Chapter 465 Three souls complain about their grievances

Duguyong and his son were caught by the sinister wind, and they stumbled forward. They almost stumbled on the threshold with their shoulders together, and then they half-stumbled and half-rolled into the courtyard together.

Before they could recover, the door behind them closed with a bang.

Fortunately, after the two fell down, their minds suddenly sobered up. The previous feeling of being dizzy and sleepwalking due to the sound of music suddenly disappeared, and the sound of the piano in their ears also stopped abruptly.

"Dad, are you okay?" Duguyong was young after all and got up faster.

"It doesn't matter." Dugu Sheng did not hesitate to give in. When he stood up, he was already kneeling on one knee in a warning posture.

"The courtyard wall is not high, let's just jump out." The next second, Dugu Yong came up with a very constructive idea.

Although in most horror games or movies with a haunted house theme, a few locked doors and windows, or a height difference of two or three floors, are enough to prevent the protagonists from escaping.

But now the two people in our story are both martial arts masters. When they use Qing Gong, the two or three meter high courtyard wall will look fake.

"Yes, yes..." Dugu Sheng thought for a while and replied, "But if after we go out, we are fascinated by the music like before and are pushed in again..."

"Then let's try it first and then talk about it." Dugu Yong said, "What if the act just now can only be done once?"

"Hmm...that makes sense." Dugu Sheng groaned and said, "Let's go!"

As soon as the words fell, the father and son immediately raised their heads in tacit understanding and looked to the heights.

Then the two of them just briefly estimated the distance and height, then stepped on each other and jumped onto the wall one after another.

But when they finally went up, they found that the outside of the wall had turned into a pitch-black abyss, with no place to stay.

The father and son looked at each other, knowing that they could not leave anymore, so they could only turn around and jump back into the courtyard together.

"Son...Have nephew Huang Shi ever taught you what ordinary people should do when encountering this kind of situation?" Dugu Sheng and his son didn't hesitate and asked after landing.

"Children's urine...seems to be of some use." Dugu Yong never beat around the bush with his father, he was someone who dared to ask and answer questions.

Of course, what he said is indeed true. Ordinary people who have never studied Taoism have something with them that is really effective, and it is just soaking in urine.

"Then are you still a boy?" Dugu Sheng also took this opportunity. Before today, he was really not sure whether his son had been exposed in the past many years of walking in the world. Now he took advantage of this moment to ask in passing.

"Yes." Dugu Yong had nothing to lie about, "And I have to pee now."

"Then if you keep controlling, uh... maybe it will be useful later." Dugu Sheng felt a little bit pained after he said these words. After all, the last time he said the word "continue controlling" to his son, I'm afraid it must be

Thirty years ago.

And just as they were communicating, they heard a "squeak" sound, and the door of the hall opposite the yard opened.

Immediately after, someone walked out of the room.

That was a young man, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a delicate appearance and a thin figure.

The young man was wearing a plain cloth suit and soap-colored coarse cloth shoes. At first glance, he seemed to be a rather elegant and simple child. However, he had a large red silk belt tied around his waist, which was particularly eye-catching and contrasted with him.

The whole look looks out of place.

"Two heroes, I have been rude in my childhood. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you." The young man walked out of the house. Without saying a word, he bowed deeply and apologized to Dugu and his son. Listening to his voice, it seemed that he was still in a state of disbelief.

During the voice-changing period, my voice is a bit childish.

"Who are you?" Dugu Sheng also asked straightforwardly at this moment, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

"Xiaosheng Peng Ying, courtesy name Yuhua." The young man hesitated for a moment before saying, "Oh... to be honest, Xiaosheng is no longer alive, so I have no choice but to bother you two today." He paused.

After a pause, "I don't know if the two heroes are willing to go to the house to talk about it, and wait for the young man to explain the matter slowly."

Hearing this, Dugu and his son immediately exchanged glances, and instantly read the same opinion from each other's eyes - they haven't finished turning us into this house, do they still want us to enter the main room? There is no door!

In those days, there were more legends about monsters and ghosts than there are gossips about celebrities today. The father and son were both in their decades, and they had heard about eighty of these stories. They knew the tricks very well.

Not to mention whether the young man in front of him who claims to be a ghost is pretending to be polite and telling the truth... Even if the other party is telling the truth, it doesn't rule out that the other party will fall out after entering the house because his demands are not met, right?

Furthermore, for stories like this where ghosts and foxes invite people into the house to "entertain" them, nine out of ten will involve eating and drinking, and eight out of nine will be based on the "original delicacies of entertaining people"

The delicacies all end with "grass, rocks and soil conjured up by goblins using blind tricks"...Dugu and his son have been hungry for several days, so what's the point of trying eating soil?

However, since the other party's words were quite polite and his attitude was quite sincere, it would not be convenient to fall out on the spot.

"There's no need to go into the house..." Dugu Sheng's tone in his second sentence also softened a bit, "Both of us, father and son, are people who travel around the world, and we can go there in wind and rain. In this courtyard

It'll be fine if you stand there for a while. If you have something to say, young master, you might as well say it here."

"This..." Peng Ying looked a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he agreed. Then he sighed again, "Oh... okay." After that, he turned around and raised his head slightly.

He said in a loud voice, "Father, sister, come out. The two strong men want to talk in the courtyard."

When they heard that there was not one opponent, but three, Dugu and his son felt a little guilty.

"Son... are you... enough?" Dugu Sheng quietly confirmed with his son before the other two showed up.

"Let's see..." Dugu Yong didn't know how to answer.

He really wasn't worried about whether it was enough right now, but he was worried about whether something would happen later that would frighten him into leaking.

On the other side, within a moment, another shadow appeared behind Peng Ying.

Some people may want to ask, isn't there a "father" and a "sister"? They should be two, why are they just one shadow?

It's actually very simple - Peng Ying's sister was carried out by her father.

"Two heroes, these are my father and my sister." Peng Ying introduced.

"Old man Peng Lu, I have met two heroes." Peng Lu is actually not as old as Dugu Sheng, only in his early fifties, but his energy and spirit do look much older than Dugu Sheng's, and this age was indeed higher than that of Dugu Sheng.

It can be called old and decrepit.

"Little girl Peng, I have seen two strong men." Peng, who was lying on her father's back, also said.

At this time, the Dugu father and son watched intently, and saw that the two new ones were also dressed in simple clothes, and their demeanor and demeanor showed that they were honest people. Moreover, from the appearance of these three people, it could be seen that they were from the same family, which meant that Peng Ying

At least he shouldn't have lied about this matter.

As a result, Dugu and his son lowered their guard a little more.

Then, they began to listen to the "things" these three ghosts had to say.

As for that matter, we have to start from Cangzhou...

Let’s talk about this Peng Lu. He was originally an ordinary craftsman in Cangzhou City. He made a living by making and selling lanterns. Because he was good at craftsmanship and had a good conscience when doing business, his life was getting better and better. He completed his “wife” in less than thirty years.

The life goal of "Children are on the hot bed".

But not long after, Peng Lu's first child died young; and his second child, Peng, also suffered from a serious illness when she was a child, which is now called polio, causing her legs to be damaged.

Some are deformed and can only walk with crutches when they grow up.

As for Peng Ying, Peng Lu's third child, he didn't have any serious problems, he was just a little thin. However, within a few years after he was born, Peng Lu's wife died of illness again.

After that, Peng Lu raised his two children alone.

In the early years, matchmakers also came to propose marriage to Mr. Peng, but in Peng's case, the people introduced by the matchmakers were not good people, so Peng Lu refused.

Later, when Peng Lu got older, he simply taught all his skills to Peng, thinking that he could take care of his daughter day by day, and if he was gone one day, his daughter would still have a skill to make a living.

And Peng Ying is also very impressive. Although he was born in poverty and had to do a lot of work for the family, he was admitted to the Tongsheng School at the age of thirteen. He is also extremely talented in music and got the title of "Tongsheng" at a young age.

It was appreciated by many local literati.

The Peng family siblings are not only very sensible, but also have a good relationship with each other. They lost their mother when they were young and were not in good health, so they have always taken care of each other so that their father would be less burdened. In the year when they were admitted to Tongsheng, Peng also

She took out the savings she had saved over the years, bought a piece of good material, and knitted a plain silk silk belt for her younger brother. Peng Ying was reluctant to wear it until the holidays.

They are such a kind and harmonious family. Although their life is not always smooth sailing, their life is still promising.

However, two years ago, something happened... that broke everything.

The beginning of the accident came from a "door-to-door rent collection".

Let’s talk about the Peng family’s residence, which is located on a street in the southwest of Cangzhou City. There is a shop in the front and several bungalows with courtyards in the back. Naturally, they rent a house like this and have to pay the landlord every month.

rent.

And who is their landlord? Everyone should be familiar with it. It is a powerful sect in Cangzhou - Xingyimen.

Although the leader, Shao Dejin, is a narrow-minded person, Xingyimen is still one of the most prestigious and upright families among the four sects and three gangs, so their industrial operations are relatively standardized and the rents are fair.

The Peng Lu family has been renting there for many years, and everything is fine.

Speaking of which, when Lin Yuancheng was still in Xingyimen, he also did the job of collecting rent from door to door, and he also dealt with this family, and everyone was polite.

However, two summers ago, because Shao Dejin took a large number of disciples to Dengzhou to participate in the "Seven Heroes Meeting", Xingyimen was really short of manpower during that period and the management was relatively chaotic.

Therefore, Shao Dejin's son Shao Shanhu took on part of the task of "door-to-door rent collection".

This Shao Shanhu is similar to his father... he is narrow-minded and has poor qualifications. He obviously has no talent, but he thinks very highly of himself and he likes to show off everywhere.

What's even more outrageous is that Shao Dejin only has this kind of virtue in martial arts, while Shao Shanhu feels that he is both civilized and martial, and so is his culture.

On weekdays, when Shao Dejin is around, Shao Shanhu is not allowed to do anything practical. After all, no one knows more about his son than his father. He also understands that his son can't do anything. As long as he doesn't cause big trouble, he can just let him eat, drink and have fun.

.

But this time, Shao Dejin was not here, and most of the men in the sect were gone. Seeing that the day of rent collection was coming, he had to go... Therefore, Shao Shanhu "reluctantly" took over the command of rent collection.

right.
To be continued...