Jufu Restaurant is not well-known, and is as unknown as countless small restaurants that sit on the streets of Shanghai. But because it's relatively close to the fat man's house, the two of us used to go there often.

The boss is a Shanghainese, surnamed Song, wearing black-rimmed glasses, not tall and very thin, but the craftsmanship is very good, and the person is very polite.

The restaurant occupies a small area, with two floors and four or five tables on each floor. Business is still very good, especially on weekend nights there are still a lot of people to eat, of course, unlike those restaurants that need to wait in a long queue to eat today, when I was young, it was still a more luxurious thing to go to the restaurant, so the so-called good business is to enter the store and see a few tables of people.

Before the beads arrived, the fat man and Luo Qiong were already sitting inside near the stairs, which was considered a private seat, and there was basically no one to disturb them when they were talking. When Boss Song saw me coming, he smiled and nodded.

I sat down and said, "Luo Qiong, are you still used to living in Shanghai?" ”

The kid shook his head and said, "I'm not used to it, it's noisy, but it's still quiet in the mountains." And the light was too bright, at night and in the daytime, Brother Cui took me to the Bund for a walk, a lot of people. ”

It is normal for children in the mountains to be unaccustomed to the big city for the first time, especially in our era, many mountainous areas have not yet been developed, and young men like Luo Qiong do not see many outsiders in small villages, and there is indeed a feeling that Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden.

"Haha, I'll get used to it after a while. I ordered the dishes, a few old ones. But Xiaoshan, what do you mean by the beads looking for us this time? You estimate it. ”

The fat man asked curiously.

I held my chin and thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait for him to come." ”

After waiting for about ten minutes, Zhuzi walked in from outside the door, and the fat man hurriedly got up to greet him, and then sat down and exchanged a few words, and then the topic turned to business.

"This time about Nurul Tiger Mountain, I have to apologize to my brothers, it's that I didn't ask clearly here, and I almost hurt you, I punished myself three times."

Zhu Zi lifted the wine glass on the table and was about to pour it into his mouth, but I held it down, and he looked at me in some surprise, as it was actually very rude for me to do this at this time.

"What's wrong?"

Zhuzi asked with some displeasure.

"Brother Zhuzi, this incident can't be explained by punishing yourself with three cups." I picked up the topic, pressed the bead's hand on the table, and said, "You are a businessman, and you are a smart person. Before, the fat man and I respected you very much and admired your righteousness. But this time, you asked us to follow Lingqian to Nurur Tiger Mountain to catch ghosts, but you almost cost us our lives. You don't know about it, even if you don't know it, but at least you know part of it. Lingyan and you should be friends, you must know that he is coming to Great Black Mountain. Let's drink in no hurry, but we have to make things clear first. ”

According to Zhuzi's temper, I actually clicked the fuse and waited for him to explode, but this time he didn't explode, but gently put his hand on the table. After sighing, he said: "I knew that you must ask clearly, and I will treat you as brothers, and I will tell you everything I know about this time." ”

After finishing speaking, he poured himself a glass of wine, pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "I told you before that I would let you follow Lingqian to catch ghosts, I didn't know much at that time, and I thought it was just an ordinary business. But if you don't hear from you in Great Black Mountain, and you stay longer and longer, I'm a little worried. I asked Lingyan about it, but at that time, Lingyan had already set off for the Great Black Mountain. I thought something was wrong, so I asked someone to ask. That's when I learned the inside story. Lingyan was actually going for that ancient wind demon! ”

The fat man and Luo Qiong's eyes widened, they didn't expect that there was such a deep relationship, my reaction was not big, in fact, I guessed a little, a big man like Lingyan suddenly intervened to help his sister, either the relationship between him and his sister was too good, or there was something else. Obviously, this time it's the latter!

"What's going on?"

The fat man asked.

"Ancient Wind Demons are rare now, especially the layer of suede of Ancient Wind Demons is even more difficult to find on the market. Lingqian has encountered something recently, and he wants to break the difficulty of a great ancient land, so he came to help Lingqian. This Sanshan Mountain main door is also a thief, he has long known that there are ancient wind demons in the Great Black Mountain, and I estimate that Lingqian is just a pawn sent by him to explore the way. ”

The so-called Great Ancient Land is the jargon of Taoism, which refers to some ancient ruins that are not well known to the world. For example, the cave palaces of some qi refiners in the Qin and Han dynasties, or the dojos of some famous Taoist priests.

This kind of place is different from the ancient tomb, the feng shui is difficult to determine, and even if you find a place in some big ancient places, you can't see it at all without special methods. But it is comparable to the wealth brought by the Great Ancient Land, and opening a Great Ancient Land is equivalent to opening a treasure house.

So far, there are only a handful of big ancient places that have been opened, and often the big ancient places can be found are some big organizations in the circle, there are two before and after Maoshan Mountain, one of which is rumored to have the image of the golden dragon when it is opened, and it is extremely mysterious.

I listened to Zhuzi's words, and my heart moved slightly, this Lingyan is really ambitious, and only the big sect dares to move the Great Ancient Land on weekdays, he actually wants to open it with his own strength, and it is obvious that he has the intention of continuing to expand his own power.

However, these are all matters that a group of high-ranking people care about, and they have nothing to do with a few of us low-level ordinary people.

"You know the agreement between Lingyan and me, right?"

I asked.

Zhuzi nodded and said, "I know, Lingyan will ask someone to bring the antidote to Shanghai in the next few days, don't worry." And most of the people who brought the medicine were masters sent by Lingyan to explore the underground world of Xuanming Temple. I came out to eat with you this time, and I also wanted to talk about this matter in Xuanming Temple. During the days when you went to Great Black Mountain, I trusted a lot of connections, looked for a lot of information, and finally got some eyebrows for me! ”

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi is amazing, tell me quickly, what's going on under this Xuanming Temple?"

The fat man came to the point and hurriedly asked.

Zhuzi took a sip of wine, unhurriedly lit a cigarette for himself, and after taking a puff, he said, "Zhongtianmen!" ”

The old god popped out three words on the ground, and the three of us were confused, it sounded like the name of an ancient sect, but we were not sure, so none of us interjected.

"Hehe, I don't know." Zhuzi took another puff of his cigarette, "Actually, I didn't know what this so-called Zhongtianmen was all about before this. Later, I checked the information, and this Zhongtianmen was a small sect composed of a group of Taoist priests three hundred years ago. They use the character 'Zhong' as a symbol, and they have the same symbol engraved on their ritual vessels, flags, and houses. You see, it's not this. ”

He took out a few black-and-white photos from his pocket, although they were all unearthed cultural relics, and the photos were relatively old, but the sign was still quite clear.

"Is this Zhongtianmen very powerful?"

I asked curiously.

"It wasn't big three hundred years ago, and it should have been in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, these small folk groups emerged in an endless stream, and it was common to resell some magic weapons and refine some treasures to make money. If you look at it at this level, Zhongtianmen shouldn't be particularly outstanding, but I asked my friends again in combination with the white-faced weirdo. Unexpectedly, I received some more obscure secrets. ”

Zhu Zi had something to say, and took out a few more photos, this time the photos were all dried corpses, but each one was very well preserved, and some were still wearing the official mansion of the Qing Dynasty.

"What are these?"

Luo Qiong asked suspiciously.

"This is a picture of a coffin opened by tomb robbers in recent years, and I asked a few friends to get it. Because there are many foreign collectors who like to dry corpses in recent years, they will take pictures of the tomb owner and show them to collectors as merchandise. Have you noticed? All of these dried corpses have the symbol of the Zhongtianmen on their bodies. ”

Zhu Zi pointed to a few of these photos as he spoke, and I looked at them, and it was true! Moreover, the parts where the Zhongtianmen sign appears are all in the back of the neck. In other words, it is very likely that these dried corpses were once monsters, just like the white-faced monsters or the black-haired monsters of the old temple?