Chapter 226 Yao Family Affairs (I)

"I'm finally suffocating to death!" Gong Youwei puffed her cheeks and said, "You don't know how bored I was on the boat. I didn't even dare to transform."

"But you've worked hard." Li Daoxuan consoled with a smile, "It's just that something unexpected happened, so I'm sorry to have put you in such a difficult situation."

"I don't care, you have to make it up to me this time."

"Okay, what compensation do you want?"

"I heard from Aunt Sun a few days ago that there are a lot of snacks in Yangzhou. Why don't you take me to try them?" Gong Youwei said playfully.

"Of course you can, eat whatever you want." Li Daoxuan smiled, then walked to the door holding the talisman.

After sticking two yellow talismans next to the door, stick another one next to the window.

In this way, he felt at ease and was not afraid that what happened in the house would be known to others.

"I'll go get you some food. You just wait in the house."

"Okay!"

After saying that, Li Daoxuan went out and asked the shopkeeper for some fruit.

There are not many fruits at this time of year. Strawberries are produced in abundance near Yangzhou Prefecture, but other fruits are difficult to find. However, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can still find some fruits transported across mountains and rivers, but this so-called transport across mountains and rivers only means as far as Shandong or Zhejiang.

For example, the sugarcane from Jinhua Prefecture or the cherries from Tai'an Prefecture are simply too expensive for ordinary people to afford. But if you want to eat mangosteen which is only available in Guangdong and Guangxi, you can never buy them.

After washing the fruit and handing it to Gong Youwei, Li Daoxuan was looking at the map of Yangzhou.

Although Yangzhou City is smaller than Jinling City, it has densely populated residential areas, crisscrossing streets and alleys. If someone is not familiar with the streets and alleys, it is easy to get lost, so he plans to look at the map in advance so that he has an idea of ​​the general layout of Yangzhou City.

This time I came to the Yao family to do some business. Considering Mrs. Yao's status, it should be easy to find out about her in Yangzhou.

He also brought a letter written by the Taoist priest, intending to give it to Mrs. Yao when the time comes.

Suddenly I thought of the little girl named Yao Jinyu, and I wondered how she was doing recently.

With a thousand thoughts in his mind, Li Daoxuan took out another picture to look at it.

It was a picture he had seen in the basement of the old village chief's house. It looked like a map with various marks on it.

If Li Daoxuan's guess is correct, the area marked on this map is Xi'an, where there are many tombs, including one called the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

These Japanese people are eyeing Qin Shi Huang's tomb covetously, and I'm afraid they have ulterior motives.

However, since Kamo Zenyou was killed by him, the map has temporarily fallen into his hands. Although it is not known whether the Oriental wizard has saved another map, at least in the short term, they will not act rashly.

"So, what is the Yin Pearl that the Yinshan Saint Lady mentioned?" Li Daoxuan was puzzled, but he smelled some kind of conspiracy.

However, it was a bit too far-fetched for him to think about these things now. He might as well consider what to bring with him when he went out to visit the Yao family.

After Gong Youwei had eaten and drunk her fill, Li Daoxuan felt it was time to go out.

He chose a commonly used Taoist robe and put it on, slung a backpack embroidered with the Bagua diagram around his waist, and also put the peach wood sword on his back.

Looking at his bags and bags of things, he just felt inconvenienced.

"It would be great if I had a storage bag like the one in the novel."

Now that he has more and more magical instruments, Li Daoxuan envies the storage bags in the novels that his predecessor has read. They can store things at will and he doesn't need to carry so many things. If he had such a thing, he could carry hundreds of talismans. When he meets the Oriental Wizard and the Yinshan Saint Lady again, he can smash them to death with the talismans.

"Delusions, all delusions."

Li Daoxuan sighed lightly, knowing that his idea was a bit naive. There was no such magical weapon in the world.

"Youwei." He waved to Gong Youwei who was sitting on the bed, and she turned into a puff of smoke and threw herself into his arms.

Gong Youwei leaned out from between Li Daoxuan's collars.

The man and the rabbit smiled at each other, then walked happily out the door.

Lock the door and go downstairs.

When the shopkeeper saw Li Daoxuan's attire, he was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his eyes a few times before he confirmed his identity. He opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it again.

No matter who the guest is, as long as he pays, it's fine. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he was greeted by two people wearing veils and bamboo hats.

They brushed past Li Daoxuan and walked straight into the store. A gust of wind blew into Li Daoxuan's nose. He sniffed and then frowned slightly.

"Ghostly aura." Li Daoxuan turned his head and glanced at the two of them with his peripheral vision, then walked outside without stopping.

But no one saw his Dharma Eye open and the bright light flashed by in an instant.

In his vision just now, the two men were covered in white mist, and human faces kept emerging from the mist, with strange faces and seemed to be howling.

This is the appearance of being possessed by ghosts. There are only two types of people who can look like this.

Or they are haunted by vengeful ghosts, or the so-called evil spirits, and are dying.

Or they are people who are good at using ghost magic, raising ghosts and controlling souls.

The two men appeared composed and not as sickly as those who were haunted by evil spirits. Moreover, human faces kept appearing in the white fog. They were most likely the people from the Xuanmen sect who specialized in the art of raising ghosts.

"What a coincidence, I can even meet people from the Xuanmen." Li Daoxuan felt that this world was really small. He could meet people in the same industry even when staying in an inn. But thinking about it again, maybe this was not a coincidence. There is a saying that goes, when you step into a certain circle, everyone you meet is related to this circle.

He is now considered a member of the Xuanmen, so he often encounters Xuanmen magicians.

Perhaps he often encounters things that ordinary people may only encounter a few times in their lifetime.

Just like ordinary people think those two people are just mysterious, but only Li Daoxuan knows that they have special skills.

"As long as they don't cause any trouble, I won't bother with them." Not paying any more attention to the two of them, Li Daoxuan walked leisurely on the streets of Yangzhou City with Gong Youwei.

The midday sun in late spring can make people feel hot when shining on people who have not yet completely changed into short clothes.

Perhaps because it was the sun at its highest point in the sky, there were fewer people walking on the streets.

Looking at the tiled houses on both sides of the road and listening to the vendors' weak calls is also a kind of self-entertainment.

Seeing that they were near the Yao family, they asked passers-by along the way where the Yao family was. The person hesitated for a moment, but still pointed the way to Li Daoxuan. However, before leaving, he warned him: "Little Taoist priest, are you going to the Yao family to exorcise ghosts as well? I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. The ghosts of the Yao family are not easy to mess with."

The man looked a little panicked as he spoke, and he shrank his head, fearing that his words would be heard by something.

"What happened?" Li Daoxuan was a little surprised. He came here to deal with the Yao family's affairs. Could it be that the Yao family's affairs were so serious that everyone knew about it?

When the man heard his question, he was stunned again. He didn't expect that the man in front of him was dressed like a Taoist priest and was also asking about the residence of the Yao family. Could it be that he didn't know about the Yao family?
He pondered secretly, but could not hold back his enthusiasm, so he continued to whisper: "Three monks and four Taoists in the Yao family have gone crazy recently. I heard that the ghost sucked away their souls and made them unconscious. Now no magician dares to go to the Yao family to exorcise the ghost, and even the people of the Yao family don't live in their own home. I think you are so young, little Taoist, you should think it through."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for the reminder, big brother." Li Daoxuan bowed to thank the big brother and stuffed a few copper coins into his hand. The man took the money and left quickly, soon disappearing in the streets.

Li Daoxuan looked in the direction of the Yao family and stopped where he was.

"Aren't you going?" Gong Youwei asked softly.

"No, we still have to go." Li Daoxuan shook his head and walked towards the Yao family again.

"Since Master has already promised Madam Yao that he would help her, how can I just retreat after hearing these rumors? I want to see how fierce the ghost of the Yao family is to drive so many magicians crazy."

After talking with Gong Youwei, they soon arrived at the alley that the man pointed to.

Following the man's instructions, Li Daoxuan turned into the alley and quickly found the Yao family.

He stood at the gate of Yao's house and saw a majestic gate with golden pillars. Above the gate hung a plaque with the words "Gui Li Chuan Fang" inscribed on it.

Although this golden-pillared gate is not as good as the Guangliang gate, it is also not something that ordinary people can use.

"Sure enough, this is the Yao family." Li Daoxuan glanced at the plaque and then looked around, but there was no one around.

The gate of the Yao family was closed, and there were not many houses around. The street in front of the door was a bit deserted, and there were even weeds sprouting in the corners. It was obvious that no one had passed by here for a while.

Maybe he was frightened by what happened to the Yao family, or maybe it was for some other reason.

Li Daoxuan walked to the front door, looked at the Yao family's door plaque that was already covered with dust, and reached out to knock on the bronze door knocker.

"Is there anyone?"

(End of this chapter)