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

Chapter 95 Where is the Painted Skin Ghost? ! [Seeking monthly votes]

Master Ma looked at Liu Bai who had an innocent face, and then looked at Zhang Cang who had a serious face.

In the end, he didn't say anything, but just silently carried the crazy old man's body on his back.

"I'll take him back and bury him next to Taoist Master Yixiao."

"They are old friends. Burying them together will at least keep them company. If that doesn't work, it's good for them to quarrel underground."

It sounded like Master Ma was saying this to Liu Bai and Zhang Cang, but it also sounded more like he was saying it to himself.

They returned all the way to Hujiaao, and Hu Wei was waiting for the result in the north of the town.

Mr. Ma didn't say much. He carried the crazy old man's body onto the carriage, leaving Liu Bai here to explain.

In fact, there was nothing to explain. After a few words, Hu Wei knew the result.

However, he looked at the back of Master Ma who had just left, hesitated for a moment, and then squatted down and said to Liu Bai:
"I feel like Master Ma seems to have aged a lot recently."

Yes.

Is it possible to stay young?

All the ghost walkers of his generation died one after another, and he was the only one left.

If Taoist Yixiao and the others were still around, Master Ma would still feel that he has peers and that he is still young.

But they were all dead, and he was the only one left.

He couldn't help but feel that he was the only old man among the ghost walkers in the entire Huangliang Town, and the rest, such as Hu Wei and Liu Tie, were young.

Sometimes what gets old is not age, but... mentality.

But Liu Bai didn't need to explain this to Hu Wei, so he raised his head slightly and said with a confused look on his face: "Is there?"

"Hasn't Master Ma always been like this?"

Hu Wei also felt that it was not appropriate to talk about this with Liu Bai, so he sighed and said nothing more.

It’s still early, my mother must still be in the store.

Liu Bai did not go home. He wandered around the town alone and naturally followed the crowd to the threshing ground in the south of the town.

A few days ago, the four major families became three major families.

So the remaining piece of land of the Hong family was naturally divided up by the other three families, and each family piled a lot of sundries on it.

Even if some places are still empty, the people of Huangliang Town are not allowed to rest there.

It seems that this can help distinguish each other's identity and status.

During these days, Liu Bai ignored Situ Hong, and Madam Liu also didn't say anything, so she often went to the threshing ground.

Although he still served next door to the Liu family in the morning and evening, he was here during the day.

Just like now, Liu Bai saw from afar that she was wearing a snow-white long dress and was discussing something with Zhou Anshi from the Zhou family.

It seems like an endless debate.

She was not yet a ghost person, so she could not see so far. Only Liu Bai could see her.

Liu Bai had no intention of showing off, he just took a few glances. Just as he was about to turn around and go back, he suddenly saw a person climbing up from the haystack in front of him.

He was about the same age as Hu Wei, with a handsome appearance, tanned skin, and a head that looked like a bird's coop.

But only a pair of eyes are very bright.

Liu Bai recognized him, the young master of the Short Knife Gang, Gongsun Shi.

"Brother Xiaohai, why are you here?" Gongsun Shi greeted him, seeming to be very familiar with Liu Bai.

There was neither fear of the power behind Liu Bai nor deliberate flattery in his eyes.

Everything looks very natural.

As for the address, he said last time that as long as Liu Bai can win, he will call Liu Bai brother when he sees him next time.

"I'm bored, just taking a walk."

Compared with the people from other families, Liu Bai still finds Gongsun Shi more pleasing to the eye.

There is no need to talk about Hong Liuyi. As for Situ Hong, she has so many tea skills that the fragrance of tea can be smelled as soon as she opens her mouth.

Zhou Anshi is so fake, a goody-goody who always smiles no matter who he meets.

Only Gongsun Shi is relatively realistic.

"Boring, then I'll chat with the kid for a while, I'm bored too." Gongsun Shi said as he patted the haystack next to him.

Liu Bai thought about it and without fear, he stood up and jumped onto the haystack.

Seeing this, Gongsun Shi laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, you are a kid jumping so high. If you don't know the situation, you will be scared to death."

Liu Bai didn't say anything and just lay down next to Gongsun Shi.

He also discovered that although Gongsun Shi looked sloppy, he did not have any bad smell.

"I see you guys have lost a lot of stuff."

Liu Bai looked at the scene on the threshing floor and asked casually.

Gongsun Shi hummed, holding a straw in his mouth, "The Yin Meridian is almost repaired, and we will be able to return to the city in a few days."

"So fast?"

This was something Liu Bai had not expected. He originally thought that it would take at least one or two months to repair the Yin Meridian, but it has only been a few days?
Gongsun Shi spat out the straw in his mouth and said, "This is considered slow."

"Actually, there's nothing much to repair. After the ancestors have cleared out the evil spirits, we can go over and rebuild the fence, and that will be enough."

"Besides, the people in your town are all good hands. They work very efficiently and it is actually a few days faster than expected."

Liu Bai nodded and asked, "Don't you want to repair your Yin Meridian?"

"There's nothing to fix, it's just like that. And the ancestor also said that for some reason this year, the beads produced in the Yin Vein are of very poor quality."

"Take this green bead for example."

Gongsun Shi touched his waist and took out a green Yin Pearl. "I need two of these this year to be worth one last year."

Liu Bai took a look and his intuition told him that this matter should be related to his mother.

“I don’t quite understand this.”

Gongsun Shi smiled, stuffed the thing back in, then crossed his legs and said swayingly:
"It's fun to be in the mountains, no one cares about me, but it's also really boring."

"What? Is it fun in the city?" Liu Bai thought about what happened last time he went into the city and felt that it was just so-so.

It's not fun, let alone interesting.

Gongsun Shi chuckled and said, "Next time you come to the city, you can come find me and I'll take you out to play."

"Some things can't be seen unless you are familiar with them."

"Our Short Knife Gang is located in the White Tiger Street in the east of Blood Food City. When you get there, just ask for me, Gongsun Shi."

Liu Bai looked at the boy who was a little too familiar and didn't agree, but didn't refuse either.

Gongsun Shi didn't feel embarrassed and just touched the head of the colorful rooster beside him.

This made Liu Bai feel even more curious. "Why do you keep this servant ghost?"

Gongsun Shi grinned and said, "My chicken brother is very capable."

"Once we were in the woods, I didn't even need to light a fire. All I had to do was bark a few times and those evil spirits would run away desperately."

"It's the same on weekdays. With Brother Ji by my side, no evil spirit dares to come near me."

Gongsun Shi was very proud of what he said. The big rooster seemed to understand what he said. It jumped to the highest point of the haystack and sang loudly towards the sky.

"Oh oh oh."

After just a moment, Liu Bai felt that the annoyance in his heart was relieved a little after listening to it.

"You're quite amusing."

Liu Bai praised her, and was also thinking about what abilities Xiao Cao had. It couldn't be that she was just talking nonsense.

"Well, it's time for me to go home. If I don't go back, my mother will beat me."

Liu Bai said as he jumped down from the haystack. Gongsun Shi also raised his body slightly. "It's agreed. Little brother, when you have time in the city, come find me and I'll take you out to play."

"it is good."

Liu Bai responded casually and walked towards his home. In fact, it was not very late. When Liu Bai arrived at the incense and candle shop on time, Madam Liu was packing up and preparing to go home.

Seeing Liu Bai coming, she just looked up and didn't say much.

Instead, Xiaocao came to Liu Bai again with a grunt, asking Liu Bai to carry him on his back.

So Liu Bai felt that... this little grass looked more and more useless the more he looked at it.

Only after Madam Liu came out did Liu Bai step forward, holding Madam Liu's cold jade hand and walking towards home.

When he went home before, Liu Bai only dared to pull Madam Liu's skirt, but he didn't know when it started.

When returning home, Liu Bai always held Lady Liu's hand.

Madam Liu would not refuse, this time is no exception.

"Mom, I feel like other people's servants have this and that ability, why doesn't Xiaocao have it?"

Liu Bai asked curiously.

"Sir, you are looking down on Xiaocao a little bit!"

The little scarecrow poked its head out from behind, and Liu Bai reached out and pushed it back.

Then Xiaocao began to mutter in Liu Bai's mind, "Young Master, do you know what it means to cross a river and then destroy the bridge?"

"I, Xiaocao, have been with you through thick and thin all this time. Now, you have seen how other people use ghosts, and you think Xiaocao is no longer capable."

"Xiaocao, why do you have such a miserable life? Wuwuwu."

Liu Bai's head was buzzing from the noise, so he said, "Mom, Xiaocao said that it can now talk in the head, and you can't sew its mouth shut."

When Xiaocao behind him heard this, his body stiffened instantly.

Then he opened his mouth and said, "My lady, you know Xiaocao. Xiaocao has never been such a ghost."

Madam Liu seemed to have heard their bickering, but also seemed not to have heard it.

Until they were almost home, she said, "I just made a door for you. Next time Xiaocao wants to talk in your head, I will have to ask you first."

"And if you don't want to listen, you can always kick it out."

Liu Bai was just about to ask how to make a door, when he immediately felt an inexplicable touch.

He chose to agree, and immediately heard Xiaocao's mumbling.

"Sir, don't want the grass anymore..."

Without waiting for it to finish crying, Liu Bai suddenly thought about it and drove it out of his mind, and there was no sound anymore.

Liu Bai's eyes lit up. It would be much more convenient to have this thing. He no longer had to listen to Xiaocao's nagging.

"Mom, what about the skill of sewing up the grass' mouth? You haven't taught me that yet."

Liu Bai kept asking, and the grass behind him squeaked in anger.

It was not until they entered the house and sat down that Madam Liu said, "If you scream again, I will really seal your mouth."

Xiaocao stopped talking, and Madam Liu looked at Liu Bai.

"Xiaocao naturally has abilities. As for what abilities he has, you will know for yourself in the future."

Madam Liu still said nothing.

Xiaocao, who had just jumped off the table, also hugged his arms across his chest, leaned back slightly, and tapped the ground with his right foot.

"Heh, heh, young master actually looks down on little grass."

"When you see Xiaocao's ability in the future, you will know that the servants other than Xiaocao are all useless, hehe."

The grass is very proud.

Seeing that neither of them said anything, Liu Bai had no choice but to admit it.

Besides, at least Xiaocao's mouth is still of some use. When it comes to scolding people, she is really ruthless.

Today was not much different from usual. Madam Liu came back and rested for a while before starting to cook.

Liu Bai was in the room reading various books he had bought, expanding his knowledge.

As for literacy... he had long discovered that the only written language in this world is Chinese characters.

Well, at least that was the case in Chu. As for Wei and Qin, Liu Bai guessed it was the same, because the books he had read also mentioned that people from Wei could live normally when they came to Chu.

Such a coincidence made Liu Bai inevitably have a feeling.

I wonder if this world is somehow related to the world I lived in in my previous life? If not, how could such a coincidence happen?

The grass was jumping up and down beside it, but no one dared to come over to disturb it.

After dinner, Madam Liu said she would help Liu Bai take a bath.

Liu Bai has become immune to this matter, mainly because resistance is useless and he can only obey.

But... Liu Bai looked at his mother's face and couldn't help asking, "Mom, is that thing going to happen?"

Madam Liu said earlier that it would be soon.

Before the crazy old man died today, he also said it would happen in these two days, and Liu Bai also discovered it today.

Mother seems a little... silent?
It's just that my interest is not as high as usual.

Madam Liu, who was sitting at the table drinking tea, glanced at Liu Bai and said, "You are the smart one."

Hearing this, Liu Bai subconsciously even lowered his breathing. Is this thing...really coming? !

"Come on, I'll help you take a bath first."

Madam Liu picked up Liu Bai from the ground and said, "Look at you. I just put on your clothes this morning, but you messed them up like this in the afternoon."

Liu Bai defended himself, "Mom, I went to the underworld. That's what people who go to the underworld look like."

"Oh, that's because you can't."

Liu Bai yelled, "Mom, I'm telling you, don't take advantage of the fact that you're my mother and pick on me, a soft persimmon. If you have the guts, go pick on the hard persimmons!"

Madam Liu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then she said, "Okay, then this time, I will really pick a few hard persimmons for my son to see."

After helping Liu Bai take a bath, Mrs. Liu also took a bath and changed her clothes, and finally both mother and daughter were dressed.

Liu Bai stepped on the chair and asked, "Mom, are we going on a long trip tonight?"

"Don't go out, don't go anywhere, just stay at home."

Madam Liu helped Liu Bai straighten his collar while she spoke, "Come with me."

After saying that, Liu Bai jumped off the chair, and Madam Liu, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, led him underground.

……

at the same time.

Zhang Cang appeared at the highest hill in the old forest. Under the old tree, an old man with a hunched back was already waiting there.

As soon as Zhang Cang appeared, the old man bowed to him.

"I have met the Master of the Supervisory Office."

Zhang Cang returned the greeting with his hands clasped in his hands, "Greetings, Grand Historian."

The historian nodded and turned around, looking in the direction of Huangliang Town, with an indescribable cautiousness flashing in his eyes.

"Master Jianzheng has received the grace of the Willow God, so this matter... I can understand."

"I just hope that the Supervisor will not interfere in what happens next."

Zhang Cang put his hands into his sleeves and just smiled bitterly. He nodded and shook his head.

Then another figure appeared at the side, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes were wide open with anger. The sound could be heard before he appeared.

"What Willow God?!"

"Where is the Painted Skin Ghost?"

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