Seeing this empty big box, Li Xiuyuan knew that it was definitely not Butler Qian who had taken away the silver inside, but it was definitely some kind of monster.
Of course, it is also possible that some Taoists have used tricks.
But the possibility of being a Taoist is very small. The most taboo thing for a Taoist is cause and effect. Taking away ten thousand taels of silver without asking, the cause and effect is enough to ruin his path of Taoism.
So it is definitely not done by people who practice Taoism.
"Look around before talking." Li Xiuyuan held up a lantern and patrolled around the warehouse.
See if you can find any clues.
"Master, it's so gloomy here. I'm a little scared. You'd better get out quickly." Xiaodie said with some fear.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Wait before leaving. Let me investigate first."
After walking around here, he didn't find any clues. Everything was normal, and he didn't find any clues.
It seems that the loss of the ten thousand taels of silver was probably the work of ghosts.
Only ghosts can walk through walls freely and take away silver easily.
"Looks like I have to go find the master and ask."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly and planned to take some time to go to Xiahe Village to see if his master could calculate anything.
"Let's go, let's get out of here."
Just as he was about to leave with Xiaodie, suddenly there was a creaking sound coming from the warehouse behind him.
It's a mouse.
There will be rats in the warehouse.
You must know that the Li family's treasury was extremely hard when it was built. The surrounding walls were made of large bluestones, and the soil used to build the walls was also made of clay mixed with glutinous rice, isinglass and other substances. Once it was built,
It is extremely strong, as strong as the city walls of the capital, and it is impossible for a mouse to make a hole in it.
But there must be monsters when things go wrong.
Li Xiuyuan immediately turned around and returned to the warehouse to take a look.
At this time, he saw a white-haired mouse climbing onto a box, picking up a piece of silver and stuffing it into his mouth.
The silver ingot, which was as big as an adult's palm, was stuffed into the mouse's belly. Looking at the mouse's belly, there was no sign of bulging, and it was still very flat. It seemed that the mouse had not had enough, and continued.
He picked up the silver ingot and ate it. After eating three full ingots, he became somewhat alert. He turned his head and saw Li Xiuyuan striding towards him.
"Squeak~!"
The white mouse immediately barked, jumped down from the box, then quickly ran away along the corner, and finally lowered its head and burrowed into a stone crack that was only as thick as a finger.
The white mouse actually squeezed into such a small gap and quickly disappeared.
When Li Xiuyuan arrived, he happened to see one of the mouse's tail disappearing into the crevices of the rocks, but he was unable to catch the mouse.
"This mouse has become a sperm."
The first thing he was concerned about was not the three ingots of silver he had lost, but the white mouse itself.
Obviously, being able to eat a silver ingot that is as big as one's body in one go, and being able to get into such a small crevice in the rocks is definitely not something that an ordinary mouse can do. It must be a monster with a Taoist spirit.
"This white rat will need at least one or two hundred years of Taoism. But even if it has Taoism, the white rat has not transformed into a human form, so it probably doesn't know the use of silver. To it, silver is just a stone, garbage that cannot be eaten or used, so
It must have stolen the silver from my house not for its own use, but for others. Only people know the benefits of gold and silver."
Li Xiuyuan pondered.
I feel like there is someone behind this white rat, or someone has directed me.
However, for things like stealing, Taoists will commit karma, and it must not be done by Taoists.
So who ordered this white rat?
After thinking for a while, Li Xiuyuan decided to investigate carefully, but this investigation was able to identify the murderer.
Not the money steward, but the white rat.
Rats are the best at digging holes, and rats with Tao Xing are even better. They can drill through tiny gaps in bluestone. Indeed, only aliens can do it.
"Let's get out of here."
Li Xiuyuan gave an order and quickly left the warehouse with Xiaodie.
After returning home, he roughly told his father what had happened.
Li Dafu suddenly opened his eyes wide: "What happened? Tens of thousands of taels of silver from my Li family was actually stolen by a white mouse."
"Yes, father, the child saw with his own eyes that the white rat swallowed three ingots of silver, its abdomen was not bloated, and it could escape by crawling into the cracks in the rocks." Li Xiuyuan said, "There is no doubt that the rat has such an ability.
Monster, if such a monster targets the money bank, not to mention tens of thousands of taels, all the money in our Li family's bank room will be emptied at that time, so Qian Guanjie is innocent."
"Then, what should we do now?" Li Dafu was a little unsure for a moment and said, "Since the spirits are causing trouble, we should ask the Taoist priest to go down the mountain and catch the monsters."
Li Xiuyuan's mouth twitched again when he mentioned his master, Taoist Blind.
He said: "Master is building a road, and I'm afraid he won't have time. The top priority now is to seal the crack in the stone in the warehouse to prevent the silver from being lost again. As for the steward Qian, let him out and give him a sum of silver."
Let him take care of himself in retirement."
"The stone seam is easy to deal with, but since Steward Qian is innocent, he should apologize to his father and ask him to continue to manage the treasury, so why should Steward Qian be fired?" Li Dafu asked doubtfully.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Steward Qian's loyalty must have been shaken after this incident. It is no longer safe to let him take charge of the treasury. Moreover, Steward Qian is not young. It is appropriate to let him retire and return to his hometown to enjoy his old age."
"Haha, my son really deserves to have an exquisite mind with seven orifices, a delicate mind, insight into people's hearts, and such a sophisticated way of handling things. As a father, I am very pleased..." Li Dafu said, but then he saw what was behind him.
Xiaodie couldn't help but stopped immediately.
He had almost forgotten that the news that his child had an exquisite heart with seven orifices could not be leaked out, otherwise he would not have peace in his life.
"Ahem, the matter with steward Qian has been settled, but the father is still worried about the money bank. It's easy to seal the cracks in the stone, but what if the white rat comes again?"
"You should have a cat at home. If there is a cat patrolling the warehouse, you can sit back and relax," Li Xiuyuan said.
Li Dafu's eyes immediately lit up: "It makes sense, it makes sense, mice are most afraid of cats."
"But a restless cat can't control a rat that has Dao Xing. The child needs to make some preparations." Li Xiuyuan cupped his hands and left again.
"Master, wait a minute, slave." Xiaodie followed Li Xiuyuan like a little tail.
After Li Xiuyuan came to the backyard, he asked a maid: "Where is the black cat in the backyard?"
"Master, Master." The maid hurriedly saluted, and then said, "The black cat is probably taking a nap in the garden."
"Go and catch it, I need it urgently." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes." The maid replied and quickly trotted away.
After a while, the maid returned holding a black cat.
The black cat is domesticated, not afraid of animals, and will be held honestly by others.
"Xiaodie, take Black Cat to my study." Li Xiuyuan said.
After Xiaodie took the black cat from the maid's hand, she followed him to the study.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it, how to draw the spiritual talisman."
Li Xiuyuan sharpened his ink, took out his pen, and spread out a piece of rice paper. He recalled in his mind something that his cheap master had taught him before.
Enlightenment Talisman!
As the name suggests, it opens spiritual wisdom to living beings. This is a relatively advanced talisman.
A Taoist cultivator cannot display certain Taoist practices.
But Li Xiuyuan is a different kind.
With his delicate mind and seven orifices, he has a photographic memory, and he immediately recalled the painting method of the Spirit Enlightenment Talisman in his mind.
Following the example of the blind Taoist in the past, Li Xiuyuan drew a Taoist talisman that even he could not understand.