Chapter 86

Zhao Fusheng made a temporary decision and prepared to go to the restaurant alley.

The rice alley is very important, and there are still two fierce ghosts who suppress each other in it and have not recovered, and the rice ghost who has lost an arm will need her to solve it sooner or later.

It's best to wait until she finishes another ghost case, accumulates 1,000 merit points, and opens the second layer of hell.

Once the rice ghost is subdued, there will be two big ghosts left in the Confucius Temple to restrain each other, so that even the paper figure Zhang hidden in the shadows will not dare to break the balance for the time being.

The crisis in Wan'an County can also ease for a while, allowing her to concentrate on solving ghost cases and increasing her strength.

She was thinking about things, but she didn't show any clues on her face.

The handyman listened to her command, hurriedly answered, and hurried out to prepare the horses and chariots.

The other servants in the palace brought chairs for her to wait, and within a quarter of an hour, someone from outside came in and spread the word that the carriage had been prepared.

Zhao Fusheng got up and went out.

Today's Wan'an County has the sun, but I don't know if it is Zhao Fusheng's illusion, the sun in August is not bright and hot, and when it shines everywhere in the county, there is a gray feeling.

The fallen leaves on the long street outside the Demon Suppression Division have been swept away, but many of the deserted shops on both sides have not been repaired and look a little dilapidated.

She glanced at the shops with the doors closed, and the driver of the car noticed her eyes, as if he had guessed her thoughts, and said flatteringly:

"Don't look at the desertion at this time, my lord, Uncle Fan ordered it last night, and today I will find someone to repair these shops."

He waited for Zhao Fusheng to sit down, quickly shook the reins, and said:

"When the shop is repaired, you will be famous, and the shop here will be hard to find, and I am afraid that it will be crowded with people in the future!"

Zhao Fusheng looked out:

"Have you ever seen the excitement of the past?"

"Yes."

The coachman nodded:

"I also came here with my father when I was a child, and it was lively here, and everyone wanted to go here, even the merchants who came here to sell goods in the streets and alleys had to pay money to enter."

He seemed to recall the pomp and circumstance of the time.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and asked:

"Are you from Wan'an County?"

"Yes, our family has lived in Zhangjiakou Alley in the east of the city for generations, and my father used to serve as a handyman in the county government."

From his words, Zhao Fusheng found that Fan Bisheng was quite particular about picking people, not to deal with his random search for people, but to ask Pang Zhixian to investigate, and the people invited were all innocent and easy to control.

She nodded, gossiping with the coachman without a ride.

This person's grandfather worked as an errand in the county government, even if he has some knowledge, his courage is not very small, and his speech is not boring, and he has lived in Wan'an County for generations, and he knows a lot about the affairs of Wan'an County.

He intended to please, and the journey was not boring.

Soon the carriage arrived in the south of the city, and before entering the mouth of the alley, Zhao Fusheng made a probe to look at the intersection in the distance.

Meng Po's stall is still on display.

After the ghost case in the alley was solved, it also became sporadically popular, and there were two people drinking soup sitting on the stall.

As if they heard the sound of a carriage, the people over there turned their heads to look this way.

Zhao Fusheng's heart moved.

"Would you like to say hello?"

The coachman was keenly aware of Zhao Fusheng's gaze at this moment, and asked.

She drank two bowls of soup at Meng Po's stall after finishing the ghost case in the alley before, and the news had already spread in Wan'an County.

Now everyone in the county knows that this old woman has a relationship with the new head of the Demon Suppression Commander, and as the situation in the county gradually settles down, many people are willing to come here to sit in their spare time.

"Not for now."

She shook her head:

"Just go directly to the restaurant alley and put me down in front of the Confucius Temple."

"Okay."

The coachman who drove the car answered, and the carriage did not stop, and went directly into the alley of asking for food.

This is the second time she has come to the alley to ask for food.

Without the ghostly fog, it looks a lot brighter.

Pang Zhixian knew that she valued this place, and sent someone to clean up this place.

But many of the collapsed houses have not yet been repaired, and there are still traces of the ghosts that have wreaked havoc.

There were people from the yamen patrolling the streets, and when they saw the arrival of the carriage, they probably recognized the logo of the Demon Suppression Division, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

The carriage stopped in front of the Confucius Temple, and as soon as Zhao Fusheng got off the car, he saw Liu Yizhen standing at the gate of the temple.

She was stunned for a moment, then turned to the coachman and said:

"You go back first, and come back to pick me up after the evening."

The driver answered, and drove away.

Zhao Fusheng watched the car leave, then turned to look at Liu Yizhen, looked him up and down for a long time, and then smiled:

"Looks like you knew I was coming."

She had something to say.

Liu Yizhen heard it and shook his head:

"It's not people who tell me."

When Zhao Fusheng heard this, his heart moved: "Is it a ghost?" ”

Liu Yizhen bowed slightly.

His action shocked Zhao Fusheng:

"Is there any sign of recovery?"

"Not yet." Liu Yizhen shook his head.

Perhaps he had been with the ghost for many years, but he seemed a little indifferent: "It's just because you broke it down and took its arm." ”

He gestured to his right arm:

"So when you get closer, it's the biggest reaction."

His mission in the Confucius Temple was to guard the three ghosts who had fallen asleep temporarily, so he was clear about every change in the ghosts.

When he began to sense the mutation of the ghost breath in the temple, Liu Yizhen was also startled, and then guessed that it was Zhao Fusheng's arrival that caused the change of the ghost.

"Come out and see, sure enough, it's you."

After he finished speaking, he added:

"But after all, it's not a complete exorcism, and there's no complete seal, it's just a temporary settlement because of the decomposition, not to mention that there are still people eyeing it-"

Speaking of this, he glanced up at Zhao Fusheng.

The two made eye contact and understood that the existence of the paper figure was a huge hidden danger.

This person covets the ghost coffin, and sooner or later he will strike again, and if this cancer is not removed, there will be another catastrophe in Wan'an County sooner or later.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:

"Don't worry, I know it."

The extraordinary means she showed in the ghost disaster in the rice alley made her words very convincing, and Liu Yizhen's tense face loosened and smiled.

He was about to speak, but Zhao Fusheng continued:

"After a while, I'm going to ask the rice ghost to leave first."

Liu Yizhen was really relieved now.

Don't look at him calm at this time, but after all, he lives in the same room with the three ghosts, especially one of the ghosts is not stable, and there is a threat of paper figures outside, and its majesty is self-evident.

If Zhao Fusheng can invite a ghost away, it would be great.

"Where are you going to send the ghosts?"

While he was relieved, he asked casually, and even made a suggestion:

"It's better to send it to Hochi Prefecture—"

Liu Yizhen's face showed sincerity:

"The strength of the Demon Suppression Division in Baozhi County is good, and Deputy Ling Zheng, who controls the evil-level ghosts, is estimated to be dying soon, and it is not fun for the evil-level ghosts to get out of control." He said:

"If you send a terrible ghost over at this time, even if Deputy Zheng resurrects the ghost and dies, the two ghosts fight each other and just reach a balance, the court may want to reward you, and the people will be grateful to you."

“……”

His words made Zhao Fusheng speechless.

"I'll think about it later."

She thought about it, but still shook her head:

"But if you want a ghost, forget it."

was rejected by her, which made Liu Yizhen slightly stunned:

"If you don't send it to Baozhi County, where do you want to invite this ghost?"

The situation in Wan'an County is critical, most of the surrounding counties are low-spirited, and if the ghosts flow to other counties, I don't know how many people will be killed.

When solving the ghost disaster in the rice alley that day, Zhao Fusheng's temperament was completely different from the ghost master in Liu Yizhen's previous impression, and he thought that Zhao Fusheng did not like the death of innocent people and would try to avoid ghost disasters.

"I'm going to invite the ghost to the Demon Suppression Division."

"......" This time it was Liu Yizhen's turn to be dumbfounded.

After a long time, he lost his voice:

"You're going to take the ghost away?"

"Yes."

She nodded, not dwelling on the subject:

"What's been going on in the temple lately?"

Liu Yizhen was full of doubts.

The corpse of the ghost is incomplete, one arm is in Zhao Fusheng's hand, once it is revived, the ghost itself will wrap around her first to retrieve the arm.

People are in a hurry to send the ghost away, but she is good, but she wants to take the trouble home.

What kind of idea did she have in her heart, she wanted to take the initiative to take the ghost away.

The decomposed corpse of the ghost is close at hand, and the time for the ghost to revive is sooner or later.

Liu Yizhen guessed that she had other plans, but the relationship between the two was still shallow, and even if she had a secret, it was impossible to tell him.

Zhao Fusheng didn't want to talk about this issue in detail, and Liu Yizhen had no choice but to hold back his doubts and said:

"It's fine for the time being."

That being said, his brow furrowed, and it was clear that there was something unspeakable.

Zhao Fusheng's heart moved, and he asked:

"For the time being? Could it be that there are still any troubles that have not been solved? ”

Liu Yizhen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head:

"It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not a big problem."

He is in the same room with three ghosts, and the calmness of his heart can be seen naturally.

What can be called 'trouble' by Liu Yizhen naturally cannot be a trivial matter.

However, he chose not to say it at this time, and Zhao Fusheng did not force it for the time being.

She still has a lot of troubles of her own, and some things can only be opened and closed first, and then talked about later.

However, she was worried about the long nights and dreams, so she still decided to deal with the ghost case earlier and get rid of the corpse of the ghost who wanted to eat first.

"By the way, I heard that you received another ghost case the day before yesterday-"

Liu Yizhen also took the initiative to change the topic, and Zhao Fusheng also nodded along with his words:

"It's a ghost case, speaking of which, this case has a bit of a relationship with your Liu family."

The two invariably avoided the topic of their own secrets, and turned to the ghost case, which can be regarded as a happy conversation.

Zhao Fusheng talked about the case in Kotou Village, stayed in Yaofan Hutong for most of the day, and only in the evening did he say goodbye to Liu Yizhen and go out.

Liu Yizhen was about to send her, but Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:

"Now in Wan'an County, I'm afraid that no long-eyed Xiaoxiao dares to provoke me."

Even if there is a person who is a traitor, her strength has increased greatly after controlling the ghost, and the average person with yellow face and thin muscles may not be her opponent.

Even if she meets a strong man, she has a ghost arm, which is enough to clean up people.

"I called someone from the Demon Suppression Division to pick me up in the evening, and I'm going to sit outside at this time."

"Outside?" Liu Yizhen asked curiously.

"There is a soup shop outside the rice alley, and the stall is set up by an old woman, surnamed Meng." She explained.

When Liu Yizhen heard her say this, he understood:

"Meng Po."

"Yes." She nodded, and asked curiously:

"You know her, too?"

"I heard my grandfather say it." Liu Yizhen replied:

"She came here ten years ago, and at first she said that she was looking for relatives, but then there was no follow-up, maybe because she couldn't go back to her family, so she set up a stall there to sell soup for a living."

Zhao Fusheng thoughtfully:

"I see."

Liu Yizhen looked down at her:

"Do you think she's weird?"

He and Zhao Fusheng haven't been together for a long time, but smart people have the same tacit understanding in a certain aspect.

Zhao Fusheng is sensitive and suspicious, she will not befriend a mother-in-law she has never met for no reason, she must have her own reasons for doing so.

"Nope." Zhao Fusheng replied to him with a smile:

"I just think Meng Po is very lucky."

When the ghost case occurred in Yaofan Hutong that day, the ghost domain shrouded the entire Yaofan Hutong, which happened to stop at the intersection where Meng Po set up a stall.

And after the ghost case, she still set up a stall there every day, but nothing happened, which is really strange.

"You suspect there's something wrong with her?" Liu Yizhen heard her voice, frowned and said.

"She's not a ghost."

"I know she's not a ghost."

Ghosts have no reason or memory, and they rely on instinct to harm people.

And she had a conversation with Meng Po, so she naturally knew that Meng Po was not a ghost.

"I'm just going to sit down."

Liu Yizhen nodded:

"It's up to you, but you have handled two ghost cases, although the Kotou Village case did not use the power of ghosts, but you must also be careful of ghost recovery."

He pointed to the shadow under Zhao Fusheng's feet and reminded.

Zhao Fusheng responded with a smile:

"Yes, let's go."

She walked out of the alley and went to Meng Po's stall.

At this time, there were still a few people in the stall, and when she came alone, several men who were originally carrying the soup glanced at her, and before she could speak, Meng Po stood up and greeted her.

"Big—"

Zhao Fusheng waved his hand and said:

"It's been a long time, but I'm free today, so I'm here to sit down."

When Meng Po heard her say this, she knew that she didn't want to expose her identity too much, so she grabbed her apron and wiped her hands nervously, and nodded a little crampedly.

"I'll treat you to soup." Meng Po stood for a long time, and was anxious to turn around to serve the soup, Zhao Fusheng said:

"No need to ask, I'll bring the money!"

After speaking, she took out a string of copper coins from her arms and shook them twice.

There was a crisp sound when the copper coin hit, and several men who were drinking soup looked up in unison, and when they saw the copper coin in her hand, their eyes showed covetousness.

But lately, the alleys have been heavily regulated.

Pang Zhixian didn't know what was crazy, and a lot of officials were sent around here every day, and at this time, even if a few people saw Qian Qiqi, they didn't dare to make any small moves, but they all had a tacit understanding to take a small sip of soup, and sat still one by one.

When Zhao Fusheng saw this scene, he couldn't help sneering in his heart.

These people have wrong eyes, and they look vicious when they see the money.

There are a large number of servants in the alley, and these people still dare to have evil intentions, even if this kind of person does not commit a crime today, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not commit a traitor in the future.

Rather than someone else being victimized in the future, it would fall into her hands, and she cleaned it up in one fell swoop.

She was angry in her heart.

At this moment, Meng Po carried a bowl of soup and put it in front of her.

As soon as the soup arrived, the heat rushed to her face, making her feel murderous.

Zhao Fusheng smelled the aroma and suddenly realized that he was almost out of control.

She is not a real person from the Han Dynasty, and the steel seal of morality has long been branded in her heart.

But at that moment, when she remembered to kill, she didn't hesitate at all.

It seems that the possession of powerful ghosts still has an impact on her, and the god list can only eliminate some of the interference of powerful ghosts on her emotions, and part of the concept is a subtle change, so that she herself is not aware of this change.

She took a deep breath:

"It smells so good."

After speaking, she slapped the money on the table, and said as she served the bowl:

"How's business going? Can you dare to make trouble and go crazy with you? ”

When Meng Po saw her take out the money, she was uneasy, and she was afraid that something bad would happen in her stall.

Then I heard her say this, and I wondered if the lord of the Demon Suppression Division intended to reveal his identity and drive these irrelevant people away.

She steadied herself and replied tentatively:

"Thanks to you, since the last time you finished the ghost case in the alley, you came to sit here for a while, and I have been much more peaceful here for more than half a month......

Meng Po looked at Zhao Fusheng's face cautiously when she spoke, and when she saw that she did not object, her heart was relieved.

As soon as she said this, the faces of the other people who drank the soup suddenly changed greatly.

Even even the stupidest person realizes who Zhao Fusheng is.