The library is not far from Zuiyue Tower. After bidding farewell to the ghost who jumped from the building, Yu Sheng quickly led everyone to the door of the library.
There is a thick curtain hanging in the study hall. When you get in, the cold air outside is immediately cut off, and at the same time, there is a scent of books.
The shopkeeper in the library is still a tall and lanky man with a goatee, standing on the counter bored and flipping through some book.
The short and thin man was cleaning lazily, and he only became energetic when he heard someone at the door.
"Hey, sir..." He looked up and saw Jin Yiwei coming. He swallowed what he said and looked at the shopkeeper, thinking he had committed something.
The shopkeeper also looked at the waiter, "Did this guy peek at someone else's girl taking a shower again?" the shopkeeper said to Jin Yiwei attentively.
Zhou Jiufeng waved her hand, "No, we are looking for someone, no, we are looking for a ghost."
With a "clang" sound, the shopkeeper almost knocked the inkstone off the counter. He still understood what it meant to find someone, but what did it mean to find a ghost?
He subconsciously scanned the library and found it peaceful.
Offerings were placed in front of the shrine, and two candles burned quietly, rising with incense threads, bringing some comfort to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper smiled at Zhou Jiufeng and confirmed, "What did you just say?"
"No need, I've found it." Yu Sheng replied to the shopkeeper and walked towards the incense table. The ghost woman was lying on the incense table, sniffing the offerings.
Seeing Yu Sheng coming over, the ghost woman hurriedly straightened up and said, "Hey, why are you here? I heard that you have been doing well recently, and you have become the son of King Donghuang."
"Average, average." Yu Sheng was proud and modest, "I came to see you today to have something to do."
"What's the matter?" The woman ghost wiped her lips and blocked Yu Sheng's sight, preventing him from seeing the mysterious case behind her.
"Something happened last night at Zuiyue Tower not far from here. Do you know?" Yu Sheng became suspicious of the ghost woman's actions and looked behind her.
The ghost woman moved to block it, "What happened? Nothing happened when I was listening to ghost stories there last night."
The long-necked ghost poked his head out from behind Yu Sheng, "You were there last night!" He looked at the woman ghost in horror, thinking that she was the murderer.
"Yes, I was there, and Ah San who jumped off the building was also there." The woman ghost said and shook her head, "To be honest, what they said in the chat room was really not that good."
If it weren't for the fact that the woman's ghost powers were not enough to appear in front of them and pretend to be a ghost, she would have been ready to create a few ghost stories to open their eyes.
After despising these people, the woman suddenly realized, "What, something happened to them?"
"Well", Yu Sheng nodded, "those people were present with you yesterday, no, who are the ghosts?"
"That's quite a lot. As ghosts, we like it when you tell ghost stories." The ghost woman said with a smile, so that we would have scary material in the future.
This is how the material for love comes from life.
Under Yu Sheng's urging, the woman ghost counted on her fingers, "Decapitated ghost, starving ghost, perverted ghost, water ghost, hey, that's right."
The woman ghost clapped her hands and said that those ghosts just now were all her old acquaintances and would not commit any major crimes. "There is also a particularly strange ghost."
The ghost had long hair and was wearing a red coat. His face was not only fierce, but also had the character "rice" written on it with a knife. It was terrifying.
What the woman ghost remembered most was that he was holding two long knives in his hands and six knives crossed on his shoulders, looking menacing.
"Looking at his clothes, he looks like someone from the Central Plains." The ghost woman said.
"Did he move his hand?" Yu Sheng asked hurriedly.
"Then I don't know." The woman ghost said, because the chat those people talked about was too boring, the woman ghost and the others dispersed before midnight.
"With that free time, I might as well come back and watch the bookkeeper make a baby with his wife." The ghost woman said.
"Ahem," Yu Sheng coughed, "Be careful what you say, I'm still a child."
The ghost woman looked at him sideways. It seemed that she had bought "Nine-Tailed Turtle" from this bookstore in Yu Sheng.
The long-necked ghost looked back at the bookkeeper and understood why the woman ghost refused to leave.
When the bookkeeper saw Yu Sheng whispering in front of the statue of the god, he wondered for a moment whether there was really a ghost in the bookstore or whether the god enshrined in his house had appeared.
Finally, with the support of a room full of royal guards, the shopkeeper boldly walked over and said, "Mr. Master, are you talking to your mother?"
"What nonsense are you talking to? It's just like talking to your mother." Yu Sheng was unhappy. How could this ghost woman have the aura of her mother? "Didn't I tell you that there was a ghost?"
"Uh", the shopkeeper's face froze, and he subconsciously took a step back, "Is there any ghost who dares to cause trouble in front of King Donghuang's throne?"
"King of Donghuang?" Yu Sheng was startled, and when he looked around, he saw that the words "King of Donghuang" were written on the throne behind the ghost woman.
In the Great Wilderness, not to mention the human race, many fairies also believe in the Four Wilderness Kings, and they often find a place in the city and mountains to enshrine the Four Wilderness Kings.
Among them, the three desolate kings in the south, west and north all have statues. Although their expressions are different, they have their own characteristics and people can recognize them at a glance.
Only King Donghuang only has her name on her shrine, and no believer is allowed to hang a statue of the god. Of course, no one dares to hang a statue of the god.
If the painting is ugly, not only will your prayers fail, but it will also bring disaster.
"Hey, you are very courageous." Yu Sheng said to the ghost woman, you actually dared to steal King Donghuang's offering.
Yu Sheng casually picked up an offering from the incense table, chewed on it and said, "Be careful, I'll tell my mother, unless you help me find the ghost in red."
There is no reason for the woman ghost not to agree, and it is not difficult to find the ghost in red.
As the New Year approaches, there are more and more gatherings in the city. There are many people gathering to talk about "Liao Zhai". These days, women and ghosts are gathering every day.
"I've been seeing this ghost in red almost all the time these days, no matter day or night, he's always there wherever there are chat rooms," the woman ghost said.
Her plan was to light a hundred candles, and everyone talked about the last chat to lure the ghost in red.
This is a good idea, but I'm afraid it won't work tonight. There will be a lantern show after dark and fireworks will bloom in the square.
When the time comes, Yu Sheng will go up to the high platform and appear in front of the whole city with his aunt. Yu Sheng does not want to miss this grand event.
"Don't be afraid, you can also chat during the day. Yesterday or the day before yesterday, we met a group of timid people talking about chatting in broad daylight." The ghost woman said.
They decided to have a Liaozhai in broad daylight, but since it was a bit far away from Zuiyue Tower, Yu Sheng suggested that the Liaozhai should be moved to a restaurant two streets away.
After bidding farewell to the study hall and letting Jin Yiwei go back, only Zhou Jiufeng followed Yu Sheng and the others towards the restaurant.
On the way, Zhou Jiufeng sighed, "The ancients are honest and don't bully me. It turns out that the game Liaozhai can really attract ghosts."
"The main reason is that being a ghost is too boring. If there is excitement, of course you have to watch it." Long Neck still followed Yu Sheng in high spirits, echoing randomly, not caring whether others could hear or not.
This made Yu Sheng remember Feng'er, because only Yu Sheng could see her talking and gesticulating, so whenever she returned to the inn, Feng'er would look for him.
"Do you know a female ghost named Feng'er?" Yu Sheng asked. Feng'er never said why she died or why she stayed, so Yu Sheng decided to help her.
At least it would be nice to break the curse of talking.
The woman ghost and the long-necked ghost shook their heads, but Zhou Jiufeng was unhappy, "Shopkeeper Yu, what do you mean, when did I become a ghost?"