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

Chapter 9 Yin-eating Pearls

Ah, yes, yes.

It wasn’t you, it definitely wasn’t you… Liu Bai answered in his heart, but he didn’t dare to say anything more, nor did he dare to interrupt on this issue.

He just nodded vigorously, making a gesture of approval.

When Madam Liu saw his reaction, she knew that he didn't believe it, but she didn't say much. She just sneered and didn't say anything else.

Soon, a few more people came to the shop to buy incense and candles.

Either they burn incense in the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, or they burn some passing incense when they go out.

From this perspective, in this world where evil spirits abound, running an incense and candle shop is indeed a very good business.

This incense and candle shop also has a kitchen. Before, Madam Liu did not go home to eat at noon, so she ate here.

After finishing her busy work, Madam Liu went into the kitchen in the back room without saying anything.

As soon as she left, Liu Bai turned around and looked at the ghost named "Xiao Cao" who was staying in the cabinet.

It just sat in the cabinet next to it and didn't move, so Liu Bai asked it, "Why don't you move?"

"The queen asked me to keep an eye on the young master." Xiaocao answered honestly, with ignorance and innocence in her eyes.

"Why are you staring at me?"

"The Queen said she can't let you go."

"What if I leave?"

Xiao Cao thought for a moment, then said, "The Queen said that if you dare to leave again, you will never be able to leave."

Liu Bai: "..."

Liu Bai suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Did you know when I left yesterday?"

"I know, I've been following you, but you're so timid that you don't dare to cross the bridge when you saw a few wandering ghosts." Xiaocao curled her lips, as if she looked down on the ghosts on the other side of the river.

Liu Bai grasped the key point, "Wandering souls? Are you talking about those ghosts on the other side of the river? Are these ghosts divided into different levels?"

"Yes, I heard from the Queen that there seemed to be wandering spirits, evil spirits, strange things, etc. Xiaocao is not too sure."

"What about you? What level are you at?"

"Me? I am the grass, and the grass is a servant ghost." The grass pointed at itself, with ignorance revealed in its eyes.

Liu Bai asked again: "What about my mother?"

"The Queen is the Queen." Xiaocao seemed a little afraid when she was mentioned.

Liu Bai guessed that he couldn't get anything out of her, so he asked, "What are the people who deal with these evil spirits called? Are they...similar to Master Ma?"

"Oh, they are called ghost walkers. There are very few of them, and they die very quickly. Sir, please don't become a ghost walker. It's good enough for you to be a ghost with us."

Xiaocao said this while hugging her calves and turning around, looking very happy and leisurely.

"The Yin-Yang people..."

Liu Bai muttered a few words silently, this should be the extraordinary person in this world, who can deal with ghosts and evil spirits.

As he was thinking, Liu Bai suddenly felt a familiar warm current in his body, and he summoned the panel.

[Name: Liu Bai]

[Identity: Human]

[Qi and blood: 1.9]

【Spirituality: 0.6】

[Attribute points: 0]

The Qi and blood actually increased by 0.1, but this time the spirituality did not increase any more.

But this time, there was no added points, so natural growth was even more impossible. In this case, there was only one possibility left... Liu Bai reached out and touched his chest.

This time, only two Yin beads were taken out, one blue and one white.

One less.

"Hey, young master, the queen actually gave you the Yin Pearl. No wonder your blood is so strong." Xiaocao looked at the Yin Pearl in Liu Bai's hand, her eyes full of hope.

Liu Bai thought it might know something, so he asked, "Xiao Cao, what is the use of this Yin Pearl?"

"Young Master, you've eaten so much, and you still don't know?" Xiao Cao looked at him puzzled.

Liu Bai didn't know how to explain, so he didn't say anything.

Xiao Cao had no choice but to say, "You can get Yin Pearls by killing evil spirits, but the main source of Yin Pearls comes from the Yin Veins."

"But the Yin veins are all in the hands of the inherited families. People like Master Ma who don't have access to a hall can only make a living on their own." "When a person eats a Yin bead, they can strengthen their blood and become more powerful. When a ghost eats a Yin bead, it can strengthen its spirituality and become powerful."

"What are blood, qi and spirit?"

It's rare to find someone who knows the answer, so Liu Bai naturally won't let him go.

But at this moment, a sinister voice sounded from the inner room, "If you think your mouth is too big, I can sew it up for you."

When Xiaocao heard this, he immediately covered his mouth, knelt on the ground with panic in his eyes, and kowtowed frantically.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. It was…it was the young master who wanted to ask Xiaocao. The young master is the master, so Xiaocao dare not not tell me."

Looking at this servant ghost who sold him out in the blink of an eye, Liu Bai said... I really believed in a ghost!
"Why don't you come over here and eat? Wait for me to feed you, right?"

When Liu Bai heard this, he quickly stuffed the Yin Pearl back into his chest, supported himself on the soft chair with both hands, jumped off the ground, and went to the inner room with his short legs.

Walking through the double back doors and onto the corridor, you can smell the faint scent of peach blossoms.

The kitchen is at the end of the corridor, but there is a room on the right side of the corridor with the door closed.

Liu Bai guessed that this should also be Madam Liu's room, but he didn't dare to push the door to see, so he just skipped to the back hall.

In just a short while, Madam Liu had already prepared two dishes and a soup.

She ate white rice, while Liu Bai still ate rice porridge.

He still couldn't climb onto the table, so he had to let Madam Liu carry him and let him stand on the bench of the Eight Immortals Table.

"Mom, next time you can let me eat rice too. My teeth are almost grown."

Liu Bai tapped his mouth and spoke softly.

Madam Liu, who was eating, paused for a moment, as if she had thought of something, and asked, "How long will it take for you to grow to the height of a five or six-year-old?"

"Um……"

Liu Bai didn't know why she asked this, but since it was his mother who asked, he had to answer honestly: "I don't know."

"Hmm?" Madam Liu looked up at him.

Liu Bai quickly explained: "I really don't know, maybe... maybe a dozen days or a month will be enough?"

Madam Liu just said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Liu Bai was eating rice soup with the stir-fried cabbage on the table. Just as he was about to speak, Madam Liu said indifferently:
"I don't like children who talk while eating, what do you think?"

Liu Bai nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Madam Liu's mouth curled up slightly, but she quickly suppressed it.

It was a rare smile.

After lunch, the soft chair where Liu Bai slept became the exclusive property of Madam Liu. As for him... Madam Liu wrapped him in a swaddling cloth and stuffed him into the cabinet under the counter, to keep the ghost Xiaocao company.

Liu Bai tried to resist, but Madam Liu gave him a look and he shut up tactfully.

He was not brought out again until Madam Liu had enough sleep and was placed on the soft chair.

Liu Bai, who was already extremely sleepy, fell asleep immediately. In a daze, he seemed to hear Huang Yiyi coming over and gossiping.

But he was too sleepy to listen, so he had to give up.

The days passed one by one, and the first thing he did when he woke up every day was to replenish his qi and blood.

The last thing I do before falling asleep at night is to say to the Painted Skin Ghost, "Good night, mother. See you tomorrow."

In this way, life is fulfilling.

At the same time, he also discovered that after he absorbed the white Yin bead, the green Yin bead became motionless.

I just can't absorb it.

But he still wears it every day. Don't ask. If you do, he will tell you that it was given to him by his mother and he has to keep it close to his body.

Nearly ten days passed like this, and Liu Bai, who originally looked only two or three years old, now looked four or five years old.

It was another evening, and Liu Bai was packing up with Madam Liu to go home.

Suddenly, an old man covered in blood rushed in, gasping for breath. With every breath he took, two streams of white mist came out of his nose.

White steam was constantly rising from his entire body.

The blood is boiling all over my body.

"Madam Liu, Madam Liu, help me."

Xiaocao, the ghost sitting on Liu Bai's shoulder, immediately hid behind him, buried his head in his clothes, and muttered:
"Xiaocao, Xiaocao, hide quickly, Master Ma is coming!"

(End of this chapter)