Immortality is above

Chapter 17 17: Wicker Beats the Judge
  Outside the house, Chen Cheng stayed by his son's side, worried: "Xiannie Liu Bai, do you think something will happen to Wen Qing?"

Chen Liubai replied: "A serious illness is inevitable."

"Well, I advised him to move back home as soon as possible, but he didn't listen. What should I do if something like this happens? The world is getting more and more chaotic."

Chen Cheng sighed.

Chen Liubai asked: "Uncle, I just came home not long ago. I saw that the village was heavily guarded. Are there frequent troubles? Bandits or bandits?"

Chen Cheng said: "The upper wall of the village is high, and there is a Wubao archery tower. Bandits and bandits are not something to be afraid of. The main reason is that since the beginning of winter, after dark, there are strange shadows appearing outside the village. I don't know what they are."

"Strange shadow?"

"Yes, some people have seen it more than once. But there are different opinions. Some say it is a wild beast that comes down the mountain to look for food, and some say it is an evil spirit that comes out to cause trouble. The clan is worried that something will happen, so they send more people to patrol and guard."

Chen Liubai raised his eyebrows: "Did anything bad happen?"

Chen Cheng replied: "Not yet. During the day, there was nothing weird and everything was fine. But at night, everyone went back to the village... Hey, no, something happened to Wen Qing now."

Speaking of his son, he felt bad and anxious: "How are the Taoist priests and the others doing inside? Why is there no movement at all? Oh, nothing will happen."

Chen Liubai muttered: "I'll go in and take a look."

"you?"

Chen Cheng was startled, but there was no better way. Chen Liubai was willing to go in, which was better than going in by himself: "Then what kind of weapons do you need? The servants have knives and sticks."

Chen Liubai glanced at it, stepped over, and took a handful of willow sticks from a healthy servant: "Just use this."

As the saying goes, "willow branches are three points shorter than ghosts", so on this trip, Chen Cheng specially asked his servants to collect several handfuls of willow branches.

However, in the middle of winter, almost all the willow leaves have fallen off, leaving only bare branches. I wonder if the efficacy will be affected.

Holding the wicker in hand, Chen Liubai walked into the house, reached out and took out a charm from the Hutian bag, chanted something, then put the charm into his mouth, sucked it slightly, opened his mouth and sprayed a stream of water onto the wicker.

In just an instant, the wicker that originally looked withered turned visibly green.

He just walked into the room and saw a strange scene:
  The big Taoist boy Adi closed his eyes and raised his hands with a naive smile on his face, as if he was immersed in some warm scene;
  Taoist Master Wang fell to the ground, holding a wooden pillow with both hands, pressing his round face close to it, and said intoxicatedly: "This gold belongs to me..."

The scene was weird and comical.

The green-faced and red-bearded wooden statue was still in its old position. His eyes suddenly moved and he looked at Chen Liubai.

"If you don't get surprised, you will lose yourself if you find it strange!"

Chen Liubai raised his hand and whipped it, and the willow stick hit the statue's head impartially.

This statue actually knew how to take pain. It rolled over and hid to the side.

"Dare to hide?"

Chen Liubai caught up with him in big strides and started to slap him hard.

"Ouch, that's weird!"

It turned out that Adi woke up from the dream and jumped up.

Wang Daozhang, who woke up earlier than him, was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to cover his mouth with his hands, but it was too late.

Hearing the cry, Chen Liubai glanced back.

What an indifferent look is that?
  Treat it like a lamb for the slaughter!
  Just like looking at the tiny ants under your feet...

Daochang Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he said quickly: "Master Chen...oh, Master Chen...no, Chen Xianjia, please forgive me, Adi didn't mean to disturb you."

Chen Liubai stopped fighting and said calmly: "When you go out, just say that the matter is done, and then send Chen Wenqing in. Remember, don't talk too much about what you shouldn't say."

"Yes Yes."

Wang Daozhang hurriedly agreed and took Adi out quickly.

He was an actor, so in order not to expose his flaws, when he got outside, he quickly put on an expert look, and in a few words, he managed to deal with Chen Cheng, brought the unconscious Chen Wenqing in, untied him, and put him on the bed. Chen Liubai then ordered: "Go to the hall and wait. Don't enter the room, and don't go out."

"well."

Wang Daozhang took Adi to the small hall. He couldn't sit down and just stood.

After leaving Chen Liubai's sight, he dared to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, and his calves couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Until now, he couldn't even figure out why he was so afraid.

Just because Chen Liubai used a wicker stick to beat the statue of the judge until it rolled all over the floor?

Just because of that indifferent glance without any emotion?
  And or other...

All in all, Wang Daozhang believed that the other party was someone he could never afford to offend.

that's enough.

He has been traveling around the world for many years, and he is able to eat well everywhere. This is not due to his Taoist skills, but because of his exquisite mind, sharp eyes, and ability to bend and stretch.

As for the Taoist boy Adi beside him, he is quite a reckless man. Fortunately, he has one advantage: he listens to himself very much and does whatever he is told.

Otherwise, I am really afraid that I will bump into Chen Liubai.

The waiting time is the slowest, and every minute and every moment seems to be torture.

After what seemed like a long, long time, Chen Liubai finally walked out of the room, his hands empty without the wicker.

Inexplicably, Daochang Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Liubai walked straight out and said to Chen Cheng: "Uncle, the Taoist priest has cast a spell and successfully helped Wen Qing exorcise the evil spirits. When he wakes up, we can take him home."

"That's great."

Chen Cheng was very happy.

Wang Daozhang pricked up his ears to listen and keenly captured the key information. The core point was: for some unknown reason, Chen Liubai did not want to reveal his identity, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

That's easy.

For Wang Daozhang, as long as Chen Liubai doesn't kill anyone and silence him, everything else is easy.

Chen Cheng entered the room, first expressed his gratitude to Taoist Wang, then came to the room and stood guard in front of the bed. He found that the statue of the judge that was originally placed inside was gone. It must have been driven away.

After a while, Chen Wenqing woke up slowly. Although he looked very tired and weak, his spirit was much clearer. He called Chen Liubai in and said, "Brother Lu just fell into a dream. He said that he has the appreciation of the City God and wants to leave here. I'm going to the capital to take up a new position. Please don't worry about me, but read poetry and books diligently. After passing the provincial examination, I can go to Beijing to take the exam and we can reunite."

Chen Liubai nodded and said, "Very good."

Chen Wenqing added: "I have thought about it. The weather is very cold and I am sick again. I can no longer stay in the thatched cottage to study. I will move back to recuperate first and wait until next spring."

Chen Liubai said: "It should be so... I have a heartfelt request. I would like to stay in the thatched cottage for a few days. Is it possible?"

"Of course, you can live with me for as long as you want, but what about food and drink?"

"I'll figure it out myself."

"That's good."

At this time, Chen Wenqing was already quite tired, so he said no more. Chen Cheng ordered his servants to bring him a soft sedan chair and take him home.

Wang Daozhang and Adi also left together to deal with the aftermath.

Chen Liubai was left alone to wait until nightfall.

With a beep beep sound, the statue of the judge jumped up, entered the room through the window, and stood obediently in front of Chen Liubai.

(End of this chapter)