Subversion of the plot [Comprehensive]

Ning Caichen, a poor scholar in Zhejiang, took on an errand to collect bills for Jibaozhai in order to make a living.These days the world is chaotic, bandits are rampant, it is not safe to go out, Ning Caichen is just a frail scholar, to get this errand, firstly, it is hard and dangerous, and secondly, it is because of the care of acquaintances.

The place he was going to was Guobei County, which was quite a distance away, but if it went well, it didn't take too much effort. Unexpectedly, the journey was windy and rainy, and there were murders and robberies, and finally arrived in Guobei County trembling.

The county town was full of people and very lively, but it was a mess.In the market, either the yamen guards were offering rewards one by one to hunt down criminals, or the shops were selling swords.

Ning Caichen came to the inn where the bill was collected: "Boss, I am here to collect the bill for Jibaozhai."

The boss greeted him with a smile, but when he heard that he had to pay, his face collapsed immediately.

Ning Caichen took out the account book, but found that the road was raining, the account book was also wet, and the accounts on it were so dirty that it was difficult to distinguish clearly, he couldn't help but panic, and wanted to cover up the account book.

The boss's eyes were sharp, and his momentum suddenly rose again: "Are you asking for an account? Where is my account? If you don't write down my account, then I don't owe you any money. Hurry up!"

Ning Caichen was helpless, and it was getting late, so he wanted to find a place to spend the night.He had no money and couldn't invest in a store, so he asked people where he could spend the night for free, and someone said that if he was brave enough, he could go to Lanruo Temple in the north of the city.He is an outsider, he didn't know what Lanruo Temple is, he only heard that he could stay overnight without money, so he went.

The northern suburb is a mountain forest, overgrown with thorns and grass, very desolate.

Ning Caichen murmured, is there really a temple here?There are almost no roads in this place, and it is not easy to walk. It was dark, and finally the trees receded, and the sight opened up, and a dilapidated temple appeared in front of us.In front of the temple stands a stone tablet, which has been covered by weeds and vines. When you push the weeds away, you can see that it is Lanruo Temple!

The scale of this temple is not very large, even though it has been dilapidated and abandoned, it can be seen that it was once very popular in those days.

Just as he was about to climb the steps, he suddenly saw a man standing in the square in front of the temple gate, wearing white clothes, with long hair like black ink, looking at something, motionless.In such a desolate temple, it was night again, and seeing this scene suddenly, even if he firmly believed that the child was silent and strange, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"You, are you a human or a ghost?" Ning Caichen asked boldly.

The man in white turned around, revealing a face that looked like a banished fairy but was extremely cold.

The man in white is Tao Shuobai, and he has just arrived in this small world.

In "A Chinese Ghost Story", monsters and ghosts are rampant in this small world. Although the main ghosts in the plot are concentrated on the thousand-year-old tree demon and the old Montenegro demon, it is a time of troubled times, and other places are similar.

Although the plot of the story has just begun, the accident happened early.

Earlier, this small world was affected. Although there were no strange souls or evil spirits intruding, but for some reason, the demonic energy was strong. The strength of the thousand-year-old tree demon and the old black mountain demon rose one after another. Xia was actually killed by the tree demon.In this way, when Ning Caichen came to Lanruo Temple, there was no one who could ask for help, and no one could stop the tree demon. Now Tao Shuobai was going to take over Yan Chixia's duties.

Tao Shuobai looked at Ning Caichen, dressed in a white scholar's robe, carrying a bamboo bookcase on his back, with a handsome face and a weak bookish air unique to a scholar.

"You are quite courageous. You dare to come to Lanruo Temple alone at night." Tao Shuobai said as he stepped forward and pushed the temple door open. With different degrees of decay, it is easy to step out of a pothole and fall if one is not paying attention.

"Wait for me, my name is Ning Caichen." When Ning Caichen saw him go in, he ran to follow him, introduced himself, and asked, "Why is it so brave to come here? It's strange to say, it seems When Lanruo Temple is mentioned in the city, people's eyes are very wrong."

"Because it is haunted by ghosts and many people died, so the mention of Lanruo Temple in Guobei County changed color, and no one dared to come." Tao Shuobai stretched out his hand to stop him: "Don't move."

"what happened?"

Tao Shuobai didn't answer, but just got down on his feet, jumped up from the big hole on the top of his head, took out a few talismans, stroked them in the air, ignited them, and threw them forward.The talisman papers were separated in mid-air, and the firelight illuminated the dark space, but there were several mummies lying on the dusty floor. When food came, they instinctively started hunting.A few talisman papers fell on the mummy, swept the whole body in an instant, and burned the mummy to nothing but a pool of black ash in a short while. Tao Shuobai raised his hand and brushed it, the breeze came, and the black ash was swept away without any trace.

When he was done, he dropped back below.

"What's on it?" Ning Caichen only saw the flickering flames, and there seemed to be some unpleasant smell, but soon he couldn't smell anything.

"Several dead bodies." Tao Shuobai looked for a safe place, swung his sleeves, and the wind blew up on the flat ground, immediately clearing out a clean place.

Ning Caichen was very surprised and asked, "Are you a priest?"

"Tao Shuobai is a sorcerer." There is no need to hide some spells. There are all kinds of monsters in the world. There are monks and Taoists who slay demons and demons, and there are also sorcerers who specialize in magic.

"It turns out to be a mage. Even if there are ghosts here, you don't have to be afraid." Ning Caichen was a little scared at first, but now that a mage is with him, he feels relieved.Ning Caichen sat on the ground, opened his mouth and told his history one by one, mentioning that he didn't receive the bill, he was inevitably depressed.

Suddenly his stomach growled, Ning Caichen smiled awkwardly, and took out a piece of cold steamed bun from the bookcase. Just as he was about to eat it, he remembered that there was another person beside him, so he hurriedly took out another one: "Master, has dinner already?"

"Thank you, I don't need it, you can eat it." Tao Shuobai declined.

Ning Caichen lit the oil lamp, and the desolate temple was filled with a warm and bright color.The steamed buns were cold and hard, it was really not good to eat, but it is good for people nowadays to have enough food to eat, not to mention that when going out, there are so many things to pay attention to, he often eats hard steamed buns in cold water all the way.

After eating, he took out the wet account book again, spread it out and baked it page by page, and then repaired it, planning to ask for the account again tomorrow.If he couldn’t collect the bills, he not only couldn’t get his wages, but also paid a lot of money for the trip, and he went home with nothing to eat.

"Take it!" The light from the oil lamp was very limited, Tao Shuobai took out a handful of incense candles and handed them over.He bought these incense candles specially for those ghosts, but now they are just for Ning Caichen to light up.

"Thank you mage!" Ning Caichen quickly thanked, lit the joss stick, and the surrounding area lit up.

Tao Shuobai closed his eyes and meditated, thinking about how to deal with the tree demon.

Ning Caichen originally wanted to talk to him, but looking at the cold and dusty person under the light, he was clearly close at hand, but seemed to be isolated from the world of mortals, so he didn't dare to disturb him.Ning Caichen sighed secretly, thinking that this sorcerer must be very powerful. Although he didn't say why he appeared here, he knew there were ghosts here and made a special trip here, so he must be here to catch ghosts.

In the silence, suddenly the sound of a piano and singing came from afar. It was a woman singing at night. The singing was ethereal, high and low, full of temptation and charm, and could easily seduce mortals.

"Hey, mage, someone is singing." Ning Caichen looked up, it was dark outside the window, and this is the outskirts of the city, so desolate, is there anyone living nearby?He yelled at Tao Shuobai twice, but he didn't get a response, so he didn't want to disturb him any more.

Endured it, the singing was still singing, Ning Caichen was really curious, so he collected the dried account books and went outside to check.

Only then did Tao Shuobai open his eyes, conceal his figure with a trick, and slapped two more talismans on his body to hide his breath, and followed Ning Caichen quietly.

Today's Dryad is much more powerful than in the original drama, and since the same tree has become a spirit, it is inevitable that the Dryad will be aware of him, so naturally he must be more cautious.

Tao Shuobai doesn't intend to beat the tree demon to death as soon as he meets him, he needs to find the old Black Mountain demon through the tree demon.The Black Mountain old demon has more powerful mana than the tree demon, and lives in the underworld, so it is a waste of time to rush to find it.The underworld is like the underworld, and the territory is very wide. The old black mountain demon is a black mountain located in the underworld, and he has become a spirit. Naturally, he will not live in a ghost town. It is best to have a tree demon to lead the way.

He was a little curious about the underworld in this world, as if it was very different from the underworld where he was born.

At this time, Ning Caichen followed the singing and came to the lake. A wooden folded bridge was erected on the water.It was supposed to be a deserted place, but there were white gauze hanging on all sides of the gazebo, stone lamps were lit, and a folding screen was erected in the middle of the pavilion. A woman in white was playing the piano, and the singing came from her mouth.

This woman is very beautiful, but also full of resentment, sadness, and elegance, which makes people feel pitiful.

Ning Caichen only felt like a dream.

In Tao Shuobai's eyes, there is a ghostly aura here, and the fire in the stone lamp is a faint blue.

Ning Caichen is a simple and kind person. Although he is surprised by Nie Xiaoqian's beauty, he will not feel greedy or evil because of it.In addition, his clothes were wet from the rain during the day, and the talisman paper on his back was stained in the city, and now there is still a ghost-exorcism talisman drawn with red cinnabar on his back.Nie Xiaoqian was afraid of the talisman, so she deliberately pushed him into the water, and then fished him out again.

Ning Caichen was puzzled, Nie Xiaoqian blew a ghostly breath to stun people, and sighed: "You are a good person, it's a pity you shouldn't come here."

Tao Shuobai pinched his hands and formed a magic formation around the lake.People outside the formation will see that there are still beauties playing the piano and singing in the lake, and a scholar sitting in it obsessed, but for Nie Xiaoqian inside the formation, it is a white mist suddenly rising on the lake, and the fog is getting thicker and thicker. The lake is completely covered, leaving only this small gazebo.

"Who?" Nie Xiaoqian was in shock, ignored Ning Caichen, and immediately flew out of the pavilion.However, after traveling through the white mist for a long time, she circled back into the pavilion again, which made her turn pale with shock.

"Nie Xiaoqian." Tao Shuobai walked into the pavilion.

"You, who are you?" Nie Xiaoqian clung to the pillar in horror, thinking that she was going to die tonight, and couldn't help but feel sad.

"It doesn't matter who I am, I just ask you, are you willing to reincarnate?"

Nie Xiaoqian was stunned, and smiled miserably: "If you can be reincarnated as a human being, what a blessing, but I, I..."

"I know that your ashes are controlled by the dryad. I can take your ashes and arrange for you to be reincarnated. In exchange, you only need to agree when the dryad brings up the marriage." Tao Shuobai is very clear, don't look at Nie Xiaoqian being Forced to help the tree demon to harm people, but this is completely different from marrying the old black mountain demon. Even if Ning Caichen did not appear, Nie Xiaoqian would not be willing either.

The old black mountain demon itself is a black mountain, a stone demon, and has been living in the underworld. He has become the wife of the old black mountain demon, and cannot escape the darkness all his life. He is worse than a ghost.

Although Nie Xiaoqian has become a ghost, she still has a conscience in her heart, and she doesn't want to harm others. What she longs for is to be reincarnated as a human being.As the object of the tree demon's control, Nie Xiaoqian still has a little hope in her heart, but if she marries the old black mountain demon and goes to the underworld, her hope will be completely annihilated, and she might not risk her life.

"A marriage? What marriage?" Nie Xiaoqian's heart skipped a beat.

"The tree demon has decided to marry you to the Montenegrin old demon."

"No, I don't want it! I don't want it!" Nie Xiaoqian believed it without any hesitation.

She has followed the dryad for many years, how could she not know who the old black mountain demon is?Although the tree demon grandma was powerful, she only took root near Lanruo Temple, and controlled several female ghosts to lure men for her and supply yang essence. Compared with the old demon of Montenegro, she was much weaker.The tree demon has been flattering and flattering the old Heishan demon, and the old Heishan demon revealed earlier that he wanted to marry a new wife. According to the nature of the tree demon, how could he let go of the opportunity?

Nie Xiaoqian is regarded as the most beloved female ghost of the tree demon, but even so, it does not prevent the tree demon from dedicating her to the old demon of Montenegro to gain benefits and protection.

"Why are you panicking? This is the end of the matter. If you are unwilling to obey, you should listen to me. I asked you to agree to the marriage just because I needed to find out where the old Black Mountain demon is. I killed both the tree demon and the old Montenegro demon. All female ghosts can be free, isn't it good?" Tao Shuobai's voice was cold, but there was a kind of convincing power for no reason.

"Really?" Nie Xiaoqian was indeed tempted, but she was also worried: "It's just that grandma is already very powerful, and no one knows how powerful the Black Mountain old demon is. You..."

"Don't worry, I won't make fun of my own life." After Tao Shuobai finished speaking and dispelled the formation, the white mist gradually dissipated.

Nie Xiaoqian glanced around, acquiesced to each other's cooperation, turned and flew away.

When Ning Caichen woke up, he was already lying in Lanruo Temple, and it was dawn.

He turned his head and didn't see Tao Shuobai, so he went out to look for it, and saw Tao Shuobai standing by the pool in front of him, rubbing his head and asking, "Master, I last night..."

"You met a female ghost last night. If I hadn't arrived, you would have been eaten." Tao Shuobai didn't want Ning Caichen to stay here, but Nie Xiaoqian agreed to cooperate with him, and she would never try to seduce Ning Caichen again. The minister, also lost the relationship between humans and ghosts.He reminded: "Isn't your account book already done, why don't you hurry up and collect the account."

"Yes, this matter cannot be delayed." Thinking of the business, Ning Caichen didn't ask any more questions, said goodbye to him with the bookcase on his back, and hurried to the city.

Along the way, Ning Caichen recalled the woman he saw last night in his mind from time to time, it was really hard to imagine that it was a female ghost.It was a pity in my heart, and I shook my head and forgot about it.

"Boss, collect the bill!" Ning Caichen stood in front of the counter, opened the account book in his hand, and tapped on the account book.

But the boss stared at him: "You, where did you sleep last night?"

"Lanruo Temple."

"Lan, Lan Ruosi?" The boss trembled.

"Boss, see it clearly. It's clearly written on it, 70 taels!" Ning Caichen urged.

"Oh, okay, okay, 70 taels." The boss quickly handed him the silver, without daring to say a word.You know, since Lanruo Temple was rumored to be haunted, no one can spend the night there safely. People in Guobei County have long regarded Lanruo Temple as a ghost land. Now that someone can come out of it alive, it is more terrifying than ghosts. .

Ning Caichen didn't pay attention to this, he was in a good mood after receiving the money, and was about to go back to Lanruo Temple to bid farewell to Tao Shuobai, when he saw a group of mourners on the street.Ning Caichen was looking at it casually, but he saw a familiar figure among them, it was the woman he met last night.The woman was still dressed in white, with long hair hanging down, holding a scroll in her hand, with a beautiful appearance, walking safely in the team.

"Here, didn't the mage say that she is a female ghost? How could a female ghost appear in the daytime? Or are they two people?" Ning Caichen couldn't figure it out. If he didn't figure it out, he couldn't let it go.

He hurried to a calligraphy and painting shop, where he had taken a fancy to a painting before, but unfortunately he had no money to buy it, now that he received the bill, he wanted to buy the painting quickly.It was a picture of a woman washing her hair, but the shopkeeper searched for it, and the picture disappeared.

Ning Caichen returned to Lanruo Temple with difficulty concealing his disappointment.

"Didn't receive the money?" Seeing his appearance, Tao Shuobai felt strange.

"No, I received the money, but I didn't buy a painting I liked before. By the way, Master, I saw that girl in the city last night. She can appear in broad daylight. How could she be a ghost? Could it be? Could it be a mistake?" Ning Caichen asked repeatedly.

Tao Shuobai said lightly: "Do you know what day it is today?"

"Today? Today is July [-]th." Ning Caichen said.

"Today is the twelfth day of the seventh month, and three days later it will be the fifteenth day of the seventh month, which is the ghost festival! On the ghost festival day, the gates of ghosts are wide open, and all ghosts walk at night. The yin qi is strong and the yang qi is weak. Even if you see ghosts, it is not surprising. Although it was broad daylight when you saw her, she was still able to move around under the cover of the funeral procession."

"Then she is really a ghost?" Ning Caichen sighed regretfully.

Tao Shuobai didn't say much to him about this: "You came here to ask for a bill, since the bill has been collected, then you should leave early and go back."

Ning Caichen hesitated for a while, finally felt that it was a little strange for him to stay, so he said goodbye to Tao Shuobai, packed his things and left Lanruo Temple.

Afterwards, Tao Shuobai also pretended to leave.

When Lanruo Temple is empty, the female ghosts will stop coming.

Nie Xiaoqian was sitting in the room playing the piano, but her mind was restless. Suddenly, the tree demon grandma came and opened her mouth and said, "Xiaoqian, I sent you clothes. You can try wearing them. I have already sent you to Master Heishan for Wife, the fifteenth night is a good day."

"...Yes." Nie Xiaoqian accepted obediently.

The dryad was very satisfied when he saw this.

On July [-]th, as the night falls, the cloudiness becomes more and more intense.

Nie Xiaoqian changed her wedding dress, got into a sedan chair, and the tree demon delivered the marriage in person.The supposedly festive wedding procession was walking in the dark forest, with female ghosts and children lined up on the left and right, playing flowers and playing music, which was eerily eerie.As he was walking, a dark opening suddenly opened in front of him, and the procession to see off his relatives flew in.

Tao Shuobai concealed his aura to the extreme and quietly followed.

After passing through the passage, you will face the strong Yin Qi, and you have already entered the underworld.The team walked for a while, and a bright light appeared in front of them. It was obviously a red lantern, but it gave off a gloomy feeling.The old demon of Montenegro has high mana and has many subordinates. On a high platform surrounded by ghosts is the old demon of Montenegro.

"Master Heishan, Xiaoqian brought it here." The tree demon said with a smile on his face.

"Well, come here." A thick voice came from the high platform, and Nie Xiaoqian flew up involuntarily when she raised her hand.

Just when Nie Xiaoqian was in despair, she suddenly saw a white shadow flying out, and then fell into darkness.

Tao Shuobai put Nie Xiaoqian in the peach wood vase, sacrificed the peach wood sword and attacked the old black mountain demon, but the tree demon was not worried.The tree demon itself is in Lanruo Temple, and he can escape for a while, but cannot escape for a lifetime, but the old demon of Montenegro is different.

When Tao Shuobai attacked, strong yang energy gushed out from his body, and the little ghosts who were closer all screamed and turned into flying smoke.

"It's so rare and delicious." The old black mountain demon is different. The tree demon originally cultivated for a thousand years, but now it has doubled, and the black mountain old demon has doubled its mana.This kind of monster has great ability, seeing a person like Tao Shuobai who is full of yang energy, he will not be overly afraid, greed has overwhelmed everything, and he is confident that he can devour him.

The tree demon was also coveted, but in front of the old black mountain demon, she didn't dare to make any mistakes, but she couldn't bear to miss it, so she didn't leave, but stared at it neither far nor near.

It's a pity that although the black mountain old demon has a high level of cultivation, he has few methods, which is really not enough for Tao Shuobai.Tao Shuobai poured mana, a layer of golden light glowed on the peach wood sword, he pinched his hands, and with a swing of the sword body, one sword produced ten thousand swords, wrapped in golden light, and charged towards the old black mountain demon.The robe on the Black Mountain Old Demon shook open, and underneath were hundreds of hideous and painful human heads, all of which flew out, collided with the sword light, and exploded one after another.

Before the old Heishan demon could use his next move, the mahogany sword in Tao Shuobai's hand had stabbed the old Heishan demon's head. The old Heishan demon let out a scream, and he quickly made a few fire seals, engulfing the old demon with blazing fire , burn out the soul, and finally only a layer of stone powder remains, which will disperse when the wind blows.

The tree demon was terrified, knowing that he was no match, he turned around and ran away.

Tao Shuobai flew out a sword, piercing the belly of the tree demon, but the tree demon also escaped from the underworld.He was not in a hurry to chase, he collected all the female ghosts who followed the tree demon but couldn't find a way to escape, and then opened the passage to return to the underworld.

It was easy to find the tree demon's body, but there was a wound on the tree trunk, bleeding outwards.

"We have no grievances or enmities, why bother to kill them all?" The tree demon hid in its body, although its voice was sad and angry, it was clearly begging for mercy.

"You raise ghosts to kill people, why can't I kill you?"

"All I kill are villains!"

"Yan Chixia is also a villain?" Tao Shuobai would not listen to her sophistry, and directly burned the whole tree with the fire of her own life.

The dryad tried to struggle and resist, but turned into black ash in the end.