[Comprehensive] Traveling through Liaozhai with a hundred ghosts

A night without dreams.

When he woke up the next morning, Xu Hang was in good spirits.After breakfast, he remembered his purpose of coming to Lijia Village, and after telling Xue Nu and Gu Huo Niao to take care of this place and take care of the other little monsters, he went out to the village to inquire about news.

Xu Hang took his pen and ink and set up a stall in the village. As the sun got higher, the streets of the village gradually became more crowded.

After all, a small village is different from a town with many shops and a strong commercial atmosphere. Although many villagers are attracted by the lifelike paintings displayed on the stalls, they are also full of curiosity about Xu Hang, a new face, and stop to watch. Xu Hang's calligraphy and paintings, but few are willing to buy them.

After all, this place is not as rich as the town, and most of the villagers are just farmers. From their point of view, it is better to buy a piece of pork and go back to add vegetables to draw money to buy a pair of calligraphy and paintings that can only be seen.

However, Xu Hang didn't expect to earn much money in this place. He didn't want to drink too much. As the villagers watched, Xu Hang took out carbon sticks and began to paint on paper.

Taking into account various factors such as time and environment when painting on the street, Xu Hang didn't intend to paint too complicated things. He just drew some small scenes for the sake of attracting popularity.

As Xu Hang began to paint, more and more people came to watch out of curiosity. Apart from simply watching from the sidelines, some of them would inevitably ask about Xu Hang's background.

Xu Hang answered a few words from time to time, and during this back and forth, Xu Hang also took the opportunity to ask about the recent murders that happened nearby.

"Tell me about this, I heard that it was the young master of the Wang family who died."

"It's probably because someone set up a scheme to seek money and kill him. Not long before the accident, someone saw him often seeing a beautiful woman, and later he simply kept her outside, but the woman disappeared after the accident."

"Hey, that woman looks flirtatious at first glance, maybe there are a bunch of mistresses behind her."

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People around said that the woman and his concubine performed the fairy dance and murdered Wang Sheng, and others said that the woman was a monster from Lanruo Temple. Anyway, the government has not closed the case yet, so there are different opinions on everything.

Xu Hang was painting with a blank expression while listening to the discussions of the people around him. Hearing these descriptions, he already had a rough idea that the Painted Skin Ghost might have done it.

When it was almost noon, Xu Hang had almost understood the situation, and happened to be hungry, and was about to close the stall.

"Master Xu, so you are here!"

Xu Hang heard the sound and looked up, hey!Who else could it be if Zhu Erdan came to him and greeted him.

Besides, Zhu Erdan, after returning to Lijia Village yesterday, was taken by a group of friends to drink and reminisce about the old days.

After everyone drank, they all got drunk and their heads were hot. It is unknown who proposed to go to the Temple of the King of Heaven to test their courage on the spur of the moment.

"It's too boring to just drink for a long night. Why don't you come to test your courage and go around the Ten Kings Palace in the suburbs to prove that you are a great husband?"

The Hall of Ten Kings is located on the outskirts of Lijia Village, where the Ten Halls of Hades, judges, and ghost messengers are enshrined.

It feels eerie to go in during the day, let alone at night?Moreover, according to people who passed by the Hall of Ten Kings at night, there was still the sound of torture at night, maybe the King of Hell was really handling the case inside.

Someone slapped the table immediately after hearing this proposal: "Okay! Anyone who doesn't go is a coward, don't blame me for looking down on you in the future."

As soon as this remark came out, a few timid people who were trying to evade it suddenly didn't dare to say no.

Zhu Erdan has always been bold and bold. Although, like most ancient people, he still has some respect for ghosts and gods, but he was shocked by the words later, and thinking that he had even been to Lanruo Temple, he was really afraid.

Immediately volunteered, and took the lead in saying: "Hahaha! Alright, I'll go to the Ten Kings Hall first."

As he spoke, he swaggered towards the Ten Kings Hall in the suburbs.

The rest of the people were waiting in the room for Zhu Erdan to come back, but after waiting for nearly two cups of tea, Zhu Erdan was nowhere to be seen.

"Could it be that he sneaked away halfway..." Someone whispered.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the door of the house was slammed open, and Zhu Erdan came back with a statue on his back, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Zhu Erdan said: "This is the statue in the Hall of Ten Kings. I have already proved that I have been there."

Zhu Erdan's feat both stimulated and encouraged others. Thinking that Zhu Erdan even dared to move out the statue, the rest seemed to have no excuse not to go.

But in the end, no one is as bold as Zhu Erdan, who dares to bring the statue back, at most it takes a tribute or a candlestick.

They all took turns to go, and continued to drink and chat in the house until they were all drunk and staggered to sleep in the end.

When he woke up the next day, Zhu Erdan, who was drunk, saw the statue of the judge standing in the corner. He remembered what he did last night and was a little surprised.

When I returned to the village, I happened to see a lot of people gathered on the road. When I got closer, I realized that it was the master named Xu Hang whom I met on the road before.

Xu Hang nodded as a greeting, and then continued to tidy up the papers on the table.

It was only then that Zhu Erdan noticed that Xu Hang was setting up a booth to sell calligraphy and painting, and then saw Xu Hang's paintings that had not been put away, and saw that the characters and scenery were all lifelike, and he couldn't help taking a breath, thinking that Xu Hang seemed to have some strange skills , couldn't help asking: "Master is really a good painter, and he can paint so realistically. Could it be that these paintings can come true?"

Xu Hang smiled and said, "If you think too much, they are just ordinary paintings, but they have used some techniques to make the pictures look more realistic."

After packing up the stall, Xu Hang put his things on his back and left.

When he was walking on the street, Xu Hang could not help but sniff his nose due to the strong fragrance, and felt the urge to sneeze.

After returning to the deserted house and having lunch with the shikigami, Xu Hang took his usual lunch break.

After waking up from sleep, I suddenly remembered that the old man who turned into a wild fox yesterday said that he was going to set up a banquet here tonight to marry a daughter, why hasn't he seen it yet to set up the venue.

In the evening, Xu Hang soon realized that his worries were unnecessary.

With the setting sun and the west mountain, at dusk, the moment of magic.

The old man that Xu Hang remembered in the afternoon had come, he didn't come alone, Xu Hang saw a dozen or so young women who looked like celestial beings following the old man, they must all be fox demons.

Because Xu Hang had explained it in advance, all the shikigami went to the side hall separated from the main hall by a curtain, and watched through the bead curtain.

Out of curiosity about exotic monsters, not only the group of little monsters, but even Guhuo Niao and Xuenv couldn't help standing behind the curtain to watch the group of fox girls working.

As for the dozen or so fox girls brought by the old man, they have long heard that a big monster lives here. Even though the foxes are cunning by nature, they still know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If it's too late, how dare you do extra things, even decorate the house peacefully without looking sideways.

With the women waving their sleeves, the hall has changed its appearance. The hanging beams are hung with red curtains, the Chinese character "囍" is affixed in the center and red candles are placed.Not long after, the dull and old house just now took on a new look and was shrouded in auspicious colors.

Xu Hang was a little bit surprised when he saw the ghost's methods, but he has always been good at hiding his emotions. To put it mildly, he doesn't show emotions, or to put it simply, he has facial paralysis.

In Liaozhai, the most frequently seen are all kinds of fox monsters. In view of Liaozhai's reputation, Xu Hang has watched many film and television works adapted from the stories in Liaozhai since he was a child.

Out of admiration for Liaozhai, Xu Hang looked at those fox girls with an inquiring mind, and remembered the congratulatory gift prepared yesterday. It happened that the old man, the owner, was here, so he took it out and gave it first: "It's too hasty, so I just want to give it to you." I have prepared a small gift, I hope you will not be offended."

It was too late for the old man to accept it, how dare he blame him, he immediately said no and accepted it with trepidation.

"I still don't know how to address Mr.?"

The old man immediately replied: "My surname is Xin, and everyone usually calls me Old Man Xin. I have nineteen daughters, and now I have married ten of them. The one I will marry tonight is No. 11."

Xu Hang nodded to show he knew.

Seeing that he didn't order, the old man withdrew temporarily.

It was night, and the desolate and deserted house on weekdays was rarely crowded with traffic in front of the door today.

It's just that the people who come here are not human beings, but a group of spirits and monsters.

Xu Hang and his group of shikigami were all arranged to sit at the table. Because they didn't understand the language here, and because they had been instructed by Xu Hang, the shikigami were well-behaved. They didn't run around in their seats, but just stared wide-eyed. It was looking at the guests who came and went curiously.

Those who sat close to Xu Hang couldn't help asking in a low voice.

"When will the bride come?"

"Probably wait for the guests to arrive."

"Are the brides here also wearing white Wugou?"

"No, red wedding dresses are popular here."

"Is the groom also a fox demon?"

"probably."

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The guests who came here were obviously curious about Xu Hang's painting style and the monsters around him, but the presence of two SR-level monsters, Guangxue Nu and Gu Huo Niao, was enough to make ordinary monsters avoid it, let alone Xu Hang, who was a big monster. There are temperamental people.

Although he was curious, he was full of scruples and did not dare to contact him directly, so in the end they all went to Old Man Xin to inquire, which saved Xu Hang the trouble of coming forward to deal with them.

Not long after, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside the door, indicating that the groom was coming.

Old man Xin hurried out to greet him, and a handsome young man came in after a while, and old man Xin hurriedly led him to Xu Hang's place to salute.

The groom came, and the bride was soon invited out of the room by the maid.

The bride has a phoenix crown and xiapei, bright eyes and white teeth, her body is fragrant, and the sash around her waist makes a crisp sound when she walks.

Same as before, old man Xin asked her to go to Xu Hang to pay respects first, and then to Gaotang to pay respects to the groom.

After Xu Hang returned to the ceremony and sat down, he noticed that all the shikigami were very excited, but they obviously thought that they were representing Xu Hang. In order not to embarrass Xu Hang, he was obviously excited and wanted to say a lot. Everyone is suffocating to maintain their image.Xu Hang's face turned red when he saw the virgin girl, and even the snow girl who always seemed cold to others, rarely showed a girlish look at this time.

The fox's wedding banquet was held very smoothly. As the groom was about to leave, the guests left one after another.

The maids began to pack their things, while Old Man Xin brought a middle-aged woman to thank Xu Hang.

"This is a bitch." Old man Xin introduced.

"Thank you for coming today, my lord, so that the evil spirits will not dare to invade."

Xu Hang felt that the old man's words contained information worthy of further study, so he expressed a little doubt: "Oh?"

"There is a monster with a mouth full of sharp teeth and the head of a beast. It always likes to make trouble at the end of the banquet. It will eat up all the dishes and make everyone break up unhappy."

"It turned out to be like this." Xu Hang secretly remembered.

It was close to dawn when the maid brought by Old Man Xin tidied up the place, at three or four o'clock in the morning.

Xu Hang didn't go to bed until Old Man Xin's family had left. Because he went to bed too late, he woke up almost noon the next day.

The author has something to say:

Who is the senior who is talking about the little deer man? In order to preserve my precarious IQ, even if I guess correctly, I will not praise it!