NOVEL NEXT Chapter 4: The teacher will tell you the truth
Chapter 4: The teacher will tell you the truth
”Mr Li Chu, are you going for a walk?”
”Yes.”
”Mr Li Chu, have you eaten? Let’s go together!”
”Yes, thank you.”
On the way back, villagers who had eaten dinner greeted him warmly. , and some people who had just started to smoke invited him to the table, and Li Chu responded with a smile one by one.
Deyunguan has been here for many years, and the surrounding villages are very familiar with the master and the apprentice. Li Chu has always been very popular – who wouldn’t like a handsome, humble and polite little Taoist priest.
Especially the young girls in the village.
It doesn’t matter whether he is handsome or not, the main thing is that they like Taoist priests.
No one would have thought that this little Taoist priest with a harmless face had killed a wave of water ghosts by the river just a moment ago.
Li Chu didn’t bother to show off.
In his opinion, cutting off a river with a sword is not a powerful means.
He had heard at a storytelling stall in Yuhang Town that there was a man named Tong in Bai Yujing, Kunlun, who was said to be invincible. The leaders of two countries in the Western Region were disrespectful to Bai Yujing. He directly pulled two peaks from the Kunlun Mountains, flew over and suppressed the two countries, one in each hand.
There is a clan in the East China Sea who raise dragons for a living. The Heluo royal family once wanted to force them to serve the court, so their clansmen commanded nine heavenly dragons, setting off a huge tsunami that flooded four continents and wiped out all life. The emperor at that time personally went to the altar to admit his mistake and set aside twelve islands for them to build a country, and then he gave up.
These are called great supernatural powers and great scenes.
Not to mention that he was far away, but there was such a great god as the master nearby. How could he be arrogant?
After that, it’s time to work hard on killing monsters, which I won’t mention for the time being.
At night, Li Chu had a strange dream.
In the dream, he came to the Blackwater River again, and saw a carp with golden scales and six white beards coming up from the river. It flashed and suddenly transformed into an old man with a white beard.
The old man bowed to him and said: “I belong to the koi clan in the Heishui River. Over the years, the water ghost has occupied our hometown and caused trouble.
We are unable to drive him away, so we dare not be angry and dare not speak. Today, the long sword of the trail cut off the water ghost. Ghost, you actually helped our family fulfill their long-cherished wish for many years, so I came here to express my gratitude.”
Li Chu said: “Old man, there is no need to be polite. It is the duty of my generation to eliminate demons and protect the Tao.” “
Haha.” The old man laughed twice. : “If the little Taoist adheres to the right path like this, he will definitely have good luck and a long life in the future!”
As he said that, he turned around and turned into a stream of light again and threw himself into the water, causing a big wave.
Li Chu suddenly woke up and found that it was already dawn.
”You came here to express your gratitude to Meng? Why bother? It’s just a small effort, and I don’t really care.”
Li Chu muttered to himself, but the corners of his mouth were raised unconsciously.
Koi are psychic and are an extremely rare group of intelligent people among aquatic tribes. It is said that they can also help people have good fortunes. This is why wealthy families often raise koi as feng shui fish.
If you get its blessing, maybe you will really get lucky.
After breakfast, I came to the front hall and repeated the same process.
What was different from the past was that footsteps quickly sounded outside this morning.
The footsteps sounded very hasty, and Li Chu hurriedly sat upright with a serious look on his face.
There are two types of people who come to Taoist temples to offer incense. One is a daily believer. Most of the incense money of these people flows slowly. Although they often offer incense, it is not too much. The others do not burn incense on a regular basis, but they hug someone’s thigh temporarily. These kinds of people who come in a hurry are mostly asking for help from the gods, so they are much more generous.
This kind of rapid pace is often a big fish.
What came through the door was indeed a big fish.
The person who came was wearing a brocade-embellished black dress, a bonnet hat, a long black sheath knife on his waist, and shiny cowhide official boots. Although his figure is a little out of shape and his appearance is not that out of the ordinary, he does have a somewhat majestic air based on his outfit and the aura he has accumulated over the years.
This man was familiar to Li Chu. He was the police chief of Yuhang Town, Zhou Dafu.
When he came to see Li Chu, there must have been another case involving ghosts and gods in the town. Otherwise, a person like him would go to Chunman Tower a hundred and eighty times and still not come to Deyun Temple once to offer incense.
”Little Taoist Priest, hey, I haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you so much.” Zhou Dafu put a smile on his face and sat on the futon opposite Li Chu.
”Thank you, Captain Zhou, for your concern.” Li Chu replied calmly: “Captain Zhou came to see me. Could it be that there is another difficult case in the town?” “
I originally planned to come to the temple to pay my respects.” Zhou Dafu said, then paused. After a pause, he added: “It’s just that a case happened last night.”
Li Chu had almost memorized his clichés and was too lazy to respond. He just nodded and said, “Please speak.”
Zhou Dafu didn’t waste any more nonsense and said directly: “It’s really a strange thing to say! Shopkeeper Xue, who runs a silk and satin shop,was murder at his home. He and several servants were killed together, and the death was extremely miserable! But the strange thing is that all the people who died were men! The master of the family took care of the servants, and none of the men were left alive, but the women were unscathed. Including Shopkeeper Xue, concubine who was sleeping in the same bed with him.”
”Huh?”
Li Chu was also a little puzzled. He had never seen such a thing before. However, he does not have much knowledge. There are all kinds of evil things in the world, and some new ones are normal.
”After investigation and interviews, I suspect that this matter is related to the resentful spirits.” Zhou Dafu continued: “So I would like to ask the Taoist Priest to come with me.” “
Okay.” Li Chu nodded.
”Maybe we will stay there tonight.” Zhou Dafu added.
Li Chu frowned slightly.
If I stay in town for the night, it means that I can’t do today’s practice, and the record of killing monsters that I have persisted on for many days will be cut off.
Zhou Dafu said hurriedly: “You can add money.”
He had dealt with Li Chu a lot and knew his habits very well, and he knew that the overnight stay was an additional price.
If people in the government ask practitioners to help, they can receive a reward. The reward will vary depending on the difficulty of the case, but overall it is quite considerable.
In fact, Zhou Dafu could also go to Hangzhou City to ask Shangfeng for help. There was a Chaotian Palace station in Hangzhou City, and he could ask for help from cultivators affiliated with the imperial court. It’s just that Chaotian Que is very busy, and always asking for help will give people the impression of being incompetent in handling cases, and the credit will be divided. As a result, the town’s catchers are more willing to find cultivators in the surrounding area.
Although there is an extra bounty payment, the bounty is paid by the imperial court. Can public money be called money?
After this operation, Li Chu will receive the reward and I will receive the credit. Maybe you will make some profit, but I will definitely not lose…
Hearing this, Li Chu’s brows immediately widened: “What did Zhou Dafu say? For the sake of the peace of this town, of course I have a duty to do this! I will go and talk to my master right away.”
Li Chu got up and went to the backyard. After walking a few steps, he turned around and emphasized again: “This is not about money.” “
Of course.”
Zhou Dafu agreed with a smile on his face, and at the same time said to himself, I believe you are a ghost.
Li Chu came to the backyard.
Yu Qian was still at the stone table, holding a scripture in his hand and reading, his clothes fluttering and his fairy spirit fluttering.
”Master.” Li Chu said: “The town’s police chief called me to help deal with a case that may be related to resentful spirits. I may not come back tonight.”
Yu Qian raised his eyes and said with concern: “Be careful. You must pay attention to safety. If there are evil spirits that cannot be dealt with, be sure to save your life and come back and tell the master.”
Disciple understands!”
Hearing this, Li Chu was slightly excited. This is why he is full of confidence every time he goes out to do things.
There is a master who knows everything!
With Yu Qian’s words, everything in the world can be saved. If you encounter any monsters that you can’t deal with, just come back to the master. How reassuring.
…
Watching Li Chu leave with the iron sword on his back, Yu Qian returned his eyes to the picture album in his hand.
I just heard him murmuring vaguely: “If there is an evil thing in Yuhang Town that you can’t defeat, you must come back and tell your master… Then we, master and disciple, will run away together… Keep Qingshan here, don’t worry about it.
The breeze blew by, flipping the cover of the picture album, and there were three big characters, Jiu, Wei and Gui.