Uncle Du and Uncle Gao stopped talking, and looked at Liu Yuming again and again.

He didn't seem to feel anything, glanced at me, and said, "You think you can participate if you say you can participate?" This Taoist priest competition requires qualifications, a half-hung Taoist priest like you, I don't know how many there are in the whole of China, if you go to it, you can't make a mess of porridge. ”

"Still need qualifications?" I was a little embarrassed, I thought I could go if I wanted to.

Liu Yuming nodded and said to Uncle Gao: "Big brother, this matter is still in accordance with the previous rules, let them fight for it themselves, whoever has the ability will go, if she can't even get this qualification, I don't have the face to make her embarrassed." ”

After he said this, Uncle Gao and Uncle Du both smiled.

Uncle Gao nodded again and again and said, "That's the reason." ”

Only then did I understand that the two of them were afraid that Liu Yuming would let me go directly.

Uncle Du said: "This time we have allocated four places here, our three apprentices add up to a total of thirty people, I have asked people to prepare the work for the assessment, and they will be sent down one by one, or according to the quality of the work." ”

"Okay, you can do it." Liu Yuming said.

I can understand why Uncle Du and Uncle Gao are so nervous, they have twenty-nine apprentices, if Liu Yuming directly asks me for a place, they can only compete for three places, which is really abusive.

After saying this, Liu Yuming asked people to take the list of jobs, and said: "Yu Yang has just arrived, so I won't grab it from others, let them choose first, and give the rest to her." ”

I stood behind me, and I didn't have a problem.

I glanced at the list just now, and there was a long list of locations, and I couldn't figure out what they were, so it didn't matter if I chose first and then I chose.

Uncle Gao turned his head and said to the people who had been standing behind him, "Ye Qing, you call everyone to the courtyard and let them pick one by one." ”

"Yes, Master." Ye Qing's expression was quite calm, but the excitement in his eyes couldn't be stopped.

I looked at Ye Qing's back and tried my best to hold back a smile.

Although Uncle Gao has gray hair, his face is still quite young, while Ye Qing, with all white hair, is a thin little old man, looking older than Uncle Gao.

Uncle Du is a bald head, honest in appearance, but full of calculations, and the disciples behind him are all strong and strong, like the butchers in our village.

I always thought that the Taoist priests who could accept apprentices were all immortal wind bones, and like the ancestors, they completely subverted my cognition.

Someone in the courtyard was talking in a whisper, I turned my head to look over there, and saw two rows of people standing, Ye Qing took the paper and let them look at it one by one, and then everyone took a pen and hooked it on the paper.

Half an hour later, Ye Qing came in with a paper and said to Uncle Gao, "Master, the election is over." ”

Uncle Gao hummed, took the piece of paper and looked at it, immediately frowned, and handed the paper to Liu Yuming for a while.

I looked at the paper, and there were thirty locations, and only one of the Yin People City was left undelineated.

Liu Yuming pursed his lips and looked at the piece of paper.

Uncle Du pretended to be angry and said, "This group of little ones is ignorant, if you want me to see it, I should choose again." ”

"Not necessarily." Liu Yuming said lightly, "That's it, take the information to Tuzi." ”

Ye Qing trotted to the second floor, and after a while, he came down with a document bag.

Liu Yuming stretched his waist and took the document bag casually, "I'll go back first, call me if I have something." ”

After that, he took me home.

When he left the villa, he gave me the document bag and said, "Take a good look, and do the work in three days, otherwise you won't be qualified for the Taoist assembly." ”

"Okay." I answered.

Back at the house, Liu Yuming said that he was going to catch up on sleep and let me watch at the front desk.

I sat down in a chair at the front desk and opened the file bag, which contained a photo of the reverse side and a dozen or so sheets of paper.

When I opened the photo, I screamed so much that I almost didn't throw the paper and the photo on the floor.

The photo shows a woman lying on the ground, half of her body is blurred with flesh and blood, and there is blood all over her body.

I put the photo on the table, and quickly looked at the papers, and the woman who said that the accident was named Li Mei, who worked in a beauty salon, passed through the intersection after work, was hit by a train, and died a miserable death.

Thinking of that photo, I rubbed my arm, it was really miserable.

It was also written on the paper that Li Mei's soul was unwilling to leave, and she was always wandering at a crossroads, and there were once three Taoist priests who went to overtake her, and they all folded.

I frowned secretly, thinking that this matter must not be as simple as it seems on paper.

This work is related to the qualifications to go to the Taoist assembly, and those who must be easy to handle have been selected, and the rest is something that everyone is unwilling to take.

This intersection is at the south entrance of Yinren City, and last time I pulled Xiao Yu to kiss and hug in that area.

Tsk, won't we be watching in the dark when the two of us kiss, right?

"You're going to deal with this?" Liya was surprised.

I nodded, "Yes." ”

She said, "No, you hurry up and go with me to find your uncle, you can't do this." ”

"Why?" I grabbed Liya, knowing in my heart that it was useless to go to Liu Yuming now, and he would not interfere at all.

Liya frowned and said: "She is not an ordinary ghost, you have also seen it, there have been three Taoist priests who have gone to clean her up before, and they were all killed by her, not only her soul is scattered, but also her bones are gone." ”

I gasped, "No bones? ”

"Yes, I knew I should have followed today." Speaking of this, she said angrily: "Uncle Gao and Uncle Du have a lot of hearts, the Taoist priests in the past have learned, my uncle has no apprentices, and he has never been involved in this matter, and the quota has been given to them, but they don't want to think about it, the Taoist Master Tianji is willing to give the quota, and they are all looking at my uncle's face." ”

I understand, no wonder the two of them were so cautious in front of Liu Yuming.

"This Taoist priest meeting is very important?" I asked.

"Of course, this is hosted by the Tianji Dao Master, as long as you can get the ranking, you can follow the Tianji Dao Master to learn two spells." She looked envious, "Although I am a cultivator of the Witch Dao, I also want to meet the Daoist Master of Tianji, he is the highest person in our Huaxia Dao Law now, and they all say that he can achieve positive results." ”

I felt as if I was listening to a book from heaven, "If you achieve positive results, you can become an immortal?" ”

Liya snorted and laughed, "How can it, I haven't heard of an immortal for thousands of years, everyone is just spreading this just to highlight the ability of the Tianji Daoist, my uncle was lucky enough to get the guidance of the Tianji Daoist when he was young, so the door master didn't dare to do anything to him." ”

I see.

I used to think that Uncle Gao and Uncle Du were so nervous about this place because the prizes were Yin Seal and Big Tiger, but now I think about it.

"You've taken the topic astray." Liya slapped the table and said, "This job must be changed, you definitely can't handle Li Mei, and my uncle is really, I won't help you......"

"What do you say?" Liu Yuming came down from upstairs, knocked on Liya's head, and said to me: "Go ahead, if you can solve Li Mei's matter smoothly, you will also help in the future." ”

I understood what he meant, smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Liu Yuming smiled, "Don't worry, I will be an apprentice to you in my life, and I won't pit you if I say anything." ”

I thanked him gratefully, but then my heart was a little astringent, thinking that Zhao Yi had also told his grandmother like this, but he kept calculating me behind my back.

Liya patted me on the shoulder, "I can't help you, you be careful." ”

"Hmm." I answered, seeing that it was still early, I thought about going back to see Xiao Yu first, and coming back at night, who knew that before I reached the door, I was stopped by Liu Yuming.

"Run, run, hurry to the third shed in the backyard." He said angrily.

I sighed and resigned myself to my fate.

Unlike the first two, the third shed was unlocked, and the door was cracked, so I took a deep breath outside and pushed the door in.

Unlike the first two sheds, there was a bed with a dirty mosquito net hanging on it, a pair of cloth shoes under the bed, and a sickle and shovel in the corner.

On the east wall is a square table with an old-fashioned kettle and enamel jar with paint off on it.

"Close the door." A cold voice came from the bed.

I was stunned, it turned out to be a young ghost.

I closed the door and took two steps forward, and was hesitating to say something, when I heard the ghost say, "Are you a descendant of the Yu family?" ”

"Yes." I answered.

"Let's get started." As the words fell, the mosquito net was lifted, and a phantom shadow rushed straight towards me.

I turned sideways and tried to run out, but I couldn't open the door.

"If you don't hide, you'll die." The originally cold and pleasant voice suddenly became eerie and terrifying, "If I can kill a descendant of the Yu family in this life, it will not be in vain that I have been a ghost for so many years." ”

My heart shook, and I ran around the house with my life as fast as the phantom trailed behind.

At the end of the run, I couldn't lift both legs, I sat on the ground, panted and said, "If you want to kill, do it, I won't run." ”

"You can go." As the words fell, the door of the shed swayed open.

I blink my eyes, and that's it?

"If you don't go, can you still run?" He said in a deep voice.

I quickly shook my head, got up from the ground, and limped out of the shed.

Liya sat at the back door, seeing that I couldn't stand, so she hurriedly came over to help me, worried: "What's wrong with you?" ”

I couldn't help but say, "Tired." ”

I was chased by a ghost for more than an hour, and I was going crazy.

After a while, I took Li Mei's information back to Grandma Yang's house.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Xiao Yu standing by the well with a soul-locking umbrella.

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing standing here?" I asked, puzzled.

He said faintly: "Wait a minute, I'm thinking that if my wife doesn't come back in a quarter of an hour, I'll go down to accompany Chang Wu, and there is someone to talk to relieve boredom." ”

The expression was a little aggrieved.

"You can pull it down, I'll be cool down there." Grandma Chang Wu sneered.

I couldn't help but laugh, took a few steps forward, and hugged his waist, "Your lady is back." ”

He kissed me on the forehead, "If you are a little too late, you will lose your husband." ”

I was amused by him, "Who did you learn these words from?" ”

He pursed his lips, picked me up in one hand, and walked into the house.

I put my arms around his neck, scratching his neck from time to time, his eyes were dark, "You just flirt, see how I clean you up at night." ”

I raised my file bag and raised an eyebrow, "I have work to do tonight." ”

He took the file bag in his hand, put me down, and looked at it carefully.

I remembered the matter of the Jiaolong Bracelet, walked to the well, and said to Grandma Chang Wu: "Grandma Chang Wu, your Jiaolong Bracelet was snatched away by the door owner, and he also let out a word, if anyone can kill me, he will give the Jiaolong Bracelet and the big tiger to that person." ”

"The master of the Yi Gate?" She lost her voice.

"Yes." I say.

Grandma Chang Wu gritted her teeth and said, "I shouldn't have softened my heart and let him go back then." ”

"Back then?" My heart jumped, and I followed her words and asked, "Do you have a grudge?" ”

She said coldly: "Except for Mi'er, the rest of my children died at his hands, but I didn't see it at that time, and I kindly helped him avoid the Tianji Daoist." ”

I understand, it turns out that Chang Wu's grandmother has always said that she wants revenge, that is, to find the door owner, "Then what is he doing with the dragon bracelet?" ”

Grandma Chang Wu sighed and said, "I told you, this bracelet was left by my ancestor who cultivated into a dragon, and its spiritual power is not comparable to ordinary magic weapons, and he is eighty percent interested in this." ”

My doubts are even greater, and if that is the case, why would he use my blood?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong.

"I'll go with you." Xiao Yu said suddenly.

"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment before I realized what he meant, "This is not good, isn't it cheating to spread it?" ”

Xiao Yu said: "I'll just watch and don't interfere." ”

"Nope." I resolutely refused, in case Li Mei was too powerful, wouldn't I be beaten by a ghost in front of Xiao Yu, I feel sadistic when I think about that scene.

Of course, I was embarrassed to say it, but after thinking about it, I said, "Master, they will definitely think more, even if I settle the matter, they have an excuse not to let me participate in the Taoist assembly." ”

According to my observations of Uncle Gao and Uncle Du today, it is really possible.

Xiao Yu took my hand, his expression was gentle, and his eyes were cold, "They don't dare." ”

I was deflated, squatted on the ground with my mouth open, and there was only one thought in my mind, I was going to be beaten by a ghost in front of Xiao Yu tonight.

After dark, I prepared my things and went to the intersection at the south end of Yinren City with Xiao Yu.

When we arrived, there was a pile of paper money burning on the right side of the intersection, and the flames had not yet been extinguished.

But I watched for a long time, but I didn't see anyone burning paper money.

Xiao Yu stood in the corner and said, "Go, I'll wait for you." ”

I nodded, took a deep breath, and cautiously walked to the red light, the light flickered a few times, and suddenly a number of figures appeared around me, looking numb, and my eyes were dull back and forth.

I felt a pang in my heart, I didn't open my eyes, but I could actually see them!

After thinking about it, I took two steps back, leaving the aperture of the red light, and the ghost shadow around me disappeared in an instant.

When I walked to the red light again, the ghosts reappeared.

I stood still, my eyes kept looking around, and suddenly I saw a red corner of my clothes flickering.

I sneered in my heart, grabbed the peach wood nail between my fingers, and slapped it backwards with my backhand.

With a pop, the peach wood nails seemed to be slapped into rotten meat.

I took a few steps back, took out a piece of talisman paper, drew a circle in the air with the copper coin sword, took three steps to the left and right, and shouted: "Liuding Liujia, hurry up to the altar feast, you should listen to the order, and the thunderbolt should take the lead!" ”

As I was chanting the mantra, a red shadow rushed towards me from below, bringing a gust of wind that made my face hurt.

I quickly stepped back and took a breath from Kun Fang, "Hurry like a law!" ”

The rune paper slapped on the copper coin sword, and while leaning back, the copper coin sword pointed upward.

"Ahh

With a scream, the rune paper on the sword burst into flames, and a red shadow fell to the ground, dragging out a blood mark.

My heart sank, isn't this a ghost, how can there be blood?

The shadow rolled to the red light, and Li Mei let out a sinister laugh, and her figure disappeared.

I was just about to step forward again when I heard a shrill horn, a beam of white light shining on my face, I instinctively covered my face with my hand, and the stinging sound was accompanied by the man's shout, "Go away, you are looking for death." ”

This change was only a moment, I didn't have time to move, looking at the car that was getting closer and closer, and finally my heart was horizontal, and I flashed a few steps to the right, and at the same time, the copper coin sword pierced directly into the front of the car.

The moment the copper coin sword touched the front of the car, the front of the car disappeared instantly, and the copper coin sword was inserted into the female ghost's stomach.

Her eyes were bloodshot and she looked at me, "How do you know it's fake?" ”

I tugged at the corners of my mouth and said, "You are stupid for me, whose truck is floating." ”

The wheels of the cart are off the ground, and I am not blind.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't kill me, I can be your little ghost." ”

I pushed the copper coin sword into her stomach by another inch, and said with a sneer: "Don't fool me, the three Taoist priests in front of me were deceived to death by you like this, right?" ”

The information given to me clearly stated that I would beat her to the point where I could qualify for the Taoist gathering.

Half of Li Mei's face has been smashed, and her body is not in shape, the broken arm is hanging down, and she is holding my copper coin sword with the intact arm, "It's not me." ”

She looked around cautiously, and said almost pleadingly, "I'm willing to be your little ghost, as long as you can take me away." ”

I frowned and looked at her, secretly surprised, something was wrong with her, the information said that she had been dead for almost a year, during which time she had killed three Taoist priests.

It stands to reason that she is already very powerful, but now she is still in the form of death.

She stared behind me, her blood-red pupils dilating.

I chuckled inwardly, pulled out my mahogany bell and took her away, and ran forward at the same time.

I have to say that after being tossed by the ancestors and ghosts in the backyard for three days, I reacted much faster than before.

The wind was blowing behind him, like a mournful cry, black air was coming out of the ground, and the red light at the intersection shone on the ground and became blood red, and the countdown of the red light stopped at three.

Seeing that I was about to run to Xiao Yu's side, my ankles were cold, and I didn't know what I tripped over, so I fell directly to the ground.

There was something I couldn't see dragging my legs, I couldn't stand up, I could only crawl forward desperately, so anxious that my head was covered with sweat, and I looked back inadvertently, and I saw bloody footprints extending out of the street lamp.

Every step I take, there is a snapping sound, as if it smashes into my heart.

Just when the bloody footprints were about to come to me, Xiao Yu finally moved, the soul lock umbrella left his hand, hanging above my body, he quickly blocked me, his right hand twitched at the black umbrella, and he actually pulled out a slender sword from the umbrella, the sword body was dark and flashed with cold light.

The bloody footprints stopped three paces away from him, not further.

He said coldly, "This is my woman." ”

There was a sudden silence all around, and even the wind stopped.

I pinched the rune paper in my hand and looked nervously at the bloody footprints.

After a long time, the bloody footprints disappeared one by one, the red in the light faded, and the number changed from three to zero, jumping to the yellow light.

I exhaled, sweat all over my body.

Now I can be considered why other Taoist priests don't dare to come.

Xiao Yu inserted the sword into the handle of the umbrella with his backhand, collected the umbrella, helped me up from the ground, and said, "Are you okay?" ”

I shook my head, then nodded, grabbed his arm, and my legs went limp, and it took me a long time before I asked him in a dumb voice, "What is that?" ”

He said: "The origin of the temple town is lit, the red light is lit, the people are alive, and every household in the Yin City lights up the red light, and the yin stall is the reason. ”

"You're a little smaller, it hurts me so much." Li Mei said suddenly.

I glanced at the rune paper in my hand, relieved, and asked her, "You can't go, but you are controlled by him?" ”

She hummed and said, "I'm going to be your little ghost." ”

I didn't want to refuse, "I don't raise imps." ”

If Li Mei had been controlled by that thing, the three Taoist priests would have been killed by that ghost before.

I rubbed the bronze sword, and I could still feel the vibration of the blade.

When I saw it, I was terrified from the bottom of my heart, and I didn't even understand why I was so scared.

Li Mei said: "I can help you, let me be your little ghost." ”

I scoffed, "Do you know what I'm going to do? ”

"Whatever you have to do, I can help you." She said confidently.

I still didn't want to agree, but Xiao Yu said, "Yes." ”

The rune paper burned directly, and at the same time, the index finger of the right hand hurt, and a bloody wound appeared out of thin air, followed by a slight coolness, as if someone had sucked my blood.

"Xiao Yu......" I looked at him with a frown.

He said, "Trust me. ”

I sighed and took Li Mei back to my home.

Seeing Xiao Yu, Liu Yuming was not surprised at all, and said, "I knew that you were the only one in this world who could snatch the soul from him." ”

I can tell that Liu Yuming deliberately gave this to me.

He pulled out a piece of jade the size of a fingernail, with a traditional Chinese character written on it and a gold rope strung with it.

"You don't have to compete with them for those four places, as long as you take this past, you can naturally participate in this Taoist competition."

I lost my temper, took the jade, and didn't want to speak.

Liu Yuming said: "Don't pout, if not, how could this job fall on you, why did you take this job as those three Taoist priests, it's not that you want to accept Li Mei as a ghost." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liya came down from the upper floor with her bag on her back and said, "Tuzi, let's go, let's go to the place of this meeting together." ”

As she spoke, she handed me a bag of biscuits, bread, and mineral water.

Xiao Yu let go of me, touched my head and said, "Stay safe." ”

So, confused, I was dragged by Liya to the north of the town.

"You're lucky this time, the meeting place is in the town of Lamp Temple." Liya said as she walked.

All the way out of the town, I came to the front of a temple, and the plaque wrote the words "Lighting Temple".

I passed by here before, but I didn't find a temple in this place.

I looked back and found that the road had disappeared, and the entire temple seemed to be shrouded in a black mist, and two Taoist priests were walking in this direction, talking and laughing, but they didn't notice that they were followed by two bamboo-bone paper figures carrying red lanterns.