No taboos

Chapter 335 Finally here
Lord Xu had been secretly following Da Fu.

We can't really just abandon them; what if something unexpected happens...?

But to Lord Xu's "surprise," Dafu, this simpleton, actually understood "strategy"!

They captured a bunch of evil spirits from the canal and herded them into the canal administration office.

What Dafu didn't know was that the Grand Canal Administration often encountered such "evil calamities".

The Grand Canal Administration was nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in reality, it was only responsible to the Dragon King of the Grand Canal.

The evil spirits in the canal were so suppressed that they dared not openly rebel against the Dragon King of the canal, so they would often vent their anger at the canal government office.

The officials in charge of the Grand Canal were well aware of this.

Therefore, the superiors will not seriously investigate the losses caused by "evil disasters".

Therefore, the "evil calamity" was actually a boon to the canal authorities in various places, and the best excuse for the "accounting balancing method"!

Occasionally, "evil calamities" would occur in the city, for similar reasons. Although the minor evil spirits followed the rules, they were still evil spirits after all. Occasionally, one night they would suddenly lose their temper and go berserk, causing a chain reaction similar to a "camp riot," which would become an evil calamity.

However, the number of evil spirits within the city was very small, far lower than that of the Grand Canal Administration.

Dafu unintentionally borrowed the name of "evil calamity".

In fact, it won't leave any hidden dangers afterward.

Lord Xu touched the top of his head, quite certain that Dafu had just gotten lucky, and it was definitely not something that was designed from the beginning.

Chaos erupted within the canal administration office, with many shouting, "Evil has struck! Evil has struck!" Immediately, the guards at the treasury gate "sensibly" rushed out, declaring, "Slaying evil spirits is our duty!"

The clerk in charge of registering the ledgers threw all the ledgers onto the table outside, locked his bedroom door, and went to sleep.

Thus, Dafu walked into the vast treasury of the Champa Canal Office with great pomp and circumstance!

Xu Yuan waited outside. As the night wore on, the yamen gradually quieted down.

The minor evil spirits that Dafu caught were not strong to begin with, and have already been mostly eliminated.

Dafu, having eaten and drunk his fill, staggered out, his body heavy.

Xu Yuan also did not appear.

Because he keenly realized that his simple-mindedness seemed to have grown shrewd!
If we show ourselves now, it might notice something is wrong.

Xu Yuan followed behind... Da Fu slowly walked to the canal and carefully prepared to go into the water.

As a result, because he ate too much and his body was too heavy, he slipped and fell with a thud!
He fell directly into the river.

It doesn't matter if it's a big meal, it's just for fun.

Xu Yuan waited until it crossed the river before releasing the leather dragon. He then stepped onto the leather dragon and followed it across the river.

Back in the patrol room in the south of the city, Dafu crawled into his burrow and quickly fell asleep.

It's its sleeping time, and it's eaten so much, so of course it'll fall asleep as soon as it hits the bed.

Xu Yuan came in a little later, stood in front of Dafu's nest, and peered inside.

Dafu suddenly started whimpering and shaking, and then suddenly let out a burp in his sleep.

It spat something out with a gurgling sound.

Dafu, still half asleep, turned his head to a different position and went back to sleep.

Xu Yuan looked down and saw that the thing had rolled to his feet; it was a small wine cup.

Xu Yuan picked it up and examined it; it was a crafted object.

But this thing is clearly not in the style of the Ming Dynasty.

Made of some kind of gray metal, with a ferocious skull embossed on the front.

A long crack ran from one end to the other, splitting the relief skull in two.

Xu Yuan couldn't tell what level of craftsmanship this item was, but it was already damaged and unusable.

Xu Yuan casually put it into his pocket and then showed it to his stepmother.

It probably wasn't anything good, otherwise it wouldn't have been kept in the treasury; it would have been divided up by those corrupt officials in the canal administration long ago.

Daifu probably swallowed it by accident while eating insects.

Xu Yuan also went back to rest.

The next morning, I flipped through yesterday's almanac, and on the taboo list for today, it clearly stated: A day to avoid looking at things! "It's finally here..."

Xu Yuan felt that the sunlight filtering through the windows and door cracks seemed to be casting something ominous into this mortal world.

The "Forbidden Day" is not only a taboo, but also signifies that on this day, strange occurrences are rampant and the number of unexplained bizarre events increases significantly!
Even the most elite people need to be extra careful on days like these.

As soon as you look up and see the sun... an uncontrollable and bizarre change will occur!

After Xu Yuan got up, he searched around the room.

Lang Xiaoba's voice rang out from outside the door: "Sir, the headlock cage has been prepared for you."

Xu Yuan opened the door and saw Lang Xiaoba outside with a wooden frame locked around his neck and shoulders.

This framework prevented him from ever raising his head.

This is a "lock cage" that every household in the Ming Dynasty had.

This is to ensure that on "No Looking Day," people won't unconsciously look up and break the rule.

Lang Xiaoba was carrying several more in his hands. The one he prepared for Lord Xu was obviously a high-end item. It was not only very lightweight and comfortable to wear around the neck, but it was also decorated with carvings and was exquisitely crafted.

Xu Yuan took it and locked it himself.

Then I realized that my gaze could only be directed downwards at an angle, and I could barely see the chin of the person in front of me.

"Tell everyone to be careful today," Xu Yuan instructed. "There's no need for them to patrol the streets. Everyone should stay obediently in the yamen and not leave unless a report is received!"

"Yes!"

Xu Yuan had brought the Dragon Slayer Sword with him last night because he went out with Da Fu.

The first thing I did upon leaving the house was to place the sword into the bridge stone.

In the courtyard, there seemed to be some lurking, evil force in the air.

The bridge stones emitted auspicious light, and only then did this feeling of "restless activity" slowly fade away.

The people from San Niang's group didn't come today.

In fact, on "No-Looking Day," the whole world seems to suddenly stop.

There wasn't a soul on the street, and the shops were all closed.

If nothing goes wrong today, we'll make a fortune.

Xu Yuan had planned to go to Ghost Mountain today, but he had to postpone it for another day.

Aunt Wang is in a particularly convenient situation today.

She took her head off and stuffed it into a gauze bag.

Everyone in the canal administration department was complaining.

Last night, I inexplicably suffered a "misfortune".

Those below thought it was another tactic employed by the superiors.

The officers were secretly furious and were waiting for dawn to investigate thoroughly.

As a result, it became a "no-viewing day"!

All business at the government office has been suspended.

Everyone hid inside the house, wearing "locked cages," secretly worried, wondering what had been stolen from the treasury yesterday.

The treasury door hadn't been locked again yet.

The clerk in charge of registration and record-keeping watched helplessly as a ray of sunlight shone in through a crack in the window.

Many dust particles floated and danced in the light.

One of them rapidly grew larger, transforming into a ghostly beast with a head the size of a table and a body resembling a dog, covered in streaks of gray.

It leaped to the ground, then burst through the door and headed straight for the treasury.

Inside the treasury, something strange had changed, and the sounds of tearing and fighting erupted...

The clerk let out a silent wail: It's over, the treasury has really been ransacked...

(End of this chapter)