Master's Escape Plan

Because of Song Shuangzi's kind invitation, the two carriages set off on the road together and headed for Shuanghu County.

What happened to Liu Mingqi gave Qin Shu a bad impression of Huo Cheng, and Song Shuangzi said that Huo Cheng invited him to get rid of the ghost, so Qin Shu would inevitably associate this ghost with Huo Cheng.

"Did the magistrate of Shuanghu tell you why there are ghosts outside the city gate?" Qin Shu asked.

Song Shuangzi brushed his beard, shook his head, and took out a letter from his pocket.

Huo Cheng used this letter to ask him to come to get rid of ghosts. In the letter, it was said that there were red-clothed ghosts wandering around the city gate for half a month, haunting the common people in the county. He had invited other Taoist priests before, but none of them were opponents of ghosts. Thank you very much for coming to help, and Huo Cheng's personal seal is stamped at the end of the letter.

Qin Shu twisted the letter paper, folded it and handed it back.

When the two returned to Zheng Yizong's carriage, Qin Shu said: "If I think right, Huo Cheng does have a problem."

"What do you mean, Master?" Xie Linqing sat down on the soft cushion, asked him, and lifted the top cover of the small silver incense burner, and added a new piece of spice into it.

"You really don't know?" Qin Shu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

This smile was like Hexi Chunguang, and he looked away, Xie Linqing lowered his eyes and smiled slightly: "I understand."

At the end of the letter was Huo Cheng's private seal, and the letter paper was touched by Qin Shu. It was thin and ordinary letter paper, not an official document, so there was no possibility that Huo Cheng got the wrong seal.Therefore, it is not in the name of the government to invite Song Shuangzi to eliminate ghosts, but Huo Cheng's own decision, which is his private matter.

With this conclusion, the two of them knew that the appearance of the red-clothed ghost might have something to do with Huo Cheng.

The carriage traveled for two days, over mountains and ridges, and the journey that was originally only three days was delayed to six days.The horses in the carriage that Song Shuangzi rode were ordinary horses, and their foot strength was incomparable to that of spirit horses.

Three days of boredom was stretched to six days. Qin Shu lived by counting the words in ancient books. He would rather go to Song Shuangzi's carriage and listen to him talk about the strange things he had experienced before, but Song Shuangzi respected him as a senior. , every time you say a few words, you have to ask: "Senior, do you think what I did at that time was appropriate?"

He hasn't experienced it before, so how would he know if it's appropriate?In addition, after staying here for a long time, Xie Linqing will come to pick up people, and he will not go to Song Shuangzi's carriage later.

Five days passed without going to the village or back to the shop. On this day, Qin Shu leaned against the window lattice and fell asleep, finally feeling the popularity.

With a refreshed mind, he released his consciousness, and the pure and clean aura in the mountains was filled with a lot of clutter, only the places where people gather and live

This is why it happened, presumably this place is not far from Shuanghu.

Shuanghu is at the westernmost end of Hulu Province, bordering on the most remote county of Shu'an. Although it is not rich, it is not poor either.

It was noon when Qin Shu and others arrived outside Shuanghu City.

During this period of time, there is a lot of yang energy, not to mention fierce ghosts, not even a bit of yin wind dares to come out to make trouble.

Huo Cheng arranged the best inn outside the city for Qing Yuanzong's people, and Song Shuangzi even arranged it in the upper room. Since Song Shuangzi asked Qin Shu and Xie Linqing to help, the steward temporarily added two upper rooms to the inn.

When they were about to arrive, the steward sent someone to convey the news to Huo Cheng, and they had a meal while waiting for Huo Cheng to come to greet them personally.

A monk has a very high status among mortals. Even an emperor, when he sees a powerful person, will treat him with courtesy and respect him.Because of the spread of this trend, if there is a monk in the family of ordinary people, it will be a glorious lintel, and they will celebrate with drums and gongs.

Qin Shu suddenly remembered that Xie Linqing was also born as a mortal, and he had asked for leave to go home to visit his sick father, so he asked, "Where is your home? If there is still time left for this trip, you are homesick, so my teacher can grant you leave to go home." visit."

Xie Linqing paused for a moment with the hand he was holding, and then replied: "My hometown is in the southeast, thank you Master for your compassion."

southeast?It happened to be where they were going, why didn't Xie Linqing say homesickness before?Is this child afraid that if he speaks out, he will be considered immature?Homesickness is a feeling that anyone will have. It doesn't matter if you can't go home. There is no need to make others feel unable to go home.Qin Shu glanced at him tenderly, and said slowly: "When you get to Yunhuai, you can go home on your own. As for the matter of Shuiyun Banner, you can go with Chu Jiangyue as a teacher."

Xie Linqing was stunned for a moment, and his tone was a little lost: "Master, don't you need disciples anymore? Disciples won't hold you back."

"That's not the case." How did a good sympathetic apprentice turn into not needing him?Qin Shu tapped the edge of the bowl unconsciously with his chopsticks. After returning home, let Xie Linqing assign some reading comprehension articles. No, the four disciples arrange them together so that they will never miss the point again.

Thinking about a better way of speaking, Qin Shu said: "Before I heard that ordinary people's parents are sick, and their children need to be there to serve; even though you have embarked on a journey of cultivation, this gift is still indelible. And it is rare for you and your family to see each other for many years. , mortals have a short lifespan, and it happened that we went to Yunhuai, so you can spend more time with your family when you return home, don’t leave any regrets.”

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It can be said to be frank and heart-warming, Xie Linqing pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: "I understand."

Although he understood what Qin Shu meant, he still didn't want Shizun and Chu Jiangyue to search for Shuiyun Banner, leaving him alone to guard Yunhuai.Chu Jiangyue...Chu Jiangyue, why is it him?

With a cold look on his face, Xie Linqing bowed his head to eat and stopped talking.

Not long after the three of them finished their lunch, a steward came to greet them personally at the door.

Under the leadership of the steward, several people left the station and entered the small courtyard next to them.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs. After entering the main hall, the three of them sat down one by one.Qin Shu originally wanted Song Shuangzi to sit in the main seat, because Song Shuangzi's appearance always made him feel that he was an old man, Song Shuangzi resolutely refused, and invited Qin Shu to the main seat.

Xie Linqing and Song Shuangzi sat on the left and right of Qin Shu, and when the three of them were seated, a maidservant in a light pink gown came in and poured tea for them one by one.

When the hot tea arrived, so did the Lord.

According to the news of the steward, a middle-aged man wearing a blue bird patched official uniform entered from the main entrance. He was not tall, but his shoulders were extremely broad, his steps were big and confident, his beard was carefully groomed, he had three white eyes, and he wore Black veil hat.

This must be Huo Cheng, the magistrate of the county. Behind him are two men, one thin and scholarly, the other tall and strong.

Qin Shu didn't know how to look at faces, but he felt uncomfortable when he first saw Huo Chengcheng, and he became more cautious, hoping not to mislead his judgment on a person because of his first impression.

Huo Cheng came to the main hall with strides, and saw that the hall was different from what Qing Yuanzong said. There were three people, and the oldest one was still sitting on the left as the assistant. The three bowed one by one.

"The lower officials have finally welcomed the immortals!" Huo Cheng was extremely enthusiastic as soon as he spoke, and there was a bit of anticipation on his face: "Are the immortals tired from the journey? It may take a few more days to rest Is it? Just open your mouth to the manager for food and use, and the next official will definitely satisfy any request!"

Sitting in the main seat, words also have weight, Qin Shu said lightly: "It's not necessary, Huo County magistrate might as well tell me why this ghost came up, when it appeared, and what its weaknesses are, so as to help us get rid of the ghost as soon as possible The people are at peace."

"Extremely true, the immortal chief takes the safety of the people as the most important thing, and the officials are so ashamed." Huo Cheng patted his ass flatteringly, and waved to the steward: "Come here, and explain the situation to these immortal elders." Say it."

"Yes." The steward came over and saluted, then stood in the hall and said, "The ghost appeared a month ago, in the image of a female ghost in red.

The first person who found it was the old man who poured Yexiang for others, and the old man caught her, and he was so frightened that he didn't even take the pot, and ran away immediately..."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Cheng interrupted: "What Yexiang, be careful with what you say, don't dirty the ears of the elders." He glanced at the steward with a reproachful look, and the steward quickly apologized, Then he continued: "Besides the old man, there were many other people who were injured by the ghost, and two of them died. They were all well-known sluts in the city. The ghost was a little strange. She didn't hurt women, but only killed men. Before becoming a fairy head, Master Huo also invited other fairy heads to get rid of ghosts, but that ghost's mana is getting stronger day by day, and the other fairy heads can't help her."

"How is the cultivation of others?" Song Shuangzi asked.

"The tallest immortal elder should be the mid-stage Golden Core." The steward replied respectfully.

Song Shuangzi nodded, thinking about it.

Qin Shu frowned slightly. The manager seemed to provide a lot of information, but he didn't say the most important thing.Why ghosts form, how they hurt people, and when their mana is strongest have been ignored one by one.