Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 142 Rumors
Li Shen looked at Li Lijun silently, nodded and admitted after a while: "I heard some rumors. It's not dangerous. As long as you don't go up to Zhuangzi, it won't hinder you. I just think that you won this Zhuangzi. You have suffered a great loss, and you can't deal with the troubles that will follow, so you might as well leave it to me to deal with it."

Li Lijun smiled: "What trouble can there be? I didn't spend any money to get this Zhuangzi. Even if I put it there for nothing, I won't lose anything, so I will suffer a big loss? If Uncle Shen thinks that this Zhuangzi can't be sold at a high price , it’s not good for me, so I want to buy Zhuangzi and bear the loss for me, and don’t forget, I’m richer than you, it’s not bad.”

Li Shen was speechless.This is the truth, Prince Zou's mansion may be quite rich, but he is not the heir of the mansion, but the second grandson of King Zou, even if he is in charge of the general affairs of the mansion, the money he can mobilize is limited.However, Li Lijun inherited the property of her grandfather and mother. As long as Sui Wang and his son don't interfere with her financial power, she will definitely be much richer than him.

He could only say: "You still have to keep your filial piety. You are still young. How can you deal with the hidden dangers behind this Zhuangzi? The lawsuit against the previous owner has not yet been settled, and there may be trouble at any time. Give Zhuangzi to me. I will cook for you together."

But Li Lijun said: "Uncle Shen, don't worry. What's wrong with the Liu Family Village? We're just hearsay, and we don't know if the rumors are true or not. If those rumors about monsters eating people were all made up by Liu Dalang, Everyone was murdered by him, so there is no hidden danger. Now this Liu Dalang is also missing. Zhuangzi was sold by his own mother. It was recorded in the government and changed hands. It fell into the hands of Lin Guogong and then into ours. Here, it is the third party. Even if the Liu family's lawsuit is troublesome, we can't be held accountable.

"As for those rumors, if they are true... we will invite a capable Taoist priest to collect the monsters and completely eliminate the hidden dangers. Wouldn't it be clean? These are two pieces of good land in Guanzhong for nothing. There is no such store, where can I find such a good industry?"

Li Shen frowned and listened, and had to admit that Li Lijun's words were reasonable, and the urge to rush to buy Zhuangzi after hearing the rumors of monsters eating people gradually disappeared.He quickly made a decision to send a few of his confidants to Jingyang to inquire about Zhuangzi's situation, and then return to Chang'an City to look for a wise man.No matter whether there is really a ghost in the Zhuangzi or not, the previous owner suffered such an unfortunate disaster, and the Zhuangzi died again, so it is also appropriate to do a ritual ceremony to save him.

But he was a little curious: "Li Niang, you already knew about this? Who told you? Could it be Lin Jiulang?"

Li Lijun smiled: "If the Lin family knew about this, how could they give us Zhuangzi as a thank-you gift? I heard that several Zhuangzi in that area were urgently sold in recent days. Mr. Lin probably heard that there is a good farmland in Guanzhong. , the price is also affordable, and I bought it without checking carefully. He is still busy going to Lingnan to take up his post, so how can he care about these trivial matters? These are the two nuns next to me. I vaguely remember that my grandfather used to talk to the late I have dealt with old owner Liu before, and wondered why his family sold their ancestral property, so I went to inquire about it. Nanny Lu knows more about this matter, should I ask her to tell you?"

She asked Erhong to invite Nanny Lu, and Nanny Lu told all the news she had heard, and she was a little curious about where Li Shen heard about it?Is there something she didn't find out?
Li Shen said that he actually heard about it from the monks and other pilgrims in Qingliang Temple.When there were rumors of monsters eating people in Liujiazhuang, the magistrate of Jingyang refused to admit it, but the family of the dead official's son solemnly invited the eminent monks of Qingliang Temple to chant sutras.The monks in Qingliang Temple are also very famous. At that time, there were more than a dozen highly skilled monks accompanying the eminent monks.The official family specially invited them to subdue the monsters in the village.

However, the monks did not find any monsters, only found some suspicious traces, suspected of some kind of huge snakes or rats eating livestock, grinding their teeth on tree trunks or stones, crawling, and flicking their tails to destroy trees and land. However, since they did not find the rumored monster's lair, they could not be sure whether the monster really existed.

The monks at Qingliang Temple performed rituals there, recited scriptures for three days, and saved the dead, but they couldn't find any trace of the monster, so they had to bid farewell to the benefactor and return to the temple.The benefactor did not ask them to keep it secret. After they came back, they intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the long voyage and discussed the suspicious and terrifying traces.Another pilgrim from the vicinity of Liujiazhuang came to Qingliang Temple to burn incense and pay homage to the Buddha with the rumors they had heard, praying for the safety of their family from the Bodhisattva.When they stayed in the cave dwelling at the foot of the mountain, they chatted with other pilgrims and local residents, and they also used this incident as a source of conversation.As a result, the rumors about monsters eating people spread more and more widely.

Just now when Li Shen was listening to people chatting, someone mentioned that not only livestock disappeared frequently in the Liujiazhuang area recently, but also people disappeared inexplicably, and they suspected that the monster came out to eat people again.When Li Shen learned that the place where the accident happened was near Liujiazhuang, which was not far from his new Zhuangzi, Li Shen broke out in a cold sweat.If there are monsters really harming people there, neither he nor Li Lijun can escape.He had already planned to find someone to collect the demon immediately after returning to Chang'an.Worried that Li Lijun would be afraid, he simply took her Zhuangzi there too, and let people sweep it up at that time, so as to avoid future troubles.

Speaking of this, Li Shen persuaded Li Lijun again: "Leave this matter to Uncle Shen. You can just stay in Saga Bieye with peace of mind, and don't worry about other things. It doesn't matter if you don't want to sell Zhuangzi, anyway, I am Your uncle, when you invite an expert to collect the monsters, I will also act as your agent."

Li Lijun smiled helplessly, and thought for a while: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Uncle Shen? I just need to wait for the news at home. But don't take risks lightly, especially don't go there at night. Find some skilled guards, and let the locals guide you. If you are well-prepared, it will be safer in broad daylight. If the monster is really powerful, you must stay away and let the invited experts deal with it. The monster will get it. When it is done, I will also pay a reward."

Li Shen hurriedly agreed: "No problem, it's all on me!"

He got up again and went to talk to the monks in Qingliang Temple.If you really want to invite someone to catch the monster, you must first collect all the information.Although the monks at Qingliang Temple didn't see the monster, they did see the traces it left behind. Perhaps they could provide him with a lot of information?

After Li Shen left, Li Lijun returned to the cave where he lived, thinking silently.

Nanny Lu didn't know what was going on, so she comforted her and said, "Little lady, don't worry, even if it's really a monster, you don't have to worry about Mr. Erlang of Prince Zou's residence!"

Nanny Cui said to Nanny Lu: "Although the matter is entrusted to Mr. Erlang, we can't do nothing. Ah Lu, since you have heard so much information, see if you can ask those pilgrims to ask again. What happened in Liujiazhuang in the past few days? Maybe we can find useful clues?"

Nanny Lu thought it was reasonable, and hurriedly took Shi Qing out.Shi Qing is also a good at inquiring about news, and can even make her laugh.

Only Li Lijun, Nanny Cui and Erhong were left in the room.Mrs. Shao went to boil water.

Nanny Cui lowered her voice and asked Li Lijun: "Little lady, this time, don't you want to get rid of that monster yourself again?!" Er Hong gasped from the side.

Li Lijun smiled at Nanny Cui: "Mommy, this is a monster that harms people in our own farm, how can I stand by and pass the responsibility to outsiders?"

(End of this chapter)