Section 221, The Ghost Calls the Door in the Middle of the Night [Part 2]
"How did I find that we all like to watch others collapse so much? Really, I was ruined by you."
Guigusong deliberately teased a few words, and Liu Shoucai gave him a blank look and said angrily: "Stop talking about what you say is as pure as a white lotus. You are even more dark-bellied than us. Don't pretend to be garlic in front of us. Let's watch your good show! If you talk a little longer, be careful I will make you stay here for one night."
Liu Shoucai's threat made Gui Gusong roll his eyes in dissatisfaction, but he stopped talking. After the old Taoist priest finished reciting the spell, he sprinkled two handfuls of paper money, then picked up the peach wood sword and passed it through the paper money, put it on the incense candle, and then waved it in the air for a few more times.
Seeing that he was pretty, the shopkeeper thought that the old Taoist priest was really capable. At this moment, a cold wind suddenly blew, and then all the incense candles on the incense table were extinguished, and the paper money ash in the brazier also drifted around with the wind.
The sudden scene scared the old Taoist priest and the shopkeeper. They thought that Erlangzi's soul had arrived. The old Taoist priest had already had sweat on his forehead. After jumping for so long, he had already lost his energy. If it weren't for the two thousand taels of silver, he would have closed the stall and went home.
"Master, is Erlangzi here?"
Although the shopkeeper did not see Erlangzi, he felt that the air around him became cold, so he shouted nervously.
"Well, he has come, just stand behind you. Don't look back. He looks really scary now. Don't move, I'll destroy him."
The old Taoist priest deliberately pretended to see Erlangzi's soul. The shopkeeper was frightened by the old Taoist priest's words, and he didn't dare to move. He closed his eyes hard and refused to look, for fear that he would really see something he shouldn't have seen.
Seeing that he had successfully scared the shopkeeper, the old Taoist priest immediately smiled, but soon the smile on his face disappeared. Now that the money has not been obtained, and he is still in front of the shopkeeper, so everything must be dealt with seriously and cannot be seen through.
The old Taoist priest walked behind the shopkeeper with a peach wood sword, then pretended to wave it for a few moments. While the shopkeeper was not looking at it, the old Taoist priest quietly took out a processed talisman paper from the Taoist robe, and then screamed with a rumor in his mouth.
"Catch it, you can open your eyes. He has been sealed in this talisman by me. As long as you burn it, you will not be entangled by evil spirits in the future, and you will rest assured."
"Is he really in there? But why can't I see it?"
When the shopkeeper heard that the old Taoist priest had caught Erlangzi's soul, the shopkeeper immediately opened his eyes, but when he saw that the old Taoist priest was holding an ordinary Taoist talisman in his hand, he immediately became confused.
"Don't close your eyes and look carefully."
The old Taoist priest knew that the talisman is no different from the usual talisman, so he asked the shopkeeper not to close his eyes. He took the talisman and walked to the incense candle, but did not light the incense candle, but rubbed it on the incense candle for a few seconds, and the talisman paper immediately burned automatically.
"See it! This evil ghost can't withstand the power of the incense candle made of cinnabar, so it spontaneously ignited. He has been beaten by me now and his soul is gone. You don't have to worry that he will come to you again."
"The Taoist priest is really amazing. Thank you very much this time. Taoist priest. I'm thinking of preparing a brief banquet. I hope you can enjoy your face."
"It's easy to say, let the servants clean up!"
When the Taoist priest heard that there was still wine, he immediately became interested. He lived so old that he could just drink it. The shopkeeper asked the servant to pack up his things, and he took the old Taoist priest to the living room.
"I really didn't expect that the old guy could really fool people. He got two thousand taels in just a few seconds. This is faster than robbery!"
"Who said no, but the pawnshop owner's money is really easy to make. When he comes to us tomorrow, we must not put the price too low. We must raise the price more. We also need all our things back. If we don't let him bleed, I feel uncomfortable."
"Haha... why are you doing so much with that kind of person? Anyway, you won't be missing. Okay, we have nothing to watch anymore. Let's talk for a while! After Erlangzi's soul comes out, it's not too late to continue watching the fun."
Guigusong said that, and started chatting with Liu Shoucai. After the old Taoist priest was invited to the hall by the shopkeeper, he called several beauties to come and drink. The old Taoist priest was flashed by the beauty, so he quickly got drunk. Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately sneered.
"Hmph! Just by your hand, you still want two thousand taels of silver. Giving you one hundred taels is also a gift for you. Go and send him back."
"Yes, Master."
The shopkeeper called a few servants to send the old Taoist priest back. Of course, the two thousand taels of silver were naturally not given to him, but he just stuffed a hundred taels of silver into his arms. On the way to send the old Taoist priest back, the two servants secretly stole the broken silver that the shopkeeper had stuffed the old Taoist priest to the old Taoist priest.
After the two of them stole the silver, they ignored the old Taoist priest and threw it on the street and left. The old Taoist priest drank too much, so they didn't know about this. After working all night, they were tired and half exhausted, but they ended up not getting a tael of silver.
I guess when the old Taoist priest wakes up, he will definitely complain about himself. I guess he will never go to drink again in the future. After all, drinking really makes a mistake. If he is not drunk this time, he will get the two thousand taels long ago.
With the arrival of midnight, the shopkeeper had already gone to rest, but when he was just asleep, Erlangzi appeared beside his bed. Erlangzi saw that the shopkeeper was sleeping so sweetly, and immediately got angry.
"Shopkeeper, wake up quickly. When will you send Master Liu's things back? Do you really have to wait until I get angry and you will be satisfied?"
After the shopkeeper was woken up by Erlangzi, he was so scared that he hid at the corner of the bed. At this time, he also knew that he had found a fake Taoist priest today. Not only did he lose 100 taels in vain, he also wasted so many gold, silver, ingots and other items, which made him feel heartbroken.
"Zhao Pipi, have you heard me? When will you send all the things back? I think you really think your life is too long, why don't I open it for you tonight?"
"No, Erlangzi, I will send the things back tomorrow. I promise, I will send things early in the morning tomorrow. Please let me go! I will really send them back..."
Although the shopkeeper said this, he had already made up his mind. After living for so long, the shopkeeper was also a clever man, so he naturally knew that he would talk to people and talk to ghosts. Moreover, he was very flexible in his mind, so he quickly reacted.
"Very good. If I see you haven't sent your stuff back tomorrow, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Erlangzi floated away after saying that. As soon as Erlangzi left, the shopkeeper jumped out of the bed and ran out of the house. As soon as he got outside, he immediately started yelling, and soon the servants were awakened.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Ghost, I just saw the ghost! Tonight, the Taoist priest was a fake Taoist priest, who cheated money. Unfortunately, my 100 taels of silver had wasted so many gold, silver ingots and incense candles. Damn the fake Taoist priest, let's see how I deal with him tomorrow."
The shopkeeper had a gray face. Because there was a servant in front of him at this time, he was not as scared as before. Liu Shoucai and Gui Gusong had been staying in the yard and watching the excitement. Seeing that the shopkeeper knew that the old Taoist priest was the one who cheated money, Liu Shoucai covered his mouth and laughed secretly.
"This guy deserves it. He is completely worthy of his penis. Now he has lost 100 taels of silver in vain and has also angered Erlangzi's soul. Let's see what he will do tomorrow."
"If the shopkeeper's shopkeeper really comes to us tomorrow, are you really going to help him?"
"Otherwise? It's nothing to gang up anyway. Besides, I wanted to take the opportunity to slaughter him hard. It's not as simple as just asking him to return the things. His pawn shop has too many good things, and I think it must be all obtained by fooling others' money and property.
This kind of person is not worthy of our pity. If you don’t give him a little color, he will probably be like this next time. People like this should be punished in one go, so that they can teach him an indelible lesson.”
"You are right. I support your opinion. OK. There is no good show now. Let's go back first! It's getting late, and we will continue to watch jokes tomorrow."
Guigu Song said and yawned. He was really sleepy. Although he couldn't sleep after he went back, he kept standing here to see an old man. He really didn't have that kind of pleasure. If it were a big beauty, maybe he could have looked at him a few more times.
After returning home, Liu Shoucai and the others fell asleep as soon as they lay down. The next day, before Liu Shoucai got up, he heard the shouts of Gui Gusong and others outside the door. Although he was reluctant, Liu Shoucai still put on his clothes and walked out.
"What's wrong? What do you want to do early this morning? Are you still letting people sleep?"
"Sorry, I don't want to disturb you either. It's just that the pawnshop owner has come over. He is waiting for you in the living room now. Do you want to go and see him?"
"Let's go! Let's take a look together."
Liu Shoucai yawned, and then followed Gui Gusong and the others to the hall. When the shopkeeper saw Liu Shoucai, he immediately ran over excitedly.
"Master Liu, I really want to trouble you. Last night Erlangzi's soul became more and more ferocious. You must save me. He said, I will give me a good look tonight. Master Liu, please, can you please pity me?"
"Stop here, didn't you look for Taoist priests yesterday? Why are you still coming to me? Are you teasing me on purpose?"
As soon as Liu Shoucai told the shopkeeper about looking for a Taoist priest yesterday, the pawnshop owner's face immediately became ugly.
"Master Liu, that old guy is just a cheater. He is not a Taoist priest. I was also fooled yesterday and lost 100 taels of silver in vain. Master Liu, how about I give you 1,000 taels of silver? Just help me once."
"One thousand taels? I remember that the price of things we were pawned in your store is no less than tens of millions of taels! Are you doing this thousand taels for begging? We opened this Feng Shui company, not just to help those who really need help.
Shopkeeper, you can just want to help, just like I said yesterday, do as Erlangzi asked, and when you finish your work, he will automatically let you go."
Liu Shoucai's words made the shopkeeper look as if he was ashen and his chest was tight. He didn't expect that Liu Shoucai was actually using those things. This time, he really felt like he was on a pirate ship.
"Master Liu, I bought those things from Erlangzi. You can't cheat me! I can't spend money on it!"
"Don't forget how much you paid Erlangzi. Don't pretend to be confused in front of us. We are much smarter than you. Also, don't think you paid for the old Taoist priest yesterday. We don't know how much you paid for Erlangzi. I want to stop being pestered by Erlangzi again. Hurry up and be obedient and return all the things back! Also, in addition to the things, you will also pay 10,000 taels for us to catch ghosts."
As soon as Liu Shoucai finished speaking, the pawnshop owner fainted. This time he was really angry. If he had known this would be the case, he would not come to Liu Shoucai, and he would not believe in evil. The Taoist priests in the entire town cheated money.
The shopkeeper woke up shortly after being sent back by the servant he brought to him. Seeing that he had already returned, he had no intention of going to Liu Shoucai's place again. After thinking for a while, he went out to discuss with the butler.
"Butler, do you think that besides Liu Shoucai and others, there is another Taoist priest in the town that is the most powerful? Don't mention the kind of fraudulent money, and we can't spend money in vain."
"Master, I heard that there is a witch in Baima Village who specializes in dealing with those evil things. Why don't we ask her to help us!"
"Witch? Is she trustworthy? Don't be a liar again then."
"Don't worry, Master, she is the most effective person in their village, and her reputation is well-known, so she can be trusted."
"Okay, wait and go with me to invite the witch over. I hope you can really destroy Erlangzi's soul this time! I really don't want to see him again."
The shopkeeper looked angry. After packing up his things, he followed the shopkeeper to find the witch. When they arrived at Baima Village, it was already noon.
"It's here, but the witch has a weird temper, so Master, don't ask questions casually later. She doesn't like others asking her about her past, so you must remember it later and don't ask those questions."
"I understand, don't worry! I won't ask anything randomly, let's go! Let's go in first."
The shopkeeper could not wait any longer, so he reached out and pushed open the door. With a "creak", the door made an ugly friction sound, and the shopkeeper stung it and covered his ears directly, but he did not make any complaints. After all, he had something to ask for, so he would not dare to comment on other people's door casually.
"Grandma Ma, we are here this time to ask you to help us exorcise evil spirits. Our master is plagued by evil spirits, so we need your help in urgent need."
As soon as the butler saw the witch, he immediately explained his purpose to her. The witch looked up at the butler, then turned to see the shopkeeper. When he saw the shopkeeper, the witch immediately closed his eyes and started muttering words, but the shopkeeper and the others did not understand what the witch was saying.
"What is she talking about?"
The shopkeeper asked the butler in a low voice. Seeing that the witch had not looked at him, the butler whispered to explain in the shopkeeper's ear.
"She is calculating what the hell you encountered, and there will be an answer later."
Just as the housekeeper finished speaking, the witch opened her eyes: "I calculated that you met an obsessive ghost, which is very difficult. Usually, your wishes were not fulfilled before your lifetime, so you have such a heavy obsession after death. As long as you do what he wants, when his wishes come true, you will naturally let you go. If you just want to eradicate him and don't want to help him fulfill his wish, then you can save your worries! I don't have the ability to help you."
After saying that, the witch closed her eyes again. Seeing this, the shopkeeper had to give up. He felt very depressed and kept thinking about whether to return the things.
"Master, let's go! Grandma Ma has told us what she should tell us."
Seeing that the witch stopped talking, the housekeeper asked the shopkeeper to leave with him. After the shopkeeper glanced at the witch, he left with the housekeeper.
"Is that witch a liar? Why is it useless? How come she dares to say that she is famous outside. She is just like an old Taoist priest, and she just cheats money."'
"Master, you can't say that! What Grandma Ma said just now is right. Erlangzi was angry because he was too obsessed with you, so he came to you after his death. The reason why she couldn't help you is because she didn't have enough magic power. Why don't we go and ask Master Liu and the others again! Liu Shoucai and the others may be the most powerful magician."
"Shut up and don't mention him to me again. What is he? Is there no one else in the world except for him who has the ability? I don't believe that he can't find a Taoist priest who is more powerful than him."
The shopkeeper also got angry this time. It was impossible to ask him to return the things back. He finally got so many valuable things, but he treated them as treasures. He asked him to give them one of them casually, which was cutting his flesh.
"Master, where are we going now? I really haven't heard of other Taoist priests or something."
The housekeeper had no choice at this time. He was really helpless about his master's stingy personality. At home, the shopkeeper was very harsh on them, and they were all the cheapest and worst. In this way, the shopkeeper always thought they were too much oil and always clamored to deduct their food.
For this reason, many servants have left, because some of them have signed a death contract and cannot leave, so they can only endure it and stay here. Take the butler for example, he has signed a death contract. Otherwise, he would have left long ago and would not have done work under Zhao Paipi.
"I asked all the people in my family to come out to find the master together. If they can't find it, they will not be allowed to go back to have a meal. You can inform them later. If you are disobedient and lazy, you will give me a whip. I won't believe it. There are so many of us looking for it, but we really can't find a master."
Chapter completed!