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

Chapter 3: The Haunted Hu Family Mansion

After going out, Liu Bai knew where the peach blossom scent came from.

There are six or seven peach trees planted in the yard. Perhaps it is spring now, and the whole garden is full of peach blossoms, and all you can see is a sea of ​​pink.

Huang Yiyi didn't look very old. He was walking through the yard holding Liu Bai, smiling happily.

Liu Bai was looking around the square courtyard. The room he lived in was the bedroom on the right side of the courtyard. The door faced the living room. The room on the left side of the courtyard was locked and he didn't know what was inside.

The weather was very good and the sun made Liu Bai's body warm and comfortable. After a while, he fell asleep again.

When he woke up again, he was back in bed in the bedroom, but Huang Yiyi was not there this time. He didn't know where she had gone.

Liu Bai waited for a while, as if he was thinking something out, and then he slowly sat up from the bed.

It was a little shaky at first, but after getting used to it for a while, it became stable.

Sitting down was easy, and then he began to crawl on the bed using his hands and feet. Except for the first few times when he felt a little uncomfortable, he had no problem continuing.

After he was able to crawl, he tried to stand up.

But after trying several times, every time I stood up my legs went weak and I fell back down.

Still unable to stand steadily, he did not dare to try any more, fearing that he might hurt himself.

He didn't know how old he was, but he was definitely less than eight months old, so it was completely unreasonable for him to be able to crawl now.

Hmm...if I add a few more health points, maybe I'll be able to leave.

When the day comes when he can leave... Liu Bai has already made up his mind, needless to say, escape!
Living in a house of a painted-skin ghost, what else can I do if I don't run away? If I stay, she will kill me.

As for what the Painted Skin Ghost said about being born by her, to be honest, Liu Bai didn't quite believe it.

How could a ghost like it give birth to a human like me?!
What a joke.

After the experiment, Liu Bai lay on the bed again and began to try to pronounce the words. After experimenting for a while, he found that the only sound he could make besides "Aba Aba" was "Niang".

So, it was really God's will that I survived?
I couldn't shout anything but "mom".

Perhaps Huang Yiyi who was outside heard what he was doing. She pushed the door open, hugged Liu Bai in her arms, and filled his stomach again.

It was not until the evening that Liu Bai, who had eaten her fill, slept, and eaten again after waking up, saw her dear mother again.

Maybe Huang Yiyi has left and there are no outsiders in the house.

Madam Liu took off her coat and became herself again. She was covered in blood and was sitting at the table, seemingly reading a book.

Can ghosts read books?

It was also strange that as soon as Liu Bai opened his mouth, the loud singing voice rang out again.

Madam Liu, who was reading a book, frowned, but still went to the other side of the room and filled a bottle of unknown liquid for Liu Bai.

Feed him.

But it didn't say a word or make any sound the whole time. The disgust and indifference in its eyes represented all her emotions.

For the next three days, Liu Bai's life was repetitive.

……

It was not until the fourth day that he replenished his energy and blood points again.

[Name: Liu Bai]

[Identity: Human]

[Qi and blood: 0.7]

【Spirituality: 0.5】

[Attribute points: 0]

After the tests the day before, the person was able to stand up and take a few steps, so if he adds a little more today, he should be able to walk normally.

Liu Bai, who had just woken up and finished eating, heard a voice beside his ear.

"Madam Liu, have you heard that the ghost in the Hu family's old house is really fierce? Even Master Ma didn't get the upper hand the first time he went there."

"Where is the God of Land?" "The God of Land has gone to the mountains. I heard that Mr. Ma and his men are burning incense at the God of Land Temple today, and they want the God of Land to come back soon."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Madam Liu was very calm and didn't seem panicked at all when she heard it.

This made Liu Bai feel that his Painted Skin Ghost Mother was definitely very powerful, not to mention that she could live in Huangliang Town like a normal person.

The fact that she is here, and neither the God of Land nor the Master Ma as they call him, can find her, is very telling!
"By the way, Yiyi, I won't bother you today. I won't go to the shop today. I want to stay at home with Xiaobai. I have been busy for so long and haven't had time to spend with him properly."

Liu Bai, who was thinking about this, suddenly felt like he was falling into an abyss when he heard this.

It doesn't go out during the day today?
Does it want to accompany me?

What is it going to accompany me for? It has to offer its head. It’s not going to kill me again!

"Oh, I've wanted to tell Madam Liu for a long time. You're so cruel that you spend every day looking at the incense and candle shop instead of spending time with Xiaobai."

"There's nothing I can do about it. You know I'm a weak woman who relies on that shop for my livelihood. I can't afford to lose it."

"Okay, then you go back first."

Liu Bai quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. Soon he heard the sounds of getting up, walking, closing the door and then... skinning.

Fortunately, he stopped pretending and started crying as soon as he opened his mouth. He was really scared.

But his painted-skin ghost mother obviously didn't feel sorry for him, and soon, covered in blood, she came to the bedside.

Her eyes stared at him coldly.

This time, the Painted Skin Ghost spoke.

Her cold and emotionless voice rang in Liu Bai's ears.

"I've been feeding you ghost-growing fluid for so many days, but you're still a human being. You just refuse to turn into a ghost... and you're even growing so fast."

"It seems that you are determined to be a human being."

After saying that, it slowly bent down, stretched out its hands, picked up Liu Bai from the bed, and held him to its chest, just like it was holding its own baby.

In fact it is.

Liu Bai couldn't cry anymore and just struggled violently.

He struggled and came to the end of the bed. Only then did he realize that there was a cellar under his room!
The stairs lead directly underground.

The layout of the underground dark room is exactly the same as that of the bedroom upstairs, the only difference is that the candles lit here are white.

So, I slept here the past few nights!
Liu Bai woke up with a start, and then the familiar cold feeling enveloped him again.

Madam Liu carried him to the other end of the dark room, where there was a pool, a... blood pool!
There's blood flowing inside.

Seeing this, Liu Bai grabbed it tightly, but when he grabbed it, he found that his hands were covered in blood. He became even more frightened, his eyes widened, and he simply fainted.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

He opened his eyes groggily, and when he regained consciousness, he felt like he had a very long dream.

In the dream, Madam Liu was no longer a ghost, but a living person, his mother.

She held him in her arms, her eyes full of love. She held him in her arms and walked under the peach tree in the yard, where the flowers were blooming with fragrance.

Liu Bai himself was giggling non-stop and calling out "Mom" repeatedly.

I was in a trance for a while.

He saw Madam Liu coming out from underground, but this time she was no longer covered in blood. She was covered in human skin and looked very beautiful.

Seeing such a beautiful mother, Liu Bai felt much better.

Recalling the scene in his dream, he subconsciously opened his mouth and shouted in a baby voice:
"mother."

Madam Liu's body trembled, she didn't say anything and didn't respond.

(End of this chapter)