Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 16 Zhong Kui Talisman

After an incident.

Chen Yun, Zhang Qian and Li Si accompanied Lin Chen to a mansion.

After being informed by the gatekeeper, the four people were welcomed in.

This mansion occupies a large area and has a neat and orderly layout.

Pavilions, pavilions, eaves and green tiles are intertwined and twisted.

Chen Yun saw an ancient mansion for the first time and kept looking at it while walking.

He, Lin Chen and others followed the gate through the small hall with the second door, and went up to the corridor. The view was bright and cheerful. There were carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, vying for beauty, and a small stream meandering through the corridor. , written from the depths of flowers and trees into a small pool surrounded by strange rocks, it is like a fairyland.

Afterwards, the doorman welcomed the four of them into the living room.

There were two or three maids serving cakes and tea, which was very polite.

Chen Yun never said anything.

Li Si rarely asked questions, "Senior Brother Lin, what kind of ghost are we facing this time?"

Lin Chen shook his head and said: "Mr. Wu didn't tell me before. I'll ask him when he comes later."

A gentleman generally refers to a country squire.

Gentleman is the big belt worn by scholar-bureaucrats.

The people who were originally referred to as Shu gentry generally refer to the class of scholar-bureaucrats.

Later, with the extension, it gradually became known as people with power, status and fame in the local area.

Chen Yun could tell from the title that the gentleman Wu who asked Lin Chen to exorcise ghosts had some status in Xigou City.

It took about half a cup of tea.

Two footsteps sounded outside the door.

Then, two elderly men walked in.

The leader, the old man, was dressed in brocade robes and had an elegant face, like a Confucian scholar.

Although the other old man was dressed equally gorgeously, he had a low eyebrow and looked a bit like a servant.

As soon as Lin Chen saw the two people coming in, he stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I've met Mr. Wu."

Chen Yun, Zhang Qian and Li Si also stood up.

The old man at the head is none other than Mr. Wu.

He smiled kindly and returned the greeting, "Mr. Lin is polite."

The two parties introduced each other.

Only then did Chen Yun learn that the old man following Mr. Wu was the steward of the Wu family and called him steward Fang.

Although Manager Fang is a lowly slave, he grew up with Mr. Wu, so he has a high status in the Wu family.

After the acquaintance was completed, everyone sat down.

Only Manager Fang stood on the left side behind Mr. Wu's chair.

Mr. Wu first thanked Lin Chen for bringing his brothers to get rid of the ghosts, and then expressed his high respect for the three "immortals" Zhong Liquan, Zheng Wenshu and Wang Laozhi.

Chen Yun finally figured it out. Lin Chen took advantage of the reputation of Ningyang Cave Taoist Temple to get private jobs. No wonder he was able to get in touch with wealthy gentry.I probably stayed polite for several minutes.

Finally, Mr. Wu entered the topic and said: "Mr. Lin, if you and other immortal masters can help me exorcise ghosts in that courtyard in Xicheng, Mr. Wu is willing to give ten taels of gold as a token of gratitude."

Lin Chen did not agree at all, but instead said: "Mr. Wu, can you first tell me and the other brothers about the situation in the other courtyard?"

Chen Yun also wanted to know what the so-called haunting was about. When Lin Chen asked, he pricked up his ears.

The same is true for Zhang Qian and Li Si.

Mentioning this matter, Mr. Wu frowned, put down the celadon tea cup in his hand and sighed: "Oh, my family is unfortunate. That other courtyard was originally the residence of my second son. He has been weak and sick since he was a child, and the disease can easily be passed on to others. , so I spent a lot of money to buy land and built a small courtyard for him."

Chen Yun, Lin Chen and others listened.

Mr. Wu continued and said: "You also know that the establishment and worship of any shrine must obtain the permission of the emperor of the suzerain country, otherwise it will be considered evil. When I bought the land, someone told me that there It was originally a temple for evil spirits, but was burned to ashes by the government for violating the laws of the imperial court."

Hearing this, Chen Yun felt baffled.

He knew that in ancient times, monks and Taoists were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

For example, during the Ming Dynasty, the institutions that managed monks and Taoists were called the Senghui Department and the Daolu Department respectively.

Once a lawsuit arises between monks and Taoists and ordinary people, not only the local government will intervene, but also the chiefs of the Monk Association Department or the Taoist Department will review the case.

But Chen Yun has never heard of anyone who established a shrine in folk belief and asked for the emperor's personal consent.

Not to mention that this is the state of Qin, but it wants the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to nod?

Although he didn't understand the situation, the most important thing now was to exorcise ghosts, so he simply didn't want to continue listening.

Mr. Wu was still chattering, "A year ago, my second son died of illness at an early age. I missed him so much that I occasionally went to live in another hospital for a day or two. At the beginning, there was nothing wrong. Half a year ago, I suddenly heard There was a faint sound of a man crying at night, and the sound came from the house where my second son lived when he was still alive. I asked my servant to go and investigate. When the servant came back, he said that he saw his second son sitting on the bedside, crying. "

Hearing this, Chen Yun couldn't help but feel terrified.

According to Mr. Wu, his second son died a year ago, but he appeared in the house half a year later?

On the contrary, Lin Chen, Zhang Qian and Li Si didn't seem to be worried at all, and just listened with interest.

Gentleman Wu continued, "I heard about it and rushed to investigate, but unfortunately I never saw the second son. At first, I thought it was a servant's eyesight. Who would have thought that three months ago..."

Lin Chen asked: "What happened three months ago?"

Manager Fang, who had been standing silently behind Mr. Wu, continued: "Three months ago, the head of the family wanted to live in another courtyard, so he asked me and his servants to go and prepare the daily necessities. My servants and I went to arrange the arrangements at night. Unexpectedly, just one day When I opened the door, I saw many deceased servants of my Wu family. These servants were having fun with the deceased second son as if they were alive. At that time, I and all the servants were frightened. Strangely, they disappeared again during the day."

Chen Yun heard some key information and asked: "Six months ago, there was only the second son of your house, but three months ago, the whole house was filled with deceased servants?"

Manager Fang nodded, "Yes."

Chen Yun felt surprised. Before, there was only one ghost, the second son of the Wu family, but now there are many ghosts. Is it possible that the number of ghosts is increasing?Or maybe the evil ghost's ability to create illusions is being upgraded?

He decided to ask questions.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen interrupted directly and said confidently: "I vaguely know what the ghost is. As I judged before, it is no accident that it is a serious ghost."

Mr. Wu quickly asked: "Mr. Lin, are you sure you can exorcise ghosts?"

Lin Chen calmly took out a yellow talisman from the small bag hanging on his waist and clamped it between his fingers. He chuckled and said, "I have the Zhongkui talisman. It doesn't matter if the evil ghost doesn't show up. If it dares to show up, I will sacrifice it." The talisman can destroy it. Okay, Mr. Wu, please let me and all the brothers and sisters be led there, and I will exorcise the ghost for you tonight."

Mr. Wu was overjoyed. He stood up and bowed before him and said, "Thank you Mr. Lin and all the immortal masters for the great Dharma."

Chen Yun felt that Lin Chen was a little reckless. Although he didn't know how magical the Zhong Kui Talisman was, he was facing a powerful ghost. Shouldn't he ask more carefully?

(End of this chapter)