Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 61 Tea House
Facts have proved that the amount of evil spirit is not necessarily related to the level of cultivation.

So far, among the people Gu Zhao has killed, Ren Tianhe has the highest cultivation level, but the evil energy he contributed is less than one-third of that of the butcher Chu Da, and Chu Da's cultivation level is less than one-third of that of Ren Tianhe.

Gu Zhao did not go to see what was happening in the back room, but instead asked Taoist Master Yansong to set a fire to burn away all the evil here along with Chu Da's unrecognizable corpse.

When Chu Da brought the three of them in, he deliberately avoided other people's attention, so after setting and putting out the fire, the three of them left quietly without any worries.

"I thought Chu Da was a monster, but I didn't expect him to be a mage... a wizard."

"He practices evil methods, is bloodthirsty and eats people. He is already a demon."

"How many people did he kill?"

"It's hard to say, but I think that butcher shop is an old one."

"My goodness!"

"Perhaps he used to be more restrained, but recently the imperial court has declined, demons are rampant, and the Golden Wind Cult doesn't care about him, so he has become more arrogant."

"Where are we going next, a teahouse?"

"it is good!"

When the three of them arrived at the second teahouse, they saw people coming and going. Many people were drinking tea and listening to stories in the teahouse. It turned out to be a rare lively place in Xiuyue County.

The three of them entered the teahouse, asked the waiter for a pot of tea and two snacks, and found a secluded corner to sit down.

In the teahouse, the storyteller was passionate, the audience was excited, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

The embroiderer looked around and said in disbelief, "Why is there a problem here?"

Bai Ke carefully sensed the backpack behind the embroiderer and whispered, "There is indeed a bloody smell, but it's very faint. Maybe it will dissipate in a few days."

"It seems he is more restrained than that Mr. Chu." Taoist Master Yansong sighed, first picked up a piece of snack, smelled it, took a small bite, then picked up the teacup, sniffed it, and took a sip of tea. "There is no problem with both the snack and the tea."

Gu Zhao looked around and finally looked at the stage, "If there is nothing wrong with the teahouse, then there is something wrong with the teahouse owner."

"There are too many people here. Come back in the evening." Taoist Master Yansong said softly.

Gu Zhao nodded, picked up a piece of dessert and handed it to the embroiderer, "It's time for afternoon tea. Let's have a meal first, and then find an inn to stay in."

The embroiderer happily took the snacks, then looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she quietly put the snacks into her backpack.

"Kacha kacha——"

Gu Zhao and Taoist Master Yansong drank tea while listening to the storyteller on the stage.

The storyteller was telling a play called "The Golden Hairpin", which tells the story of a young lady from an official family and a poor scholar who eloped and supported each other. There was also a charming fox demon in the mix. After a series of misunderstandings, the two women ended up sharing a husband and helped him pass the imperial examination and become an official.

"Old-fashioned." Taoist Master Yansong shook his head.

"Highly poisonous." Gu Zhao commented.

But the audience around them were fascinated by the performance.

"it is good!"

"It would be great if a young lady from an official family took a fancy to me."

"Dream on. Even if there is, it's just a fox demon coming to suck your energy."

"There's no need for a fox demon. Old Zhao's energy has been sucked dry by the women in Lingxiang Tower."

"Hahaha!"

"This gentleman speaks much better than the one a few days ago." "That gentleman was actually quite good too, but he's been talking for a few days straight and his energy is off, and we're tired of listening to him."

"I haven't seen him these past few days, but is he gone?"

"That's right. Storytellers travel all over the place, but they only have a few stories in their head. If no one listens after they finish telling them, they have to move on to new places, right?"

……

After drinking tea and eating snacks, the storyteller came to an end and left the stage. After everyone had a short break, two actors came up to continue the performance.

However, Gu Zhao and the others did not continue listening, but left the teahouse together.

"It's still a while before dark." Taoist Master Yansong looked at the sky. "How about we go to the next place first?"

"Okay." Gu Zhao nodded.

This time they came to Xiu Yue County to exorcise demons and earn evil spirits, so they could finish their work early and return to Cuishan Village to rest.

"That house is just two streets away. I passed by it from the entrance last time and didn't go deep into it." Gu Zhao said as he walked, "But that alley looks rather dilapidated, and there aren't many people in it."

Taoist Master Yansong laughed and said, "Of course there aren't many people who can live in the same room with ghosts."

The three of them soon arrived at the alley that Gu Zhao mentioned, and then...

Weeds grew in the cracks of the steps, dead leaves were scattered on the ground in front of the door, the copper rings on the closed door had rusted, and only the bamboo frames and a few pieces of paper were left of the red lanterns hanging on both sides of the door.

"Uh...is it a deserted house?"

Following Gu Zhao's intuition, they arrived at the door and discovered that the house in front of them had long been in decline. Even the gates of the courtyards on both sides were closed, and there were not many people living in the alley.

Gu Zhao stroked his chin, "I told you, the yin energy can be seen even during the day, how can the people in the house survive?"

"This is a real haunted house!" Taoist Master Yansong exclaimed in amazement. "It has that vibe. If we filmed an episode exploring the haunted house, it would definitely be a hit. It's much more realistic than that one about going to the back mountain to buy goods."

Xiu Niang and Bai Ke looked at Taoist Master Yansong curiously. They could hear strange words from the old Taoist priest from time to time. They knew every word, but they could never understand what they said when put together.

Gu Zhao continued, "Then you have to pull out the ghosts in this house and make them NPCs."

Taoist Master Yansong chuckled and asked Gu Zhaodao, "Want to go in and take a look?"

Gu Zhao patted the cloth bag at his waist and said, "Let's go in and take a look. If he killed everyone in this house, we can take this opportunity to be a hero and uphold justice. If he didn't do anything evil, let's ask for a glass of water and stay for a while."

What the Five Thunder Orders and Thunder Seeds need is evil spirit. Those goblins and ghosts who live in harmony with the world are not on the menu.

The embroiderer clenched her fists and mustered her courage, "I'll go open the door!"

Gu Zhao and the others did not try to stop her. At this time, the embroiderer not only had the Heavenly Fox Nail and the Green Feather Fan, but also the Eighteen Heavenly Gang Talismans that Gu Zhao asked her to keep close to her body. Even if Xu Kongting, who had transformed into a corpse ghost, wanted to kill the embroiderer, it would take some effort.

"Squeak-"

The tightly closed door was pushed open. The embroiderer stepped over the threshold carefully, turned around the screen wall, and just took a look into the yard. She was startled and took two steps back.

Everyone followed the embroiderer in and was also a little surprised.

Compared to the outside with overgrown weeds, dead branches and leaves, cobwebs, dust, and rusted copper and iron, the area behind the screen is surprisingly clean and tidy.

The bluestone road seemed to have just been watered, the surrounding grass seemed to have been carefully tended, and the front yard walls, corridors, central hall, etc. were all swept clean.

Looking around, the main door of the hall is wide open, and you can see the tables, chairs, calligraphy and paintings, vases, incense burners, etc. inside, all of which are spotless, as if someone had always lived there.

(End of this chapter)