Chapter 1: The Ghost of Death
"Are you really okay?"
"Don't worry, you have experience as a teacher!"
"But Lao Lu, this time I feel a little different from the previous ones."
"Of course it's different, the remuneration of five hundred taels is more than the year before us... That's a lot to earn. β
"Forget it, we used to secretly go to step on the spot, and use some means to make people think that we were making trouble, and then we appeared just right to help them exorcise evil spirits and earn money, but now this one, we haven't been here, will we rob other people's business?"
"Xiaochuan, that's five hundred taels, are you really willing to give up? In the past, we were a few texts, a few taels were rushing to earn it, think about your favorite Dalang baked cakes, osmanthus cakes, think about the wine that teachers like to drink, how much can we buy? β
Ning Xiaochuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but his eyes that had just lit up dimmed again.
"But this Master Jia will stay overnight, if it is still haunted the next day after the exorcism, we will be thrown out with broken legs."
"Xiaochuan, I know you're afraid of ghosts, but there are no ghosts in this world at all, the so-called ghosts are just the product of our psychological factors.
At the corner of the bustling street, two people were staring at a magnificent manor in front of them, with a door with bursting chest muscles, and the gilded plaque of the Jia family.
Jia Fugui, but there is a rich family with a name and surname in Jinling City.
And the sneaky two, one of them is a young man wearing a cyan robe and a Taoist bun on his head, and the other is about forty or fifty years old, wearing a purple yang scarf, wearing a gossip clothes, and a Taoist chief with three locks of long hair.
Lu Daochang, the Taoist name Lu Wenran, the law name Yun Zhongzi, he and his apprentice Ning Xiaochuan came from Laoshan Yuntianguan in a hundred miles away, and heard that the Jia family in Jinling City hired a mage who could dispel evil spirits with a high salary, and the two rushed all the way over.
"No, no, no, I've been listening to others discussing since I entered the city, the Jia family seems to be really evil, there are no less than 30 Taoist elders around, and it's still haunted at night, all of them have broken legs and thrown out, you just take a floating dust and a compass, and give me the peach wood sword and rune paper," Ning Xiaochuan said.
Seeing his apprentice being like this, Lu Wenran was speechless for a while, so he untied the things on his body and gave it to him.
"Look at your appearance, you're too vigilant, why did you pick you up from the street back then."
"That's because the other beggars on the street are freezing to death, and you can't save them if you want to," After being fully armed, Ning Xiaochuan's heart suddenly straightened, his waist straightened, and even the smile on his face came out.
Lu Wenran shook his head with a wry smile, and walked towards Jia's house, and Ning Xiaochuan hurriedly followed.
When they arrived at the door, looking at the pair of stone lions and the magnificent main entrance, the two of them were envious, and their own view of the sky and the sky were simply one in the sky and one underground.
Before Lu Wenran could speak, the next moment, the red gate was opened, and then, two doormen came out with a Taoist priest who was still howling, and then directly threw down the steps, and a person who looked like a housekeeper followed out.
"Bah, I cheated and cheated to eat and drink to my Jiafu, and I didn't ask those colleagues in front of you, is the money in my Jiafu so easy to cheat," the housekeeper finished speaking, no longer paying attention to the Taoist priest who was covering his legs, and then looked at Ning Xiaochuan and the two who came to 'apply'.
"It's so good to connect, you're also here to get rid of evil spirits? Come with me! With that, he went in with his hands behind his back.
The two disciples came directly behind Ning Xiaochuan's master and apprentice, with raised eyebrows.
The two swallowed a mouthful of saliva in unison, and now it really can't be done if they don't go in.
As the two entered Jiafu, the door slammed shut, and the heart-rending Taoist outside the door immediately got up and ran.
"It's over, it's over, it's really a ghostβ"
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As soon as the Jia family entered, they saw rows of exquisite houses, corridors, rockeries, gardens, and many maids and servants who bent over and walked away with a plate of snacks.
However, some of the surrounding trees were covered with red ropes, and there were small golden bells on them, which made a crisp sound with the breeze.
There were still many yellow runes on the ground, and no one cleaned them.
The two of them, led by the butler, walked through the front yard and crossed the atrium, but as soon as the two of them entered a hanging flower door, they suddenly shivered together, because the temperature around them seemed to be much lower.
Lu Wenran coughed dryly: "Yes, yes, artificial is not as good as people, this architectural style really achieves negative yin and yang, back to the mountains and water, it can be described as warm in winter and cool in summer, and has the potential to pay for money!" β
The butler ignored the two of them, and led him up to the lobby, where a fat middle-aged man was sitting at his desk, one hand pressed to his forehead, and his brow was frowned.
"Master, two more Taoist priests are coming," the butler bowed.
Jia Fugui raised his head, helped the rich man's hat, looked at the two of them, and showed a wry smile: "The Taoist chief has worked hard." β
Every Taoist deserves respect, because this is his hope, although it is constantly consumed every time.
"Laoshan Yuntian Guanguan Lord Yun Zhongzi, Ning Xiaochuan, I have seen Master Jia!" The two saluted.
"Look at the tea," Jia Fugui said softly.
The butler waved his hand slightly, and two maids came in and brought them tea.
"It's not a secret, my Jia Mansion started half a year ago, it was gloomy, and many maids and servants could hear the cry of a woman at night, stirring up the real chicken and dog of my entire Jia family, and invited a lot of mages before and after, and there was no break in the charter, if it wasn't for the ancestral house and foundation here, I would have wanted to move," Jia Fugui looked bitter.
Ning Xiaochuan's master and apprentice glanced at each other.
Lu Wenran arched his hand: "Master Jia, don't worry, when it comes to catching ghosts and driving away evil spirits, my master and apprentice are the best, and the means are all Taoist legends, but the reward is ......."
Lu Wenran rubbed his hands embarrassedly.
Jia Fugui said: "As long as I can restore the peace of my house, five hundred taels will be sent with a lot of hands." β
"Okay, when I see that Master Jia's heavenly court is full and the earth pavilion is round, he is a cheerful person, and the matter of exorcising evil spirits is wrapped up in us, in vain, take the guy's business, and prepare to work!" Lu Wenran seemed to be stimulated by the five hundred taels, and without saying a word, he was ready to start.
When Jia Fugui saw this, his face was also overjoyed.
"That's very good, if you need something, just tell the housekeeper, and he will help you do it," Jia Fugui also got up and said.
Then the two of them were led by the old housekeeper and walked to the back house.
"The haunted area was originally lived by the maid servants, and the first cry every night came from there, and then some people were ghosted, and for a while, people panicked, and now no one dares to live here, and the area of the cry is constantly expanding, I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire Jia family ......" The housekeeper said here, and the two of them already understood.
As we went deeper, a circular wall appeared, and a small door, tightly locked.
Behind the wall is the destination.
The butler swallowed, then untied the key from his waist and removed the lock.
As the wooden door was pushed open, a creepy 'squeak' sound sounded slowly, and a yin wind blew from the backyard, making the housekeeper shiver.
Ning Xiaochuan hurriedly held the peachwood sword in the palm of his hand.
Lu Wenran 'hummed' twice, nodded on his eyebrows and eyebrows, and shouted 'open', and then put his head in first.
"Yes, yes, there are ghosts, I can see with my yin and yang eyes, the entire backyard in front of me is shrouded in a black mist formed by yin qi, this is tricky......" Ning Xiaochuan hurriedly stabbed the master's ass with a peachwood sword.
I'm afraid that he will shout out the words 'I have to add money', because in the past, he was always like this, this time it's five hundred taels, and if you add money, I can't do it."
Lu Wenran coughed lightly, thanks to this kid's cleverness, he almost purred his mouth.
"Aha-" As soon as the three of them entered, Lu Wenran saw an ancient well in the corner of the backyard, which should be used by the maids and handymen to fetch water and laundry on weekdays.
But now the wellhead is pressed by a large stone slab, and an old locust tree is planted next to it, and the canopy of the locust tree just blocks all the sunlight at the wellhead.
Lu Wenran took the compass and walked away quickly, and at some point there was an extra yellow talisman in his hand: "I knew that this sneaky hiding ......"
Before Lu Wenran's words were finished, he looked at the stone slab at the wellhead, and there were dozens of yellow talismans of various twists and turns pasted on the front and back.
The housekeeper glanced at Lu Wenran, and Lu Wenran suddenly slammed the yellow talisman on the ancient acacia tree.
"What a smart ghost, the most dangerous place is often the safest place, Poor Dao can see at a glance that this old locust tree is the sneaky shelter, let me seal its home first!" After Lu Wenran finished speaking, he took the compass and snatched the peachwood sword from Ning Xiaochuan's hand, his steps were vain, and he didn't know what spell he was muttering in his mouth.
The next moment, with a loud shout, a sword stabbed at the old locust tree.
The yellow talisman that was originally attached to the locust tree suddenly spontaneously combusted without fire, and emitted a cloud of black gas.
The housekeeper quickly clapped his hands and leaned his face towards the locust tree.
"Thirty-third hole!"
Ning Xiaochuan looked at it, and sure enough, there were many small holes in this locust tree, and it seemed that they were all stabbed by the peachwood sword.
"It's not a secret, this is just a sneaky hiding place, your mansion is a place of great evil, I'll see if there is anything else hidden!" After Lu Wenran finished speaking, he hurriedly left this embarrassing place with the compass.
Ning Xiaochuan, under Lu Wenran's reassuring eyes, began the routine operation on weekdays, labeling these houses one by one.
The housekeeper stood at the entrance of the courtyard and took a nap.
No play, like the previous liars, I still informed people to prepare sticks.
God has the virtue of a good life, the little Taoist priest has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he will not fight, it will be difficult to find a daughter-in-law in the future, should the old Taoist priest hit the left leg or the right leg?
Ning Xiaochuan pushed open one house after another, each house had five talismans and a pinch of incense ash.
But soon, after pushing open one of the rooms and pasting two talismans, Ning Xiaochuan's back suddenly cooled.
He swallowed, and through the dusty mirror in front of him, he could vaguely see that on the small bed behind him, a woman in red, with her hair disheveled, stared at him with a pale face.
It's over the calfβ