Chapter 23: Plan ahead

In the morning of Qingcheng Mountain, the sky is bright, the Taoist temple rang the bell, it is a long and two short bells, this bell makes all the people of Qingcheng Mountain depressed, but after the bell rings, it attracts more people to Qingcheng Mountain, all the people rush to Qingcheng Mountain like crazy, most of them are the mountain people near Qingcheng Mountain, they drag their families and mouths to run towards Qingcheng Mountain. More people rolled up all their possessions and left Qingcheng Mountain, leaving this place cursed by evil ghosts.

Qingcheng Mountain suddenly became very lively, full of people, leaving, going up the mountain, all of them were people shuttling back and forth like a market.

As soon as Murong Chen walked to Qingfeng Town, he heard the bell on the mountain, he frowned, looked at the people on the street with a serious face who were like crazy, running back and forth to tell each other, and after a while, the people in the town were divided into two groups, one was going to Qingcheng Mountain to seek protection, and the other was to pack up all the belongings of the family and leave the country. Murong Chen was dumbfounded, he watched the two completely different groups of people and horses moving in opposite directions, and his heart suddenly felt a little strange. I can't help but want to ask clearly. But all the people paid no attention to him, and just ran and told each other in a hurry, and had no time to pay attention to his doubts.

"Where are you going?" Murong Chen stopped a young man who was making a lot of hype there, handed him a piece of broken silver in his hand, and then asked him a little strangely.

"You don't know, do you hear something?" asked the young man, pointing to the top of the mountain with an excited face, and a little pretending to be mysterious.

"It's the bell on Qingcheng Mountain. Then why do you have to run around to tell each other, and people are running away everywhere?" Murong Chen asked strangely, with a puzzled look on his face.

"It seems that you are from other places, then it is no wonder, the Taoist temple of Qingcheng Mountain has always been the protector of the mountain people around us, sheltering us from bandits and rogues, monsters and ghosts for hundreds of years, the ancestor of the mountain left a sentence "If the bell is two short and one long, it is a symbol of Qingcheng Mountain's inability to protect the mountain people, and they themselves will close the mountain gate." No longer cares about everything in the world. Now the demons are new. Qingcheng closed the mountain gate again, how are you good for us ordinary people, you see that those who go up the mountain are hoping not to go far away, so they all hope to go to the Taoist temple to hide for a while. I'm looking forward to coming back after the demons leave. Those who left here are probably dead-hearted. So he left for the rest of his country. The young man glanced at Murong Chen a little strangely, but then answered his own questions and began to explain all this to Murong Chen in a gushing manner. He explained very seriously. It seems that sometimes the power of money plays a big role.

"You mean they won't care about your life or death anymore?, then why don't you go to the government for help?" Murong Chen asked strangely.

"You don't know, this is the place where Emperor Wu was born when he was a child, so it has always been a royal forbidden place, and the people of the government dare to take care of the affairs here? Besides, when Emperor Wu became a monk, he was a monk under the jurisdiction of the Qingcheng Sect, so this place has always been entrusted by Emperor Wu to the Taoist priests of Qingcheng Mountain, and the government generally doesn't care about it, and it doesn't dare to take care of it. This is also a good place for us to live and work in peace and contentment, with low taxes, and there is no such thing as stealing chickens and dogs, or committing adultery, but unfortunately this comfortable day is coming to an end. Hey, that's unlucky. Okay, big brother, I'm going to pack up my things, I advise you to leave early, lest the evil ghost come to the door and no one will save you by then. The young man spoke to him very enthusiastically, shaking his head as he spoke, sighing from time to time, his hands kept moving, his face exaggerated, and when he had finished speaking, he turned and left.

Murong Chen looked at the back of the young man who left in a hurry, and he also felt a little anxious in his heart, maybe it should be over quickly, otherwise there will be restlessness here, and there will be no peace. Thinking of this, he hurriedly walked towards the Miaoshou Aphrodisiac Shop, he urgently needed to know Xiao Ruoshui's whereabouts now, and he urgently needed to know when he could come over. After all, such a strange thing can only be solved by the people of Xiangmen, and only they can know what is going on and figure out the reason for it.

He hurried to the Aphrodisiac Shop, the door was still wide open, but there was no hustle and bustle of the past, all the guys and shopkeepers were sitting on their chairs and watching the endless stream of people rushing outside the door. They seemed to be stunned, watching all this as if they were bystanders.

Murong Chen looked at the people on the street around him, no one thought of him, so he walked in slowly, made a gesture in his hand, but said loudly in his mouth: "The boss will give me medicine according to this prescription." He shouted, and with his other hand he took a prescription from his bosom and handed it to the shopkeeper of the group of people who had awakened from his state of silence. The shopkeeper was very shrewd, he also took the prescription with a smile, handed it to the guy next to him and instructed: "Hurry up and grasp this recipe, the guest officer comes inside, I have good oolong tea here, go and drink tea first, your medicine will be fine in a while." The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a round face, a cleanly shaved beard, a fair complexion, and a smile that always seemed to be smiling, as if he had never known what sorrow was.

The two came to the back room one after the other, and as soon as they entered the room, the shopkeeper closed the door, and his smiling face immediately became serious, he brought Murong Chen a cup of tea, handed it to Murong Chen, and said with a nervous expression: " Now we can't get the above news, I don't know if our contact point can be supported, can you contact the general, now the people are panicking, I heard that the elders of the Qingcheng faction have been injured by the evil spirits, and they are powerless to fight, and they have given up their promise to protect Qingcheng Mountain, we have no accurate news here to leave or stay, I hope you can help us to ask, so that we can prepare early. If all the people in the town are gone, there is no need for us to exist in Qingfeng Town, so it is better to plan early. He pleaded with Murong Chen with a serious face, his expression seemed to be begging him to give an accurate answer. It seems that the rumors of this evil ghost have worried them a little. But it's no wonder that the entire Qingcheng Mountain is shrouded in the shadow of evil spirits, and it is understandable that they are worried.

"Actually, I don't think you can leave now, if you go, then the transfer station we contacted in Qingfeng Town will be completely gone, and the entire Qingcheng Mountain will become an island, isn't it more passive at that time?" Murong Chen took a sip of tea and watched the shopkeeper slowly express his opinion.

"You mean we're going to hold on here, but with our strength, it's hard to fight the demons. The shopkeeper looked disappointed, and he eagerly voiced his worries.

"Yes, we can't tell for sure what their purpose is, but the more so, the more necessary it is for you to exist here, the Shadow has always been known for being well-informed, if you leave, the news here will be all blocked, and the fewer people will pay attention, but will fall into the hands of the opponent, making their wishful thinking more beautiful. Murong Chen said to the shopkeeper with a smile, and he carefully stated his opinion. Indeed, the more dangerous and fierce the confrontation, the higher the value of intelligence wherever there is, and the more necessary it is to exist.

"That's the truth, but Brother Murong We are also family people, we can not be afraid of danger, but ......." the shopkeeper said Here the tone gradually stopped, his face showed a dilemma, his teeth clenched, and he made a noise from time to time, it seems that it is difficult for him to persuade himself to stay, but because of discipline, he can't speak.

"Actually, it's very easy to do, you can send someone to send your family to Chengdu to settle down first, you stay here, but be careful not to do business, just monitor every move here, don't act rashly." Murong Chen looked at the shopkeeper, and he felt a little unbearable, and he proposed a way to get the best of both worlds.

"That's the best, I immediately sent someone to send my family to Chengdu, where we will monitor and report the situation to the higher levels. The shopkeeper's face showed a look of joy, and he nodded in favor of the plan.

"I'm here to ask Xiao Ruoshui if he has found it, and when will he be able to reach Qingcheng Mountain?" Murong Chen looked at the shopkeeper and said, he knew that all the chaos must find a solution, and if there is no solution, the chaos will definitely not disappear.

"Xiao Daxia is in Yangguan, and he has received the news, our people saw him in Jinzhou yesterday, he has rushed here, and it is estimated that it will take about a week to arrive. Murong Chen, the shopkeeper's affirmative team, said, and handed over a note. Murong Chen took the note and saw that it read: "Jinzhou saw Xiao Ruoshui, Chenshi." ”

"Golden State should be a week or so here, and it looks like we're going to have a rough week. Murong Chen frowned tightly, sighed and said to himself.

"Brother Murong, are you going to fight with this evil ghost?" the shopkeeper looked at Murong Chen and asked cautiously.

"If you don't fight, how do you know what they want to do?" Murong Chen asked the shopkeeper rhetorically, nodding affirmatively.

"But this demon is very difficult to deal with. The shopkeeper looked at Murong Chen with a little worry and said.

"It's not that exaggerated, I just know that evil doesn't prevail over good, and evil things will definitely be defeated, I believe. It's time for me to get my medicine. Say goodbye, and I'll have time to come to you. Murong Chen patted the shopkeeper's shoulder, stood up, turned around and walked out.

The shopkeeper looked at Murong Chen, and his heart seemed to have great courage suddenly, and his sad face suddenly became relaxed and natural, and he also smiled.

Yes, evil is true, and it will always be true. (To be continued......)