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

Chapter 132 Chessboard [asking for monthly ticket]

"Quick! Hurry up and bury the soil first!"

Monkey was a shepherd, so he certainly had no idea what to do about the situation. "Damn it! The soil without a tombstone is considered grave soil. The book lied to me!"

After saying that, several people started to work, and in no time they had pushed the newly dug soil back.

As the blood coffin was buried, the noise around it gradually subsided.

The raised coffin lid seemed to be closed, and the fog and miasma around it stopped flowing into the blood coffin, and the corpse fluid oozing out of it also stopped.

The monkey heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and his hind legs went limp and he sat down right there.

Ning Yi also wiped the sweat off his forehead and squatted down, "Can it be solved?"

"Yes, there is a way, but I need your help, senior." He raised his head and glanced at Situ Hong.

"it is good."

Liu Bai agreed for her, and then urged, "It's better to hurry up."

There was an urgent matter in the city, and he couldn't stay here for too long.

After hearing this, the monkey stood up immediately.

He first took out something that looked like a compass, and circled around the blood coffin. After roughly determining the direction, he drew four circles on the ground.

"Senior, please put the heart fire here, the liver wood here, the kidney water here, the spleen earth here... don't use the lung metal, it's too sharp and will directly open the coffin."

Situ Hong received Liu Bai's order and naturally did everything he was told.

Liu Bai didn't quite understand all this and just watched silently. Then he saw the monkey take out several old items and placed them in several places.

He guessed that it should be placed according to the positions of the eight trigrams.

Finally, the monkey circled around and returned to the front of the blood coffin, and took out the original blood money and incense.

"Senior, you still have to come and burn paper and incense here. It would be best if you pretend to kneel down and speak in a tearful tone."

The monkey felt a little embarrassed when he said this, but there was nothing he could do.

The little grass squatting on Liu Bai's shoulder was also watching the show, and then muttered in Liu Bai's mind:
"Sir, this monkey is quite capable. He knows how to trick ghosts."

They were all just hanging around in the business, so Situ Hong didn't make things too difficult for them and just did as he was told.

As she started to light the paper, the monkey stood right behind the blood coffin with a solemn expression.

Situ Hong inserted the first sacred incense stick with a crying voice.

Seeing this, the monkey chanted in a strange tone: "A filial son and a virtuous grandson kowtow, and a good day will come to the grave."

After saying that, he squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil from the grave, then he winked at Ning Yi and Liu Bai frantically.

Fortunately, neither of them was stupid. When they saw this situation, they started digging frantically.

The soil on the grave had just been filled back, so it was very loose, and a big hole was dug out in a few strokes.

The monkey stood up, and the other two stopped and looked around as if nothing had happened.

Amid the crying, Situ Hong inserted the second incense stick.

The monkey chanted again: "The filial son and the virtuous grandson kowtow twice, the dead are no match for the living."

Now there was no need for him to remind them, Liu Bai and the other man started digging.

After a pause, it was soon time to light the third stick of incense.

"The filial son and the virtuous grandson kowtow three times, today I will collect his bones."

After the monkey finished speaking, he quickly opened his mouth and said to Situ Hong silently: "Burn the paper quickly."

There were few words, but Situ Hong could understand the lip reading.

As the paper money was burned, the monkey waved his hands and started digging the soil frantically without saying a word. Liu Bai and Ning Yi did the same.

But after a while, the grave soil above the blood coffin was dug out, and one could vaguely see that the soil underneath was soaked by the corpse water, emitting a suffocating stench.

But Monkey didn't care. His eyes were shining at this moment. He picked up the crowbar next to him and winked at Ning Yi.

They were obviously old partners. Ning Yi looked at him and immediately took out a pair of gloves that seemed to be made of some animal intestines from his hands.

Situ Hong was still burning paper with a crying voice.

The monkey's crowbar had already reached into the gap at the edge of the coffin lid, and then he pried it open without saying a word.

This scene made Liu Bai feel a little frightened.

But surprisingly, the bloody coffin that had just been opened and the corpse water gushed out showed no abnormality when it was pried open by the monkey.

The fog did not flow into the blood coffin, and no corpse fluid seeped out.

In the blink of an eye, the monkey pried open a gap in the coffin lid big enough for the monkey to reach his hand in.

Ning Yi, who was squatting nearby, immediately leaned over, reached his gloved hands in, and then... started digging!
First, they took out a blood-stained shroud from inside. It was black in color, with gold threads on the corners, and looked quite precious.

However, there was a pair of tailor's scissors on the shroud, and the scissors were cutting at the chest of the shroud, and seemed to be stuck there and could not be cut any further.

In just a short while, the monkey's hands could no longer stop shaking and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Ning Yi reached out his hand for the second time and took out a coin-biting toad. Unfortunately, the coin in the toad's mouth had disappeared.

When the monkey saw this thing, his eyes lit up, but his body was shaking noticeably.

"The last...last time!"

Ning Yi didn't waste any time. He put his hands in without even touching, and just grabbed a handful and came out.

And at the moment when he left with the things in his hands, the monkey let go of the crowbar, and the lid of the bloody coffin closed with a "bang".

Faintly, Liu Bai seemed to see a pair of white, tender and slender women's hands retracting at the edge of the blood coffin.

The blood money in Situ Hong's hand was burned in time, and the monkey was lying on the ground, shaking uncontrollably.

At the same time, almost every inch of his skin began to bleed.

In the blink of an eye, he turned into a bloody man.

Even so, he still said: "Quick, bury it quickly."

Ning Yi took off his gloves and frantically pushed the soil back from the grave. Situ Hong, who did not burn paper, also hurried over to help.

Because... the fog has begun to flow into the blood coffin again.

While Liu Bai was pushing the earth, he felt something.

The thing that Ning Yi took out at the end seemed to be attracting him... He couldn't help but look back.

What they finally caught turned out to be a palm-sized... chessboard!
And it is a chess board. There is chess in this world too, and the name is similar, called "Xiangxi".

So Liu Bai was not very surprised, he just didn’t know why this chessboard was so attractive to him?

Could it be something that gathers energy?

In just a short while, all the soil on the grave was pushed back.

The movement of the blood coffin also disappeared. Seeing that the situation had settled down, Liu Bai turned to look at the monkey.

In just a short while, the monkey's entire body was covered in blood.

The whole person turned into a blood cocoon.

"This... he won't be dead, right?" Liu Bai didn't say the word death, but everyone present could understand.

Ning Yi stood up and shook his head, "No, this is their way of avoiding disasters."

As if in response to what Ning Yi said, the monkey that turned into a blood cocoon moved, and then the blood cocoon was cut open from his chest.

It was as if someone had split him in half, and the monkey's body emerged from the middle, without a trace of blood on his head, face, or clothes.

All the blood seemed to be retained in the blood cocoon.

But... Liu Bai looked at him a few more times and found that compared with before, this monkey had an extra wrinkle on his forehead.

He seemed older.

So, the way they, the sheep-leaders, avoid disasters is to use their lifespans to ward off disasters? Liu Bai guessed.

The monkey stood up and shook himself off. After confirming that there was nothing else wrong with him, he said, "There is no meat in front of the Red Sheep Stage. Let's talk about it after we get out."

"it is good."

Several people packed up their things and left quietly after making sure nothing was left behind.

There were five people when they came and four people when they left.

But no one had any doubts or sadness.

When Liu Bai emerged from the Shenqian River after a smooth journey, he realized that it was almost evening. However, the sky in the valley where the blood coffin was buried was still covered in white, making it difficult to distinguish between day and night.

After everyone got ashore, Ning Yi went to the woods a little further away to see the body.

But as soon as he walked in, he shouted.

"That female corpse...is gone."

"Gone?"

The three people who stayed outside went back and found that, indeed, there was only a puddle of water left where the shroud had been placed.

Ning Yi had already squatted down, took a quick look, then raised his head and said, "Corpse water, and it's very similar to what flowed out of the blood coffin."

"What? Don't scare me." The monkey's face became a little ugly, and then he squatted down, but after a moment he stood up and sneered.

"This damn corpse water is all like this, can you do anything fancy with it? It's the same as the one in the blood coffin."

"It seems so." Ning Yi also stood up with a little embarrassment, "Maybe I was scared and became a little suspicious."

"Well, the body may have come ashore to cause trouble and run away. Let's go back first."

After saying that, they got on their carriages and returned to Monkey’s courtyard at Maple Leaf Ferry.

But after they had walked for a long time, a clump of hair suddenly floated up in the Shenqian River, followed by a human head, which was... the female corpse!
She floated her upper body in the water and slowly turned her head. Under the dim sunset, she looked in the direction where the monkeys disappeared.

……

After returning to the yard, they first changed into clean clothes and then gathered in the hall.

How can we not divide this red sheep that we brought back at the risk of opening the blood coffin?

There was an octagonal table in the living room, with the door closed and four people sitting around it.

On the table were the four red sheep that Ning Yi had brought back wrapped in cloth.

A black and gold shroud, a pair of rusty tailor's scissors taken from the shroud, a coin-biting toad with the coin missing from its mouth, and a chessboard that was only the size of a palm.

As they got closer, Liu Bai could feel the attraction coming from the chessboard more and more.

Could this be the thing that I use to gather energy?
But shouldn’t you feel the energy gathering thing after you have it in your hands? I haven’t even used it yet…

The monkey spoke first, "Four people, four things, exactly one for each person, no objection, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the living room fell silent.

Several people felt a little weird. What did four people mean?
But there are exactly four of us. If there was another person, hey... it would be difficult to divide the people.

But no one mentioned this matter. Liu Bai and Situ Hong were unlikely to mention it.

As for Monkey and Ning Yi...it was just a case of thieves robbing each other, which was a very normal thing.

"Since you have no objections, let Manager Xiao Liu and senior choose first?" When Monkey said this, he glanced at Ning Yi, who nodded and had no objection.

Liu Bai did not refuse, nor did he hide anything. He stood on the chair and picked up the chess board directly from the table.

But as he started to use it, he also felt that this thing... was not something that could gather energy.

So why does this thing attract me?

Liu Bai couldn't feel it, so he asked Xiaocao in his mind.

"I don't know. I don't feel the attraction you mentioned. If it were me, I would definitely choose that pair of scissors. I would cut off whoever I don't like!"

The grass is as murderous as ever.

Liu Bai carefully examined the chessboard, which was made of bronze, with nine vertical and ten horizontal lines, a total of ninety points.

The middle boundary river divides it into two halves.

It was exactly the same as the chessboard in his previous life. Liu Bai tried to burn it with his life fire, but it didn't move at all.

While he was tinkering with this, Situ Hong took out the tailor's scissors.

The monkey was relieved when he saw this. He smiled at Ning Yi and said, "I know you want the shroud, so the money-biting toad is mine."

Ning Yi could naturally see that the monkey had been coveting the toad for a long time, but he didn't expose it. No matter what, as long as everyone could get what they wanted, that would be the best.

"The mutton has been shared, so this time the sheep-trapping will stop here. Monkey thanks the three of you for your help."

After the monkey finished speaking, he stood up, clasped his fists, and bowed to the three of them.

“I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again next time.”

After everyone returned the gifts, Liu Bai and Situ Hong returned to their room.

Situ Hong handed over the tailor's scissors with both hands.

Liu Bai refused. Firstly, he had no use for it, and secondly, he was not the kind of person who would steal his maid's things.

It’s just that this chessboard… He fiddled with it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, so he could only put it into Xumi temporarily and see if he could find it later.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Liu Bai and Situ Hong said goodbye to them and went into the city.

After all, according to Xiong Dayou, both his left and right hands have already taken action against the Zhou family.

So something big must be happening in this city right now.

Soon, seeing that the city gate was right in front of them, Situ Hong asked Liu Bai where he was going.

The Zhou family has no connections, and the two lunatics in the funeral temple will definitely attack the Short Knife Gang after killing the Zhou family...

"Go get the short knife... Never mind, let's go back to the shop first."

To go to Baihu Street where the Short Knife Gang is located, one has to pass by Kangshoufang where the Red Candle Shop is located, so it would be better to go back home and take a look first.

After all, for Liu Bai, that is the only place that belongs to him.

"it is good."

When the carriage reached the city gate, people coming in and out could already be heard talking loudly.

"First, the Situ family of the Red Lantern Festival was gone, and now the Zhou family is gone too. God is really merciful!"

"I don't know who did it, but it was so cruel. Do you think it could be..."

"I heard that the Situ family still has some descendants, but the Zhou family left no one behind. From the Zhou family's ancestors to the hungry babies, no one was spared."

"This is a bit too cruel..."

After hearing this, Situ Hong couldn't help but turn around and look at Liu Bai, "Young Master..."

"Let's find Sister Hong first."

Compared to these news spread by people on the street, Sister Hong’s is definitely more reliable.

"it is good."

The paper horse ran even faster. The gate to Maple Leaf Ferry was from the east of the city, and Kangshoufang was also in the east of the city. Therefore, in less than a moment, Liu Bai and the others had returned to Kangshoufang.

But at this point, Liu Bai felt something strange without even Situ Hong saying anything.

Because in this alley, all the doors were closed and there was no one to be seen.

Logically speaking, Kangshoufang is full of shops and is considered one of the busiest markets in the city.

But now...

Just as they were about to reach the door of their shop, Situ Hong suddenly pulled the reins of the carriage.

The paper horse stopped.

Because in front, three white-haired old men came out from Ning Yi's funeral clothing shop.

They looked similar, like three brothers, with red glow on their wrinkled faces, obviously having done something good recently.

They managed to stop Liu Bai's carriage, and one of them smiled and bowed to Liu Bai who was sitting on the carriage.

"Second son of the Meng family, I am honored to meet the Lord Fangzhu."

Liu Bai ignored him, but Situ Hong said with a gloomy face: "What are you doing here?"

The second son of the Meng family who was speaking raised his head and looked at the person in front of him, "You should be that little girl Situ Hong, tsk, this look is not as good as before."

"As for coming to see the Lord Master, I naturally want to ask why so much of the treasure in our Red Lantern House is missing?"

All of them were old foxes, and they had a rough idea of ​​how many good things there were in the Red Light House.

Therefore, when they saw the treasure house in Situ's house, they knew that the good things were no longer there.

As for the fact that Liu Bai stayed in this city and opened a incense and candle shop, people like Xiong Dayou didn't know about it.

But to those who are interested, it is not a secret.

So after careful consideration, the three ancestors of the Meng family finally felt that it was necessary to take those things back for the Red Lantern House.

As for whether those things were with Liu Bai, they didn't know, but they knew that Liu Bai always knew where those things were.

Liu Bai listened to this and glanced at the door of his shop.

Good, the door lock that was originally fastened was gone, so he asked, "Did you enter my shop?"

"Haha, I just went in to help the owner tidy up the shop." The second son of the Meng family spoke again with a smile.

Liu Bai said seriously: "I don't like people entering my house without my permission."

"That's enough. You are just a little brat. What's the use of gathering five energies? You have no ability but a big temper. Hand over the things quickly and I will spare your life."

The third son of the Meng family waved his hand impatiently and urged.

Suddenly, Situ Hong ignited the life fire in his body. As the heat wave spread, the faces of the three ancestors of the Meng family also changed.

They were all aware of Situ Hong's qualifications, but for some unknown reason, he was unable to ignite the fire, and was gradually forgotten by the people in the Blood Food City.

But now it seems that this fire... is probably even more fierce than mine!

But before Situ Hong could take action.

The third son of the Meng family, who had just spoken, had his head flown off, fell to the ground, and rolled into Ning Yi's shop.

As blood spurted out like a fountain, a tall figure could be seen behind the third son of the Meng family.

She picked her ears casually and asked, "What did the third son of the Meng family just say?"

"I'm hard of hearing, so I didn't hear it clearly."

(End of this chapter)