Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

Chapter 105: Mother is here, Mother is always here

Chapter 105 Mother is here, Mother is always here

Perhaps because the departure date had been set, Liu Bai became busy again besides being nervous.

He took out many things that had been planned in advance and considered them carefully.

Consider again and again.

Trying to see if there are any other loopholes in this arrangement.

Fortunately, after Madam Liu gave him some tips on how to use ghost shadow, he now had more things to do.

Apart from eating, sleeping and bullying the grass all day, I can also think about this ghost.

As for the grass, it spends its days counting the peaches in the yard.

As long as one peach turns red, it can go out.

It has stayed in this small yard long enough and is eager to go out for a walk.

It was another morning. When Liu Bai was waiting to go out and transform into a ghost, he saw Madam Liu walking out of the house.

"mother!"

Compared with three years ago, Liu Bai's body has only grown slightly taller.

Compared to the ghost body's drastic changes, at least his human body can still maintain a normal growth rate.

"Come with me, you're about to go out, and mother has prepared a few things for you."

When Liu Bai heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.

After all, three years ago, before the war even started, my mother had already been preparing for me.

It has been almost three years now, is mother finally ready?

Liu Bai followed him into the house and came underground.

All this was exactly the same as when Liu Bai first came here. Madam Liu first took out an exquisitely shaped wooden box from the cabinet beside the bed.

"Come, didn't you ask what gift Mom had prepared for you? Now open it and you'll know."

Under Madam Liu's expectant gaze, Liu Bai took it with both hands and opened it.

All I saw placed inside was a longevity lock!

It is made entirely of copper and the workmanship is a bit rough, but Liu Bai knows that it was made by Madam Liu herself.

Liu Bai's eyes lit up with joy.

Madam Liu had already reached out and taken it out, then squatted down and put the longevity lock on Liu Bai herself, then said with a smile:

"May my son live a peaceful life and be immortal for billions of years."

Liu Bai picked up the small safety lock with both hands, looked at it carefully, and then said loudly: "Thank you, mother!"

Madam Liu reached out and touched his little head, "Don't worry, there's more."

After Madam Liu finished speaking, she stood up and took out a small and exquisite purse from the cabinet. It was golden in color and had a koi carp embroidered on it.

Liu Bai reached out and took it with confusion.

"Mom, is there anything special about this?"

If Liu Bai could understand the longevity lock, then this purse... could it be some custom of the Qin State?
Seeing this, Madam Liu smiled and said, "Light up the life fire and see."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bai immediately ignited his life fire, and then looked again. After just one glance, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide, and even his mouth opened subconsciously.

what is this?
To put it in a more understandable way in Liu Bai's previous life, this is a storage bag. But in this world, this thing has a different name.

It is called "Sumeru".

Liu Bai had seen the description of this thing in a book. It was very rare. As for how rare it was, all he could say was that it was estimated that no one in the entire Blood Food City had it.

The ancestors of the four great families... Oh no, now the three great families, and even the city lord, don't have this thing.

Even the smallest Sumeru, which is only one foot square, does not have it.

The reason is that it is difficult to make. As for how it is made, Liu Bai doesn't know.

He only knew that his own Sumeru space... was vast.

Even he couldn't feel how big it was.

There were already a lot of things placed inside, from bedding, tables, chairs and beds to oil, salt, spices and small oil lamps.

Liu Bai guessed that Madam Liu put in everything she could think of.

"After you leave the house, your mother won't be able to stay with you anymore, so I thought of preparing some more things for you so that it will be more convenient when you go out."

Madam Liu's gentle voice sounded in his ears.

It seems that all mothers in this world are the same. When their children are going on a long journey, they always try their best to prepare everything they can think of.

Liu Bai also thought about the time when he went to another province to study at university in his previous life... Every time he went to school, he carried a lot of bags, and they couldn't even fit in, so they had to be mailed.

Now Madam Liu is very powerful and can give him a Sumeru of unknown size, so everything is prepared.

After Liu Bai took it, he gently hugged Madam Liu's thigh and said, "Thank you, mother."

"anything else."

Madam Liu said this with a smile, and took out another thing from the cabinet.

At first glance, Liu Bai felt that they looked familiar, and then he looked closely... They were a pair of small and exquisite porcelain figurines.

One is big and the other is small. The big one is the mother and the small one is the child.

The mother is holding her child.

"Here, you take the big one, and mommy takes the small one. If you miss mommy when you're out, take them out and let them look at you."

After Madam Liu finished speaking, she took the porcelain child out of her arms and handed the little figure that looked like a mother to Liu Bai.

After getting it, Liu Bai remembered why this thing looked familiar.

This is basically exactly the same as the porcelain figurine he met in the ghost market when he first entered the city.

The only difference is that this porcelain can be separated.

"Do you like it?" Madam Liu asked with a smile.

"I like it, I like it very much!"

Liu Bai nodded vigorously, and then he took off the jade pendant from his waist, "It seems to match mine very well."

This was the gift he gave to Madam Liu at that time, two jade pendants holding hands.

"Don't worry, there is more."

After Madam Liu finished speaking, she did not turn around to take it from the cabinet this time. Instead, she turned to the bookshelf and pulled out a thick thread-bound book.

Under Liu Bai's puzzled gaze, she handed it over.

"Here are some words I wrote to you. If you really miss your mother when you are out there, open it and read it. But remember, you can only read one page at a time."

"And if you have anything you want to say to me, you can write it down here, and then I'll be able to see it when you come back."

Liu Bai quickly put everything in his hand into the Xumi, and then took the book with both hands.

Seeing that he was about to open it, Madam Liu pressed her snow-white little hand on it.

"You have to go out to watch it. Why should I watch it at home now?"

Liu Bai then reluctantly put it away, and then muttered: "Who told me to start missing my mother when I was still at home?"

Then, under his expectant gaze, Madam Liu raised a finger and said, "There is one last thing."

"what?"

Liu Bai raised his head and looked at her curiously.

Madam Liu turned her hand over, and three more strands of hair appeared in the middle of her snow-white hand. "If you encounter danger outside, take out one strand of hair. Then this strand of hair will protect you, and mother will know about it, and then she will rush over to save you."

Three life-saving hairs... Liu Bai nodded and quickly put them away. This was a life-saving thing and he couldn't make any mistakes.

Seeing his fear of death, Lady Liu was both angry and amused, but she still said, "I hope that you will only need me to save you three times at most on your way to becoming a towering tree."

After listening to this, Liu Bai tilted his head and asked, "What if mother has saved me three times, but I still haven't grown into a towering tree?"

After listening to this, Madam Liu actually thought about it seriously.

Then she said more seriously: "Then I will give you three more hairs."

"Hee, mom is the best to me."

Listening to Madam Liu's words, Liu Bai couldn't help but feel happy. After all, everyone likes to have a mother who is domineering and can protect his children to the extreme.

"Okay, nothing else."

"The day you leave, tell your mother."

Liu Bai remembered that his mother wanted him to convey a message to the people outside, so he nodded.

After giving the gifts, the day of leaving home seems to be closer.

Another day of waking up, Liu Bai was fuzzy and had no time to add some words when he heard Xiao Cao shouting outside the yard:
"Sir, the peaches in the yard are ripe."

Liu Bai woke up immediately.

Just as he had finished everything and was about to go out, he discovered that the peaches that ripened first were not from the peach tree planted by Madam Liu.

Madam Liu has been in Huangliang Town for nine years, so she has the habit of planting a peach tree every year.

During these three years, the task of planting peach trees fell on Liu Bai.

The peach that is ripe now is the fruit of the peach he planted in the second year, and it is the only one.

Its skin is bright red and its fruit is fresh and tender.

The moment Liu Bai picked it from the peach tree, he knew that there seemed to be no reason for him to stay.

Of course, if you really want to stay, that's fine.

But it is not necessary.

When he finished picking peaches and turned around, he found that Madam Liu was already standing at the door. Liu Bai knew even more clearly... he really had to go out today.

He didn't say anything, just took the ripe peach and went to the kitchen without saying a word.

When Madam Liu saw his back, she seemed to open her mouth, but in the end no words came out.

Liu Bai washed the peaches, gently broke them into two halves, and then gave half to her mother as she did in previous years.

Madam Liu took it and ate it in small bites.

The mother and son did not speak until they finished eating the peach in silence. Then Liu Bai took the peach pit to the outermost part of the yard, dug a hole with a hoe, and carefully buried the peach pit in it.

He is still at home this year, so it is only natural that he should be the one to plant the peach tree today.

Madam Liu's calm voice rang in my ears, "After you go out, you can stay in Blood Food City for a while. Once you are familiar with what this world is like, you can go to a distant place."

"I have arranged everything for you in Blood Food City. When you get there, just go directly to the Situ family."

"As for places further away... Mom has not made any arrangements. Everything depends on you."

Liu Bai gently pressed the ground after planting, "Okay, the child has grown up, mother, don't worry."

After saying that, he slowly stood up, but as soon as he stood up, he had turned from a human into a ghost.

As a human, he was only as tall as Madam Liu's thigh. As a ghost... he was taller than Madam Liu.

He turned and grinned at Madam Liu, showing his fangs, his scarlet eyes flashing, "Mother, I'm really going out this time."

"Ah."

"Mom, when I go out... I will inevitably come into contact with Master Ma and Hu Wei. Is this really okay?"

Madam Liu knew what Liu Bai meant. She looked at this child who was always thinking about her.

She was originally calm but couldn't help but laugh: "They know your relationship with Ma Lao San and the others, but they don't know my identity, so they won't do anything to me.

And those who know our relationship...would be even more afraid to do anything, so just go ahead and don't worry, mom has already made all the arrangements."

"it is good."

Since his mother had already said so much, Liu Bai naturally wouldn't worry anymore.

But he turned his head and looked towards the southeast. His original incense and candle shop was in that direction.

As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than his mother. Liu Bai only took one look at her and she understood what he meant.

"That room, come and see it next time you come back."

"This has to be something you can remember, otherwise, you'll go crazy outside and won't want to go home."

Madam Liu said half-jokingly.

She had also discovered a long time ago that ever since she had Liu Bai, she, who used to be decisive in killing, had become very conflicted.

Just like now, she was worried that Liu Bai didn't want to go out, and she was also afraid that Liu Bai wouldn't want to go home after going out.

"No, even if the child goes far away, he will remember the way home."

Liu Bai still stood at the door and did not go back.

He was afraid. He was afraid that after returning to his mother, his mother would hug him and he would not want to leave again.

So let's just say goodbye properly right here at the door.

"Ah."

"Mom, didn't you ask me to tell those people outside a message? What is it? You can tell me now."

Liu Bai was always thinking about this matter, and was also curious about whether his mother had any words that he needed to convey.

"Okay."

Madam Liu looked at her child's scarlet eyes across the peach forest, and then said slowly:

"If you really get to that point, you will know who your mother wants you to take this to."

Under Liu Bai's expectant and curious gaze, Madam Liu spoke again:
"My mother Liu Qingyi slaughtered you like slaughtering dogs back then, and now, I, Liu Bai, will do the same!"

this moment.

For the first time, Liu Bai saw anger and...resentment in his mother's clear eyes?

Is this my mother’s past?

Did anyone bully your mother in the past?
Otherwise, why would my mother let me say such words... and when she said this, there was hatred in her eyes.

"it is good!"

A thought flashed through Liu Bai's mind, but he agreed without hesitation and didn't ask any more questions.

Because my mother said that when I reach that step, I will naturally know who these words are for.

And...not only do you have to bring words.

More importantly, we still have to kill the dog!

Seeing Liu Bai's serious look, Madam Liu, who was originally infected by his emotions, suddenly laughed.

What about the past?
Now I have Liu Bai, my own child, and this little home...that's enough for me.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do, just...go ahead."

Just after saying these two words, Madam Liu's voice couldn't help but tremble.

Liu Bai never went back after planting the peach tree. He just stood by the door and listened to what Madam Liu said.

His lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.

Because the sound was carried away by the tears flowing from the corners of his eyes, at this moment, his mind was full of the journey he had taken since he traveled through time.

From the very beginning, I was a human being, but my mother wanted to turn me into a ghost.

Later on, my mother gradually accepted her identity as a human being.

Later on, I gradually accepted my identity as a ghost.

And then... it’s now.

My mother can protect me for my whole life, but I cannot just rely on my mother to protect me for my whole life.

If you really love your mother, you shouldn't just hope that she will hold an oil-paper umbrella for you on rainy days.

Instead, I should hold up an oil-paper umbrella for my mother on rainy days...

So, I have to go out into the world eventually, walk the path that my mother has walked, feel the wind that my mother has felt, and see the scenery that my mother has seen.

And... to kill some people that my mother wants to kill but hasn't killed yet.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai knelt on his knees and kowtowed heavily.

"Mother, my child...is gone!"

After saying this, he suddenly stood up, not even daring to look up at Madam Liu's face.

This time, the door that had blocked his way for several years no longer blocked his way, and he passed through it smoothly.

The moment he went out, he had turned from a ghost into a human again.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions.

It's just a trip out. If you really miss your mother, just come back and stay for a few days. There's no need to be so sad.

Xiao Cao poked his head out from behind Liu Bai at the right time, waved his little hand, and shouted: "Today, I, Liu Bai, will come out of the mountain!"

Hearing this, Liu Bai, who was originally a little sad, started to twitch at the corners of his mouth.

"Get out of the mountain?"

"No... Let's go up the mountain first."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked to the west, his eyes passing through the alley and looking at the old forest.

……

At the same time, inside the house behind a door.

Madam Liu was still standing there, not moving. Even though there was a door between them, his eyes were always on Liu Bai.

Until I saw with my own eyes Liu Bai cross the creek, fall into the old woods, and turn into... a ghost again.

She smiled.

Just laughing, tears started falling again.

She gradually withdrew her gaze, looked at the peach forest in front of her, and then reached out and gently tapped.

In an instant, the scene before my eyes shattered.

The rotten peaches that had already fallen to the ground were exposed all over the garden.

Is that the first peach to ripen this year?
no.

That was the last peach to ripen this year.

You are reluctant to leave your mother... Actually, your mother is also reluctant to let you leave.

You can say it, but mom can’t, because mom is afraid that after she says it, you will really not leave.

Another big tree cannot grow under a big tree.

Mother loves you, so mother hopes that you can become another big tree and truly stand by mother's side, instead of hiding under mother's wings and being a fragile grass.

Mother loves you and doesn't want you to leave, but I can't say...

So mother kept all these green peaches in the garden for you.

But the peaches turned red too quickly. In the blink of an eye, only the last one was left.

Madam Liu slowly raised her head, trying not to let her tears fall.

She thought of how Liu Bai would shout every time she came home, "Mom, Mom, are you home?"

Madam Liu would always come out of the house and look at him with disdain.

But in fact, Madam Liu always had an answer.

"Mother is here. Mother is always here."

……

at the same time.

Liu Bai had already jumped to the top of the mountain. Looking at the red leaves all over the mountain, he suddenly understood something.

Once the autumn wind blows, autumn has already arrived on the world.