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

Chapter 165: Old Friend of Lady Liu [asking for monthly ticket]

When Xu Xiaoer started talking to Liu Bai, the young Taoist priest was the one who felt embarrassed.

He looked around and finally asked Xu Xiaoer, "Do you two know each other?"

Liu Bai saw the four or five strings of chicken and phoenix tails wrapped in oil paper in Xu Xiaoer's hand, which were still sizzling with oil, and glanced at the little Taoist priest who was swallowing his saliva subconsciously, and then he spoke first:
"Yes, Xu Xiaoer is my good friend."

Liu Bai had already said that they were good friends, so Xu Xiaoer naturally couldn't say no, so he quickly smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, you are my good friend."

The little Taoist priest blushed and scratched his head. He was in a dilemma.

Finally, he simply took it and said, "I don't eat these meaty and pickled things. These are what my master wants. I'll give them to him right away."

After saying that, he turned around and ran into the side room of the Taoist temple. As soon as he entered, he heard a curse from inside, "How many times have I told you this? If you want to eat these filthy things, get out!"

"You dare to bring it back to the room? You are looking for death. I will beat you to death today!"

Muffled noises and cries for mercy were soon heard in the room.

Liu Bai laughed and turned to Xu Xiaoer and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xu Xiaoer scratched his head and pointed inside the house. "This Taoist priest Xiao Suan met me on the road and asked me to buy him some chicken and phoenix tails. He was too embarrassed to go by himself..."

This is normal... Liu Bai asked again: "Where are they?"

Without saying the name, Xu Xiaoer knew who Liu Bai was talking about. Immediately, his eyes lit up with joy, and he moved closer and was about to speak.

Liu Bai interrupted, "I'll go with you to see you later, we'll talk then."

"Okay, okay."

A loud laugh followed in the room. "I didn't know this gentleman was coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Liu Bai looked up and saw that the person walking out of Tianji Temple was a burly man.

He was very tall. Liu Bai estimated that he was almost 1.9 meters tall, taller than his own ghost body. He had a pair of wide-open tiger eyes and a face full of whiskers, and looked very rough.

The Taoist robe seemed to be tied around his body, making him look out of place.

But when he arrived at the door and looked at Liu Bai, who was not even as tall as his legs, he was still somewhat surprised.

But the look was fleeting, and he quickly laughed and said, "You are an ignorant disciple, why don't you come over and apologize to the young master."

"It's okay, it's okay. I just heard...heard..."

"My Buddhist name is Dasuan, and this is my disciple Xiaosuan." Taoist Priest Dasuan explained.

"I heard that Taoist Dasuan's fortune-telling skills are the best in Yunzhou, so I came here to take a look." Liu Bai said casually.

"No, no, I don't dare, I just know a little bit, that's all."

Everyone carries the fancy sedan, not to mention that it's a ghost walker... As we all know, children speak without restraint, but it also means that children will not lie.

This ghost may be a ghost, but he is still a child after all. What he says must be true.

The best divination method in Yunzhou... Taoist Dasuan touched his beard and felt that the weather was beautiful today, with dark clouds all over the sky.

Liu Bai had already followed him into the Tianji Temple. There was a shrine in the center of the temple.

But there is no statue or portrait on it.

It was just a black ink tablet with the words engraved on it: Tianji Xuandao, Xuandao Tianji.

The characters are arranged on the left and right, with flowing handwriting, which makes people feel comfortable after reading it. It is not like the Zixiao Hall in Shenxiao Temple.

What is meant by "the Tao cannot be viewed".

Next to the shrine is a donation box and an incense table.

Liu Bai stepped on the small chair next to him and first put a few coins into the merit box. Then he lit nine incense sticks from the incense table, pinched them and lit them according to the number of "three three three", and then offered incense to the altar.

After he finished his work and turned around, the two Taoist priests, Dasuan and Xiaosuan, who had been playful and unruly, became solemn and bowed to him in the most serious manner.

"Blessings and blessings are immeasurable."

Although the Tianji Temple is simple, it still has all the necessary etiquette.

After they exchanged greetings, Liu Bai looked around the Tianji Temple inside and out, and as expected, he found nothing.

But when they finally returned to the Tianji Temple, the Taoist priest Da Suan waved his hand and said that he would tell Liu Bai's fortune for free.

Liu Bai felt a little embarrassed. He knew that his fate was somewhat special, and this Taoist priest was just an ordinary person...

This needs to be calculated. If one person is killed, whose fortune will it be?
But the Taoist priest insisted again and again that meeting was fate, that he would not accept any money, and that he knew eighteen kinds of divination methods, and that to say he didn't know was to look down on him.

Liu Bai looked at him, unable to persuade him, so he had no choice but to choose the one that seemed the least harmful among his eighteen methods of divination - fortune-telling with words.

The two men came to the desk, and the Taoist Master Da Suan asked the Taoist Master Xiao Suan to get paper and pen and put them in front of Liu Bai.

Liu Bai dipped the ink, looked around, and wrote the word "Guan" on the paper.

The view of a Taoist temple.

Taoist Da Suan turned the word upside down and took a look at it, then looked up at Liu Bai and asked with a smile, "What do you want to ask for divination, young master?"

Liu Bai thought for a moment, then spoke carefully, "I want to find a place... not the Sunset Mountain that is causing a lot of trouble in the city right now. I want to find a place myself, but I have been suffering from not having a way, so I want the Taoist priest to help me figure it out."

"can."

Taoist Da Suan was sitting behind the desk, which made the desk look extremely small. He first carefully looked at the words written by Liu Bai.

This fortune telling requires understanding the characters, so after reading it, he had a rough idea in his mind, raised his head and said with a smile:
"Sir, you wrote this in a hurry, which means this place has been bothering you for some time."

"Yeah." Liu Bai nodded. This was very obvious and could be seen even without fortune-telling.

Taoist Da Suan lowered his head and looked at the words for a few more times, then raised his head and said with a smile: "In fact, the answer is very simple, and it is already in your mind."

"Oh?"

Liu Bai was a little surprised now. Is this Taoist priest from Tianji Temple really so capable?
Or is it simply a scam?

"Then Taoist priest, why don't you tell me what the answer is?" Liu Bai asked without changing his expression.

Taoist Dasuan was still smiling, as if he was sure of victory.

"Sir, you have actually found that place, but you are not sure yet. But it is actually that place."

Liu Bai's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and asked, "Why?"

Taoist Da Suan pointed at the word written by Liu Bai on the table and said, "It's simple. If you split the word 'Guan' into two parts, the two characters on the left and right mean 'again see'. This means that the young master has been to that place more than once. If he goes there again, he will see it again."

"It's that simple?"

Liu Bai was shocked at first that the Taoist master could calculate to this point, and then he was surprised at his "skill" in deciphering the characters.

Taoist Da Suan folded his arms across his chest, leaned his chair back, and smiled slightly, "It's that simple."

"Then would you like to test another one, Taoist priest?"

Seeing that he solved a word and nothing happened, Liu Bai thought of asking him to try solving another one to see if the result was the same.

Seeing that he was about to write, Taoist Dasuan quickly covered it with his hand, and then said seriously: "You can only write one broken word, not two. In fact, you already have the answer in your heart, so there is no need to seek confirmation from external objects."

Liu Bai looked up at the Taoist priest Da Suan, and finally let go.

"Okay, thank you, Taoist Priest."

Liu Bai stood up, took out another silver ingot and placed it on the table, saying seriously: "Don't worry, this is not a reward for the Taoist priest, but just a little money for offering incense."

Taoist Da Suan, who was originally a little embarrassed, smiled happily when he heard this, "You are thoughtful, young master."

"Blessings to the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, I, along with everyone in Tianji Temple, wish you all the best in the future."

As he spoke, the Taoist priest Xiao Suan bowed his head, and the master and disciple said in unison: "Happy family."

Looking at the master and disciple who received the money and gave congratulatory messages, Liu Bai also found it quite interesting.

"Young Master, this master and disciple are so funny. When we are free in the future, we can come over and play with them." Xiaocao's words rang in Liu Bai's ears.

He said "hmm" and turned to go out. Xu Xiaoer was still waiting at the door.

They each got on the carriage. Xu Xiaoer sat in the coachman's seat with familiarity, and the two drove away in the carriage.

Inside the Tianji Temple, seeing that Liu Bai had left, Taoist Dasuan, who was originally leaning back, could no longer bear it, and simply opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pu" sound.

His originally ugly expression looked better now.

He reached out and wiped the corners of his mouth, and Taoist Xiao Suan beside him hurriedly handed him a cup of warm water for him to rinse his mouth.

"Where did you get him from?"

Taoist Xiao Suan looked innocent and said, "No, he came to me on his own. I..."

"What do you mean by 'poor'?" Taoist Dasuan glared.

Taoist Xiao Suan then changed his words, "I saw him at the entrance of our Taoist temple."

Upon hearing what was said, Taoist Dasuan glanced at the door, then he believed it and felt slightly relieved.

"Master, who... is this person? Did you really use the 'character reading method' to tell his fortune? This doesn't seem likely."

Taoist Xiao Suan couldn't help but move closer and asked curiously.

The Taoist priest gasped and said, "What the hell, I used my left hand to do the Seven Sons Divination under the table, and my fingers were numb from doing it before I could figure out the answer to that one and a half points."

"Ah? Who is this kid? How can he be so powerful?" Taoist Xiao Suan was shocked. Taoist Da Suan waved his hands and was about to speak, but when he thought of that person, he couldn't help shivering.

With a hint of fear in his eyes he said:
"The son of an old friend, the son of an old friend."

"Master, the son of your old friend..." Taoist Xiao Suan's eyes became brighter and brighter, but Taoist Da Suan slapped him on the back of his head again, "I told you in advance that he would come!"

"It's fine for you to make friends with him, but if you dare to plot against him, I'll clean up the mess myself!"

Taoist Xiao Suan quickly covered his head and nodded, "Master, don't worry, Master, don't worry, I am afraid of death too."

……

Liu Bai naturally didn't know what happened later. Now he was listening to Xu Xiaoer's whispered words.

"They don't live in that yard anymore."

"Oh?" Liu Bai thought about it and figured it out, "Is he living in your house?"

"Well, Hu Dan said that if they live alone, they will have to invite people to come over, which is more troublesome. It would be better for them to live in my house. It will save trouble and make them feel more at ease."

"I thought so too. Instead of living outside, it's better for him to live in my house. I will tell others that he is my cousin from my mother's side. His family was haunted and he had nowhere else to go, so he came to live in my house."

Obviously, Xu Xiaoer could also guess that there was something fishy about the identities of Lin Dandan and the other person.

But even though he knew it, he still dared to accept it, which also shows his attitude.

"Is it okay to live in your house?"

"What's the problem? Sir, you are joking. Normally, my mother and I are the only ones at home. Now that Hu Dan and his friends are here, there is someone to help take care of my mother when I am not at home. Everything is fine."

Xu Xiaoer smiled and continued, "And a few days ago, Hu Dan worshipped at a ghost temple in the city. Now he is learning from them. I think he will be able to go out and exorcise evil spirits in a few days."

"Oh? That's good."

Liu Bai didn't think about interfering too much in Lin Dandan's life, just like Lady Liu's attitude towards him.

It was enough that he saved Lin Dandan's brother and sister twice, and the rest depended on their lives.

And judging from how Lin Dandan ignited the fire, her talent is not bad at all.

As for the interpretation given by Taoist Dasuan, it made Liu Bai more convinced of his idea that the "Ririjian" on Toad Mountain was the "Mingriguan" mentioned by Taoist Wuxiao.

It’s just that I haven’t found the way to open it.

The Tianji Temple we came to was in the west of the city. Xu Xiaoer's home was also in the west of the city. It was even not far from the shop selling lotus cakes, just across the street.

The house is not big, it faces the street, and it doesn’t have its own yard.

The walls were dark and covered with mold. Liu Bai got off the carriage. Xu Xiaoer was still a little embarrassed and said hurriedly, "We have already found... found someone. They will come to repair it in the next two days."

He was afraid that Liu Bai would think that he took so much money and was still deducting money from Hu Dan and his wife's living expenses.

"Ah."

Liu Bai grew up in the town, so he didn't look down on others. He put away the carriage and followed them into the house.

The room was a little dim, and as soon as you entered you could smell a strong smell of stewed herbs.

Xu Xiaoer walked in front, and immediately a weak voice came from the inner room.

"Little Blackie, Little Blackie, who's here?"

Xu Xiaoer rushed into the house, as if to help, "The young master is here, mother, it's the young master I told you about."

"What? The young master is here? Then I have to kowtow to him and thank him."

Just as Xu Xiaoer and the other man were waiting to come out of the inner room, they saw Liu Bai standing in front of the north wall.

Xu Xiaoer had installed a small altar on the wall, with a small statue on top.

Liu Bai was standing in front of the statue at the moment, pointing at the mud statue and asking, "Whose god is this?"

Xu Xiaoer hurried forward to explain: "This is Lady Liu Xian, it was passed down from our Xu family's ancestors."

"We, the Xu family, are outsiders. After we fled here from the north, we encountered a fierce evil spirit that ate people on the road. Fortunately, the Willow Fairy got rid of the evil spirit for us, and our Xu family was able to survive. Later, every household began to worship the Willow Fairy."

Xu's mother, who looked a little pale and leaned on a cane with both hands behind her back, also said:
"Whether you have any problem or not, please pray to Lady Liu Xian. She can save your life."

Liu Bai also agreed, "It can indeed save lives."

"Young master, please sit down and talk first. Little Heizi, why don't you go and pour him some water?" Xu's mother urged.

Liu Bai asked Xiao Cao in his mind if this was true. Xiao Cao said:
"Your Majesty always does what she wants. When she's in a good mood, she saves quite a few people. When she's in a bad mood, she kills quite a few people. I'm too lazy to remember."

After Xu Xiaoer brought out the tea, Liu Bai asked again why he didn't see Hu Dan and the others.

Xu's mother said they were going to the street to buy food and would be back soon.

Liu Bai did not delay and turned to Xu Xiaoer and said, "Your mother's body was possessed by a curse back then, and it has not been properly treated, so it must have entered her bones, right?"

Speaking of this, Xu Xiaoer's eyes also turned red. "To be honest, sir, it is true. Back then, my mother met a water ghost by the river and was almost dragged into the river. She was lucky enough to survive."

"But later on, he only asked someone to find a ghost walker who could light three fires. He couldn't remove the negative energy in my mother's body at all. Over time, she became like this now."

"Let me do it."

People worship their mother and the incense has never stopped. Xu's mother is almost being eaten to death by evil spirits, but she still believes that praying to Lady Liu can save her life... There is no reason for Liu Bai not to save her.

Perhaps it was because they had been worshipping their mother all year round that they met Xu Xiaoer.

After all, life is such a strange thing.

When Xu Xiaoer heard that Liu Bai was willing to help, he was overjoyed.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will prepare it right away."

Although it is said to be preparation, in fact, there is no need to prepare anything. Liu Bai can use the life fire gathered from the five elements to light it and burn Xu's mother all over her body, and then everything will be fine.

By the way, he also walked around their house inside and out. In this way, even if there was an evil spirit nearby, it would not dare to approach the house easily.

Even though Liu Bairen is gone, the traces he left behind are still there.

This means that this family is protected by a ghost who has gathered the five energies.

When he finished all these, Lin Dandan and her brother came back, carrying some food, including candies and cakes.

Lin Dandan even brought a string of candied haws for Xu's mother.

Later, when Lin Dandan learned that Liu Bai had cured Xu's mother, she was also happy from the bottom of her heart.

Liu Bai also realized that the two siblings were indeed living comfortably here, so he felt relieved.

After some instructions and amid Xu Xiaoer's thousands of thanks, Liu Bai still left.

After watching him leave, Xu's mother and others returned home. Xu Xiaoer was still immersed in joy, but his mother's voice rang in his ears.

"Little Blackie, from now on, when you burn incense to Lady Liu Xian, change from twice a day in the morning and evening to three times a day in the morning, noon and evening."

Xu Xiaoer was stunned for a moment, then finally reacted.

"okay."

"I will go burn some incense for Lady Liu Xian now."

……

Liu Bai had lunch on the way, and by the time he returned to the yard bought by Situ Hong, it was already afternoon.

But what he didn't expect was that Situ Hong had also come back and was waiting there.

"Son."

"How about it?"

After running around outside all day, when he returned to the hall, he saw that Situ Hong had already bought him a soft chair, so he naturally lay down on it comfortably.

"Everything has been agreed upon. If you are willing, you can go now." Situ Hong said with a smile.

"So fast? Don't you need any test or anything?" Liu Bai looked up, a little surprised.

Situ Hong smiled helplessly and said, "Sir, do you not believe in my talent of gathering five energies at the age of five, or do you not believe in the strength of this servant, Yang Yin Shen?"

"It's no exaggeration to say that with your current talent, you are one of the best in the world."

"It is an honor for the matchmaking association that you are willing to join them."

Situ Hong spoke seriously. Although Liu Bai knew that it was just flattery, it was indeed pleasant to hear.

Sure enough, this cadre is too difficult to stand the test.

"It's just..." Situ Hong looked a little embarrassed.

"Just what?"

"But if I said that the young master wanted to join, they would definitely ask for clarification, and they might even hesitate. So I made the decision on my own and said that the young master was my younger brother, and they didn't ask any further questions." Situ Hong looked very scared, afraid that she had done something wrong.

"That's fine, as long as it gets done."

Liu Bai naturally wouldn't care about such a trivial matter; he only needed the result.

Just like now, all I need is to join this matchmaking club.

(End of this chapter)