Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

However, Chu Wuji rarely heard about ghosts, and now the cat spirit was in the mansion in front. If he didn't take a look before leaving, he felt that he would not be able to sleep tonight.

"But if I just take a look and leave, won't this family be greatly disappointed?"

Chu Wuji was stuck in confusion, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.

Just at this moment, several hoarse and mocking cat meows were heard from Li's mansion -!

It sounded like a child crying, harsh and unpleasant, and it came out of nowhere, which was very scary!

After this shrill cat cry, there was another commotion in the Li Mansion, with roosters flapping their wings and the house dogs barking wildly.

The people in the house complained and were angry, but there was nothing they could do.

"Well, now that I'm here, I'll take a look before leaving. If things don't work out, I'll say I'm going back for help." Chu Wuji muttered to himself, no longer hesitating.

He led the mare, wore the peach wood knife at his waist, and did not forget to bring the talisman gourd.

After making sure that he had all the necessary tools, he knocked on the door of the businessman named Li.

"Is anyone in the Li Mansion? I'm from the government office, here to deal with the cat demon disturbing the house!"

Chapter 8: Son Returns Late, Mother Resents

"The new constable at the Yamen?"

The person who opened the door was a young maid. When she saw the handsome young man leading the horse and holding the sword outside the gate, she couldn't help but take a few more careful looks at him.

Chu Wuji shook his head slightly, put the reins in the maid's hands, and said:

"I'm not a new detective. I'm an apprentice at the martial arts academy, helping the government handle the backlog of cases."

"I told you so. The government has been here several times, so they should have known exactly which constables were involved."

If another young man was looked at like this by this maid, he might have to enjoy this favoring look for a while longer and brag about himself, but Chu Wuji's mind was on the cat spirit.

Without saying a word, he walked quickly towards the direction where the dog was barking without waiting for the owner of the house to come out to greet him.

These animals are more perceptive than most people, so it's safe to follow their instincts.

As soon as Chu Wuzhi walked over, the family dog ​​changed direction and barked.

"Can this cat spirit teleport? It changed its position by such a large angle in the blink of an eye."

He simply untied the rope around the dog's neck and wanted it to search for the cat spirit's location.

As a result, the rope was untied, but the family dog ​​was scared. It shook its butt and hid in the doghouse. Its eyes looked at Chu Wuji pitifully, as if to say:

Brother, I'm just yelling, don't let me really do it!

"..."

The corners of Chu Wuzhi's mouth twitched, and he turned to walk towards the rooster. As a result, the rooster flapped its wings and jumped onto the tree, seeming unwilling to lead the way.

As expected of a businessman’s house, even the pets are raised so smartly!

At this time, the head of the Li family and his family ran out.

It would be more accurate to say that he was hiding from the cat demon rather than coming out to greet the officials from the yamen.

When the family saw Chu Wuzhi, they were all stunned.

On the one hand, I don’t remember there being such a handsome and tall young constable in the yamen. On the other hand, Chu Wuzhi’s dress didn’t look like that of an official. He was just wearing a simple training suit.

Only the peach wood knife and the gourd with talismans attached to it can bring a sense of security to this family.

"Is this sir the new constable of the yamen?" The head of the family, Li Liangxin, asked the same question, and the maid next to him hurried over to reply.

"Where is the cat demon that was calling just now? Take me there quickly." Chu Wuzhi's goal was clear.

Li Liangxin is a businessman, and observing people's words and expressions is a basic skill. He can see that this young man is a straightforward person, and this kind of person hates tedious greetings the most.

Li Liangxin swallowed all the compliments and spoke faster, saying:

"Just now, the cat demon appeared near the toilet. It looked terrifying. I'm here to take you to find that evil creature!"

He was very afraid of this sneaky thing, but he wanted to solve it as soon as possible, so he took the initiative to lead the way to find it.

I didn't see it in the toilet, but finally I saw the ghost at the wellhead in the shade.

The cat spirit was only the size of an adult man's palm. Its body was naked, covered in black and blue spots, and stained with sticky blood. It had a hideous appearance, as if it had been thrown to pieces right after birth.

Anyone who saw it couldn't help but frown in shock.

When the cat spirit saw the stranger Chu Wuzhi appear, it let out another shrill cry, like a child crying.

The sound was so penetrating that half the people on the street heard it. Many passers-by gathered outside the Li family's door to see what was going on inside.

Chu Wuji muttered inwardly, "I thought even if it wasn't a cat girl, it would at least be a cute little cat ghost... Being harassed by something like this for a while is really torturous."

Li Liangxin pointed at the cat spirit, feeling angry and afraid: "Sir, this is it. It doesn't hurt people but scares people. It appears out of the blue and makes a loud noise.

The fat boy from the Li family nodded and complained, "I was halfway through my shit when it scared me back!"

This family has a lot of resentment.

Chu Wuji felt that if he ran away, their resentment might be even greater.

No matter what, he had to do something with so many people watching him, otherwise it would be unacceptable.

"Let me see how powerful this cat spirit is!"

Chu Wuji pulled out the stopper from the gourd, poured the talisman water on the peach wood knife, took a bow step forward, stretched out his arm and swung the knife. The simple and unremarkable movement actually set off a whistling gale!

The previous moment, the Li family was still standing with Chu Wuzhi. Before they could blink, Chu Wuzhi had already swung his sword and chopped the cat spirit six meters away, chopping the little thing away and hitting the wall, but it was not injured.

The peach wood knife can indeed hit the cat spirit, but why does it seem to have no killing power?

"The government office's equipment is so poor?" Chu Wuzhi was dumbfounded.

"Sir, be careful, the cat spirit is about to pounce on you!" Li Liangxin warned in panic.

Being knocked away seemed to remind the cat spirit of its previous life memories. It screamed in response and pounced towards Chu Wuji, but disappeared in mid-air!

The next moment, it appeared out of thin air above Chu Wuzhi's head and fell towards his crown.

This was Chu Wuji's blind spot, but he seemed to have sensed something. Before he looked up to confirm, he suddenly reached up with his bare hands and forcibly captured the cat spirit.

"Sir, be careful...you have good skills!" Li Liangxin didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, and his mouth was almost tied.

After Chu Wuzhi pinched the cat spirit with his hands, something unknown happened, and the whole body began to make a "sizzling" sound as if it was burning.

Chu Wuzhi quickly threw it to the ground, and the cat spirit continued to be burned by the nameless fire and soon disappeared.

All that remained in the yard was a burning smell.

Many curious people have already sneaked into the Li family to join in the fun and came to the well to see what is happening. Some of them even set up ladders and lay on the wall to watch.

They just happened to see Chu Wuji's blind-sight grappling move and couldn't help but applaud.

"Is this the end of the monster hunt? He's actually a talented young man!"

"How did you catch it so accurately without even looking up?"

"Earlier, I used the magic water to sprinkle the knife, and then swung the knife to attack secretly, but I feel that in the end, none of them were as good as this last one."

Chu Wuji ignored the other voices. He looked at his hands in confusion and muttered:

"Is it the effect of the peach wood knife? It took a little while to take effect, but the little cat spirit handled it quite easily."

The fat boy from the Li family stared at the cat spirit until he was sure it was burned. Then he laughed out loud: "Haha, finally no filthy thing is scaring me while I'm taking a shit!"

Li Liangxin ordered his servants to send the idlers away. He looked at Chu Wuji with embarrassment, as if he had something to hide:

"Sir, the last time the constable came, it took great pains to suppress the cat spirit with talismans and burn it, but a few days later, someone brought a cat spirit into my house again..."

Chu Wuji had heard about this before and nodded.

"Mr. Kong has mentioned this to me. I will come over to help stake out the situation in the next few days and catch the person who threw the cat spirit around, but I will not be responsible for mediating your conflict.

It’s getting late, I have to go back and report.”

Without waiting for Li Liangxin to reply, Chu Wuzhi had already taken the mare and galloped home for dinner.

When the Li family’s maid exchanged the reins just now, she was still thinking about thanking her master, but Chu Wuji got on the horse and left without even looking back. She muttered softly:

"This gentleman's actions were unusually swift and decisive. It took him only a short time from the time he entered until he left. He didn't say a word of official courtesy. He left as soon as he finished his business."

Li Liangxin was in a similar mood. He didn't even have time to express his gratitude and said that Chu Wuji had disappeared.

He looked at the spot where the cat spirit disappeared and said worriedly, "I hope it can really stop this time. Otherwise, the government probably won't send anyone anymore and we'll have no choice but to move away."

Mrs. Li was furious when she thought of this. She cursed, "It must have been that bastard from your village who did this. He's accusing us of making dirty money! I told you not to bother with the lives of your fellow villagers. It's just causing trouble for you!"

......

Chu Wuji returned to the martial arts academy to return the mare. The head coach Shang Liangzheng saw this and was very happy. He said to the deputy coach:

"This Chu Wuji just got the job and he was busy until night before returning the horse. This kid will have to worry about you for a while from now on!"

The deputy coach later went to learn about the case and said happily:

"The people in Lijia Village are biting each other, and the shrews are causing trouble. Even if Chu Wuji catches that little cat and burns it in a few days, he will soon have to go back and make trouble again. It will never end!"

It has to be said that the shrew Li's unreasonable behavior also had a strategy. She used a cat spirit that did not have much ability to harm people and would not make things a big deal. That was why she could keep harassing Li Liangxin's family.

If she really did create an evil spirit, causing panic among the people on the entire street and alerting the higher-ups, then Li the shrew would be in big trouble.

It can be seen that a shrew also has to act in a certain way, otherwise she would not be able to disgust people to the greatest extent. Now it is just the right time for Chu Wuji to do the trouble.

......

When Chu Wuji returned home, it was very late at night. It was probably around nine or ten o'clock.

As soon as he entered his godmother's room, he heard her ask indifferently:

"Wuji, why did you come back so late?"

Chapter 9: I can make pills, so how can I not be able to cook noodles?

Time goes back to the evening,

Ning Xianzhi sat quietly on the bed, her eyes narrowed, and she meditated cross-legged. Her two jade feet were red due to the smooth flow of blood. Her delicate toes were pink and her soles were also pink and smooth, as if they had just been soaked in hot water.

In the evening, the setting sun cast its orange-yellow sunlight on her beautiful face. Her facial features were graceful and elegant, with beautiful eyebrows and white teeth. She had the mature beauty of a woman, but without any traces of the vicissitudes of time.

Ning Xianzhi opened her beautiful eyes, put the jade pendant back on her neck, walked to the window and looked out.

She spent the entire day meditating in the house to heal her wounds, feeling so uncomfortable. It was a rare opportunity that she didn't have to hide like before.

However, the woman was not thinking about her injury recovery. She was thinking about what she should do in the evening.

In the past, evening meant to her only a point in time when day and night alternated.

However, during the recuperation time here, there is an additional matter of "eating on time" in the evening.

"Wu Ji said he was in the academy during the day and couldn't come back. He didn't reserve dinner at the restaurant when he left, so he should be back for dinner in the evening."

Ning Xianzhi felt bad for having received Chu Wuji's careful care for several days in vain, and thought she could try to prepare a simple meal for him.

Chu Wuzhi trained in the martial arts academy for a whole day, and when he came back he had something to eat, so he didn't have to starve in the kitchen.

Ning Xianzhi put on her shoes and socks, put on her apron, and moved to the kitchen.

There are still some spare ingredients left in the kitchen. Fish and shrimps are kept separately in the pools divided into several compartments, and ginger, onion and garlic are placed on the wooden racks.

Ning Xianzhi tried to imagine how these ingredients could be turned into a dish that would be both delicious and fragrant, but gave up after thinking about it for a while.

She just had little experience in the kitchen, not that she lacked common sense. She shook her head and said:

"I don't know the heat, the amount, or the order, so I can't mess around... You can try the plain noodles, they're quite simple."

Chu Wuji had previously explained in detail how to make Yangchun noodles and had taken her to a noodle soup stall outside to eat there once. She had a photographic memory and remembered all the steps clearly.

“Add chopped green onions, oil, and salt to the bowl, then add the noodles, and finally pour the soup over it. The essence of the cooking process is all in the broth and sauce.”

Ning Xianzhi waved her hands and silently gave orders to the various kitchen utensils.

Ginger, onion and garlic took off their clothes and armor on their own accord, washed themselves in the ladle, rinsed the kitchen knife with water, the cold light of the blade flashed, and the fire in the stove ignited by itself.

"I heard that the finer the ginger, onion, and garlic are chopped, the better your knife skills will be..."