Feng Yuan and his companions were disappointed, but they did not have the courage to refute Kou Xuanling's words.
After all, they were the ones who caused the trouble, and those things were targeting them, so it was most appropriate for them to lead the way.
"So... what should we do?"
Chen Yang: "You don't have to do anything, just live your life as usual."
Feng Yuan and the other two were confused.
Chen Yang explained: "The evil spirits have already appeared around you. Since they have set their sights on you, they will contact you in various identities. This is because they need to understand your living habits and social situations. You just need to pay more attention to the people you interact with in the next few days, because the evil spirits are mixed in with them."
Ge Qing: "If a stranger appears, we won't be able to recognize him. Besides, what if a demon harms us?"
"Xiao Li?"
Mao Xiaoli took out four talismans from her pocket and handed them to them: "Evil spirits are afraid of thunder and fire. As long as the evil spirits encounter this Five Thunder Talisman, they will be afraid to reveal themselves. Throw the Five Thunder Talisman at the evil spirits and it will save your lives."
"And then?"
"Run quickly."
"… "
Mao Xiaoli thought for a moment and added, "Remember to call for help."
Ge Qing: "You won't protect us personally?"
"Do we still need you to lure him out?" Kou Xuanling asked back.
The three were speechless, and the matter was settled. Chen Yang and his four companions also settled in the villa, and when they were allocating rooms, they found that one was missing. There were eight people in total, but only seven rooms.
Feng Yuan hoped that Ge Qing could live with Mao Xiaoli, but they both refused.
Ge Qing said to Chen Yang: "Master Chen, I would be happy if you live with me."
Mao Xiaoli jumped up and stood in front of Chen Yang, swearing to defend the director's innocence. At this time, Du Bei came out and said, "He lives in the same room with me."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Yang, then turned and walked into the room.
Chen Yang: "Then it's settled. I'll go in and put my things away first, and come out at noon."
As long as the director remained innocent, Mao Xiaoli had no objection. She quickly ran to pick a room and put her luggage.
The rest of the people in the corridor dispersed, except Kou Xuanling. Although he looked normal, he was actually in turmoil.
Was that Director Du, the silent, serious and cold one who was known to be the most difficult to get along with in the world of Heavenly Masters? He actually took the initiative to invite people to live with him? He occupied an entire floor in the headquarters of the Office, and no one had ever set foot there!
As soon as the door closed, a strange atmosphere enveloped him. Chen Yang paused holding the door handle, frowned, and turned around to see Du Bei standing behind him, staring at him indifferently.
The two were very close.
Chen Yang closed the door, took a step back, looked up at him, and said, "Change back."
Du Bei's expression remained unchanged: "What do you mean?"
Chen Yang crossed his arms: "What I mean is, if you don't return to my familiar look and aura, you are not allowed to hug me."
"Found it?"
"You've made it very clear."
Shuo means north, and Dubei is Dushuo. This was told to him clearly.
"Yangyang is so smart." Du Shuo returned to his true appearance, handsome and indifferent, noble and unparalleled.
"Stop changing the subject. How did you become the headmaster of the headquarters?"
"There is a cooperation project between the underworld and the human world that started 20 years ago. I volunteered, went by the pseudonym Du Bei, and worked at the headquarters of the Dafu Office for three years."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
They had been married for six years, but Du Shuo was still hiding something from him. He had kept it a secret for three years, which made Chen Yang unhappy.
"I told you, but you didn't listen."
Chen Yang was suspicious: "Is there?"
Du Shuo nodded: "I said that three years ago when I first took office. But at that time your attention was focused on a group of sheep."
A flock of sheep? Three years ago
Chen Yang coughed guiltily. At that time, he was obsessed with the famous Chinese cartoon "A Flock of Sheep and Two Wolves", and he watched all 530 episodes of it.
This is not his fault, it was the first anime he had ever seen. You know, before the age of sixteen, he was busy trying to survive and learn magic. After the age of sixteen, he was busy catching up on his studies. Because there were only two years left before the college entrance examination, he had to catch up on all his knowledge.
Fortunately, Du Shuo was there to help him with his homework.
Before I went to college, I had only watched the old version of Journey to the West. After I went to college, I indulged in that famous domestic animation for a long time. I secretly stayed up late without telling Du Shuo, forgot to cook several times, and even took me half a year to sew clothes for him.
That's right, cooking and sewing. This is a skill that Chen Xiaoyang learned when she was young, and she is very skilled in it. After getting married, she still kept this skill.
"You remember?"
Chen Yang lowered his head and shook Du Shuo's sleeve: "I forgot."
Du Shuo raised his hand and pressed the back of Chen Yang's neck, just like he was capturing a small prey.
"So, you gave me the inauguration document?"
"Um."
"No wonder you don't need me to earn money to support the family... Do you have a salary?"
"… without."
The entire underworld belongs to him, and the Dafu Office is also a cooperative project between the underworld and the human world. To be honest, the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor, who has lived for thousands of years, has never received a salary.
Chen Yang suddenly realized: "You are earning merit."
It could be said that Du Shuo was silent.
Although this merit is just a drop in the bucket for him, it is not worth mentioning.
“Can you still adapt?”
Chen Yang nodded: "Probably because I have learned magic from Grandpa Wu for two years, so I can easily deal with ordinary evil spirits. In addition, after marrying you, I am also half a ghost, and evil spirits will no longer possess me. And this job makes money more easily."
"What if there is danger?"
Chen Yang blinked, hugged Du Shuo, snuggled into his arms and said, "Brother Du, my grandfather, parents were killed by evil spirits for me, and they never gave up on me until they died. And Grandpa Wu, you helped me to marry a ghost against fate, and later you stayed by my side day and night, all to keep me alive. I will definitely cherish my life, and if there is any danger, I will run away at the first time."
Du Shuo pinched his neck and said, "Just remember this. Your life is the most important."
"Yeah." Chen Yang said happily, "If things don't work out, I can still ask you to come."
Du Shuo chuckled: "Sly and clever."
"By the way, what did you find when you went out?"
"Tell me about your findings first."
"Now I can be sure that it is indeed a demon. The way it harms people is brutal. It peels off human skin and eats flesh and blood. It must be a way to wear human skin and eat human essence and blood to cultivate into a human form." Chen Yang pondered carefully: "Moreover, there may be more than one demon. However, it is not certain what kind of spirit it is."
Du Shuo: "Hmm. Besides that?"
Chen Yang frowned, looking a little hesitant: "I don't know... I'm a little worried about those evil spirits."
"What do you mean?"
"The surroundings of the Miyun haunted house are full of ancient locust trees, and ghosts live in the locust trees. In that situation, it is difficult to guarantee that the evil spirits will not raise ghosts."
Nine times out of ten, it's a ghost.
Du Shuo's eyes showed admiration: "Not bad. You can guess this just by reading the information and listening to the oral description. Yangyang is really smart."
Chen Yang was used to him praising himself in the same way as a child. Although this man was his husband, he might be several times his age. Thinking of this, it was not unnatural to be treated like a child occasionally.
"So what did you find?"
"Let's play a guessing game."
Chen Yang became interested. He used to play this game often, and every time he won, he would get a generous prize. "How do you play? Are there any rules?"
"There are no rules. Within three days, if you can find all the demons and guess their prototypes according to the clues, you win."
"What about the hint?"
"Ghost Sophora japonica."
"there is none left?"
"One hint a day. This is today's hint." Du Shuo looked at him with a smile.
Chen Yang curled his lips: "Stingy."
Although the locust tree is considered a ghost among trees, not all locust trees are inhabited by wandering ghosts. In the north, locust trees are inhabited by the souls of ancestors and are said to provide shade for future generations. Ghost locust trees, on the other hand, are inhabited by wandering ghosts, which may harm people if they become powerful.
The so-called ghost locust tree is a locust tree with a tumor that looks like a head. When the tumor splits open and develops facial features, the locust tree and the ghost become one, and the tree becomes a ghost locust tree. At this point, it has the ability to harm people.
You must ask a Taoist priest to drive it away, otherwise it will cause unrest in the home.
Chen Yang touched his chin and wondered if there were any ghost trees planted in the Haoyuan villa area
If evil spirits are raising ghosts, then it is normal to have ghost locust trees in the courtyard. How could this first clue be so obvious
"You... didn't cheat me?"
Du Shuo smiled and pulled him into his arms, hugged him tightly and said, "This is a benefit for the first day."
"Are there any tomorrow?"
“Don’t be greedy.”
Chen Yang curled his lips, as if thinking about something.
But before he could rejoice, he found that the villa was full of locust trees, and even had a locust forest. Chen Yang forgot that the north was different from the south. Not to mention Feng Shui, from the perspective of geographical environment alone, it was easier to grow locust trees in the north than in the south.
In the south, locust trees are considered to be the ghosts among trees, and are considered to be too evil. In the north, locust trees are considered to be the resting place of ancestors, and can shade and protect the family. Seeing a locust tree is like seeing an official. Therefore, planting locust trees in the north is not uncommon. It just so happens that the developer of the Haoyuan Villa likes locust trees very much, so he planted a lot of them.
That’s great. It’s difficult to find the ghost locust tree with a tumor among hundreds of locust trees.
Chen Yang said to Du Shuo: "Treacherous."
Chen Yang told Mao Xiaoli to be careful of the ghost locust tree. Feng Yuan and others were often driven out of the villa and wandered around the area to attract evil spirits. However, after a day of wandering, there was nothing to gain.
Wei Changping, on the other hand, was so happy when he came back that he ate an extra bowl of rice.
When Chen Yang asked, Ge Qing said, "I just met a beautiful woman and I have too much adrenaline."
"Beauty?"
Wei Changping grinned: "She's very pretty, with a great figure. She just moved in not long ago."
Kou Xuanling asked lazily, "Aren't you afraid that it's a demon in disguise?"
"No way." Wei Changping showed a hesitant expression of rejection: "She is very beautiful."
"The more beautiful and evil she is, the more likely she is to attract people like you."
Wei Changping was completely frightened and all his romantic thoughts disappeared.
Chen Yang shook his head and didn't remind Wei Changping that if it was really a demon, the Five Thunder Spirit Talisman would have been activated long ago. But it's better to scare him, so as to avoid the beauty trap.