A Taoist priest passing by kills an evildoer. This is really a standard folklore template...
"Finally, at the request of the Taoist priest, the natives of the Fire Family on both sides of the strait demolished the temple of Lady Xu, and instead offered sacrifices to the Dragon King. They also changed the water burial to a burial in order to suppress Lady Xu. Although these are all the things I heard from Jiang Shang
It was said by an old fisherman and a member of the Fire Clan, but their stories are basically the same, so I think they are more credible."
"Well, I think so too." Zhou Shi expressed his approval and thought about the legend carefully, "Empress Xu was suppressed for twenty years, and now she is slowly recovering her strength... Can we suppress her again? By the way, this
It has only been twenty years, and the Taoist priest who fought against Xu Niangniang should still be alive. It is better to go to Wudang to ask him to come out, or to find other Taoist masters in Wudang..."
Fu Yujiang shook his head and said: "Jiangdu is thousands of miles away from Wudang Mountain, not to mention that the Taoist master is several decades older. It only takes a month or two to go back and forth. Empress Xu has woken up, she can
Wait until next year?"
That's right... Zhou Shi sighed, even if he asked Lu Yan to "video call" the Wudang people using the fire scene, it would have to be next spring when they arrive in Jiangdu.
"Then, before Lady Xu can completely break free, we must kill her as soon as possible." He made up his mind, "What do you think, Mr. Fu?"
Fu Yujiang stamped the tea cup and said, "It's exactly what I wanted! But Nasu is an evil god after all, so we need to find some helpers."
"Leave this to me, but none of us understand the business on the water."
"As long as I'm with you, I'll make sure you can walk on the river with ease." Fu Yujiang patted his chest and said, "Also, you must ask Mr. Mo to take action. I'll go back and make some preparations. I'll come back to you in about three days and we'll set off together.
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He made an appointment with Zhou Shi and said, "You asked me to go to the Huo Family to inquire about something last time..."
"How do you say that?" Zhou Shi pricked up his ears. After he dealt with Wei Yuan's corpse, he learned that the Wei clan of the Fire family had been instigated by demons to grow blood ginseng, so he asked Fu Yujiang, who had dealings with the Fire family, to find out the details.
situation, hoping to get more information about the demon.
"Their clan leader was very secretive and refused to tell the truth, so I couldn't ask in detail. However, a Wei clan member was involved and secretly told me something. He also said that if the clan leader found out that he had done this, he would be whipped. "According to him, the thing was so strange that the person who was responsible for guarding the field would always fall asleep unknowingly and walk towards the ginseng in a daze, but the person who provided the plant - they called him 'Master' -
- said they must not get within ten steps of the ginseng, so they had to guard each other in groups of four or five, reminding each other not to fall asleep."
Blood ginseng can actually cause hallucinations? There is no record in the "Shan Jing" that it has such great power.
"He eavesdropped on the conversation between the master and Wei Yuan when he came for the last time. The old monk said, 'When the ginseng is ripe, it must be carefully guarded to prevent it from changing.' Do you think it is strange or not? The Wei family wanted to cover up others' eyes, but they used a lot of manpower.
Isn't it easier to arouse suspicion by guarding the fields? Can ginseng still grow legs and run away?"
"It's very strange." Zhou Shi thought about the reason why he didn't invite this person. He was more interested in whether this "master" was the poison master himself and what methods he had.
The blood ginseng and the flying centipede that poisoned Sun Mian are all related to the poison master. If he can be traced, it should be possible to find out other demons and their motives.
After seeing off Fu Yujiang, Zhou Shi did not waste any time and immediately went to Yichun Garden to find Mrs. Hu.
As a result, Mrs. Hu sternly refused.
"I refuse."
"Why!" Zhou Shi retorted, "If Empress Xu is freed from the suppression, the entire river will be submerged in water, and you two will not be able to escape by then!"
"Don't worry about it, we have our own way to deal with it. After all, we are monsters after all, there is no need to put ourselves in danger to help you humans, not to mention I have helped you more than once."
"But..."
"Shopkeeper Zhou, please come back. If you come back to me with any new information about the corpse hiding case, I will reward you."
Zhou Shi came back angrily, but he felt that what Mrs. Hu said made sense.
"Oh, it's not my race... Forget it, let's go back and contact Senior Ruan and Mr. Mo."
To his surprise, Mr. Mo actually rejected his request.
"Look at my legs, do they look like they can fight on a boat?"
Mr. Mo pointed at his lame legs, one long and one short, and said.
Zhou Shi was speechless.
"Besides, look at how many drowned ghosts have come today."
He has already counted it. There are nine ghosts who broke into the Yinhun Inn tonight. They were all soaked in water, trembling with fear, and saying things like "Mother, please spare your life."
"There must be more ghosts in Lady Xu's place. If you suppress her and all those ghosts run to Jiangdu, what do you think will happen?"
Zhou Shi had to admit that he really didn't expect this level.
"Now the inn is crumbling. You should be able to feel the evil wind blowing in the store during the day. This is a sign of imbalance of yin and yang." Mr. Mo said while smoking a cigarette, "I have to watch here and prepare to be kicked out by Empress Xu.
Only then can you suppress her without any worries. Of course, if it is you who come to report, I will entertain you well."
"Before leaving the army, could you please stop saying such unlucky words..."
"Go get me some paper, bamboo strips, and cinnabar tomorrow."
"What?"
"Don't ask, just get it."
They treat me like an errand boy again... Zhou Zhi expressed his dissatisfaction in his heart.
After the ghost dissipated, he returned to the room and sent a message to Ruan Hunxiong using the word "fire", briefly describing what happened and asking him to take action.
"Although Ruan Hunxiong is my senior, I have the blessing of many treasures in the iron abacus, so I should be higher than him in strength. Even Fu Yujiang can't compare with me." He estimated like this, "Well, this time it's another time
It depends on me..."
After dawn, he hurriedly set off to the market to buy what Mo Lao wanted. On his way back, he happened to pass by Yueqing Building, and he decided to go to alms - oh, it should be No. 2 outside the Fengde Building store now - to have a look. p>
Although Meng Xingyuan's people helped to watch, the people who came to eat were all beggars, and Ma Jishi and others who maintained order were also beggars, which made him feel a little uneasy.
However, the order at the scene was far beyond his expectation.
The beggars in shabby and dirty clothes lined up in front of the former beggars who were also in shabby but not so filthy clothes, and slowly moved towards the pots containing food. The waiter at Yueqinglou suppressed his nausea and took the
Give the beggars their coins and hand them their meals.
After getting the plate with food, they would go deep into the alley to finish it quickly, put the plate into a bucket nearby, and then leave.
Ma Jishi crossed his arms and watched all this. With his fierce appearance at the scene, no one dared to make any mistakes.
Zhou Shi nodded with satisfaction, this was exactly the effect he wanted.
With three eldest sons in charge, it was obvious that the business was losing money. However, he minimized the losses by sharing the costs with Yue Qinglou and using scraps and waste to make ingredients. Beggars would not be picky anyway.
The purpose of charging this fee is mainly to reduce the number of people dining and exclude beggars who deliberately cause trouble.
From his point of view, this is actually not a loss-making transaction, because he has received a reward that is more important than silver - merit.
He has not yet understood the algorithm used by Lu Yan to calculate dead accounts with a wooden abacus, so the merit algorithm is the most feasible solution to break the curse of the iron abacus.
When he was blocked by beggars, he knew that Tian Xinan was sending him merit.
After confirming that the scene was in order and preparing to leave, he accidentally saw a tall man among the beggars. Although his hair was disheveled and his clothes were dirty, his upright figure made him stand out among the beggars. Moreover, no matter how he looked at it, he felt
Looks familiar.
It wasn't until he heard the "beggar" voice that Zhou Shi remembered who he was.
"Hey, why don't you see any meat? Do you raise rabbits?"