A wave of hatred rose in my heart, "Don't worry, I'll go to the old man to settle accounts after I understand the ins and outs of the matter." ”

The old beggar smiled, noncommittal or not, his eyes staring at a certain point in the void, and he talked about what happened a long time ago.

It turned out that the old beggar was named Lin Daosheng, when he was young, he was trapped by life, and he and Qi Liuye worshiped under the door of Xu Zhenren in Maoshan as a Taoist priest.

During the period of the Republic of China, there was a shortage of soldiers, the people were not able to make a living, and there were many strange things, such as the cats and ghosts in the area of Qingshi Town. Xu Zhenren felt that it was difficult for people in the world, so he took two apprentices to Qingshi Town to eliminate cat ghosts.

After several battles, the master and apprentice found that the cat ghost was incredibly powerful, and it took the power of nine cows and two tigers to seal the cat ghost under the abandoned well of the mass grave.

Qingshi Town enjoyed a period of peace, but unfortunately when the manpower was exhausted, Xu Zhenren also drove west soon after. He was afraid that after his death, no one would be able to suppress the cat ghost, so before he died, he told his two apprentices to guard the waste well for a good life, and not to make the cat ghost reappear in the world, so that the lives of people would be ruined.

This cat ghost is very cunning, and can conjure the voice of a beautiful woman, attracting men who don't know the details to die, but fortunately, there are senior brothers who have been guarding them.

Only the exception of the Japanese soldiers, the senior brothers have long been angry with the Japanese, and let the cats and ghosts harm their lives, which can be regarded as the evil people have their own evil people.

After this group of Japanese soldiers died in the abandoned well, the brothers and sisters made up many horrific and terrifying rumors, so that ordinary people did not dare to approach the abandoned well.

It was uneventful until the great movement of the sixties. The profession of Taoist priest was regarded as a remnant of feudalism, and was criticized for promoting superstition, and the two brothers had to change their faces for fear of getting into trouble, and their lives became difficult, and at the same time, there were disagreements on the treatment of cats and ghosts.

Qi Liuye found that as long as he satisfied the cat ghost, he could obtain unexpected benefits through his abilities, such as making a fortune, such as getting rid of the people he hated without knowing it.

Lin Daosheng believes that we should abide by our duties and not do things that hurt nature and reason for our own selfish desires.

The two brothers had a very unpleasant quarrel, so that they broke up unhappily in the end.

Given that the two are evenly matched, neither can defeat the other, and in the end they can only part ways.

Qi Liuye did a period of inverted electrical appliances business, and lost a lot of money because of poor management. After the reform and opening up, the times have progressed, and Mr. Yinyang's industry has not been so suppressed.

Lin Daosheng, on the other hand, obeyed his master's orders, and stayed near the abandoned well for decades, living a miserable life, like a beggar.

After listening to Lin Daosheng's words, I fell into a long silence.

A breeze blew, and the spots of light swayed with the shadows of the trees, shining on the scruffy old man, and there was another light, and I suddenly became in awe of him.

Regardless of poverty and poverty, there are really not many people who can do it since ancient times.

"Anything else to ask?" Lin Daosheng closed his eyes, and the decades seemed to pass by one by one, and he felt a little emotional.

I was stunned for a moment, and then said: "By the way, I also saw a bowl with '夭' written on it in Qi Liuye's house, what is it for?" ”

Lin Daosheng smiled and looked at the palm prints crisscrossing his hands, "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency if there is more than is lost." People in the Daomen can peek into yin and yang, judge life and death, and have magical powers that ordinary people do not have, and at the same time, they also have to pay the corresponding price, which are disabled, lonely, poor, young, and lonely. When a person in the Taoist Gate enters the door, he must choose one of them by drawing lots. What you Qi Sixth Master caught is '夭', which means longevity and short life. ”

Saying that, Lin Daosheng scratched the palm print with his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Isn't the fate of a person like the palm print on this hand, born destined to be unchangeable?" ”

"Grandpa Lin, did you catch ......?" I couldn't help but wonder.

"Do you still want to ask?" Lin Daosheng pierced the hole in his clothes with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Look at my body, tattered and penniless, doesn't it verify the word 'poor'?" ”

I laughed dumbly, I really didn't know whether to praise him for being open-minded or laughing at him for being incurable, and suddenly thought of something, "No, according to what you said, Qi Liuye caught '夭', but he is now sixty or seventy years old, isn't he also living well?" ”

"That's not true." Lin Daosheng suddenly said seriously, "To put it bluntly, Taoism is a man's use of natural forces and their laws, and there is nothing wrong with using it for the Heavenly Dao. But if you use it to change your life, it is to steal the heavenly machine, and you will be punished by heaven and earth. The senior brother relied on his Taoist skills to change his life against the sky, although he got a temporary benefit, but in the end he could not escape the catastrophe. ”

I nodded as if I didn't understand, "What kind of Dao technique does Sixth Master Qi use, which can actually prolong his life?" ”

Lin Daosheng looked at me and said word by word: "Raise little ghosts, and the bigger the resentment, the more effective it is." ”

Hearing this, countless details in my mind merged, pieced together the ins and outs, and suddenly it dawned on me.

Zhao Di was indeed victimized by Li Fucheng, but Li Fucheng was instigated by Qi Liuye, otherwise how could a farmer who was farming with him know such a cruel and gloomy evil art?

The sixth master indirectly killed Zhao Di with cruel methods, in order to train her powerful resentment, so as to achieve his goal of raising a little ghost to continue his life and longevity.

One of the two wanted to continue their lives, and the other wanted to have children, and they hit it off, but unexpectedly, I broke in and ruined their plans, Qi Liuye will plan and push me to the waste well cat ghost, borrow a knife to kill people, and unknowingly, but also wash away his own suspicions, what a fucking good plan to kill three birds with one stone!

Zhao Di's ghost can't tell me the truth directly because of the suppression of the cat ghost town house and Qi Liuye, so he can only give me clues in his dreams, but unfortunately I haven't been able to comprehend it.

Lin Daosheng smiled and said, "You kid is not stupid, but he is a little sluggish." ”

"I'll just take you as a compliment......" I rolled my eyes and smiled bitterly, "But there is one thing I still don't understand, why Zhao Di said that she didn't kill Li Fucheng, and asked me to save her mother." ”

Lin Daosheng played Tai Chi with me at this time, "You might as well think about it again, if there are any details missing." ”

"That's right!" I slapped my thigh, "How can I miss that unjustly killed homeless man!" ”

Zhao Di didn't lie, it wasn't her who killed Li Fucheng, but the ghost of the homeless man who died unjustly!

She was afraid that the ghost would come back to settle accounts with her mother, so she begged me to save her!

Lin Daosheng nodded with satisfaction, "The son can be taught." ”

I'm not in the mood to be happy, it's getting dark, it's getting dark, and then it's going to be dark, and then Zhaodi's mother's situation must be very dangerous.

But I'm an ordinary person, even if I can fight that yin ghost, I definitely can't fight the cunning and Taoist Qi Liuye.

"Grandpa Lin, please come with me!" I looked at Lin Daosheng pleadingly.

Lin Daosheng broke free of my hand and shook his head: "I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to guard this waste well and guard the cat ghost." ”

"Why?" I was puzzled.

Lin Daosheng said slowly: "I am on the same level as my senior brother, and no one can fight anyone, so why should I waste this strength?" I don't care about other people's affairs, I just need to abide by my own way, and everything is worthy of my heart. ”

With these words, his image in my heart can't help but be a little lower.

I sneered, "I thought you were some kind of noble Taoist, but it turned out to be the same as me!" Before, I just thought that it was none of my business and that I would just do my part, but I almost died at the bottom of the well. As you said, Taoism pays attention to cause and effect, but it is a living human life, do you want to see death and not save it? To save others is to save yourself, don't you understand such a simple truth than me? ”

Lin Daosheng was stunned, stunned, and thoughtful.

The more I looked at him, the more angry I became, "Okay, in that case, if you don't go, I'll go by myself, it's a big deal to fight with them!" ”

As he spoke, he picked up Zhao Di's body, identified the direction, and walked in the direction of the northern village.

I didn't take a few steps when I suddenly heard a voice behind me: "Wait, wait, I'll go with you." ”

Lin Daosheng hurried to catch up.

I was overjoyed, and just opened my mouth, but I heard Lin Daosheng turn his face away, and said, "Eh, don't speak." As you said, to save others is to save yourself, I am only saving myself, so you don't need to thank me. ”

I smiled and said, "I didn't want to thank you at all, but I just wanted to tell you that I will bring a roast chicken and wine when I have time in the future to treat the old man who committed the 'Du' in your life!" ”

Lin Daosheng shook his head, I thought he thought I looked down on him, but he licked his mouth and said: "How can one be enough, at least two, speaking of which, the old man hasn't opened meat for a long time......"

The mountain road was rugged, and with Zhaodi's corpse on his back, he couldn't walk fast, and it was dark when he returned to the village.

When I walked to the entrance of the village, I hesitated, should I settle accounts with Qi Liuye as soon as possible or go to Zhaodi's mother's house first?