Qinghe County and Guobei County are two adjacent counties, but they belong to different prefectures.

From north to south, there is a river in between.

The river is the Qing River.

When the Qingjiang River flows through Qinghe County, there are two side branches, one of which is called Qinghe, and the other is called Xiahe.

Qinghe County is on the edge of the Qinghe River.

Different from the bleak and barren in the north, Qinghe County is also a relatively wealthy county town because of its mountains and waters.

The Liu family is a big family with a name and surname in the entire Qinghe County.

Although it has gone downhill in recent years, and some follow-ups are weak, on the whole, the family is quite solid.

Cao Jun traveled to the Qingjiang River, went down by boat, and within a day, he came to Qinghe County.

He stayed overnight in the county.

On the second day, I found someone to inquire about the Liu family's mansion and visited him directly.

Hearing the news that someone had brought back Liu Qing, half of the Liu family was shocked.

Since Liu Qing was fascinated by the fox spirit, he can be regarded as a celebrity in the entire Qinghe County.

From the peddlers and pawns, to the maids and ladies of large families, and even in the county government of Qinghe County, there are many people talking about him.

A short time later, Cao Jun met the grandmother of the Liu family in the lobby of the Liu family, and a young woman who was brightly dressed and looked good, but kept crying.

After Liu Qing finished saluting the old woman, he took out Liu Qing's ashes.

When the young woman standing on the side saw the urn, she threw herself directly on the altar and immediately wept silently.

After Liu Qing sent the servant away, he already had the will to die, and he did not return for a long time, and the name of the township test fell to Sun Shan, and the family had prepared for the worst in their hearts.

Now the dust has settled.

The old woman carried a string of Buddha beads in her hand, and she was also a believer in Buddhism, so she immediately lowered her head and recited Amitabha.

I was worried that Liu Qing's orphan would not be able to bear the blow, so he hurriedly shouted, "Why don't you take the lady of the Liu family down quickly, so that people can take care of her, and now you are crying and crying in front of outsiders, what kind of system will it be?" ”

After the others went down, only the grandmother of the Liu family, a male housekeeper, and a maid who was in charge of watching the tea and pouring water were left in the hall.

Cao Jun didn't wait for her to urge, and directly told what he and Liu Qing had seen and heard.

By the time he had finished, the atmosphere in the hall had become much quieter.

After half a ring, it was the old grandmother who said, "Wrong! My grandson, who has been confined to his home to prepare for the exam, has a simple heart, but he never thought that he was bewitched by the fox spirit, and now he has ended up in a foreign country. ”

"This time, but thanks to the master who sent his ashes back, I don't know what the master is called?"

Cao Jun took out the nameplate left by Zhuge Wolong and shook it.

"It turned out to be Master Zhuge Wolong, from Guobei County to Qinghe County, there are hundreds of miles away, Master Lao sent my grandson's ashes back, this kind of righteous act, my Liu family has its own reward."

Cao Jun's visit this time has his own purpose.

In addition to completing the tasks assigned by Liu Qing, he also wanted to find a place to stay in Qinghe County, so that he could study the Taishang Qi Refining Chapter.

If the spell fails, he doesn't dare to walk in this world.

So he took this opportunity to talk about Liu Qing's request to guard the tomb, and proposed to go to the attic in the backyard where Liu Qing was preparing for the exam.

It is rare that Cao Jun attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and the first request is agreed after being polite.

As for the second request, the old grandmother was a little embarrassed, so she had to look at the housekeeper with her eyes and signal the other party to explain to Cao Jun.

After the housekeeper got the signal, he coughed and persuaded him: "That attic has never been a monster, and now the Liu family has changed color when they hear it, and it has long been sealed." ”

"My Liu family has its own good guest room for the master to rest, why do you want to go to the backyard attic?"

Cao Jun has his own saying.

It's nothing more than when the grievances will be retribution, so the matter of Liu Qing's grave being buried in the attic of the backyard was also mentioned, and he said that he would help to end this injustice.

For a while, the old grandmother of the Liu family fell into contemplation again.

Although Liu Qing has not achieved the fame of Xiucai, he is also the eldest grandson of the Liu family.

According to custom, it is to be buried in the ancestral grave.

There is no talk of a separate screw-out to find another cemetery.

Although Cao Jun insisted vigorously and was kind to the Liu family, the other party did not give a clear answer in the end, but only gave a vague explanation.

For a while, the matter was delayed.

That night, at Liu Qing's insistence, the backyard attic, which had been sealed for a while, was opened again.

After the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion sent him into the backyard, he hurriedly found an excuse to say goodbye.

And then the few little maids who were sent to give him luggage and bunks were also like great enemies, and they hurriedly put down their things and left.

Although Liu Qing did not die directly at the hands of the fox spirit, but the three of them became tigers, it is obvious that everyone in the Liu Mansion remembered this injustice on the fox spirit.

Seeing that it was still early, Cao Jun cleaned up the attic early.

Before, this was the place where Liu Qing was at ease to prepare for the exam, and there were all kinds of things in it, but it had not been inhabited for a long time, and some dust and moisture had accumulated.

After cleaning, Cao Jun opened the surrounding doors and windows, took out two drops of cow urine, applied them to his eyelids, and took the opportunity to silently recite the Taishang Qi Refining Method, and performed the technique of looking forward to qi.

In this attic, there are also scattered green traces.

The marks were strongest by the small window and on the bed.

Taishang Qi refining has long been recorded.

Gray-black is called death qi, also known as yin soul qi;

Green and red are demonic spirits;

Bright yellow is righteousness.

As for some of the other characteristics, I won't go into detail here.

And in the demonic energy, green and red are not the same.

It means two completely different meanings.

If it is a fierce demon who feeds on people and harms the lives of mortals in his life, the gas emitted around the body is red.

The more vivid and dazzling the red, the more people will be harmed.

Green means that the monster feeds on melons, fruits, plants and trees, and does not harm people's lives.

Cao Jun watched for a while, and basically had a bottom in his heart.

After the sky gradually darkened, Cao Jun ate the food sent by Liu Fu, read it directly in the attic, and slowly studied the first volume of the Taishang Qi Refining Chapter.

Now that his yin and yang eyes have not been fully opened, at most he can only be counted as entering the door, and his future cultivation will not be supervised, all relying on his conscious exploration, and he must not slack off.

Cao Jun cultivated for a while, but he only felt that his ears and eyes were much smarter.

He opened the idle books left by Liu Qing and read them.

The attic of the backyard was built at the foot of a hill, and when the doors and windows were opened, the night fell, and the lights were turned on again, and for a time it could be seen for miles away.

An hour later, the night grew cooler.

It was about eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

Suddenly, a pair of small melon seeds appeared from a window in the back mountain, and after a while, the small melon seeds moved along the window, and the head of a little fox stuck out.

It has a pair of anthropomorphic eyes.

Just quietly looked at Cao Jun twice, his gaze lingered on his bald head for a moment, and the expectation in his eyes quickly turned into disappointment.

Cao Jun didn't know anything.

After reading the book for a while, Xu felt sleepy, so he directly blew out the light, closed the window again, and lay on the bed to rest.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound outside the window, not like insects or wild birds, but like small and medium-sized quadrupeds.

Cao Jun rolled directly on the bed and got up neatly.

He opened a window and watched for a while, and the ghost shouted outside, "Is it Xiaomei?" ”

The rustling sound quickly faded again.