Chapter 403 The law is not passed lightly
If it were in his previous life, Xin Zhen would have thought that Shi Taipu was playing tricks, but now he had to take it seriously, and in the process, Xin Zhen really discovered something.

While Shi Taipu was performing the ritual, Xin Zhen could vaguely feel that some unknown thing in the air was rapidly gathering. It seemed to be some kind of energy that was quickly reorganized during Shi Taipu's steps and prayers, and then rushed up into the sky. Then a divine being in the air opened his eyes and looked around.

Although it did not cause any changes in the celestial phenomena, nor did it cause any other abnormalities, and even to ordinary people it seemed completely normal, Xin Zhen knew that Shi Taipu had real abilities.

After dealing with these matters, the government officials left, and Shi Taipu was about to leave as well, but was stopped by Xin Zhen.

Shi Taipu heard the constable say that Xin Zhen was a juren, and that the female corpse was killed by Xin Zhen, so he did not dare to be careless and said to Xin Zhen: "Master Xin, do you have any instructions?"

Although Shi Taipu had the skill to exorcise ghosts and was highly respected by common people, he was just a commoner in front of Xin Zhen, so he naturally did not dare to be careless.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Mr. Shi is a very capable person. How dare I, Xin Zhen, call you master? Mr. Shi, just call me Xin Zhen."

Shi Taipu was very happy when he heard this. He felt very honored that a scholar could be so polite to him. He immediately developed a great liking for Xin Zhen and wanted to invite Xin Zhen to his home.

Except Xin Qi who was a little worried about missing the exam and was a little unhappy, Xin Zhen agreed very happily.

He chose to take the boat ride in order to experience the magical side of the world, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would come so soon.

Shi Taipu might have average abilities, but he was truly an extraordinary person, and I could always get some information about the magical world from him.

Shi Taipu's home was nearby, and the three of them hired a car and arrived in less than half an hour. Xin Zhen took a look and found that Shi Taipu lived a relatively comfortable life. His family had a newly built large house with several rooms, and they had donkeys and cows. His family conditions were really good.

Along the way, Shi Taipu also told Xin Zhen about his own situation: "My family was originally quite poor, but I like to draw talismans, chant spells, and pray to gods to drive away ghosts.

One day my master Wang Chicheng met me and was very impressed by my intelligence, so he accepted me as his disciple.

My master is a scholar of heaven and earth. He has a book, the first volume of which is about exorcising foxes, and the second volume is about exorcising ghosts.

My talent was limited, so my master only taught me the second volume, saying: "Study this book devoutly, and you will have food, clothing, and beautiful women."

I practiced according to this method of exorcising ghosts, and therefore became quite proficient in the art of exorcising ghosts and suppressing evil spirits. People came to my house with gifts to ask for exorcism and suppression of evil spirits one after another. I did achieve a well-off life, but I did not have a beauty for the time being. "

After saying this, he and Xin Zhen laughed together.

Xin Qi was very envious after hearing this and asked, "Mr. Shi, can I learn this method of exorcising ghosts?"

Shi Taipu smiled politely and said, "This kind of thing is very much about chance." He didn't say anything more. Xin Qi was also a very perceptive person, so he didn't know what it meant, so he didn't ask any more questions. However, he didn't have too many regrets. Being a folk ghost catcher was good, but when his young master entered the official career and became successful in the future, wouldn't these folk masters have to flatter him when they saw him?

Shi Taipu was quite enthusiastic towards Xin Zhen and prepared a sumptuous meal to entertain the master and servant. Xin Zhen was not the kind of person who would eat and drink for free, so when he arrived, he offered a meeting gift of a hundred taels of silver, which surprised Shi Taipu and changed his attitude.

Shi Taipu was a smart man. He naturally knew that when you give a gift to someone, you must have something in mind. Without much thought, he knew what he had done that was worthy of the other party's interest. The other party was so sincere, and Shi Taipu did not want to offend a promising man like Xin Zhen, so he took the initiative to mention the matter at the dinner table the next day.

Shi Taipu asked, "Mr. Xin, are you interested in this method of exorcising ghosts?"

Xin Zhen was immediately refreshed upon hearing this, and nodded, saying, "Mr. Shi, to be honest, I am indeed interested in this method of exorcising ghosts. If you are willing to teach me, I have nothing else, but I have a lot of yellow and white things. You can bring them up, Mr. Shi."

Shi Taipu smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Xin, I actually like money, but this is not about money.

At that time, my master taught me how to exorcise ghosts. Firstly, he saw that I was smart, and secondly, there were some other reasons. In fact, my master had some relationship with my ancestors, so this opportunity fell on me.

I can learn it and use it, but I cannot pass it on to others. If Mr. Xin wants to learn it, I can recommend you to my master, but I cannot guarantee that my master will teach you. "

Xin Zhen was a little disappointed, but he didn't show it. He nodded and said, "That's great."

The truth is not easily passed on, and Xin Zhen certainly understood this principle.

Xin Zhen had expected that Shi Taipu would not teach him how to exorcise ghosts. In fact, he did not particularly want to learn it. It sounded like this was not a skill for cultivating immortals, but just some method for dealing with less vicious ghosts in the world.

Xin Zhen asked Shi Taipu about some things like ghosts. Shi Taipu felt a little guilty and took the initiative to tell him more, which made Xin Zhen understand more about this world.

According to Shi Taipu, there are gods and Buddhas, as well as demons and monsters in this world. However, gods and Buddhas are rare and cannot be seen by ordinary people. In fact, even he himself has never seen them. He can only occasionally feel some powerful force when casting spells.

But he has seen a lot of demons and monsters. Demons and monsters are rampant in the world. He sees the female corpse once every few days. As for the fox demon harassing scholars, the little ghost sneaking into the children's dreams and causing them to cry at night, or the lustful ghost defiling the body of a young lady, the drowned ghost looking for a substitute, etc., it can be said that he encounters them every day, and every day people come to him to perform rituals.

Shi Taipu was somewhat worried when he talked about these things. Although his business was good, he felt that there were more and more monsters and demons in the world. If this continued, people's lives would become even more difficult.

Shi Taipu was just describing what he knew, but Xin Zhen heard some key words, which were that gods and Buddhas were rare, demons and monsters were rampant in the world, and the number of demons and monsters was increasing...

According to Xin Zhen's understanding of the Qidian novels after his later generations, these words usually point to one result - the world is about to fall into chaos!
Xin Zhen then burst out laughing. He knew very little about this world and how could he make such a conclusion?

(End of this chapter)