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

Chapter 146 Mother [asking for monthly ticket]

Perhaps because Liu Bai didn't respond, the gargoyle turned around and looked at him again.

"it is good."

If he were to participate in the extermination of the entire family, Liu Bai might just run away. To exterminate an entire family for no reason... How is this different from Xiao Cao? !

But this was just keeping watch, and he didn't have to participate in the massacre, so Liu Bai naturally had no problem with it.

Seeing that it agreed, the gargoyle exerted a little more strength, and the stone underneath rolled faster.

But even so, it still took nearly an hour to travel through the mountains.

To the north of Toad Mountain is Yunzhou City, and to the west is the territory of Xian Mountain, but now this gargoyle is leading the way, heading east.

After an hour, we finally got out of the mountains and the terrain in front of us became flat, with mostly small hills.

Some villages and towns can also be seen around.

We saw that we had reached a river again, and even saw fields everywhere.

The gargoyle then stopped and said, "We're here, Third Brother. Sorry to bother you."

"We are all brothers, why bother?"

Liu Bai was curious all the way, wondering what sect this strange organization was trying to destroy. Now that he had arrived, he naturally had an idea and his body suddenly rose into the air.

His ability to fly naturally aroused the envy of the others.

But even though he was envious, he couldn't delay the extermination of the family. "Let's go."

After the gargoyle finished speaking, the man, the ghost, and the goblin began to climb the mountain.

Liu Bai rose high into the sky and just by looking around, he guessed the target of the gargoyles.

On a small hill in the southeast, there is a village that occupies half of the hill.

It was very big, but at this moment, Liu Bai could tell it with just a glance.

They came late.

Even if the whole family is to be wiped out, someone has already taken the lead.

The air above the village was filled with blood and the inside of the village was also filled with wounds and fires everywhere. It was estimated that the person who wanted to kill the whole family would also come tonight.

Even though the family was just wiped out not long ago...

A sentry has to do his job, so after seeing this, Liu Bai immediately dropped from mid-air.

Stopped the gargoyles.

"Third brother, what's wrong?" the bald Taoist priest asked immediately.

"Is someone coming to deal with us?"

The gargoyles reveal their evil nature vividly. If someone attacks them, they must run away first.

"No, we are a little late."

"Has the Lin family run away?" the fox girl asked in surprise.

Under the gazes of the three of them, Liu Bai slowly said: "The Lin family has been wiped out."

"what?"

"And it should be tonight. Just a while ago, I saw the fire was still burning vigorously inside."

When Liu Bai said this, they didn't doubt it, but they were a little hesitant.

Mountain spirits and evil spirits are all afraid of death, and they are no exception.

Only Liu Bai was inexplicably involved in this matter. Now that he was here, how could he not go and take a look?

He was also curious about what was going on with this family and why they had to be wiped out one after another.

"Brother, how about this? I'm stronger, so I'll go up and check to see if the group of people who killed the family have left."

Liu Bai, who has a fifth-level ghost body, has not yet tested the limit of his own strength. Being a man of great skill (bei), courage (liu), and brave (niang), he does not even know what fear is.

"This……"

The gargoyle had the same idea. Among the people present, no one was more suitable than Liu Bai to get the information.

He was very tempted, but couldn't show it too obviously.

So after hesitating for a long time, he reluctantly said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Third Brother, for this matter."

"Ah."

Liu Bai then leaped again and disappeared into the night. Now his ghost body could be said to come and go without a trace.

Watching his disappearing figure, the eldest gargoyle sighed, "Although the third one doesn't talk much, his ghost quality is still beyond reproach."

The fox girl nodded vigorously in agreement.

The bald Taoist priest seemed to have thought of something and was a little absent-minded, but he didn't say much.

Liu Bai walked straight to the top of the mountain, arrived at the gate of the still burning manor, and landed.

A heat wave hit me in the face, but this kind of fire was not the life-saving fire ignited by the ghost walker.

It was a real raging fire. When Liu Bai looked down from high in the sky, he had already noticed that many places in the village were on fire.

When he arrived at the door, he first glanced to the left and right, and found that there were ashes left by burning paper money in many places under the wall.

Not only that, there are even many patterns painted on the wall using cinnabar and rooster's comb blood.

When he looked up again, he saw that the two characters "Lin Mansion" on the huge gilded plaque had been cut by someone and splashed with black dog blood.

Liu Bai narrowed his eyes and took a closer look, and soon discovered that even the cut in the middle of the plaque was not made with a knife.

But it was cut out with the help of a blade.

Seeing this situation, it can almost be concluded that the one who wiped out the entire Lin family was a ghost, not some evil mountain spirit.

For a moment, Liu Bai became more and more curious about what the Lin family had provoked.

This person and the evil spirit actually wanted to wipe out his entire family?

Liu Bai did not take the usual route and did not go directly through the gate. If there really was a sneak attack by someone, he would be in trouble.

Then it’s best not to go through this door.

Places like the main entrance are the most vulnerable to tampering by sneaky people.

So Liu Bai's figure floated up and floated directly into the Lin Mansion from above the gate.

Just a glance at the front yard of the Lin Mansion showed bloodstains everywhere. On the walls, in the rockery and in the pool, there were bloodstains everywhere.

But surprisingly, no one's body was found...

Continuing forward, the entire courtyard of the hall was already on fire, and it was obvious that it was deliberately set by someone.

Liu Bai fell down and released his Yin energy without any hesitation. In an instant, the fire in the whole hall was suppressed by two or three points.

His eyes were also able to see through the flames and see the true appearance of the hall.

At just one glance, he was shocked, because in the hall, behind the burning fire, there was a pile of burning...corpses!
So, the reason why we didn’t see any dead bodies in this huge house is because they were all moved here and burned?

No.

After just a few more glances, Liu Bai noticed that there were several unburned corpses in the corner at the back of the hall.

There were both men and women, but judging by their clothes, they were maids and servants in the Lin Mansion.

"Sir, the person who did this is so cruel!"

Xiaocao also said this after he poked his head out to take a few glances.

Cruel?

To you, Xiaocao, who always talks about massacring a city, how cruel is it to annihilate a whole family?
Liu Bai just thought about it, but didn't say anything in the end. Instead, he chose to go deeper into the Lin Mansion.

Later, when I went to the backyard, I didn't see any fires that were deliberately lit. Most of them were accidentally lit after someone was killed.

After all, it was night, and there were many lanterns and candles lit in the big house.

The only thing is that just like before, there is still no body to be found. Could it be that... the person behind the attack is after the body of the Lin family's people?

After killing the whole family, he also took away the bodies.

In addition, he also saw many methods used by the ghost walkers to kill people, such as cut-up paper figures and wooden sculptures that were contaminated by dirty blood and thrown aside.

The most obvious one is the broken golden statue next to the pavilion in the second courtyard.

I guess when the action took place, I don't know if it was the Lin family or the one who took action who used the technique of summoning gods.

As for the living people...no matter whether they were the ones who took action or the people from the Lin family, not a single one was seen.

All that was seen was the blood left after the hacking.

Oh no, I did see a few ghosts, but they were so scared that they hid in the dark corner and trembled.

They are just incomplete wandering souls.

Just as Liu Bai was about to leave the house and go back to find his elder brother, he suddenly felt something.

There is movement!
His ears moved slightly, and then his body flew backwards, but in the blink of an eye, he stopped beside a well in the back mountain.

At this moment, two children with white mourning scarves on their heads were climbing out of the well and hiding behind the well.

The two children were a boy and a girl. The girl was the older sister, probably about twelve or thirteen years old. She was small, with tear-stained face that turned pale with fear.

The boy was even younger, looking like he was only seven or eight years old. He looked around in a daze. If he hadn't been held tightly in his sister's arms, he would have probably run away.

After taking a look, Liu Bai knew that they were most likely the survivors of the Lin family.

As for how they managed to escape...it was because of the mourning scarves they wore on their heads. This thing can block out the aura.

And the effect is very strong. If Liu Bai hadn't had sharp ears and heard the noise, he wouldn't have known that there were two people hiding here.

This mourning scarf can almost suppress a person's breath to the lowest level.

At this moment, the little boy raised his head and glanced at Liu Bai. He was immediately frightened and shrank into his sister's arms, crying, "Ghost, ghost." The little girl was much more resilient. While hugging the little boy tightly, she also comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay, sister is here."

Seeing this, Liu Bai leaned forward slightly and also found things interesting.

Because although he saw fear and terror in the little girl's eyes, there was more hatred.

It seems that as long as this little girl doesn't die, she will most likely find ways to seek revenge... Tsk, Liu Bai thought of this, his eyes swept to the side, and it seemed that he saw something.

Suddenly, Liu Bai felt that he needed to help her.

After all, someone has to avenge this family's annihilation, right?
Just like what is written in those online novels, surviving a great disaster and then getting help from a noble person, this is definitely the plot of the male protagonist in a great novel.

So Liu Bai squatted down, looked at the little girl straight in the eye and asked, "Do you know who did the killing?"

The little girl avoided his gaze. Although she was very afraid of Liu Bai's appearance, she still nodded firmly after hearing this.

Liu Bai asked again: "Do you want revenge?"

The little girl nodded even faster this time.

Obviously, compared to the little girls from ordinary families that Liu Bai met in Huangliang Town before.

The people in this big family are much more mature than their peers.

"If you want, I can help you." Liu Bai said with a grin.

Then, in the little girl's puzzled eyes, Liu Bai released a trace of his ghostly aura.

Walking through the yin and lighting the fire, removing the qi and blood is the spirituality.

At this moment, even if Liu Bai, such a ferocious ghost, just released a trace of ghost energy, it was enough to raise the spirituality of the little girl to the level of ignition.

Then Liu Bai took out three green beads from Sumeru.

The little girl was asked to eat one and hide the other two on her body. After that, Liu Bai thoughtfully helped her to detain an ancestor and also found a jar of ancestor's ashes in her family's ancestral hall.

As for where to go, it’s up to her.

Anyway, with these things to protect her, plus her mourning scarf that conceals her breath, it should be no problem for her to leave the mountain alive.

As for the latter, with this spirituality and blood, it is not difficult to ignite a fire.

If you are luckier, you may even be accepted as a disciple by some ghost walker.

Any more...it depends on her.

Finally, Liu Bai asked her one more question, asking her who was the one who destroyed the family. The little girl said that she didn't know, but she remembered the appearance of those who did it.

Seeing this, Liu Bai did not make things difficult for her, but asked her to leave quickly.

Just as the little girl, holding her brother in one hand and the ashes of her ancestors in the other, was about to leave, she boldly asked, "Well... Benefactor, may I ask your name?"

Liu Bai looked at her tenacious eyes, thought for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "If you can, you can call me Black General."

"But you have to keep it a secret. Just like you have enemies, I also have enemies."

After hearing this, the little girl nodded vigorously, then squatted down, put the ashes aside, and pulled her brother, and they both kowtowed heavily to the ground.

"Lin Dandan thanks General Hei for saving my life!"

"I will repay this kindness in this lifetime!"

After saying that, she led her brother to kowtow three times, then stood up, took the little boy who was a little dazed from kowtow, and walked towards the back mountain without looking back.

Behind her, at first there was an old ghost that Liu Bai had found for her.

But as he walked, Liu Bai saw a woman with a hunched back, who looked like her spine was broken, coming out from somewhere.

It was also a ghost, and looked somewhat similar to the little girl. After she appeared, she also kowtowed heavily to Liu Bai.

Then he followed the little girl and escorted her away.

Liu Bai didn't say anything, just watched the scene silently.

In fact, he had seen this female ghost when he first arrived here, and she also saw Liu Bai who suddenly appeared.

As soon as they met, she just kowtowed to Liu Bai without saying anything. Or maybe, she had just become a ghost and her consciousness was not very clear yet.

But even so, she still had only one very simple thought, which was to save her child.

Even though she knew that she was facing a ghost, as a mother she would not give up as long as there was a glimmer of hope.

So Liu Bai was saved. It was just a piece of cake.

After all, every child who is loved by his mother should not have bad luck.

Finally, he stayed on the mountain for a long time before returning and finding the gargoyles on the shady slope.

"Third brother, how are you?"

the gargoyle asked hastily.

"Brother, you will know when you go up and take a look. It's safe, there's no problem." Liu Bai said with a sigh.

After getting Liu Bai's confirmation, all the evil spirits went up the mountain, and in a short while, they arrived at the gate of Lin Mansion on the top of the mountain.

Compared to when Liu Bai came here before, the fire here was obviously even bigger.

Even the buildings had started to collapse due to the fire, so they went back to investigate despite the fire.

Liu Bai was still helping them keep watch high in the night sky. Finally, he saw the little girl lighting a fire at night, walking along the mountain road, and heading straight to the northwest.

That is the direction of Yunzhou City.

In the darkness of the night, Liu Bai could still see that the female ghost with a broken spine was still following the little girl closely, escorting them north.

Not long after, the gargoyles all came out of the Lin Mansion which was almost burning down, and Liu Bai fell from mid-air.

"It's certain that the whole family has been wiped out. It's a wasted trip. Let's go first and talk about it later if we go away." After the gargoyle said this, he used the same method he used before to travel.

After a while, Liu Bai estimated that they were back near Toad Mountain. They stopped at the foot of a cliff. The gargoyle dissolved itself into the stone wall, and then said, "Second Brother, tell me."

"Ah."

The bald Taoist nodded, glanced at a few people, and said: "From my observation, the people who took action here this time are 98% likely to be members of the Laba Sect in the city."

"Well, based on my observation, it's not necessarily all their doing, but they were definitely involved."

The fox girl said the same thing.

In the middle of the mountain wall, the gargoyle's head appeared, like a tumor growing in the stone wall.

It sighed and said, "I don't know who spread this news. Sunset Mountain is about to appear. Now, whether it is the ghost walkers in this city or evil spirits like us, they are all moving at the news."

"If we can find clues about the Lin family, others can naturally find them too."

The bald Taoist priest nodded and said, "No matter what, the entire Yunzhou, and even Xiangzhou, will be in turmoil from now on."

"It's not peaceful. The whole world is not peaceful." The fox girl had hugged Liu Bai's arm again without knowing when.

As for Liu Bai, he was still the taciturn person. If no one asked him anything, he would not speak.

"Let's not talk about the distant future, let's just talk about the near future. Yunzhou City will definitely be a place of great turmoil, so we brothers have to make some arrangements in the city." The gargoyle said, shaking his head.

"I'm sure you're aware of my situation. I can't even get into the city."

The bald Taoist priest immediately said, "You all know my situation. I dare not show my face when I am being hunted. The Paper Umbrella Society still has a hunting order for me hanging on it."

The fox girl seemed to laugh angrily after hearing this, "Are you asking me to go back to that brothel and serve those old men who are doing dirty work?"

Liu Bai just listened and got some useful information.

For example, the reason why they wanted to wipe out the entire Lin family was also related to the sunset on the mountain.

As for the place called Sunset Mountain, Liu Bai had also heard about it from the red pawn ghost on the chessboard of life and death before.

It seems to be on top of Mount Xian.

Even the old woman with the black elephant was already searching inside Mount Xian.

So what secrets are hidden on top of Sunset Mountain?
Liu Bai didn't ask here. Since the matter had already entered the Yunzhou City, it was estimated that everyone would know about it soon.

And judging from the looks of the three of them, Liu Bai was also very free and easy.

"Okay, leave it to me. I'll go to the city to get the news."

"Third brother, this matter I..." The bald Taoist priest also felt a little embarrassed. Naturally, the most suitable person for this matter was him, a ghost walker.

But I never expected that in the end, the evil spirit Liu Bai would have to go into the city to inquire about the news.

"It's okay, we are all brothers."

Liu Bai stretched lazily as he spoke. Now that the show was over, it was time to leave. Staying here any longer would not bring any benefit.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave now."

"Alright, third brother, we can still communicate through messengers then." The gargoyle nodded.

The Messenger...So they got to know each other through the existence of the Messenger?

So what is this messenger?

"it is good."

Liu Bai agreed anyway. As for whether the messenger could find him or not, that had nothing to do with him.

Then he pulled his right hand out of the fox girl's arms, said hello to each of them, and left.

As soon as he left, the fox girl made an excuse and left.

In the end, only the gargoyle and the bald Taoist priest were left at the foot of the cliff.

After a long while, the bald Taoist priest who had not left suddenly asked, "Brother, do you think... is this Third Brother really the Third Brother?"

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