"The fat man came and looked, this bow and crossbow is different."

I walked back into the house with two wide crossbows, and greeted the fat man, who walked briskly.

"It's a bit peculiar, the front end is wider, and there's a raised button on the trigger."

He lightly buckled as he spoke, but he didn't expect the first half of the bow and crossbow to open all of a sudden after the button fell, and two layers of partitions appeared above and below, like a shield half blocking in front of him.

"Oh, that's a pretty good design." The fat man muttered, "The weight is not very heavy, these two steel plates don't look too thick, there are about twenty centimeters wide up and down, from this width, what can be guarded against should only be ordinary hidden weapons, similar to blow arrows or darts and the like." But the design is good, and it's good to use this thing as a shield in hand-to-hand combat. ”

"I mean, there's not many people in the world who design a bow and crossbow like this. And when applied to actual combat, I think it should be just such a family. ”

The fat man understood what I meant, and after thinking about it, he said: "I originally thought that it was the Ling family or some other Jianghu enemies who were making trouble for us this time, but we have never had any grudges with this family, why did they attack us?" ”

"I don't know yet, maybe there's some reason. Don't think about it yet, let's see if these two mechanisms can be removed and installed on our demon hunting crossbow, this kind of steel plate is better than nothing. ”

I thought about it for a moment and said.

"I'll take a look, hey, I can't sleep this big night, you go up and rest for a while, I'll tinker. I'm going to meet with Lu Fan tomorrow morning. ”

Nodding, I was walking upstairs, but when my footsteps were raised, I was suddenly stunned, and after thinking about it, I said: "Fatty, when have we been used to this kind of day when we will be attacked by others anytime and anywhere?" ”

The fat man didn't look up and muttered, "I don't know." That's how life goes by anyway......"

One should not pursue a pattern of life, but should regard that pattern as a part of life, and when you get used to it, you can never quit it.

At about ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, we arrived at the entrance of the alley, and after honking the horn, we saw Lu Fan walking out with a black horse clip bag, which seemed to have brought a lot of tools. After getting in the car, he said: "Let's go to the old and yin roads first, Brother Cui, you make a big turn in front of you, and then drive straight ......"

Shanghai people call the right turn a big turn, and the left turn is called a small turn, and there were a lot of cars on the road in Shanghai in the 90s, but it was not as exaggerated as later. It's still mainly bicycle-based, and the fat man doesn't drive too fast, so it will take a while to get to the place. After driving for about half an hour, Luo Qiong, who was sitting in the co-pilot, asked curiously: "What are the steps of this yin?" ”

When Lu Fan heard this, he first shook his head in amusement, and then his eyes looked at me, probably because he didn't dare to offend me, so he smiled and said: "I learned to walk in the underworld, that is, to break into the underworld, which is a more difficult one. If you want to talk about the steps, there are three steps including preparation. This first step is to find a safe path to the underworld, which can also be called the path of the soul or the path of the underworld, which is actually the same thing according to the different names of different professions. This is the way to the underworld, and there are only two ways for the living to go down to the underworld, one is to go out of the body and go down in a simple state of soul. But this method is not safe, to put it mildly, if you go and are found by the ghost and locked as a ghost, then you will never come back. Another way is to take the path of the underworld, and when you go down, you will see a door, which is generally connected to the human yang world and the underground ghost market. There are imps guarding the door, and they give them money, that is, they will be allowed to let you in after paying a bribe. The place you enter is the ghost market, and then you enter the underworld from the ghost market. But the underworld is not suitable for humans to stay for a long time, so I have to prepare some herbs and magic weapons, which I can't tell you, after all, it is the secret of my job. The herbs I prepared for you this time are still being handled by an acquaintance, and in a month's time, no problem. ”

Luo Qiong became even more curious after hearing this, and then asked, "This is the first step, but what about the others?" ”

Lu Fan took out the cigarette case, gave a few of us cigarettes, and said with a smile: "This second step is to locate in the underworld, because the ghost market may move at any time, and no one has ever walked through the specific size of the underworld, so I don't know." When we go down to the underworld, we want to find a ghost, and we will locate it through a relationship or a spell or magic weapon. But it's usually through relationships, and those of us who have been in the shadows all year round will always know a few familiar ghosts and even judges, who have a way to locate a ghost and let us find it. Of course, it costs money to ask them for help. ”

"Will the ghost easily let you take the ghost?"

Luo Qiong asked strangely.

"There are so many ghosts in the underworld, they can't control it at all, no one cares if there is one less or more, besides, the ghosts brought out by our Yin people still have to be brought back, if you violate this rule, you will offend your own related households, and you will not want to do business in the future, and you may even be sent by ghosts to ask for your life."

Lu Fan explained with a smile.

"And what about the last step?"

Luo Qiong asked again.

"This last step is to find a way out when you take the ghost out of the city, as I said before, ghost markets generally move regularly, and if you are not familiar with the changes in the ghost markets in the nearby area, you are likely to end up lost in the underworld. And not only to familiarize yourself with the laws of the changes and movements of the ghost market, but more importantly, to figure out the division of power in the underworld where you were at that time. To put it mildly, it is to know whose land it is. As far as North China is concerned, there are a total of fifteen ghost mountains in the corresponding underworld region, and each ghost mountain has a ghost king, and the judge in charge must also remember it clearly. There are also different routes for onicha patrols. In particular, don't step into the territory of the Ghost King casually, if you are discovered, it may kill you. There are boundaries between the territories of these ghost kings, which is the so-called justice. These justices are specially given to people who walk in the shadows or ghosts. In justice, their men will not mess around, but if they do the wrong thing, the outcome will be in the balance. ”

Lu Fan is worthy of being a professional, this is simply said, so that several of us are a little surprised, Luo Qiong gave Lu Fan a thumbs up and said: "Brother Lu Fan is really amazing." ”

Lu Fan smiled and waved his hand and said: "It's not powerful, it's just a mixed meal, these things are closely related to the life of the family, after all, it is walking around in the underworld, and you can't mess around." In the final analysis, it is not as good as you young people, not to mention that the name of Ziwei Lonely Emperor is now known to everyone in the rivers and lakes. The two of you are also well-known in the world, the god fights King Kong Cui Zhen, and the head of the hundred demons Luo Qiong, now say it, that is also known to everyone. ”

"Haha, you're welcome."

Luo Qiong smiled and leaned back together, while the fat man muttered: "Lao Tzu should be called a merry genius, his mother's life is King Kong, it sounds like a single person." ”

"Haha, this name is given by people in the rivers and lakes, don't worry about it, it will change in the future. We're almost there, right? ”

I asked with a smile.

"Let's pull over ahead." Lu Fan motioned for the fat man to stop at the intersection in front, I looked out of the window, the place suddenly became spacious, the surroundings looked like an old town, and the style of the houses did not look like the eighties and nineties, but looked like the Qing Dynasty. Some shops still have wooden doors.

"This is an old town close to my home, and there is a yin road in it that I used to walk, you get out of the car, I will take you there."

After saying that, he opened the car door and got out of the car, and I looked around, there were not many people, and no one cared about us. There are a few old men drinking tea and playing chess on the side of the road, looking very leisurely.

Lu Fan led us through the alley at the back, and arrived at the door of a house, with white walls and black bricks, which looked like they were in ink paintings. After knocking on the door, it took a while for someone inside to shout, "Who?" ”

Lu Fan opened his mouth and said, "Brother Yu, it's me, I'm here for business." ”

Hearing this, there was movement on the other side of the door, and after opening the door, a man in his fifties appeared in front of him, with gray hair and a slight hunchback, and after looking at us, his eyes fell on me, and he said with some surprise: "Oh, isn't this the Ba Xiaoshanba brothers?" ”