C30

Shizheng of Tibetan Scripture Repeated to Sixth

At this moment, Zhang Danian already knew that the two blind men holding mourning sticks, who could summon souls, were not humans …

Zhang Danian hurriedly leaned his body back, sticking to the cold bridge's railing.

When the two blind men walked past Zhang Danian, they unexpectedly stopped for a moment, and then, two pairs of misty white eyes turned around and indifferently swept past Zhang Danian's body before they continued to walk forward.

Zhang Danian only felt that when the two blind men's eyes swept across his body, their bodies would turn cold from the ghastly ghost aura.

Zhang Danian swallowed his saliva and watched the two blind men walk straight past him. After walking a hundred meters, they turned around and walked to the front of a tall courtyard. The courtyard was the residence of Lord Qi of the Wealthy Class Restaurant on the east side of the street. It was already late in the night, and the doors of the Qi Residence were tightly shut.

The two blind men walked to the door and entered without the slightest hesitation. The two of them quickly disappeared into the door.

Zhang Danian was dumbstruck.

Not long after, wails and wails could be heard from within the gates of the Qi Residence. Someone continued to cry loudly, "Master, why are you leaving now? What can we do about the orphans and widows? Aren't you trying to kill us both? "

Amidst the wailing sounds, the two blind men slowly emerged from the gate.

The two blind men looked as if they had grown up on top of a door. As before, each of them held a soul flag and a walking stick. Behind the two of them, a skinny old man wearing a light green robe walked out.

The green-robed elder's expression was dull, as if he had lost his soul.

The three blind men walked in front, followed by the old man. They walked south for a few hundred feet, then followed the dike and slowly entered the river. The river flowed past the three of them and continued east.

The three of them slowly disappeared into the river under the cover of night.

Zhang Danian looked up, the street was still filled with people, as though he was the only one able to see the three of them, the others all seemed to have turned a blind eye.

Zhang Danian's mind was in a mess, he turned and looked at the dark river surface.

There seemed to be countless pairs of eyes looking at him from the bottom of the river.

Zhang Danian shivered, and did not dare to stay any longer. He stood up and was about to leave, but when he raised his head, he saw that the Old Beggar had unknowingly arrived in front of him, and was staring at him thoughtfully.

Before Zhang Danian could say anything, the Old Beggar asked him with a strange question, "Did you see those three people?"

Zhang Danian was tongue-tied and stuttered: "You, you saw it too?"

The Old Beggar nodded his head, he turned and looked at the dark river surface, and said: "Actually, those three can't be considered people, one is the soul of the dead, and the other two are the envoys of the Underworld's spirits -"

Zhang Danian was shocked. After a while, he asked: "Old Master, you said that those two came from the Underworld?"

Old Beggar turned and looked at Zhang Danian: "Of course, you know? Even the river in front of us, the fork of the Qiantang River, is not an ordinary river — "Without waiting for Zhang Danian to ask, the Old Beggar continued," This river is a river during the day, and at night it is a River Styx.

Zhang Danian's heart trembled. Only now did he understand why he had felt that way earlier — — Under the river, tens of thousands of eyes were staring at him — — so everything was due to this — —

Zhang Danian still had something he was puzzled about, he could not help but say to the Old Beggar: "But, but —"

The Old Beggar stared at Zhang Danian: "But why didn't you see this Underworld's Soul Summoning Envoy before, with that floating soul, right?"

Zhang Danian scratched his head, his face revealing an embarrassed smile, and thought: "You know about it again?"

Only then did Old Beggar narrow his eyes and tell Zhang Danian: "All of this is because of that dog of yours."

Zhang Danian was puzzled: "Jiang Xiaobai?"

Old Beggar raised his eyebrow: That dog is called Jiang Xiaobai?

Zhang Danian nodded.

Old Beggar smiled slightly: "That dog is actually a walking dog. You know the walking dog? Some people can use some techniques to enter the Underworld, and your dog can directly communicate with the Yin and Yang worlds. Sometimes, the souls of those who are about to die will circle around the dead person's head, and only when the dead person is dead will the soul leave, and this sinister dog will stand in front of the dead person's door, waiting for the opportunity to eat the soul. The families of the deceased were afraid that their souls would be devoured by cats and dogs, so they stayed up all night guarding. During the funeral, they also held mourning sticks in their hands, all for the purpose of chasing away evil spirits like cats and dogs. "

After pausing for a moment, the Old Beggar continued: "That dog of yours also has a name, it's called the Devouring Soul and it specializes in devouring the souls of the dead. Helpless, he could only devour the souls of some fish and prawns. In the future, we should just feed it some normal food. "

Zhang Danian asked curiously: "What's wrong, Old Master, isn't it good for Jiang Xiaobai to eat fish?"

Old Beggar shook his head: "It's not bad, it's really bad. I've told you before, what this dog is eating is not fish, but the soul of a fish, if you eat too much, the soul will devour you, and the dog will die a horrible death. It's not impossible for Devouring Soul to do that, but you have to know, that dog of yours is getting thinner and thinner, right?"

Jiang Xiaobai hurriedly nodded.

Old Beggar told him, "In the future, we must make this dog eat less fish and more vegetables, so that its soul does not devour it."

Zhang Danian thought: "Does a dog eat vegetables?" But seeing how many mystical places the Old Beggar had, Zhang Danian's suspicions flashed past, and he immediately decided to believe the Old Beggar in front of him.

Old Beggar waved his sleeves, and a golden line flashed on his sleeve, and then Old Beggar said: "I'm going." He turned around and walked away.

Zhang Danian said loudly, "Old Gramps, you're in such a hurry to leave? I wanted to treat you to dinner. There are still some questions that I have to ask you. "

No matter how young Zhang Danian was, he knew that this Old Beggar was definitely not some beggar. He was definitely a recluse that had hidden his name.

As the saying goes, 'big is in the city, but small is in the wild'. This person was naturally a transcendent great hermit in the midst of all this trouble.

What Zhang Danian said about asking for guidance was just an excuse to see if he could keep this Old Beggar.

Old Beggar suddenly turned, looked at Zhang Danian, and laughed: "Does that mean you want to treat me to a meal? Young Noble, this old man is a useless person, would you be able to afford to treat me? "

Zhang Danian laughed: "Of course we can. In this Lin'an City, our Zhang Family can afford to treat you to a meal."

Old Beggar sized Zhang Danian up, and laughed: Zhang family? You are the Young Noble of Zhang Dayu, the King of Satin? "

Zhang Danian laughed: "What do you mean 'King is not King', our family sells silk. Old Gramps, let's go, I will go have a drink, but I do not know how to drink, I can only accompany you." "Oh right, what's your name?"

Old Beggar hesitated: "My surname is Hong —"

Zhang Danian nodded his head: "Old Master Hong, this way please." Then, he led the way, leading Old Beggar to a restaurant's single room.

Sitting by the window, one could see the main street to the north of the restaurant. Separated to the east was a weapon shop, which was the Zhang Clan's Silk Shop. When you opened the window, you could see the Zhang family's back garden. The Zhang Family lived in the back of the store, selling silk at the front and living in the back.

Zhang Danian ordered two jugs of wine for the Old Beggar and a few dishes for the dish. The Old Beggar was not picky, after drinking two jugs of wine, he started to talk a lot.

As Zhang Danian was trying to persuade him to drink, the Old Beggar, seeing that Zhang Danian was being so courteous, raised his wine cup and finished it in one gulp. He said to Zhang Danian: "This old man is several tens of years older than you, and has no objections when he calls you little brother, right?" Without waiting for Zhang Danian to speak, the Old Beggar continued: "Little brother, this old man saw that you were treating others with sincerity, so I will not hide it from you. Actually, this old man's surname is not Hong, this old man's surname is Wu, and I will call you Song by my first name."

Zhang Danian was surprised beyond words, he immediately stood up, and asked: "You are Wu Soong, the Wu Soong Wu Erlang who led Jing Yang Gang that year?"