Returning to his residence, Li walked out of the darkness beside the wall, "Why are you the only one who came back and failed to meet the person you wanted to redeem?"
"Yes, we met, but things are a little different from what I thought..." Xia Fan recounted the situation of the trip, "He had food and drink there, and he didn't plan to go to the place of appointment with me. .”
Li showed a bewildered expression, "You two really have a master-disciple relationship?"
"Probably... sort of," Xia Fan wasn't too sure after being asked this question. After all, the meaning of master and disciple he was familiar with was indeed quite different from that of this era. "But since he said so, let him Go ahead."
It is enough to know that the master is not imprisoned and suffering. Considering that uncontrolled practitioners among the people are somewhat unpopular in the eyes of the Privy Council, perhaps it would be a better choice for him not to go with him.
"Now that this matter is over, let's have dinner first."
The inn itself provides meals. Although the taste is not as good as that of a special restaurant, it is much better than the pancakes and dry food eaten on the road.
Seeing Li carefully holding the hot soup and taking small sips, Xia Fan felt that the fatigue from traveling for several days was reduced a lot.
Especially when you swallow the soup, the tail behind you will sway from side to side. Not to mention how refreshing it is, I will probably be bald in future generations.
It is simply incomprehensible that some people would dislike this.
Sure enough, the chasm of the times is more difficult to cross than the Mariana Trench.
"What are you laughing at?" Li noticed something strange and asked with a frown.
"It's nothing, I just feel that foxes are worthy of belonging to the canine family. Even the movements of wagging their tails are so similar."
Li's tail stood up and he hid behind his back, "How is a fox the same as a dog? There are so many animals with four legs and tails, but the difference between them is so obvious, let alone a monster?"
Uh... is this crazy? Xia Fan found that canidology seemed to be a forbidden area for the other party, so he had to temporarily put down his scientific research spirit, "... What you said seems to make sense. It seems that monsters cannot be classified so hastily."
"Isn't this obvious?" Li said angrily, "I thought it was strange before. Fox can say that you don't understand. The difference between wolves and dogs is so big that you humans regard the latter as a derogatory term. Why don't you? Divide them into the same category? I really don’t know who you learned such ridiculous knowledge from!”
A book called "The Origin of Species" says this...
Xia Fan decided to put aside the dispute for now, "By the way, since you are free now, teach me the knowledge of magic. You can tell me everything your master tells you."
"No." The fox demon said decisively.
"Hey, as promised—"
"A demon is an innate sense of Qi. It is already formed when it is born. No matter how you practice it later, it will not affect you, but humans can't." Li explained seriously, "Although Master didn't say much, I still remember that people The technique attaches great importance to the character of the mind. Learning one thing and practicing another will not only get twice the result with half the effort, but it will also easily affect your own Qi-entrainment."
"This is also the reason why disciples from aristocratic families are generally better than those from unorganized schools. Your master is obviously not able to point out the direction for you, and he starts much slower than those people. Later, the Privy Council will make up for this for new alchemists, instead of letting me teach you. Why don't you wait half a month to learn alchemy systematically."
"Is there still such a saying... I have never heard Master mention it." Xia Fan said unexpectedly.
"If he also comes from an unorganized sect, it's not surprising. It's not easy to test one's character. The auxiliary materials are at least third-grade or above, which even aristocratic families may not be able to satisfy." Li paused, "Of course, another point is that the Privy Council does not care about this information. The control is extremely strict and it is not easy for ordinary people to come into contact with it.”
Xia Fan felt deeply that evil spirits were not a rare thing, but what specific categories they were and how to save oneself or avoid danger when encountered were such basic issues that not many people could explain clearly. Even his master relied more on experience when dealing with evil spirits. If experience didn't work, he would retreat immediately. He rarely knew what he was doing beforehand.
When he passed through several big cities, he asked bookstores for relevant information, and the answer he received was that there were no books teaching people how to identify evil spirits, nor were there popular books explaining the techniques of Qi and He. This must be because someone has restricted the flow of relevant information. Considering the functions and status of the Privy Council, it is the only one that can do this.
"That evil thing... do you know much about it?"
"Master has said a lot one after another, so it doesn't hurt to tell you." Li said calmly, "But the Privy Council will definitely teach this in the future. Are you sure you want to listen to me?"
Xia Fan nodded immediately. Not to mention that he had been curious for a long time. Listening to the fox demon in front of him was better than listening to the white-bearded man in the government.
"Then let's start with classification—"
Just as Li started to speak, a sudden knock on the door interrupted her story.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Are you there? There is an old lady outside who wants to see you... We tried to persuade her, but she said that human life is at stake and she won't go back if she doesn't see you today!"
Xia Fan couldn't help but look towards the door. In theory, he was the only one living in this room, so the "guest guest" in the other party's mouth must refer to himself.
The problem is that he doesn't know any old lady at all...
Turning around with doubts, he saw nothing in front of him - as early as the moment the door rang, the fox demon had quietly retreated into the darkness.
Xia Fan wanted to refuse, but he hesitated when he thought that human life was at stake.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to ask the other party why he wanted to see him first.
The waiter ran away and returned to the room after a while, "Sir, the old lady said that Director Zhao asked her to come to you!"
Daochang Zhao... Could it be that she was referring to her master, Zhao Dahai
"Let her come in and talk." Xia Fan winked at the dark place and then ordered.
Soon the waiter ushered the old lady into the house, "I'll go down first, call me if you need anything."
Before the old lady could sit down, she lay down at Xia Fan's feet, "Please, Taoist Priest, save my daughter-in-law and my grandson!"
Xia Fan's mind buzzed slightly - although he had long known that ancient etiquette was different, the first time he saw someone salute him like this, it still gave him a huge shock.
He almost subconsciously reached out his hand, trying to pull the other person up, "What are you doing... Get up quickly!"
"I won't get up if you don't agree... Please, you are the only one in Fenghua County who can save them!"
"You have to tell me what's going on first." Xia Fan quickly regained his composure, "The sooner I know, the sooner I can come up with a solution."
After he said this, the old lady stopped crying and let him help her to the chair.
It took almost seven or eight minutes for Xia Fan to finally understand the ins and outs of this matter.
To put it in the simplest terms, there is a "ghost" in the old lady's home!