26,26 The Slayer(2/2)
Lin Yehuo reminded him, "I think the more amazing thing is, how did you know in advance that the people in the Chen family would not survive that night?"
Chen Tong spread his hands and said, "I feel something, I don't know what it is. But that's when my troubles started. People often come to me to tell fortunes, and the older kids from my neighbor always throw stones at me."
, saying that I was a monster. At this time, a one-eyed Taoist priest found me and said that he would accept me as his disciple." Chen Tong smiled slightly, "That is my master, Kuishan. It was impossible for me to be like an ordinary person at that time.
I had to live like a human being, so my mother agreed to let me join the Maoshan sect. We followed Kuishan and moved to the Xiangxi area. This time, my mother had experience and never mentioned that I had any special abilities... That's all, we just lived.
Live a peaceful life."
Everyone understood that this was the experience.
"Why am I talking about this past event?" Chen Tong explained, "My master often said that my abilities are actually divided into two types. The first one is the one where I predict that something will happen to the Chen family. This is called talent. The second one is my ability to predict that something will happen to the Chen family.
Well, I guessed that the housekeeper was hiding underground. This is called cleverness. I am actually no different from other children, I am just a clever guy who can occasionally foresee something."
Everyone laughed - this master is quite interesting.
"After joining the Maoshan sect, I started to learn kung fu and various secret techniques." Chen Tong said and sighed, "But in the end, I found that I have never escaped from Chen's house in my life."
Gongsun was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"I followed my master to catch ghosts for most of my life. In the end, I caught people like the housekeeper and saved people like my mother." Chen Tong shook his head and sighed, "In the process, I often met people like my childhood."
I', it's just that these 'I's are not as lucky as I was when I was a child and could be rescued in time. So after the master passed away, I became anonymous."
Chen Tong gave an overview of his experience, "But people have to make a living, and I don't know anything else, so I just tell fortunes or do fake rituals to make a little money."
Lord Bao glanced at the Grand Master - You are a fool!
The Grand Master felt that he was not at a great loss. After all, with such a big background, he could just rip off money...
After Chen Tong finished speaking, he started to praise the delicious food. Huo Feng poked him with chopsticks and said, "Old Chen Tong, what about this case?"
Chen Tong tilted his head - what case?
"The thing about people turning into salt, the legend of the Salt Coffin Princess..." Zhan Zhao reminded him.
Chen Tong was delighted, "Everyone, do you think there were thieves or soldiers first in this world?"
Everyone looked at him askance--Old man! You are pretty good at getting around corners!
Chen Tong put down his chopsticks and explained, "Don't you all think that the so-called Maoshan secret technique is a scam?"
Xiao Liangzi opened his eyes wide, "So is there really a ghost?"
Chen Tong patted his head, "Have you seen him before?"
Xiao Liangzi shook his head, and Xiao Sizi stretched out his hand, "I know! I haven't seen a ghost, but I have seen a housekeeper!"
Everyone laughed, and the Demon King touched the little fourth boy's head - so smart!
Chen Tong smiled and nodded, "Demons and ghosts have their own ways of doing things, and housekeepers also have their own ways of doing things."
Pang Fu, who was helping Pang Yu remove the crabs, shook his head - who did the housekeeper offend?!
Everyone understood the truth. Zhao Pu asked Chen Tong, "So the so-called secret technique is a set of methods to deal with harmful techniques?"
Chen Tong nodded, "That's it. Take what happened to me when I was a child. For example, my parents hired Maoshan to exorcise ghosts in order to save my life. But in fact, what the real 'ghosts' want is
Their lives and family property. The Taoist priest came to the door and said directly, my parents definitely don't believe it? How can I convince the owner without any evidence? Besides, do we also want to make money?"
Everyone holds their foreheads together - that's it.
"So, despite the fact that we set up an altar to perform rituals, the 'ghost' disappears after the ritual is performed. In fact, what people are shown is just a set of procedures. The real demon to be caught is the housekeeper! It is used by people who harm others.
The gimmick of "demons and monsters" is why we have exorcism techniques to deal with these. Do you think you are lying to people and have no tricks? They are all the same as recipes, the ingredients are prepared one by one. In the same way, the exorcism techniques are also prepared one by one.
Yes, we need to prescribe the right medicine. However, just like many ancient skills that have been lost, the secret skills of harming people through evil ways and exorcism and saving people are also incomplete. Many of them have been lost. Only half-understood by future generations, they become more mysterious."
"I know that what you are looking for these days is salt transformation, the salt coffin princess and the demon concubine Yayan..." Chen Tong reminded everyone, "There is indeed a theory of salt transformation in ancient evil arts. Similarly,
There is also salt in Maoshan's secret technique, and you must know the truth in order to solve this case."
Everyone sat up straight and listened attentively, feeling that the key point was coming! Finally, it came to salt!
"Then what is the truth about this salt?" Mr. Bao couldn't help it and asked Chen Tong seriously.
Chen Tong took a sip of wine and was silent for a while, then stretched out his hand and scratched his head, "What about that...I don't know either."
After Chen Tong finished speaking, a bunch of chicken feet and wings flew towards him. Everyone was so angry that the old man walked around for a long time without even realizing it.
Zhan Zhao and Gongsun held down Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu who wanted to kill the old man. Lin Yehuo jumped up and said he wanted to beat the old man, but Zou Liang also held them down.
Chen Tong felt aggrieved and said while wiping his face, "Is that person really half-assed..."
Seeing that he was in danger of being beaten if he went down further, Chen Tong decided to save himself, "Slow down, slow down, I have a clue here that may be able to help you."
After hearing what Chen Tong said, everyone finally suppressed their anger and sat back to continue listening.
"My master and I escorted the body of the demon concubine Yayan out of the imperial city with Cao Mo. Yayan's body was not burned by us on our own initiative, but caused by water leakage in the inn."
"Why did Cao Mo want Kuishan to pass?" Tianzun asked.
"It wasn't Cao Mo who asked my master to pass, it was Li Min who asked for it." Chen Tong frowned, "My master and Cao Mo are brothers, but I remember that after the inn caught fire, Cao Mo had a falling out with my master. Later, my master took
I left in anger... Finally I heard that Cao Mo had disappeared and had not returned to the imperial city. When my master mentioned Cao Mo, he said he was obsessed with things, and they never saw each other again."
"Do you think Cao Mo hid Yu Yan's body on purpose?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"I don't know the details, but the point I want to say is not this." Chen Tong said this and looked at everyone, "I still remember Cao Mo's appearance, which is very similar to that of Taiwei Cao Kui."
Lord Bao frowned and asked the Grand Master, "Could they be relatives?"
The grand master stroked his beard and thought - maybe...
"Where did you part ways?" Zhan Zhao seemed to have remembered something and asked Chen Tong, "Is it in the northwest?"
"Yeah." Chen Tong nodded, "It's very far west, near Xizhou!"
Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.
The fifth master also thought about it - Cao Kui hired Guo Tian and other people to buy land and dig things in the Xizhou area, and the wood pieces he hid can spell out the portrait of the demon concubine Yayan... Does this have anything to do with it?
"Also, speaking of salt..." Chen Tong looked at Shen Tianyu and his son, "I probably know why it is Yuxuan salt..."
Lin Yehuo asked, "Old man, is there anything wrong with his salt?"
Chen Tong shook his head, "The problem is not with his salt, but with his salt lake!"
"Salt lake?" Shen Tianyu was puzzled, "What's wrong with my salt lake in Tianyuxuan?"
Chen Tong said "tsk" again.
Mr. Shen and his son were so anxious that they said "tsk" twice. What did they mean?
Chapter completed!