Chapter 128: The Evil Old House (Part )

"Master, please take a good rest. Tomorrow I will go to the old house with you to take a look." Boss Zhao said with a smile, then got up and left.

Where Li Daoxuan couldn't see, Boss Zhao's expression suddenly turned cold.

When he returned to his room, he saw a woman coming to meet him.

"My dear husband, you are back." The woman called out happily, but then her face turned sad. "A lot of things have happened at home recently, and I, as a daughter-in-law, don't know what to do."

"Don't worry, I'll come back and handle it." Boss Zhao said calmly to the woman.

"How did the second brother die?"

"He died in the second concubine's bed. I heard that he played too hard, that's why..." The woman didn't finish her words because she was reluctant to say it. Boss Zhao naturally understood what she meant.

Boss Zhao had a sinister look in his eyes and a sullen expression, and no one knew what he was thinking. Seeing this, the woman beside him hid aside in fear.

"Before the second brother died, was there anything unusual?" asked Boss Zhao again.

"No, I just had a quarrel with the third brother and went out drinking for a few days." said the woman.

"Where's the second concubine?"

"He was sent away by the third brother."

"Third brother..." Zhao Laoda had a complicated expression, pursed his lips and didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he sighed and looked at the woman and said, "Tomorrow you pack up and take the child back to your mother's house to stay for a few days."

"Ah? Is something going to happen at home? Why do you want me to go back to my parents' home for no reason?" the woman asked puzzledly.

"Don't bother me, just go and live here if I tell you to. Don't bother talking any more." Boss Zhao said impatiently, and then he took out a flat box from his arms and threw it to the woman. "This is something I bought for you in Zhenjiang Prefecture. Do you like it?"

The woman happily took it and opened it. It turned out to be a pair of bracelets inlaid with gold and jade. The workmanship was exquisite and it was obvious that they were worth a lot of money.

"Husband~" The woman pestered Boss Zhao, and the two embraced each other with deep affection.

"Take the child back to your parents' home for a few days. I'll pick you up when I'm done with my housework."

"Ah."

"Please take good care of the box I gave you before and don't lose it."

"know."

The two figures were printed on the paper window and gradually merged together.

Li Daoxuan came out of the living room and recalled the look on Boss Zhao's face on the way. This man gave him a very strange feeling. He was obviously a man with bad omens, but he could live so peacefully.

Back then, Zhao Lao Er also had a red luck on his head, but he died suddenly a few days later. But Zhao Lao Da was a hundred times or ten times better than Zhao Lao Er, but he was still safe and sound.

Now that he had seen the appearance of the Zhao family's boss, and thought of the previous "Heavenly Thunder" hexagram, Li Daoxuan dared to assert that there must be something unusual behind this Zhao boss.

"I need to be more careful when I go to the Zhao family's old house tomorrow. I don't know when Zhao Laosan will come back." Li Daoxuan thought, after all, there was a change of "Heaven and Earth Failure" at that time, so he began to prepare the tools, and he began to feel uneasy. "The hexagram is a sign of good fortune in bad luck, a sign of minor bad luck, but where does this unexpected disaster come from? The change of hexagram is also a sign of not being restless, which is not as simple as the original hexagram. I'm afraid that the most poisonous thing is the human heart."

He continued to refine the peach wood sword and also refined the iron sword at the same time.

He sat cross-legged on the bed holding a sword, his eyes closed.

A night passed, and when the cock crowed in the morning, Li Daoxuan opened his eyes.

"Young Master." Li Yanming called.

"Bring me my robes." Li Daoxuan said calmly.

After washing up, he put on his robes while looking in the bronze mirror. This was the first time that Li Daoxuan officially put on his robes.

He wears a Pure Yang crown on his head and a bright red robe embroidered with double dragon offering beads. He is guarded by the Heavenly King and the Jade Capital Dharma.

For convenience, Zhengyi Taoists mostly wear small-sleeved robes, unlike the Quanzhen Taoist's large-sleeved robes, which look more majestic but are inconvenient to move in.

He carried the sword case on his back, put the talisman into the talisman bag, hung it together with the seal around his waist, and hid the Bagua mirror in his arms.

After doing all this, Li Daoxuan walked to the table, pinched the double-light magic formula with his hands, ground cinnabar with clean water, stretched out his hand and pointed a finger on the cinnabar, printed three dots of cinnabar on his forehead, and chanted: "Lingbao Tianzun, comfort my body. My disciple's soul and five internal organs are mysterious. The Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, the troops are numerous. The Vermillion Bird and the Black Tortoise, guard my pavilion." After the spell, he rinsed his mouth with clean water.

The three dots of cinnabar on the forehead represent the three mountains protecting the body, and can be regarded as a secret Taoist fighting method.

With the lesson learned from the previous visit to the Wang family in Jinling, and as this ritual was unusual, Li Daoxuan was prepared for all possible circumstances.

I chanted the protective mantra again and felt my mind become clearer.

After all this was done, the voice of the Zhao family servant came from outside the door: "Little Taoist priest, our eldest young master invites you over."

"Okay, I'll be right there." Li Daoxuan responded calmly, then looked at Li Yanming. "You stay here and take care of the package while I wait for you. I'll go to the old house with the eldest brother of the Zhao family."

"Master, be careful and come back safely!" Li Yanming said worriedly.

"What nonsense! There is nothing in this world that can stop me, young master." Li Daoxuan smiled and patted Li Yanming's shoulder. "If I can't come back within three days, you will leave the Zhao family and return to Lijia Village, and give my certificate to my father."

"Young Master." Li Yanming looked embarrassed.

"Let's go." Li Daoxuan didn't wait for him to say anything more, pushed open the door and walked out.

When I followed the Zhao family servant to the gate of the mansion, I saw Boss Zhao already waiting there.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Daoxuan's clothes, and then he smiled and said, "It's just as my third brother said, the Taoist priest is really a master."

"Not worthy of it, he's just a Taoist priest." Li Daoxuan said with a smile.

"Young Taoist priest, please." Boss Zhao swung his braids and gestured to the carriage.

Li Daoxuan naturally didn't hesitate and climbed onto the stool and got into the carriage.

With a shout, the carriage slowly moved forward.

Dingjiao Town is a town full of merchants, so although the road is paved with bluestone, it has become uneven due to the passing vehicles.

Li Daoxuan sat in the carriage, closed his eyes and gathered his strength. No matter how the carriage swayed, his body remained as steady as a tumbler. This was the effect of long-term cultivation, which could stabilize the lower body and not be affected by external objects.

There was a golden light flickering in the Niwan Palace, and the Dantian was calming down and slowly circulating around the small heavenly realm. Every movement made him more energetic.

Outside the carriage, there were increasingly lively shouts, and it was obvious that Dingjiao Town was bustling at this moment.

The Zhao family's carriage drove through the market and headed out of the town.

They stopped and started along the way and encountered Qing soldiers checking cars. They saw that it was the Zhao family's vehicle and saw what Li Daoxuan was wearing, so they asked him a few simple questions and then let him go.

After half a day, we arrived at a village nestled in the mountains and beside a river.

Li Daoxuan lifted the car curtain and looked out, and saw the village with smoke rising from the distance.

The carriage continued to drive towards the village leisurely, passing children playing and fighting on the road. The villagers were in groups of three or four, and they looked leisurely and happy.

However, when many elderly people saw the Zhao family flag hanging on the carriage, their faces changed and they all moved away.

It can be seen that the Zhao family is very "reputable" in this village, and many villagers are afraid of the Zhao family.

Soon, the car passed the village and headed towards the hillside not far away.

"Young Taoist priest, we're here." Boss Zhao said, and the martial artist's servants who followed him got off the car to deliver the goods.

They will stay at the Zhao family's old house for one night today, and they brought some daily necessities with them. This was also a hassle for traveling in the old days. No matter how rich you were, you still had to bring your own pots, pans, and utensils.

Li Daoxuan leaned out of the carriage and looked at the Zhao family's old house in front of him.

Although this Qi-gazing technique is not yet capable of observing the Feng Shui Qi, just one glance was enough to make one feel gloomy. Before getting off the car, a hint of surprise flashed across Li Daoxuan's eyes, but his expression remained completely unchanged.

What a haunted house, Li Daoxuan sighed.

(End of this chapter)