Lu Zheng had no purpose in coming to the Chenghuang Temple this time. It was purely because he promised to bring wine as a guest again before leaving last time. This time he came to fulfill his promise.
Of course, it also has the meaning of strengthening friendship.
We exchanged gifts last time. If we don't see each other for a long time, it will become more or less transactional, and we will become a bit unfamiliar.
Lu Zheng didn't know if his feeling was right or not, but it would be right if he brought wine and came to Xin Zhanting to chat and compare swords.
Sure enough, Xin Zhanting was very happy. The wine that Lu Zheng brought was also long-lasting. Lu Zheng drank and ate meat at the same time, while he just drank one cup after another.
Seeing Lu Zheng looking over, Xin Zhanting licked his lips, seemingly a little embarrassed, and explained, "When I become a ghost, I only rely on incense and netherworld energy to support my ghost body. I don't even need to eat. It's just fine when I'm alive."
With this bite, even though he is dead now, his habits have not changed."
Lu Zheng raised his glass in toast, thought for a while and asked, "Can you still get drunk if you drink?"
"Yes!" Xin Zhanting nodded matter-of-factly, "How can you not get drunk after drinking?"
But doesn’t alcohol affect the body? How can you still be drunk after you’ve turned into a ghost?
Lu Zheng didn't understand, but Xin Zhanting didn't continue to explain, and he didn't know whether it was common sense or he didn't know.
Fortunately, Lu Zheng doesn't try to get too drunk. He can get drunk if he can. It's good to be drunk. Only when you're drunk can you build relationships.
With his ears warm from the wine, Xin Zhanting seemed to suddenly remember something.
"By the way, brother Lu, didn't you say that you helped Mrs. Shen kill a wild boar demon last time?"
"yes!"
"Hey, look what this is!"
Xin Zhanting clapped his hands and asked the guards to carry a big bundle out from behind.
Xin Zhanting carried the bundle to the middle hall, put it down, and opened it, revealing a roll of leather.
"This is……"
"These days, I asked the city patrol to wander around the south of the city more often, but I accidentally discovered this baggage in the woods."
Xin Zhanting unfolded the leather, and it turned out to be a piece of animal skin that was four meters square.
In terms of style...
"Wild boar skin! This is the wild boar skin that the pig demon took away from Qing Sheng Tower."
"There is also a book called "The Legend of Red Ling", which was originally handwritten seventy years ago."
"oh?"
"I guess Piggy is here to take revenge. Shopkeeper Sun is a descendant of the Orion in the book."
"I've heard storytellers and watched operas, but they didn't mention that Orion's last name?"
""The Legend of Red Lingda" was written seventy years ago. The Orion was not important in the story. Later, after three revisions, the Orion's last name was changed. If you look at this book, the details in it are like
There are many stories circulating today.”
"Is there anything else?"
Lu Zheng curiously took the old book and looked through it briefly.
Sure enough, the surname of Orion was mentioned in it, and it was also said that after hunting the big wild boar, the pork was used for the banquet of the scholar and Hong Ling, while Orion took the tusks and leather of the pig demon.
"It's true!"
Lu Zheng read the book and then looked at the wild boar skin on the ground. He felt that the story in the play appeared before his eyes, which was quite shocking.
"If all the wild boar monsters are found by the descendants of Orion, then Zhang Sheng and Hong Ling..."
Lu Zheng suddenly discovered that sometimes the end of a story is not the end, and there may be new stories that will continue decades later.
"Then it depends on their luck." Xin Zhanting patted the wild boar's skin and said, "The wild boar followed the bloodline mark and came to the door. If they have moved away and left nothing behind, or the pig demon came first.
On this side, maybe everyone can escape."
"Okay, this matter has nothing to do with us, why are you thinking so much?" Xin Zhanting raised the wild boar skin in his hand and said to Lu Zheng, "It's almost winter now. This is a good piece of leather. Let the tailor in the city give it to you."
You can make some sets of robes to survive the winter!"
Lu Zheng, "..."
We are telling a story about love and hatred, why do we jump directly to the fur coat in the next step?
"Okay, thank you big brother, then I'm welcome!" Lu Zheng accepted immediately.
I do have winter clothes, but they are in modern times and are not suitable for taking over.
Now that I have a piece of wild boar skin, not only can I make a set for myself, I can also make a set for each of the Liu sisters.
Beautiful.
"You should also take this book back, there is no use leaving it here."
"good."
Lu Zheng thought that Liu Qingyan still listened to opera, so this original manuscript of "The Legend of Red Lingda" was indeed a good gift.
After talking about the wild boar skin, the two of them continued to drink. After drinking, they compared swords. It wasn't until the sky grew brighter that Lu Zheng said goodbye and left.
Lu Zheng handed the wild boar skin to the tailor shop and ordered three sets of furs for one man and two women, two large and one small. Then Lu Zheng gave "The Legend of Red Ribbon" to Liu Qingyan, which made her drag him away again.
A trip to Yuling Garden.
In the following days, Lu Zheng ran on both sides, looking for where to get some more light of luck.
Then Yuan Jing came to the door with a middle-aged man in black and brocade robes.
"Junior brother!"
"Senior brother." Lu Zheng bowed his hands in greeting, "This is..."
"Yizhou Town Yisi, Duan Chang is here." The middle-aged man clasped his fists and saluted.
Zhenyi Division! National Security Bureau!
"It turns out it's Master Zhenyisi. Hello, hello. Please come in!"
Lu Zheng calmly invited the two of them to the main hall to serve tea.
"Senior brother, are you looking for me?"
It was obvious that Yuan Jing and Duan Chang had something to do with him. Lu Zheng thought for a while and took the initiative to ask, otherwise it would appear to be too sophisticated and scheming.
"Yes, there was a case in Tonglin County. Mr. Duan came to solve the case. Now that the matter is difficult, I asked you to help me."
"Um, what's the case? I didn't notice anything unusual in the county?"
"In the past three or four months, more than a dozen men have died in the county." Duan Changzai said in a deep voice, "The bodies were sent to the state capital, and after investigation, it was found that there were traces of evil spirits."
"Evil spirit?" Lu Zheng blinked, knowing why Zhenyi Division took action.
Duan Changzai nodded, "Those corpses were all caused by excessive sexual intercourse, and there was very little evil spirit. The county could not detect it. However, there were too many cases of the same death, so the county sent them to the state capital for review as usual.
After checking, it was found that there was scorpion venom remaining in the demonic aura, so it must be a scorpion demon."
Lu Zheng grinned, "In other words, there is a scorpion demon lurking in the county, seducing men, sucking their essence, and killing them."
Duan Changzai nodded, "Exactly."
"Then you are looking for me..."
"The scorpion demon is located in a crowded place, so it is difficult to hit it with one strike. I checked today and I guess she is already alert."
Duan Changzai continued, "It is inevitable that she will escape overnight, so I plan to take action tonight. However, the scorpion demon is extremely fast, so I hope that Taoist Priest Yuan Jing and Mr. Lu will sweep the formation outside to prevent her from escaping."