"What's the matter?" Chen Luo asked quickly.
Chen Ping narrowed his eyes slightly and seemed to be recalling, and said: "Two years ago, during the autumn harvest, Wang Xigui, a tenant in Xiaoxi Village in the east of the city, came to his house and said that a tiger ran out of Xixiu Mountain and killed his mother-in-law. It was taken away. The young lady was out on business at that time, so I told the young master about it."
After saying that, Chen Ping glanced sideways at Chen Luo. Chen Luo was stunned for a moment. His previous character should not have cared about this kind of thing at all, so he had no memory of it.
"What did I say at that time?" Chen Luo asked.
"You let the old slave take care of it..." Chen Ping continued, "The old slave was good at making his own decisions. He found Zhou Yong, a hunter in Xiaoxi Village, gave him twenty taels of silver, and sent a dozen villagers to do the work. Helper, ran to Xixiu Mountain, captured the tiger, and surrounded and killed it."
"Then what?"
"At that time, Zhou Yong explored the tiger's den and said that there should be two tigers nearby, a male and a female. Why did he kill the female but not the male. Just in case, I had people search the area for several days. , didn’t even find the male tiger, so they withdrew the people. Master, do you think the male tiger became a spirit through cultivation and came back for revenge?”
Chen Luo pondered slightly, in this world, it is not uncommon for beasts to become spirits. Let's not talk about what kind of heavenly materials and earthly treasures a lucky person has taken. Just talk about the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Taoism, preaching, Buddhism and Confucianism, all have a chance of allowing beasts to open their minds and turn into monsters. There is no guarantee that some master will open the mouth of Chrysostom and let the escaped male tiger acquire the Tao and turn into a tiger monster.
"Is Zhou Yong still there?" Chen Luo asked.
Chen Ping suddenly realized it and said, "Young Master, when you said that, I remembered it. Before something happened to my Chen family, Zhou Yong went into the mountains and never came back. It has been about a month now."
Chen Luo frowned again and shouted softly: "Zhong Kui!"
I saw Zhong Kui's figure slowly emerging behind Chen Luo. Chen Luo had already told Chen Ping about Zhong Kui before, but Chen Ping didn't expect that the other party's face was so ugly. He was horrified and his legs were weak, but he held on to the steward of Chen's house and just turned his face away. Don't look at Zhong Kui.
Chen Luo didn't pay attention to Chen Ping's expression, but asked Zhong Kui: "Did you find anything after eating that rogue?"
Zhong Kui nodded and said: "The demon ghost took shape not long ago. For more than a month at most, there are still some memories of human life in the deepest part of the soul. Although it is messy, it can be vaguely recognized that it should be hunting for a living..."
"So the eight achievements of the evil ghost were transformed by Zhou Yong..." Chen Luo pondered, "Then the tiger monster that harmed my Chen Mansion should be the male tiger that disappeared."
"Then... what should we do now?" Chen Ping regarded Chen Luo as his own son and had always had a "genius" filter for Chen Luo. He was not surprised by Chen Luo's performance at this time. Instead, he felt that he was the son of his master. , asked subconsciously.
Chen Luo thought for a moment and said: "The tiger monster must have been so full of blood after killing so many people that it dared not approach the county town. Since it is a ferocious beast from Xixiu Mountain, it must also be hiding in Xixiu Mountain."
"I remember my father once said that officials of the Daxuan Dynasty could activate their official seals and consume the dynasty's luck to detect the demonic and barbaric aura of a party. The entire Wan'an County is too big to be used at a critical moment. Magistrate Cai will definitely not use his luck to detect the whole world. City. But if it’s just Xixiu Mountain, our Chen family can still afford the price.”
"Uncle Ping, go and pay two thousand taels of silver to your account!"
"Two thousand taels?" Chen Ping was shocked. The Chen family relies on Chen Xuan as the head of the family and does some business in rice, grain, mulberry silkworms, and its annual income is only about four thousand taels. Excluding daily expenses, every year The amount of silver that can be stored in the treasury is only about 2,500 taels. Chen Luo was about to withdraw nearly a year's worth of treasury money in one go, which made Chen Ping momentarily begin to wonder if Chen Luo was possessed by someone else.
"Master, would you like to ask Miss?" Chen Ping hesitated for a moment and then said tentatively.
Chen Luo frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't care much about money in his previous life. Although he was a poor social worker in his previous life, he had no idea about silver. The reason why he said the number "two thousand taels" was I probably remember that the county government can mobilize the luck of the dynasty to support the wealthy families, and the price is clearly marked. The price of the wealthy families in the county is one thousand taels of silver.
Of course, the county government took this money and used it to build bridges and pave roads, support orphans and widows, and subsidize government schools, which in turn made the dynasty's fortunes stronger.
Seeing Chen Ping's reaction, Chen Luo also realized that two thousand taels was not a small sum for the Chen family. He was about to agree to ask Chen Xuan for her opinion, but then he thought about it and realized that he was not the useless rice bug he once was. It would be better to set up a personal profile while he is back from the dead now. Besides, this money is related to the safety of the Chen family, and it is an expense that cannot be saved, so he looked solemn and said, "I have the final say on this matter. Let Chen Xuan have a good rest and don't disturb her!"
Chen Ping was stunned when he heard this. The young master actually took responsibility! It seemed that the master was right. Men mature in an instant, so he nodded quickly: "I...I will go to the account to withdraw the banknote."
"Well, then you go ahead, I'll wait for you at the door. Don't alarm the others yet, the tiger demon shouldn't dare to attack the county seat yet."
Chen Ping quickly responded, turned and left. Chen Luo then turned to look at Zhong Kui. When Zhong Kui appeared before, as the master of the book spirit, he felt the aura on Zhong Kui's body was weakening.
"What's wrong with you? But you were injured when you were fighting with the ghost before?"
Zhong Kui was stunned and bowed his head to Chen Luo: "My lord, I'm sorry that there's nothing wrong with a certain family. It's just that there's something weird in the underworld here. It won't be too late for a certain family to report after the lord has settled the matter with the tiger demon."
Chen Luo nodded after hearing this. Zhong Kui is originally the Great Judge of the Underworld, so it is not surprising that the "Zhong Kui" book spirit he condensed can enter the underworld. However, dealing with the tiger demon was indeed the top priority at this time, so I stopped asking further questions.
Just outside the gate of Chen's Mansion is Xi'an Street, one of the three streets in Wan'an County. This street is full of houses of the county's rich and powerful, with some schools and medical clinics mixed in between. It was the third watch at this time, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Chen Ping drove a carriage out of the house. Chen Luo got on the carriage, got into the carriage, and let Chen Ping drive on. He began to wonder how to face that person. The number one figure in the county—Cai Tongchen, the magistrate of Cai County!
The third watch is between 11 pm and 1 am. Based on Chen Luo's experience in his previous life, he would not knock on the leader's door during this time. After all, this time is too private, and the other party can do anything.
But Chen Luo was not allowed to make a choice at this time. According to Zhong Kui, the tiger demon needed the demon ghost to return before he could understand what the demon ghost had done, so the tiger demon did not know yet that the demon ghost was eaten by Zhong Kui. However, if the demon ghost does not return to the tiger demon after dawn, the tiger demon will definitely know that something happened to the demon ghost, and things will inevitably change.
Secondly, there is another reason why Chen Luo dared to do this, and that is that Cai Tongchen had a good relationship with his dead and cheap father, and it is said that he was also mentored by Chen's father. Chen Xuan, a woman, can support the Chen family business and develop it, and Cai Tongchen's help is indispensable.
The moon was sparse and the county government office was not far from Chen's mansion. After walking for about twenty minutes, Chen Ping drove the carriage behind the county government office. The magistrate's official residence is located behind the government office, so naturally there is a grand main entrance behind the county government office. Chen Ping stepped forward and knocked on the door. Within a moment, the door opened while he was rubbing his sleepy eyes. He yelled and cursed before he saw a ingot of snowflake silver being handed over. He quickly swallowed the curse and took it with his left hand with a smile. After passing the silver, he took the greeting card with his right hand, said "Waiting first", and closed the door.
Only then did Chen Ping understand why Chen Xuan was sure that Master Li would lead the way. At this time, that disciple would definitely not dare to go directly to Cai Tongchen, so he could only go to his uncle Master Li first. As a staff member, Master Li naturally has his own residence in the official residence.
What Chen Luo didn't expect was that Master Li didn't wait, but waited until a sharp energy shot out from the back office and hit Chen Luo's carriage, causing the entire carriage to fall apart. Chen Luo only saw a middle-aged scribe with a good appearance wearing a long robe flying out of the back office, holding a long sword, pointing at him, and shouted——
"What a monster, you dare to steal my nephew's body. You deceived my niece and all the servants, but you can't deceive me, Cai Tongchen-"
