Holy Bone

Chapter 710 Zhenhai Stone Beast
Wang Butou came to Wuzang Taoist Temple in a hurry, and when he saw Jin An, he eagerly dragged Jin An out.

"Daoist Jin'an, Wang won't exchange pleasantries because of the urgent matter. This time, I made a special trip to find Daoist Jin'an for help!"

"Presumably, Daoist Jin'an has heard that a fleet was killed at sea recently, and many corpses washed up on the coast. I know that you, Daoist Jin'an, are really skilled. Master recommended Jin'an Daoist Priest!"

This can be regarded as seeking the well-being of the people, Jin An nodded in agreement.

But at this time, some incense guests in the Taoist temple were kneeling in front of the statue and praying sincerely. He couldn't drive them away at this time, so he left the old Taoist priest to help take care of the Taoist temple, and then left alone with Wang Butou.

However, they did not go to the yamen to gather, but went directly to the pier.

It was only when they arrived at the pier that they found that the navy had already left for a while. It turned out that the government was eager to stabilize the people's hearts, and considering that Jin An was from Wuzhou, and he was not a person who grew up by the sea and was familiar with water, so He went out to sea before everyone arrived.

After Wang Butou thanked the sailors, he looked at Jin'an embarrassedly: "Let Jin'an Dao Changbai go for a trip today, I..."

Before Wang Butou apologized, Jin An interrupted the other party, and said with a smile: "Everyone is working for the well-being of the local people. Wang Butou and I both want to contribute to the common people. What is Wang Butou guilty of?" What? And the commander of the navy thought I was not familiar with water, so he didn't take me out to sea because of my personal safety."

Jin An's open-mindedness made Wang Catcher's apology even deeper. He insisted on inviting Jin An to Yunmeng Pavilion Restaurant for dinner as an apology. Seeing that Jin An couldn't refuse, he nodded and agreed to make an appointment.

Just when the two of them were about to leave the bustling commercial wharf full of sea ships and a large number of porters and coachmen unloading and loading goods in full swing, Jin An's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his eyes showed surprise.

A group of people offering sacrifices to the gods came to the pier by carrying sedan chairs, incense burners and beating gongs and drums. Led by several old men, this group of people knelt and kowtowed to the sea, and then took out a stone statue from the sedan chair. The statue of the monkey god was thrown into the sea.

Seeing Jin'an's eyes showing interest, Wang Butou explained: "The stone monkey statue is called Zhenhai Stone, which can pray for the safety of relatives who go to sea, suppress sea storms, eliminate disasters and block evil spirits, so there are many coastal people and sailors. People, merchants, and fishermen all believe in Zhenhai stone beasts."

"Daoist Jin'an doesn't know something, because the weather on the sea is ever-changing, and the power of heaven cannot be resisted by human beings. Especially in recent dynasties, when the sea transportation is prosperous, there are more people on the sea, and there are more people who died in this strange way. As a result, various strange things spread among the people, such as ghost ships, centuries-old floating corpses, mysterious disappearances, and so on.”

"The Zhenhai Stone Beast is not limited to the Zhenhai Stone Monkey. In detail, two palms can't count them, but the most famous ones are the Zhenhai Stone Monkey, the Zhenhai Stone Bat, and the Zhenhai Stone Ao."

According to what Wang Butou said next, in addition to throwing the Zhenhai Stone Beast into the sea to suppress the waves, some businessmen especially believe in these ghosts and gods, and will seal the Zhenhai Stone Beast in the cabin at the early stage of shipbuilding, and integrate it with the keel of the ship. , It is like a sea god needle to hold the sea boat and the waves, the place where it passes is calm and calm, far away from the place of ghosts and ghosts.

After listening to the introduction about Zhenhai Stone Beast, Jin An showed a stunned expression. Isn't this the same as the principle of throwing a stone cow and a stone turtle into a river?

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Taoist temple of the five internal organs.

Seeing that Jin An came back so early, the old Taoist was surprised and asked Jin An what was going on. When he heard that Jin An missed the boarding time, the old Taoist slapped his thigh: "Little brother, you came just in time. What to do about this."

Jin An was curious: "What's the matter?"

"You, you are Daoist Jin'an, right?" At this time, a pilgrim came to talk to Jin'an, and looked at Jin'an with a little anxiety.

Judging from the other party's tone, it seems that they came here specifically to find him?
Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest in doubt.

The old Taoist explained the situation to Jin An roughly: "This benefactor is called Shen Zhuxiao. He also has an elder brother. The two brothers have a pawn shop. Ever since the two brothers received a pawn, strange things happened one after another. The two brothers Suspecting that the pawns received this time were not clean, it took a lot of effort to find out the name and address of the pawn. His brother asked Shen Zhuxiao to stay and take care of the shop, and he brought a few people and a high-priced one. Mr. Folk went to the countryside to find a pawnbroker to settle accounts, but he didn’t hear from him for half a month. So Benefactor Shen found Wuzang Taoist Temple and asked us to help him find his elder brother. By the way, the place where his elder brother went to find the pawnbroker, Xiao Brother, you must be very familiar with it, it is in Yin County below the state capital."

Jin An's eyebrows twitched.

He is indeed very familiar with Yin County.

He didn't ponder for long, nodded and agreed to the matter, and went to Yin County with Shen Zhuxiao.

Today is the first private exorcism mission received by the Wu Zang Taoist Temple. It cannot be refused, and it is also for another purpose. Master Yuyangzi once stayed in Yin County for a while, and he wants to go to Yin County again. luck.

Now that they decided to go to Yin County, the few people didn't delay any longer, and before the curfew closed the city gate, they hurriedly packed their things and set off immediately.And before leaving the city, he went to Nancheng Yamen to find Wang Butou. Tonight's Yunmeng Pavilion banquet will be postponed for a few days.

Before leaving, he posted a note on the gate of the Taoist temple, saying that he would travel for a few days and he would be back in a few days.

On the way out of the city, Jin'an finally understood what the pawns Shen and Zhuxiao received were a pair of rich and noble shoes inlaid with exquisite jade.

These shoes are so evil that they can walk by themselves at night, as if someone was walking back and forth in a pawn shop, looking for something.

At first, the two brothers thought it was a thief, but they failed to catch the thief several times in a row. Later, they thought it was a mouse, so they put mouse traps in several corners, but the mouse was not caught, but a pair of shoes were caught. .

This is a strange thing. At first, the two brothers didn't believe that the noise at home was caused by these shoes. Until that night, the sound of walking was heard again in the pawn shop, but this time they stopped walking randomly and stood directly. In front of the bed, it was as if someone invisible was staring at them.

This incident scared the two brothers so much that they lost their shoes several times, but they would always see the shoes beside the bed the next day when they woke up. Mr. Folk asked for help, and the other party said that they had collected dirty things, and the crisis must be resolved by returning them to their original owners.

They spent a lot of effort, living in fear every night, and finally found the address of the pawnbroker, and his brother immediately took someone to Yin County to settle the debt.

Inside the carriage, Jin An asked deeply, "Where are those shoes?"

Perhaps the experience of those few nights really scared Shen Zhuxiao enough, he shook his head with a pale face and said, "I was taken away by my elder brother."

(End of this chapter)