Chapter 7: The Harmless Ghost

Shi Xuan's previous incarnation Du Bai and Xu Tianqi were classmates for eight years and had a good relationship with each other, but they didn't meet again until Xu Tianqi went out to the world. It wasn't until the death of Taoist Xu and the Xu family held a funeral that Du Bai saw Xu Tianqi again. It's been almost a year since they last met.

Because the Xu family knew that Shi Xuan had received the true teachings of Taoist Xu, and they knew that Taoism was magical, they didn't go to the door to cause trouble after the funeral when Shi Xuan declined their invitation, but they also maintained an attitude of not asking.

"Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?" Although Shi Xuan was surprised for a moment, he quickly restrained his emotions.

Xu Tianqi was a little embarrassed, but he quickly covered it up and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Du, I have been hanging out in the martial arts world for these years and have rarely been at home. You have been practicing martial arts behind closed doors, and I think you have made great progress."

Shi Xuan saw that Xu Tianqi seemed to have something to do, so he said: "Brother Xu, if you don't mind, come in and have some tea."

Xu Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief: "I am very happy to."

The two entered the courtyard. Because Xu Tianqi was a familiar person and knew the place well, Shi Xuan took him to sit at the stone table in the corner of the courtyard, then went into the kitchen and made a pot of tea and returned.

After filling each of them with tea, Shi Xuan smiled and said: "Brother Xu has a great reputation in the martial arts world. I, a little Taoist who never leaves home and doesn't hear anything outside the window, have also heard of it."

"No, no, it's just a face given by friends in the martial arts world." Although Xu Tianqi said polite words, the proud expression on his face did not subside at all.

"How could it be? We often hear about you, Senior Brother Xu, chasing 'Pink Swallow' Hang Sanliu for two days and two nights, and finally killing this rapist."

Xu Tianqi was immediately excited, as if he had been tickled, and told the story that Shi Xuan had heard several times, but from the perspective of the people at that time, it was quite interesting.

Shi Xuan deliberately guided the topic, and the two of them talked about Xu Tianqi's adventures in the martial arts world. When it came to Xu Tianqi's return to Xia'an Mansion with a few guests, Xu Tianqi showed the slightly embarrassed look when he was outside the door again. He hesitated for a long time, and seeing that Shi Xuan just smiled and drank tea, he had to speak out.

"Junior Brother Du, I came here to ask for a favor. I will definitely repay you after I accomplish it."

Shi Xuan smiled and said, "Oh, what you, Senior Brother Xu, can't do, how can a little Taoist like me do it."

Xu Tianqi smiled and said, "Junior Brother Du, you have learned great skills from our ancestors, and this matter is just right for you." Then he continued before Shi Xuan could answer, "I came home this time with a few good friends from the martial arts world. Who knew that after I came back, the annoying guy from the Xia family in the north of the city knew about it. He came to Yu Qiong all day and often provoked me. Junior Brother Du, you don't know, that Xia Wenhui is really hateful, otherwise Our two families are both members of the building, and we secretly conspired to do some business. The clan members restricted us from fighting each other, so I must teach him a lesson. "

The Xia family was originally a big gang in Xia'an Prefecture, and was the power of Xiyulou, a famous gang in Jiangnan and Huainan, in Xia'an Prefecture. It is said that the Xia family was also the veteran family when Xiyulou was founded, but it has not produced any top masters (masters who have achieved the acquired great Zhoutian) since then, so it has gradually declined. After the Xu family became famous in the world, they quickly joined Xiyulou, because the Xu family has many first-class masters, and Xiyulou also attaches great importance to them, and handed over the private salt business in this area to the Xia family and the Xu family for cooperation.

After taking a sip of tea and taking a deep breath, he continued to talk when he saw Shi Xuan smiling and listening. "But these days, Xia Wenhui, that bastard, actually designed to provoke me, and then took advantage of my excitement to make a bet with me. Whoever loses will say "I'm wrong, I'm not a human being" three times in front of Yu Qiong. He will also give the other party 1,000 taels of silver in private. The money is not important. The most feared thing is to lose face in front of Yu Qiong. Alas."

Shi Xuan, who has been troubled by money recently, was a little moved when he heard the bet of 1,000 taels of silver, but it was just a move. He was still rational, so he motioned Xu Tianqi to continue, and it would not be too late to evaluate it after listening.

"Our bet this time is to go to the haunted house in Qupei River in the north of the city in three days. Each of us will bring two people and spend the night there. Whoever is scared out of the house first will lose. Junior Brother Du, I know that your Taoism is magical and you are the best at dealing with ghosts and monsters. Moreover, the ghosts in this house never kill people. Generally, they just scare people out of the house, or at most scare them unconscious and throw them out. Junior Brother Du, whether I win or not, I will give you a reward of 500 taels of silver after this matter."

"Uh, Senior Brother Xu, when did the rumor of ghosts there spread? What are the rumors usually?" Shi Xuan was a little excited when he heard about ghosts. This was the first time he had seen a ghost in his two lives. Although he knew that he had embarked on the path of cultivation, he should be able to hear and see ghosts, monsters, and demons frequently in the future, but after all, it was very fresh now. Taoist Xu's education of Du Bai has always been based on cultivation, and exorcising ghosts and evil spirits is just a minor detail, so he has never taken Du Bai to actually exorcise ghosts and monsters.

Of course, no matter how excited you are, you still need to find out the various rumors about this ghost so that you can analyze its strength more accurately. This is to avoid being so excited to try to get rid of the ghost that you end up getting killed by the ghost instead. That would be a huge joke.

Xu Tianqi was very happy to see that Shi Xuan was inclined to agree, and immediately replied, "The house was mostly burned down in a fire thirteen years ago. It is said that many people were burned to death at that time. Because of the death toll, no one was willing to buy the land to rebuild the house. Seven years ago, after the matter gradually faded, a wealthy businessman from the state capital bought the land and the land next to it to build a big house. However, it started to be haunted a few days after the house was built and moved in. Several famous monks and Taoist priests were invited, but they failed to exorcise the ghost. Instead, it became more and more serious. The people in the wealthy businessman were often frightened and fainted in the middle of the night, and then slept on the street the next day. The wealthy businessman had no choice but to move to another place. Then This mansion has had several owners, all of whom were scared and moved away. Gradually, the reputation of this mansion spread, and no one dared to buy it, so it has been abandoned there. "

After a pause, he continued: "In recent years, some beggars or people who test their courage have lived in it, but without exception, they were either scared away or fainted and thrown out. Anyway, I have never heard of this ghost killing anyone."

Judging from the age, Shi Xuan believed that this ghost was probably between the Soul Nurturing Stage and the Soul Strengthening Stage, because first of all, this ghost has not been sacrificed, otherwise it would not come out to scare people, and secondly, it has never harmed anyone, which means that it does not need blood food, which shows that its cultivation is only at the level of being able to simply absorb some Yang energy. So it is probably that some places near Qupei River have formed a Yin Qi land, and when they encounter the obsession of the burned people, they become Yin ghosts, but this is the capital city, and the popularity is strong, so the Yin Qi land is not of good quality, and the Yin ghost formed will not have that kind of heaven-defying growth rate.

This was just a preliminary inference. Shi Xuan asked Xu Tianqi some more questions in an indirect way, mainly to judge whether the ghost's obsession was strong or weak, fierce or good. Finally, Shi Xuan said to Xu Tianqi: "Brother Xu, this matter came suddenly, I still need to think about it." Seeing Xu Tianqi was about to say something, he hurriedly signaled not to say more, "How about this, I will give you an answer at this time tomorrow. Even if I don't go, I will give you some talismans to prepare for any eventuality."

Xu Tianqi saw Shi Xuan's insistence and didn't force anything. He had to make an appointment for tomorrow and said goodbye to go home. Shi Xuan packed up and went out.

Shi Xuan went to various places in the city where there were complicated news this afternoon to inquire, and asked the neighbors about it. He was basically able to confirm what Xu Tianqi said about this ghost, and then he felt relieved. At night, after controlling his mood and completing his practice, he checked the condition of the talismans on his body, and then went straight to the place where Qupei River bends in the north of the city, and took a look at the environment around the house. Then he used the talismans to open his eyes and looked at the flow of Yin Qi. It was indeed as he judged, it was of a not very good quality of Yin Qi.

However, Shi Xuan did not go into the house. After all, he decided to accompany Xu Tianqi, so there was no difference between going now and later.

As soon as noon arrived on the second day, Xu Tianqi couldn't wait to come to the door. Shi Xuan did not put on airs and gave a positive answer directly. Xu Tianqi was overjoyed. After returning that day, he sent two hundred taels of silver to show that he would absolutely keep his promise. No matter whether he won or lost, he would not lose money.

After Shi Xuan received the silver, he calculated that even if he didn't sell the yard, he would have enough silver for his practice at this stage, but when he went out in the future, the yard would be empty, so he would definitely have to sell it, but he had more money to wait for a better price.

Moreover, according to the experience of Master Xu, even if the meridians in the body are all open and the acquired great circulation is achieved, a large amount of food is still needed every day to replenish the essence. Even if the soul enters the out-of-body stage, it cannot achieve the true meaning of fasting. It is just that the time that ordinary people can endure is more than ten times longer. You can go without food for about half a year, unless you practice to the Qi-inducing stage. Therefore, although you can hunt wild game to replenish your essence when you go out to travel in the future, it is better to have some money on you for emergency use.