Li Chuan agreed readily, but Manager Liu was a little surprised.
This poor scholar came to invite me ten times in the past, but nine times he refused to come. Why did you suddenly change your gender today?
But he didn't ask.
Before coming to Li Chuan's house, he first went to the houses of several other scholars. As soon as they heard that Zhang Yuanwai's house was beset by a demon, they all made excuses to refuse.
On the way, he heard that Li Chuan was back, so he came here with the intention of giving it a try.
Unexpectedly, Li Chuan agreed!
He didn't want to regret it because of his talk.
Li Chuan didn't explain and just went back to the house to change clothes.
When he took off his coat, he touched the book in his sleeve pocket. After thinking for a moment, he found a piece of clean cloth, wrapped the book a few times, and put it at the bottom of the cage.
Then he walked out of the house and followed Manager Liu to Zhang Yuanwai's house.
On the way, Li Chuan asked Manager Liu where Zhang Yuanwai invited the Taoist priests from.
Manager Liu replied: "He is a Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace."
Four Gods Palace?
Li Chuan thought of the recipe for hard-boiled eggs that was said to come from the Four Gods Palace.
Is he another liar?
As he walked, Manager Liu kept talking to himself: "This Four Gods Palace has a very good background. I heard that there were gods. And, they pay attention to the word 'fate'? If there is no fate, it will be a golden million." Two, they will not take action; if there is a fate, even if they are driven away, they will not leave."
This sounds more like a liar.
Manager Liu continued: "I do good deeds and accumulate virtues on weekdays. Usually when I am attacked by a monster, I will report it to the official and others to deal with it. If it is quick, it will take three or four months. If it is slow, it may even take a year. The Taoist temple is a little famous. Also, not only do you have to wait, but you also have to ask for it, and you may not always get what you ask for.”
"This time it was a farmer who helped. The old man saved him a few years ago. One of his daughters is now working as a maid in the county magistrate's house. He heard that the Yuanwai's family was attacked by a demon, and he also knew that the Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace was in the county government office. As a guest, I went to ask her mistress, and this way I got on the line."
"After hearing the news, the Taoist priest made some calculations and said that he was related to Yuan Wai's family, so he came here today."
"..."
Soon, they arrived at Zhang Yuanwai's home.
Manager Liu led Li Chuan through the corridor until he reached the Octagonal Pavilion.
There are two people sitting in the pavilion. One is dark and fat, it is Zhang Yuanwai, the other is wearing a gray Taoist robe, handsome and elegant, obviously the Taoist priest from the Four Gods Palace.
Seeing Li Chuan coming, Zhang Yuanwai stood up and said, "Xiannie, you are here. This is Taoist Wen Gu Yingwen of Sishen Palace..."
Li Chuan didn't hear clearly what Zhang Yuanwai said later.
He saw the sword tied to Daozhang Wen's waist. The hilt was inlaid with a huge ruby, which was dazzling. and--
Very familiar!
Li Chuan concluded: He is not a liar.
Li Chuan's silence made Zhang Yuanwai a little embarrassed.
While he complained about Manager Liu's inability to find anyone, he thought about saying a few words to make amends, but he didn't expect that Daoist Wen took the initiative and said to Li Chuan: "I have always heard that Yunqiao Township has outstanding people, and today I saw that it is indeed the case."
At this time, Li Chuan also came to his senses.
He quickly pulled out a few nice sentences from his memory: "I heard a lot about the Four Gods Palace along the way. I thought it was an exaggeration at the time. Only when I met the Taoist priest did I realize that I was too shallow."
After some business exchanges, the three of them sat down one after another, and Zhang Yuanwai ordered the dishes to be served.
A bowl of stewed meat, a bowl of cured chicken, a bowl of fresh fish, three or four vegetarian dishes, and several plates of fruit filled the table.
Finally, Manager Liu brought a pot of hot wine.
After the three of them chatted about the countryside for a while, Zhang Yuanwai said to Wen Guying: "Master Wen, you have been staying at my house for half a day. What can you tell?"
Wen Guying put down his chopsticks, looked outside the pavilion, and said, "There are indeed traces of monsters in this house."
Zhang Yuanwai asked: "Then, what should we do?"
Wen Guying said: "Let me ask you, has anyone been injured or killed these days?"
"No, no," Zhang Yuanwai immediately denied, saying, "Except for a maid who was cooking the fire in the kitchen and twisted her foot because she caught the rooster, no one was injured."
Wen Guying said: "That's right."
He took a sip of wine and said, "Because you have done a lot of good things in the past and treated your servants well, even though you were attacked by a monster, the monster could not directly harm you and your family's lives for a while. It could only secretly erode your luck." .”
"What will happen if luck is eroded?" Zhang Yuanwai asked worriedly.
Wen Guying said: "The house is restless and people's hearts are scattered. For example, two people who have a little disagreement on weekdays. In normal times, maybe someone else can try to persuade them, or someone can think of it themselves and lower their heads first and give each other a smile. The contradiction will be resolved once the relationship is reached. But after being eroded by the demonic power, it will be different. No one is willing to bow his head and will stumble upon the other party whenever there is an opportunity. As a result, the hatred becomes deeper and deeper, and in the end they will not end until death."
Wen Guying emphasized his tone, "The master's family will be strict with the servants, and the servants will also plan for the master's property and life, and even the husband and wife will become enemies, the father and the son will turn against each other, and the brothers will kill each other. At that time, even if you except the monster, nothing can be restored. It’s over.”
After hearing this, Zhang Yuanwai showed fear on his face and said, "What should we do?"
Wen Guying said: "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm here."
Zhang Yuanwai immediately said: "Taoist Master, save me!"
Wen Guying agreed and said: "Tonight, you, your family and servants will go to live somewhere else. I will stay here for a while, and I will make a house for you tomorrow. Evil rituals will be fine."
Zhang Yuanwai asked: "Do I need to prepare anything for the ceremony?"
Wen Guying thought for a moment and said, "Just prepare some yellow paper and cinnabar, as well as water."
Zhang Yuanwai responded one by one and said many words of gratitude.
Li Chuan listened to the conversation between Zhang Yuanwai and Wen Guying, and only chimed in when necessary. The rest of the time, he was eating seriously.
Feng San has been sleeping in the open for more than half a month, and he doesn't know when the next meal of meat will be.
And when eating, you have to pay attention to etiquette and rules, and don't spread the word "Li Xiucai looks ugly when he eats, his mouth is full of meat, and he can't speak".
After that, no one called him to eat.
Li Chuan suddenly heard Wen Guying calling him.
"Brother Li."
Li Chuan slowly raised his head, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then said, "What are your orders, Master Wen?"
Wen Guying said, "It's hard for Brother Li to stay with me all night tonight."
? !
Then, Li Chuan saw Zhang Yuanwai's pleading eyes towards him.
Li Chuan agreed: "Okay, it's just that I'm used to reading at night, so I need to light more candles in the room and prepare some food."
Zhang Yuanwai breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said: "Okay, okay, Taoist Master Li Xianxi, don't worry. If you need anything, just ask and I will do my best."
