Chapter 2: The Exorcist

Tang Yichuan found it for more than ten minutes to find the small shop recorded in the diary, a shop that sells coffins, there are indeed very few shops that sell coffins these days, but this shop is full of all kinds of coffins.

The room was full of coffins, and the lighting was a little dim, which made the whole shop look particularly gloomy.

As soon as he stepped into the shop, Tang Yichuan didn't see anyone, the whole shop was gloomy, and there was not even a ghost.

On the wall, there is a black-and-white portrait of a young man in a blue-gray robe, with a shaved yin and yang head, and a pitch-black whip hanging long.

Tang Yichuan glanced at the portrait on the wall twice, the more he looked at it, the more eerie he felt, the black and white painting gave people a gloomy feeling, and the person on the painting looked even more gloomy, and his eyes were quite terrifying.

Although Tang Yichuan himself is also a person with a background and has seen everything, but after losing his yin and yang eyes and not even having spells, people will have more scruples.

Looking away, Tang Yichuan heard something behind him, turned his head and looked, I don't know when there was a girl sitting behind the high counter, she was just a teenager, with a very red rouge painted on her face, and two pigtails on her head, at first glance I thought it was a paper person.

"Look at what, look!" The girl looked at Tang Yichuan fiercely, "Buy yourself a coffin?" Do you recommend me? ”

"I'm not here to buy a coffin." Tang Yichuan glanced at this evil girl twice and asked, "I'm here to find the owner of this shop." ”

"The master is not here." The girl pounced and fell back, "Don't buy a coffin." You're good to go. ”

"When will you be back?" Tang Yichuan walked to the edge of the counter, looked inside, and was startled, the girl in the coffin had long since disappeared, and there was a coffin lying there, and there seemed to be someone lying in the coffin, covered with a red cloth.

The red cloth was lifted with a bang, and the girl looked at Tang Yichuan with wide eyes and said, "How do I know." ”

"And where did he go?" Tang Yichuan's eyes glanced at the girl's unclothed hands, which were not hands at all, but a pair of chicken feet. Strangely and stiffly, he clutched the red cloth.

Tang Yichuan's gaze quickly moved away. As if she hadn't seen it, the girl was obviously not a human, a demon, or a ghost.

Without yin and yang eyes, it is inconvenient. You can't tell what the other person is in the first place.

"Either go to the bar. Or I don't know. The girl snorted and covered herself with a red cloth.

This time. Tang Yichuan saw that the girl under the red cloth was like a balloon punctured in half, and quickly flattened down, and in an instant, the coffin seemed to be empty.

Although there is some curiosity about what exactly is under the red cloth. However, Tang Yichuan is a person who can restrain his curiosity, so he didn't stupidly lift that piece of red cloth.

Walking out of the coffin shop, Tang Yichuan continued to walk along the alley, this ancient alley looks very long, as if there is no end, he has been walking all the way for a long time, there has always been the sound of selling, and there have always been all kinds of people walking on this street.

After half an hour, Tang Yichuan didn't find where the bar was.

There should be a bar, how can you not find it?

Tang Yichuan frowned, could it be because his yin and yang eyes were gone, so he couldn't even find a bar?

After walking forward for a long time, Tang Yichuan didn't find any bars, on both sides of the alley, there were antique shops, paper tie shops, and exorcism material shops, but there were no bars, and he even had some doubts that he was looking for the wrong place.

But it is clearly written in the diary that the bar is indeed in Osmanthus Lane.

Tang Yichuan thought about it and felt that he was most likely unable to find a bar because he didn't have yin and yang eyes.

After all, this is an exorcist's bar, and ordinary people must not be able to enter it, and they must have used some kind of tricks.

Just when Tang Yichuan was thinking about how to break the obstacle, he felt something under his feet and tripped over something, and when he looked down, he saw that it was a drunk sitting on the ground, drinking and drinking and almost didn't even know who he was.

Tang Yichuan moved his foot, said sorry, and prepared to continue walking.

The drunkard didn't follow, hugged Tang Yichuan's calf and shouted, "It's okay to kick someone and say sorry?" Just go, what the hell! ”

Tang Yichuan frowned, his kick was not heavy at all, this drunk looked like he was planning to make trouble, "What do you want?" ”

"Invite me to a drink, and I'll treat it as if nothing happened." The drunkard's entire face was covered by long hair, and his hand reached out to Tang Yichuan's shoulder, grabbing Tang Yichuan's arm and getting up from the ground.

Nearly two meters tall, Tang Yichuan stood on the side, and instantly became like a dwarf.

If it was before, more things are better than less, let alone invite a glass of wine, even if it is ten glasses of wine, Tang Yichuan would not care, but now, he only has two yuan on the bus, and it is not enough to buy a glass of boiled water, let alone invite someone to drink.

Suddenly, Tang Yichuan was a little embarrassed.

"What, don't want to?" The man is also very big, and he slapped Tang Yichuan on the shoulder, without any strength, but he almost slapped the person to the ground.

"Dude, will you please do it next time?" Tang Yichuan said, "Money is a little tight, to be honest, I'll be two yuan, and I can't afford to drink a glass of boiled water." ”

"I know." The drunkard said, "You don't need money, just exchange what you have." ”

"What do I have?" Tang Yichuan looked at what he was wearing, and he was all over the stall, and no one picked it up if he lost it.

"Invisible things, such as seven emotions and six desires, such as souls, such as luck...... A glass of wine, a little bit will do. The man hooked Tang Yichuan's shoulder and said, "I've run out of luck today, you take a little bit out, a little bit is not in the way, anyway, it will grow again every day." ”

Tang Yichuan glanced at the man twice.

The man nodded solemnly, "How is it?" Taking you to the bar? ”

Tang Yichuan wanted to refuse, but when he heard the man say bar, he was suddenly shocked and had a flash of inspiration, "Are you talking about the bar where exorcists gather?" ”

"Aren't you looking for that bar? Boy, you're also an exorcist? It doesn't look like it, it's thin. The man glanced sideways and vertically, "Still, this bell is good." This thing can also be exchanged for alcohol. ”

Tang Yichuan put away the exorcism bell given by the beggar old man.

"It's useless to hide, you should know what you have." Said the drunk. "Where did it come from. I think I've seen this thing. ”

"Someone else sent it."

"I'll just say. It's an old man, Master Zheng's thing, you're really lucky, Master Zheng is not someone who can see it if he wants to. The drunkard said as he walked.

Led by a drunkard. Tang Yichuan soon stood at the door of the bar. The sign of the bar is the word Lethe.

Tang Yichuan was shocked. Is this about to meet acquaintances again?

"Is the owner of this bar a very beautiful woman?" Tang Yichuan asked.

"It's a very beautiful woman, and her figure is also very good." The drunk licked his lips, his eyes shining. "But the wine she sells is better."

"Su Qingyi?" Tang Yichuan spit out three words.

"Strange, you know? Then you can't find this place? Are you an exorcist or not? The drunkard looked at Tang Yichuan curiously, and the wine seemed to be a little sober.

"Is it okay for a half-hung exorcist?"

"Haha, I'll just say, you're not a professional at first glance. Why be an exorcist? ”

Tang Yichuan glanced at the drunken ghost, thought about what was written in the diary, it seemed that it was because a sister who played well when he was a child was killed by a water ghost, so he decided to be an exorcist, so he told the drunkard about it.

The drunkard nodded: "Most of the exorcists here are the same, and they all choose to do this business because of the accidents of the people around them." ”

"So everyone doesn't take money?" Tang Yichuan suddenly understood something, no wonder the exorcists he saw were so downcast.

"It's not that they don't collect money, it's just that they can't make ends meet." The drunk glanced at Tang Yichuan twice in surprise, "There are jobs that make money, but not necessarily everyone can grab them, more often than not, they don't meet jobs that can make money, and the jobs are very difficult to do, so there are very few full-time jobs, and everyone is part-time." You're not full-time either, are you? ”

"It's not." Tang Yichuan remembered himself as a writer.

But I'm afraid he won't be a writer in the future, and he won't be able to write, so it's a little difficult for him to make up stories, and he has to find other ways to live.

The bar is still a little different from the original Lechuan bar, although there are many familiar faces in the bar, and many of the staff are subordinates who Tang Yichuan was very familiar with, but here, almost all of these people are not familiar with him.

Of course, these people should know him, before he crossed over, the original Tang Yichuan also came to this bar from time to time.

So when he saw someone greeting Tang Yichuan, the drunk was a little surprised.

"Haven't you been here before?" The drunk looked at Tang Yichuan.

Tang Yichuan smiled and didn't explain, but the drunkard didn't ask much, and after finding an empty place to sit down, he was ridiculed by the waiter, "Lao Cao, why are you here again, your luck today has been spent, why don't you see you unlucky?" ”

"Luck is gone, and the god of mildew didn't come to me, I'm fine." The drunkard said, "Trade this boy's luck for some wine." ”

"Xiao Tang, why did you get entangled with him?" The waiter looked at Tang Yichuan and asked.

Tang Yichuan smiled noncommittally, "Just exchange my luck today." But wait a minute, bell, is the old man from the coffin shop there? ”

"You say Qin Lao? He's in it. The bell said, "What are you looking for him?" Old Qin didn't look very happy today, as if something had happened, so he quarreled with Sister Su. ”

"I have something to see him." Tang Yichuan turned his head and glanced at the drunken man and said, "Wait a while and change the wine." ”

"Done." Lao Cao didn't pursue it, and sat there by himself and began to beg the bell if he could take credit and let him drink a little first.

"Why are you such a scoundrel?" The bell reluctantly shook off Lao Cao's hand holding her arm.

"I'm such a scoundrel...... Do scoundrels have alcohol to drink? ”

"Nope."

Tang Yichuan walked towards a passage in the bar, which was different from the previous Lethe bar, there was no second floor.

I walked all the way to an office door. Tang Yichuan probably knew that Su Qingyi should be with Qin Lao in the coffin shop.

Knock -

Tang Yichuan knocked politely on the door, but before his hand could knock, the door had already been opened.

A stocky old man opened the door and headed outside.

The old man looked like a big black winter melon, and the black clothes on his body looked like a set of shrouds, and he walked extremely fast, like a gust of wind.

Su Qingyi's voice came from the room: "Old Qin, don't be angry, you are angry, since you say that you don't care." Then leave it alone. Someone will take care of it. ”

"Boss Su. You're talking about ease, it's none of your business here, of course you don't want to contribute, and they're all the same. But you don't care. Can I still leave it alone? I'm an old man. I'm still afraid of hurting my body, one foot has already stepped into the coffin, and I even prepared the coffin for myself. But this shop. After so many generations, I can't even have an heir, right? ”

"I can understand you. In this way, Elder Qin, you give me some time, and I will think of a way, is there any suitable way. Su Qingyi also came out, standing at the door and looking in the direction of Qin Lao.

"If Boss Su is willing to help, can there be anything else that can't help? I've been waiting for you to say that, so thank you. The angry Qin Lao turned around, and his face suddenly smiled like a blooming sunflower.

Su Qingyi smiled helplessly.

Tang Yichuan glanced at Su Qingyi twice, this Su Qingyi is not exactly the same as the original Su Qingyi, his temperament has changed a lot, and he talks a lot, but he looks like a real living person.

"Don Jr?" Su Qingyi looked at Tang Yichuan and sighed, "By the way, there is nothing suitable for the affairs of the second middle school, or you should deal with it." ”

"Second middle?"

"Hanged ghosts. Haven't you heard? I thought you heard about it. Su Qingyi said, "A few students have died, all of them were hanged, and eighty percent of them were hanged ghosts, but there is no suitable person here, I happened to see you, why don't you take the time to take a look." I don't think it's easy, I don't dare to let newcomers go, you have a little experience, it's the most suitable. ”

Tang Yichuan nodded decisively, he didn't have time to look at Su Qingyi twice, the old Qin in front of him was almost gone, and he quickly chased after the old Qin.

"Do you still want Qin Lao's Hundred Ghosts Night Walking Diagram?" Su Qingyi's shout reached Tang Yichuan's ears, "Old Qin is not in a good temper today, I guess he won't give it to you." ”

"If you don't give it to me, you have to get it."

"Okay, it's useless for him to keep it. You sue him, give it to you, and I'll help him get things done. Su Qingyi said, "I'll send you something over in two days, you go to No. 2 Middle School to investigate, I'll arrange an identity for you, and find you a partner by the way." ”

"Okay."

As soon as the smoke slipped away, Tang Yichuan had already chased him out, but Qin Lao did not leave the bar directly, but was talking to another skinny, pigtailed old man in the booth, and seemed to be angry again, turning around with an annoyed face, as if he had eaten gunpowder.

It's really not good, I actually ran into the old man's anger.

I don't know if Su Qingyi's words can be useful, will this old man be willing to give him the Hundred Ghost Map?

"Old Qin-" Tang Yichuan asked the bell for a glass of wine and handed it to the old man.

The old man took the wine, took a sip of it, and squirted it out again, all of which squirted into Tang Yichuan's neck.

"What the fuck is this?" The old man roared angrily.

"Wine."

"You don't even know that I don't drink, and you want to ask me for a hundred ghosts night walking map? Be your big dream go. The old man slammed his glass and turned around.

Tang Yichuan said: "Qin Lao is not angry. It was my rudeness. ”

Bang bang, the old man walked very fast.

Tang Yichuan followed, the bell looked at Tang Yichuan, and then looked back at Su Qingyi who came out, Su Qingyi waved his hand, and the bell did not chase again.

Chasing outside, Tang Yichuan shouted: "Old Qin, you can lend me the Hundred Ghost Diagram for a while, and when I find all the Hundred Ghosts, I will exchange the Hundred Ghost Diagram for you." ”

"Looking for all the ghosts? How long and how long are you going to look? Qin Lao stopped, turned his head and glanced at Tang Yichuan with disdain.

"How many lifetimes? Don't. Within five months. Tang Yichuan said, "Just lend me five months, and I promise to return it to you intact." This Hundred Ghosts Night Walking Map, stay by your side, you are useless, just borrow me. ”

"Who said you can't stay with me if it's useless, I like to keep useless things around, what's wrong?" The old man glanced at Tang Yichuan. Suddenly he saw a pinch of red in Tang Yichuan's pocket, raised his eyebrows and said, "What is in the pocket?" Take it out and take a look. ”

Tang Yichuan took out the bell given by Master Zheng.

"Exorcist bells? The surname Zheng is for you? Old Qin's eyes lit up, and he suddenly pinched his chin and said, "Lao Zheng said that he plans to pass on this thing to his apprentice, have you apprenticed?" ”

"No ......"

"None? Not really? ”

"No, I just have a relationship with Mr. Zheng."

"Then you worship me as a teacher and be my apprentice, then my things will be yours, and you can take the Hundred Ghost Diagram if you want." Qin Lao looked at Tang Yichuan with a look of interest.

Of course, Tang Yichuan had no intention of apprenticeship. The old man said again: "Don't use Su Qingyi's words to threaten me. The old man doesn't eat this set. ”

"Old shameless, you rob my apprentice!" Suddenly, a voice came, followed by a white fox descending from the sky and landing on Tang Yichuan's side.

"It's you nine-tailed fox again. This man is your apprentice? Is the fox extinct or what's wrong. He even took humans as apprentices! ”

"How am I willing to do it?"

"Not much. I don't ask you to be my apprentice, but he is the one I ask. Qin Lao looked at Tang Yichuan.

Tang Yichuan looked at Qin Lao hesitantly, he needed a hundred ghosts night travel diagram. But the master-apprentice status ...... Suddenly Tang Yichuan thought about it, this is not his apprenticeship, it should be the apprenticeship of Tang Yichuan in this world, it has nothing to do with him, so there is nothing wrong with helping this poor ghost to apprentice.

This Qin Lao looks quite generous, and he should have a lot of money.

Tang Yichuan said without hesitation: "Cheng, then I will worship you as a teacher." Okay, you are my master, and the Hundred Ghost Diagram will be handed over to me. ”

Qin Lao suddenly blossomed with joy, and muttered in a low voice, "Okay." Great, Zheng Lao Demon is definitely good material! I have a successor! Good apprentice, go back with me now, get you a hundred ghost maps, and you kowtow to me! ”

"Wait a minute, my friend is still inside, I promised to invite him to drink." Tang Yichuan thought of Lao Cao.

"Whatever, friends are more important than masters. Go with the old man! ”

"Hey-" The fox jumped up and down, but Nedan was damaged, he had no mana, and he couldn't even transform into a human form, so he was depressed.

Tang Yichuan glanced at the fox soothingly, and then turned around and cleaned up.

The fox helplessly jumped on Tang Yichuan's shoulder and followed the two of them.

After returning to the coffin shop, the old man asked Tang Yichuan to kowtow to him, although Tang Yichuan was a little reluctant, but he still complied, after kowtowing to tea, the old man was very happy, and immediately took out the night walking map of the hundred ghosts, and handed it to Tang Yichuan without saying a word.

The old man also patted Tang Yichuan on the shoulder and instructed: "From today on, you will be my Qin Qiu's apprentice, whoever bullies you in the future, sue your master and me, and the master will be angry for you!" ”

"Okay, thank you, Master." Tang Yichuan took over the Hundred Ghost Diagram, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it can be regarded as getting something. Looking at Qin Qiu in front of him, he couldn't help but be a little worried about the future of this Tang Yichuan, this master was a little nervous and crazy at first glance.

Old Qin muttered a lot of words, his thinking was very jumpy, saying this for a while, saying that for a while, Tang Yichuan couldn't catch up with the old man's thinking, so he had to keep casually echoing on the side Yes, uh-huh, the old man didn't care, and finished talking to himself.

In the end, he emphasized that as his apprentice, he would protect him well, but in the future, Tang Yichuan would have less contact with Master Zheng, and he thought that Master Zheng would rob his apprentice.

"Otherwise, give me that broken bell of his, and Master will give you something better." Old Qin looked at Tang Yichuan with blank eyes.

Tang Yichuan smiled, he didn't mean to hand over the bell, this bell was a good thing, he believed that Qin Lao had something better, but he was still reluctant to take it out, and it was not easy to explain it to Master Zheng when he turned around.

"Forget it, anyway, you're not his apprentice, you're my apprentice." Qin Lao said.

Tang Yichuan sat in the coffin shop for a while, listened to the old man's nagging and roared for a while before leaving.

The old man also kept Tang Yichuan and asked Tang Yichuan to live in the coffin shop, but Tang Yichuan excused himself on the grounds that he wanted to collect the hundred ghosts on the white bone map.

The old man was helpless, and finally let Tang Yichuan leave, but he was quite sorry to see Tang Yichuan leave.

Walking out of the coffin shop, the sun outside was warm.

Tang Yichuan stretched, looked at the fox on his shoulder and said, "Why did you become like this?" ”

"That's what it looks like when you come here." The fox said, "It doesn't know what it has provoked, so it is injured, and I can only see people like this." It's so inconvenient. (To be continued......)