Is there a true way?

Li Changan felt that this word had nothing to do with him. But fortunately, Xiaoshui City has such a respected Taoist.

Different from the prosperous dress in the Dionysian Temple, Qingping Zhenren, the master of the Water Moon Temple on weekdays, is dressed simply, if it weren't for the delicate boy who followed behind him, holding a nine-section scepter in his hand, he would be an ordinary old woman.

The new head catcher had already gone out and respectfully invited the old woman into the courtyard.

"It's all my fault that we didn't do our job well, and it was really a sin and a sin to let your old man stick to this filthy smell. ”

The layman was serious. ”

Qingping Zhenren's pale hair was scattered, and every wrinkle on her face smiled peacefully.

"Several good believers of the Zhou family often worship the ancestor in my view, but now that there is something, how can the poor Dao stand by and watch?"

Saying that, the old lady greeted everyone one by one with the audience, which flattered everyone and arrived at Li Changan.

"I've heard about fellow Taoists. ”

"It's a pity that the old body can only do some miscellaneous things of rituals and prayers, and he can't understand the method of killing demons and subduing demons. The demons in Xiaoshui City are bothered by Xuanxiao Daoyou. ”

"Don't dare. ”

Li Changan returned the salute.

"It's just a little bit. ”

Qingping smiled and nodded, then turned to the catcher and said:

"I know that the situation is urgent, so I won't talk too much, where is Zhou Jialangjun?"

"It's in the middle of the house. ”

The head catcher hurriedly bowed down to lead the way, but when he arrived at the door, Qingping instructed again:

"Zhou Langjun was suddenly in great trouble, and I would be rejected if I opened my mouth rashly, so I had to talk to him about a mystical matter first. ”

The head catcher hurriedly bowed and nodded.

"Yes! ”

"Need some sandalwood. ”

"Go get it now. ”

"Two cups of tea are needed. ”

"Delivered right away. ”

......

The head catcher nodded with his front foot and sent Qingping into the house, and diligently covered the door, and glared at Bo Ziyu with his back foot.

"Count your kid on your fate. ”

He held his chin high and glared at a pair of nostrils.

"Recently, the night has not been peaceful, maybe there is a problem with feng shui, or which god is not worshiped effectively, the lord is worried about the people in the city, and invited a real person to the government to discuss. So when we reported the case, the real person happened to be in the government. Otherwise, with all your headless speculations, how can you make a real person condescend to this pickled and smelly place?"

He sneered and stabbed Bo Ziyu a few words, the young man quickly suppressed his anger, and did not quarrel with him, he seemed to have won a great victory, and turned his gaze to the Taoist priest with pride.

But the Taoist priest just picked up his eyes, and he trembled as if he had been pricked by a needle, not daring to talk nonsense.

Even if he hadn't seen Li Changan's methods with his own eyes, the ruins of the prison and the corpse of the Zhou family could not be faked...... For this evil god, the new head catcher never dares to tease, but he hates the house and the black, and avoids his eyes and ignores it.

The Taoist priest was too lazy to be angry with this slippery traitor.

I didn't sleep all night last night, and now I found free time, so I found a clean ground in the corner, sat down against the wall, and slept with my sword in my arms.

............

The wait is long.

It was calm inside the door, and there was no noise outside the door, lest it disturb the inside.

In the courtyard, there was only Li Changan's long breathing and Bo Ziyu's anxious footsteps.

Finally.

"Crunch. ”

The door opens.

Li Changan opened his eyes when he heard the sound, and Bo Ziyu had already broken free from the blockade of the headcatcher, grabbed it, and asked anxiously:

"Did you make a move?"

"Presumptuous!"

The headhunter, who was a step slower, hurriedly came up and scolded.

Qingping Zhenren waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter. ”

She sighed.

"Zhou Jushi's filial piety overshadowed benevolence, and the poor road was helpless. ”

When the words fell, Bo Ziyu's disappointment was overflowing, but Li Changan asked.

"Didn't he say anything?"

"I said something, although it is terrifying, but it has nothing to do with the whereabouts of the monster. ”

"Let's talk about it. ”

Qingping is a real person, and tells the terrifying experience that happened in the Zhou family in a loose tone.

............

All started together three days ago in the evening.

That.

My father and younger brother suddenly had an appetite.

Our whole family was very happy because my father and younger brother both had a stubborn problem of not eating enough food due to their frailty. I asked the kitchen to step up cooking, and when I ran out of rice, noodles, and meat dishes at home, I went to the market to buy them again.

I still remember that my father and younger brother ate three pots of rice noodles, half a fan of mutton, five chickens, and countless other fruits and vegetables that night. At the time, I was a little uneasy, but I didn't think much of it.

The next day is the Dionysian Festival.

My family went to the night market, but my father and brother came home early. Strangely, they didn't cry out for hunger that night, and the family breathed a sigh of relief, but no one noticed that the old man who had left behind to look after the house was gone.

Day 3.

At night, there was a thick fog, and a lot of mud had accumulated in the yard out of nowhere.

In the middle of the night, my father suddenly called the family up. Grandpa, mother, sister, second brother...... Everyone was gathered in the courtyard, but there was no younger brother.

I was about to ask my father, but a dense "snort" slipped into my ears.

Immediately.

I heard my mother screaming and the mud was coming down.

......

When I regained consciousness.

My father was howling and dragging me out of the.

He said to me that he had eaten his mother, his sister, and his old servant...... He's so hungry, hungry from the heart, madly hungry!

I left with my father, leaving the bodies of other people in the cesspool.

The sun came out, and he seemed to regain his humanity, but began to get hungry again. I quietly went out and bought him a lot of bread, but as soon as he ate it, he immediately threw it up, and vomited as he ate.

Finally, he told me:

If you don't want to be hungry, you have to eat people.

So I knocked out a person who came to collect the night incense and changed into his clothes.

Back to the manure tank......

I don't want to hurt anyone.

But I can't help it, and neither can my father.

He was just too hungry.

............

Until this short story was told, the people in the audience still did not come back to their senses for a long time.

Not because of the story itself, but because of the deeper meaning behind it. Imagine that the person closest to you suddenly turns into a monster at some point and wants to eat you alive...... Isn't this unwarranted crisis and terror chilling?

Until Qingping Zhenren apologized and left.

Bo Ziyu came back to his senses, his face changed for a long time, and finally became depressed.

"There's still no clue. ”

"Nope. ”

Li Changan, who had been silent for a long time, said abruptly.

"There are clues. ”

......

The more you rush into something, the more time seems to pass extraordinarily quickly.

Suddenly, it was dusk.

Next to a small food store in the west of the city, more than a dozen officials were crowded here, and the atmosphere was strange among each other.

Li Changan turned a blind eye, and only explained to Bo Ziyu:

"The real person said before that Zhou Huai had bought food for his father, and I suddenly remembered that when you caught Zhou Huai, I found a lot of food residues on him. ”

"It's a deep-fried crispy pasta dregs with a unique smell and a mixture of three types: sheep fat, honey and wisteria flowers. ”

"I've also been all over Xiaoshui City, and as far as I know, it's such a unique food. ”

Li Changan pointed to the restaurant behind him.

"This is the only place where the store's signature 'Ju Shengnu' is available. ”

The Taoist priest continued with a smile.

"When you hide in the city with your father, who has become a monster, and you are in a panic, will you deliberately take a long detour to buy food?"

Let's be honest.

The Taoist priest's inference is not rigorous, but as previously stated, it is only the most likely choice among the countless possibilities.

Bo Ziyu suddenly realized and looked into the depths of the alley opposite.

The officials had already been sent to inquire everywhere, and the houses around were all in and out, except for a gate deep in the alley that remained closed.

"Dao Chief. ”

Ai Ai leaned over during the new capture period.

This guy was previously ordered by his superiors to deal with the monster as soon as possible. But even if he had the heart to make meritorious contributions, his servants had no reason to work hard, so he had to curry favor with Li Changan with a shy face.

Li Changan didn't bother to pay attention to him, and only asked Bo Ziyu.

"Where's the yellow fu?"

"In the body. ”

The Taoist priest nodded.

"Let's go. ”