Chapter 16: The Rich Ghost in the Ancient House
Li Yuan heard that Chen Chuan still had a way, so he left with a thousand thanks. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info This morning, Yuan Fan was asleep, Chen Chuan couldn't wake up, so he could only shake his head and prepare the spell by himself.
Chen Chuan wanted to find something to eat by himself and bring a little more back to Yuan Fan, but he didn't expect that Yuan Fan, this kid, was not active in labor, and he didn't need to be reminded by others to eat, at 11 o'clock at noon, Yuan Fan woke up from a full sleep, just in time for Chen Chuan to go out to eat.
The two found a stir-fry restaurant near the hotel and ordered a cold, three hot and four dishes.
"What are you going to teach me?" Yuan Fan asked while eating vegetables.
"Exorcist exorcist, of course I teach you how to exorcise demons," Chen Chuan didn't eat much, but the wine was one cup after another, and he drank happily, "My lineage has basically been practicing exorcism since I was a child, and it is rare for you to start learning at such an age." ”
"Does that affect the effect?" Yuan Fan asked.
Chen Chuan drank a cup and said unhurriedly: "Then it is estimated that it will still be, although age has little impact on the production of spells, but it has a great impact on martial arts training." ”
"Martial arts? Do you want to practice martial arts? Yuan Fan was surprised.
"Nonsense!" Chen Chuan glanced at Yuan Fan, "Isn't it a fight between me and Li Shen?" Li Shenzhan is a cloaked demon, how can he succeed if he doesn't know martial arts? ”
"Wow! Then Master, do you have any martial arts cheats? What kind of dragon descending eighteen palms or dog beating stick method is also done! Yuan Fanha fell to the ground.
"Humph! To have that kind of martial arts, what kind of evil ghosts am I afraid of? Let's hit a few! Chen Chuan snorted.
"What kind of martial arts is that? I heard that although the Shaolin Yijin Sutra is not so magical, it is still very powerful, could it be Taijiquan? Yuan Fan asked resignedly.
"Don't think about beautiful things, why do you want to become a master of internal strength?" Chen Chuan said disdainfully, "The martial arts I am talking about are ordinary sanda, long boxing or something, if you go to practice taekwondo or karate or something, I have no objection." ”
When Yuan Fan heard that this martial arts practice was originally practiced by himself, and it was no different from what ordinary people could practice, he was immediately disappointed and ate vegetables.
"Moreover, this martial arts, it's not for me to teach you, after this 'ancient house' incident is over, let's go back to our respective homes and have a good New Year," Chen Chuan continued, "You can start learning the martial arts you want to learn on your own, and when you feel that your martial arts are almost complete, come to me again, and I will teach you other skills." ”
"Huh? Do you have to learn it yourself? Yuan Fan was surprised, "Then what can you, the master, teach me?" Draw symbols? ”
"Drawing talismans must be taught, and there is alchemy, the Tongshen Pill that I showed you last time was refined by my grandfather's grandfather." Chen Legend said.
"Can you still do alchemy? Isn't that like the alchemists of ancient times? As soon as Yuan Fan heard that this technology was okay, it sounded very promising, and he was interested.
"It's not that easy, I'm not afraid to show cowardice to you, I just think alchemy is too difficult, I haven't studied hard since I was a child, and there are not many pills that can be refined now." Chen Chuan was honest, "I can't refine an elixir like Tongshen Pill. ”
"Then what elixir can you refine?" Yuan Fan rolled his eyes and asked.
"Just come and treat a cold and cough or something, it's still no problem." Chen Chuan's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he was not ashamed at all.
Yuan Fan almost squirted out the wine in his mouth, if he could only refine medicine for colds and coughs, why would he learn this thing? Can't I go to the pharmacy to buy medicine? Maybe it's cheaper than alchemy!
"Boss! Pack a drawer of buns! Yuan Fan was rolling his eyes here, only to hear that someone over there seemed to be someone who wanted to pack food and take it away. Yuan Fan looked back, ho! What a coincidence! The person who wanted to pack was the middle-aged man who gave him his business card in front of the Yellow Crane Tower two days ago, "Dream Interpreter" Lin Yi.
"What's wrong?" Chen Chuan saw that Yuan Fan's expression was wrong and asked.
"It's nothing, it's really fate, that middle-aged uncle, I can always see you in the past two days, when I was waiting for you in front of the Yellow Crane Tower two days ago, I also met him in a teahouse, saying that I have a ghost on my body, and he wants to help me get rid of the ghost qi, I guess he is a liar, by the way, Master, do I have a ghost on my body?"
Hearing what Yuan Fan said, Chen Chuan was obviously also interested in the middle-aged man, he looked at the middle-aged man carefully, and then frowned and thought about something, but at this time, the middle-aged man also turned his head and glanced here. Seeing Yuan Fan, he obviously knew, nodded friendlyly, and saw Chen Chuan again, Lin Yi's face was stunned, and then he showed a look that felt very interesting, and then turned his head and walked out of the restaurant.
Chen Chuan obviously saw Lin Yi's expression, and secretly felt strange, did he make him feel interesting? But he couldn't think of a reason, so he shook his head.
"Do you have a ghost in you? I can't see it anyway. Hehe, or that person is deeper than me, or he's a liar, whatever! It has nothing to do with me anyway. Chen Chuan replied to Yuan Fan.
Hearing that there was no ghost qi on his body, Yuan Fan breathed a sigh of relief, he obviously still believed in Chen Chuan more, after all, it was real, he had felt it!
After eating, the two of them came to the ancient house non-stop, which is what Li Shen called the "Yunlai Inn". Chen Chuan saw that no one was paying attention to the surroundings, and took out a big psychic talisman and hit it at the door of the ancient house, Yuan Fan asked again why he had to use the big psychic talisman hard every time instead of eating a psychic pill, Chen Chuan just smiled and shook his head this time, and did not answer.
The two walked into the ancient house, and this time the activities of the ghosts in the ancient house were under the effect of the psychic talisman, and Yuan Fan and Chen Chuan were clear at a glance. Maybe at this time, the ghosts also have their own things, there are not many ghosts in the inn lobby, except for the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper, only two tables of people are eating.
Seeing Yuan and Chen coming in, the shopkeeper stepped forward with a smile and said, "Two, Lord Black Whirlwind has already told us about yesterday's incident, thank you so much!" If it weren't for you, Lord Black Whirlwind might not have returned, and we poor people don't know what to do. Come, take a seat! Little two! Something delicious! ”
Yuan Fan said again and again that he had just eaten it, so there was no need to bother, but the two of them were really tired along the way, so they sat down.
"Can people eat things made by ghosts?" Yuan Fan asked curiously.
"It's like a person can make offerings to a ghost, and people can eat things made by ghosts, but they can only satisfy the appetite of the tongue, and it is impossible to fill their stomachs." Chen Chuan explained, and the shopkeeper nodded again and again.
"That's right, so even if you've just eaten a meal, you can try our craft!" The shopkeeper said proudly.
"Shopkeeper, is the Black Whirlwind Righteous here?" Chen Chuan asked.
"He's here, but he should rest upstairs now, you wait, I'll go up and inform your lordship!" The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly.
"No need! Two life-savers have come from afar, how can I still sit upstairs? This is down! As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, Li Shen's voice sounded in the ears of the three people, and the voice sounded like the person was still upstairs and ready to go downstairs, but as soon as Chen Chuan turned around, Li Shen's figure had already appeared on the first floor.
Li Shen looks fine, but his face is still a little gray, maybe his face will turn white when he is not in good health, but the ghost's face is already very white, and his face will be gray when he is not in good health.
"Two, I returned to the inn yesterday to heal and consider your request." Li Shen also sat at the table, "This really makes me embarrassed. ”
Chen Chuan and Yuan Fan glanced at each other, and both of them were very helpless in their eyes.
"Since the Zhengde period, I have become an evil ghost, and in the following decades, I have slowly reined in the evil ghost qi on my body," Li Shen said slowly, "When my evil ghost qi was completely restricted, the descendants of the rich man Zhang of the year also disappeared in the war, I have no skills, but I can't protect the Engong family, and my heart is really sad." I stopped here. ”
"For hundreds of years, many people have turned into ghosts after death, helpless, and bullied by several evil ghosts around them, I think these ghosts are really pitiful, so I took them in and protected them in this 'Yunlai Inn'." Li Shen continued to tell his story, "And now, what kind of employer of yours wants to destroy this place, do you want us to find a new place to live?" I really can't do it, whether it's the guilt of Zhang Engong or the responsibility for these ghosts, I ...... I can't promise you. ”
Chen Chuan and Yuan Fan didn't know that Li Shen still had such a story, so it seems that this Li Shen is really a ghost who values love and righteousness, although the two of them have a task, they are not so embarrassed by these ghosts.
"Master, why don't you think of a way to help these ghosts return to that underworld?" Yuan Fan suddenly thought that Chen Chuan was not doing this? Wouldn't it be nice to "degree" them all?
Chen Chuan shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, if you want to send the ghost back to the underworld, you need strong mana, the longer the ghost stays in the human world, the more mana is needed, and the more mana is needed to ...... these hundreds of years old ghosts Hehe, anyway, with my mana, there is nothing to do, and they can only succeed if they voluntarily return to that place. ”
Yuan Fan turned his head to Li Shen and the shopkeeper and said, "Then why don't you go to the underworld?" What's the good of staying on earth? This shopkeeper must have been bullied by evil spirits before, right? ”
Li Shen shook his head when he heard this, and the shopkeeper replied: "It's not so simple to want to go to the underworld, we have been dead for a long time, whether there is a place for us in the underworld, if there is no place for us in the underworld, we go there, and life is not as good as now." And even if we want to go back, we need someone with strong mana to help us, and if we don't have enough mana, it is likely that we will be dissipated when we cast a spell to return to the underworld. ”
"Of course, if it is an evil ghost, it has the ability to return to the underworld by itself, but ......," Li Shen added beside him, "As an evil ghost, he can be powerful and free in the world, but when he reaches the underworld, he is easy to be punished by the ghost king, so it is better to stay in the human world." ”
For a while, everyone was a little silent.
"Ahem, but ......" Li thought deeply and broke the deadlock, "We can give your employer some compensation, I have saved a lot of money over the years, intentionally or unintentionally, you can use it to your employer, and the right to use it as compensation for him!" ”
"Huh? That's a great way to do it! Yuan Fan slapped the table and agreed, "You can 'rent' this place, and Li Yuan can accept it." Master, what do you think? ”
As soon as Yuan Fan said this, Chen Chuan suddenly remembered what Li Yuan said when he left, and he replied: "This method is good!" But I have a better idea, I don't know Li Yishi, how much money can you come up with? ”
"Hmm...... Over the years, I didn't care too much about money, except for about nearly a thousand taels of gold and silver, all that was left was some antiquities. ”
"So much!" Yuan Fan and Chen Chuan exclaimed, not to mention antiquities, the gold and silver of nearly a thousand taels alone are estimated to be millions or even tens of millions!
"That should be no problem! Before I came, I heard my employer say that if it really doesn't work, I'll sell this old house! If you have so much money and are willing to pay to compensate my employer, you can buy the house! ”
"That's an acceptable approach! Yuan Feng, go and bring that box of gold and silver! Li Shen nodded and said to the shopkeeper, Yuan Fan only then knew that the shopkeeper's name was Yuan Feng, and he was still his own family.
"Wait! Inappropriate! Chen Chuan stretched out his hand to stop it, and several people showed puzzled expressions, "If it is gold and silver, if you want to exchange it for money, you can only go to the bank, it is too troublesome, and it is not easy to explain the source of so much at once." Can you take out the antiquities and go to the auction house or pawn shop to exchange some money, it is more secure! ”
As soon as Li Shen thought that Chen Legend's was reasonable, he turned to the shopkeeper to take out a few of his valuable antiquities.
"Master, even if there are antiquities, where is there an auction house or a pawn shop?" Yuan Fan asked Chen Chuan in a low voice.
"Hehe, as an exorcist, this auction house still needs to know, after all, it is impossible to buy many exorcism items in the supermarket, and you can only buy them from private individuals or bid at this kind of auction. And this exorcism software can also query the auction information, which is very convenient. Chen Chuan replied.
Yuan Fan has to marvel, where there is a market, there is a product, this person who makes exorcism software is really thoughtful.
The shopkeeper didn't go for long, so he and two people brought over a big box and put it in front of Chen Chuan.
A few people opened the box and saw that there were really a lot of things inside, including some famous calligraphy and paintings, ceramics, and daily necessities used by ancient people. Chen Chuan looked through it, and there were really antiquities that could be sold at a price quickly, for example, there was a "Bu Yuan Tu" that seemed to be a long-lost calligraphy and painting, and there was an iron gossip, Chen Chuan recognized at a glance that it should be an item used by the alchemists of the Song Dynasty, which was very valuable.
There are not many things in the essence, Chen Chuan decided to take these two to the auction house to see, Li Shen has nothing to do, in his opinion, these treasures and antiques are useless things, if they can be exchanged for the peace of this ancient house and the reward for Engong, it is very worthwhile.
Chen Chuan asked Yuan Fan to go to the surrounding shops to buy boxes of calligraphy and paintings, and the two were ready to stop, so they were ready to get up and say goodbye, and they had to hurry up to buy tickets back to Wuhan in the afternoon, after all, the nearest auction was in Wuhan, and there would not be so many rich people who could buy antiques in this small place in Yunchang Town.
"Going to the auction house? Can you take me with you? The two were about to go out when a voice came from the stairs.