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

Chapter 209 The key to Yin Shen breaking Yang Shen [asking for monthly ticket]

"Oh? Li Huamei asked you to come? Then kill me."

As the matchmaker spoke, she tilted her head back slightly, revealing her snow-white neck. Her bright red collar was slightly open, revealing her delicate collarbone.

A ghost who was trying to repair his second life actually made such an attitude as if he was ready to be killed.

"Ok?"

Now it was Liu Bai's turn to be surprised.

"I've already told him that it's impossible for me to join the cult with him, so if you want to kill me, just do it. No need to say anything more."

"So, you know that he joined the Divine Religion?"

Liu Bai circled around the matchmaker and finally stopped at the front.

"He is my senior brother, and he was the matchmaker for the matchmaking association. I know this, but I couldn't persuade him, and I was also restrained by our relationship. Otherwise, I would have killed him long ago!"

The matchmaker said this while biting her teeth, looking very angry.

Liu Bai had known for a long time that she didn't want to join the Divine Religion, but now it seemed...

"So you know why he asked me to come to you?"

Liu Bai folded his arms across his chest and looked at the matchmaker in front of him with interest.

"I don't know." The matchmaker said frankly.

"Oh." Liu Bai looked down at his toes, then said, "He said that his murder of Liu Bai has been exposed. You are close to Liu Bai, can you speak to him for mercy?"

"What? He actually attacked Master Liu?"

The matchmaker was slightly surprised, then sneered, "You are courting death! It is better to die early."

After these words were spoken, Liu Bai, who had previously believed in the matchmaker, no longer believed it.

When the Ghost and God Cult attacked her, Matchmaker was present. She also knew that Fan Yuanyi went to hunt down Li Huamei but failed to catch her.

Since the matchmaker knew that Li Huamei had joined the Ghost and God Cult, how could she not know that he had attacked her?
At most, it was known before or known later.

So…she’s acting.

Liu Bai looked at the matchmaker who was still angry in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This woman is indeed a natural-born movie star. Tsk tsk tsk, if he hadn't known it before and disguised his identity, he would have been fooled by her...

Could it be that she saw some flaw in me?
Otherwise, why would it be performed here in the beginning?
After all, she still wants to live. Liu Bai can understand her thoughts, but understanding is one thing, who doesn’t want to live?

I really want to live too!
So Liu Bai looked at her and smiled. Since he already knew that she was acting, what else was there to say?

Just be struck to death by lightning!

Without any sign, a pure black thunder exploded above the matchmaker's head.

She was not as resistant as the man who sold knives on credit. Liu Bai only struck her with a bolt of lightning and her skin was torn apart.

The whole person trembled and almost fell from mid-air.

"Liu... Young Master Liu!"

The matchmaker had the opportunity to resist, but she didn't. She just called out "Master Liu" in desperation.

Liu Bai's expression remained unchanged, but he was a little dazed in his heart.

Can she... discover her true identity?
This is impossible.

How could she, a mere ghost wandering to cultivate a second life, discover her true identity?
Just this one call indeed made Liu Bai stop and disperse the next bolt of lightning.

Upon seeing this, the matchmaker's pale face finally relaxed a little and she calmed down.

"You...you were not sent by Li Huamei, you were sent by Young Master Liu, right!"

The matchmaker asked quickly, breathing heavily.

Liu Bai understood after hearing this. It turned out that she had guessed his origins, not his true identity.

“So what if it is, so what if it’s not?”

Liu Bai asked with a smile.

The matchmaker said again: "Yes... yes, I knew that he had attacked Young Master Liu, but I only knew about it after he had done it."

"Besides, I tried to persuade him afterwards, but he didn't listen. There was nothing I could do."

The matchmaker's hair was disheveled at this moment, and blood was gushing out from her forehead, flowing down her pretty face.

At this moment, all her beauty seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The whole person looked hideous and terrifying, just like a ghost that had resurrected from the dead.

Liu Bai continued speaking in accordance with the matchmaker's meaning.

"So you found out afterwards that it was Li Huamei who attacked you, but you were concerned about the friendship between you and your fellow apprentice brother and sister and didn't want to tell you about it."

"Instead, you helped Li Huamei to hide the truth of this matter from me?"

Is this the case?

This is really the case.

But at the beginning, the matchmaker thought about taking the initiative to find Liu Baiyan and sell him Li Huamei's location and information.

In this way, you can take the initiative and make some maneuvers.

But now... Liu Bai has come to my door first, so there is nothing I can do.

The matchmaker, who originally wanted to gain some benefits from Liu Bai, now has only one idea.

That is to live.

"I……"

Faced with the facts, the matchmaker didn't know how to refute.

"He has now left Yunzhou and gone to Jiangzhou in the north. Since the day he left, I have lost all my friendship with him."

The matchmaker said as she slowly closed her eyes, "I was thinking of telling Mr. Liu about this after Shen Ruoruo's matter was over."

"Li Huamei dared to attack Master Liu, he deserves to be put to death."

Things have come to this point, and the matchmaker has no other choice. If she really lies, she will probably die even faster.

So I had to tell you what I was thinking.

"Where is he?"

"Jiangzhou Wawa Mountain." The matchmaker did not hesitate at all. She waved her hand, and the mist under her feet was pulled out a little, forming the shape of a lantern in the air.

"This is the symbol we used to communicate when we were learning from each other."

"If Young Master Liu goes near Wawa Mountain in the future, he can leave this mark nearby. He will think I am looking for him and will appear on his own."

At this moment, the matchmaker seemed to be indifferent to life and death and told everyone everything.

"He's just a second life repairer?"

"Yes... He is lucky. He is a normal person in the cult. He should be a ghost who builds the shrine."

"But he was lucky enough to pick up two ghost tokens. After handing them in, he was promoted to a walking ghost. Now he is just a ghost walking ghost who is cultivating a second life."

"But Jiangzhou Wawa Mountain should be a relatively large base of the Ghost and God Cult. There must be other ghost walkers there who cast shrines, so if Master Liu goes there, he still has to be careful."

It would have been fine if the matchmaker had abandoned Li Huamei, but now she is taking the initiative to consider Liu Bai.

"He told you all this?"

"Well... he wanted to ask me to join the Ghost and God Cult, but I refused." The disheveled matchmaker said with a dazed look in her eyes.

Looking at her efforts to survive, Liu Bai thought for a moment and decided on how to deal with her.

"Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided."

"You should give up the position of the Matchmaker Club President. I think Shen Ruoruo is a very suitable person. Also... you should stay here to protect the Axe Gang and Sister Hong."

"Of course there are also a few members of the Axe Gang. If anything happens to them, don't let me see you."

Well...if we kill him and eat him, Liu Bai still has the knife seller and Donkey Desheng in his Xumi.

Let’s eat first. If it’s still not enough, then consider the matchmaker.

Anyway, it would be better to keep her to take care of Sister Hong than to kill her now. Although my mother is helping to take care of Yunzhou, she also has her own things to do and can't take care of everything.

So keeping this matchmaker around is still of some use.

Anyway, if it is of no use, it is okay to "eat" it.

"Thank...thank you, Master Ghost King, for sparing my life."

The matchmaker cried with joy, knelt down in the clouds, kowtowed repeatedly, and the blood on her head fell.

"Thanking me is useless. If you want to thank someone, thank you, young master."

Liu Bai looked calm.

The matchmaker quickly changed her words, "Thank you, thank you Mr. Liu, thank you Mr. Liu."

"Ah."

Seeing that the matter was finally resolved, Liu Bai also got news about Li Huamei from the matchmaker.

This revenge must be avenged sooner or later!

So Liu Bai thought about it and turned and left, but the moment he turned around, he suddenly thought of something.

His figure stopped in mid-air, and the matchmaker's heart, which had just sunk, was lifted up again.

Could it be that Lord Ghost King has changed his mind and wants to... kill me?

Liu Bai naturally didn't think about this, he was thinking about something else.

I am not in a hurry to "eat" the matchmaker now, so I will just keep him first and let him do some work for me at the same time.

Wait until he has finished eating the existing blood food and when he is hungry again, he will come to eat the matchmaker.

If this is really the case, then what is the difference between what I do and what the true gods in heaven do?
Now, the one I raise is a matchmaker, so what about the one they raise?

It’s the religion of God, and even the entire human world!

For a moment, Liu Bai found that he seemed to be walking on a "divine" path.

It is no wonder that when Taoist Da Suan saw his Yin Shen, he regarded himself as a god and also stuffed Taoist Xiao Suan to his side.

So, these are actually what God is doing?
Liu Bai just guessed so, then headed south again and left this place.

As for Shen Ruoruo in the city, he did not go back to see her. There was no future for her and it was useless to go back.

But not long after leaving the south, Liu Bai took a carriage and returned to Yunzhou City.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, how can we not prepare some New Year’s goods?

A lot of food is standard, and the remaining couplets and window decorations are also required.

As for new clothes, Liu Bai also bought a few for Madam Liu, but he did not prepare any for himself, after all, Madam Liu had already prepared them.

Or he and Xiaocao each got one.

After finishing all these, Liu Bai went back to the courtyard where Situ Hong and the others were. Taoist Xiao Suan and others were also there.

Liu Bai first gave them all some "lucky money" for this year's New Year, not much, just for good luck.

Well... one red bead per person is enough.

Before he could do that, he asked Taoist Xiao Suan to bring two for Xu Xiaoer and Lin Dandan as well, one for each. Liu Bai didn't need these things, but they were just right for them.

It can be considered a bumper year for them.

After everything was ready, Liu Bai took the carriage south. When he reached a deserted place, he folded the carriage, turned into a ghost, and headed straight south.

When they got home, everything was the same as before and Madam Liu hadn't even started to pack.

At this moment, Liu Bai turned into a human body again, and shouting "Mom" created the atmosphere of the New Year.

This time he did not order Xiaocao to work alone, but lent a hand.

Madam Liu had no expression on her face and looked casual at first, but when she saw Xiaocao and Liu Bai working enthusiastically in the room, she went to the kitchen and started cleaning up.

These chores could have been handled by Madam Liu with just a thought, but she didn't do so.

Sometimes, some things are not for the purpose, but simply for the process.

It’s like going back to the stream where you grew up to catch fish and crabs. Sometimes it’s not about how many fish you can catch that counts.

Just enjoy the process purely, if there are two or three young friends with you.

It is already a great blessing in life.

It is the same as when they are cleaning the house now. The house is not big, but because it is the home of Liu Bai and Liu Niangzi, it is cleaned very carefully.

Madam Liu didn't even use the slightest bit of her magical powers. She just changed the water in the wooden bucket one after another.

After a brief period of busy work, Liu Bai went back to his old job, ordering Xiaocao to do this and that.

This caused Xiaocao to complain, and she said that the young master was not as good as the young lady.

Liu Bai was very frightened at first, thinking that he had a sister, but after listening to Madam Liu's explanation.

Liu Bai only said... Haha, it must be because Xiaocao did too little work, so he had so many random thoughts.

So all the work in the yard fell on Xiaocao.

It was so angry that it said it would never speak another word again.

Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so Madam Liu did not prepare much food for this evening.

After Liu Bai finished eating early, he lay on the bed, muttered "Good night mother, see you tomorrow", and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, I spent the morning cleaning up and didn't do anything else.

After lunch, Sister Hong, or Huang Yiyi, came.

She said she had nowhere to spend the New Year, so she could only come here to make do. Madam Liu only had one friend, so she naturally welcomed her.

Liu Bai said that they couldn't eat and drink for free, they had to cook together.

After the final discussion, it turned out that everyone had to prepare a New Year's Eve dish, even Xiaocao was no exception.

Madam Liu had no problem at all. She could cook not only one dish, but even a whole table with ease.

Huang Yiyi is a mother herself, so she doesn't feel any pressure.

What Liu Bai didn't expect was that although Xiaocao sounded fierce, he was very good at cooking.

It was not big enough to be stir-fried, so I had to steam a wild boar steak in a steamer and coat it with flour.

The steamed taste is also very fragrant.

Finally, only Liu Bai was left. Well... he also said that he was not tall enough to cook, so he just used a steamer to steam two baskets of steamed buns. Liu Bai also didn't expect that the steamed buns he steamed for the first time would be round and plump.

This made him exclaim that he had found the knack of cooking, and he said that he would be able to cook in the future.

Madam Liu rarely made any sarcastic or critical remarks. After the New Year's Eve dinner, the next step was to keep vigil.

Fortunately, there were four people in the group, three ghosts and one ghost walker.

Staying up all night or something like that is not difficult at all.

As the two of them were talking, Liu Bai was bored. After some thought, he asked Madam Liu to produce a deck of... cards out of thin air.

Well... Madam Liu naturally didn't know about it. It was Liu Bai who was drawing and guiding her beside her.

Perhaps because it was New Year's Day, Madam Liu was in a very good mood and just let Liu Bai do what he wanted.

In short, after she understood what Liu Bai said, she stretched out her hand and pointed, and the corresponding card appeared in front of her.

It took nearly half an hour to "create poker", but it took Liu Bai less than half a cup of tea to explain the rules of Landlord, and both Madam Liu and Huang Yiyi understood it.

Moreover, this game of Landlord is not called Landlord. Liu Bai considerately changed its name to - Kill the True God!

When Madam Liu heard this, she became even more satisfied.

The two of them got the hang of it very quickly, and within two games, the position of "True God" was snatched away by Madam Liu.

Moreover, her card skills are extremely high. As long as she becomes the "true god", Liu Bai and Huang Yiyi, the two "shadow players", will never be able to beat her.

The lackey Xiaocao kept bragging about how powerful the queen was.

But after Liu Bai lost so many times, he said that his mother must have used all her strength to be able to snatch the "True God" every time.

So Madam Liu gave up the position of "True God" to Liu Bai, and she and Huang Yiyi became "ghost walkers" together.

But the result was still that Liu Bai was defeated.

Liu Bai also said that she could use her strength to play her own cards.

Madam Liu sneered with contempt and told him that if he couldn't afford to lose, he should stop fighting and told him to get out. So Xiaocao, who had been itching to get his hands on something for a long time, finally got the qualification to sit at the table.

Liu Bai glanced at the panel and saw that his attribute points had been refreshed. After finishing his night watch, he yawned and went back to sleep.

When he woke up the next day, the new clothes that Madam Liu had prepared for him were already hanging on the head of the bed.

It was not the flowery dress that I joked about last time, but the one that Madam Liu prepared specially for me.

Liu Bai reached under the pillow again, and what he touched was not a round yin bead.

But...what is this?
The thing was a bit strange, Liu Bai hurriedly took it out and took a look, only to find that what was in his hand was nothing else but a small and exquisite... willow leaf?
It is made of jade and is a simulation of the real thing. The patterns on it are clearly visible and it feels cool in the hand.

In addition, there is a word "Liu" engraved in the middle of the willow leaf.

Xiaocao, who had stayed up all night and just got up, saw the willow leaf in Liu Bai's hand and subconsciously covered her mouth.

"Do you know what this is?" Liu Bai asked Xiaocao while holding a willow leaf.

"No... I don't know. Xiaocao only knows how to kill the true gods, so how can he know what this is?"

Xiao Cao patted her butt and got out of bed, immediately shouting, "Young Master, hurry up and get up. Huang Yiyi has left. It's a good opportunity for the three of us to kill the True God together. Where's the Queen? Set the table."

The grass seemed to be addicted to playing.

But what Liu Bai didn't expect was that when he was waiting for Madam Liu to come out from underground, there was also a lot of interest in his eyes.

Well...it's another day of playing Landlord.

Fortunately, not long after Liu Bai sat down at the table, Huang Yiyi came again.

After taking his place and giving him a red bead as a lucky charm, she began to kill people everywhere.

He also discussed with Madam Liu that it was boring to keep hitting the target in vain, so it would be better to try something lucrative. Well... the Yin Pearl would be suitable.

Seeing that the two ghosts and one person had turned into gamblers, Liu Bai could no longer bear to watch.

But I never expected that after a while, Mr. Ma came to pay New Year's greetings again. He was alone, carrying a basket in his hand, and walked into the house happily.

He first said a few auspicious words, and then handed the basket to Liu Bai.

He bent down and came behind the grass, watching them play with this new toy.

Liu Bai took off the red cloth on the basket and took a look. Inside were some rare mountain products. They were not valuable, but they were purchased by Master Ma with great care.

He also knew that he was where he is today entirely because of Madam Liu's protection, so it was natural that he should show due respect to her during festivals.

He stood behind Xiaocao and watched for a while, figuring out the rules... He didn't interrupt, but every time he saw Xiaocao play the wrong card, he would feel regretful and sigh.

This made the already upset Xiaocao even more miserable.

"Okay, Xiaocao, go down and let Ma Laosan try."

Madam Liu has long been dissatisfied with Xiaocao's poor card skills, but this bastard Liu Bai keeps complaining when he can't win, and Madam Liu doesn't want to play with him.

Master Ma, who had been itching to try his hand for a long time, immediately went to the table. Liu Bai watched for a while and found that Master Ma was very proficient in these things.

It only took two rounds of fighting to "kill" the true god, Madam Liu.

Huang Yiyi grinned excitedly, feeling as if the clouds had finally cleared and the moon was revealed.

This also aroused Madam Liu's desire to win. She didn't say anything to Ma Lao San, but just said lightly, "Come again."

So in the next few days, Mr. Ma came to the Liu family early in the morning and did not leave until dark.

Liu Bai found a quiet place in the old woods and released the Yin Spirit to devour the bodies of the knife seller and Donkey Desheng.

But to his surprise, this Yin Spirit was like a bottomless pit and swallowed up so much blood food.

There was still no obvious movement.

He was unable to condense his true body.

But this matter cannot be rushed... Several days passed, and Madam Liu and her companions had been "killing" true gods here for several days.

Until the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, another round of card games began.

Mr. Ma, who was so happy to win, nodded and thanked him immediately. When he left, Madam Liu also said:

"Okay, you don't have to come tomorrow."

When Mr. Ma heard this, he paused, but since Madam Liu said so, he could only nod in agreement.

Huang Yiyi also realized that Madam Liu probably had something to say to Liu Bai, so she said goodbye and left.

Anyway, it has been so many days, and Madam Liu has long seen that Huang Yiyi wants to cultivate a second life.

She didn't say it, which meant she agreed.

Seeing that his mother's two card-playing friends had left, Liu Bai walked in from the door and called out "Mom".

"Well, you've been at home for so long, you should leave early tomorrow morning."

Madam Liu spoke casually, as if she was giving instructions for a trivial matter.

Liu Bai was stunned for a moment, then nodded in surprise.

"it is good."

Having gone out so many times, Liu Bai has long been accustomed to parting.

At most, I walked a little further this time.

"Well, I estimate that within a month, your Qi and blood will be enough for you to cultivate the Yang Spirit."

Madam Liu hesitated for a moment and then said, "There is a trick to raising the Yang God from the Yin God, and there is nothing to hide."

"When the Yin reaches its extreme, it can force out the Yang God in your body."

"To be precise, as long as you have enough Qi, blood and spirituality, and then find a place with extremely strong Yin energy, you can force your Yang spirit out."

Listening to Madam Liu's words and instructions, Liu Bai also thought of the situation when Sister Hong was cultivating her Yang God.

She chose the moment when the Yin soldiers were passing through and rushed in.

Finally, she accidentally raised the Yang God. Now it seems that she just used the Yin energy when the Yin soldiers passed by.

Only then did he force out the Yang God in his body.

"Okay, I'll remember that."

"Well, there are also nine great families in the world that have emerged one after another. Compared to other small forces, these nine families can really produce geniuses."

"If you meet them then, you can try to compete with them."

Madam Liu spoke casually, but Liu Bai's eyes lit up when he heard it.

This was the first time Liu Bai heard the word "prodigy" from Madam Liu. "Mother, what are the nine great families in the world?"

Liu Bai had never seen any description of the nine great families in the world in any book, nor had he heard anyone mention them, so he didn't know about them.

Madam Liu was too lazy to say anything and just threw a book at Liu Bai.

He took it and read it one by one, only then did he realize that beneath this already complicated world, there were actually nine extremely powerful underworld families hidden.

But after he finished reading, he couldn't help but approach Madam Liu and asked in a low voice: "Mom, are we from the Liu family in Ganzhou?"

After listening to this, Madam Liu glanced at him coldly and said, "What does this have to do with you?"

After hearing this, Liu Bai knew that he shouldn't ask this, so he changed the way he asked.

"Mom, could you have defeated the young geniuses from these nine families back then?"

"What do you think?" Madam Liu asked back.

Xiao Cao then said, "Humph, young master, you don't know that the queen was able to suppress the nine families single-handedly at that time."

After hearing this, Liu Bai looked at Madam Liu curiously, but unfortunately, Madam Liu still had a blank expression on her face as before.

But soon, Liu Bai said loudly: "Don't worry, mother, they are geniuses, and I will be one too, and I will become the strongest genius among all the geniuses!"

"Oh, go ahead, just don't die outside."

After Madam Liu finished speaking, she went straight underground. This time was different from before. She had already said everything that needed to be explained.

Liu Bai also understood everything.

Besides, Madam Liu is not a nagging person.

So that night, everything was the same as usual. Liu Bai lay on his little bed and said, "Good night, mother. See you tomorrow."

But this time, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

He didn't want to be so far away from Madam Liu, but he had to go out if he wanted to grow to the same level as his mother as soon as possible.

So this is an unsolvable problem.

Underground, Xiaocao was whispering something to Madam Liu.

"My lady, this young master is very strange. We have never heard of such an interesting game as 'Kill the True God', but he can actually say it out of the blue."

Xiao Cao said this while gently poking his chest with his fingers.

"I am Liu Qingyi's offspring. What's so strange about that?"

Madam Liu is as confident as ever.

Xiao Cao poked his forehead with his hand again, "That's right."

"Also, Madam, do you think that the young master is a true god born from heaven? I always feel that he is a god."

After hearing this, Madam Liu's originally slightly confident look softened.

She was silent for a long time before she gave the answer.

"I don't know."

She would not lie to Xiaocao, so when she said she didn't know, it meant that she really didn't know.

"Okay, Madam, I will follow you around the world tomorrow. Remember to miss me at home, because I will miss you too. I still miss you very much, just a little less than you do..."

"..."

The next morning, Liu Bai, who had not slept all night, was reluctant to get up.

He felt that once he got up, he would have to leave, so he stayed in bed and refused to move.

It was not until the sky was bright and the morning sun had already shone into the room, and Xiaocao had looked at him by his bed countless times, that he had to get up.

After he finished his business, Madam Liu came out from underground.

The mother and daughter stood at the door.

Madam Liu reached out and touched his head, which was a rare occasion.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will only occupy Yunzhou and will not continue to expand outward, so if you still want me to appear by your side often, I'm afraid it won't work."

"But the same old saying applies. If you can beat him, beat him. If you can't, just yell for mercy."

"it is good."

Liu Bai nodded solemnly, "My child is gone, mother, take care of yourself at home..."

But it didn't seem quite appropriate to say this, so Liu Bai changed his way of saying it.

"There are too many thieves in the sky. Please wait for a while until the child can take action together."

"Got it, let's go."

Madam Liu still had that indifferent look on her face, and Liu Bai didn't know whether she had heard him or not.

After saying this, Liu Bai also knelt down on his knees in front of Madam Liu, kowtowed heavily, and then stood up suddenly.

Before he could say goodbye again, he found himself at the south gate of Yunzhou City again.

He was in a trance for a while, took a deep breath, and put away his messy thoughts.

He turned around and strode into the city.

"Sir, who are you going to bring with you this time?"

"Master Xiao Suan."

"Gone?"

"Ah."

"So where are you going first?"

"Jiangzhou, kill Li Huamei!"

　I still need 300 words to reach 8000, but I have already written all the content that needs to be written in this chapter, so even if I force myself to reach 8000, it will still be water writing.

It’s possible but not necessary. We don’t want to cheat our readers out of their money, so that’s all.

I will start my own business tomorrow, looking forward to seeing it!
　
(End of this chapter)