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Chapter 12 The tragedy of the Niu family

Gu Shi said,
"His mother is a famous old shrew in this town. If I mess with her, I won't be able to get away!"

When the time comes, she insists that her son was kicked out and suffered internal injuries, and she is extorting a few taels of money from her, which is not worth it!
Master has repeatedly warned him not to cause trouble outside. Now that the old man is gone, and he has Yan'er with him, it is even better to cause less trouble!
"I originally planned to stay in the town for one night before leaving, but now I can't, so I'd better leave early!"

After Gu Shiyi had rested enough, she put her bag on her back and started on the road again with the earthen pot in her arms. She looked up at the sky.

"The town ahead is thirty miles away from here, and we still have half a day to go. If we walk faster, we should be able to get there before dark..."

It was really not possible to spend the night in the wilderness. Anyway, she was sleeping outdoors with the old Taoist priest. She had never experienced any hardship!
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt pain in my heart again. Now that the old Taoist priest is gone, I am alone!
"Let's go!"

She tightened the broken earthen jar in her arms and strode forward...

Gu Shiyi didn't know that it was thanks to Niu Da that she left the town early. What she didn't know was that the day after she left the town, a group of five people came to the town. The five people were dressed differently, but they all had gloomy faces, and there was a chill between their brows that would send chills down the back just by looking at them.

It was a coincidence. After arriving in this town, I went to Niujia Tavern, the only tavern in the town. Daddy Niu came up to greet me.
"A few guest officers, please!"

Five people went in and sat down. One of them raised his hand and threw out a silver coin.
"Pick up some good wine and some good food!"

This is a master who is not short of money!

When Daddy Niu saw it, his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum and shouted after him,

"Boss, stop lying in bed and yelling, come out and entertain the guests!"

Niu Da came out grumbling, he was in charge of the shop, his two younger brothers were running errands, Niu Da Daddy was the shopkeeper, and Niu Auntie helped cook. Seeing her son limping out, Niu Auntie cursed in distress,

"I take that little bitch who killed a thousand swords really seriously. She and her beggar Taoist master took advantage of us in our store on weekdays. Now that the old Taoist priest is dead, I don't mind it. She, it’s just that she refuses, she dares to kick and hurt my son, if I catch her, let’s see if I don’t scratch her face!”

Niu Da smiled bitterly after hearing this.

"Mom, please stop scolding me. It was me who hit my knee on the stone..."

"Bah... you're already like this, and you're still trying to help that little bitch. Let me tell you, this kind of woman is a troublemaker when she comes in. If you dare to let her in, I'll beat you up too!"

Aunt Niu was cursing, but what the mother and son said in the kitchen were clearly heard by the people in the hall outside. The five people exchanged glances, and one of them, a man of medium build and a sinewy face, waved to Daddy Niu. ,
"Shopkeeper, who is talking in the yard at the back?"

Daddy Niu just thought it was the mother and son who were making a noise that had disturbed the guests, and he hurriedly laughed and said,
"It's the mother-in-law and the dog at home. The country people don't know etiquette and have disturbed the guests. Please forgive me!"

The man waved his hand,

"Let them come out, I have something to ask them!"

"This one……"

Daddy Niu was a little hesitant. The man flipped his palm and another ingot of silver fell on the table. Daddy Niu's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he rushed to the back and said loudly,
"Da Lang, Da Lang's wife, come out!"

The mother and son didn't know why, and they both walked out with blank faces, Niu Dadao,

"Dad, the dishes on the stove have just been cut and haven't been put into the pot yet!"

Daddy Niu said,

"Come here, this guest has something to ask you..."

The two of them stepped forward as instructed. The man looked at Niu Da up and down and asked,

"What did you say about the old Taoist priest just now? Are there Taoist priests here?"

Niu Da and Niu Auntie looked at each other, nodded and said,

"There is an old Taoist priest who lives on the mountain behind our town with a female disciple. He has been here for four or five years. He goes down the mountain several times on weekdays and often goes to the shop to buy meat and wine..."

The five people looked at each other again after hearing this, and asked again,

"Then what does the old Taoist priest look like, and what does the disciple look like?"

"The old Taoist priest is dry and thin, and the female disciple is not young anymore, and her appearance is just like that..."

Aunt Niu spoke first, but Niu Da immediately retorted,
"Mom, the eleventh child has big eyes, a straight nose, and a good-looking appearance..."

Aunt Niu glared at her son bitterly,
"Bah...just a little bitch..."

Just as he was about to curse, the man interrupted and said,

“Did they ever say where they came from and what they did for a living?”

Aunt Niu shook her head, Niu Da thought for a while and said,

"Eleven seems to have said that her hometown is in the northwest, and she has followed the old Taoist priests to catch ghosts and eliminate demons since she was a child..."

"Oh... have they ever caught ghosts in the town?"

"Yes! Our house was haunted earlier, and we got rid of it on November [-]st..."

"Oh……"

The five people looked at each other,
"Tell me, how does she catch ghosts?"

After that, he put another ingot of silver on the table. The eyes of the Niu family and Niu Er and Niu San, who were cleaning the table and sweeping the floor, all lit up. Niu Er and Niu San immediately squeezed over.

"Well... Sir, let me tell you, when she was hunting ghosts that day, the younger one was the closest..."

Niu San gestured and acted out the scene of Gu Shiyi catching ghosts that day. The five people listened with expressionless expressions, but the man of medium height narrowed his eyes and asked,
"You said she drew a talisman?"

The Niu family all nodded,

"If you have any left, take the talisman and have a look..."

Niu Erzui was not as quick as Niu San, but his feet were nimbler than his brothers. He ran in quickly and pulled off the talisman attached to the door of the inner courtyard.
"Please take a look, guest!"

When the man saw it, a sneer appeared on his lips.
"It's really here..."

Asked again,
"Where are they two on the back mountain?"

The Niu family, you look at me, I look at you, no one can explain it clearly. They only said that it was in the nameless mountain behind the town. The five people looked at each other, and finally the man said,

"Take the money and get down!"

Mrs. Niu grabbed the money and went down happily. Her three sons followed her, calling mom repeatedly, hoping that a little bit would leak out from the cracks of her fingers. Only Daddy Niu With a wry smile on her face, she was serving a few people to drink... Gu Shiyi on the other end naturally didn't know that someone had already chased them to the town to inquire about them. She was now in another unknown town thirty miles away from the town, spending time with her. I paid ten coins and stayed in a small inn in the town.

"Why is it so small and dark here? Can't you find a bigger place to live?"

The king who was placed in a broken earthen jar on the table in the middle of the room twisted his body in dissatisfaction. Gu Shi took out the clay figurine from the bag and placed it on the table. He said angrily.

"I don't have much money, and I have to go a long way, so I have to save some money!"

Most of their money was given to Widow Zhang by the old Taoist priest. Since this place is thousands of miles away from Huangjing, the little money they have is not even enough for travel expenses, so naturally they should save what they can.

But Gu Shiyi is not worried. She plans to make money along the way, so she plans to buy a carriage in this town early tomorrow morning and drive all the way to Huangjing. This way, if she misses Sutou on the way, she can ride in the carriage. overnight.

The king was very dissatisfied and looked around and said,

"You can build a room with windows so we can go out in the middle of the night to absorb spiritual energy!"

Gu Shi said,
"It doesn't matter. When I open the door at midnight, you can sneak into the yard, but be careful not to be seen..."

While he was talking, there was a knock on the door outside. Li Yaner, who was moving on the table, hurriedly ran behind the broken earthen pot. The king also stood up straight. Gu Shiyi went over to open the door, but it was the waiter who delivered water. Gu Shiyi took the copper After thanking the younger brother, he turned around and went into the house, washing his face and feet with water.

In the middle of the night, all the guests in the inn were asleep. Gu Shiyi quietly opened the door and let Li Yan'er and the king out, letting them walk around in the yard to absorb the essence of the moonlight. She herself sat cross-legged on the bed to make luck. I was speechless all night.

In the early morning of the next day, Gu Shiyi left the inn and went to the only carriage and horse racing shop in the town to inquire about it. The town was located in a remote location, and there were not many high-quality horses to choose from in the carriage and horse racing shop. In order to save money, Gu Shiyi picked a broken and old carriage, paired with an old and skinny horse, and paid money to take it back to the inn.

"Little brother, please feed me!"

Gu Shi pulled the carriage in through the back door and took off the old horse from its bridle. When the waiter saw the old horse's appearance, he couldn't help but grimace.

"Sister, why did you buy such an old horse? It's so thin that it might fall down from exhaustion if it can't walk fifty miles!"

It's none of his business if a customer buys an old horse, but looking at it like this, the second brother is afraid that he will die in the store before he leaves the store. Then he will be unjustly fed to death by the store, and he will have to pay compensation from the shopkeeper. What to do?

Gu Shiyi was used to traveling around the world, so he saw what the waiter was thinking and smiled,
"Don't bother me, little brother. Just point me to where the fodder is and I'll just feed it myself!"

The waiter wished she could avoid this trouble and quickly pointed out the place to her.
"The fodder is here, the water is here, it's up to you!"

Gu Shi nodded, went over to look at the forage, took out an armful of it, picked up the stones and weeds, filled the well with fresh water, and found a brush for the old horse. After brushing the hair three times, she finally made it look more energetic. She patted the old horse's long neck and said,

"The future depends on you!"

Because the old horse was so thin, Gu Shiyi was really afraid that it would fall down before it could go far, so he simply planned to stay in this small town for two more days. However, on the fourth day, he heard something coming from the next town. news,

"Hey, have you heard that the Niu family in the next town, all five members of the Niu family are dead!"

"Niu family...which Niu family?"

"It's the Niu family that sells liquor on the back street!"

"That Niu family... I went to buy wine from their house. One pound of wine can be mixed with half a pound of water... Is it their house?"

"It's their home!"

"You deserve it. You are so evil in your business. God will look down upon you if you don't die! Tell me... tell me... how did you die?"

"I'm telling you..."

The guests in the inn were talking about the tragedy of annihilation in the lobby, which attracted a large group of people to listen. Gu Shiyi also wore men's clothes at this time, tied his hair high, rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves, and mingled with the crowd. Among the men, I heard people from the next town spitting and saying,

"The whole Niu family is dead, all of them, it's such a tragic death!"

"He died, how did he die? What kind of tragic way did he die?"

The man said with a mysterious face,

"The Niu family's tavern is open every day, but it has not been open for the past two days. The neighbors noticed something was wrong, so they went to knock on the door. Unexpectedly, the door could not be opened for a long time, and someone climbed in from the backyard. ...guess what?"

Everyone knew that he was going to tell the truth about this tragic incident, so they all urged,

"What it is, you have to tell me!"

The man shook his head and sighed repeatedly,

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... It was such a tragic death. All the young and old in the family were cut into pieces. Their heads and limbs were chopped off, and their bodies were cut into pieces. They were all piled up in one place. People who entered I vomited at that time..."

"Oops..."

Everyone's faces showed fear, curiosity, and a bit of schadenfreude that had nothing to do with them. Only Gu Shiyi's face suddenly changed, and he became slightly uneasy. Everyone listened to the man continue,
"The neighbors reported it to the officials at that time, and the officials came and worked for two hours to put the body parts of the Niu family together one by one and separate them..."

Someone among the crowd asked,
"Did the government find out who did it? But who did the Niu family offend? Or was there a robber in the family? Did any property in the family get lost?"

After hearing this, a strange look appeared on the man's face. He looked around, shook his head and said,
"After the official death was made, the government officials sealed the door and sent about ten people to guard it. They said they were waiting for the Qingling Guards to come..."

"Qinglingwei!"

Someone exclaimed, and the scene was silent at that time. Gu Shiyi's face among the crowd became more and more gloomy. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say. Only the innkeeper sighed.

"This kind of thing hasn't happened in our remote rural area for many years. I didn't expect that this time it would be Lao Niu's family that suffered!"

Even if the people of Qingling Guard take action, it will be trouble caused by monsters and ghosts!

Everyone looked strange, and there was inexplicable fear in their eyes. After a while, the person who came from the next town continued,
"When I came, the adults from the Qingling Guards hadn't come yet. I think I should have arrived today. With the adults from the Qingling Guards here, even if there are monsters causing trouble, nothing big will happen!"

"exactly!"

Everyone nodded, and everyone was convinced when they talked about Qing Lingwei. However, Gu Shiyi's brows furrowed into a knot. She quietly got up and slipped back to the room at the back when no one was paying attention.
"Eleven, you're back!"

Li Yaner and the king were talking quietly at the table. Seeing her coming back with a solemn expression, they asked,

"Eleven, what's wrong?"

Gu Shiyi went to the bed to pack things and said,

"We can't stay here anymore, let's leave quickly!"

(End of this chapter)