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According to information collected by Xinyuan Tea House, there are constant uprisings in the heartland of Daliang, with someone claiming to be king every day.
The fields were destroyed, food was in short supply, there were corpses of starving people everywhere, and even cannibalism occurred.
"War and chaos are real, but the end of a dynasty may not be the case." Jie Jia threw the used handkerchief into the trash can at his feet.
"The more dead people there are, the more ghosts there are. It's normal for powerful ghosts to break through evil-repelling magic tools."
"In some places, even the entire city is occupied by ghosts and monsters, turning it into a ghost town. That's really scary." Jie Jia said calmly.
Chen Mu's scalp tingled after hearing this.
This world is so damn dangerous.
……
After dinner and seeing Jie Jia off, Chen Mu took out the bright red Five Ghosts bag and placed it on the desk, staring at it.
Previously, he had wanted to practice all three forms of training to their limits in one go.
It seems that we have to put this matter aside for now.
"Since the Five Ghost Bag can restrain the ghosts, let's first use the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Curse Liver!"
"Two ghost paper figurines can keep him awake, so five ghost paper figurines may be able to fight back a little bit?"
"Forget it, forget it. Don't ask for too much. As long as you can save my life, everything will be fine."
"Five Ghost Bags, you have to give me some strength."
Chapter 71 Preparation
If you want to practice the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Spell, you have to consider the issue of feeding the Five Ghosts Bag.
Don’t open the bag often, and one feeding can last a long time.
If you open it frequently, you need to keep feeding it fresh meat.
When he was in Qingshan County, in order to raise fish, he spent some time by the Bailang River pretending to be a fisherman.
Now Luohe is just outside the door, but he doesn't dare to catch him.
First there was the long-haired woman by the river, and then there was the red ghost ship in the middle of the night. Chen Mu is now allergic to rivers and dares not stay there for long, for fear of encountering ghosts again.
Thinking of this, he looked through the window at the small pond surrounding the pavilion.
The pond connected to Luohe River was partly the reason for choosing this house.
The pond and Luohe River are connected by five or six large bamboo poles buried underground.
It can ensure the circulation of living water and also allow some small fish to come in.
It's fine to eat it yourself every now and then, but it's just a drop in the bucket when feeding it to the five ghost bags.
……
The next day, Chen Mu disguised himself and went to Taipei City.
I found a shop selling pottery and ordered a hundred large water jars at once.
The water tank is one meter in diameter and about one meter and three meters high.
By the time the shops had transferred goods from various places and delivered the goods one after another, it was already evening.
One hundred water tanks were piled up in the yard; even though they were stacked layer by layer, they still took up most of the yard.
After a quick dinner, Chen Mu sent Jie Jia away with a strange look in his eyes and went back to his room to rest.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Chen Mu quietly came to the yard.
He jumped onto the roof and made sure there was no one around, then walked to the pond under the pavilion.
"Let's do it!"
He wanted to dig a larger channel in the pond to make it easier to trap live fish.
First, block the bamboo pipe that originally connected to Luohe River, and use the Five Ghost Bag to move the pool water away.
Then dig obliquely from the bottom of the pond towards the Luo River.
Black smoke fell to the bottom of the pond, and layers of soil disappeared. Every time they dug more than a meter, they inserted a water tank with the bottom cut off to serve as a pipe.
After working all night, the tunnel was finally dug before the sun came out.
The secret passage is four meters deep underground, and the entire passage is more than ninety meters long.
After the last bit of soil was dug up, the water from Luohe River flowed into the pond along the channel and quickly filled the dry pond.
Staring at the fish swimming vaguely under the turbid water, Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction: "It's done."
……
Fanlou and Sihailou in Nanshi.
In the private room on the third floor, a group of people were toasting each other.
"Master Zhang is worthy of being a hero of our Qingshan County. Not long after arriving in Nanyang Prefecture, he has already taken the throne of master. He is truly amazing!" Zuo Sheng raised his wine glass and complimented with a smile.
Zhang Ye quickly picked up his glass and clinked it with his own. After drinking it, he smiled and waved his hand, "Young Master Zuo, please stop making fun of me. I know my own limits."
"It was all about chance and luck."
"Although I became the hall master, my foundation is weak and it's hard for me to win the support of the people. None of the veteran hall masters in the gang look up to me." Zhang Ye smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Zuo Sheng nodded imperceptibly.
Zhang Ye did not let his power and status go to his head, so he did have some good qualities.
We can win them over and fight against the old guys in the gang.
"Luck is also a kind of strength. How come there are so many members in the White Tiger Hall, but only Hall Master Zhang succeeded in getting to the top? This shows that Hall Master Zhang must have something extraordinary about him." Zuo Sheng continued to flatter.
Zhang Ye waved his hands repeatedly, not daring to be arrogant at all. Instead, he looked dejected and said, "I don't know how long I can stay as the hall master."
He thought of the familiar smell of that night.
That psychopath who released the poison is also in Nanyang!
Can you bring harm to others?
Why are you holding on to me?
It was because that psychopath released the smoke that ruined the deal between him and the Aishan bandits, and he was retaliated by the Aishan bandits.
In addition, Governor-General Li Wenlin was arresting thugs on a large scale, and the Bailang Gang was the main target of the attack.
As a result, they were forced to disband their gang and flee Qingshan County.
At this moment, the mysterious man appeared again, and he estimated that it would not be long before he would become a laughing stock again.
"When did I offend that psychopath?" Zhang Ye regretted it more than once in his dreams at midnight: "Why didn't I kill him when I offended him?"
Zuo Sheng became more and more satisfied with Zhang Ye's attitude, and revealed information about the alliance in his words.
Zhang Ye was immediately overjoyed.
Young Master Zuo is the last disciple of the gang leader Jin Wuduan. If you form an alliance with him, you will be the gang leader's die-hard supporter. You don't have to worry about being squeezed out in the short term.
Both families wanted to join forces, and the conversation became more and more speculative.
The bosses were chatting and laughing. In the corner, the two younger brothers, the small-eyed man Sun Fu and Zhen Fan, were also chatting animatedly.
As they chatted, they came to talk about Zhang Ye's experience in Nanyang Prefecture.
"You arrived in Nanyang Prefecture with a scholar named Chen?" Sun Fu narrowed his eyes to hide his shrinking pupils.
"Yes, that scholar is ordinary, but he has great cooking skills. He can even grill meat to perfection in the wild. The taste, wow..." Zhen Fan's cheeks flushed from drinking, and he didn't notice anything unusual about Sun Fu.
Sun Fu pretended to be curious and kept asking questions.
After a while, Sun Fu looked up at his gang leader and the new White Tiger Hall leader.
"Nothing's going to happen in here, right?!"
Lin Que sent someone to follow the scholar named Chen but he died suddenly. Zhang Ye unexpectedly became the hall master, and his own hall master now came to form an alliance.
"Could it be that the White Tiger Hall was robbed by these three masters working together?" Sun Fu's heart skipped a beat.
These three were all from Qingshan County. The other two came with the Zuo family convoy.
"Hiss..." Don't think about it anymore, something serious will happen!
At this time, Zuo Sheng turned around and looked over with a smile on his face.
Sun Fu's scalp suddenly felt numb.
I'm not going to secretly investigate that scholar, and the hall master will find out? !
Done!
It’s not his fault, the high reward is really tempting!
"What should we do?" Sun Fu pretended nothing had happened and toasted with Zhen Fan.
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Shanglinfang, Chen’s house.
Jiejia walked into the yard and frowned as he looked at the five or six large tanks filled with fish placed against the wall.
There are several bamboo racks in the shade by the wall, with layers of flat bamboo baskets on top, and black fish floss rice balls are drying in the shade.
I walked to the pavilion and looked around. The table was full of dishes, except for some flavored bacon, fried, steamed, and stewed fish!
He felt like he was back in Qingshan County.
"How did you catch so many fish?" Jie Jia was very curious.
Chen Mu waved his hands weakly: "This is a commercial secret and will not be disclosed to anyone."
He had been reciting the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Curse all day and his head was aching.
"Your things." Jiejia handed Chen Mu a long wooden box.
"Sword in the sleeve?" Chen Mu's eyes lit up.
When the wooden box was opened, a pair of gray daggers as long as forearms appeared.