Chen Cuo and Chen Jiao were sitting in the pavilion.
Chen Jiao asked half curiously, half eagerly: "Are you asking me to go to the literary conference with you? By the way, I heard from Chen He that the great monks admire you very much. Why don't you talk to them?
I’m going to take my close friends with me to have a look!”
Chen Cuo smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you go, just think of it as a way to relax, but you can't cause trouble to others. After all, you are on someone else's territory. When you are ready to go, let someone tell me. I will ask Chen Hai to send a greeting note first."
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"Remember, remember! Second brother is the best!" Chen Jiao immediately jumped for joy, then thought of something else, "By the way, there is something I want to tell you."
"you say."
"She is my personal maid. I have a good relationship with your Aster. She went to your house a few days ago, but she never came back. I asked someone to look for her, but the report said that even Aster was gone. What happened?
I didn’t tell my mother, but you also know her temper..."
Chen Cuo frowned, but at the same time he knew that no matter how much he concealed it, Chen's mother must have known about it, so he said: "Leave this matter to me. You don't need to ask any more questions. I'd better get to the point first. What I want to talk to you about.
It’s two things.”
"Well, second brother, please speak." Chen Jiao sat upright, but with a smile on her face.
"The first thing is the old beggar from years ago." Chen Cuo noticed that Chen Jiao's eyes were twinkling. "Can you show me the crane he gave you?"
Chen Jiao hesitated for a moment.
"I won't take it away, I will only look at the reality." Chen Cuo laughed, "In a few days, I will have some little things for you."
"Of course I can trust Second Brother!" Chen Jiao pondered for a moment, then took out the paper crane from her sleeve and warned: "Second Brother, be careful not to damage it."
"Do you always carry it with you?" Chen Cuo reached out to take it and asked casually.
"Whenever I think of it, I will bring it with me. This is what the old beggar told me when I gave it to him." After Chen Jiao finished speaking, he did not forget to remind Chen Cuo to be careful again.
"Remember it." Chen Cuo laughed. Following the Taoist thought in his heart, a ray of light projected out of his eyes and fell on the paper crane.
He has now reached the perfection of the first realm, and has realized the second realm. Although he has not developed supernatural powers, he can still use his gaze as a carrier to make his thoughts leave the body slightly, but not too far.
Wherever he looked, Chen Cuo's eyes suddenly flashed, and the idea of betting had disappeared.
"It's really extraordinary!"
He stopped exploring and just looked with his eyes, and found many clues.
This paper crane looks like it is made of ordinary paper, but it not only isolates the spiritual consciousness, but also contains a faint aura of darkness. After taking a few glances, it actually gives rise to a sense of mystery.
"Second brother, your eyes seem to be shining." Chen Jiao, who was opposite, couldn't help but say.
When Chen Cuo heard this, he was a little surprised, then calmed down and handed the paper crane back.
He uses his eyes as a carrier to inject spiritual thoughts. Those thoughts are intangible and insubstantial. Ordinary people cannot see them, but those who practice the Way can detect the brilliance.
"That day, the old beggar appeared on the road, and then took the initiative to go outside the Hou's Mansion. Finally, he taught me the nameless breathing method. It seemed like a coincidence, but it was obviously deliberate. So he might have had a plan when he first approached Sanmei.
Yes, you must have noticed how extraordinary Third Sister is."
Chen Cuo recalled what happened before and gradually came to a clear understanding.
"At that time, facing the threat of evil spirits, I had no choice but to place my hope in Master Zhou. It was only after I got the vomiting method that I had many opportunities for improvement. The old beggar can be called a benefactor, but I can get help from him, and Sanmei
There is no relationship, and there must be repayment. Although the third sister has her own fate, and I don’t have any foundation, I can still repay first..."
While he was thinking about it, Chen Jiao couldn't help but said: "Brother, didn't you say two things? What is the other one?"
Chen Cuo smiled and said: "Now we have to do the second thing." After saying this, he raised his hand and pointed on Chen Jiao's forehead. The Taoist in his heart took a step forward, followed the connection, and entered Chen Jiao's heart.
The light shone brightly and sorted out Chen Jiao's many thoughts.
When he came back, the Taoist's glory had dimmed a lot and was contaminated by many distracting thoughts.
"Although it takes a lot of effort, I can recover after a few days of rest," Chen Cuo thought to himself, and looked at Chen Jiao again, who had already fallen down and fell asleep on the stone table. "Three sisters are already smart.
, after sorting it out, my mind is clearer. If I really have the opportunity, I will definitely seize it. Even if I don't have it in the future, I will be able to lay the foundation for her when I succeed in practice."
After thinking about it, Chen Cuo summoned Chen He and ordered the female envoy to send Chen Jiao back to her room to rest.
After the others left, Chen Cuo sat in the distance, thinking in his heart.
"The evil spirit prevented me from entering the Tao before. There was an aster figure that appeared in the illusion. It was a spiritual sustenance. It was not an illusion. It means that the aster had already fallen into its hands!"
He stood up.
"Evil ghosts originated from me. Now that they have a foundation, it's time to completely solve this problem. I use incense to enter the Tao, and it is born from the incense. After refining it, it will be truly perfect..."
Thinking like this, the Taoist stretched out his hand and pinched a ball of darkness in his hand.
"I want to see where you are hiding. This time it will be completely over."
As soon as he thought about this, Chen Cuo no longer delayed, left the palace, and went straight back to the Hou's palace. Then he gathered everyone and asked Chen Hai to do the tapping first.
Chen Hai was a little confused, but he still followed the order. After he actually finished tapping the numbers, he felt a little panicked.
"How many people are missing?" Chen Cuo was sitting in the study, looking at the collection of books in the house. When Chen Hai came in, he raised his head and asked.
"It turns out that you have discovered it a long time ago," Chen Hai said cautiously: "Five people are missing." Then the names were announced, and Aster was among them.
Chen Cuo nodded, but before he could say anything, Chen Hai apologized first.
"It's just a villain's negligence. I didn't expect that there would be some escaped slaves. After all, the king... the prince's house treated them well."
Chen Cuo didn't answer, but just asked: "How many days have it been since then? Have you asked?"
"We haven't asked clearly yet," sweat appeared on Chen Hai's forehead. "Except for Aster, the other people were doing side jobs. After they disappeared, there were fellow villagers who helped them cover up, so they could get away with it.
It's just that even Aster escaped, which is really something I didn't expect." Then there was another reflection.
"Okay, bring some of these people's belongings," Chen Cuo ordered. When Chen Hai took a few steps, he thought of something else, "By the way, find some carpenters and I'll make some tablets."
Chen Hai was surprised when he heard this, but he still bowed and left to go make arrangements.
"You keep your promise! Humph!" The little white pig came out of a corner and lay down at Chen Cuo's feet. "It's quite comfortable here. When will the food be ready? I really want to eat something."
"When we return to the Hou Mansion, it will be much easier to eat whatever we want." Chen Cuo smiled, asked clearly, and then gave the order.
After all the activities, it was getting late.
After Chen Cuo had finished dinner, he planned to go to the study to adjust his breath and become familiar with the various mysteries of the God in his heart. After all, since he established the God, he has not had time to explore and understand, and he has to sort out the troubles of ghosts before they can be eliminated.
It takes a lot of self-effort to face it and win the battle.
As a result, someone came to report that Chen He, the steward of the palace, was here, and Zhang Ju was also traveling with him.
As soon as he heard it was the two of them, Chen Cuo guessed the reason and asked someone to bring it over.
When the two of them saw Chen Cuo, they couldn't help but look anxious, and their scattered thoughts revealed a bit of anger.
"The cultural gathering is cancelled!"
As soon as he sat down, Zhang Ju explained his purpose of coming, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, and said: "It is said that Mr. Yu and others came to Brother Jiang in person and said that they would have important things to do in a few days, so they could not accept the appointment. But these excuses,
Wouldn't it be deceiving oneself and others by taking it out? If you don't want to come, why should you agree in the first place?"
Chen He also said: "Well, after the old lady found out, she was very angry. But don't worry, sir. The palace has already contacted all parties to clarify the matter and see if it can be undone. After all, they are also in trouble."
How can the prince's face be so easy!" When he said it later, his words were also filled with anger.
After all, this matter had been reported before, and the contract was broken. Although the reputation of those celebrities was damaged, the palace would also become a talking point in the official circles, which would inevitably be embarrassing.
Chen Cuo was not surprised. He knew from the beginning that several celebrities were influenced by evil spirits. The so-called cultural meeting was a trap, a plan of evil spirits. He became a Taoist and established himself as a god, awakening several celebrities. If they were still willing to keep the appointment,
That's a curiosity.
Seeing that Chen Cuo was unfazed by honor and disgrace, Zhang Ju became more and more admired and ashamed, so he said: "It would be too rash to blame me for this matter. If this literary meeting really fails, it will have a huge blow to your popularity, cousin, and others will
I'm afraid that there will be unavoidable discussions, and the reputation of the article that I have worked so hard to achieve will be damaged. Alas, what can I do?"
Chen He said angrily: "Even eminent monks and great virtuous people respect the king, but a few celebrities are so pretentious that they will regret it sooner or later!"
Zhang Ju smiled bitterly. He didn't think that these celebrities would really regret it. This thought became more and more complicated.
Chen Cuo glanced at him, with a lot of black energy reflected in his eyes. He was moved in his heart and said: "How can you blame your cousin for this? No one could have expected this. You don't need to blame yourself. By the way, it's rare for you to come here, so why don't we play chess?"