Chapter 139: The corpse buryers join in, and the little fox demon offers treasure
"Three big guys, do you still want to eat at the big table? If you don't want to eat, just get out of the way and don't block the way!"
After being scolded by the cook, Yu Heng could only hand over the copper plate in his hand in exchange for a plate of sesame water and a steamed bun.
He was about to find a place to squat deep in the alley when someone pulled him by the shoulder and led him outside the alley.
"Hey, why are you pulling me here... Shopkeeper Zhou?"
"Follow me!"
Zhou Shi took him to another secluded alley, and Yu Heng carefully protected the plate to prevent the sauce from spilling.
"How did you get in among the beggars? The officials are still arresting you!"
"You think I want it, but how can I have money for anything else? Last time I finally caught a family doing idle work and made a fortune, and the people from the government immediately chased after me..."
Zhou Shi remembered that Zhao Xuan had said this and could only sigh.
Hey, aren't I looking for help?
"Mr. Yu, let's discuss something..."
He briefly told the story of Lady Xu and asked her if she would like to join him.
"I won't go." Yu Heng refused decisively, "From what you said, Lady Nasu is really like an evil god. How can we deal with her?"
"But she is still suppressed, we have a chance..."
"It's too dangerous. Even the Earth God worshiped by several villages is no weaker than a monster that has been practiced for more than 500 years. It cannot be subdued by anyone who is not an orthodox Taoist. How about the Lady Xu who has been worshiped by both sides of the river for many years? No, no, no...
..." Yu Heng said and was about to leave, but Zhou Shi held him back.
"It's impossible for you to go in vain, the reward is..."
He stretched out a hand, spread it out, and waved it in front of Yu Heng.
"Fifty taels of silver? Don't be ridiculous, my life will be more than that..."
"Fifty taels." Zhou Shi said.
"Fifty..." Yu Heng's mouth twitched, as if he was caught in a fierce ideological struggle.
"Fifty taels of silver, and I will treat you to a meal every day for the next month."
"Every day..." He looked at the messy sewer in his hand and the nest with an unknown amount of gravel and gravel, and his throat moved.
"How?"
In the past, he would definitely not have taken risks for fifty taels of silver. But he had been trapped in Jiangdu City for more than two months, and had even been reduced to fighting for food with beggars. The fifty taels of silver made a difference.
meaning.
Moreover, the delicious food at Fengdelou is also mouth-watering...
"...Okay, I'll go with you." Yu Heng gritted his teeth and said, "But let me tell you in advance that I will not risk my life. If you are in danger, I will not risk my life to rescue you."
"That's fine." Zhou Shi smiled, "Then wait here for a while."
"What?" Yu Heng said warily.
"I'll get you some money and some food." Zhou Shi looked at the plate in his hand and said, "I can't make it for lunch, so I'll save it for dinner."
Zhou Shi left quickly. If he rushed back before lunch, he would still have time to ask the master to make a separate portion for Yu Heng before starting work, saying that he wanted it.
"Fifty taels of silver, it's a bit bleeding... Anyway, Fengde Building is not what it used to be, so it's not like I can't afford so much money.
"As for him saying that he would not fight with his life, this is also what I expected. Besides, I am not sure that the corpse hiding case in Yichunyuan has nothing to do with him. If nothing else, the battle with Xu Niangniang will not last long.
Time, if we can't get it in a short time, then we must retreat back to the city and ask Wudang for help."
This was the full extent of Zhou Shi's plan. He didn't expect to be able to suppress Lady Xu again. As long as he could traumatize her and make her unable to do evil again within three months, it would be enough. This period of time would be enough for them to seek help from the Taoist orthodoxy, and even
Through Zhao Xuan, please mobilize the power of the court to solve the problem.
"The most important thing is to fight for these three months..."
At the same time that Zhou Shi stepped into the threshold of Fengde Building, Yu Heng was sitting in the alley, placing the cleared plates on the ground.
"Hooah - come out."
At the end of the alley, a white-haired man walked out of the shadows, his eyes narrowed by the sunlight.
"I didn't expect him to come to you on his own initiative."
"That's good, so as not to arouse his suspicion." Yu Heng said without looking at the white-haired man, "I don't think he fully trusts me."
"Because you really can't be trusted - to him."
……
After negotiations with Fu Yujiang and Ruan Hunxiong, the day has come to attack Empress Xu.
Zhou Shi informed Tai Heng to meet at the dock at sunset, where they would board Fu Yujiang's boat and head to the place where Xu Niangniang might be lurking.
The curfew has not yet been lifted, and the door of Fengde Building has been opened early. This provides great convenience for Zhou Shi’s actions.
Just as he was checking the account books, a clerk ran in and said:
"Shopkeeper, there are rats in the backyard, but we didn't catch them."
Zhou Shi said without raising his head: "Go buy some mouse poison tomorrow and sprinkle it in the yard."
"But, that rat is not that big..."
"It's time to spend the winter. The mice are all very fat." He was thinking about the upcoming action and had no time to think about it.
"But, shopkeeper, how many tails does a mouse have?"
"The one that runs fast and the one that runs slowly range from two-thirds to one-quarter of the way."
"But that mouse has three big tails!"
Three... Zhou Shi closed the ledger with a snap and said, "Where's the 'rat'?"
"I couldn't find it in the backyard..."
"You go to sleep, I'll meet that rat."
After Zhou Shi finished speaking, he strode into the backyard and looked into the corner and the haystack.
Behind the well, a pair of bright eyes were aimed at him.
Here... Zhou Shi took a long breath, waved his hand, and walked to the front hall.
A "mouse" dragging three big fluffy tails followed him into the front hall.
"Don't run towards the table." Zhou Shi warned.
The "mouse" spun around twice and turned into a big girl over 1.7 meters tall.
"Your guy is so fierce..."
"Don't worry, they have never seen a fox before, they treat you like a mouse...just tidy up your clothes!"
Luo Ziqing was obviously walking in a hurry, and he was still wearing the clothes of an oiran. Those layers of neon clothes would look very elegant if he were sitting upright, but once he stood up, the heavy clothes began to fall down.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Luo Ziqing didn't blush at all, and arranged her clothes carelessly.
Hey! Shameless! Zhou Zhi cursed in his heart, glanced at it with a critical eye, and lamented the deterioration of the world.
"What are you doing here? Mr. Hu... your aunt won't let you come out, right?"
"Hey, I sneaked out!" Luo Ziqing put his hands on his hips with a proud look on his face, "I heard your conversation, you're going to beat that 'Xu Niangniang', right?"
"Yes... you want to come?" Zhou Shi was happy. Mrs. Hu didn't help, but Luo Ziqing was considered a capable person. If she was willing...
"No!" He quickly changed his words.
This time is different from Wu Zhaokun's time, the risk factor is not the same level! If Mrs. Hu discovers this, or if Luo Ziqing makes a mistake, she will have to vent her anger on Zhou Shi!
"I knew you were going to say that." Luo Ziqing said angrily, taking out a sachet tied with a rope from his pocket.
"This is?"
"My aunt gave this to me. She said that it contains the aura left by an ancestor of our Fox clan who attained Taoism and Immortality. It can frighten the demon clan with advanced cultivation. It will definitely be useful if you hold it."
Ancestor who attained immortality? Zhou Shi was shocked, isn’t that a relic of the immortal? What a treasure!
Foxes are one of the five immortals, and they are probably the only ones who can handle this kind of treasure. Zhou Shi stretched out his hands to catch it, but stopped in mid-air.
"This is too expensive, I can't..."
"Why are you so polite? Just take it." Luo Ziqing came over and put the sachet into his hand.
A pair of big, watery eyes were very close at hand, and a bone-chilling smell penetrated into the nose, impacting the nerves of the pure Yang body of two generations.
"Ahem, I'll take it, don't get so close." Zhou Shi took half a step back and took the sachet.
"That's right, remember to call me next time if you have fun. I'm leaving."
Luo Ziqing turned around, turned into a three-tailed fox, and tried to squeeze out through the crack in the door, but was successfully stuck.
Zhou Shi looked at its butt left in the store and its back paws scratching everywhere, sighed, and walked over to open the door so that it could get through.
"Oh, this little girl..."
He weighed the sachet in his hand and tried to concentrate, but was immediately stopped by a stabbing pain in his head.
"Ah... It seems that it is really a relic of the immortal. Just observing the breath is dangerous."
In other words, this thing can really work wonders. Zhou Shi put it away, feeling more confident.
At this time, Mr. Mo jumped into the front hall and said: "Why are you dazed? Take this."
Zhou Shi was surprised that Mr. Mo rarely got up so early...Looking at the things in Mr. Mo's hand, Zhou Shi was even more surprised and didn't know what to do with it.