【Yanlu】Ghost

Lu Shaolin stood in front of the Liu Mansion.

The gate of the Liu Mansion is well-built, and with the winding and towering walls around it, one can tell it is a rich family at a glance.It's just that now the door is closed tightly, and the servant who was originally guarding the courtyard has gone somewhere, and the branches protruding from the wall in the courtyard are also lifeless, with a gloomy face and drooping head.The cold wind blew past, sweeping the falling yellow leaves in front of the door to the distance, adding a bit of aura and desolation.

Lu Shaolin frowned. Ordinary people might only notice that there was an unusual yin in this yard.But he and Yan Yu, as psychics, saw the black air lingering above Liu's mansion hanging down, and they were about to be suppressed.

The white wrist knocked on the brass ring on the door.The muffled sound lingered for a long time until it dissipated in the air, but no one responded.

Yan Yu leaned forward and listened to the crack of the door for a while, then nodded to Lu Shaolin's inquiring eyes.The latter smiled casually, with a little bright complacency in his eyes, "Look at the young master showing you a hand."

After finishing the words, he pressed his hand against the heavy door and exerted a slight force, the beautiful knuckles melted into the door like melting snow in spring.Then, like a gust of breeze, the whole person passed through the fluttering clothes.

Not long after, there was a creaking sound from inside, and the door opened.

Yan Yu put away the soul protection umbrella, the yin energy in this courtyard was so heavy that it almost leaked through the wall, but for Lu Shaolin it was a natural protection.At first he was reluctant to break into other people's residences, and the two stopped in the front yard for a while, but they never saw anyone passing by.

The courtyard was quiet and deserted.Wherever the wind blows, there are a few scents of incense paper burning.

Someone do it?The two looked at each other, walked around the screen wall, and when they walked straight in, they bumped into a girl dressed as a maid and hurried past with a basin of water.

"ah--!!"

The maid was afraid for a long time in Liu's mansion, seeing a stranger, the copper basin slipped out of her hand.

That scream was held in the palm of Lu Shaolin's hands by Lu Shaolin, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He didn't let go until his terrified eyes blinked and his body trembling less violently.

Lu Shaolin smiled and glanced at the indifferent person behind him, and explained softly.

"Girl, don't be afraid. I happened to pass by this place when I was traveling with this Taoist priest. I saw that the gate of the mansion was not closed, and I was really worried, so I specially entered the door to remind you."

He has already mastered the kung fu of opening his eyes and telling nonsense, and his peach blossom eyes are bent like the intoxicating warm wind on a summer night.

The maid was still young, she had never seen such a handsome and romantic person.Being stared at with such gentle eyes by the handsome eyebrows and eyes, I just feel like a rabbit is hiding in my heart, jumping up and down.There were two blushes on her cheeks, and she only remembered being shy for a while, but she forgot to be afraid, and she had no time to delve into it.

However, Lu Shaolin didn't mind adding fuel to the flames. He faced the iceberg all day long, and was worried that the methods he had cultivated in his hometown would not see the light of day.

Let go of the hand that held the gentle waist, Lu Shaolin smiled politely.

"I'm really sorry for frightening the girl. Since there is nothing wrong with the house, it's inconvenient for me to bother you any more."

He turned his head to look in Yan Yu's direction.The other party hasn't made a sound since just now.

The eyes of the maid and Lu Shaolin fell to his feet. The copper basin that should have made a loud noise when it was knocked over was placed on the ground smoothly.I don't know what kind of spell he cast, but there is not even a single drop of water overflowing.

Lu Shaolin turned around and pulled Yan Yu, as if he was really planning to leave.

As soon as he lifted his steps, he heard a timid call from behind.

"The two priests stay here."

"...The mansion is indeed..."

The blue and white shadow with its back to the maid stopped immediately, evoking an unknown smile.

It became.

The maid led Yan and Lu through the front hall to the backyard.

Lu Shao's bodyguard was very gentle towards women by nature, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all when he reached out to carry the water basin for her.On the contrary, the servant girl's face turned red again, and she refused in a panic. She stomped her beating heart and walked forward, talking about the strange things that happened in the mansion these days, for fear of being seen blushing on her face. look back.

First, let's confirm some of the previous rumors in the inn.Then he said that no matter whether he was a well-educated eminent monk or a famous celestial master, he never strangled the evil spirits in the mansion.But when the master on the front foot is gone, the evil on the back foot will intensify.

But if you ask her carefully what the ghost looks like, whether it is a man or a woman, and what it has done, she becomes confused again and cannot tell.Some people said that they heard the cry of a baby at night, and some people saw the shadow of a long-haired woman by the lake where the maidservant drowned.

Lu Shaolin followed behind, carefully examining the joints, his voice still sounded calm and gentle, answering every sentence, but his gaze couldn't leave the Taoist's indifferent face, and he seemed to stick to him several times.

Yan Yu saw the smug expression in his eyes almost overflowing, like a child who had done a good deed and was waiting for adults to praise him, his brows that were slightly frowned because he couldn't understand his frivolous methods relaxed a lot, and even his eyes softened a little point.Lu Shaolin understood his changes, as if he had been promised, and then he laughed sincerely.

While speaking, he passed through another arch, and the backyard of Liu Mansion was in front of him.

The maid turned her head and was about to speak when she heard a thin voice coming down her face.

"Where did you go! You have to wait so long to get a basin of water! Can you afford to delay the auspicious time of the Taoist priest!"

Before the maidservant could speak, she caught a glimpse of the two people following her, and suddenly raised her voice again, trying to pierce the blue sky above the courtyard.

"Who! Who allowed you to let people in!!"

The maid trembled from being scolded, her neck was almost retracted into her shoulders, she ran to the speaker with her head down, and she couldn't help explaining in a low voice.

Only then did the speaker slowly stop his stern voice, unable to hold back his suspicious expression, he looked at the two standing in the distance while listening.

Lu Shaolin and the woman wrapped in black looked at each other.

He saw at a glance that the woman was just pretending to be stern, but in fact she was already extremely terrified inside, so he secretly laughed.I can't change my natural romantic temperament, and I haven't had time to sigh. Although this aunt treats her servants a bit harshly and harshly, her slender eyebrows and eyes can still tell sporadically that she was a beauty when she was young, but she was suddenly caught by Yan Yu. Gently pull the sleeves behind you.

Lu Shaolin looked over Yan Yu's shoulder, and saw a Qingjun Taoist holding a mahogany sword in the middle of the courtyard, looking straight in his direction.The hand clasped around his wrist tightened unconsciously, and then blocked Lu Shaolin's figure behind him without any trace.

"This fellow Taoist is quite interesting."

That probing gaze lingered back and forth on Lu Shaolin's body for a moment, the Taoist said loudly, with a half-smile at the corner of his mouth, and he didn't know who to listen to.

After all, he didn't seem to mind the interruption of the ceremony, turned around and continued to burn a string of talisman papers, and was about to recite the mantra when he heard a cold sentence from the person who hadn't said a word just now.

"It's useless."

The girl who was describing to Mrs. Liu how magical Yan Yu's spells are, couldn't help but keep silent, and a dozen eyes in the yard were all staring at this rude outsider.

As if he couldn't see these piercing gazes, Yan Yu tightly guarded Lu Shaolin behind him, and calmly looked directly at the gray-robed Taoist with cold eyes.

"The ghost is not here."

"Oh? Did you see it too?"

He responded with a more meaningful smile.

After all, the ritual is finished.

It is still unknown how much the gray-robed Taoist practiced, but his ability to calm people's hearts is very good.Yan Yu's unceremonious debunking didn't annoy him, but it caused the Taoist to explain to everyone that although this ritual ceremony can't catch the ghosts, it can get them the protection of Sanqing, making it hard for ghosts to get close.

He was born handsome, with the word righteousness written on his facial features, and the strength of his words made everyone nod in convincing.The talisman paper melted into the water, and bowls were served to the people in Liu's mansion to drink.Every hand that took the bowl trembled, as if it contained some life-saving elixir.

Lu Shaolin looked amused, took a bowl, went up to smell it, raised his eyes to Yan Yu and said, "Brother Yan, is this talisman water really effective?"

Yan Yu said expressionlessly, "Want to try?"

Even though there is a soul contract to maintain it, the talisman water is enough to burn Lu Shaolin's internal organs.

"Haha, I don't want to try." Lu Shaolin laughed dryly, poured the water in the bowl, and said with a playful smile, "I have you, Brother Yan."

Mrs. Liu ordered someone to take the reward to the Taoist, and then she wanted to see off the guests.Xu saw that the Taoist was very polite to Yan Yu, and believed in his ability, he spoke softly, but also did not try to persuade him to stay.

Lu Shaolin raised his eyebrows, thinking that this would be interesting, it turned out that he just invited people to show off, no wonder any expert came and couldn't bring down the legendary ghost.Clearly not even a shadow of a ghost.Then he thought about it again, the frightened look on Mrs. Liu's eyebrows just now didn't look like a faux pas.

Thoughts turned around like this for a few times, at first Yan Yu came together because he was worried, but now he was really aroused a little bit of interest.

The Taoist described Zhou Zheng with a solemn expression, and his words of refusal were frank and sincere, not at all the meaningful look that looked at Lu Shaotemporary.

He said to Mrs. Liu that if you do nothing, you will not be rewarded. The family invited me to catch ghosts. How can I receive a thank-you gift after only the first step.He also said that the remuneration is just a trivial matter, and as a cultivator, he must not sit idly by the evildoers.The implication is that he has not given up yet, but actually intends to stay and force the ghost to show up.

Mrs. Liu listened to his earnest words, her face was filled with hesitation at first, but when she saw the Taoist's final upright expression, her mid-mature face turned pale again.She didn't know what she was thinking, her lips trembled a few times, and then they tightened and pulled down the angle severely.Asked as if he had finally made up his mind, but also as if he had compromised,

"Daozhang, are you serious?... Can you really eradicate that ghost...?"

Without trying to figure out what secrets the words "cut the weeds and root out" revealed, the handsome Taoist raised his eyes when he heard the words, and the corner of his eyes undisguisedly fell on Yan Yu who was standing beside him.

The untimely smile may be too sincere, but it seems a little disgusting.

"If you can get the help of this Taoist priest, it will be true."

Although the process was somewhat uncomfortable and weird everywhere, it saved a lot of trouble.

So the three of them stayed in the wing room of Liu Mansion.There are naturally three rooms arranged.

When the Taoist saw that Yan Yu and Lu Shaolin were going to different rooms, Yan Yu coldly beat him back to his stomach without showing any intention of making friends.

He opened the door and stepped in. Not surprisingly, he saw the ghost who had just taken a step ahead was sitting on a chair with a smile on his face, presumably coming directly from the next door. She took his hand affectionately.

"Brother Yan, this place is very cloudy, and I am very comfortable here. I probably don't have to spend my breath these few days."

Lu Shaolin couldn't hide his joy at the thought of Yu Yanyu's loss of consumption.

Yan Yu didn't break away from those cold hands, but he didn't talk to him either.It was only then that Lu Shaolin realized the other party's slight frown.

"what's wrong?"

"Stay away from that Taoist priest."

Lu Shaolin froze for a moment, then showed a clear look.

"I know."

He recalled the weird atmosphere in the courtyard just now, and thought of the person in front of him who was firmly blocking him behind, so he pulled out a leisurely smile.

"The yin energy on that Taoist priest's body is not small."