Chapter 5: Filial piety

With the car navigation turned on, I kept my normal speed and soon entered the main road of the city.

The address given by Zhao Yuhong is also the outskirts of this big city, but it is exactly opposite to the Jiang family's manor.

The straight line between the two points is the closest, of course, you have to go through the city to the suburbs in the opposite direction, so as to save time, right?

The master who is good at exorcism mentioned by Zhao Yuhong is not young, and his temper is eccentric, and the most incomprehensible thing is that this person is extremely rejective of electronic items, never uses mobile phones and computers, lives in a remote area, and has no landline telephone.

Therefore, it is impossible to make an appointment with a master by phone.

In order to show sincerity, I can only visit the master in person, and it depends on luck, what if the master travels all over the world? That's a trip for nothing.

Even so, we have to rise to the challenge.

I can't help it, the countdown blood word may appear in my mind once at some point, reminding me that the Soul Envoy is approaching!

The claws of fate have clung me to my throat, and I cannot sit still.

A few hours later, I drove into the suburbs, followed the directions, turned a few street corners, and drove towards a more secluded location.

The suburbs here sound good, but in fact, there is a world of difference from the city, and there are even rows of bungalows.

Fortunately, the road is a newly built asphalt road, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drive the car.

In modern society, young people who go out of the boundaries of the city go to work in the prosperous areas of the city, and the eyes are full of bright lights, beautiful women, and fragrant cars, which opens their eyes, who is willing to return to the backward areas?

Therefore, there are mostly middle-aged and elderly people walking on the streets here, and young people are rarely seen.

After another few dozen minutes, I stopped the car and looked at the old house at the end of the street, and my heart was cold.

The place was bustling with people, the courtyard was full of mourning and joy, feelings, and someone had died.

There were seven or eight famous cars parked on the side of the street, and it was clear that there were people who were either rich or noble who came to pay their respects.

The gate of the old house was open, and the dead man's flags were swaying in the wind, and from this side he could see wreaths and couplets placed in front of the mourning shed in the courtyard.

The men and women wearing filial piety hats and linen mourning clothes ushered in the send-off, as well as the gentleman who specialized in collecting gifts for white things and wore old cloth coats, sitting behind a small wooden table with a heavy face.

"Mother, look at this pomp, is it possible, the master drove the crane west?"

I have an estimate in my heart, but I can't do things based on guesswork, I have to inquire. Maybe it's the funeral of the wife of a high-ranking person or other relative?

I got out of the car and tidied up my clothes.

The dark clothes I wear when I go out today are not rude on such occasions.

Strode over, along with others, I first went to the local customs to add gifts, and then, a guest came over and led me into the mourning shed.

Although I was a stranger to them, no one interrogated me about my origins.

In front of the mourning shed, the mourning hall had already been arranged, and I saw a huge black-and-white posthumous photograph with a white-bearded old man with a serious expression.

There was a coffin in front of it.

I looked at the inscription on the portrait and the couplet, and I understood that it was the master I was looking for.

He is a Mr. Yin and Yang who looks at things, and everyone respectfully calls him 'Mr. Liu', but few people mention his specific name and surname.

Zhao Yuhong said that Mr. Liu is very capable, but he is old, and he is eighty and three this year.

I don't want to, I came all the way over, but I caught up with the old gentleman's death, how did you say this?

There are many young women in front of the spirit, crying and crying, but according to my observation, most of them are people who respond to the situation when the light thunders and does not rain, and also, there are not many people who are really sad after all, but it is just a formality.

I found a place to sit down, and the people at the same table had very different temperaments, and when they looked at each other, they knew that they were all from the city.

However, I am the only one who is so young, and most of them are men and women in their thirties, and they must all be successful people.

They looked at me secretly, and one of them, a middle-aged man with a rich figure, whispered hello.

"Little brother, you also came here to give Mr. Liu a ride?"

The men and women at the table looked at me.

My eyes flashed, I looked at the man, and said in a condensed voice: "Don't hide it from Your Excellency, I've never dealt with Mr. Liu, and I'm here today, in fact, I want to ask Mr. Liu to see things, and I don't want him to be deceased." ”

At this point, I paused.

"I see."

The middle-aged man nodded, his eyes were relieved, and he looked at several men and women at the same table, turned his head to look at me and said, "Little brother, I think you have encountered a difficult matter to solve, so you found Mr. Liu here, this situation is very similar to us at the beginning." ”

"yes, yes."

A group of men and women chimed in.

The woman with a graceful temperament lifted her eyes, looked at me and said, "A few years ago, my husband was beheaded, if it wasn't for Mr. Liu's righteous resolution, I'm afraid it would have been unexpected." ”

Another man with a mustache answered.

"My son ran into an evil spirit and got haunted by a female ghost, eh? Phew! was entangled in a dirty thing for half a month, and was originally white and fat, but later, he was skinny and weak. ”

"But it's just such a lone seedling, fortunately the old gentleman has the ability, he sent the dirty thing away, I am grateful, I don't want to, it's only been half a year, the old gentleman has gone to the immortal, it's really impermanent, I have to send the old man to say anything."

The people who came from the city to mourn at this table were either rich or expensive, but they were all grateful to the old man.

I listened to my heart sour, first, I sighed that such a capable Mr. Yin and Yang had left the West, and second, I was worried about the little longevity I had left, and also, who can help me in the evil affairs of the Jiang family's manor?

Seeing the look of loss on my face, these sub-spirits naturally tasted a thing or two.

"Alas, sympathy, although our affairs have been solved smoothly, but empathize with this kind of thing, are you now very disappointed and panicked because the old gentleman is gone?"

The rich man asked.

I didn't hide it, and nodded heavily.

"You are in a dead end, that's right, Mr. Liu has a skill, and it's a pity that others are gone, but his skills have not been lost."

The rich man nodded.

My eyes lit up immediately.

"Dare to ask, who is the heir to his mantle?" I hurriedly asked.

The rich man pointed to the position on the other side of the mourning hall.

Following his gestures, I saw the man kneeling behind the men and women, and I couldn't help but be stunned.

A girl, a girl wearing a filial piety dress and a filial piety hat.

This person is the descendant of Mr. Liu, who was indicated by the rich man.

The rich man withdrew his fingers.

"You mean that the girl who is nearly twenty years old is the descendant of Mr. Liu?"

I asked in a surprised whisper.

"What, little brother is questioning her youth? Or do you question that she is a girl? ”

The middle-aged woman with a graceful temperament glared at me.

"No, don't get me wrong, eldest sister, that's not what it means. However, the impression left by watching the movie is that the older the person, the more capable he is, even if this girl really inherits the mantle of the old gentleman, but she has a little more experience? What I'm going to do is a big thing, extremely fierce, and if she panics, her life will be in danger. ”

I'm busy explaining.

"You, young man, haven't you heard that? No man shall be disguised, and no sea shall be measured. Mr. Liu is full of descendants, but his heirs are not his own children and grandchildren, but an orphan girl who was raised as a child. ”

"Her name is Ning Yuru, she has been with her master since she was very young to help exorcise demons and ward off evil spirits, and she has all the true skills, and she is estimated to have sixty percent of the old man's ability, and she is definitely qualified to deal with fierce evil things."

"Little brother, listen to my persuasion, if you want to see things, just look for her, we originally wanted to call her 'Mr. Ning', but she said that she was not hot enough, so just call her 'Master Ning'."

The rich man said bitterly.

I suddenly thanked them, asked them for their identities and names, kept them in mind, and reported my names.

Although Jiang Du is the son of the Jiang family, he basically does not mix with the entertainment of that circle, and there are so many people with the same name and surname in the world? Therefore, they did not react in particular when they heard my name.

Soon after, it was the turn of the guests to come forward to pay their respects.

We lined up in order, bowed to the old gentleman's spiritual seat in mourning, offered incense, and thanked the family.

After saying some words of condolences to the old gentleman's children, I looked at Ning Yuru who was standing behind.

What was shocking was that this girl was staring straight at my face, with a strange look in her eyes, as if she had seen something amazing.

"Is he really capable, you can see the clues just by looking at your face? But did she see that I had less than seven days to live, or did she see that I was haunted by evil spirits? Or maybe you see a little bit of both? ”

After a sentence in my heart, I nodded at Ning Yuru.

Her eyes flashed, she looked at me very solemnly, and nodded slightly, which was considered a return gift.

I turned around and was about to retreat after greeting the old gentleman's children, but suddenly my heart was beating wildly and my blood pressure was rising!

Because, at this moment, the big black and white photo placed in front of me was abnormal, and the old gentleman on it, his eyes turned slowly towards me, as if he was deliberately putting it in slow motion!

The boundless chill hit, and my legs bent limp, and my body staggered, and I fell to one side.

The rich middle-aged man behind him was surprised, and the next moment, I was held by a powerful big hand.

"Are you alright? Are you okay? ”

The filial sons and daughters-in-law in front of the mourning hall are concerned about the inquiry.

"It's okay, I'm a little dizzy, it's too much."

I thanked the rich middle-aged, stood up straight, and secretly looked at the portrait of the old gentleman, and there was nothing abnormal at all.

No one but me had ever seen the slow-turning dead man's eyes on the posthumous photo.

With a chill in my heart, I stepped back, and when I passed by Ning Yuru, I whispered, "Master Ning, I have something to ask for." ”

"You go to the guest table first, and I'll look for you later."

Ning Yuru replied, but her head was lowered and she didn't make eye contact with me.

I withdrew without saying a word, only to find that the clothes inside were soaked with cold sweat.

"I'm fed up, every now and then I have a vision, no, who knows if it's a vision or if you really see something dirty?"

"It seems that the Soul Hooker is really close, otherwise, there is no reason to encounter evil things so frequently." I thought to myself.

There are many rules for funerals, and things are complicated, so I waited until it was dark, and the rich man and others all said goodbye and left, and Ning Yuru, who was dressed in linen and filial piety, came over.

She motioned for me to follow me to the wing.

I didn't hesitate and followed her into the next room.

The dim light bulb lit up, and Ning Yuru and I sat down.

"Tea?" A handsome girl, her eyes are like cold blades, and when she stares at me, the pressure is great.

Shaking my head, I said that I would not drink tea anymore, and said in my heart: "How can there be that leisure?" ”

"Jiang Du, huh? As far as I can see, your days are numbered, and if nothing else, within a week you will be following in my master's footsteps. ”

Fluttering!

I stood up all at once, my face as pale as dirt.