Chapter 31: The Mountain God
Zhou Li did not give up the work of distributing leaflets, anyway, it only lasted until half past five, and it was only a short time.
After half past five, he took a taxi to Evergrande City and dialed Liu Cheng's phone.
Liu Cheng came downstairs to pick him up, accompanied by his son Liu Jiaxun, who had just graduated from college, and his son was more cowardly than him.
"Master Xiao Zhou, as soon as we entered the door just now, something strange happened again. ”
"What's weird?"
"The lights start flashing as soon as you get in!"
"That's right. ”
"What a boring trick, how weak a demon can do such a thing!"
"Master Xiao Zhou, I think that thing is very fierce, I dare to come out to be a demon in broad daylight, I am not afraid of light and talismans, I invited Guanyin Bodhisattva and Guan Erye's statue to come and can't suppress it!"
"I can't guarantee that it will work, but if it doesn't, it doesn't cost money. ”
"Thank you so much!"
"Hmm. ”
Zhou Li took the elevator all the way up.
After Liu Cheng took out the key and opened the door, the father and son stood at the door, looking at each other.
Zhou Li stepped in very calmly.
...... Follow behind Huaixu.
At a glance, he saw the youkai sitting on the refrigerator napping, with a small physique, smaller than Madoka, with a strange appearance, and a very thin body and bones.
Zhou Li turned around, looked at Liu Cheng's father and son, who were about to follow him to progress, and said, "Please stop." ”
The two of them stopped suddenly.
Zhou Li closed the door and saw the main switch embedded in the wall next to him, he thought about it, pulled the electric switch, and checked the intelligent monitoring in the living room after walking in.
It's embarrassing to be looked at.
At this time, the monster on the refrigerator had already woken up, and he stared at Huaixu with his eyes fixed on him.
Zhou Li saw fear in his eyes.
Huai Xu also looked at him carefully, then looked back at Zhou Li, and then asked: "Old man, you said that you are so old that you are running away from other people's houses to pretend to be ghosts, what are you doing?" I thought it was an ignorant little demon who owed it!"
Zhou Li found out for the first time that this guy would respect the old and love the young.
The old demon on the refrigerator stood up.
His movements were slow and soft, and his body was still a little shaky, like an old man in his last years.
Xingxing realized that Huai Xu was not as he imagined, the fear in his eyes gradually disappeared, he bent down and looked at Huai Xu closely, and then squinted his eyes to look at Zhou Li.
"You ......"
"We were asked to find out. Zhou Li's tone was gentle, "What is the relationship between this family and you?"
"Good, good ......"
The old demon said hello twice, and then he showed a look of shame: "I don't want to scare them, it's a bit embarrassing, it was a few years ago......"
Zhou Li sat down on the sofa.
The old man is verbose, sometimes only two minutes after a sentence, and then repeats it.
The old demon lives in the back mountain of Mingjiu Mountain, at the gate of a Taoist temple, because he had stopped the torrent a long time ago, so the people in the vicinity regarded him as a god and built a small temple similar to the land lord.
He was quite young at the time.
About seven or eight years ago, a family of three came to Mingjiu Mountain to play, unintentionally turned to the back mountain, after worshipping the Taoist temple, a half-old boy took off the decoration on the top of the temple when passing by his small temple, although it was given to him by his old friend a long time ago, but the old demon did not pursue it at that time, and comforted himself in his heart This is not a kind of fate, he took it and gave it to him.
But as he gets older and has few days left, the old demon becomes more and more nostalgic, always thinking of his friends back then, and feeling extremely guilty about losing the things his friends gave him.
So after a tossing and turning night, he decided to follow his breath and retrieve the object.
The old demon said: "That Taoist temple was built by my old friend, and now the owner of the Taoist temple is a mortal, but he has been with me for many years, he repaired the small temple for me and often cleans it, I am grateful, I think that when I return to the origin, this bead will be given to him......"
"Does he know about your existence?"
"Maybe you know. The old demon narrowed his eyes, "He often prepares sacrifices for me, I didn't eat it at first, and then I did, but unfortunately he is only a mortal, and we have never communicated." ”
"Maybe he thought in his heart that these sacrifices were eaten by the birds and beasts on the mountain!" Huai Xu said.
"Perhaps......" the old demon nodded.
"I've got it. Zhou Li said, "Can you sense where that thing is?"
"It's in this room, but I don't know the specifics, I thought they would remember it and give it back to me, but it seems like they've forgotten about it. ”
"That's right. ”
Zhou Li nodded and stood up, went out and opened the door, and Liu Cheng's father and son outside hurriedly straightened up.
"Come in. ”
"Okay, okay?"
"Not yet, but it's almost there, I have a few questions for you, please come in. ”
"Okay, just ask. ”
"Do you remember about seven or eight years ago, when your family went to Mingjiu Mountain to play?" Zhou Li sat back on the sofa, and Liu Cheng and his son stood instead, looking as if he was the master.
"Seven or eight years ago, it seemed so. Liu Cheng said.
"Does this have anything to do with seven or eight years ago?" Liu Jiaxun remembered better, "Unlikely, right?"
"You went to the Flood Control Temple and worshipped God. ”
"Yes. ”
"There is a small temple outside the temple before leaving, you. Zhou Li looked at Liu Jiaxun, and the expressions of the father and son gradually became frightened, "Took away a bead on the top of the small temple." ”
"What does it have to do with this?" Liu Cheng swallowed.
"I was still playful and did take it, but we had already thrown away the bead. Liu Jiaxun looked at Zhou Li, "Is there anything wrong with that bead?" Is there any other way to solve it, we can add money." ”
"Don't lie. ”
Zhou Li turned his head to stare at the father and son.
Liu Cheng glanced at his son, and then said to Zhou Li honestly: "At that time, Jiaxun was indeed playful, but later we found out that the bead was very famous, so we stayed, Master Xiao Zhou, what is going on?"
"Its original owner has been found, please take it out and return it to its original owner." ”
"This ......"
"Bang!"
A loud bang came, and the glass of the coffee table cracked inch by inch.
Not only was Liu Cheng's father and son taken aback, but Zhou Li was also frightened, he turned his head to look, only to see Huai Xu retracting his legs leisurely: "These humans are really greedy, why are you talking so much nonsense with him!"
Zhou Li pursed his lips: "Mr. Liu doesn't know, that bead belongs to a mountain god, we are good at solving people's troubles, but we don't wipe people's butts for greed." ”
The father and son of the Liu family have not yet come to their senses.
A minute later, Liu Cheng took out a turbid jade bead from the safe, the size of an egg, and handed it to Zhou Li, but in Zhou Li's opinion, this was a very ordinary jade bead, which was not uncommon.
Liu Cheng hurriedly said: "Lord Mountain God, forgive me, we are greedy for a while, and in a few days we will definitely bring a heavy gift and come to the door to apologize!"
Zhou Li conveyed the meaning of the old demon: "No need, he said that he scared you, I'm sorry." ”
He put away the beads and said: "Let's add a WeChat, I won't stay more, don't spread this thing around, it's not good, if nothing else happens within three days, you can transfer money to me." ”
Liu Cheng said yes again and again.
Walking out of Liu's house, Zhou Li handed over the beads to the old demon, and the old friend burst into tears and thanked Zhou Li again and again.
The mobile phone dingdong, and Liu Cheng's transfer and thanks have been received.
"Ten thousand yuan. ”
"How much?" Huai Xu was a little incredulous.
"Ten thousand. ”
"Oh my God, it's ...... It's been an all-nighter for several years!" Huai Xu's eyes widened, "These people are really rich, no, when do I have to go around the city more and find some business!"
"It's easy to get the money. ”
Zhou Li sent the old demon all the way to the station and helped him find a train that went straight to Mingjiu Mountain.
When he was about to leave, Huai Xu suddenly remembered: "By the way, old man, you have lived for so many years, and you must have a wide range of knowledge, do you know where to find the Heavenly Master?"
"Heavenly Master?"
The old demon narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Li, he seemed to understand, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I have seen a little Heavenly Master, but I don't know where she lives, if you want to know about the Heavenly Master, there are some records in the Zhihong Temple, which have been stored for many years, and the current Guan Master is a very good person, if you come to borrow it, he will definitely agree." ”
Zhou Li's eyes widened.
Huai Xu was overjoyed and muttered: "What's that called, I can't find it when I step on my shoes, and the result is ......"
One person and one demon turned their heads to look at each other.
With a bang, the car started and drove away, and the old demon beckoned to the two from the roof of the car.
Zhou Li hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and waved.