I really don’t know how to cultivate immortality!

Chapter 167 Strange things in the village
Feeling hungry, Li Daoxuan prepared to go downstairs to eat something.

He looked at Gong Youwei and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"I'm a little hungry." Gong Youwei said, touching her stomach. "Is there anything to eat?"

"Yes." Li Daoxuan nodded, opened the door and was about to go out. Gong Youwei also jumped up and followed him.

Li Daoxuan looked Gong Youwei up and down, and seeing that she still looked like a young girl, he frowned and asked, "You're going out like this?"

"Isn't it possible?" Gong Youwei blinked and looked at him in confusion.

"It's not impossible, but... forget it. Aunt Sun has seen you like this anyway, so just act like a human being." Li Daoxuan thought about what happened before and gave up on letting Gong Youwei return to her original form.

Aunt Sun had seen her in human form, so what secrets could there be between servants and their masters? There was no need for him to keep Gong Youwei secret.

Taking her downstairs, Aunt Sun was sitting in the hall chatting with someone. Seeing Li Daoxuan coming downstairs, she greeted him with a smile on her face: "Third Young Master, are you hungry?"

"Mother Sun, is there anything to eat?" Li Daoxuan said.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll ask the cook to prepare some food for the Third Young Master. I wonder what the Third Young Master would like to eat?" As Aunt Sun spoke, she glanced at Gong Youwei behind him, and the smile on her face became even wider.

Li Daoxuan glanced at Gong Youwei, and then said to Aunt Sun, "Don't bother too much, just serve some noodles. As for her, prepare some green vegetables for her, clean radishes and cabbages."

"Is this what Miss Gong eats?" Aunt Sun was a little curious. This girl was fair-skinned and it was obvious that she was not from a poor family. Why did she eat such simple food, especially in the Li family?

If you have nothing to do, eat some raw vegetables to fill your stomach.

"She likes to eat these, so Aunt Sun prepares them." said Li Daoxuan.

"Okay, okay. I'll prepare it for the Third Young Master and Miss Gong right away." Mother Sun left with a smile.

Li Daoxuan sat at the table, reading a book in his spare time.

Gong Youwei was wandering around the house. She was curious about many things in this world. She was often away from the secular world and had not seen many things. It was rare for her to look around openly as a human being like she was doing now.

As I flipped through the book, the house gradually became quiet.

The dim candlelight illuminates the hall.

Occasionally you can hear dogs barking and children calling outside, which is the last bustle of dusk.

Parents call their playful children to go home, the old cow staggers back home from outside, the last sounds of birds are heard, and night is about to fall.

Li Daoxuan moved his ears and heard voices in the yard. It sounded like the servants were talking quietly, telling some stories.

"Hey, Ertie, did you know that there seems to be something going on in the village again?"

"What? What happened?"

"I heard that recently, some people have seen strange things when they went to the toilet at night."

".You, don't scare me, I'm a timid person."

"Well, how could I scare you? I know some stories. It happened two days ago. Li Dagou from the neighboring house saw a human head in the pit when he went to the toilet. The head opened its mouth and spoke, calling his name. I heard that a pair of hands stretched out and almost pulled him into the pit. If he hadn't been quick to escape, he might be dead now."

"Ouch! I'm talking to you, so stop talking!"

Listening to the servants' whispers, Li Daoxuan felt something. "Going to the toilet?" He was about to call the two servants in to ask them about it, when Aunt Sun brought it up.

"Young master, your meal is here." Aunt Sun said with a smile.

"Thank you, Auntie Sun." Li Daoxuan took the noodles, picked up the chopsticks and took a few bites, hesitating whether to ask about this strange defecation incident at this time.

Looking at Gong Youwei who was eating carrots, he thought to himself, demons are born from demon mothers, so the taboos are probably different from those of humans. I don’t care, so the little rabbit probably won’t care either, so he smiled and asked Aunt Sun. “Aunt Sun, I heard that there has been some unrest around here these days? Did something happen?”

"Are you restless? What happened? I wonder what you want to ask, young master." Aunt Sun said, with some hesitation on her wrinkled face, holding a handkerchief in her hand, as if she had thought of something.

"I heard someone say that someone recently encountered a strange thing while going to the toilet. I don't know whether it is true or not." Li Daoxuan repeated what he had just heard to Aunt Sun.

Aunt Sun looked terrified after hearing this. She paused and sighed, "I have indeed heard of this, but this is even more bizarre than the night watchman seeing a shadow. It is said that a ghost was seen in the toilet when going to the toilet, which scared the maids. The servants in our house dare not go out at night and can only use the night bucket in the room. It is also related to what I heard about this incident. Everyone is uneasy."

"Has anyone been killed?" Li Daoxuan asked again.

"Someone did die." Aunt Sun's face turned pale as she recalled the incident.

She wrapped her fingers tightly around the handkerchief, looked around, and whispered, "The family of old man Li Shu from our neighboring street, his son Erlang drowned in the toilet at night. I heard that he didn't even make a sound, and his family thought that he had gone out to fool around. As a result, when his wife went to the toilet the next day, she saw his body floating in the pit. I heard that his mouth and ears were full of maggots. It was really scary."

"Is there such a thing? The man fell into the pit and didn't he cry for help?" Li Daoxuan asked in confusion.

"How could that be possible? If we shout, someone will definitely hear us. I heard from the night watchmen that they didn't hear any noise either. Just a splash. They thought it was a night cat that fell into the water, but they never imagined it was a person. But I still want to say that Third Young Master, you should listen less to these things. I don't want to tell you about them either, as it's unlucky." Aunt Sun advised earnestly.

"I know." Li Daoxuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He kept the matter in his heart and planned to investigate again at midnight.

There have been a lot of strange things happening in Lijia Village recently, including the Yinshui well, the pond that had its feng shui changed, Li Xiucai's wife, and all kinds of rumors and weird things. All of these made Li Daoxuan feel like a storm was about to come.

"There is no wind without waves. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Who is causing trouble in Lijia Village and what is his purpose?" Li Daoxuan wondered in his heart.

After dinner, he simply washed up and returned to his room.

Looking at the Western clock on the table, I waited quietly for the arrival of midnight.

"almost."

He put on his clothes, put the peach wood sword on his back, picked up a few yellow talismans, and then opened the window to look outside.

"Are you going out?" Gong Youwei asked curiously.

"I'm going to go check it out to see if these strange things are really related to ghosts." Li Daoxuan said, and then he looked at Gong Youwei with a smile on his face. "You don't have to follow me out later, just stay at home. I'm worried about accidents, and I can rest assured if you watch over me."

Although he had never seen Gong Youwei display any special abilities, this little rabbit spirit must have some skills since she was able to save him from the fake eldest son of the Wang family.

After all, he is a demon who has practiced for hundreds of years. Even if he can't deal with those real masters, he should have no problem dealing with a few small ghosts and thieves.

Li Daoxuan felt more at ease letting Gong Youwei stay at home.

"Then I'll wait for you at home." Gong Youwei nodded, then turned into a rabbit and lay quietly on the bed.

Li Daoxuan glanced at this very obedient rabbit spirit, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He bolted the door and climbed out of the window. His figure slowly disappeared in the thick night.

(End of this chapter)