Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 670
In the afternoon, everything that was ordered before was ready.

The Eight Great Kings and King Yangzijiang went to the upper reaches of the canal in the capital, and followed his orders to cut off the water in the canal at any time. Han Meng also returned to the Escort. Sha Jin was carrying a big basket full of altars cut out of yellow paper. Sacrificial offerings, joss sticks, and so on.

But Wu Xiang had already woken up, he just sat on the steps beside him and ate and drank with a piece of roast leg of lamb. The matter of the water ghost didn't affect him at all.

"Han Meng, take all the escort heads and soldiers in the escort agency and send them to the backyard to rest temporarily. Without my order, you are not allowed to go out of the backyard for half a step." Li Xiuyuan looked at the sky and said immediately: "If someone doesn't listen If you are advised, you can take it directly."

"Yes, young master." Han Meng clasped his fists in response, and immediately got busy.

"Shajin, bring a few people to spread the things you bought in the yard, put a sacrifice on each altar table, and get dozens of torches for later use after you're done," Li Xiuyuan said.

"Yes, Master."

Sha Jin responded, and immediately took a few escort leaders who had recovered from illness and started to do things according to the orders.

After everything is arranged properly.

Li Xiuyuan moved a chair by himself and sat outside the lobby alone. He was wearing armor, with a sword across his thighs, holding the sword with both hands, and resting his eyes with his eyes closed.

Time passed little by little.

From morning to afternoon to evening.

Watching the setting sun set little by little, the sky gradually darkened, and the cool night breeze began to rise.

At this moment, near the canal pier in the capital.

The cargo ships here have stopped transporting goods, and Lifu on the pier has gone home to rest. Except for some shopkeepers who are still busy, the cashier is counting the goods. If it is to keep accounts and receive them, there are only pedestrians who pass by here by chance.

Ordinary people in the capital also follow the living habit of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

The bustle of the night market has nothing to do with them, they are all disciples from wealthy families with good family backgrounds, and only scholars who are idle and bored will go to play. Other than that, there are only vendors in the night market.

The pier used to be very clean, but today, just after nightfall, strange things happened in the canal next to the pier.

"Gululu~!"

Bubbles suddenly popped up on the dark river surface. At first, there were only two or three places where the bubbles popped up, like a big fish coming out of the water to exhale, but it didn't look like it. However, such things became more and more serious Lie, in less than a moment, the surface of the whole canal seemed to be boiling

, Blisters appeared one after another.

From less to more, and then spread to the entire river.

Such a strange scene shocked the shopkeepers who were still staying near the pier.

"What happened in the river, why are there so many blisters? Could it be that a group of big fish passed by upstream?"

But the shopkeeper hadn't finished speaking.

The bubbles that emerged in the river surface changed again, and the places where the bubbles emerged formed whirlpools. The big ones were like bathtubs, and the small ones were as big as bamboo hats. The whirlpools were densely distributed. It looks particularly eerie under the dim light of the lantern.

The shopkeeper had never seen such a strange thing, so he couldn't help but walked to the side of the ferry and looked into the river.

After just one glance, he immediately screamed in fright, and fell back and sat down.

Then he stood up scrambling and scrambling, and ran forward without moving his head.

"Shopkeeper Shen, what's the matter, why did you leave in such a hurry, have your shop's accounts been sorted out?"

Someone near the ferry asked the shopkeeper when he saw the shopkeeper scrambling and running away.

"Is there anything wrong with this shopkeeper?" Seeing his shopkeeper like this, several accountants couldn't help but put down their affairs and chase after him to inquire.

Finally, they found shopkeeper Shen in a nearby inn.

"Don't, don't go to the pier, then, there are corpses in the water, a lot of floating corpses are soaked in the water, it must have been a collision today." The shopkeeper Shen stammered while grabbing the cashier's hand , as if seeing the most terrifying thing.

The other guests in the inn were terrified when they heard this, and they were not even in the mood to eat.

But at this moment, there was a gust of wind blowing near the pier.

The sinister wind whizzed from the river, formed a vortex in mid-air and landed on the ground, turning into gray-faced, lifeless people wearing shrouds, their eyes were strange, and they looked around.

After seeing that everything was normal, these people waved to the river behind them.

Immediately, there was the sound of gongs and drums on the river, and then four servants who looked like paper dolls rushed across the river carrying sedan chairs, and finally landed on the pier, standing there motionless and waiting quietly. I kept counting the sedan chairs, but there were dozens of them. I don't know why.

Who prepared it.

Clap la la.
Suddenly there was a splash in the river, the river flooded, and the waves rolled up and slapped on the river bank.

The soaked and pale corpses jumped onto the shore along the waves, and there were wet footprints on the ground immediately.

The surrounding Yin Qi intensified instantly, and the surroundings became extraordinarily gloomy and cold.

There was a strong smell of water in the air.

"Meng San, the owner of the Shunfeng Escort yesterday really promised to set up [-] tables of tributes for us to enjoy?"

A gloomy voice sounded, but a tall, soaked and whitish corpse opened his mouth to ask.

The soldier who stayed at the Escort to deliver the letter during the day hurriedly replied: "How dare you deceive the generals about such a small matter, let alone you, the Second Ghost General."

"It's best not to cheat. I don't want to make this trip in vain. I heard that there are three hundred tables of tributes. I don't want to take this trip at all. Now that the general is here, the last guy will prepare the tributes." Otherwise, all the people in that bodyguard bureau will become water ghosts today."
The water ghost is called the second general of the ghost, and it is obvious that his status is extraordinary.

"Gui San, what happened to you last time? Why did you lose such a big man, and you were beaten for hundreds of years, and you didn't dare to take revenge? If it wasn't for us this time, I don't know what this bad breath is. It's time."

"Yeah, it's enough for us to be bullied when we were alive. Do we also have to be bullied after we die with the king? Anyone in the capital who dares to offend our king will not end well."

"But ghost three, we won't help you with this favor in vain. The female ghost Xiao Xie captured yesterday is good. After presenting it to the king tomorrow, if the king rewards you, it will be mine." An evil ghost said coldly.

"That living woman is not bad, but she has the aura of Xiangguo Temple on her body. She got the blessing of that bald donkey's thought power. When she wanted to do something yesterday, there was a Vajra God living in her body, which prevented us from succeeding. However, the Vajra God God can't protect her for long, wait until this time to enjoy the tribute
Later, when the living woman turned back, she was turned into a female ghost. "

The Third Ghost General's face is ugly at the moment, his morals have plummeted now, although he is still a general, his status has plummeted.

"You'd better be careful, that person's morality is extraordinary, I think this matter should be reported to the king, let the king see if it's appropriate?"

"Hmph, what's inappropriate, the Shangyuan Festival is when we go to Beijing to enjoy incense and kung fu, but this area in the south of the city has been assigned to the king, other forces will not care about it, since people have expired , then let’s go.”

soon.

The whispering at the pier subsided, but then there was the sound of gongs and drums. At the same time, dozens of sedan chairs, carrying ghosts and gods from all walks of life, walked along the street to the south of the city.

And behind the sedan chair are thousands of evil spirits and ghosts.

They have different shapes, including old mountain ghosts, young female ghosts, and fierce ghosts with extraordinary bravery.

These are the subordinates of the generals in front, and they followed this time just because the Shangyuan Festival is coming, so they came out early to enjoy the incense and offerings.

That's why Meng San dared to speak so loudly and asked Li Xiuyuan to prepare three hundred tables for offering.

I thought that Li Xiuyuan would refuse, but unexpectedly he agreed.

Although he also felt that something was wrong with Li Xiuyuan agreeing so readily, he didn't point it out to the generals. Anyway, if that person doesn't follow through, the generals will take care of him, so why should he join in?
The little soldier Meng San also has his own little thoughts.

Ghosts and gods ride in sedan chairs, and thousands of evil spirits and ghosts roam the streets and alleys.

Such a scene is rarely seen anywhere in the Great Song Kingdom, let alone in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

Since ancient times, some people have said that when a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers.

The national power of the Great Song Dynasty is declining, and even the capital can have so many ghosts rampant, and there is no way to get them under control, which shows that there are serious problems involved.

Accompanied by the howling wind, the dark clouds covered the moon, and the ghostly atmosphere filled the air.

These ferry ghosts, evil gods from all directions, and countless evil spirits and ghosts all headed towards the Shunfeng Escort in the south of the city.

Because they are going to enjoy a rich and gluttonous feast.

Some evil spirits on the road have already started talking about how to eat and drink, how to have fun, and what games they plan to play, so as to spend this wonderful night.

But what they don't know is.

Inside the escort agency, Li Xiuyuan was fully prepared and waiting for the arrival of these evil spirits.

Sitting with his sword in his hand, he closed his eyes and rested his mind. He sat there from evening until dark.

The front yard of the Escort was silent and empty, only Wu Xiang stood behind him holding a thick iron rod, protecting his safety like a door god.

As for the others, they were all transferred away.

suddenly.

"woooooo"

At night, a gust of wind suddenly blew up on the street in the distance, and there was a whining sound. The trees in the courtyard immediately swayed, and at the same time, the lively sound of beating gongs and drums gradually approached.

"Are you coming!"

Li Xiuyuan opened his eyes suddenly, and a golden light flickered in them.

"Whoa~!"

A gust of wind slapped on the door of the escort agency, and the heavy door was knocked open as if someone had kicked it hard.

(End of this chapter)