1

The banquet lasted until late at night, and the brothers went back drunk one by one, and the White Dragon King was also drunk, and after laughing a few times, he actually fell asleep on the chair. Duan Qi, Wu Xia, Wu Doudou, and Tian Xiang worked together to help the White Dragon King to the backyard bedroom and lie down. Duan Qi came to Mei Nanchun and said: "The Dragon King is drunk, you go to the back hall to sleep tonight, and pay attention at night." Mei Nanchun said: "Okay, Seventh Sister don't worry." Yang Qun listened and asked Duan Qi: "Qi'er, is there anything going on recently?" Duan Qi comforted: "Mother, it's nothing, you go to bed early." Yang Qun has also heard rumors of ghost killers recently, and many people say that the White Dragon King's subordinates are the preferred targets of ghost killers, so he is faintly uneasy. Yang Qun said: "Don't hide it from me, is there someone who wants to go against Wei'er?" Duan Qi smiled and said, "Mother, what's the matter?" You're relieved. Yang Qun sighed and said: "Okay, I hope it's my old lady who is worrying about it, Qi'er, you and Wei'er must not do that hurtful thing, so that your father and I can rest assured." Duan Qi smiled and said: "It's okay, the Dragon King and I have always obeyed the law, how can we do anything that hurts the heavens and reason." ”

Yang Qun walked along, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the room, he turned around and said: "Tomorrow, your father and I will go to Sanqingguan early in the morning, I heard that the Taoist priest there is very smart, you and Wei'er will also go with us." Duan Qi said: "Okay, I'll arrange the car early tomorrow morning." ”

That night, Duan Qi slept with Wu Xia. Duan Qi couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and he kept thinking about the ghost killer in his head, and now there were more and more signs that this terrible killer was pervasive, and both black and white were his targets, which made Duan Qi very uneasy.

"Seventh sister, aren't you sleeping yet?" Wu Xia asked.

"You sleep, by the way, tomorrow the old lady and they will go to Sanqingguan, you and Doudou and Tian Xiang will accompany you, they are old, you have to take care of them."

"Okay Seventh Sister, aren't you going? I also heard that Sanqingguan is very smart, why not go together! ”

"Is it really a spirit?" Duan Qi thought for a while and said, "It's okay, anyway, tomorrow will be fine, and I haven't been to the countryside for a long time." ”

2

Early the next morning, the Dragon King was still asleep, Duan Qi and Bai Quan, Yang Qun and two maids came out of the Dragon King Villa, Wu Xia, Wu Doudou, Tian Xiang and other worship supplies with a large stack of paper, incense, fruits, wine and other worship supplies followed behind, everyone sat in two carriages, Mei Nanchun took six entourages to ride horses and accompanied, and the group went towards the Sanqingguan on the Ling Mountain.

After walking out of more than ten miles, I saw a team of fast horses galloping behind me, and Mei Nanchun saw that it was Meng Jun who hurried with ten people, each with weapons. "Brother, why are you here too?" Mei Nanchun asked. Meng Jun replied: "The eldest brother woke up, and I heard that the seventh sister took the old man and the old lady to Sanqingguan, saying that this is nearly a hundred miles to Lingshan, and it needs to pass through the deep mountains and jungles. Mei Nanchun smiled: "Big brother is too cautious. ”

Walked for more than two hours and finally arrived at the Lingshan Sanqing Temple, although this view is not big, but quite famous, the incense is vigorous in all seasons. Duan Qixing was at the forefront, Wu Xia, Doudou, Tian Xiang and the two maids then supported Bai Quan and Yang Qun to walk along the stone steps, and the rest of the people followed behind Shanshan. Yang Qun turned back to Mei Nanchun and the others: "You have weapons in your hands, so don't enter, so as not to disturb the gods." ”

Duan Qi smiled secretly, but it was difficult to refute, so he instructed Mei Nanchun and Meng Jun: "You two take off your weapons and come in, and the other brothers are waiting outside the temple." Mei Nanchun and Meng Jun handed over the knife to the others to hold, and followed Duan Qi and the others into the audience empty-handed.

The two elders first worshiped the Lingguan Palace, then went to the Qiuzu Hall to worship Changchun Zhenren, and then to the Jade Emperor in the Jade Emperor Palace, and finally came to the Sanqing Hall to worship the Sanqing Tianzun. Every time they go to a place to worship, the two old men will burn incense, burn paper, donate silver, worship the gods, and everyone comes to the Shifang Hall on the east side of the Jade Emperor Palace to draw lots.

Entering the Shifang Hall, a long bearded Taoist stood up and greeted him: "Do you guys draw lots?" ”

Yang Qun replied, "Yes, Dao Chief, please draw a lot for us." ”

The Taoist said: "Those who draw lots, please incense first." ”

Yang Qun was anxious, took the incense handed by the Taoist chief and went to worship the statue of the eight immortals, hurriedly worshipped, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and couldn't wait to pick up the stick holder by the incense burner, and soon shook out a branch and fell to the ground, Yang Qun was illiterate, picked up the stick and handed it to the Taoist.

When the Taoist saw that it was a sign, he couldn't help but shake his head, and lightly recited the signed poem:

It seems that the hooves fly into the cage, but they want to turn over but can't.

It is difficult to get out of the north, south, east and west, and this hexagram is full of fear and hatred.

Duan Qiyi was secretly surprised when he heard this, only to hear the Taoist chief say to Yang Qun: "Old woman, who are you drawing this sign for, and what are you asking?" ”

Yang Qun said: "I smoked for my son, I want to ask my son about his future, he is illiterate, and he asks the Taoist chief to teach." ”

The Taoist said: "What this sign says, Ling Lang is like a hoof in a cage, like a dragon stranding on a beach, it is difficult to advance and retreat, there is endless resentment, and there will be disasters in the near future!" ”

Duan Qi was very unconvinced, and complained in his heart that his mother-in-law was too anxious, and she didn't religiously smoke the incense, so she said to Bai Quan: "Dad, your old man will draw another lot, my mother is too anxious, she must have annoyed the gods, so she has to sign it here." ”

Bai Quan agreed, also took a stick of incense, reverently bowed three times in front of the statue of the Eight Immortals, and then inserted incense, and shook out a lot without hurry. Bai Quan was also illiterate, and he also signed it to the Taoist, Duan Qi turned over to look at it, and signed the poem and said:

The news on the horizon should be difficult to think, don't worry about hoping for it.

Don't think about grinding the slate into a mirror, and the effort is in vain.

After reading it, the Taoist shook his head and sighed: "It's better to sign it, it seems that this disaster will be eliminated, and in the future, you will have to do more good deeds and be tolerant of others, so that there will be a turnaround!" ”

Where was Duan Qi willing to accept it, and decided to draw another lot by himself. After worshipping sincerely and offering incense, Duan Qi silently prayed: as long as he can keep the Dragon King safe, he would rather live for ten years. After praying, Duan Qi shook out a lot, picked it up and looked at it, it was still a sign, and the signed poem was:

Persuade the king not to ask him, like a crane flying to throw a secret arrow.

If you go to collect the snake in the grass, you are afraid that you will be poisoned and lose your life.

Duan Qi was furious, broke the bamboo on the spot and threw it out of the gate, staring at the Taoist with wide eyes and scolding: "You stinky Taoist priests will cheat money, provoke me to be angry, and burn your broken view with a fire." Duan Qi left angrily after scolding, and Wu Xia, Doudou, and Tian Xiang hurriedly followed out of Shifang Hall.

Bai Quan and Yang Qun never thought that Duan Qi would suddenly be angry, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly compensated the Dao Chief, the Dao Elder just shook his head and smiled bitterly, then closed his eyes slightly, and recited softly:

Life is made by the hearts of men, and good and evil are only called by people.

Self-cultivation is not self-cultivation, and blessings and disasters come.

3

Duan Qiyi was sullen all the way, sat in the carriage and staggered for more than two hours, and finally returned to Luoshan County. When they arrived at Longwang Villa, everyone was very tired after a day of running, Duan Qi, Wu Xia, Doudou, Tian Xiang and two maids supported Bai Quan and Yang Qun through the main hall and the second hall, ready to rest in the backyard, but found that the door in the backyard was locked, and it was a new lock. Wu Xia said: "Strange thing, how did the backyard lock?" ”

Duan Qi heard this, called Yang Da and asked, "Where has the Dragon King gone, why is the backyard still locked?" ”

Yang Da only took care of the front yard and never asked about the backyard, so he shook his head and said, "Madam, I don't know either." ”

Duan Qi asked the seven or eight thugs who stayed in the villa, and they all said, "I didn't see the Dragon King go out." ”

Duan Qi was quite surprised, and called Mei Nanchun and instructed: "Go find a locksmith to open the lock." Mei Nanchun took the order and left, and soon found the locksmith Lu Qi, who looked at the keyhole and said: "The keyhole is blocked by an iron pin, and it takes a strong force to pry it open." ”

Duan Qi said strangely: "What? Blocked keyhole? ”

Lu Qi said: "Yes. ”

Duan Qi said: "Then there is Master Lao to pry it open." ”

Lu Qi used the hammer and iron rod he brought with him to pry open the lock, Duan Qi pushed the door in, and did not see anything unusual in the backyard, when he arrived at the door of the lobby, he saw that the door was empty, and when he pushed the door, he found that the dragon king was lying on the ground, his face was covered with blood, and behind his body was a thick wooden stick and a pink mask.

Duan Qihua's face was pale, standing at the door demented and at a loss, she was sad for a while, and tears were pouring out.

Bai Quan and Yang Qun, who were following behind, staggered over, and suddenly saw this tragic situation, and fainted with a scream. Wu Xia, Doudou, Tian Xiang and the two maids came in later, and after each screaming, they were so frightened that they retreated more than ten steps.

Mei Nanchun, Meng Jun and others hurriedly ran in when they heard the screams, and they were also shocked to see such a tragic situation. Duan Qi saw his father and mother fainting to the ground, and hurriedly went to help Yang Qun, Mei Nanchun also hurriedly helped Bai Quan, Duan Qi shouted to Wu Xia and the others: "Help the old man and the old lady into the room." Wu Xia, Doudou, Tian Xiang and the two maids came back to their senses and stepped forward to help the two old men tremblingly.

Duan Qi walked over step by step and squatted down, picked up Bai Wei's head and hugged it in his arms, without saying a word, letting the tears flow loudly.

I don't know how long it took, the county commander Wang Wu rushed over with more than ten people including Tang Xi, Wu Guang, and Yao Ying when they heard the news. Wang Wudao: "Seventh sister, please mourn." ”

Duan Qi looked back and saw that someone from the government had come, and said to Wang Wu: "My lord, there is no need to trouble the government about the affairs of the Dragon King Villa, we will solve it ourselves." ”

Wang Wudao: "How can that be done?" Yu Gong, Luo Shan has a murder case, this official is the parent official of a county, how can he ignore it? In private, the Dragon King is a friend of his own official, and when his friend is killed, how can I stand idly by? The seventh sister quickly let go of the corpse and let the servants ......"

"Get out of ......" Duan Qi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he scolded angrily: "What parent official? How can you dare to be the father and mother of the people? Get lost! ”

Wang Wu was furious and was about to have a seizure, but saw Mei Nanchun, Meng Jun and other more than ten thugs surrounded by him, Wang Wu looked at Tang Xi, Wu Guang and a few others he brought and shrunk their heads and didn't dare to speak, and couldn't help but be scared in his heart, there were some outlaws in this Dragon King Villa, and now that the Dragon King was killed, this gang of murderers had nowhere to vent, in case they made trouble, how could I have a reason to live in this county order. Wang Wu thought darkly, the hero doesn't suffer the immediate loss, wait for me to go back and allocate people and horses to clean up your evil mother-in-law. Thinking of this, Wang Wu snorted and left with Tang Xi and the others angrily.

As soon as he came out of Longwang Villa, Wang Wu ordered Tang Xi: "Go back to the county government to gather all the officials, and this official will raid Longwang Villa today." ”

Tang Xi said: "Yes, the humble post immediately mobilized people and horses, and waited for the dispatch of the adults." ”

When he returned to the gate of the county office, he met Zhao Zelun with Liu Tiangong to return to the office, and Wang Wu ordered: "Lord Zhao, hurry up and mobilize all the officials in the county." ”

Seeing that the county commander was angry, Zhao Zelun was inexplicable and asked, "Why are you angry?" ”

Wang Wudao: "The Dragon King was killed, Duan Qi's mother-in-law was rude, she didn't let the official perform the autopsy, and she was not inferior, it is really unreasonable." ”

"Huh? The Dragon King is dead? Zhao Zelun was shocked: "The murders have happened one after another, how to explain to the state government?" ”

Wang Wuzheng was angry at Duan Qi's rudeness, how could he have time to consider these consequences, and said: "Don't care about these for the time being, first mobilize people and horses to surround the Dragon King Villa, and kill the majesty of the evil woman, so as to teach her who is the lord of Luoshan." ”

After Wang Wu finished speaking, he went straight into the lobby, and Tang Xi summoned the officials to gather in the lobby, and everyone in the county government was in a hurry, running back and forth with knives, dancing sticks, and guns, and the tension of the imminent war was filled everywhere.

Zhao Zelun and Liu Tian discussed in a whisper, and the two hurriedly broke into the lobby and said: "My lord, in my opinion, it is better to follow Duan Qi first. ”

"Got her?" Wang Wu glared at Zhao Zelun and Liu Tian angrily, and his eyes were clearly asking: Are you from my county government or from his Dragon King Villa?

Zhao Zelun said: "The adults are angry, the murders are frequent, and the state government is angry, if the death of the dragon king is reported again, it will cause even more punishment from above." Since Duan Qi did not let the adults conduct the autopsy, there was no bitter master in this case, so we just kept the case hidden and not reported. As for Duan Qi's rudeness, since she is a citizen of Luoshan, are you still worried that you won't find an excuse to treat her in the future? ”

Liu Tian also persuaded: "Although this plan is a little wronged, it is a good strategy, I hope you will think twice." ”

After hearing this, Wang Wu realized something, and it was right to think about it carefully, the Dragon King is dead, Duan Qi is in my palm, and I am afraid that I will not be able to cure her in the future? Wang Wu Yin Yin smiled and said: "This plan is clever, Zhao Dianshi, this matter is up to you, be sure that the evil woman signs the declaration of exemption from prosecution." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will definitely handle this matter."

4

After Duan Qi repelled Wang Wu, Mei Nanchun quietly reminded: "Seventh sister, Wang Wu is a county order after all, so it seems inappropriate to treat him like this?" Duan Qi said coldly: "This kind of nest county order, first, can't solve the case to avenge the Dragon King, second, can't be honest and honest for the benefit of the people, and third, can't ensure the peace of one party and share the worries of the court, they came to investigate, at most, they arrested people indiscriminately, wronged the innocent, it is better for us to secretly investigate and avenge the Dragon King." Mei Nanchun said: "However, the subordinates are worried that the eldest brother will be killed, and now they have offended the county order, and the government will embarrass the Dragon King Villa in the future." Duan Qi's eyes showed a fierce light, and he said fiercely: "Look at their gang of yacha and fast catchers, in addition to being powerful in front of the common people, what real skills do they have, even if they are intentionally embarrassed, Duan Qi is not afraid, and if he is in a hurry, I will take my brothers to burn down his county government and go up the mountain to be a free king." ”

As he was talking, the servant came to report: "Lord Zhao of the county yadian has arrived." Duan Qiyu was still angry, and said, "Drive out." The servant hesitated and said, "Lord Zhao said that he is here to mourn." Mei Nanchun persuaded softly: "Seventh sister, let's go out and have a look." ”

Duan Qi put down the body of the Dragon King, slowly stood up and took Mei Nanchun to the main hall in the front yard, only to see Zhao Zelun and Liu Tiangong standing respectfully under the hall, their heads tied with white cloths, their expressions sad, seeing Duan Qi, Zhao Zelun pretended to be sad and persuaded: "Seventh Sister Day mourning." ”

Duan Qi's mood calmed down a little, and when he saw Zhao Zelun and the others sincerely mourning, he stopped being angry, and said lightly: "Thank you, Lord Dianshi, please take a seat." ”

Zhao Zelun looked into the backyard and saw that many people were mourning, thinking that this July 1st has always been so strong, and he must not want outsiders to know that the Dragon King was murdered, and I pretended not to know. Duan Qi and Zhao Zelun sat down as the guest of honor, Liu Tian stood behind Zhao Zelun, Zhao Zelun said: "I was surprised to hear that the Dragon King unfortunately died of illness, and the lower officials came to visit, first, to say goodbye to the Dragon King, and secondly, according to the provisions of the "Daming Order", all relatives in the family died, or hanged, or drowned, or robbed and killed, or died of illness, the government should be inspected, unless the bitter lord declared exemption from inspection. I just heard from the county magistrate that the seventh sister didn't want the government to interfere in this matter, and asked the seventh sister to draw a charge on the exemption document here, and the lower official was okay but it was a business. ”

Zhao Zelun said and sent a piece of paper to Duan Qi, Duan Qi looked at it, and saw that the gist written on it was that the deceased husband Bai Wei died of an accident, so as not to alarm the soul of the deceased, he specially requested the county government to be exempted from inspection. Duan Qi sneered and immediately signed the paperwork.

Zhao Zelun saw it, and said to Duan Qi: "I have to bother Master Bai and the old lady to draw a charge, so that it can be considered comprehensive." ”

Duan Qi asked Wu Xia to call Bai Quan and Yang Qun, who had just woken up, these two elders were illiterate, and when they saw that the official was coming, they thought they wanted to avenge their son, so the two of them knelt down in front of Zhao Zelun and said: "My lord, you must avenge my son." Zhao Zelun hurriedly helped him up. Seeing this, Duan Qi shed tears again, and said with a strong spirit: "Dad, mother, your second elder went to draw a charge on that paperwork, and Lord Zhao is still in a hurry to go back." Bai Quan and Yang Qun only knew that they had asked themselves to draw the charge, so they quickly drew the charge on the document according to Duan Qi's instructions.

Zhao Zelun accepted the paperwork, and he didn't bother to visit the body of the Dragon King, so he casually said a few words of comfort, and took Liu Tian back to the county government happily.

"My lord, Duan Qi, Bai Quan, and Yang Qunju signed the exemption document, the White Dragon King died normally, and the county government doesn't need to report it, hehe." Zhao Zelun triumphantly confessed to Wang Wu.

Wang Wu got revenge, although he was relieved, but he was still indignant, and said: "Duan Qi, this mother-in-law is very rude, if you don't destroy her, my resentment in my heart will not be eliminated." ”

Zhao Zelun said: "On the way back, Xia Guan and Liu Tian have discussed, and the two of us feel that although the Dragon King is dead, Duan Qi still controls hundreds of villains in Luoshan, if you want to get rid of her, you can only outwit her, not attack." ”

"Oh, what's your plan?"

Zhao Zelun said to Liu Tiannunu, Liu Tian understood, and said: "There are more than 20 thugs in Longwang Villa, and there are about one or two hundred scoundrels in the county who obey the White Dragon King, and the remnants are distributed in all townships in the county. ”

Wang Wu was overjoyed when he heard this, and gave a thumbs up and said, "This is the best policy, okay, just act according to the plan of the two of you." ”