"Why choose us?"
"Although the young monk has left the temple, he still has the Buddha in his heart. When I first saw you, I felt that you are destined to be the Buddha."
Tao Zi pondered for a moment before speaking: "We have something to do, and it may be a little dangerous."
"The Buddha said that everything is in danger."
Did Buddha say these words? Zhao Xue, who had read some scriptures, became a little confused, but looking at the righteousness on his face, he still suppressed his doubts.
In the end, Tao Zi still didn't let go.
Li Xiu also understood and said: "It's not like this. You can stay here for now and let's talk about the rest later."
"Thank you, donor."
After discussion, Zhao Xue and the monk shared a room.
Han Yueshan was a little worried and took advantage of the monk's absence to ask, "Can this monk be trusted?"
Tao Zi expressed her opinion: "I don't see anything wrong, but you still have to pay attention to something."
He still couldn't let go: "Okay, why does he want to come with us?"
The senior sister was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Xiu and said, "It's probably because we look very rich and it doesn't hurt to have one more person. It's also possible that he asked many people, but we were the only ones who agreed."
Several people were speechless.
Considering that the place below was full, Li Xiu asked the waiter to bring the food up and asked about the monk's condition.
The waiter was well-informed and explained the monk's situation in a few words: "The monk came here three days ago. He has been wandering around in various inns these days. For the sake of the Buddha, we can't chase people away, so we give him food from time to time. .”
Tao Zi asked: "Besides us, has he asked anyone else?"
The waiter curled his lips involuntarily and said, "I asked several times, but except for a few kind-hearted people, no one agreed to provide food and accommodation."
Li Xiu calmly took out half a tael of silver to play with, and said, "Are there any other rare things happening in the town recently?"
Looking at the silver, the waiter's eyes lit up and he couldn't stop talking: "That's true. The first and most unusual thing is that the Huang Mansion is haunted!"
"Three months ago, the master of Huang Mansion took in a beautiful concubine named Yu'er. Naturally, this old man's concubine was out of control. At that time, when everyone talked about Huang Mansion, they would say one thing - What a beautiful concubine. A pear tree weighs more than a dozen crabapples. Unexpectedly, after just one month, Mr. Huang got so tired of it that he even deducted half of his concubine’s monthly silver. What a heartless man!”
Speaking of this, the waiter slapped the table angrily.
Li Xiu coughed and said, "Then how did the concubine become a ghost?"
"A month and a half ago, the concubine made some mistakes and was beaten five times by Mrs. Huang's wife. After returning home, she couldn't think about it and committed suicide by jumping into the well! It took half a month for everyone in Huang's mansion to find her body. , As a result, the night when the body was found was haunted! Several people died intermittently. "
The more Xi Jing listened, the more frightened she became. The more frightened she became, the more excited she became. She couldn't help but ask, "How do you know it's the concubine who turned into a ghost?"
"Someone has seen the ghost's face, and it is the concubine. Besides..." the waiter paused for a moment to pique their curiosity before continuing, "That night, the concubine's body was found. Disappeared! Later, the first deceased person appeared, a boy in the Huang Mansion. After that, Mrs. Huang began to fall ill, and even after calling a doctor, she did not get better. "
Xi Jing asked directly: "Is there any reward?"
"What?"
"Is there any reward for exorcising ghosts and curing diseases?"
Looking at her sparkling eyes, the waiter scratched his head and said, "Yes, healing diseases and exorcising ghosts are worth ten ounces of gold."
Then, he told some anecdotes. Li Xiu was satisfied and threw the half of the silver to him.
Just as the waiter was about to leave, Tao Zi suddenly asked: "It sounds like Master Huang is very old?"
"Half a year ago, I just celebrated my sixty-third birthday."
"That's really old."
"you do not say."
The waiter smiled and left with the money.
Xi Jing spoke: "Is it a ghost? Senior sister, is it a ghost?"
Tao Zi made a rare joke: "Senior sister is not a ghost, but that concubine really might be a ghost."
Zhao Xue was a little unsure and said: "Didn't you say that ghosts have no body? How can you move the body?"
She said casually: "How do you know it wasn't moved by a living person?"
Han Yueshan said puzzledly: "Who would help a ghost move the corpse? What's the use of moving it?"
Li Xiu knew better and explained: "Some ghosts cannot be killed unless their bodies are found."
The few remaining people suddenly realized.
He sighed again: "What can I buy for ten taels of gold..."
With Xi Jing's smile, he swallowed the next words and changed his words: "The most important thing is reputation and helping others, so there must be many immortal cultivators going."
"Of course, senior sister~"
The voice of senior sister behind Xi Jing was so repeated that Han Yueshan and others couldn't help but get goosebumps.
Tao Zi agreed: "Have a good sleep and go there tomorrow morning."
"Great!"
Early the next morning, the monk showed up, ate two breakfasts each, and asked them vaguely: "Where are you going next?"
"Huang Mansion."
He immediately sat upright and said seriously: "Qiao, I also want to go there to catch ghosts, why don't we go there together?"
The monk knocked on the door. As soon as the concierge opened the door, he immediately closed the door when he saw it was him: "Why is it you again? Our master told you that you are not welcome!"
The monk put his hand into the crack of the door and said anxiously: "Not only am I here today, but also my companions!"
"Hey, master, you are not enough on your own? Are you bringing your companions here? I beg you, go find someone else to cause trouble! There is no peace in our house!"
I always feel like I've been cheated...
The idea occurred to those behind the monk at the same time.
Tao Zichong winked at Li Xiu. He immediately knew what she meant and stepped forward and said, "Excuse me, I am a medical practitioner. I heard that Mrs. Huang is seriously ill, so I came here to treat her."
"Medical cultivator?!"
The concierge was particularly shocked. No matter how powerful the Huang Mansion was, they could only afford Taoist priests. They had rarely seen real immortal cultivators.
It should be noted that although monks refer to each other as Taoist friends, they are not Taoist priests.
Immortal cultivators aim to become immortals and keep a certain distance from mortals, but Taoist priests wander among mortals and do things for mortals in exchange for benefits. For example, the blind fortune tellers on the street belong to the category of Taoist priests.
In a sense, a Taoist priest is equivalent to half a cultivator.
He quickly said: "I will inform the master immediately, please wait a moment."
Not long after, heavy footsteps sounded.
A man with a big belly and half-white hair came to open the door. When he opened the door, he even kicked the concierge: "What are you doing? Huh? Even the immortals dare to block the door and don't know what is wrong."
The concierge kept smiling and apologizing.
The man looked at them respectfully, bent down and said, "I am the master of this house, please come to me, all the immortals."
Under the watchful eye of the concierge, the monk followed him in shamelessly.
