The world of Taoism

Chapter 7 Demons
Back in the room, Zhou Xuan locked the door tightly and let the mouse out.

He took out a pill wrapped in yellow paper and gave it to the mouse to eat.

The pills are made of more than a dozen kinds of materials, such as realgar, nuxony, and glutinous rice.

If the mouse does not exercise, about two a day.

The cost of one piece is about [-] Wen, and the Zhou family can afford it now.

Although Zhou Xuan's illness cost some of the family's wealth, after recovering from his illness and Zhou Dazhi's death, the family gradually recovered.

Recently, Uncle Liu is planning to save money to redeem another shop, and everything is going in a good direction.

The size of the mouse has increased by a few points. As the body size changes, the more pills it takes, the average family really can't afford these expenses.

No wonder Taoism pays attention to the law of wealth and companionship.A person who can't afford food and clothing, what energy does he have to collect so many materials?

Zhou Dazhi took the risk of being discovered to rob his own property, and there must be reasons for this.

Zhou Xuan went to bed early and prepared to go to the temple fair tomorrow.

His predecessor was simply a senior otaku who hardly ever went out and knew little about the outside world.

Tomorrow is the Wannian County Temple Fair. As one of the rare counties with a population of 50, there is no curfew on the day of the temple fair. Almost all walks of life in the county will come to participate in the temple fair.

Zhou Xuan wanted to understand the world, and he used Lin Zhengxiong's contacts to find out the secrets of the world.

Zhou Xuan has found out that most people don't know the information about cultivators in this world after being side-by-side these days.

They believe in the theory of gods and ghosts, but none of them has actually seen the legendary ghosts and ghosts.

Zhou Xuan was right when he thought about it. Ordinary people almost died when they encountered monsters and ghosts. Naturally, no one has seen monsters with their own eyes.

The government in this world doesn't seem to want to cause panic. It is estimated that many things have been covered up as robbers killing people, or being poisoned and going crazy.

In ancient times, there was no Internet, and the level of education of ordinary people was low. Many people only moved within a radius of a hundred miles all their lives, so the government was naturally easy to fool.

Perhaps the upper echelons of this world know something, which is why Zhou Xuan made friends with Lin Zhengxiong.

In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shines into the house, and the dust is wandering in the air.

It was three poles high in the sun, and Zhou Xuan woke up from his sleep at this time, and was sitting in the room eating, when Lin Zhengxiong's loud voice came from outside.

"Ah, I just got up now." Lin Zhengxiong walked in carelessly.

"Mr. Lin." Uncle Liu laughed.Then he prepared a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Lin Zhengxiong.

Lin Zhengxiong was not polite either, he just sat down and ate.

"It's time for your family to hire a cook again. Uncle Liu is old, so it's okay to be busy all day." Lin Zhengxiong stuffed the buns in one gulp, his mouth dripping with oil.

"I'm planning to call a few handymen in the future," Zhou Xuan said.

In the past, it was because of Zhou Xuan's illness and Zhou Dazhi's gambling that he couldn't afford to support his servants.

Now that the store's income is better, it's okay to find a few more servants to work at home, otherwise Uncle Liu will not be able to bear it when he is old.

"Don't bother, this old man can handle it all by himself," Liu Bo said.

"Listen to me, Uncle Liu will go back and find a few practical and capable people to help with the housework, so my personal servants will not be needed."

Zhou Xuan didn't want to expose his secret.

After eating, Zhou Xuan got into Lin Zhengxiong's carriage.

The county seat is far away, and it takes half a day to walk, so the horse-drawn carriage is faster.

The interior of the carriage was ornately decorated, and light incense was lit beside it to dispel the smell of the carriage.

The two were chatting in the carriage. Lin Zhengxiong was a man who could not be separated from wine, sex and wealth. Almost the entire Wannian County, including some brothels in Jiangnan County, had been commented over and over.

"I said, there are only a lot of beauties in Qingfenglou in the county mansion..." Lin Zhengxiong continued.

"Brother Lin, have you ever heard of monsters?" Zhou Xuan couldn't help but asked directly.

"Demon! Let me tell you about that figure... huh? Demon?"

Lin Zhengxiong reacted immediately, his face was pale, and he looked around, as if there was something hidden around.

"Brother Zhou, you can't say this casually." Lin Zhengxiong's voice became much quieter.

"Just curious." Zhou Xuan laughed dryly, "Brother Lin is well-informed, are there really monsters in this world?"

Hearing Zhou Xuan's flattery, Lin Zhengxiong felt a little complacent, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I haven't seen it before, I only heard some from my father. Demons and ghosts are very terrifying, and if you touch them, you will die. I dare not talk about many things, for fear of attracting someone who will destroy the family." disaster."

"What is the so-called county magistrate who destroys the family?"

"Prefect?"

"Wrong, it's demons and ghosts. Demons and ghosts will destroy the family."

Lin Zhengxiong looked a little frightened: "Some time ago, did you know about the case where ten members of two families in the county were mutilated?"

"I understand." Zhou Xuan's heart trembled.

This case was so big that even the Zhou family outside the city had heard of it.

It seems to be the work of a group of rogues, with vicious methods, even pregnant women, and finally the murderer was taken to the vegetable market and beheaded for public display.

"Actually, the murderer was not caught, but a few prisoners were randomly found to replace him." Lin Zhengxiong whispered, "My old man said it was the work of some kind of ghost."

Thinking of this, Lin Zhengxiong shuddered: "The scene of the crime was too horrible, it was a hell on earth, it almost drove a gangster crazy. The murderer didn't even spare the pregnant woman, and the baby was pulled out alive from the stomach."

Zhou Xuan's scalp tingled when he heard this, it seems that the city is not peaceful either.

"Does the government have the means to deal with these things?"

"It should be. We ordinary people don't know about this kind of thing. It's best not to expect that there will be some of these things."

Lin Zhengxiong said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense about these things when you go out, and pay more attention at ordinary times."

"Definitely!" Zhou Xuan said.

My heart sank slowly. I thought this kind of thing happened once every few years. From Lin Zhengxiong's tone, there were quite a few such things, but they were all covered up by the government.

The city is not too complete, and the ghosts and ghosts make trouble regardless of the number of people.

Speaking of these heavy matters, Lin Zhengxiong lost the interest to chat.

Speechless all the way.

After a while, Lin Zhengxiong had a complicated expression, and couldn't help but said, "Brother Zhou, do you know why I haven't come to you for the past six months?"

"What?" Zhou Xuan was confused.

"Yes, I heard that you recovered from your illness recently, so I dared to come here." Lin Zhengxiong said.

Zhou Yuanwai and his wife spent most of their time looking after business in the city. If the accident hadn't happened in the city, Lin Zhengxiong would never have dared to set foot in Zhou's house if he gave Lin Zhengxiong more courage.

Before Zhou Xuan could answer, Lin Zhengxiong said again: "The death of your father Lingtang seems to be related to these things, the old man strictly forbids to come to you..."

"This... my father's death is actually related to demons." Zhou Xuan said in surprise.

The death of Zhou Yuanwai and his wife half a year ago was actually related to demons.

No wonder the fat man came to borrow money every now and then, but he hadn't been seen in the past six months.

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(End of this chapter)