As he spoke, he led everyone into Fumin Antiques Store. After entering the shop, Tan Yanqiu called the young waiter in the hall: "Young man, go to the back and call the shopkeeper Lou Fumin Lou."
Housheng is the name given to young men or young people in Jianghan Plain. Similarly, young women or female students are also called Xixi, which means beautiful and cute little girls.
When the young man saw that Boss Tan was a stranger and could call out his employer's name, he immediately understood that he was probably an old friend of his employer. He invited them to sit down for tea and immediately walked into the hall behind the curtain.
After a while, an old man with white hair and short hair walked out of it. He seemed to be sixty or seventy years old. His face was like a monkey, with pointed cheekbones, a goatee and three white eyes. He had both evil and evil auras. He was dark. His complexion is full of wrinkles, probably due to his age, and his eyebrows have turned slightly white. It seems that the evil spirit has been neutralized and he doesn't seem to be so fussy.
On the whole, he is a shrewd and cunning antique dealer. As he gets older, he has become more peaceful now.
"Brother Lou, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are becoming more energetic."
Before Tan Yanqiu finished his compliments, shopkeeper Lou had already waved his hand: "Hey, forget it, I thought that this old man, Fufeng, who had great ambitions, took some young people to the countryside to pick up goods. After all, he was too old to see these young people. I am an old man with good eyesight, but I have been worrying about this matter for the past few days. If I had half as much effort as Brother Tan, I would be lucky."
Tan Yanqiu teased: "Brother Lou, if you don't mind it, I, Shenggu Trading Company, can still find you a job. Maybe you can accomplish something more in your career when you get older."
Shopkeeper Lou knew that Tan Yanqiu was joking: "Career? I have been engaged in the antique business since I was young. Now that I am in my sixties, I have just taken care of this business. It’s too much for me as an adult. If you ask me, you still have to accept old age. I didn’t accomplish anything when I was young. How can I still have the energy when I am old?”
"Brother Tan, you are the president of the Han Opera Guild, why did you condescend to come to He City to find me? If you want to see me, all you need to do is send someone to give me a message. I will definitely bring this old man with you." Bones come over and I will cheer you up."
While Shopkeeper Lou was talking, he glanced at the people on the other seats from the corner of his eye, and saw that they were all unknown to him. He had already guessed that Tan Yanqiu was visiting the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. They had known each other for so long, and they were already so familiar. , there is no need to talk clichés anymore, just break through the skylight and speak frankly.
"Brother Lou, do you know the God-pressing craftsman?"
Tan Yanqiu also felt that with his relationship with him, there was no need to hide his meaning, so he spoke bluntly.
"Suppressing the divine craftsman? These five evils and three shortcomings are very evil."
When he heard the name of the God-pressing Craftsman, Lou Fumin's eyes were obviously shaken, and he seemed to know these people.
"Brother Tan, did they provoke you, or did you provoke them?"
Lou Fumin became curious. Logically speaking, the God-pressing craftsman mainly dealt with ordinary people. People at Tan Yanqiu's level had no interaction with the God-pressing craftsman at all.
"It's a long story. What kind of overcoming technique was used by Boss Hua by the God-pressing Craftsman? We came here this time to ask the God-Spressing Craftsman clearly."
Tan Yanqiu was also a sensible person, he knew what to say and what not to say, so he only mentioned the part that Lou Fumin could know.
Lou Fumin continued: "These god-suppressing craftsmen are very evil. These people themselves have five shortcomings and three shortcomings, and they are also doing the job of suppressing the gods. They have been gathering on the hillside east of Heshi for decades. They have been there for the past few years. You know what you're working on."
"You have to really go find them. I happen to know the address, so it's okay to take you there."
Seeing that Lou Fumin agreed, Tan Yanqiu thanked him and said, "Then I'll just rely on Brother Lou for help."
After that, Lou Fumin explained a few words to the younger generation, and when he came out again, he took Tan Yanqiu and the others out of the shop and walked up the east hillside.
Fumin Antique Shop is located in the center of the river market, some distance away from the east hillside they said. A few people got on the carriage and walked along the dirt road at the bottom of the river to the east road.
Along the way, we passed many stilts and miscellaneous houses, and the people here were really poor people. I saw them walking on the dirt road, and I looked at them with envy. After they had gone a long way, they even poked their heads out of the windows of the houses.
After the carriage stopped, everyone got off the carriage one after another.
Yue Guanchao looked up and took a closer look. He saw that the lair of the God-pressing Craftsman was a medium-sized courtyard. It was not made of bricks and stones at all, but a bamboo house and a wooden building. It was completely covered with straw and dried bamboo on all sides, and was tied tightly with twist rope. The second floor On the window, there is a guise of "God-pressing Craftsman".
On both sides, two huge red lanterns are hung on the stone pillars in front of the door. There are ink characters written on the lantern cloth on the left and right.
Even during the day, you can see the flames in the lanterns dancing and shining brightly.
When they reached the foyer, someone immediately stopped them. These two people were about thirty years old, with strong waists and strong backs, but each of them had a broken hand, and they were probably the most powerful craftsmen here.
"Who are you looking for?"
One of them asked, looking at everyone with malicious eyes during the question, and the look he looked at Hua Yuxiu revealed an evil aura.
"Young students, Hua Yuxiu is here, why don't you go inside and report your number?"
Tan Yanqiu knew that these people were probably staring at Hua Yuxiu from behind for a long time. Their words were straightforward and popular, without any formality when dealing with them. Probably, this kind of people had already conquered both the common people and the nobles. Familiar with it.
"Wait!"
One of the god-pressing craftsmen walked in without saying a word, and when he came out again, his eyebrows motioned for them to follow.
Yue Guanchao and the others passed through the foyer, followed this man through the hall and across the corridor, and arrived at the main room at the end of the corridor.
This is the first north-facing hall that you see after entering the door. It has the style of Luban Hall. The craftsmen who pressed the gods are all Lu Ban's disciples. Probably, this place has the same functions as the Juyi Hall in Bandit Village.
After walking into it, there were already many people sitting in the hall, each with his own appearance, but there were always five shortcomings and three shortcomings, and it was rare to see a whole group of people.
Yue Guanchao looked forward, and the person sitting on the seat in the hall was probably the talker of the master craftsman.
"You are finally here."
The person on the seat always wears a silver mask, his whole face is covered under the silver mask, he is dressed in pitch-black trousers, and he wears a cloak on his shoulders. He looks extremely mysterious. Judging from the skin on his neck and hands, He is not too old, he can even be called young.
"Brother, please give me your name so that we can get to know each other."
"The leader of the God-pressing Craftsmen, Ban Shu."
A hoarse, cold voice came from the mask.
"Leader of the class."
After Tan Yanqiu saluted, he continued: "I've heard for a long time that the master craftsman has great magical powers, but I don't know what the hell you are doing when you come to my Fu Fu Theater and have trouble with Boss Hua!"
"Hahahaha!" The man in black under the mask sneered a few times and continued: "Since we are all here,
Yu Gu must have told you everything about her past life, Hua Yuxiu is the person we are looking for. "
"Disciple of the Fish God?"
Tan Yanqiu asked tentatively.
"right!"
The class leader made no secret of it.
"Why? Because Boss Hua's parents made a life-and-death contract with the God-pressing Craftsman."
As Tan Yanqiu spoke, he already had plans to ask further questions.
When the class leader saw him asking about this, he nodded to Tan Yanqiu: "Boss Hua being a disciple of the Fish God is just our external description. What we are interested in is her weak Yin body, which is destined to carry the canopy."
Yue Guanchao thought to himself, what disciples of the Fish God are really fake? They are interested in Hua Yuxiu's destiny to lead the canopy. He asked: "I would like to ask, you are interested in her body and want to use her for sacrifice? "
The person with the destiny of Huagai is a natural disciple, suitable for being a horse, making a debut, or falling into the gods. If these god-pressing craftsmen are not using her life to sacrifice something, they are probably coveting her special physique and trying to use his destiny for something. matter.
"of course not!"
Everyone finally felt relieved after hearing with their own ears that the class leader was not trying to take her life.
"We want her to become the disciple of Wushan Goddess and help us open the Beifu Tomb!"
Wushan goddess? These people are really here for the Beifu Clothing Tomb!
It had been several days since the last time Yue Guanchao heard the name of the Wushan Goddess. He only remembered that the Wushan Goddess was the daughter of Emperor Yan. These legends were just myths after all and could not be true. When he heard the class leader mention this name again, he felt sorry for the Goddess in his heart. I became curious about the legend.
Judging from Cui Taoist's words, most of these people are also from Wushan, which also means that the white river sturgeon seems to be related to the Wushan goddess. Realizing this, Yue and Song had a tacit understanding and did not reveal this. a little.
What they are most curious about is the remnant soul of the Wushan Goddess. This statement is too weird. If according to what the class leader said, the god who is about to fall in Huayuxiu is not the fish god, but the Wushan Goddess.
Regarding this point, they were not sure that they could see through the fog. Song Siyuan could only continue to ask: "How can you be sure that Hua Yuxiu can accommodate the remnant soul of the Wushan goddess? How can she help you open the tomb of Beifu?"
Ban Shu continued to explain: "She really has nothing to do with the Tomb of Beifu, but her weak Yinming destiny with the canopy can be used as a disciple of the Wushan Goddess to ask the goddess to appear and lead us into the Wushan Ghost Mansion to find the Tomb of Beifu."
"Is there really a Wushan goddess? Isn't this a folk myth? You don't really take the story seriously, do you?"
Yue Guanchao deliberately teased and wanted to find out the truth.
The class leader seemed to have no doubt about the existence of the goddess, with a trace of piety in his eyes, and said seriously: "We have never seen the Wushan goddess, but everyone in Wushan knows that the Wushan goddess does exist, and some women who are destined to wear canopies have done so. The child disciples of the Wushan Goddess can indeed communicate with the Wushan Goddess, and can even make the goddess get on top of her and do things that a living person cannot do."
"But what does this have to do with the Beifu Clothing Tomb?"
When he mentioned this, he paused and his tone became mysterious: "The Wushan Goddess is stationed in the Wushan Yin Mansion, and the Beifu Tomb is built in the ghost world in Shennongjia. If you want to enter the ghost mansion in Shennongjia, you must pass through the Wushan Yin Mansion. "
