Chapter 145 The Stone Fish is about to come out, exorcising evil spirits and human feelings
More than thirty taels of silver for a precious medicine is a considerable sum of money for any villager.
His father was willing to give him the precious medicine, firstly because he loved him, and secondly because he happened to have such a precious medicine at home.
Of course, in addition to this, it was also because he was the only son and his mother was not pregnant yet.
Practicing martial arts all the time is also a very boring thing.
The villagers watched the fun for only a while before they were soon attracted by other things.
Chen Yushu began to practice other martial arts.
Eighteen consecutive sword strikes, whirlwind sword technique, light and heavy sword technique, eight steps to chase the cicada, gecko wall climbing skill...
Of course, in order to avoid attracting so many people's attention again, Chen Yushu took out a few formation flags from the storage bag and placed them around the yard.
All of a sudden, the noise of his martial arts practice became quiet until his father approached.
"Yushu, go call Uncle Zhong and tell him to thank him for coming back this time.
By the way, go to the east end of the village and call out to Muramasa, your Uncle Xu.
But he probably won't come. His grandson drowned two days ago. Although he is almost recovered now, he still needs someone to take care of him.
But you still go.”
"Drowning?"
Hearing this, Chen Yushu was stunned and asked curiously.
"Yes, it's not far downstream from that wooden bridge.
It was really strange. The water was obviously very shallow, but he just couldn't get up. It was only when someone nearby saw him and called an adult that they pulled him up.
But I was still frightened and didn’t get out of bed for a few days.”
Chen Baihe shook his head and said.
"Yeah?"
Chen Yushu nodded, and almost instinctively thought of the stone fish.
Then, without asking any more questions, he stopped and walked out of the yard.
Soon, he came to the wooden bridge. Walking down the bridge, Chen Yushu immediately saw the stone fish.
This stone fish was very different from the ones he had seen before.
Because at this time, not only its head has been exposed, but also most of the lower half of its body has been exposed. At first glance, it looks like a big fish about to jump out of the water, as if it is about to pounce and eat people.
“It’s already so much above the water?”
Chen Yushu was shocked and quickly used the art of looking at qi.
At a glance!
Endless black fog rose up in an instant, almost covering the entire village, and the stone fish below seemed to have come alive, constantly colliding and jumping.
But for some reason, there were chains wrapped around it.
There were twelve chains across the riverbanks, but eight of them had been broken by the bridge's constant tossing and turning. Only four remained, still wrapped around it, securing it to the underside of the bridge.
suddenly.
The stone fish seemed to sense something, and its exposed eyes almost instantly locked onto Chen Yushu.
Chen Yushu was shocked and immediately stopped using the Qi-gazing technique.
But there was still a sense of horror that he had been 'discovered' by the other party.
"Sui level!
This stone fish is definitely a creature above the level of a demon."
Chen Yushu's heart was pounding and he felt the tension.
Even though he had always known that there was such a stone fish in his village, he had not practiced with it before and did not have a deep feeling about it. But now, with the strength of three incense sticks, he really "saw" the other party and truly felt its power.
This kind of power gave him the feeling that it was far stronger than Xiaohong's grandfather, the ancestor of the Zuo family.
It is an all-round suppression.
One kind of terror that makes you feel like you are no match for the opponent once you face him head-on.
Fortunately, the opponent was still tied up by the "chains" and unable to move.
Once it breaks free from all the chains, the bridge and the river will no longer be able to restrain it, and it will inevitably jump out and cause trouble.
The first to be affected must be the entire Beijiao Village.
"No wonder Sister Qiao'er asked me to help suppress this stone fish... time is really running out.
This can be seen from the fact that before, only half of its head was exposed, but now its entire body is about to jump out."
Chen Yushu's mind flashed with thoughts, and he also walked down the bridge, his face obviously much more serious.
And at this time he was almost certain that the murder of Muramasa's grandson was caused by this stone fish.
Because of the dry season in winter, only a shallow layer of water remains in this river, with the deepest layer only about knee-deep.
Can such shallow water drown people?
Generally speaking, it is impossible.
Thinking in his heart, he soon arrived at the door of Uncle Zhong's house.
The other side's door was open, and he could see the courtyard and the statue enshrined within the threshold at a glance.
There was incense burning on the statue. At this moment, Uncle Zhong seemed to be praying, muttering something, then bowed three times, and then inserted the incense in his hand into the incense burner.
"Uncle Zhong, my dad is calling you to eat."
Seeing this, Chen Yushu finally spoke.
“It’s Yushu.
I heard you were back yesterday, but I didn't see you then. Now I see you've grown taller and stronger. It seems you're doing well in the Liu family's pharmacy, right?"
When he saw Chen Yushu, Uncle Zhong's eyes lit up and he said with a smile.
"Thanks to you, it's actually pretty good."
Chen Yushu replied but did not step into the room.
Because he noticed that there was also a little ghost inside, lying under the table of the statue, looking at him quietly.
This little ghost has a pale face with a faint green glow. It should be the little ghost raised by Uncle Zhong.
If a house is haunted, it is best not to set foot in it unless the owner invites you, as this may easily lead to misunderstandings.
Although with his current strength, he doesn't need to care about just a little kid.
But this time he came to treat Uncle Zhong to a meal, so naturally he would not overstep his bounds easily.
"Yeah, I heard that the owner of your medicine shop took you in as his apprentice?
I've also heard of your shopkeeper Su Ming. He's said to be incredibly skilled in martial arts. If you could become his disciple, your future would be limitless."
Uncle Zhong said with a smile.
“Master is indeed a master of martial arts.
I am far inferior to him."
Chen Yushu said this casually, and then took Uncle Zhong towards his home.
On the way back, you naturally need to cross the wooden bridge.
But at this time, he deliberately did not look at the stone fish under the bridge. Only after crossing the bridge did he say, "These stone fish are coming out more and more.
I heard this thing is very evil, should we do something to prevent it?"
“Prevent what?
This stone fish has been there since our village was built, and nothing has happened to it over the years.
If something really was going to happen, it would have happened a long time ago.
Don’t listen to nonsense.”
Uncle Zhong waved his hand and warned.
Chen Yushu glanced at the other person, not knowing whether he was unaware of the dangers or simply didn't want to worry him. He just nodded and said casually, "Uncle Zhong, please go to my house first. I need to call Uncle Xu, the village chief, so we won't go together."
"Master Xu's home? What a coincidence.
It just so happened that his grandson had encountered an evil spirit recently. It was also a coincidence that I had been away for the past few days and only came back last night. He invited me early this morning.
I promised to go over later. Even if you hadn't come, I would have gone to take a look anyway.
In that case, let’s go together.”
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhong quickly began to explain.
"Okay then!"
Chen Yushu nodded and naturally had no objection.
So he went with him to Muramasa's house.
The Muramasa family is a wealthy family in Beijiao Village. They have their own house and yard, a large area of land, and a housekeeper.
Upon hearing that Uncle Zhong had arrived, the housekeeper quickly welcomed him in.
Chen Yushu naturally followed him in, and soon, he crossed a tall threshold and entered an antique room.
"Uncle Zhong, come and take a look at my grandson, what's going on?
It's been two days, and my head is still burning, and I haven't woken up yet."
Muramasa was an old man with half of his forehead bald. He was wearing a satin suit and was obviously different from ordinary villagers.
But when he saw Uncle Zhong, a look of respect appeared on his face.
Whether in the countryside or in the town, people have some respect for "capable" people like Uncle Zhong.
After all, no one knows when they will encounter trouble, and when the time comes, they will inevitably have to ask him for help.
At this time, this is obviously the case.
As the village chief, Xu Qing actually has a very high status in Beijiao Village. In addition, he controls nearly half of the village's land. Most of the villagers in Beijiao Village are actually his farmhands and depend on him for their livelihood.
Therefore, every household in the village was dissatisfied and criticized him in their hearts, but on the surface they were very respectful and were honored to invite him to their home for dinner.
Because this also means that one has face in the village.
The same thing happened when Chen Yushu's father invited him.
The reason he asked Chen Yushu to come was, firstly, because he was afraid he wouldn't have the face to show up. After all, he was just an ordinary herbalist in the village, and he was usually very honest and dutiful. Secondly, he felt that Chen Yushu's current status was different, and he needed the approval of the village chief, so the other party would probably give him some face... But just in case, he also specifically mentioned that the other party might not come because of his grandson's matter...
Chen Yushu felt helpless about this, and knew that it was not easy to change the other party's mind in a short period of time.
Fortunately, he had already bought a yard in Jianghuan Town.
During this period, you only need to persuade the other party to move your parents over and break away from the current living environment, and their ideas will naturally change.
“This is a lost soul.
In addition, he also had some bad luck on him.
If the evil within him is not removed, even if his soul is called back, it will be difficult for him to wake up."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhong stepped forward and carefully observed Xu Qing's grandson. It took him a while before he spoke.
"Please take more care of it, Uncle Zhong."
Xu Qing was startled when he heard this and gestured slightly. The housekeeper beside him quickly handed over a bag.
The bag was bulging, and when it was shaken, there was a slight sound of silver and coins rubbing against each other.
"Master Xu, what are you talking about? We are all from the same village. I naturally cannot bear to see the child unconscious. You are really embarrassing me."
Uncle Zhong shook his head and spoke.
“A little thought.
I also hope that Uncle Zhong will take more care of it."
Xu Qing spoke quickly.
"Oh well!"
Uncle Zhong nodded, then his face straightened and he said, “If you want to get rid of the evil spirit, you must have an old instrument to fix the evil spirit.
As long as the evil energy is settled and slowly absorbed, it will naturally be eliminated."
As he spoke, he took out a few things from his package.
A whip, a teapot, and two lamps were placed next to Xu Qing's grandson.
Chen Yushu stood aside and looked over.
It was discovered that Xu Qing's grandson Xu Zheng did indeed have an evil aura.
However, this evil spirit is not ordinary blood evil or fierce evil, but green evil.
This green evil is a kind of resentful evil. Once it entangles you, it is often very troublesome and cannot be eliminated by ordinary means of eliminating evil.
really.
Even though Uncle Zhong took out four old objects and placed them on either side of Xu Qing's grandson, he was only able to draw out a small amount of the evil spirit. Most of the resentment was still entangled with Xu Zheng.
At this time, those old instruments became obviously dim, which was a sign that they had absorbed evil spirits and could no longer function.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhong's face darkened.
Xu Qing, who had been noticing this situation, showed obvious nervousness on his face and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what's wrong?"
“There’s some trouble.
This evil spirit is much stronger than I imagined.
If it is just ordinary evil spirit, these four old tools of mine can at least eliminate half of it, if not all of it.
But now, not even one tenth of the tenth has been eliminated..."
Uncle Zhong looked a little unhappy.
"What should we do then?"
Xu Qing became anxious.
“These are just a few old items I have.
You can only absorb it once a day, and then you need to go home and take care of it, cleanse the evil spirits and gather the spirits."
Uncle Zhong also frowned and said, “That is to say, it will take me ten days to completely eliminate the evil spirit of your grandson.
But the tricky thing is that your grandson has lost his soul.
Once the human soul is lost for more than three days, it is difficult to find it again.
Once it exceeds seven days, there is almost no chance of recovery..."
"ah?
What happens if I can’t find it?”
Xu Qing's expression changed.
"You'll become a fool."
Uncle Zhong continued.
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Qing's face suddenly became ugly.
This Xu Zheng was his only grandson, so he naturally couldn't let him become a fool. He quickly said, "Then quickly summon his soul back."
“The current situation is that even if we recall it, we can’t go back.
Because there is still evil energy in his body.
Once a foreign soul enters, it can easily be swallowed by the evil spirit.
By then, there will be no room for recovery.”
As Uncle Zhong spoke, a trace of sweat appeared on his forehead. He said, "It's a pity that I was out for the past few days. If I had come back earlier, maybe there would have been some solution.
Now……"
"This...what should I do?"
Xu Qing suddenly became anxious.
"Actually, there is a solution."
It was not until this time that Chen Yushu finally spoke.
He also realized that Uncle Zhong really had no good solution at this time.
But think about it.
With his level of qi-reading skills, he naturally saw long ago that Uncle Zhong was only as skilled as a stick of incense, and his level was actually about the same as those people in the medicine shop who used to exorcise evil spirits for those people in the martial arts world.
The powerful ones have their own methods to get rid of evil spirits, while the ordinary ones can only use old tools to absorb evil spirits like Uncle Zhong, and then return home to offer incense and worship to get rid of evil spirits and gather spirits, hoping that they can continue to work the next day.
But this method is obviously very crude.
Unable to effectively ward off evil.
"What method?"
Xu Qing quickly looked towards Chen Yushu. At this moment, he seemed to have just seen him, and his face was startled. He said, "Are you Chen Yushu, the kid from the Qinghe family in the village?"
Seeing him nod, I quickly asked, "Do you really have a solution?"
"Of course there is."
Chen Yushu nodded and said frankly.
"Yushu, this is no joke."
Uncle Zhong on the side quickly gave a warning.
Although he looked up to Chen Yushu because he had become the disciple of Su Ming, the owner of the Liu Family Pharmacy, martial arts were martial arts, and exorcising evil spirits and summoning souls were the methods used by the ghost people, which could not be solved by martial arts.
Even his master Su Ming, a master of internal strength, couldn't do it.
Every profession has its own specialization!
“Uncle Zhong.
You come to summon the spirits.
I can just exorcise the evil spirit from him."
Chen Yushu said this, thought for a while, took out a talisman from his arms, and stuck it directly on Xu Zheng's forehead.
Sizzle...
Thick smoke spread out instantly.
And the talisman soon turned into a charred black.
But the evil spirit that was entangled on Xu Zheng's face was also quickly dissipated, and more than 30% was directly eliminated.
“Huh?
What kind of talisman is this?
Did he actually help him get rid of 30% of the evil spirits?"
Uncle Zhong was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw this, he was immediately surprised and asked.
"In other words, this talisman is effective?"
Xu Qing on the side also became a little excited.
"Didn't you see whether it worked or not?"
Uncle Zhong didn't bother to pay attention to Xu Qing. He just looked at Chen Yushu and asked, "Why do you have such a talisman on you? Did your master give it to you?"
“This is an amulet to ward off evil spirits.
It can naturally also be effective in removing evil spirits.
But this talisman was not given by my master, but is mine."
As Chen Yushu spoke, he flipped his hand and another talisman appeared in his hand. He said, “This talisman is sold for eight taels of silver in Jianghuan Town.
A total of three cards are needed to remove the evil spirit from Xu Zheng.
Uncle Xu, I won't charge you much, just twenty taels of silver for the three pieces. You can just give them to my father when the time comes."
"Okay, okay, okay... no problem."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing nodded repeatedly without any hesitation.
For Xu Qing, the safety of his grandson is the most important thing, and a little money is nothing at all.
Uncle Zhong, who was standing by, couldn't help but reveal a complicated look in his eyes. Seeing this, he quickly began to prepare a method to summon the soul.
"Then I'll continue."
Chen Yushu nodded, then took the talisman and stuck it on Xu Zheng's head again.
Sizzle...
The sound of the evil spirit being dissipated rang out again.
In fact, with Chen Yushu's current means, there is no need to go through so much trouble to get rid of the evil.
By using a technique to dispel evil spirits, no matter what kind of evil spirit it is, it can be quickly eliminated without leaving any trace.
But people are sometimes like this. The simpler you handle things, the less attention others will pay to you, and they will not realize the cleverness of this method at all.
It's also difficult, thank you for your kindness.
Of course he didn't care about Xu Qing's favor.
But his father needed it.
So, he simply took out the talisman and used the value of the talisman to show his kindness.
Direct, yet easy to use.
In this way, after the three talismans were used up, the evil spirit on Xu Zheng's body was also dissipated.
At this time, Uncle Zhong completed the soul-calling ceremony. Soon, Chen Yushu saw the soul of Xu Zheng swaying not far away. Uncle Zhong's green-faced ghost was led over.
“Here I come!”
Uncle Zhong let out a low cry, then pinched his fingers together and quickly growled, "Return to the soul!"
Then the little ghost slapped Xu Zheng's soul on the forehead.
Push it directly onto Xu Zheng's body.
"ah……"
Then, there was a soft cry, and Xu Zheng, who had been unconscious, screamed and opened his eyes.
"Zheng'er, Zheng'er, how are you?"
Seeing this, Xu Qing shouted hurriedly.
"Grandpa, I'm fine.
I just have a slight headache."
Xu Zheng shook his head and rubbed his head.
Seeing this, Chen Yushu laughed in his heart, wouldn't it be a headache?
That green-faced little ghost didn't know the severity of the damage. A slap on his soul would at least make him feel pain for a day or two.
But that doesn't matter.
Because he was truly awake and nothing serious was wrong with him.
"It's okay, it's okay.
This time, thanks to your brother Yushu and Uncle Zhong.
If they hadn't intervened, you wouldn't have woken up so easily this time. Why don't you get up and thank them?"
Xu Qing also became excited, and quickly greeted and spoke.
(End of this chapter)
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