What to do? Of course, find the evil spirit.
A fierce ghost is not an evil ghost. A fierce ghost refers to a ghost that has no intelligence and only knows how to kill.
Now no one knows where the evil ghost has gone. The more people the evil ghost kills, the stronger it will be, and its mind will completely disappear. The most important thing is that the evil ghost was released by Qiu Sheng and Wencai. No matter how many people suffer in the future, they will have to hold Qiu Sheng and Wencai accountable. If they don’t catch it early, no matter how much good deeds Qiu Sheng and Wencai have done, it will not be enough to deduct it.
The one who suffered in the end was Uncle Jiu. After the apprentice's punishment was taken, it was natural for him to take the master's.
Jiale did not answer. He had already entered an unknown space and started divination.
Even if it was a fierce ghost, Xiaohong at this moment was only at the level of an evil ghost. She might be much stronger than Qiu Sheng, but it was basically impossible for her to escape Jiale's calculations.
Uncle Jiu glanced at Jiale and saw that he was holding the copper coin. He knew what Jiale was doing and did not disturb him. Although he had told Jiale to use it as little as possible when teaching him the Maoshan Liugua, and it was best not to use it at all, as it would damage his destiny, but with Jiale's current level of cultivation, he was only fortune-telling a newly grown evil spirit, so it would not have any major impact.
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were waiting anxiously. They were the type who were slow to react.
At that time, they were only afraid, but they could not think of the consequences of the incident. While running back, they might have thought about some of it. However, when they saw Uncle Jiu and Jiale, this worry turned into fear that Uncle Jiu would punish them. They had become accustomed to the fixed thinking mode that when they had troubles, they could go to Uncle Jiu and Uncle Jiu would help them solve them.
And in fact, that is exactly the case. Uncle Jiu helped them solve all the troubles in the past, so Qiu Sheng and Wencai were completely unaware of the impact of the evil ghost's birth this time. As for the so-called good deeds and how many people would be harmed by the evil ghost's birth, I am afraid that until now, Qiu Sheng and Wencai have not realized it.
I have to say that Uncle Jiu is really not as good as Simu and Qianhe in guiding his disciples.
“Found it!”
Jiale suddenly opened his eyes, and Uncle Jiu was also cheered up. As long as the evil ghost was found, the next thing would be much simpler. With him and Jiale around, even if the evil ghost had the cultivation of a ghost soldier, it would not be difficult to deal with it.
"Walk!"
Jiale led the way, and Jiushu, Qiusheng and Wencai quickly followed.
Shiligou!
Shili Gou is not a ditch, but the name of a village. In fact, many villages are not named after the word "village". There are many other names like Shili Gou and Jiantoubao. Shili Gou developed from a ditch, and with the gradual increase of villagers, it slowly became a village.
But after it developed, the village was too lazy to change its name, so the name Shiligou has been used ever since.
Xiucaifang.
This is not an academy or an embroidery studio, but a legitimate gambling house.
It is also very ironic that a gambling house actually had such an elegant name, and the origin of the name is even more ironic. It is said that a scholar appeared in Shiligou fifty years ago, which was a big event that made the whole Shiligou famous and proud. The whole village celebrated with gongs and drums, and no matter whether they were related or not, they would tell other villages in the surrounding area about their glorious deeds when they went out.
Gradually, Shiligou, which was not very famous, became lively and began to have its own name. Many people also knew that this village with less than a hundred households had produced a talented person. Shiligou became famous because of this scholar. Many villagers believed that Shiligou was a place where culture gathered, so it began to trigger a wave of reading.
In the past, even if farmers knew that studying was good, they could not afford the cost of education. They also thought that their children would never become officials, so they did not support their children's education. Instead, they started to work in the fields before they were ten years old to increase the labor force. However, the appearance of this scholar made the whole village realize that their children could also become talented.
The scholar also knew how to be grateful to the village, so he set up a school in his own home. He actively prepared for the imperial examination and taught the children in the village to read in his spare time.
This is a scholar. Who in the village doesn’t like him? All of a sudden, the little girls in the village also began to slowly approach the scholar.
In fact, the scholar had suddenly gained the upper hand. Except for the time of examination, he had hardly left Shiligou. So many girls suddenly surrounded him. How could a young man full of vigor and vitality resist? In the end, he was won over by the most beautiful girl in the village.
This was a big event in the village. In fact, the villagers were also afraid that the scholar would marry the young lady from the city and never come back. The fact that these girls surrounded him was also part of the villagers' plan. Fortunately, it succeeded in the end.
On the couple's wedding day, everyone in the village came to participate. The bride's red makeup made everyone in the village envious. The whole Shiligou was filled with laughter and joy, as if it was New Year's Day.
But not everyone is happy. Even among the simple villagers, there will always be one or two pests.
There was a gambler in the village. He had looked down on the scholar since he was a child. He always bullied the scholar because he was honest. At that time, the scholar was indeed insignificant, but the gambler could never have imagined that in just a few years, the little scholar whom he once bullied suddenly became the most dazzling person in the village. Even he did not dare to bully the scholar anymore.
Because bullying the scholar is to go against the entire village, what's more, he is also afraid of the scholar's current status, but he is unwilling in his heart. In fact, the most difficult thing for people to accept is the gap. Moreover, this scholar actually married Xiaofang, the gambler's favorite, which made the gambler even more jealous and could not extinguish his jealousy for a long time.
On the scholar's wedding day, the gambler finally did something that made him and the entire village famous.
The scholar was receiving the villagers in front, but the gambler sneaked into the bridal chamber. The scholar was newly married, but the gambler was in the bridal chamber. Now the whole Shiligou became famous, and the former scholar became the object of ridicule. The bride Xiaofang could not accept this fact and hanged herself.
The scholar became depressed and fame, wealth and status no longer mattered to him. Gradually, he was no longer as honest as before. He realized that honest people were born to be bullied. The gambler was caught by the villagers and drowned in the river, but he was no longer a scholar. He didn't know since when, Xiucaifang turned into a gambling house, and Xiucai became the biggest gambler in Shiligou.
Some people said that the soul of the gambler came back and attached itself to the scholar's body, causing the scholar to degenerate and become the person he hated the most. However, no one knew the true situation. Anyway, because of the emergence of Xiucaifang, more and more people in the village became addicted to drugs. The village that was once a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery had now become a well-known village of gamblers.
Because of gambling, it was common to see people selling their children and even their wives. People began to stop working and just gamble, trying to use gambling to create a better tomorrow. But the fact was that people in Shili Gou became more and more lazy, farmland gradually became deserted, and there were fewer and fewer women and children. The once famous Shili Gou also became a notorious stinking ditch, and no girl was willing to marry here anymore.
Xiaohong hated Xiucaifang and Choushuigou. Her family was not originally from Shiligou. Her grandfather fled here and ended up here. People in Shiligou were already lazy at that time and selling their children was not a problem, let alone selling land. Xiaohong's grandfather bought land at a low price and settled down in Shiligou.
At that time, their family had not yet been infected by the bad habits of Shili Gou. Others only knew how to gamble, but their family was focused on getting rich, and finally they became the richest man in the village. Xiaohong's father was also a man with ideals and ambitions at the beginning. After seeing the situation in Shili Gou, he actually had the idea of ​​rescuing the villagers of Shili Gou and making this stinky ditch a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery again.
Xiaohong's father also began to work hard for this. He wandered around the village, persuading the villagers not to gamble anymore. However, the drug addiction was deeply rooted in the bones and could not be reversed by human power. In the end, there was not much effect. Until one day, the biggest gambler in Shiligou said that he was willing to listen to Xiaohong's father, but Xiaohong's father wanted to invite him to his home for dinner and drinks.
What’s the point of eating and drinking!
Xiaohong's father was overjoyed to see that his efforts had finally paid off, and he agreed immediately. At that time, Xiaohong's grandfather had passed away, and there were only Xiaohong's father and mother in the whole family. Well, Xiaohong was not born yet at that time.
Xiaohong's mother was also a beauty in the village. She was bought by Xiaohong's grandfather to Xiaohong's father and was considered a child bride.
When she grew up, she became a daughter-in-law.
Xiaohong's father invited a gambler to his home, and the two of them got drunk. As a result, on the second day, Xiaohong's father found his wife and the gambler lying on the bed. His wife was crying, but the gambler was laughing, laughing at Xiaohong's father for being stupid.
Xiaohong's father hated the gambler so much. He finally realized that he was too naive. The gambler was not influenced by him at all. It was obvious that he had been coveting his wife for a long time. Now he had let the gambler into the house. He regretted it very much and picked up a knife to kill the gambler. However, he let the gambler run away in the end.
The whole village soon knew about this matter. The funny thing was that instead of blaming the gambler, the villagers sneered at Xiaohong's father. For a while, Xiaohong's father became a laughing stock in the village, and that gambler just wandered around the village every day without even receiving the punishment he deserved.
On the contrary, because of this incident, all the gamblers in the village began to hang around Xiaohong's house, as if they all wanted to imitate the gambler and take advantage of her.
Xiaohong's father saw through this village and hated it. The gambler died in the river one night and was not found until the next day, just like the gambler who died in the river twenty years ago. No one in the village seemed to say anything, and it seemed that everyone knew what was going on. Since then, there have been fewer gamblers wandering around Xiaohong's house.
But there was a new gambler in the village, and Xiaohong's father could not escape the village's curse after all and became the person he hated the most.
Ten months later, Xiaohong was born, but Xiaohong's father did not like Xiaohong, and Xiaohong's mother passed away after giving birth to Xiaohong.
Sixteen years have passed, and Xiaohong's father has become no different from the gambler in the village, but Xiaohong is struggling to support her family. She wants her father to change his mind, but it is useless in the end. Instead, she is sold to Renjia Town, to Yihonglou, and then passes away in the most tragic way.
However, it was not until the moment of her death that Xiaohong realized that the person she hated the most was not Boss Qian, but the village.
So she came back, and seeing that the whole village was dark except for the Scholar's House which was brightly lit, Xiaohong's face was filled with hatred, such hatred that it was enough to break through the sky and burn the entire village.
She went into the gambling house. Unknowingly, the whole house had reached its climax. The sounds of gambling became more and more intense. For some unknown reason, a conflict broke out at one of the tables. They insulted each other and then started fighting.
Someone is dead!
But in this stinking ditch, death seemed to be the most common thing. The death of this gambler made the other gamblers even crazier. Then the second one, the third one...
After an unknown amount of time, all the gamblers in the village died in Xiucaifang. An oil lamp in Xiucaifang fell to the ground silently, causing the entire Xiucaifang to burn. The fire illuminated the entire village, as if it would blow away the haze that shrouded the village.
The four people of Jiale who came in a hurry looked at the village on fire in the distance and frowned. Are they too late after all?
In the unknown space, Jiale also read Xiaohong's fortune and finally understood Xiaohong's life experience. After knowing Xiaohong's situation, Jiale felt very sorry, but he could only speed up. If he hurried, this matter might not be irreversible. Although Xiaohong turned into a ghost, it can be seen from the fact that she did not attack Qiu Sheng and Wencai that she still has a trace of sanity.
Before the killing occurred, Xiaohong still had a chance to be reincarnated, but looking at the scene before her, it seemed too late.
In the village, only women and children were left at this time. Looking at the Xiucaifang that was already in flames, these women did not rush to put out the fire, but watched quietly, with a hint of relief in their eyes.
Jia Le and his three companions walked into the village and looked at the scene in front of them with some emotion.
Looking at the villagers who were just standing at the door and looking in but not moving forward, Jiale suddenly didn't want to move forward to look. He understood the looks in these women's eyes. Perhaps, such a result was not only not a bad thing for them, but a good thing.
Looking at those ignorant children, perhaps the future of Shiligou will change because of this fire.
Jiale is not a pushover. He just doesn't want the evil spirits to kill innocent people, so as to avoid the bad karma of Uncle Jiu and Qiu Sheng Wencai being taken away. But are these people innocent and good people? Obviously not. These people are all people who deserve to die. People who are involved in gambling are actually no different from those who are involved in those two things. Without this fire, perhaps ten or twenty years later, those children will also enter the Xiucaifang and become what they hate the most now.
But with this fire, these children may still have a bright future, and maybe even another scholar will emerge.
Uncle Jiu didn't know about Xiaohong's past, but he didn't step forward at this time. After thinking about it carefully, Jiale knew the reason. Shiligou was not far from Renjia Town. Perhaps, Uncle Jiu had already known about the affairs of Shiligou, but he just couldn't intervene. Now this fire may have also been in Uncle Jiu's heart.
People who practice cultivation definitely care about their hidden virtues, but for some hidden virtues, they are willing to do so even if they have them withheld. Uncle Jiu is obviously one of them.
Xiucaifang had been reduced to ashes, but Xiaohong was not among them. In fact, Xiaohong was already gone when Jiale and his four companions arrived.
Looking towards Renjia Town, and then at the remaining women and children in Shiligou, Jiale suddenly felt a little emotional. He really couldn't believe everything in the books. The books said that ghosts, driven by resentment, would turn into evil spirits, and evil spirits were completely mindless monsters that only knew how to kill. If encountered, they must be eradicated as soon as possible.
But looking back now, Xiaohong is the evil ghost, but if she had no mind and only knew how to kill, then all the people in Shili Gou should have been killed by her. But the fact is, at the moment the fire started in Xiucaifang, Xiaohong had already gone to Renjia Town without any reluctance. Although she was resentful and hateful, she did not kill for the sake of killing. She just wanted to purify the filth in the world after she had the power.
Jiale never thought that he was a great good person. If he encountered something like what happened in Shiligou, Jiale might hate it, but would he just kill all these people? It is probably impossible. There are many things in this world that Jiale can't stand, and he can't kill them all.
If that were the case, there would be no time for cultivation.
Now that Xiao Hong has taken action, Jia Le does not want to stop her. Now Jia Le finally understands why those heroes in some novels and TV dramas always wait until everyone has been killed before they go out to do good deeds. Maybe it is not because they cannot catch up, but because the people who died are just the ones they cannot bear to see.
"Let's go back to Renjia Town."
After Uncle Jiu finished speaking, he headed straight towards Renjia Town. Jia Le looked at Uncle Jiu. Perhaps Uncle Jiu was also such a hero. After all, Uncle Jiu had walked across more bridges than he had walked across roads. Perhaps this was not the first time he had seen such an evil spirit.
After all, power is controlled by humans. Not all people or ghosts will let themselves go after gaining powerful power. Some people or ghosts have their own persistence.
Renjia Town, Qian Mansion.
The whole Renjia Town knows that Master Qian is the biggest pervert in Renjia Town. It can be said that he sings and dances every night and never changes women. Many people wonder about the secret of Master Qian's immortality. Later, there were many legends. The most reliable one is that there is an expert behind Master Qian who can give him a panacea.
Although many people in Renjia Town were envious, no one would go to Master Qian to inquire about him. After all, Master Qian's reputation for cruelty was even worse than his reputation for lust.
There has been a rumor in the town recently that Mr. Qian has taken a fancy to Miss Ren and wants to win her both her and her money, but no one knows whether it is true or not.
Under the cover of night, two figures, accompanied by a pretty girl, entered the Qian Mansion.
Looking closely, it is not difficult to see envy on the faces of the two figures.
"Alas, we should be like Master Qian. It would be so great if we could be so blessed. Whenever there is any high-quality new product in Yihonglou, Master Qian will drink the first cup of hot tea. No matter who is in the town, no matter how rich and powerful they are, they will have to eat what Master Qian leaves behind. I heard that Master Qian has also taken a fancy to Miss Ren. The Ren family today is not what it used to be. Perhaps the most beautiful woman in Renjia Town will also fall into Master Qian's hands."
"What's the point of being envious? We might as well hope that the master will be happy and give us more money as a reward. The one we had yesterday was not bad either. It's in Yihong Tower now. When we have money, we can go and have some fun."
…
The two men walked into the Qian Mansion while talking, and the girl they were bringing had a numb expression on her face, as if she had already accepted her fate.
However, the two servants of the Qian Mansion were talking to themselves and did not notice that there was a white figure looking at them coldly in the night. It was not until a cold wind blew that the white figure disappeared.
The girl who was being escorted by two servants from the Qian Mansion also moved at this time. A cold light flashed in her eyes, and then she returned to normal.
After entering the Qian Mansion, the two walked around the mansion and soon arrived at the largest room in the backyard.
"Old Third, do you feel that it seems to be a lot colder around here?"
At the door of the room, one of the two suddenly spoke, and the other shivered. "It is indeed a bit cold. This damn weather was not this cold yesterday."
The girl behind the two men heard this and her eyes turned, and the surroundings seemed to become much warmer.
Fortunately, the two of them were not paying attention here. They knew Mr. Qian's temper and never dared to procrastinate in doing things.
Boom boom boom!
"Master, we are back."
The two of them shouted cautiously, and there seemed to be some movement in the room, "Send the person in, and you can go and claim the reward."
A slightly majestic voice was heard, but it did not sound old at all. Instead, it was full of energy. It was hard to imagine that this was a man who was already over fifty years old.
Hearing the sound, the two men didn't even dare to breathe. They gently opened the door, then sent the girl behind them in, and then carefully closed the door. But even with just a few small actions, which took only a few seconds, the two men were sweating profusely.
He did not dare to wipe the sweat off his face until he walked out of the yard, then he dared to wipe it off and said, "Let's go and get the reward. We have to have some fun today."