Chapter six hundred and seventy-eight of the water at the wharf
By the afternoon, everything I had ordered before was ready.
The Eighth Kings and the Yangtze River King went to the upper reaches of the capital canal and cut off the water in the canal at any time according to his instructions. Han Meng also returned to the escort office. Sha Jin was carrying a large basket filled with altar tables cut from yellow paper.
Sacrifice, incense candles, etc. needed things.
But Wu Xiang had already woken up. With nothing to do, he just sat on the steps nearby and ate and drank with a roasted leg of lamb. The incident with the water ghost had no impact on him at all.
"Han Meng, along with all the bodyguards and soldiers in the escort agency, have temporarily sent them to the backyard to rest. You are not allowed to step out of the backyard without my instructions." Li Xiuyuan looked at the sky and said immediately: "If anyone doesn't listen,
If you want to give me advice, you can take it directly."
"Yes, young master." Han Meng responded with clasped fists and immediately got busy.
"Sha Jin, take a few people to spread the things you bought in the yard. Place a sacrifice on each altar table. After finishing, get dozens of torches for later use." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, boss."
Sha Jin responded and immediately took a few of the bodyguards who had recovered from their illness and started to do what he was told.
After everything is arranged properly.
Li Xiuyuan moved a chair and sat alone outside the lobby. He was wearing armor and had a sword across his thigh. He held the sword with both hands and closed his eyes to meditate.
Time passed little by little.
From morning to afternoon to evening.
Watching the sunset set little by little, the sky gradually darkened, and the cool night breeze began to rise.
At this moment, near the canal dock in Beijing.
The cargo ships here have stopped transporting goods, and everyone on the dock has gone home to rest. Except for some shopkeepers who are still busy, and the accounting office is counting the goods, keeping accounts and storing them, there are only pedestrians passing by by chance.
Ordinary people in the capital also follow the living habit of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
The bustle of the night market has nothing to do with them. They are all disciples of wealthy families with good family backgrounds, and only scholars and scholars who are idle and bored will go there to have fun. Other than that, there are only vendors in the night market.
The pier used to be very clean in the past, but today, at night, strange things happened in the canal next to the pier.
"Gululu~!"
Bubbles suddenly appeared on the dark river surface. The bubbles only rose in two or three places at first. It looked like a big fish was coming out of the water to exhale, but it didn't look like it. However, things like this kept getting worse and worse.
It was so intense that within a moment, the entire canal surface seemed to be boiling.
, blisters appeared one after another.
From a few to more, they spread across the entire river.
Such a strange scene startled several shopkeepers who were still lingering near the pier.
"What happened in the river? Why are there so many bubbles? Could it be that a group of big fish passed by upstream?"
But the shopkeeper hadn't finished speaking yet.
The bubbles that appeared on the river surface changed again. The places where the bubbles emerged formed whirlpools. The big ones were as big as a bathtub, and the small ones were as big as a bamboo hat. The whirlpools were densely distributed. Next to the ferry, there were whirlpools.
It looks particularly strange under the dim lantern.
The shopkeeper had never seen such a strange thing before, so he couldn't help but walk to the ferry and look into the river.
As soon as he took a look, he immediately screamed in fright and fell back.
Then he stood up in a rolling state and ran forward without moving his head.
"Shopkeeper Shen, what's wrong? Why did you leave in such a hurry? Have you sorted out the accounts of your shop?"
Someone next to the ferry saw the shopkeeper rolling and crawling away and asked.
"Is nothing going to happen to this shopkeeper?" When several accountants saw their shopkeepers acting like this, they couldn't help but put down what they were doing and chased after him to ask.
Finally they found Manager Shen in a nearby inn.
"Don't, don't go to the pier. Well, there are corpses in the water. There are many floating corpses soaking in the water. They must have hit something evil today." Shopkeeper Shen grabbed the accountant's hand and stammered, It was as if I had seen the most terrifying thing.
The other guests in the inn were horrified when they heard this, and they were no longer in the mood to eat.
But at this moment, there was a dark wind blowing near the pier.
The howling wind blew from the river, forming a vortex in mid-air and falling to the ground, turning into people with gray-black faces, wearing shrouds, and lifeless people. They looked at the surroundings with strange eyes.
After seeing that nothing was abnormal, these people waved to the river behind them.
Immediately, the sound of gongs and drums sounded above the river, and then four servants who looked like paper figures rushed across the river carrying a sedan, and finally landed on the pier, standing there motionless and waiting quietly. I took a look and counted the sedan chairs, but there were dozens of them. I don’t know why.
Who prepared it.
Wow!
Suddenly there was a splash in the river, the river overflowed, and the waves rolled up and slapped on the river bank.
The pale corpses covered in water jumped along the waves and landed on the shore, and immediately there were wet footprints on the ground.
The yin energy around me suddenly increased, and everything around me became extremely cold.
There was a strong smell of water in the air.
"Meng San, did the owner of Shunfeng Escort Agency yesterday really agree to set up 300 tables of tributes for us to enjoy tonight?"
A gloomy voice sounded, and a tall, soaked and white corpse opened his mouth to ask.
The soldier who stayed at the escort office during the day to deliver the message hurriedly replied: "How dare you deceive the generals about such a small matter, let alone you, General Gui Er."
"It's best if you don't dare to deceive. I don't want to go all the way in vain. I heard that there are three hundred tables of tributes in the day. I don't want to make this trip at all. Now that I'm here, the guy has prepared the tributes." Otherwise, all the people from that escort agency will become water ghosts today."
The water ghost is called the Second General Ghost, and it is obvious that he has an extraordinary status.
"Guisan, what happened to you last time? How come you have lost such a great person and been knocked out of Taoism for hundreds of years, and you still don't dare to take revenge? If we hadn't taken action this time, why would you be so angry? It’s time to come out.”
"Yes, it's enough for us to be bullied while we are alive. Do we have to be bullied after we follow the king after death? Anyone in the capital who dares to offend our king will not have a good end."
"But Ghost Three, we won't do this favor for you in vain. The female ghost we captured yesterday, Xiao Xie, is pretty good. I will present it to the king tomorrow. If the king rewards you, it will be mine." An evil ghost said coldly.
"That living woman is not bad, but she has the aura of Xiangguo Temple in her body, and she has been blessed by the mind power of that bald donkey. When we wanted to take action yesterday, there was a Vajra God living in her body, which prevented us from succeeding, but the Vajra God
God can't protect her for long, so she can enjoy the tribute this time
After that, the living woman will be turned into a female ghost."
General Gui San's face looked ugly at the moment. His moral character had plummeted. Although he was still a general, his status had plummeted.
"You'd better be careful. That person's behavior is extraordinary. I think this matter should be reported to the king and let the king see if it is appropriate?"
"Humph, what's inappropriate? The Lantern Festival is when we go to Beijing to enjoy incense and kung fu. The area in the south of the city has been assigned to the king. Other forces will not care about it. Since the person has expired
, then let’s set off.”
soon.
The whispers at the pier subsided, but then there was the sound of gongs and drums, and at the same time, dozens of sedan chairs, carrying ghosts and gods from all walks of life, walked along the street towards the south of the city.
And behind the sedan were thousands of innocent ghosts.
They have different shapes, including old mountain ghosts, young female ghosts, and fierce ghosts with extraordinary bravery.
These are all the subordinates of the previous generals. They came here this time just because the Lantern Festival is coming and they came out early to enjoy the incense and offerings.
That's why Meng Sancai dared to speak like a lion and asked Li Xiuyuan to prepare 300 tables for worship.
I thought Li Xiuyuan would refuse, but unexpectedly he agreed.
Although he also felt that there was something wrong with Li Xiuyuan agreeing so readily, he did not point it out to the generals. Anyway, if that person didn't comply, the generals would deal with him, so why should he get involved?
The little soldier Meng San also has his own little ideas.
Ghosts and gods ride in sedan chairs, and thousands of evil ghosts roam the streets and alleys.
Such a scene is rare anywhere in the Song Dynasty, let alone in the capital, at the feet of the emperor.
Since ancient times, some people have said that when a country is about to perish, there will be evildoers.
The national power of the Song Dynasty was declining, so many ghosts were rampant even in the capital city, and there was no way to control them, which shows the huge problems contained therein.
With the howling wind, dark clouds covering the moon, and ghostly atmosphere filling the air.
These water ghosts on the ferry, evil gods from all directions, and countless evil ghosts all headed towards the Shunfeng Escort Agency in the south of the city.
Because they are going to enjoy a rich feast.
There were already some evil spirits on the road talking about how they would eat and drink, how they would have fun, and what games they would play to spend this wonderful night.
But what they don't know is.
Inside the escort agency, Li Xiuyuan was fully prepared and waiting for the arrival of these evil spirits.
He sat with his sword in his hand, closed his eyes and meditated, and sat there from dusk until dark.
The front yard of the escort agency was silent and deserted. Only Wu Xiang stood behind him holding a thick fine iron rod, protecting his safety like a door god.
As for the others, all were transferred.
Suddenly.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuu"
At night, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the street in the distance, making a whining sound. The trees in the courtyard immediately began to rustle, and at the same time, the lively sounds of gongs and drums gradually approached.
"Are you coming?"
Li Xiuyuan suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light flashed in his eyes.
"Wow~!"
A strong gust of wind hit the door of the escort agency, and the heavy door opened as if someone had kicked it hard.