My enemies became my companions

Chapter 495: Each Has His Own Words (Two in One)

The sheep's fluffy nose was breathing air, its front hooves were close together, and its body could not stand completely upright like a human, so it was half bent. As the sheep's mouth opened and closed, sounds came out of the tip of its tongue.

Under the tiled roof, the goat actually started speaking human language.

Everyone present was stunned for a moment at the same time.

Li Chengxing saw this strange sight for the first time and was trembling all over. Just as he was about to stand up, he fell back to the ground with a thud.

It was this that brought Chen Yi back to his senses.
Even though I knew there was something strange about this sheep, I was still surprised when it actually started talking.

That's strange.

Looking at the talking goat, Yin Tingxue touched her ears. No wonder she could hear the goat's voice but couldn't hear what it was saying specifically.

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at the goat. Suddenly he thought of something and moved his gaze to its lips. There were inner middle teeth and two pairs of teeth... about three years old.
"who are you?"

"My name is Li Xian."

"That... Li Xian?" Chen Yi glanced at Li Chengxing.

Li Chengxing's pupils suddenly shrank and his brain went blank. The next moment, he rushed over, rolling and crawling.

He stared at him with wide eyes, wanting to get closer but not daring to get too close, and said in disbelief: "My father... is also called Li Xian."

"Okay, that's me." The goat said.

Li Chengxing was stunned. He looked up and down and fell to the ground again.

His father died three years ago, and he retired from the officialdom to observe mourning for three years.

At this time, Duan Zeng on the side came to his senses first. He looked at the goat in confusion and asked tentatively: "Is it really Uncle Li?" They were all in the same small town and were neighbors who visited each other frequently. Duan Zeng had known Mr. Li, who came to the academy to teach from time to time, since he was a child.

Li Xian did not deny it and nodded heavily.

Chen Yi did not wait for Li Chengxing to recover, but stared at the goat who called himself "Li Xian" and asked, "Animal creation technique?"

"That's not the case." Li Xian shook his head in denial.

"Oh? Tell me."

Chen Yi took a closer look and saw that its eyes were slanted, not as round as those of a human, and its frame was small, just like that of an ordinary goat. The animal-making technique was to sew a human into sheepskin, and it was impossible to make it look exactly like a goat. And there was indeed no trace of the animal-making technique on its body.

"Also, you said you killed Duan Guanshi. What's the matter? Tell me about it too."

Li Xian nodded his head and told his story from beginning to end.

As soon as he was hit on the head, Duan Zeng was so scared that he fell to his knees on the ground.

………….
The first person Li Xian mentioned was not Duan Guanshi.

But it was his son Duan Siyuan.

It turns out that Duan Siyuan, with whom Duan Zeng lived day and night, was not a human but a ghost.

And they are not ordinary ghosts, but little ghosts that are raised and worshipped by people in the barbarian lands of the south using evil magic.

It is said that in that era when it was unknown whether the people were called Baiyue or Shanyue, in the deep mountains and old forests, the families living in villages often had an altar with a dried baby statue on it. These were all dried ghosts that died shortly after birth. The locals offered them good food and drink, and placed a pair of bowls and chopsticks in front of the shrine, not for wealth or land, but only for the ghosts to avenge their family if they were robbed in the future.

Therefore, once people know that a family worships a ghost, they will often stay away from them.

Duan Siyuan is this little ghost, but the difference is that it was taken away by Duan Guanshi and kept by his side. Somehow it became spiritual and over time, it became no different from an ordinary person.

It's just that sometimes you can hear things that people can't hear and see things that people can't see.

When Duan Zeng heard this, her cheeks turned pale. She forced herself not to look towards Duan Siyuan's room. Fear swept through her body and her teeth chattered.

She suddenly remembered what Chen Yi said, that a weasel would raise a child, and when the child grows up, ask him for a title. But she never imagined that Duan Siyuan was actually a ghost baby.

Chen Yi was also confused at this time and asked, "Why did the Guan family at this time have to raise a ghost baby?"

Although the weasel is not as good as the guhuo bird in stealing children, it is possible for it to take the risk and steal one.

Li Xian replied slowly: "This Duan Guan family is not just a weasel, but a dead weasel."

"Weasel ghost?" Yin Tingxue on the side asked in surprise.

It turns out that not only humans turn into ghosts when they die, but demons also turn into ghosts when they die.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but wonder, what would the ghost turn into after it died?
Li Xian nodded and said, "I have been with Guan Shi for three years as a sheep, so I know a little bit about the inside story. As for why Guan Shi is like this, let me continue..."

.........

Duan Guan died while seeking a title.

In this world today, everyone knows that weasels will block the road to ask for titles, so they are not so easy to deceive. Most of them will run away after a confrontation. What's worse, some people will directly brandish swords and guns to kill the weasels, peel off the monster's skin and take out the monster's gall.

It was for this reason that the weasel, who was good at stealing chickens, stole the child as well, raised him up with great difficulty, and then asked him for a title.

Unfortunately, Duan Guanshi was a traditionalist at that time.

As soon as they met, he was shot to death, his skin was peeled off, his gall was taken out, and only his resentful soul remained in the world of the living.

A living weasel has to ask for a title from a living person, and a dead weasel naturally has to ask for a title from a dead person.

Duan Guanshi adopted the enshrined little ghost, named him Duan Siyuan, and raised him to adulthood.

So when did Li Xian meet her? It was when he was rushing to the capital to take the imperial examination. Suddenly, a huge wave occurred on the boat. Everyone on the boat died, including his close friend. He was the only one who survived.

Duan Guanshi appeared at this time and made it clear that his life was given by her. Naturally, Li Xian could not repay her for her kindness and had to work like a slave in the next life.

After hearing this, Chen Yi took a look at Li Xian's current appearance.

Li Xian shook his sheep head and said, "She told me at that time that I didn't have to be a cow or a horse, and I never thought that I would be a sheep."

Li Chengxing, who was sitting nearby, struggled to stand up. He was stunned when he heard the familiar tone.

Chen Yi caught something from it, and suddenly realized: "So you died and were reincarnated as a sheep."

After Li Xian nodded in acknowledgment, he continued to narrate that in this life, Duan Guan asked him to pass the imperial examination first and then invited her to the town.

At that time, Li Xian did not understand why, but now he understands that Duan Guan had already seen through the clues in him and had set his sights on the Wuchang gods worshipped in the town.

Afterwards, Li Xian passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, but did not become an official. He was reluctant to give up his family property, so he found a way to refuse the official position and became a Yuanwailang. He called himself a scholar and followed the impartial and moderate path.

When he passed the imperial examination and returned to the town, Duan Guan also came with him. After a few days, she became the priest of the town temple.

The temple keeper is a servant who looks after the incense. But Duan Guanshi is more like the master of the Five Gods than a servant. In the past three years, Li Xian has observed that when ordinary townspeople ask the gods for wealth and fame, the gods rarely pay attention. But if Duan Guanshi is present, he will almost always respond.

At that time, Li Xian didn't know this. As a country gentleman, seeing that the town god was more effective than before, wasn't this a good thing? Li Xian saw it with his own eyes and was very happy. When Li Chengxing came of age, he quickly asked him to go and worship the town god, and then take the imperial examination.

Even though Li Chengxing was not sincere and had little talent, he passed the imperial examination and became a juren after paying homage.

Li Xian was overjoyed when his son passed the imperial examination at the age of 20. He thought that when Li Chengxing grew older and became more stable, and more sincere to Zhenshen, it would be a piece of cake for him to pass the imperial examination like himself.

The Su family has three Jinshi (imperial examination candidates), and his Li family has two Jinshi (imperial examination candidates), which is just a slight difference.

Overjoyed, Li Xian held a grand banquet for his son who had passed the imperial examination and invited guests from all over. No matter they were rich or poor, near or far, everyone could enjoy a cup of top-ranking wine.

But this time, many unfamiliar people came, one of whom was actually a Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest said that he had come from the county town and was very surprised to see that the incense in the town's City God Temple was declining, so he wanted to ask Li Xian about it. As a guest, Li Xian naturally told him everything he knew.

But as soon as he spoke, the Taoist's face turned pale and he handed Li Xian a magic mirror, asking him to look at the appearance of the god.

Li Xian saw that his face looked scary and didn't seem fake, so he secretly took a photo of him two days later. The result was...

Naturally, I was almost heartbroken.

Li Xian found the Taoist priest and asked him for a solution. The Taoist priest said frankly that only by asking the City God to return and driving away the Five Evil Gods could the place be kept safe.

Li Xian was very hesitant after hearing this. After all, the Wuchang God had been in charge of the town for many years. Although he was a little weird, he was very effective.

The Taoist priest repeatedly said that if he did not drive it away, he would suffer a disaster. In the end, he even used Hengqu's four sentences to provoke him.

"'Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity.' Since you are a scholar, are you worthy of these four sentences?"

Li Xian's blood boiled and he agreed. He assisted the Taoist priest in setting up the altar and went into the town temple to lure out the Five Gods.

But well...

It was good that Li Xian lured out the Five Gods, but he also secretly repeated the Taoist's words to the Five Gods, and discussed with them about inviting the City God back, hoping to be impartial and please both sides.

He was just a country gentleman, he wanted to keep the place safe, but he didn't dare to drive the town god away...

At last,
The Taoist was seriously injured and retreated, but the Five-Devil God did not thank him. Instead, he settled accounts with Li Xian and threatened him to help deal with Duan Guanshi.

Li Xian was so frightened that he almost lost his soul. How could he disobey? He hurried to find Duan Guanshi...
But he told the story again secretly.

It's really like you're neither high nor low. At this critical moment of life and death, you still want to take the middle path without bias.

Duan Guanshi conquered the Five Gods, but was also injured and had to use Li Xian's yang energy to replenish his wounds. The Five Gods also hated Li Xian to the core and promised Duan Guanshi that he would be their slave forever in exchange for Li Xian's misfortune.

Under the pressure of these two factors, what is the use of being a scholar?

In desperation, Li Xian looked at the almanac, picked an auspicious day, strangled his neck, and hanged himself from the beam, and could only "die in depression"...

..........
Chen Yi listened to Li Xian's general account of what happened and nodded slightly.

Besides the important point, he also captured a detail.

Li Xian got a magic mirror, and Duan Zeng also got a magic mirror, and both were given by a Taoist priest. So are these Taoist priests the same one?
Counting the time, it has been three years since Li Xian's death, and the Taoist priest is still wandering around the county. Why? Is it really because he wants to slay demons and do good deeds?

It's not that there aren't such people in the world, but after Chen Yi thought about it, he felt that something was wrong. If this Taoist really wanted to slay demons and eliminate evil, he should ask his fellow disciples to come together. If he didn't have any sect or school, he would be a casual cultivator, but most casual cultivators would not stay in one place, but would travel around.

After Li Xian finished his narration, perhaps because of thirst, he moved his hooves to the courtyard, lowered his head and took a big bite of juicy weeds, as naturally as someone taking a sip of tea when he is thirsty.

Li Chengxing stared at the scene and said to himself, "Dad? Is it really you?"

"It's me." Li Xian turned around after swallowing the grass.

Li Chengxing was still trying to accept this situation. He pointed at himself and said, "I, I...I just burned incense for you yesterday."

"Well, you are a filial son, Dad knows it." Li Xian said calmly.

Li Chengxing said casually: "You are also a filial father, your son knows it."

"You bastard!"

After saying that, the goat turned around and kicked him with its hoof.

Li Chengxing screamed in pain and fell to the ground, shouting, "Damn it! It's really my dad!"

Chen Yi was stunned when he saw this scene. Since they met last night, Li Chengxing had always been serious in their interactions, but now he looked like this, which was surprising.

But think about it, many people are serious in front of outsiders but not serious in front of their family members. It also indirectly proves that the goat is really Li Xian.

After teaching his son a lesson, Li Xian turned around with his hooves on, and saw Chen Yi looking at him straight after thinking for a while.

"You haven't told me how you killed Duan Guanshi?"

Li Xian said slowly: "It's a simple matter. These days, for some reason, Duan Guan always goes to the western forests, and every time she comes back, she becomes weaker and weaker, and more and more exhausted. So, the five gods and I saw an opportunity and made a sudden plan to get rid of her.

Last night, she went back into the forest alone, and the five gods took advantage of the situation and pinned her to a willow tree. I bit my tongue and spat out sheep's blood, making her unable to move. Finally, I butted her to death with my horn."

Goat blood has the function of exorcising evil spirits. Although black goats are the best, white goats are also effective. In addition, it is blood from the tip of the tongue, so it must be effective. And there is also yang wood such as willow.

only…

Duan Zeng was surprised and said, "Didn't she die here? I saw with my own eyes that her body was taken away."

"How is it possible? I clearly gored her to death in the woods, and her body was hanging on the willow tree." Li Xian said in astonishment, waving his sharp horns, and there were indeed black bloodstains on the cracks.

Chen Yi frowned slightly.

The two sides' words don't match.
He pinched his fingers and told the next hexagram, and was even more surprised.

Yin Tingxue turned her head to glance at the hexagram and was also stunned... From the hexagram's perspective, everything was true.

The two sides each insisted on their own opinion. Li Chengxing looked at Chen Yi and kept asking, "Master, what...what should we do?"

The Taoist priest had a gloomy face, lowered his eyes in thought, and finally curled his lips in a faint smile.

"Brother Li, have you ever heard of soul searching?"

Li Chengxing was shocked, and immediately felt his hair stand on end and his face tingling.

He trembled and said, "What did the Taoist priest say?"

"There's only one way left."

The Taoist spat out four words,

"Kill them all."

(End of this chapter)