I meditated in the courtyard facing the rising sun for more than an hour.
The fatigue of the day is gone, and people become more energetic, which is worth a good night's sleep.
Although Renshan Daodao neglects cultivation, it is also a good thing to meditate and sleep on weekdays. At least it can save a lot of time, and there is no need to waste the normal time on the bed for twelve hours a day.
"Master, when did you come back last night? Why didn't you go into the house to sleep? Why did you meditate in the pavilion?"
A clear and sweet voice with a hint of resentment sounded, and Xiaodie was seen walking over with a basin of water and toiletries.
Li Xiuyuan opened his eyes and said: "I came back late yesterday because I had something to do, so I didn't go to the house to wake you up. And there may be things to do today. I need to meditate to refresh myself."
"But the young master has not entered the room to sleep for several days. Did the slave and Sister Chunhua do something wrong to make the young master unhappy?" Xiaodie asked quietly.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "What are you thinking in your mind? How can you make me angry? You all serve me very well. I feel much less worried when you are by my side. But I do have things to do these days.
, don’t think too much, stay at home, and if you feel bored, go out for a walk with Chunhua, and the exam is about to start again, I have to deal with these trivial matters as soon as possible to prepare for the exam."
"Yes, this slave knows." Xiaodie said.
Li Xiuyuan saw her resentful look and couldn't help but smile again: "Why, are you impatient? Do you blame me for not touching you during this time? You are a carefree girl and you have already entered my Li family.
Why rush for a while?"
Xiaodie's delicate little face suddenly turned red: "Since the young master understands the slave's thoughts, why should he keep the slave waiting? Isn't it natural for the slave to serve the young master?"
"Wait a minute, your bones are too weak now and are not suitable for childbirth. Otherwise, it will be terrible if you become pregnant and encounter difficulty in childbirth." Li Xiuyuan looked at Xiaodie's petite figure and shook his head.
Xiaodie just asked in passing, but she didn't expect that the eldest young master would mention the matter of pregnancy and childbirth. This made her suddenly feel shy, lowering her head and not daring to look at her young master anymore.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and didn't say much. He just washed up under Xiaodie's service.
"By the way, where did Chunhua go? Why didn't you see her?"
"Sister Chunhua made porridge for the young master." Xiaodie said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded: "When you have nothing to do, you can also teach Chunhua how to read and write. Although it is a bit late to learn it now, she will definitely learn it in the future."
"Yes, Master." Xiaodie responded.
After some small talk and household chores, Li Xiuyuan had breakfast and then went into the study to get busy.
Grind ink and twist pen.
Li Xiuyuan dropped a few drops of blood into the ink before he dyed it and started writing.
"Young master, don't you practice calligraphy and write articles on weekdays? Why did you write to pray to the gods today?" Xiaodie, who was waiting on the side, blinked and asked curiously.
"Because some places are haunted, I want to ask gods to catch them." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Master, where is the haunted place?" Du Chunhua, who was mending clothes for her young master, asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "There is a graveyard not far outside the city. It is haunted by ghosts. Passers-by are often confused and it is very unfair. So I want to invite the gods to quell the ghosts in that place to prevent them from continuing to harm the people."
"Is there a mandrill here?" Du Chunhua said with some lingering fear.
Li Xiuyuan laughed and said, "It's much more powerful than the mandrill. The mandrill only kidnaps you, a pretty widow, but the ghosts there want to eat people."
"What a pretty widow, the young master just loves to talk nonsense." Du Chunhua's fair and pretty face turned red, and she couldn't help but think of the past.
Some are happy and some are unhappy, but being with the young master always makes them happy.
"It's done." Soon, with the pen and ink in Li Xiuyuan's hand, he had already written a petition to the gods.
Let’s ask for the memorial service from Thunder Lord.
I invited this Lei Gong once, and we became familiar with him. I believe it will be easier to talk to him if I invite him again.
"But then again, last time I invited the God of Thunder, I left the money in Dahu Village and asked the villagers to help build a temple. From then on, I burned incense every year and offered incense as a reward. This time I invited the God of Thunder and took the money.
What kind of reward?" Li Xiuyuan frowned again.
After all, you can't just ask someone for help without saying anything.
"Forget it, let's not think about it. Let's settle the matter first." He shook his head, dried the ink, and then put away the piece of sacrifice to the gods.
Don’t write too much, just one article is enough.
If you can successfully invite Thunder Lord, there will be no need for a second chapter.
"Is the eldest young master in the room?" At this time, Lu Bo's voice sounded outside the study.
"Uncle Lu, what's the matter?" Li Xiuyuan walked out of the study.
When Lu Bo saw Li Xiuyuan, he handed over an invitation card in his hand: "Young Master, a man who claims to be Young Master Chu Tian of the Chu family has sent an invitation card."
"Let me take a look." Li Xiuyuan opened it and took a look, his eyes immediately focused.
What is written above is very simple, it is to invite myself out of the city for a hunting trip tomorrow, and hope that I will definitely go to the appointment.
"The one who was supposed to come has finally arrived." Li Xiuyuan closed the invitation with a sneer on his lips, and then said: "Please, Uncle Lu, go and call my two guards over. I have something to tell them."
"Yes, young master." Lu Bo responded and left.
At this time, Xiaodie came over coquettishly again: "Master, can I take my slave with me when I go out to the city tomorrow? I want to go with the master."
Li Xiuyuan put away his coldness and said with a smile, "This is not a trip, it's a hunting trip. What are you doing with me, my little maid, who is wielding swords and guns? Just stay at home."
He was not hunting, but killing people.
Xiaodie pouted slightly and looked at her young master faintly.
"Okay, don't look like a resentful woman. It's still early today. After I tell the guards some things, you can follow me out and follow me for a walk in the city." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Thank you, Master." Xiaodie suddenly became happy again.
Li Xiuyuan looked at it and shook his head. After all, Xiaodie was still a girl. When she came to the house, there was no restraint. After being disciplined, the girl's nature came out.
But this is good.
The word "rules" has changed the appearance of many people.
Soon, the two guards arrived. After Li Xiuyuan ordered them a few things, he took Xiaodie and Du Chunhua out.
I took the two of them around the city for a while, enjoyed some beautiful things in ancient times, and then went to the Chenghuang Temple at dusk in the afternoon.
Li Xiuyuan asked Xiaodie and Du Chunhua to wait outside and stop running around, and went to the temple alone.
When he just walked into the temple, a middle-aged man wearing official clothes was already waiting here.
"I wonder what Mr. Li has to do to come to my small temple?" The city god smiled, bowed, and went out to greet him.
"After touring the city, I passed by this place and I have something to ask the City God."
Li Xiuyuan also returned the salute, but his expression was not so polite, but rather indifferent.
"I don't take advice seriously. If Mr. Li has any doubts, I can still try my best to clear them up," said the City God.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Does the City God know about the Chu family cemetery and the ghost market outside the city?"
"Of course it's clear." Cheng Huang pondered for a moment and said.
"Why do so many ghosts gather within the jurisdiction of the City God to cause trouble?" Li Xiuyuan asked in a deep voice.
The City God shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Young master Li, you don't know. The Chu family is a local powerhouse. If I do anything to the Chu family cemetery, I'm afraid the City God's temple will be demolished the next day. There's nothing I can do."
Li Xiuyuan said, "A thousand-year-old spirit who wanted to become an immortal once said to me, if God wants you to die, you will naturally die. If God doesn't want you to die, even if you may die, you will survive in the end.
I wonder what the City God thinks?"
"This, this..." Cheng Huang understood what Li Xiuyuan was going to say, and suddenly looked confused.
"If the City God's temple was demolished and his incense was cut off just because he performed his duty to arrest the evil spirits in the Chu family cemetery, then it means that the City God's merit is nothing more than this. On the contrary, even if the City God did this, if it is a blessing
If you have deep virtues, I think there will be nothing wrong with your temple, City God."
"Young master Li is absolutely right, I have learned a lesson." the city god said with a salute.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "You don't understand what I'm talking about. Look, you have a lot of incense and worship countless times. City God, do you think these people come to pray to God and worship Buddha for no reason and give you incense for free? No, the people are not.
I worship you for no reason. The people worship you because they want to seek your protection from ghosts and monsters. Seek peace and health. Nowadays, ghosts are raging outside the city. City God, do you think you can close your eyes like this and act like you haven’t seen it?
?”
"If you, City God, are serious, I hope that City God, you will send ghost soldiers and ghost soldiers to the Chu Cemetery tonight to capture those evil ghosts and send them to the underworld to prevent them from continuing to cause trouble."
"That's all, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he didn't stop, turned around, and strode away.
When the City God saw Li Xiuyuan striding away, he didn't go out to see him off, but just watched him leave with changing eyes.
"Is this human saint saying this to force me to take sides?" He thought to himself: "But why should I get involved in their grudges? It's hard to offend either party, so I might as well just do nothing.
As usual, it is enough to continue to sit in my position as City God."
"Xiaodie, Chunhua, let's go, we should go back." Li Xiuyuan greeted and left the City God's Temple with his two personal maids.
Finally, he looked back at the City God's Temple, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes: "The City God has a perplexed and perfunctory look on his face. He must not have sent ghost soldiers to visit the Chu family cemetery.
"
But to be honest, he didn't fully expect the city god to help.
This is because he still wants to confirm the intention of this city god.