Strange Records of Xijing

Su Yan turned his head to look at Pei Huaiyu, and nodded, as a greeting.

After a while, he seemed to realize that this was too indifferent, and imitated what Pei Huaiyu said earlier: "Young Master Pei, we meet again."

It was the first time that Pei Huaiyu saw Su Yan take the initiative to talk to him, and he was quite proud: "What is Daoist Su here for?"

"I sensed a ghostly aura here, so I came here to take a look." Su Yan replied concisely, walked west along the street corner a few steps, and stood on the street to check the surrounding situation.

Gao Zekai watched Pei Huaiyu finish his one-man show, and realized that this person in front of him was exactly what Pei Huaiyu said yesterday morning, "the apprentice of an old friend of my master." It’s rare to come to Xijing once, why don’t you let me do my best as a landlord.”

"No need," Su Yan refused firmly, "This ghost's aura is getting weaker and weaker. If you don't find it quickly, this ghost will disappear."

Gao Zekai was taken aback.

As the eldest disciple of the national teacher, he was deeply trusted by the emperor. When the national teacher was traveling abroad, he was the one who decided all matters.What the royal family valued was not the ability to catch ghosts and demons, but to discern celestial phenomena and look at feng shui, so as to avert danger from danger.So Gao Zekai delved into Zhouyi gossip, proficient in ventilation, water and astronomical phenomena, but he was not as good as his second junior brother Wei Zhongmou in the matter of ghosts.

Today it was Gao Zekai who came forward instead of Wei Zhongmou, actually because of Wei Zhongmou's teasing, and it can even be said that the murder of Pei Huaiyu was brought to light. Wei Zhongmou beat him severely and ordered him to stay in the mansion and contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors.

This alone is not enough, the emperor and Princess Minglang are still waiting for an explanation.When he thought that he would clean up Wei Zhongmou's mess, and even lose his own face, Gao Zekai wished he could beat Wei Zhongmou to death.

It's a pity that the national teacher just went to Yunyou, and he will come back one day, otherwise Gao Zekai might not be able to clean up the house.

His thoughts returned to the young Taoist priest in front of him.

Gao Zekai didn't know how long the Taoist priest in front of him, who was about the same age as Pei Huaiyu, had been on this street corner, but he could smell ghosts, which was enough to prove that this person was better at catching ghosts than himself.Since there is free labor, Gao Zekai certainly won't miss it.

"Pei Street Envoy, we have met an expert." Gao Zekai still didn't forget to feel disgusted with Pei Jingxing at this moment, so he deliberately turned his head to let Pei Jingxing come over, "Let me introduce you, Su Daoyou, this is Pei Street Envoy, he happens to be Investigating the trail of 'Half-faced Ghost'."

It stands to reason that Gao Zekai has already laid the plank, and Su Yan, with a little sense, should follow their "thief boat" on the plank, but Su Yan just nodded after hearing this: "Oh."

Gao Zekai: "..."

Fortunately, there is still Pei Huaiyu who can't read his face, and now he leans to Su Yan's side again: "Su Daochang, what do you mean by 'ghost energy'?"

"It's the breath left by the ghost," Su Yan explained briefly, and walked back to the corner of the street, squinting his right eye and observing the ground with only his left eye.

Pei Jingxing did not speak, but his eyes were always on Su Yan.

He noticed that Su Yan's left eye was a little different from other people's.When most people grow up, the color of the eyeballs will gradually fade from the pure black in childhood, and finally appear a kind of brown-black or even light brown.But Su Yan's left eye is just like a newborn baby's. No, his left eye is even darker than a newborn's eyes. It's like an unfathomable cold pool. is emotion.But unlike the eyes of a blind person, Su Yan's left eye does not look lifeless, it can even be said to be the opposite.Pei Jingxing faintly felt that there was something hidden in Su Yan's left eye, ready to move.

Maybe this person is the breakthrough?

Pei Jingxing had such an idea for no reason, and said, "Daozhang Su, what did you find out?"

Su Yan looked at Pei Jingxing with doubts in his right eye: "This ghost is injured and is about to disappear."

Pei Jingxing asked again: "Can you find this ghost?"

To his disappointment, Su Yan shook his head and said: "No, this ghost is very smart and hid. The ghost energy will disappear here, and you won't be able to chase after it."

What Su Yan was referring to was the place where he was standing on the street before.

Pei Jingxing looked at the strange young man in front of him, and suddenly asked in a cold voice, "Why does Daoist Su want to catch this 'half-faced ghost'?"

——Could it be that this "half-faced ghost" has a relationship with you?

Su Yan replied honestly: "Master told me to catch ghosts and eliminate demons more after I go down the mountain, it's a practice."

"What a coincidence, we want to catch that ghost too," Gao Zekai elbowed Pei Jingxing behind him, his smile was like a spring breeze, but his words sounded like a human trafficker, "Fellow Daoist Su, we also want to catch that ghost." 'Half-faced ghost', how about joining hands?"

"Joint cooperation?" Su Yan looked at Gao Zekai, "No, master said that the national teacher is a sinister and cunning villain, and his disciples can't believe it if they follow suit."

Gao Zekai's smiling face almost collapsed: "Although my master is too lazy to cook, and likes to make things difficult for us apprentices, but the word "sinister and cunning" is probably too heavy."

"Yes, yes," Pei Huaiyu nodded fiercely, "Didn't Daoist Su talk with me for a long time last night? Am I a villain too?"

No, you are not a villain, you are an idiot.

The only way of life that Su Yan accumulated in the short three months after he left the mountain prevented him from saying this.

Seeing that Su Yan did not intend to join hands with them, Pei Jingxing said, "In this case, Daoist Su, there is no reason for others to intervene in this matter if it falls into the hands of the Jin Wuwei. Please avoid suspicion, Daoist Su."

Su Yan frowned, turned around and left without saying a word.

After Su Yan left, the indifference that Gao Zekai had always maintained in front of outsiders disappeared, and he smiled and said to Pei Huaiyu, a nominal junior, "Junior Pei, is this the apprentice of your old master?"

Pei Huaiyu had a bitter face: "I didn't expect that Daoist Su's master was actually his enemy. Daoist Su is a good person, and he is also a good-looking person. He shouldn't be a bad person."

Gao Zekai still smiled: "Junior Brother Pei judges people by appearance so much, I'd better copy more books when I go back."

To copy books, you have to stay in the study for ten days and half a month.Regarding this, Pei Jingxing agreed very much: "How do you know such a weird person? In my opinion, you should copy the books at home and don't come out to cause trouble."

Pei Huaiyu saw that the two were united to oppress him, so he quit immediately: "I am a Taoist priest now, and I will do my best to eliminate demons and defend the Tao! Brother, didn't you say that this matter could not be done without me."

Pei Jingxing poured cold water on him from the side: "Just to coax you, you still take it seriously."

"No," Gao Zekai didn't give Pei Jingxing any face, "this matter really couldn't be done without him."

Gao Zekai's original intention was to use Pei Huaiyu as a bait to attract the "half-faced ghost".

After hearing Gao Zekai's plan, Pei Jingxing immediately objected: "No, if something happens to Huaiyu, neither you nor I can escape."

"You think I think so?" Gao Zekai said, "According to what you said, the 'half-faced ghost' ran away immediately when he saw a group of Jinwu guards yesterday. I guess she has learned to behave well and knows that you people are not easy to mess with. Xi People of Wu all have evil spirits on their bodies, no matter how disguised they are, they can't escape the detection of ghosts. It's the same with us Taoists, we have stellar energy on our bodies, which is what ghosts are most afraid of. Half of evil spirit, secondly, it has only been two months since I first started, and there is no time to generate strong energy from my body, so I am the best candidate."

"No." Pei Jingxing still objected, "The two conditions you mentioned are very simple, I will find ten such people for you today."

"Then you let them walk on the road in the middle of the night?" Regardless of his own image, Gao Zekai rolled his eyes at Pei Jingxing, "Anyone with a brain will know your purpose. Before the ghosts come, they will be frightened and softened. Where are you going to find other bait?"

Pei Huaiyu had long been eager to try it. Seeing that Gao Zekai had left Pei Jingxing speechless, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely not be afraid."

Pei Jingxing looked at the pair of senior brothers, and felt that he couldn't speak well of Gao Zekai, so he simply changed the subject: "Anyway, let's go to Pingkangfang first."

There are four or five streets between Pingkangfang and Chunmingfang. The pillars and beams of the pavilions inside seem to be entwined with fairy sounds, which last for a long time.

Pei Jingxing was dressed in the outfit of a Jinwu guard, which was particularly eye-catching in Pingkangfang. Many people looked at the horizontal knife in his hand and whispered to the people around him.

Pei Huaiyu can be said to be the one who is most familiar with Pingkangfang among the three.A year ago, he was obsessed with writing words and poems, and he often chanted poems and paintings with his friends and courtesans in Pingkangfang, but within three months, he became interested in fishing, and he rarely Set foot in Pingkangfang.

Now revisiting the old place, it was rare for Pei Huaiyu to walk in front of the three of them, leading Pei Jingxing and Gao Zekai to a Fengyue restaurant he often went to.

Hearing that the Jinwu Guards came to investigate the case, Fengyue Guan's lady boss Feng was a little strange, but she still came out to welcome the three of them to the inner room.

"Miss Boss, have you ever had a Taoist here?" After sitting down, Pei Jingxing didn't waste any time and asked directly, "About early forties, there is a mole on the left earlobe."

Mrs. Feng, who still had a charm, had a glimmer of water in her eyes, lowered her head and thought for a while, and replied: "My lord is talking about Li Laodao. That Li Laodao came once a month or two before, either to show palms or Selling the amulet of Lao Shizi. He said half a month ago that he was going to get rich, but he hasn’t seen anyone until now. The old woman next door surnamed Liu is nagging all day long that Li Laodao still owes her two meals of food and drinks.”

Pei Jingxing asked again: "Do you know where Li Laodao usually lives?"

"I don't know, it's not Pingkangfang after all." Mrs. Feng wrinkled her nose in disgust when she said this, "Then Li Laodao knows how to drink all day long, and he always smells of alcohol, which is sour and smelly, and only The big yellow dog he raised doesn't despise him."

At the end of the day, the three of them walked around Pingkangfang. Apart from knowing that the Taoist priest was surnamed Li and raised a big yellow dog, they had nothing else to do except look at people in Pingkangfang.More than half a month ago, when Li Laodao was drunk, he chatted with Mrs. Feng who was passing by, and mentioned that he wanted to make a fortune, but he didn't show up until now. Aunt Xue has two catties of melon seeds.

The clue on Li Laodao's side is broken.

Coming out of Pingkangfang, Gao Zekai saw that Pei Jingxing's eyes were bloodshot, and said, "Pei Street Envoy, why don't you go back and rest first, the 'half-faced ghost' matter is within two or three hours."

"No need," Pei Jingxing refused, "In another hour, it will be time to knock on the closed door drum. Once the closed door drum stops six hundred times, the East and West markets and all the squares will be closed. The 'half-faced ghost' is afraid It’s about to come out again. Let me ask you, how sure are you of doing it tonight?”

Gao Zekai compared a number: "Fifty percent, I've never heard of that 'half-faced ghost', tonight I can only deal with her in the same way as ordinary ghosts."

"As soon as the door is closed, we will meet at Marquis Wu's office at the east entrance of Chunmingfang." Pei Jingxing looked at Pei Huaiyu, "Since it's just a meeting tonight, you don't need to come."

Of course Pei Huaiyu refused: "Cousin, I am the key to this operation, no one can do without me."

"Your cousin is worried about you," Gao Zekai said with a smile, "I heard that the young eagles on the grassland must be pushed out of the cliff if they want to grow up. What do you think, Pei Jieshi?"

Pei Jingxing looked at Pei Huaiyu who looked expectant, then at Gao Zekai who was full of smiles, and finally softened his heart: "Forget it, you can follow me tonight, but you have to promise me, listen to me, and don't act without authorization."

Seeing that Pei Jingxing agreed, Pei Huaiyu was overjoyed: "Of course, don't worry, cousin, I will definitely not make trouble for you."

Pei Jingxing really couldn't do anything about this cousin: "Okay, you guys will go prepare as well. I'll meet you at Wuhou's shop at the east entrance of Chunming Square in an hour's time."