Chapter 24: The Scholar's Thing... 【Character: Tan Sheng Race: human Occupation: Confucian scholar Realm: Tongsheng] [Information fragment 1: Being in the 'Illusionary Land', I dreamed of meeting a fairy and going to Wushan together.] [Information fragment 2: The ears breed people in the ears, and the pupils contain the words of villains.] [Information fragment 3: Everything starts with the book of erotic paintings that Tan Sheng stole and became obsessed with.] [Information fragment 4: If you don’t wake up within three days, you may die of exhaustion.] The scholar's surname was Tan, but his name was not told to Tao Tie, so [Knowing Everything] referred to him as "Mr. Tan". Confucianism, martial arts, Taoism, Buddhism, and witchcraft are all divided into ninth and first grades after being admitted.

The stages of entering the grade but not reaching the ninth grade have different names. In martial arts, he is a martial artist; in Taoism, he is a Taoist boy; in Buddhism, he is a novice monk; in witchcraft, he is a young witch. In Confucianism, it is called Tongsheng. Therefore, before completely losing his self-control, Tan Sheng, who was studying literature at the county school, asked his housekeeper to arrange for the rescue missions issued by the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division to be picked up by Tao Tie, who had just registered as a "monster catcher" but was already a ninth-rank Taoist outer-cased monk. I won’t go into detail about these. Through the information fragments about Tan Sheng triggered by [Knowing All Things], Tao Tie has roughly understood Tan Sheng's current situation. First, Mr. Tan was having an erotic dream; Second, this erotic dream was caused by the erotic paintings that Tan had been repeatedly viewing and indulging himself in in recent days; Third, this erotic dream caused ear-people to grow out of Tan Sheng's ears and pupil-people's language to appear in his pupils, confusing Tan Sheng's vision and hearing, making him more immersed in the erotic dream; Fourth, if Tan Sheng is not awakened from his erotic dream within three days, he will die; Fifth, if you want to complete the rescue mission, the key points lie in the person in the ear, the words in the pupils and the erotic pictures! What is the ear person? What is pupil language? Tao Tie had come across relevant records in a miscellaneous notebook on the first floor of the library, but there were not many and they were not detailed. To understand the specific situation more fully, you still need to investigate it yourself. He raised his right hand, put his index and middle fingers together to form a sword finger, and took out the remaining half can of ten-year-old ox tears from the storage bag. He lightly touched it and wiped it across his eyes like a dragonfly touching the water. The cow's tears after blessing can temporarily open the ghost eyes of people, allowing them to see the illusory and dark things. Tao Tie already had extraordinary vision, and with the help of the tears of a ten-year-old ox, he immediately saw a tiny, shadowy figure in Tan Sheng's ears and pupils. However, this is not enough. Tao Tie's mind moved, and he quietly used the ninth-grade Earthly Evil Technique "Tongyou" to further enhance his eyesight, allowing him to see through illusions and illusions. In an instant, the words of the person in the ear and the person in the pupil were all revealed in Tao Tie's eyes. I saw that in each of Tan Sheng's ears, there was a hideous and ferocious-looking little man, shaped like a yaksha, walking back and forth in Tan Sheng's ear canal, making a hissing sound. What made Tao Tie extremely uncomfortable was that the voices made by these two ugly yakshas were even more coquettish than Sister Zhiling.

She would moan from time to time. If you blindfold yourself and don't see the ugly image of the yaksha, but only listen to its cries, I'm afraid you can rub an iron pestle into a needle. There were also two little people in Tan Sheng's pupils, their bodies slightly smaller than beans, and they were crying randomly, their voices as thin as mosquitoes. The two little men each held up a spiral membrane, completely blocking Tan Sheng's eyes. Tan Sheng was unable to see any real objects and could only see the illusions in his erotic dream "The Land of Illusion". It was like giving Tan Sheng a pair of VR glasses. After thinking about it, Tao Tie did not rashly try to capture or kill Tan Sheng'er or the villain in his pupil. Instead, he dipped the sword finger of his right hand into the tears of a ten-year-old ox and brushed it across the eyes of the butler at the side, temporarily opening the Yin-Yang eyes for the butler. The ninth-grade earthly magic "Tongyou" was also cast on the housekeeper. "Look at your master's ears and eyes." After doing all this, Tao Tie wiped away the tears of the old ox while giving guidance. We can't let him bear this level of audiovisual pollution alone. What's more, what you hear is not as true as what you see. How can you make the butler willing to increase the salary if you don't let the butler know what the current situation of his young master is? "Ah! What the hell is this!" Following Tao Tie's instructions, the butler focused on checking Tan Sheng's ears and eyes. He was immediately frightened by the hideous and ugly image of the person in his ears and uttered a cry of surprise. "This is the accomplice who caused your young master to become what he is now." Tao Tie explained lightly, and then emphasized, "I can catch or kill these two little things, but it's only a temporary solution. If you don't find the culprit, your young master won't be able to fully recover." "The culprit? What culprit?" When the butler heard this, he immediately became nervous and his expression looked a little unnatural. "Ha ha……" Tao Tie did not give a direct answer. He just pointed at Tan Sheng's erect penis and said lightly, "Do I need to explain it clearly?" "This……" The housekeeper was speechless for a moment, hesitating for a while, then heaved a long sigh and said helplessly, "Mr. Tao, please wait a moment. I'll go get something and be back soon." "Ah." Tao Tie nodded slightly and let the butler leave. Time is precious, so Tao Tie did not wait or waste it. Instead, he started thinking about how he should capture or kill the person in the ear and the person in the pupil. [Knowing Everything] is activated according to Tao Tie's thoughts, triggering information fragments from the words of the person in the ear and the person in the pupil. [Strange Item: The Man in the Ear]

[Information fragment 1: Investigate things, acquire knowledge, be sincere, have a righteous heart, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. If your intentions are not sincere and your heart is not righteous, how can you stop, settle, calm, be at peace, think, and achieve?] [Information fragment 2: The five tones make people deaf.] [Information fragment three: Taotie is drooling, the Five Ghosts request to go into battle.] [Strange Item: Pupil Language] [Information fragment 1: Five colors make people blind.] [Information fragment 2: Taotie is drooling, the Five Ghosts request to go into battle.] Tao Tie didn't care about any Confucian or Taoist theories, but cared more about the content of "Five Ghosts Applying to Go to War". This is a hint of a modified version of the Five Ghosts Moving Technique, which can capture people in the ears and pupils alive to satisfy the gluttonous appetite! Regardless of why Taotie wants to eat the person in the ear and the person in the pupil, we will capture them alive first. Just as he made up his mind, Tao Tie saw the butler coming back with a black cloth package in his hand. With his extraordinary vision and the skill of "seeing the dark", Tao Tie could see clearly through the black cloth that what was wrapped in the butler's hand was a quarto picture album. From the unopened album, Tao Tie could clearly feel a strong sense of erotic desire. At the right moment, there was a rustling sound in my ears, as if I was in the prime of my life, riding a horse and leaning on a sloping bridge, while the pavilion next to me was filled with beautiful girls with red sleeves waving. Even before watching it, I feel like I’m there. The housekeeper who did not practice cultivation was not affected. [Knowing Everything] To be honest, the erotic pictures that Mr. Tan was obsessed with were indeed problematic! Tao Tie muttered in his heart, pointed to the stone table not far away in the courtyard, and ordered: "Don't give it to me, put it there." When the butler saw Tao Tie trying to avoid him and the young master crying incessantly, he hurriedly threw the black cloth onto the stone table. Then he rubbed the edge of his pants with both hands, as if trying to rub off some dirt. "I'm stupid, really." While rubbing the edge of his pants, the housekeeper complained to himself, "I only know that the young master became so miserable after reading this pornographic picture book, I don't know if he would become so miserable after touching it a few times." Tao Tie ignored the housekeeper's stress reaction and stared at the erotic picture, triggering information fragments. [Strange Items: 100 Erotic Pictures] [Information fragment 1: Food and sex are human nature, and they are the easiest to make people fall into depravity.] [Information fragment 2: Continuously absorbing Tan Sheng's "literary energy".] [Information fragment three: You can use the evil-repelling talisman to burn it to break the "Illusionary Realm".] After reading these three pieces of information, Tao Tie had a better idea of ​​what to do next and felt more confident. "Mr. Tao, how is it?" The butler, who was still rubbing his hands beside him, stared at Tao Tie with his eyes. When he noticed that Tao Tie's expression changed slightly, he immediately asked with concern.

Tao Tie thought about it, took out the black stone slab from the storage bag, sent his spiritual consciousness and magic power into it, called out the task commission he had accepted, and displayed it. The butler was able to issue tasks to the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division when Tan Sheng was unconscious, so he was naturally familiar with this. Without even Tao Tie saying anything, the butler took the initiative to say, "I am willing to sign the supplementary agreement, as long as Mr. Tao treats my young master as soon as possible." The so-called supplementary agreement naturally adds clauses for additional money and a certain degree of exemption from liability to the task entrustment contract. Seeing that the housekeeper was so sensible, Tao Tie was also full of confidence and showed his sincerity as well, without demanding 100% exemption from liability in the supplementary agreement. Instead, it was emphasized that the focus of this treatment was to save Mr. Tan's life, and Tao Tie would not be held responsible if any negative impact other than life and health occurred. After reading the newly added terms carefully, the butler gritted his teeth and signed the supplementary agreement. The butler did this not because he had completely determined on Tao Tie after such a short period of contact, or because he had no other way out. In fact, up to now, the housekeeper could terminate the task commission and seek help from the county literature instead. However, before he lost consciousness, Tan said that he would rather die than let his teachers and classmates of the county literature school know about this, and his attitude was very resolute. Mr. Tan has always valued his face above all else. If he says it, he can definitely do it. In addition, Tao Tie, as a "monster catcher" affiliated with the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department, accepted this mission. Before he clearly and voluntarily gave up, it was impossible for other "monster catchers" to snatch this mission. This will destroy someone's job and will lead to a life-and-death feud! After signing the supplementary agreement and taking protective measures, Tao Tie did not waste any more time. In front of the housekeeper, Tao Tie performed the Five Ghosts Moving Technique and summoned out five eager little ghosts from the storage bag/Five Ghosts Bag. "Ah! Ghost!" The effect of the old ox's tears + the "tongyou" technique has not yet disappeared, and the housekeeper's yin-yang eyes are still there. Seeing the five pale-faced little ghosts, he screamed in fear. The sound is so loud and the tone is so sharp that you can try singing soprano. Tao Tie completely ignored the housekeeper's inappropriate screams and drove the five little ghosts to pounce on Tan Sheng who was lying on the rocking chair and howling. "Jie Jie Jie..." The five little ghosts, who had just begun to gain intelligence, finally came out of the dark and gloomy five-ghost bag. They moved around wildly, adding to their own dramas crazily and making eerie laughs that made the housekeeper's hair stand on end. Fortunately, adhering to the principle that family disgrace should not be made public, the housekeeper dismissed many of the servants in the Tan Mansion one by one for various reasons after Tan Sheng fell ill. Therefore, in the huge Tan Mansion, except the housekeeper and Tao Tie, no one else saw the five little ghosts or heard their strange laughter. "hurry up!" Tao Tie was not in a hurry, but he still urged them forward in a low voice. The little devil is naughty and cannot be left alone, otherwise it will only embolden him. You have to knock it from time to time, put on a golden hoop, and drive it as you please. After receiving the urging, the five little devils "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", "Winter" and "Center" dared not to play tricks anymore and started to do their work.

The two little ghosts, "Chun" and "Xia", jumped at Tan Sheng's left and right ears respectively; The two little ghosts, "Autumn" and "Winter", pounced on Tan Sheng's left and right eyes respectively; The "middle" ghost stood in the air, shouting slogans, beating rhythm, and directing "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter" to pull the two people in the ears and the two people in the pupils out of Tan Sheng's ears and eyes. The ugly and ferocious person in the Yaksha's ears and the person in his pupils that were smaller than beans would naturally not surrender obediently and kept howling. They either grabbed Tan Sheng's earwax or his cornea, struggling and twisting. "It hurts me too!" Tan Sheng, who was unconscious and howling incessantly, felt the pain and his whole body arched up and he screamed loudly. In response to Tan Sheng's screams, the five little ghosts worked together to pull the person in the ear and the person in the pupil away from Tan Sheng's body. Before the bright sunlight shines on the people in the ears and pupils, put them into the Five Ghosts Bag and store them properly. Tao Tie had been paying attention to the actions of the five little ghosts. The moment the five little ghosts succeeded, he immediately took out a talisman to ward off evil spirits. He held the yellow talisman between the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and quickly sent his spiritual consciousness and magic power into it, shaking it lightly. The yellow talisman ignited without fire and landed on the black cloth at the speed of an arrow. There was a bang. The black cloth wrapped around the pornographic album caught fire and emitted thick black smoke. The high-pitched, sharp, or hoarse howling of ghosts and wolves that occurred as the flames burned made the butler's hair stand on end and his heart palpitate. Tao Tie did not become complacent. He used the ninth-grade Earthly Evil Technique "Demon Slaying" on the five little ghosts, allowing him to command them at any time to deal with any unexpected events that might or might not occur. Fortunately, [Knowing Everything] was very powerful, and the information fragments triggered were very accurate, so nothing unexpected happened. The erotic album was burned by a talisman to ward off evil spirits, and the "illusionary world" that enveloped Tan Sheng was broken. "How can you burn and kill my precious jade!" After coming out of the "Illusionary Realm", Tan Sheng, who was still standing under the confused tree, suddenly jumped up from the rocking chair and let out a cry of pain as if his heart had been broken into a hundred and eight thousand pieces. It really makes those who hear it sad and those who see it cry. What a lovesick seed! Tao Tie didn't care whether Tan Sheng was infatuated or not. While Tan Sheng was still unconscious, he immediately asked loudly, "Mr. Tan, where did you steal this picture of a hundred beauties?" "I stole it from Qin Shousheng's friend." Holding his heart tightly in both hands, like Xi Shi, the grief-stricken Tan Sheng did not doubt anything and answered Tao Tie's question subconsciously. As soon as the word "steal" came out of his mouth, it was as if a switch was triggered and Tan Sheng woke up instantly. His eyes were no longer cloudy, but clear again. His face was filled with shame and anger, and he muttered hesitantly, "Stealing books is not considered stealing... Stealing books!" "Can what scholars do be considered stealing?" (End of this chapter)