After getting off the Ya, Chen Ke is very happy today, because his salary has been paid.

Chen Ke is a helper, two hundred and fifty yuan, and there was one hundred wen given by Xie Zhutou before, and Chen Ke returned one hundred wen to Xie Zhutou's pension this time.

Xie Zhutou didn't deserve to die, but he died.

Zhao Jia is such a wicked person, Chen Ke has always felt that he was easily killed, it was really cheap for him!

"If I meet someone like Zhao Jiachu again, I hope I can have the strength to make him regret it!" Chen Ke took the money and went back.

Back at the inn, Chen Ke handed over the money to Sister-in-law Qin again for safekeeping, the last time Chen Ke bought osmanthus cakes, he took out some money from Sister-in-law Qin's custody, but Sister-in-law Qin kept not much.

"Is this another paypay?" Sister-in-law Qin asked in surprise.

Chen Ke said with a smile: "It's unfinished before, this time I will make up for it, I'll keep a little, and please help me collect the extra money." ”

Sister-in-law Qin smiled: "Don't worry, I will help you take it away." ”

"Brother Chen Ke, I want to eat sugar gourd." Xiaobao walked out of the room and said with a smile.

"Let's go, I'll take you to buy it." Chen Ke pulled Xiaobao downstairs.

Sister-in-law Qin hurriedly shouted, "Hey, don't get used to him too much." ”

After dinner, Chen Ke bought two more packets of osmanthus cakes and left one for Sister-in-law Qin. After cleaning up, he carried the broken wood in his arms and went to see Old Man Li.

When dusk and night alternated, Chen Ke looked at the wilderness, and when he walked with Old Man Li, he didn't have a special feeling, walking alone on the path where no one was silent, Chen Ke always felt that there were strange eyes staring at him in the hazy darkness.

Chen Ke looked back and saw nothing, only the dark forests on both sides.

"Am I too careful?" Chen Ke felt that he was very bold, but he still quickened his pace and ran to the broken temple earlier to see Old Man Li.

Along the way, the more you walked, the more you could feel the gaze of that strange look, Chen Ke didn't look back, and kept running forward. It wasn't until I came to the door of the ruined temple that I felt that the strange eyes disappeared.

"Next time, I should ask for a knife from the yamen to defend myself, and if I really encounter robbers, I can hold on a few times." Chen Ke said in his heart.

Inside the ruined temple, the dim light shines through the windows of the main hall.

Chen Ke walked in with the osmanthus cake: "Teacher, I'm here, have you eaten?" ”

Chen Ke walked into the main hall, Old Man Li was not there, and the lights were still on. He looked left and right, and saw a sentence written in soot on the floor tiles on the side.

"I'll go eat porridge and come back later, you can practice, don't worry about me."

Seeing this, Chen Ke didn't care too much, put the osmanthus cake aside, sat back where he had been meditating, and practiced according to the method taught by Old Man Li.

Simple breathing, what's so rare about this?

Dali Siqing didn't believe that Chen Ke could become a cultivator, and Chen Ke planned to wait until the end of the 81st day to become a formal practitioner, so that Dali Siqing was impressed.

He will also become a strong cultivator like Dali Siqing!

Two quarters of an hour later, Chen Ke finished meditating, although he didn't feel the changes in his body, but Chen Ke felt that he was not wrong, because his chest pain did not appear again!

He didn't practice the method of vomiting taught by Uncle Wang, nor did he recite the Taoist book given by Old Man Li, Chen Ke only practiced the Taoist method taught by Old Man Li, and his chest pain did not appear.

Here's the proof!

He practiced the true immortal law.

The door creaked, the wind outside blew in, the lights shook, Chen Ke got up and closed the door when he saw this.

Outside has completely entered the night, the night is dark, there are no stars and moons, it is very dark outside, Chen Ke did not see Old Man Li come back, a little worried, such a dark day, will he not be able to see the road clearly.

However, thinking that Old Man Li was an immortal, Chen Ke felt that it was unnecessary to worry.

"Ahem!"

An old cough sounded outside the gate.

Chen Ke listened to this unfamiliar voice, and said in his heart, it's so late, who else will come to this broken temple?

Chen Ke walked to the door, did not open the door, and asked cautiously, "Who is it?" ”

"This little brother, I'm an old man passing by, it's too dark outside, and the wind is strong, I want to come in and hide, I don't know if it's convenient?" The old voice came from outside the gate.

Chen Ke looked left and right, there were only a few bricks in the corner, he picked up the bricks with his left hand, put his back behind him, and opened the door with his right hand.

Outside the courtyard, there was an old man with white hair and white beard standing at the gate, not tall, leaning over and smiling at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke couldn't see it clearly, and said, "It's dark outside, come in." ”

"Thank you, little brother." The old man smiled and nodded, and walked into the hall with his hands behind his back.

Chen Ke closed the door, holding the brick in his left hand, if something was wrong with the old man, he would faint the old man first.

The old man didn't go to the innermost, but sat down in the main hall near the door, he looked inside, sniffed his nose, and said, "What is it, so fragrant." ”

Chen Ke followed the old man's gaze and saw that it was the fragrance of osmanthus cake, but it had been out of the pot for a long time, and the fragrance of osmanthus cake had already dissipated, and there was only a faint aftertaste.

"You old man has a very smart nose, and I bought the osmanthus cake." Chen Ke stood next to the old man.

The old man clutched his stomach and said, "Little brother, I am hungry in my belly, can you give me two osmanthus cakes to taste, I have money here." ”

The old man said and took out a silver ingot from his arms, and Chen Ke was a little surprised when he saw the silver.

He didn't ask the old man for money, so he went and took two pieces of osmanthus cake and handed them to the old man, who took them and ate them.

"Uh-huh, delicious, delicious! Little brother, you are a good person. ”

The old man held the osmanthus cake in both hands and nibbled on it, praising while nibbling.

Chen Ke saw that it was dim here, so he brought some oil lamps over and illuminated the old man's side.

Chen Ke was about to ask the old man not to eat so fast, when he suddenly saw the shadow of the old man appear under the oil lamp, it was not the shadow of an old man, but a monster bent over, a bit like a mouse, but a mouse bigger than a child!

Chen Ke was suspicious in his heart, the teacher is a fairy, and the teacher's lamp should also be a fairy baby, the lamp will not be wrong, but this old man has a problem!

Chen Ke waited for the old man to finish eating, and asked with a smile, "Do you still eat?" ”

"If the little brother is not stingy, the old man can barely eat a few more pieces." The old man said with a smile.

"I think you want to eat my bricks!" Chen Ke said, the tiger flew over like a pounce, grabbed the old man's neck, pressed it to the ground, and raised the brick in the other hand, about to give the old man a face.

"Don't hit me, don't hit me!" The old man hurriedly shouted.

Chen Ke didn't smash it, he had already pinched the old man's neck with one hand, he pinched the old man's soft throat, as long as he used a little force, he could break the old man's neck.

"Who are you? How the shadow is a monster! ”

Chen Ke put a brick against the old man's face, ready to smash it at any time.

The old man rolled his eyes with difficulty, saw the shadow on the wall, and said, "Oh, I was careless." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and tell me what kind of monster you are, don't say that I can smash it." Chen Ke said that he was about to lift the brick and smash it down.

The old man said: "I'm not a monster, I'm a demon here, don't kill me." I haven't harmed anyone, I'm not a bad demon! ”

"Demon!"

Chen Ke was a little nervous and a little excited, he was so big, it was the first time he had seen a demon.

"Are you a shadow monster?" Chen Ke asked, pointing to the shadow next to him.

The old man said: "No, I am a rat demon, but I have never stolen other people's things, I usually go to beg for food to live." ”

"Then how did you become an old man, don't lie to me, I'm smart." Chen Ke said, and compared a vicious look, which made the old man nervous for a while, not afraid of Chen Ke's eyes, but afraid of the bricks in his hand.

The old man pointed to Chen Ke's hand holding his neck, smiled dryly, and said, "You pinched my neck, I can't get angry, and I can't change back." ”

Chen Ke let go of his hand, took the brick and retreated to the door, guarding the door. Although the main hall of the ruined temple was empty, it was not as damaged as the other three houses, and the old man had to go out through the door if he wanted to escape.

Guarding the door, the old man can't escape.

The old man stood up, patted the dust on his body, and bowed slightly to Chen Ke, holding the trick in his hand, chanting words in his mouth, only to hear him spit out the word "change" at the end.

Fresh water vapor blew away from the old man's body, where was there any old man in front of Chen Ke, it was a gray-haired mouse in clothes, the eyes of the mouse were no different from those of a human, black and white, and the front paws were like a child's arm, but a little weak.

"Little brother, I'm being polite." The gray-haired mouse saluted Chen Ke like a human.

Chen Ke looked dumbfounded and asked, "Are you a rat spirit?" ”

"It's a rat demon, and the demon is more powerful than the elf." The gray-haired mouse emphasizes identity.

"What are you doing here, to deceive me and kill me?" Chen Ke said and lifted the brick.

The gray-haired mouse hurriedly stretched out his hand to deny, "Little brother, I didn't coax you for money, and second, I stole your food, how did I lie to you." I smelled the smell of your pastry, and I was hungry, so I came to ask for a few pieces, how to lie to you. Don't think about it, I'm not a bad demon. ”

Chen Ke put the brick behind him, and the gray-haired mouse's eyelids jumped, and Chen Ke said, "Okay, let me ask you, where is your home?" ”

The rat demon pointed to the temple, "I live here, I was a mouse in this temple, I heard the fairy preaching, my heart gave wisdom, only then did I understand human words, and understood good and evil." ”

Chen Ke said in surprise: "Have you ever heard the teacher preach?" ”

The mouse nodded smugly and said, "That's nature, the immortal method, the magic is endless, it's a pity that I don't dare to come over." Today, when I saw the immortal go out, I saw you coming with pastries, so I had the courage to ask for a few pieces. ”

"Okay, wait for the teacher to come back and let him see you." Chen Ke said.

When the gray-haired mouse heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "Oh, no, no, no, I was ugly, if I disturb the immortals, it will be my fault." When I take on a human form, I will bow and thank the immortals. ”

"Then how can I believe that what you say is true or false?" Chen Ke said.

The gray-haired mouse tidied up the robe on his body and said slowly: "I leave today, we will see you tomorrow, if I don't come tomorrow, I will be coaxed to you, if I come back tomorrow, I am not lying." ”

"Okay." Chen Ke thought for a while, "There are just a few pastries on the left and right, if you lie to me, I will hit you with a brick next time!" ”

"Little brother, don't worry, I'm also a rat demon who wants to save face, and I won't lie to you." The gray-haired mouse straightened its chest.

Chen Ke let go of the rat demon, thinking that he would wait for the teacher to come back and prepare to tell him about this strange story.