Wang Shen and his wife were tidying up the hotel rooms. Nowadays, the world is not peaceful and there are fewer and fewer tourists on the road. On weekdays, the hotel can barely maintain itself.
Today, the storm is raging, so I'm afraid there won't be many guests staying at the hotel.
At this time, a young man with red lips and white teeth opened the door and walked in. He was Wang Shen's only son. He usually only helped greet the guests.
"Daddy." The young man called and led a girl in from behind.
This girl seemed to be in her 28th year. She was wearing a green skirt and a white silk scarf. She looked very cute. She bowed to Wang Shen and his wife and said:
"The little girl originally came from Wangze Township, more than ten miles south. Her husband died young and she had no children, so she was kicked out by her cruel parents-in-law. Her parents were dead, so she came to seek refuge with her aunt. How did she know that her aunt had also passed away. Now,
I don’t know where to stay, but it’s raining heavily again, so I’d like to ask the store owner to be kind and take him over for the night…”
While talking, the woman in green seemed to be filled with sadness, covering her face and crying.
Seeing that the woman spoke pitifully and her body was wet from the rain, Wang Shen couldn't help but feel sympathy and agreed.
After eating together, the woman was very diligent and took the initiative to help clean up the dishes. Finally, she also helped the king's wife make clothes.
The clothes this woman sews have fine stitches and exquisite craftsmanship, which cannot be compared to ordinary people.
The king's wife couldn't help but sigh after seeing it.
"With such looks and craftsmanship, your husband's family is really confused."
At this point, she looked at the woman and became more and more happy. Her heart changed and she said half-jokingly: "If only you were my daughter-in-law!"
Unexpectedly, the woman lowered her head shyly.
"If you don't dislike it..."
The world is in chaos, and ordinary people don't pay that much attention.
Wang Shen and his wife made some hasty arrangements and sent the woman and son into the bridal chamber that night.
Wang Shen's son is only thirteen or fourteen years old and is still an ignorant boy.
"Why is the lady holding the wooden rafter?"
The woman was standing by the door, holding a thick wooden rafter in her hand like a rice straw.
"There are many thieves nearby, so we have to be careful at night."
After saying that, the woman pressed the wooden rafter against the door and looked at the groom sitting beside the bed.
"My husband's skin and flesh are really tender?"
"What?" The young man was stunned when he heard this.
"I mean, my husband is really good-looking."
The young man who said this turned red with embarrassment. He mustered up his courage, raised his head and said to the woman, "My sister is better looking."
The woman smiled softly, walked closer and sat on the bed, grabbing the boy's hands.
The young man shouted hurriedly: "The red candle hasn't been blown out yet."
"Don't worry about it." As she said that, the woman lifted the young man onto the bed and lifted the quilt with her hand, covering the two of them with the quilt.
The quilt stirred for a while, and suddenly it swelled up a lot.
The red candle shadow moved and was rolled violently by the waves.
A creepy chewing sound can be heard vaguely.
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"Mom, the bride is a ghost!"
The king's wife woke up from her dream in a cold sweat. Just now she dreamed that her son was crying to her with disheveled hair and blood all over his body.
She quickly shook her husband awake and told him what happened in her dream.
"I have a wonderful daughter-in-law, so happy that I go crazy! What are you talking about in your sleep?"
Wang Shen sneered, turned around and fell asleep again.
Wang Shen's wife also fell asleep, but it didn't take long.
"Mom, my son is going to be eaten by ghosts."
The king's wife sat up suddenly, and her son's screams in the dream seemed to still be heard in her ears.
Once was a dream, but what about twice?
She quickly shook her husband awake again. Wang Shen also felt sad at this time. The couple got out of bed and came to the door of the new house. They saw candlelight flickering in the house, but there was no sound.
The couple looked at each other and quietly put their ears to the door. However, they could faintly hear some gnawing sounds.
The two people jumped up suddenly and shouted loudly into the house, but there was no response at all. The two people rushed to the door, but the door was blocked by the wooden rafters and could not be opened.
The commotion here attracted the neighbors.
Several young men who came over worked together to open the wooden door.
But I heard a few screams.
The people gathered at the door suddenly dispersed.
There was blood all over the floor in the house, and a ghost with blue eyes and chiselled teeth was sitting on the bed, holding a head and drinking the brain in one gulp.
Seeing Wang Shen and the others shouting outside the door, it just glanced at it with its copper-bell-like eyes, a pair of big, jagged mouths that seemed to be laughing, and then threw the skull in its hand out the door.
He fell into the arms of the royal wife.
"Son!"
The king's wife looked at the skull in her arms, screamed, and fainted.
Everyone outside the door was immediately in a panic.
The evil spirit took this opportunity to rush out of the door, scare the crowd away, and broke through the door.
Only the darkness of night and Wang Shen's mournful cry remained.
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Two strange Taoists came outside Yulin City.
The old one is more normal, with a weathered face, gray beard and hair, and the Taoist robe on his body is very old and has almost been patched into a hundred-pin robe. He is a wandering Taoist priest.
The young one is weird. Although he is wearing an old Taoist robe, his skin is tender and tender like a rich young man, and his hair is short like a monk.
The old man and the young man are naturally Liu Laodao and Li Changan.
At this time, it has been nearly a month since the ghost market.
Among the old Taoists, Li Changan's ability to "open up the secluded world" that he learned from Xiaohuang Shu seemed to be regarded as a very good talent, and they wanted to recruit Li Changan as a disciple.
As for Li Changan, first he didn't know where to go, and secondly, the old Taoist had a life-saving grace for him. He was not a hypocritical person, so he agreed immediately. However, the old Taoist disciple must have at least half a year of observation before he accepts a disciple.
According to the rules of the period, Li Changan has not yet been officially included in the door wall.
The two of them were walking on the official road and saw a pair of soldiers blocking the city gate from a distance, conducting strict checks on passers-by going in and out of the city.
The old Taoist took out a folded piece of paper from his bag and handed it to Li Changan. Li Changan unfolded it and saw that it was a certificate. The name on it was a Taoist named Xuan Xiao.
"Who is Xuan Xiao?"
"Your uncle?"
"where it goes?"
"Eat it for monsters."
The soldiers at the city gate not only conducted strict inspections, but also acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They would use their swords and guns at the slightest sign of trouble.
The two of them were searched carefully, but they still could not enter the city. Instead, they were brought a bowl of water.
The soldier thrust the bowl into Li Changan's arms and shouted:
"Drink!"
Li Changan took it, looked at the turbid water, frowned and asked:
"What's this?"
Unexpectedly, the soldier turned his face and said, "Just drink if you want. How come there is so much nonsense!"
"you……"
The old Taoist quickly grabbed Li Changan, sniffed it, and said with relief: "It doesn't matter, it's just talisman water."
Upon hearing this, the soldier's attitude suddenly softened. He cupped his hands towards the old Taoist and said, "The Taoist seems to be a very capable man. After entering the city, you might as well read the notice."
The notice board is right next to the city gate.
After entering the city, Li Changan stopped to check. Most of the notices above were old, and they were offering rewards for thieves. However, there were two new notices. One of them said that a large family in the city was haunted by a ghost, and asked an expert to exorcise the ghosts.
The other one was offering a reward to get rid of the evil spirit outside the city. There was also a portrait of the evil spirit on it, with a blue body and round eyes and chiseled teeth.
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Went into the city and found a cheap hotel.
As usual, the old man went out to buy wine to appease the noisy alcohol bug in his belly.
Li Changan sat down in the room, his expression changing, and it took him a long time before he breathed a sigh of relief. He took out the yellow-covered book he had always carried close to him from his arms.
For more than a month, this book has not changed much, except that the images of evil ghosts have gradually gained color.
Li Changan opened the page of the book, and there was a vivid drawing of a ferocious evil ghost on it. The evil ghost had a blue body, round eyes and chiseled teeth, just like the paintings on the city wall.