"Daoist Hei He, you're finally here!"
A large group of people came out of the manor. The leader was a stout old man with a jade prayer bead in his hand. Behind him were several maids and servants, and Zhang Tiezhong was guarding him.
When the old man saw the Daoist descending from the sky, he quickly went up to him and said excitedly, "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Before Chung Shen-soo could react, the Confucian scholar beside him snorted coldly. Clearly, he knew that he had been treated as a 'spare tire'.
When this family was in trouble, they naturally went to find a familiar Daoist.
It seemed like this Daoist had something to do, so the family could not help but find other people with special abilities.
"Old Crane, don't be in a hurry. Let me greet you first."
Daoist Hei He greeted Old Crane with a smile, then looked at Chung Shen-soo, the Confucian scholar, and the monk. He bowed and said, "I'm Hei He. Greetings, everyone."
"Cloud Dreamer. I'm here to ask for a place to stay." Chung Shen-soo replied with a smile.
"I'm Lu Jianping. I heard that this family is in trouble, so I'm here to help." The young Confucian scholar was just unhappy that Old Crane had treated him as a spare tire. When he saw a Daoist priest with magical power, he was very polite.
"Amitabha. I, Yuan Kong, once made a great wish to ask for alms from all directions to build a temple for the Buddha and cast a golden body!"
Yuan Kong put his palms together, looking very honest and simple.
"My friends, it's fate that we met. Coincidentally, Old Crane's family is in trouble, and I can't do it alone. I hope that you can help me."
Daoist Hei He smiled.
"I traveled with my sword to eradicate the strong and help the weak. I'm a scholar and have righteousness in my heart. It's my duty."
Lu Jianping cupped his hands and said.
"What happened to Old Crane's family?"
Chung Shen-soo asked playfully.
"Sigh, it's a misfortune for the family."
Old Crane covered his face. "I'm too ashamed to tell you. I'll let Zhang Tiezhong tell you."
He coughed twice and twirled the jade prayer beads in his hand. Supported by a maid, he returned to the backyard.
Zhang Tiezhong bitterly smiled and said, "Everyone, please follow me."
He invited the four of them to a tightly closed courtyard and sighed. "This was originally the residence of the Lord's most beloved granddaughter. Miss Mei Rui is only sixteen years old, beautiful and intelligent, and extremely filial … But a year ago, she was actually found to be pregnant … The Lord was furious and tortured the maidservant who served the Miss on the spot, but they couldn't find out anything."
"Later, I asked Miss about it. She only said that a handsome young master came to meet her every night …"
"How dare you!"
Lu Jianping angrily shouted, "This must be the work of a sorcerer, using the Yin Spirit Leaving Body Technique to steal the fragrance and the jade …"
He had seen this kind of story many times in rural miscellaneous notes, novels, and novels.
"Wait … Wasn't there really a martial arts expert who climbed over the wall at night?" Blackriver Chieftain suddenly asked.
"You must know that although this Yin Spirit Leaving Body Technique can be used for adultery, it is not a body of flesh and blood after all. How can it be pregnant? Unless it is not the Yin Spirit, but the Primordial Spirit! "
Chung Shen-soo explained.
"That's impossible. From that day onwards, we, the Martial Master Su Ye, guarded outside the Miss's door, and no one entered, but still … Sigh."
Zhang Tiezhong sighed. It was obvious that he, as a guard, had lost face.
"What happened after that?"
Monk Yuan Kong chanted the name of Buddha and asked.
"Then … Miss Mei Rui died. This was not an order from the Lord. She committed suicide. When she was pregnant for ten months …"
Zhang Tiezhong's face was filled with fear. "Although the Lord and the others were sad, they could only prepare for the funeral. However … on the seventh day, that night … lightning fell from the sky and struck the coffin. The coffin cracked open, and the cries of a baby could be heard …"
Lu Jianping was shocked. "A coffin?"
If it was a sorcerer swordsman before, then it was a ghost story now.
"That's right …"
Zhang Tiezhong's face was filled with fear. "That night, several maids and servants died for no reason … We suspected that it was the work of a resentful infant. The Lord then used the talisman left behind by Daoist Master Hei He to seal the courtyard. Only then did the courtyard become safe. However, we could still hear the cries coming from the courtyard every night."
"In other words … this courtyard is still the scene of the previous murder?"
Chung Shen-soo asked with a smile.
"That's right!" Zhang Tiezhong nodded.
"What do you think?" Daoist Master Hei He looked at the three of them.
"Amitabha. Since it's a sin, it should be expiated." Monk Yuan Kong put his palms together and looked solemn.
"This baby has a strange origin. Although he was innocent, he was no longer innocent after he harmed others," Lu Jianping said.
"Since everyone has said so, I have no objections."
Chung Shen-soo smiled and went with the flow.
"Then let me set up an array around the courtyard to isolate it from the outside world and stop the resentful spirits. Then, we will enter the courtyard to exorcise the evil. What do you think?"
Daoist Master Hei He said.
"Very well."
Chung Shen-soo had no objections. He followed the others and buried some array plates and flags in the corners of the courtyard's walls.
When he took over, he casually examined the array plates and flags and discovered that they were very crude. They could not be considered Dharma artifacts. They were just ordinary items with some talismans inscribed on them.
After he finished setting up the array, Daoist Master Hei He said in high spirits, "It's noon. Under the three suns, all evil will retreat. With the help of my array formation, there's no need for you to fear. Follow me to exorcise the evil!"
He rode the black wind and arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. When he saw the yellowish tattered talisman, he could not help but smile and lift it up.
"Kacha!"
The courtyard door opened, and a gust of cold wind blew in. It was bone-chilling, causing people to shiver uncontrollably.
"How did this place become a Yin Land?"
Daoist Master Hei He stepped into the courtyard. He held a horsetail whisk in his right hand and calculated with his left hand. "If this continues for a few more years, it might even give birth to a baleful aura. What's going on?"
Chung Shen-soo saw that the courtyard was in ruins. Occasionally, there were a few skeletons wearing servant clothes. Clearly, they had been killed by the coffin that day.
He raised his head to look at the sky, only to see a patch of dark clouds, which had unknowingly drifted over and blocked the three suns, casting a frightening shadow.
Suddenly, the sound of chanting came from the hall opposite the courtyard.
The group looked at each other. In the end, Chung Shen-soo walked into the mourning hall with his hands behind his back.
The coffin was in pieces, and the corpses were everywhere. A thick layer of dust had accumulated.
In the middle of the hall, there was a small monk on a futon. He was knocking on a wooden fish and chanting scriptures.
He had red lips and white teeth. His eyes were gentle and calm, and he gave off a sense of great peace.
When Monk Yuan Kong saw this person, he immediately prostrated himself. "This is not a demon. This is … a Arhat!"
"Hey, don't be fooled."
Chung Shen-soo suddenly shouted.
Lu Jianping felt dizzy. When he looked again, he saw that the small monk's face was filled with malice. The Buddhist bracelet on his chest was made of miniaturized skulls.
He held a human bone in his hand, and he was knocking on a wooden fish made of the Heavenly Spirit Bone!
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