One! Mr. Tan seems to be not good at math. That's not one. That's a family.
Jiale was not in a hurry and just waited with Mr. Tan.
In the main house, Mao Shanming looked at the smoky, gloomy and spooky environment in front of him, his heart beating fast. Then a very beautiful girl appeared in front of him, in a white dress and with her hair tied up.
"Girl, I'm just passing by."
Mao Shanming had some cultivation after all. After seeing the female ghost, his face turned green immediately. This was clearly an evil ghost.
"That guy surnamed Tan built his yard on top of our graves, making our whole family restless. You, a Taoist priest, aided and abetted the evil, and helped that guy surnamed Tan to deal with us. You really deserve to die."
What!
Mao Shanming's legs began to tremble, and he hurriedly explained, "Girl, I didn't know. If I knew, I would never come here. Besides, girl, I am very powerful. You may not be my opponent. Please let me go. After I leave, I will never come back."
"one!"
"Look how many there are?"
The female ghost smiled grimly, and then Mao Shanming was completely stunned. Six more ghosts appeared around the female ghost in a short while. Judging from this combination, they should be the female ghost's father, mother, brother, and younger brother, as well as two old ones, probably grandfathers.
"It's over! It's over! This time we've run into a den of ghosts. Dabao, come out and help us."
Mao Shanming quickly released Dabao.
After Dabao came out and looked at the seven ghosts in front of him, he was also confused. Any one of them seemed to be more powerful than him, and these were all real ghosts. They had agreed that they only made money by scaring people, and scaring ghosts would have a different price.
Dabao was about to go back, but Mao Shanming would not agree. "Dabao, you have to save me. You are all ghosts, so you must have something in common. Talk to them and ask them to let us go."
Dabao looked at the seven ghosts hesitantly, but finally took a step forward and bowed.
Not to mention, this family should also be a family of scholars, and they know etiquette. They were originally very cautious, but after seeing Dabao salute, they hurriedly returned the greeting. Dabao was relieved when he saw this, "Brother Ming, this is quite easy to talk to."
Mao Shanming was also relieved, but there was still one more. Mao Shanming pointed to the one on the right. Dabao looked at the fierce evil ghost and was a little scared. However, the politeness of the people in front of him gave him some courage, and he immediately walked up to him, "Uncle, you."
But this time it did not have the expected effect. Before Dabao could finish his words, he was grabbed by two ghost claws. Dabao hurriedly resisted, and the sudden attack of the evil ghost also marked the beginning of a war. Mao Shanming quickly summoned Xiaobao out, and with two ghosts, they started a battle with the seven ghosts.
However, except for the smaller one, the rest of this family were basically at the level of evil spirits. How could the three of them be their opponents? In a blink of an eye, they were beaten to a disadvantage, with bruises on their faces.
The door to the main house was wide open, and Mao Shanming was thrown out directly.
It was obvious that this family just wanted to teach Mao Shanming a lesson and had no intention of killing him.
Mao Shanming also knew what was good for him, so he quickly packed up his things and was about to run away. When he ran to the door, he saw Jiale and Mr. Tan and his group.
When Mr. Tan saw Mao Shanming running out, he hurriedly caught him.
"How's it going, Taoist priest? Have you caught the female ghost?"
Mao Shanming shook off Master Tan and said, "Master Tan, they are clearly a family, seven evil ghosts in total. Why did you tell me there was only one female ghost? You are harming me."
Seven evil ghosts!
Mr. Tan was also confused. Why were there more and more ghosts? Mao Shanming was not the first group of ghost exorcists he invited. He had invited monks and Taoists, as well as all the famous magicians around Tanjia Town, but in the end, they were all driven out like Mao Shanming. However, the ghosts were not eliminated, and to this day, there were more and more of them.
Seven evil ghosts! Is this a yang house or a haunted house?
Seeing that Mao Shanming was about to leave, Master Tan hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Master, you can't leave."
He has spent a lot of money. If Mao Shanming runs away, he will suffer heavy losses.
Jia Le also looked at the two of them with great interest. With Jia Le's current attainments in the Maoshan Six Trigrams, he could tell from just a quick glance that Mao Shan Ming's luck was declining. If he continued like this, not only would he have no hope of breaking through the Qi Transformation Realm, but he would also lose his luck in love, wealth, and fortune, and would be constantly plagued by bad luck, and his life span would also be affected. This man was a cultivator after all, but he didn't even realize it.
Shaking his head, Jiale looked at Mr. Tan.
"How about it, Mr. Tan? One gold bar can get rid of seven evil spirits. This deal is not bad, right?"
A gold bar!
Mao Shanming was also stunned. Looking at Jiale who was asking for a higher price than him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Mr. Tan looked at Jiale, then at Mao Shanming, and said awkwardly, "Master, if you want to leave, it's ok, but can you return the 500 silver notes to me? The rest will be your hard work fee."
Five hundred silver notes!
Mao Shanming quickly covered his pockets when he heard this, "I don't have money, but I have ghosts. Do you want any?"
Mr. Tan's face turned even greener. Isn't this bullying? However, Mr. Tan really didn't dare to do anything to Mao Shanming. After all, Mao Shanming had just caught two real ghosts. He was still quite afraid of Mao Shanming.
He looked at Jiale aggrievedly, then at Mao Shanming.
Mr. Tan wanted to build a big house, but the land in Tanjia Town was too expensive, so he thought of building it on the edge of Tanjia Town. The cemetery was already dilapidated. Not only was there no one worshipping there, even the signboard was almost gone. Mr. Tan immediately ordered someone to build a big house on this basis.
Not to mention, building a house here is really cheap. It only costs ten thousand dollars. But after it was built, when you want to move in, you will fall asleep on the bed every day and wake up on the floor in the morning. At first, Mr. Tan thought he was sleepwalking, but that day, Mr. Tan pretended to take a nap to see what was going on.
As a result, Mr. Tan was almost scared to death when he saw this. There was actually something that lifted him off the bed. How could Mr. Tan not realize that this was haunted?
He immediately started looking for a wizard to exorcise the ghost. He spent a lot of money , but the ghost was not eliminated. He originally wanted to save money, but after all this time and effort, he might as well build a house directly in the town. However, now that the house has been built, it would be a huge loss if he abandons it.
I want to sell it, but now this haunted house is notorious, so no one is willing to buy it.
"A gold bar will do, but I want to catch the ghost first and pay later."
Jiale naturally didn't care. The person who dared to cheat him out of his money hadn't been born yet.
"OK!"
After saying that, Jiale also looked at Mao Shanming and said, "Fellow Daoist, do you want to go with me?"
Looking at the young Taoist priest in front of him who was so confident even though he knew there was something fishy going on, Mao Shanming was a little curious. However, he couldn't tell Jia Le's level of cultivation, and he felt that Jia Le was not simple, so he nodded for some unknown reason.
"Then go in."
In the main house, the female ghost and her family were immediately angry when they saw Mao Shanming coming back and bringing a Taoist priest with him. They thought he was too ungrateful.
roar!
With a ghost howl, a cold wind blew up, and the whole house turned into a ghost town . Seven ghosts slowly appeared. Mao Shanming was suddenly shocked and regretted that he had come back again after being possessed by ghosts.
"Daoyou, these are the seven ghosts."
Jiale smiled as he looked at the seven ghosts in front of him. There were six evil ghosts and one little ghost. It looked like they had been dead for more than a hundred years.
"Why don't you go to reincarnation?"
"What does it have to do with you? If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us."
As he spoke, seven ghosts pounced on him.
Mute mute mute!
In the sky, bursts of crows' cries were heard. The seven ghosts paused and looked up. After seeing the seven fire crows clearly, their entire bodies began to tremble, as if they had encountered some natural enemy.
Now, after devouring the red-robed fire ghost and the two hundred ghosts in the ghost-sealed vault, the seven spirit crows have been promoted to the peak of the spirit demon realm. They are only one step away from a breakthrough. They are very ferocious because they have swallowed countless ghosts. Their aura makes ghosts afraid of them, not to mention the evil ghosts, even the ghost soldiers have to be wary of them.
Coupled with his magical power of swallowing souls and spitting out spirits, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the nemesis of ghosts.
"Who are you?"
Jia Le didn't say anything. He just stretched out his hand and seven fire crows fell down. At the moment the fire crows fell, the ghost domain formed by the seven ghosts could not withstand the pressure and shattered instantly. The seven ghosts were affected and were instantly knocked to the ground.
"Can you answer my question now?"
After hearing Jia Le's voice, the seven ghosts' eyes were filled with resentment, but within this resentful look, there was also infinite fear. The resentment was because they thought Jia Le was just like Mr. Tan's gang, coming to disturb the peace of their home, and the fear was because of Jia Le's strength.
After all, the situation was stronger than the ghost. The female ghost in white got up and came to a place not far from Jiale.
"We as a family don't want to be separated. After reincarnation, we will have no memories and will be separated. We don't want this to happen. We just live here for more than a hundred years. We have never harmed anyone. Even these Taoist priests who always come to cause trouble for us, we didn't kill them, we just drove them away."
After the female ghost finished speaking, Mao Shanming actually nodded, and Jiale was speechless for a moment.
"The living live in the Yang world, and the dead return to the underworld. There is yin and yang in the sky, and nothing can change it. You don't want to enter the underworld for reincarnation, and they don't want to enter the underworld for reincarnation either. If time goes on, won't the entire Yang world become a ghost domain? By then, will this world be the world or the underworld? Staying in the world is a sin. I will give you a chance to return to the underworld. If you don't want to, then you will all enter the belly of the Fire Crow."
What!
Hearing Jiale's words, the unquestionable tone and voice, as if he would kill them if they uttered a word of no the next moment, the seven ghosts were all shocked.
The female ghost became even angrier. She admitted that Jiale was right, but they just wanted to enjoy peace after death. What was wrong with them?
"Daughter, we are not afraid of him. We will fight him."
Jiale just looked at the seven ghosts quietly, he was not joking, if the seven ghosts refused, he would directly take action and kill the seven ghosts. Maoshan, whether in the world of the living or the underworld, can be regarded as the law enforcement class, maintaining the order of yin and yang. The reversal of yin and yang is to undermine the foundation of a famous sect like Maoshan.
What's more, it is rare that Jiale is willing to give them a chance. Fortunately, Jiale is not the kind of person who ruthlessly kills people for energy beads and good deeds, regardless of right or wrong. Otherwise, he would not even have this opportunity. It's just that these ghosts in front of them don't seem to appreciate it.
In the adult world, people never talk about reason, but only about strength. This is even more true between humans and ghosts.
The female ghost in white stopped the father who was about to rush forward. She could see that Jiale was not joking. If they did not agree, they would really be killed.
“Why do you have to force us?”
Jia Le shook his head. "I'm not forcing you. You did nothing wrong in this matter, and neither did I. When you were alive, would you disregard the law? You shouldn't be that bold, right? But after death, why would you ignore the laws of yin and yang and commit crimes against the wind?
It's just because you suddenly gained control of the power and felt you had the confidence to resist. But if you commit a crime within the dynasty, will the dynasty ignore you?
No one cared about you before, it was only because the dynasty didn't discover you. Just like today, the reason I am standing here is because I discovered you.
Officials can be divided into cruel officials and wise officials. Now I am a wise official and I am willing to give you a chance. If you had encountered a cruel official, you would have been directly beheaded for violating the Yin-Yang Law. But you are not grateful, but instead look at me with resentment. Do you think you are wronged, or am I wronged?"
Listening to Jia Le's words, the seven ghosts were actually a little confused. After all, they had been ghosts for more than a hundred years and were seriously out of touch with the world of the living. Just a few words from Jia Le made them dizzy.
"Okay, now choose."
The female ghost in white looked at Jiale and her family with complicated eyes. She understood what Jiale meant. In fact, there was no need to understand too much. As long as she knew that today there were only two choices: life or death. After knowing these two choices, as long as she was not stupid, she should know how to choose.
In fact, she should be thankful. After all, not everyone has the ability to send someone back to the underworld. Now Jiale can do it and is willing to give them a chance. This is their luck.
"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Big Brother, Little Brother, maybe we really should go. It's already a rare opportunity to enjoy a hundred years of peace. Now we have the opportunity to enter the underworld and be reborn. It's already our luck. We can't really die rather than surrender. In the end, we are the one who got the upper hand in this matter."
The six ghosts all looked sad when they heard the words of the female ghost in white.
They actually understand the truth, but they are unwilling to believe it, and even more unwilling to understand it.
Jiale also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was unwilling to kill these ghosts. Fortunately, these ghosts were sensible. However, if not, they would not have been able to stay here safely for more than a hundred years. Doing evil will bring disaster. The reason they were able to avoid being discovered was because they were law-abiding.
But they couldn't escape this time. Even if Jiale didn't take action, Uncle Jiu would do so later, and Uncle Jiu might not be as easy to talk to as Jiale.
As the most outstanding disciple of the Yin-Yang lineage, Uncle Jiu's sense of responsibility is definitely stronger than Jia Le's.
After a long time, the seven ghosts finally reached an agreement, and the female ghost in white walked up to Jiale.
"Master, we are willing to enter the underworld to reincarnate. To be honest, we have to thank you. In fact, we are not ungrateful ghosts. For more than a hundred years, we have been hiding underground and dared not stay on the ground for more than a quarter of an hour, just for fear of being discovered by others. Although we are together as a family, as time goes by, we are increasingly unsure whether this is the life we ​​want.
But we have missed the time. Even if we want to enter the underworld, it is impossible. We are stuck and unable to move forward or backward. We are very anxious. Your appearance is a lucky thing for us.
We are ready, thank you for your help."
Jiale was a little surprised when he heard the words of the female ghost in white. When he said those words, he had even prepared for a fight, but this female ghost in white turned out to be surprisingly sensible.
Jiale didn't say much, with a talisman in his hand.
Soul ferry talisman!
This is a talisman that Jiale can draw and use only after he breaks through the Qi Refining Realm. The talisman had been prepared before, but this is the first time he has used it.
This soul-ferrying talisman is not as powerful as imagined. It cannot open the gates of hell, let alone cross the gates of hell and send ghosts directly into the underworld.
Its only function is to communicate with the nearby ghost messenger so that he can take these seven ghosts away while he is taking souls away.
Of course, not everyone can use the Soul-Ferrying Talisman. Only disciples from a big sect like Maoshan can use it, and they cannot be ordinary disciples. Uncle Jiu is in charge of the underworld and has this ability. Simu and Jiale are favored by the ancestors and can also be treated preferentially, so they can use the Soul-Ferrying Talisman.
The underworld is also a society based on personal relationships. The ghost messengers treat cultivators differently, and their attitudes towards disciples from major sects and independent cultivators are also different.
The ghost messengers who can come out to collect souls have cultivation levels of at least the Qi Refining Stage. If you have no cultivation levels and no background, why would they pay attention to you? After all, using the Soul-Ferrying Talisman for someone like Jiale is a disguised way of making them work overtime, so how could they be happy with that?
However, Jiale also has a way to satisfy these ghost officials.
"The Yin Fu is the guide, the soul is ferrying, please ask the ghost messenger!"
The soul-crossing talisman suddenly shone brightly, and not far away from Tanjia Town, two ghost officials who were collecting souls felt the power of the soul-crossing talisman. Seeing the green light that flashed along with the soul-crossing talisman, the two ghost officials, although reluctant, still slowly came towards Jiale.
"I wonder why the immortal friend invited us here?"
Two ghost messengers slowly appeared. Mao Shanming and the seven ghosts were all shocked. Jia Le actually summoned the ghost messenger over. Feeling the ghost messenger's power, the seven ghosts couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Excuse me, these seven ghosts have missed the time and cannot enter the underworld to reincarnate. Now they have been stranded in the world of the living for a hundred years. I passed by and found them. They have not committed any sins and can still be saved. So I would like to ask you to take them away."
As he spoke, Jiale handed another blank talisman paper to the two ghost messengers.
"Don't worry, I can't ask you two to help me for nothing. Please leave your names. My uncle is the boss of the Underworld Bank. I will reward you when the time comes."
Um!
The two ghost officials were originally very reluctant, but because of the green light in Jiale's soul-crossing talisman, that is, the face of Jiale's master, they had to come. Now that they saw Jiale was so sensible, they were actually much happier. They were willing to work overtime with pay. While they were young, they all made some money and bought some resources for cultivation. Who knows, they can make further progress.
When the two ghost officials heard Jia Le say that there was an uncle who worked as a bank manager in the underworld, they became even more eager.
After looking at the seven ghosts and confirming that they really had no grudges, they all nodded without hesitation.
"You are too polite, my friend. It is just a small favor. Don't worry, these seven ghosts have no grudges. After we take them to the underworld, the chief will certainly show leniency to them and give them a chance to reincarnate."
The two ghost messengers left the list on the talisman paper and returned it to Jiale. Along with the talisman paper, there was also a token.
"This is our soul-calling token. If you need any help in the future, please feel free to contact us."
Listening to the words of the two ghost officials and looking at the soul-catching token in his hand, Jiale couldn't help laughing. It is said that money can make the devil work, and people think it is a saying that praises money. In fact, money really can make the devil work. The world is difficult, and even the ghost officials have begun to expand their business. Seeing that Jiale is sensible, they directly want to develop into a long-term customer.
However, this is also a good thing for Jia Le. It is just some ghost money, which is nothing to Uncle Jiu. Think about the movie, where Uncle Jiu spent tens of millions of ghost money for his two apprentices without even blinking an eye. It shows that Uncle Jiu is a really kind-hearted man, otherwise he would have been badly cheated by his two apprentices.
Jiale doesn't need tens of millions, a few hundred thousand will be enough. According to the market price, it costs 100,000 ghost banknotes to extradite a ghost, and now there are seven ghosts, which means 700,000 ghost banknotes. It's the first time he asks for help, so he can make some friends and make the round up to one or two. He will just burn one million ghost banknotes.
Although Uncle Jiu, as the bank boss, is in charge of the printing of underworld money, he cannot print as much as he wants. Otherwise, the underworld will suffer from inflation and financial crisis. The underworld sets a quota every year. Uncle Jiu is just doing the job of a money printing machine, and the salary for this job is Yin De.
Of course, as the bank boss of the underworld, Uncle Jiu certainly has some privileges. He can print more to benefit the people around him, or use it for other purposes. However, the number will definitely not be too much. If it exceeds the limit, he will have to use his good deeds to offset it.
Jiale estimated that he only had a share of several million each year at most, which could allow the underworld to turn a blind eye. For example, directly paying for Qiu Shengwen to print tens of millions of copies definitely cost a lot of good karma.
"Okay, if I need help in the future, I will be more than polite to you two."
"It should be. It should be."
After some greetings, the two ghost messengers came to the front of the seven ghosts and said, "Let's go. You are lucky. There is an immortal friend who is willing to help you. This is something that many ghosts would like but cannot ask for."
The seven ghosts looked at Jia Le, feeling puzzled. Finally, they bowed to Jia Le and then slowly left with the two ghost officials.
The Tan family residence finally returned to normal, and Jiale looked at Mao Shanming.
"Fellow Daoist, now that the matter is over, where are you going to go?"
Mao Shanming was still a little dizzy at this time, and had not yet recovered from Jiale's series of high-end operations. He came to his senses after hearing Jiale's words, and hurriedly replied.
"I was originally planning to leave the Tan family and head to Renjia Town, which is not far away. Fellow Daoist, what about you?"
Jiale smiled and nodded, "What a coincidence, I'm also going to Renjia Town. You can leave with me after I collect the balance."
Also going to Renjia Town!
Mao Shanming was pleasantly surprised. He had always been known as a Maoshan disciple, but the real situation was only known to himself. He had only acquired some Maoshan inheritance by chance and learned some superficial skills to make a living. He could not be considered a Maoshan disciple. Now that he met a real Maoshan disciple, Mao Shanming had many questions and wanted to ask Jiale for advice.
"That's great."
The two of them came to the door. Mr. Tan was also looking around. When he saw Jiale coming out, he immediately rushed forward and asked, "How is it, Taoist priest? Is it solved?"
"Of course it has been solved. Mr. Tan, don't worry. I guarantee it will be clean. You can just move in and live here with peace of mind. Okay, now that the matter is done, I am leaving too. Here is a gold bar, Mr. Tan. Give it to me."
After hearing Jiale say that all the ghosts had been eliminated, Mr. Tan was immediately overjoyed and a smile appeared on his face. However, when he mentioned the gold bars, Mr. Tan's face froze and he spoke in an awkward manner.
"Master, do you think this gold bar is too much? I don't have that much on me. I have a hundred dollars here. Would you like to take it first?"
This is an attempt to default on a debt!
Jiale looked at Mr. Tan in surprise. It had been more than five years since he came here, but Mr. Tan was the first one who dared to deny his debt.
With his strength, a gold bar is now sold at a preferential price. However, this Mr. Tan is not satisfied and wants to lower the price and even dares to refuse to pay.
Jiale immediately made some hand gestures and chanted a spell.
Mr. Tan couldn't help but feel a little strange. Could it be that the ghost has not been completely eliminated?
"Master, what are you doing?"
"I curse you to death ."
Mr. Tan was immediately horrified, and hurriedly stopped Jia Zheng's hand from making hand gestures, and said with a smile, "Master, I was just joking with you, why take it seriously, one gold bar, right? I'll give it to you right away. Master, you have helped me so much, even two gold bars are also due, it's just one gold bar, how can I be stingy."
As he spoke, Mr. Tan rummaged around in his arms for a long time, and finally took out a gold bar.
Jia Le took a look and nodded in satisfaction, "Master Tan, why didn't you tell me earlier? I am not a joker in Maoshan. The curse I just made has already taken effect, but the impact is not that great."
What! It's already effective!
Seeing Jiale taking the gold bars and turning to leave, Mr. Tan's face turned green and he quickly pulled Jiale back.
The big-faced man asked with a sad face: This impact is not big, how big is it?
Hearing this, Jia Le turned around and chuckled, "It's just that you will live a few years less, and lose some of your wealth and luck, it's not a big deal."
What!
Isn't this a big deal?
Mr. Tan held onto Jiale's arm, not daring to let go, fearing that if he did, he would lose a few years of his life and lose his fortune and luck.
"Master, I was wrong. Please forgive me. I have given you the gold bars. Please forgive me for my good attitude."
Jiale was a little embarrassed, "Master Tan, removing the curse consumes mana, it's very tiring."
Mr. Tan was about to cry at this moment. How could he be a fool to have accumulated such a huge family fortune? He took out the hundred dollars that he had just put back into his waist and put it in Jiale's arms.
"Master, what do you think?"
Jiale smiled and said, "Well, it can help him live for another two months."
Two months!
Mr. Tan was regretting his decision to such an extent that his intestines turned green. Why had he been so obsessed with wanting to steal that gold bar? Now, he couldn't even take the gold bar.
After all, life is more important than money. Mr. Tan still knows that life is more important. He rummaged around in his arms for a while and finally took out another gold bar.
"Master, I really know I was wrong."
Jiale put away the gold bars, and his anger subsided. "Well, it's a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Don't worry, the curse has been lifted. By the way, this hundred dollars is for you. I've drawn a circle in your yard. Tomorrow, send someone to dig three meters down. There are the skeletons of the seven ghosts. After you send someone to dig them out, bury them five hundred steps south of the house gate. Remember, be pious, otherwise they might come back to find you again."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Tan looked at the hundred dollars that Jiale had already put back into his hands. Wasn’t this his hundred dollars?
But after hearing Jiale say that those ghosts might still be found, Mr. Tan did not dare to neglect it. One hundred dollars was enough to get the job done. This time, Mr. Tan did not dare to play tricks with Jiale anymore and agreed immediately.
"Don't worry, Taoist priest. I will do it tomorrow and I will be very pious."
After leaving the Tan family residence, Jiale and Mao Shanming arrived at Renjia Town in less than two quarters of an hour.
"This is Renjia Town. I'll take you to find an inn to stay in first."
On the way, Mao Shanming asked Jiale a lot of knowledge about cultivation, and Jiale did not hide anything. This Mao Shanming did not do anything bad except cheating people out of money. It was a destiny that he could obtain the Maoshan inheritance. It would be no problem for Jiale to give him some pointers, as it was just some basic knowledge after all.
Without a master to guide him, Mao Shanming's practice was really unsatisfactory. Apart from the peak level of the Refining Essence Realm he had achieved after practicing for half his life, he did not even know a single spell.
"Who is it?"