Qingyanzhou, Zhuxiang County.

The flowers are warm and fragrant, and they have finally arrived in a more prosperous place today.

Due to the remote location of Zhuxiang County, Zhonghe is not a wealthy territory, but there are still places like restaurants and inns.

When I came here, the first thing (qíng) of the group was to eat a big meal, and the restaurant owner who ate this meal panicked, how could anyone be so able to eat, this had to eat more than a dozen tables, but since it was open for business, the guests were not bad for money, and we couldn't care if they ate as much as they wanted.

"Well, you've heard that something strange has happened to a family surnamed Zhang in the east. ”

"Well, there are two families to the west. ”

"There is also one not far from my house, I also saw it with my own eyes, oops, it's really scary, that girl I grew up watching, and she usually looks good, but suddenly she becomes a yellow-faced old woman, how can people accept it. ”

......

At a table next to him, a few lazy men were chatting.

The flowers are warm and fragrant, and everyone has been listening with their ears up.

The man who happened to the neighbor said: "The county lord has already sent someone to report to the Taishou side, and it is estimated that someone will come here to investigate soon." ”

One person chimed in: "How can it be so fast, I heard that the people in the county only moved (shēn) this morning, and when they finish informing the Taishou, the Taishou will send someone again, it is estimated that it will take at least half a decade (rì), if the people sent can't handle it, they have to report it to our prince again, and it will take more than half a month to go back and forth." ”

The man took a sip of wine, and the same (qíng) was a little glad and said, "Fortunately, I don't have a daughter at home......"

Hua Wenxiang wiped her mouth, came to their table, and asked with a smile: "Can you talk about this matter in detail, I may be able to help some." ”

Tu Yuelian was a little helpless, this guy's nosy mistake was made again.

The man who was interrupted did not speak at first, but carefully looked at Hua Wenxiang, this person had eaten so many things just now, where did they put them? They had been paying attention to Hua Wenxiang's table since just now, and it was really strange that several young people were too good at eating, and even the black cat could eat more than them.

It's just that a few men don't care about this, just take it as an interesting thing, and the past is over, but who would have thought that this young man with a huge appetite would take the initiative to talk to them.

Seeing that the man didn't speak, Hua Wenxiang waved his hand and asked again, "Big brother?"

Only then did the man react and asked with a smile, "The little brother is an outsider, right?"

Hua Wenxiang snorted, "It's from Xiang'an." I don't know what kind of strange thing you just talked about. ”

The man saw that Hua Wenxiang was okay to wear, but he was too young, and he didn't think he had the ability to deal with this strange thing, so he didn't have much interest in saying, "I advise the little brother not to make trouble, it's best to get out of here quickly, so as not to get into any unnecessary trouble." ”

While speaking, he glanced at Tu Yuelian at the table next to him, and he really didn't want such a good-looking girl to be poisoned.

Hua Wenxiang still didn't give up, and continued: "Let's talk about it, big brother. Come, little two, give these big brothers another good wine, count it as mine. ”

Xiao Er agreed, "Okay." ”

Then Xiao Er brought a jar of good wine, and when he opened it, the wine was fragrant, and the three people on the table poured it with warm fragrance, "I think this matter must be related to evil, I waited all the way to exorcise demons and suppress evil spirits, no, my friend also has a monk, exorcism is amazing." ”

As he spoke, he gave a look and motioned for a few people to look at Ruluo next to him.

A few people also noticed this monk with thick eyebrows and big eyes just now, and he did have a bit of a not simple atmosphere.

A man who showed his arms hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you about it." About half a month ago, we began to have strange things happen in Zhuxiang County, almost every day there are more than a dozen families who encounter strange things, and the victims are all women, these women are almost in their early twenties, all of them turned into yellow-faced old women after one night. ”

Hua Wenxiang frowned slightly, "There are such strange things?"

The man nodded and said: "In order to find out about this matter, our county lord specially gathered some women in their early twenties, and then asked the officers and soldiers to stay by their side (shēn), but in the early morning, those officers and soldiers seemed to have been drugged with sweat, and they passed out one by one, and those women could not escape their fate, they all became old women, which was even more uncomfortable than death." ”

The man took a sip of the rare good wine, looked satisfied, and continued: "These women who were killed all said that they had a nightmare the night before they got old, and these dreams are roughly the same, saying that there is a powerful ghost with a cloak of hair......"

Hua Wenxiang saw that the man stopped talking and asked, "Why don't you continue?"

The man was a little embarrassed (qíng), "The powerful ghosts with their hair will hug those women and kiss them...... kiss the mouth, and then the women are scared to wake up, and they become senile. ”

Ruluo at the table next to him said: "These women should be absorbed by the yang energy to get old, this technique is not surprising is some kind of evil supernatural power, it can be said that it is to harm people in dreams, I heard the master say before, it is said that there is a demon called nightmare under the mountain, the best at harming people in dreams, this matter is probably the nightmare to do, absorb people's yang energy to improve their cultivation." ”

Hua Wenxiang was puzzled: "Then why do you just absorb a woman's yang energy? Isn't a man's yang energy heavier." ”

Ruluo shook his head, "I don't know about this." Maybe you can't put your mouth shut. ”

The three men saw that what Ruluo said was the way, and couldn't help but believe a little bit in the statement that they would exorcise demons and suppress evil spirits just now, and one man said: "If you really want to help us in Zhuxiang County, you can go to the county magistrate not far away to find Sun County Commander, and he can help a few." ”

One man chimed in: "I can take a few with me." ”

There is such a strange thing in his small county, although the Hanzi family has no daughter, he does not want to see other people's girls being persecuted one after another, he sincerely hopes that this group of people can help.

Hua Wenxiang said, "Then let's leave now." ”

The man nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Then he said to the two friends next to him: "I'll go, you two wait for me, let's come back and drink." ”

The other two knew what he meant, and nodded their heads, finally drinking the next best wine for free, he couldn't miss it.

Hua Wenxiang paid the money, and the group went out of the tavern.

The man praised: "A few of them are really generous." ”

Hua Wenxiang said with a smile: "I have some business at home and have a few small money. ”

A few people talked as they walked.

The man asked: "How many of them are the immortals on the mountain, I was fortunate to see the gods on the mountain when I was a child, and I was lucky enough to see the gods on the mountain to subdue demons and eliminate demons, that is called a powerful, those majestic immortals, and a few of you have some similar temperaments." ”

Hua Wenxiang smiled awkwardly, "We are just a few ordinary cultivators, not immortals." ”

The county order office soon arrived, the county order of Zhuxiang County is surnamed Sun, named Sun Zhenglin, is definitely a Qing official of the high wind and bright festival, usually sympathetic to the people, for the people to relieve their worries, deeply affected by the people here (ài) wear, recently (rì) for the woman to get old overnight (qíng), this Sun County order (rì) is worried about sleepless night.

In fact, there are almost no corrupt officials in Zhonghe, if there is, if there is, it will be reported by the people if it is not a few (rì), and after verification, it is impossible to eat and walk around.

As an official in Zhong He, he just takes a few taels a month, and there is never a phenomenon of making a fortune as an official, so the atmosphere here is first-class and good all over the world.

In Zhonghe, the people and the officials are truly equal to each other.

When he arrived at the gate of the county magistrate's mansion, the man said: "I won't go in, as long as you say that you can solve the worries of Zhuxiang County, Sun County will naturally meet you." ”

Their Sun County Commander is now wishing that the mountain gods could come here to help him.

Hua Wenxiang smiled: "Then we will separate here." ”

The man took his leave and left.

There are no servants in the Sun Mansion, and the whole door is also open, and a few people have just entered the Sun Mansion and have not walked a few steps, and a subordinate has greeted him, and he has paid attention to Shang Ruluo at first glance, seeing that this young monk is like a Buddha, and the (shēn) material is five big and three thick, and he is very polite without words, "What are you doing here?"

Like a double ten, Amitabha Buddha said, "I specially came to see Sun County's order, and I want to help Zhuxiang County solve the strange matter of women getting old." ”

The next person was happy, he really guessed correctly, these people looked at some ability, since they came to Sun Mansion inexplicably, then there were ** for that strange thing, and hurriedly said: "A few people come with me, my county commander is looking forward to the stars and the moon all day long, and finally looking forward to a few little immortals." ”

(End of chapter)