"The blood stains on Xiao Langjun's clothes were left when he killed the monster monkey outside the city?"
"Exactly."
"This needs to be cleaned quickly, as it won't come off after a long time."
"I was planning to take a shower right after eating."
"Then we have to delay it for a while!" The man frowned and said solemnly, "Besides, there are aunties in this inn who can help wash clothes. Why not invite them to wash it?"
The waiter at the inn nearby was just serving food. When he heard this, he immediately felt that business was coming and nodded repeatedly:
"My old mother washes the guests' clothes in the inn. She has washed clothes for a lifetime, and she can wash even the dirty clothes without damaging them!"
"Then what else do you say?" Before Lin Jue could say anything, the man spoke first, put his hand into his arms and touched it, then took out the money and slapped it on the table, "Why don't you take off the young man's clothes quickly?"
Take it and wash it off!"
"Okay!"
"Hey..."
The waiter moved very quickly, almost running over. Without waiting for Lin Jue to stop him, he grabbed the copper coins with one hand, picked up the clothes Lin Jue put on the bench with the other, and walked towards the back.
Lin Jue frowned in confusion and looked at the man.
The man just bowed his hand to him and spoke very politely:
"What this guy said makes sense. Washing clothes is not worth a lot of money. If you are not skilled in scrubbing and wash the clothes, then all the clothes will be ruined. It is better to leave such things to the aunts, Lang Jun.
The hands are for slaying demons and eliminating harm for the people."
Lin Jue still began to feel that something was wrong.
In fact, he had heard of such things from the village elders——
A martial artist who had just eliminated harm for the people came to a wine shop and met a man who was impressed by the heroic spirit of the martial artist. He happened to be a bold and generous person, so he gave him a pot of wine and invited him to drink together.
This is understandable.
But those who admire the heroism of warriors, in addition to giving food and wine, do they also have to pay to wash their clothes?
Lin Jue turned his head again and took a closer look.
This time, I saw a trace of sadness on the man's brows and a hint of haggardness on his face.
"I see……"
Lin Jue then fell silent and put down his chopsticks.
"If you need anything, please ask me."
One sentence made the man startled.
"this……"
He was lost in thought for a moment, then stopped covering up, stood up in a hurry, walked to Lin Jue in two steps, and bowed deeply.
"My Excellency, Wei Yuanzhong. To be honest, there have been some strange things happening at home in the past month. My family and I were always beaten to wake up from our sleep for no reason. I reported it to the police and had people come to see it. They said it was something.
The demons and ghosts are causing trouble. I have tried many methods, but they are of little use. People nearby say that if you invite a courageous and energetic person to stay at home for one night, you may be able to scare away the demons and ghosts."
"Being whipped for no reason?"
Lin Jue found it novel and scary.
"Exactly!"
The man named Wei Yuanzhong immediately lifted up his clothes and showed it to Lin Jue——
There were scars all over his body. They were about the thickness of a finger, or a little thicker. They were purple, red, and black. They didn't look like they had been beaten in a day. They looked abnormal compared with the white fat all over him.
Clear and ferocious.
"These were all whipped out by that thing for no reason. Now our whole family no longer dares to live at home! My brother also lives in a tea shed all day long!"
"Tell me carefully."
Lin Jue asked him to continue talking.
"If you talk about it in detail, you won't be able to get very far, because we don't know what's going on." Wei Yuanzhong sat down again helplessly, "My father died this year, and we took care of the funeral arrangements. There are rumors on the street that it was us.
Unfilial piety made my father angry, or angered ghosts and gods, but there was no lack of etiquette on our part. At most, we had some problems because of the division of family property, but it was not a big deal. And there was no such strange thing at the time of my father's death.
The fact that it appeared two months later is enough to prove that we were not unfilial and had nothing to do with it."
Lin Jue just hummed and didn't dare to say more.
How can I come here for no reason, not saying anything, giving you food and wine for other reasons, and then asking you to do such a favor?
What's more, he's not really a demon slayer.
"It started at the end of last month. We were living at home and sleeping peacefully. Suddenly, we received a whipping. The beating was very painful and we could hear some faint sounds. At first, we thought it was a thief, but when we got up, we were beaten.
When I looked at the lights, there was nothing there, and the doors and windows were all closed. From then on, these things happened one after another, and we were all very scared."
"It sounds a bit like the story about ghosts trying to invade people's mansions, or people provoking ghosts and causing scenes."
"Everyone says so."
"Just a spanking?"
"It's just a beating, but it's also very tiring. Now we don't dare to live at home at all, we only dare to live in inns outside. There are more than 20 people in our family, and money flows out every day."
"You just said that you have used a lot of prescriptions, but they are of little use?"
"I used a lot of folk remedies, some of which were useless, some of which were useful, but not much."
"What about?"
"For example, people in the market say that you can sprinkle black dog blood and child urine on the ground, so that evil spirits will not dare to come in. This is of almost no use. Instead, it will make the thing even more angry and beat it harder. Another example is at night.
Sprinkling flour on the ground, saying that you can tell where things come from and where they are going, is completely useless. Another example is going to the temple to ask for talismans. This works a little, but only for a few days."
Wei Yuanzhong was also a little scared, so he took a drink of water and said:
"The best thing to use is a statue of a military attaché brought from the City God's Temple. After the statue was brought, my nephew slept at home for several days without being beaten by that thing. We even moved in, but after a few days,
After a few days, the statue didn’t work anymore, and the whole family was beaten again. This was the last solution we found. The statue of the City God Attaché didn’t work, and other methods didn’t work either.”
"There is such a thing..."
Lin Jue was already very interested in this story.
This kind of strange stories were something he liked to hear when he was in the village. Listening to them now was naturally different, as if he had seen and experienced them with his own eyes, and they were gradually turning from stories into reality.
The wonders of this world are constantly being revealed before his eyes.
"Well, after all the hard work, we finally understand that the alchemists and warlocks around here are all deceivers and of little use."
"Why did Wei Gong find me?"
"It's not that there's no other way. I'm in urgent need of medical treatment. Yesterday I heard that a very powerful Taoist priest came nearby. He used Taoism to get rid of very powerful demons in neighboring counties. I don't know if it's true or not. We have already asked the young people at home to
I went looking for it, but now it seems that I can't find it." Wei Yuanzhong became more and more sad as he spoke, "Fortunately, my brother came to see me today and said that there were two knights outside the city besides those monster monkeys. As the saying goes, they are brave and heroic.
People can also suppress monsters, so I came to see Mr. Lang and wanted to invite Mr. Lang to sit in my house and sleep all night. With all his blood and courage, I can see if I can force that thing back."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Jue expectantly.
It sounds similar to the idea of ​​Mr. Wang from Hengcun, which is to use humans to control monsters.
Lin Jue didn't speak for a while.
It is true that he is interested in this kind of thing, but he is only interested in the story. Wei Yuanzhong wants him to help, which is different.
Lin Jue lowered his head to look at the food on the table, the glass of chicken soup, and fell into deep thought.
Think and consider.
If he agrees, he is not a Taoist with real magic skills or a martial artist with extraordinary abilities, so he may not be able to deal with that person.
What if you refuse...
He came out to look for immortals and asked, and there was an ancient book that could respond to spells. It would be wrong to say that he had no interest in goblins and ghosts. At least the Wang family in Hengcun and the roadside temple told him that the spells of goblins and ghosts were as long as
It can be used by people, and it can also cause reactions from ancient books.
Moreover, I drank the soup and tasted the wine.
To be continued...