Chapter 15 Asking for Rice Hutong
CHAPTER XV
"There is an ancestral hall in the south of Wan'an County, which was later converted into a Confucius Temple."
Fan Bidie introduced:
"This ancestral hall originally belonged to the Liu family in the county, and the Liu family was considered a prominent family in the county at that time, with a strong population and a large population. But for some reason, one day suddenly encountered a ghost disaster, and overnight, most of the Liu family was killed and injured. โ
When he mentioned the first two cases, he mentioned them all, but when he mentioned the third case, I don't know if it was because this incident happened in Wan'an County, but he explained the background in great detail, which made Zhao Fusheng look at him twice.
"The Liu family was panicked - after that, the head of the Liu family at that time begged for the Demon Suppression Division, and was willing to take half of the Liu family's property as a reward, and wanted to ask the Ling Division of the Demon Suppression Division at that time to help rescue the Liu family's predicament."
It turned out that the past of the Demon Suppression Division was involved at this time, no wonder Fan Bi Death knew a lot about this case.
"At that time, the Liu family did not hesitate to save their lives, but it was not easy to provoke such a ghostly disaster, so although the Liu family was willing to spend a lot of money, the Ling Si at that time did not rashly agree, until the Liu family did not know what kind of price to persuade Zhang Xiongwuโโ"
When he said this, he saw Zhao Fusheng's dazed expression, knowing that she didn't know who 'Zhang Xiongwu' was, so he explained:
"This Xiongwu is what we call the grandfather of the paper man Zhang."
"The grandfather of the paper man Zhang later did not know how to persuade the Ling Si at that time, the two sides cooperated, and finally learned that it was the Liu family ancestral hall that caused the trouble, so the ancestral hall was rebuilt into the Confucius Temple, and since then the Liu family's ghost disaster has disappeared, and the heirs of the Liu family have never died."
"Is it this Confucius Temple that has an accident now?" Zhao Fusheng asked.
Fan Bi died but shook his head:
"It's not."
Fan Wusu answered:
"After this incident, Liu's wealth and fortune were injured, and they finally moved out of Wan'an County, where only a temple was left to take care of chores."
When he said this, Zhao Fusheng was a little surprised, and Fan Bisheng said:
"The accident happened in the restaurant alley that connects the street of Confucius Temple."
"Want a meal alley?"
It stands to reason that Liu's ancestral hall had an accident, and although the disaster was eliminated later, Fan Bisheng himself also mentioned that ghosts cannot be completely killed, but can only be driven away or think of other ways.
Paper Man Zhang and the Ling Division of the Demon Suppression Division at that time joined forces to solve the matter, and Zhao Fusheng did not know what the strength of the two was, but after forty years, the Middle Confucius Temple has been peaceful and there has been no ghost disaster, which shows that the handling of the year was extremely successful.
It's just that the predecessor of the Confucius Temple was haunted by ghosts, and now there is a ghost disaster again, Zhao Fusheng can't help but speculate: Could it be that the powerful ghosts who were jointly dealt with by Zhang Xiongwu and the Demon Suppression Commander Department have revived again?
However, Fan Bisheng said that the ghost disaster was not in the Confucius Temple, but in the rice alley next to the Confucius Temple, which made Zhao Fusheng a little afraid to assert it.
"What's the way this alley comes from?" She asked.
"There's not much to say." Fan Bidan said dryly, and immediately turned his head to look at his younger brother:
"No help, you tell her."
Fan said without help:
"When the Liu family was here, the family had a lot of money, and they were kind and charitable, and they would set up porridge sheds every year to distribute porridge and water to the poor people nearby."
"Many homeless, begging flowers gathered in that place and often received alms from the Liu family. After a long time, there are many people who ask for food, so they have a common name that is easy to remember, which is called Yaofan Hutong. โ
These small clues may be closely related to Zhao Fusheng's future life, and she firmly remembered the words of the two brothers in her heart.
"It is said that before the Liu family moved out, they also left a large sum of silver and handed it over to the temple to Zhu, so that he still gave porridge and water and did not stop."
The information revealed by Fan Wusu surprised Zhao Fusheng a little, and she asked:
"You also said that it has been forty years since the Liu family had an accident, could it be that in the past forty years, this temple is still giving alms?"
"Not bad." Fan Bi stopped for a while, and then spoke again:
"A month ago, this Confucius Temple was giving alms, so the vicinity of the Confucius Temple in the south of the city has always been very lively, and there are even more people in the Hutong who want to eat."
"It happened a month ago?" Zhao Fusheng couldn't help but guess when he heard him say this.
"Yes." Fan Bi died and nodded:
"A month ago, a young man came to deliver a message, saying that he was entrusted by the temple in the Confucius Temple, and wanted to invite someone from the Demon Suppression Division to go to fulfill the covenant of the yearโโ"
"What agreement?" Zhao Fusheng asked curiously.
"I don't know." Fan Bi shook his head:
"This incident happened before our brother was born, but according to the young man who passed the message, the Ling Si of the Demon Suppression Division had an appointment with his Liu family back then, but now you also know the situation of the Demon Suppression Division, at that time we could not protect ourselves, how can we care about such idle things?"
"He was anxious when we rejected him." Fan Bi died with a sigh:
"Later, I heard that there was an accident in the alley."
"As you said, the Demon Suppression Division was unable to protect itself at that time, and you can still pay attention to the matter of asking for food, which shows that there is a lot of fault in that place." Zhao Fusheng said.
"Yes." Fan Bidie took a deep breath, then hesitated for a long time before he said in a low voice:
"There's a ghost domain there."
This is not the first time Fan Bisheng has mentioned the word 'Ghost Domain', but this time Fan Bidan looked extremely cautious when he mentioned it.
"What's different about the ghost domain here?" Zhao Fusheng realized that the situation was not good, there were only three cases, and two clues were almost equal to nothing, although the situation in the Yaofan Hutong next to the Confucius Temple sounded complicated, involving the old ghost case forty years ago, but its clues were relatively complete - the most important thing was that this ghost case also involved the grandfather of the paper man Zhang.
As a former participant in the incident, Zhao Fusheng thought that she might be able to find some useful clues from the mouth of this descendant of Xiongwu, the paper man.
"Fusheng, I advise you not to think about the case." Fan Bidan couldn't help but shake his head when he heard her ask like this:
"You are young and ignorant, you have never dealt with ghosts, and you don't know the horror of ghosts."
"You finish first, and I'll judge." Zhao Fusheng ignored his persuasion.
Fan Bidie sneered and shook his head:
"You really don't know how thick the sky is."
After he finished speaking, he didn't say anything to persuade him, but mentioned the ghost domain:
"All ghosts have the power to create obstacles, some ghosts are strong, and some ghosts are weak."
The obstacle created by the weaker ghosts is also terrifying for ordinary people, but for those who are prepared, such as the Demon Suppressor, it is not completely lifeless.
"But once the ghost breaks through the level, it can create a certain range of ghost domains."
Generally, the larger the ghost domain, the larger the killing range of the ghost, which also means that the more difficult the ghost thing is, the more victims will naturally increase.
"Not only can the ghost domain trap ordinary people, but even the people of the Demon Suppression Division are not easy to escape, once trapped in the ghost domain, if you don't want to escape the 'sight' of the ghost, once it is discovered, you will definitely die."
"There are two ways to crack the ghost domain......" Fan Bi Death said this, and shook his head: "No matter which one it is, it will be too difficult for you. โ
He then turned the conversation back to the alley:
"After we heard the news, we rushed to the Confucius Temple, but I found that the entire Yaofan Hutong was already shrouded in ghosts, so I didn't dare to enter it easily."
"Fusheng, it's already the territory of ghosts, don't enter it easily, once you get in, you will send yourself to the hands of the ghosts, it's easy to get in and hard to get out!" He reiterated again:
"The ghost realm there is extraordinary. The rice alley is not small, and most of the street can be shrouded in the ghost domain, which shows that the power of the ghosts in this rice alley is extraordinary. โ
"Don't say that you are a newcomer who has just mastered ghosts, that is, Zhao Qiming is not dead at the beginning, and you have to admit and retreat when you see this ghost domain!"
Fan Wusu also added faintly:
"I don't know if I have to kowtow before leaving, I'm afraid I'll alarm the ghost."