Brother Liu, who runs the restaurant, was very confused and kept thinking about An Rugu's words.
The little black mouse survived because of his mother's momentary kindness, and after becoming a spirit, he came to repay his mother. Although he was a mouse, he pretended to be a little black dog and stayed with his mother day and night.
In her old age, my mother would always sit in front of the gate, weaving brooms with dried straw. A broom could be sold for a few dollars at the market.
She could not see anything except blurry shadows, and could only feel the thatch with her rough hands to judge where to weave and how to proceed.
Brother Liu couldn't bear to let such a mother continue working, and said that he could get money and asked her to stop. But the mother didn't want to, and continued to weave brooms stubbornly, refusing to listen to anything he said.
Now that I think about it, it was probably because I didn't want to be a burden to the family, plus my hardworking nature took over and I simply couldn't stop working.
A picture appeared in his mind like a movie screen.
The mother was sitting at the gate, leaning on a cane and weaving a broom. The little black dog was lying lazily on the ground beside her, basking in the sun, barking at her from time to time, making the mother smile. The person and the dog were enjoying a warm and leisurely moment.
The mother's attachment to the mouse did not seem fake. Before leaving, she earnestly asked me to take good care of Xiao Hei.
Seeing that he seemed very troubled, An Rugu was somewhat curious about his decision: "If you don't want the other person to stay, I can help you get rid of it. Do you want to or not?"
Most of the audience used to hate the gray fairy, but now their attitude has changed a little.
[Brother Xiao Liu, your mother asked you to take good care of the mouse, and you made a promise. Your family and this mouse have such a strong connection, so cherish this connection.]
[I only care about luck, but the mouse actually took the initiative to share your luck, making your business better and better. This is not a mouse, but the God of Wealth. If it were me, I would worship it, not to mention the leftovers.]
[Add one, isn't this better than a lucky cat? This gray fairy has a lot of money and little trouble. Not only does it share your luck, it also helps you with work. It's much easier to please than those cold and indifferent fairies I've heard of. If you don't want it, I'll come and get it. ]
Brother Liu had a headache, looked up at the comments, pinched his chin and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Anchor, you should send it away."
Some viewers who value relationships felt regretful, while some viewers who were looking for profit were very happy and left reservation messages in the live broadcast room.
[It seems that Brother Liu is still afraid of mice, alas. ]
[I am the first one in line, come to my house, I will definitely treat you well.]
[I am the first one! Gray Immortal, I will never let you eat leftovers. I will give you all the delicious food during the holidays, so that you can have fish and meat every day and night. Even if I suffer, I will not let you suffer. ]
Brother Liu caught a glimpse of these comments, but shook his head with a look of melancholy on his face: "I'm a grown man, okay? Although I hate rats, I'm not scared to death. When I was learning cooking in the city, I went to several restaurants with particularly poor hygiene conditions."
"I don't think that's a restaurant, it's a rat's nest. There are more rats than people. I caught so many rats that I almost recovered from the trauma of my childhood."
An Rugu took a sip of the warm green tea, which refreshed her mind. She put down the teacup and asked, "Why did you send it away?"
Some people particularly want to pray to a great immortal to become a spirit medium so that they can have great career luck and fortune from then on.
She used to tell fortunes for a woman in a Taoist temple. That woman had been looking for an opportunity to become a spirit medium all her life, but she was always cheated and lost a lot of money, but gained nothing in return.
After she pointed out to the other party that they were not destined to be together in this regard, she finally gave up with regret.
Brother Liu has a connection with the immortals, but he is unwilling to form a connection with them, especially a very rare kind-hearted immortal. If the woman saw Brother Liu, she would probably be upset.
Brother Liu sighed heavily, his hands suddenly felt itchy, and he picked up the cigarette next to him.
He was about to light it, but then he remembered what An Rugu had said to the first person he was destined to meet, and put the cigarette down.
"I heard that being a shaman involves seeing fortunes and curing illnesses, and performing rituals. I'm really not interested in that. I just want to run a good restaurant."
"The most important thing is that it has a connection with my mother, and my mother has done it a favor. The good fortune you mentioned sounds quite impressive to me, and it should have brought a lot to our family. I wonder if it has any harm to itself."
"Now that my mother is gone, it's really unreasonable to continue giving it. I also don't want to kidnap it and make it serve our family forever."
He didn't lie. Just because the Gray Immortal had a connection with his mother didn't mean he had a connection with him. He couldn't get over the fact that the other party had given so much for him.
His expression was serious and his words were sincere. The audience was shocked and moved.
[Oh my god, Laotie 666, a man of character. He not only considers himself, but also others.]
[Gray Fairy and your family are all so kind. If it were me, I really wouldn't send the God of Wealth away.]
"It's not that kind." Brother Liu waved his hand, looking indifferent: "I make a living by cooking. If I have to rely on Gray Immortal to make money, then I'm a loser. Wouldn't the skills I learned from the master be in vain?"
An Rugu raised her eyes and looked at his expression carefully.
He really didn't lie. He really wanted the mouse to find his own life, and he really didn't care about the good fortune that came from heaven.
She counted on her fingers and found that the master Xiao Liu had followed was very strict and traditional, with a spirit of craftsmanship. What they are most proud of is their craftsmanship, not something ethereal.
An Rugu took back her hand and hummed: "Your choice is not a bad thing. It is better to rely on yourself than on heaven, earth or others."
Even the people closest to us are unreliable, let alone animals. If Brother Liu angers the immortal one day, it will be difficult for mortals to deal with the monster.
Brother Liu quickly asked: "Then how should I send it away?"
An Rugu thought for a moment and said, "Since it wants to help you, it means it will come again soon. You wait for it in the hotel, and when it comes, you can talk to it."
Brother Liu thought of that scene and felt a strong sense of nervousness: "What should I say? It won't get angry and kill me, right?"
"Just repeat what you just said to it. It's not a bad person and will understand."
"That's good." Brother Liu felt relieved after hearing this, but he was also a little anxious and worried: "If I ask it to leave, will it become homeless?"
The other party has lived in his house for so long, he will definitely feel uncomfortable once he leaves.
After all, he had helped his mother so much, and he couldn't bear to see her live a miserable life.
An Rugu half-closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Old audiences should know that I am an animal in Izumo Mountain."
"Since it has become a spirit, it is inevitable that it will interact with humans. Why not let it find a job here?"
When Xiao Liu heard this, he was very happy: "Oh, there are colleagues like him, that's great."
After discussing some countermeasures, the two hung up the phone.
[Last time the anchor talked about the Monster House in the live broadcast room, I went to the Monster House in Tianle Amusement Park to take a look. There was a fox and a weasel in it. They were both very human and seemed to understand human language.]
[Not only can it understand human language, but it can also teach cats and dogs. After my Husky took a class from Wong Tai Sin, although it is still very stupid, it is not as bad at destroying the house. I am now staying in a nearby hot spring hotel and plan to stay there for a while. When I go back, I will let my Husky quietly surprise everyone. ]
[One plus, Wong Tai Sin is really good at teaching dogs, and it's not the violent teaching method at the training base. I visited the process, and it seemed like Wong Tai Sin could talk to them. As long as he waved his hands, the dogs would listen to him very much. It's amazing, my Wong Tai Sin. ]
[If Gray Immortal goes, then three of the five Northeastern Immortals will be present! ]
[The anchor is offering a job, but is actually collecting stamps (dog head)]
An Rugu turned his head to glance at his watch and said into the microphone, "It's almost time. Today's live broadcast ends here. I still have things to deal with."
Amidst countless messages of reluctance to part, he hung up the phone.
At this time, the private messages in the background have been bombarded by the first destined person.
[Anchor, you have ended the live broadcast, please help us change our souls quickly. ]
[Remuneration is not a problem, please, hurry up, I am almost dying of piss holding. ]
An Rugu: “…”
She typed in the dialog box: [This matter is easy to solve. I will find a ghost messenger from the capital to help you get your soul back.]
She was in the South City, half the country away from the capital. Even in soul form it would take a long time to fly, so it would be better to find a local to do the job.
Now the underworld network is becoming more and more developed. Almost all the civil servants in the underworld have registered for office software, and messages are available throughout the network. It is very convenient to find a "local police officer" in the Beijing area on the app.
She was about to send a message when a pop-up window suddenly appeared on her phone. She paused slightly and the message was not sent.
Zhang Tianshi: [Tomorrow is the Centennial Ceremony of Cixin Temple. I have been invited to attend. Do you want to go? \(≧▽≦)/]
Cixin Temple is the most famous Buddhist temple in the capital and is very popular.
Just like the previous Tianshi Grand Ceremony, all the Taoists from all over the world are invited to attend, and there will also be countless celebrities in attendance, making it an annual Buddhist event.
As the leader of Xuanmen, Zhang Tianshi was naturally invited to attend.
An Rugu lowered his head in deep thought. The two victims happened to be in the capital, Youdu was also active in Nanning Village in the capital, and Cixin Temple was also in the capital. I wonder if Youdu's activities were related to the Cixin Temple Dharma Assembly.
She then sent a message to Zhang Tianshi, saying that she wanted to go, and then went backstage at the live broadcast and made an appointment with the two of them.
It seems that I must go to Beijing.
Compared to the last trip to Tianshi Mansion, the little zombie has learned his lesson.
In order to let An Rugu take her with her, she finished her homework early, raised her chubby hands, hugged her thighs, and begged repeatedly: "Sister, I want to go to Beijing to play too."
An Rugu lowered her eyes and looked at the fat little zombie at her feet: "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to come back?"
"I'm awesome!" The little zombie waved his fist at the air, baring his teeth and showing his white teeth: "I can knock them away directly."
An Rugu: “…”
It seems that the last time the Ghost King Qingshan came, the little zombie was so excited fighting ghosts that he always had an inexplicable sense of confidence.
After thinking about it, she decided that it was not impossible.
No one knows what happened to the unlucky pair whose souls were swapped, but it is very likely that they were targeted by Youdu, so you can put the little zombie next to them to protect them.
She then said, "Okay."
The next day, An Rugu carried her luggage, and the little zombie held her clothes, walking side by side, preparing to catch a flight to Beijing.
As for the affairs of the Taoist temple, Shang Yue patted his chest and took charge of them all.
Just as they were about to go down the mountain, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes beside them, and a faint evil aura filled the air.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter."
The sound became louder and louder, as if something was running towards them at a high speed.
An Rugu frowned slightly, swept his cold eyes across the bushes, pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, and a golden flying sword appeared faintly in the air.
Not long after, a mouse jumped out from the bushes, somersaulted in the air, and landed steadily on the ground.
The mouse is about the same size as a laboratory mouse, but its fur is particularly black and shiny.
It carried a thin wooden stick on its shoulder, and behind the stick hung a small blue bag with gray patches on it.
The small wooden stick carrying the small bag swayed as its owner turned over.
The little zombie stretched out his right hand and opened his mouth in surprise, thinking it was very novel: "Ah, a mouse!"
After the mouse landed on the ground, he took down the stick, hugged the bag tightly, and said in a childish voice, a little breathless: "I, I'm here to find a job."
It seemed like it was not used to speaking, it stuttered and its tone was very erratic, making people feel very awkward.
An Rugu put away the golden flying sword, looked the mouse up and down, and understood: "...You are the gray fairy from Brother Liu's family?"
Confusion flashed across its bean-sized eyes: "...Who is Brother Xiao Liu? I've never heard of him."
An Rugu described Xiao Liu's appearance.
The mouse suddenly realized: "Yes, I live in his house and I cleaned for him last time."
An Rugu thought of Huixian's love of cleanliness and asked, "You saw that his shop was too dirty, so you swept the floor for him?"
Among the five fairies Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu and Hui, the fox fairy has strong magical powers, the yellow fairy is evil, the white fairy is good at curing diseases, the willow fairy is good at exorcising evil spirits, and the gray fairy loves cleanliness and is good at traveling.
It should have been very far away yesterday, but today it has arrived in South City. I'm afraid it is because of its racial talent.
"Yeah." The mouse nodded.
It is not like Bai Xian, who is good at curing others. It cannot cure the benefactor, but can only share the luck with her son to make his business better. In this way, the benefactor's life will be better.
After its benefactor passed away, the mysophobia-obsessed cat passed by his restaurant and saw it was so dirty that it couldn't help but clean it for him.
After cleaning, I was so hungry that I ate some leftovers. It wasn't stealing, after all, Brother Liu promised his mother that he would take care of it.
An Rugu was a little surprised: "How did you get to know his family?"
The mouse raised its paws and hugged the bundle tightly, without any defense, and spilled out everything like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
Brother Liu's mother once spared its life, and after it became a spirit, it came to repay its gratitude. It happened that the little black dog died, and Brother Liu's mother looked for it everywhere, but could not find it. She cried in front of the window all day.
It couldn't bear to see its benefactor living like this, so it subconsciously learned to bark like a dog a few times, trying to cheer her up.
Xiao Liu's mother was overjoyed and immediately called it Xiao Hei.
It knew that the other party would be very sad if they knew that Xiao Hei was dead, so it had to keep pretending.
The benefactor saved it when it was young, and it accompanied the benefactor through the last journey of its life.
Having said this, the mouse lowered its head, with a flash of sadness in its eyes.
When it was young, it used to roam the streets without any scruples, but was chased and beaten by everyone and almost lost half its life.
From then on, I learned a truth: most humans hate mice. They are born to be disliked by humans and cannot get close to humans.
However, it received rare warmth from its benefactor.
When she was eating, she would throw some bones at her feet for it to eat, and would also ask her son to bring leftovers to feed it.
When she got tired of weaving brooms, she would call her own name, amuse herself and pass the time.
It was too dark for her to find the way, so she would keep calling Xiao Hei, asking it to speak and help lead the way.
In front of her, I am not a disgusting rat, but a dog, a loyal dog.
In fact, its loyalty is just as great as Xiao Hei's, but because of its different appearance, it can only hide in the dark under the sunlight and dares not look people in the eye.
Because it was afraid of scaring her, it never told her its identity from beginning to end.
The mouse raised his paw and rubbed his face.
It didn't wish it was a dog, but it felt a little regretful that its benefactor never recognized it.
Even if it is hated by thousands of people, it does not hate itself.
So what if it's a mouse? It has gone through countless hardships and finally became a spirit, which is much better than those animals that cannot become spirits.
If others already hate you so much and you hate yourself even more, there is really no way out for you.
It collected its thoughts, hugged the bag tightly, and hesitated: "So... can you give me a job? I eat very little, and I can do any work."
Brother Xiao Liu told it that there were people of the same kind as it here, and that the person in charge was very powerful, and it would be much better to follow her than to follow himself.
It is most attracted to its own kind. In its entire life, it has seen most of the time only snakes, insects, rats and ants without intelligence, and it has no way of communicating with them.
It had never spoken in all these years. It practiced for a long time before coming here before it finally found its language function.
An Rugu calculated for a while, thought about it for a long time, and agreed: "Okay."
This Gray Immortal is not a bad person by nature, and can even be said to be kind. Helping it to practice is also a good deed.
The mouse was very happy. He raised the stick high and put it on his back with his back hand. The little blue bag swayed behind him.
"Then let's go."
The little zombie's eyes were glued to the bag, and his sight followed the bag, his eyes full of curiosity: "Why do you have to carry the bag on a stick? Can't you just carry it on your back?"
The mouse was not embarrassed and said generously: "This is more convenient. I can take down the stick to explore the way and drive away other snakes and insects."
This is one of its secrets to survival in the jungle.
“I see…”
The little zombie looked down at the pink suitcase in his hand and suddenly felt that the suitcase was not so attractive anymore.
Carrying a bag, especially using a stick to carry it, looks so cool!
An Rugu looked down at her and knew what she was thinking. He touched the back of her head and interrupted her wild thoughts: "Let's go."
An Rugu took a step forward and was about to leave. The mouse and the little zombie followed her.
She took two steps, as if she had thought of something, and turned her head to look at the mouse: "You seem to be walking quite fast."
The mouse nodded slightly and answered his future boss truthfully: "It takes half a day to walk from Sangcheng to here."
"How is your ability to conceal your breath?"
The mouse was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused: "Not bad."
It is actually being modest, because life forced it to learn the skill of hiding without any instruction since childhood.
Its small size, natural protective coloration, cautious character, and ability to conceal its presence allow it to blend perfectly into the darkness like a shadow.
It ran here from far away so quickly without letting anyone see it, which shows that it has fully demonstrated its skills.
"Then..." An Rugu's eyes flashed darkly: "I have something very important here that is suitable for you to do. Do you want to go?"
The mouse opened his eyes slightly, swallowed, and clenched the stick. He felt a heavy weight on his shoulders and a strong sense of responsibility suddenly rose in his heart.
How could it, which has been ignored and even hated for many years, take on such an important task?
This is too good to be true!
It was so excited that before it even asked what the content was, it immediately nodded and agreed: "I do."
An apartment near a university town somewhere in Beijing
As soon as An Rugu knocked on the door, it was opened immediately.
A man and a woman rushed out from inside, crying as they ran out.
"You are finally here, please change us back."
"I haven't showered for three days. I really can't get through this day for even a second."
An Rugu: “…”
She was a little disgusted and took two steps back calmly: "You go in first and talk."
She used the soul-hooking chain to hook out the souls of the two people, then swapped them and stuffed them back.
They were in a trance for a moment, and when they came to their senses, they had returned to their own bodies.
The man touched his face and sighed, "That's great. If I can't get it back, the rest of my life will be over."
The woman was even more excited and went to the toilet: "I'm going to the toilet."
In order to avoid seeing other people's things, she personally experienced the saying that a living person can really be suffocated to death by urine.
The two of them kept thanking An Rugu, and were very considerate in giving her a lot of rewards. They also admired An Rugu in their hearts.
She was able to handle such a big thing as soul transformation so easily. This anchor is so amazing.
After the two finally calmed down, An Rugu asked, "Tell me about the strange things you encountered, so that I can better investigate the cause."
The two of them were silent for a while, and then they told him everything they could remember about the route, what they did, and what they said. They even told him about the type of rice noodles they had for lunch.
An Rugu pondered for a while, but it was all trivial things and no information.
She then said goodbye to the two of them and left the little zombie behind.
In order to prevent them from panicking, she said very vaguely: "Can you please watch the child for me?"
The woman picked up ancient coins from Youdu, which means that the other party was behind this matter and she might have been targeted.
The little zombie can handle ordinary thugs, and if she encounters something she can't solve, she will rush back as soon as possible.
The two of them hurriedly agreed, looking serious: "Okay, she will definitely not starve."
"I will keep her safe."
Little zombie: “…”
It's not certain who will protect whom.
An Rugu and Zhang Tianshi met at the agreed teahouse and told each other about Youdu.
The smile on Zhang Tianshi's face faded. He stroked his gray beard and frowned, "It's them again. They are so bold. Last time they dared to cause trouble in Tianshi Mansion, and this time they are active in the capital."
He didn't say much, but a hint of annoyance appeared between his brows. The other party simply trampled on their face and was too reckless. But they couldn't find any clues.
An Rugu sighed softly. He could understand why Zhang Tianshi was angry, but there was nothing he could do. The ultimate goal of the Xuanmen people was to cultivate to become immortals. They were too far away from becoming immortals. How could they fight against Youdu, where gods were involved?
Zhang Tianshi seemed to have thought of something and breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks to you, otherwise there would be a mess and it would be difficult to end."
"It's okay." She turned her head and looked at the clear blue sky outside the window through the transparent glass. She said in a deep voice: "I'm actually a little confused. Why did they choose to help Youdu?"
Zhang Tianshi smiled and stroked his beard when he heard this, his brows full of wisdom: "My friend, isn't this simple? You are confused as an expert."
"Look at us in the Xuanmen sect. As people believe more and more in science, the gods are gradually forgotten. The incense is getting worse and worse every year, and we are getting poorer and poorer. Don't think that the incense of the Tianshi Mansion is quite good. Some remote Taoist temples are no different from haunted houses.
Although the gods of our country will not disappear due to being forgotten, they will be greatly weakened due to the loss of faith. "
"If you were a god, what would you do?"
An Rugu's eyebrows jumped, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Tianshi, made eye contact with him, and said, "...Although I won't do that, others will probably make trouble."
"Yes." Zhang Tianshi, who often surfs the Internet, quoted from classics: "If there is no demand, create demand. Just like the countries on the other side of the ocean, when can you make money? Selling arms is the most profitable during war."
"During the peaceful years, how could there be so many demons and ghosts causing chaos? In our metaphysical world, there are also many evil ways that secretly cause trouble, and then we go to settle it to make money."
An Rugu lowered his eyes and thought, the richest man in South City was framed by a social figure, who arranged a human funeral for him, and then jumped out to help him solve the problem and get money from it.
She immediately picked up the teacup, looked at the floating tea leaves inside, and said with certainty: "They must have been possessed by demons."
Not all gods are kind to humans, such as the god of plague and the god of bad luck, and some ancient gods even eat humans.
But the way of heaven increasingly favors humans, and gods also have to abide by rules. Failure to act according to the instructions of heaven will lead to the fall of gods.
"Hmm." Zhang Tianshi looked gloomy and sideways at the sky: "Did you notice last night that two stars were a little dimmer?"
When stars become darker, it means being possessed by a demon; when they disappear, it means death.
An Rugu clenched the teacup tightly, and veins appeared on her white fingers: "Which two stars?"
It was cloudy in South City last night, the sky was very dark, and the clouds were thick, covering the sky, so she did not observe the stars.
"The auxiliary star and the auxiliary star of the Big Dipper."
Everyone knows the Big Dipper, but few people know that there are actually nine stars in the Big Dipper.
The nine stars of the Big Dipper are Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang, Dongming, and Yinyuan.
The last two gradually disappear, so they are called "Seven Visible and Two Hidden", which means Left Assistant and Right Assistant.
"Let's not talk about these annoying things." Zhang Tianshi quickly cleared up these annoying emotions, raised his hand to take out his mobile phone, and said with a smile: "Oh, I watched your live broadcast, it was really interesting. The physiognomy you learned is really good at catching cheating."
Zhang Tianshi is the master of Xuanmen, almost equivalent to a terrestrial immortal. He can see the merits of An Rugu that are as golden as the sun.
He knew that it was the fortune-telling and the live broadcast of the underworld that persuaded people to be good, and the great merits, but he still joked: "Can catching cheating earn so much merit? Then I have to learn physiognomy too."
An Rugu: "..."hsybook
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