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

Chapter 311 Another Demigod? [Seeking monthly votes]

"Do you know him? Has my mother seen him?"

This was Liu Bai's first reaction. Since Xiaocao said it knew it, it was most likely that his mother had seen it.

Xiaocao jumped onto the feng shui map that Liu Bai was holding, scratched his head, and stepped on the line of text with his feet.

"The water god of Weiyang Pond."

"This Weiyang Pool is located in the Xingyang Mountain near the capital of Qin State."

Although Liu Bai had never been to the capital of Qin State, he knew that it was called Zhige City.

But he didn't know there was a Weiyang Pond in the city.

"The emperor of Qin would take a bunch of women to Xingyang Mountain to escape the heat every summer, and they would swim together in the Weiyang Pool..."

Xiao Cao couldn't continue talking, and said angrily: "If I had known earlier, I would have asked the Queen to burn down the Xingyang Mountain!"

Liu Bai raised his head in the direction where the strange sound came from.

Under the moonlight, the depression in front of his right suddenly began to ripple.

It was not an illusion of real ripples on the water, but it actually turned into a small lake.

On the shore of the lake, there was a tall man with disheveled hair sitting there. He was wearing a yellow and white shirt and his feet were soaked in the lake water.

He turned his back to Liu Bai and said without turning his head: "Sister Liu didn't burn it at that time, but I ended up burning it."

"My Queen!"

Xiaocao was startled by the noise and quickly jumped back onto Liu Bai's back, struggling to look forward.

When it saw the figure with his back to it, it seemed to hesitate. After waiting for a moment, it called out hesitantly, "Little Leo?"

When Lin Cenjun heard this, he laughed.

When He smiled, the water in the pond gurgled. Then the ancient trees around seemed to come alive, shaking off their leaves, as if they were... happy.

Lin Cenjun said: "Sister Cao, long time no see."

"No, Little Leo, how could it really be you? Why are you here?"

Xiao Cao whispered in Liu Bai's ear, "Master, I'll go see Him."

After saying that, he jumped off Liu Bai's shoulder and trotted forward.

But the more it ran, the smaller lake seemed to be farther away from it. Lin Cenjun also walked farther and farther away. The grass did not move, and the lake returned to its original position.

"Little Leo, what do you mean by this?" It was the first time that Xiaocao was alienated like this, and she couldn't help but say angrily.

Lin Cenjun said: "I look... a little ugly now, I'm afraid I'll scare Sister Cao."

"Sister Cao has seen all kinds of ghosts, how could she be afraid of you?"

"Turn around quickly."

Xiao Cao put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly.

Liu Bai didn't move, and Lin Cenjun in front of him didn't turn around, but he could clearly feel a pair of eyes falling on him.

"This must be... Young Master Liu, right? He is indeed a handsome man."

"Hello, Mr. Lincen."

Liu Bai bowed to him.

Lin Cenjun laughed and said, "Sister Liu and I are old acquaintances. If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Li."

The grass nodded, indicating that He was not talking nonsense.

Only then did Liu Bai call out "Uncle Li".

"Can you turn around and take a look now?" said Xiaocao.

Lin Cenjun said “hmm”, and he, who had his back to Liu Bai, turned around... What kind of face did he have?
It is a face that is damaged by fire and full of scars.

Even the eyes were burned into different sizes.

This shock was nothing to Liu Bai, but Xiao Cao seemed very surprised, "You...you..."

Xiaocao pointed at him, indeed a little surprised.

Because in Xiaocao's memory, this little Leo was very handsome and very handsome. Among those royal guards back then, he was the most handsome.

But now...

A trace of guilt flashed across Lin Cenjun's eyes, as if he felt sorry for scaring the grass, then he shrank his body and turned away.

"You said you burned Xingyang Mountain? Was your face also burned like this at that time? And why did you come to this forbidden place? You are not staying well in Qin State."

Xiaocao actually met an old friend in this forbidden place, and it was an old friend from Zhige City, so he asked impatiently.

"This matter...it's a long story."

Lincenjun smiled, but there was not much laughter in his voice. Instead, the water in the lake was rustling, like sobbing.

Xiaocao knew that her master wouldn't understand and wouldn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly explained it in his mind.

Liu Bai listened silently and soon understood what was going on.

This Lin Cen Jun's real name is Li Nian. In the early years, he was also a nobleman of the Qin State. Otherwise, he would not have been arranged to join the Imperial Guard.

The Imperial Guards are the royal guards of the Qin State, but in reality, those who are arranged in it are all the second generation of the Qin State.

Li Nian is one of them.

Unfortunately, he was too successful and had not been in the Imperial Guard for long. His father died at the hands of an evil spirit while he was out.

Although he would not be expelled from the Imperial Guards because of this, but he would burn the backers behind him...

Who else would treat him as a real brother?

So he got a job as guarding the imperial city like ordinary imperial guards.

It was also at that time that Madam Liu got acquainted with him.

The reason for their acquaintance... was because he had a crush on one of the Qin emperor's concubines. It was a very bloody story. What was even more bloody was that the concubine seemed to have a good impression of him as well.

Madam Liu would never believe in any love at first sight.

It was just that the two of them were attracted by each other's beauty.

She was so bored that she even helped Li Nian ask the concubine what she thought, and it turned out that the two of them really fell in love with each other.

What a pity, the Qin Emperor was at the peak of his power at that time.

It was a heinous crime for Li Nian to dare to have such an idea.

Therefore, both of them could only suppress this taboo thought in their hearts and dared not to do anything like having an affair.

Xiaocao was not very clear about what happened afterwards.

All I know is that when I met Li Nian again, we were already on Xingyang Mountain.

At that time, Madam Liu was going upstairs to get a treasure, and she ran into Li Nian who was on duty, so she took the treasure very easily.

After that, Madam Liu left the State of Qin, and Xiaocao didn't know what happened afterwards.

"When I ran into Sister Liu on Xingyang Mountain, Xiaoyu and I had actually been together for quite some time."

"You guys are really in love?"

Xiaocao was very surprised.

Xiaoyu was the concubine's nickname.

"Yeah." Lin Cenjun seemed a little embarrassed, but he soon continued, "When she was still in the palace, she was neglected because she made some mistakes. After I knew about it, I made some arrangements and finally met her."

Liu Bai didn't know what kind of arrangements would be needed to have an affair with a concubine in the heavily guarded imperial palace.

Especially in this world of extraordinary powers.

But what is certain is that this Lin Cenjun was already very unusual at that time.

He did not elaborate, but simply said: "I don't know why, but in the summer of that year, she was summoned by the emperor to Xingyang Mountain. She had not returned for a long time, and I was worried about her, so I sent her to Xingyang Mountain."

"That's where I saw her for the last time."

"what?!"

Xiao Cao was eating the melon very enthusiastically, and even said in Liu Bai's mind: "After I go back, I must talk to the queen about this matter."

"My queen must be interested too."

Lin Cenjun continued to talk, "The next time I heard about her, I heard that the emperor wanted her to sleep with him, but she would rather die than do it, so...she died."

It was just a casual remark, but the water in the lake began to boil.

The surrounding trees were shaking wildly, and evil roars could be heard in the distance.

But Lin Cenjun, who was sitting by the lake, didn't move at all.

"So you set fire to Xingyang Mountain?"

After Xiaocao asked tentatively, Lincenjun, who seemed to be furious, calmed down.

"Well, it's a pity that we couldn't burn that dog emperor to death."

Lin Cenjun sighed to the sky, "I also lost myself in the process."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the clothes on his body and said, "It's not bad. I didn't die. I was saved by the pool. I have become a half-human, half-ghost."

After hearing this, Liu Bai also began to admire this Lincenjun Li Nian.

He set fire to the Xingyang Mountain and the Qin Emperor, and even had an affair with the Emperor's concubine, but he is still alive... In the end, this taboo came and became an evil presence on the throne.

Sure enough, talented people are everywhere.

In this world, I am nothing.

"You are cruel, and you are still cruel."

Xiaocao looked as if she had made a mistake and looked Lincenjun up and down.

"What was your strength when you burned Xingyang Mountain? Don't say you were stronger than the Empress from the beginning." Xiaocao couldn't help asking.

Xiaocao knew that although Empress Liu was still strong at that time, she would not be able to do something like burning down Xingyang Mountain.

Not to mention getting away with it safely after finishing the job.

Lin Cenjun laughed, "Of course I can't compare to her. When I first met Sister Liu, I was just an ordinary person. It was only later that I gained some enlightenment and gained some strength."

"With just a little bit of strength, you can burn down Xingyang Mountain, right?"

Xiaocao rolled her eyes and said sarcastically.

Xiaocao now knows that when Madam Liu met Li Nian in Xingyang Mountain, Li Nian's strength should have far exceeded that of Madam Liu at that time.

That's why Madam Liu and Xiaocao couldn't see anything at that time.

I thought Li Nian was an ordinary person.

Thinking further, Xiao Cao even felt that when he was taking the treasure on Xingyang Mountain, it was a little too smooth. Now that he thought about it again, it was probably because of Li Nian's efforts behind it...

“But it didn’t change the outcome.”

Lin Cenjun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

After hearing this, Xiaocao used her hands and feet to climb back onto her master's shoulder.

Liu Bai asked curiously, "Why did Uncle Li come from Qin State to settle down in this forbidden place?"

Listening to Liu Bai's question, Lin Cenjun's voice became much gentler, "Because someone told me that the souls of those who died in the pass would return to the taboo and turn into evil spirits."

"So you came to this forbidden place to see if you can find any trace of her?"

Xiaocao was so moved by the story that even her voice became a little low.

"Yes."

Lin Cenjun admitted openly: "But after searching everywhere for forbidden things, I couldn't find any trace of her. Since I couldn't find her, I was too lazy to leave, so I settled down here."

Death inside the pass is taboo... Liu Bai has never heard of this.

He only knew that the year was a small cycle under the Chu River.

As long as the soul is drawn into the small cycle of reincarnation, it can find the person's afterlife.

So he asked Lin Cenjun where this statement came from.

"The person who said this is already dead, so there's nothing to pursue." Lin Cenjun sighed, but didn't say who this person was.

"Is it the old man?"

The old scholar was the former Grand Historian of the Qin State, and also the teacher of the young scholar Xu Wenyuan.

Liu Bai had also seen it at that time.

Xiaocao had already revealed the other party's identity, so Lincenjun didn't hide anything anymore.

"It's him." Lin Cenjun smiled, "It must be fake. After the old master died, I also looked for his traces in this taboo, but I couldn't find him."

"Otherwise, with his strength and status, if he really came to the forbidden place after his death, it wouldn't take long for him to ascend to the throne."

This matter, this secret, actually needs no explanation, you know it is false.

If this is true, then what is the point of taboos... The dead come here to fulfill this taboo and become evil spirits.

Live a second life against the will of heaven.

In the end, doesn't this forbidden throne still lean towards the human race?
But even though he knew it was fake, Lin Cenjun still came... probably because he was holding on to that glimmer of hope.

Maybe this sounds impossible, but it is true?
Liu Bai didn't say this, nor did he expose the matter.

True love is the only thing in the world that is least likely to make people laugh.

"So, what are your plans for the future, little Leo?"

When Xiaocao asked this question, he poked Liu Bai's shoulder again, pointed to the lake in front of him, and finally wrote the word "water" on Liu Bai's shoulder.

Liu Bai naturally understood what Xiaocao meant.

Moreover, Xiaocao could have said it directly to Liu Bai, but this behavior clearly showed that she had no intention of hiding it from Lin Cenjun. "I don't have any plans, just end the rest of my life."

Lin Cenjun still looked bored.

Liu Bai suddenly asked, "Will others hear me if I talk here with Uncle Li?"

"Oh?"

Lin Cenjun asked in confusion, and then the lake under his feet spread out and enveloped the surroundings, including Liu Bai.

But Liu Bai was standing on the water.

"If you have anything to say, you can say it now."

"Have you asked Uncle Li for your opinion on the taboo of merging the Old Waterhole and the Weeping River?" Liu Bai asked softly.

Lin Cenjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. "Boy, you think too highly of your Uncle Li. Why do you need to ask for my opinion on the arrangement of this old temple keeper?"

"Have they asked?"

Liu Bai asked in disbelief.

This time, Lin Cen Jun did not ask again. Instead, he remained silent. After a long silence, he said, "I asked."

Liu Bai thought to himself, "As expected."

It seems that the strength of this Lin Cen Jun is probably very strong!

He just stays in this taboo all the time, not taking any action or going out, so no one knows about it. Even the thrones in this taboo do not reflect his true strength.

Of course, except for the old temple keeper and the butcher.

The butcher might also know this.

"Did the old temple keeper ask you first, and then went to find the old water ghost and the little snake?"

Xiao Cao couldn't help but feel curious and shocked, so she asked out loud.

"I guess so. He first asked me if I was interested in the forbidden position of the Water God. I said I had no idea, so he started planning it."

Lin Cenjun supported himself on the muddy ground by the lake with his hands as he spoke this huge secret.

Before doing anything, we have to ask for the old temple keeper's opinion.

Is there such a big Buddha hidden in this taboo of love?
This made Liu Bai think of his last conversation with Zhang Cang. He said that there were only three demigods in this world: Madam Liu, the old temple keeper and the old marshal.

At least that's the case on the surface. As for whether there is more behind the scenes, Zhang Cang said he didn't know, but there should be some, some that are hidden very deeply.

So, this Lin Cenjun is one of them?
He himself follows the path of worshipping gods. In other words, he might be a true... demigod!
"Uncle Li, have you ever heard of Suizhi's name?"

Liu Bai asked in a low voice.

"Sui Zhi? I know. He was a famous figure in the Chu State in the south. How come he is still alive today?"

When Lin Cenjun heard the familiar name, he became a little more energetic.

This time, Xiao Cao spoke out before Liu Bai did, "Sui Zhi is doing a little reincarnation!"

"really?!"

Lin Cenjun, who had always been calm, behaved a little bit out of control for the first time.

Liu Bai paused for a moment, then calmly told Xiaocao to shut up, and then slowly told her about Suizhi's situation.

Xiaocao kept stammering and shouting, but she couldn't say anything, so she had to give the opportunity to her own young master.

After Lin Cenjun listened to Liu Bai's story silently, his first reaction was.

"I have to go back to Chuhe to see Suizhi!"

"What happens after you meet?"

Liu Bai asked a follow-up question, which made Lin Cenjun calm down.

There was a long silence. Lin Cen Jun was silent for a long time before he spoke again: "Sui Zhi's way is not feasible. Now Sister Liu and Zhang Cang should be helping to cover it up. Once he is discovered by those in the sky, he will be dead."

“Because this is truly a road that leads to heaven.”

The road that leads to the sky... this Lin Cenjun has really reached that height.

Just when Liu Bai was thinking about speaking again, he heard Lin Cenjun say, "No, I have to prepare early and wait for Sui Zhi to die, and then take over his mess... He must have been waiting for someone to take over from him."

"No, I still have to conquer the forbidden water system in advance. When that time comes, I can connect the inside and outside of the pass..."

Lin Cenjun murmured.

Just when Liu Bai thought that he was going to say something earth-shattering, he heard him say in a very gentle voice:

"By then, we should be able to find her..."

For a moment, Liu Bai felt that Lin Cenjun seemed to have rekindled his fighting spirit.

Lin Cenjun patted his butt and stood up. His body was half floating on the lake. He turned around and bowed deeply to Liu Bai.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Liu. This news is extremely important to me."

Liu Bai also quickly returned the greeting, "Uncle Li, you're welcome."

"So what is Uncle Li going to do next...get the forbidden water god position from the Lord of the Weeping Sorrow River first?"

Liu Bai asked.

"There's no rush for this matter. The taboo won't produce results so quickly. I plan to go back and see Sui Zhi first and discuss it with him first."

Lin Cenjun was also a free and easy person and made the decision in no time.

"Alright."

Liu Bai nodded.

"Sir, what are you doing here this time? If it's not urgent, I can go back with you." Lin Cenjun asked.

"No hurry, I came here to visit Old Willow Valley..."

Then Liu Bai told the purpose of his trip.

After listening to this, Lin Cenjun thought for a moment and said, "A few years ago, I could still hear news about Old Liugu, but now I can't hear any news about him anymore."

"But if you want to go, Master Liu, I will accompany you and then go back to the border with you."

"This...Uncle Li, if you want to leave, where is the old temple keeper?"

Liu Bai was a little worried.

Lin Cenjun laughed after hearing this, "Don't worry about this, Mr. Liu. I want to leave, and the old temple keeper won't stop me."

Why does it sound like he can't stop me... Liu Bai nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Li."

Liu Bai clasped his fists towards him.

"You are one of our own, so you don't have to be polite."

Lin Cen Jun, who had originally been prepared to wait for death in this taboo, was now full of energy. He even wished he could go inside the pass now and then come back to seek the position of the forbidden water god.

"Let's go now without further delay. It's been a while since I last saw this emperor."

When Lin Cenjun said this, there was something strange in his voice.

Judging from his own experiences, he has never liked this throne evil spirit called "Your Majesty" who lives next door to him.

Even not killing him was already giving face to the old temple priest.

With the escort of this "suspected demigod" Lin Cenjun, Liu Bai not only felt much more at ease, but the speed was also unmatched.

He estimated that it would take him five or six days to cross Lord Lincen's territory, but now it only took him two or three breaths to reach His Majesty's territory.

But within a few breaths, they hadn't gotten very far.

The figures of the ghost and the god were forced to stop.

What appeared before them was an evil spirit sitting high on the dragon throne, wearing a dragon robe, but underneath was a skeleton.

This look reminded Liu Bai of Ren Tu.

The same is true for the Butcher, except that its body is covered with a shroud.

"Lord Lincen, what do you mean by passing by without even saying hello?" His Majesty's voice was gloomy, as if he was really angry.

"Oh, excuse me."

Lin Cenjun was still wearing the yellow and white clothes and barefoot, looking very handsome.

But in the eyes of His Majesty, this kind of unrestrained attitude was just disdain, especially now, a wild god who had always been looked down upon by His Majesty was actually speaking in front of it with such a commanding tone.

"Lin Cen, what's your attitude?"

On His Majesty's chest, a faint blue ghost fire was already burning and jumping.

Maybe it was because he had already made up his mind, or maybe it was because he was in front of Liu Bai, a junior, but in short, Lin Cen Jun had no hidden thoughts or plans.

He listened to His Majesty's words and said with a smile, "Attitude?"

"I'm informing you, what else do you need to say?"

After Lin Cenjun finished speaking, his voice sank and he shouted, "Get out of the way!"

His Majesty was furious, and the ghost fire in his chest instantly burned all over his body. Ghost energy spread and rose, and gusts of cold wind blew across the whole sky and earth.

But soon, it found that the two figures in front of it had disappeared.

It looked back suddenly, but could only vaguely sense the trace of Lin Cenjun thousands of miles away.

For a moment, the ghost fire on His Majesty's body dimmed.

What kind of strength is this... How could an ordinary throne escape so easily in front of it, and even escape without it noticing at all.

No, this is not an escape.

This is a fair departure.

Just as Mr. Lincen just said, this is a notification.

"What exactly is the strength of Lord Lincen..." After His Majesty figured it out, he was even more frightened.

While feeling scared, it was also glad that it didn't do it directly.

After a long pause, His Majesty took a step back and sat back on the dragon throne.

But just after it sat down, it stood up suddenly. It looked back in disbelief, only to see a puddle of water on the dragon throne.

Subconsciously, it naturally thought that this was some method left behind by Lincenjun, such as the sewage in the old puddle.

But after a will-o'-the-wisp fire burned the water stains dry, it finally understood and confirmed that these water stains were just ordinary water stains and there was nothing it could do.

"Is this... the threat from Lin Cen-jun?"

His Majesty murmured in his heart, and naturally understood what Lord Lincen meant, that is, if he wanted to take action against him, it would be an easy matter.

Just showing some mercy.

But if you are still ignorant next time, there will be no mercy.

"Damn it!"

His Majesty couldn't help but curse angrily, and when he turned his head to look to the north again, he was also frightened... It seems that he can only relax the border in the north and return the territory occupied at that time to Lord Lincen.

It would be best to do it secretly so that the nearby thrones don't find out.

It would be even better if we could take action against them after Lin Cenjun comes back.

"Little Leo, I didn't expect you to be so domineering now."

It was not until they were very far away that Xiaocao could not help but speak.

Lin Cenjun, who led the way, said with a smile: "I haven't taken action for a long time, so the evil spirits around here think I'm easy to bully."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed Master Liu and Sister Cao."

Although Lin Cenjun's face was disfigured and he looked ugly and scary, when you get to know him, you will find that he is a gentle and upright gentleman.

It might have taken Liu Bai more than ten or twenty days to make the journey, but now with Lin Cenjun leading the way, he arrived in less than half a day.

It was still Lin Cenjun's territory during the day, but now when we arrived at Lao Liu Valley, it was just getting dark.

But this is also a journey that a "suspected demigod" has taken for half a day.

In this way, we can feel how serious this taboo is.

Liu Bai's figure did not fall down, just floating in the air. He was not in a hurry to look at Lao Liu Gu, but looked around and further away.

At this point, he finally understood why this place was said to be on the edge of taboo.

Because further south, and to the east and west, there is endless sea.

This Old Willow Valley is like a forbidden peninsula. When he got here, Lin Cenjun just lowered his head and glanced at it, then said:
"The old willow tree is gone, not even its roots are left."

After saying this, He turned around and looked in the direction he came from.

"I heard that the dragon-robed ghost had fought with the old willow tree several times. I think he probably died at its hands."

"Don't worry, sir. As your uncle, I don't have much to offer you. I will kill that dragon robe ghost for you right away!"

After Lin Cenjun finished speaking, he was about to turn around and head north.

But at this moment, an old voice sounded all around.

"Lord Shuijun, how about giving me some face?"

"The shrine wood that Young Master Liu needs is also here with the old ghost."

Liu Bai had never heard this voice before, but now he could guess who was speaking.

The sound of the grass also echoed deep in his heart, and even the grass lying behind him showed signs of scratching Liu Bai's back.

The grass is afraid.

"coming!"

"Sir, he is the old temple keeper, the old temple keeper that even the queen has never seen!"

(End of this chapter)