Chapter 92 91. Tianguangxu (Third Update)
"Shopkeeper, what are you selling here?"

"Sir, what we sell here is Huai'an's specialty, crab roe soup dumplings!"

"Crab roe soup dumplings?"

This is not a good time to eat crab roe soup dumplings. Xu Qing originally just wanted to try one for each of them, but when he saw Zhao Yinxi swallowing her saliva secretly, he changed his mind.

"Two, no, three please."

"Okay." The waiter opened the steamer quickly, and a cloud of white mist with a rich sweet fragrance gushed out.

While handing over the silver, Xu Qing took the wrapped soup dumplings, took one out for himself, and wrapped the other two in oil paper and handed them to Zhao Yinxi.

Zhao Yinxi took it with one hand, because she was holding an umbrella in the other hand, and it was difficult for her to hold two dumplings with one hand.

Seeing this, Xu Qing held the soup dumpling in his mouth, put his umbrella back into the Hu Tian Fu, and took the umbrella from Zhao Yinxi: "Let me hold the umbrella so that you can hold the bag with both hands."

"Ah."

Zhao Yinxi nodded and took two steps towards Xu Qing holding the soup dumplings.

The distance between the two people was only half a palm.

The surface of the freshly steamed soup dumplings was still emitting hot white smoke, which dimly enveloped the small space under the umbrella and blurred the figures of the two people.

Zhao Yinxi, with her hands freed, held the soup dumpling in both hands and took small bites of the crab roe soup dumpling carefully like a hamster.

Soup dumplings, as the name suggests, are very juicy, and when you bite into them, it feels like juice bursting.

Zhao Yinxi didn't know what was happening the first time she took a bite, so she took a big bite and the juice splashed out, scalding her tongue and lips.

He stuck out his tongue and hissed a few times.

Later I learned my lesson and sipped it slowly, taking small sips.

The two of them ate buns and walked to the yamen in silence.

Just as they were about to go in, a team of constables with swords on their waists rushed out aggressively. It seemed that something important had happened in the city that needed to be dealt with urgently.

Xu Qing and Zhao Yinxi quickly stepped aside to make way.

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Another evil spirit was found hiding in the city?
Xu Qing thought so as he looked at the backs of the team of detectives.

After entering the yamen, Xu Qing found Mo Qingxue, explained his purpose and asked her for help. Mo Qingxue naturally would not refuse, so they soon found out the exact location of the haunted house.

"By the way, when I came in just now, I saw a team of detectives rushing out aggressively. Have the evil spirits been discovered hiding in the city again?" Xu Qing mentioned casually.

Mo Qingxue shook her head and said, "That's not the case. There were a few corpses in Tianguangxu."

"Tianguangxu?" Xu Qing asked.

"It's the ghost market." Mo Qingxue explained: "The so-called Tianguang Ruins, literally means that at dawn, there are ruins."

"It will only be opened late at night. Once the day breaks, everything will disappear, as if nothing had existed last night."

"The government allows such a place to exist?" Xu Qing raised his eyebrows.

"There are unknown ghost markets in every place." Mo Qingxue said indifferently: "It's not that the government doesn't want to manage it, but it can't."

"Once the ghost market is banned, those things hidden in the dark will roam around."

"There is a fixed place. As long as those who hide quietly stay there and don't cause trouble, the government will naturally not care."

"This will also make it easier for us to monitor and investigate if something goes wrong."

Xu Qing nodded.

The existence of the ghost market is actually a similar way of dealing with the drowning pond. The primary responsibility of the government is to maintain stability and keep the overall stability of the local area. On this basis, some setbacks are acceptable to the government.

Of course, the premise is that nothing happens in these places. Once something happens, it will be met with a thundering blow from the government.

South of the city, Tao family.

After obtaining relevant information from Mo Qingxue, Xu Qing and Zhao Yinxi came to this haunted house.

After reporting their identities, they were led by servants into the inner house. As soon as they entered, they heard someone crying sadly:
"Dad, you turned into a ghost and didn't want to leave after you died. Are you reluctant to leave us?!"

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely maintain the family business and make it more prosperous in the future!"

Then, perhaps because the servants had informed them in advance, the new owner, Tao Yiqing, walked out quickly to greet Xu and Zhao before they entered the mourning hall. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said sadly:
"Two Taoist priests, please help my father. He doesn't want to leave us family members and wants to stay in the world of the living. But it will be extremely difficult for him to be reborn in the future."

"Seeing my father like this, as a son, I feel so miserable!"

After saying that, he raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Is that really the case?" Zhao Yinxi looked at Tao Yiqing and asked doubtfully, "Your father died. You looked very sad on the surface, but you actually seemed very happy."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tao Yiqing and Xu Qing's faces turned dark.

Xu Qing finally understood why Zhao Yinxi needed someone to accompany her down the mountain to handle this errand.

Everyone knows the scene of the father saying goodbye to his son and laughing.

It's okay to despise them in your heart, and it's okay to give them the cold shoulder, after all, they are the ones who need our help. But if you say it so bluntly, it will make the other person lose face.

In particular, "filial piety" is one of the foundations of Confucianism.

For Confucian families and Confucianists, being accused of being unfilial is a more serious accusation than being accused of being incompetent.

Zhao Yinxi's words were tantamount to slapping the new head of the Tao family in the face.

"I'm sorry, my fellow disciple didn't mean that." Xu Qing tried to smooth things over and deliberately changed the subject, "Please ask Patriarch Tao to tell us what happened in detail."

Tao Yiqing was indeed born into a noble family, and he had the self-control to control his expression. He adjusted his expression and said nonchalantly:

"Here's what happened. My father died of illness a few days ago, and we held a grand funeral for him."

"On the seventh day of our vigil for him, he suddenly came back as a ghost, and has been wandering around the house at night ever since."

Tao Yiqing explained the whole story to Xu Qing and Zhao Yinxi.

"On the seventh day after your soul returned, did you meet your father?" Xu Qing asked with a frown.

"No." Tao Yiqing shook his head. "We know the rules. At that time, everyone in the family hid in their beds and did not come out."

In this world, because of the six pure lights that guide people, they usually go to the underworld immediately after death.

Unless one's resentment is deep, one's grievances are difficult to redress, or one's obsession is too strong, one will forcibly break free from the guidance of the Six Paths of Pure Light and transform into a wandering soul with chaotic intelligence, wandering aimlessly in the world of the living.

It will not be until the seventh day that a ray of light will appear to lead it back home.

At this time, family members must avoid it, otherwise it will affect its reincarnation as a human.

"That's odd."

Xu Qing thought about it carefully but couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask the head of the Tao family to arrange a room for them to stay in first, and then wait until the evening to see what the specific situation was.

　Let me say in advance that it is not certain whether there will be a female lead or not. I am just trying to give some descriptions here, and the main focus will be on the plot later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)