch the broken neck and "pop" continuously. The gushing human blood.In this way, it will not be sprayed down and showered on the people watching below.

The cruel scene did not make the people around them horrified, but excitedly clapped their hands and applauded.Most people in this world have a very high tolerance for blood and blood, and they also feel that evil has evil consequences.

"This knife is beautiful! I have seen so many executioners, this knife can at least be ranked in the top ten! It is fast enough, accurate enough! It also suppresses the blood line so that it will not spray randomly..."

The people below watched the excitement, Zhang Yan in the crowd frowned slightly, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

It is different from the people on the side.In Zhang Yan's yin and yang vision, the high platform is not just a performance of the executioner's knife skills, but also a tortured pantomime.

In fact, in the eyes of cultivators, death is not terrible, it is just a form of soul returning to heaven and earth.There is a beginning and an end, and most people in the world are constantly going back and forth between heaven and earth in different forms.

As for the real cruelty, in the eyes of cultivators, only the four words "soul flies away and soul is scattered" are enough.Either he was beaten out of his wits by some kind of magical means; or he was hated by the world and punished by the catastrophe; or he was divided and eaten, and became a Food is also out of mind.

He couldn't hear the sound, but the soul of the death row prisoner, let alone turned into a ghost, didn't even have time to get rid of the shackles of heaven and earth, and was pulled out by three ghosts running up through the high platform floor , and then attached to its upper mouth and claws, like a hyena gnawing on its prey, tearing off piece by piece of the soul body and swallowing it.

The pain caused by the damage of the soul body far exceeds the physical body, so even though the death row prisoner's soul can't make a sound at this moment, the pained expression makes people's scalp numb.But it disappeared quickly, because the soul form on his head was bitten and blurred in just a few breaths.

Zhang Yan did not interfere with their eating.Just watching carefully.What this scene reveals is not just horrifying, but has deeper signs.

It is not uncommon for ghosts to devour souls, they become stronger by devouring negative emotions and souls.But it is very rare for a ghost to eat a living soul.There are few records even in the classics on Longhu Mountain.

In addition, the three ghosts did not compete with each other.Two small ones biting; the big one stood by to help hold the "food" while also eating some loose parts.In general, the two small ones ate about [-]% each, and the remaining [-]% ​​went into the mouth of the big ghost.The division is very clear, there is no competition at all, it seems that it has been discussed long ago.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly came to Zhang Yan's mind: the execution site in Langyuan City has become a dining hall for ghosts to feast on. Can it be considered that the execution grounds in other big cities are also like this?

This is the first time Zhang Yan has seen the execution ground in person since he came to Huangtianyu. He thought in his heart that the execution ground in Huangtianyu does not have the magic circle of exorcising ghosts from the era of earth legends, nor does it have the soaring evil spirit like the military fortress. The place where ghosts eat?

Such a crime of snatching souls from heaven and earth is indeed not small, no wonder supernatural beings will be rewarded with such great merit.So it makes sense.It's all because the ghosts in Desolate Heaven Territory are too rampant.

The execution is over.The mess started to be cleaned up on the stage, and the spectators in the audience also started to disperse, and the three ghosts also started to float away against the wall.

Zhang Yan smiled and said in his heart: Let's see where you are hiding!

83 - Courtyard Wall

Zhang Yan immediately forgot about buying the ingredients in the house, and followed the three ghosts who were flying away against the wall with some excitement.

He didn't find any place where Yin Qi stagnated in the city for most of the day yesterday, so he was already curious, and even guessed whether there was some reason why there were no ghosts in Langyuan City.But now three ghosts ran in front of him at once, all of which showed that Langyuan City was not free of ghosts, but was hiding in a place that he hadn't searched yesterday.

Where is it?

It was not difficult for Zhang Yan to track the three ghosts.He only needs to follow the yin qi that is hanging, and he doesn't even need to see each other in the yin and yang vision.In his perception, Li Gui is like a crawling snail, leaving obvious traces of its path in a short time.

Following the three ghosts and leaving the Dongmen Bazaar, they walked all the way back to the street, probably also intentionally avoiding the crowds on the main street, and the ghosts felt uncomfortable under the surge of yang energy.

In the end, the Yin Qi left by the ghosts stayed within a tall courtyard wall.It disappeared after a while, and there was no sign of further movement.This means that the hiding place of the three ghosts must be here.

Zhang Yan actually came here yesterday, passed by this huge house, and even took a second look at the word "Wu Mansion" on the main gate of the house.The bright copper nails on the gate also showed that the owner of this house is unusual.

The mansion of Wu Yuan, the city magistrate of Langyuan City, is naturally not simple.

"Isn't this a narrow road to a good friend?" Zhang Yan was also very interested in this coincidence.

The magistrate's mansion hides the ghost's lair?This...Anyway, Zhang Yan felt a little weird.

The ghost's lair must be a place where Yin Qi accumulates, there is nothing to say about it.Generally speaking, the place where Yin Qi accumulates will not be locked and covered by a mere house.Moreover, there is no such thing as a magic circle in the Desolate Sky Territory. For Yin Qi, warriors here have no means to deal with ghosts.

Either there is some natural and peculiar terrain within the courtyard wall, or the place where the yin qi is stagnated has a special structure.Otherwise, it is impossible to block the spread of Yin Qi.

Given the natural terrain, this possibility is too small.After all, this is the city, and every inch of the land has been repaired. Even if it was originally there, it will disappear after the construction.Then there is only the latter possibility: special structure.

Zhang Yan had seen this before, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of it.Just like the dry well next to the ghost willow in the center of Luohua Lane in Xuanhua City.

The mouth of the well is small, so that the Yin Qi will not spread too far, and deep underground can also use the earth's tolerance of Yin Qi as a concealment.As long as the well is deep enough, it is indeed possible to hide a place where Yin Qi stagnates within the courtyard wall without being noticed by the outside.

But then again.Even if a deep well conceals the spread of Yin Qi in the place where Yin Qi stagnates, the ghost inside is a real existence, and that thing is a fatal threat to all ordinary people.How did the Wu family, who are Li Gui's neighbors, live a stable life?

Zhang Yan turned around and found the place where the three ghosts had entered through the wall last, took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms, and stuffed it concealedly into the gap of the stone foundation under the courtyard wall.After repeating this, Zhang Yan stuffed a total of six talisman papers, all of which were paper figurine talismans drawn in "Four Senses of True Sensibility".With these paper figurines, he could sense any ghosts haunting the courtyard walls of Wu Mansion.At that time, with advance detection, it will be logical to wait for the rabbit again.

It wasn't until Zhang Yan finished these things that he remembered that he was still empty-handed after going out for so long this time, and his family members might be worried.So he hurriedly trotted to Dongmen Market to buy some vegetables and fresh meat, and ran home again.

After lunch, I visited the door with the adjutant named Wang Bin as agreed.Then he took away two bone-strengthening pills from Zhang Yan's hand.He didn't say a single extra word, and when he was parting, he put another brocade box on the table, which contained money notes, which were a bit thicker than last time.

"Yan'er, is it appropriate for us to take so much money from Mr. Zhou?" Wang Lanping looked at the money in the brocade box, still a little worried.She didn't know what kind of bone-strengthening pill her second son gave her, but she felt a little guilty for getting so much money for two medicine balls.

Zhang Yan smiled and took out half of the bills from the brocade box, pushed the rest to Wang Lanping, and then said to her: "Mother, you can keep it at ease. Mr. Zhou is not a philanthropist. If the things are not He wouldn't be a fool for that price, right? Besides, it's still based on the friendship between Mr. Zhou and our family, otherwise the price of the two pills would have to be doubled."

"Ah? This..." Wang Lanping really didn't know how to respond to the words. She found that after her second son came back, everything seemed to be easy to grasp, and she really was a different person.

Unlike Wang Lanping, who was always full of worries, my younger sister, Zhang Huiyuan, didn't have so many thoughts. She simply thought that the more affluent her family was, the better.Thinking about how the family was struggling before, at this time she really felt that it was good to have a second brother at home.

"Hee hee, mother, do you think this money is enough to get my second brother a wife?"

"Yes! These words reminded me that the money is quite a lot. When the crops in the fields are harvested this year, I can make up some money. It will be enough to make your second brother a good wife." Wang Lanping smiled. meaning.

Zhang Yan shook his hand, he never thought that he would start a family so early!Is it because he can't move?Or is it that the sisters in the flower building are no longer fragrant?

"Mom, don't worry about me, how old am I? If you want to find a wife, don't you tell your elder brother first? Let's raise more money, and my elder brother will lose two legs, so we won't delay the marriage."

"Bah! Did you say such nonsense about your brother? Are you looking for a beating?" Wang Lanping covered her mouth and smiled, but her son's words really touched a heartache in her heart.

Zhang Yan ignored the elder brother Zhang Shun's "roaring in shame and anger" in the back room, and continued to say to his mother with a smile: "Mother, elder brother is the eldest son of our family, we have to get married as early as possible! The family was struggling before, but now it is affluent. Wait a while." When the matter on my side is settled, you can talk about a marriage with your eldest brother."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but he turned his mother's attention to his elder brother.It is estimated that the old mother stopped paying attention to him before the marriage was settled for the elder brother.

After chatting for a while, the younger sister Zhang Huiyuan suddenly remembered, and said to Zhang Yan: "By the way, second brother, when I came back, I ran into Uncle Liu. He seems to have something to ask you for."

"Oh? Okay, I'll go over and see what's going on."

Uncle Liu, I am talking about Carpenter Liu who is opposite.Naturally, he could only find Zhang Yan in a wheelchair.Zhang Yan was also curious. It's only been a day. How far has Carpenter Liu made with wheelchairs?

Chapter 84

When I arrived at Carpenter Liu's house, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Carpenter Liu holding a one-foot-sized carpentry gadget and handing it to Zhang Yan with an excited face.

"Second brother of the Zhang family, take a look, is there anything that needs to be changed?"

"This is... a model?!" Zhang Yan looked at the scaled-down version of the wheelchair in his hand, and blurted out after reacting in his mind.He didn't expect Liu Carpenter to make a miniature model first.That's a smart way.Small size models are more suitable for modification and adjustment.After all the problems in all aspects are finally solved, it will save a lot of trouble to make the normal size after finalizing the shape.

"Model? No, it's a small piece. Hehe, we carpenters like to make a small piece first to try it out, and then make a normal size when there is no problem." Carpenter Liu didn't put the "model" Zhang Yan said at all. In my heart, while explaining, I introduced to Zhang Yan the differences between this small piece and the drawing given by Zhang Yan before.

Zhang Yan doesn't understand carpentry. The pictures he drew are based on his previous experience on the earth, as well as some basic mechanical knowledge and his own thinking. At first glance, it looks like that, but When actually doing it, many problems will be found, and there may even be structural defects.

Therefore, following Carpenter Liu's explanation, and taking apart the small piece in front of Zhang Yan and putting it back together, Zhang Yan immediately felt "ashamed".Because although this small piece realized Zhang Yan's basic vision for the wheelchair, in fact many of the key things in it were done by Carpenter Liu. At least [-]% of the internal structures of the drawings he gave to others were problematic. Carpenter Liu's thoughts accounted for at least [-]% of all the adjustments.

"Master Liu, you really have nothing to say about your craftsmanship!" Zhang Yan had no choice but to give a thumbs up and express his admiration.At the same time, I am also glad that I have no brains to do this stuff by myself, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to do it well in the year of the monkey.

"Hey, second brother of the Zhang family, what you said is right. I'm already eating this bowl of rice, and with the blueprint you gave me, if this problem can't be solved, then don't do it. How? Can this thing work? ?”

"Hahaha, Master Liu is being modest! This thing is much better than the finished product I imagined before, absolutely no problem!" Zhang Yan knew that this small piece is already very good, and there is no problem to be found for the time being.It can be said that it was a success.After using it later, make some adjustments to some details.

"That's good! I'll try to make a finished product in the past few days!" Carpenter Liu was also very happy to see that his achievements of not sleeping for the past two days were recognized.

"Don't worry. By the way, I heard that, Master Liu, you have a son who is also a carpenter?" Zhang Yan brought up the topic. Carpenter Liu is too honest, and some things need to be clarified by him, otherwise I don't know What a circle.

"That's right, the second brother of the Zhang family, that kid in my family is also a carpenter like me. Now he works as a helper in the shop on the other side of the market in the east of the city. All the food and lodging are there, and he will only come back when he is free on weekdays." Carpenter Liu chuckled, although his son is not very promising, but he is as honest and responsible as he is, and his craftsmanship is not bad, so it is very worry-free.

Zhang Yan also heard from family members that Liu Carpenter's son was seventeen or eighteen years old, strong and hardworking, with good craftsmanship.

"Since this is the case, has Master Liu thought about calling his son back to start the wheelchair business with you? After all, you are a family and you can do things reliably. If the business really spreads in the future, you alone will definitely not be enough."

"Ah? That's it, is this about to start?" Carpenter Liu was a little confused. Yesterday Zhang Yan said that there was no rush, and today he asked his son to come back to help, which was unexpected.

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Master Liu, don't panic, just put the words first. And this is also a suggestion. It's up to you to ask your son to come back to help at that time. But I think it's up to you to give the first After the wheelchair is made, we can start to do this."

"Well! I understand the kindness of the second brother of the Zhang family, and I will think about it carefully."

When Zhang Yan left, Carpenter Liu returned to the door.Opening the curtain in the main room, there is a woman half lying on the hard plank bed behind.It was his sick wife.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Hey, don't keep holding back, it's going to be so uncomfortable after a long time. The second brother of the Zhang family is considerate and won't mind." Carpenter Liu quickly poured a glass of warm water and handed it to his wife, complaining a little bit about his wife Don't listen to yourself.

"Ahem..." After coughing violently for a while, the woman regained her strength, and her face turned pale.Carpenter Liu rolled his eyes, took a few sips of warm water and said, "I'm here to talk to you about something. Our house is already sloppy and hard to meet people. If I'm still coughing on the sidelines, it's a big deal What's it like? Bear with it, it's not like you're going to die, it's okay, just take it easy."

"Let me soak the medicine for you, your complexion is not very good."

"No. No need. Take it easy, you'll always feel dizzy and uncomfortable if you drink too much of that medicine." After a pause, the lady said again: "Do you think that kind of wheelchair can be sold?"

"Of course it can be sold! Let me tell you, with this wheelchair, people who are injured or old can go out. Not only can people push it, but people with strong arms can turn the wheel and walk by themselves. .As long as you don't go to steps or steep slopes, you can go to any general place.

I think this thing is probably not lacking in sales in our Langyuan city alone. "

Although Liu Carpenter's vision is not wide, he can still figure out whether the things he makes are useful or not.Wheelchairs are definitely a good thing for some special groups of people.

"So, does this business have a head start?"

"This... I don't know how to do business, so I don't know if I have made a fool of myself." Carpenter Liu clicked his lips and shook his head.

But the woman had a plan, thought about it, and said, "I think if the second brother of the Zhang family really doesn't let you contribute money, but only allows you to contribute your energy, you can really follow him. If the business is good, then call your son It's good to be back."

"What if the business is not doing well? I have nothing to do with it, but my son's job as a helper with great difficulty will become a master in a few years. If he leaves halfway and the business here is not good, wouldn't it be a big loss? "

"Hmph, didn't the second brother of the Zhang family say 'take your time'? You can see if the business is good or bad first. And I think the second brother of the Zhang family has the ability, otherwise he can be called a brother and brother with the dignified city guard? The last time I came to you, I was thinking that you helped the old and the weak in their family before, and this is to take you!"

Liu Carpenter doesn't like to think about these things that are too far away, and he is a little irritable.But I also know that my mother-in-law is right.So he nodded and said, "Then I will work harder and try to make the thing in the next two days. Let's see what the second brother of the Zhang family has to say then."

"Well, let's do it at home, don't let the wind leak, so as not to be a bad one."

"I know."

Chapter 85 Surprise

Three days later, when Zhang Yan appeared in front of the family pushing an all-wooden wheelchair, the family members were all stunned, wondering what this weird chair with wheels in Zhang Yan's hand was for.

It wasn't until Zhang Yan put his eldest brother Zhang Shun on the chair that the family realized that this strange chair was specially prepared for Zhang Shun.

"Zhang Er, this, this chair..."

The most excited one is naturally Zhang Shun.Even the speech is stuck and I don't know what to say.He kept touching the armrest of the chair, and his eyes even sparkled.

"Brother, do you see the grips on these two sides? You can push and pull them to make the chair move forward and backward. You can also change the direction according to your twisting the center of gravity of your body..."

The function of this wheelchair is not much different from the wheelchairs on the earth, but due to material limitations, the sensitivity may be much worse, but it does not hinder the use of basic functions.

"Really! This... I can move around by myself! Also, it's almost as fast as walking!?" Zhang Shun quickly mastered the use of the wheelchair under Zhang Yan's guidance.Thanks to the fact that the physical fitness of the people in Huangtianyu is much higher than that of the people on Earth, so even though the wheelchair is not so sensitive, Zhang Shun can still handle it with ease.Then I went around the room in the main room, kitchen, and bedroom at a fairly fast speed. When I accidentally bumped into something, I first cared whether the chair was damaged or not.

"Brother, is this surprise interesting enough?" Seeing that his elder brother was happy, Zhang Yan was also very happy from the bottom of his heart.And this is just the beginning, he has a plan in his heart that will gradually make everyone in the Zhang family live better and better.

"Enough! Zhang Er! This thing is really good! Brother, thank you for your kindness!" Zhang Shun's eyes were red, and he managed to hold back his tears. The emotion in his heart was even more indescribable.

"This thing has just been made. Brother, you use it first. If you feel uncomfortable or need improvement, you can tell me, so that this thing can be continuously improved. The family still expects this thing to add an extra income." Zhang Yan didn't hide it either, he was definitely in the business of wheelchairs.Moreover, he planned to leave it to his elder brother to do it, so he just proposed to let his elder brother have a mental preparation.