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

Chapter 53: House Demon [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

"There are thousands of ways to sneak around in this world, and there are many you have never heard of, but there are people who do it."

"Let alone hiding a living person, even if you chop off a person's head, you can still put it back."

"For example, in Xiangzhou of our Chu State, there are people who drive corpses, but there are also some rules for driving corpses... Some people can even drive living corpses."

Master Ma looked at Zhang Cang walking towards him from the other side of the river surrounded by the people, and he was talking to himself.

It would be more accurate to say that he was talking to himself rather than talking to Liu Bai.

Nowadays, Liu Bai has a better understanding of the situation in this world. For example, he is now in Huangliang Town in Xueshi City, Yunzhou, Chu State.

In addition to the State of Chu, there are two other powerful countries in this world.

Qin and Wei.

In addition, it is said that there is an extremely powerful country in the far north, but it is too far away, and Liu Bai doesn’t know whether it is true or not in this small town.

In addition, there are also some small countries existing in the cracks between the three countries.

There are other forces as well, some of which are even spread across the three major countries...

While Liu Bai was thinking, Zhang Banxian had already come over and laughed from a distance, "I heard that Brother Ma encountered some trouble here, so I came to help."

Master Ma still has the ability to speak differently to different people.

The same Haha, the two of them acted like good brothers after a few words.

Master Ma pulled Zhang Cang into Hujiaao, saying that he wanted to see the place where the accident first happened.

Seeing that many people were about to catch up, Master Ma turned around and shouted, "My brother Zhang is going to make a move, and it's very powerful. If something happens while watching the fun, I won't be able to save you."

Zhang Cang also nodded and advised everyone not to go, as something bad might happen.

As a result, the only ones who actually went were Liu Bai, Hu Wei, Master Ma and Zhang Cang.

Several of them were ghosts, and two of them had burned spirits and set them on fire, so even if evil spirits came, they would have to take a detour.

Hu Wei led the way, and they soon arrived at the same courtyard as yesterday. Before they even entered the door, Zhang Cang exclaimed "Huh".

Then he sniffed, stretched his left hand out from his sleeve, and counted.

After he finished the calculation, he looked back at Hu Wei and asked, "How many generations has your Hu family been in Huangliang Town?"

"This……"

Hu Wei had not expected to be asked this question. After thinking for a moment, he said, "We are the 36th generation of the Hu family. If we count upwards... it has been passed down for nine generations."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cang stroked his beard and nodded, "No wonder."

Master Ma frowned and said, "Brother Zhang, do you know what's going on now?"

Liu Bai heard Mr. Ma's voice-over. What he actually wanted to say was... Can't you even act?

He came over and said he knew what was going on.

Zhang Cang nodded, "Indeed, this thing is rare. It's normal that Brother Ma doesn't quite understand it."

"How to say?"

Master Ma asked, and Liu Bai, who was eating melons, also pricked up his ears.

"House demon." Zhang Cang said in a deep voice.

"House demon?" Mr. Ma was really confused and asked tentatively, "Has the house become a demon?"

"Brother Ma is worthy of being Brother Ma."

Zhang Cang started to flatter her, and then said, "This so-called house demon is a kind of spirit that feeds on human energy. It is usually born in a family with many generations of inheritance."

"This thing has a weird personality and often likes to play games with people."

"When I was in Qingshan City before, I met one while I was doing some underworld with others. I just remember its scent. Brother Ma, can you smell it..."

As he spoke, Zhang Cang sniffed again, "Does this room smell moldy?"

Not only Master Ma, but Liu Bai also followed suit and sniffed, and found that it was true.

"This is the smell of a house demon. This Hu family, there is most likely a house demon. Those missing people were hidden by the house demon." Upon hearing this, Hu Wei couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Banxian, is it a good thing or a bad thing that there is a house demon in the house?"

Zhang Cang heard the worry in his words and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if there is a house demon in the family, it means the feng shui of generations has come together. As long as the house demon does not die, I guarantee that your Hu family will prosper for generations."

Hu Wei swallowed... He had to talk to the clan leader about this quickly.

"Let's find the house demon first and let it release the people."

Zhang Cang raised his left hand again, calculated a few times, frowned, and said, "Call the current patriarch of your Hu family, and then go to your ancestral hall to get something, anything will do, not too big, go quickly."

Hu Wei responded and ran away quickly.

As soon as he left, Zhang Cang glanced around and finally stopped at Liu Bai.

"Brother Ma, this must be your favorite disciple, right? You always take him with you wherever you go."

"He has already made a name for himself at such a young age. His future is limitless." Zhang Cang shook his head and said with an envious tone.

"That's right, that's right." Master Ma grinned.

"Okay, kid, don't go away for a while. I have something good to give you later." Zhang Cang raised his eyebrows, like an adult teasing a child.

Liu Bai immediately recalled Granny Ma and the principles that Madam Liu had taught him.

There is no free food in the world.

What does Zhang Cang want from me?

Liu Bai couldn't figure it out and prepared to act according to the circumstances. After all, he was in Huangliang Town and had his mother's support, so he was not afraid of anyone.

After a while, Hu Wei came over with an old man with a cane and white hair.

"Half-immortal... Half-immortal, is that house demon real?"

"This is the lifeblood of our Hu family. It must not be damaged." Hu Qian, the head of the Hu family, looked old, but his voice was full of energy.

"Don't worry, old man."

Hu Qian's words were harsh, but Zhang Cang was not angry and his words remained calm.

He took the oil lamp from Hu Wei, who asked hurriedly, "Banxian, is this thing okay?"

"Okay, good."

"Come, old man, take a seat here."

After comforting Hu Qian to sit down, Zhang Cang lit the oil lamp that was covered with grease. He didn't mind getting his hands dirty and just held it.

This was also the first time that Mr. Ma had seen this happen, so he did not disturb them and just watched quietly from the side.

After lighting the oil lamp, Zhang Cang placed it next to Hu Qian. He then rubbed the oil lamp with his hands and a puff of smoke came out.

He carried the wisp of smoke around the house and finally returned to his original place.

"Just wait and see."

He was smiling and very confident.

Liu Bai was also very curious and couldn't help looking around. After just a few breaths, a strong musty smell suddenly filled the room.

coming!

The house demon is coming!

Liu Bai had sharp eyes and immediately looked towards the wall in front of him on the left, only to see a strip of meat suddenly squeezed out of the wall... No, it wasn't a strip of meat, it was a chair that looked like it was made of flesh and blood.

It walks on four legs, making "baby-baby" sounds from its mouth, and even walks crookedly.

Is this the house demon?
It was the first time Liu Bai saw it and he didn't even dare to blink.

Master Ma did the same, but at this moment, Zhang Cang suddenly spoke, his voice was soft, as if full of love.

He said to the house demon, "Did you make a friend...a friend from the old woods?"

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