Republic of China

Chapter 160
In the world of mortals, things are never black and white, and people don't just replace good people with others.

If a good person does bad things, is he a good person?

When evil people do good things, is it evil?

There is no conclusion.

Because humans are complex animals.

Just like the lamp called conscience on Lu Jinhe's shoulder is very bright, can it guarantee that he will not do evil things in his life?

So when the brothers chased Lu Xiucai outside the deputy village chief's home in Sunjiawan, they were a little unsure.

coincidence?

Kang Muang is hard to tell.

Experience tells him that in Sunjiawan now, any apparent coincidence may be secretly related, otherwise he would not have been chased outside the deputy village chief's house.

Moreover, the Japanese Onmyoji who is sure to have arrived at Sunjiawan has not shown up yet, so be careful in everything.

But Zhao Sanyuan's temperament meant that he would not bury all his doubts in his heart, not to mention that he already regarded Lu Jinhe as a friend.

boom--

He pushed Lu Jinhe against the wall and looked at each other.

"Xiucai, what are you doing here?"

Several of the young master's servants reflexively wanted to stop him, but thinking of the friendship between Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muang who helped each other for the caravan, they suddenly became melancholy.

Lu Jinhe replied with difficulty: "Ahem - I'm here to discuss business."

"Business? How can you, a drug addict, have anything to do with officialdom?"

"Because we are looking for Deputy Village Chief Qian to discuss business this time. The Qian family has always collected medicines in Sunjiawan. We can't get around it. If you don't believe it, go to the cart and take a look."

Several followers quickly opened the canvas on the cart, revealing all kinds of finished products, including bottles and cans.

It didn't matter to Zhao Sanyuan whether there was any medicine in the car. He just stared into Lu Jinhe's eyes and confirmed in his own way whether there was any suspicion.

"Discussing business, right? Just in time." Zhao Sanyuan leaned forward and said softly: "Lao Kang and I are going in to do something. Since you want to go in to discuss business, we will pretend to be your followers and sneak in together."

Lu Jinhe didn't hesitate at all and nodded heavily, "I understand. You and Brother Kang are both experts. There must be a very important reason for coming to this place. Once you get in, I will take care of you no matter what happens."

Between men, there is no need to say much.

I understand it all in my heart.

Zhao Sanyuan chose to believe in Lu Jinhe.

Lu Jinhe chose to help Zhao Sanyuan.

Knock on the door and wait.

After a while, the door of the house opened, he explained his intention, and the servant of Qianzhai led the way. Everything was normal.

Until the moment you cross the threshold.

Zhao Sanyuan's eyes were stern, and the hairs on his hair instantly stood up. Lao Kang beside him was not much better.

It is said to be a Yangzhai.

But it feels more like the underworld!
It doesn't look like a place where living people live!
After the two brothers looked at each other, they remained silent and chose to adapt to the situation.

You really have come to the right place.

Something is definitely wrong with the Qian family.

It stands to reason that the Yangzhai of our wealthy family would never have such a strong Yin Qi. Even if it did, it should spread to the Qian family.

But in fact, there is nothing weird at all from the outside, as if all the yin energy has been blocked within the Qian family's mansion.

After the two brothers realized this problem, they looked back and found that on the beam on the inside of the ceremony door, there was a small wooden sign with the length of a finger hanging on it, which was painted with some kind of talisman.

Not only the beams, but also the courtyard walls that spread to both sides had similar wooden signs every five steps. A rough calculation would suggest that there are a hundred and eighty of them.

What the fuck?
"I haven't seen you for almost half a year, Master Lu, right? I've been counting the days lately, thinking it's almost time to come. If I keep thinking about him, there will be echoes." Laughter came, and a man in his 30s walked out of the main hall.

He has an ordinary face, ordinary temperament, and ordinary figure. Anyway, he looks ordinary no matter how he looks. If he wasn't wearing silk and satin, he would have thought he was a servant in the palace.

Lu Jinjin stepped forward and said politely, "Brother Qian, you are so polite. You just don't want me to come. I have to be shameless to come, otherwise I won't make any money. By the way, why didn't I see Deputy Village Chief Qian and Mrs. Qian?" "

Although the visitor's surname was Qian, he was not the deputy village chief Qian Laifeng, but his half-brother Qian Laishun.

Because he has no high-ranking officials and no heirs, his eldest brother Qian Laifeng is still playing with things and only holds the title of deputy village head to enjoy his happiness. Therefore, his younger brother Qian Laishun has always taken care of the family business. For example, Qian Laishun handles many mines in the southern part of the mine. control.

"My brother went out to play with some friends. It will take some time before he comes back. My sister-in-law didn't go with him. She is making tea for you in the house. Come on, let's go in and talk."

Lu Jinjin kept a polite smile and followed him into the main hall. He couldn't see anything strange, but the few followers who came with him couldn't calm down. They came to Qian's house with the young master more than once or twice. Who didn't know that Qian was coming to him? Never go far?

Why did you go out to play all of a sudden, or will it take a while before you come back?

Confused, and unable to follow the young master's family to drink tea, several people pushed the cart and followed the servants to the warehouse, including Zhao Sanyuan and Lao Kang.

The two brothers walked at the end and exchanged opinions in a low voice.

"What do you think of Sanyuan?"

"Lao Qian is not very good."

"That's true. The two spiritual lamps on his shoulders are almost extinguished. He is definitely a villain with pus on his head and sores on his feet. But what I'm asking is if there are any clues about the ghost who escaped into Qian's house."

"The only clue is that the yin here is too strong. It's sunny now, but the house feels like late autumn. By the way, besides the temperature, do you think the smell is particularly strange?"

Lao Kang raised his head and sniffed.

It soon became apparent that the taste was really weird.

To put it bluntly, it is too fragrant, with a refreshing fragrance everywhere, but if you smell it carefully, you will find that the fragrance is mixed with a trace of odor, which is indescribable.

"Follow me, I'll take a look everywhere." After Zhao Sanyuan finished his sentence, he ducked into a dark corner.

Because the Qian Mansion occupies a large area, it would take a while to check it out, and you have to avoid the attention of the slaves.

Luck has never been good for him.

But the 'luck' in this aspect is very prominent.

Before he could take a few steps, Uncle Feng called without warning.

"Boy, there is a garden twenty feet away to the northwest. There is a pond in the garden. Go there."

Zhao Sanyuan was overjoyed. They all said that Hu Jiaxian handled things efficiently and properly, which was indeed true.

Without saying hello to Uncle Feng before, it had already launched an investigation and quickly discovered the problem.

The closer to the pond, the odor mixed with the fragrance became clearer and clearer. Until the big pond was close in front of him, Zhao Sanyuan understood it.

On the surface, there are many green algae floating in the pond, but the lotus inside has withered long ago, and there is not even a live fish to be seen. There are mysterious small wooden signs hanging on the surrounding buildings or rockeries.

More importantly, the rich Yin energy in the mansion emanates from here.

And the smell.

The odor mixed in the fragrance is nothing but corpse odor.

Sinking corpse!

There are definitely dead bodies in the pond!

"Uncle Feng, how many sunk inside?"

"One." Hu Xuefeng sat on the rockery and smoked a pipe pot.

Zhao Sanyuan took a breath of cold air.

It's so abnormal that a corpse can have such a strong corpse odor and yin energy. Zhao Sanyuan would believe it if dozens of corpses sank to the bottom of the pond.

"Is he a boy or a girl? Can you tell his face?"

"It's so swollen and soaked that even his mother can't recognize it. She can only confirm that it's a male corpse. I advise you, kid, not to think about salvaging it privately, otherwise it will all be broken into pieces."

Since Uncle Feng said so, Zhao Sanyuan could probably imagine what the scene was like at the bottom of the pond.It was midsummer, and the temperature of the pond water would not be low. The body would rot in it within seven days.

It is obvious whether it was an accident or man-made. The body sunk at the bottom of the pond must have been tied with something heavy, otherwise it would have surfaced and turned white.

Uncle Feng blew out a smoke ring and turned into the shape of a little fox, and then gradually dissipated, "The ghost that killed the workers before is inside. It's not a simple ghost. Its soul is not missing. It's a bit similar to the Dragon Gate Sect's Chu Yang." The soul can return to the body after it goes out, so when it harms people, you and Xiaokang didn't notice it in advance."

What?
Zhao Sanyuan was stunned.

Can the ghost return to its decaying body?
It's not a matter of whether you want to go back or not.

But there is no way to go back!

Can those who can go back be killed?

If you can go back and forth at will, it won't be a fucking mess?

Here comes the problem.

If it is true as Uncle Feng said, does the body under the pond count as death?
The more I think about it, the more numb my scalp becomes!

Even Zhao Sanyuan, who has come and gone from ghost to ghost, will often encounter things that he cannot understand, and unknown things can often trigger the purest fear.

"Do you have any suggestions, Uncle Feng? Why don't you feel a little tired and jump down to rest?"

"Quickly shit, even if I jump down, it will only be a rinse. The whole pond is covered with mud, and it has become one with it. It feeds its soul with its corpse. Do you understand? I can kill it a thousand and eight hundred times." It’s no use!”

Zhao Sanyuan actually didn't understand. He had never encountered such a situation.

But Uncle Feng said that there was nothing he could do for the time being, so he could only think about it in the long term.

Anyway, I gained a lot from this visit. I know that the people who died of the 'strange disease' recently were all because of the corpses in the pond.

As for the identity of the corpse, it is most likely that it is deputy village chief Qian Laifeng.

After meeting everyone, Lu Hejing was escorted out of the main hall by Qian Laishun. Judging from the smiles on their faces, the business negotiation must have gone very smoothly.

"Brother Lu, I feel comfortable doing business with you. It's a pity that the medicinal materials collected in the past six months have not been packed yet. Let's do it tomorrow. You can come anytime tomorrow. We will settle the payment then."

Qian Laishun's face was glowing red, and there was a beautiful woman who followed him out, but her face was very haggard, and she was obviously trying to force a smile because of something on her mind.

"Then I'll say goodbye to my second brother and sister-in-law for now." Lu Jinhe said a few words and then left with the others.

But I don't know.

In a corner, a pair of eyes is watching everything.

Uncle Feng didn't notice anything strange this time because they were eyes from two people and not from a foreign object.

A small paper crane was lifted into the air. Strangely, it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it slowly flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
When Lu Jinhe and others left, Qian Laishun smiled even more, because this drug transaction would bring extremely objective profits.

"Second uncle, it's been more than a month. Can your brother-in-law really come back to life?" The woman looked miserable. She didn't care about business matters at all. During this time, she couldn't eat well or sleep well. She just thought about it. My husband can recover soon.

Qian Laishun put away his smile and turned into an expression that was one-third worried and one-third expectant, and said comfortingly: "Now that the situation has come to this point, all we can do is pray. Today is No. 40 for eight days, and tomorrow will be the double seven. It’s also the Ghost Festival on the [-]th day of the yin lunar month. As long as tonight passes, I believe that big brother will return to normal.”

shit!

What should I do if he recovers?
After all the hard work and effort, I managed to acquire all the property on my own. If my eldest brother really comes back to life from the pond, how can I have the chance to care for my widowed sister-in-law in the future?
The woman hesitated for a while before she finally gritted her teeth and asked, "I heard rumors that many people have died in Sunjiawan recently, but there are no memorial flags hanging on the door. This matter has something to do with you and yours." Brother, does it matter?"

Qian Laishun pretended to be worried, "I don't know whether it is true or not, but there are indeed rumors, but this matter has nothing to do with my eldest brother and me. Sister-in-law, you also know that if you want your eldest brother to recover as before, you must use different methods to soak it. After 49 days in the pond, my body couldn't leave even a little bit. How could it have anything to do with us? The sky is dark and I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily. Sister-in-law, you'd better go inside and rest. Wait until tomorrow. Sister-in-law, you will definitely be able to live a happy life again. .”

As he spoke, he put his palm on the woman's shoulder, but the latter dodged it. The woman who had received traditional education since childhood did not want to have any physical contact with her husband's brother.

After the woman left, Qian Laishun changed his face again. He called a manservant and said harshly: "Go and find out who is gossiping in my sister-in-law's ears. If you find it, throw it into the pond."

"clear."

Good things are about to happen, but the truth cannot be discovered by my sister-in-law at this critical moment.

After Qian Laishun explained, he went to the depths of the mansion alone, where there was a small single-family courtyard.

It looked ordinary, but before opening the door, Qian Laishun carefully arranged his appearance, then rubbed his facial muscles with his hands, trying his best to put on a flattering yet embarrassing smile.

Opening the door, he bowed deeply at ninety degrees.

"Taijun, as ordered, there is now a panic in Sunjiawan, and the news will spread to the outside world soon. What should I do next?"

In the dim room, it was difficult to see how many people there were, let alone their faces. There was only an indifferent reply coming from them.

"Wait, wait until July [-]th, the pseudo-marsh technique will be completely completed."

The outskirts of Sunjiawan.

The two brothers found a reason to leave the team and squatted next to a birch forest to start brainstorming. After exchanging information, they both knew that the water in the Qian family was very deep, especially that there was a terrible ghost soaking in the pond. .

In Uncle Feng's words, although it is not clear what this method is, after soaking for at least thirty or forty days, the soul can return to the body and the corpse can nourish the soul, which is almost out of the category of 'ghost'.

After thinking about it, Lao Kang felt that the nature of this time was probably similar to the enhanced version of Huang Aimin's Four Ghost Soul Resurrection Technique, which was very difficult.

According to estimates, if you want to kill the ghost in the pond, you must eliminate all the corpses and souls, but Uncle Feng said that the ghost has integrated with the pond, and it is even more difficult to completely eliminate it. You can't carry a few. A pipe to drain the pond water?Not to mention how long it will take, it is estimated that it will be discovered not long after smoking.

What do you say?

He said there has been a drought in the land recently. Can you please provide some water to your family to irrigate the fields?

When the time comes when his deeds are exposed, the consequences will be endless.

After Lao Kang's brainstorming came to no result, he looked at Zhao Sanyuan, only to find that the boy didn't look angry at all.

"What can you do?"

Zhao Sanyuan lit a cigarette and said slowly: "The method is secondary. If I remember correctly, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival on July [-]th. Between the summer heat and the white dew, the time when the cathode and yang declines is the middle of the year." It’s the day with the heaviest yin energy. No matter who created that ghost, I’m afraid they won’t miss the opportunity of July and a half, so after tonight, Sunjiawan will undergo great changes.”

Lao Kang believed that it was better to catch it early than to catch it wisely. As far as he knew, there were many spells in the world that needed to be completed on July [-]th, not just evil spells, but also some regular spells. It can be seen that every year How important is the Hungry Ghost Festival.

But after understanding it, the question is how to solve the problem.

Just pick up the guy and knock him at the door?

The man behind the scenes is not stupid and will definitely be on guard, especially since the tricky pond is difficult to solve.

Zhao Sanyuan bumped Lao Kang with his elbow, "Come on, let's figure it out. What will happen if we do it on the Ghost Festival?"

"Ugh"

Sighing, Lao Kang took out three Five Emperors coins and shook six small hexagrams in succession to form a big hexagram, matching the two people's horoscopes and the heavenly stems and earthly branches that were worth the day.

The final hexagram calculated made Lao Kang frown.

"What is it?"

"Fire and water are both good."

Zhao Sanyuan rubbed his temples after hearing this hexagram.

In fact, just by hearing the name of the hexagram, you know that it is definitely not a good hexagram. Can water and fire be harmonious?
The water is above and the fire is below. If there is overwhelming force, the fire will be extinguished.

It is both economical and successful.

Good luck at first and chaos at the end.

Translated in human terms, it means that the goal will be achieved, but changes will eventually occur and cannot be avoided. It is equivalent to saying that there will be great difficulties in the end of this trip. As for how outrageous this difficulty is, only God knows.

"Do your best and obey fate. Let's go, Old Kang. I have a good idea."

"Bringing the guy in?"

Zhao Sanyuan looked like he was looking at a retard, "Am I a stupid roe deer? Everyone knows that the water in Qian's house is very deep, and if you want to kill the ghost in the pond, you must kill all its corpses and souls. If you want to do this, One thing, we have to deal with the pond water first, we can’t just suck it in with our mouths if we force our way in, right?”

Lao Kang breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, my brother didn't get into trouble this time.

OK, the child has finally grown up.

"So I decided to blow up the Qian family."

???

(End of this chapter)