Bows and arrows belong to weapons, and in ancient times, they belonged to controlled equipment, and ordinary people generally could not have them. The magistrate was grateful to him for helping to solve a major murder, so he lent him a bow and a pot of arrows, and asked him to leave the bow and arrow here at the abbot of Xuanyin in this "Tingsong Temple" after he ran out, and he asked someone to pick it up in the future.

Meng Tianchu had never used a bow and arrow before, so he asked the fast archer to teach him how to use it and precautions, the essentials of archery were simple, and Meng Tianchu learned it with one meal. Seeing that he was about to go hunting as soon as he learned archery, the magistrate smiled and just shook his head.

Qin Yiyun heard that Meng Tianchu was going to live in this ancient temple, he was a little surprised, but he didn't ask much, he had already paid money to ask the yamen to transport Mrs. Qin's body down the mountain, go to the market town to find longevity materials to make a coffin, and then transport the body back to Suzhou in the funeral. said goodbye to Meng Tianchu and went down the mountain with the Zhixian group.

After He Wanghe's shopkeeper thanked Meng Tianchu for his kindness, he followed along.

Xia Fengyi and Feiyan heard Meng Tianchu say that they would stay in this ancient temple for one night, they didn't know his intentions, and they all said in the three chapters of the covenant that Meng Tianchu was in charge, so they didn't dare to ask why in front of people.

Everyone is gone, and there are only two people left in the temple, Meng Tianchu and his fake wife, plus the maid Feiyan and the servant Lao He Tou, and the abbot of Lao He Fangxuanyin. And, of course, three new graves in the pine forest behind the temple.

Xia Fengyi asked Meng Tianchu at this time, "Do you really want to go hunting?" ”

"Yes, the scenery here is so beautiful, stay one more night, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains, and when you arrive in Hangzhou, you want to see the green mountains and green waters, but I am afraid that you have to go out of the city."

After that, Meng Tianchu found a thick wooden board, took a lump of dirt and drew a bullseye on it, stood on the wall of the courtyard wing, walked to the other side, and began to practice archery.

Xia Fengyi said: "Xianggong, this road is a mountain road, you want to travel in the mountains and rivers, let's ...... Let's move to a place with a better view, okay? ”

Feiyan secretly glanced at the rattling pine forest behind the temple, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Yes, young master, it's ...... here, let's change places." ”

Of course, Meng Tianchu knew that the two of them were afraid of the female ghost holding the crying baby in the pine forest behind the temple, so he opened his bow and arrows, aimed at the bull's-eye ten rings, and said softly: "Don't be afraid! I'm here, what are you afraid of! I practice archery to know this female ghost! ”

With that, an arrow swept through, only hitting a four-ring and almost hitting the wall.

Meng Tianchu smiled awkwardly: "It's really watching people carry the burden and smoke bags of cigarettes, and they are tired and break their shoulders." It's not easy to shoot an arrow. ”

Feiyan hesitated for a moment and said, "Young Master, are you really going to use this bow and arrow to shoot that female ghost?" ”

"Yes, didn't you see that the young master was studying and practicing hard?" Meng Tianchu opened his bow and aimed at the arrow, swishing an arrow, this time hitting a six-ring.

Meng Tianchu smiled proudly: "Haha, the progress is not small!" He drew another arrow from the quiver and aimed it, but this time it missed the target, and when it was nailed to the wooden wall, the tail of the arrow still buzzing and trembling.

Xia Fengyi said: "Xianggong, that female ghost didn't provoke us, let's ...... Let's not mess with it, how good it would be to be safe. ”

Meng Tianchu put down his bow and arrow with some frustration, turned his head and said, "Lady, what you said is wrong, haven't you heard?" The female ghost has been behind the temple for many years, this ancient temple was originally full of incense, because of the haunting, the monks ran away, and the pilgrims did not dare to come, a good temple, now it is dilapidated, it is estimated that there is no one around, and it is also related to this female ghost! Let's stay in this temple this time, the abbot of Xuanyin is not thin on us, let's help if we can, catch this female ghost, and return the peace here, but it is also a matter of accumulating virtue. ”

Xia Fengyi said: "That's the truth, but ...... But that's the ghost...... We are not Taoist priests, and even the abbot of Xuanyin can't recover it, how can we ......?"

Meng Tianchu took a step forward, leaned in front of her, and said in a low voice: "I'm going to be eaten and killed by that female ghost, so you don't have to wait for a year, wouldn't it be better?" ”

Xia Fengyi stomped her feet and said: "People say the truth, but you ......" In a hurry, her pretty face turned red.

Meng Tianchu stretched out his hand and patted her shoulder gently: "Okay, husband is joking, don't worry, husband is sure, this time this female ghost will be captured, let you see what husband is capable of!" ”

Abbot Xuanyin walked out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and said, "Master Meng, this female ghost has been here for many years, but she hasn't hurt anyone, don't worry about it." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Master, how can we let this demon and monster go free outside the temple, wantonly intimidate passers-by, and delay the master's practice, Meng doesn't know, since he has encountered it, then he must take care of it." ”

Xuanyin nodded: "Thank you Meng Shizhu, it's just, will Meng Shizhu subdue demons?" ”

"Of course it will, otherwise, if Meng encounters such a powerful ghost, won't he run away, master, please rest assured, since Meng wants to take care of it, he will definitely be confident and will not let himself take risks."

Xuanyin and Xia Fengyi's master and servant saw that what he said was really like that, and they thought of the many strange methods he revealed when he solved the serial case of this ancient temple, and they were a little suspicious.

Xia Fengyi saw that Meng Tianchu had made up his mind, so it was difficult to say anything.

This afternoon, Meng Tianchu is practicing archery, at the beginning of the ten arrows fell three arrows off the target, the blind cat touched the dead mouse, occasionally fell to the bullseye two arrows, to the later, no longer off the target, practice until the sun sets, ten steps away, dare not say that the arrows hit the bull's-eye, but most of them shot into the eight rings.

Meng Tianchu was very satisfied, this result, as long as it was guaranteed that it could shoot the female ghost in about ten steps, it would not shoot to the trunk next to it, as for whether it could shoot the heart, it would depend on luck.

Meng Tianchu practiced archery, Xia Fengyi and Feiyan helped clean the temple, last night scholar Zhang Zhenyu invited Meng Tianchu to drink and eat some leftover chicken, duck and fish and other snacks, Feiyan was going to throw them all away, Meng Tianchu didn't let him, wrapped it in oil paper and put it aside, saying that he was hungry to eat when he caught ghosts at night.

In the evening, the sun went down, and the five of them finished eating green vegetables, tofu and white rice in the fasting room, and Xuanyin gave the small lantern to Meng Tianchu and them to use. Meng Tianchu asked Xia Fengyi and them to sleep, and he carried a bow and arrow on his shoulder to catch ghosts in the pine forest behind the temple.

Xia Fengyi grabbed him: "Xianggong, it's still ...... Don't go! ”