Zhu Xian: Learn from the Great Ying Immortal and rebuild the Trinity School

Chapter 24 Exorcism
"Mrs. Lu, what are you doing..."

Lu gently stroked the tree trunk, saying in a faint voice:
"This tree was transplanted from somewhere else by my husband the year Xueqi was born..."

"The tree survived the second year after it was planted. Since then, every May and June, the lychees on the tree have matured. Each one is rosy and plump, and tastes very sweet."

"The leftovers are dried, mixed with rock sugar, and mashed into lychee cakes, which Xueqi especially loves."

Having said this, a look of sadness appeared on her beautiful face.

"But after he left, the tree withered day by day. During this period, the buds also withered, the leaves also fell, until only dead branches and old twigs were left, no longer alive. But I didn't expect... after being taken care of by you during this time, the tree has slowly come back to life."

She stroked a drooping branch, where new green buds were growing.

A far-fetched smile appeared on Lu's lips.

"Maybe it's God's will. In this way, it won't be long before Xueqi can eat lychees again."

"..."

Xu Zhiqiu just listened and understood what was going on.

Although Lu was talking to himself, he was actually just grieving alone.

Although he felt sympathy, he could not give too much advice due to his status.

"Sister-in-law... we must always look forward."

"Yeah, look forward."

Lu smiled and turned to look at him.

"There is something I have kept from you for a long time. I apologize for this."

After saying that, she actually knelt down in front of him.

This frightened Xu Zhiqiu.
"What are you doing? You can't do that! You can't do that!"

He hurried over to help her.

After Lu stood up, she took out a light blue purse from her bosom.

Xu Zhiqiu recognized it.
At first, this purse and the few taels of silver in it were the rent he paid to Lu.

He still remembered that there were a few lines of poetry embroidered on the back of the purse.

Lu read the poem softly, but it was obviously not the same sentence -

"There are oak trees on the mountain, and six croakers in the marsh. I have not seen a gentleman, and I am worried and unhappy..."

She looked at the word "An" on the front of the purse with gentle eyes, as if they were about to melt.

The handwriting was embroidered with soft strokes, as if it was written by a gentle woman, hoping that her husband would leave and come back soon.

But, it is just wishful thinking after all.

"…How, how, how self-forgetful!"

As she spoke, her face showed pain, and then she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Sister-in-law!"

Xu Zhiqiu went over to support her, took her pulse, and was immediately startled.

It turned out that although this woman looked OK on the outside, her internal organs and meridians, starting from her heart meridian, were so weak that she looked almost old.

Xu Zhiqiu was busy supplying her with true Qi, carefully warming her already damaged internal organs.

At the same time, he suddenly realized.

It turned out...the dried corpse hanging on the beam was her husband who had not returned for two years.

In this way, perhaps the little girl's assassination attempt on him that night could be explained.

Lu only felt a warm current in her body, and her complexion soon looked much better.

She turned around and gave Xu Zhiqiu an apologetic smile:

"When I first saw you take out this purse that day, I immediately thought you were the thief who killed my husband." "The reason I let you stay here is because I'm not completely sure. I don't want to kill a good person by mistake, so I plan to test it out first."

"But unexpectedly, that night, Xueqi that child..."

When she said this, she shuddered and looked a little scared.

then:

"But not only did you not kill her, but you took good care of us mother and son in the following days."

"That's when I decided you were a good person."

Xu Zhiqiu sighed deeply.
"Your husband...is indeed no longer alive."

He hesitated for a moment, but still told Lu about the cannibal's hanging mummies in his home.

Although Lu was mentally prepared, he still shuddered after hearing it, as if struck by lightning.

Suddenly his expression twisted and a large mouthful of blood spurted out.

"My condolences, sister-in-law!"

Xu Zhiqiu immediately regretted telling her and was so confused that his true energy continued to flow into her body.

However, Lu smiled miserably and comforted him:

"This is all fate, no one has any control over it... I have to thank you for bringing me this news."

Xu Zhiqiu kept pushing her uterus to bleed, and he was so busy that sweat appeared on his forehead that he finally stabilized her condition.

He helped Lu sit down on a chair.

Then he asked his question:

"In this year of great disaster, people are treacherous. I really don't understand why your husband wants to go on such a long journey."

"This matter is a long story."

Lu carefully put the purse into her arms, wiped the blood from her lips, and told him the reason:
"I remember one year, the sky turned dark yellow, and there was a rumbling sound that lasted a day and a night. The next day, a monk fell from the courtyard."

"That man called himself Pu Fang, and he came from Tianyin Temple. This time he was fighting a monster in Huqi Mountain, and he was ambushed and seriously injured."

"My wife and I took him in for a few days, and when his injuries recovered, we thought he would leave on his own. But we didn't expect him to set up a magic circle to attract the underground water veins of Daling Mountain to flood the monster's lair - the Six Fox Caves of Huqi Mountain."

"Huqi Mountain?"

Xu Zhiqiu frowned when he heard this.
Could it be that this Daling Mountain is actually a branch of Huqi Mountain?
The two are thousands of miles apart!

Being able to interfere with the reverse flow of water veins, this monk is quite powerful. Or in other words, does he have some magical weapon?

After all, I once heard Zhou Yixian brag that some magic weapons in this world are so powerful that they are terrifying.

"This move will inevitably damage the soil and water of Daling Mountain. At that time, the villagers naturally did not agree. However, the monk was so brutal and stubborn that he would not listen to any advice and insisted on doing it."

"Although my husband was only a scholar, he pointed at the vicious monk and scolded him for a long time. He talked to him about countless reasons and finally convinced him. The monk left in shame."

"After this incident, the villagers took good care of my family because of their kindness."

"Before he left, the monk made a promise to my family that if we encounter difficulties in the future, we can go to Tianyin Temple to find him. He will grant us whatever we ask for."

"Two years ago, Minzhou was hit hard by the disaster, and Kaoshan Village was also greatly affected. Many families ran out of food and even had to peel tree bark to fill their stomachs."

"My husband made up his mind and left home alone to look for the powerful monk without telling the villagers, and he...has never returned."

"Why are you looking for that monk?" Xu Zhiqiu asked.

There was a hint of sadness in Lu's eyes, but her hands were clenched into fists.

Just a few words, but powerful!

"For Daling Mountain, drive away the gods."

(End of this chapter)