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

Chapter 177: Mother is always by your side [Two-in-one monthly ticket request]

Liu Bai had already thought about the thing that could start the fire.

At that time, Mr. Ma said that those were the ashes of the ancestors. Liu Bai naturally thought that it was Madam Liu who went to obtain the ashes of the ancestors of the Liu family.

But after a period of time, Liu Bai also learned some vague information from Madam Liu and Xiaocao.

For example, the relationship between Madam Liu and the Liu family is actually very bad.

Although he didn't know what his mother had experienced back then, Liu Bai felt that given his mother's proud personality.

Of course, the ashes of the Liu family’s ancestors will not be used again. In this case, which ancestor did the “ashes of ancestors” that Mr. Ma mentioned come from?
After Liu Bai knew this, he thought of it.

My own mother, Madam Liu, is a ghost.

She was already dead.

In this world, after a person dies, as long as the body can be found, it will most likely be burned into ashes.

Of course, there are only a few people like the corpse-driving lineage who want to refine their ancestors into "corpse-fighting" people.

So at that time Liu Bai wondered whether the ashes of his ancestors that he used to light the fire were Madam Liu's ashes.

But I have always had no suitable opportunity to ask. If I ask this question on weekdays, it would be like putting my face in front of Madam Liu and asking her "Did you not eat today?"

But today is different. With the Ji family’s incident before, it is obviously a suitable opportunity.

So Liu Bai seized this opportunity and asked the doubts in his mind.

After hearing this, Madam Liu first glanced at Shen Ruoruo.

The latter fell to the ground the next second. Liu Bai was shocked. Lady Liu said calmly, "Don't worry. This black elephant is quite interesting. It's better to be alive than dead."

After hearing Madam Liu's words "quite interesting", Shen Ruoruo survived.

Xiao Cao took the opportunity to jump onto her and stepped on her, then said, "Madam, the young master also said that Shen Ruoruo is quite interesting. Now you say so too."

"You really look like our son."

Madam Liu looked at it and said "hmm", and then the grass's mouth was sewn shut.

"If you don't beat them for three days, the roof will fall off."

Madam Liu gave her evaluation. At this point, the only two people who could still speak in the concave area were Liu Bai and Madam Liu.

Liu Bai raised his head and looked at his mother hopefully.

Madam Liu lowered her head and was also looking at him.

Then, Madam Liu nodded slightly.

She indicated that the ashes Liu Bai used to light the fire were hers.

"mother……"

Liu Bai opened his mouth and his eyes were inexplicably moist. Madam Liu squatted down and reached out to gently stroke his head.

"What did you call me?"

"mother."

Liu Bai shouted again.

Madam Liu smiled and said, "That's enough."

Since you call me mother, that is enough.

Madam Liu’s idea was so simple. She stood up and looked back. The original fire should have been running around and jumping around.

Ever since it was taken out of Ji Changan's body by Madam Liu, it has never moved again.

Even the jumping flames were much calmer.

Obviously, this is a fire of origin that knows the current affairs!
At least he is much more aware of the current affairs than Ji Chang'an and his ilk.

Just like at this moment, seeing Madam Liu turning around, this ball of original fire immediately took the initiative and even floated over happily.

Floated to Madam Liu's side.

Previously, Liu Bai and the others wanted to fight for the original fire, so they used all means.

And now?

Madam Liu is here. All she needs to do is give her a glance and the fire of origin will come to her door.

Madam Liu raised her hand again, and the origin fire fell into her hands.

"It's quite interesting."

After saying that, she tapped Liu Bai lightly on the top of his head.

The original fire immediately penetrated into Liu Bai's body.

At this moment, Liu Bai only felt that his body suddenly became hot and scorching, just like the feeling when he first lit a fire.

It was as if there was really a fire lit inside my body.

The original fire gradually spread from his body to his limbs, waiting for the original fire to completely dissipate in his body.

The pain disappeared and was replaced by comfort, with warmth all over the body.

Liu Bai was about to shout out in comfort, but then Madam Liu's cold voice rang in his ears again, "If you don't disperse, you will die."

Liu Bai shuddered and subconsciously thought that Madam Liu was talking to him, but the next moment, he felt a flame of origin appear in his body again.

It...didn't actually disperse.

That was just an illusion it gave Liu Bai.

This might be enough to deceive Liu Bai, but it cannot be hidden from Madam Liu's eyes.

Ji Changan was obviously deceived by the original fire before and thought he had already absorbed it, but later on, Madam Liu still easily took the original fire out of his body.

When it appeared at this moment, it whimpered.

"Yah woo."

Then, the flickering light blue flame finally dissipated into Liu Bai's body.

Liu Bai once again felt the warmth filling his body, but then he finally discovered the changes in his life fire.

Carry the weight of the head on both shoulders.

The originally invisible life fire is now becoming visible.

Its color...light blue.

……

Yuyang City, Imperial City, and Taimiao.

It should have been the time when the morning sun was setting, but the Taimiao was dark inside, with dim candlelight lit up under the surrounding silk cloth.

The main hall of the temple is filled with layers of memorial tablets.

Taimiao...is the ancestral hall of the Ji family, the royal family of the Chu State.

There is also a saying that the Taimiao is the place with the most masters in the world.

The ancestors of the Ji family were all royal family, and even several former emperors were enshrined here.

If they take action, they will be able to mobilize the destiny of the country.

At this moment, in front of the altar of the Taimiao, a white-haired old man was kneeling. He was wearing a pure black robe embroidered with dragons, and his face was covered with age spots and wrinkles.

He held a tablet in his left hand and a rag in his right hand, wiping it gently.

While wiping, he muttered to himself.

"Uncle, do you remember the time you tricked me into going to the Imperial Academy? In order to help my second brother ascend to the throne, you arranged for me to be a student at the Imperial Academy."

"And my father was 'accidentally' informed of this. What a male trait... hehe."

The old man patted the tablet gently and sighed.

"But what does it matter if you sit on the throne? In this world, you still have to live a long life."

"Just like now, your nephew can slap you in the face, but you can't crawl out and teach your nephew a lesson."

The old man was muttering to himself, but suddenly, he turned his head and looked to the left side of the Taimiao.

Unlike the memorial tablet placed on the north side of the Taimiao, the one on the left side is filled with densely packed lamps.

Each lamp was made of gold, and looked like a small tripod with tall legs, engraved with dragon patterns, with lamp oil poured inside and lit by rush.

Among these lamps, every seven were lit by a silver chain with burning flames.

If you look closely, you will find that the seven locked oil lamps correspond to the positions of the Big Dipper in the sky.

As the old man looked, seven oil lamps went out at the right time.

Immediately, the flame of the wick above floated up, gathered to form a ball of fire and fell to the ground, transforming into a human shape.

As soon as he appeared, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the old man.

"I have met Grandpa."

The old man looked at him for a long time, as if he just remembered his identity, and said, "You are the current Lao Ba, right?"

"It is the child."

Ji Changan said in a trembling voice.

"Oh, tell me, how did you die?" The old man smiled as he spoke, "It seems that this world is really in chaos. Even the legitimate son of the royal family could be killed."

"Yes……"

Ji Changan immediately straightened up a little, and then began to tell the story slowly, starting from when he first arrived in Yunzhou.

But when he mentioned that the ancestor Ji Qian had come out, the old man's face had already darkened.

By the time he said the names "Liu Qingyi" and "Liu Wudi", the old man's face had become extremely gloomy.

Ji Changan also noticed this, so his voice became lower and lower.

After waiting for the last word, he found that this great-grandfather didn't say a word.

The grandfather who had previously said that the world was in chaos and seemed to want to help me get revenge... fell silent.

So Ji Changan didn't even dare to say what Madam Liu had told him to say in the end.

He could only ask tentatively: "Grandpa, is Liu Qingyi really that strong?"

"Who are you talking about?" The old man looked a little surprised, as if he didn't hear Ji Changan's words clearly before.

"Liu Qingyi."

Now it was Ji Changan's turn to be surprised.

The old man asked again, "Who killed you?"

"Liu Qingyi." Ji Changan still answered like this.

"No." The kneeling old man looked at him seriously, "You were killed by the funeral temple people."

"Ok?"

Ji Changan looked up suddenly, and he understood what his great-grandfather meant.

But because he understood it, he was a little surprised.

Then he said, "Grandpa, this Liu Wudi also asked me to bring back a message."

"Yeah." The old man nodded.

Ji Changan then spoke and repeated what Madam Liu had said.

After listening to this, the old man did not express his opinion, but just said "I know".

Seeing the expression on his grandfather's face, Ji Changan finally understood everything. "But there is one thing I don't quite understand. If Liu Qingyi is so strong, why doesn't he leave any deeds behind?"

The old man raised his drooping eyelids and said sarcastically, "Because most of the people who know about her deeds are already dead."

"The few who survived are also very secretive."

"Of course, there is one thing. That is, there was a family in Wei State that wrote history. They recorded many of Liu Wudi's deeds. Guess what the result was?"

"What?" Ji Changan was puzzled.

"Liu Wudi came to their house and wiped out their entire family."

The old man sighed and then said to himself, "When is the tigress the most terrifying?"

"That's a tigress with cubs."

After saying that, he smiled again. He thought of Liu Wudi’s old friends... some of them are still alive today.

……

On the outskirts of Mount Dan, in a small pavilion for resting, a few people who were practicing Yin were sitting.

A few ghosts who are trying to regain their second life.

The matchmaker in a red skirt, Zhou Bala in a flowery dress, and Kou Lisan, a sturdy man with only a short vertical hair in the middle of his head.

And the incense master of the funeral temple who was trembling all over after being struck by lightning.

Even Qu Xiaoer from the Children's Gang is here. It can even be said that with this group of people gathered here, even the governor's office will have to think carefully.

"I didn't expect it to be the royal Ji family. No wonder the City Lord's Mansion has to treat them as guests of honor."

Zhou Bala shook his head as he spoke, and then looked at the incense master lying on the ground, gloating:
"Brother, you deserved to die."

"Oh, you damned bastard, your whole family is dead."

The incense master cursed angrily.

Kou Lisan touched the hair on his head and said, "Even Aunt Tiger couldn't withstand the sword of the remnant soul of King Zhenbei. There is nothing we can do about this failure."

"I just don't know who the aura that fought with the remnant soul of King Zhenbei was...it was so terrifying."

The matchmaker sneered when she heard this, "You don't have to worry about it. Not only did Niu Ben escape, but he also got this great benefit."

“Tsk tsk tsk, the life fire forged by the origin fire, even if there is only that little bit, is enough for him to nourish the Yang God and become invincible.”

"Oh my, it seems that Shen Ruoruo died in this fire-raising ground. Aunt Matchmaker, you must be very angry."

Qu Xiao'er, who was still able to swing his legs while sitting on the chair, said with a smile: "How about you accept me as your godson, and let me serve you as your godson in the future?"

The incense master, who was already badly injured, couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Is it a godson or a godson?"

"hehe."

The matchmaker also smiled. She gently raised the index and middle fingers of her right hand, which were originally placed on the chair, and two red threads popped out from between her fingers.

One was tied around Qu Xiao'er's neck, and the other was placed on the wound on Xiangzhu's chest. As soon as the two red threads appeared, a faint red light appeared on Matchmaker's body.

The other people sitting there had their own reactions, and Zhou Bala was even ready to leave.

The matchmaker said indifferently, "We are gathered together to discuss something. If anyone thinks I am easy to talk to, you may as well give it a try."

Seeing that the incense master of the funeral temple had begun to turn pale, Qu Xiaoer also stuck out his tongue.

The matchmaker then raised her hand and took the red thread.

Although she was very powerful, she did not dare to kill the person in charge of the Funeral Temple and the Children's Gang in Yunzhou... at least it was not convenient to kill him in public.

If the incense master was killed in public, considering the madness and strength of the funeral temple.

This matchmaker will most likely no longer exist.

As soon as the matchmaker took action, Qu Xiaoer became obedient.

After all, he did think about escaping just now, but he failed. This is very telling.

The matchmaker is very strong, so strong that she can take other people's lives.

"When you left, who was left there?" asked the matchmaker, looking at the incense master lying on the ground.

The incense master was also breathing heavily at this moment, "The old bastard Ji Qian attacked the two of us who had cultivated a second life, so when I was chased away, those who were nourishing the Yang God were still there."

"Besides these, there are also some people who gather the five qi and nourish the yin spirit and live in the dark. There are quite a few of them."

As they were talking, the former Fire Master of the Water and Fire Sect stepped down from the top of the hill and said in a deep voice:
"The commotion in Shuiche'ao is over!"

"Then it must be the prince from the imperial city who has taken away the original fire." Kou Lisan said immediately.

"Would you like to take a look?"

The incense master, who was lying on the ground with more breath out than breath in, forced himself to speak.

"Oh, aren't you afraid of dying there?" Zhou Bala said contemptuously.

"Hehe, it's worth dying there."

There is no point in arguing with a madman, so Zhou Bala looked at the others and said, "Let's go? Let's go and take a look together?"

"Walk."

The matchmaker stood up immediately.

In her opinion, the future of the matchmaking club lies in Shuicheao. Now, whether she is alive or dead, she should go and see it.

As soon as she stood up, the others followed.

Under the current circumstances, no one dares to go alone, but if we go together... then there's nothing to be afraid of.

When this group of people arrived at the mountain of Shuiche'ao with great fanfare, they found that Shuiche'ao... was almost unscathed.

The only thing left was the aura of the fire-breathing land, which disappeared.

But it is only natural that the source of fire has been taken away and the fire-breeding ground has disappeared.

The matchmaker took a look around the hill and found the only living person in the valley, who was... Shen Ruoruo!

She was so happy that she immediately came to Shen Ruoruo and hugged her.

After sensing that she was unharmed, the matchmaker finally felt relieved and let go.

At that time, the other ghost walkers who were cultivating their second lives also arrived here and asked, "How is it going?"

"Where is the prince from the imperial city?"

As for others, they didn't ask.

Because there is no doubt that there are plenty of corpses in this valley. If you want to find someone, you can just search around and maybe you can find him.

Shen Ruoruo, who was originally stunned and dazed, finally regained some consciousness. However, she shuddered again when she thought of what the woman said to her before she left. Then she said:

"The origin fire...was taken away by Ji Changan."

"What about the others?"

"He went back to Yuyang City."

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, Yunzhou was already a small place with limited resources, and it was already difficult to feed these turtles.

If another dragon comes...wouldn't we be doomed?

But fortunately, the dragon was just passing by.

The matchmaker then asked, "What about Liu Bai? Why is he gone?"

Thinking of the harmless child, Shen Ruoruo couldn't help but think of the woman who seemed like a true god. She looked more and more terrified, but she had to say, "He... he said..."

"what did he say?"

Not only the matchmaker asked questions, but the other ghost walkers who had gained a second life were also listening attentively with their ears perked up.

They were not familiar with the name Liu Bai, but they knew that the person the matchmaker could question at this time must be extremely important.

The incense master who was limping at the back raised his hand and shouted, "That's my brother, my brother."

"Tell me quickly, what happened to my brother?"

Shen Ruoruo took a deep breath and said:

"He said his mother called him home for dinner."

For a moment, all the ghost walkers, including the matchmaker, were stunned and some of them were unable to react.

They thought of many answers, but what was the answer?
After waiting for so long, he said his mother called him home for dinner?

This……

The matchmaker suddenly thought of something. Based on her understanding of Shen Ruoruo, there was probably some other secret behind this matter.

For example, the person who fought with Ji Qian.

But she didn't ask any more questions. As long as the person was fine, it was good.

"Let's go, let's go."

After the matchmaker finished speaking, she put her arm around Shen Ruoruo and rose from the ground, went a little higher up the mountain, and then headed straight to the east.

at the same time.

Also on a hilltop deep in Mount Xian, Liu Bai, who had long since turned into a ghost, was leaning against an ancient tree, silently watching the rising sun.

"Xiao Cao, did you already know that the ashes I used to light the fire were my mother's?"

"Xiaocao knows, but Xiaocao doesn't dare to say it."

The little grass lying on his shoulder was muttering to itself and didn't dare to look up. It didn't know why.

It seemed that after the young master knew about this, he was a little unhappy.

The grass thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. It just felt that human emotions were so complicated. Fortunately, it was not a human.

Seeing that the young master couldn't be happy no matter what, Xiao Cao still said, "Young master, you can actually think about it from another angle."

"How to change?" Liu Bai asked with a smile.

"Think about it, if you use the Queen's ashes to light a fire, then doesn't that mean the Queen will always be by your side?"

Xiaocao tilted his head and felt that what he said made sense.

Listening to Xiaocao's hellish joke, Liu Bai also smiled, turned over and fell from the treetop.

Soon, the aura unique to his ghostly body permeated the entire mountain, and the other evil mountain spirits were frightened and retreated.

In fact, Liu Bai had thought about it a long time ago. Normally speaking, his level five ghost body should correspond to the yang god among the ghost people.

But in fact?
The Yang Shen can't help but be struck by lightning. Even if it is a ghost who has cultivated a second life, if they really fight, I might be able to get the upper hand.

In short, fearlessness is certain.

Even the evil spirits hiding deep in the Danshan Mountain would subconsciously think that they were also evil spirits.

But in fact it is not.

Liu Bai had already discovered this, but since his mother didn't say anything, he didn't ask.

In short, it is a good thing that I am strong. Just like what is shown on the panel, I am a ghost, a pure ghost.

Besides, my mother has such extraordinary power, it would be strange if I were just an ordinary ghost.

After all, it’s just as Ji Qian said.

It is normal for a dragon to give birth to a dragon and a phoenix to give birth to a phoenix.

Seeing this, Xiao Cao also hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

"Aren't you going home for dinner? The Queen is calling you."

"No." Liu Bai shook his head. After scaring off these evil mountain spirits, he transformed from a ghost into a human.

Immediately, the fire was lit, and three light blue life flames rose from his shoulders and head.

At this moment, his life fire turned into substance.

Then an extremely hot breath spread from the top of the mountain, and Liu Bai discovered it after a slight sense.

He has only gathered the five energies now, but in terms of the strength of his life fire, he can compare to the Yin-nourishing God who walks the Yin.

In other words, if he releases this magic at this moment, its power will be almost the same as that of the Yin God who walks the Yin.

This is the power of the life fire after it is melted into the origin fire.

"Ah? So what are you going to do, sir?"

The grass suddenly felt that this young man was a little strange to it.

"Go Yin."

Liu Bai found a cleaner wooden stake to sit on, then took out the half book of techniques copied by Shen Ruoruo and began to read it carefully from the beginning.

Xiaocao was running around him anxiously.

"Oh, my lord, the queen has called you home for dinner. If you don't go back, she will be sad!"

Liu Bai listened to this, raised his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Mother won't be sad, no...she might be a little angry at first, but after a while, she will be happy."

"what?"

The little grass opened its big mouth.

Liu Bai ignored it and concentrated on immersing himself in the art of "Pulling the Red Thread".

He also didn't plan to rely on any external objects, but was ready to practice this technique directly.

After reading it for the first time, he raised his right hand and shook his five fingers gently.

Immediately, a red line like an earthworm stretched out from his hand, but it only stretched forward less than a finger's length before it broke.

But Liu Bai's eyes lit up.

"There's a show!"

"It seems that I have a good talent."

For a moment, Liu Bai was looking forward to the remaining part of "The Red Thread", and he didn't know when Shen Ruoruo could help him get it.

……

Huangliang Town, Liu Family.

When Madam Liu prepared lunch and waited by the table for a while, she still did not see the familiar figure come back.

She was a little angry at first, with a gloomy face, and the table full of food immediately disappeared.

"Not coming back? Oh, then don't come back forever."

After venting her anger, Madam Liu calmed down a little. She seemed to have seen what Liu Bai had done.

There was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

But...is three years old considered grown up?
For no reason, Madam Liu felt a little lost, as if she was not ready yet, but Liu Bai had already grown up.

Then the table full of food was restored.

Madam Liu sat alone at the table, eating silently, but there was a set of bowls and chopsticks left opposite her, at the seat where Liu Bai usually sat.

……

It was getting close to evening. In the west of Yunzhou City, Xu Xiaoer, as usual, sent off his last guest and headed home.

When he passed by a shop selling baked chickens, he bought one back with him.

He remembered Hu Dan said that today was his birthday.

So if you want to have some meat in the evening, add some side dishes, or have a baked chicken or something like that, it's all affordable.

After all, Xu Xiaoer is making a lot of money now!

In addition to what the young master had given her before, plus the fact that Hu Dan was now also a ghost, and finally, her mother's health had gradually recovered, she had recently found a job as a laundryman in a wealthy family.

These days are getting better and better.

When he was happy, Xu Xiaoer couldn't help but think of what his mother had told him a few days ago, that it was time to find a marriage for him.

Just thinking about this, Xu Xiaoer felt a little worried.

He felt that getting married was troublesome, and he himself didn't even know how to live his life. If he got married... wouldn't that be a disaster for her?
If I have another child, won't the child suffer with me?

So Xu Xiaoer planned to go back and persuade his mother first. After all, he was still young, so it would be better to wait for a while before talking about it.

Just as he was walking, Xu Xiaoer remembered something.

Recently, Taoist priest Xiao Suan from Tianji Temple seemed to always want to ask me about the young master's affairs.

Not knowing what his plan was, Xu Xiaoer didn't dare to say.

Lin finally walked back home, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Hu Dan rushing out. She looked anxious and asked with a hint of tears:
"Can you...can you find the young master?"

As soon as he mentioned the young master, Xu Xiaoer immediately knew something was wrong. He quickly pulled her back into the house, closed the door, and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I……"

Hu Dandan's tears rolled down. "I can't tell you. I have to find the master first."

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(Today I was late as I had too much to do, but luckily I made it in time for dinner. I’ll make dinner for everyone… Please give me your monthly votes)

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