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

Chapter 149 How many vests does Liu Bai have? [Seeking monthly votes]

When the Red Pawn Ghost asked this, Liu Bai became curious about what his mother would say.

First, my mother definitely didn’t know about the news of the sunset that day, so the possibility of this happening is not high.

If my mother told me other news...

Liu Bai thought, in his mother's eyes, how big of an information could be exchanged?

Even if a little bit of it leaks out through the gaps between fingers, it would be enough to shock the world!

"No, I owe you."

Madam Liu's cold voice sounded, and then she dispersed her chess pieces and left the chessboard.

The chessboard suddenly became quiet.

Liu Bai was also a little surprised. He didn't expect his mother to say nothing.

But on second thought, this is indeed her personality... If she were really like me and the Red Pawn Ghost, talking non-stop on this chessboard of life and death.

If this is really the case, then Liu Bai should consider whether there is something wrong with his mother.

Liu Bai thought about it and explained, "I see that the Black Soldier has not moved. He has always stayed near the Blood Food City. It is normal that there is no news about Sunset Mountain."

"Let's wait and see next time."

Then the black elephant also spoke up, "The black general is right."

"Well, no rush." ​​The Red Pawn Ghost didn't say much. After all, if there was no news, he couldn't force others to tell him the news.

Besides, owing money once is already a payment chip.

After chatting for such a long time, Black Elephant, as a shadow-walker, seemed to be unable to hold on any longer.

"Let's go."

But the voice she used this time was completely different from before. If she was an old woman before, then the voice she used now was completely different.

Just like a... little girl?

After listening to this, Liu Bai even felt a bit like a loli.

"Ok?"

The Red Pawn Ghost also heard the change in the voice and made a puzzled sound.

Black Elephant was silent, and after a moment, the old voice sounded again, "I told you you can't stay here, why don't you leave quickly."

Then the little girl's voice was heard again, "Grandma, if you hadn't told me earlier, how would I have known about it?"

Having said this, the black elephant pieces dispersed.

"It's quite interesting, Black Elephant. It's quite interesting, haha."

The Red Pawn Ghost laughed and said this, then scattered his chess pieces.

Liu Bai finally dispersed the chess pieces and extinguished his life fire.

It seems that this black elephant is not simple... It is really an old woman with a little girl.

Or maybe, like Liu Bai, she changed her voice.

Is she a little girl herself?
Or in other words, is it a Tianshan Child-Fairy?
Tsk, as expected, it seems that no one on this chessboard can be trusted... Liu Bai also put away the chessboard and mask.

Then I thought about the two pieces of information I got from the red pawn and the black elephant.

You don't have to worry too much about the Black Elephant. The Matchmaker Association... they are all organizations that I haven't come into contact with yet.

On the contrary, what Hongzu said is... very detailed.

The information he provided was very detailed. The false news released by the funeral temple caused the Water and Fire Sect and the Laba Sect to fight each other.

Moreover, the kidnapped members of the Water and Fire Sect are related to Sunset Mountain.

He even described clearly where the member of the church was imprisoned, as if... he had done it.

Could it be that this red soldier is from a funeral temple?

Liu Bai knew that this funeral temple allowed evil spirits to join. Previously when he was in the Blood Food City, the Right Foot had invited Liu Bai and asked if he wanted to join.

Liu Bai was a ghost at that time.

It is not impossible to think so. Judging from the crazy state of the red ghost on the chessboard, he does have the potential to become a funeral temple dweller.

Moreover, Qiu Qianhai is a member of the Water and Fire Sect, so he might have gone out just for the matter that Hongzu Gui mentioned.

Went shopping with Laba Sect.

In that case, can we take this opportunity to...test whether the information given by Hongzu is true or false?
But what if he was deliberately trying to lure me out because he thought I came to Yunzhou City?

Thinking about it this way, Liu Bai found this matter more and more interesting.

After all, if he was trying to hook me, then was the information I revealed about the Lin family also meant to hook him?

Just as he was thinking, Liu Bai suddenly looked up and saw the sound of flapping wings suddenly coming from the closed doors and windows of Qiu Qianhai's hall.

When he looked up, he saw a carrier pigeon flying in.

It's as if... it appeared out of thin air.

This carrier pigeon is a gray pigeon, not much different from ordinary pigeons, except that it has a small bamboo signal tube on its ankle.

Could it be that Qiu Qianhai still uses carrier pigeons to receive letters?
Just as Liu Bai was thinking about it, he heard the carrier pigeon actually speaking human language.

"Third brother, third brother, the fourth brother sent you a letter."

what?
Looking for me?
Liu Bai was a little surprised, and suddenly understood. Could this be the way the four gargoyles communicated with each other?
They met each other when the messenger delivered a letter, so, this carrier pigeon is the messenger?
But this carrier pigeon...how did it find me?

I only showed up once and never saw the pigeon during the whole process.

Several questions popped up in Liu Bai's mind, and then he raised his hand, and the carrier pigeon that was circling in the room immediately fell into his hand.

Although he was curious, he still reached out and took the letter from the pigeon's ankle.

The letter paper is very small, but there are many words written on it.

"Third brother, it's me, my fourth sister. I'm telling you, I'm coming to the city too.

Yesterday I received an invitation from the matchmaker, they wanted to ask me to go back.

Moreover, he was very sincere and said that if I was willing, he would promise me a position as a "matchmaker".

So I agreed, so I will be in the city from now on, where are you, when my little sister comes over, we can meet secretly. "

Even through the paper letter, Liu Bai felt that the foxy scent of this fox girl was about to overflow.

What do you mean by meeting secretly? You just want to take advantage of me!
After Liu Bai finished reading the letter, the words on the paper disappeared immediately. So was he going to write her a reply?
Liu Bai thought about it and took out the ink-soaked brush from Xumi. He was about to write, but when the tip of the brush touched the paper, no trace of words was left.

He knew that this could not be achieved by just writing.

He thought for a moment, then said tentatively in a deep voice: "Fourth sister, come quickly, I am in Yunzhou City now."

As soon as he finished speaking, words really appeared on the paper, and they were all the things he had just said.

This messenger is quite magical...

It’s so simple to just reply, but what if I want to write a letter?

Liu Bai put the letter he had just "written" into the mailbox on the pigeon's leg, and the gray pigeon flew up.

It flapped its wings a few times and disappeared out of thin air in the hall.

It was obvious that the letter was to be sent to the fox girl.

Liu Bai also wanted to write a letter. He wanted to write to the eldest gargoyle and ask it to help keep an eye on the Lin family’s hill.

Now the Black Elephant and the Red Pawn know about the situation there, and they may go to take a look.

One is to see if there are any clues, and the other is to verify the authenticity of the information he said.

But I definitely don’t have time to go, and there’s also the risk of being exposed if I go.

It would be appropriate to let the boss go there.

But...how to contact it?
Liu Bai was just thinking when Xiao Cao behind him suddenly said, "Ah! Sir, look, there's something new here."

Xiaocao pointed at the table and shouted excitedly.

Liu Bai turned his head and saw a small golden whistle on the black table next to the peanuts and melon seeds.

This thing was obviously not there just now. It only appeared after the carrier pigeon arrived.

Means of contacting the Courier?
After Liu Bai picked it up, he first re-lit the life fire and burned the whistle several times. Then he put it to his lips and blew it gently.

A whistle sounded and the sound of flapping wings was heard again. When he looked up, the carrier pigeon had flown back.

No...it's not that one. Liu Bai has sharp eyes and immediately noticed that there was a black spot on the feathers on the lower abdomen of this carrier pigeon.

As soon as he raised his hand, the carrier pigeon fell into his hand.

He took out the paper from the mailbox, but it was empty, with no writing on it.

He thought for a moment, organized his words, and wrote down what he was going to say.

It simply means that he has found out important information in the city.

Regarding the Lin family incident, I don’t know who leaked the news. In the next two days, I’m afraid someone will go to the Lin family ruins to investigate.

Then Liu Bai asked him to go to that area and keep an eye on who goes there, and record the portrait of everyone who goes there.

The third one is very useful!
After finishing the letter and watching the carrier pigeon flap its wings and fly away, Liu Bai finally felt that... this organization that had inexplicably infiltrated him was still somewhat useful.

Anyway, there shouldn't be any problem handing this matter over to Big Boss Gargoyle. He is very concerned about Sunset Hill and has a ghost.

And he was just asked to keep an eye on the Lin Mansion, not to kill anyone.

If he really can't do this, then Liu Bai should consider whether it is time to change the boss.

As for the fox girl coming to Yunzhou City, Liu Bai didn't have any thoughts.

She couldn't find herself, and even if she did find herself... she wouldn't recognize me. But since I've already sent messages to the eldest and fourth brother, wouldn't it be a bit unfair to the second brother if I didn't send a message to him?
So Liu Bai thought about it and blew the whistle again.

This time I waited for a while before the gray pigeon came over, and this one was different from the previous two.

This pigeon is obviously fatter and flies slower.

As he waited for it to fall into his hands, Liu Bai took out the letter and said, "Second brother, when are you free to come to the city? There are many female mountain spirits in the city recently, including snake women with forked tongues. Come quickly."

After the carrier pigeon flew away, Xiao Cao asked, "Sir, what does it mean that the snake girl's tongue can be forked? I saw you talking about this with Ma Lao San before."

Liu Bai shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Xiao Cao then muttered, "Young Master, if you don't tell me, I will go back and ask the Queen."

It shook its head and said this. Liu Bai quickly reached out and covered its mouth. Then he said viciously: "If you dare to tell this to my mother, I will... I will kill you!"

Xiao Cao's eyes curved, and she felt that she had won the young master. Then she said in Liu Bai's mind:

"Then tell Xiaocao, and Xiaocao won't ask Madam."

Liu Bai withdrew his hand, and then thought about it seriously, and then said: "Can a snake's tongue be forked?"

Xiaocao nodded vigorously.

"If a snake turns into a snake spirit, can its tongue also be forked?"

Xiaocao nodded vigorously again.

"Have you ever seen a snake girl with a forked tongue?"

Xiao Cao thought about it, then shook his head, "I haven't seen it before."

"So, I haven't seen him, Master Ma hasn't seen him, and that bald Taoist priest who looks like Taoist priest Yixiao hasn't seen him either. So I asked him to come and see him." Liu Bai said seriously.

Xiao Cao scratched his head after hearing this, "Is that really the case?"

"Ah."

"Sir, when are we going to meet the snake girl? Xiao Cao has never seen one."

Liu Bai thought about it and said, "Maybe I have to wait another fifteen years."

One person spoke human language, and the other ghost spoke ghost language. They chatted for a long time, and then there was a sound coming from the courtyard gate.

Liu Bai had already asked Xiaocao to open the door of the hall, so he jumped off the chair and walked straight out.

The person who came back was Qiu Qianhai, who looked different than when he left.

At this moment, his hair was disheveled, and the red and blue robe on his body was stained with blood. There were even traces of burns on the hem. The copper coin magic sword that was originally carried on his back was also held in his hand, and it seemed that a few copper coins at the end of the sword had fallen off.

After taking a few glances, Liu Bai knew that the blood on Qiu Qianhai's body belonged to other people. He just had been burning for too long and felt a little exhausted. He would be fine after a short rest.

Seeing that Liu Bai did not leave and came out to see him, Qiu Qianhai's eyes showed some joy.

"It's okay, this is other people's blood."

"Hey, I was hunted for so long before. I didn't learn any other skills, but my ability to save my life is top-notch."

Qiu Qianhai said with a smile.

This feeling also made him feel a little strange.

So this is a friend? He didn't know if he was qualified to be Mr. Liu's friend.

But Qiu Qianhai did feel that he treated him as a friend.

"Well, when a fight like this breaks out, just charge forward individually, and hide behind to attack from behind." Although Liu Bai had never experienced it, he could still talk about it.

Qiu Qianhai walked into the house and laughed, "Hey, let's do this, the people from the Water Sect, let the people from the Fire Sect rush forward, and we will fight from the back."

"By the way, I have already ordered food from the restaurant, and it will be delivered to your door soon."

"Sit back first. I'll go change my clothes. They're covered in blood and stink."

After entering the house, Qiu Qianhai lit the fire again, then took out a bag of incense ash from his arms and sprinkled it on his body. Immediately, the smell of his whole body changed.

After finishing all these, he returned to his room.

By the time he had finished cleaning up, the food had arrived. The waiter brought it into the house and also collected some peanuts and melon seeds, and the two of them ate with it.

……

at the same time.

Among the mountains, at the foot of a steep cliff, a gray pigeon suddenly flew out from the dense forest and landed at the foot of the cliff.

Then the pigeon spoke in human language and chirped, "Boss, Boss, there's a letter from the third brother."

Suddenly, a small gargoyle walked out from the originally empty stone wall.

Compared to the previous time when he looked like an adult, he was now only the size of a palm and as tall as the pigeon.

Finally, he struggled to pull the letter from the pigeon and spread it on the ground. He glanced at it with his stone head and featureless face and suddenly became excited.

"Old Third, Old Third, you are worthy of being the Old Third!"

"It's been less than a day since I entered the city, and I'm already back with news!"

"Lin family...it seems like someone has discovered something? As expected, it seems I still have to tell the third brother this. I'll go and keep an eye on it."

The gargoyle alarm clock thought about it and first wrote back to Liu Bai.

The content is also short, just one sentence.

"Got it. I'll go right away. You've worked hard, Third Brother."

Just when a black shadow had walked out of the mountain wall and the gargoyle had released its ghost, it was ready to go forward with all its strength, fearing that it would miss the third brother's important event.

Another carrier pigeon flew over.

"What happened today? Is there anything else?"

He stretched his body by raising his hand, letting the paper pigeon fall into his hand, and then took out the letter inside.

This time, it was not the third brother who delivered the letter, but the fourth fox girl.

In fact, after the fox girl left last night, she also sent him a message saying that she discovered that the third brother was not the third brother.

The gargoyle also told her that the third brother knew that he was fake, and he also knew that we knew he was fake.

If so, then it is true.

If she asked again, the gargoyle would ask her if she dared to expose the third brother's identity in person?
The fox girl asked in return, what are you exposing? This is my third brother!

So at this moment, the gargoyle opened the letter.

"Brother, the matchmaker has called me again and offered me the role of matchmaker. I plan to go take a look and get in touch with my third brother. What do you think?"

After reading the content, the words disappear.

The gargoyle felt a chill on his back.

This fox girl... does she really have no brains at all, or is she really not afraid of death at all?

After thinking for a while, the gargoyle wrote back to her: "You can contact me, but don't mention that you asked me. I don't know anything."

But after answering, he still felt it was inappropriate.

You should not even reply to this kind of letter!
After wiping the contents on the letter, he threw the carrier pigeon away.

Then the ghost shadow spread into the old woods, and he disappeared with it.

Evil spirits are afraid of death, especially those who have lived for a long time. The more they see people coming and going, the more they feel that nothing is more important than their own life.

……

Liu Bai and his companion had just finished their lunch and were sitting here to rest. He glanced at Qiu Qianhai next to him again.

He thought of the news that the Red Pawn Ghost had told him.

The reason why the Water and Fire Sect and the Laba Sect fought, and that key Water and Fire Sect member... Liu Bai felt that this matter could be tested a little.

And Qiu Qianhai is a very suitable candidate.

Firstly, it allows him to test the authenticity of Hong Zu's news. Secondly, if it is true, it can be of some help to Qiu Qianhai.

They are all my fellow villagers, so I will help them a little.

After a little thought, Liu Bai suddenly asked, "Did you have a fight with the Laba Cult this morning?"

Qiu Qianhai was a little surprised when he heard this.

He didn't expect Liu Bai to say this, but he still nodded and said, "That's right."

This matter would soon spread throughout the entire Yunzhou City, and there was nothing to hide, so he admitted it openly.

Then Qiu Qianhai turned around and the two looked at each other.

Liu Bai asked seriously: "Do you believe me?"

"Believe it." Qiu Qianhai said without hesitation, "If even you don't believe it, there is no one else in this world that I can believe in."

Liu Bai asked again, "Then can I trust you?"

Qiu Qianhai also did not hesitate, "Before I left home, I told you that I, Qiu Qianhai, owed you a life. This will always count."

"it is good."

Liu Bai only asked these two questions. If Qiu Qianhai was willing to say it, he would believe it.

So he didn't try to cover it up anymore, but said directly: "The reason why you, the Shuihuo Sect, fought with the Laba Sect this time was because one of your Shuihuo Sect members was killed by the Laba Sect, so you started fighting, right?"

"You...how do you know?!"

Qiu Qianhai was so scared that he stood up.

(End of this chapter)