At sunset, the remnant sun is like blood, and the afterglow is sprinkled on the clear river, sparkling.

One hundred and seventy-two villagers in Hujiagou, young and old, men and women, stood by the river.

The river in front of me is a diversion from Yudai Lake, called Xiaohu River, and the villagers of Hujiagou rely on this river to raise themselves.

Just half a month ago, a strange thing happened in Xiaohuhe.

But whoever drinks the water from the river will vomit up and down for three days.

In the middle of the night, a miserable cry can be heard from the Xiaohu River.

Dozens of villagers were already walking at night when they saw a ghost in the river.

Snow-white clothes, miserable face, even in the middle of the night, you can see that hideous face.

The villagers were so frightened that they did not dare to drink the water from the river or to approach the river.

Hu Changshun, the head of the village, went to the Taoist Division of Emei County twice, and went to Mount Emei three times, inviting officials who did not come to the imperial court, and also invited Taoist priests in the Taoist temple.

Without him, Hujiagou is too poor.

If the officials of the Dao Gong Division come out, the cost of the road alone will be 500 yuan, not to mention the exorcism.

The Taoist priest in the Taoist temple is cheap, but he also needs 300 wen to open his mouth.

The villagers of Hujiagou only made up a total of less than 200 yuan per household, so the matter dragged on for half a month.

It happened that a young man passed by here on this day, turned around by the river, and found the village chief Hu Changshun.

said that he could help get rid of the demons, and he would only charge 120 yuan, if he didn't take it, he wouldn't take it.

Hu Changshun didn't believe it at first, this young man looked fifteen or sixteen years old, although he was wearing a shabby black robe, he had no Taoist hoop with him.

The absence of a Dao Gong means that there is no Gong Gong.

A Taoist priest who has not been punished is not called a Taoist priest at all.

Moreover, the absence of the Receiving Prayer also means that there is no mana.

If you don't have mana, how can you get rid of demons?

But this young man is very persistent and confident, and insists on getting rid of the demons for Hu Jiagou.

Hu Changshun thought about a dead horse as a live horse doctor, anyway, if it didn't work, he wouldn't pay the money.

So, he gathered the whole village to come to the Xiaohu River to see what the boy was doing.

Hu Changshun stood at the front, looking at the thin figure in front of him, and felt that this young man was also calm.

He stood by the river for two hours, during which time his body did not move.

This look is really a bit of a Taoist style.

The villagers stood with the boy for two hours, and they were already impatient.

There was a commotion in the crowd.

"Village chief, can this kid do it?"

"No, don't waste your time. ”

"If you don't have a Taoist priest, what kind of Taoist is it?"

Hu Changshun also beat the drum in his heart, feeling that he was a little presumptuous, could it be that he was deceived by this young man?

He looked at the eldest elder in the village beside him and asked, "Third Uncle, have you ever seen a Taoist priest who has not been punished has mana?"

The third uncle sat on the ground, licked his lips, and said, "The mana of the Taoist priest is all in the Dao urn, how can he have mana if he is not receiving?"

When Hu Changshun heard this, his heart sank.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to give up, let the boy leave, delay him is a small matter, but don't delay the whole village.

He raised his head and was about to call the young man, but he saw that the young man moved.

The boy suddenly raised his hand, pinched his finger and nodded.

"It's time!"

Hu Changshun didn't understand when he listened, what time?

At this moment, a gust of wind blew in the slope, and it was cold.

The sky darkened all at once, the sun sank completely, and the moon showed a small horn in the distance.

Only then did Hu Changshun understand that what the young man said should be in the unitary time.

At the same time, the boy suddenly bit his finger and made himself frown.

At this moment, Hu Changshun felt that something had changed in the young man's body, as if a warmth was spreading from him.

The eerie feeling brought by the gust of wind just now has been reduced a lot.

At this moment, blisters suddenly appeared in the Xiaohu River, as if it had been boiled.

A terrible voice rang out in the river.

Weird and terrifying.

The villagers were shocked and retreated.

The timid ones have even begun to cry.

"Here, here, the devil!"

"I'm going to die!"

Hu Changshun was quite calm, his eyes were staring at the young man, and he silently hoped that he could really get rid of this ghost.

The boy quickly pulled out a yellow piece of paper from his shoulder bag, which was covered in runes.

Hu Changshun was a little surprised to see this, isn't this a rune paper?

However, is rune paper drawn without mana useful?

Before he could react, the young man recited a trick and threw the talisman paper towards the river.

"Give it to me!"

The boy shouted, and the rune paper turned into a fire the moment it touched the surface of the river.

"Ahh

A scream accompanied by a white light appeared in everyone's ears.

Immediately after, a figure dressed in white and wearing a cloak emerged from the river.

I couldn't see the face clearly, but the figure kept wailing in the air.

Hu Changshun understood, this is the water ghost that has plagued Hujiagou for many days.

"Just a water ghost, why do you linger in the Yang world? Why don't you reincarnate as soon as possible?"

The boy asked the water ghosts in the river harshly.

The water ghost floated in the river, shouting, "I'm going to kill you, kill you!"

In an instant, the figure of the water ghost came to the young man, she waved her claws, and a cloud of black gas spread out.

"Presumptuous!"

The young man snorted coldly, and made a Dao mark on his chest with both hands, and in an instant, the light shone brightly.

Under this light, the water ghost felt as if he was under a blazing flame, and white smoke rose from his body.

"Ahh

The screams made the villagers of Hujiagou frightened one by one.

The young man said again: "Since you are obsessed, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

He drew a circle on his chest with one hand, and a gossip diagram appeared, pressing towards the water ghost.

The water ghost raised his hands and resisted with all his might, but he couldn't stop it.

"Spare my life, a real person spare my life, I was killed by someone, I was killed by someone. ”

Listening to the words of the water ghost, the gossip map in front of the young man disappeared in an instant.

"But you can't stay here and harm the villagers. ”

"Please save me, please save me!"

The boy was silent for a moment, and suddenly took out another piece of talisman paper from his bag.

"Well, God has the virtue of a good life, I will accept you for the time being, and I will overtake you in the next day and send you into reincarnation. ”

The water ghost immediately knelt down.

"Thank you, thank you. ”

The boy recited the Tao, and the rune paper in his hand suddenly fell and rolled towards the water ghost.

The water ghost's body was swept up in it at once.

"Close!"

The boy stretched out his hand, and a yellow five-pointed star appeared in his palm.

"Saving people is immeasurable. ”

The boy put the five-pointed star in his bag and made a gesture.

He turned his head to look at the villagers and smiled: "Don't be afraid, the ghost has been taken away by me. ”

The villagers were already frightened and fell to the ground one by one.

Only Hu Changshun and the eldest third uncle are still calm.

Hu Changshun strode forward, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the real person who eliminated the ghost for my Hujiagou, great kindness, toothless and unforgettable." ”

The young man made a bow to him and said, "The merit is immeasurable. ”

"Dare to ask the real human number?"

The young man laughed and said, "I'm just a layman at the foot of Mount Emei, not a Taoist priest." ”

A layman generally refers to a person who has not been ordained for the Tao.

"Then I saw that real people have mana······"

"The Tao is boundless, and the Dharma is passed on to people, and I only understand that little bit of mana by chance. ”

The young man said again: "Village chief, we said before, if I help Hujiagou get rid of ghosts, I will charge 120 yuan." ”

Hu Changshun nodded in amazement and took out a purse.

"Here's a hundred and twenty dollars. ”

The young man frowned: "Isn't there any treasure money?"

Bao banknote is a universal banknote issued by the Ming Dynasty, with denominations of consistent, 500 wen, 300 wen, 200 wen and 100 wen.

It is always equal to one thousand wen, or one tael of silver.

Hu Changshun said slightly apologetically: "I'm really embarrassed, everyone still made up the money." ”

The boy took the money and said, "Since that's the case, forget it." ”

"It's time for me to leave, and if you encounter any more evil things, you can still find me. ”

Hu Changshun was stunned.

The boy laughed: "I charge cheaply." ”

When Hu Changshun came back to his senses, the young man had already walked away.

He shouted, "Dare to ask the name of the layman?"

The young man turned around and said, "My name is Gu Changqing. ”