Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 314
The night is dark.

When Li Xiuyuan returned to the abandoned mansion at this moment, he saw that the four guards who had been blown away had woken up. They lit the bonfire again and sat around talking about the previous events.

"Damn it, it's really evil. I felt as if I flew out just now. My whole body was cold. I passed through the house, the wall, and was finally swept into the woods outside the city. I also met in the woods outside the city. A lot of people just scared me to death, and after careful questioning, I found out that those are ghosts who have been dead for decades, and they are not living people at all." Wu Fei touched his bald head, thinking back to what happened just now, he was also afraid for a while.

The taciturn Xing Shan rarely spoke: "This should be what people often say is lost soul."

"It must be. The young master told us not to be afraid of ghosts and gods before. If we are afraid that the spell will take effect, it must be because we were frightened by the evil ghost just now and lost our composure for a while, so we were hit by the trick, and our souls were blown away. .” Ma Dong said with some shame.

It seems that my courage is not enough, and I was frightened when I met some fierce ghosts and gods.

"That's right, but that evil ghost is too vicious. The flying sand and rocks just now, with a pitch-black appearance, is simply more vicious than any ghost we have encountered before."

Several people discussed with each other, all with lingering fears.

"It's not that it's vicious, it's that it's a virtue." At this time, Li Xiuyuan strode over and said.

"Master."

"Master."

Several people hurriedly stood up and gave a salute.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It seems that you are all well. Since you are all well, you should go to rest early. You will be sleepy even if you come so late. There will be no ghosts to haunt you tonight. You can sleep with peace of mind."

Sure enough, the ghost king with long beards is still very capable. He said that he has attracted their souls. When he came back, he saw that the guards were all awake, and they were all sitting here chatting.

"Young Master, where is that evil ghost? Where did he go?" Wu Fei looked around and said carefully in a low voice.

"I was injured, now I should go back to recuperate." Li Xiuyuan said.

"They won't come to take revenge on us after recovering from their wounds. I heard that ghosts and gods hold grudges the most." Wu Fei said with some fear.

Li Xiuyuan said: "If you want to take revenge, you will also seek revenge from me. What are you afraid of? You have to be busy with things tomorrow. Go and rest. Don't sit here."

"Since Eldest Young Master said he's fine, then he must be fine. Let's go, let's go back to rest and don't disturb Eldest Young Master." Ma Dong said.

A few guards then went to the wing room that had been tidied up before to rest.

Of course, it's hard to say whether he will go to bed early tonight, but Li Xiuyuan is meditating on the roof facing the bright moonlight and practicing Qi.

This meditation practice can not only restore the spirit, but also enhance martial arts. It is not impossible to develop magic power after practicing.

But not long after sitting in meditation, there was a burst of movement in the dilapidated mansion.

Some snakes, insects, rats and ants came out from nowhere, and began to move around in this dilapidated mansion. There were also various grievances among them, and the figures of ghosts flew back and forth, making bursts of noise.

"Ok?"

Li Xiuyuan took a look, but saw that these snakes, insects, rats and ants were actually cleaning up the weeds, dust and rubble in the yard, while those flying ghosts were repairing the houses, doors and windows here.

Presumably this is the method of the long-bearded ghost king, who is driving the ghost servants to take care of Li Xiuyuan's front yard, making it more suitable for people to live in.

After all, people are more particular about where they live, but ghosts are not particular about where they live, so this mansion is dilapidated like this, but ghosts and gods can turn it into a bright and luxurious mansion with just a little magic, but such means can only It is useful for ghosts and gods. During the day, everything will still be revealed, but ghosts prefer this kind of unpopular place, so the more dilapidated it is, the more comfortable it is for ghosts to live in.

People want ghosts, ghosts also hate anger, this is a truth.

"It doesn't matter if you clean it up. After all, you will live here for a while. The long-bearded ghost king is also a shrewd ghost. He knows the importance of favors." Li Xiuyuan secretly said.

He took a few glances, but saw that the weeds had been bitten off by the insects and the roots were dug out, and then they were quickly transported away. After a while, the weeds in a certain area were gone.

Then some ghost servants and little ghosts were sent to face the cracked beams and pillars, and took something to smear it on. After smearing it on, they saw that the cracks in the wood had been repaired, and it was as good as a new one. , and then paint it with the paint in the temple, and after a while, every room will be brand new, very glamorous, as if it was just built.

This is not a blindfold, but a real means of repair.

For some damaged brick walls and stone slabs, Yin soldiers transported stones from outside the city, and then ghost servants and craftsmen polished them and filled them.

Throughout the night, there were jingling knocks, footsteps, and the shouts of all kinds of ghosts outside.

People who don't know think that someone is building a house outside, but if you really take a look outside, you will find that there is nothing outside at all, only gusts of wind blowing, which makes people feel shuddering.

It is a common thing for ghosts and gods to build houses.

It's just that there are not many ghosts and gods who can use this method. After all, in addition to a large number of subordinates, it also needs a sufficient number of skilled ghosts as helpers.

However, the long-bearded ghost king obviously has this qualification.

However, when Li Xiuyuan saw so many ghost servants, shady soldiers, ghost messengers, and even many beautiful female ghosts appearing from time to time under the command of the long-bearded ghost king, he felt that the long-bearded ghost king did not suffer from a blow from him.

Even if the long-bearded ghost king helps the ghosts in this place reincarnate to some extent, he still has selfishness. Otherwise, how could there be so many subordinates for him to drive?

"No one is perfect, and even a true sage does something wrong. The long-bearded ghost king is not a good ghost. I really can't ask too much of him. What I want is order, and only true order comes. , the chaos will end, and everything will gradually improve." Li Xiuyuan closed his eyes and stopped looking.

Since he chose to keep the long-bearded ghost king alive, he had to tolerate some things about him.

A series of weird things are going on here at the same time.

And in the local Hou's mansion, something also happened.

That night, a courtyard in the Hou's mansion suddenly caught fire, and the fire was raging, and it tended to be continuous. , the water was poured in and it was temporarily extinguished, but soon it burned again.

It wasn't until the fire burned for a full hour that it lost its strength and was extinguished.

"What's going on, how could there be a fire in the well-endowed mansion?" Old Hou Ye was sullen, smelling the housekeeper.

The butler knelt on the ground frightened and said: "Master, I don't know why the fire started. I heard from the servant that a firefly flew from nowhere and landed on the roof, igniting the withered grass on the roof. , and then the fire grew stronger, and when it was discovered that the house behind it had been covered by the fire."

"It's nonsense, how could a firefly set the roof on fire." The old Hou Ye said angrily, "It must be that servant who accidentally set fire to the house, deliberately lying to shirk responsibility, come here, kill that servant, next time If there is such a thing again, you, the housekeeper, don't do it anymore."

"Yes, yes, sir." The butler said tremblingly in fright.

"Don't be impatient, Lord Hou, but I know the cause of the fire." At this time, a middle-aged man in Taoist robes walked over with a smile on his face.

This Taoist is a diner of the Hou's mansion, he has no name and no surname, and the people in the mansion call him Shan Taoist. Because of his ghost-like abilities, he has won the respect of the old Hou Ye.

"Master, do you know the reason for the fire?" Old Hou asked.

Shan Taoist smiled and said: "This fire is God's will, it is to take away the old Hou Ye's money, because Lao Hou Ye, your fortune has lost 8000 taels for no reason tonight, so this fire The fire is to make up for this gap, so that your missing wealth will match the belongings in your home, if you don’t believe me, Mr. Hou, why don’t you send someone to calculate the losses caused by the fire.”

The old Hou Ye's eyes moved slightly, and immediately sent the housekeeper and accountant to estimate the loss of the fire.

After a while, a cashier said: "Go back to the master, the younger one has calculated it before, and the total loss is 8000 taels of property."

"Master Dao, this number is wrong." Old Hou Ye said doubtfully.

Shan Daochang pinched his fingers and counted, and then said with a smile: "Old Hou Ye forgot, there is still a box of bank notes that have not been counted. This silver note is privately kept by one of your concubines, and it is worth 1 taels."

"What? And this matter?" Old Hou Ye was shocked and angry.

Surprised that this amount is not bad, and angry that there is actually a concubine hiding private money behind her back, and it is still as much as 1 taels.

"Daozhang, who is it, which concubine of mine hid it privately?" the old Hou Ye asked.

Taoist Shan said with a smile: "The money has already been taken away by the heavens, so what does it matter who put it?"

(End of this chapter)