When I got home, I saw that the two talismans on the table were gone, but there were a few more words on the note.
Song You picked it up and took a look:
Follow the instructions of the gods.
"..."
Song You shook his head. If he could be called an immortal, then he was too ordinary.
Then he took out half a pound of copper coins and said to the Sanhua Cat who had already jumped on the couch: "Congratulations to the Sanhua Empress, your first business has been opened. You have almost earned it after working with me for several days."
"How much is it?"
"Sanhua Empress caught forty-six mice, and the steward promised us ten cents for each mouse. However, the doctor said that Sanhua Empress was brave and powerful and helped him a lot, so he gave us a little more, five hundred cents."
"How much is five hundred dollars?"
"..." Song You thought for a moment about what to say, "The house here is the most expensive in the world. If we live here for a month, the rent is 1,000 yuan. For 500 yuan, we can live for half a month."
"Is it much?"
"a lot of."
The calico cat was already very happy when he heard it.
But then I heard this person continue to say: "Furthermore, Butler Yang also said that the mansions on the whole street are infested with rats, so they have to ask Empress Sanhua to help. In the future, we may really have to rely on Sanhua
Only then can I live in Changjing City."
The calico cat became even happier when he heard this.
"Yes!"
"It seems that people really can't live without cats, let alone a good cat like Sanhua Empress."
"Yes!"
"This is Empress Sanhua's money, please accept it."
"To pay for the house."
"Put it in this drawer first."
"OK!"
"Ms. Sanhua has been busy all night. Go to bed early. Maybe you will continue to be busy tonight."
"Next time, don't say you caught all in one night!"
"Are you tired of Miss Sanhua?"
"no!"
The cat raised its head and looked at him with a serious expression: "There are too many mice over there. Every time I catch a lot of them, I can only eat one or two after catching them in a day. It's such a waste. I can eat a few more days."
.”
"..."
This cat is pretty good.
Song You thought helplessly and said, "Then we can only lie to them and say that after catching her in one night, Sanhua Empress will be tired and she will have to catch her over several days."
"Lie to them~"
"Of course I lied to them."
"Yes!"
The calico cat stared at him for a while, its eyes gradually turned from bright to pale, yawned, and then lay down, but it still kept its eyes open, staring at him, and occasionally looking at the handful of money.
Very sleepy, but happy and unable to sleep.
…
In the afternoon, someone came looking for me again.
Song You followed the agreement he had made with Sanhua Empress and told them that catching so many mice in one night would tire the cats, and they might not be able to catch them all in one go and some mice would slip through the net, so he told them to divide it into five days.
After the capture, as for the fee, it is the same as Liu Langzhong, five hundred yuan at a time.
So she sent Sanhua Empress there every afternoon and picked her up in the morning. Every night Sanhua Empress would catch seven or eight dozen of them, eat one or two herself, and feed the rest to the wild cats in the city.
A few days later, when Song You went to pick up Empress Sanhua again in the morning, she met people watching the excitement at the mansions of dignitaries. Most of them were those nobles who told their friends about this matter as a rare thing, and their friends listened.
They didn't believe it, so they came to check it out and were greatly surprised.
The Taoist priests who exorcise evil spirits and subjugate demons have not yet become famous in Changjing, but the calico cat, which catches mice and relieves worries, first became famous among the scholars in Changjing.
At the same time, these people did not meet Wu Nuxia.
Because the heroine next door usually gets up very early and leaves at dawn, not knowing where to go. Song You has to see off Sanhua Empress in the afternoon. Recently, he likes walking at night, the kind of walking alone in the cool night.
The comfortable feeling of walking on the streets of the ancient city made him feel comfortable, and the thousands of movements in the gates on both sides seemed like the capital's self-talk, so one left early and the other returned late, making it a rare encounter.
It's gradually arriving in late February.
Song You had sent Sanhua Empress out to work another day, and it was already very late when she came back. But as soon as she walked downstairs, she heard a creak above her head, and the window upstairs next door opened wide, and a head poked out.
Seeing it was him, he lowered his voice and asked:
"Why are you coming back now? No, why are you coming back so late these days? Aren't you afraid of breaking the curfew?"
"oh……"
Song You stood at the door, raised his head and offered her his hands: "Recently, someone came to ask Sanhua Empress to get rid of the rats. Every afternoon I take Sanhua Empress to Dongcheng and walk back slowly, that's all."
“Remove rats?”
"yes."
"Is someone really asking you to catch mice?"
"I'm surprised too."
"How much does it cost?"
"Five days for a family, one hundred dollars a day."
"This is money? Are you crazy?"
"There is a street in Dongcheng where the rat infestation is serious. The rats are about to become sperm and they cannot be caught no matter how hard they are caught." Song You said with a smile, "The dignitaries are not short of money. Some want to be clean, and some are looking at it as a surprise.
"
"I see……"
"Is there something wrong with the heroine?"
"It's okay. I just see you and come back at midnight every day. I care about you." Wu Nuxia said to him upstairs, "A few days ago, the Forbidden Army and the gods from the City God's Temple had a fight with monsters in the city. Since then,
Dongcheng chased them all the way to Xicheng, didn’t you know?”
"I heard what someone said."
"Oh! Are you so well-informed?"
"I heard about it in the teahouse over there."
"I heard that you still dare to go out at night. It seems that you are also very brave..."
"so far so good."
"You must be careful, don't be eaten by monsters, and don't be caught by the imperial army." Wu Nuxia paused, "Otherwise, you will definitely ask me about it, and then I will conduct an investigation. Hey, I found the house you live in.
You rented it from me, there is no contract, and there is no real estate, so I will still be in trouble."
"Don't worry, heroine."
"May you be wise in your Taoism..."
"The heroine is out, if you encounter an evil spirit, you can ask me to help you for free." Song You still stood below and held hands with her, not panicking at all, "The heroine is well-informed. If you know any news about the evil spirit,
You can also tell me that if there is any reward, I will share it equally with the heroine."
"Stop talking nonsense! Come into the house quickly, the Imperial Guard will come later!"
"Clang!"
The windows upstairs have been closed.
The Taoist withdrew his gaze and returned home.
Fetch water to wash up and go up to the second floor.
As soon as I lay down and prepared to take a rest, I suddenly heard knocking on the wall next door.
"Dong dong."
"Hello? Are you there?"
"..."
Song You couldn't help but fell silent for a moment.
I knew that the sound insulation effect of this thin wall might not be good, but I never expected that the sound would sound so clear.
"What's the matter with the heroine?"
"Are you really short of money?"
"To be honest, if Sanhua Empress hadn't earned a lot of money in recent times, the money I had left would only be enough to pay next month's rent."
"Hey! I have seen very poor Taoist priests, but I have never seen a Taoist priest as short of money as you!"
The voice coming from next door seemed to be hiding a smile.
"Taoists only have indifferent desires. You can feel at ease when you are poor." Song You talked to her through the wall, but he didn't feel shy. "If there is money, it is naturally when there is money shortage."
"Then what do you do with the money?"
“Have a good meal.”
“If you don’t say it, you need to ask for it!”
"..."
"Are you really good at exorcising evil spirits?"
"Especially good at it."
"Have you read the notice at the city gate?"
"I went to see them once a few days after I arrived in Changjing, but they were all taken away. I heard that they were uncovered by expert folk and martial arts men."
"I asked you two days ago. Someone did post the list, but some succeeded and some didn't. The ones that didn't succeed were posted back. In the past two days, a new one was added." Wu Nuxia.
Said, "I happen to be short of money recently. So, I will read the notice at the city gate and inquire about information. If I think it is appropriate, we will publish a list and divide the bounty according to our efforts! How about it?"
"What does the heroine use the money for?"
"I told you we won't care about each other."
"But you just asked me..."
"I'm sorry!"
"..."
This apology came quickly.
After a few seconds, another voice came from the next door: "Why don't you speak? What do you think? I have also killed demons with my own hands. I may not be as good at this as you Taoist priests, but I am good at martial arts and courageous, no matter what I encounter.
Whether it's a monster or a ghost, strong or weak, it won't hold you back. I'm well-informed and can also get information."
"Exorcising evil spirits and eradicating demons is to eliminate harm for the people. Even if you don't have money, you should do it when you encounter it. What's more, there is a bounty available, how can I refuse?"
"It's a deal, I'll go see it when I have time!"
"Um……"
Both parties calmed down.
…
There is no calico cat crawling under the quilt, coming in and out, which always feels like something is missing, but I have gradually gotten used to it in the past two days.
Song You slept peacefully and had a good night's sleep.
I dreamed about the Taoist priest in Guanzhong.
This dream was fragmented and scattered. One day, I dreamed that the old Taoist was walking in the barren mountains of Pingzhou, picked up the mountain god and beat him to death. He also beat the leopard spirit in the mountain market town who refused to sell ham to her. The next time, he dreamed of the old Taoist.
When I came to Changjing, I beat up the city god. I also dreamed about an old Taoist walking around the world, using the Five Elements magic to subjugate and eliminate demons. The world's masters and great demons visited him one by one.
It was midnight when I woke up.
Taoists with advanced cultivation rarely have dreams. I guess it has been a long time since I last saw him. Either I miss the old Taoist deeply, or the old Taoist misses me deeply.
I really missed her for a moment.
Song You was raised by her.
How can the relationship not be deep?
What a pity, what a pity...
But the reason why I woke up now was not that I was dreaming, but because I heard a thunder.
There was a feeling coming from somewhere——
I used one of my own talismans.
The two talismans are filled with a complete spiritual power of Jingzhe and Great Heat respectively. The spiritual power of the Four Seasons Cycle is the most mysterious. Once it is used, it will be felt by itself.
Song You opened the window and looked in one direction.
But there was no movement over there.
Moreover, only one thunder talisman was used and the other fire talisman was not used, so the situation was not very critical.
After waiting for a while, the second method was not used, so the capture was probably successful.
Come to think of it——
The two Jingzhe spiritual powers that Song You has cultivated since he came down from the mountain, one was gained from his insights at Xuzhou Yizhuang, and the other was gained from retrospection on Yunding Mountain. The Jingzhe spiritual power is most suitable for activating the thunder method, no matter which one is used to activate the thunder method.
It also has its own brilliant divine power. Even if the power is weakened when used on a talisman, it should not be something that ordinary monsters can resist.
But at this time, Song You had no intention of sleeping anymore, so he sat by the window, listening to the night breeze and thinking about the old Taoist.
It’s been almost three years since I went down the mountain, and I don’t know how I feel about it.
I don’t know what year or month I will go back next time.
Song You felt a little worried.
Worried about never seeing her again.
That was how the old Taoist was back then——
After traveling down the mountain and returning to Yin Yang Mountain, Taoist Tiansuan was already dead. Only a ghost friend whom Taoist Tiansuan met when he traveled around the world was left to collect his body and guard the Taoist temple.
I also heard that many of the founders of Fulongguan were like this. Due to various reasons, they refused to extend their life, and it took too long to travel around the world. After completing their studies, they came down from the mountain and were no longer young when they came back.
When we came down the mountain, the master was already an old man no matter what, and it would be difficult for him to survive until his apprentice came back.
"..."
If you want to send a book, it seems as if the sky is far away, but if it is difficult to sell, the night seems to be getting older.
I had no choice but to use this method, hoping to make the old man dream about himself and make her sleepless for a night.