Chapter 58 You can bring a knife on a rainy night, why go to hold an umbrella
The golden crow falls and the sky becomes dark.
In the dilapidated courtyard in Nanmen Hutong, the scraping sounds of sharp objects were rising and falling, all in one continuous sound.
It was Ji Yuan who was sharpening the knife.
A ladle of water is poured on the flat bluestone, and it flows smoothly, revealing a clear color.
Then, a pair of slender and strong palms grasped the handle of the knife and held the blade.
Slowly push it forward and then pull it back in.
Only the sound of "Huo" was heard, and a bright cold light suddenly appeared, reflecting the stern eyebrows.
After a while, the sound of sharpening the knife stopped.
"It is going to rain."
Ji Yuan put the Bailian Sword, which had never seen blood, into its sheath and looked up.
The dark clouds hung low, like mountains and seas, as if they were about to collapse the sky, giving people a depressing feeling.
"I don't know when Lin will go out."
He turned around and went into the house and took out the soul bottle.
After two gentle knocks, the Yin Qi swayed for a while, like smoke coming out, and gradually condensed into a human figure.
"Master Jiu, it's not dark yet, so the little old man can't go out."
Old Man An shrank and hid in the corner, fearing that he would not be illuminated by the light from outside.
"And it's going to rain soon. If there is thunder and lightning, the masculine energy of Lao Shizi will fill the heaven and earth, and the ghost soul will be shaken away immediately."
Ji Yuan put the waist knife on the table, turned around and closed the doors and windows without lighting the oil lamp.
The room was extremely dark, he sat on the bench and asked:
"The ghost after death is afraid of light during the day and afraid of thunder on rainy days. What is the meaning of this?"
He was thinking divergently, wondering if he could find a way to use ultraviolet light to kill evil spirits.
Old Man An bent down, scratched his head, thought carefully for a long time, and then replied:
"Returning to Master Jiu, it is said that in ancient times, the three emperors ruled Xuanzhou together, and Emperor Xi joined the Tao and turned into the golden sun and the crow, illuminating the three thousand worlds;
The Yin Emperor died, and the lunar and moon phases evolved. From then on, there was the distinction between day and night, and the changes of yin and yang;
As for the Human Emperor, he passed on the fire and opened up the path of humanity, but in the end he ended up nowhere..."
Ji Yuan raised his eyebrows, is this the fairy tale of the world of Gaowu?
It sounds vaguely familiar.
Was the sun changed by Emperor Xi?
Is the moon transformed by the Yin Emperor?
Wasn't there day and night in ancient times?
"Emperor Xi transformed into the Great Sun and the Golden Crow, sweeping away all kinds of evil spirits and demons.
Not to mention the mere ghost of the little old man, even the King of Yama and the Son of Yin who are in charge of the underworld are afraid of the sun-fire essence and the form of the great sun.
Therefore, even powerful Yin spirits and Yin evil spirits cannot travel during the day and the scorching sun cannot stand.
You can only wander around after dark, when the yin energy is the heaviest."
Old Man An spoke in a clear and precise manner, and his tone also had the cadence of a storyteller in a wine shop or teahouse, which almost made Ji Yuan want to throw a few coins away.
He continued to ask:
"What's the reason for the thunder?"
Old man An didn't know who he picked it up from, and suddenly said in a polite voice:
"The sages have said that the sound of spring thunder shakes the heaven and the earth, and the resurrection of all things begins.
It contains vast vitality, which is the most harmful to ghosts. Without any profound cultivation, it can easily be wiped out and become ashes."
Ji Yuan nodded, expressing understanding, and finally asked:
"What if it still thunders and rains after nightfall?"
Old An's face looked ugly, as if he had encountered endless bullies.
But he dared not speak out when he was living under the fence, so he could only whisper:
"Returning to Master Jiu, maybe it's the Yin Emperor's blessing, and there won't be so many taboos when it's dark and late at night."
Ji Yuan then nodded with satisfaction and then said:
"That's good. When Xu time comes, you can take out the soul bottle by yourself and go to the Lin Mansion on Changshunfang West Street for me.
There are two magnificent stone lions at the door of his house. You can recognize them at a glance. Keep a close eye on them to see if Lin is going to Yizhuang to investigate the case."
After finishing the explanation, Ji Yuan picked up the waist knife on the table and opened the door, preparing to go out.
Wow!
Bleak wind and cold rain!
Pour down!
There seemed to be a hole in the sky filled with dark clouds.
Big droplets of water poured onto the ground, smashing the body into pieces and causing a splash of moist mist.
"Where are Master Jiu going? It's windy and rainy outside, at least bring an umbrella..."
The wooden door opened, and Old Man An huddled in the corner and couldn't help but say.
"As long as you have a knife, there's no need to hold an umbrella."
Ji Yuan strode forward without looking back, and went straight to the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.
Cheng Baihu also has three lives: [strong blood], [inner strength], and [brave], which can be used to rub seals for himself.
After the refining is completed, it will not be too late to kill Lin Lu!
"I am alone and don't even have an oil-paper umbrella. Who will take care of me if I get gonorrhea..."
Old Man An carefully blew up the cold wind and closed the two wooden doors.
After walking around for a while, I realized that it wasn't Jiu Ye's youthful arrogance that he carried a knife but not an umbrella on a rainy day, but that he didn't have one at all.
"Oh, the Lin Mansion on Changshunfang West Street... please protect me from the Yin Emperor, don't let me get caught."
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It was half past the time of Xu, in the Lin Mansion.
“Women have long hair and short knowledge, that’s why we believe these bullshit!”
As soon as he entered the hall of the courtyard, Lin Lu slapped his hand on the table, causing the bowls and chopsticks to jump.
"If that poor monk was really capable, he would have been invited back home to worship by the adults, or he might have been the abbot of a temple. Why would he be so miserable that he had to beg alms on the street and couldn't even get a hot meal!?
What a damn bad omen? The family is ruined? You bitch cursed me to death, right?"
On the big mahogany round table, there were several kinds of delicacies, vegetables, and soups, and the aroma emanated from them.
In several rooms, young and beautiful concubines sat in a circle, each in silence, not daring to speak loudly.
Lin Lu bulged his eyes and said angrily:
"Eminent monk? I will ask Tiqi to search for him tomorrow. He will first break the legs of the thief's bald donkey, then pluck out his tongue and throw him into a water cell to soak for four or five days.
I want to see how vast his Dharma is and how compassionate his heart is, so he can endure it!"
He originally saw the bad weather with thunder and lightning and unabated rain.
I just wanted to take a day off and go to Yizhuang tomorrow night.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the meal was served, the eldest lady said some unlucky words, which made the man from a hundred households in Fusi, Beizhen very unhappy.
"Whether I eat fasting and recite Buddha's name or give porridge to save people, it is all for you and this family to atone for their sins.
Master, don’t you know how many people you have harmed and how many evils you have committed over the years?”
The eldest lady clasped her hands together and said calmly.
boom!
Lin Lu stood up suddenly and kicked over the thick round stool. His fat face was ferocious and he said viciously:
"Who did I harm? What evil did I do? Ah! Please explain it to me clearly!
Isn't this the way of the world where officials serve people without fame, the rich look down on the poor, and those who are well-born are in trouble?
This is justice and justice, and it has been true since ancient times!
I tried my best to be a member of a hundred households, make some money, put on airs, and make my father's business better. What's wrong? Who wouldn't do this?
Even the clay and wooden statues of gods in temples are not without desires, they are also thinking about incense!"
The eldest lady closed her eyes and said nothing, turned a deaf ear to her words, and just lowered her head to recite the Buddha's name.
Lin Lu's chest rose and fell, and he glanced at the dim night outside.
He tried his best to restrain the murderous intention of beating this woman to death with one palm, and coldly snorted:
"If you hadn't been the first wife who came to my door in my eight-carriage sedan chair, I would have buried you in a well according to family law!
Are you still committing evil? Without me working hard to make money, how could you afford to live in such a big house, wear silks and satins, and have maids and maids to serve you? You stupid woman who doesn’t know the sinister ways of the world!"
The eldest lady still didn't open her eyes and said in a calm voice:
"Back then, when I was not a member of a hundred households, I was still a butcher butchering pigs. I lived in a shabby alley in Tai'anfang with three or four families. I never complained..."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Lu seemed to be touched by a pain point, and suddenly shouted angrily:
"Shut up! What a pig butcher! Today is different from the past. I am an official with official status, a lord of 100 households in Fusi, Beizhen!
Come, send the eldest lady back to her room. If you say another half word, I will write a letter of divorce later and go back to my parents' home!
A shabby alley? What kind of dirty place is that? You stupid, ignorant woman!"
After the eldest lady was taken away, several concubines quickly came up to comfort her with soft words.
Lin Lu waved his hand impatiently and said:
"Get out of here! Also, Xiaohuan, please wash up and go to the master's room, and wait for me to come back and enjoy it!"
Immediately afterwards, he touched the red fire order in his arms and asked the maid to bring a big umbrella.
"It's raining so heavily, why do you still need to go out to patrol the streets?"
The old butler stood guard at the door of the mansion.
"That woman said it's not advisable to go out tonight, but I don't believe in evil, so I just happened to find a few ghosts to vent my anger on!"
Lin Lu shook his red Feiyu suit and walked out of the mansion with a gloomy face.