casket of old days

Chapter 23 I want to change my life against the sky!

Chu Qiguang added: "This disease cannot be delayed, and it must be treated as soon as possible. If there are sequelae, I am afraid that I will remain a dog for the rest of my life, and I will not even be able to practice martial arts."

As soon as Wang Cailiang recalled the experience of the past few days, he became very anxious: "Father, did you hear that, if you drag it on, you won't be able to practice martial arts! You will still have dog nature!"

"300 taels of silver..." Wang Chengwang touched his chin and said, "This nephew Zhou... What is the chance that my son will not get sick or get worse?"

Seeing his father's appearance, Wang Caiconscience suddenly thought of what Chu Qiguang had said to him before.

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"...Some families were reluctant to part with money, and finally drowned their children..."

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Although Wang Cailiang felt that his father would not give up on him because of the huge sum of 300 taels, the more he thought about it, the more disturbed he became.

He rushed up and grabbed Wang Chengwang's arm and shouted: "Father, do you want to see your only son ruined like this? If I disappear, this will not be a matter of 300 taels of silver."

"It's not just your son, I can protect you from the wind and rain in the future of the Wang family."

"If you don't give me money, I'll go to grandma!"

Wang Chengwang had a headache from the quarrel, and finally sighed: "It's alright, alright, I'll just give you the money."

In fact, Wang Chengwang was just thinking about whether he could pay back the price, but now that his frizzy son has said such a thing, how can he bargain with Chu Qiguang, he can only bleed out the 300 taels Silver.

So next Wang Chengwang took out thirty ingots of 300 taels of silver from the cellar, put them all into a cloth bag, and sent them to Chu Qiguang.

Although he felt sorry for the 300 taels of silver, since he gave it to him, Wang Chengwang hoped that the money would have the greatest effect.

So after talking about money, Wang Chengwang ordered his servants to prepare a banquet, and then he and Wang Cailiang invited Chu Qiguang to sit down.

All kinds of fish, fruit, vegetable and snacks were placed on the table, and there were maids serving from time to time, some singers singing, some maids playing pipa and zither, and Zhao Da was also called by Wang Chengwang to help out.

Chen Gang also came over with Zhang Da, but as soon as he saw the dog on Tuesday, he took a stone and wanted to rush up to smash it, but Zhang Da stopped him with a hammer.

"What are you doing!" Zhang Da yelled while beating him, "He's the guest of Mr. Wang now, is it your turn to do it?"

Zhang Da looked at Wang Chengwang and Chu Qiguang embarrassingly: "It's all because I didn't discipline them well. This rascal knows how to throw stones at people. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Chen Gang held his beaten head and looked at Tuesday Dog with dissatisfaction. He couldn't understand why this Tuesday Dog, who lived next door to him and was bullied by him since childhood, became a guest of Mr. Wang?

Wang Chengwang glanced at Chen Gang: "Go away." So Chen Gang, who was dissatisfied, was pushed out by the boys.

The rest of the people, whether it was Wang Chengwang, Chu Qiguang, or Zhang Da who was making fun of it, seemed to be completely unaffected. They guessed the order, laughed and laughed, and the guests and hosts had a good time, and the time passed quickly.

Qiao Zhi hid on the eaves beside him, blowing the cold wind, looking down at Chu Qiguang who was warming wine and dishes below, with a look of ease, as if after a meal, he had a deep relationship with everyone and called them brothers and sisters.

'As expected of you...Chu Qiguang. Qiao Zhi secretly said in his heart: "But this time I must change my fate against the sky." '

It wasn't until the second watch in the evening, that is, around nine o'clock, that Chu Qiguang said that he still had practice lessons and left the banquet, and walked towards the door with steady steps.

Wang Chengwang ordered his servants to send his drunken son back to the bedroom, while he watched the direction where the dog left on Tuesday and did not speak for a long time.

The butler walked over from behind him and said softly, "Master, do you think the young master's illness is caused by these two dogs..."

Wang Chengwang fixed his eyes, watched the housekeeper stop the other party's words, and said coldly: "It can't be him."

"Even if it is, it cannot be."

Steward Wang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then nodded after a while.

Wang Chengwang continued to instruct: "Let Zhang Da continue to contact the masters on Huangtiandao, and don't break contact."

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After Chu Qiguang on the other side left the Wang's house, he instantly regained his sober appearance, and his shaky legs also regained their sharpness.

Qiao Zhi jumped on the top of Chu Qiguang's head excitedly, his tail wagging left and right: "There is money, finally there is money, 300 taels of silver!"

Chu Qiguang shook the bag of silver in his hand. If he hadn't practiced martial arts recently to strengthen his body, he wouldn't be so easy to hold the 300 taels of silver.

Hearing what Qiao Zhi said, Chu Qiguang replied: "This is just the beginning. Next, I need to use the contacts of the Wang family to send me to the county, and then I will take part in martial arts, and go to the court to make a living..."

Today's experience also made Chu Qiguang more affirmed his previous judgment.

He held Qiao Zhi in his arms, and while stroking the cat's head, he said with emotion: "Master Qiao, there are monsters everywhere in this world, and mortals fear and hate them, but most of them have nothing to do."

"Thus, whoever can master monsters will be able to live like a fish in water in this world."

Qiao Zhi's body trembled. Hearing these words, an extremely familiar sense of fear rose from the depths of his memory. Tuck the tail up.

He looked back at Chu Qiguang, and found that Chu Qiguang was looking at him, and said sincerely: "Master Qiao, will you help me? Let's climb up together until we can control our own destiny. The world is transformed into the way we like it."

Chu Qiguang added in his heart: "Climbing up... is also to find the "Secret of the Purple Mansion" that sent me to this world." '

But in Qiao Zhi's eyes, the other party and the terrifying figure in his memory kept overlapping, and the more he looked at it, the more frightening he became.

Qiao Zhi swallowed, and kept telling himself in his heart: "Qiao Zhi, Qiao Zhi, look at your worthless appearance. What are you afraid of? This kid can't beat you now. Don't be afraid of him! Don't be afraid!"

"The best way to conquer fear is to face it head on!"

While cheering himself up, Qiao Zhi stared at Chu Qiguang and said, "Then do you know why so few people in this world are willing to join forces with demons?"

Chu Qiguang analyzed the situation based on what he has learned these days: "First of all, Tianshijiao is the national religion of the Han Dynasty, and almost everyone believes in it. In the teachings of Tianshijiao, there has never been a difference between humans and monsters, and monsters are the enemy. , to kill demons and eliminate demons as their own duty. Over the past 200 years, the disgust and fear of demons has almost been engraved in the hearts of the people of the Han Dynasty, this is the power of faith."

"Secondly, for the imperial court, monsters have always been an unstable force, especially the northwest grasslands, the northeast border towns, the southeast coast, and the mountains in the southwest. The entire Han Dynasty can be said to be surrounded by monsters. From 200 Since the beginning of the founding of the country years ago, there have been riots from time to time.

Demons... have always been a serious problem for the imperial court. "

"That's why there are two major powers, the Taoist Temple and the Zhenmagic Division, which specialize in hunting demons inside and outside the court. Therefore, people who have been found to be in collusion with demons will always be wiped out by the court with a thunderbolt."

Hearing Chu Qiguang's thorough analysis, Qiao Zhi said in surprise: "Then you are still colluding with me?"

(End of this chapter)