This Liao Zhai is not right

Chang'e then turned the tables and said, "Or are you a foxy woman who really wants to suck my power away by torturing me? You can just tell me the truth. There is no reason for me not to satisfy you."

"The wicked complained first, but I didn't."

Su Su stamped his feet anxiously and retorted.

it has started.

It started again.

Seeing the two flirting with each other again without paying attention to others, Sun Si Niang could not bear to watch it. She lowered her throat and made a soft sound to remind Su Su and Chang'e to be careful with their behavior. Unfortunately, Su Su, who was eager to refute, did not hear her reminder at all.

"Cough cough..."

Then she coughed twice, raised her eyebrows and said, "Since there is a good plan to deal with the evil monk Pudu Cihang, it is better to make plans early, otherwise something unexpected will happen."

Chapter 150: Encountering a Ghost on the Night Road

Jinhua Prefecture, also known as Wuzhou, was named because it is located where the two stars Venus and Wunu compete for splendor.

Wunu is another name for Vega.

The origin of the female fairy Weaver Girl is very early. The Weaver Girl has been worshipped since the pre-Qin period. In the Han Dynasty, there is a record in "Records of the Grand Historian: Book of Celestial Officials" that "Wu Girl is the Weaver Girl in the north. The Weaver Girl is the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven." At the same time, the Weaver Girl is also a frequent guest in various chapters of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

As usual, Su Su disguised himself as a scholar going to Jinhua City to prepare for the autumn examination, and temporarily entrusted Guobei County to Sun Si Niang, who did not dare to use too many tricks in the world of the living. Then he and Chang'e left Guobei County and headed east along the winding mountain road passing by Lanruo Temple to Jinhua City.

After all, a play has to be performed in full. The official road that was washed away by the heavy rains brought down by the Black Mountain Lord a few days ago is still under repair. The narrow post road from Guobei County to the south, which only requires walking over mountains and ridges for more than 50 miles to reach the border of Jinhua, is blocked in many places. Ordinary people who want to leave Guobei County can only take the only remaining mountain road in the east of the city.

Therefore, this mountain road, which is usually sparsely populated, is much busier than before.

He walked slowly along the forest path carrying a book box containing writing brushes, ink, paper, and the Four Books and Five Classics. In the past half month, he had been busy dealing with the Black Mountain King, running between yin and yang, and had hardly had any leisure time. Now he was going to Jinhua Prefecture to make a huge noise and wipe out the imperial master's carriage of the evil monk Pudu Cihang in one fell swoop. Along the way, he actually felt a bit leisurely and elegant as if he was enjoying a spring outing.

"The last time I went to Yangzhou, I spent the whole day hiding underground and busying myself on the road. When I returned to Guobei County from Yishui, I also took the road through the underworld. It's a rare opportunity to travel far on the road."

Walking along the road, there were rugged rocks underfoot, warm spring breeze blowing past, and the mountains, rivers and valleys were in full view. Su Su was very excited and was obviously in a very good mood.

"There are plenty of opportunities to travel far away. I'll take you to meet your mother in a few days to set a date for the wedding. The journey is long, so you can express your feelings later."

Chang'e's voice was heard. This time she was not dressed as the handsome scholar in black clothes and sword. Instead, she changed into a brown gown, disguised as a servant, carrying a book box, and followed closely behind Su Su.

"By the way, you sent your mother-in-law back to her hometown. Where is this hometown?"

Su Su asked, suppressing the shame that arose from his heart.

She only knew that Mrs. Lin took Chang'e through Guobei County on the way to Yangzhou, but she didn't know where Mrs. Lin and Chang'e came from.

"Taiyuan, Shanxi."

Hearing Chang'e say that Mrs. Lin's hometown was in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Su Su was full of confusion. You know, Guobei County is nearly 800 miles south of Yangzhou. Mrs. Lin was taking Chang'e to Yangzhou. Even if they traveled with their eyes closed, they would not have anything to do with Guobei County.

Seeing Su Su's puzzled expression, Chang'e whispered, "My mother's ancestral home is in Taiyuan, and she was considered an official family. Later, she encountered misfortunes and her family fell into poverty and was forced to move to southern Fujian."

It turned out to be the case.

Mrs. Lin and Mr. Zong were familiar with each other. One lived in Yangzhou, and the other was forced to move to southern Fujian. They often communicated through letters, but their ancestral home was the same, Taiyuan, Shanxi. Chang'e sent Mrs. Lin, who was nearly 70 years old, back to Taiyuan, which was a return to her roots.

"From Guobei County to Taiyuan, it's at least 3,000 miles, which is much farther than the trip to Lijin some time ago."

The last time I went to Lijin, Shandong, I took a shortcut through the underworld and returned to Guobei County, which took more than six days. This time I have to go to Taiyuan, Shanxi to find Mrs. Lin. The journey is long and I am unfamiliar with the place, so it will probably take at least ten days or half a month.

However, Su Su still remembered the way from the underworld to Guangping Prefecture, which was only 600 miles away from Taiyuan, Shanxi. It would only take three to five days to take the shortcut through Guangping Prefecture to Taiyuan, Shanxi and back.

Upon hearing this, Heng'e replied without hesitation: "After this incident, Guobei County should be settled down. It won't be a problem to take some free time to go on a long journey."

"Or do you want to escape from marriage?"

His tone was dark and his eyes were mournful, staring at him so hard that Su Su felt a chill.

"Ha ha......"

Su Su laughed dryly and said that he had absolutely no such idea: "Why do you say that, dear sister? I'm always under your watch. How could I run away from marriage?"

Hearing Su Fu's statement, Chang'e's brows relaxed and she stopped talking.

It was almost noon, Lanruo Temple was right in front of us, and more and more people were walking on the mountain road.

After taking a short rest outside the temple, Su Su looked inside Lanruo Temple. He saw that in addition to Yan Chixia, who had stayed there for a long time, there were also a few scholars who were traveling to study or take exams, as well as dusty passers-by.

Yan Chixia looked like a scholar, with a square wooden box in front of him. Su Fu only took a glance at it and felt a slight sting in his eyes. Yan Chixia, who was sitting in the monk's house, could feel Su Fu's gaze from outside the temple. Seeing Su Fu wearing a scholar's scarf and a long shirt, and the flying sword in the box without warning, she thought she was just an ordinary scholar who was traveling to study and take exams.

He bowed from a distance as a greeting, then turned around with the sword case and closed the door of the monk's room. He had no intention of making friends with Su Su, a stranger he had just met.

After meeting Yan Chixia up close and seeing that he never left the sword case in his hand, it was obvious that he was on guard against something. Su Su secretly guessed that the reason why Yan Chixia stayed in Lanruo Temple might really be related to Heishan Jun.

He got up and continued walking along the mountain road, walking for several miles.

Chang'e then quickly walked behind Su Su and whispered, "Just now, the sword energy in the scholar's box leaked out, and the blood in it was as thick as fog. I don't know how many people's heads he has cut off."

"If he were to go down to the underworld, would he be able to fight against Lord Black Mountain?"

Su Su asked as he walked.

"This kind of faith and determination, which will never change throughout life, is a sword immortal who has achieved something by specializing in the way of killing. With just the flying sword in the box, he can fight with the ghost immortals. Unfortunately, the killing aura of the flying sword in his box is too strong. If he does not wash away the blood from the flying sword, it will be difficult for him to benefit his body and prolong his life. Once his lifespan is exhausted, his future will be cut off. He seems to have realized this, and is now taking refuge in the Lanruo Temple to practice hard, using the tranquility of the deserted temple to calm the murderous aura in his heart and wash away the blood from the flying sword." Chang'e gave a brief evaluation.

Ok.

No wonder Yan Chixia has been living in Lanruo Temple for a long time, acting as if he wants to keep strangers away. It turns out that something went wrong with his practice and he is trying his best to remedy the situation.

My thoughts are clear and my steps are lighter.

Before we knew it, it was evening. Since we were taking a long detour, we still had another thirty or forty miles to go before we reached Jinhua.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Su Su had no choice but to light the oil lamp and prepare to walk to Jinhua in one breath under the cover of night.

The night wind blew, birds and insects chirped, and in the distant forests came the howling of wild wolves. Scholars who traveled to study and take exams, plus a servant who served them personally, were most likely to encounter ghosts and evil spirits.

So when Su Su just walked out of Guobei County with an oil lamp, he saw a brightly lit courtyard suddenly appearing in what should have been a barren mountain area.

This is a ghost.

Chapter 151: Strange power and chaotic gods

The night was dim, and cold wind disturbed the treetops, making them rustle. The sound of a night owl fluttering could be heard in the dense jungle, and snakes and insects wriggled in the vines and weeds, rolling over a white skeleton half buried in the mud. The surrounding area was filled with gloomy and chilling air.

Being able to suddenly see a courtyard with neatly arranged houses and bright lights in such a desolate and creepy environment can easily make people let down their guard and think that it is difficult to travel at night, so they might as well find a house to stay at first and then continue their journey tomorrow morning.

It was now past midnight and late at night, so long before Su Fu and Chang'e, many passers-by who passed by at night had already stayed overnight in this brightly lit courtyard.

The lights in the yard were shining brightly, almost as bright as day. Travelers staying overnight sat together and lit a bonfire to dispel the cold. In the crowd there was an old man who seemed to be the owner of the house. He was wearing loose clothes and had a warm face. He called on the servants to bring steaming hot meals and gestured to the passers-by sitting together. These people who had been on the road all day were already starving. Some of them even took out their dry food early and swallowed it with cold water to fill their stomachs. They never thought that the owner of the yard actually prepared hot meals and dishes to entertain them.

They immediately started shouting their thanks, and took the hot meals and dishes from the servants in the yard in groups of three or four, and without any suspicion, they couldn't wait to put them into their mouths.

"Master, there are students passing by the courtyard who are going to study and take the imperial examination. Can I go and invite them?"

"Go quickly, don't delay."

As soon as Su Su and Chang'e walked to the front of the courtyard, the servant who had been busy serving food and meals reported to the old man, then hurriedly put down his work, walked out of the house to greet Su Su and the others, bowed and said, "Sir, there are many ghosts in Jinhua that harm people. If you travel at night, you may encounter unexpected events. My master invites you to rest in my humble abode. It won't be too late to leave tomorrow morning."

Ghosts and demons are causing troubles and harming people...

Are you here crying thief?

Su Su's eyes briefly swept over the servant who ran up to greet him, and then fell on the old man in the yard who was smiling kindly. He saw that the servant in front of him had incomplete limbs and his face was covered with purple corpse spots, while the old man in the yard was over ten feet tall, with red hair and a thick beard like steel needles. He stared fiercely at the pedestrians in the yard who were eating hot meals enthusiastically, and from time to time he looked at Su Su and Chang'e who were standing outside the yard, with a creaking sound in his throat.

His eyes swept over the other servants in the courtyard. Most of them were insignificant minions, driven and controlled by this evil ghost with red hair and thick beard.

"Who is your master?"

Su Su asked, pretending to be very alert.

The servant with purple corpse spots all over his face glanced at the evil ghost with red hair and thick beard in the yard, and answered respectfully: "My master's surname is Zhao, and his name is Hong. He used to do business in Wuzhong and was quite famous. Now he has returned to his hometown to spend his remaining years in retirement. He is very hospitable."

Say it.

The servant stepped aside and led the way forward: "Sir, please come into the courtyard and rest for a while."

A group of pedestrians who were eating hot meals in the yard saw Su Su, a scholar who was traveling with his servant, come in, and they all moved and made way for a space next to the campfire.

Among them, a scholar who was also wearing a Confucian cap and robe saw the handsome and bookish Su Su enter the courtyard. He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and said, "Brother, you are walking with your servant until late at night. Are you also going to Jinhua to prepare for the autumn examination?"

Su Su glanced at the scholar and saw that he was about thirty years old, with a tired look on his face, his entire mouth covered with yellow mud, and his speech was unclear, but he was unaware of it. Then he looked at the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and there was no hot rice or hot dishes in them. Instead, the whole bowl was filled with twisted and wriggling maggots mixed with the yellow mud on the ground.

The same was true in the bowls of other pedestrians who were eating busily around them. Some people's throats were blocked by the yellow mud, and they were choking and coughing, but they didn't notice anything was wrong.

It was obvious that his eyes had been covered by the evil ghost with red hair and thick beard.

"I've only heard of ghosts eating mud, but I've never seen a group of people eating mud."

Su Su looked past the scholar who stood up and spoke in an unclear voice, and pointed directly at the red-haired evil ghost who was about to walk towards her and Chang'e, and said coldly: "You are so bold, saying that there are many ghosts in Jinhua that harm people, and invite passers-by to stay in your house for a while. I think the ghosts that harm people are probably you, right?"

As soon as the words fell, the red-haired and thick-bearded evil ghost reacted immediately and kicked the iron plate, then tried to escape with a gust of cold wind.

The passers-by whose eyes were covered by the red-haired and thick-bearded evil ghost were stunned. They felt that the steaming hot food in their mouths suddenly became extremely smelly, which made them almost faint on the spot. One after another, they fell to the ground and vomited continuously.

The scholar who had just wanted to talk to Su Su was in even worse condition. He lost his breath while vomiting, and maggots were still jumping around coming out of his mouth and nose, splattering all over the ground, which was really disgusting.

After such stimulation, even if these pedestrians were still confused, they were awakened at this moment.

Looking around, the brightly lit yard disappeared without a trace, and it was pitch black all around. With the help of the starlight in the sky, they could see clearly that they were in a wild cemetery with densely packed tombstones. White bones could be vaguely seen in the dense weeds.

At this moment, they didn't know that they were walking at night and their eyes were blinded by ghosts. If they swallowed the yellow mud mixed with maggots in a daze, their intestines would be ruptured in a few hours.

"This, is this a ghost?"

"It's not a ghost, is it just an illusion caused by the poisonous mushrooms you ate?"

Su Su pointed at the tombstones standing in the surroundings and continued to say to the crowd, "The evil ghost who was causing trouble just now gave his name as Zhao Hong. You can take this opportunity to find his grave and take revenge if you have any grudges to pay back."

"I... we are all mortals, how can we deal with these ghosts that come and go like the wind? Brother, you have great magical powers. You can see at a glance that this is a place where ghosts harm people. You must have the ability to exorcise ghosts and demons. I... I hope you can help exorcise the ghosts."

The scholar just now was frightened to the point of turning pale. He hid behind everyone tremblingly, instigating Su Su to take action.

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Book II

Hall 2

Looking at this outwardly strong but inwardly weak scholar preparing for the imperial examination, Su Su was speechless.

Some time ago, she met merchants in Guobei County who traveled back and forth between Jinhua and Lanxi all year round to transport goods. They all understood that when people gathered together, their yang energy was connected and ordinary evil spirits would not dare to offend them. If they were timid before the battle, the evil spirits would only become more rampant when they saw them.

Su Su raised his eyebrows and asked, "As a scholar, don't you know that the Analects of Confucius records that Youzi does not talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or gods?"

"What does this mean?"

The scholar was puzzled by what she said.

"You are a scholar, but you don't even know that Confucius was nine feet six inches tall, but he could open the city gate with his bare hands, but he never said that he could make ghosts and gods lose their minds with his miraculous strength?" Su Su scolded righteously.

Chapter 152 Five Gods

Dark clouds quietly obscured the dim starlight. Su Su's words that Confucius was nine feet six inches tall and had such extraordinary strength that he could frighten away ghosts and gods caused a strong shock to the three perspectives of everyone present. Even the red-haired and thick-bearded evil ghost that had previously escaped in the dark wind was shocked.

The loess of the grave, which had long been covered by dense weeds, cracked and filled with black smoke. Seeing this, brave passers-by lit torches and hurried forward. Through the flickering light, they could vaguely see some faded words on the tombstone in front of the grave.

"It's Zhao Hong's grave..."

After turning their heads to take a few looks, someone soon discovered that the place where the cracks opened and large amounts of black smoke came out was indeed Zhao Hong's grave.

Immediately, someone said in unison: "This young master is right. As the saying goes, there are seven souls and six spirits, but ghosts only have three souls and two spirits. So people are three parts afraid of ghosts, and ghosts are seven parts afraid of people. There are more than a dozen of us in this crowd. If we have anything to fear, it should be these evil ghosts that are causing trouble for people."

"Well said, let's dig up the evil ghost's grave and see how he can do evil and harm people in the future!"

With the help of torches, several emboldened pedestrians rushed forward, took out the long swords and short sticks they used for self-defense, and started digging at the grave filled with black smoke.

As the crowd approached, the yang energy combined, and the black smoke from the tomb suddenly became unstable. Before they could dig up the grave, the red-haired evil ghost hiding in the grave appeared in a panic, stirring up the gloomy wind, and threatened the people who were digging the grave with a ferocious face: "Don't be so arrogant. If you dare to dig up my grave, I will make sure you die without a burial place."

"Bang!"

As soon as the red-haired evil ghost uttered his threatening words, the coffin buried in the ground appeared before their eyes as everyone dug hard.