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

Chapter 290 Give Liu Bai a meeting gift [ask for monthly ticket]

"Ok?"

Liu Bai, who had already turned around, turned back again and looked at the old man who had stood up without knowing when, and asked, "What do you mean, old Marshal?"

"She is an orphan I picked up from the forbidden world."

"what?"

Liu Bai subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the south. He never thought that the old marshal would lie to him.

There is neither need nor reason for this.

So... since Qi Yin is an orphan, where did her brother come from?
Thinking back to what the old marshal said at the beginning, he didn't kill her brother, he just killed her...

"Qi Yin imagined a younger brother?"

Liu Bai asked tentatively.

In this situation, it seems that only the second personality can explain it clearly, but there is no such explanation in this world, so Liu Bai had to say this.

"I guess so. She split her soul into two halves and treated it as her brother."

"In fact, the ghosts who carried the coffin that time were supposed to carry her coffin, and they succeeded. It's just that the taboo people didn't know that Qi Yin's soul had two copies."

Liu Bai asked speculatively.

The old marshal nodded again, "It was that time that Yu Cang was exposed, otherwise I would not have suspected him."

"So the old marshal didn't know it at first?"

Liu Bai was a little surprised.

The old marshal turned his head and looked at Liu Bai deeply, and then said: "The world is hard to predict, and the most difficult thing is the human heart."

"Go."

Liu Bai didn't understand what he heard, but he didn't stay here. He just fell from the top of the city wall and was halfway in the air, and hadn't even landed yet.

Then I saw two people coming towards me, one of them was Kuroki and the other was Adao whose face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum.

Liu Bai was just about to ask what was wrong.

Ah Dao said in an almost pleading tone: "Don't talk about it here, don't talk about it here, let's go to your house and talk about it."

Liu Bai glanced at Hei Mu, who could not hide his surprise, and guessed something. It should be related to the opening of the betting.

But I don’t know exactly why.

After all, he only let Hei Mu bet 500 blood beads, just for fun.

"alright."

Then the three of them went straight to Hei Mu's residence. Along the way, they met many ghost walkers. Most of them greeted Liu Bai and called him Young Master Liu affectionately.

Some were even excited.

"How did the fight end?"

Liu Bai, the one who took action, asked the two people who were watching the fight.

After all, in the end he didn't even know how he got to the top of the city, let alone how the battle ended?

"Ok?"

When Ah Dao heard what Liu Bai said, his eyes widened and he almost said something outrageous, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he looked back at the top of the city wall and quickly covered his mouth.

Hei Mu said: "You broke through Qi Yin's domain and seemed to want to kill her. Finally, the old marshal appeared and stopped you two, declaring your victory."

Liu Bai nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

When the three of them returned to Kuroki's residence, Ah Dao changed his usual behavior outside and begged Kuroki, "Senior Kuroki, Brother Kuroki, please be magnanimous and let me go this time."

"I have paid you my entire fortune this time, but this is not enough. If you continue to force me, I will have to go to the forbidden area and kill the evil spirits to pay you back."

When Liu Bai heard this, he suddenly looked at Hei Mu.

At this moment, Hei Mu also looked over.

"How much did you buy?" Liu Bai asked.

"Didn't the young master ask me to buy five thousand?" Hei Mu raised five fingers and said in surprise.

"I asked you to buy five..."

Liu Bai originally wanted to explain, but things had already happened, so what else was there to explain?
So Liu Bai couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

I almost laughed out loud.

But my odds were not high at that time, at most around 2.0. Even if Adao paid all, it would only be more than 10,000 blood beads.

There must be quite a few people betting on Qiyin, and Adao himself must have some background, so he can afford it.

So when Liu Bai asked this question, Hei Mu couldn't help laughing.

Ah Dao just lay down on the ground in a daze, not caring whether it was dirty or not, and he was almost foaming at the mouth and shivering.

"I bet five thousand for the young master, and I bet another ten thousand myself."

Hei Mu suppressed his smile and said, "It's all because of the bought young master who won."

Thinking of this, Liu Bai finally couldn't help it. He put his hands on his hips and laughed uncontrollably towards the sky.

Liu Bai smiled, and Hei Mu's skill was instantly broken, and the whole yard was filled with their wild laughter.

Oh yes, and there is grass.

It’s just that Xiaocao was squatting next to Adao and laughing right in his ear.

Lying on the ground, Ah Dao felt more and more hopeless about life.

After waiting for a while, Liu Bai and the other man barely stopped laughing. Ah Dao then stood up and sat on the ground and said, "I barely made a small profit of a few thousand blood beads in the previous few openings, but now look what happened. You two have made me owe more than 10,000 blood beads in one go!"

Ah Dao's hands were shaking, and he glared at Hei Mu viciously, cursing, "You son of a bitch, how dare you bet 10,000 blood beads on my small business!"

"Oh, don't do that."

Hei Mu waved his hand and said, "When I said I would bet 10,000 coins, who was the one who smiled so hard that his face turned into a chrysanthemum and asked me if I wanted to bet 20,000 coins?"

Ah Dao's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He hesitated for a long time before finally turning over and landing in front of Liu Bai. He asked in a low voice:

"Brother Liu, Brother Bai, just tell me the truth. The fight between you two was fake, wasn't it? In fact, you lost, but the old marshal said you won in order to save Liu Shen's face, right?"

Liu Bai looked at A Dao who was almost crazy and sighed.

Ah Dao's mind was instantly lifted.

"you guess."

Liu Bai said with a blink.

Seeing that Ah Dao was still trying to make trouble, Hei Mu raised his voice a little, "Alright, it's just a few Yin beads, what's the big deal?"

Ah Dao stopped pretending when he heard this, and said with his hands on his hips: "Then you can forgive the Yin beads I owe you."

"no way."

Kuroki waved his hand and smiled.

"You son of a bitch!" Adao made a move to hit him, but then realized that he couldn't do it.

All in all, the scene was hilarious.

Liu Bai watched the excitement for a while, then stepped forward and said, "Okay, how much do you still owe Hei Mu?"

Before Ah Dao could say anything, Hei Mu had already handed over a jade pendant-shaped Xumi, "Young Master's 10,000 blood beads are all here. As for my portion, there are still 12,000 missing."

Liu Bai took a quick look and saw that the area of ​​Sumeru, which was about ten feet square, was covered with several thick layers of blood beads.

It feels like I'm so poor that all I have left is blood beads.

After just a glance, Liu Bai returned the Sumeru to Heimu.

The latter said "Hmm?"

But Liu Bai said, "I've found a shop in the city. If you can help me buy it, I'll pay for my 10,000 blood beads. How about that?"

When Ah Dao heard this, his eyes lit up.

If these ten thousand coins are paid to Hei Mu, it will basically offset the loss. Liu Bai wants to buy a shop... It won't cost much money, and if he uses his reputation and connections, he might be able to get it at a very low price.

This way, I won’t have any pressure on me!
But then I thought, who knows which shop Liu Bai wants?
If you need the best location in the city, the shops of the Meng and Shangguan families, you can't get them even with 20,000 coins, let alone 10,000 coins.

"Where do you want it from?"

A Dao asked tentatively.

"Huaiyin Street..."

"Good! Deal!"

Before Liu Bai finished speaking, A Dao had already agreed without hesitation.

The land prices in Yin City are higher in the east and lower in the west.

Because the west side is close to the city wall, there would be some damage after every major war, so over time, few people were willing to open shops on the west side.

Huaiyin Street is located in the southwest of Zouyin City.

Ah Dao estimated that a shop there would cost at most three thousand blood beads, so as soon as he heard it, he agreed without even asking Liu Bai which one he wanted.

"No. 5 Huaiyin Street, the one facing the east corner."

"Okay, Brother Liu, when do you want it? I'll go and help you negotiate." Ah Dao said and went out in a hurry.

After he left, Hei Mu looked at Liu Bai and said, "So, you were wandering around a few days ago in order to open a shop in the city?"

"Ah."

"What kind of shop? Is it a wine shop? It's better to be a mountain goods shop."

"Neither. I'm planning to open an incense and candle shop."

Hei Mu frowned after hearing this, "Sir, you didn't notice the incense and candle shop in this city a few days ago, right? In fact, it is impossible that no one has discovered this business opportunity, but there has been no incense and candle shop in Yin City for thousands of years... There is a reason."

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

Liu Bai indeed did not see a incense and candle shop, and he had noticed this when he saw Lin Yi's death a few days ago.

The way to commemorate someone in Zou Yin City is to pour wine, not to burn incense or paper money.

After strolling around for a while, I really didn't see any incense and candle shop.

"Ah."

Hei Mu nodded and looked towards the top of the city wall. "Because the old marshal doesn't like these things in the city."

Liu Bai understood why as soon as he heard it.

Because people die so frequently in the Zouyin City, if people burn incense and paper to commemorate them, the entire Zouyin City will basically be shrouded in a sad atmosphere.

This is not conducive to the mood of the person who is doing the Yin.

No matter how you walk, you are still a human being, and when there are people, there are emotions.

Seeing paper burning everywhere to commemorate the dead, who knows when it will be someone else’s turn to burn paper for them?

Liu Bai suddenly felt that if he were to open a red candle shop in this city, he would have to think of ways to make some changes.

At least it can't be the same as those incense and candle shops inside the pass.

"It's okay. I decided to do this because there were no incense and candle shops in Zouyin City."

"Oh? What is that?" Hei Mu asked curiously.

Liu Bai smiled and said, "Inherit the family business."

“That’s what my mother does.”

When Hei Mu heard this, he knew that the matter was settled. Zou Yin City was about to welcome its first incense and candle shop in thousands of years.

After all, the old marshal would forcibly stop other people in the city from opening incense and candle shops, and might also stop Liu Bai from opening this incense and candle shop.

But there was no way he could stop Liu Wudi from opening this incense and candle shop.

"But we still need to prepare. It won't be too late to open it later."

Originally, Liu Bai was planning to open the shop as soon as the negotiations were concluded, but now with Hei Mu's reminder, he decided to make some more preparations.

"..."

After leaving Hei Mu, A Dao did not rush to Huaiyin Street, but first went to a remote courtyard located in the northeast of Zou Yin City.

Moreover, he deliberately disguised his identity when he came, and when he arrived at the gate of the yard, he knocked a few times.

Seems to have a rhythm.

The door opened.

He slipped in and found someone already waiting there.

"Are the things I put here still here?" Adao asked impatiently.

Huang Shangguan took out a Xumi that looked like a tobacco pipe from his arms, "Yes, who is that? Did he really bet 10,000 blood beads?"

"Don't worry about who it is."

Ah Dao shook his head, took the Xumi from Huang Shangguan, put most of it into his own Xumi, and then returned the rest to the young man from the Huang family.

Huang Shang looked at the shares inside and was still very happy.

"Adao, when are we going to do another job?"

"I have a way to make Lei Xu fight with Pi Jian, and then we can start a game...Hu Shuo and Sima Jing are actually both good. I also like the one from Zhongli's family. Then you can contact your friends in this city and we can do another fierce one!"

Huang Shangguan said while rubbing his hands.

"You mean... to fight against counterfeits?" Ah Dao was very excited when he heard it.

If you do this, you will make a lot of money!

But after thinking about it, Ah Dao suddenly realized something and quickly shook his head and said, "I won't do it anymore... I won't do it for a short time. If I continue, I will have to vomit out everything I have done before."

When Huang Shangguan heard this, the excitement in his eyes gradually faded.

"That's fine."

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you. Let's go!"

A Dao quickly covered his tracks and turned around to leave the yard.

Huang Shangguan just stood there and waited for a while, then he looked up and said as if talking to himself: "Master Chuanhuo, this guy is so damn cunning."

No one showed up, but the Firebringer's sneering voice rang in his ears.

"It doesn't matter. If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet."

"If he really violates my taboo of walking in Yincheng, he will be skinned alive if he doesn't die!"

"..."

For the rest of the day, Hu Shuo and the others came to Liu Bai to celebrate the good news, but they didn't stay long.

Shameless.

Even Liu Ruzhi came to say "congratulations", but there was no sign of Huang Shangguan. No one knew where he had gone.

Liu Bai also took this opportunity to give Hu Shuo the things that Hu Jinxian asked him to bring along.

Liu Bai did not go out that day, but stayed at home reviewing the fight with Qi Yin.

It was not until the next morning that Adao knocked on Hei Mu's door.

Adao is worthy of being Adao.

In just one day, they had already negotiated the sale of the shop, and they even thoughtfully helped move it to a location in the southeast of the city.

Liu Bai remembered that the shop was originally a store for urns, which was a popular business in Zou Yin City.

Liu Bai didn't ask Adao how he persuaded others to move, but the matter had already been settled.

He followed Adao to check out the shop, took over the keys and hung up a closed sign.

During the remaining two days, Liu Bai did not go out, but stayed in the room with Xiao Cao for a long time to discuss the "new things" to be sold in the "Hongzhu Shop Branch".

Anyway, it can’t be the ordinary incense, oil paper, candles or something like that.

It was not until the early morning of the third day that he and Hei Mu prepared to go to Yangguan.

Adao didn't follow him this time.

Just like Liu Bai didn't ask him how much money he spent on buying the shop, he didn't ask Liu Bai why he bought the shop.

It was just that Liu Bai and Hei Mu had just headed east and arrived at the east of Zou Yin City.

A great storm came from the direction of the city.

Looking back, I saw a golden auspicious cloud condensing, and under the cloud, there was a shrine that was constantly accumulating and then transforming.

From afar, under the rising sun, the entire shrine radiates golden light.

Shining brightly.

"Qiyin has cast a shrine."

Kuroki said softly.

Liu Bai said "hmm". He had fought with Qi Yin before, so he could naturally feel that the aura belonged to Qi Yin.

Moreover, when Liu Bai saw her leaving from the top of the city wall, he could already tell that she was going to build a shrine.

If she was waiting for something before, then her defeat at the hands of Liu Bai interrupted her wait.

"Let's go."

As Liu Bai spoke, he headed east again, and Heimu followed closely.

Liu Bai had just started cultivating his second life not long ago, and whether it was his qi and blood, spirituality, or his understanding of the shrine, he still had a long way to go.

Don't rush this moment.

After arriving in Yangguan, Liu Bai, while looking for sources of goods, also cleared out all the mountain spirit shops he saw.

In places near taboos, mountain spirits and the like are the most abundant.

Moreover, because a large number of Yin beads are produced every time the evil spirits attack the city, the price of mountain meat is very low.

The cooks in restaurants and eating places are all mountain spirits and river monsters.

After all, when there are too many people practicing Yin-Way, even the rare [carnivores] will hide. In addition, some carnivorous methods are obtained through mutual communication, so there are many kinds of mountain spirits here.

All these are good for Liu Bai.

When Hei Mu saw him buying these mountain spirits in such a large scale, he raised his eyebrows, but did not ask anything. He just asked if he wanted to go to Yincheng to find a helper to help with cooking.

Liu Bai asked him to help keep an eye on it. After all, although Xiao Suan was pretty good, he was also a ghost who was cultivating a second life.

Well... the main reason is that I only know how to grill, and the food tastes too monotonous.

Yu and Liu Bai were looking for an incense and candle shop in Yangguan. Perhaps because there was no such business in Zouyin City, and it was extremely rare inside the city gate.

After walking for a long time, I finally found only two.

Based on past experience, Liu Bai picked the "Zhou Family Incense and Candles" store with better supply, and ordered various materials worth hundreds of blood beads.

From common materials to those needed for Yin, we have everything.

His order also made the Zhou family shop, which had been in decline for a long time, prosperous again, because Liu Bai ordered a large quantity, and most of them were things they had never made before, so they could not deliver the goods in a short time.

After some negotiation, the shopkeeper named "Zhou Quan" gave Liu Bai the exact time.

Three days, and half of the goods will be given to you after three days.

The rest will be paid in one lump sum after ten days.

Liu Bai estimated that three days would be about the right time, so he agreed. The fair-faced middle-aged man then asked Liu Bai about the address of his business so that he could send someone to deliver the goods to his door.

"Go to Yincheng, No. 5 Huaiyin Street."

Zhou Quan heard this and the smile on his face immediately stopped. He then asked in a very formal tone, "Sir, are you serious?"

"really."

After hearing this answer, Zhou Quan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, you have just arrived in Zou Yin City. Do you know the rules of Zou Yin City?"

After hearing this, Liu Bai knew what the shopkeeper wanted to say.

Zhou Quanzhouquan, really lives up to his name.

"Don't worry, sir. If you don't know the rules, I can return all the Yin beads to you."

"No need." Liu Bai pointed at Hei Mu who was standing beside him and asked, "Do you know him?"

Zhou Quan looked at him very seriously, then shook his head and said, "I don't know him. May I ask your name, brother?"

Liu Bai answered directly: "You must have heard of Hei Mu, he is the one."

"What? You...you are Kuroki-senpai?"

Zhou Quan looked at Hei Mu in shock.

Hei Mu understood what Liu Bai meant, so he nodded slightly, "It's me, so you can do it with confidence. When the things are ready, just send them to Zou Yin City."

"Good good."

With Hei Mu's identity as a guarantee, Zhou Quan no longer had any doubts and could not stop nodding his head.

So for the next three days, Liu Bai didn't rush back to Yincheng, but waited in Yangguan.

During these few days, the result of his battle with Qi Yin had been constantly spreading and fermenting.

Even in Yangguan, one can often hear the name "Liu Bai".

at the same time.

Deep in the forbidden area, a black light suddenly landed on the top of a mass grave full of graves, and then turned into a bloodstained black shroud.

And at the top of the mountain of this mass grave, next to the blood-stained black shroud, there is a white skeleton covered with a shroud.

But this skeleton is also strange. Its head is still that of a living person, with the face of a middle-aged man and a humble smile, but below the head it is all white bones.

As soon as the figure in black shroud fell down, he smiled sinisterly and said, "How is it, Ren Tu? Did you enjoy the good show in Yin City these few days?"

The master of the mass grave, who was called "Human Butcher", smiled and said, "A tiger father will have a tiger son, and the same is true for a tiger mother."

Upon hearing this, the black shroud took a few steps back, as if there was someone walking inside wearing it.

It took a few steps back and then made a very surprised sound.

"Okay, you actually said that Liu Wudi is a tigress. If I tell her that, she will skin you alive."

The butcher was still smiling, but was too lazy to speak.

The black shroud sighed quietly when it saw this, thinking it was boring, and then sat back. There was no chair available, but it sat firmly.

"Ren Tu, when are you going to kill 'Your Majesty'? It is in conflict with you over the great Dao. If you kill it, you will most likely be able to transcend. Then... you will become someone like Liu Wudi."

When Ren Tu heard this, he glanced at the shroud with a half-smile, and then said, "If you are fine, go back to your coffin and lie down."

Shouyi laughed, and then said in a voice without any emotion: "The old temple keeper said that since Liu Qingyi's descendants have come to Zou Yin City, we old ghosts must show our hospitality as hosts."

"Oh?"

Ren Tu became interested after hearing this.

"What the old temple priest means is... another round?"

"Ah."

"But it wasn't long since the last time, and those guys wandering around in the woods haven't recovered yet."

Ren Tu frowned slightly as he spoke, "It's a bit forced."

Shouyi laughed and said, "Since the old temple keeper has spoken, you don't have to worry about these things."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty and the Lord of the Weeping River are willing to contribute."

"So you are the one supervising the battle this time?"

The butcher asked.

"Ah."

Shouyi stood up slowly. "So this time I came here just to inform you, so that you won't be confused when the time comes."

"Haha, thank you very much, old birthday star."

The butcher still had a smile on his face, as if he was not affected by this at all.

The shroud ghost named "Old Longevity Star" snorted coldly upon seeing this, then turned into a black light and left.

The butcher was on the top of his own mountain, watching the direction it left until it could no longer see its figure. He then pulled out an old peach wood abacus from his shroud. He simply moved the board lightly a few times, then said "Huh", and turned to look to the east.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the endless void and he saw the Great Wall in the West that had blocked the taboo for countless years.

"Someone wants to erect a statue again? Who is it this time?"

Another ghost walker is going to erect a statue, which means that the throne that supervises the battle this time... will become a sacrifice!

But what does it matter?

The butcher put away his abacus and went down the mountain. He felt that he had to talk to the owner of the embryo grave about how to make a good coffin for the son of Liu Wudi.

……

three days later.

Liu Bai returned to Zouyin City with a lot of things.

The shop on Huaiyin Street has been cleaned up by Adao, and Liu Bai even brought back brand new shelves from Yangguan.

So at this point all we have to do is fill up the shelves.

Liu Bai didn't even think of calling anyone for this matter, and he didn't even have any arrangements for the opening of the business. Anyway, the things would be displayed and they could be sold as soon as the door opened.

Firstly, the Red Candle Shop itself is unlucky and not suitable for publicity, and Liu Bai doesn't want to be too busy at that time.

Secondly, this thing is forbidden in Yin City.

The old marshal gave me face, so I have to give him face as well, right?
We can't make a big fuss about this, otherwise the old marshal will lose face.

Adao originally wanted to help with the promotion for free, but after he came over and took a look at the shop that Liu Bai was going to open, he never mentioned it again.

I just helped to set up the store and then said goodbye and left.

Hei Mu watched him leave, and said to Liu Bai as if chatting, "He is still restraining his temper now. He will be more unscrupulous after he shows his divine power... but it will be soon."

"You mean, he wants to spread the news that I opened a candle and incense shop in Zou Yin City to everyone in the city?"

Liu Bai looked at the familiar shop in front of him and became more and more satisfied.

He immediately took out a recliner from Xumi and placed it behind the counter.

Just enough room for him to lie down.

The familiar layout is exactly the same as the shop in Huangliang Town.

This was also the only criterion he used when choosing a store. He did not look at the location or the price of the store, but only saw whether it was similar to the original store.

The store in front of you on Huaiyin Street is almost exactly the same as the shop in Huangliang Town.

That's why Liu Bai decided to take it down.

"Well, his strength is still lacking now, so he doesn't dare to be so ostentatious. After he shows his power, he will be invincible."

While Hei Mu was speaking, Liu Bai had already come to the familiar recliner and lay down.

"That bastard Adao is so damn strong!"

Hei Mu listened to Liu Bai's complaints, and then he came to sit down beside the coffee table in the room and asked, "Sir, do you know who A Dao is the descendant of?"

"Who?"

Liu Bai, who had just laid down, jumped up. He had long felt that A Dao had some background and had even asked him about it indirectly.

But every time he changed the subject calmly, Liu Bai knew that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Originally, there was a Grand Astronomical Director in the State of Wei. I wonder if you have heard of him." Heimu said slowly.

When Liu Bai heard this, he was shocked and almost uttered "what".

He subconsciously turned his head and looked at the grass.

But in the end, Xiaocao just shook her head in a dull manner. Liu Bai, who was hiding behind the counter, then asked, "Are you saying that Adao is the descendant of this Dasitian?"

"Yes, the only legitimate son."

Hei Mu nodded and said, "He has a good family background and is extremely talented. Even if he wasted his youth, it's not bad for him to catch up now."

"That's no wonder."

Liu Bai now had only one thought, that is, he was actually the son of the enemy who killed his father.

If Adao knew about this, would he also want to kill himself?

Or did he already know all this?
Liu Bai touched his forehead and chose to speak frankly, "Then do you know that it was my mother who killed Adao's father?"

"what?"

Hei Mu didn't think much about it. After hearing what Liu Bai said, he immediately shouted out.

But he should know something. After listening to Liu Bai's words, he quickly calmed down and didn't ask any more questions. He just said:
"Don't worry sir. If he comes near you next time, I'll be there."

Adao is strong, but Kuroki is stronger.

Just as the two were talking, a head suddenly popped its head in from outside the door.

"Eh? Old Fan, where are you? Why did you change people?"

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