Kunlun one millet

Chapter 7

When Zhao Shu rushed back to Chengyang County, Dai's courtyard was crowded with onlookers, and the government servants were loading corpses onto donkey carts, including Mr. Dai, whose fat belly had been torn, and his death was appalling. .

"What happened to Dai's family?" Zhao Mi found the county clerk who was guarding outside the courtyard.

"Zhao Fuli? You are back! How are things going in Lishan?" The clerk seemed to have just vomited, his face turned blue, and he wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief.

Zhao Mi suppressed his impatience in his heart: "The evil spirits have already been punished, Wang Miaoshou died, and several police officers died. I learned about the young master of the Dai family, so I rushed back to the city ahead of time... Has there been a murder in the Dai family?"

"It's more than a bloody case." The scribe shook his head with his arms folded: "Almost all the main people in the Dai family who were able to manage affairs were killed. Only a few servants escaped. I heard from them that this was all done by the young master of the Dai family. "

"Where is Master Dai? Where is he now?" Zhao Mi asked.

"In the yard, but..."

The scribe hesitated to speak, Zhao Mi turned his head and walked into Dai's courtyard.As far as I could see, blood was dripping and splashing everywhere, and the scene was very tragic.

Zhao Mi soon found Master Dai's family. It was a dead body lying on the edge of the flower bed, completely naked, half human and half wolf in appearance, with unimaginable distortions in the limbs and torso. Hair, nails with long tips, and a few pieces of flesh and blood hanging from them.

Zhao Mi inspected carefully and found that Master Dai's demon transformation was deeper than yesterday, but he didn't have any wounds on his body, and he didn't die from external force, but his internal organs were messed up.

"Zhao Fuli." An old foreman came from the side: "The county magistrate said that there was a murder case in the Dai family, and we must come up with an appropriate excuse to deal with it."

"The right reason?" Zhao Mi was puzzled: "The evil spirits have caused troubles, bewitching the young master of the Dai family, and driving him to murder his own family. Isn't the ins and outs very clear?"

The elder Wu Zuo said in a low voice: "The evil spirits commit crimes and the tyrants destroy their families. If such a thing is exposed to the officials, the county magistrate may be regarded as incompetent and incompetent. This will attract evil spirits and misfortunes, which will damage the future."

Zhao Mi understood a little bit, wanted to laugh but couldn't: "The county magistrate doesn't want me to associate Dai's family destruction with evil spirits?"

The elder Wu Zuo bowed his head: "After seeing the corpse, the cause of death needs to be recorded in the record. At present, it has been determined that the family servant committed adultery with the concubine Ji. After being discovered by Master Dai, it caused a fight in the courtyard."

"How to write the case book is your business." Zhao Mi pointed to the body of Young Master Dai's family: "How should we deal with this?"

"The county magistrate ordered the villain to tell Zhao Fuli that this corpse will be destroyed on the spot." The old man's tone did not fluctuate significantly: "When the matter is properly handled, the county magistrate will ask Zhao Fuli to go to the government office for a meeting."

There was no sadness or joy on Zhao Mi's face, and he asked, "Did you participate in similar things in the past?"

"The villain is just following orders, please don't make things difficult for us." The old man replied.

Zhao Mi simply took out the talisman paper from the bamboo box, and in front of the elderly foreman, wrote a corpse-reversal talisman and pasted it on the body of Young Master Dai's family.Then he chanted the mantra in a low voice, pointed the Qingxuan brush, and the half-human half-wolf corpse decayed and ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Looking at the ashes on the ground, Zhao Mi asked, "Satisfied now?"

"Zhao Fuli has a great future, please don't care about despicable villains like me." The old man bowed his head.

Zhao Mi really didn't care about it, he watched several yamen servants carrying buckets and brooms and began to clean and tidy, all of them seemed to be commonplace.But there were whispers—

"The Dai family really suffered this time, and I don't know which evil spirit they provoked?"

"Shh! Don't be so loud. The county magistrate has said that this time the Dai family is a servant fighting to kill the master."

"Of course the county magistrate said so. The Dai family has accumulated thousands of dollars of wealth. Now that there is no owner, he must take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"Just shut up and work, don't you think it's not enough trouble?"

……

"Zhao Fuli, this is my reply letter to Huaiying Pavilion."

In the hall of the county yamen, the magistrate handed a letter to Zhao Mi, and his face was blushing with joy: "This time you have wiped out the Lishan monster, and you can be regarded as getting rid of a harm for Chengyang County."

Zhao Mi glanced briefly, and what he said in the letter was nothing more than how he, the Zhao Fu official, went deep into Lishan to investigate, how he did not avoid danger, and personally killed the evil spirits, and how shrewd and capable he was in the process. The local officials and the people trust and admire so much, in short, they are not stingy with compliments, and it is almost a matter of giving Zhao Mi a memorial tablet in the Lisheng Temple.

"Thank you, magistrate." Zhao Mi smiled back.

The county magistrate stamped the official seal on the letter, dripped the wax seal, and then pushed an oiled paper package on the table: "This is a small tribute from the county."

Zhao Mi lifted the greased paper and took a look, inside were neatly arranged Tianxia silver cakes.

"This kind of respect seems to be too heavy." Zhao Mi estimated that this pile of silver cakes is roughly two hundred taels, and the actual weight alone is indeed very heavy. The magistrate of Chengyang may not have two hundred taels a year. .

"I can't help it. As soon as the Dai family's murder happened, some restless servants sneaked into the cellar to steal. Fortunately, the officer arrived in time to save this batch of money." The county magistrate picked up the teacup, blowing away the heat with a satisfied face. .

Of course Zhao Mi knew that this was a hush money, and it was not appropriate for everyone to know about the Dai family's affairs.In the final analysis, as a talisman official, Zhao Mi was not completely successful in dealing with the evil spirits.If the county magistrate of Chengyang truthfully informs Huaiying Hall of the situation, then Zhao Shu's acquisition of the first book recommendation will fail.

Accepting the respect, the county magistrate seemed to relax: "Officer Zhao Fu has been tired all day, so I'll send you to the post house to rest."

Zhao Mi hesitated to speak, but still got up and said goodbye.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Mi came to the Temple of Generals in the outskirts of the city again, and saw the tomb where Wang Miaoshou was buried. On the wooden sign was crookedly written "Tomb of Wang Ji, Centurion of Tianlu Army of Huaxu Kingdom".

"Are you Zhao Fuli?"

Zhao Mi turned around and saw seven or eight elderly people. They were either missing arms or legs, or had burnt faces and ugly descriptions.

Seeing Zhao Mi nodding in recognition, an old man asked, "How did Chief Wang die?"

"He... restrained the monster for me, unfortunately he was injured by a spell." Zhao Mi chose to hide the truth.

Several old people showed a hint of relief, they neither questioned the end, nor rolled around, and accepted Wang Miaoshou's death very calmly.

How hard must a heart be honed to be so calm and numb?
"I brought some things." Zhao Mi put down the bamboo box, and took out an oiled paper bag from it: "Here are two hundred taels of silver cakes, which are, are the pension money given to Wang Miaoshou by Chengyang County."

This group of old people didn't look at Qian Qian at all, and no one even took the initiative to take the money.After a long silence, an old man asked: "Zhao Fuli, this rule is not right. If the pension money was issued by the government, the county government should have called us over, signed and stamped after verifying our identity, and then issued the pension silver. "

Zhao Mi was taken aback for a moment, and the old man showed an ugly smile: "This is Zhao Fuli's money, right? Put it away quickly, it's not good for the bad guys to see it."

"This is Wang Miaoshou, and you deserve it," Zhao Mi said.

The old man shook his head: "Zhao Fuli, your two hundred taels of silver cakes will only harm us. There are a lot of thugs outside the city, let alone silver cakes, even if there are a few copper coins, they will grab them all."

Zhao Mi asked, "Then what else do you need?"

The old man was a bit stubborn: "I don't know what the king told you before he died, but the Tianlu army is not a poor person, and there is no need for others to give them alms."

Zhao Mi couldn't persuade the other party, but silently put away the silver cake.

"We appreciate Zhao Fuli's kindness." The old man said, "We have limited legs and feet, so we don't have to send them away."

Zhao Shu picked up the bamboo box and set off again. When he walked a certain distance, he couldn't help but look back.In the desolate countryside, there are undulating mounds and overgrown weeds. Several old people stand in front of the tomb, their backs are firm, like an army formation.

……

It was already ten days after Zhao Mi returned to Huaiying Hall.At this moment, he was standing in the Baopu Pavilion on the back hill of the museum, and in front of him was an old man with white beard and hair sitting on a futon, with a gold and purple ribbon tied around his waist, staring at the letter in his hand.

The old man is Zhang Duanjing, the head of the Huaiying Pavilion, and Zhao Shu's teacher.

"The Dai family sent a letter asking for help, but the magistrate of Chengyang replied." Zhang Duanjing shook the letter paper in his hand: "Zhao Mi, don't you think there is something weird about it?"

Zhao Shu lowered his head and looked down, without saying a word, he knew Zhang Duanjing's ability very well.The old man's expression was slightly serious: "Although I haven't left the Huaiying Pavilion, I can still know the situation in Chengyang County. The local monsters drove the young master of the Dai family to attack and kill everyone in the Dai family, right?"

"Yes." Zhao Mi didn't hide anything: "The situation is more complicated than I originally imagined. It's not a simple spirit possession."

"I was going to let Luo Xixian go, but you took the initiative to fight for it. I know exactly what you have in mind." Zhang Duanjing said: "But based on this incident alone, you should understand that now you want to go to Chongxuan Pavilion. I'm afraid I won't be able to gain a foothold at all. Not only do I need to improve my skills and skills, but I also lack in understanding people."

"Students understand."

Obviously, you can't count on the recommendation to go to Chongxuan Hall.

"Reflect on yourself. If you have to go out to do business recently, you should not participate." Zhang Duanjing said.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to accept this result, and finally said: "There is one more thing that the teacher needs to know. I found that Master Dai's monster transformation was a bit unusual. He was not killed by others, but the inner demon power tore his internal organs. Ji. Such a powerful demonic power is lodged in a wolf hair, unlike what the Lishan demon vine can do."

"The current situation is uneasy, and it is not surprising that the evil spirits are moving around." Zhang Duanjing waved his hand: "I have my own concerns about this matter, you can step back."

Leaving the back mountain with heavy steps and returning to his dormitory, Zhao Mi was lying on the bed in frustration.

"What Zhang Duanjing said is not bad."

Lingxiao appeared, leaning on the side, not stained with dust, and said in a cold tone: "Now you, no matter whether you are refining your energy or your skills, are too shallow. Even if you rely on the recommended book to enter Chongxuan Museum, it may not be possible to find the True Essence Lock.”

"Do you think I'm being too hasty?" Zhao Mi asked.

"Indeed." Ling Xiao said bluntly: "You have a high level of comprehension in the way of magic arts, and you have a lot of ingenuity, but things often go bad here. Profound and wonderful method. And you are just too tactful, whenever you encounter difficulties, the first thing you think about is not to overcome, but to think of ways to resolve it, and even try to avoid it."

"Isn't that right?" Zhao Mi sat up and asked.

"There is no right or wrong. If you are the magistrate of Chengyang County, such scheming and ingenuity may help you advance in your career." Lingxiao lowered her eyes and said, "But the matter of cultivation is too late. A little bit of opportunism. Now that the world is so thin, if you want to succeed in cultivation, you should be more determined and meditate.

Zhang Duanjing is indeed proficient in teaching and preaching, and knows that your heart still needs to be honed.Some things don't go through it yourself, and you can't listen to it if you say it a thousand times.Only after suffering a loss can one realize one's own insufficiencies and then go on the road to immortality. "

Zhao Mi curled her lips and said, "I earned a few hundred taels of silver this trip, and I killed the demon vine with my own hands. I also honed my skills in actual combat. How can I be considered a disadvantage?"

"Look, that kind of tactful and pretentious thoughts have surfaced again." Lingxiao seemed to have expected it, and smiled lightly: "Why use your tongue? Even if you kill Yaovine and Wang Miaoshou, you are still not convinced. You know more about success or failure than others.”

"Actually, when I heard that Dai's family was destroyed, I knew I'd messed up the matter this time." Zhao Mi sighed, "You said that only by realizing your own inadequacy can you go up the road to immortality. What do you mean?"

Ling Xiao looked at Zhao Mi and said: "The journey of cultivating immortality is not against others, but to work hard on one's own body and mind. The so-called Xu Qing of quietness and Xu Sheng of movement, strip away worldly thoughts, abandon dusty thoughts, and calm the mind is clear. Mysterious, it goes straight to the Immortal Family Dao of Changsheng Jiushi. If you can grasp one or two, the effect will be more significant than the Qi Refining Platform made by Tiancaidibao."

Zhao Mi half understood: "Are you teaching me how to cultivate immortals?"

Ling Xiao flicked Ruqun lightly: "It's nothing more than pointing out the trick. You can continue to practice the breathing technique taught by Zhang Duanjing, and there is no hindrance. But you have to let distracting thoughts settle down and clarify your mind during breathing, so that you can figure out the meaning of movement and stillness. machine."

Zhao Mi asked: "What do you mean, as long as the body and mind are quiet, there is no need to deliberately breathe out?"

"It would be better if there is plenty of fresh air." Lingxiao said: "In ancient times, people in cultivating immortals didn't pay too much attention to complicated matters. They just grasped the secrets of tranquility intentionally or unconsciously. If the comparator is abundant, the ancient times could not be compared with today's .

Now that there is no supplementary celestial energy, it is better to work hard on the tranquility of body and mind.There is no shortcut to immortality and longevity. If you are impetuous, even if you are in the cave, you are no more than a filthy mortal. "

If it were Zhao Mi from before, he would probably think that Ling Xiao's words were empty talk, but today it is rare to re-examine himself.

Zhao Mi suddenly understood that cultivating immortality and longevity is not to seek for others, but to focus on oneself.Does having that letter of recommendation hinder cultivation?

"It's useless to think too much. If you want to be quiet, it's at the moment." Ling Xiao's figure disappeared, and the lingering sound lingered in his ears: "Since there is nothing to do, then seize every moment, walk, sit, lie down, and never leave the quiet."

(End of this chapter)