Strange World Survival Manual

"Come, Mr. Lu, let's have a drink." An old man in black smiled and toasted to a middle-aged Confucian scholar.

Being toasted by him, the middle-aged Confucian scholar's face was dull and he had no intention of drinking.

"I have to invigilate the exam tomorrow. Tell me, why do you want to come to me specially?" He looked at the old man in black and said calmly.

Hearing what the middle-aged Confucian scholar said, the old man in black was not embarrassed. He put the wine glass aside and said with a smile: "Isn't this a matter for the young lady? You should know that our young lady goes through a tribulation every fifty years or so, right? .”

When he heard that it was about the other lady, the middle-aged Confucian scholar suddenly became serious. After thinking for a while, he said: "I have heard a little bit about it, could it be that it is your lady's day to escape the tribulation recently?"

"Yes, this disaster is a candidate for the provincial examination. I would like to ask Brother Lu for my convenience." The old man in black cupped his hand.

Although this calamity is said to be a calamity, it is actually just a process of transformation, related to what happened during his lifetime, and is not a real calamity, so it doesn't mean anything to say it.

Hearing what the old man in black said, the middle-aged Confucian scholar pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the old man in black: "Have you reported this to the City God?"

"Of course there is." Hearing this, the old man in black took out a red folder from his sleeve and carefully handed it to the middle-aged Confucian scholar.

Taking the red folder, the middle-aged Confucian scholar opened it and looked at it carefully, then nodded, folded the folder and handed it to the old man in black, saying: "In that case, you will supervise his exam starting tomorrow. After the exam, he will also I'll leave it to you."

"Then thank you, Mr. Lu." The old man in black took the red folding book with a smile and put it in his sleeve.

At this time, the middle-aged Confucian scholar showed a hesitant look on his face and asked, "I heard that your lady will become a ghost soon?"

Hearing the words of the middle-aged Confucian scholar, the old man in black was slightly startled, then nodded and said: "Just survive this disaster."

"That's great! Your lady has reached heaven in one step by becoming a ghost. She can enter the underworld, and she doesn't have to be mediocre like us ghosts." The middle-aged Confucian scholar sighed, picked up the flask, poured a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp. .

"Master Lu, you don't have to be like this. Aren't you also working in the Yin Division now? Your achievements cannot be underestimated." When the middle-aged Confucian scholar said this, the old man in black immediately started complimenting him.

Hearing what he said, the middle-aged Confucian scholar's expression improved a little. He shook his head and said, "I'm just a minor official in the underworld. I can't compare to your young lady."

At this point, he paused and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you if the City God greets you this time."

After saying that, he waved his hand, stood up and walked away, his body disappearing in the night mist.

Seeing him walking away, the smile of the old man in black gradually faded, and his body gradually disappeared, leaving only a table of food and wine.

On the other side, Li Si and Zhang Yuan also finished their meals.

"You two gentlemen, I would like to give you 586 yuan as a sincere favor, but our shopkeeper said that we will waive it for you two." The waiter said to Li Si and Li Si with a smile.

Hearing what the waiter said, Li Si smiled and said, "Thank you very much, the shopkeeper."

He also understood what the shopkeeper meant, and he wanted to have a good relationship.

He didn't have any polite thoughts, otherwise he would embarrass the shopkeeper.

"Then let's go." Zhang Yuan laughed. He was treated to a meal by the shopkeeper without spending any money, which made him feel very proud.

Li Si nodded and prepared to go downstairs.

But at this time, he was slightly stunned and turned to look downstairs.

He immediately saw Yan Ling passing by, but Yan Ling's face looked a little ugly at this time.

Then, within a few breaths, Yan Ling disappeared.

"Brother Li, what's wrong?" Zhang Yuan on the side was a little strange. Why did he feel that his friend was acting strange today.

"Ah...it's nothing, I just saw an old friend." Li Si frowned slightly, and he was a little surprised. Why hadn't he seen him for a while? Brother Yan had grown so much, like an iron tower.

"Perhaps his martial arts has improved." He thought in his mind.

After all, he had given the dragon scales to Yan Ling before, and he was in the city, so he still didn't believe that Yan Ling would encounter any mishaps.

"Let's go." Li Si smiled apologetically at Zhang Yuan and walked downstairs.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Yuan didn't hesitate to ask more questions, so he followed Li Si downstairs.

Not long after, the two of them walked out of the restaurant and walked towards Hu's mansion.

"Brother Zhang, do you know that the Nie family in Zetian Mansion was exterminated a long time ago?" Li Si suddenly asked Zhang Yuan while walking on the road.

Hearing Li Si's question, Zhang Yuan pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it. If such a thing happened, it must have been a long time ago. You need to go to the Yamen to check the files."

Speaking of this, he asked hesitantly: "Brother Li, I don't know why you ask about this?"

"It's nothing. I just heard that there was a family extermination case here before, and the one who was exterminated was a family named Nie. I am more interested in this kind of thing, so I asked you." Li Si shook his head and said.

He felt a little regretful, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yuan didn't know either.

At the same time, he also knew that it would be difficult to obtain information about the Nie family. After all, it was not possible to break into the government office.

"I've heard of the Mie family, but I don't know if it's the Nie family you mentioned, brother Li." At this time, Zhang Yuan thought for a while, seemed to remember something, and said.

"Oh? Tell me." Hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Li Si immediately cheered up.

Seeing that Li Si was so interested, Zhang Yuan said: "Actually, it's not a secret. More than three hundred years ago, when the Twelve Kingdoms were still there, there was a tragic case of massacre. More than a hundred of the servants were killed, and even the youngest son was drowned in the pond."

"Moreover, the murderers poured kerosene all over their home. The fire burned for three days and three nights before it was extinguished. Some of the people they tied up were also burned alive. The scene was horrific."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuan licked his lips, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

He was extremely curious about this moment, so he knew about it and investigated it specifically.

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Li Si immediately knew that this was the Nie family, and the drowned child was the water ghost.

Then he suppressed the joy in his heart and asked: "Then do you know where the old site of this house is."

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "I don't know about this either. At that time, during the war, this kind of thing would not be recorded in the records. Now even if you go to the government office, you can't find it."

When Li Si heard this, he immediately calmed down. It was true, but he was too naive.

"Forget it, if you don't know, just don't know." He smiled, as if he didn't take it to heart.

Then, the two walked out of the deserted alley.

When Li Si asked Zhang Yuan before, he naturally didn't ask in a crowded place. He specifically found a deserted alley to ask.

After all, he couldn't recognize mid-level ghosts on the street. Only in uninhabited alleys could he feel a sense of security.