Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 48 The Story of the Toilet Ghost

This afternoon, Gu Xu arrived in Ju County.

He didn't delay even a minute, and ordered Dong Zhuangzhuang to drive straight to the destination of the trip - Fan's house.

According to Gu Xu's previous understanding, this Fan family has been in the winemaking business in Ju County for generations. Although it is not very rich, it can be regarded as a well-off family with a nourishing life.

The victim in the case, Fan Zhou, is the only seed of the younger generation of the Fan family.

He once made a marriage contract with Qin Xiangyun, the daughter of the Qin family who lived nearby, on the orders of his parents and the words of a matchmaker.

Originally, they would hold their wedding half a month ago, that is, on September 26.

However, when they were drinking wedding wine that night, the groom, Fan Zhou, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

The Fan family searched all over the neighborhood, but couldn't find any trace of Fan Zhou.

They felt extremely anxious and worried about Fan Zhou's life.

The woman's family believed that the Fan family was not trustworthy.

They even proposed to cancel the engagement - after all, Fan Zhou had disappeared for so long without a word, and he was probably dead.They didn't want Qin Xiangyun to be a widow because of this.

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When Gu Xu's carriage was parked outside the Fan's house, the Fan's and Qin's clansmen were standing at the door arguing.

The man's parents shouted: "Our son has been missing for so long, you don't care about his life and safety, but come here all day shouting 'break-off', 'break-off'... Oh, we were so blind that we chose you Such selfish people are in-laws."

The woman's parents were not to be outdone: "Speaking of selfishness, your Fan family is a bunch of selfish villains! You only care about your own son, and have not considered my family's Xiangyun's feelings at all. Your son will lose at most one life. What the girl has lost is her lifelong happiness!"

The parents of the man angrily scolded: "You are cold-blooded, you are not sympathetic, you are making trouble without reason!"

The woman's parents retorted: "Where are we cold-blooded? Where are we ruthless? Where is unreasonable trouble? This is clearly what your son caused!"

"..."

Hearing the quarrel between the two elders, which was like scolding in a vegetable market, Gu Xu shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, an errand boy from the Fan family suddenly saw Gu Xu's black carriage and the sign of the Exorcism Division in the shape of a star chart on the carriage door.

"Master, the Lord of the Exorcism Division is here!" The little servant shouted excitedly.

The Fan and Qin families turned their heads in unison.

As soon as they saw the black carriage, their eyes lit up, as if they had found a life-saving straw.

The mistress of the Qin family took the first two steps forward, knelt down in front of the carriage with a "plop", and confided in a crying voice: "Sir, their Fan family has not kept their word and let down the affection of my family Xiangyun, you must Do justice for us!"

Seeing her actions, the couple in the Fan family would not be left behind.

They also knelt down on their knees, hugging the wheels of the carriage and shouting: "My lord, don't believe the one-sided words of that woman! She is talking nonsense!"

Gu Xu sighed.

He was clearly a practitioner in the exorcism department responsible for slaying demons and exorcising demons.

But at this moment, in front of this group of people, he felt as if he had become the aunt of the neighborhood committee who was coordinating the conflicts between the neighbors.

"Tell me my name!" he instructed Dong Zhuangzhuang, who was driving.

Hearing his words, Dong Zhuangzhuang stood up and shouted at the top of his voice: "Master Gu has arrived from the experience of the Yishui Exorcism Division—"

The relatives of Fan and Qin finally stopped arguing, bowed their heads respectfully and said, "Caomin welcomes Lord Gu!"

Gu Xu stood up, tidied up his clothes, then pushed open the carriage door and walked out.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

I saw that this young man was wearing a black gauze hat, dressed in a seven-light uniform, with clear eyes and a dignified appearance.

"The Lord of the Yishui Exorcism Division looks so young! He seems to be the same age as my son!"

"The Exorcist Department is really absurd to let such a small child wear a black gauze hat! Do they think that slaying demons and exorcising demons is the same as playing Jiajia?"

"No, no, no, no one really thinks this young boy can solve this case?"

"..."

Among the onlookers, some people covered their mouths and whispered.

Although these voices were as light as mosquitoes, Gu Xu had written "Solar Eclipse", and his spiritual perception ability was far beyond that of ordinary people, so he naturally heard these words clearly.

But he didn't bother to waste time arguing with these short-sighted mortals.

These people are probably just pissing him off.

"You all get up!" Gu Xu glanced at the people present, and said lightly, "Men and women marry, neighbor disputes, you need to go to the county magistrate to deal with such matters. This officer has experience as an exorcism department and is only responsible for it. Solve the ghosts involved."

"Ghost?"

Hearing Gu Xu's words, the Fans were shocked.

The disappearance of his son Fan Zhou is actually related to ghosts?
I heard that ghosts treat humans as food...

In this way, will their precious son still have a chance to come back alive?
Madam Fan felt a sudden pain in her heart.

She reached out and clutched her husband's arm tightly, only to feel that she might suddenly faint at any moment.

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After a while, Gu Xu walked into the Fan family's house under the leadership of the Fan family's husband and wife.

Along the way, he asked the couple about some details of the incident that day: such as when Fan Zhou disappeared, such as where Fan Zhou was last seen, such as witnesses...

And the information he learned was: At the wedding banquet, Fan Zhou drank halfway and claimed to go to the toilet; however, after leaving the lobby, he never came back.

Hearing this, Gu Xu's first reaction was - is this Fan Zhou being entangled by the legendary toilet ghost who likes to squat in the toilet to harm people?
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There is a story recorded in "Daqi Weizhi · Toilet Ghost":
A person surnamed Li, when traveling with friends, likes to go to the latrine. He often stays in the latrine for an hour or two and can't get out. He needs his friends to force him out.

But other times, he acts like a normal person.

One day, when everyone was drinking together, a friend found out that Li was missing.

So the friend went straight to the toilet, looking for Li.

This time, Li blocked the toilet door with a seat.

The friend shouted for a long time, but no one responded. They could only tear down the wall and enter the latrine.

Then he was surprised to find that Li Mou's feet were exposed in the toilet pit - Li Mou's entire body was almost submerged in the pickled stuff, and he had long since lost his breath.

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"Did Fan Zhou have the habit of going to the toilet often before he got married?" Gu Xu asked the Fan couple.

"No."

"Did anyone see him in the toilet that night?"

"No."

"Have you found his body in the cesspool?"

"I found it, but it's not there."

"Ok."

Gu Xu nodded and ruled out the first wrong guess.

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Notes:

(1) The story of the toilet ghost refers to "Liu Zongyuan Ji Biography of Li Chi".

(End of this chapter)