Li Suijiu was stunned for a moment.
Take the initiative in collecting rent from the very beginning.
Then he explains the sufferings in the world, and is willing to pray for the common people, determined to drive out ghosts and demons.
Although the preparation he made for himself was not perfect, there was nothing wrong with it. As a result, when it was time to reap the fruits... tell me, you can't help me?
"Does the Heavenly Master think that what I said is false?"
"Your words are sincere, your expression is candid, and your ambitions are high. It doesn't seem to be false."
"Why doesn't the master want to teach me?"
Zhong Kui sighed and pointed at the empty stone house.
Li Suijiu seemed to have some enlightenment: "The Heavenly Master is telling me to let me find some treasures in the house and take them back? From now on, I can catch demons and ghosts and save the common people?"
"I mean, can you tell there's a ghost in my house?"
"???"
Seeing Li Suijiu's confused face, Zhong Kui finally expressed his difficulties.
According to Zhong Kui's wishes, now that he is trapped in the valley, he has long lost his demeanor as a heavenly master. If he wants to regain his strength, he needs to "gather the five ghosts again".
Gathering the Five Ghosts again?
Li Suijiu thought about folklore that there were indeed five ghosts under Zhong Kui's seat. Now Zhong Kui was the only one left in the house, but the five ghosts were gone. This actually explained the problem.
It turns out that retrieving the Five Ghosts is the correct way for Zhong Kui to open the door!
But where should I find the Five Ghosts?
Seemingly sensing Li Suijiu's doubts, Zhong Kui explained that the original five ghosts were gone, and this one was gone... He didn't elaborate on what he meant specifically.
Just say that we will find new five ghosts.
It means that as long as you catch five ghosts, that’s it!
Li Suijiu asked again, did the new five ghosts have any requirements?
Zhong Kui said: All you need is a righteous heart and a willingness to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
Well, this fits Zhong Kui’s character very well! After Li Suijiu thought for a while, he asked again: Is it okay to be a demon?
Zhong Kui gave Li Suijiu a meaningful look and said, if the demon dies, it can turn into a ghost.
It turns out that ghosts can turn into demons, and demons can also turn into ghosts!
Can the two be switched freely?
This setting is great!
Li Suijiu felt that his knowledge had increased again, so he asked again: If you find the five ghosts, how will you bring them here?
Only then did Zhong Kui point to the red gourd on the ground and said that this gourd would be enough.
Is there really a treasure to give? Li Sui drank and sighed, this trip was finally not in vain.
I thought to myself, with this gourd, catching ghosts is easy, right?
Zhong Kui saw the joy on Li Suijiu's face and added that the gourd had now lost the ability to capture demons and ghosts, and the other party had to get in by himself.
Good guy!
Who would voluntarily get into the gourd?
It seems that if you want to help Zhong Kui find the new Five Ghosts, you still have to rely on your own method of "conquering people with virtue".
Next, Li Suisa began to test Zhong Kui, asking if his abilities could be restored as long as he found the five ghosts.
Zhong Kui didn't hide anything. He directly said that if he found a ghost, his power would increase by one point. If five ghosts gathered together, he could regain his demeanor as a heavenly master.
Reminiscing that Zhong Kui has merged with his cave world, Li Suijiu knew that if Zhong Kui's strength increased by one point, he would probably be able to benefit from it.
Finally, Li Suijiu asked the question he wanted to know most.
What magical powers does the Heavenly Master have?
The answer is: The body of ghosts and gods!
The name alone sounds very domineering!
Li Suijiu felt that the magical power of this [Ghost and God's Body] was so in line with his temperament.
Immediately, he asked about the imperial examination.
After all, Li Suijiu's real ambition is to take the imperial examination, and the person in front of him almost won the first prize.
When Zhong Kui heard that Li Suijiu asked about the imperial examination, his expression became obviously angry. He bluntly said that he would never help with the imperial examination, and he hated fraud most in his life.
"The Celestial Master misunderstood, I just want to exchange strategies with the Celestial Master."
"Well, that's okay!"
It seems that this heavenly master still has an obsession with the imperial examination.
Li Suijiu actually didn't want to cheat. He could do this on his own, but with Zhong Kui to communicate, he could get twice the result with half the effort.
So, the next thing is clear, hunt for ghosts!
But, where to look for ghosts?
Finally came out of the cave.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a purple-red gourd on the bed. It was not very big, but it could hold one or two kilograms of rice wine.
He saw that Qian'er had turned into a black cat again and was sleeping next to him with her eyes closed. The long cat whiskers were trembling and the black hair was as smooth as ever.
Take another look out the window.
The sun has risen and a beautiful day is coming again.
Li Suijiu stretched out and carefully opened the wooden door without waking Qian'er.
In the small courtyard, the air was filled with fragrance, and the stamens on the old elm trees were stained with morning rain and frost. There were three or two birds sitting on them, playing and chirping.
"The weather is nice today!"
"Li Huaijin, how did you sleep this night?" Bi Twelve's voice sounded outside the hospital.
"After all, brother stayed here all night?"
"yes."
"Oh? Is there any scenery here that attracts you?"
"Li Huaijin's thatched cottage is indeed good, but what I see is not the scenery of this thatched cottage."
"Then...what is Brother Bi looking at?"
"Snow is falling all over the sky!"
"???"
…
The circle of literati and guests in Yinhua Mansion are very happy to hear about tea tasting.
Therefore, even early in the morning, the teahouse was already full of guests.
At one of the tables, three young men in long robes were sitting, one in a white shirt, one in a green shirt, and one in a black shirt.
This is the appearance of a scholar.
Chu Zhongbai is one of them.
Dressed in a white shirt, he has relatively delicate facial features. In addition, he comes from a wealthy family and is a well-known talent in Yinhua Mansion. He has always enjoyed praise and praise from his colleagues.
And he lived up to the high expectations. In the past few years, whenever there was a debate at the Literary Society, he would write poems and articles. Among all the scholars, he was considered to be the best.
However, the storyteller was still telling the same strange stories that he had been repeating over and over again. He had listened to them more than a dozen times, but he finally did not listen carefully.
The green-shirted young man's name is Wang Wen. He also has a reputation as a scholar and has a good reputation in Yinhua Mansion. Apart from being a bit romantic by nature, he doesn't have many shortcomings.
Seeing that Chu Zhongbai seemed to be disdainful of this strange and strange story, Wang Wen knew what he meant.
He just said: This storyteller keeps telling the same two or three stories, which is really boring.
Asked again, Brother Chu, do you have any good stories?
Chu Zhongbai waved his hand and said, "Is it so easy to get a good story? I heard that it took several years for Travel around the Golden Scale City to find dozens of stories and compile "Wandering Strange Talks".
Although he is still a scholar and is over thirty years old, he has gained great respect in Jinlin City with just one copy of "Wandering Strange Stories"! "
When Wang Wen heard this, he laughed and said, "Although I didn't get a good story here, I got a strange thing yesterday. Brother Chu, are you willing to taste it?"
Chu Zhongbai was naturally interested and asked what it was?
Wang Wen did not answer, but took out a small cloth bag and called the waiter in the teahouse to bring him another pot of tea.
The waiter was puzzled. This tea was obviously freshly served, so why was it still served?
Then he asked: What kind of tea would you like, Master?
Wang Wen replied: Please bring the best tea in the teahouse to a pot.
The waiter was even more confused. Most of the best tea in the teahouse was brewed from broken tea, and he knew Chu Zhongbai. How had this Mr. Chu ever drank the first tea?
King Zhong of Chu was also confused and asked why he had tea last time.
Wang Wen then smiled mysteriously and said, "I've been having a lot of money lately, and I'd like to drink a pot of tea."
The young man in black shirt at the same table spoke at this moment: "Brother Wang is in a pinch? I'm afraid he spent all that money on 'Miss Ruyan' from Cuihonglou, right?"
Then, he added, if we really talk about financial constraints, I saw Li Huaijin coming to the teahouse to drink tea yesterday. He only ordered a plate of peanuts and melon seeds, and tasted the same tea.
In terms of poverty, who can compare with Li Huaijin?
Just laugh.
Naturally, they talked about Li Huaijin's hanging three days ago.
At this time, the young man in black looked at Chu Zhongbai: "Three years ago, Li Huaijin was at the top of the list of scholars in the examination, and even Brother Chu was lagging behind. Unexpectedly, in three years, he has already It’s bleak.”
When Wang Wen heard this, he said with some disdain on his face: "It's just cheating. If he really had the talent to surpass Brother Chu, how could he not have any poems and articles in the past three years, and would he not dare to participate in literary conferences to argue?"
The young man in black shirt nodded in agreement: "Yes, absolutely!"
Chu Zhongbai smiled, but did not answer, just nodded slightly.
Three years ago, when Yang Fuzun took office in Yinhua Mansion, he had a high reputation for three people. Two of them were Li Suijiu and Chu Zhongbai. He also bluntly said that he hoped that Li Suijiu could win the imperial examination in three years' time. , won the first place again.
Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts.
It was impossible for Chu Zhongbai to say that there was no trace of jealousy in his heart.
But now I look back on the past.
But he felt that his behavior back then was very ridiculous.
How could he, a true and learned man, be jealous of a cheater?
It’s really unbearable!
At this moment, the waiter came up with a cup of tea.
Wang Wen then poured a cup for Chu Zhongbai and the black-shirted young master each, pointed at it and said, "Try it, you two. Is this tea possible for your mouth?"
Chu Zhongbai frowned, but still tasted it.
But as soon as he took the tea into his mouth, he spat it out: "This tea has no fragrance, is sweet and foamy, and is really difficult to drink!"
The young man in black shirt also took a bite and immediately shook his head.
At this time, Wang Wen finally placed the small bag that he had taken out on the table, and said with a proud face: "I have a way to make this pot of medium-quality tea instantly full of fragrance, sweet and mellow, even if it is less than that." Spring flowers before the rain are also much better, would you two give it a try?"
"Is there such a strange thing?" Chu Zhongbai and the young man in black were stunned for a moment, both of them didn't believe it.
