Chapter 39 Catching the Shadow
When Wu Qi returned to Fuyun Temple, Xu Shujing had been waiting for a long time.
"Have the Taoist priest gone to the East Temple again?"
Xu Shujing put a small wooden box on the table and gently pushed it: "Taoist tastes the newly picked Emei Xueming."
"I am really sorry for such a valuable gift."
Having said that, Wu Qi took it naturally.
When Xu Shujing saw him accepting it, her face was a little relaxed.
Wu Qi did not refuse to let go of the gift-giver, and Wu Qi did not refuse to walk around Xu Shujing.
Emei Xueming is a famous tea in Yizhou. It is second only to Mengding tea, which is a tribute tea in Jiannan Road, and is quite popular among local dignitaries.
In Shu County, tea is divided into three categories: loose tea, cake tea, and brocade tea.
Scattered tea is the edges and corners produced when pressing cake tea, and is also commonly known as coarse tea. Because its quality is usually poor, with more powder and a coarse taste.
This tea is better because it is cheap, and ordinary people can afford it. Scattered tea is sold by pounds, and the price per pound is around 30 yuan.
The quality of cake tea is better than loose tea, and the tea soup is also clearer and has a sweet taste. Most people buy some during festivals and relatives and friends when they visit.
Cakes and tea are sold in slices, and a piece of tea cake is about half a pound.
According to the quality level, the price of a piece of tea cake ranges from 65 to 250 yuan. If converted into kilograms, the minimum price is 130 yuan per kilogram.
Brocade tea is a top-notch good tea, filled with bamboo, wood, and porcelain boxes, wrapped in brocade inside, not sold by pounds, each box is priced at a price, and the quantity is small and exquisite.
The tea box is exquisitely carved and exquisitely decorated with exquisite brocade, which further highlights the extraordinary quality of the tea leaves and is well-off and is loved by celebrities of all nobles.
When Wu Qi bought the Six Treasures of Demon Subduing Demons in the East City, he also asked in the tea shop that the cheapest brocade tea costs 500 yuan per box.
I have never bought brocade tea in Fuyun Temple, and I even bought cake tea in a handful of times. Now I have so much financial difficulties that my disciples have run away, let alone any good tea.
Many predecessors of the three religions left behind experience, believing that tasting tea is beneficial to eliminating the inner demons, practicing and enlightening the truth, and buying tea is also a necessary consumption for practicing.
Gezaoshan Baicao Garden even opened and managed tea gardens on its own to cultivate and discover spiritual tea.
The wealthy couple is everywhere.
"Master, before Zhang came here this time, he went to Ji Zhan to record his confession."
Xu Shujing said seriously: "According to Ji Zhan's words, he was chasing fake money in the ghost market at that time. He found a ghost secretly reselling things from the ghost market in the street. He ran to chase him all the way and encountered Chongyang..."
Although Chongyang is a dogwood essence, it only has the soul body, so Ji Zhan is targeted.
Ji Zhan wants to catch the Double Ninth Festival, suspecting that he is involved in fake money in the ghost market.
"The only evidence is not established."
Xu Shujing took out the chips and licked the tip of the brush's nose: "So, it is also necessary to testify from Chongyang to confirm this."
"Double Ninth Festival."
Wu Qi shouted, and the dogwood essence appeared.
"Cooperate with Lord Xu's official duties."
“Yes, Venerable.”
Xu Shujing began to ask about the cause and effect before and after.
Wu Qi also asked about the Double Ninth Festival conflict, which was basically consistent with what Ji Zhan said.
At the beginning, when I asked the demons in Shu County in Chongyang, I got a lot of strange information, which made it a little dizzy.
It is said that cat ghosts appeared in Shu County, and they specialize in robbing households to steal treasures. Once cat ghosts encounter witnesses, they will silence them regardless of demons and monsters.
Another story of the ghost market, which is said to be free and deceitful, has caused many ghost merchants to lose their money and want to die again. The deceived demons and monks are looking for the government to beat drums and make injustice, and sit quietly outside the Jianyouwei, which makes the demons panic in their hearts.
There is another saying that there are groups of corpse-eating ghosts coming from the north. They are born abnormally, not only eating corpses, but also eating similar monsters, which can be called evil ghosts among hungry ghosts. Recently, many wandering ghosts have disappeared strangely and are eaten by them.
...
These rumors are difficult to tell the truth or false, and they are also difficult to trace the source.
Fortunately, a reliable witness was finally found in Chongyang.
He is a vine monster named Pao (pao xiao), and the demon called him Brother Zhu. Due to habits, he likes to sit on trees and bask in the sun.
The vine demon saw a strange shadow a few days ago, which was shuttled through the shadows of cats, dogs, and rats, sometimes big and sometimes small, as if it was a ghost.
Ghosts often have meaningful behaviors, and Brother Jing is not surprised.
Some ghosts always think that some people want to harm themselves and catch them; some like to make strange screams and scare people, and they will be scared when they are yelled back by the courageous ones; some are obviously ghosts, but they like to pretend to be humans and look down on other ghosts...
People like to say that they are really ghosts because ghosts often do outrageous things, and it is not a good luck to see them appear.
Only after being beaten up by the Double Ninth Festival did the Teng Yao be willing to talk about this.
"…The shadow ghost is always wandering outside the Lingxian King Temple or engaged in secret transactions."
After all, you need to pay taxes when entering the ghost market. In addition, fake money in the ghost market has been causing a lot of controversy recently. Shadow Ghost might also want to get a share of the pie. How can you make more money by selling real people?
Chongyang was puzzled: "Since that's the case, why don't you tell the government or the supervisor of Youwei?"
The Teng Yao stretched and said, "Brother Xiong, my cultivation level is only in the late stage of the demon army, and I am a little shrimp. I can live for 800 years, just because I don't care about other people's business and have too widespread monsters, and I die early."
"Also, don't say what I said about this, I won't admit it."
"Listen to my advice, the water in Shu County is too deep, you can't grasp it."
It seems that I know something, but I am so secretive.
So Chongyang changed its target and focused on various unobtrusive cats, dogs and poultry. After a survey and investigation, we found out.
There are hundreds of wild dogs in Shu County. These wild dogs usually hide in the street corners and alleys, do not bark or disturb women and children, and are as honest as if organized.
When the sun sets, they are strolling on the streets. After people rest, they are even more active, walking around the city and city, as if they are celebrating each other's secret codes.
When he was tracking various wild dogs on the street in Chongyang, he was hit by Ji Zhan, and then there was a previous conflict.
Xu Shujing nodded slightly as she listened and remembered, and her eyes flashed.
He wrote four pieces of paper for the confession, and then asked Chongyang to read them one by one. After confirming, Wu Qi was asked to sign and detain him on his behalf to show that the above is true.
Only then did Xu Shujing fold the paper and put it in her carry-on bag.
"Master, there is another thing."
He whispered: "Deng Xiaoyi is crazy."
Wu Qi frowned: "What's going on?"
"Yesterday, Deng Xiaoyi left Jianyouwei and left the city and returned to the Hunter's hut. At the time of Yin, an updater saw Deng Xiaoyi setting fire at Lingxian King Temple, and he looked like crazy, so he reported to the official."
Xu Shujing's voice fell: "Deng Xiaoyi was setting fires and laughing. He piled firewood around the Lingxian King Temple and poured strong tinder oil on it. This was a planned arson."
"A monk arrived to put out the fire, and most of the temple was destroyed."
"After Deng Xiaoyi was arrested, he was stupid and speechless. The monk Shuran went to check with another monk and said that he had been hurt by the spell and was completely crazy."
"Xi Ran is looking for clues in Lingxian King Temple. Someone behind him controls Deng Xiaoyi to set fire. I guess something in the temple must be destroyed."
Xu Shujing said sincerely: "The Taoist Master is keen, please go over and take a look."
Wu Qi lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly he looked at Xu Shujing: "Is something happened in Shu County last night?"
Xu Shujing recalled: "Recently, there have been many burglaries in the city, and it is suspected that cat ghosts are appearing... Two families reported the case last night."
"What's missing?"
"Mr. Chen in Mingdefang was stolen five taels of silver, and Liu in Milaifang lost a pair of jade bracelets. Why did the Taoist priest ask about it in the city?"
Wu Qi's eyes sharpened: "Mingdefang in the East City is the place where the wild dogs are investigated in Chongyang. Milaifang in the West City is the residence bought by Deng Xiaoyi. What a coincidence."
"Mr. Xu, do you still remember why Deng Xiaoyi didn't live in a house and insisted on renting a Hunter's hut outside the city?"
Xu Shujing had a very good memory: "It was Yingmei who told him to move in again in a year..."
His voice came to an abrupt end.
"Did you find it?"
Wu Qi said lightly: "Maybe from the beginning, Deng Xiaoyi was plotted against. Ying Mei left and left an empty house, which was also one of the links... After checking Deng Xiaoyi's house, I think there will be some clues."
"Last night, Deng Xiaoyi was used as a bait to attack the east and the west, and the last little value was exhausted. Just to silence, there was no need to drive Deng Xiaoyi crazy."
Wu Qi dipped his hands in tea and drew an arc on the table: "The enemy is not outside the city, but inside the city."
"Mr. Xu, this time the enemy is familiar with the various things in Shu County, and has the ability to command and organize, lay out grass snakes and gray lines, and has a thousand miles of veins... It must be extraordinary to plan secretly."
Wu Qi bowed and said sincerely: "I dare to make a bold suggestion. Please report to the governor immediately and ask the court and the three religions for reinforcements."
Chapter completed!