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Chapter 84: Broken Statue in the Ghost Temple
After a while, the four people and the goose climbed over the ridge and walked back.

Xu Yuan and Mr. Yan walked in front.

Dafu was snow-white all over, with orange feet and mouth. He was more than half a person's height and followed Xu Yuan staggeringly all the way.

The two captains followed behind, and as they walked they began to stagger like Dafu.

The two of them were startled and quickly straightened their bodies. This goose was really weird!

There was also an old man on this trip named Lu Zhengyan, who, like Mr. Yan, served as the "Manager" of the Southern Office.

This is a position of high status but without much real power.

Lu Zhengyan and Old Yan have been friends for decades. When he saw them bringing back a goose, he looked at his old friend with questioning eyes.

Old Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, unable to explain.

"Let's go." Xu Yuan said.

Xu Yuan didn't know how to ride a horse yet, so he sat outside Fu Jingyu's car.

There was already a driver, but after Xu Yuan got in, there was no room left.

Xu Yuan held Dafu in his arms, but Dafu felt very uncomfortable. He flapped his wings and flew out, jumping onto the roof of the car.

"Never mind. Let it be."

After the team walked for a while, Xu Yuan suddenly thought: I can tell Dafu to continue eating with Aunt Wang for a while.

Couldn’t Aunt Wang have thought of this?
Why do I feel like Uncle Mao and Aunt Wang both want me to take Dafu with me and go to Guiwu Mountain?
……

The man guarding the slope heard the noise and peeked out from the side. Seeing the people from the Extermination Bureau leaving, he quickly stood up and was about to go back to report, but suddenly heard a cheerful child's voice say, "Are you playing hide-and-seek? I'll play with you."

"Whose little brat is this..." The man turned around and saw a tiny little girl with two round red cheeks. Her face was pale and she was floating in the air. Her body was rotting and a fat white maggot was falling out of her empty eye socket!

He was so scared that his scalp went numb and he ran away desperately.

The girl suddenly got angry: "Why don't you want to play with me? You are not a good person!"

The man crashed headfirst into a world resembling a bronze mirror. Surrounding him were countless dim and blurry little girls, wearing corpse makeup and rotting bodies. They opened their stinking mouths and roared at him in resentment, "Bad thing!"

……

Zeng Sideng was a little impatient: "Why hasn't Tang Yue come back yet? I'll go check out the front."

Lord Qin nodded.

Zeng Si was gone for a moment, then rushed back: "Oh no, Tang Yue has run into an evil spirit!"

Lord Qin frowned, "I'll go take a look—don't follow me."

Lord Qin went behind the slope and took out the token: "We are Qiao Ziang's men, can you give us some face?"

The earth slope surged up, and the small temple that had collapsed long ago reappeared.

The statues in the temple are in tatters, with most of the gold paint peeling off, their bellies broken, and the contents missing.

A pair of young boys and girls were presented on the long table under the statue.

The boy was dazed and stiff, with a ball of green ghost fire on his head and shoulders.

The girl held the dying Tang Yue in her little hands.

Lord Qin said, "We will take over Qiao Ziang's previous business with you. If the deal goes through, the monthly blood food will be three times more than when Qiao Ziang was here!"

The statue moved stiffly, and an ancient, uncomfortable voice reached Lord Qin's ears: "I want revenge. The public office destroyed my temple."

"No problem, we'll take care of it this time." Lord Qin agreed. "This man can also be given to the boy sitting next to you to eat. Please introduce me to some people from Guanghuo Street so that we can discuss important matters together!"

We can’t let Tang Yue go back. If he tells everyone what happened, it will disrupt the morale of the army.

"Yes." The statue nodded, and the girl opened her big, smelly and disgusting mouth, and slowly swallowed Tang Yue like a giant python eating a man.

……

When Xu Yuan and his party arrived at Qihetai Town, the sight of so many people wearing the uniforms of the Extermination Bureau coming in naturally attracted attention.

Xu Yuan took everyone straight to Zhao Ji Fur Shop.

He kicked the door open and moved in.

There were a few people in the town who had originally thought of occupying the Zhaoji Fur Shop's premises after a while, but now they have backed off and dared not plan this anymore. After the group settled down, Fu Jingyu yawned and asked Xu Yuan: "Where should I start investigating? Do you have any idea?"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Since they are after the cocoon food in the mountains, let's start with this clue. I need to ask two people."

"Which two?"

Xu Yuan didn't answer, but looked around: "Where's Dafu?"

After searching around, they found Dafu hanging from the roof beam, biting a piece of animal meat.

"Dafu, get down here!"

There was a lot of animal meat hanging from the beams of Zhao Ji Fur Shop, and Xu Yuan also ate a small portion last time.

Dafu pretended not to hear.

Xu Yuan jumped up and swung his knife, cutting the rope. Dafu and the meat fell out together.

Da Fu stretched his neck and swallowed a large piece of meat.

On the long neck, a noticeable bulge slowly slid into the belly.

Xu Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "Come out with me. I'll introduce you to a new friend."

Da Fu tilted his head, not understanding what it meant.

Xu Yuan went out with only Fu Jingyu and Dafu.

After turning several times, they arrived at Grandma Ying's door: "Grandma, it's me. Ah Hua, come open the door for me."

Grandma Ying's slow footsteps were heard, but the door opened first. Ah Hua shook her feathers and stood behind the door majestically.

In an instant, sparks flew between the eyes of the chicken and the goose.

"The fight has started!" Fu Jingyu shouted hurriedly.

Xu Yuan didn't expect that the two didn't become friends, but instead started arguing with each other as soon as they met. He was in a panic, pulling one and stopping the other.

"Don't hit them, don't hit them, they are all their own beasts."

Grandma Ying came out coughing and called out, "Ahua, come back."

Ah Hua glared with a pair of cross-eyed eyes and went back reluctantly.

Dafu was also reluctant, but Xu Yuan grabbed Dafu's neck tightly.

Granny Ying's eyesight was blurry. After a moment's scrutiny, she recognized Xu Yuanlai and smiled. "Xiao Xu is back! That's great! Please help me fill the water jar."

When Xu Yuan looked over, he saw that the water tank was already empty.

Xu Yuan picked up two wooden barrels and ran straight to the well.

Fu Jingyu strictly abides by the way of a gentleman. Although he is anxious to investigate the case, he keeps his mouth shut and follows beside Xu Yuan because what he does is to respect the elderly and help the weak.

The first two buckets of water only filled the bottom of the tank.

The two buckets of water were only half full on the second trip, and by the third trip, Xu Yuan was a little out of breath.

After all, he is not a martial artist.

Fu Jingyu couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you carry water with a shoulder pole like other people? It would be easier."

Xu Yuan asked, "Why don't you help me carry a bucket? It will make my life easier."

Fu Jingyu folded his hands, looking very hesitant: "I have never done anything like this since I was a child. I am afraid I can't do it well..."

Xu Yuan: ...

On the fourth trip, Xu Yuancai told Fu Jingyu the reason: "Grandma Ying is particular and doesn't want to drink the bucket of water at the back of the carrying pole - she said it might be polluted by farts."

Fu Jingyu: ...

My Fu family is also a big family, and I have never heard of anyone being so "particular".

　Daifuku has a prototype.

　　I also have a younger brother whose name is, unsurprisingly, "Erfu", haha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)