"After the rooster crowed, the old man still did not dare to go back. It was not until noon, when the sun was shining, that he walked back nervously. However, when he returned to Bishui Bay, he saw a scene that made him unbelievable..."
"He saw the two water ghosts, the young man passing by that day, and the Taoist priest working together to steal all his grapes..."
…
After a few days, the young storyteller finally returned, and everyone heard the ending of the story between the water ghost and the old man as they wished. Although many people were shocked by this unexpected reversal and slapped the table and cursed, they had to admit that,
This kind of unheard-of routine is much more exciting than listening to other people's stories.
This young storyteller would tell three to five stories every day. When he was telling the last one, in order to retain the guests, he would deliberately cut off the highlight. Although everyone was angry for a moment, they also knew that it was the storyteller's story.
The way to keep a guest is to curse a few words at most, but you really won't rush to the stage to catch the person and beat him up.
"There was a county magistrate named Li in Yuntai County. His family was very rich. He had seven beautiful concubines and treasures piled up like mountains. One day, magistrate Li suddenly died suddenly. A Taoist priest came to the door and claimed that he could let him
He rose from the dead..."
"The Taoist priest gave the old servant of County Magistrate Li a paper package and warned him not to read it until the critical moment. After saying this, he disappeared like evaporation. When the old servant returned home, he couldn't help opening the paper package and secretly read the contents.
I saw it clearly written on the paper..."
"I want to know what's written on the paper. See you there at the same time tomorrow..."
…
A gripping story, the familiar "predict what will happen next, let's listen to the breakdown next time", the guests in the audience angrily shouted a few words such as "dog thief", "here he is doing this again", "break your legs", etc.
, then left with a curse.
Li Mu slipped out of Yunyan Pavilion through the back door and made a rough estimate. According to this speed, it could take as short as ten days or as long as half a month. He would be able to gather the anger needed for the second soul and complete it. If he had enough courage to use
Come to refine the anger, and the second soul will be successfully refined immediately.
I don’t know if that tiger demon is brave enough. If not, I’m afraid I’ll have to look for other opportunities.
Although Lao Wang's theory of the weak and the strong is cruel, it is a realistic law of survival. Li Mu will not kill monsters for the sake of spiritual practice, but if a monster that has done many evil things is punished on the spot, he will not waste his courage.
There are no shortcuts on the road to spiritual practice, but you must stick to your true heart and bottom line. Li Mu always uses Li Qing's words to ask himself.
He came to the check-in room and saw Zhang Shan, Li Si and Lao Wang eating watermelon around the table.
Zhang Shan looked up and said in surprise: "Li Mu, if you don't take good care of yourself, why did you come to the Yamen?"
Li Mu picked up a piece of watermelon and said, "The boss gave me a healing talisman, and I'm almost healed."
Zhang Shan shook his head and said: "I came here just as soon as I was injured. You are really getting more and more diligent..."
While gnawing on the watermelon, Lao Wang asked Li Mudao: "Where did you read that glutinous rice can restrain zombies? I have read hundreds of books, but I can't find any record."
Li Mudao: "What a Taoist priest told me when I was young may be his unique secret method."
"It's also possible." Lao Wang threw away the watermelon rind and said, "You should write this down and write it down in the "Ten Continent Monster Chronicles". Later, when people encounter zombies, they will have one more way to defend themselves."
He wiped his mouth and asked again: "By the way, have you lost the courage of the zombie?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Zombies also have courage?"
"The zombies have been dead for so long, and their souls have long since dispersed. Of course not." Lao Wang shook his head and said: "But you don't think that zombies are harmful to people and just suck human blood, right?"
Lao Wang was well-read and his knowledge was much broader than that of Li Mu. Li Mu looked at him and asked, "What else is there?"
Lao Wang picked up a watermelon again and said: "The ones that only suck human blood are white zombies and black zombies. They have not long since become corpses and can only suck human blood. But jumping zombies are different. They can not only suck moonlight."
Cultivation, while sucking blood, will also suck people's souls together. A person who has practiced Taoism for decades has accumulated a lot of people's courage in his body, which is much more useful than monsters..."
Li Mu said regretfully: "Why didn't you tell me earlier..."
Lao Wang shrugged: "You didn't ask earlier."
Li Mu really didn't know this. If he had known it earlier, he would have asked Han Zhe to burn the zombie later. But then he thought about it, Mr. Zhang is different from those who have been practicing Taoism for decades. He will not die until he is dead.
In half a month, he had only bitten one person and two sheep, so he probably didn't have much courage left in his body.
Thinking about it this way, I feel less regretful.
"It's not too late to know now." Lao Wang finished eating the watermelon three times and said: "The zombie disaster in Zhou County has not been solved yet. If you go to Zhou County now, you should be able to absorb a lot of courage. Bei County
Many cultivators have gone to Zhou County. In addition to helping to put down the zombie chaos, they probably also have this idea."
Although the courage of Zhouxian's zombies is very attractive to Li Mu, Li Mu can still weigh his own weight. A jumping zombie almost killed him. Zhouxian even has flying zombies. Following Li Qing
Wouldn't it be nice to kill a few evil-doing little demons around you? There's no need to take such a big risk just to take a shortcut.
However, Lao Wang reminded him of one thing, that is, it is right to study more. If Li Mu had such profound knowledge as Lao Wang, he would not waste so many opportunities in vain.
He looked at Lao Wang and said, "What books are you reading recently? Can you recommend a few to me?"
Lao Wang thought for a while and said: ""The Treasure Book of Flowers", "A Spring Dream", "The Queen of Ten Thousand Demons", and one called "Liao Zhai" just came out yesterday. It really opened my eyes, who can be harmonious with others?
Ghosts, humans and demons, humans and ghosts and demons, female ghosts, snake demons, and even dragons, I have to admit, the person who wrote this book is really a damn talent..."
Hearing this, Zhang Shan immediately became energetic and said: "Old Wang, after you finish reading these books, lend them to me..."
Picking Flowers, A Dream of Spring, and Marie Antoinette are not serious books at first glance. They are worthy of comparison with "Liao Zhai". One is a purely erotic novel, while the other has depth and connotation, either exposing the darkness of feudal rule or resisting the shackles of feudal ethics.
, expresses the author's pursuit of ideal love through the love between demons, ghosts, foxes and people. What serious people see is a breakthrough in feudal ethics, while old and unscrupulous people like Lao Wang see a life-and-death acquaintance and a reckless hero.
A quick son-in-law riding a dragon...
Not wanting to agree with each other, Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Lend me the "Ten Continent Monster Chronicles" for two days, and I'll return it to you after I've finished reading it..."
On the day the first volume of "Liao Zhai" was printed, Liu Hanyan told Li Mu that this book had been banned in ancient times, but here, Li Mu was not worried.
Firstly, the binding of feudal ethics on people's hearts here is not that deep. Secondly, Li Mu did not choose any chapters that might be politically sensitive, and Li Mu also deleted all the more explicit descriptions in the original work.
The "Liao Zhai" he handed over to the bookstore, in addition to some mysterious and strange things, most of the themes are love-based, such as "Xiao Qian", "Ying Ning", "Liancheng", etc., which are full of innocence, the true meaning of love, and
Praising the true love in the world, Wanwan’s eyes well up with tears every time I listen to Li Mu’s words...
Wanwan was Li Mu's first reader. He wanted to add some marginal content in the book to teach the innocent little girl a bad lesson, and Liu Hanyan was the first one not to let him go.
Li Mu was still on injury leave. He just came to the county government office to see if there was a chance to collect his emotions. Since there was no chance, he did not intend to talk to Lao Wang and the others about the matter of life and death.
Before leaving, Li Mu said to Lao Wang: "If this happens again next time, remember to tell me in advance..."
Even Li Qing didn't know about the matter of extracting the courage of zombies. Lao Wang had lived long enough and was knowledgeable, so he could serve as his spiritual consultant. Li Mude reminded him to prevent him from always being an afterthought.
After leaving the county government office, Li Mu went directly back home.
He has been recuperating at home these past few days. Although he found out about the person Su He asked him to inquire about, he never had the chance to tell her.
After returning home, Li Mu first cooked noodles for him and Wanwan. After lunch, he cooked again and made a few side dishes. He put them in the food box. When he passed by Yunyan Pavilion when he went out, he picked out a few story-telling novels.