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

Chapter 129: Leading Sheep and Retrieving Corpses [3k monthly tickets plus more]

Liu Bai never thought that it would be such a coincidence.

Because according to Ning Yi, Monkey’s friend from the Short Knife Gang turned out to be Xiong Dayou, whom he had met twice.

The first time we met was at the headquarters of the Short Knife Gang.

The second time we met was at the entrance of the Red Lantern Festival at Maple Leaf Ferry.

This is the third time the two have met.

Liu Bai was also surprised, but before Xiong Dayou could continue, he spoke first: "It's you."

Then he turned around and said to the surprised monkey and Ning Yi, "When I first came to this Blood Food City from the provincial capital, I stayed in the inn. It was there that I met Xiong Dayou."

Xiong Dayou is a man with a quick mind and quickly picked up the conversation.

"Yes, little brother, you moved here without telling me. I went to the inn to look for you several times."

There was a hint of complaint in Xiong Dayou's tone, but he was actually surprised in his heart.

This is truly a case of searching for something high and low but finally finding it without any effort!

I had accepted the job of killing Liu Bai from the two bosses before, and I thought I would never be able to find him, but I never expected to meet him here today!
Who would have thought that the former head of the Situ family, the owner of a red-light house, would actually come to this small neighborhood and open an incense and candle shop?
But now, this opportunity is simply delivered to my doorstep.

And from the monkey's description, this kid wants to follow along to lead the sheep?

This opportunity... is a little too direct. In Xiong Dayou's opinion, this kid is simply washing his neck clean and putting it under his knife.

I heard from the monkey that this rather ugly-looking woman following this little brother... is a person who has gathered the five energies, just like the little brother.

But it doesn't matter. The boss said that the Yin people kill people by magic.

Those who kill people by relying on their physical strength are all incompetent. Then it happened that Xiong Dayou felt that after joining the funeral temple, he learned a very good skill.

Plus this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... Xiong Dayou laughed even more happily.

Liu Bai was also a little surprised. It seemed that he and Xiong Dayou didn't have much friendship. He just met him. Was there any need for him to be so happy?

"I see, then it's fate."

The shepherd Monkey did not see anything strange about the two men and believed their words.

"We haven't even set out yet and we've already encountered this good news. It looks like our trip will be smooth sailing." The monkey looked happy.

But Ning Yi's gaze shifted between Liu Bai and Xiong Dayou.

He could see that Shopkeeper Xiao Liu didn't seem very happy, but Xiong Dayou seemed a little too happy.

"Okay, let's go there. I'll tell you about the situation of Hongyang Jidi first."

While the monkey was talking, Xiong Dayou had already tactfully closed the door.

Then several people sat together, and then the monkey began to say: "According to my preliminary inference, this place should be the 'thick' land among the four auspicious lands, which is the second tier."

"As for the specific situation, the entrance to this place is in the Shinzen River, which is also strange."

"There is a corpse blocking the way at the entrance. Of course, this is why I am looking for a corpse. As long as we get rid of the corpse, we can enter the entrance. But in fact, this auspicious place is in a valley."

"Then can we just go directly to the valley? Why do we have to go down to the Shenqian River and provoke that corpse?" Xiong Dayou asked.

"It's very particular." The monkey put one foot on the chair. "If you go looking for this auspicious place rashly, you won't find it. You can only see it from that entrance."

"If you think it's that simple, what do we shepherds need to do?"

The monkey rolled his eyes.

Ning Yi, who looked pale, asked, "Is there anything special about the body in the water?"

Speaking of this, the monkey said seriously: "I just dived down that night and took a look. I vaguely saw a body stuck at the entrance... It's unlikely to be stuck. It's most likely that the body was used as a stone to seal the door."

"Is the body male or female? Is it vertical or horizontal? Was it drowned or was it killed and then thrown into the water?"

This so-called expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.

Now, whenever Ning Yi asks a question, people feel that he is a capable man.

"The female corpse was lying sideways. As to whether she drowned... the water was too muddy that day, so I didn't take a close look."

The monkey answered very seriously. We are all in the same business and we all know about this kind of thing... We can't deceive people.

If you hide it, someone might die, and it might be your own life.

Ning Yi was obviously relieved after hearing this, "It's fine if it's horizontal."

"Any questions? If not, we're almost ready to go," asked the monkey.

"That's all." Liu Bai was experiencing this kind of thing for the first time, and he didn't know what to do. He felt it would be better to say less and watch more.

"Shopkeeper Xiao Liu, do you have any rice?" the monkey asked again.

"Come to my place, I have prepared everything." Ning Yi said.

"That's fine, they're about the same anyway."

Having said that, Liu Bai locked the shop door, and the group moved to Ning Yi's funeral clothing shop.

This was Liu Bai's first time here. As soon as he entered the room, he felt that the room seemed a little cold, and there were paper people hanging everywhere on the walls.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he even felt that some of the paper figures were moving and their eyes were always staring at him.

And right in front of the gate, there are three white and green wreaths, which make people feel discouraged.

"Wait for me." Ning Yi said and went to the back room. Soon, he came out with a bowl of rice, three incense sticks and a few blood money papers.

"You've prepared everything."

The monkey stepped forward to take the thing. He first placed the rice on the eight-immortals table, then rubbed his hands together and lit the fly-head incense.

Just when Liu Bai thought that he was going to stick the sacred incense into the rice bowl, he held the sacred incense in both hands and walked around the people present, chanting scriptures as he walked.

Finally, he came to the rice again, bowed three times, and kowtowed for the last time before inserting the sacred incense into the rice bowl.

Ning Yi handed over the blood paper money again.

After the monkey took it, he actually placed the blood paper money on the tiny incense stick, but... can it be lit?

Just that little spark was enough to light the paper money.

It turns out that this is possible.

After the blood paper money was burned, Monkey breathed a sigh of relief. He turned the paper money three times in front of himself, and Ning Yi handed him a bowl of water.

After the blood paper money was burned, all the ashes fell into the bowl of water.

Finally, the bowl of water was divided into five cups, one small cup for each person. After drinking it all, the monkey said, "The gods in the sky and the ancestors on the earth are willing to bless us. Let's get ready to set off."

To go from the Blood Food City to the Shenqian River, you have to stop at the Maple Leaf Ferry to rest.

So did Liu Bai and his companions.

Monkey even bought a yard at the ferry, and several people were waiting here. At the end, Liu Bai didn't quite understand the etiquette of the sheep-leader, so he asked, "Why don't you do it now? If you don't do it now, it will be dark."

After all, the book "Wuniu Zazu" only gives a general idea. Some detailed tricks must be passed down in the industry and are unlikely to be known to outsiders.

Even if I knew it, I would not write it down.

Xiong Dayou, who was sitting there drinking tea, heard Liu Bai speak and seemed to rush to answer: "Leading sheep, of course you have to wait until night to lead sheep, how can you lead sheep in broad daylight."

"That's true."

Then the monkey went out to find a restaurant and ordered food to be delivered to the door. After they had a full meal, they set off together.

The monkey led the way and headed north out of Maple Leaf Town until they arrived at the Shenqian River, but the entrance to this location was obviously not here.

Several people took turns lighting the fire, without saying a word, and walked about two miles south.

Finally, as the moon was climbing up the hill, the monkey stopped at the bank of a rapid river and muttered, "We're here."

This place is a backwater. The waves look fierce from the outside, but in fact the water close to the river bank is very stable.

It was obvious that Monkey and Ning Yi had worked together many times. After Monkey made a few gestures, Ning Yi understood.

Several people first put down the things they were carrying. Ning Yi even took off his loose black robe, revealing his upper body... Under the moonlight, Liu Bai actually discovered that his upper body was covered with tattoos!

From its back, one can roughly see that it is a green dragon.

But the front half was covered with dense patterns and words. Liu Bai took a few glances and it seemed to be the words "Water God Walker".

The rest are unrecognizable.

After all the things were unloaded, Monkey first glanced at Situ Hong, and then said in a tactful tone as much as possible: "Miss, can you light a fire to drive away the dirt in the river?"

Situ Hong first glanced at Liu Bai.

Only after the latter nodded did she respond, "Okay."

As she lit the fire, a heat wave immediately swept away, and many prying eyes in the woods on the river bank disappeared.

"Thank you." Ning Yi said, and then he put his hands together and placed them on his forehead, as if he said something. After that... he also ignited the fire of life.

His spirit body was burned and the life fire was boiling on his body.

Without any hesitation, he jumped straight into the cold river without even a splash.

Like a fish swimming into the sea.

Looking at his figure, the monkey's breath was lifted, and then he said as if talking to himself:
"The Ning Yi family has been collecting corpses for generations. Since our ancestors, basically everyone who has lit a fire will end up in the Shenqian River."

"Every time a corpse retriever enters the water, it is a risk for his life."

The monkey muttered to himself, and Liu Bai listened very carefully.

After a while, Liu Bai's ears moved slightly, and Situ Hong had already spoken, "He's coming up."

Just as he finished speaking, a head suddenly popped out of the originally calm water surface. Ning Yi wiped the river water off his face with one hand, panting, and said incoherently: "Fuck you, you asked me to fish out a corpse with its hair hanging upright, do you want to kill me!"

"what?!"

Although the monkey was surprised, he reached out his hand to pull Ning Yi up.

But the two had just held hands when Ning Yi, who had just emerged, was dragged into the deep water of the river.

The monkey lost his balance and almost fell into the river.

Ning Yi struggled violently in the river, and took advantage of the opportunity to shout:
"Damn it, this thing is following us!"

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(The Situ family and the Blood Food City will be resolved, don't worry, it really can't be any faster, I can't really update 3 times a day)

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