Chapter 41: Auspicious
Before this, neighbor Uncle Li and his friends had reported the matter to the police, and martial arts masters from the county's Demon Suppression Bureau came to investigate the case of "Master Yanshan" exorcising ghosts and disturbing the residents.
After a month, the storm was over.
The government and the Demon Suppression Bureau had a lot of things on their hands, so they stopped caring about the matter and it was left unresolved.
When the storm had passed, the "Master Yanshan" acted much more cautiously when he came out to stir up trouble again.
The means are not that simple and crude.
He doesn't dare to exorcise ghosts or catch people at the moment.
So he switched to spells like "Nightmare" to harass the fisherman.
The means are extremely secretive.
"It's not going to be easy."
Qiu Zhen's heart sank.
That Master Yanshan was just as arrogant and domineering as last time, and attacked openly. This made things easier to resolve. We would have a fight with him, and life or death would depend on our own abilities.
But now, the other party is hiding in the dark and playing "dirty tricks", so it is not easy to find him.
Cultivators are different from martial artists. They have mysterious methods and can cast spells to harm people from several miles or even dozens of miles away.
It is definitely not possible to find "Master Yanshan" by simply searching around Xiangyang Village.
If it were easy, the Demon Suppression Division would have dealt with Master Yanshan long ago.
In fact, there is a simple and crude way - use yourself as bait.
As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night.
Tell Uncle Li that he got a strange fish, and ask Uncle Li to think about it. At night, he can lure the "Yanshan Master" to him in his dreams, and then he can kill him.
"This method is too stupid. It is really a bad idea."
Qiu Zhen shook his head and immediately rejected the idea.
The gentleman does not stand under the wall.
If he does not take action, the worst result is that the "Dandao Dun Method" will attract the attention of the Demon Suppression Bureau, and he may become one of the targets of suspicion.
However, he is currently just a small martial artist, a small shrimp in the river, and cannot be on the stage.
Even if he is suspected, he is definitely not the main suspect.
There are many people who are more likely to be suspects.
On the contrary, if he could "take the risk" and successfully and quietly kill "Master Yanshan", then everything would be fine.
If any accident happened, he would be doomed.
This is a complete gambler's behavior. It is not a wise act to think that death is not fast enough.
"Brother Qiu, the evil cultivator has come again, what do you think we should do?"
Uncle Li felt even more unsure when he saw Qiu Zhen in a daze.
"Uncle Li, from now on you can just call me Xiao Zhen. Don't call me Brother Qiu or Brother Qiu all the time. I am almost the same generation as my father."
Qiu Zhen came back to his senses, first laughed and joked, then comforted him:
"In fact, it's not a big deal. The other party doesn't dare to attack openly, so he can only use some tricks that are not worthy of public attention. Relax, those nightmare spells can't hurt you. If you are panicking, you will fall into his hands. With the Demon Suppression Division here, he probably won't dare to be too arrogant. Maybe he will leave in a few days."
"Xiao Zhen, you are right."
Uncle Li felt more at ease when he saw Qiu Zhen was still in the mood to joke.
He was just an ordinary country farmer, and his greatest skill was fishing. When faced with such things involving ghosts, gods, and monsters, he was a little at a loss and could only ask Qiu Zhen for help.
In his eyes, Qiu Zhen was a disciple of Yaowang Valley and a student of a big shot, so he understood this matter.
"Uncle Li, I will still live in your courtyard from now on, so I can take care of anything that happens."
"Well, thank you very much."
Xiangyang Village, Qiu House.
The Qiu residence was very lively in the afternoon. The original owner, landlord Mr. Li and Manager Kang came in person with gifts to congratulate the Qiu family on their new home.
"Brother Qiu, congratulations, your brother has given birth to a unicorn son, so enviable!"
Qiu's father, Qiu Tianbao, and Qiu's mother, Li Ying, were both ordinary country people. When they learned that the visitors were prominent local officials and the manager of Qingmu Medicine Shop, they congratulated them and said auspicious words. The two "adults" who usually talked incessantly at home seemed very restrained.
Qiu Tianbao, Qiu's father, who had a very stubborn temper, only said, "Thank you Mr. Li" and "Thank you Manager Kang" after a long while. The eldest brother Qiu Qing was also a little reserved and could not let go, just serving tea and pouring water.
Seeing that his parents were reserved, Qiu Zhen immediately greeted the guests himself.
"Manager Kang, Mr. Li, please sit down. Don't be polite."
"it is good!"
Mr. Li and Manager Kang sat down with a smile.
For a while, the three of them were chatting and laughing, and it was very lively.
During the conversation, the topic mainly revolved around Qiu Zhen.
In fact, most of the time, it was Manager Kang and Mr. Li who flattered Qiu Zhen, and the two sides had a very pleasant conversation.
In addition, a number of villagers from Xiangyang Village also came to congratulate the Qiu family and expressed their warm welcome to their move into Xiangyang Village.
The reason is very simple, it’s all about “talent introduction”.
Although Xiangyang Village is close to Qingmu Town and is not remote, it still occasionally encounters ferocious beasts and criminals. The more martial artists there are in the village, the safer the villagers will be.
Especially now that "Master Yanshan" is exorcising ghosts, the villagers are very worried.
As a martial artist, and a "young martial artist" at that, no village would refuse the Qiu family's move in.
There is no time to attract attention, who dares to offend or neglect it.
By the evening, there were fewer people coming to congratulate, and the Qiu residence finally became quiet.
Father Qiu, Mother Qiu and eldest brother Qiu Qing were all hit so hard today that they all looked dazed and confused.
Their son (younger brother) is more promising than they imagined, and is doing very well in Aoki Castle.
Big brother Qiu Qing swallowed his saliva:
"Little brother, the one who just came to congratulate you is Skinny Monkey, the Manager Kang that Big Head and the others mentioned?"
Qiu Zhen nodded slightly:
"That's right! We were able to buy this house and thirty acres of land because of Manager Kang's help."
Qiu Qing was slightly startled:
"He is a nice guy, why are they so skinny?"
"Hehehe~ I just treat people differently based on their situation."
Qiu Zhen smiled and didn't say much about him and Manager Kang.
Before this, Manager Kang gave him 1,200 taels of silver, which he absolutely could not accept, otherwise he would be controlled by the Kang family in the future. Asking for help was just a private matter and had nothing to do with the Kang family.
He took the initiative from beginning to end.
Qiu Zhen did not tell these trivial matters to his parents and elder brother:
"Dad, Mom, and Big Brother, you've been busy all day. Go wash up and have a rest early. Tomorrow, Uncle Li will take you to the fields to see our property."
When the three heard about the thirty acres of land, they became excited and went back to their own rooms.
Father and Mother Qiu went to the main room, and eldest brother Qiu Qing went to the east wing.
Qiu Zhen went to the "west wing" where his youngest son lived. After washing up, Qiu Zhen sat cross-legged on the bed.
While greeting guests during the day, he was always thinking about how to "break the deadlock."
Unfortunately, I don’t have many means and abilities at the moment, so I haven’t come up with a good opportunity.
However, Qiu Zhen was not distressed.
If you can't do anything yourself, you can ask for help from others.
As soon as he thought of this, Qiu Zhen reached into his arms and took out a jade token.
It is the [Miro Palace].
Perhaps it was because Qingmu Town was a small place. For more than a month, he had never found his immortal destiny again with the help of the jade talisman, nor had he met other fellow Taoists from the Miro Palace.
Fortunately, he knew the Taoist Kun "Yun Rou", so he would not have a problem finding a fellow Taoist to ask for advice.
Qiu Zhen held [Miro Palace] in his hand, and a spiritual consciousness was transmitted.
"Is Fairy Yunrou here? I am a lay Buddhist named Qingwei. I have something to ask you."
(End of this chapter)
