The world of Taoism

Chapter 33 Temple of Wind and Rain Mountain (recommended for collection)

The county magistrate came over with someone, with a very polite expression on his face.

Zhou Xuan's level is the same as that of the county magistrate.

Coupled with the fact that Jing Tiansi's people possessed mysterious and unpredictable powers, it was reasonable for the county magistrate to be so polite.

"Master Lu! Disrespect and disrespect." Zhou Xuan laughed.

Behind the county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county magistrate saluted and greeted each other.

After exchanging pleasantries, a group of people came to the place where the corpse was parked.

Seeing the stinking corpse, the county magistrate frowned:
"Judging from the clothes on the body, the family should be well-off. This year should be the fourth case of a wealthy family's daughter disappearing."

Lu Long hastily confessed his crimes. As a magistrate, such things happened repeatedly, which made him a little ashamed.

"Is it the fourth one?"

Zhou Xuan frowned, then looked at Lu Long, and said with a smile, "Maybe it's human trafficking, you can ask people from the Cao Gang, the Jianghu gang has the best news."

"Thank you Master Zhou." Lu Long was a little flattered.

Originally, he was worried that Zhou Xuan would retaliate against him, but now it seems that he treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Mr. Zhou has a lot of adults, and he doesn't care about his little fault.

Of course, the main reason was the 1000 taels of silver, plus Zhou Xuan was too lazy to argue with this kind of person.

"In that case, I'll go back first. If there's anything weird about the case, you can come to me." Zhou Xuan boarded the carriage and left.

These cases are not within the scope of Zhou Xuan's management. Zhou Xuan usually only manages matters of ghosts and gods. If it is an ordinary case, he will not intervene.

This type of case can be handed over to the yamen, if everything has to be handled, then Zhou Xuan will be very busy.

Zhou Xuan put the carriage in Caobang, and then rode home.

Zhou Xuan didn't like living in Jingtian Division.

The first one is that there are too many people, and these are not my own people.

Under the eyes of many people, it is likely to expose one's secrets.

Even though it was already night, Zhou Xuan still chose to go home,

By killing the female ghost, Zhou Xuan gained a total of two spiritualities.

The spirituality adds up to a total of seven, and adding one more can deduce the fourth level of the secret method.

Zhou Xuan had a vague feeling that if the deduction goes on, it is very likely that the secret method of inheritance will be introduced.

However, this may require a certain price. After all, inheriting the secret method is very rare, and it represents a series of magic foundations.

The sky is getting dark and night is covering us.

Zhou Xuan galloped on the official road on horseback.

The sound of ticking dripped everywhere, and there was no one around, and there were few people around.

Basically, no one would come out at this time, except for merchants who were on their way at night.

In ancient society, most common people did not have any activities at night, and the only activity might be to create human beings.

Boom!

A flash of lightning flashed out of nowhere, and the light illuminated the surroundings in a ghastly white.

Zhou Xuan suddenly raised his head, unknowingly, the bright stars were covered by dark clouds, and the sky was pitch black.

"It's going to rain!" Zhou Xuan frowned, there was still some distance from Zhou's house.

Remember there is a ruined temple ahead, you can rest for one night in it.

Wild mountain temple.

The gate of the temple was broken, the statue of the god collapsed, and it was covered with dense spider webs.

The gust of wind blows in through the cracks in the windows, making a whirring sound.In this dark night, it looked extremely terrifying, making one's scalp tingle.

Zhou Xuan pushed open the door.

Squeak!

The door made a toothache sound.

Zhou Xuan walked in, and a damp smell came over his face.

At the same time, there was a strange smell, which seemed to be the smell of rotting wood.

The black cloth shoes stepped on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Zhou Xuan looked around for a while, and after confirming that it was safe, he immediately sat down.

Zhou Xuan lit a fire, roasted the dry food he brought, and a malt aroma filled the surroundings.

grunt!The sound of swallowing saliva sounded from behind.

Zhou Xuan didn't turn his head back, and a voice came out: "Are you hungry?"

Suddenly, a group of people came out timidly.

A total of one big and two small.

The older man was about eighteen or nineteen years old, skinny, ragged, but with piercing eyes.

The young ones, a man and a woman, are about five or six years old, and they all look skinny.

"My lord!" The big boy bravely greeted Zhou Xuan.

"Are you hungry?" Zhou Xuan said.

The three nodded, then lowered their heads in shame.

Zhou Xuan took out two or three dry food and handed it to the little girl, then ate the cake in his hand.

The three of them boldly came over to enjoy the fire,

The older boy didn't eat, and stood by the fire with an expression of embarrassment.

"Why don't you eat?" Zhou Xuan raised his head and asked.

"I have a few younger brothers who are sick, so I plan to leave these two pies to them," said the older boy.

"I see. Take me to have a look." Zhou Xuan nodded, but didn't say anything.

In fact, Zhou Xuan had smelled it from the very beginning, but he didn't take the initiative to disturb them.

The big boy led Zhou Xuan to the backyard.

In the backyard of the ruined temple, five scrawny boys were lying among the weeds.

These people are dressed in rags and their faces are sallow. Judging from their appearance, they should not be real brothers.

"Where did you come from?" Zhou Xuan asked the big boy.

"We came from Huizhou, our hometown was drought, suffered from locust plague, and there was not much food left. I heard that Yangzhou is prosperous, so our group plans to escape here," the big boy said slowly.

Huizhou is the next-door state, adjacent to Yangzhou where Jiangnan County is located.

The climate there is harsh, which is completely opposite to the affluent Jiangnan area, either drought or flood.

Many people wanted to escape from the famine, but there was a mountain range between the two states, and there was also a virgin jungle. Most of them died on the road.

The same is true for these people, they are from the same village.

Originally, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled followed, but they all died on the way, leaving only these young people.

It is estimated that these five people will not live long.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan handed out a water bottle, turned to the five-year-old boy and said, "Bring me some water."

Although the little boy is young, his eyes look very clever.

Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, he immediately ran to the small pond with his calves and fetched some water.

Zhou Xuan took out a golden elixir.

The whole body of the elixir is like gold, exuding a metallic luster, which looks quite miraculous.

Zhou Xuan threw the pill into the kettle.

Although the elixir is composed of heavy metals, its effect is miraculous and it melts in water.

Zhou Xuan fed water to the unconscious people one by one.

They are nothing more than too hungry, and the Shensha Rhubarb Pill can just replenish their vitality.

With the sound of groans, the five comatose people faintly woke up.

thump!
The big boy suddenly knelt down towards Zhou Xuan, kowtowed, and said:
"I beg my lord to take me in, my younger brothers and sisters! The villain is grateful, and I am willing to be an ox and a horse for the lord in the next life."

Zhou Xuan glanced at the big boy and said with a smile, "Okay!"

"Thank you sir!"

The big boy burst into tears, looked at his younger siblings reluctantly, and then kowtowed heavily to Zhou Xuan.

The big boy's body gradually faded, and finally shattered like colored glass, turning into a glowing sky.

In the corner, a half-decomposed corpse was leaning against the wall. The corpse had a painful and grim expression, its eyes were wide open, and it was a death.

The rotten facial features vaguely resemble a big boy.

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(Today's New Year's Eve is also the author's birthday, just ask for the recommendation tickets that my old buddies don't want, crab, hehe)
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