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Chapter 12 Haunted

Wangjia Town said it was a town, but in fact there were only seventy or eighty families, but there were more shops than Songxi Village. You don’t have to wait for the peddler to buy daily necessities. It is more suitable to call Wangjia Village.

Twenty miles ahead of Wangjia Town is Huangshi Town. Huangshi Town is the real big town, very lively, but Chen Qian has never been there.

Chen Qian had come to Wangjia Town with his father many times, so he did not stop and went straight to Huangshi Town through Wangjia Town.

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It was already noon when I arrived in Huangshi Town. Chen Qian was a little hungry. Seeing a wonton stall on the roadside, he sat down and ordered a bowl of wontons.

"Xingguo is so big, where should I go to get to other monks? According to some legends and the abundance of spiritual energy, I should indeed go to the deep mountains to be more likely to meet monks. But I have been in the deep mountains for nearly two years and have not met any monks." Chen Qian thought while eating.

Then he thought: "It's better to go directly to Qixia Mountain outside the royal city. At least the master of the temple there must be a monk. It should be no problem to ask him how to enter the world of immortal cultivation."

At this time, two more people ordered two bowls of wontons and sat down next to Shen Qian.

One of the middle-aged men with square face and wide eyebrows said to their companions: "Brother, have you heard of Mr. Zhu's haunted family?"

"How about not knowing? The notice of asking experts to catch ghosts is posted in the town. However, the notice said that it was a lot of money to ask experts to catch ghosts. It is really unclear how to haunt the ghost method."

"Actually, this ghost is Mr. Zhu's wife back then." The man with a square face and wide-brow leaned over and said mysteriously.

"How do you know it's true or false?" his companion looked disbelief.

"Can I still lie to you?" said the man with a square face and wide-brow. "My nephew is the head of Mr. Zhu's family. He said when he came to my house to drink this morning."

"What the hell is going on? Isn't Mrs. Zhu still alive? Why has he become a ghost? Brother, please tell me carefully." The companion was also interested in his words and asked.

"In fact, Zhu Yuanwai's current wife was just a concubine. A few years ago, Mr. Zhu's original wife died of illness, so Mr. Zhu helped her right." The man with a square face and wide-eyed man was interested in his companion, but he did not keep him in hiding.

"This is the first time I heard of it." My companion obviously didn't know about it.

"And then something strange happened the night before yesterday."

"What strange thing?"

"When Mr. Zhu was sleeping with his wife the day before yesterday, the cups, plates, mirrors, combs and other things in the room flew up and hit Mrs. Zhu. Mr. Zhu wanted to protect his wife, but was also beaten."

"Later, the servants and maids arrived, but they didn't dare to move when they saw this. A bold man threw a few thick quilts over. Zhu Yuanwai and his wife wrapped their quilts thickly. That's the witch." said the man with square face and wide eyebrows.

"That's scary. If I change it, I don't even dare to throw the bedding over." My companion exclaimed.

"That's right? My nephew was the first to rush over that day. He was still trembling when he talked to me in the morning."

"But how did they know that it was Mr. Zhu's original wife haunted?"

"This is what the servants of Zhu Yuanwai's family guessed. Mrs. Zhu was jealous and strongly opposed Mrs. Zhu's concubine at the beginning, but later she died a little strange. The servants said that it was the current Mrs. Zhu who was poisoned to death. Then she stared at Mrs. Zhu that night, but she was just Mrs. Zhu's appearance!"

Although the man with a square face and wide-eyed face said that it was someone else's guess, his expression obviously confirmed that this is the case.

"It's indeed possible." The companion couldn't help but nod.

"And my nephew said he was haunted again last night, which scared him so much that he asked for leave early this morning to go home." The man with square face and wide eyebrows said again.

"No wonder Mr. Zhu is famously stingy. This time he will make a lot of money to ask someone to catch ghosts." His companion suddenly realized.

"you do not say."

"Did you say there will be a master to catch ghosts?" The companion's curiosity was satisfied, and he began to guess whether anyone could catch ghosts.

"Who knows, we'll go to his doorstep to watch the fun later." The man with a square face and wide-brow replied.

After saying that, the stall owner just brought the wontons, so the two of them lowered their heads and started eating the wontons.

Shen Qian felt moved after hearing their conversation and thought, "It seems that the haunted thing is undoubtedly true. If someone can catch the ghost, it is very likely that he is a monk. I might as well follow them and go to Mr. Zhu's house to take a look."

After thinking about it, he deliberately started eating wontons slowly, and after the square-faced and wide-eyed man and his companions left, he followed them.

After following the two of them, they arrived at the door of Mr. Zhu's house.

There were already seventy or eighty people in front of the screen wall opposite the street, all of whom were watching the fun. They were talking about the haunted family of Zhu Yuanwai. Some even quoted classics to determine that the location of Zhu Yuanwai's family was that it was a mass grave hundreds of years ago, but this time it was the ghosts from hundreds of years ago that came out to cause trouble.

Everyone was making trouble for a while, but no master came, so some dispersed, but Shen Qian was still waiting patiently.

When the record was not available, the crowd was in a stir. It turned out that a rioter came over and said that someone had already announced the notice and was about to arrive.

After a while, an old Taoist walked slowly from the east of the street. He saw his kind eyebrows, silver beard and chest, wearing a light blue Taoist robe, and holding a whisk. He was indeed a fairy-like and fairy-like style.

I saw the old Taoist walking to everyone and just about to speak, when I suddenly saw Shen Qian, with a hint of surprise on his face. He walked to Shen Qian and bowed his head, saying, "Are you here to catch ghosts too?"

Shen Qian didn't expect that the old Taoist would suddenly talk to him. He was a little panicked and waved his hand and said, "No...No..." and took a few steps back.

The old Taoist looked at Shen Qian a few times, smiled slightly, and stopped talking. Then he said to everyone loudly: "I have come to the precious land and have a destiny for you. Today I must catch ghosts for the Zhu family. Tomorrow, I will set up a stall at the entrance of the Chenghuang Temple in the east of Zhen."

"If you are uneasy at home, you may be disturbed by ghosts and gods; if you are not in good health and have a long illness, you can come. If you do not receive any penny, you will give them money to you just to make a good relationship. I like strange things in my nature. If there are any strange things in my home, I can just bring them to me. If there are any things I like, I will also give you a thank you.

A pervert asked, “Can you tell fortunes?”

The old Taoist looked embarrassed and said, "I have leaked too much secrets in the past and have lost too much life. Therefore, I have vowed not to do anything about fortune-telling. Please forgive me for all donors."

Then he said to Chen Qian: "If fellow Taoists have time, please meet tomorrow."
Chapter completed!
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