The son didn't come back a day and night. Old Mrs. Zhang's eyelids twitched wildly and she almost didn't close her eyes all night. Seeing Xu Ran back alone, her face was dark, and she wrapped a bag in a public uniform on her back, which was scratched in a mess, and she felt even more nervous.

Both the mother and the mother were in front of him, and Xu Ran's tears rolled in his eyes, "Auntie, sister Yun'er, brother Meng..."

Xu Ran roughly told what happened in Taohualing and finally said: "Brother Meng can't let you go, so he has become a ghost servant for the mountain god, and escorted me down the mountain god's magic weapon. From now on, I, Xu Ran, will definitely treat you as my own mother and take care of Sister Yun'er as my own sister. In the future, we will be a family, and you will lose Brother Meng and I, as my son."

When the mother and daughter heard the bad news, they burst into tears, especially Zhang Yuner, who cried loudly, which could be described as a sound that shocked the neighbors.

As soon as her crying spread, the backyard was tied to the slaughter case, and the fat pigs who were howling desperately did not dare to scream immediately.

Xu Ran's grief arose from his heart, and he could not say anything except sadness. He cried and thought about how to improve his strength and avenge Zhang Meng.

It seems that I have to go back to the Yamen to check the case. What are the supernatural cases in Taoyuan County? Maybe that is a shortcut to escalation.

Old Mrs. Zhang almost fainted from crying. Xu Ran supported her and said, "Mom, you must hold on and you must not fall down. You still have to take charge of the marriage of Sister Yun'er. Brother Meng's corpse has not been buried yet, and his soul is still there. Sooner or later, you and your mother will have a day to meet."

These words really worked the most. Old Mrs. Zhang covered her face and cried for a while, wiped her tears and sat up, sobbing, "Ran'er, you have lost your parents since you were a child. I have always regarded you as a son, don't hide it from me."

Xu Ran hurriedly said, "Mom, what were you talking about?"

Old Mrs. Zhang said: "Meng'er asked you to treat me as my biological mother and to take care of me for my old age. I don't doubt this, but I'm not sure if you ask you to treat Yun'er as your own sister. Why don't I know his thoughts? Tell me the truth, did he say that he wants you to marry Yun'er?"

Sure enough, no one knows a son than a mother.

As soon as these words were said, Xu Ran didn't know how to interfere. The relationship between men and women is different from family and friendship. As a modern person, he cannot simply equate love with kindness.

"Brother Meng did say it," Xu Ran hesitated: "But Meng brother was in trouble for the first time. How could I consider this? I just want to avenge Brother Meng now."

Old Mrs. Zhang glanced at her baby daughter and cried even more sadly.

Zhang Yuner stopped crying, wiped her face with a wet towel, pulled Xu Ran up and walked out.

If Xu Ran hadn't been promoted to level 5 last night and had his physical fitness far away, she would have been dragged away by her and said anxiously: "What are you doing?"

Zhang Yun'er slapped the knife-hanging bag on her waist, "Take me into the mountain, let's kill that bear monster. There is no living thing in this world that I can't kill!"

"No, that's a monster!" Xu Ran was also irritated by her and shouted very roughly.

He calmed down a little and said, "I am the one who takes revenge. What if you do something happens to your mother?"

Seeing Zhang Yuner sitting down in disgust, Xu Ran gave her a cloth bag, which contained his savings over the years.

He sighed and said, "Miss Yun'er, please go and ask Mr. Zaizhi from the Zaicai Shop first, make a body for Brother Meng, and bury it with this arm. I will go to the county government to report the case and go to the coffin shop to set up the mouth and put the coffin on the right side. The yamen will not ignore this matter."

Zhang Yuner pushed open the cloth bag and cried, "I don't want your money. Over the years, my brother and you two have pocket money, aren't it earned by me killing pigs and sheep?"

“…”

Xu Ran never expected that his predecessor had been eating other people's soft rice. No wonder he could save so much money for a salary of only 600 cents a year. He handed over the wallet to Zhang's mother, "Mom, this is my wish, you can take it."

Zhang Yuner went out first. Xu Ran looked at Old Lady Zhang before going out, "I'll do business, mom..."

Old Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, and her face was aged a little more. She sighed and said powerlessly: "Go and do your business. You know my thoughts. Mom is fine. Mom has to live well. Seeing Yun'er marrying with a grand fortune, she has to help you get married..."

Xu Ran felt relieved, but felt extremely panicked.

...

Taoyuan County Government.

County Magistrate Zhong Yuanwei was worried that Taoyuan County has frequently disappeared recently. It was just a scattered disappearance in the village outside the city. Today, someone came to report that the family of five in the county town had all disappeared overnight.

He personally took people to the site for investigation. There was no new footprint at the door of the house except for the beast's hoof prints.

So all kinds of rumors spread quickly, saying that demons eat people, they don’t even vomit bones, and the wronged ghosts take their lives to drag people into the underworld, etc. In short, they become more and more intense.

Moreover, the family lived in the county town. Such a thing happened under his nose, but he had no clue about the case. County Wei Gang of Zhong was scolded in Magistrate Li.

Seeing Xu Ran’s eyes swollen and coming in listlessly, County Magistrate Zhong immediately found the object of venting and said angrily: “Where did you and Zhang Meng go all day yesterday? How did you make this bear look like? Where is your public servant?”

Xu Ran took off the burden on his back and placed it lightly on the table in front of County Magistrate Zhong, saying in a deep voice: "Since something happened, Lord Zhong, Zhang Meng only has this arm left..."

Listening to Xu Ran telling the story, the muscles on County Magistrate Zhong’s face leaped wildly and untied his bag in panic. Then he saw Zhang Meng’s extremely pale arm due to blood loss, with half a sleeve of a public uniform on it.

County Magistrate Zhong fell on the chair, his face pale, "Damn..."

County Magistrate Zhong did not dare to make decisions alone, so he wrapped his arms in his broken public uniform, held them in his arms, and walked to the back hall of the county government office.

"Xu Ran, follow me to see the magistrate, his grandmother..."

Xu Ran had the first time close contact with the magistrate Li Fengshan. He was a middle-aged man in his early forties and was dancing and writing in the study.

After hearing the encounter between Xu Ran and Zhang Meng, the brush in Li Zhixian's hand fell on the rice paper, and his face was scared to death for a moment.

Xu Ran was calmer and whispered: "Two sirs, that bear demon is not a fight against ordinary hunters. Where can I hire an immortal master who can subdue monsters and catch monsters?"

After the initial fear and tension, County Magistrate Zhong gradually recovered and said, "Xu Ran is right. Why not prepare for both of us. Bei Zhi rode a fast horse to the county to invite the abbot of Changqing. I annoyed Lord to go to Ningyang Mansion in person and ask the people from the Demon Strike Office to come forward..."

Magistrate Li took a deep breath and sighed: "Yes, it must be taken seriously at this time. The monster cannot catch people on the mountain. If he runs down the mountain, how can I be worthy of the people of Taoyuan County?"

He calmed down for a while and said, "Send someone else to invite the abbot of Changqing. There have been many people missing in the city for no reason recently. I'm afraid there will be a big mess. How can you leave you, Lord Zhong?"

County Magistrate Zhong nodded, "Sir, who should I send to you?"

After hearing the four words "Abbot of Changqing", Xu Ran's heart moved.

Before, when he met four monsters and mountain gods on Taohualing, he felt that they were very similar to the story "Mountain God" in the Strange Stories. Now when he heard this name, he remembered a story in the Strange Stories: "The Monk of Changqing".

Xu Ran vaguely remembered that he was an old monk with profound Buddhism. After his death, he resurrected himself in a wealthy young master. He was not moved by his wealth and more than ten young and beautiful wives and concubines, but still chose to convert and practice, which shows that he has a lofty mind, profound Taoism, and different customs.

Xu Ran was not an ancient person, and he was always skeptical about the idea of ​​resurrecting the soul with a corpse.

According to the popular saying in later generations, the Changqing monk was more like he was reborn after taking over his body.

If this Changqing abbot was the Changqing monk in the story of the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, his cultivation would definitely be good, and he might be able to avenge Zhang Meng...

As soon as he thought of this, Xu Ran quickly said, "If the two adults are relieved, the villain is willing to invite the abbot of Changqing."

County Magistrate Zhong looked at him and sighed, "I originally planned to give you a few more days off and entrust you to handle Zhang Meng's funeral. He lost his father since he was young, and there was only my mother and sister in the family. You are his best brother."

Xu Ran felt warm and looked at County Magistrate Zhong and said, "I will make arrangements as soon as possible. I can set out in three days. Zhang Meng died of the bear demon's mouth. I would like to ask the abbot of Changqing to come out of the mountain earlier. Abandoned by the monster. Brother Zhang Meng will be relieved if he knows about it."

County Wei Sue gave Xu Ran a piece of silver, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brothers, this is a little bit of my wish. I will give it to Mrs. Zhang."

"I'll thank you for Brother Meng," Xu Ran bowed to him. The amount of silver was about three taels, but for the county magistrate who had an annual salary of only ten taels of silver, it was a considerable amount.

"You are called Xu Ran, right?" Li Zhixian said to Xu Ran, "You go to the account room to get thirty taels of silver, and ten taels of them are given to Zhang Meng's mother. It is considered a little desirable for the county. Zhang Meng's job land will not be taken back. Let's talk about it after Zhang's mother a hundred years later.

You bring the other twenty taels with you and give it to the abbot of Changqing. If he refuses to accept it, it will be said that the incense money donated to Changqing Temple by the county. I will write you an invitation and you will bring it to him."
Chapter completed!