Yan ghost

A ray of ghosts sneaked in at night, Le Jun and Yu Yin slept on the bed, unaware of it.The soul formed sharp claws and wanted to claim Le Jun's life, Yu Yin suddenly opened her eyes, and tightly held the beads in her hand.The soul fled.

Yu Yin tiptoed out of bed, walked to the door, and said to the string of beads, "Master Patriarch?"

"I'm sorry, I'm still looking for you so late."

Yu Yin laughed and said, "The time when we shared the puppet was not later than this. What happened?"

"The doll you borrowed from me before, is it still there?"

"It's been idle all the time." Yu Yin looked towards the workshop.

"Can you lend it to me, three days later."

"It was broken last time and it hasn't been repaired yet. But don't worry, it will be sent to you in three days."

Xiang Yanchang breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, I need it urgently, and it's too late to make one temporarily."

"The puppet was originally for the patriarch, if something happened..." Yu Yin felt guilty, she didn't say any more, and asked instead: "Let's send it to the old place."

"Yes, please."

After Yuyin finished talking with Xiang Yan, she was about to enter the house, but when she turned around, she saw Le Jun standing behind her.

"He is really lucky. He can come back after going to the underworld. The dolls you made last time were also for him?"

"If you hadn't used the Yin soil to collect [-] people from the poor, the Patriarch would have spent so much time exchanging those puppets for ghosts!"

Le Jun chuckled: "I didn't see you get angry with me about Yintu before, and you blamed me for taking advantage of your autograph?"

"Did you premeditate?" Yu Yin always wanted to ask this question.

"I really want to sign for you. But I also really want to get rid of your patriarch."

"you……"

Le Jun said indifferently: "Who made him and the king of Wei fight halfway. I have not worked hard all this time to send them to the throne."

"As long as anyone who blocks your way, no matter who it is, you have to deal with it." Yu Yin slammed his sleeve hard.

"where are you going?"

"I have something to do, you can sleep by yourself." Yu Yin walked to the workshop without looking back.

Yuyin lit the lamp, took out the doll that was smashed before, and put it on the desk for repair.While he was working on it, he suddenly remembered something important, fetched a pen and paper, blushed and turned out Le Jun's signature.He had to decipher this shameful mark first.

After staying up all night, Yuyin finally repaired the doll.He summoned a flying sedan chair and ordered the puppet to sit on it.

The flying sedan chair asked, "Where is Da Yanshi sending the puppet?"

"Xiang Mansion in Chilan East City." He said and threw a gold ingot.

"It's a long road." The flying sedan bumped the shoulders of the sedan chair, shrunk the sedan chair body, extended the sedan chair pole, and prepared for the long-distance flight.

When Yu Yin heard it, she suddenly remembered that she was too angry last night, except for Le Jun's signature, but forgot to find a way to protect the doll.This trip goes to the Chilan Mountains and the long waters are far away. This puppet can possess any ghost and any Yanshi can control it.Now that he is dead, he is not qualified to sign, but it is too late to find another Yanshi.

"Avoid all evil!" Yu Yin chanted a lengthy spell, wrapping the sedan chair tightly inside and out.He told the flying sedan chair: "This talisman can dispel evil ghosts and wandering spirits along the way. Before reaching the destination, don't open the car curtain or put down the puppet."

Xiang Yan heard someone knocking on the door, opened the door and saw that it was Mujia, concubine Xuan.

"You're here." Xiang Yan bent down and tapped Mujia's head, and a row of keys appeared on top of the head, with dozens of Chinese characters.

After the king draws a lottery, the chosen concubine Mujia will find her own way to the concubine's womb to announce the good news.In order to avoid the news being intercepted halfway, the named concubine needs to enter the ciphertext, and the concubine Mujia is selected to complete the mission.

When Xiang Yan came yesterday, the concubine he pretended to have already got a lottery lottery, so he couldn't get a glimpse of the concubine's cipher text.However, he has a universal ciphertext on hand, which was originally used to repair the wooden armor.He entered the four characters "Mujia Kaiyuan" on the button, and the wooden armor called the owner, and the back bounced off with a snap, allowing you to repair it.

Xiang Yan took the lottery and closed the back of the wooden armor.When Mu Jia learned that the lottery lottery had been taken, he said: "Congratulations to your mother, I wish you an early son." Xiang Yan sneered, regretting adding this sentence back then, and watched Mu Jia leave.

"Congratulations, ma'am." Again?

Hearing the sound, Xiang Yan raised his head, and saw a concubine approaching in front of him. She was very noble, and her grade should be much higher than her own.The concubine also brought a girl with her, looking arrogant, with a food box in her hand.

Xiang Yan said: "I heard that the purpose of making this wooden armor back then was to keep the emperor's private affairs secret and not to be manipulated by the harem. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for this sister to come all the way with it."

The concubine said: "Your Majesty misunderstood. The concubine who has not been pitied for a long time has been favored for two consecutive days, and she is returning home at dawn. It is inevitable that she will be envied by others. I came here today to present this thing specially."

Xiang Yan led the concubine into the room, and the concubine sat down at the table, but Xiang Yan didn't dare to sit, and just stood aside.But the little girl put down the food box and brought out two bowls of cold tea soup from it.

The concubine took a small brocade box from her sleeve, and carefully placed a wooden canary in the box.

The concubine put the canary in front of the first bowl of tea soup. The canary lowered its head and pecked at it, but there was no response.The concubine then pushed the bird to the second bowl of tea soup. After the bird finished pecking, it flapped its wings and chirped.

"It's so cute." Xiang Yan pretended to be surprised, and reached out to touch the bird.Unexpectedly, the concubine stood in front of her, picked up the second bowl of tea soup, and poured it on the calamus beside her.The calamus leaves suddenly turned black.

"Is this sparrow used for drug testing?" Xiang Yan sighed at the calamus that had been sacrificed in vain.

"Your Majesty is a smart person. There are only thirteen of them in the Wooden Armored Golden Sparrow Palace, except for the king, only the favored princes and concubines have them."

"It doesn't matter if someone poisons you if you can't get it?"

"Every wooden armor and golden bird is made by Yan Shi himself, and can only be obtained with the acquiescence of the emperor. The empress knows that the emperor is fond of wooden armor, and wants to gain a foothold in the palace. How can she not have a few authentic pieces from Xiangyan .”

Xiang Yan sat down with a smile, and asked: "Since it is such a rare treasure, why did my sister bring it to me?"

The concubine waved her hand and retreated from the girl, whispering, "Does your empress know the reason why your majesty is resurrected this time?"

"An immortal descends to save the world."

"This fairy will return to heaven sooner or later. It may be ten years, or ten days. Even though thousands of people love him today, if he has no heirs, in the future he will..." The concubine made a gesture of beheading, and said to Yan Pretend to be afraid.The concubine smiled and said: "But when the new king succeeds, life or death is just a matter of words."

Xiang Yan asked: "Is my sister here for the crown prince?" The concubine said: "I know that I still call her sister."

Xiang Yan got up and saluted, and smiled: "I also ask the princess to thank the prince on his behalf. Where there is a need in the future, I will definitely do my best."

That night, Xiang Yan climbed onto the dragon bed again.He found that Shi Ting closed his eyes and pillowed his sleeves, and couldn't help staring at it with a smile.

Shi Ting turned over, Xiang Yan knew that he was not asleep, stepped over him and jumped to the other side, whispered: "Your Highness?"

Shi Ting turned over again, and jumped to Yan again, but with a ouch, he stepped on the air and fell to the foot of the bed.

Shi Ting looked anxiously, and Xiang Yan was lying on the ground, his brows were still furrowed, but his mouth was smiling.He asked, "Your Highness, are you in a hurry?"

Shi Ting lay back on the bed and questioned: "Where did you go so late?" Xiang Yan replied: "I went back to Xiang's house and made arrangements for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet." Shi Ting was about to ask, but Xiang Yan let out a cry.

I saw him get under the bed, and after a while he got out again, holding a small wooden box in his hand.The wooden box was opened, and there was a psychic butterfly inside.

Xiang Yan was startled, as if he saw those pair of red boats trampling back and forth in front of his eyes again.

"Why is he here?" Shi Ting wondered.

Xiang Yan remained silent.

Shi Ting said again: "It turned out that it was crushed. No wonder all the souls in my psychic butterfly flew away at that time."

Xiang Yan said: "Speaking of wooden armor, today I received a treasure, which was sent by the prince." Shi Ting frowned slightly, as if aware that he was changing the subject.

Xiang Yan continued: "The prince seems to see that I am favored, and wants me to be his eyeliner. Do you think he will murder his father?"

"Maybe there is a murderous intention. But even if he wants to succeed to the throne, he will not choose to destroy the Yujia Festival. Isn't that making trouble for himself?" Shi Ting thought, "Recently, I have gotten close to the Fifth Prince. I guess he is I'm afraid I have the heart to change the crown prince."

Xiang Yan nodded suddenly, and then asked: "What's going on with the Fifth Prince?" Shi Ting said: "He is currently investigating the matter of the Yujia Sacrifice. Originally, he tracked down the court servant that day, but it's a pity that as soon as the front foot went, the back foot came died."

"Someone silenced?"

"The well collapsed while drawing water." Shi Ting said, "Yanshi who was imprisoned in the prison also choked to death while eating last night."

"So much trouble..." Xiang Yan said, "But killing someone doesn't necessarily mean silence." He whispered in Shi Ting's ear, Shi Ting nodded and summoned the internal officials.

"What is your order?"

"Prepare ten turns of red rope, one hundred candles, and one thousand bells."

The inner officer said yes, but unconsciously glanced at the concubine in the curtain, thinking, this empress has so many tricks.

A concubine came up from the underworld, dressed in brocade and luxurious clothes, with a calm demeanor, not at all like a ghost.The concubine entrusted the imp to see Mizhu.After a while, Mi Zhu floated up from the dark water in front of him.

"Who is looking for me?"

"Ah, I almost forgot." Seeing Mi Zhu, the concubine pinched her ears.

When Mi Zhu saw Xiang Yan's appearance in female attire, she couldn't stop laughing.Embarrassed, Xiang Yan quickly turned back into a concubine, pouted and said, "I want to ask you for someone."

Mizhu regained his strength and asked: "I've brought a hundred thousand ghosts back to get addicted, Yueyue came to my underworld to ask for someone?" .”

So Mi Zhu pulled Xiang Yan down to the hell.When the two of them came to the same place, Mizhu pointed to a sinner and said, "That's him."

I saw the sinner was drenched and covered with blood.Xiang Yan asked: "What evil has he done, why is the sentence calling?"

Mi Zhu said: "This man was a jailer in the Heavenly Prison before his life. Because he knew the art of exorcising corpses, he partnered with the executioner and secretly drove the dead prisoners back to their hometowns to make money. Later, dolls became popular. Then he changed his career to summoning spirits, selling dolls to prisoners on death row, charging fees from both the prisoners and the doll dealers."

"Help me take a look at my body, I'll go back as soon as I go." Xiang Yan fell on his back without saying a word.Mi Zhu catches it with his hands, and suddenly ouches, feeling that the hairpins are clattering in his bosom.

Xiang Yan probed into the soul dream of the sinner.

In the sky prison, a jailer came to the cell, put down the tray, and distributed the meals.

The four prisoners rushed forward, each of the three grabbed a bowl, and returned to their corners, only Xiang Yan was at the edge of the cage.He stared at the food in front of him, pointed to the remaining bowl on the tray and asked, "Why is that bowl different from other people's?"

The jailer glanced at the fifth prisoner in the cell and said, "He will be executed in two days, and he will have extra meals in the next few days. When you arrive that day, you will be treated in the same way."

Xiang Yan held the bowl and retreated.He glanced at the man quietly, buried his face extremely low, but still couldn't hide his extraordinary aura.The jailer knocked on the bowl with his chopsticks, and the man stepped forward slowly.

Xiang Yan moved a little and overheard the jailer whispering: "What are you going to do after you die? Do you want a doll? I will keep your soul and arrange for you to possess it."

The prisoner asked, "How much?"

The jailer compared his five fingers and said, "Fifty gold guarantees your soul will not go to hell. There are dolls, low woods, high woods, and high woods, and the prices are different. The high woods are custom-made, and it will take some time."

The prisoner took the rice, took a few mouthfuls of meat and vegetables, and pushed back the half bowl left.The jailer flicked the wooden chopsticks and saw a gold ingot showing a sharp corner, so he smiled and said, "How did this thing get into the prison? It's amazing. I can get the rest of the money from your family."

The prisoner said: "You don't need to look for my family, you put this ingot under the bed tonight, and you can see the rest of the money tomorrow."

The jailer didn't believe it at all, and said coldly: "If you think about it carefully, there is still one day left. If the balance is not enough, I will not keep this soul for you."

The next day, the jailer came again.This time his behavior was completely different from usual.He quickly slapped Xiang Yan and the other prisoners who came to get food, waved with a smile, and called the death row prisoner.

The jailer respectfully handed over the meal and said, "What doll do you want, just tell me, and I will definitely satisfy you."

"How much did you get?"

"One hundred ingots, five thousand gold!"

The prisoner chuckled: "I don't want a doll, I want you to collect the souls of a hundred decapitated ghosts for me."

The jailer shook his head when he heard this, and said confidently, "Five thousand gold is just enough to collect a hundred souls. But this business is not worth it. If I talk about business one by one, I can still earn the doll's fee."

The prisoner raised his head and asked: "Are you sure that every death row prisoner has money to do business with you?" The jailer felt guilty and did not respond.

The prisoner said again: "Do as I say. After that, for every soul you collect, I will give you two more ingots." The jailer left suspiciously.

Another day later, Xiang Yan deliberately turned into a death row prisoner and went to the execution ground.The executioner executed three people that day, including the prisoner who gave Yuanbao.

The jailer secretly collected the beheaded soul into several small wooden figures the size of a palm, and took them home.That night, Xiang Yan really saw six more ingots under the bed.

From then on, the jailer no longer operated the previous business, but waited every day to get under the bed and count the money.This continued for more than half a year, and finally no new ingots appeared.He counted the villains repeatedly, and found that he happened to make up a hundred of them.

The jailer was helpless and decided to return to his old job.But the bad thing is that after more than half a year, the executioner has already found a new jailer to cooperate, and the previous business can no longer be negotiated.

One night, the jailer tossed and turned, half asleep and half awake, saw a small man climbed onto the bed, confessed that he kidnapped the family, and promised to pay ten ingots in advance, and forty ingots if things were done.The jailer vaguely agreed.

When the jailer woke up the next day, he saw ten more ingots under the bed.He thought to himself that the kidnapped people were all small people and it was not a big deal, so he distributed an ingot to the executioner, invited him to work with him, and locked the kidnapped people in an abandoned house in the suburbs.

That night the villain moved again, and he asked the jailer to find a Yanshi, threatening him to tamper with Yujia's signature on Mujia.

The jailer was worried, and said: "Yujiaji was arrested for causing trouble, but he will be beheaded." The villain said: "If this thing is done, I will double the previous ingots, and you can leave the capital after doing this. , buy a big house elsewhere, and marry a few beautiful women." Hearing this, the insatiable jailer gritted his teeth and agreed.

Everything was going according to plan.

The jailer packed a box of ingots in advance and arranged to leave Beijing before the Yujia Festival.Before leaving, he went to watch the Yujia Festival, and found that the troubled ghosts were exactly one hundred grieving ghosts he had received this year.However, the wooden armor possessed by the resentful ghost failed, and finally dispersed.

The jailer saw that he was unfavorable, and worried about being implicated, he planned to run for his life.At this moment, the villain got out of his clothes again and ordered him to blackmail Jiji Yanshi to control the wooden armor.How could the jailer be willing to take such a risky thing at this moment, so the villain threatened that if he didn't do it quickly, the batch of ingots that had left Beijing earlier would disappear.

The jailer thought, this ingot can appear or disappear out of thin air, if he escapes at this time, half a year of hard work will be in vain.He made up his mind, knocked out an official, disguised himself, got on a float and threatened Yanshi.

After the incident was completed, the jailer ran away, but he didn't run for long, and his eyes went dark.

When the jailer came back to his senses, he was already lying on his own bed.He got up and checked the villains in the house, and found that there were no souls in them.

When he went out, he heard rumors that the emperor was struck to death by lightning three days ago while offering sacrifices to heaven on the mountain.He felt that this matter was strange, so he went back to the house and picked up the package he packed in advance, intending to leave immediately.

At this moment, he found that there were some mud spots on his tall black boots, and the soles of the shoes were still covered with dirt, and the dirt was mixed with fireworks residue.

After chasing corpses for many years, he recognized that this was the soil on the mountain where the Son of Heaven offered sacrifices to heaven.He recalled that he had been in a coma for a few days, and he didn't know what happened, so he hurried to fetch water to wash his boots.But he didn't want to throw the bucket down, and if he tried harder, the well would collapse.