Chapter 19 Evil Spirit

"What's going on?" Shopkeeper Zhu asked in a deep voice.

Seeing that the situation was so bad, Manager Zhu couldn't control his anger, nor did he want to control it.

This place is considered the central area of ​​Pegasus, and Gao Xian has only been here for more than two months. He doesn't know many people here. Who would come to his house and set fire in the middle of the night!

Even if there is a real grudge, it would be better to just kill Gao Xian directly.

Shopkeeper Zhu felt that this must have been done by Gao Xian himself. Perhaps the elixir refining failed and a lot of medicinal materials were damaged. He felt that he had no way to report it.

Or maybe this guy took the refined pills out and sold them secretly, and then set fire to destroy the evidence? !

Gao Xian lowered his eyes slightly to avoid looking at Zhu. After many years of working 996 hours a day, he had a lot of experience in dealing with angry bosses.

Avoiding eye contact and showing humility can effectively avoid escalating conflicts.

"I don't know who came and threw a flame bomb. It almost scared me to death."

Gao Xian's face was innocent yet a little frightened, and his expression was just right.

The blazing fire illuminated the yard. Manager Zhu could clearly see the subtle expressions on Gao Xian's face, but he didn't see any problems.

This also made Manager Zhu doubt his own judgment. Did he wrongly accuse this kid?

After all, Gao Xian is only in his early twenties and has been learning alchemy. He has little life experience and would not express it so naturally if there was a problem.

The quality of the pills provided by Gao Xian was very good and was praised by many people. It can be seen that Gao Xian was quite talented in alchemy.

You really can't be too rude to such talents.

Shopkeeper Zhu was a little unsure, and using the blazing flames he took another closer look at Gao Xian.

The flame was strong but unstable, swaying, jumping and changing constantly, and Gao Xian's face was also illuminated, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and a little vague.

Gao Xian was very calm. He said that he was destroying evidence, but he would compensate for the loss. There was nothing to be afraid of.

He said loudly: "Brother Zhu, no matter who did it, I will compensate for the losses."

Shopkeeper Zhu shook his head with a strange look on his face, "No, no..."

Gao Xian was slightly startled. How did Shopkeeper Zhu see that something was wrong?

He knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes, and he didn't dare to make any random explanations before he understood what Manager Zhu meant.

He looked at Shopkeeper Zhu in confusion.

Shopkeeper Zhu cast a spell on himself, and his little eyes sparkled with intelligence. When he looked at Gao Xian again, he realized something was wrong.

He took two steps back. He suddenly became a little nervous. "Xiao Gao, have you encountered anything unusual recently?"

Gao Xian was a little confused. Was Manager Zhu a little scared?

He thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing unusual. I just seemed to see a dark shadow flash by last night. This guy might have set the fire!"

Shopkeeper Zhu's expression became more serious. "Xiao Gao, I see that your forehead is black. I'm afraid you have encountered an evil spirit and have been infected with evil spirits. This is very bad!"

"ah?!"

Gao Xian was shocked and suspicious. Did Manager Zhu really see through something, or was he just trying to scare him?

He asked hurriedly: "What should we do then?"

"Every profession has its own specialty. You should go find the owner of Ling Fu Tang, Zhou Ye. He is very powerful in Shaoyang Fu and is good at removing evil spirits."

Shopkeeper Zhu emphasized, "If the evil spirit enters the body and is not properly handled, it will corrode the body and mind and attract evil spirits. At that time, your life will be in danger. This is not a joke."

After hearing what Shopkeeper Zhu said so seriously, Gao Xian became a little scared. He couldn't help but think of the fleeting black shadow. Could it be that he really encountered an evil spirit?

Gao Xian said with some embarrassment: "What about the house?"

He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to act pitiful, perhaps hoping that Shopkeeper Zhu would soften his heart and he would spend less time with him.

Speaking of the house, Shopkeeper Zhu's expression became more serious: "I still need 500 Bailu Pills, which is equivalent to 50 Lingshi. I won't charge you for the other herbs.

"These fifty spirit stones will be deducted four from your monthly salary, and you will have paid it off in a year and a half."

Gao Xian was speechless. His monthly salary was five spirit stones, and four of them were deducted at once. He would not eat or drink...

Shopkeeper Zhu is truly a qualified capitalist. He regards personal relationships as personal relationships, and money as money, and never mixes the two.

That’s not right, why does it take another year and a half?

"Brother Zhu, did you miscalculate?"

Shopkeeper Zhu looked embarrassed. "The medicinal materials business is a business with high capital and low profits, and the money earned is hard-earned. I don't even have enough spirit stones to make ends meet, so I've left fifty spirit stones with you. It's been such a long period of time, so of course I have to pay interest..."

This is a very sufficient reason. Gao Xian even wants to give a thumbs up to Manager Zhu. He deserves to be the boss and deserves to make money!

"It's my fault for not thinking it through." Gao Xian didn't argue, he just took out more spirit stones.

He secretly sold Manager Zhu's elixirs, and it was already quite generous of him not to ask him to pay ten times the compensation. He had no right to be unhappy.

"Brother, you are sensible."

Shopkeeper Zhu was very satisfied with Gao Xian's obedient attitude. He thought for a moment and said, "The house needs to be renovated. You should find a place to live for a few days first."

"You tonight,"

Shopkeeper Zhu originally wanted to take Gao Xian back to the pharmacy, but then he changed his mind and thought that this kid had evil spirit and he couldn't take him back.

"Go find Zhou Ye and get rid of the evil spirit."

After saying that, Shopkeeper Zhu waved his hands repeatedly, signaling Gao Xian to leave quickly.

Gao Xian did not dare to neglect him. Although Manager Zhu was greedy for money, he was reliable in doing things. Since the other party disliked him so much, it was obvious that the evil spirit was not a trivial matter.

He packed his belongings into a package, put them on his back and walked away.

Fortunately, the moon in the sky was bright, which made Gao Xian feel more secure.

According to the place that Shopkeeper Zhu said, Gao Xian found Lingfu Hall on the edge of the central street of Feimaji. Lingfu Hall, as the name suggests, sells magic talismans.

The shop is not big, with a dark red lantern hanging at the door. If you look closely, you can see that the lantern is covered with runes.

Gao Xian didn't know much about talismans. After taking a look at them for a while, he couldn't recognize what they represented. He thought they were probably used to drive away evil spirits and avoid filth.

He secretly sighed: "He is indeed a talisman seller, very wealthy!"

The door of Lingfu Hall was closed, and Gao Xian could only knock on the door.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

After a while, an old, dry voice came from inside the door: "The door is closed. Come back tomorrow if you have anything."

Gao Xian said hurriedly: "I have something urgent to discuss with Mr. Zhou."

Fearing that the other party would refuse, he added, "I am Gao Xian, a junior and a disciple of Xu Mingyuan of Lianyun Sect. Shopkeeper Zhu of the medicine shop asked me to come here. Please give me a favor."

This Pegasus Market was opened up by Lianyun Sect, and all the big businesses in the market, such as magic tools, elixirs, talismans, etc., are controlled by Lianyun Sect.

Zhou Ye is naturally also a member of Lianyun Sect.

The Lianyun Sect is very large, but Xu Mingyuan, as the alchemy master of the Lianyun Sect, is still somewhat famous.

The owner of the drug store, Zhu, is also a big shot in Pegasus.

Gao Xian brought these two up, thinking Zhou Ye should give them some face. He had actually met Zhou Ye before, but he didn't know if the other party remembered him.

Sure enough, there was movement inside the gate and it soon opened.

An old man in blue came out. He raised his lantern and shone it on Gao Xian's face. "It's you. What's the matter with you at this late hour?"

The old man in blue knew Gao Xian. He was about to give him a lecture, but before he could finish his words he noticed something was wrong: "Your forehead is black and you are haunted by evil spirits. You are so unlucky!"

Gao Xian was originally skeptical, but now that the old man in blue said so, he was really a little panicked.

"Mr. Zhou, is my condition serious? Is there any hope?!"

The old man in green looked Gao Xian up and down. He said slowly, "Whether he can be saved depends on how many spirit stones you have..."

Although he had met Gao Xian and had a little friendship with Xu Mingyuan, he would not do it for nothing.

Gao Xian wanted to sigh. These cultivators were even more calculative than small vendors! But since it was his life, he couldn't afford to lose his temper.

"The matter of the spirit stone is easy to discuss."

Gao Xian said respectfully: "Please save me first, Mr. Zhou."

"good."

The old man in green held out his hand: "Ten spiritual stones."

Gao Xian was relieved. With the more than ten spiritual stones given by Lao Wang, he had fifteen spiritual stones, which was totally enough for him! Zhou Ye took ten spiritual stones and his face looked better. "Come in."

There is a main hall right after the entrance. Two oil lamps make the room very bright.

In the middle was a folding screen with a landscape painting, and in front was a square table with some tea sets on it, which seemed to be for entertaining guests.

There were several long tables on the walls on both sides, on which were placed some talismans, Taoist books and other items.

Gao Xian was looking around the room when a woman in blue came out from behind the screen. "Dad, who is it so late?"

The woman in blue was in her early twenties, with willow-shaped eyebrows and curved eyes, which were full of charm and cuteness.

Her hair was tied up high with a golden phoenix hairpin inserted diagonally. The ruby ​​pendant on the hairpin swayed gently with her steps, shining beautifully under the light, further highlighting her snow-white skin.

The azure blue Taoist robe seemed to be rippling and flowing back and forth like water, making the woman look even more otherworldly and noble.

Gao Xian was slightly surprised. The woman was actually wearing a robe, which was why her whole body was shining with spiritual light. She was really a rich woman!

The woman in blue didn't expect that there was another outsider in the room. She was startled when she saw Gao Xian. She blinked and looked at Gao Xian carefully, with a look of surprise on her face.

Zhou Ye had his back to the woman and could not see her expression. He answered casually, "Xu Mingyuan's apprentice has been infected with evil spirits. I'll take a look at him."

He turned and said, "Ling'er, go back first. Don't stay here. Don't be infected by evil spirits. It's not good for your health."

"Dad, I'll go back first."

When the woman in blue left, she looked at Gao Xian deeply, her eyes showing a bit of joy and eagerness.

Gao Xian felt a little itchy in his heart. What did this look mean? Could it be that this woman was having an affair with him? !

(End of this chapter)