Chapter 107: One person dies every day. As a neighbor, it’s my duty to help, right?
Evil ghost!
There is an evil spirit lurking on this old man.
However, what surprised Chen Yushu was that this evil ghost did not gain any advantage.
There seemed to be a special protective layer on the old man's body. The evil ghost kept grabbing at him but was unable to break through the protective layer.
"This is……"
Chen Yushu quickly used the Qi-gazing technique and immediately discovered that there was a special layer of rainbow light on the old man.
“Fame and rainbow light.
This is the rainbow light of fame and fortune.
No wonder Uncle Zhong said before that after reading, you will no longer be afraid of ghosts.
Because once a scholar passes the imperial examination, he will be protected by the government. Boys have only a shallow layer of protection, while scholars have a thicker layer, and it is different for juren.
One layer upon another.
Because of this, ordinary ghosts can't get close to them, nor can they harm them."
Chen Yushu looked at the thick layer of rainbow light and suddenly understood.
The rainbow light of fame and fortune can ward off ghosts and gods.
This old man was none other than the old instructor Li Wenshu. He was a genuine Jinshi who was canonized by the emperor. Although he was demoted and returned home, his fame remained, and naturally the aura of his fame was still there.
This thick layer is so thick that even the evil ghost in front of him cannot break it.
However, Chen Yushu also noticed it.
As the evil ghost continued to grab, the thick layer of fame and glory was actually being gradually eroded.
If it continues for a long time, it may still be torn after being scratched for a day or two.
"You're here."
Seeing Chen Yushu, Li Wenshu's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and handed him some books, saying, "These are the contents that might be tested during the boy's examination. I have picked them out for you. Please take a good look at them.
After reading it thoroughly, with your knowledge, it shouldn't be difficult to pass the exam."
"Thank you, Teacher Li."
Chen Yushu bowed slightly and his eyes fell on these books. In fact, he had read most of them.
However, some articles such as classics and history are indeed his weaknesses, and they need to be read carefully and become familiar with them.
"Okay, get familiar with it."
Li Wenshu knew that once Chen Yushu started reading, he didn't like to be disturbed, so he tactfully prepared to leave.
"etc."
But Chen Yushu stopped him and said, "Teacher Li, have you offended anyone recently?"
"Um?
Why do you say that?
Li Wenshu was stunned.
"Don't you feel that something is wrong with you?"
Chen Yushu asked.
"Recently, I do feel a little less energetic. It seems I'm really getting old.
I used to be able to read all day and all night without feeling tired, but yesterday I just went to bed a little late and I felt very tired.”
Li Wenshu thought about it and couldn't help showing a trace of emotion on his face.
"With someone lying on top of you, how can you not be tired?"
Chen Yushu couldn't help but explain.
Li Wenshu's face changed. He was not a scholar who only knew how to study. He had heard and seen many ghost stories in this world.
He reacted immediately and asked in a low voice, "You mean, there's something behind me?"
Seeing Chen Yushu nod, his face became serious for once, and he said, "Do you know what he looks like? Why is he pestering me?
I, Li Wenshu, have done nothing wrong, and I am not afraid of ghosts knocking on my door.
Not to mention, I have the rainbow light of fame on me, how did he get on my body?"
"He looks like a middle-aged man with a pale face... As for why he possessed you, there are many reasons. Firstly, he is a direct relative of yours.
Only immediate family members can be unafraid of fame and fortune and directly lie on you to harm you.
Another possibility is that you have his belongings on you.
In this way, it can appear in a dignified manner, without being affected by the backlash of your fame and glory."
Chen Yushu first described it, and then began to explain.
These were also the statements he saw in Li Chao's Record of Seeing Ghosts, which was a statement mentioned by Li Chao when he helped deal with a ghost incident in a scholar's house.
Of course, the other party described it as the scholar who was cruel and disdained his mother's illness, which was a burden to him, so he starved her to death.
Then his mother came to his house and harassed him every day, so he asked Li Chao to deal with it.
At that time, the other party mentioned that people who have achieved fame and honor are not afraid of ghosts and gods. Both situations may cause ghosts to possess them and harass them day and night.
As for other reasons, of course there are, but they are relatively more complicated.
"Could it be this thing?"
Li Wenshu was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out a hairpin from his head.
This is a jade hairpin with a simple and ancient style. It is indeed a headdress that many scholars like to wear.
Chen Yushu reached out to take it. It was cold to the touch, and there was a strong yin energy. He nodded immediately and said, "It's basically confirmed. This should be the object behind you.
When I saw you yesterday, you didn't have this on your head.
Who gave this to you?
This jade hairpin feels so cold, even an ordinary person would feel something is wrong when holding it..."
As Chen Yushu spoke, he took out a talisman from his arms and covered it with it.
Sizzle...
In an instant, the talisman became pitch black.
This is a manifestation of negative energy and evil spirit, which are both very serious.
When the talisman took effect, the evil ghost behind Li Wenshu even made a grimacing gesture, as if warning someone of something.
"This jade hairpin was given to me by my student Ziming, who personally put it on me... I felt something was amiss with his expression at the time."
Li Wenshu's expression changed as he spoke, "I'll go find him right away.
I never thought that even after I was banished and sent back to my hometown, those people would still not let me go..."
Chen Yushu quickly stopped him and said, "Although this thing doesn't pose a big threat to you in the short term, it can be quite harmful over time.
Not to mention, if he can't hurt you, can he hurt your family?
Since Teacher Li has taken such good care of me, I will help you get rid of him."
"etc.
Aren't you an apprentice in a pharmacy?
How can you deal with these things? "
Li Wenshu seemed to react at that moment and suddenly asked in surprise.
“Just a little bit.”
Chen Yushu waved his hand, then immediately changed his tone and said, "Do you want to leave on your own, or do you want me to ask you to leave?"
The evil ghost suddenly raised his head with an extremely sinister look, and was eager to attack Chen Yushu.
Walking in the underworld is like a person emitting the "fragrance" of qi and blood all over his body, entering the underworld world, like a firefly in the dark night, attracting the attention of ghosts.
In this situation, many ghosts can't help but come closer to find out what's going on. If the other party is easy to deal with, then they don't mind having a good meal.
If it seems difficult, they will hesitate and be wary before they start to be willing to communicate.
Obviously, at this time, Chen Yushu's actual level of cultivation was only at the level of one incense stick. The main reason was that due to his martial arts training, his qi and blood were much stronger than those of ordinary people who practiced the Yin sect.
The aroma is stronger.
This evil ghost had the illusion that there was a delicious meal in front of him that could satisfy his hunger.
"Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit!
If you don't understand, don't blame me for being rude!"
Chen Yushu growled, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
"Little kid, you asked for this."
The evil ghost finally spoke at this time. A red light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he was about to lead Chen Yushu into the illusion.
However, Chen Yushu remained unmoved, and even showed a hint of sarcasm on his face.
He had reached a state of great concentration and could even resist the illusions of evil ghosts, let alone the evil ghost in front of him.
Then he stretched out his hand and swung a talisman out.
This is the ghost-killing talisman!
The one in front of me is, after all, an evil ghost.
Ordinary house-guarding talismans and evil-repelling talismans cannot cause any harm to it at all.
Therefore, the first move Chen Yushu made was the ghost-killing talisman.
Sizzle...
Suddenly, an expression of obvious pain appeared on the evil ghost's face, and the bloody aura on his body shook.
After one, another.
Chen Yushu threw out five talismans in succession.
Sizzle...
"ah……"
It could no longer hold on and quickly rushed out from Li Wenshu. Its pair of ghost claws seemed to tear the surrounding air apart as it quickly and fiercely slashed towards Chen Yushu.
Chen Yushu seemed to have anticipated this. He quickly formed seals with his hands and then pressed down quickly.
boom!
The evil ghost that just rushed out immediately felt a terrifying and powerful oppressive force coming from the sky and earth, which quickly pressed its body to the ground.
Then, Chen Yushu threw out the talisman again.
Swish!
boom!
Thunder in the void.
It hit it directly, making its body become illusory immediately.
"Please spare my life, Master, please spare my life. I will never dare to do it again..."
At this time, the evil ghost finally felt scared. He didn't expect that the man in front of him was so capable and had the strength to suppress him. He immediately begged for mercy.
"It's not that you don't dare anymore, you just know you're going to die."
However, Chen Yushu showed no mercy. He shook his body and hit the soul-breaking ruler hard.
puff!
A hurricane swept through.
The evil spirit disappeared in an instant.
He knocked it apart immediately.
Chen Yushu quickly lowered his gaze to the ground.
Unfortunately, no soul beads were left.
"This thing, is it dead?"
Li Wenshu sensed the movement in Wenchang Pavilion and asked in surprise.
"Dead."
Chen Yushu nodded, slightly dissatisfied with this move.
Still too cautious.
A few talismans were wasted.
He should just use the Soul-Breaking Ruler to hit it and pull it out alive. After all, although the evil ghost is lying on Teacher Li's body, it can't hurt him at all.
It was different from the previous time in the pharmacy, where we still had to take into consideration the life conditions of the possessed warriors.
"Master Li, there seemed to be thunder just now. Are you okay?"
But at this moment, a teacher who had been guarding the door of Wenchang Pavilion walked in and asked curiously.
"It's okay, I just bumped into the bookshelf."
Li Wenshu waved his hand and quickly sent the instructor away. He couldn't help but look at Chen Yushu and said, "So, you are still a ghost walker?"
"Life forces me."
Chen Yushu replied.
“I’m not advising you to give up these things, but studying is the right path.
I think you should put more attention on studying.
Whether it is martial arts training or studying, it is ultimately not as good as a scholar, who can rise straight up to become second only to one person and above ten thousand people."
After Li Wenshu finished speaking, he did not stay here for long. Now that someone could not hold back and attacked him, he had to do something to respond.
Of course, the first thing is to clean up the house...
Thinking of this, his face became a little gloomy.
“Of course you have to read.
But you have to think clearly about how to read and why to read.
Studying to become an official?"
Chen Yushu shook his head.
Compared to being an official, he was more looking forward to the halo of fame and honor that would surround him after he gained it.
Because that can indeed prevent ghosts.
Among ghosts, the evil ghost is considered to be very powerful.
But no matter how hard it tried, it could only slightly diminish the rainbow light of fame and fortune on Li Wenshu's body. It would take at least one or two days to completely diminish it and thus harm him.
If he had this thing on him, he would be invincible if he really had to face a ghost.
"As for this jade hairpin... the evil spirit has been eliminated, and after polishing off the evil spirits on it, it is in pretty good condition.
It should be able to be exchanged for dozens of taels of silver..."
Chen Yushu glanced at the jade hairpin in his hand and put it away.
Then he continued reading.
…
In the next few days, Chen Yushu became more regular.
Every day I go back and forth between the pharmacy, Ningjing Academy, and home.
Li Wenshu has not appeared for several days since the last incident.
Chen Yushu was actually happy to see this happen, because it would give him more time to read books.
As a result, his reading experience improved rapidly.
According to his estimation, he would be promoted again in another day or two.
Of course, a lot has happened in the past few days.
First of all, people died one after another in Qianjia Village.
On the first day, it was the hunter Qian Hu, and on the second day, it was a herbalist named Qian Jiawang who was found dead on the beam of his own house. Just like Qian Hu, he was bitten on the neck and all the blood was sucked out of his body.
Upon hearing the news, Chen Yushu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the other person was not the other person from Qianjia Village who went up the mountain with them.
But on the third day, when he heard that it was Qian Yungen who died, his heart inexplicably tightened and he sensed that something was wrong.
It can't be such a coincidence.
With one person dying every day, in a village of more than a hundred people, there were two people he knew who went up the mountain with them.
In addition, he found out through Qian Qian that the herbalist named Qian Jiawang had also been to Tianyuan Mountain when he was on their mountain that day.
This is right.
That day, Chen Yushu asked about the whereabouts of his master, Liu Qingyan and others, especially the geomancer Lu Yizi.
He felt that he had to inform the other party about this matter.
However, I learned from the master that they went back the next day after they came back.
Liu Qingyan, Lu Yizi, Liu Hexuan and others all left, saying that their goal had been achieved and they had to go back quickly to prepare for the treatment of Old Man Liu.
“…”
Chen Yushu was stunned at that time.
Didn’t Lu Yizi also ask him to help deal with the evil spirit that wiped out the Li family?
Why did you leave without saying a word?
Although the master also mentioned that the other party had specifically looked for him once before leaving, that was at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, and he had already gone to Ningjing Academy to study.
"So, from now on, the four most dangerous people are me, Qian Qian, Ji Xiong, and Wang Zheng."
Chen Yushu's mind started to work rapidly.
According to the principle of proximity, that "thing" will follow the smell and will definitely cause trouble for them first.
An invisible sense of crisis filled Chen Yushu with a sense of urgency.
I am trying harder to think of a solution.
“That thing is most likely related to the ghost bride.
After discovering that the ghost bride was dead, she immediately jumped out of the mound.
First we found Qian Hu, then Qian Jiawang, Qian Yungen... If we calculate one per day, we in town will be next. Of course, it's also possible that the people in Qianjia Village will continue to be unlucky... After all, it's a two-hour journey from Qianjia Village to town... But I can't gamble."
Chen Yushu knows his abilities.
He is no longer afraid of evil spirits.
But it won’t work if it’s against a fierce ghost.
He still feels the lingering fear of the threat posed to him by the ghost bride.
As for this 'enemy', he had seen it clearly when he was observing the aura beside the mound, much better than the ghost lady.
“We have to be prepared to deal with it.
Otherwise, you will die without even knowing how you died."
Chen Yushu muttered to himself, then silently turned his gaze towards the last house.
He knew that there were two people from the doorway living there.
One is the corpse raiser Zhao Yufeng, and the other is the sword-carrying man Qi Jichuan.
The aura of the corpse raiser was too thick, and there was a special layer of obstruction, so he couldn't see it clearly even with his aura-seeing technique. But the man with a sword on his back was a real Taoist who had reached the level of three incense sticks, and was also a martial artist at the level of internal strength. His strength was undoubtedly powerful.
In a situation where he had almost no confidence in relying on his own strength, the only thing he could think of was to borrow help.
As a good neighbor, it should be okay to help out appropriately, right?
Before, he just wanted to escape.
Now he also feels that neighbors should help each other. You can't just alienate someone just because he has a weird personality and likes to hang out with corpses, right?
That doesn't make sense.
Of course, in addition to this, he himself has also worked very hard during this period.
First of all, let’s talk about talismans.
When it comes to taking things, ordinary talismans are almost useless, so he mainly draws ghost-killing talismans and lightning-inducing talismans.
As for the talismans in the second volume of Chaoyang Talismans, although he wanted to learn and draw them, it was already too late in terms of time.
Because it takes time to draw a new talisman, which may take two or three hours at the shortest, or one or two days at the longest.
He doesn't have time now.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to draw a few more ghost-killing talismans and lightning-inducing talismans.
It is also worth mentioning that he put up the house-warding talisman in the yard again.
It is to be able to detect at the first moment whether the enemy is coming and to react at the first moment.
As for Xiaoyin, he now keeps her by his side every day and doesn't dare leave her alone at home.
After all, Jianghuan Town is not peaceful nowadays.
There are many people in the underworld, from all walks of life, and the interpersonal relationships are mixed. There are at least three silent fights almost every day.
In addition, there are also tomb robbing, performing at ghost halls, opening coffins, raising ghosts... and there are people who have mastered one or two tricks of the trade.
He never looks down on anyone.
Naturally, you will be more cautious and more secure.
In addition, he has made great progress in martial arts.
He drank Qi and Blood Soup and Yang Yuan Soup every day, and added Red Cloud Ganoderma Lucidum to stimulate his Qi and blood. His progress in Yao Wang Zhuang Gong and Yao Wang Locking Power Gong was rapid.
He had mastered the Eighteen-Strike Sword Technique and the Eight-Step Chasing Cicada Technique, and had also mastered the Gale Sword Technique to a small degree.
“But it’s not enough.
Fortunately, within today, my incense cultivation will be able to reach perfection, and then I can ignite the earth fire and start the second incense stick of cultivation."
Chen Yushu glanced at the attribute panel.
Immortal cultivation level: One stick of incense (97/100)
I felt relieved.
After all, the cultivation level of one stick of incense is still too low.
The 'technique' used has limited power.
Two incense sticks represent an increase in one’s spiritual attainment.
The same technique will inevitably increase its power significantly.
It can also greatly improve his safety.
When he arrived at the pharmacy, Chen Yushu glanced at the hall, which was full of people.
The apprentices were all very busy preparing and decocting medicines.
The doctor's apprentice followed the doctor and helped treat the wounds.
In this situation, Chen Yushu felt embarrassed to go upstairs to practice martial arts alone, so he started to get busy in the pharmacy.
Although he was exempted from work, he would still volunteer to help out if the pharmacy was particularly busy. After all, he was essentially an apprentice.
"Brother Xu, what's going on this time?
Why are there so many wounded?"
While Chen Yushu was decocting the medicine, he asked Xu San.
"Yesterday morning, a well-known knight in the martial arts world led a group of people to break into the Water Curtain Ditch.
The result was heavy casualties.
These people are possessed by ghosts and are killing each other.
Fortunately, there were still capable people inside who said that the malaria had been broken, and these people came to their senses. They all returned to the town and started treatment.
This is considered lucky.
I heard that more than ten people who didn't retreat yesterday have died, and even that knight was said to have been unable to come out."
Xu San was busy yesterday afternoon, and of course he also heard a lot of news from those people in the underworld.
“This is already the third wave during this period.
Every time, some people die.
I don’t know what’s there that’s so attractive.”
An apprentice named Xu Hao next to him shook his head and said.
“That’s the tomb of a great martial artist, who was much more powerful than the shopkeeper when he was alive.
Moreover, he was a famous bandit. It was said that the treasures he had looted over the years were buried there, as well as the martial arts secrets he had learned during his lifetime. Which one would not make people excited?
It is quite normal that so many people come here.
I just don’t know when this will stop.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan, an apprentice, also joined the discussion.
“I heard it’s coming soon.
I just heard from Manager Zhou that someone from the government office has arrived, saying they want to organize everyone and go explore together. Maybe we can find the tomb.”
Xu San quickly spoke up, then looked at Lu Yuan and said, "How's the situation in your Qianjia Village going?"
"have no idea.
But I've already reported it to the police, and I heard they've sent people from the Underworld Suppression Department to deal with it. I hope they can get rid of that thing..."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.
Chen Yushu was silent, and Jianghuan Town was in real chaos.
While busy, Chen Yushu saw Qian Qian waving at him at the backyard door with obvious panic on his face. He had an idea and hurried over.
"Master Qian, what's wrong?"
Chen Yushu asked.
"Something happened!"
Qian Qian whispered, "Ji Xiong is missing."
(End of this chapter)
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