Celestial Immortal

Chapter 698

County Meritorious Cao is a county official who is in charge of the advancement and retreat of the group of officials. He can be ranked among the top five in Wanquan County Mansion, which is an extraordinary little person.

Before investigating the county's meritorious service, it is natural to communicate with the county guard Qi Xiuxin and the county governor Tongda, otherwise, it will easily cause unnecessary troubles.

After the banquet, Chu Chen stayed and went to the county meritorious mansion together with the county guard Qi Xiuxin.

The county meritorious Cao's surname is Tian, ​​and his name is Boren. His ancestors are the native Sanxiu family of Yunzhou. They have a lot of influence in the local area. The earliest naturalized Sanxiu family in the county is quite loyal to the Celestial Dynasty.

In recent years, they have lived and thrived in Wanquan, Yunzhou, and the family is quite prosperous. The children of the clan either worship Taoism or convert to Buddhism.

This Tian Gongcao's talent for cultivating Taoism was rare when he was a child, so the family let him join the Confucian school and study for the imperial examination.

He has studied hard for many years and has achieved success in his studies. In addition, Tian Gongcao is a scholar from a prefecture outside Guanwai, and he has "extra points and preferential treatment". Lay the foundation of superior Confucianism practice.

After becoming a Jinshi, Tian Gongcao was released to the head of any county in the middle land, but after he served a term, he resolutely petitioned the court to be transferred back to his hometown to contribute to the management of Yunzhou and the development of Wanquan County.

Over the years, Tian Gong Cao Xiuwei ranked among the fifth rank, and the official worshiped the county meritorious Cao, and he became the pillar of the Sanxiu Tian family, and the entire Tian family has a tendency to rise again.

It is precisely because of this that the Tian family has become a typical example of the Yunzhou aboriginal loose cultivator family becoming naturalized to the Celestial Dynasty.

"Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, Tian Gongcao has read the books of sages, he is upright and resolute, and has a firm will. He would never join the demons and heretics. The Tian family also courted the benchmark of local casual cultivators and small sects. I don't know what happened."

On the way, the county guard Qi Xiu felt a little worried, fearing that Chu Chen would be too young and immature, so he couldn't help but inquire immediately.

Chu Chen nodded slightly. He knew the background of this Tian Gongcao and the Tian family beforehand.

Coming from a desolate place with poor monastic talent, studying and starting a career in a state and county outside the Guanzhou with no obvious context, it is simply "starting in hell".

Tian Boren searched for famous teachers everywhere, worked hard to study, walked out of the "big mountain" with his own efforts, passed five tests and killed six generals, and finally won the gold list.
Even if he received "preferential treatment" from the prefectures and counties outside the Guanzhou, it is much more difficult for him to be "from the same Jinshi background" than ordinary scholars.

What's even more rare is that this Tian Gongcao gave up his official position in Middle-Earth and returned to this mountain.

From the bottom of his heart, Chu Chen admired this fellow Taoist Tian Boren.

"Fellow Daoist Qi don't need to worry too much. It's not a big deal at all. The Supervision Department found that there was a breeding of evil spirits in the county meritorious mansion. The poor Taoist came to investigate. It's okay if the evil spirits make trouble, but I'm afraid that Fellow Daoist Tian is not careful in his practice and something went wrong."

"So that's the case, it's time to go."

Sheriff Qi Xiuxin nodded slightly upon hearing the words.

Nowadays, the tide of evil qi is raging, and it is common to occasionally produce evil qi and devil qi inadvertently, but Tian Boren asked for leave today, which made him worried, fearing that something went wrong in his practice.

Immediately, the two of them didn't say much, and quickly came to the Tianfu.

Hearing that the sheriff came to the door, the porter didn't report, so he respectfully invited in, and at the same time asked the servant to report to the master.

Speaking of which, the Tian Mansion is quite lively at the moment, just after entering the mansion, there was no restraint, and the noise from the courtyard came over.

"What happened to Tian Fu?"

Qi Xiuxin was obviously a frequent visitor to Tianfu, so he was not polite, and asked casually about the family of Tianfu.

The servant was a little apprehensive, but he thought that the person in front of him was the sheriff, so he didn't dare to offend him, so he lowered his voice and whispered:
"Reporting to the sheriff, sister Hongmei in our mansion suddenly became pregnant, and she reported to the master. After the master learned about it, he asked sister Hongmei to name her lover. Mammy read it and said that Sister Hongmei is already a woman, the master was furious when he found out, and today he specially asked for leave to go home and investigate the matter himself."

Chu Chen heard the servant's words, and a raging fire of gossip arose in his heart.

Qi Xiu who was on the side probably guessed what Chu Chen was thinking, and immediately explained:
"Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, this Hongmei girl is the granddaughter of Brother Tian's wet nurse. Brother Tian has no daughter under his knees, so he treats her as a half-daughter, not an ordinary servant."

"I see!"

Chu Chen felt ashamed secretly, and immediately cut off the distracting thoughts in his heart.

During the conversation, Tian Boren's voice came from far away before the two of them reached the main room of the Tian Mansion.

"Brother Qi, why are you free to come to my house today?"

Tian Boren was wearing a light blue Confucian shirt, with a resolute face, a small beard, and a windy walk, looking quite decisive and capable.

Seeing Chu Chen on the side, he probably recognized it, a little surprised, a little apologetic, and apologized repeatedly:

"It turned out to be Master Chu Shan! I'm sorry, I should have congratulated my fellow Taoists today, but I didn't think so. I will come to apologize in person someday."

Chu Chen returned the salute with a bow: "Friend Daoist, you are serious."

Qi Xiuxin smiled, and said: "Brother Tian, ​​I was worried that something might happen to your house, so I came here to have a look. Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao heard about it and stopped by your house to sit down."

"Thank you two!"

Tian Boren thanked him first, then he was quite embarrassed and distressed:
"Oh, I made you two laugh. I have been busy with errands in the county mansion for the past two months, and I seldom come home. I never expected that there would be a scandal in the family. The mansion of Cao Cao, who is a great hero, would be troubled by evil spirits."

The plague of evil spirits?

When Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin heard the words, they breathed a sigh of relief. If there was something evil in Tian's mansion, it would be a small case against the qi of the evil spirit that had been monitored.

Tian Boren continued to explain: "The servant girl in my house was murdered, and now I am searching for the murderer."

While talking, Tian Boren brought the two of them to the living room.

However, none of the three of them went into the main room to drink tea and chat, but stopped in front of the wooden shelf in the yard.

On the wooden stand is a sand table, fruit wine, candles, incense burners, pens and ink, etc. are all available.

As soon as they saw the sand table, the well-informed Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin recognized it—the altar of Fushi.

Fuji, also known as Fuluan, is named after it is said that when the gods come, they ride the wind and ride on the luan.

In addition, there are other names such as Fuji, Lifting Ji, Lowering Pen, and Asking Immortals.

The technique of supporting spirits is a quite famous magical power.

Pray to the gods, pray to the gods, ask the gods for instructions, predict good or bad luck, and then act according to the instructions of the gods.

The most famous one is to invite God Zigu and ask about farming, mulberry weaving and fame in the coming year.

Such as Lu Dongbin, Li Bai, and Guan Shengdijun are also extremely popular ghost spirits.

However, it is similar to the lineage of Chumaxian, and most of the ghosts invited by magical powers are "fake gods".

A true god does not possess a body, and a possessed body is not an upright god.

How can real immortals easily respond to monks and descend to the mortal world? Most of the ghosts are either goblins or spirit ghosts, so they can't be regarded as real.

However, the technique of supporting spirits also has its merits, which is much more orthodox than that of sending horses to invite immortals.

Chuchen’s master’s school, Lingshan School, has a magical power called [Fuji Jiangbi], which can be entrusted to the gods of Liuding Liujia, the gods of heaven and earth, and the gods of Penglai and Three Islands. Ear reports supernatural powers.

Little Guizai, the "Ear Bao Fairy Boy", came from the fusion of the supernatural power of [Fuji Jiangbi], which can sense the qi of disasters and catastrophes between heaven and earth in the dark.

In addition to the Lingshan School, other schools and schools also have different methods of "supporting the spirit". They do not invite immortals and gods, but each has its own magic method, which is quite effective.

"Both of you, you are making a fool of yourself with a trivial technique."

Tian Boren didn't shy away from Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin, and performed the "Invite Immortal Ji Method" on the spot, asking the immortal to ask questions.

In fact, if something evil happened in the house, it should be reported to the county ghost and god department, and there will be immortal officials to investigate and deal with it.

However, Tian Gongcao was successful in cultivation, and there was a trouble in his house, and he felt a little shameful, so he wanted to solve it by himself.

Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin didn't say much, watched Tian Boren display his supernatural powers, and asked the spirit god to come down from the spirit altar.

I saw that Tian Boren used three plates of fruit, three cups of tea and wine each, and prayed devoutly. He also recited [Incense Mantra], [Water Purification Mantra], mantra pen, mantra, mantra ink, and silently recited [Invite Immortal Mantra]:
[Piously and respectfully please, the talisman envoy is passed on, regardless of time and moment, until it reaches Taoyuan. Heavenly Lingling, Earth Lingling, Water Lingling, Fire Lingling, Heaven, Earth, Water and Fire are the most spiritual, please the ancestors of the Tian family, come down to me The altar, honor my clean room, and forever associate with my dustpan, be as urgent as a law! 】

As Tian Boren recited the mantra and cast spells, a ray of light flashed in the inner courtyard of the Tian Mansion, and it fell on the altar of the altar on the sand table. The fragrant clouds curled up, and a fairy came riding a crane.

"Tian Boren, the No. 30 descendant of the seventh generation, has met his ancestors."

"Puff" sound.

Following Tian Boren's kneeling and worshiping, all members of the Tian family prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing down to the ancestors of the Tian family.

When Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin saw this scene, they immediately understood the method of Tian Gongcao's method of supporting the spirit. They were not asking any great gods, but their own ancestors, and they were asking for "psychic ghosts".

"The juniors at the end of the school have seen the seniors!"

Out of politeness, the two saluted one after another, but they were not from the Tian family, so there was no need to salute, it was just a salute among monks.

"You two friends don't need to be polite."

The immortal smiled and bowed to Chu Chen and the two, and casually grabbed the spiritual fruit enshrined in front of the altar to eat, and his tone was quite casual:
"Finally, some descendants have recruited me, hahaha, grandson, tell me, what are you asking for?"

Tian Boren had never seen the fairy before him, so he was a little surprised, but he didn't think too much about it, and told the whole story about what happened in the house.

"It turned out to be such a trivial matter, hahaha, grandson, please ask the ancestor if you have nothing to do in the future, the ancestor will give you great benefits."

Xian Weng said carelessly, without stopping his hands, he tossed and flicked, and a ray of spiritual light flew out from the branch shrine on the side of Tianfu, and entered into his body.

Afterwards, the immortal man landed on the altar of shamanism, held the shamanism pen, and began to speak eloquently.

Not long after, the words "Tianxiang Shaxi" and "Otter Demon" appeared on the sand table.

After receiving the reminder from the ghost fairy, Tian Boren, Qi Xiuxin, and Chu Chen rushed to Shaxi in Tianxiang.

The three fifth-rank powerhouses made a move, and within a moment, they really caught a monster otter in the stream next to Tianfu.

After some interrogation, the case of the evil spirits in the Tian Mansion soon became clear.

It was really the work of this otter demon.

Shaxi in Tianxiang is a place where the neighbors wash their private clothes. Over the years, after receiving the filthy qi, the otter demon in the stream has recently become a demon, with a lustful temperament and a lustful nature. Secretly courting a woman, since seeing Yumei from Tianfu, she has fallen in love with her, and wants Yumei to give him a baby otter, so she moves her hands and sows the seeds.
"Grandson~ If you have nothing to do, please ask the ancestor, the ancestor will give you great benefits, hehehe!"

The Immortal Immortal had an impatient expression on his face, fearing that Tian Boren would forget him, he gave a warning before leaving.

Tian Boren respectfully agreed.

After learning the result, the people in Tianfu were relieved.

Chu Chen and Qi Xiuxin also breathed a sigh of relief. After interrogating the Otter Demon Queen, the timing of the demon's qi breeding in Tian Mansion coincided with the time when the monster attacked the maid Yumei.

The two didn't stay in Tianfu for long, and left Tianfu soon.

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding, but this time I will trouble Fellow Daoist Qi."

Chu Chen was quite embarrassed, and repeatedly bowed his hands.

The county guard Qi Xiuxin waved his hands: "Hey, now that the tide of evil qi is raging, and there are demons invading again, be careful, there is no big mistake. Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao is serious. You have to stay in the city tonight."

"No, I haven't taught my disciples for a few days, and my homework has fallen behind. My apprentice is waiting for the poor to go back."

"It's no wonder fellow Taoists can lead Wanquan Daoist Eight States to win the first prize. I am really blessed to have you as my teacher."

On the way to Wanquan County, the five-color cloud bucket galloped.

"Senior Brother, you obviously want to go back to Sister Ying Er to discuss the Dao, so how can you go back and give advice on rehabilitating!"

The little ghost opened his sleepy eyes and muttered softly.

Chu Chen blushed, with a straight face, and said seriously: "Little ghost, brother, I went to investigate the case, but you fell asleep, and you are not professional at all. The fragrance will be gone next month."

"Brother, I'm not lazy. You don't have the qi of calamity in your body, so I just went to sleep. Besides, if you have a catastrophe and you and I are connected by contract, I will wake up immediately, and there will be no delay."

When the little ghost heard this, he was scared out of his wits, and he kept on explaining without explaining, but he still used his mana, widened his eyes, made amends, and peeped at his senior brother's ominous fortune.

"Hey, you really have the calamity qi on your body, and it's extremely rich, it's not black."

Chu Chen was startled, and didn't dare to be sloppy, and immediately asked in a deep voice:
"Little ghost, are you serious?"

The little ghost boy didn't reply immediately, he looked serious, and after a careful look, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"I just said, if you encounter a catastrophe, senior brother, I will definitely wake up. Senior brother, the calamity qi on your body is a rootless weed, not yours, but contaminated from nowhere, hehehe, someone Bad luck!"

The little ghost was gloating, but Chu Chen on the side didn't have much joy, and the relaxed look he had when he came out of Wanquantian Mansion disappeared without a trace.

He only went to Tianfu just now, except for the governor Qi Xiuxin, everyone he met was from Tianfu.

If it is bad luck, the chances of the county guard Qi Xiuxin are very low, and the probability is probably someone from the Tianfu.

"Could it be that Tian Mansion's evil energy is not known to the otter, but because of another reason?"

Chu Chen's first thought was to return to Wanquan County.

However, after careful consideration, he vetoed it.

Now, he can't see through Tian Boren's achievements. If the other party has evil intentions and he goes back rashly, it will be a surprise.

"Could it be that Tian Boren was really bewitched by the demon, and that's why he arranged this trip?"

Thinking of this, Chu Chen thought of the Heavenly Demon in Dreamland.

If it was done by Heavenly Demon, the "Red Dragon Devil" imprisoned in his dream would be a good source of information, so he planned to inquire first.

Speaking of which, he has been quite busy these past few days, and he has somewhat neglected the "Red Dragon Devil".

"Brother, where are you going? Why did you escape into the mountains? You are not looking for Sister Ying Er?"

"Fuck you, you've lost the Moon Spirit Fragrance this month."

"Ah~"

(End of this chapter)