I survive in the weird Liaozhai

Chapter 11: Midnight Guarding

"Master, I do have some ideas. The Li family has many guards. I'll see if I can find a few with special fates, strong horoscopes, and larger zodiac signs to force the owner in the coffin to leave."

After the old Taoist finished speaking his thoughts, Gu Nian'an smiled and said

"Master, you still have a solution. I'll help you tomorrow. After we finish this order, we won't have to worry about money in the future."

Listening to his disciple's half-joking words, Taoist Master Qi Yuan also smiled.

But in a moment, his expression gradually became solemn, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak for several times.

Noticing that the master looked strange, Gu Nian'an couldn't help but ask

"Master, do you have anything else to tell me?"

The old Taoist pondered for a moment, looking at his apprentice with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

"Nian'an, have you ever thought about where the owner of the coffin got such a strong grudge that even the peach wood that wards off evil spirits can't seal it, and..."

Gu Nian'an had a smile on his face, but his tone was solemn, and he interrupted the old Taoist's next words.

"Master, we are just small people and cannot take care of too many things. Isn't it enough for us to manage our own little piece of land well and not worry about other things?"

"but…"

The old man hesitated

"Master, there is no and, and even less of a but. Master, please think carefully. I am only fifteen years old, and my junior sister is only thirteen. Some idle things will cause trouble. We have limited abilities, and the most important thing is to live a good life."

Alas! Taoist Qi Yuan sighed deeply.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, all the time. After this matter is done, I will live out my days in the mountains and never come down again." There was a hint of complaint in the old Taoist's tone.

Gu Nian'an touched his nose awkwardly.

"Master, you should go and do your work first. It's getting late. If you delay any longer, the shed may not be completed on time."

"As for carrying the coffin, ha! I guess all the idiots in the Li family who value money over their lives have already laid down. No one should dare to take on this job now."

The old Taoist's mouth twitched when he heard this. What a fool who only cares about money and not his life. His disciple has a really poisonous tongue.

However, the old Taoist didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly turned around and left to make his own arrangements.

With money as the gateway, everything will be done quickly. A simple shed was completed before the sun went down.

At the same time, several braziers were set up around the shed.

The most important thing is that I got the knife that Gu Nian'an asked for.

The knife was three feet long and about two inches wide. The blade was relatively straight. The blade began to curve near the tip, and the tip was upturned, like a goose feather. The blade was thin and sharp, flashing with cold light, and its edge was filled with murderous intent.

It’s a good knife. Manager Song is thoughtful.

But! This is also a hidden treasure. He doesn't know how to use this thing. The decorative significance of this knife is actually greater than its practical significance.

After everything was arranged, Gu Nian'an tried every means to get Taoist Qi Yuan away from the Li Mansion, while he sat alone in the inner courtyard of the Li Mansion, guarding this somewhat evil red hall.

As night falls, everything is silent.

In the inner courtyard of Li's mansion, a bonfire was ablaze with a strange red coffin in the middle. A young man in a Taoist robe was sitting cross-legged with a long goose-feather sword lying at his side.

Suddenly the young man opened his eyes, stood up, his face became solemn, and his eyes gradually became sharp.

He slightly adjusted his body shape and secretly gathered all his strength.

Gu Nian'an clenched his fist in one hand and held the knife in the other, ready to attack at any time.

He stood up and moved his ears. He heard footsteps approaching, and there should be quite a few people.

And there was something clearly wrong with the flames from the surrounding braziers.

The faint green light was like a ghost fire, illuminating the entire yard like the netherworld.

Ha! He chuckled. He had expected this. The person in the coffin was not a quiet person.

A staggering figure slowly walked out of the darkness. When the figure came closer, his face was illuminated by the firelight.

Gu Nian'an's eyes fluctuated slightly. Is this the person who carried the coffin during the day?

So not all money in this world can be earned, and sometimes it can really cost lives.

"laugh"

He threw the sheathed sword directly, and a figure who was rushing towards the coffin was immediately knocked away.

At the same time, Gu Nian'an appeared beside the coffin in an instant, his hands turning into afterimages.

"touch, touch"

With two punches, he sent two burly men with white eyes flying several meters away. He then turned around and kicked away another figure that was about to touch the coffin.

After dealing with the people around the coffin, Gu Nian'an stopped and took a look around.

Including the four strong men lying on the ground, all the sixteen people who carried the coffin during the day were present.

At this moment, several people who had been knocked down by him before staggered to their feet from the ground.

Seeing this, Gu Nian'an's pupils shrank slightly.

He was very clear about the force of his attack. Although he held back, it was not something that ordinary people could withstand.

As expected, matters involving gods and ghosts are troublesome.

Slowly loosening his fists, Gu Nian'an's eyes gradually became dangerous.

We can only let these people suffer a little.

The figure flashed quickly and appeared in front of a sturdy man. Gu Nian'an acted as fast as lightning, grabbed the sturdy man's arm with his right hand, twisted it hard and lifted it up.

There was only a "click" sound.

The strong man's arm joints were immediately twisted and dislocated.

He slightly turned his head to avoid the hand that was grabbing his face, and his left hand, like a knife, chopped hard on the joint of the sturdy man's arm before he could retract it.

"Click"

The sound of bones dislocating and breaking was heard, and the strong man's arms became unnaturally twisted.

"Boom, boom"

After kicking the sturdy man's knees with both feet, Gu Nian'an finally let go of his right hand.

Then the strong man in front of him fell to the ground.

The sturdy man fell to the ground with a hideous look on his face and his muscles trembling all over his body, but his dislocated joints of his hands and feet could no longer support his movements.

Seeing that the method was effective, Gu Nian'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, removing the joints was effective, otherwise he might have gone on a killing spree tonight.

Without further delay, Gu Nian'an moved quickly through the courtyard like a ghost.

"Click" and "Bang"

The sound of bones breaking and heavy objects falling to the ground rang out again and again in the silent courtyard.

In a moment, all sixteen strong men collapsed to the ground.

He picked up the long knife he had thrown earlier and looked at the people in front of him whose limbs were dislocated and who were still trying to move.

His eyes were indifferent and his expression was calm.

He walked slowly to the side of the red coffin and knocked on it three times with the sheathed sword in his hand.

"I say, can you please just stop and be quiet? We have no grudges against each other, and I have no intention of being your enemy. I am just taking money from others to help them get rid of their misfortunes."

"After tomorrow, whether you crawl out of the grave to seek revenge or to find your child, I will not ask you anything. What do you think?"

"Let me out, let me out, I want my child, give my child back to me."

"Let me…out, child. Give…my…child back to me."

The voice coming from the coffin was still eerie and strange, but it was just this one sentence over and over again, and it was difficult to make out any clues.

Alas! Gu Nian'an shook his head helplessly. I am also insane. How can I communicate with a mentally ill evil ghost?

He returned to his original position, put down the long sword in his hand, and sat cross-legged.

As for the bunch of squirming Li family guards, all I can say is sorry.

Given the current situation in the yard, any ordinary kid would tremble if they came in. Who would dare to come in and check the situation? It's just a cold night anyway, and no one will die.

But fortunately, the old Taoist priest was not controlled, otherwise it would have been a lot of fun tonight.

Is it the distance or some other reason? No matter what, isn't this the best situation?