Strange Tale

Yechang, Xu Hai, Qilin, and Huan'er swaggered into the casino. Because they have two children, the four of them are particularly eye-catching.At first, the clerk of the casino thought they had gone to the wrong place, and questioned them for a long time before letting them in.

There are many tables in the casino, ranging from guessing odd and even to Pai Gow and Mahjong, and there are also cards that foreigners like to play.It was inconvenient for four people to be together, and they were quickly divided into two groups led by two adults: Ye often took Qilin with him, and Xu Hai took Huan'er.

If you don't return to the city, you will be jailed in the west of the city.

The bearded man pretending to be the bearded immortal master closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep when he suddenly felt someone pulling his beard.He thought it was a dream, so he closed his eyes and stroked his beard with his hands.But after a while, someone pulled again.

The bearded man opened his eyes, saw who was standing in front of him, and then sat down, "It's you?!"

Long Jiu stood up straight, "It's me. I also brought a friend."

Si Ren stood up from behind Long Jiu, "I saw you in the forest of Guishan."

The bearded man stared blankly at him, "Why don't I have any impression."

"You are in the light, I am in the dark, of course you will not have an impression."

"How did you two get in here?"

Long Jiu was slightly disdainful, "A mere prison is no different from No Man's Land to me."

The bearded man looked at Si Ren, "You are not a monster, who are you?"

Si Ren smiled, "Someone who is similar to you."

"Daoist?"

"No, mage."

"Why did you come in?"

"Looking for you."

"What do you want me to do?"

"When I passed by here today, I felt the evil spirit of the green cow. I guess you were locked here. So I want to ask you what happened after you went down the mountain this morning."

The bearded man breathed a sigh of relief, "So, I thought I had done something wrong again. Well... Actually nothing happened, I just told them the truth, and then, no, I was turned over to the government."

Si Ren and Long Jiu looked at each other, "Didn't you think you would tell the truth, didn't you think it would be like this?"

"This is what I deserve. Before I cheated people to make money, I couldn't sleep well, but after I came in, I felt more at ease."

"How long will you be locked up?"

"do not know."

Si Ren turned his head and looked at Long Jiu again, "Is the agreement we agreed on the way still count?"

Long Jiu stretched out his hand to the bearded man, "You can do whatever you want."

The bearded man ducked back instinctively, "What... what? Is it related to me?"

Si Ren looked back at the bearded man, "What are you afraid of? He just agreed to let me take care of your affairs."

"Take care? I... I've been locked up, what else should I do?"

"Let me ask you, do you really want to become a mage who can catch ghosts and subdue demons?"

The bearded man nodded.

Si Ren turned his head and looked at him carefully, "Do you know why Immortal Master Qiubean refuses to accept you?"

The bearded man shook his head.

"You are too angry, ordinary ghosts run away before they see you, how can you catch them? It's okay to drive away ghosts and evil spirits for a while, but in the end it will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause."

"I don't quite understand."

"In other words: your aptitude is too poor, and you are not expected to run into the rivers and lakes. A natural mage should be like me: ghosts will not avoid them when they see them, and they will approach them proactively. Wherever you go, it is difficult not to encounter them."

The bearded man's eyes dimmed, "Then what should I do? Should I go back to my hometown and continue to idle around? At least I have learned some spells, so I am not reconciled to giving up like this."

"How about it." Si Yan lowered his head and took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his bag, "This is an address. In Xiaoyao City, not too far from here, there is a Taoist temple where I temporarily stayed. The Lord has some friendship with me. I have left a seal, you take this and they will accept you."

The bearded man was surprised, hesitantly took the paper, "But I'm locked up here, I don't know when I'll be able to leave."

"I'll let you out."

"what?"

"Conditional."

"What conditions?"

"Leave the blue cow."

"What do you mean?"

"To tell you the truth, if you don't return to the city, there will be floods in the near future. Leaving Dazi can help the people in the city avoid this disaster, and it can also be regarded as helping you eliminate the karma of deliberately harming people a few days ago."

"How do you know that if you don't return to the city, there will be floods?"

"I used to be like you, hunting monsters and catching monsters everywhere and traveling around the world. Every time I leave a familiar place and go to the next place, I always do the divination first. If the disaster can be solved, you can get money if you help, and the disaster that can't be avoided is entangled. Walking on the road can keep you safe. I have made it a habit, and I will do the calculations before entering the city today, so I know."

The bearded man seemed to be skeptical, "But, I didn't know that Da Zi could help people avoid floods."

Si Ren smiled, "So it's a waste for him to be by your side. Soldiers can only be sharpened if they are used well, and this is especially true for artifacts and spirit beasts. How can you really control him if you can't see its true nature? ? Let's go out with us now and take you to find Dazi."

casino.

I also often visited every table with Qilin, winning less and losing more, and soon there was not much money left on me.Just as he was about to find Xu Hai and Huan'er and tell him to go back to the inn, exclamations came from the dice betting table.

The two looked for their reputation, and saw a group of people surrounded the table tightly, but none of them were playing, they were all watching.Only Xu Hai and Huan'er were left on the table playing games with the dealer.

Also often separated from Qilin and came behind Xu Hai and Huan'er from both sides.Xu Hai was standing by the table without a chair, his eyes were shining brightly while Huaner was being picked up by him and placed on the table, also jumping for joy.The table next to the two of them is full of bamboo chips used as money envoys, and it seems that they have already won a lot of money.

After watching for a while, both Yechang and Qilin understood: Huan'er was showing Xu Hai the points in the dice cup with his sky eyes.

He also often secretly pulled Xu Hai, "It's almost done, and something will happen like this."

But Xu Haizheng was so excited that he was not willing to give up easily. He stared straight at the dice cup in the dealer's hand, often without looking at it, "Let me play a few more times, what can happen."

Qilin also called Huan'er over there, "Huan'er, come down, we should go back."

Huan'er hooked Xu Hai's neck with one hand, and her eyes were also only on the gambling table and not on Qilin, "No! I haven't played enough yet!"

At this time, the crowd dispersed slightly, and a few burly men who were obviously not guests approached their table.Xu Hai and Huan'er only knew to look at the dice cup as if they were possessed, but they didn't notice anything at all.

Also often exchanged glances with Qilin.Suddenly one person grabbed one and turned around and ran towards the door.But it was too late, those burly men had already surrounded him and blocked the way.You cannot bring weapons into the casino, so Ye Chang and Xu Hai had no choice but to rush towards the few people who drew their swords with their bare hands.Qilin formed a barrier as quickly as possible to protect himself and Huan'er.

There were many people on the other side, Xu Hai's skills were average, and he was often injured. The two soon couldn't resist and began to retreat step by step.In terms of physical strength, Qilin really has no fighting power, and he can only stare blankly when he is anxious.Huan'er was so frightened that she cried loudly.Seeing that the four people were squeezed into one place, they would have nowhere to go.

"Stop." A moderate, unhurried voice came out from a hidden door next to it.

Si Ren and Long Jiu came to the backyard of the prison with their beards, and there was a green cow chained under a grass shed and was standing there.

"Da Zi!" The bearded man jumped over and grabbed the iron chain, "Don't worry, I'll just..."

Qingniu refined the human form and stretched out his hand, and the iron chain broke immediately.

The bearded man stared, "Why don't you run if you can untie it?!"

"Didn't the benefactor say that he is willing to go to jail here? Dazi should accompany him."

The bearded man looked back at Si Ren, "You tell him."

Si Ren stepped forward, revealed his identity and stated his intentions, and finally said: "I will not force you to do this. You should think about what to do."

Qingniujing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly knelt down towards the bearded man, "Benefactor, if you stay here this time to block the water for the non-return city, it will be the last time for Dazi to repay your life-saving grace. Da Zi bows."

After finishing speaking, Qingniu Jing kowtowed three times on the spot.The bearded man with red eye circles did not stop him, watching him finish kowtowing, "I know, you are willing to follow me, a half-baked fake Taoist, to repay your kindness. That's why you always call me benefactor and never master. But you have been with me for so long , In fact, the kindness that should be repaid has long since been repaid. This time, after finishing what this Mr. Si wants you to do, you can go wherever you want. It is up to you to practice by yourself or find a truly capable master .”

Si Ren looked up at the moon, "It's getting late, Da Zi, show your true shape."

After scanning the faces of Si Ren, Big Beard and Long Jiu with his gaze, the Green Bull Essence curled up and turned into a stone bull the size of a palm.

The bearded man was extremely surprised, "So...he has three changes!"

Si Ren picked up the stone cow and looked at it carefully, "This is originally a stone carving on the embankment by the river. It probably has a special location. After being touched by people for a long time, it became contaminated with aura before it turned into a ghost."

The bearded man watched Si Ren put the stone cow into the backpack, "How do you use the big catalpa to block the water?"

"You don't need to worry about it." When Si Ren put away the stone cow and took out his hand, there was an extra paper talisman in his hand, "Well, you take this one. When the city gate opens at dawn, you stick it on your forehead Just go out, no one will see you. It’s up to you whether you want to go back to your hometown or go to the Taoist temple according to the road I pointed out to you. But, I don’t think you can subdue demons and demons, and be safe and sound It’s also good to be a Taoist priest and cultivate one’s morality.”

The bearded man was very grateful in his heart, but all he could do now was to take the paper talisman and raise his hands over his head to salute Si Ren and Long Jiu, "Thank you sir, thank you son."

The bearded man left, Long Jiu stood beside Si Ren, "Where do you plan to bury Dazi?"

Si Renchou pointed and calculated, "East of the city."

Long Jiu frowned and thought about it, "Isn't that the direction we came from? There should be no big water over there."

"I counted in that direction."

Long Jiu shook his head, "Anyway, I don't understand these things, it doesn't matter what you want to do."

At midnight, Si Ren and Long Jiu settled Da Zi and returned to the inn. Before entering the door, a black shadow jumped out, "Xiao Ren!"

Si Ren and Long Jiu turned their heads.

"Xiaolin?! It's so late, why are you still outside?"

Long Jiu looked behind Qilin, "Where are the others?"

Qilin bit his lip, and there was a cry in his voice, "Something...something happened..."