The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 88: Human evil spirit, rat demon Zhong Neng

This old man is tainted with evil spirit.

This thing is not the aura of alien demons, but the aura of sin and debt produced by humans going astray and committing evil. It should be because the old man has recently come into contact with such a being, which is why it is like this.

When he came in front of Xuanming, the old man bowed and saluted with a respectful attitude: "I am the steward of the Tian Mansion in Dongcheng, and I am considered a distant relative of Daniu. I heard him praise the Taoist priest for his amazing foresight, so I came here to invite the Taoist priest to come to my house for a chat on behalf of my master."

Xuanming nodded and agreed: "In this case, I will pack up my things and leave with you."

However, after he packed up his things, he did not leave immediately, because the old butler also went to invite the old half-immortal and the blind old beggar. When they saw Xuanming was invited, they were a little surprised, but when they looked at Li Daniu next to them, they did not find it strange.

This guy is the first and only guest of this colleague so far. It seems that he has some relationship with the old butler. With his support and the addition of this colleague, it makes sense.

After being in the same place for such a long time, the three of them still didn't know each other's names, so they took this opportunity to greet each other.

The old half-immortal has a kind personality and his name is Zhongneng; the old beggar has an arrogant personality and his name is Ji Yuan; Xuanming calls himself a wandering Taoist priest and his name is Yuan Shoucheng.

After exchanging names, the three followed the old butler on the road. During the journey, the old half-immortal was confident and silent. Although the old beggar was blind, he refused Li Daniu's support and walked alone with steady steps without any mistakes, as if he was no different from an ordinary person.

The old butler was stunned, but he respected the blind beggar even more. Not every blind man has such ability. On the way, the blind beggar chatted with the old butler and asked for information. The old butler also tried his best to tell him useful things.

Although the Tian family was an ordinary wealthy family in Fuyun County, they also had several shops and were considered upper-middle class among the wealthy families in the city.

This time, it was the six-year-old boy and girl who went missing. They were a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, and were very much loved by the old master and the master. After searching everywhere in vain, they reported to the government and did not want to just sit and wait. In addition to mobilizing relatives and friends, they wanted to ask a fortune teller to come to the house to calculate and see if he could find their location.

Because the old half-immortal, the blind old beggar and Yuan Shoucheng were becoming famous, he ordered the old butler to invite them personally.

Hearing this, Xuanming glanced at the old servant. This man was worthy of being a butler. He was good at networking and speaking, and he praised him, who had benefited from Li Daniu, and put him on the same level as the old half-immortal and the blind beggar.

The two colleagues were also aware of this, but they just didn't say it clearly and pretended not to know. The old butler also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He had heard that the two were not masters with strange tempers, but were older and understood the ways of the world, so he dared to add the little-known Taoist Yuan Shoucheng.

Now it seems that what he said was true.

On the way, the old beggar continued to inquire about information, such as the appearance, clothing, and marks of the twins. After asking these questions, the blind old beggar lifted the curtain on the left window of the carriage. He seemed to be listening to the street scene, but his lips were actually moving silently.

The beggars who had been following the carriage understood the lip reading and immediately stopped and divided into several groups to go and get the news. Xuanming sat aside with his eyes closed, and his spiritual sense saw every move of the blind old beggar. Seeing that one beggar after another was mobilized and started to inquire about the news everywhere, even though he had already seen through the secret of the blind old beggar's fortune-telling technique, he still found it interesting.

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The carriage moved forward from the North City to the East City.

Soon it stopped in front of a large house with lanterns hanging on both sides and a plaque in the middle with the two big words "Tian Mansion" inscribed on it.

They got off the carriage one by one, walked up three steps, crossed the threshold and entered the mansion. It was a large house with three entrances. Upon entering, there was a huge screen wall carved with a Pixiu pattern. After walking around it, pavilions, winding corridors, rockery and flowing water came into view. The scenery was beautiful and showed the wealth.

Xuanming just glanced at it and lost interest. He focused on the evil spirit lingering above the yard. Although it was quite dense, most of the energy had dissipated, indicating that the person carrying the evil spirit had stayed in the Tian Mansion for several days, but had already left.

The old half-immortal also noticed it, raised his head and looked up at the sky above the Tian Mansion, frowning, and asked leisurely: "Have any relatives or friends come to visit us before, or have any other unfamiliar visitors stayed for more than three days?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the blind old beggar who was imitating the old half-immortal also shook his head and said, "Not good! There is a black mist lingering in the sky above the Tian Mansion. The trouble starts from within. The disappearance of your young master and young lady is probably caused by a thief in the family. If we can't resolve it in time and find the twins, I'm afraid the entire Tian Mansion will be implicated."

The head of the Tian family came with his servants at this time. He was shocked when he heard this. He immediately stepped forward to pay his respects, with a respectful and kind attitude, without any arrogance. "May I ask if you two gentlemen have a solution? If you two gentlemen can find Tian's children and solve the problem of my Tian family, I am willing to offer two hundred taels of silver."

It's no wonder that the head of the Tian family is not in a hurry. The truth is that there is still no news from the government office, and the other fortune tellers he has consulted can't explain anything, let alone calculate the whereabouts of the twins. Most of them are charlatans who are seeking fame.

The only two people with real skills also said that the Tian Mansion was covered with black air, but they suddenly spurted blood when they were calculating. Their faces were pale and bloodless, as pale as paper, and they could not move. Hearing that the old half-immortal and the beggar fortune teller had arrived, the head of the Tian family hurried to meet them. Unexpectedly, he heard what the two said and realized that they had real skills, so he immediately asked for help.

He had a pair of children when he was middle-aged, and he loved and spoiled them since they were young. They had been missing for half a day, and every moment of delay would increase the danger.

The old half-immortal Zhong Neng and the blind beggar Ji Yuan immediately returned the greeting and expressed that they would do their best. Only then did the head of the Tian family feel slightly relieved. He took everything into consideration and did not neglect Xuanming. With the introduction of the old housekeeper, he called Xuanming Mr. Yuan.

The group didn't stay outside for long and were soon invited into the guest hall. In addition to Old Master Tian, there were two fortune tellers who were seriously injured. Both of them were wandering Taoists. One was middle-aged and the other had gray hair.

Seeing them, the old half-immortal and the blind beggar felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, realizing that things were more difficult and tricky than they had imagined.

It is indeed not easy to earn these two hundred taels of silver.

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In the hall, after drinking tea, the head of the Tian family came out of the hall and said respectfully to the blind old beggar:

"Just now I heard the fortune teller mention that this disaster might be caused by internal strife. I have carefully thought about it and also asked the housekeeper. The only visitor during this period is my aunt.

She is my father's aunt, she is over 80 years old this year, old and frail, it is impossible for her to kidnap the two children, and when she left yesterday, the two children accompanied me to see her off in person. "

The blind old beggar didn't say a word, just smiled without saying anything, as if he was unfathomable and everything was implied. He let the head of the Tian family fill in his imagination. Old Master Tian interrupted, interrupting his son's thoughts and changing the subject.

"Now is not the time to find out who is right or wrong. Instead, we should quickly calculate the location and bring my good grandson and granddaughter back safely. We can talk about other things after we find the person."

This remark awakened the dreamer, and the head of the Tian family immediately asked three people including Xuanming to make a calculation.

The blind old beggar asked to go to the toilet, saying that he had to eliminate the things in the cycle of reincarnation of grains in his body before calculating. At the same time, he prepared a golden basin, salt mixed with rootless water, and then lit sandalwood. When he came back, he would wash his hands and burn incense.

After giving the instructions, he took off the gourd from his waist, placed it on the table, and said that it contained rootless water.

As it concerned the safety of his children, the head of the Tian family did not dare to be negligent and immediately ordered someone to take the blind beggar to the toilet.

Lao Banxian, Zhongneng and Xuanming both had real skills and would not resort to unorthodox methods. They both told fortunes at the same time, one burning tortoise shells and the other tossing coins.

Since human lives were involved, Xuan Ming did not hide his abilities and directly took out eighteen copper coins from his purse and scattered them on the ground. His action seemed casual, but in fact it contained a mystery. During the falling process, every three copper coins automatically rolled to one place, which was in line with the true meaning of Liu Yao.

This move made Lao Banxian Zhongneng and the other two injured fortune tellers stunned, their eyes shining. The laymen watched the excitement, while the experts saw the doorway. From his effortless gesture, it could be seen that the person in front of them should not be judged by appearance, as his ability of fortune-telling was far beyond theirs.

Although Old Master Tian, the head of the Tian family, and the old housekeeper did not understand divination, they could guess from the expressions of the three fortune tellers that Mr. Yuan was a hidden talent, and they had hope of finding their children and grandchildren.

If the useful god is in the outer palace, it means that the person has not left the Fuyun County; if the useful god is in the Qian and Zhen hexagrams, it means that the person is hiding in the county town...

When Xuanming finished reading the hexagram, he looked up and saw seven pairs of blazing eyes. In addition to the six pairs visible, there was another pair of emerald green eyes hidden in the robe of Old Banxian Zhongneng. This creature was about three inches tall, plump all over, with smooth fur and a lovely appearance.

It's a rat demon!
(End of this chapter)