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

The central main road running through the north and south is the Jewelry Street, which mainly sells hairpins, rings and pendants. The jewelry, jade, makeup and other industries derived from it are also distributed here.

The secondary road on the left is Hailan Street, which mainly sells dresses and robes. The most famous shop is "Hailan House", which sells clothes in many styles from different places.

The side road on the right is Wumi Street, which is named after the saying “one can’t find the one you want even after searching everywhere”. All kinds of shoes and boots are sold here. Back then, I saw styles similar to high heels there, which was quite magical.

Tushan Yourong felt it was incredible just by listening. The business of this city was too professional. Was it just focusing on clothing?

In ordinary cities, old-fashioned restaurants, wine shops, and blacksmith shops are the mainstream.

"There are cities like this? I remember the soles of your shoes are worn out, so it's a good time to buy a pair of iron shoes~"

This is a joke, but it is also true.

Chu Wuzhi's shoes were broken in Yunze Township, and his heels were already touching the ground. He even wondered if the entire sole would suddenly fall off and land on the street if he walked a little further.

He did plan to buy a new pair of shoes, but when he passed by, he saw that the prices were not cheap, and the current shoes and boots were all hand-sewn, so he had to measure the size first before he could start making them, and he would have to wait a few days after placing an order.

The shop only sells one-size-fits-all styles, and people with feet of Tushan Yourong have an advantage. Basically, if you like any shoes, you can buy them and wear them away without having to wait for a few days.

But the fox fairy doesn't like to wear shoes, so this advantage cannot be realized.

"It's not too late to buy it when we return to the capital. Now let's find out what's going on."

Chu Wuzhi asked several passers-by if they had heard of a team of Western Region escorts, but in Wenshui County, it was impossible for everyone to be a businessman, and the general public would not have access to the escort agency.

After receiving a series of responses of shaking heads, he changed his mind and asked which trading company did business in the Western Regions.

This time I got an answer, and it had to be the Hailan House. The cloth business was closely connected with foreigners from the Western Regions, and two caravans set out on long journeys every year.

Chu Wuji carried the big fox fairy on his back and quickly moved to Hailan Street, heading straight for the famous shop.

But the female manager of the shop was chatting with someone all the time, with a nervous look on her face, as if it was something important.

Chu Wuzhi was not a customer, he was just gathering information, so it was inconvenient for him to interrupt and disturb others, so he could only wait.

While waiting, it was really boring, so Chu Wuji eavesdropped a little to find out what they were talking about. They had been talking for so long but there was no result.

"Has Master Shancai arrived yet? How does this new guy work? We sent him off early, but he hasn't shown up in such a long time. Maybe he's been lazy and gone out for a drink!"

"I later asked a few more people to invite Master Shancai and told him that this was an important matter. We can't all be lazy, right?"

The housekeeper was chatting with an old servant, and both of them looked unhappy.

At this moment, a maid ran down from upstairs, her face covered in cold sweat and her expression equally solemn. She said hurriedly:

"It's not good, it's not good!"

The female steward glared and shouted:

"What unlucky words are you saying? Who is wrong? Are you cursing the master on purpose?"

The maidservant was of humble status and was already anxious. She was suddenly scolded and her mind went blank. She said awkwardly:

"Okay, okay..."

The housekeeper's face turned red and warm in an instant, as if a fire had been poured with oil.

It is said that a woman's blushing is more important than anything else, which shows how excited she is.

Just as her cheeks were raised and she was about to open her mouth and curse, the old servant hurriedly stopped her, pulled the housekeeper away, and said to the maid:

"Just talk about the matter, no need to say extra words."

"The master's hysteria has worsened. He's startled and cursed, saying things he couldn't understand. He just suddenly jumped up and hit someone!"

...hysteria.

Chu Wuzhi muttered the word to himself. He hadn't heard of this disease name for a while.

When I was looking for medical treatment for my godmother, many doctors diagnosed this long-term coma as hysteria and mental problems.

Even in his dreams, he was thinking about which pharmacy in the capital to visit next, where he would have a chance to see a famous doctor.

"Here he comes, Master Shancai is here!"

With a few shouts and rapid breathing, several guys invited Master Shancai over.

This Master Shancai was a monk. His robes were worn and patched with gold thread. In his hand he held a rosary with a few gold and jade beads mixed in.

It gives people the feeling that... I want to keep a low profile, but I'm also afraid that people will think I have no money.

This Master Shancai was also very arrogant. He walked slowly the whole time, while a few of his assistants beside him were running around in a panic.

Tushan Yourong smiled, looked at the scene, and said:

"It seems that it's not that these guys are negligent, but no matter how anxious they are, they can't lift the airs of this fake monk."

Chu Wuji asked in a low voice:

"Fairy Tushan, how can you tell this is a fake monk?"

"That's the aura of observation I mentioned earlier. This monk doesn't have any magical power at all. Forget about magical power. He doesn't even have the tiny bit of Buddha's protection accumulated from chanting scriptures."

I see......

Chu Wuji has not been slacking off in his studies recently, except for being lazy and not watching the sunrise this morning. He is currently unable to easily confirm the flow of spiritual power of outsiders, so he has to work harder for a while and continue to "fish for spiritual energy."

It is said that Master Shancai had just stepped into the shop of Hailan's House when he heard a noise from the stairs behind, as if something had fallen down from the upstairs.

A man in silk clothes rushed out, looking terrified, crazy, hysterical, and muttering curses.

This situation made everyone around panic and terrified, and they felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts.

The shop assistant rushed forward to grab him, pressed him on the chair, and said some prayers and blessings such as "May the shopkeeper Guan be blessed with good fortune and good health."

The old servant who served the shopkeeper Guan came up to the monk and pleaded earnestly:

"Master Shancai, please come and see what's wrong with my master! He will definitely be treated unfairly after this!"

Master Shancai held the Buddhist beads, his fingers moving back and forth only between the gold and jade Buddhist beads, without touching the other wooden Buddhist beads. He said:

"Okay, I won't bother confirming the situation any further. Things have their priorities, and Shopkeeper Guan's matter is the most important!

I directly requested the golden statue of Medicine Buddha, but the money spent on repairing the golden statue is quite a lot!

“It must be quite a lot!”

After the old servant agreed, Master Shancai began to arrange the ritual. He took a golden Buddha statue and placed it on the altar, arranged fruits and vegetables, and placed silver bills and incense money underneath, and then chanted scriptures to the hysterical shopkeeper.

Chu Wuji stared at the shopkeeper Guan, whose face was being held by a ghost baby in a placental state, whose lower body was not fully developed.

"That thing should be the key to Shopkeeper Guan's madness, right?"

Chu Wuji didn't want to waste time and planned to go forward and expose the truth, and crush the ghost baby to death, but Tushan Yourong stopped him.

"If I take a few more long looks, I'd like to know how this fake monk can drive away the ghost baby by performing such a fake ritual!"

The big fox fairy was quite honest. She had never encountered a situation where her exorcism failed. She didn't know how to explain to her master if such a situation happened.

I'm not feeling well today. Can we arrange a grand ceremony next time to treat myself again?

Moreover, this fake monk has no magical powers, so where did this ghost baby come from?

Chu Wuzhi stared at the ugly ghost baby. The evil creature suddenly seemed to be burned, and a wisp of black smoke came out of its butt. It started to cry loudly, which made the shopkeeper Guan's hysteria even worse.

Tushan Yourong quickly crossed her fair and tender legs, shielding Chu Wuji's eyes, and said with a sullen smile:

"Young Master, don't stare at that thing the same way you would an enemy. It's too serious. What if you stare at it and it dies?"

After saying this, the big fox fairy loosened her legs.

Chu Wuji half-closed his eyes and looked at the thing.

The old servant wiped the sweat from his forehead. He felt that his master was about to die, so he asked:

"Master Shancai, why is my master's condition getting worse? It doesn't seem like he's getting better!"

Master Shancai was also puzzled. He glanced at the housekeeper quietly and then explained:

"Shopkeeper Guan is being possessed by a little ghost. The Medicine Buddha's magical power is punishing the little ghost. It's fighting back, and it will be healed soon!"

The underdeveloped ghost baby inexplicably loosened its little hands, floated to the fruit plate, and snatched away the silver note worth one thousand taels.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the silver note disappeared out of thin air.

Chu Wuji kept his eyes on the little ghost the whole time, and it took all the money to the housekeeper!

Tushan Yourong suddenly understood the trick and laughed at her own ignorance:

"I thought this Master Shancai had some powerful magical tool that could help a mortal get rid of the little ghost. It turns out to be the technique of Kumantong."

Chu Wuji had never heard of this before, so he asked in a low voice:

"What is this? It can be performed without any magic. Is it similar to the Lu Ban technique used by carpenters?"

"This is much more powerful than Lu Ban's trick of getting back wages~"

The Kumantong technique is to wrap the dead baby in cloth with scriptures written on it, making it into a golden doll. After it is blessed by a high monk, the golden doll can help a specific person to seek wealth and peace.

This is a technique passed down from a certain lineage of Buddhism.

In order to bless their business to go smoothly, many businessmen will secretly offer sacrifices to one. After all, they don’t mind spending a little money, and believing in it won’t cost them a thing.

"Shopkeeper Guan probably paid for a Mantong doll to worship. Perhaps it was a fellow disciple of Master Shancai who helped with the creation ceremony.

But this Master Shancai received the money for hiring the Mantong, and wanted to make some money from the 'after-sales', so he let the infant spirit in the Mantong do bad things.

This was Tushan Yourong's initial observation, but she was also puzzled and wondered:

"But why is it connected to the housekeeper? The boss paid for the Mantong doll as a keepsake, right? But the infant spirit is putting money into the housekeeper's pocket. Could it be her child?"

Chu Wuji couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth just by listening.

Making a dead baby into...

Although he could wait for the right opportunity and wait until things became serious before exposing them, perhaps making the owner of Hailan House owe him a great favor, Chu Wuji had no such interest.

He just wanted to get the information quickly and leave.

He walked straight into the shop, and amid the puzzled looks of the housekeeper and others, he stretched out his big hand towards the ghost baby.

The moment it was touched, the thing took shape. The small thing, the size of a palm, was quickly burned black by the strong masculine blood and cried out in pain.

The housekeeper suddenly screamed in pain, her clothes shaking, and a golden Mantong doll fell to the ground.

The Mantong doll had a bright smile, but it looked creepy. It was charred and a foul smell was coming out of it.

Without the influence of the evil object, Manager Guan's mind soon returned to normal, and he confirmed the situation with the loyal old servant beside him.

Chu Wuji pointed at the thing on the ground and said:

"The housekeeper and this monk are trying to cheat you out of your money. What's affecting you is that ghost baby. I've already crushed it to death. Don't worship such things in the future just to make money."

Shopkeeper Guan was still a little confused, as if he couldn't figure out the situation. He thanked Chu Wuji for the time being:

"Thank you..."

He paused, not knowing how to address Chu Wuji, because Chu Wuji was not dressed like a Taoist priest, but rather an outdated warrior robe.

I can't tell the way, I just know it's very wild!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the female manager and Master Shancai ran away without the servants being able to react.

Chu Wuji waved his palm in the air, and the man and woman were directly pressed to the ground by an invisible force, unable to move, and cracks appeared faintly on the floor tiles!

Outsiders thought he was performing magic, but he didn't have that kind of mysterious and magical ability at all. He simply relied on the power of his body to create the strong wind.

Although Guan still had a lot of questions about the current situation, he knew what to call them:

"Thank you, young hero, Taoist master, immortal, senior, and master!!"

Chu Wuji had never heard anyone call him that before. The title was too big, and he was afraid that he couldn't handle it, so he waved his hand and said:

"You can handle the affairs of your shop yourself. I won't interfere. I'm just here to gather information. I heard that Hailan's family has close trade with the Western Regions. Have you heard of a group of Western Region escorts that include a group of twin sisters?"

"Western Region escorts...twin sisters?" Manager Guan did not deny it immediately, but was recalling, which means he had some impression of it.

"Twin ocean horses from the Western Regions." Chu Wuji changed his words.

Shopkeeper Guan's eyes widened as he immediately remembered and said excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes! Not only have I heard of him, but we even worked together two years ago!"

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