When Li Xiuyuan returned to the abandoned mansion, he saw that the four guards who had been blown away had woken up. They rekindled the bonfire and sat around talking about the previous events.
"Damn, it's really evil. I feel like I flew out just now. My whole body was cold. I passed through the house and the wall. Finally, I was swept away into the woods outside the city. I also encountered him in the woods outside the city.
There are many people who scared me to death. After asking carefully, I found out that those are ghosts who have been dead for decades and are not living people at all." Wu Fei touched his bald head and was frightened for a while when he recalled what happened just now.
Xing Shan, who was taciturn, rarely spoke up and said: "This should be what people often say is that the soul is lost."
"It must be so. The eldest young master told us not to be afraid when we encounter ghosts and gods. If we are afraid, the spell will take effect. We must have been frightened by the evil ghost just now and lost our composure for a while, so we were hit by the trick and our souls were blown away.
." Ma Dong said a little ashamed.
It seems that I am not brave enough, and I am frightened when I encounter more ferocious ghosts and gods.
"Yes, but that evil ghost is too fierce. The flying sand and rocks just now, and the pitch black appearance, are simply more evil than any ghost we have encountered before."
Several people discussed with each other, and they all had lingering fears.
"It's not evil, it's just virtue." At this time, Li Xiuyuan strode over and said.
"Master."
"Young Master."
Several people stood up quickly and saluted.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It seems that you are fine. Since you are fine, go and have a rest early. I feel sleepy even after it is so late. There will be no ghosts or monsters tonight, so you can rest assured to sleep."
Sure enough, the long-bearded ghost king was quite capable of summoning their souls. As soon as he came back, he saw that the guards had all woken up and were all sitting here chatting.
"Young Master, where is the evil ghost? Where did he go?" Wu Fei looked around and said cautiously in a low voice.
"I was injured. You should go back to recuperate now." Li Xiuyuan said.
"You won't come to take revenge on us after you recover from your injuries. I heard that ghosts and gods hold grudges the most." Wu Fei said with some fear.
Li Xiuyuan said: "If you want revenge, you are also seeking revenge from me. What are you afraid of? You will be busy with things tomorrow. Go and rest. Don't sit here."
"Since the eldest young master said it's okay, then it must be okay. Let's go back and rest. Don't disturb the eldest young master." Ma Dong said.
Several guards then went to rest in the wing room that had been prepared before.
Of course, it was hard to say whether he would go to bed early tonight or not, but Li Xiuyuan was meditating and practicing Qi on the roof under the bright moonlight.
This kind of meditation and Qi training can not only restore the spirit, but also enhance martial arts. It is not impossible that you may be able to develop magic power later in the practice.
However, not long after meditating, there were waves of movement in this dilapidated mansion.
Snakes, insects, rats and ants sprang out from nowhere and began to move around in the dilapidated mansion. There were also various evil spirits among them. The figures of the evil ghosts flew back and forth, making bursts of noise.
"Um?"
Li Xiuyuan took a look and saw that these snakes, insects, rats and ants were cleaning the weeds, dust and rubble in the yard, while those evil ghosts flying around were repairing the houses, doors and windows.
I guess this was the trick of the long-bearded ghost king, who was driving his ghost servants to take care of Li Xiuyuan's front yard, making it more suitable for people to live in.
After all, people are more particular about where they live, but ghosts are not particular about where they live, so the mansion is in such a dilapidated state. However, ghosts and gods can turn this place into a bright and luxurious mansion with just a few spells, but this method can only
It is useful for ghosts and gods. During the day, everything will still be revealed, but ghosts prefer this kind of unpopular place, so the more dilapidated it is, the more comfortable it is for ghosts to live.
People seek the energy of ghosts, and ghosts also hate popularity. This is the truth.
"It doesn't matter if you clean it up, you have to live here for a while. The Long-bearded Ghost King is also a shrewd ghost and knows the importance of favors." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
He took a few glances and saw that the weeds had been chewed up by insects and mice, dug out even to the roots, and then quickly transported away. After a while, the weeds in the area were gone.
Later, some ghost servants and well-behaved ghosts were sent to smear the cracked beams with something. After applying the thing, they saw that the cracks in the wood had been repaired, and they were as good as new.
, and then paint it with temple paint, and soon a room will be as new and shiny as ever, as if it had just been built.
This is not a cover-up, but an actual means of repair.
For some damaged brick walls and stone slabs, the Yin soldiers went outside the city to transport stones, and then the ghost servants and craftsmen polished them and filled them in.
All night long, there were tinkling sounds, footsteps, and the shouts of various ghosts and monsters outside.
People who don't know better think that someone is building a house outside, but if you really take a look outside, you will find that there is nothing at all outside, only a gust of cold wind blowing, which makes people feel chilly.
It is common for ghosts and gods to build houses.
It's just that there are not many ghosts and gods who can use such methods. After all, in addition to a large number of subordinates, it also requires a sufficient number of capable ghosts as helpers.
However, the Long-bearded Ghost King obviously has this qualification.
However, when Li Xiuyuan saw so many ghost servants, dark soldiers, ghost servants, and even many beautiful female ghosts appearing under the command of the Long-bearded Ghost King from time to time, he finally felt that the Long-bearded Ghost King was worthy of his sword.
Even if the Long-bearded Ghost King helps the reincarnation of ghosts here to some extent, he still has selfish motives. Otherwise, how could he have so many subordinates for him to control?
"No one is perfect, even true saints do something wrong. The Long-bearded Ghost King is not a kind ghost and god to begin with. I really can't ask too much of him. What I want is order, and only true order will come.
, the chaos will be ended, and everything will gradually improve." Li Xiuyuan closed his eyes and stopped looking at it.
Since he chose to keep the Long Bearded Ghost King alive, he had to tolerate some of his things.
A series of weird things are happening here at the same time.
And something happened in the local Hou Mansion.
That night, a fire suddenly broke out in a yard in the Hou Mansion for unknown reasons. The fire was raging and had the tendency to spread into a blaze. The servants in the manor took water to put out the fire, but no matter how hard they put it out, the fire could not be extinguished.
, the water was poured in and it was temporarily extinguished, but it soon started burning again.
It wasn't until the fire burned for a full hour that it lost its strength and was extinguished.
"What's going on? How could there be a fire in the good house?" The old Marquis said with a sullen face, smelling the housekeeper.
The housekeeper knelt on the ground in fright and said: "Come back to me, I don't know how the fire started. I heard from my servants that a firefly flew from nowhere and landed on the roof, igniting the dead grass on the roof."
, and then the fire became more intense, and by the time we found out, the house behind us had been covered in fire."
"That's nonsense. How can a firefly set the roof on fire?" Old Marquis said angrily: "That servant must have accidentally lit the house on fire and deliberately lied to shirk responsibility. Come on, kill that servant. Next time
If something like this happens again, you, the housekeeper, won’t do it anymore.”
"Yes, yes, sir." The housekeeper said, trembling with fear.
"Master Hou, please be patient, but I know the cause of the fire." At this time, a middle-aged man wearing Taoist robes came over with a smile.
This Taoist was a guest of the Hou family. He had no name and no surname. The people in the house called him Shan Taoist. Because of his ghost-like abilities, he won the respect of the old Marquis.
"Taoist Priest, do you know the cause of the fire?" the old Marquis asked.
Shan Daoren smiled and said: "This fire was caused by God's will to take away the old Marquis' money. Because for some unknown reason, Old Marquis, your fortune has dropped by twenty-eight thousand taels for no reason tonight, so this
This fire is to make up for this gap, so that your missing wealth can match the belongings at home. If you don’t believe it, Mr. Marquis, why not send someone to calculate the losses caused by this fire."
The old Marquis' eyes moved slightly, and he immediately sent the butler and accountant to estimate the losses caused by the fire.
After a while, an accountant said: "Go back to the master, I have calculated it before, and I have lost a total of eighteen thousand taels of property."
"Taoist Master, this number is wrong." The old Marquis said doubtfully.
Taoist priest Shan counted it with his fingers, and then said with a smile: "Old Marquis forgot, there is still a box of silver notes that I haven't counted. This bank note was secretly kept by one of your concubines, and is worth ten thousand taels."
"What? There is such a thing?" The old Marquis was shocked and angry.
What surprised me was that the amount was not bad at all. What made me angry was that a concubine actually hid private money behind his back, and it was still as much as ten thousand taels.
"Taoist Priest, who is it? Which of my concubines kept it privately?" the old Marquis asked.
Shan Daoren smiled and said: "The money has been taken away by God, so what does it matter who put it away?"