The strange case of the demon book

?As expected by Huo Wencai, on the second day, the puppet circuses in the prison in Guangzhou City were all gone.Wei Zong was not surprised by such a result, he seemed to have expected it long ago.But the people under him were not so reconciled.It's just that everyone believes in Wei Zong, and Wei Zong must have his own reasons for doing so.

A few days after the circus disappeared, the British Consulate on Shamian Island Andre sent invitations to the dignitaries of Guangzhou City for a banquet.

Wei Zong also received the invitation, and Dudu Long found him and Director Deng and asked them to go, because he had something to do and it was inconvenient for him to go.Director Deng talked with Wei Zong before leaving.That night, the people in the city were hypnotized. The people in the city lost a lot, and they could only swallow the fire.

When the day of the banquet came, Wei Zong took Chen Suisheng to the banquet.Andre, the director of the British Consulate, was deeply impressed by the two during the military government, so Andre knew the importance of the two in Guangzhou.However, Roberto, the director of the French Consulate, had great grievances with Wei Zong and Chen Suisheng, so he turned a blind eye to them.

"You two are welcome."

Chen Suisheng touched the wine glass: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I will send the new red wine from our winery to Director Andre another day."

"It's my honor." Andre said with a smile, and Roberto, who accidentally heard their conversation, turned blue and white.

There were still guests to greet, and after chatting with them for a few words, Andre went on to greet other guests.

During the feasting, the guests who had received the invitations were all present, curator Andre came to the stage, and the guests who were chatting under the stage fell silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight's banquet. Of course, I am not the host tonight." With a smile on his face, curator Andre raised his hand and said, "Let us welcome the host of tonight's banquet." Master, Lord Arthur Kirkland!"

The applause sounded, and Earl Kirkland in full costume appeared on the stage. Wei Zong frowned and thought deeply.

Starting today, Arthur Kirkland stayed in Guangzhou City as a British envoy to Guangzhou City.As for the fact that he manipulated the circus to loot the rich and powerful in various European countries, does the British royal family know? If this is an act of royal acquiescence, it is thought-provoking that Earl Arthur Kirkland stayed here...

Compared with Guangzhou City, which is full of secular tastes, isn't the prosperous Shanghai of Shiliyangchang more suitable for them?Now that Arthur Kirkland has put his identity on the table, allowing him to stay and face them directly, there must be something in Guangzhou City that makes him stay.

Seeing that the chief culprit of the cholera in Guangzhou a few days ago turned into a British envoy, what else can they say.And because the police department took precautions in advance, they had nothing to lose.Even though they complained about Arthur Kirkland in their hearts, they could only act as if nothing had happened.

When the identity of Arthur Kirkland came to Huo Wencai's ears, they were very surprised. They didn't expect the head of the puppet circus to have this level of identity, but they didn't know what purpose he came to Guangzhou City. At least they I have no intention of leaving for the time being, otherwise I will not disclose my identity.

Huo Wencai was talking with Ma Wenrui, and in a few days they would be working as day servants, and they would be able to receive police pay again.Huo Wencai had enough money for his needs, and he still had some savings. When he was on duty during the day, he still planned to go to the floating market to sell some things. Money is not too much.

On the day of shift change, Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui happily went to collect the police pay after changing shifts.Half a month before the Ghost Festival, after Ma Wenrui received the police salary, he began to use things for the ghost festival, and Huo Wen scratched his head and aimed at business opportunities.

He is alone in his family, and he can't go back to Foshan to worship his parents, so it saves a lot of things.Ma Wenrui took advantage of his job as an errand to go home to prepare things for the Ghost Festival.Huo Wencai patrolled back and forth between Taiping Street and Fengning Road as he was bored on errands alone. There were many sacrificial offerings such as incense candles and paper money on the streets.After turning around and eating lunch at a small stall, Huo Wencai went back to the red house. When he was about to reach the red house, Huo Wencai saw a person lying face down in the middle of the road, and Huo Wencai hurried forward to push the person away. The long dark green hair, the man's lips, and the exposed skin were ridiculously dry and cracked. His eyes were gray and white. After realizing that someone had moved him, he said hoarsely: "Water...water..."

"You wait!" Huo Wen hurried back to the red room, poured a large bowl of water for this man, and fed it to him.After the man drank it, he said weakly, "Not enough, not enough."

Huo Wencai turned back and poured a bowl of water for the man to feed.The man was still very weak, and his lips were still chapped.Huo Wencai turned back to pour a bowl of water, and when he turned back again, he saw Zhang Jue throwing a bucket of water on the man.

"Zhang Jue." Huo Wencai greeted.

"Huh—" The chapped skin and lips on the man's body finally recovered, and his eyes also changed from gray and white to dark green as dark as his hair.The man was wet all over, and his long gown was sticking wetly to his body, looking very embarrassed.But there was a very comfortable expression on his face.

"Thank you." The man thanked Zhang Jue and Huo Wencai.

"You're welcome. If you're looking for Dr. Liu Qingyang, Liu, he's in Medicine Street." Zhang Jue said.

"It turned out that I went to the wrong place. I am really grateful." The man thanked again.

"Go."

The man went to Medicine Street, and Huo Wen stared at the way the man was walking and said, "He walks really strangely." Isn't it strange, he walks staggeringly, as if he might fall down at any time.

Zhang Jue laughed: "Hehe, if you see people lying on the ground on this road, just take a bucket of water and pour them on them."

"Oh, it seems that there will still be such people. Zhang Jue, who is that Dr. Liu?" Huo Wencai asked again.

"You really want to know?"

"I know you are willing to tell me, I want to know." The smile on Huo Wencai's face was as refreshing as this autumn color.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

"Then go to the Red House."

"it is good."

Zhang Jue followed Huo Wencai to sit down in the red room, and told Huo Wencai everything he knew about Liu Qingyang. After hearing this, Huo Wencai's eyes widened.

Dr. Yunyou, who traveled between the real world and the hidden world, traveled all over East and Southeast Asia since the late Qing Dynasty.

In the world of all things, there are not only the human world in the real world, but also the demon world in the hidden world and the ghost world in the ghost world.There are also those undiscovered avenues.

A long time ago, people used words to record the demon ways in the hidden world and the ghost world that spread in the streets and alleys.It's just that their existence runs counter to the people in the present world. For thousands of years, wars have deprived the residents of the hidden world of their living places. In order to survive, the people of the hidden world hide from the world and live in seclusion in ancient forests.And the frightening ghosts only appear in the middle of the night or at certain times.

"Doctor Liu's body is the blood of people in the real world and the hidden world. The legend about him has spread throughout the hidden world. And the medicine he sells is grown by goblins." Zhang Jue said.

"Medicine grown by goblins!" There have been rumors about goblins and ghosts among the people for a long time, and he would definitely sneer at them if they were brought forward.But after a series of events, he completely believed that the legends circulating in the streets must be true.

About ghosts; about demons; about demons...

It has been handed down from thousands of years ago. A long time ago, it may have been the era when the real world, the hidden world, and the ghost world were mixed, but I don’t know what happened. The hidden world began to hide, and the ghost world sank into the ground or hidden in the middle of the night. In the dark.

Huo Wen didn't know about this.

"That Dr. Liu is truly a remarkable person." Huo Wen said with emotion.

"Yeah, just existing like this is also a kind of sadness." Zhang Jue said.

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, I was alone, always alone.will keep going.To face the vicissitudes of life alone.

In the current turbulent world, Western countries are trying to erode this sad country. No one knows what the future will be like, but the superiors know it.

War is inevitable.

The cycle of history continues to crush and move forward. Under the wheel, there are bones on the ground...

Huo Wencai and the others can't change anything, it's a kind of luck to be alive in this world.I just hope that the war will not come so soon, otherwise the earth will become a hell on earth, and no matter which world it is, it will be involved.

If ghosts are formed after death, then what are demons?Zhang absolutely couldn't answer Huo Wencai's question.Monsters are changed by beasts, and they are shaped by objects.

Just like a lantern, it can be transformed with meaning.About the monster, perhaps only Doctor Yunyou can answer.

The lantern monster attached to the puppet listened intently to the conversation between Zhang Jue and Huo Wencai, so he jumped onto the table: "Lord Liu is the one who treats us well."

"Have you seen him?" Huo Wencai flicked his fingers deep inside, knocking the puppet down on the table, and the puppet got up and continued: "No." Then, the puppet said cautiously: "Master, can you You can't lend me money."

Huo Wencai asked: "Do you want to buy medicine?" Just now when he was talking about Liu Qingyang, the Lantern Demon probably wanted to buy medicine when he said that he wanted to withdraw money.

"Yeah." The puppet nodded.

"I'll give it to you. I'll go shopping with you tomorrow." Huo Wencai said.

"Thank you, master." Everyone jumped up happily.

"It's really weird to call me master..." Huo Wencai corrected him in vain, but it sounded like a landlord.

At five o'clock, after the late patrol police came to take over their shifts, Huo Wen grabbed Zhang Jue to have dinner together, so Zhang Jue had to go with him.After eating, Huo Wen went back to Lantern Street. Lantern Street was very lively recently, and it was almost the Ghost Festival. All kinds of lanterns and lanterns were made and sold.Huo Wencai took dozens of flower lanterns and dozens of river lanterns from a lantern maker on Lantern Street and went to the floating market.Huo Wencai made a box himself, with holes in the box, and then removed the tough bamboo, hung dozens of lanterns on the bamboo and carried them behind his back, and his hands were not idle. river lights.