Chapter Ninety-Five: A Strange Disease
Huan Yin left from the teahouse, although it was already a little dark now, he still decided to rush to the Gao family immediately, because Sister Jiujiu must be there. Moreover, the leader said that the Gao family was a bit evil, which made Huan Yin very uncomfortable, and Sister Jiujiu must not have anything happen.
For mortals, even if they are riding horses, it will take some time to arrive. However, after Huan Yin went out of the city, he found a remote place and flew directly with the silver shuttle, so before the time was over, Huan Yin saw the Gao family on the ground from a distance.
The reason why Huan Yin can recognize the Gao family below at a glance in the air is because there is only such a big family in this place more than thirty miles west of the city. Moreover, this large family is a manor built on the mountain, covering a huge area, and even the Huan family's mansion in the city is probably less than half the size of it. So, according to what the leader said, this is most likely the Gao family.
It's the first time Huan Yin has seen such a manor, the kind of momentum that walks by the mountain, like an entrenched one, although it can't be compared with the immortal sect, but among mortals, this is already a giant household. Even if it is not as rich as the Huan family in its heyday, I am afraid it is not much worse. My sister married here, but it seems that she is a good match. However, I have lived in Jingzhou for many years, and I didn't know that there was a Gao family here, and it seems that this Gao family is indeed as the leader said, and rarely interacts with the outside world.
At this moment, in the huge manor, there are very few lights lit, only stars, giving people a gloomy feeling. And there are very few people in the manor who are still active outside, and I don't know if it's because the Gao family is a mountain family, so they go to bed relatively early.
Huan Yin slowly descended from the air to the ground, then he put away the silver shuttle and slowly walked towards the main entrance of the manor that he saw in the air. After a while, the courtyard wall with the undulating mountains appeared in front of Huan Yin's eyes, this courtyard wall is very high, it seems that it is because the manor is in the mountains, it has been deliberately heightened.
In the middle of the courtyard wall, there is a tall courtyard gate towering, this courtyard gate is so high that it seems to be more than 20 feet. The courtyard gate is pitch black, and Huan Yin can see at a glance that this door is made of fine iron. At the top of the door, there is a big "high" character, written in wild cursive, gilded font, with a domineering meaning revealed, as if to declare their sovereignty to this mountain.
The thick black iron door seems to be pressed in front of you, which makes people feel a sense of depression when they see it. Especially the word "Gao" at the top, it is more like a rush to the face, as if to warn people who want to enter here that the Gao family is not easy to mess with.
Huan Yin walked to a big drum outside the door, picked up the drumstick and struck it three times. This drum was used to knock on the door of the Gao family, because the iron gate was so thick that it was impossible to knock on it with all his might.
After beating the drum, Huan Yin stood aside and waited quietly. After about ten breaths, Huan remembered the metallic sound of "squeaking" on the door in front of him, and it was easy to tell that the sound came from the pull of the chain and the rotation of the gear. Then, with the sound of a voice, a crack opened in the heavy door. Then, the gap was enlarged little by little, and the scene in the courtyard was slowly revealed.
The gate of the Gao family, like the gate of the city tower, is opened by pulling with instruments. Come to think of it, this heavy fine iron gate, if you want to push it open directly, no one can do it. However, the door of the Gao family has such a momentum, and whoever comes here may have a little awe first.
At the opening of the door, a man dressed as an old servant in his fifties appeared, and when he looked out the door, he saw only one teenager standing there, and his brow furrowed. Their Gao family is a giant family in this neighborhood and rarely interacts with the outside world, so except for a very small number of people who dare to ring the drum outside when they see the gate of the Gao family, most of the time this drum is quiet. What's more, it is getting late now, and there are even fewer people who dare to come here and knock on the door of the Gao family.
At this moment, I don't know where the boy came from, and he dares to bother at this time. Looking at the young man's indifferent look again, it was obvious that he didn't seem to be taken by the spirit of the Gao family at all, and he really didn't know the height of the sky.
The old servant stood inside the door, and finally asked, "Child, why are you knocking on the door?" The old servant's tone was obviously a little unkind, and it seemed that it was true that the Gao family did not like to associate with outsiders.
Huan Yin wanted to ask about Sister Jiujiu's whereabouts, but the moment the door of the Gao family opened, he felt that something was wrong. Naturally, he was not shocked by the momentum of the mortal portal, but as soon as the gate of the Gao family's courtyard opened, there was a yin qi rushing from inside. This yin qi mortal naturally can't detect it, but because Huan is a monk, he can sense it immediately.
Looking at the old servant standing in the door at this moment, his face was already full of life, obviously caused by the yang energy being taken and the lack of vitality. Moreover, there was a faint fishy smell coming out of the old servant's mouth, and although Huan was so far away from the old servant at this moment, the smell was still detected by him - it was the smell of corpses!
How can there be a corpse smell on a living person, how can there be a dead breath. These two things can only be found in the dead or the dying person, and these two kinds of people, the former cannot move, the latter is inconvenient to move, how can they be like the old servant in front of him who can still open the door to ask guests?
I'm afraid that the Gao family is not just an evil family, but there are ghosts in the Gao family. Huan Yin has read in the classics in the pavilion, the spirit is divided into six paths, and there are three boundaries. And there is one in hell, called the Hungry Ghost, which is the one that wanders around hell all year round.
A hungry ghost, with a fierce and ugly appearance, was sent to hell because of his evil deeds in his previous life. The Hungry Ghost Daoists endure the pain of lingering in the dark and being hungry and thirsty all year round. This was originally the punishment of reincarnation, but it caused the evil behavior of sentient beings in this path who did not swallow anything. Especially if hungry ghosts and Taoists come to the world, the yang energy on the living person is their best tonic. Yang Qi can not only keep them in the world all year round without losing their souls, but also replace the demonic energy of hell for them to cultivate.
You must know that although the spirits of the human realm can rely on spiritual energy and spirit stones to cultivate, the beings of the Hell Dao can only rely on the demonic energy and magic crystals of hell to cultivate. If the Hell Dao Beings crossed over to the human world, then if he still wanted to cultivate, he could only rely on absorbing the yang energy on the living. Especially monks, because with the increase of cultivation, the lifespan will also increase, and the yang energy will flourish with it. Therefore, if the Hell Dao people come to the human realm, they will definitely find a way to find yang energy, which is commonly known as "ghost eating people" by mortals.
The old servant naturally didn't know what Huan Yin was thinking at the moment, and he didn't know that his state at the moment was not far from death. He just saw that after he opened his mouth to ask, the young man opposite changed from indifferent at the beginning to a thoughtful and solemn look now, and he stood there as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't pay attention to his meaning at all, so the old servant said angrily: "Where is the child, dare to come to the Gao family to spread wild, the door drum of the Gao family should be your family's dinner table, can you knock and play?"
Huan Yin heard the old servant's angry voice and came back to his senses. This old servant himself is already in great trouble, and he is still helping others to guard the door with a look of vigour, which is really confused. So, Huan Yin's face turned grim and he spoke: "You have been weak lately, and your limbs are sore?"
The old servant was startled, and subconsciously said, "How do you know?"
"You asked the doctor all over the time and couldn't solve the problem?" Huan Yin didn't care about the old servant's question, but continued.
The old servant thought to himself, did he meet a master today? Immediately, he said, "Yes, the family doctor in my house is very skilled, and few people can match him, but he can't see what kind of illness I have at all." And, and even he ......"
"And even he had the same strange disease as you, with a thick breath and a fishy stench, a dead face, and a very bad complexion. Moreover, it's not just the two of you, you all have this disease in the house!" Huan Yin snorted, and the old servant was shocked, pointing at Huan Yin's big mouth but unable to speak.
In the end, the old servant reacted, ran out of the gate and knelt in front of Huan Yin, shouting: "Please help me!"
Huan Yin helped the old servant up from the ground, and said again: "I still have three questions, if you tell me the truth, I will help you." ”
At this moment, Huan Yin is almost like a Da Luo Tianxian in the eyes of this old servant, where can he dare to have the slightest contempt, and he said in a stacked voice: "The master, please say, the master, ask." I must know everything, and I must say everything. ”
Huan Yin nodded, and asked first: "The young master here, but his surname is Gao, and his name is Renshui?"
The old servant didn't think about it, and replied directly: "Yes, Young Master Renshui is the only son of the eldest master, twenty this year, and his full name is called Gao Renshui." ”
"Then did Gao Renshui marry Huan Jiujiu, the little daughter of the Huan family, recently?"
"Yes, yes, Mrs. Jiujiu only got married last year, and it was just a year since she started. ”
She ...... Are you okay?" When this question was asked, Huan Yin's heart was very tight, Gaofu was haunted, and my sister was probably not spared.
When the old servant heard this question, his face was a little embarrassed: "The old man is in charge of guarding the door, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of the inner house. However, the day before yesterday, Mrs. Jiujiu also came to the mansion once, and when I saw her complexion, she was similar to everyone else in the mansion, obviously suffering from the same strange disease as the old decay. But fortunately, Young Mrs. Jiujiu is young and vigorous, and her spirit is much better than that of us who are older. ”
Huan Yin heard that Sister Jiujiu was fine, and a hanging heart finally let go. He is now going to find Sister Jiujiu, first exorcise the ghost qi for her sister, and then see what is going on in this high mansion.
"Take me to her, and when you see people, I will heal you. Huan Yin's tone was firm and he stepped into the Gao Mansion.