Chapter 38 The wind suddenly rose and ruffled a pool of spring water

  At this time, the fierce wind outside had indeed subsided.

  "It's done," said Old Master Xing with a smile to the stunned crowd, "I've already subdued these demons, everyone can rest assured now!"

  The hall was initially silent, then burst into applause: "If it weren't for the master's great divine power, I'm afraid we would still be in the dark, thinking that demon was a living god!"

  Old Xing Fashi laughed with great satisfaction: "Slaying demons and eliminating evil is the duty of a Taoist priest. If you have any troubles in the future, just go to the Western Spice Shop on Tiegang Street and look for Old Xing Fashi!"

  "The monk is indeed extraordinary!" A noble-looking guest came out and said: "Monk, if you don't despise me, I, the young master, am willing to recommend you to enter the palace and serve the emperor. With your skills, becoming a national teacher will be just around the corner!"

  Lao Xing Fashi's eyes shone brightly: "Is this true?"

  "If a swindler has entered the imperial palace, I'm afraid even the young master's face will be lost." A soft and frivolous voice said.

  Everyone turned their heads to look, and it was actually Su Tou, the captain of the guards, who had been blown against the wall by the strong wind yesterday. He seemed to have injured his waist and back, and was being supported by that scholar-turned-captain, holding his waist like a pregnant woman, yet still with a smile on his face, exuding an air of nonchalance.

  "You... you're spouting nonsense!" Old Master Xing's forehead bulged with blue veins, and he said: "Who are you? What right do you have to insult me and slander this monk?"

  That young master actually knew Captain Su and said: "I suppose Captain Su hasn't seen the divine power that this Taoist priest just displayed..."

  Su Bao Tou walked over with a smile, supporting his waist: "Young master, don't be in such a hurry. Let me ask a few more questions and the truth will come to light. If you still want to recommend someone, there's no need to rush!" The First Lady of Du Ai: Mysterious Lover

  Old Xing Fa Sheng angrily said: "Even if you ask the flower to come out, this demon is still subdued by Ben Fa Shi. Everyone sees it with their own eyes, how can you deny it?" As he spoke, he pulled the chain: "The demon is still here, see how you can slander!"

  "The monster was naturally the one you subdued, but I don't know how that monster managed to escape again?" Su Captor's face was full of smiles, but his eyes were extremely sharp.

  Lao Xing Fashi stared at him with a piercing gaze, and he actually showed a hint of panic: "Where did the monster come from? How would I know? Are you an official in the imperial court, bullying me just because I'm an outsider?"

  "It's a deception that cannot be tolerated." Su caught a glimpse of the demon out of the corner of his eye: "This girl is probably also an outsider, right?"

  "What?" The young master exclaimed in surprise: "Constable Su, that demon has transformed into a maiden's appearance. This ferocious appearance is its true form! It seems Constable Su was also deceived by its beauty..."

  "That's not it." Su caught the head and interrupted: "Moreover, just the opposite, this girl has become such a sight, I'm afraid it's still the work of this Dharma Master?"

  "What a joke!" Old Master Xing glared with his eyes: "You have no evidence, your upper and lower lips touched, and you want to come and frame this master, do you have any evidence?"

  "There is no other evidence, but there is a witness." He beckoned with his hand, and a short, stout old man wearing an octagonal hat and a bronze-colored embroidered robe hurried over: "I just saw it clearly, it was indeed the young lady of my Zhu family!"

  "Which Zhu family?" The young master was also stunned.

  "Xījiāng was a big shot in the silk business, and was the only daughter of Zhū Lǎoyé's family, the richest family in Xījiāng. She was known as Qiān Dēng within the inner chambers."

  "Oh?" "Then the young master asked suspiciously: 'Who are you and how can you testify?'"

  The old man hastily said: "Xiao Lao Er is the steward of the Zhuang family, and has been watching Miss grow up since childhood. Just now, I really saw her clearly in the crowd, it was indeed Xiao Lao Er's Qian Deng Miss!"

  Old Xing Fashi hastily said: "Since she's a daughter from a wealthy family, how could she possibly expose herself and become a demon? This is simply absurd!"

  "That old man hastily said: 'It's absolutely true, miss has been missing for a long time! On that day the wind was fine and the sun was shining, miss was admiring flowers on the embroidery building, suddenly a strong gust of wind came, rolling up yellow sand, blowing so hard that people couldn't open their eyes. When the strong wind passed, miss had vanished into thin air. We searched all around but didn't see any trace of miss. The old master and mistress only have this one daughter, still hoping to marry her off to inherit the vast family property. Now that they've lost miss, it's as if they'd lost their lives, they've been bedridden for a long time.'"

  "Fart!" Old Master Xing was somewhat flustered when he first saw the old master, but after a glance, he said: "You recognize this as your family's young lady, just take her back to your Zhu family and see who still recognizes this ghost, is she the eldest daughter of the Zhu family?"

  "This...". The old man looked at the demon and stammered: "I suppose the master has used magic to turn my young lady into this appearance. I don't know what the master wants, if it's money, our family is willing to pay any price to redeem our young lady's body!"

  "Just now, the appearance of this girl was like the fierce wind outside, and everyone saw it with their own eyes. If it weren't for my capture of the demon, I'm afraid you would have already been swallowed by that Jade-Faced Raksha. Unexpectedly, you are ungrateful and don't know what's good for you, not even coming to thank me, but instead speaking nonsense. Ask this evil spirit if it recognizes you?"

  The evil spirit stared at the old man, speechless and stunned.

  "Miss, how can you speak with a face like that?" The old man begged: "Master, have mercy and turn Miss back to normal, let me take her home!"

  "Preposterous! Absolutely preposterous!" Old Master Xing said in a series of exclamations: "The appearance of the demon, everyone has seen it. That was just an illusion created by the demon's transformation. Who knows, maybe that evil spirit ate your young lady and only then could transform into her likeness."

  "This......" The old man also looked puzzled and gazed at Su with a pleading expression.

  Su Bao Tou smiled slightly: "To be honest with everyone, I, Su Yi Zhi, also grew up in a Taoist temple since childhood and was quite familiar with some Taoist techniques. However, the temple was ruined and had no incense offerings, so I had no choice but to become a captor. Now that there's an opportunity to use these techniques, I'll show off my ugliness and perform a spell for everyone to see."

  "Oh? I didn't expect Captain Su to have such abilities?" Everyone discussed: "Then please, Captain Su, show off your skills!"

  Lao Xing Fashi gazed at Su Captor with a suspicious look, his face full of vigilance.

  Su caught the head slightly smiled, holding his waist walked to the old Xing Fa Shi in front of him, waved his hand, made a string of strange movements, left shake right swing, very laughable, but see his eyes half open not closed, hands dancing feet, mouth still low hum: "Taishang Laojun urgent like law order...... Ah! Monster ghost still not appear!"