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

Chapter 169: Pulling the Red Thread

It was the first time that Liu Bai saw a ghost being frightened like this.

After all, she hadn't done anything yet, but Shen Ruoruo was already so frightened that she almost jumped up. Without saying a word, she lit the life fire.

But the next moment, Liu Bai made another move. He stepped behind Shen Ruoruo and opened his mouth to blew gently.

It blew out the life fire that had just been lit.

He didn't use too much force, in case the life fire in her body was blown out, that would be bad.

She was pushed into a corner. Seeing that the life fire in her body had been blown out and she had no future, she decided to go all out. In that case, she would be the one who suffered the loss.

So now this is... just right.

Her life fire was not ignited, and Liu Bai was controlling her from behind, so she had nowhere to escape. She saw Liu Bai's ghost figure about to put that cold and slippery thing on her.

She was even more direct. She just glared, stretched out her legs, and fainted.

"This……"

Liu Bai looked at the little snake with a triangular head and gray pockmarked spots in the ghost's hand and was a little surprised.

This little girl said she was afraid of snakes, but how could she be so afraid?

After all, she was a Yin-walking person who cultivated her Yang spirit, and when she met a little snake that hadn't even become a spirit yet... No, if she had met it by herself, she would probably have cast four or five spells at it and razed that small piece of forest to the ground.

But now he was being threatened by himself, and was so close to the snake... getting closer and closer, so it was understandable that he fainted from fright.

Liu Bai looked around and finally picked a thick ancient tree.

Shen Ruoruo was awakened by a "snap" sound, and then she found herself tied to a tree.

And what tied her up was the "red rope" used by their matchmaker.

"Some time ago, we also caught a few of you matchmakers, but unfortunately, they don't know any advanced magic. They only know a bunch of nonsense like "Matchmaker's Tongue", which is useless."

"I have no choice but to send them to see the true God."

Liu Bai sat on an old tree root not far in front of her, looking at her body tied up by a red rope.

"What? I'll ask you again, will you tell me?" Liu Bai smiled, and to Shen Ruoruo he looked like a devil.

"How did you know I'm afraid of snakes?"

Shen Ruoruo's snow-white, fluffy hair was spread out, and sweat stuck to her body. She gritted her teeth and said, "How did you know I'm afraid of snakes?"

"I had my eyes on you the last time you went into the mountains."

Liu Bai spread his hands and said, "It seems that you are still unwilling to cooperate."

After saying this, the ghost walked out from the side. Compared to last time, this time it was holding a snake in each hand and walking slowly forward.

When Shen Ruoruo saw this, her whole body instantly tensed up.

Just as she lit the life fire... it was blown out by Liu Bai again. Then, as she watched the ghost coming closer and closer, she couldn't stop crying.

"I...I said..."

She was so frightened that she gasped and even her breathing became unnatural.

"You're thinking of saying it now? It's too late."

After Liu Bai finished speaking, Shen Ruoruo fainted again out of fright.

This time she woke up even faster, mainly because Liu Bai didn't have so much time to waste with her.

But when she opened her eyes and found that the whole mountain was full of snakes of all sizes, she could no longer hold back. She cried and shouted, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything. Please let me tell you."

Liu Bai then walked out from behind her, casually threw a spotted python that was coiled on top of her head to the ground, and then drove away the rest of the small snakes.

"Wouldn't it be better if you did this earlier? You had to suffer so much before you said it. You didn't do it on purpose, did you?"

"You actually just like being bullied?"

Liu Bai is unscrupulous and does whatever he wants.

Although Shen Ruoruo was filled with hatred, she had no other choice but to suppress the resentment and fear in her heart.

"The most important technique of our matchmaking society is called 'Red Thread Pulling Silk'. It was originally hidden only by the leader of the society. We can only learn it on the spot and are not allowed to copy it down."

"Then it seems that there is no point in looking for you."

Liu Bai grinned as the small snakes around him stepped forward again.

Shen Ruoruo said hurriedly: "I can remember it, I have memorized it, and I can write it down."

The snakes that were all over the mountains and plains slithered away again.

So the next thing was simple. Put Shen Ruoruo down, give her paper and pen, and let her lie on the stone and write, with the little snakes keeping her company on both sides.

Liu Bai was also watching from the side. After about a cup of tea, he looked at Shen Ruoruo who had stopped writing.

“You’ve only written half of it, right?”

Shen Ruoruo raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "I... I only learned this half. The remaining half can only be learned by the master."

"This is true. I didn't lie to you. You have to believe me."

Looking at Shen Ruoruo, who was so arrogant just now but now begged desperately.

Liu Bai looked at the "Red Thread Pulling Silk" he wrote again. Although it was only half, the two parts were actually not very related. Or to be more precise, the upper part was a separate technique.

The remaining lower part is another technique.

Liu Bai took a quick look at it and knew that this technique was real.

In short, it can be performed. As for whether Shen Ruoruo has any backup plan, it is unknown.

Liu Bai put away the papers he had just written, then leaned over and whispered in Shen Ruoruo's ear:

"Alright, I'll find someone to try this technique first to see if it's real or not. If it's fake... you can understand the consequences."

"Don't be idle when you go back. You'd better find a way to help me figure out the rest of this technique."

"Don't worry, I will check on you from time to time. If I find that you are unwilling to help me with this little favor, I will be sorry. I am also curious about what it would feel like if the snake crawled over you."

Shen Ruoruo shuddered as she listened to the devil's whispers, then sobbed and said:

"well."

After threatening, Liu Bai stood up and stretched, "You can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of living. Come, hand over your Xumi."

Previously, when she was on the deer cart, Liu Bai saw her taking out candies out of thin air and eating them several times, so she must have this thing called Sumeru.

And if I take her Xumi, I can really use this opportunity to confirm whether she is the Black Elephant or not...

Having gone through such a painful experience before, it seems that it is not painful for Shen Ruoruo to hand over Xumi now.

She took off a sachet from her waist, wiped off her mark on it tactfully, raised her fair left hand, and handed it over tremblingly.

Liu Bai grabbed it with one hand, and his ghostly aura spread out. Immediately, a space about three feet square appeared in his eyes.

There are a lot of things in it, but they are all arranged very neatly.

Even Shen Ruoruo's close-fitting pink bellyband was placed inside, and the Yin beads were also sorted and stored in small boxes.

So, hers should not be different from Zhou Bala's, this is her only Sumeru.

Instead of a fake one that you wear on your body to look good.

But... why is there no chessboard of life and death here? !
Liu Bai looked through all the things, big and small, and even lifted up the pink and black bellybands to take a look.

But in the end, no one saw the chessboard of life and death.

For a moment, Liu Bai had a feeling that all his plans had gone in vain. Could it be that all his previous guesses were false?
The black elephant was not actually her, but was really a white-haired old woman?

Liu Bai looked down at her again.

Shen Ruoruo knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. "I have nothing left. I gave you everything. Really."

"Sir, she's crying so pitifully, why don't you be kind and just kill her."

The voice of grass rang in Liu Bai's mind.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and then he walked around Shen Ruoruo again to make sure there was no place on her body where she could hide anything.

Then he transferred all the valuable things in Shen Ruoruo's Xumi to his own Xumi, and then threw the empty Xumi with only some clothes left in front of her.

With the experience from last time, Liu Bai no longer wanted anyone else’s Sumeru.

Anyway, I can't use it, and there's no need to sell it for money, so it's better to be safe.

"There is nothing good about it. It is really a waste."

Liu Bai looked around and prepared to leave. But before leaving, he thought of something and asked:

"Weren't you not afraid of death at the beginning? Why are you like this now?"

After Liu Bai finished speaking, the two horns on his head seemed to have dark lightning condensing again. Shen Ruoruo said hurriedly:

"I'm afraid. I'm afraid. I don't want to die yet. I'm not even nineteen yet. I want to live for a long, long time."

"Woo woo woo, I still want to live and eat delicious food."

Looking at Shen Ruoruo who was crying and begging for mercy in front of him, Liu Bai felt that he had overestimated her after all.

But that's just right.

"If you want to stay alive, that's easy. Remember to get me the remaining spells as soon as possible, and then we can go our separate ways. Otherwise, you know what will happen."

After Liu Bai finished speaking, he burst into laughter and soared into the sky, perfectly portraying the image of an evil ghost.

Oh no, he himself is an evil ghost.

And it is the most vicious evil among all the evil spirits.

On this nameless mountain, after Liu Bai left, rays of life fire swept around until they burned every evil spirit on the mountain.

Liu Bai saw it, but didn't care. She was just a little girl, and she had to vent her anger after being bullied by an evil spirit like that.

It's not a good idea to keep this in your heart.

As for Liu Bai...what does it have to do with me? The one who bullies others is evil, I am just a kid who is almost four years old.

So Liu Bai quietly returned to Laoaopo, feeling relaxed all over.

I had mastered half of the core skills of the matchmaking society... After several days of hard work, I finally got some results.

Although this process is a little difficult to talk about, it doesn’t matter. Liu Bai cares about the result rather than the process.

On the way back, he also read the first half of "Pulling the Red Thread" again.

Although he was not in a hurry to try it, he could see what was going on in the upper part.

Basically, one can use the life fire to condense a few red lines. As for how many red lines there are, it depends on one's strength.

Then this red line can be placed on the other person. If the other person is a Yin person, then this red line can continuously absorb the life fire from the other person and feed back to itself.

It is equivalent to making the opponent weaker and weaker, while you become stronger and stronger.

But this effect is only temporary. Once the effect of "Pulling the Red Thread" wears off, it will be useless.

On the contrary, if the opponent is an evil mountain spirit, as long as the red line is on the opponent, it will be equivalent to the continuous attachment of life fire.

It will cause continuous damage to the opponent.

It seems that compared to the street-scolding "Matchmaker's Mouth", the effect of "Pulling the Red Thread" is indeed quite good.

At least it is much more serious and seems like a skill.

If you want to try to practice, it will be extremely difficult at the beginning, but you can also use some auxiliary means. You can make a special red line from various materials. With this red line, even if you are not so skilled, you can perform it smoothly.

If you learn it and use this red line as a supplement, you can also improve the effectiveness of this technique.

Of course, the upper part that Shen Ruoruo copied also included the method of making the red thread.

Basically, you need to take a bundle of red ropes soaked in cinnabar first, and then add red dragon, Fa Huang, Jin Gongzi, red flame grass, etc., and after many means of blessing with life fire, it can be refined.

It’s also a good method.

After returning to Situ Hong's carriage, Liu Bai resisted the urge to practice right away, and lay on her thighs and slept for a while. Until dawn, Liu Bai didn't even know when Shen Ruoruo came back.

All I know is that after waking up in the morning, the team set off as usual, and Shen Ruoruo didn't show any reaction, as if nothing had happened.

Of course, she stayed in her own deer cart and didn't show up. Even if she really cried in there, no one would know.

As for how she knew she was in the deer cart, it was because early in the morning, the geological survey "Miss Mo" came up to her and asked for her resignation, and she also said a few words.

Even the time of departure was decided by her.

Now that Tu Shanqian, who was working, was gone, it was natural that Situ Hong, the remaining "matchmaker", could not be idle, but in comparison, she still had nothing to do.

After all, Shen Ruoruo wouldn't make things difficult for her.

Liu Bai was bored, so he decided to go check on Shen Ruoruo, just like a murderer who would often choose to go back to the crime scene after committing a crime.

Liu Bai felt that he was feeling similarly.

When he came to Shen Ruoruo's deer cart, he tentatively called out "Sister Shen", and received a cold response from inside.

"come in."

Liu Bai jumped onto the deer cart, lifted the curtain and got in. At a glance, he found that Shen Ruoruo's indifference was really pretended.

Because at this moment, she was lying on the chair where she usually lay, crying.

When Liu Bai came in, she raised her head and took a look. Liu Bai saw that her eyes were swollen from crying.

At this time, Liu Bai naturally wanted to ask her what was wrong.

But Shen Ruoruo just shook her head, didn't say anything, and just cried.

Liu Bai saw that she had already changed all her clothes. Although she was still wearing a black skirt, it was no longer the black gauze skirt from last night.

But another skirt that is slightly longer and can cover the calves.

"Don't cry, Sister Shen. Nothing is impossible. Besides, you have already cultivated your Yang Spirit. What is there to cry about?"

Liu Bai didn't know how to comfort people, so he could only say this.

After hearing this, Xiao Cao muttered in his mind, "Master, your hypocritical appearance really makes Xiao Cao feel sick."

Liu Bai ignored him.

I don’t know where Shen Ruoruo got so many tears from, but in just a short while, a large area of ​​the chair was wet again.

She sobbed and said, "I'm not strong, I'm not strong at all, I can't beat him."

"What if we can't win? Is Sister Shen just going to cry here?"

Liu Bai said hurtful words, but he blinked his big ignorant eyes, making it impossible to find fault with him.

When Shen Ruoruo heard this, she immediately sat up and wiped away her tears.

"Brother Liu, you are right!"

"I will work hard, I will practice, I will become stronger, and then I will seek revenge on him, I will humiliate him severely!"

"Oh...you want to seek revenge on him." Liu Bai blinked and asked again: "Who is he?"

"He is an evil spirit, an ugly ghost!"

Shen Ruoruo gritted her teeth and said, "You can't tell this to anyone. I, I don't even dare to tell the leader. Brother Liu, you have to keep it a secret for me."

"Sir, she called you ugly."

"He also said that he would seek revenge on you in the future." Xiaocao started to add fuel to the fire as usual.

Liu Bai nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Shen, I'll keep my mouth shut."

"Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know."

Liu Bai wondered, if he turned into a ghost in front of her now, what would her reaction be?

But he didn't do it in the end. If he transformed in front of him, it would only be a relief this time.

But if you hide in the dark, you can have fun forever.

Just like now, Shen Ruoruo looked left and right, and then immediately said with a sad face: "I don't have any Yin beads anymore, my Yin beads were taken away by him."

When Liu Bai heard this, she thought of her actions last night. It seemed that all her Yin beads had indeed been taken away.

The main thing is that she packed everything into boxes and classified them into different categories, so it is very convenient to take them away.

"I'll go kill a few evil spirits now and come back to practice." Shen Ruoruo said as she was about to go out.

"Sister Shen, aren't you afraid that others will see your swollen eyes when you go out like this?"

"Then what do you say?"

Shen Ruoruo sat back down.

Liu Bai took the opportunity to feel around in the pocket on his chest, then took out three blood beads from Xumi and said seriously:
"I have two blood beads myself, and my sister gave me another one yesterday. I'll give it to..."

Liu Bai pretended to be distressed and said, "Lend it to me, and I will pay it back later."

Shen Ruoruo looked at her brother who had spent all his family fortune to support her in her spiritual practice, and her sad mood finally felt a little comforted.

She reached out and took it. "I didn't expect my brother to be so capable. He even has two blood beads himself."

"Thank you, brother. Give me some time. I will go out and kill a few evil spirits tomorrow at the latest and collect all the Yin beads to return to you." Shen Ruoruo said seriously without any doubt.

After all, in her opinion, Liu Bai, a ghost walker who had gathered five kinds of energy, could give out three blood beads at once, which must have emptied his family property.

"No thanks, no thanks."

Liu Bai waved his hands quickly, and said in his heart... What is there to thank for? I just took it out of the small wooden box you had before, and it's still warm.

"Brother should still have some green beads, let's eat them together. We won't play today, and we have to work hard."

Shen Ruoruo spoke seriously, as if she really wanted to take revenge as soon as possible.

"Okay, then I'll go back to practice."

After all, Liu Bai doesn't need the Yin Pearl to improve his Qi and blood, so he's afraid of being exposed if he stays here.

"Okay, then go ahead, brother. I will return the Yin Pearl to you as soon as possible."

Liu Bai jumped off the deer cart. Xiao Cao was still thinking in a weird way in his mind, so he took the opportunity to say:
"How is this not considered a skill?"

"Look, I lent her her Yin Pearl, and she even had to thank me."

……

"After we climb over this hill, we should reach Shuiche'ao."

Situ Hong, riding on a rattan horse, came to Liu Bai and spoke softly.

The mountain road became smaller and steeper as we went along. Except for Shen Ruoruo's deer cart, the other carriages could no longer travel this road.

They can only be forced to use various means.

Liu Bai sat on a wooden stake carved by a woodcarver and climbed the mountain. This thing was bought by him when he first entered Yunzhou City.

I bought it together with the porcelain bowl of water that can muffle the sound.

Normally it is only the size of a palm, but when it is needed, just put a green bead on it, and the wooden stake will become bigger, become the shape of a chair, and then start moving.

The speed is not fast, and it is definitely not enough for daily use, but it is just right for mountain climbing.

The team moved forward slowly, seeing the hillock just ahead, and could also feel the breath of life fire coming from the front.

Someone started a fire.

And there are quite a few of them!
The members of the matchmaker association naturally thought that someone had started a fight in Shuiche'ao, so they quickened their pace. The journey that would originally take half an hour was now completed in just a cup of tea.

Coming to the top of this hill and looking down, you can clearly see a huge concave pit in front of you, surrounded by mountains, with a pit in the middle.

Moreover, there are springs flowing out of these mountains, which eventually converge in the middle to form a mountain river that flows out from the cracks in the mountains.

Therefore, the protruding stone in the crevice of the mountain looks like a waterwheel.

Shuiche'ao got its name from this.

At this time, Liu Bai also jumped onto Situ Hong's rattan horse, standing high, seeing far, and looking down.

I saw that this mountain depression, which was supposed to be covered with lush green grass, had now been trampled upon and became bare due to the invasion of many life-fire techniques.

The streams flowing out of the mountains divide the valley into five parts. Above the largest part, there is a state flag with the word "Yun" on it.

That is to say, the land for raising fire was occupied by the governor's office.

The other four plots of land were not all given to the three families in Yunzhou City. Among the three families...the Matchmaker Association and the Shefu Hall shared the same portion.

The Laba Sect and the Haier Gang shared a piece of land.

The Water and Fire Sect, like the Governor's Mansion, occupied a separate piece of territory.

The last remaining piece, which is also the smallest piece, is occupied by the largest number of idle people.

The ignition aura that Liu Bai and the others had sensed earlier did not mean that someone was doing it here, but that someone was lighting a fire in this Aotang area, in this fire-raising area...

This sounds complicated, but it is actually very simple. Just light a fire and sit here.

Keep the fire in the fire-keeping place, nothing else matters.

Liu Bai stood on this high place and looked down. He saw that there were probably hundreds of people practicing Yin-Walking and cultivating fire here.

I didn't feel anything before, below this hill.

Standing on this hill at this moment... I feel like I am warming myself by a fire. The hot breath is overwhelming and covers the entire mountain.

It was the first time for Liu Bai to see the situation in this fire-raising place, and the others were in a similar situation.

Until Shen Ruoruo appeared in front of everyone, she had obviously recovered, at least her eyelids were no longer swollen.

"Why not go and see it from here? Let's go!"

Her cold voice rang out, and everyone packed up their things again and walked along the mountain path towards the concave pond below.

The mountain paths were mostly gravel piles, and since most of the people at the matchmaker meeting were carrying some belongings, it was very difficult to walk.

But fortunately, after they appeared here, some members of the Matchmaker Association’s base at the foot of the mountain came to support them.

Tu Shanqian was also there. Apparently, she had rushed here after receiving Liu Bai's reply.

Shen Ruoruo had of course met her. Liu Bai originally thought that she would try to kill him, but she just smiled coldly.

No action was taken, so it seems that it is just as she said.

She was really afraid of death and afraid that Liu Bai would take revenge on her.

Seeing this, Tu Shanqian knew that her third brother had taken action for her, but this time she had learned her lesson and at least did not rub salt into the wound. Instead, she obediently bowed and called him "Lord Shen".

Seeing this, Xiao Cao asked quietly, "Sir, do you think she wants to hold it in, or does she not want to cause you any trouble?"

"The latter. Vixens aren't that stupid."

As he was talking, Liu Bai, who was sitting on the wooden stake, finally came down from the concave area and stepped onto the gravel beach.

When he reached the ground, he climbed down from the old wooden stake and put away the green beads on it, making it small and exquisite again.

The people behind him also came down one by one, feeling the warm environment of this concave area.

A matchmaker behind him suddenly lit a fire, and then said in surprise: "Ah, the fire here is not consumed."

At the same time, a tall woman came up and said with a smile: "It's nothing, just walk forward a little, light the fire and you will find that the fire will get bigger and bigger."

Liu Bai raised his head and looked, but he didn't see anyone.

Xiao Cao had already said in his mind: "Sir, this is a really good place... But why does Xiao Cao feel a little familiar?"

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(That’s all for today, see the author’s words for explanation)
　I didn't go home because the update was released during the May Day holiday. I have to go back to see my parents during the Dragon Boat Festival. Well, I was in a hurry today so I updated a little less. I will make it up to it when I come back during the Dragon Boat Festival. Then I will add more chapters in addition to the 1000 monthly tickets.

　　Then let me talk about yesterday’s excerpts. Actually, it was taught to me by the “fun person” in the group. He said that this is how you should write a book. Well, that’s him. It’s none of my business.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)