Seeing that I was looking a little awkward at the Miao girl next to me, the man leading the way turned around and smiled at her and said, "Xiaoyu, it's not polite to look at the guests like that, come over to me."
The girl named Xiaoyu smiled and said: "The three of them are so strange, two are about to die and one is already dead!"
When Xiaoyu said this, the three of us were shocked.
What is Xiaoyu's background? Mai Xiaorou has Master Xu's talisman on her body. Grandpa Mai said that it would be difficult for ordinary experts to identify Mai Xiaorou's identity, but Xiaoyu made it clear.
In addition, she even saw that Grandpa Mai and I were about to die.
Why are all the women I meet recently so outrageous!?
The man smiled at Xiaoyu and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. Originally, I could only call you a pseudonym. No matter how much you talk, your identity will be exposed. Don't blame my father for punishing you."
Isn't Xiaoyu the girl's real name?
The two of them led the three of us to a bamboo building. The man never introduced his name from the beginning to the end. We did hear him call the woman's name, but it was just a pseudonym. Thinking about it,
I suddenly felt that the people in this village were a little dishonest.
We also met some Miao people along the way. When they saw this man and woman, they all saluted respectfully. From this, we inferred that these two people should have a high status in the Miao village.
When he arrived at the bottom of the bamboo tower, the man shouted to the top of the bamboo tower: "Father, Senior Mai and his friends are here to find you."
Father, is this young man Xu Gaoren's son?
Grandpa Mai was also stunned for a moment and said: "You are Xu Gaoren's son. Why didn't I hear you talk about it when I came here last time?"
The young man smiled and said: "You didn't ask, and I don't often live in Miao Village. Last time and this time I just came back to visit relatives, and I was able to meet Senior Mai both times, which can be regarded as the best relationship between us.
It’s fate.”
Grandpa Mai nodded and then respectfully asked his name.
The young man smiled and said, "My name is Xu Rui."
Soon, a man walked out of the bamboo building. The man looked very young. He seemed to be a few years older than Xu Rui. His appearance was somewhat similar to Xu Rui, but his eyes were different.
Much deeper than Xu Rui, that kind of depth can only be possessed by those with deep experience.
I understood immediately, that person was Xu Gaoren.
I began to think that he was a bad old man like Grandpa Mai, but I didn't expect that he took good care of himself so well. His son was already so old, but he seemed like a young boy.
Grandpa Mai saluted upstairs and said "Master Xu".
Master Xu invited us to go upstairs.
Xu Rui and Xiaoyu did not follow them, but turned and left.
Walking on the steps of this bamboo building, there was a "squeaking" sound, and when we climbed to the second floor, Master Xu ushered us into a room and said, "I already know the purpose of your visit."
I couldn't help but be surprised that he knew why we were here before we even opened our mouths. Could it be that this Xu Gao man had the power to predict the future?
Xu Gaoren looked at me and said, "Your name is Chen Yu, right?"
I nodded quickly and said, yes.
Xu Gaoren continued: "Although the poison in you is not too troublesome, we can't remove it for you because your fate is like this. We can't forcefully destroy your fate and thus affect the order of heaven."
From what Xu Gaoren said, he seemed unwilling to save me.
Mai Xiaorou quickly begged from the side: "Master Xu, please, please save him."
Xu Gaoren looked at Mai Xiaoju and said: "Save him? Why don't you look at your own situation first? You are a corpse. Borrowing his life and forcibly blocking the disaster for him has violated the law of heaven. You will not be able to protect yourself."
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At this point, Xu Gaoren paused and continued: "I gave you that talisman on your body to cover up your aura and make you suffer less. Otherwise, if you run back and forth like this, you don't know what will happen to you."
How many monks chased and killed him."
Mai Xiaorou stopped talking, but Grandpa Mai said: "Thank you, Mr. Xu!"
Xu Gaoren continued: "The reason why I chose to help you is because I think your infatuation is somewhat similar to mine when I was young, or in other words, you are more infatuated than me. It is precisely because of this that I chose to help you conceal your identity.
, but if you ask me to help you save that boy, it will be impossible."
Mai Xiaorou asked why.
Xu Gaoren smiled and said: "First, the friendship has not arrived. Second, haven't you noticed that although that boy has fifty-one years of life, after he has passed twenty-one, he will have a life and death every year."
Tribulation, if he passes that calamity, he can live. If he can't pass it, then the rest of his life will be empty. Although most people's lives change, they are generally fixed, but that kid's is not.
Likewise, his numerology is full of variables. To put it mildly, he is an anomaly. To put it harshly, his variables are very similar to a 'scourge'. Do you want me to save a person who may be a curse?"
Am I the source of trouble!?
When Xu Gaoren said this, I felt a little unhappy for a moment. I wanted to hit him back, but the aura he exuded made me unable to muster the courage to refute.
Hearing Master Xu say that I was the source of trouble, Grandpa Mai and Mai Xiaorou were also stunned and did not want to believe these words.
Grandpa Mai said after a while: "Master Xu, I heard that troubles always harm others, but Chen Yu has never harmed anyone. Instead, he keeps looking for him when there is trouble."
Xu Gaoren smiled and said: "The disaster he encounters now is not big, so the only person he hurts is himself. But as the disasters he encounters become bigger and bigger in the future, will other people be affected? Yes.
Won’t it affect the whole world?”
Even if it affects other people, I would still believe it. If you say that I have caused harm to the whole world, I would not believe it even if you beat me to death. I think Xu Gaoren is a bit alarmist.
Hearing this, I finally said: "Senior Xu, forget it if you don't want to save me. There is no need to slander me by saying these things. Although I, Chen Yu, can't say that I am upright, I have never done anything harmful to the world.
However, I, Chen Yu, am an upright and good person, not a culprit!"
Xu Gaoren was not angry, but smiled and said: "You have some backbone, so if you want me to save you, it's not impossible. If you go back to the North China Branch, I will prepare thirty-six strange cases for you. If you can
If you solve these thirty-six strange cases one by one, I will not only promise to remove the poison for you, but I will also accept you as my disciple and teach you what I have learned throughout my life."
I am just a newcomer now, how can I solve thirty-six strange cases?
Grandpa Mai's moral character was completely damaged, and he could not live for more than a month. Mai Xiaorou turned into a corpse and his moral character was also damaged. No matter how you think about it, this is an impossible task.
Xu Gaoren continued: "Why, you are shrinking? Where is the backbone just now? Do you dare not accept this challenge?"
When Xu Gaoren said this, I hummed and said, "Whoever said I dare not, just pick it up. Don't forget what you said."
Xu Gaoren said: "Don't worry, I, Xu Xuan, will always keep my word!"
It turns out that Xu Gao's name is Xu Xuan.
After saying that, Xu Xuan said again: "By the way, the poison in you is very powerful. In order to prevent you from being bitten to death by the poison before completing the task, I will give you something to carry with you. It can temporarily suppress the poison."
The insect wakes up in your body, but its validity period is only three years. If you can't complete the thirty-six strange cases within three years, then I'm sorry, there is only a dead end waiting for you."
I nodded and said nothing.
Xu Xuan took out a bamboo tube from behind him and handed the bamboo tube to me.
I asked curiously: "Is this what you gave me? What's in it?"
Xu Xuan said: "Gu!"
When I heard the word "gu", I was so frightened that I threw the bamboo tube on the table. Xu Xuan picked it up and said: "Don't worry, this kind of Gu is not poisonous. It is specially designed to suppress the soul-eating Gu. Once your
When the Soul-Eating Gu attacks, it will fly out from the bamboo tube and bite the tips of the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of your right hand respectively, sucking out the poison for you and suppressing the Soul-Eating Gu's awakening. If you don't want it, then I will
Put it away!”
I hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took it. Anyway, I already had a bug in my body, so I wasn't afraid of being bitten by anything again.
At this time, Grandpa Mai asked Xu Xuan: "Master Xu, since you said that Chen Yu may be the source of trouble, why do you want to help him?"
Xu Xuan said: "Someone once told me that disasters can be controlled. Every disaster actually has the ability to control that 'disaster', so every disaster also has the right to live.
Instead of being blocked or even killed, of course, if the disaster cannot be controlled before the disaster occurs, they can only be killed because they have lost the chance of survival given by God."
The ability to control "disaster"?
What kind of "disaster" is happening to me!?
Next, Xu Xuan did not leave us to continue in Miao Village, but asked us to rush back to North China. Before leaving, Mai Xiaorou wanted Xu Xuan to save Grandpa Mai again, and Xu Xuan shook his head and said: "Mai
My Taoist friend's death is approaching and there is nothing he can do to save his life. If he forcibly changes his fate, it would be against the will of heaven."
Grandpa Mai also said: "Okay Xiaorou, don't embarrass Mr. Xu, he has done enough for us."
It seems that Grandpa Mai is really leaving us.
When he said this, Xu Xuan said: "It's better to do this. Since Mai Daoyou doesn't have long life, just stay here in Miao Village for the time being. You can just spend the remaining ten days in peace. Now that you have lost your Taoism,
Following Chen Yu won't help him, but will become a burden."
Using the word "burden" to describe Grandpa Mai made me feel a little unhappy, but Grandpa Mai disagreed and smiled and said: "It's okay, I can spend the last time here with Xu Gaoren as my company.
I will die without regrets."
Grandpa Mai doesn't want to leave, and Mai Xiaorou doesn't want to leave either. I can't bear to leave Grandpa Mai here alone.
Grandpa Mai said: "Thirty-six cases in three years, one case every month. Chen Yu, you don't have much time. Don't waste your time here with an old man like me. And you, Xiaorou, you and I have actually been together for a long time."
The yin and yang should be separated, and I am satisfied that I can keep you with me for so long. If you two don't leave, I will die for you now!"
Grandpa Mai threatens to die, so we can only obey his orders.
Xu Xuan said again at this time: "I will give you an address. You can find a person at this address and he will arrange the thirty-six cases for you!"
As he said this, he handed me a piece of paper. I looked at it and found that the address of a wreath and shroud shop was written on the note, and the person we were looking for had a surname of Li. (To be continued)