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Chapter 5 Five: Mud Tire
Li Chan told lies to himself: "I was naughty back then, and I was sent back by my family after watching the excitement for a few days. When I grew up, I went out to study, but I haven't been to Qinghefang for a long time. Today I came to visit Bridge City. When I saw this Goddess Temple, I came in to have a look, but I didn't expect to see you, old madam, as a spiritual blessing in this temple."

The old woman was over sixty years old and had no one to accompany her, so she was happy to talk to the younger generation. She said with emotion: "In those days, not long after the goddess was conferred, the imperial court conferred the title of the ninth-rank madam to take care of affairs in this temple. More than 20 years in a blink of an eye, in retrospect, it seems like yesterday."

The goddess was conferred, and the old woman was also conferred the title of Ninth Rank Madam, so she must have a lot to do with this goddess. Li Chan thought for a while and said, "The old lady is the mother of a goddess, so she should also be honored."

The old woman grinned proudly with her toothless mouth open, and Li Chan knew she had guessed right.

He looked at the statue of the Goddess on the altar, "I heard people outside talking about the Goddess, and heard all kinds of sayings. It's a great pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes. Can the old lady tell me that the Goddess is an ordinary woman?" Body, how did it become a god? Could it be that it really turned into a rainbow like the masters of Buddhism and Taoism? Or did the Lord of Pushui Mansion really show his spirit and take the goddess away?"

"Who can explain clearly about the Xian family, after all these years, I can't remember clearly."

"It's a pity." Li Chan sighed and looked at the goddess statue. The goddess statue looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

He murmured: "I still remember the appearance of the Goddess Sister, but when I saw her now, she turned into a painted clay sculpture, dignified and dignified, but I always felt that she was not that close."

The old woman put away her smile and said seriously: "Don't insult the goddess by speaking out loud."

Li Chan knew that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he cupped his hands, "It's the younger generation who is abrupt, don't blame the old lady. There are still friends waiting outside, so there's a lot of trouble today, come back to offer incense to the goddess next time."

Retire and leave.

Li Chan walked a few steps away, the old woman turned her head to look at the goddess statue, and sighed in a voice only she could hear.

Li Chan paused for a moment when she crossed the threshold, then stepped down again, out of the temple gate, into the noisy market.

The young man listened to the whole conversation between Li Chan and the old woman outside the gate of the ancestral hall, and felt that Li Chan was talking nonsense and not a single word of truth.

"Guo Duwei." Li Chan glanced over the buildings on the street, and looked at the Qingyang flag waving at the head of the Goddess Bridge from a distance, "The few people who died before died at night, did you ever ban the night market in Qinghefang? "

Guo Xun looked at the men and women throwing fish and food, as if he was wary of being overheard, "There are arrangements." He paused, "Two days ago, in the name of the Town God's Temple, an announcement was made to ban the night market. The merchants here heard that There are wandering gods running around at night, afraid of bumping into the gods, and there are no troubles."

Li Chan nodded, looked up at the rain dripping from the cracks in the glazed tiles, and opened the umbrella, "This is much easier."

The boy leaned against the railing with his arms crossed, "Do you have a plan?"

Li Chan knew that the young man blamed him for making up his own mind, and said, "I just want to report to the supervisor and Captain Guo, but the cause and effect of this case is still unclear, why not get rid of that monster first."

The boy was taken aback, "Are you sure?"

Li Chan nodded, "The elimination of demons is tonight."

Guo Xun said: "What preparations do you need?"

Li Chan shook her head, glanced at Nu Qiaotou, "Leave here first."

Far away from the Goddess Shrine and Pushuifu Jun Temple, and returned to the empty place in Bailuli Lane, he said: "Guo Duwei went to Shenzhasi, and asked the God of Subduing Demons for a few spiritual responses to destroy delusion and repel evil spirits, and arrange some manpower , Act after Zishi, but without my order, you are not allowed to enter Qinghefang."

"In addition, prepare some things for me. The best cinnabar, red and black are the best. The best green malls are best collected from Shanyang. Just give these things to me, and remember not to reconcile them without authorization. .”

Looking at the young man again: "As for Mr. Xiaolang...the safety of this trip is unpredictable. It will be bad if you hurt Mr. Xiaolang."

"I have my measure."

"Alright."

Li Chan nodded, and stopped persuading, turned the bamboo handle to shake off the water on the umbrella, and continued: "Shen Zhasi has been arresting for three days, but he has not found the whereabouts of the demon. It can be seen that the demon's intelligence has been opened, and he knows how to hide." Invisible, Guo Duwei has practiced martial arts to the blood marrow, and his breath can frighten ghosts. He is afraid that he will scare the snake. If the monster is frightened and does not show his face, things will be difficult. So when the time comes, Guo Duwei will first command the arrest outside Qinghefang. The demon officials sweep the formation."

Guo Xun was about to agree, but the young man asked, "What if you dismiss Captain Guo and run away?"

Li Chan humbly smiled and said, "If Shenzhasi can't trust me, you can also ask someone else to be wise."

The young man raised his eyebrows, "I'm just monitoring, if you still want to go back to jail, why don't you ask Sun Sicheng."

Guo Xun quickly came out to smooth things over, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiaolang, I will lead people to guard the four exits of Qinghefang. Even if he wants to escape, he will not be able to escape our tracking technique."

The young man said indifferently: "This is Shen Zhasi's business. If he runs away, you all go and deal with Mr. Shen."

"Yes, yes." Guo Xun gave Li Chan a dark look.

Li Chan said with interest: "The first deceased in this case, Xu Aneng, was a watchman. When Xu Aneng died, the night market had not been banned in Qinghefang, and there were not many people active at night. A watchman died. It must not be a coincidence. Watchmen watch the night, and they must ward off evil spirits. This is the rule that the watchmen in Qiaolou must abide by. The evil spirit spell in Qiaolou is a seven-level spiritual response method to deal with lonely souls and wild ghosts. The effect is good, but when meeting a powerful character, it is easy to irritate the demon and suffer from it."

The boy looked at the accumulated water in the cracks of the floor tiles and asked, "You want to pretend to be a beater?"

Li Chan asked back: "Since the monster can hide and hide, it kills Facao's messengers and God Zhasi to arrest the demon officials. But so far, no ordinary people have been killed. What do you think?"

The young man's heart sank a little, and the leftist monster finally realized that he was the supervisor of the case.

The young man was originally a smart person, but he didn't know anything about monsters, and he rarely had contact with the market. In addition, Li Chan's motives were elusive, so he couldn't get a hand in this case. With some clues, he said, "Provocation."

Li Chan nodded, "That's right. Since Mr. Xiaolang wants to exercise the power of supervision, after nightfall, go to Qiaolou with me to pretend to be a watchman and visit Qinghefang."

(End of this chapter)