There were bouquets and gifts to greet the guests, but this was the first time I saw one with a gun. Is it the case that friends come with good wine, but jackals come with shotguns? Tan Xuan was speechless. He didn't know what he was doing.
Should I come, or should I not come? The outstretched hand retracted again.
Cao Weiguo realized his impoliteness, immediately put the shotgun behind his back, and explained with a smile: "I'm sorry, I scared you, we mountain people are used to bringing guys with us when we go out at night."
Tan Xuan smiled calmly, "Haha, it's okay. It's just my first time seeing this thing, so I'm just a little curious."
"Mr. Tan, are you really good at dealing with monsters and monsters?" Cao Weiguo asked.
"Haha..." Tan Xuan waved his hand and said politely: "Brother Cao, don't listen to Taoist Master Mingjing's nonsense. Conquering demons and eliminating demons is what Taoist Master Mingjing is good at. How can I, at such a young age, be so capable?
He only knows a few tricks, and the main purpose of following him this time is to assist him."
"Good job."
Cao Weiguo patted Tan Xuan's arm, and then exchanged greetings with Huang Jingming.
Huang Jingming looked at Tan Xuan apologetically, and when he saw Tan Xuan smiling and shaking his head, he hahahaha asked Cao Weiguo to open the door. He drove the car into the yard, and then went in carrying large and small bags.
room.
The house in Cao Wei's country is not big, or can be said to be very small. There is half a kitchen after entering the door. On one side is the stove with two large iron pots on it, and on the other side against the wall are a series of cabinets of different heights. Others
Half of the room is a separate small room, with only a small window facing the kitchen, and the door does not open on this side. After the kitchen, in another room is a large kang bed facing south, with the west and north sides facing each other.
There are two sets of cabinets on the ground on the side, and household appliances such as TVs and refrigerators are also complete.
At this time, the two women in the room, an old man and a young man, were already standing on the ground, looking eagerly at the few people who came in. When they saw Huang Jingming's arrival, a smile appeared on their originally sad faces.
"Brother, are you here?" Cao Weiguo's wife greeted politely.
"Well, sister-in-law, I'm here. Don't worry about Xiao Ni'er." Rural people are simple, and Huang Jingming didn't have any courtesy. He directly made a guarantee, letting the other party put his heart back into his stomach.
"Thank you, brother. I'll leave Xiao Nier's affairs to you."
Cao Weiguo glared at the guy from his family, "What are you talking about? My brothers have all come here specially, so hurry up and get some dishes."
With that said, Cao Weiguo put Huang Jingming's backpack and the things Huang Jingming had brought them on the cabinet cover, and then pushed Huang Jingming towards the kang head, "Brother, hurry up and get on the kang. You're exhausted, take a rest."
, and then let’s have a good drink together.”
Huang Jingming said politely: "Brother, we are not outsiders, so don't let my sister-in-law do the work."
"Don't be busy. I knew you were coming. Your eldest brother had already prepared it." Cao Weiguo's wife turned around and took out a few plastic bags from the refrigerator and went to the kitchen. Then the sound of chopping vegetables and setting fire could be heard outside.
"Xiao Tan, you should quickly take off your shoes and get on the kang. The ground is cold but the kang is warm."
"Haha, okay." Tan Xuan didn't care that his title changed from Mr. Tan to Xiao Tan. He put down his backpack and got on the kang without any politeness.
Cao Weiguo's daughter placed a table on the kang, first took some melon seeds, poured a cup of hot water for Tan Xuan and Huang Jingming, and then went to the kitchen to help with the work.
"Mr. Tan, can you see anything from Xiao Nier?" Huang Jingming asked Tan Xuan in a low voice. Of course, he did not deliberately avoid Cao Weiguo.
Tan Xuan took a sip of hot water, put down the water glass, looked at Huang Jingming and asked with a smile: "Did you find anything?"
Huang Jingming looked at the figures passing by in the window on the kitchen door from time to time, then looked at Cao Weiguo, and whispered to Tan Xuan: "I think Xiao Nier's face is wrong, but I can't tell anything if I look closely. I don't know.
If you find anything, please feel free to enlighten me."
Tan Xuan nodded, "I didn't take a close look at her face. I don't know anything about physiognomy, but I found that the aura of their village was wrong."
"What's wrong?" Huang Jingming immediately sat up straight. Cao Weiguo also looked at Tan Xuan in surprise. He thought Tan Xuan was one of Huang Jingming's followers, but he didn't expect that Huang Jingming, the master he knew, would ask him
consult.
Tan Xuan gently knocked on the table with his fingers and said: "This village is shrouded in a cloud of evil spirit. Although this breath is thin, you can feel it carefully and this cloud of evil spirit not only exists here, but also along the way.
, and the same is true for other places nearby.”
"Ah!" Huang Jingming couldn't sit still. He moved to the kang and was about to go down to get his backpack, but was stopped by Tan Xuan.
"Don't worry, this must be the reason why the evil ghost you mentioned always strikes on the victim's birthday. Everything nearby is within his range of perception."
"Ah!" Huang Jingming was surprised again, "Then when we come here today, haven't we already alerted the enemy?"
Tan Xuan smiled and shook his head, "If he had that ability, how could he only be active in this valley? Don't worry, he won't know that we are here for him even if there are two more people in this village.
Let's not show up for these two days. Brother Cao, if anyone asks, just say that a relative is here. As long as people don't spread gossip, the ghosts won't know."
"Brother, did you hear that? Don't even think about telling anyone else these two days, lest that guy is prepared."
"I understand, don't worry." Cao Weiguo nodded vigorously. It was about his daughter's safety, and he had to be more careful than anyone else.
"Mr. Tan, should we make any preparations in advance?" Huang Jingming asked again.
Tan Xuan said nonchalantly: "You can prepare as you should, just come as normal."
"Then you..." Huang Jingming looked at Tan Xuan with burning eyes. With such an outstanding person in front of him, he didn't want him to just come for a stroll. When it was time to take action, he expected Tan Xuan to take action.
Tan Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about me here. I have nothing to prepare. You are the main force and I am the reserve team."
"Uh..." Huang Jingming was speechless for a while, but Tan Xuan was right, saying that the reserve team was all there to improve his status.
It didn't take long for the dishes to arrive. There were only four dishes including meat and vegetables, but the portions were large enough, and with the cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks, the Kang table was filled to the brim.
After the mother and daughter had packed up, they went to the small back room and completely handed over the outer room to the three grown men. Tan Xuan was still a teetotaler, and the two men were also drunken and had nothing to drink.
The good wine is a small one made in the village. The alcohol is very high. Tan Xuan gets a little heady when he smells it.
If you can't drink, just eat more. Tan Xuan pretended not to be polite. After a rough day, he finally had a good meal. Of course, he had to make up for the shortfall throughout the day.
After finishing the meal, or rather finishing the drinking, it was almost midnight. After the two drunken men fell drunk on the kang, the mother and daughter in the small back room came out again to clean up the mess, and then laid the table.
They put on the bedding and let them rest. After everything was tidied up, they finally returned to the small room and closed the door to go to sleep.
The two men were already unconscious, and Tan Xuan quickly fell asleep after having enough water and food. Although the bumpy day did not break his bones, it also made him extremely tired. The warmth of the fire kang under his body
Unexpectedly, he fell asleep quickly.
Early the next morning, Tan Xuan got up early. It wasn't that he thought it was so early, but Cao Weiguo's wife was so virtuous that she got up early with her daughter to help them prepare breakfast, and Huang Jingming even woke up
Then go straight to the toilet.
The day passed uneventfully. Xiao Di and Huang Jingming just walked around the house after breakfast to get a general understanding of the nearby environment. Then they hid in Cao Wei's country and enjoyed the delicious food and drinks served by the Cao family.
.
Another day, after waking up in the morning, the faces of the Cao family were covered with sorrow. Because the birthday of the Cao family's little Ni'er was coming, and whether she could escape this disaster or not depends entirely on today.
There was no birthday cake, or even a birthday banquet. The food was not as good as the previous two days. I only had a meal of noodles. There was no way, the cook was crying like a tearful person today, and he had no intention of cooking. Even for birthdays
Blessings are not about having this day every year or having this day every year. I just hope that she can live in peace.
"How little confidence does this show in us?" Tan Xuan muttered to Huang Jingming in a low voice after the meal.
"I hope you can understand this. Even if they know that we can protect their daughter 100%, they don't dare to completely believe it."
"Okay, after dinner, you should get ready early, put in more effort, and try to deal with that guy as soon as we meet. It will also be considered as a meritorious service for you as a Taoist priest."
"Uh..." Huang Jingming looked at Tan Xuan with a wry smile and prayed: "If I am not capable, I hope Mr. Tan can take action."
Tan Xuan waved his hand, "We'll talk about that later. You have to have confidence. If you don't have confidence, how can you slay demons?"
"I mean what if..."
"There are no ifs in the world. When something happens, you have to find a way to solve it. With this nonsense, you can make a lot more preparations."
Huang Jingming was completely speechless, so he had to go back to the house, open his backpack, and organize his things. When the sun went down, Huang Jingming asked Cao Weiguo to set up a table in the middle of the kitchen and build an altar. He put incense, candles, arrows, and talismans and cinnabar.
Then he put on his Taoist robes, put on his Taoist crown, and stood in front of the altar with a dagger in his hand, his eyes wide open, and he looked really impressive.
It was completely dark outside. Huang Jingming asked Cao Weiguo to turn on all the lights in the house. Then he first lit the candles on both sides of the altar, then lit three sticks of incense and inserted them into the bowl of the incense burner. After bowing respectfully, he then
He took out two talismans and gave them to Cao Weiguo and his wife, and warned: "Wear this with you. No matter what you hear or see later, don't be afraid. Mr. Tan and I will take care of everything."
"What about Xiao Ni'er? Doesn't she need to wear this?" Cao Weiguo's wife asked with a tearful voice. When the incident came to a close, she was not only worried but also scared. Her own safety didn't matter. The most important thing was to worry about her daughter's safety.
Huang Jingming waved his hand, "She doesn't need to. The evil ghost is coming for her. If her aura is covered, the evil ghost won't be able to find her and may not come."
Cao Weiguo's wife was stunned for a moment, and then muttered: "Then you must protect Xiao Ni'er. She is the life of your eldest brother and us. If you really can't give it to her, I'll pretend to be hers."
appearance……"
"Okay, okay, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and stay in the house. Why are you causing trouble at this time?" Cao Weiguo pulled his wife into the house with an unhappy face, and then pushed her
Arrived on the kang.
"Mr. Tan, I'm ready, just waiting for that guy to throw himself into the trap."