Chapter 4: I will cover for you [New book, please collect it! ]
"Master Xiao Li, let's take a walk."
"yes."
"Master Xiao Li, have you eaten? Let's eat together!"
"I have eaten, thank you."
On the way back, some villagers who had just finished dinner greeted him warmly, and some families whose homes had just started to smoke invited him to join them. Li Chu responded with a smile.
Deyun Temple has been here for many years, and the surrounding villages are very familiar with the master and apprentice. Li Chu has always been very popular - who would not 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, what matters most is that I like Taoist priests.
No one would have thought that this harmless-looking little Taoist priest had handsomely killed a group of water ghosts by the river just a moment ago.
Li Chu was too lazy to show off.
In his opinion, cutting a river with a sword was not a very powerful move.
He had heard at the storytelling stand in Yuhang Town that there was a man named Tong in Kunlun Baiyujing who was known to be invincible. When the rulers of two countries in the Western Regions were disrespectful to Baiyujing, he simply plucked two peaks from the Kunlun Mountains, flew over and picked one in each hand, and suppressed the two countries.
There was a tribe in the East China Sea that raised dragons for a living. The Heluo royal family once wanted to force them to serve the court, so the tribe controlled nine dragons and set off a tsunami, flooding the four continents and causing great suffering to all living beings. The emperor at that time personally went to the altar to admit his mistake and allocated twelve islands for them to establish a country, and only then did he give up.
These are called great supernatural powers and grand scenes.
Not to mention those far away, with a great god like the Master nearby, how could he be proud?
After that, it’s time to work hard on killing monsters, which I won’t go into for now.
At night, Li Chu had a strange dream.
In his dream, he came to the bank of the Heishui River again and saw a carp with golden scales and six white whiskers emerging from the river. It dodged and suddenly turned into an old man with a white beard.
The old man bowed to him and said, "I am from the Koi Clan in the Blackwater River. Over the years, that water ghost has occupied our hometown and caused trouble. We are powerless to drive him away, so we dare not say anything. Today, I killed the water ghost with my sword, which really helped our clan fulfill a long-cherished wish. I came here to express my gratitude."
Li Chu said: "Old man, there is no need to be polite. It is the duty of people like us who practice Taoism to eliminate demons and defend the Dao."
"Haha." The old man laughed twice: "Young Taoist priest, if you stick to the right path, you will surely have good fortune and a long life in the future!"
As he said this, he turned around and transformed into a stream of light again and plunged into the water, creating a huge wave.
Li Chu suddenly woke up and found that it was already dawn.
"Why bother coming all the way to thank you in my dream? It's just a small favor, I don't really care."
Li Chu muttered to himself, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
Koi are psychic, and are an extremely rare intelligent species among aquatic creatures. It is said that they can also help people change their fortunes. This is why wealthy families often raise koi as Feng Shui fish.
If you get its blessing, maybe you will really be lucky.
After breakfast, I went to the front hall and repeated the same process.
What was different from the past was that this morning, footsteps were heard outside quickly.
The footsteps sounded hurried. Li Chu quickly sat up straight with a serious expression.
There are two types of people who come to the Taoist temple to burn incense. One type is daily believers. Most of these people donate money slowly and often make offerings, but not too much. The other type is people who don't burn incense on weekdays but come to the temple to ask for favors at the last minute. Most of these people come in a hurry to ask for something from the gods, so they are much more generous.
Such rapid footsteps often indicate a big fish.
It turned out to be a big fish when it came in.
The man was wearing a black robe with brocade, a black hat, a long sword with a black sheath on his waist, and shiny cowhide official boots. Although his figure was a little out of shape and his appearance was nothing special, he had a sense of majesty with this outfit and the momentum accumulated over the years.
Li Chu was familiar with this man. He was the head of the Yuhang Town constable squad, Zhou Dafu.
He came to see Li Chu, it must be because there was another case involving ghosts and gods in the town. Otherwise, a person like him would go to Chunmanlou to burn incense a hundred or eighty times, but would never come to Deyun Temple to burn incense once.
"Little Taoist priest, hehe, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much." Zhou Dafu put on a smile and sat on the cushion 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 town?"
"I was planning to come to the temple to pay my respects," Zhou Dafu said, and after a pause, he added, "It's just that a case happened last night."
Li Chu had almost memorized his set phrases, and was too lazy to respond. He just nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Zhou Dafu didn't waste any more words and said directly, "This is really a strange thing! Manager Xue, who runs a silk shop, had a murder in his home. He and several servants were killed, and their deaths were extremely miserable! But the strange thing is that all the dead were men! His master and his servants, no male was spared, but the women were unharmed. Including Manager Xue's new concubine, she slept in the same bed with him and nothing happened."
"Huh?"
Li Chu was also a little puzzled, he had never seen such a thing. But he did not have much experience, there were all kinds of evil things in the world, it was normal to see some new ones.
"After investigating and visiting, I suspect that this matter is related to vengeful spirits." Zhou Dafu continued: "So I would like to ask the young Taoist priest to accompany me."
"Okay." Li Chu nodded.
"Maybe we'll have to stay there tonight," Chow Tai Fook said again.
Li Chu frowned slightly.
If I stay in the town at night, it means I won't be able to practice today, and the monster-killing record that I have maintained for many days will also be broken.
Zhou Dafu hurriedly said: "You can add money."
He had many dealings with Li Chu and was very familiar with his habits, and knew that there was a different price for overnight stay.
If officials ask practitioners for help, they can receive a reward. The amount of the reward varies depending on the difficulty of the case, but generally it is quite considerable.
In fact, Zhou Dafu could also go to Hangzhou City to ask for help from Shangfeng. There is a Chaotianque station in Hangzhou City, and he can ask for help from cultivators affiliated with the court. However, Chaotianque is busy, and always asking for help will give people the impression that he is incompetent, and the credit will be diluted. In this way, the town's head constables are more willing to find cultivators nearby.
Although there was an additional bounty expenditure, the bounty was paid by the court. Can public money be called money?
In this way, Li Chu gets the reward and he gets the credit. Maybe you make some money, but I definitely won't lose...
Hearing this, Li Chu's brows relaxed immediately. "Captain Zhou, what are you talking about? For the sake of peace in this town, I have no choice but to do this! I'll go and say hello to Master right away."
"Young Taoist priest is very righteous." Zhou Dafu said.
Li Chu got up and went to the backyard. After walking a few steps, he turned back and emphasized again: "This is not about money."
"nature."
Chow Tai Fook agreed with a smile on his face, but at the same time he said to himself, I don't believe you.
Li Chu came to the backyard.
Yu Qian'an was still sitting beside the stone table, reading a scripture in his hands, his clothes fluttering in the wind, looking like an ethereal being.
"Master." Li Chu said, "The captain of the police in the town called me last week to help with a case that may be related to a vengeful spirit. I may not be back tonight."
Yu Qian'an raised his eyes and said with concern: "Be careful and pay attention to safety. If there is an evil spirit that you cannot deal with, you must save your life and come back to tell your master. I will cover for you."
"Disciple understands!"
Hearing this, Li Chu was slightly encouraged. This was the reason why he was always full of confidence whenever he went out to do things.
The master has your back!
After hearing Yu Qian'an's words, I can go anywhere in the world. If I encounter any monsters that I can't deal with, I can just come back to find my master. How reassuring.
…
After watching Li Chu walk away with the iron sword on his back for a long time, Yu Qian'an returned his gaze to the album in his hand.
I could only hear him muttering faintly: "If there is an evil creature in Yuhang Town that you can't defeat, you must come back and tell me... Then we can run away together... As long as there is a green mountain, there will be no shortage of firewood..."
A breeze blew by, flipping the cover of the album, and three large characters could be vaguely seen: Nine, Tail, and Turtle.
(End of this chapter)
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