Chapter 9 Long time no see
Li Chuan agreed happily, but Manager Liu was a little surprised.
This poor scholar came to invite me ten times in the past, but nine times he refused to go. Why did you suddenly change your gender today?
But he didn’t ask.
Before coming to Li Chuan's house, he first went to the houses of several other scholars. As soon as they heard that Zhang Yuanwai's house was beset by a demon, they all made excuses to refuse.
On the way, he heard that Li Chuan was back, so he came here with the intention of giving it a try.
Unexpectedly, Li Chuan agreed!
He didn't want to regret it because of his talk.
Li Chuan did not explain and just went back to the house to change clothes.
When he took off his coat, he touched the book in his sleeve pocket. After thinking for a while, he found a piece of clean cloth, wrapped the book a few times, and put it at the bottom of the cage.
Then he walked out of the house and followed Manager Liu to Zhang Yuanwai's house.
On the way, Li Chuan asked Manager Liu where Zhang Yuanwai invited the Taoist priests from.
Guanshi Liu replied: "It's a Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace."
The Four Gods Palace?
Li Chuan thought of the recipe for hard-boiled eggs that was said to come from the Four Gods Palace.
Is he another liar?
Manager Liu kept talking to himself as he walked: "The Four Gods Palace has a very good background. I heard that there were gods, and ah, they pay attention to the word 'fate'? What if? If there is no fate, they will not take action even if it is a thousand taels of gold; if there is a fate, they will not even drive them away."
This sounds more like a liar.
Manager Liu continued: "I do good deeds and accumulate virtues on weekdays. Usually when I am attacked by a demon, I will report it to the official and others to deal with it. If it is quick, it will take three or four months. If it is slow, it may even take a year. "The same applies to famous temples and Taoist temples. They not only have to wait, but also ask for help, and the request may not always come."
"This time it was a farmer who helped. I saved him once a few years ago." One of his daughters is now working as a maid in the county magistrate's house. Hearing that a demon had befallen Yuanwai's family, and knowing that a Taoist priest from the Sishen Palace was a guest at the county government office, he went to seek help from her mistress, thus getting in touch with her. "
"After hearing the news, the Taoist priest made some calculations and said that he was destined to be with Yuan Wai's family, so he came here today."
"..."
Soon, he arrived at Zhang Yuan Wai's house. .
Guanshi Liu led Li Chuan through the corridor and walked to the Octagonal Pavilion.
Two people were sitting in the pavilion. One is dark and fat, it is Zhang Yuanwai, the other is wearing a gray Taoist robe, elegant and elegant, obviously the Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace.
Seeing Li Chuan coming, Zhang Yuanwai stood up and said, "My dear nephew, here you are. This is Taoist Wen Gu Yingwen of the Four Gods Palace..."
Li Chuan did not hear clearly what Zhang Yuanwai said next.
He saw the sword tied to Daochang Wen's waist. The hilt was inlaid with a huge ruby, which was dazzling. And——
It looks very familiar!
Li Chuan concluded: He is not a liar.
Li Chuan's silence made Zhang Yuanwai a little embarrassed.
While he complained about Manager Liu’s inability to find anyone, he thought about saying a few words to make up for it, but he didn’t expect that Daoist Wen took the initiative and said to Li Chuan: “I have always heard that Yunqiao Township has outstanding people, and today I saw , as expected.”
At this time, Li Chuan also came back to his senses.
He quickly pulled out a few nice sentences from his memory: "I heard a lot about the Four Gods Palace along the way. I thought it was an exaggeration at the time. Only when I met the Taoist priest did I realize that I was too shallow. ”
After some business exchanges, the three of them sat down one after another, and Zhang Yuanwai ordered the dishes to be served.
A bowl of stewed meat, a bowl of cured chicken, a bowl of fresh fish, three or four vegetarian dishes, and several plates of fruit filled the table. Finally, Manager Liu brought a pot of hot wine.
After the three of them chatted about the countryside for a while, Zhang Yuanwai said to Wen Guying: "Director Wen, you have been staying at my house for half a day. What can you tell?"
Wen Guying put down his chopsticks, looked outside the pavilion, and said, "There are indeed traces of monsters in this house."
Zhang Yuanwai asked: "Then, what should we do? ?”
Wen Guying said: "Let me ask you, has anyone been injured or killed these days?"
"No, no," Zhang Yuanwai immediately denied, saying, "Except, except for a maid in the kitchen who burned the fire because she caught the rooster. Except for the sprained foot, no one was injured."
Wen Guying said: "That's right."
He took a sip of wine, "Because you have done a lot of good things in the past. You can also be kind to your servants, so even if you are attacked by a monster, the monster cannot directly harm you and your family's lives for a while, but can only secretly erode your luck."
"Then your luck will be eroded. How is it?" Zhang Yuanwai asked worriedly.
Wen Guying said: "The house is restless and people's hearts are scattered. For example, two people who have a little disagreement on weekdays. In normal times, maybe someone else can try to persuade them, or someone can think of it themselves and lower their heads first and give each other a smile. However, after being eroded by the demonic power, it is different. No one is willing to bow his head and stumble upon the other party whenever there is an opportunity. As a result, the hatred becomes deeper and deeper, and in the end it will never end." br>
Wen Guying emphasized his tone, "The master's family will be strict with the servants, and the servants will also plan for the master's property and life, and even husband and wife will become enemies, father and son will turn against each other, and brothers will kill each other. At that time, even if the demon is eliminated, Nothing can go back to the past."
After hearing this, Zhang Yuanwai showed fear on his face and said, "What should I do?"
Wen Guying said: "Don't panic, don't panic. Panic, I'm here."
Zhang Yuanwai immediately said: "Taoist help me!"
Wen Guying agreed and said, "Tonight, you, your family and servants will go to live somewhere else. I will stay here for a while, and I will make a house for you tomorrow." It won’t be a problem if you perform evil rituals.”
Zhang Yuanwai asked: “Do I need to prepare anything for the ritual?”
Wen Guying thought for a moment and said, “Just prepare a few things. Just yellow paper and cinnabar, and water.”
Zhang Yuanwai responded one by one and said many words of gratitude.
Li Chuan listened to the conversation between Zhang Yuanwai and Wen Guying, and only chimed in when necessary. The rest of the time, he was eating seriously.
Feng Dian has been sleeping in the open for more than half a month, and he doesn't know when the next meal of meat will be.
And when eating, you must pay attention to etiquette and rules, and don't spread the word "Li Xiucai looks ugly when he eats, his mouth is full of meat, and he can't speak".
No one called him to eat after that.
Li Chuan suddenly heard Wen Guying calling him.
“Brother Li.”
Li Chuan slowly raised his head, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then said: "What are your instructions, Master Wen?"
Wen Guying said: "Brother Li will stay with me all night tonight. .”
? !
Then Li Chuan saw Zhang Yuanwai’s pleading eyes towards him.
Li Chuan agreed: "Okay, it's just that I'm used to reading at night, so I need to light more candles in the room and prepare some food."
Zhang Yuanwai breathed a sigh of relief and said immediately: "Okay, okay, Taoist Priest Li Xianxi, don't worry. If you need anything, just ask and I will do my best."
(End of Chapter)