Chapter 56: The High Way of Expelling Ghosts and Reaching Gods
Yu Wenli's face was pale and he was lying on his bed with a depressed look on his face. His eyes were as dark as a panda's.
There was nothing he could do, he hadn't had a good night's sleep for two or three days in a row.
Ever since he had framed his brother four or five days ago, traveled to the underworld, and had his hands and feet broken, now whenever Yu Wenli closes his eyes, he seems to see the evil ghost with the stick in his hand again.
There was also the eerie hall...and then he woke up.
This happens again and again!
It's not like he hasn't thought of ways to make amends, such as sending a sum of money to his brother who was driven away by his trustee, and also asking some great monks to come to his home to perform rituals...
But to no avail!
He had to have nightmares when it was time to have nightmares. Even when he woke up in the middle of the night every night, he could still see himself falling into the eerie hall again, with countless ghost faces staring at him on the walls.
.
This day is simply unbearable.
In just four or five days, Yu Wenli had already lost weight visibly, and he looked dazed when he spoke.
Today, when several of Yu Wenli's colleagues came to visit the patient with some gifts, they were all shocked when they saw Yu Wenli's appearance.
"Brother Wenli, didn't you say that you accidentally fell from a height and broke your limbs?"
A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and a thin body that looked like a macaque looked at Yu Wenli and said in surprise, "Why does your face look so bad? Could it be that when you fell down, brother Wenli, you also injured your internal organs?"
Can’t do it?”
Several colleagues who came with him looked at Yu Wenli's pale face, which was more breathless than a dead man, and nodded.
That's right, with Yu Wenli's current condition, it is absolutely impossible to say that he only broke his limbs.
"I made all you worthy brothers laugh..."
Yu Wenli struggled to move his body on the bed. Because one hand and one foot were fixed by willow branches, he squirmed very hard. "A certain person only had pain in his hands and feet, and even couldn't sleep at night, so he described himself as haggard.
Some."
"Brother Wen Li, don't worry. I have already mentioned that you have talked with Liu Dianshi, who is in charge of our company."
A tall man with a shy general's belly comforted him. "Liu Dianshi asked me to tell Brother Wenli that your position will not be replaced by others, so you just have to rest assured and cultivate yourself. When you recover from your injury, you can still be strong."
Keep coming back to work.”
The managers of the east and west cities in Chang'an City are civil servants of the imperial court and are affiliated with Taifu Temple, one of the Nine Qings. There are also management yamen in the east and west cities, with city magistrates and city magistrates, just like the county magistrates and county magistrates.
Similarly, there are also assistant officials who record affairs and compile affairs. It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
But the petty officials who work in the east and west cities are different from the petty officials in the county government...
The administrative offices of Xishi City can be divided into 'Sishi', who are similar to office managers and are responsible for education, government and punishment; 'Pledgers', who are similar to industrial and commercial administrators and are responsible for sales contracts; and 'Boss', who are similar to tax administrators and are responsible for collecting taxes.
) people'wait...
And Yu Wenli is Si Jin, that is, the staff member responsible for maintaining public security management in the West Market, which is equivalent to the security guard of the current commercial building.
"Liu Dianshi is so kind..."
Yu Wenli struggled on the bed with a grateful look on his face, as if he wanted to salute in the direction of the West Market. Then, after his body squirmed a few times, his colleagues held him down with various hands and feet.
"Don't get up, don't get up, ask Brother Li if you are okay."
After delivering the message to the leader and putting down the gifts, the purpose of these colleagues coming to visit the patient has been achieved.
But even after they came, they couldn't just turn around and leave. They always had to have a meal at Yu Wenli's house... to have a meal with Yu Wenli and exchange greetings with each other.
So Yu Wenli had someone carry him to the hall, lay on his side at the top of the hall, and personally entertained his colleagues.
Generally speaking, when colleagues from the work unit get together for dinner, because of their different hobbies, they can basically only talk about topics related to work or the unit, even in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the topics discussed by Yu Wenli and his colleagues are basically related to the West Market...
For example, someone's shop didn't turn off the fire when I left last night, and it almost burned down. Another example is that the lady who works as a bartender in a certain restaurant has a plump figure, which is really enviable. Or, like when Xishi Ling went to Pingkangli last night.
The news leaked out, and as a result, he was chased by his wife and jumped down from the second floor with bare legs...
Ahem...the last one is completely false, obviously Xishi Ling was also naked from the waist up yesterday.
After a few words, the guard who looked like a monkey suddenly brought up a topic.
"By the way, have you heard about the recent rumors in West City?"
"Are you talking about the demon who pretended to be a ghost and wanted to scare the wife of the Hu Cake Zhao family, but was caught instead?"
The strong man with a bulging belly said, "Although I have heard about it, I don't know the specific situation. I just know that there is such a thing..."
Pretending to be a ghost?
As soon as he heard the word "gods and ghosts", Yu Wenli, who was sitting at the top, shuddered.
"Forget about other things, if you want to talk about this matter..."
After hearing these words, a short and muscular man with a short stature showed a proud look on his face and slapped the table with his hand. "My cousin from the same village works in the restaurant of Mrs. Zhao's family. The whole story of this incident is from a certain family."
It’s absolutely clear.”
As he spoke, the miniature strong man lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.
"Let me tell you, that's not just pretending to be a ghost, it's someone who specializes in exorcising ghosts!"
"What?"
When several colleagues present heard the words of this miniature brawny man, one or two of them immediately became energetic and urged. "There is such a thing, please tell me quickly..."
"This matter has to start with the fact that Mrs. Zhao's restaurant started selling wrong gold coupons,"
The miniature strong man held a chopstick in his hand and tapped it lightly on the table.
"Everyone knows that the wrong gold scroll is expensive! But the ones sold are said to be good. It is said that even Mr. Pei Ji often bought them and took them to the palace to give to today's saints to taste..."
"Okay, stop talking!"
The tallest guard interrupted him impatiently. "We all know that you used the money of the eldest wife of the Zhao family. This kind of flattery is just for outsiders. We, our own brothers, can't talk about it."
"Who said this was flattery..."
The miniature brawny man's face turned red. "What He said are all facts, facts... Don't you all know about Mr. So's character? Is Mr. So the kind of person who can get paid to do things and get paid to flatter him?"
All the officers present looked at each other and nodded at the same time. "This is indeed true. Even if you receive money, you will never help with things!"
"..."
After the guards made a fuss, the miniature strong man continued.
"But as soon as this business became popular, it attracted jealousy. I believe everyone in the West Market has heard some bad rumors about the eldest wife of the Zhao family. Everyone knows where these rumors came from..."
The officers looked at each other and smiled tacitly.
Yes, they all know it because they have all received some money and done some things.
"Two days ago, our Xishi Ling suddenly said hello to Liu Dianshi and asked him to take care of the affairs of Mrs. Zhao's shop. Everyone present except Brother Wenli who broke his limbs, everyone else knew that
…”
The miniature muscular guard laughed a few times.
"So the official thing didn't work anymore, so the other side thought of other ways..."
"What?"
When he heard this, a slightly drunk servant blurted out.
"You mean, the person who exorcises ghosts and harms people is actually..."
However, although he drank too much, he was still not completely drunk. He stopped abruptly when he was about to say his name.
"Hehe... Then who knows?"
The miniature brawny man said meaningfully.
"The water here is very deep... Anyway, two days ago, a few lake merchants drank very late at the Zhao family's restaurant. After the Zhao family's wife finished cleaning up, the doors of the market were closed, so
She could only temporarily live on the second floor of the restaurant, and then the ghost came..."
"Is it really a ghost?" a policeman asked.
"certainly!"
The miniature brawny man said with a serious face.
"Because the stall was closed that day, my cousin from the same village also stayed in the restaurant. He saw with his own eyes that the ghost was dressed in a black robe, with black mist lingering around the sleeves of the robe, and a green face with fangs. It was very scary..."
When he heard that the ghost was dressed in black robes, shrouded in black mist, and had a green face and fangs, Yu Wenli, who was lying on the bed, shook his hand, and the chopsticks he held fell to the ground with a clatter.
Yes, that’s the look!
"Do you still remember that boy who was working as a servant in the house of the eldest wife of the Zhao family? He was the guy who fled..."
The miniature strong man gestured with his hands.
"He didn't run away at that time, but the ghost caught him and sucked him in like this, which directly caused his yang energy to leak out and his face turned pale. It is said that he is still recovering at home, but the eldest lady of the Yang family is also kind and did not deduct his wages.
, and paid for the medical expenses.”
"The yang energy is greatly released, and the face is pale..."
Yu Wenli touched his face with his hand, and the look of fear in his eyes became more intense.
This situation seems very familiar!
"Fortunately, my fellow countryman was so alert that he left the fleeing boy behind and ran to the second floor..."
The miniature strong man said vividly.
"The ghost in black was just floating in the air, and actually followed him to the second floor. But at this time, after hearing their screams, the eldest lady of the Yang family actually opened the door and walked out with a light, and directly collided with the ghost.
Opposite me, guess what?"
"What's wrong?"
The speaker was Yu Wenli, who was lying on his head. His hand that was still intact was still trembling.
"Has the eldest lady of the Yang family been harmed by ghosts too?"
"That's not true!"
The miniature brawny man slapped his table and said with foam at the mouth.
"Sooner than later, when the ghost saw the plump body of the eldest lady of the Yang family, he immediately pounced on her. Then he saw a flash of light, and the ghost actually let out a scream..."
The miniature brawny man looked around, took a moment, and then spoke calmly.
"The ghost was actually bounced out by the lady. Of course, the lady was able to bounce the ghost out not because it was relatively high here..."
The miniature brawny man showed a lewd smile and gestured with his chest with his hand.
"But it relies on a magic talisman hanging on the lady's body."
"Rune?"
The thin guard immediately stepped in and said in a flattering tone, "Is that thing useful?"
"You don't know, whether this magic talisman is useful depends on whether the person who drew the talisman is an expert." The miniature strong man looked like he was an expert to educate everyone. "The talisman drawn by an expert is useful, but the one drawn by ordinary people
The talisman is useless."
"Then who is the master who wears the talisman on the wife of the Zhao family..." Yu Wenli asked again tremblingly.
"You should have seen this person,"
The miniature strong man sat down next to his desk,
"It's the handsome little Taoist priest who often eats at the Zhao family's wife's place. Some of you said that he is the person that the Zhao family's wife wants to give him for free. Qingwei Taoist from Qingdu Temple."
"That's right if it's him!"
The tall servant with a shy general's belly also nodded and said with an upright face.
"I have also heard the name of this little Taoist priest recently. It is said that he was once taught by a stranger. Not only can he exorcise ghosts and communicate with gods, but he can also cut off iron mouths. A few days ago, he also helped Yang Sikong's family catch a bad guy.
god."
"I also heard that Yang Sikong's family captured a bad god. I also heard that Yang Sikong's family fell because of this bad god..."
The thin servant also followed suit.
"It turns out that the one who caught Shuishen was the handsome little Taoist priest we saw!"
Listening to their words, Yu Wenli also remembered the appearance of a certain handsome little Taoist priest he had seen in the restaurant of the eldest lady of the Yang family.
That little Taoist priest can actually catch Shuishen, does that mean he can also solve my current problem?