Chapter 107 Temple God(1/2)
Every time you pass a place, ask the local well-informed people for anecdotes... This is Xu Qian's opinion that in addition to the dragon aura detection method, it is a more effective method.
Dragon Qi hosts are all coquettish beauties, and they appear to be saints and madmen in front of others. They will stir up trouble and steal the limelight on their own occasions.
But depending on the intensity of the dragon's energy, the noise caused is different. Some dragon's energy can shock a city, while the host of some dragon's energy can only become the most beautiful cub.
Moreover, these are troubled times, everything is not peaceful, and there must be a lot of chaos.
Li Lingsu smiled and said, "Tell me, what's interesting?"
Miao Youfang held his chopsticks in his mouth and added casually:
"The rules of the rivers and lakes: monsters and ghosts causing trouble are called "strange things"; villains in the rivers and lakes robbing homes and houses are called "misfortunes"; powerful country gentry and officials raping good families and oppressing the people are called "not doing human things".
"Senior, you are asking the first question."
Xu Qian was surprised and said: "Is there such a thing?"
He immediately glanced at Li Lingsu, and the Holy Son was also surprised, saying that it was the first time he had heard of it.
Seeing this, Miao Youfang suddenly became more confident, found a sense of superiority, shook his head and said:
"Both of them are high-ranking figures. Naturally, they don't know much about the proverbs and rules of the lower class."
After he finished speaking, he saw Munan Zhi shrinking back and sticking close to Xu Qian, with a somewhat frightened expression.
What Xu Qian just asked was "Is there anything strange?"
The waiter replied: Yes!
This shows that there have been several incidents of demons and ghosts causing trouble in the small county recently.
Mu Nanzhi is most afraid of these gods and ghosts. Even if there is a transcendent warrior beside her, it cannot bring her a sense of security.
Under the silent gaze of the guests, the waiter first took a look at the store door. Seeing that no new customers had entered the store, he sat down next to Miao Youfang and said:
"This matter started a month ago. There was a man named Li Gui in the county, and his wife died.
"This death is common and nothing unusual, but who would have known that on the first seven days, Li Gui heard someone knocking on the door at night. Li Gui was in a daze in his sleep, so he asked who it was?
"The person outside the door said it was his wife and wanted to go home to sleep, and asked why he closed the door.
"Li Gui was confused at the time, so he got up and went to open the door. When he walked to the door, he suddenly thought, his wife was dead, how could she come back?
"He was so frightened that he fled back to bed and hid in his bedclothes, not daring to show his face.
"Li Gui's wife kept knocking on the door outside, asking him why he didn't open the door, and kept saying the same thing.
"It wasn't until dawn, when the rooster crows, that the knocking on the door stopped."
Mu Nanzhi shuddered slowly, and thought about how she was alone in the empty room at night, and then a man knocked on the door, claiming to be Xu Qian, who had been dead for seven days...
Her face suddenly turned pale.
Xu Qian didn't know that he had become the deceased husband in Munan Zhi's mind, and asked:
"and after?"
The waiter said:
"Li Gui went to report to the government the next day. The government thought Li Gui was lying, so they beat him up and kicked him away. The next night, Li Gui's wife came back and knocked on the door again.
"This time, his mother-in-law knocked on the door for a while. When she saw that Li Gui didn't open the door, she lay down outside the window and looked into the house. She lay there all night..."
Munan Zhi was so frightened that she froze. The little white fox in her arms almost suffocated as her legs kicked wildly.
Miao Youfang listened with great interest and questioned:
"How do you know that you stayed outside the window and watched it all night? Why do you know so much in detail?"
The waiter smiled "hehe" and said:
"The matter was not over yet. After the rooster crowed, Li Gui's mother-in-law left. Li Gui was frightened for two days. He felt that he could not go on like this anymore. Anger arose in his heart and turned to his guts, so...
..."
Miao Youfang interrupted: "So he went to report to the official again?"
The waiter was at a loss for words, licked his lips, and showed an awkward and polite smile:
"The guest officer really loves to joke, so there is no need for the reporting officer to be evil and courageous..."
After a pause, the waiter looked serious and said in a low voice: "He was just calling friends and digging graves."
Munan Zhi lowered her voice: "Is the body missing?"
The waiter shook his head:
"That's not true. Li Gui, along with his relatives and friends, dug up his wife's grave and found that his wife was lying well in the coffin. The body was slightly decomposed.
"Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and blamed Li Gui for talking nonsense and not being punished by the government. After all, the body was still in the coffin. Could it be that she opened the coffin board at night and came out to scare people, and then buried herself back after dawn?"
When Mu Nanzhi heard that it was not a ghost, she was no longer afraid, punched and said:
"This Li Gui is not a son of a human being, he consumes his dead wife." (Note 1)
The waiter looked solemn, shook his head and said:
"Madam, please be patient and listen to what I have to say.
"Faced with everyone's doubts and the sight he saw, Li Gui couldn't help but wonder if what he had experienced in the past two days was his illusion.
"He was sure that he had not heard anything wrong, so he carefully observed his wife's body. Guess what he found?"
The waiter in this shop is quite gifted in storytelling. He knows how to tell stories and stir up suspense. With his beaming expressions and gestures, Xu Qian felt that if he hadn't been used to whoring in vain, he would have just thrown away the reward at this moment.
"What did you find?"
The childish voice of the little white fox came from Munan Zhi's chest.
The waiter looked around blankly: "Who is talking?"
When his eyes were about to turn to the princess's plump and swollen breasts, Xu Qian pressed his face with his palm, twisted it back, and said lightly:
"Keep talking about you."
Mu Nanzhi took the opportunity to pinch the little white fox's buttocks and warned the little guy not to interrupt.
Otherwise, there will be another "strange incident" in the small county town today.
The waiter responded flatteringly and continued:
"Li Gui discovered that the shoes worn by the mother-in-law were stained with a lot of mud.
"Think about it, how could the body be stained with mud when it's lying in the coffin? Unless..."
He said sadly: "The corpse will go away on its own."
Munan Zhi lowered her head and drank tea to hide her inner fear.
If I tell you about "The Mountain Village Teacher" tonight, wouldn't you be so scared that you consummate your marriage with me today... Xu Qian muttered in her heart.
After hearing this, Li Lingsum, Miao Youfang and others had concluded that the story told by the waiter was exaggerated.
There is no half-truth or half-falsehood, only nine lies and one truth.
When the waiter saw the disbelief on the customers' faces, he confidently said "Hey":
"Are some of the guest officials not convinced?
"Many foreign guests didn't believe it, but later, they all believed it."
Miao Youfang, who is experienced in martial arts, raised his eyebrows: "Oh, is there any follow-up?"
The waiter tapped his fingers on the table, like a storyteller tapping his ruler, and said:
"After Li Gui pointed out his doubts, his relatives and friends were also afraid. They buried the grave hastily and fled back home. Soon after, the incident spread in the county.
"At this time, an old woman who claimed to be a goddess came to Li Gui's door and told Li Gui that her mother-in-law could not live in peace even if she died because she had offended the temple god.
"The goddess said that Li Gui's mother-in-law was disrespectful to the temple god during her lifetime, which is why she suffered a misfortune. She will still suffer the consequences after death and will not be reincarnated forever. It will also harm her family.
"After listening to this, Li Gui suddenly realized something and remembered something that happened to his wife during her lifetime.
"When my wife was still alive, she once went back to her parents' home to visit her relatives. When she returned to the city, she encountered heavy rain, so she hid in the City God's Temple to take shelter from the rain.
"The City God's Temple had long been abandoned. Li Gui's mother-in-law was caught in the rain, so she burned a "wooden ghost" in the City God's Temple as firewood to keep warm.
"Since then, Li Gui's mother-in-law's health has been getting worse and worse. She is bedridden and wakes up from nightmares every night, saying that she saw a ghost coming to capture her soul. Li Gui just thought that she was delirious and had nightmares."
The waiter in the shop talked eloquently:
"Li Gui then realized that it was his wife who had offended the temple god. What should the frightened goddess do?
"The goddess told him that he had to reshape the statue of the little devil and burn incense for three days, and his bad luck would be solved. So Li Gui spent his savings, rebuilt the statue, and renovated the City God's Temple.
"Since then, his wife has never come to see him again.
"The Chenghuang Temple is now very lively. People go there to offer incense every day. It is said to be very efficacious and they will get whatever they ask for. Those who disrespect the temple god will be punished."
Li Lingsu smiled and said: "How clever is it?"
The waiter looked around, lowered his voice and said:
"By coincidence, I knew something. Boss Zheng, who opened a rouge shop on Guanghua Street, was a pious man. Because a rouge shop opened opposite him and robbed his business, he went to the City God's Temple to burn incense.
To be continued...