Xiao Yunzhan's frankness made Cao Ren unexpectedly want to laugh again.
"Show me the task list."
"oh."
Cao Ren took the task list, glanced at it roughly, and nodded: "Okay, I will go with you tomorrow morning. However, ghosts usually only show up at night, and they have to spend the night outside. I usually don't spend the night outside."
"Is there an additional price for staying overnight?"
"right."
"Okay, then you can get one more spiritual stone and one more contribution point."
"make a deal."
…
At dawn the next day, Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan went down the mountain to do their mission.
The destination of this trip is Bibo City, two hundred miles away.
So after the two of them went down the mountain, Xiao Yunzhan took the initiative to rent two horses to travel.
The journey was mostly official, but it took two hours, and the two of them just arrived outside Bibo City.
"The Du family has been running official salt for generations and is one of the largest families in Bibo City. The third lady of the Du family, Du Chuling, is said to be twenty-eight years old. She is very beautiful. She has been engaged to the eldest son of the Chang family for a long time, but she suddenly got into trouble for some unknown reason. The evil spirits even caused the Chang family to break off their engagement..." Xiao Yunzhan rode horses side by side with Cao Ren, while telling him the relevant information about this case.
"You know a lot." Cao Ren said with a smile. There were only a few brief descriptions of the case on the task list, but the details of the Du and Chang families were not revealed.
"The country of Yue is so big, it's hard not to know some news." Xiao Yunzhan said casually.
A passerby asked about the location of the Du family, and the two soon arrived at a magnificent mansion with carved galleries and paintings.
The vermilion door was closed tightly, and four servants in black were guarding the door. Their expressions were quite solemn, and they looked at the passers-by warily.
Seeing the extraordinary demeanor of Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan, the first one stepped forward and said respectfully: "Two young masters, this is the private residence of the Du family. What are you doing here?"
"We came from Wuhai Peak to clear away evil spirits from the Du Mansion." Xiao Yunzhan said.
"It turns out that the Immortal Master is here. Please wait a moment. I will report to the master right away!" Upon hearing this, all the servants looked happy and their expressions became more respectful. The leader ran quickly through the door.
Not long after, a fat middle-aged man in brocade clothes came out. Seeing Cao Ren and Xiaoyun Zhan's immortal demeanor, he felt more respect in his heart and squeezed out a smile on his sad face: "You two The Immortal Master has finally arrived, please come in quickly, Du Lan, the head of the Du family."
Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan dismounted and handed the reins to their servants. Just as they were about to follow Du Lan through the door, they saw a gorgeous carriage approaching, escorted by dozens of cavalry, and stopped in front of Du Mansion.
Du Lan looked at the sign on the carriage and frowned: "Why is there someone from the Chang family?"
The car curtain was raised, and the first person who came out was a burly young man with a Chinese character face and a body full of tendons. He was wearing a green gown and shaking a jade fan in his hand. He looked a little awkward and looked like a scholar. When he saw Yang Lan , a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "Uncle Yang, long time no see."
Du Lan also had a smile on his face, and said with a bit of surprise: "Why did my nephew suddenly visit today?"
"It seems that this is Chang Wei, the eldest son of the Chang family." Xiao Yunzhan whispered: "Maybe he heard the news and came to personally verify whether Miss Du's child was stolen."
"As long as it doesn't delay our work," Cao Ren said calmly.
"Uncle Du, I heard that there was something evil in Du's house, harassing Ling'er, and I was very worried. I specially invited a master to come and do it to restore peace to the house." Chang Wei got off the carriage and followed a Taoist priest who came out of the carriage.
This Taoist priest has a tall figure, a thin face, and deep eyes. He carries a mahogany sword on his back, and there is a somewhat otherworldly and proud look in his eyes.
However, when his eyes fell on Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan, he became a little more dignified.
Damn, I met a colleague.
Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan looked at each other. At this time, the three of them had the same idea in their hearts.
"This is Taoist Master Xu Yanzhi from Shihu Mountain. He is good at the art of talismans and is also very proficient in exorcising evil spirits and catching ghosts." Chang Wei introduced, with a bit of pride in his words: "The Taoist priest is often worshiped by the Chang family. For the sake of incense, I am willing to go out and eliminate ghosts this time."
The Taoist Master moved his feet slightly and landed lightly on the steps. He looked at Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan and said in a calm tone: "These two Taoist friends were invited by Master Du, right? I don't know which temple they practice in?" "
Only then did Chang Wei notice the two of them. The young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes on the left was dressed in a luxurious robe and had a long jade sword across his waist. He looked more like a rich man than he did.
And the one on the right...
Why is his face so shaped?
And mine looks like a brick?
In the past, when I went out, people often praised me for my extraordinary abilities and my strength.
But if you stand next to that man, he should look like a guard, right?
Du Lan quickly introduced: "These two immortal masters came from Wuhai City to eliminate demons."
"Wuhai City?" Xu Yanzhi lowered his eyes slightly, and glanced at Cao Ren's waist badge, which read the four characters "Taiyi Immortal Sect". The aloofness and coldness on his face instantly turned into a warm smile, and he immediately held up his hands and said: "It turns out it's Fellow Taoist of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, I, Xu Yanzhi, have been rude and disrespectful."
Chang Wei's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he also quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands and said: "It turns out that he is the Immortal Chief of Taiyi Immortal Sect, and I am Chang Wei of the Chang family in Huaizhou."
Taiyi Immortal Sect is such a transcendent existence in the Yue Kingdom, so naturally they dare not entrust it to them.
"Fellow Taoist, you're welcome." Cao Ren politely handed over his hand, and turned the badge over with the movement, revealing the word 'handyman' on the back.
Xu Yanzhi, who was about to say something flattering and then sneak away, couldn't help but be startled when he saw it.
Handyman?
There is a huge difference between Taiyi Sect's handyman and Taiyi Sect's disciple.
Xu Yanzhi's waist gradually straightened again, and his face showed a calm and elegant expression again. He said in a calm tone: "Fellow Taoist is a handyman of Taiyi Immortal Sect. I didn't expect that I would still have time to come to Bibo City to ward off evil spirits. "
Chang Wei was thoughtful when he heard this, and immediately put down his hands. The Chang family is a relative of the country, and there is no need to be so polite to a servant of the Immortal Sect.
Hearing this, Xiao Yunzhan looked displeased and was about to refute.
Cao Ren was one step ahead of him, looked at Xu Yanzhi and said with a smile: "Although I am busy with my chores, I can still do one or two tasks in my spare time. Since fellow Taoists are also here to get rid of this evil, why not come together?"
"Forget it, I have been entrusted by Mr. Chang to get rid of this evil spirit for Du Mansion today before returning to Shihu Mountain." Xu Yanzhi said proudly, walking towards the courtyard first.
Chang Wei followed him through the door and no longer looked at Cao Ren and Xiao Yunzhan.
"Two immortal masters, please come inside." Du Lan was still enthusiastic about the two of them and led them through the door.
"Brother Cao, that Taoist priest is only at the sixth level of Qi training, why should you be so polite to him? You can let him know what the limit of this level is with just a little action." Xiao Yunzhan was a little dissatisfied.
"We are here to do a mission. As long as we can get rid of the evil spirits and restore Miss Du's innocent reputation, we will complete the mission. The process is not important." Cao Ren whispered: "The ghost infant is extremely violent and its strength is unknown. Let this It's good for enthusiastic Taoist priests to try the depth first. A dead Taoist friend is better than a poor Taoist."
Xiao Yunzhan suddenly understood and gave Cao Ren a thumbs up.
"Give the Taoist priest a little more face, ask less and praise more."
"I understand, I understand."
The Du family is indeed a large family that controls official salt. As soon as you enter the gate, you will see high pavilions, corridors, pavilions, pools, and rockeries. The layout is clever. Red sandalwood, rosewood, and nanmu can be seen everywhere, and the carvings are exquisite.
In comparison, Huang Silang can only be regarded as a landowner.
Du Lan led everyone to the living room and sat down respectively. The maid immediately served tea.
Cao Ren picked up the tea cup and took a sip unhurriedly.
Taoist priest Xu Yanzhi had already asked: "Mr. Du, please tell me in detail about the evil in the house."
"Uncle Du, is Ling'er injured?" Chang Wei also asked with concern on his face.
"Ling'er was too frightened. He didn't have a good rest for several days. He was a little depressed, but he was not injured." Du Lan shook his head and said solemnly: "This evil spirit started to appear four nights ago. That night, Ling'er's The screams of her and the maid suddenly came from the yard, which woke up everyone in the house. My wife and I hurried over with the servants and saw an extremely terrifying scene..."
"What did you see?"
"Under the trees in the yard, three pale babies were humming weird tunes and dancing."
