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

Chapter 121: Transcend the Yin God
Liu Bai sat on the stone bench and first glanced at Situ Busheng.

Then he saw the earth spirit coming up to him and saluting with his fists clasped. He held a small iron spear in his round belly, which looked very funny.

"Oji meets the owner of the red lighthouse." Its voice was also soft.

Liu Bai smiled and let it get up.

"The city lord invites the owner of the Red Lantern House to a banquet tonight." After saying this, Yi Er took out a crumpled invitation from his arms.

"Ah."

It seemed very panicked, feeling that it had done something wrong.

Situ Busheng took it from its hand with a smile, "Okay, go back and report to the city lord."

"Okay okay."

Yi Er quickly stood up and shook himself, and a lot of mud immediately fell off his body.

It burrowed into the ground and immediately disappeared.

"The City Lord's Mansion invites me to a banquet?"

Liu Bai was still a little surprised, but not much... It was said that the city lord was the only one in the Blood Food City who was superior to the Yin God, and his strength was basically enough to suppress all the Yin-walking people in the city.

But Liu Bai had never seen it.

So, we can see each other tonight?
"Yes." Situ Busheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "City Lord Zhuang said that our Red Lantern House has a new owner, and he hasn't met him yet. So he wants to take this opportunity to welcome you, young master, and also invite the Short Knife Gang, the Zhou Family, and the Five Clothes Hall."

"I'm afraid he has something to discuss with the four of us."

"My lord and I are thinking alike."

Although Situ Busheng had a smile on his face, he always felt in his heart...is this young man really a child?
How do you know everything!
"Everyone is talking about transcending the Yin God, so what kind of realm is it that transcends the Yin God?" Liu Bai was curious about this.

I asked my mother about it at the time, but she didn't say anything.

Situ Busheng came and sat aside, "Transcending the Yin Spirit, that means he has already cultivated the Yang Spirit."

As he said this, he slowly looked up at the sky.

There was a hint of hope in his eyes.

"The spirit body is pregnant with five kinds of qi, and the five kinds of qi combine to form a Yin spirit. When the Yin spirit emerges, the Yang spirit follows... It sounds simple, but walking in the Yin, walking in the Yin, how many people have walked in the Yin their entire lives, and can only be trapped by this Yin spirit."

"So, it is difficult to cultivate Yang Shen?" Liu Bai asked.

"It's difficult, extremely difficult. It was not difficult to deal with Yin Gods before, but this Yang God... walks in Yin, walks in Yin, you want to walk out of Yang, how can it not be difficult?"

There was a hint of bitter smile in Situ Busheng's eyes.

"Before, Yin Gods didn't have any great abilities. But if a Yang God appeared... Sir, do you know why a Yang God can control a city?"

Although he was asking, Situ Busheng continued speaking before Liu Bai could say anything.

"Because even if our entire Blood Food City is haunted by evil spirits, as long as City Lord Zhuang releases his Yang Spirit, it will be like the sun, and all the evil spirits in the city will suffer."

"So fierce?"

Liu Bai was a little stunned. It seemed that there was a huge gap between nourishing the Yin God and nourishing the Yang God.

"Who said it wasn't?" There was a hint of helplessness in Situ's hopeful eyes.

He could no longer see the edge of Yang Shen. In fact, these old guys had also thought about it.

In the Blood Food City, the only one who has a chance of touching the Yang God is Sister Zhong Er Honghong.

"It seems that I can go and see this Yang Shen walking in the Yin man's demeanor tonight."

For a moment, Liu Bai was looking forward to tonight's banquet.

But after a while, Liu Bai returned to the living room and had not sat for a while when Situ Busheng, who had just left, came back with his people.

This man was wearing a black tights in broad daylight, with a black scarf covering his face. His sharp eyes looked like a chivalrous thief.

It’s a pity that Liu Bai had seen her socially anxious look after she took off the black scarf on her face.

So now when I see this Situ woman, I find it strange no matter how I look at her.

But she didn't feel that way. She bowed neatly and said, "The matter about the funeral temple that the master of the family sent me to investigate a few days ago has been resolved."

"Oh?"

Liu Bai immediately became excited. A few days ago, after he found out what Hongniang, the woman under Situ, did, he assigned this task to her.

Let her look around and see if she can find any clues.

After all, compared to a large organization like the Funeral Temple coming to Blood Food City, it is much more serious than the small-scale fights like the Five Servant Hall.

"Last night, the second manager of the Zhou family's mountain goods business came to the red-light house in the southeast of our city. When he was done, our people got some information out of him."

"Recently, the Zhou family has indeed reduced its efforts to collect mountain products, and many of the people who collected loose goods have been sent out, but they have not returned for a long time."

Ms. Situ spoke very quickly, but her words were very clear.

After hearing this, Liu Bai was a little confused... What does this have to do with the funeral temple?
He didn't ask, because he knew that Ms. Situ would definitely tell him.

"All of this is related to a stranger who came to the Zhou family some time ago. After that person came to the Zhou family and talked with Zhou Rulong, the ancestor of the Zhou family, for a day, things turned out like this."

"As for whether that person is from the funeral temple, I am still unsure, but this is the only strange thing happening to the Zhou family recently."

Having said that, Situ bowed slightly to indicate that she had finished speaking.

Everything was sorted out by Situ Nvzi, so there was nothing more to ask. After Liu Bai knew about it, he let her leave.

Lin Liubai thought for a while and suddenly asked:

"Are you sure that behind this Wufu Hall is the City Lord's Mansion?"

Situ Busheng, who was lost in thought, was also a little surprised when he heard this. "This... can be confirmed, not only by me, but also by the other families, even the City Lord's Mansion. How come, young master?"

As he spoke, Situ Busheng understood Liu Bai's thoughts.

"Sir, do you think that behind this Wufu Hall there is a funeral temple?"

"It's not impossible. The meaning of the funeral temple is the funeral affairs after death, and now this is the Five Funeral Hall."

"The five mourning clothes for people, namely, mourning clothes of the first rank, mourning clothes of the second rank, mourning clothes of the third rank, mourning clothes of the fifth rank, and mourning clothes of the fifth rank, are all the etiquette for the afterlife. The two of them are a bit coincidental."

Liu Bai didn't think there would be such a coincidence.

It’s a pity that Lao Deng, who wrote “Wuniu Zazu”, did not write about the organization of funeral temples in detail.

"What you said makes sense, sir."

Situ Busheng nodded, but things like this... in the final analysis, only they themselves knew the truth.

Moreover, regarding the matter of the funeral temple, Situ Busheng also asked Zhong Erhong on the way to Maple Leaf Ferry yesterday.

In the end, Sister Hong also said she didn't know, saying that their Short Knife Gang had no clues and had never heard of this matter.

Situ Busheng didn't know how Liu Bai knew that the funeral temple was coming to this Blood Food City.

……

at dusk.

Liu Bai and Situ Busheng drove to the center of Xueshi City, which is the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.

Liu Bai has passed by here several times, but this is the first time he has visited.

The lacquer on the door is very red, and the copper nails are very large. The stone lions on both sides of the door can turn their heads and stare at people.

Xiaocao stood up and pointed at them and cursed.

"Little brother!" Gongsun Shi's joyful voice came from behind.

Liu Bai turned around and saw Gongsun Shi and Zhong Erhong following him from behind.

Liu Bai first called out "Sister Hong", and then followed Gongsun Shi into the City Lord's Mansion.

Unlike the Situ family’s mansion, this city lord’s mansion does not have so many plants, flowers and hills. There is a large courtyard as soon as you enter the gate.

Going further into the courtyard is the hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

This is the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion and also the banquet hall for tonight. Before the banquet started, the guests were sitting in twos and threes in the yard... Actually, there were only two groups of people. Liu Bai glanced and found an acquaintance in the group on the left.

It was Zhou Anshi, who had been to Huangliang Town that year. He always had a smiling face when he looked at everyone.

At this moment, Liu Bai saw that he was not the only one like this.

Even the Zhou family ancestor Zhou Rulong, who was wearing a green shirt behind him, was the same. The smiles on their faces seemed to be cast in the same mold.

There are more people sitting on the right side of the door.

The first one was an old man with gray hair and age spots on his face. He was wearing a short jacket made of the coarsest raw linen cloth, with the unfinished edges exposed at the torn parts.

After returning from Maple Leaf Ferry, Liu Bai also specially looked for a book to read.

Therefore, we know that this is the mourning clothes among the five mourning clothes, which is also the heaviest one among the five mourning clothes.

So, this is the head of the Yang Yin God in the Wufu Hall?

Behind him, there were also several men and women dressed in mourning clothes, but they were all elderly and there was not a single young one.

When they met, Sister Hong behind Liu Bai spoke directly.

"Tsk tsk, isn't this the hall master? He is wearing mourning clothes. I wonder if his father or mother died today?"

Sister Hong is very good at chopping people, and she is also very good at talking.

Mei Yan, the head of Wufu Hall, was not angry when he heard this. Instead, he said with a smile, "The parents are dead, and the children are dead too."

"My whole family died, and I am the only one left alive in this world, so I wear these mourning clothes all year round."

After saying this, he did not wait for Zhong Erhong to speak again, he already set his eyes on Liu Bai, and then said:

"This young master is the protagonist of this evening."

"Sister Hong has come here and taken over the show. Are you dissatisfied with the young master? Or are you dissatisfied with the City Lord's Mansion for not holding a banquet for you, Sister Hong?"

In a word, three people were picked.

Liu Bai couldn't help but admire these people's ability to speak. He felt that he didn't have such a skill.

So he turned and looked at Sister Hong who was standing behind him.

The latter was even more direct. The moment Liu Bai raised his head, she had already arrived in front of Mei Yan, holding his head with one hand, and was about to knock his head on the table.

A cough suddenly sounded in the hall.

Zhong Erhong couldn't hold her hand down any longer, so she had to slowly withdraw her hand. Then a middle-aged man with a kind face walked out of the hall.

He was wearing a gorgeous suit and laughed as he walked out.

"We are just sitting down to have a meal together, but it's not good for Gang Leader Zhong to start a fight."

After saying that, he immediately turned his gaze to Liu Bai, with an even wider smile on his face.

"I heard that the owner of the Red Lantern House has changed. I was away for the past few days and was not available. Now that I am back, I would like to ask the owner to do me a favor."

After saying that, he blinked at Liu Bai, as if he was very... happy?
Moreover, this attitude made Liu Bai have to be serious and said, "Thank you, Lord City Lord, for your kindness."

Why do I feel that this city lord seems a little different from what I imagined?
Liu Bai had a hint of doubt in his heart, but he didn't say much.

"Okay, the dinner is ready. Let's not go home until we are drunk today." Zhuang Yingcheng said and turned around, but just before turning his head to look at Liu Bai, he said with a smile: "Children can't drink alcohol. I asked the kitchen to prepare osmanthus honey water for the owner."

"Thank you, Lord City Lord."

Liu Bai shouted.

The group was led by the city lord Zhuang Yingcheng into the hall...

……

Mudong Town, on the mountain road of Xiaolianzi Mountain.

Mr. Ma was smoking a pipe with one hand holding the reins, his face looking very gloomy. Next to him sat Liuzi who was also smoking.

"Master Ma, there's something strange about the mountain that just blocked the road." Liuzi said while puffing out smoke.

The two of them came to Xiaolianzi Mountain in Mudong Town to worship the new mountain god.

The journey was not short and most of the roads were mountainous, so the master and disciple set out early in the morning.

But they never expected that when they were halfway there, they were blocked by a spirit that was crossing the mountain.

The evil spirit blocks the road and the mountain blocks the way, not to kill but to stop.

So even if Master Ma had many tricks up his sleeve, the other party could only stop him but not take action, and it took him a lot of effort to get over the hill.

Just this delay, time has passed.

It would be impossible to make a round trip today. Even in order to reach Xiaolianzi Mountain before dark, Master Ma had to put in a lot of effort.

"nonsense.

Master Ma uttered two words, and before Liuzi could speak again, he made a gesture.

"If you see me making this gesture later, don't say anything and just follow my instructions."

"Ok?"

Liuzi responded with a "OK" again without asking any more questions. They had already arrived at the Xiaolianzi Mountain area, which was not a good place to talk.

Over the years, Liuzi's strength has not improved much.

But all the rules that should be understood were not missed.

The carriage went up a hill and finally saw the mountain temple with the smell of incense rising from it.

Master Ma looked at the sky and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, we arrived before dark.

The master and his disciple got off the carriage, and Master Ma did not put it away, but just went into the house.

As soon as he came in, Master Ma laughed out loud, "Master Mountain God, I'm really sorry."

"I went to the city a few days ago, and when I came back, I heard that two people had died in the town. I really had no choice but to go today. I never thought that I would encounter this evil spirit blocking the road and not letting me pass."

As Mr. Ma spoke, he clenched his fists and walked forward a few steps to the shrine.

He glanced at the statue, then naturally picked up the incense and lit it on the oil lamp.

Liuzi, who got off the car later, carried out a wooden box from the carriage. He came to the shrine and opened it. Inside were the heads of three animals dyed red.

Master Ma did not say much, he just moved out the heads of the three animals and placed them on the altar.

Then he held the lit incense in both hands, bowed several times, and began to burn incense.

Liuzi returned to the carriage, brought out a thick stack of paper money, and found the brazier under the altar.

Several sheets began to burn.

Mr. Ma burned incense and talked on and on, but no one paid any attention to him.

When the master and his apprentice had finished their work, Master Ma returned to the altar, bowed to the statue, clasped his fists, and said with a smile:

"It's getting late now, so I'll go chat with Aunt Peng first, and then come back to pay my respects to the Mountain God tomorrow morning."

The main gods are always visited before sunset. There is no such thing as visiting the main gods after sunset.

Just then, the master and disciple both stood up and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, the statue standing high on the altar, the brand new statue wearing a yellow robe, with a human body and a rat head, carved from yellow pear wood.

But at this moment he bent down and lowered his head.

The voice of the new mountain god of Xiaolianzi Mountain rang out in the temple.

"Ma Lao San, is the road to send that old snake demon to the city easy?"

After saying that, the temple door slammed shut, and inside the temple, only the dim candlelight on the oil lamp was left flickering.
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