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

Chapter 167: Retribution is not good [ask for monthly ticket]

He stayed guarding near Toad Mountain all night in silence, and didn't even see the ghost passing by.

After all, this place is deep in the forest, and in the past, only some people who were hiking in the mountains would stop here.

The rest...are just some mountain spirits and evil spirits.

Like the four gargoyles that night.

Liu Bai stayed here for the whole night and returned to the main hall of the Yunzhou City Matchmaker Association early the next morning.

If it were an outsider, he would definitely not be able to enter, but he had the little red rope given by Wu Ji tied around his waist, so even the matchmaker had to bow to him when he entered the door.

He led Xiaocao all the way back to Situ Hong's residence, and met another matchmaker at the door of the small building next to it.

She looks ordinary, but has a very broad mind. Liu Bai guessed that she couldn't even see her own toes if she lowered her head.

After entering the building, Situ Hong said that Wang Qing had delivered something last night.

It was last month's allowance, as well as some basic introductory techniques for matchmaking, and a few sets of standard clothing, which were generally only worn when there were important events at the matchmaking club.

Liu Bai gave all the allowances to Situ Hong, and he picked up the entry-level technique.

This is the focus of his trip!
At first he thought that Situ Hong's matchmaking would be more sophisticated, but when he picked them up, he found that they were all the same.

This technique is called "Matchmaker's Mouth", and it is not just a simple technique of life and fire, but it must be supplemented by other side techniques.

For example, collect some lip oil, red blood powder and other materials, prepare them into liquid medicine, apply it on the mouth when needed, and then ignite the life fire to activate this "Matchmaker's Mouth".

As for the effect... the book gives a big description, "The matchmaker's words frighten the ghosts and gods."

Liu Bai guessed that it was just a verbal skill, and at most it could scare those weak evil spirits, but it was still unclear whether it could hurt them.

But after all, this was the first skill that Liu Bai had acquired through hard work, and he still felt a sense of accomplishment.

So after he finished reading the entire booklet, he decided to give it a try.

"If you want to try it now, it will be too slow to prepare this 'matchmaker oil' by yourself. We can go to Wang Qing to ask for some first. She must have some." Situ Hong suggested.

"also."

For example, Situ Hong, the matchmaker, is a subordinate of Shen Ruoruo, the matchmaker, and Shen Ruoruo doesn't seem to have any matters to manage yet, so she doesn't have anything to do.

However, as a subordinate of the matchmaker Wu Ji, Wang Qing is in charge of things like "recruiting new people".

It was precisely because of this that Situ Hong came to see her yesterday.

They are all destined to be together, and they live not far from each other, all in the same area.

Go look for it again today. This had nothing to do with her, but after hearing it, she was very enthusiastic, and quickly said yes, then turned around and went to get it.

Liu Bai and the other person stayed at the door and waited. After a while, the matchmaker who was so low that his head was lowered that he could not see his toes, also came over.

Situ Hong already knew her, and turned to introduce her to Liu Bai, saying that this was "Big Sister Gu".

The name is strange, usually only men are called this, but it is quite appropriate for the person.

The one following was neither Shen Ruoruo who had just made a breakthrough, nor Wu Ji who had obsessive-compulsive disorder, but another matchmaker who was in charge of external affairs.

At this moment, she heard that Liu Bai wanted to try out the new technique he had learned, so she immediately flipped her hand and took out a jade bottle.

"Sister, I have it. If your little brother had told you earlier, we wouldn't have to run so far." Gu said with a smile.

Liu Bai saw through her method at a glance. This was just Gu Da, the Yin-nourishing God... but he also had Xumi.

This is a rare treasure that most people who cultivate the Yang spirit, or even those who cultivate a second life, do not have.

She actually has it, and judging from the way she does it, isn't she afraid of being exposed?
Don’t you understand the principle of not showing off your wealth?
It seems that this woman is quite particular.

Wang Qing, who had just come out, also smiled and said, "Sister Gu, it's just right that you have some. I was worried that the amount I have is not enough."

After she finished speaking, she shook the jade bottle in her hand, and there was indeed only a small half left in it.

Liu Bai took it and smelled it, and found that the matchmaker oil actually had a faint osmanthus fragrance, which was quite pleasant.

He first poured a little on his hand, while Gu Da said, "Don't be impatient, little brother. It's hard to master this technique when you just learn it. I had to apply two bottles of this matchmaker oil before I could perform it."

Wang Qing also joked: "Yes, just try it first, but don't let your mouth get swollen by then."

Situ Hong just smiled and said nothing.

She had followed him from Huangliang Town, so she naturally knew her son's talent. This was just a very basic technique...

Liu Bai smeared the matchmaker oil on his mouth, then Liu Bai ignited the life fire, and then Liu Bai opened his mouth...

With just one mouthful, the sound of chattering rang in the ears of several people. It did no harm, but it made people feel upset.

They also hurriedly took a few steps back, and Wang Qing, who was slightly weaker, even covered his ears with his hands.

Liu Bai himself could only hear some scattered sounds, like "Fuck your mother", "Give birth to a child without an anus", "You will be a bachelor for 18 lifetimes" and so on.

But the voice was not his, it was simply this technique.

It was quite magical. When he saw the expressions on Gu Da's and the others' faces, he knew that he had probably already performed it.

Immediately, the vital fire was extinguished and the magic was dissipated.

"Little brother, is this really your first time learning this?" Gu Da looked at Liu Bai without blinking.

Wang Qing at the back rolled his eyes and said, "I just went to deliver it last night. What do you think?"

"Tsk, it seems our matchmaking club has really found a treasure this time. Qing'er, you should tell Sister Wu as soon as possible and let her tell the host of the club." Gu Da suggested.

"Well, Sister Wu knows about this... Never mind, I'll go there again."

Wang Qing also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he turned around and left.

Liu Bai and Situ Hong looked at each other. He didn't expect that he just tried a technique and something went wrong?

Gu Da's eyes sparkled with excitement. He squatted down and said, "Little brother, if you can catch the eye of the leader, you will be very successful."

"The Miss Shen you are following now, she is following the leader. How old is she now? She is only 18 years old, but she has already developed a Yang Spirit."

"It's basically a done deal for a second life."

Liu Bai scratched his head after hearing this. "Isn't it because of good talent that one can keep up with the leader? Is it because one follows the leader that one has good talent?"

Gu Da said, "That's not right. No matter how talented you are, it's useless if you can't keep up with a noble person."

"This too."

Wang Qing did not come back, so the three of them dispersed.

General Gu gave the small bottle of matchmaker oil to Liu Bai and refused the Yin beads, saying they were worthless.

Later, Situ Hong was too lazy to match them herself, so she met two matchmakers on the road and bought some for them using her Yin beads.

The offer was also generous, which made the two matchmakers very happy.

After returning, Situ Hong was also thinking about the technique of "Matchmaker's Mouth".

Nothing happened for the next few days, and even no other matchmaker came from Shen Ruoruo's side.

It seemed like there was only Situ Hong from beginning to end.

The city was calm and peaceful, even on the chessboard of life and death, no one was talking. It seemed that everyone was working hard on Mount Dan.

As for the matchmaker, the news Wang Qing brought was that the matchmaker had gone out for something these days and was not in the meeting.

Wait for her to come back, and she will naturally come to find Liu Bai.

It was another evening, and a matchmaker like Liu Bai came and knocked on the door, saying that there was someone calling from Miss Shen.

"I guess something's going on."

"Let's go."

Liu Bai watched that day for a few days but didn't find any clues. During this time he went back to ask Madam Liu for advice, and the answer he got was.

"Mother is not omnipotent."

Then Liu Bai said, "It is absolutely impossible to live without a mother."

As expected, he was beaten again.

At this moment, he followed Situ Hong and came to Shen Ruoruo's yard. As usual, the place was pink and tender everywhere.

Shen Ruoruo did not swing on the swing this time. Instead, she moved a soft chair covered with pink fur and sat on it, lost in thought.

Only when she saw the two people coming did she regain some of her spirits.

"It's over. There's life."

"The leader asked me to guard Shuiche'ao for a while. You should all know that place, right?"

She turned to look at Situ Hong, as if she had no interest in life and didn't want to go out at all.

"I know." Situ Hong nodded slightly.

"That's fine. You two should go back and get ready. We can set out directly from the door tomorrow morning."

"In addition... the leader has also arranged a matchmaker for me, who should be here on the way to Shuiche'ao when we leave." When Shen Ruoruo talked about this, she sat up from the recliner. She looked like she had finally perked up, as if she had thought of something happy.

But she didn't say anything, she just laughed secretly to herself.

Liu Bai looked at her and thought that his chance had come.

If we go to Danshan... wouldn't that mean we're going to our own territory? How we play is up to us.

After leaving, Situ Hong left a letter for Situ Busheng at home, telling him where he was going.

Nothing happened that night until the next morning, when Liu Bai and Situ Hong arrived at the door of the matchmaking meeting and saw the team heading to Xianshan.

He originally thought that there were only a few of them, so he could just ride away quickly.

But today, I realized that the team going there is also very large, with about 20 to 30 people in total.

And they were all Yin people. Liu Bai followed Situ Hong from the back to the front and found that most of them were matchmakers like Liu Bai.

There are few matchmakers, and as for the matchmaker, there is only one left except Situ Hong, and she is not Shen Ruoruo's subordinate. This time she is just following the team, and they will separate after entering the mountain.

The person was sitting in the carriage and no one was seen. Liu Bai heard it as if it was the matchmaker's meeting... Geological survey!
Those who can find the Yin meridians are always the first-class guests wherever they go.

There was only one geological surveyor in the entire Blood Food City before. Unfortunately, even though Sister Hong became the city lord of Blood Food City, Liu Bai never saw the geological surveyor.

It is said that he had already escaped before the uprising at the mass corpse pit in the city.

Now, she met the land surveyor who was arranged by a matchmaker... Liu Bai saw her from a distance and found that she was sitting in a carriage. She was wearing a dark green long skirt and a veil on her head. He couldn't see her face clearly, but he could tell that she was a woman. Situ Hong called her "Miss Mo".

He just said a few words and then hurriedly lowered the car curtain.

Then, a young girl in a black gauze dress walked out from behind the door of the matchmaking meeting. She had loose white hair and a gloomy face.

After coming out, she raised her hand and released a paper cart, but this time it was not a horse or a donkey pulling the cart, but a rare... deer.

There are three paper deer, all of which look extremely majestic, with high forked antlers on their heads.

Liu Bai looked at her several more times for a moment. This girl... really has a dual personality?
Situ Hong also noticed this and looked a little surprised.

But when Shen Ruoruo jumped onto the deer cart and quickly turned her head to look at the two of them with a crying face, Liu Bai realized... she was pretending.

It's not that he has a dual personality, he just pretends to be indifferent when he goes out.

This is also quite interesting.

Shen Ruoruo's deer cart came in front without saying anything. Her deer cart started moving, and the team behind naturally followed.

As a matchmaker, Situ Hong also had a carriage. Liu Bai sat in it at first, but after a while, a matchmaker came over and said that Miss Shen wanted Liu Bai to come over.

Liu Bai thought about it and followed him.

Still in the city, Liu Bai came down and jumped a few steps to the front of the deer cart. The matchmaker who followed came forward and replied, saying that Liu Bai was here.

A cold voice came from inside the deer cart, "Let him in."

Liu Bai jumped onto the deer cart again. The curtain was also pure black. After he opened it, he saw Shen Ruoruo, a woman with white hair, sitting upright with a gloomy face.

When the latter saw him sticking his head in, he quickly signaled to him to come in quickly.

Liu Bai guessed what was going on with her, and immediately came in and lowered the curtain. Shen Ruoruo immediately placed a Taoist talisman that could silence people inside the carriage.

She relaxed as well, and lay down on the bench as if relieved of her stress, saying with a look of despair, "Brother Liu, why do I have such a miserable life?"

"You don't know, I just came back from Mount Dan, and now I have to go again."

"Ah, that place is not a place for people to stay. There are ghosts and snakes everywhere... You don't know, I am most afraid of snakes. When I see a snake, I get goose bumps all over my body."

After Liu Bai came in, he sat aside and said, "Then tell me, you won't go to the mountain, let Sister Wu go instead."

"No, you don't know Sister Wu's temper. She's going to the mountains, and she's gone crazy before she even starts."

Shen Ruoruo, who was lying on the chair, raised her hand and shook it, saying.

Liu Bai thought so too. There was basically no clean place in the forest. Wu Ji must have a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder...

It’s fun just thinking about it.

"Besides, due to some reasons of mine, my strength in the forest is actually stronger than outside."

"That's why the leader always wants me to go to the woods."

Shen Ruoruo trusted Liu Bai very much and told him everything.

"Sister Shen is still very powerful." Liu Bai said in response.

Shen Ruoruo couldn't help but narrow her eyes when she heard it, "Brother Liu, what did you call me? Call me again and I'll hear it."

Liu Bai stopped shouting.

"Except for you, everyone else calls me sister when they see me, but you call me elder sister. So, if you call me elder sister, I will give you this!"

As Shen Ruoruo spoke, she reached behind her and took out a Yin Pearl... a blood-colored one.

"elder sister!"

Liu Bai felt that if he hesitated for even a second, it would be disrespectful to the Yin Pearl.

Although he doesn't lack this thing, he still needs to have the necessary venerable one.

Shen Ruoruo responded sweetly and threw it over. Seeing that Liu Bai wanted to shout, she rolled her eyes.

"Brother, do you really think this Yin Pearl is worthless?"

"This man who has gathered five qi and walked the Yin can't find a single blood bead on his body."

Liu Bai was just about to compliment her on being rich, but then he thought better of it.

So the two of them chatted with each other as the deer cart swayed slowly out of the city from the west.

But once they were out of the city, they no longer traveled so leisurely. The whole group of people were ghost walkers, and they ran very fast with the paper horses under their crotch.

Walking along this widened official road, I met countless people who were seeking revenge along the way.

Finally, at sunset, the group arrived at the foot of the majestic Mount Dan.

In just two months, a market for the underworld had formed outside the entrance to the mountain.

There were so many people at the matchmaker's meeting that they didn't bother going into the market. Besides, for their well-prepared team, there was nothing good to enter in the mountain market.

When the girls from the matchmaking party arrived here, they quickly attracted the attention of the many ghost walkers.

For them who had stayed in the mountains for a long time, meeting a wild boar on the way would make them feel pretty, not to mention the matchmakers who were considered beauties in Yunzhou City.

But they only dared to watch. As for using force against the matchmaker, they probably only the governor's office would dare to do so.

Shen Ruoruo didn't get out of the car, but just said that the transferred matchmaker Dingyuan would come to visit her tonight.

She seemed to be looking forward to this matter very much. After all, Liu Bai had been listening to her all the way.

Situ Hong was also a little curious. After all, compared to others, only this matchmaker who had never shown up could be considered her colleague.

Moreover, the matchmaker that Shen Ruoruo had been looking forward to for a long time was most likely her good friend.

She was a good friend of his when she was a matchmaker, and now that she has become a matchmaker, it is reasonable for her to call him over.

But after Liu Bai followed Shen Ruoruo all the way and saw that she was a bit "stingy", he felt that this might not be the case.

There were even some speculations about this matchmaker who had never shown up.

That night, Liu Bai was resting with Shen Ruoruo on her deer cart when he suddenly heard Situ Hong outside calling softly, "Miss Shen, that...the matchmaker is here."

Situ Hong's voice sounded a little strange, as if it was a little unbelievable.

This further strengthened Liu Bai's idea.

Shen Ruoruo, who was originally dozing off, perked up immediately after hearing this. She sat up, then managed her expression and returned to her expressionless look. Then she said in a deep voice, "Let's go. I'll go with you to take a look."

After saying that, Liu Bai also got off the deer cart, and then followed Situ Hong to the back of the enclosure.

Finally, the three of them met the matchmaker in this corner.

She was wearing a light yellow robe with her lower body open, a bell tied around her waist, and on her head... was a fox head.

It was still a white fox. When he smelled the familiar fox scent, Liu Bai knew that he had guessed right.

This petty-minded Shen Ruoruo actually transferred the fox girl to work under her.

At this moment, Shen Ruoruo came in front of the fox girl and looked at her arrogantly, "Why, you don't even show your courtesy when you see me, the matchmaker?"

I don’t know what kind of psychological preparation the fox girl had made on the way here. When she saw Shen Ruoruo like this, her face was full of sadness, and then she bowed.

"Meet Miss Shen."

"Hmm? What did you call me?"

The fox girl bowed again, "Greetings... Greetings, Master Shen."

Xiaocao, who was hiding behind Liu Bai, reached out and poked him.

(End of this chapter)