Chapter 4 The Palace

Two days later, Da Yuan had left Chang'an, took a boat down the canal, and went straight to Luoyang.

He received a new order and went to the Luoyang Yu Palace's mansion to destroy the Yuan-devouring evil ghost. Da Yuan is shallow, and he knows very little about ghosts, so he deliberately consulted some ancient books before leaving. In the book, it is said that this kind of powerful ghost is the most powerful, and the low-level Yuan-devouring evil ghost can turn into a beautiful woman and have sex with a man, taking the opportunity to devour the essence. The most difficult to provoke the Yuan-devouring demon can take advantage of the person's sleep, lie on the body of the living, and suck the Yuan Shen dry at the mouth and nose, and that person often dies unconsciously.

The snake spirit in the last order was already extremely difficult to deal with, and this time the evil ghost may be even more difficult to provoke. Da Yuan was worried all the way on the way, he had never been in contact with ghost hunting, it would be better if he practiced the gold system exercises, but he practiced the most ordinary fire system exercises, which was extremely difficult to kill the evil ghosts.

After thinking the boat for two days, before I could figure it out, I arrived in Luoyang. Disembarked at the pier. At a glance, it is full of pedestrians, and it is very lively. There is also a large painting boat docked on the wharf, with a three-story wooden building on the boat, and maids and maids walking back and forth. The first time he saw such a ship, he knew that it was a very wealthy family, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

I didn't pay attention to it at first, but when I looked at it, I saw that there was a gossip mirror hanging in the middle of the boathouse. Looking again, I saw that there were a lot of Taoist talismans pasted on the doors and windows of the ship, and if I looked closely, there were red cloth ropes, peach wood swords, and soul bells around the corners. These are all things to ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts, and almost everything that can be hung is hung up, and it seems that someone in this house must be hit by evil spirits.

At this moment, a large wooden box suddenly appeared on the painting boat. Many good people on the dock surrounded one after another, and Da Yuan only heard someone gossiping: "Look, look, isn't that the third butler of Yuwang's Mansion......"

When Da Yuan heard the word Yuwangfu, he immediately leaned over and muttered, "Which one is this, such a big pomp." ”

The man turned around and said, "You don't know this? Isn't this from the Yuwang Mansion? Look at that person, the one in the silk robe, isn't it the third butler?"

Da Yu sighed, this time I came to Yuwang's Mansion to catch ghosts, look at this posture, that is right here, the person who is haunted by ghosts must have moved to the boat. At this time, someone began to guess what was in the wooden box, and Da Yuan looked at it, his face changed, and the wooden box was exuding a corpse gas that ordinary people could not detect, and it must be a dead person.

At this time, a middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly walked out of the corner gate of the painting boat, and the person exposed half of his body, secretly patrolling the dock, and finally the Taoist priest's eyes were fixed on a person. Da Yuan followed the eyes of the middle-aged Taoist priest and saw a great monk, standing far away, with mockery and resentment on his face.

When I looked at the Taoist priest again, he was gone, thinking that he had noticed something. Da Yu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, secretly thinking that this matter did not seem to be simple, that great monk seemed to have something to do with Yuwangfu.

Da Yuan pretended to be a passerby, walked up to the burly monk, and pretended to be curious, and asked, "Master, why are there so many people, what happened on this boat?"

The great monk glanced at Da Yuan and said, "Don't you see? ”

Da Yu smiled and said: "Master is a disciple of Buddhism, and he should exorcise ghosts and save people." ”

The great monk said: "The Taoist chief asked like this, presumably he had the idea of getting on the boat to exorcise ghosts?"

Seeing that the other party had revealed his identity, Da Yuan was secretly surprised, and said: "It is our duty to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, although the poor Dao is not talented, I am willing to do my part." ”

Unexpectedly, the monk said coldly: "I advise the Taoist chief to leave this matter alone, otherwise it will be in vain at best, and there will be a bloody disaster at worst." ”

Da Yuan heard what the monk said, so he asked again, but the monk didn't say more, just sneered, and was even more indignant. Da Yu sighed secretly in his heart, he must take care of this matter, as long as he receives the order, there will be a bloody disaster. It's just that the last time I killed the snake spirit was already very dangerous, this time I can't be reckless, and I have to be careful about everything.

When the people dispersed, Da Yuan found the three butlers and said in a low voice: "In Xia Naiyun Wandering Daoist, passing by here, I see that there are evil ghosts on your boat, and Poor Dao is the best at catching ghosts." ”

The third housekeeper heard this, but panicked and said: "You Taoist priest is talking nonsense, my family is the palace of Prince Yu, blessed by the ancestors, and cared for by the gods, what the hell is there?"

Da Yuan grabbed the arm of the third butler and said in a low voice, "What happened to the dead man in the wooden box just now?"

The third steward's face changed several times, and finally sighed: "Don't blame the Dao chief, if the evil ghost's matter is publicized, my master's reputation will be damaged." It seems that the Taoist must be a master, please come on the boat, and I will go and tell the master. ”

Da Yuan was let to the ship by the third butler, waited in the main hall for a while, and was let into the living room on the second floor. In the living room, a man in a robe is sitting in the center, it seems that it is the master of this room, Prince Yu, and there is another person sitting under him, who is also dressed as a Taoist priest, and it is the Taoist who has just appeared from the boat.

King Yu stood up with a smile, said a few more polite words, and invited Da Yuan to sit down. King Yu said: "The Taoist chief is anxious for people's difficulties, and this king admires it." The Jiyun Daoist of Shuangfeng Mountain also came just now, so it is better to invite you too, and let's discuss this. ”

The scholar on the side hurriedly went to invite, and King Yu pointed to the Taoist on the side and said, "Mo Yu Daoist is a friend of this king, and you can discuss this matter together." ”

Da Yuan hurriedly got up and gave up his hand, Na Mo Yu only nodded slightly, seeing that the other party was so contemptuous, Da Yuan only smiled. After a while, an emaciated old Taoist walked in, it was from Jiyun Dao, and several people had seen each other again. Speaking of the evil ghosts, King Yu lamented: "There are evil ghosts in the house, and three lives have been killed and injured. The king's eldest daughter has also been infested by evil ghosts for more than ten days, and her life is hanging by a thread, if the two Taoist leaders can eradicate this ghost, this king will be grateful and will never break his word. ”

Jiyun Daoren said with a smile: "There are mountain people here, the prince can rest assured, the little ghost will not be a problem." ”

Mo Yu kept his face silent all the time, and then said coldly: "Daoist friends can't be careless, a few days ago, I and all Daoist friends worked together to win, but instead took the life of a Taoist friend, which shows that this ghost is extraordinary." ”

Jiyun Daoist said: "Since Mo Yu Daoist has already seen this ghost, I just want to give it to the poor Dao for details." ”

Mo Yu groaned for a moment and said, "We haven't been able to detect that evil ghost. ”

Jiyun Daoist shook his head and said, "Didn't you say that you accompanied a Taoist friend surnamed Life, and you didn't even notice the evil ghost or anything?"

Mo Yu's face turned red, and he said angrily: "Brother Dao's mana is strong, how can it be compared to the next?"

The people of Jiyun Dao were not humble, only smiling and silent.

Mo Yu's face turned pale, and he said: "It's the first time we meet today, so it's better to ask the two Taoist friends to use some means to appreciate one or two, first, to reassure the prince, and second, to open my eyes." ”

Jiyun Dao people smiled slightly, and only said hello. As soon as he flicked his fingers, there was a sudden soft sound in his hand, and he saw a short sword the size of his palm suddenly soaring into the air, the short sword turned over and doubled in mid-air in a blink of an eye, and then flew out of the window, swept away the river, and after a while, it suddenly flew back and fell into the hands of Jiyun Dao people.

Da Yu was amazed in his heart when he saw it, this person has the skill of the sword, and he is much stronger than himself. He was even more secretly glad that with the participation of Jiyun Dao people in this matter, he could borrow a lot of strength, it was really good.

Mo Yu's face also changed at this time, and he had nothing to say. Turning his head and saying to Da Yuan, "How about Dao Chang Da Yuan also show his hand?"

Da Yuan thought to himself, how could he have any spell to shoot, there was only one demon killer, but this kind of treasure could not be revealed at will. Da Yuan pretended to be impassioned and said: "If the mana of the poor road is low, you won't be ugly." It's just that since the poor road has come, he will do his best to kill the evil spirits, and he will never give up. ”

King Yu was greatly moved when he heard Da Yuan say this, bowed to the two of them, and said: "Please ask the two Taoist elders to bother a lot, there are two masters here, why worry about the evil ghosts." ”

Everyone hurriedly got up and returned the salute and said a few more polite words. Then everyone got up and decided to go to see King Yu's daughter first, the eldest lady Mingyu. Da Yuan followed the crowd and went up to the third floor.

The entire third floor is the residence of the eldest lady Mingyu, the servants go in, and the maid lets everyone into the outer room, and after a while, the eldest lady comes out and salutes everyone.

The people of Jiyun Dao said that they were guilty, so they let Mingyu sit down, and then said something in their mouths, and cast a spell on the woman. King Yu, Mo Yu and Da Yu all stood aside to watch, and King Yu was even more worried.

Da Yuan looked at Mingyu carefully, only to feel that this woman's face was gloomy, not to mention, but faintly emitted a trace of ghostly energy, there was obviously sunlight shining in the room, but it made people feel a little gloomy, and then looked at the five qi on the top of this woman's head, it was already a sign of running out of oil and withering the lamp.

After only a moment, the eldest lady was a little impatient, and suddenly said, "Let's stop here, I'm tired." ”

Jiyun Daoist said in a low voice: "Poor Dao, this spell needs a pillar of incense. ”

The eldest lady's impatience was even worse, and there was a hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth.

When the old way finally finished casting the spell, the eldest lady said: "I'm tired, Xiaoqing, help me back to the room." ”

King Yu sighed helplessly, and said a few more words to the maid. Everyone followed the prince back to the study, and Jiyun Daoist said: "I have checked the eldest lady's mental essence and luck, but it seems that there are evil ghosts who have taken away the eldest lady's essence and blood essence. ”

Jiyun Daoist said and looked at Da Yuan, who didn't understand much of this, pretended to ponder for a moment, and said casually: "The poor Dao Fang Cai also checked it, and it is indeed as Jiyun Dao Chang said. ”

King Yu said: "Then according to the Taoist, what should I do now?"

Jiyun Daoren smiled slightly and said, "The mountain people have already taken care of this matter. I have already cast a spell to check just now, the eldest lady is not possessed by evil ghosts, as long as we seal the door and prevent the ghosts from approaching, the noble body of the eldest lady will naturally recover slowly. As for how to get rid of the evil spirit, when it comes back, the mountain people will stay on the boat and naturally get rid of it. ”

King Yu couldn't help but nodded, and Da Yuan naturally agreed. The people of Jiyun Dao took out more than a dozen spirit runes, and everyone went to the third floor together, and all the spirit runes were posted at the entrances and exits. The people of Jiyun Dao volunteered to stay outside the building to prevent evil ghosts from approaching.

King Yu promised a heavy reward in front of the two of them, and only said: "Please do everything to the two of you, this king has promised that whoever can save my daughter's life, this king is willing to give two hundred taels of gold as a reward." From now on, if the two can kill the evil spirits, the king will give another two hundred taels. ”

The people of Jiyun Dao were overjoyed when they heard this, and Da Yuan was even more excited, two hundred taels of gold is not a small amount, if it is a gold bar, there is also a full box, for a demon slayer who has just entered the path of Da Yuan, gold is also very useful.

Da Yuan and Jiyun Daoren left the study, and they should have discussed the details together, but Jiyun Daoren threw off the sleeves of their robes and left. Da Yuan's heart moved, knowing that the people of Jiyun Dao wanted to swallow those bounties alone, and they didn't want to join forces with him. Although Da Yuan is also greedy for bounties, but the bounty is a small matter, and the land order is the most important thing, not to mention his own safety.

Da Qi hurriedly caught up with Jiyun Dao people, and said with a sincere face: "Brother Jiyun Dao, the junior brother's mana is low, and he really has no ability. But in order to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, the younger brother is willing to be sent by the Taoist brother to hunt ghosts together. No matter which of us kills the evil ghosts, those bounty brothers don't want to do anything, and they all hand it over to Brother Dao, I don't know what the brother wants?"

Jiyun Daoist was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what the purpose of the big coat was, he glanced at the big coat, and when he saw the sincerity of the big coat, he was a little moved, and said with a smile: "The poor road is not greedy for gold and silver, but the Taoist temple of the poor road is in disrepair, this ......"

The Taoist temple is in disrepair or something too familiar, as if he has said it himself, Da Yuan scolded in his heart, but his mouth hurriedly said: "It is useless for the little brother to ask for gold and silver, if you get a bounty, it is natural for the Taoist brother to repair the Taoist temple." ”

Jiyun Daoist smiled: "With the help of Daoist friends, this matter is simpler, let's make a decision." ”

The two high-fived and swore an oath, and they were both happy. Then the two agreed on how to act, and they did it.

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