Chapter Thirty: Lead the Snake Out of the Hole
After receiving the confirmation, Song Tianfu couldn't help but stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat. He originally thought he was lucky, hoping that it was just a vicious beast causing trouble.
Chen Youniao said: "The other party attacked and killed cattle and sheep, but did not hurt anyone."
Song Tianfu perked up: "In other words, it can be dealt with before it becomes a reality?"
Chen Youniao nodded: "That's the truth. I will live in the manor tonight."
Song Tianfu got what he asked for: "Brother Chen, if you have any requests, just ask."
Chen Youniao said: "I'm going to walk around and have a look first. You don't have to follow me."
With that said, he took Wangcai with him and walked around the entire manor.
Wangcai followed behind, not knowing what his young master was doing, but he was a smart man and shouldn't ask too many questions. He should never say anything and just take the young master's box.
Chen Youniao sniffed here and there, acting strangely, but he was actually feeling the yin energy.
If human beings have blood, then evil spirits are possessed by Yin Qi. Their strength can be distinguished by the thickness of Yin Qi.
Ordinary people cannot feel these breaths at all, only monks can feel them keenly.
After walking around, I didn't find much.
Song Tianfu was waiting in the hall, pacing back and forth, feeling uneasy. There was evil in the manor, but it was a big disaster. If it could not be solved in time, there would be endless troubles. Seeing Chen Youniao coming back, he hurriedly went up to greet him and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chen, what are you doing?"
What is the origin of the other party? Could it be that he came down from the mountain?"
Chen Youniao shook his head: "The characteristics of low-level evil spirits are very local. They won't run around, and they can't escape."
Song Tianfu was stunned: "What do you mean, do you think it grew out of the manor?"
"This is the most likely."
"How can it be?"
Song Tianfu almost jumped up and couldn't believe it.
Chen Youniao glanced at him: "Wherever there is resentment, hatred, murderous and other negative evil spirits, there will be opportunities to breed evil spirits. Hasn't anything happened in your manor over the years? Hasn't anyone died?"
When Song Tianfu was stunned, he realized that his manor was not a charity. In order to enslave farmers to work and collect taxes, he would certainly do some suppression and bullying: "Class oppression is a common thing, and other families are more domineering and darker.
But why did something go wrong here?"
Chen Youniao replied: "The breeding of evil spirits is inherently accidental. To put it more mysteriously, it is because you have bad luck."
Song Tianfu had nothing to say.
Chen Youniao asked again: "Don't you have any tools to ward off evil spirits on your manor?"
"Yes, yes."
Song Tianfu said hurriedly and went in quickly. After a while, he held out a mahogany sword: "This sword hangs in the inner courtyard." Then he pointed outside: "There is also a bronze mirror inlaid on the forehead of the gate."
It’s not just charms, magical instruments, etc. that can exorcise evil spirits. Good quality will be more effective.
Chen Youniao took the peach wood sword, looked at it carefully, and shook his head: "The wood of this sword has dried up, and the magic power on it is very little and almost non-existent. It must have been used for many years."
Song Tianfu said embarrassedly: "It has been nearly ten years since I asked a Taoist priest to consecrate it, which cost more than a thousand taels of silver."
Chen Youniao chuckled: "Consecrated objects will basically have no effect after three to five years. You have to have the bronze mirror removed."
Soon, a simple mirror was taken down. The surface of the mirror was obviously cracked, like a tattered mirror.
"Obviously, these evil-dispelling objects have long lost their power to scare away evil spirits, so the evil spirits have found a flaw."
Chen Youniao said slowly.
Song Tianfu sighed. The Song family's main business is trading, and most of their resources are directed there. They don't pay much attention to the manor. Many objects are not maintained or replaced in time. The main reason is that the talismans and magical instruments are valuable and need to be replaced.
I was reluctant to invest a huge sum of money at one time. I didn't expect that under the jurisdiction of the county, evil spirits could actually breed.
Chen Youniao said: "It's not too late to mend the situation. The evil spirit here has devoured the blood of cattle and sheep and has become vicious. It must be cut off in time, otherwise, it will come out to harm people next time."
Song Tianfu hurriedly said: "Well, thank you, Brother Chen." He paused and gritted his teeth: "When this matter is over, your father's debt will be written off."
Chen Youniao was startled, but he didn't expect him to be so willing. Under normal market conditions, it would cost a real Taoist priest to do the work, which would only cost one or two thousand taels of silver at most: "We'll talk about the debt later, don't worry.
Now, follow my request and send someone to prepare to lure the snake out of its hole tonight..."
So and so, we talked about it.
Song Tianfu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and immediately ordered him to go down and let his servants make preparations.
After a sumptuous lunch, Chen Youniao entered the room, opened the box, took out the materials, and asked for the talisman.
The charms I originally had were sold to Song Tianfu, and I had to get new ones for emergencies.
In his current situation, he was already proficient in drawing talismans and could use his pen freely. However, after drawing two talismans for house security, he found that the materials he had brought from the dojo had been used up.
Talisman paper, cinnabar, and several other materials are worth a lot of money. Therefore, after drawing the talisman and selling it, if the cost is deducted, the profit will be about 40 to 50%, which is more than half. But if you include the consumption
It’s hard to say about mana. Therefore, if the talismans sold on the market are not from the Four Great Temples but from some small Taoist temples, the materials used are often insufficient, corners are cut, and the quality of the things used is slightly inferior, and the efficacy will be compromised.
After running out of materials, with Chen Youniao's current net worth, it would be difficult to buy new ones.
"I hope that one talisman can solve the problem of evil spirits, so that one can remain."
Chen Youniao said secretly.
After drawing the talisman, mana is consumed and the spirit is tired. It is necessary to nourish it with literary energy and then have a good sleep.
His current cultivation situation has reached a bottleneck, and he has been unable to officially break through. He originally thought that it would happen naturally, but without the guidance of his master, waiting is not an option. After thinking about it, he feels that there is a lack of an opportunity and a suitable event is needed to collide.
, maybe it just clicked.
This time he agreed to Song Tianfu to come here to help because he had related thoughts.
When I woke up, it was already dusk, and I was very hungry. Fortunately, Song Tianfu had already prepared a dinner of big fish and meat. This table alone would cost a lot of money.
When Song Tianfu saw Chen Youniao devouring his food, eating and drinking like a whirlwind, his eyes couldn't help but bulge: How could ordinary people do this amount of food and the way they eat? It must be someone who has the ability.
Two quarters of an hour later, Chen Youniao put down the bowl and chopsticks. He was finally full, and his stomach was already bloated by many things. However, deep in his thoughts, he still felt a little hungry.
This is a mysterious feeling, as if eating ordinary meat only fills the stomach, but the body's desire for nutritional energy is still unsatisfied.
After a while, it got dark outside. The farmers had all eaten and went back to their houses to sleep. After a busy day, everyone was very tired. They had to come to work early tomorrow. There was no entertainment in the evening.
For activities, go to bed early and save lamp fuel.
"Brother Chen, I'll leave it to you tonight."
Song Tianfu said, and took two of his men to hide in the back room. If there was nothing special, he would not be able to come out, lest he run into evil spirits and be killed.
Chapter completed!