Chapter 35 35. Cao Family
"Is it possible that Cao Erlang was angry at his family for breaking up him and Liu Sanniang, so he was still obsessed with it after his death and wanted to cause unrest in the family?"

After Liu Sanniang left, Xu Qing and Fatty Li discussed what Cao Jia Erlang was obsessed with that made him want to stay in the world.

"That's a possibility." Xu Qing crossed his arms and thought for a while, "But I have to go to the Cao family to see what the specific situation is."

"Let's go. Now that we've had enough to eat and drink, we have to get to work."

Fatty Li led Xu Qing to Cuiwei Street in Huai'an County. Cuiwei Street was where some of the city's wealthy families gathered.

The Cao family has been officials for generations. Their ancestor was a fisherman and sailor on the banks of the Huai River. Later, when the previous dynasty collapsed, he followed Taizu to conquer the world by chance and earned enormous wealth.

Only later.

Because of a natural disaster, he was squeezed out of the center of power and became a local gentry.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Even though the Cao family had fallen on hard times, they were still a well-known and powerful family in Huai'an County. Their mansion located in Cuiwei Street was magnificent and luxurious, covering an area of ​​no less than ten acres.

After informing them of their purpose and names, the doorman led the two to the hall of the mansion. As soon as they sat down, they saw a woman with gray hair walking out from the inner courtyard, supported by a maid.

"Aunt Zhang." Fatty Li hurriedly stood up and greeted her respectfully.

"It's Ping An who's here." Madam Zhang saw Fatty Li and pinched his face. "Let me see if you've lost weight?"

"You've lost weight! Hey, are you not used to the food in the mountains?"

Xu Qing glanced at Fatty Li.

Is this considered skinny? Are you still not used to the food? You fight with me for chicken legs every day, is this not considered unaccustomed?
Fatty Li was a little embarrassed. Aunt Zhang treated him like her own son. When elders look at their own children, they always feel that they don't eat enough or wear enough.

"Not thin, not thin, still fat." Fatty Li laughed and said, "Auntie, let me introduce my good friend to you."

"Who is this?" Mrs. Zhang turned her eyes slightly and looked at Xu Qing who was next to Fatty Li.

"Like me, he is a disciple of Yuanfu Temple." Fatty Li leaned close to Madam Zhang's ear and said, "He is the disciple that the master just accepted."

"The disciple of Taoist Qingxu?" Madam Zhang's eyes were filled with surprise. "I heard that Taoist Qingxu hasn't accepted any disciples in over a hundred years, right?"

"Yes, because this guy is so talented that even the head of the sect couldn't help but be tempted. I think there's something fishy about Brother Cao's incident this time, so I asked him to come and help."

"Don't worry, Auntie. I can definitely trust him."

Mrs. Zhang trusted Li Ping'an, but when she heard about her own Erlang, she couldn't help looking depressed and sad.

"Auntie, please accept my condolences."

Mrs. Zhang shook her head. "My condolences?" How can it be so easy to express condolences when a person of color sends a child to his death?
"Ping An, I'll leave your second brother's affairs to you." Mrs. Zhang's eyes were filled with tears as she held Fatty Li's arm. "Your second brother didn't want to be reincarnated after his death. There must be something he couldn't bear to let go of."

"I hope you and Master Qingxu's disciple can help eliminate Erlang's obsession and let him pass away soon, instead of staying in the Yang world and suffering from the bitter wind and rain, the sun and the thunder."

"Don't worry, Auntie. Xu Qing and I will do our best." Fatty Li winked at the maid next to him, "Yingchun, Xiashu, the two of you help Auntie to rest."

"Let Yingchun help me. Xiashu, you stay and serve Ping'an and Qingxu Zhenren's disciple."

"Yes."

After watching Madam Zhang return to the inner courtyard, Fatty Li immediately brought Xu Qing to Cao Erlang's yard.

"How about it?"

Xu Qing's eyes flickered with clarity. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "There is very little ghost energy left. It is either very weak or very strong."

The ghosts in the world can be divided into wandering souls, resentful spirits, evil spirits, evil spirits, fierce gods, disasters, and catastrophes.

After death, if the soul does not disperse, it is called a wandering soul.

If one holds resentment in his heart, he will turn into a vengeful spirit. If he is lucky enough to be blessed by the astrology, the terrain, feng shui, the eight characters and fate, or if he relies on ghosts to eat ghosts, he will have the chance to turn into an evil ghost.

Even if there are evil spirits, the yang fire of thousands of people gathered together may not be able to stop them from committing crimes and harming people.

As for evil spirits, this kind of ghosts have almost gotten rid of ordinary people's concept of ghosts. They are no longer afraid of the most yang and masculine things such as sunlight and thunder, and can appear in the daytime.

"Speaking of which, since the Cao family is a family of scholars, they should be Confucian practitioners. Why would they ask others for help in this matter?"

"This is related to the Confucian and Taoist practice system." Fatty Li explained: "The sage once said that a gentleman should not speak of strange things." "Confucian practitioners can kill ghosts. The noble spirit is the same as the pure yang power of Taoism. They are both natural powers that can restrain ghosts. But if you want to convert ghosts, they are a little powerless."

"The Confucian and Taoist practitioners of the Cao family didn't even dare to get too close to Erlang's ghost, for fear that their righteous aura would accidentally touch Erlang's ghost and shatter it."

"Now all the Confucian and martial arts practitioners in the Cao family mansion have been driven out by Aunt Zhang. They are afraid that their noble spirit and blood will harm Erlang's soul."

After listening to this, Xu Qing thought for a moment.

In fact, he had some sinister thoughts in his mind at the beginning.

such as,

In fact, Cao Erlang was killed by the Cao family themselves, so Cao Erlang turned into a ghost and stayed in this mansion to make trouble.

But now it seems that the possibility is very low.

"Let's stay here first." Xu Qing made a decision. "Wait for the second son of the Cao family to come out and cause trouble, and then see what's going on."

Xia Shu, who was waiting on the side, immediately arranged a guest room for Xu Qing and Fatty Li.

There was nothing to do at the moment, so Xu Qing didn't waste any time. He took out a blood-nourishing pill and swallowed it, then continued his daily practice.

As the body refining method works.

The twelve guardian gods of the Six Dings and Six Jias in his mind instantly performed their duties.

Yang Liujia protects the body, causing its qi and blood to boil and continuously absorbing the medicinal power; Yin Liuding stabilizes the soul, keeping it unmoved and unshakable, and not invaded by external evil.

Practitioners at the Refining Essence Realm cannot completely absorb the medicinal power of the Blood-Nourishing Pill after taking it, but Xu Qing was able to do so because his skills were in harmony with the medicine and he had the Six Dings and Six Jias guarding his body and soul.

His efficiency in absorbing medicinal power is far beyond that of others, and the nourishing effect of the medicinal power on qi, blood and physical strength has reached an extreme level.

This was one of the reasons for his rapid progress, and it was also the reason why his five orifices were opened and his Qi and blood were as abundant as if he had opened six orifices.

at the same time.

Wanfu.

The Wan family and the Cao family are both on Cuiwei Street, but the distance between the two families is not close.

At this time, in the study of the Wan family master, angry curses that were louder than the last resounded throughout half of the yard. The maids waiting outside the door heard the curses and trembled with fear.

"Shut up!"

"If you want wealth and glory, I can give it to you. I guarantee that you will live comfortably throughout your life and enjoy a life of luxury that countless people cannot enjoy."

"But didn't I tell you not to go out and cause trouble?!"

"Although the Li and Cao families have been squeezed out of the imperial court, their foundation is definitely not comparable to that of local families like us."

"And there's the Yuanfu Temple! The temple governs the whole area. Do you really think they are weak and can be bullied?"

"He is the direct disciple of the headmaster of Yuanfu Temple. If the temple was not quiet and didn't want us to send gifts and congratulations, I don't know how many people would have trampled the door of Yuanfu Temple during the ordination ceremony."

"When I learned that Master Qingxu was accepting a disciple, I, your father, had to go and congratulate him with a licking face!"

"How dare you tease a tiger's whiskers?"

"Are you still my father?" Wan Zeshu, kneeling in front of the table, looked vicious. "They bullied me, what else do they want from me?"

"You are my father, okay?" The master of the Wan family was furious and picked up an inkstone and smashed it hard.

Wan Zeshu didn't expect his father to be so cruel. He didn't dodge and was hit on the head. He fell to the ground with a bleeding head.

Wan Shuhao, the eldest son of the Wan family, who was standing in the corner, could no longer pretend not to see it: "Dad, Xiaoze did do something wrong, but it's not a crime serious enough."

"Isn't this enough?" The Wan family's master snorted coldly, "Does he have to drag down the entire Wan family for him to deserve this?!"

"If you are not as powerful as others, then just keep your head down and behave yourself. You are a brainless bastard!"

(End of this chapter)