the other side.
Lin Jiu told the two apprentices some things and then went straight back to the house.
As soon as I closed the door, I couldn't help but feel a little tired on my brows. I sat on the chair, poured myself a cup of tea, and fell into deep thought.
After the incident in Yinshan, Lin Jiu discovered that Plum Blossom Town was not as simple as it seemed and had many quirks.
First of all, this place is not as ghost-free as what Wu Hai...that is, Senior Brother Wu mentioned earlier in his letter reported. On the contrary, there is a fierce ghost in the Yinshan Mountain not far from Meihua Town.
When he first came to Meihua Town, Lin Jiu thought that Wu Hai deliberately deceived Maoshan for the annual assessment so that he could obtain elixirs for practice.
Let me make a digression here: Yizhuangs like Linjiu, where Maoshan Taoist priests are stationed, are actually cooperation between local wealthy business gentry and Maoshan. One side contributes money, and the other side works hard to protect the safety of the town. mutually beneficial.
After all, no matter what Taoist sect, a large amount of money is needed to survive.
The so-called assessment, to put it bluntly, is a test of business ability. To protect the safety of one party, strength is naturally required. The Maoshan sect is not the only one in the Central Plains. There are also experts from Longhu Mountain Tianshi Dao, Shenxiao sect, etc., competing with each other. Pretty intense.
Therefore, Maoshan has an assessment every year. If the performance is not satisfactory, it will be replaced by someone else. If the performance is excellent, rewards will be given.
But there seems to be a lot of strange things at the moment, the most important of which is Deng Xiaoling. This ghost can actually use Maoshan Technique, and can actually find the position of the formation eye in the Qimen Bagua Formation, and even deliberately kills Lin Jiuyi's army and forces him to Use the Five Thunder Palms and use the power of thunder to break through the formation and escape.
Lin Jiu didn't believe it if there was nothing fishy about it!
Deng Xiaoling was just a fierce ghost. How could she find the formation eye in an instant? Unless someone had demonstrated it in front of her and told her the location of the formation eye, otherwise this would never happen.
Wu Hai is the most suspicious.
Is there any possibility of suspended animation? Is some special means used to cause the card to break? If the hypothesis comes true, what will Wu Hai plan behind the scenes?
This matter still needs to be investigated slowly.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiu took out a yellow talisman and spread it out. He picked up a brush and wrote down what he had seen and heard in the past few days. Then he folded the yellow talisman into a paper crane, activated his magic power, formed a sword and pointed it on the paper crane.
But I saw the paper crane fluttering its wings and flying into the night sky from the window.
"If two incompetent guys could help share some of their burdens as a teacher, why would they be so busy!"
Lin Jiu stretched out, but felt disgusted with his two apprentices. He turned around and lay down on the bed to rest.
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On the branches of the moon, the bright moonlight shines on the ground through the gaps in the leaves.
"Ah Kui, Ah Kui, it's time to eat."
Outside the door, Ahao slapped the door and shouted loudly.
Hearing the sound, Li Kui, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and immediately grabbed the shotgun in his hand. When he heard Ah Hao's voice coming from outside, he realized where he was. He patted his head and finally woke up. He immediately replied:
"Okay, I'll get up right now."
Opening the door, Ah Hao was holding a towel and a basin in one hand, and clothes in the other. Seeing Li Kui's confused look, he teased: "Hurry up and change into your new clothes, then wash your face and go eat!"
Li Kui looked at the object in Ah Hao's hand, and a warm current flowed through his heart, and he said sincerely: "Thank you Ah Hao."
"Hey, what are you talking about? I originally planned to ask you to eat at noon, but Master said that you should have more rest after being frightened all night." Ah Hao poked his head in and took a look, "Are you still used to sleeping? ?”
"Um!"
Li Kui quickly changed his clothes, scrubbed his cheeks vigorously, exhaled a breath, turned around and saw Ah Hao touching his chin and looking at him with a strange look, which made Li Kui's whole body tremble. He didn't expect Ah Hao to raise his eyebrows and said:
"I asked how the female ghost tied you up. Her vision is really good, but... she's still a little behind compared to me."
"..."
Li Kui was speechless.
On the table, there are four bowls of rice, a plate of bacon, a plate of pickles, a bowl of egg soup, a pot of wine, and a wine glass.
Lin Jiu poured herself a glass of wine, drank it happily, looked at the three children, and said with a smile: "Let's eat!"
"Time to eat!"
Ah Cai cheered, picked up the chopsticks, picked up some bacon and put it into his mouth with rice.
On the other side, Ah Hao glanced at Li Kui and asked quietly:
"Akui, you just told me that you were planning to find someone. Who are you looking for? Male or female?"
Lin Jiu quietly pricked up her ears.
Li Kui thought for a moment.
In fact, on the way here, he took the opportunity to ask Ah Hao if he had developed magic power and how long it took him, but the answer he received made Li Kui feel cold.
It is not difficult for those who have a teacher. It takes several months to cultivate a trace of magic power. However, Li Kui does not understand the direction of the meridians of the human body. Secondly, without a teacher, there is no one to teach him. The remaining merits are not enough to illuminate the art of guidance. , the road was almost blocked.
After thinking about this for a while, Li Kui could only place his hope on Uncle Jiu's master and apprentice, hoping to get their help, so he said:
"The person I'm looking for is called Gou Honglin. Judging from his name, he should be a man."
"The name sounds like it should be a man? So Ah Kui, you don't even know whether the person you are looking for is a man or a woman?" Ah Cai said vaguely, eating rice in his mouth.
"In that case, it will be troublesome to find someone. It's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack." Ah Hao nodded in agreement, "But I have never heard of this name. We have only been in Meihua Town for a few days. We can go to the town then. Ask."
"Let Ah Hao accompany you to the town tomorrow to ask." Lin Jiu put down the wine glass and said softly.
Li Kui felt grateful in his heart: "Thank you Uncle Jiu, thank you Ah Hao and Ah Cai."
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and eat. If you don't eat, Ah Cai will eat up all the food."
"Wow... Ah Cai, you are shameless!"
Laughter spread in the small courtyard.
Although it is a cold and desolate Yizhuang, there is true love that is rare in the world.
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Zishi.
Plum Blossom Town.
Laughter and curses came from the tavern that had not yet closed.
"No...no...I'm going to pee first."
Wang Ergou's face was red, and he staggered towards the alley outside. He drank too much, and everything he looked at was covered with double images. He walked into the alley with his hands on the wall, unbuttoned his belt, and let out a heavy breath.
At this moment, a figure was reflected in the alley, and the person came slowly over.
Hearing the footsteps, Wang Ergou turned his head and looked around, his eyes blurred:
"Brother...brother, wait a minute, I haven't finished peeing yet."
The visitor walked up to him, his expression seemed very hesitant, and the hands hidden behind his back were trembling slightly, and he asked in a low voice:
"Are you called Wang Ergou?"
"I am!"
At this time, the alcohol-narcotized brain also noticed something was wrong. Wang Ergou lowered his head slightly and squinted his eyes under the moonlight to look at the person coming, "You... what on earth do you do, you old..."
Suddenly.
Wang Ergou's pupils suddenly opened wide, and he felt that his neck was clenched tightly by a pair of big hands, and the oxygen he inhaled was getting less and less. At the same time, a cold light suddenly appeared in the corner of his eyes, followed by severe pain in his abdomen, and all his strength disappeared rapidly.
The body flopped to the ground.
A silver needle with a spell outlined in cinnabar was inserted between Wang Ergou's eyebrows, and then the knife cut open his wrist, and bright red blood flowed out.
Only the sound of desperate breathing was left.
On the other side, someone in the tavern finally noticed that Wang Ergou had not returned after a long time, and while they were whispering to each other, a rough man named Daniel got up and walked to the alley drunkenly.
The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the alley became much brighter. At a glance, Daniel saw a figure lying in the depths of the alley. He thought it was Ergou who was lying drunk on the ground. He muttered a curse and walked straight over.
Paji,
The soles of his boots stepped through the slightly sticky puddles. Daniel walked to his side, knelt down and patted Ergou's cheek, saying repeatedly: "Wake up... Ergou, wake up."
After barking for a while, there was no movement from Wang Ergou lying on the ground. Daniel rubbed his eyes and felt like something had entered his eyes. When he lowered his head, he saw a blood-red patch on his palm, and he woke up instantly from the wine!
Then he looked at Wang Ergou again, his cheeks were pale and his face was horrified to death.
"ah--"
A scream that was even more horrifying than that of a woman came from the alley.
