Guo Zhen was holding the Lantern Monster and could feel the Lantern Monster's excitement.
After a while, he took out the lantern monster painting from the mountain god statue.
Then he carried the lantern monster and walked down the mountain.
The lantern monster painting has stored so much incense power that it can be practiced for a while.
When he arrived at the old house, he found that Ding Xiaopeng, an idiot, had just come back from outside.
"Master!" When Ding Xiaopeng saw Guo Zhen, he immediately ran forward to say hello respectfully.
Guo Zhen asked doubtfully, "It's already past midnight and you're still wandering outside without taking a break?"
Ding Xiaopeng said awkwardly, "Well, Officer Chen asked me to go shopping with her. I thought it was just for a short while, but who knew that she kept dragging me shopping until early in the morning without saying anything about going back."
"She was so sleepy that she fell asleep just now, so I carried her back to the dormitory of the tourist center and handed her over to a female police officer."
Guo Zhen nodded and said, "You are right. Girls are easily in danger when they are out so late at night. Men should have a gentlemanly manner and send her back safely."
"When a senior sister insisted on drinking with me and got drunk, I handed her over to her best friend in the dormitory and sent her back to the dormitory safely."
Ding Xiaopeng was obviously very happy to receive praise from his master.
At this time.
Ding Xiaopeng noticed the lantern monster in Guo Zhen's hand and asked doubtfully, "Master, what are you doing with the lantern? Now even the mountain roads have street lights, this lantern is of no use at all!"
After hearing Ding Xiaopeng's words, Guo Zhen suddenly found that the lantern monster in his hand was a little restless, conveying a feeling of dissatisfaction.
Then, he felt energy fluctuations appearing on the lantern monster.
Opposite him, Ding Xiaopeng seemed to be a little confused.
Guo Zhen was stunned.
Is this lantern monster so intelligent?
Because Ding Xiaopeng said it was useless, so it was angry and wanted to make Ding Xiaopeng look good?
However, Guo Zhen also showed a hint of a bad smile.
Now that Ding Xiaopeng, this silly apprentice, has provoked the lantern monster.
He simply used this silly apprentice to test the Lantern Monster's new ability to carry around hallucinations.
Guo Zhen immediately put his hand on the Lantern Monster, conveying an idea.
Then, an inexplicable look suddenly appeared on Ding Xiaopeng's face.
Because, he casually glanced at the door and saw a woman dressed in red.
"Master, there is a woman in red clothes outside the door!" Ding Xiaopeng said subconsciously.
"Look carefully where there are women." Guo Zhen smiled.
It seems to have worked.
Ding Xiaopeng was stunned. When he looked again, he saw that there was nothing there.
This made him scratch his head. Was he wrong?
But he raised his head, glanced casually, and saw the woman in red again.
Rubbed his eyes.
He found that the woman disappeared again.
Ding Xiaopeng felt an inexplicable coldness rising on his back.
This is the portable illusion that Guo Zhen asked the lantern monster to construct for Ding Xiaopeng. As long as he casually glances at the door, he can see a beautiful woman in red.
After the lantern monster performed the portable illusion on Ding Xiaopeng, it also conveyed a joyful mood to Guo Zhen.
However, after the Lantern Monster finished using it, Ding Xiaopeng covered his forehead and said, "Why do I suddenly feel dizzy?"
This is the sequelae of hitting a lantern monster, and ordinary people will become seriously ill immediately.
Although Ding Xiaopeng has cultivated some true energy, he is still unavoidable from being affected.
After all, the Lantern Monster has reached level 3 and is even more powerful than before.
Guo Zhen also took out a marching pill and said to Ding Xiaopeng, "I think you are sick. You will be fine after taking this medicine!"
After all, he is his apprentice, so just experiment with him, there is no need to really make him sick.
Ding Xiaopeng didn't hesitate and took the Marching Pill. With the power of the medicine, some of the discomfort disappeared.
"Go to bed early, and if you're walking outside at night, don't really get caught up in some red-dressed ghost." Guo Zhen suddenly reminded Ding Xiaopeng with a hint of joking, and then walked toward the room with the lantern monster.
When Ding Xiaopeng heard his master's words, he felt a little hairy on his back, and then he glanced at the door inadvertently.
The beauty in red appeared again.
But when he concentrated his attention, the beauty disappeared again.
Ding Xiaopeng felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. He immediately wanted to use sword control to protect the students, but then he remembered that he was not a master and could only control a hair.
Thinking about it, he hurriedly walked towards the room.
…
Guo Zhen returned to the room and let go of the lantern monster, letting it float by itself.
Meow! ~
The little flower screamed, and it rushed to the lantern monster.
The lantern monster also started to circle around the little flower.
Xiaohua also followed the lantern monster and turned her head, as if two friends met again and celebrated happily.
Guo Zhen looked at the lantern monster icon in his mind.
The power of storing incense is 10275.
Already 300 less.
The portable illusion that the lantern monster cast on Ding Xiaopeng just now was just a very simple illusion, and it only cost 300 incense power.
I just don't know how long this can last.
at this time.
Ding Xiaopeng had already returned to the room, habitually returned to the sofa where he slept, and squeezed Xiao Hei to the other side.
He was still used to being with several animal brothers.
Woof! ~
Xiao Hei was woken up in a daze and shouted dissatisfiedly at Ding Xiaopeng.
Ding Xiaopeng subconsciously turned towards the door and saw a beautiful woman in red leaning against the door.
The illusion that Guo Zhen asked the lantern monster to cast on Ding Xiaopeng can be triggered by any door.
"Why are you still following me?" Ding Xiaopeng had a bitter look on his face, and subconsciously squeezed Xiao Hei, swallowed, and hugged Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei was woken up again and saw that he was being held by Ding Xiaopeng. He subconsciously kicked Ding Xiaopeng's face with his back paws, pushed him away, and jumped off the sofa.
Xiao Hei ran to the corner and leaned against the big white goose, looking at Ding Xiaopeng defensively, something was wrong in his eyes.
Second floor.
Guo Zhen had already sat down cross-legged and began to use his mental skills, using the power of incense stored in the lantern monster painting to assist in his practice.
In an instant, the spiritual energy around him gathered around him crazily, and it was extremely rich.
The night passed.
Early the next morning, there was a knock on the door of Guo Zhen: "Master, open the door quickly..."
Open the door.
Ding Xiaopeng appeared outside the door with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
It looked like he hadn't slept all night.
Ding Xiaopeng looked behind and hurriedly entered the room.
When Guo Zhen saw this, he knew the reason and asked, "What's wrong with you looking so haggard?"
Ding Xiaopeng said anxiously, "Master, I didn't tell you yesterday that I saw a woman in red at the door. I was right. I was really haunted by a female ghost in red just like you said."
"Last night, I would see her as soon as I glanced at the door, but she disappeared immediately. Now that I enter the master's room, she doesn't dare to follow me."
"Master, what should I do now? How about you talk to her and ask her not to follow me. If that doesn't work, just take her in!"
Guo Zhen also understood what Ding Xiaopeng said.
It wasn't that the female ghost didn't dare to enter his room.
It's the illusion that's gone.
In other words, 300 incense power can create this simple illusion and last for one night.
But looking at Ding Xiaopeng's appearance, Guo Zhen asked jokingly, "Then shall I talk to her? Ask her why she is following you?"
Ding Xiaopeng nodded quickly and said, "Master, please."
Guo Zhen smiled, pretended to go out, and said to the air, "Tell me, why are you following my apprentice?"
Then a moment later he pretended to come in again and said to Ding Xiaopeng, "You're an idiot and you're lucky. That female ghost said she's attracted to you."
"Ah! Don't!" Ding Xiaopeng said anxiously, "Master, no, tell her that I don't want to be Ning Caichen."
Guo Zhen couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Ding Xiaopeng's panic.
However, he still pretended, and after a moment he said to Ding Xiaopeng, "Okay, that female ghost already knows and won't bother you anymore."
Ding Xiaopeng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
However, he waited for a long time before tiptoeing out of Guo Zhen's room again.
When he went downstairs, he was completely relieved when he found nothing unusual.
After a while, Guo Zhen also went downstairs to eat something, and then returned to the room to continue practicing using the lantern ghost painting.
Last night, more than 2,000 incense power of Lantern Monster Painting was consumed.
Until the afternoon.
Guo Zhen was practicing when he suddenly got a system prompt in his mind
"Ding! If you find someone with qualified talents, you can take the test...!"
Upon hearing the system prompt, Guo Zhen immediately took out the Immortal Sect Token.
For his Immortal Sect Order mission, he had only accepted two apprentices, and there were still three more to go.
Now there's another one.
As soon as I took out the Immortal Sect Order, I immediately felt something.
Not far away, walking towards the small town.
Guo Zhen immediately left the old house and headed to the small town.
When he saw a young figure, he looked shocked.
That's a cute little girl.
He looks about 10 years old.
A dirty school uniform.
Disgraced.
Carrying a basket on his back, he staggered towards the small town.
Guo Zhen frowned slightly.
In modern society, girls of this age are the treasures in the hands of their parents, and they are afraid of melting in the palm of their hands.
Moreover, school should still be in session at this time.
He didn't understand why the little girl was acting like this.
As we entered the small town, we saw the little girl putting down Lou Kuang against a street wall, and then timidly squatting behind Lou Kuang.
The basket was actually full of walnuts. They seemed to have just been picked, and some of them had not yet cracked the outer layers.
The little girl looks at the tourists passing by with a hint of expectation in her eyes.
And watching the tourists walk away, their eyes turned to disappointment.
She is expecting others to buy her walnuts.
A tourist spotted the little girl and wanted to buy her walnuts out of sympathy, but was immediately pulled away by her companions.
"Be careful with tricks..."
"Yes, many people in scenic spots now use little girls to sell flowers or other things..."
"How can any child be so dirty nowadays? They are all people with ulterior motives..."
Tourists were dragged away.
It’s not that people in this society don’t have compassion, it’s that they don’t dare to show compassion because they are afraid that something will happen that will hurt them.
The little girl felt a little uncomfortable when she heard the tourist's words, her eyes were slightly red and she lowered her head.
No one paid attention to the little girl for a long time.
The little girl would look at the pancake stall not far away from time to time, watching some children being taken by their parents to buy pancakes to eat. She showed a hint of envy, and then looked down at the ground with a lonely face.
That pitiful look made Guo Zhen feel inexplicably uncomfortable, and he walked towards the little girl.
This little girl may be his next apprentice, so he must understand the situation.
When the little girl saw Guo Zhen, she seemed to have the courage to ask, "Brother, do you want to buy walnuts?"
Guo Zhen smiled and said, "Well, my brother likes to eat walnuts, and all the brothers like you want them too."
The little girl couldn't help but get excited, "Really...really?"
Guo Zhendao: "It's true. How much do your walnuts cost?"
The little girl timidly said, "Grandma said I could sell it for 50 yuan."
Guo Zhen really didn’t have 50 yuan in change.
"Little sister, wait a minute!" Guo Zhen said and walked towards the pancake stand.
The owner of the pancake stall was a middle-aged man who obviously recognized Guo Zhen, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, do you want some pancakes? I'll get you one."
Guo Zhen smiled and said, "Boss, get me two pancakes and give me 50 yuan in change. I'll scan it for you with my phone."
"Okay, Mr. Guo, please wait a moment." The pancake stall owner immediately said with a smile.
After a while.
Guo Zhen returned to the little girl with two pieces of pancakes and 50 yuan. "Here, this is the money for brother to buy walnuts. Also, brother will treat you to pancakes."
The little girl took the money with a happy face and put it away solemnly.
But looking at the pancakes, she hesitated and didn't take it.
See this.
Guo Zhen smiled and said, "Brother doesn't have anything to store walnuts. Brother, let me treat you to pancakes. Can your Lou Kuang lend me the walnuts to you?"
The little girl nodded hesitantly and took the pancake.
Guo Zhen has already mentioned the basket of walnuts.
The little girl hurriedly followed him, holding on to Lou basket's strap with one hand.
As if afraid that he would run away with Lou Kuang.
As she walked, the little girl seemed to be unable to resist the smell of pancakes. She held the pancakes in her other hand and ate them in small bites.
But they are all cautious and seem reluctant to take a big bite.
Guo Zhen also took the opportunity to inquire about the situation with the little girl, "Little sister, why are you selling walnuts by yourself? Where are your parents?"
When the little girl heard this question, she was obviously stunned for a moment. After a long time, she said softly, "Dad...Dad...was hit by a car and left...Mom took the luggage and left..."
Guo Zhen frowned.
These two people obviously didn't mean the same thing.
Probably my father was hit by a car and my mother didn't want to leave with a tow truck, so I didn't want her anymore.
Guo Zhen carried Lou basket to the old monk's traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
The old monk was not here. When Li Shuci saw Guo Zhen come in, she immediately stepped forward to say hello, "Master!"
Guo Zhen said to her, "Take away all the walnuts and return the basket."
Li Shuci nodded, poured down the walnuts, and took out the basket.
Guo Zhen took the Lou basket and handed it to the little girl, and then asked in a formal way, "Little sister, where is your home?"
"In Kengtou Village." The little girl seemed to have put down her guard against Guo Zhen. "Grandma said walnuts can be sold here. I want to go to school."
Guo Zhen was very worried when he heard this, and said, "Little sister, the sun is going down. It's not safe for you to go back alone. Can my brother take you home?"
The little girl hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "Okay, thank you brother!"
Maybe she felt Guo Zhen's kindness towards her.
And she hadn't felt this kind of kindness that made her feel warm in a long time.
With the little girl's consent, Guo Zhen asked his father to get the car keys, and then drove the little girl to Kengtou Village.
Kengtou Village is a neighboring village to Shangzhai Village, not far away.
But this is not far away for a relatively expert.
On the road.
Guo Zhen also learned the name of the little girl, Li Susu, 10 years old and in third grade.
I have a grandmother and two uncles.
This made Guo Zhen confused.
If she and her grandma were dependent on each other, it would be okay for her to say this now.
But there are two uncles, so I don’t even have to read.
After all, according to Li Susu, her father was killed by a car and should be compensated.
Moreover, when the father dies and the mother leaves like Li Susu, the state will provide the minimum education fund.
You can also apply for an orphan certificate, and you will receive a special subsidy of 400 yuan a month from the Orphan Assistance Center.
In addition, wealthy areas provide about 190,000 yuan of subsistence allowance for orphans every year.
Even in the Wanghai City area, there are 140,000 orphans receiving subsistence allowances a year.
Kengtou Village is considered to be a relatively poor village among the eight villages within ten miles.
Entering the village, Guo Town didn't even see a few renovated houses, and most of them were old houses.
The car stopped at an old house.
Li Susu took Guo Zhen in.
The short old house was messy, dark and damp, but I saw a black and white photo of a young man in the hall.
Inside, an old woman with bandaged hands was seen cooking something. She looked mushy, so she must be feeding pigs.
"Grandma!" Li Susu called to the old woman.
"Su Su is back." The old woman responded. Then she saw Guo Zhen and said in surprise, "Sir, who are you?"
Guo Zhen immediately explained, "Grandma, my name is Guo Zhen. I am from Shangzhai Village. I met Su Su and sent her back."
"You...are you Guo Zhen?" The old woman reacted and hurriedly moved the chair. "Mr. Guo, sit down. Thank you for sending Su Su back."
Guo Zhen asked in surprise, "Grandma Su Su, do you know me?"
Grandma Su Su said hurriedly, "Who among the neighboring villages doesn't know about Mr. Guo? Now everyone is going to Shangzhai Village to go to the market. Everyone is envious of Shangzhai Village for having people like Mr. Guo who lead the whole village to become rich. "
As she said this, Grandma Su Su said with some embarrassment, "Mr. Guo, I'm sorry about that. Our family is poor, and all we have for dinner is this mush. If you send Su Su back, I won't be able to entertain you."
These words made Guo Zhen frown.
Is that thing in the pot dinner? Not a pig feeder?
Guo Zhen sighed and said to Li Susu, "Susu, can you go out and help brother get something?"
"Okay, brother." Li Susu nodded.
Returning to the car, Guo Zhen opened the trunk.
There are various fruits in it, as well as meat, vegetables, dumplings and shrimps.
These are put in while driving to prevent this from happening.
"Ah... so much food..." Li Susu looked at the things in the trunk and opened her mouth in shock.
Obviously, she had not seen so many things in front of her for a long time.
"What are you still doing? Why don't you help? My brother will prepare delicious food for you tonight." Guo Zhen urged and handed the dumplings to Li Susu.
Only then did Li Susu look forward to it and took it in disbelief.
Seeing Guo Zhen come in with big and small bags of things, Grandma Su Su said anxiously, "Mr. Guo, why did you bring so many things?"
"Su Su and I are destined to cook a delicious meal for her today." Guo Zhen said with a smile.
His cooking skills are not very good, but he has learned some from his father and grandfather, so it is not difficult to cook.
Li Susu, on the other hand, kept looking at Guo Zhen blankly from behind.
She seemed to be recalling something, and her eyes were a little red.
In the past, when her father was around, he would also cook for her at this time.
soon.
Guo Zhen sat down with a table full of food, and then sat down with Li Susu and Grandma Susu.
Li Susu had not seen such a sumptuous dinner for a long time, and tears gathered in her red eyes.
"Susu, why are you crying? Eat quickly!" Guo Zhen immediately stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of the little girl's eyes.
Unexpectedly, the little girl couldn't control her emotions and threw herself into his arms.
Guo Zhen didn't know how to comfort him for a while, so he had to ask Grandma Su Su, "Grandma Su Su, I heard Su Su said that her father was hit by a car. Should he be compensated?"
"Also, she should be able to receive an orphan subsistence allowance of nearly 20,000 yuan now. Why doesn't she go to school?"
Upon hearing this, Grandma Su Su was obviously stunned, and her eyes immediately showed guilt when she saw Li Susu.
But it seemed hard to say, and she had no intention of answering this question.
But at this moment, a woman came in from outside and said in surprise, "Hey, Mom, you made such a rich meal? Who is this gentleman?"
Grandma Su Su seemed a little afraid of this woman. "Aunt Su Su, this is Mr. Guo. Su Su went out to sell walnuts today. He sent Su Su back with a table of vegetables."
"Little girl, you really met a good person." The woman said with a smile, not forgetting to say hello to Guo Zhen, "Mr. Guo, hello!"
But while she was talking, she picked up the dumplings and the bowl of fish on the table at the same time, and said with a smile, "Mom, you can't eat so many dishes, so this is for your grandson. Also, thank you Mr. Guo." "
This scene made Guo Zhen frown.
The woman carried her things and walked out the door.
In other people's homes, Guo Zhen thought about it and let it go. Instead, he tentatively asked Grandma Su Su, "Grandma Su Su, Su Su and I are destined to be together. Is it okay if I want to accept her as my apprentice? I can provide her with education in the future." I can raise her."
"Anyway, Shangzhai Village is very close to Kengtou Village. She can come back to see you at any time. If you are worried, we can go to the government to issue a certificate."
Li Susu, who was in Guo Zhen's arms, subconsciously raised his head, looked directly at him, and held his clothes tightly with her little hands.
But after hearing this, Grandma Su Su was obviously stunned, and then immediately panicked, "This... this..."
This reaction made Guo Zhen frown.
It stands to reason that given the situation in the other party's family, if he makes such a request, the other party will most likely agree, but there is obviously something wrong with Grandma Susu's reaction.
At this time, the woman who had just come out with dumplings and fish seemed to hear this and stopped subconsciously, and then she left in a hurry.
Returned to a nearby house.
Did you see the woman coming in? A man inside was surprised and said, "Honey, where did the fish and dumplings come from? They are so delicious."
The woman hurriedly said, "Li Daqiang, you still want to eat. A young man came to Mom's place and seems to want to adopt Li Susu."
Hearing this, Li Daqiang became anxious, "How is this possible? Before that woman left, in order for us to raise Li Susu, she managed the eldest brother's compensation of 1 million yuan as a fund. We can only receive it on time every month. How much have we received?"
"There is also Li Susu's annual orphan subsidy of nearly 20,000 yuan. Li Susu has been adopted. What will happen to the money?"
The woman hummed, "I'm still thinking about money, but I'm afraid my mother will agree to it."
"She just!" Li Daqiang snorted, "Does he still want us to take care of ourselves until we die? If so, we'd better be more sensible. If not, go and inform third brother Dasheng to call for help. This guy must be driven away."
The woman nodded and went out immediately. After a while, she brought another man in.
Li Dasheng came in and said to Li Daqiang, "Brother, why would someone suddenly come to adopt Li Susu?"
Li Daqiang hummed, "No matter who he is, just drive him away."
With that said, the two brothers walked outside with sticks in hand, and then rushed to Li Susu's house.
Guo Zhen frowned as he looked at the two men holding sticks.
Li Susu was obviously afraid of these two uncles, and subconsciously held Guo Zhen in his hand.
Li Daqiang and Li Dasheng had also seen Guo Zhen and knew that this was the real owner.
"Boy, you came to our place to abduct a child and want to die." Li Daqiang directly hit the ground with a stick.
Li Dasheng did the same, looking at Guo Zhen fiercely, "A child kidnapper like you won't even have to say anything if I beat you to death."
They gave Guo Zhen the identity of a kidnapper.
In this way, the other party is really ignorant and they have an excuse to act cruelly.
