Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 26 Ghost Infant
Zhou Ping caught a glimpse of a small green snake on his shoulder.

Zhou Ping was very afraid of snakes. The moment he saw the snake on his shoulder, his body felt like it was electrocuted.

The little green snake licked Zhou Ping's face with its tongue sticking out.

Zhou Ping didn't dare to move.

I dare not move, I dare not move!

"Why didn't Lingxi Finger work?"

Zhou Ping had an image in his mind. Lingxi pinched the snake's tongue with one finger, and then threw it away handsomely.

However, Lingxi's finger did not trigger.

When the wooden bird knocked Zhou Ping down, Lingxi triggered it with just one finger.

But now the little green snake licked Zhou Ping, but it did not trigger Lingxi's finger.

Could it be that it hasn't attacked me yet, so the Lingxi Finger didn't trigger? Zhou Ping didn't dare to move, for fear of irritating the little green snake and letting it plant two strawberries on him.

"what?"

"Xiaoqing, come back."

Fan Shiyi summoned.

The little green snake jumped from Zhou Ping to Fan Shiyi's body.

"This snake was actually raised by Fan Shiyi!"

Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the little green snake jump away from his body.

"I didn't expect Xiaoqing to be so close to you. Normally, it won't let anyone touch it except me, let alone touch others."

Zhou Ping sent Fan Shiyi to the brothel and left.

Zhou Ping doesn't like being with Fan Shiyi.

Maybe it was because of the little green snake, or maybe it was because of Fan Shiyi’s eyes.

Fan Shiyi's eyes can see through people, and Zhou Ping felt that all his secrets were exposed in front of her.

Fourth rank, Confucian fourth rank! This is the person with the highest level of cultivation Zhou Ping has ever met.

However, according to Uncle Lame, the fighting power of Confucianism is very weak, and Zhou Ping doesn't know how strong the fourth-grade Confucianism is.

"Fan Shiyi, why does this name sound so familiar? Xiao Shiyi? No, it shouldn't be that."

Zhou Ping felt that Fan Shiyi's name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

In his previous life, Zhou Ping had read the original version of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

Originally there was a section about the story of "Feng Sanniang".

The protagonists of the story are two stunning beauties, one is the fox fairy Feng Sanniang, and the other is Fan Shiyi Niang!
The two hit it off immediately and had a bond that went beyond friendship.

Later, in order to escape the worldly gaze and to be together, they both married a scholar.

Zhou Ping quickly read this story at that time, but he didn't have a deep impression of it and couldn't remember it.

"Forget it, let's study magic!"

Zhou Ping couldn't figure out the reason for the familiarity, so he stopped thinking about it and started drawing talismans and studying magic.

I drew the talismans to ward off evil spirits until midnight, and I had drawn seventy or eighty of them.

"The ghost-killing runes are no problem. With these runes, dealing with ghosts will be no problem at all."

Zhou Ping decided to put the rune aside for the time being and try other spells instead.

In addition to the talisman for warding off ghosts, Zhou Ping also copied a book on spells for raising ghosts from the escort agency.

People can raise ghosts and use them for their own purposes.

Raising a ghost can help you win big in small bets, and it can also help you steal money or something.

Of course, the most important thing about raising ghosts is not to be bitten by them.

The dangers of raising ghosts are specifically explained in the spell of raising ghosts.

After all, ghosts are created by lingering resentment, and they have a lot of negative emotions. Once they get out of control, they will turn against their masters.

The magic of raising ghosts is all about rune formations. The caster injects the rune formations into the ghost's body to control the ghost.

The most advanced method of raising ghosts is a contract of "communication between human and ghost".

Once this contract is successful, the person will have absolute control over the ghost, can sense the ghost's thoughts, and can control the ghost for his own use within a certain distance.

When ghosts die, people are not harmed; when people die, ghosts disappear.

However, the terms of this contract are also very harsh.

This contract requires the ghost's consent and cannot be forced.

If the evil spirit is unwilling, this spell will hardly succeed.

"Try this formation, just in case you have the chance to become a Ghost Rider in the future."

Zhou Ping tried to draw a formation on the floor of the house with cinnabar.

"Zhou Ping, where are you? Are you so brave? You even live in a haunted house."

"Hey, Zhou Ping is not as timid as you. He even dares to sleep with a female ghost."

"That's right. I heard Zhou Ping has two hours! I am ashamed of myself."

Zhou Ping had just finished drawing the talisman formation when he heard the voices of Chen Erdan and Scar.

"I'm coming."

Zhou Ping put down the formation and went out to greet Chen Erdan and Scar.

The two brought wine, meat and dishes, and the three of them found a place in the courtyard, made a fire, warmed the wine and ate hot pot.

"This yard is really cool. You can build it however you want."

"That's right. If we don't have enough firewood, we can just chop up the trees instead of going out to look for it."

The three of them were having a great time eating hot pot and singing songs. When they were short of firewood, they found some dry branches in the yard.

"This He family girl is really cunning. She actually sold the haunted house for thirty taels of silver!"

"You mean Zhou Ping?"

Chen Erdan felt that thirty taels was still too expensive for this haunted house.

"Old shoulders are so slippery? I don't know, I haven't touched them, but they should be slippery, Third Madam."

Zhou Ping almost told everyone that he had touched the third wife Liu Ruyan.

"What are you talking about? Why can't we understand?"

Scar rubbed his head.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's okay, it's okay, eat quickly, eat quickly, the mutton hotpot is ready."

Zhou Ping turned a blind eye and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After eating for a while, the three of them felt bored and started playing bridge.

I don’t know what’s going on, but Zhou Ping keeps losing.

Zhou Ping even suspected that the two of them had a secret code.

"Bullshit!"

"I'm also confused!"

"Oops, I messed up again."

"Zhou Ping, you are so unlucky today."

Zhou Ping didn't want to play anymore after losing.

But Chen Erdan and Daoba were not in a good mood, so Zhou Ping could only play with them.

Zhou Ping could only pray that his luck with the cards would be better.

However, ideals are good, but reality is cruel, and Zhou Ping keeps losing.

You can't have a gambler's mentality. Zhou Ping deeply understands this sentence.

Suddenly, Zhou Ping's eyes went dark. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the house.

But Zhou Ping was clearly outside the house! He could still feel Chen Erdan and Scar next to him.

It's a strange feeling, like the body is in one place and the eyes are in another.
"Zhou Ping's" gaze changed uncontrollably, and he felt like he was crawling on the ground!

"Zhou Ping" suddenly looked outside the house, and outside the house were Zhou Ping and three others.

"This is!?"

Zhou Ping saw himself.

"Zhou Ping!? What are you staring at? Play your cards quickly, are you confused about your loss?"

Chen Erdan's words brought Zhou Ping's attention back to himself.

At the same time, Zhou Ping felt the ghost baby!
There is an extra layer of connection between Zhou Ping and the ghost baby, and he can feel the ghost baby's presence.

This feeling is the same as that shared by Zhou Ping and the kasaya Hong Ling.

The red silk cassock is like a part of Zhou Ping's body.

The ghost baby also became a part of Zhou Ping's body.

However, the ghost baby is different from the cassock Hong Ling. The ghost baby is more intelligent and can move freely.

It turned out that the ghost baby had entered the house while playing with Xiaobai, and accidentally entered the "human-ghost mind connection" formation drawn by Zhou Ping.

The formation took effect, and Zhou Ping and the ghost baby signed a contract!
Zhou Ping was a little surprised that he signed a contract with the ghost baby.

The conditions of the contract for the communication between humans and ghosts are harsh, and it requires the ghost to have no resistance in his heart.

This contract is unlikely to succeed.

But Zhou Ping and the ghost baby signed a contract by coincidence.

The ghost baby was not very intelligent and didn't know much. He signed the contract with Zhou Ping completely unconsciously.

This contract only has the spell to sign it, but no instructions on how to cancel it. "Well, if that's the case, then we are destined to be together."

While playing cards, Zhou Ping sensed the ghost baby and tried to give it commands.

"Come here, come here."

Zhou Ping was controlling the ghost baby in his mind.

The ghost baby still looked confused. It was originally playing with Xiaobai. After hearing Zhou Ping's instructions, it hesitated for a moment and then came to the three people.

"Look at their cards!"

Zhou Ping took control again.

The ghost baby climbed onto Chen Erdan's shoulder.

Zhou Ping switched his attention to the ghost baby.

"So he's got these cards."

"Okay, let's go to the next person."

Zhou Ping controlled the ghost baby to look at Scar's card and saw the same thing.

Xiaobai could see the ghost baby. He was a little puzzled by the ghost baby's behavior, so he jumped onto Zhou Ping's shoulder and lay there quietly.

"I won!"

"I win again!"

Zhou Ping won several games in a row. He controlled the ghost baby and saw the cards of Scar and Chen Erdan.

"What's going on? Why did Zhou Ping's luck get better?"

"That's right, why did your luck suddenly get better?"

"Damn it, why do I feel a cool breeze behind my head?"

"Me too, me too."

They fought for another two hours, and Zhou Ping won every time.

In the end, Chen Erdan and Daoba lost so much that they simply stopped playing.

Chen Erdan and Daoba couldn't bear to lose, so they left cursing.

Zhou Pinghe and the ghost baby with only three hairs stared at each other.

It turns out that the ghost baby was very afraid of Zhou Ping because Zhou Ping almost crushed it to death before.

However, because of the establishment of the contract between humans and ghosts, the ghost baby was no longer afraid of Zhou Ping, but liked him more.

"Mother, mother, mother"

The ghost baby kept repeating a sentence. He was not very smart, so he only learned one sentence.

Zhou Ping and the ghost baby cannot communicate with words, but Zhou Ping can feel the ghost baby's emotions, such as joy, anger, sorrow, and what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do.

Zhou Ping can also convey his thoughts to the ghost baby.

"Walk."

Zhou Ping said. He sat on the ground, then switched to the ghost baby's perspective, letting the ghost baby shuttle back and forth in the house.

Zhou Ping wants to try to control the ghost baby.

The ghost baby began to wander around the house according to Zhou Ping's idea.

Xiaobai also followed the ghost baby.

The ghost baby passed through the wall, the garden, and then ran underground. Its body was illusory, so it could pass through the wall at will.

"What an amazing feeling."

Zhou Ping switched to the ghost baby's perspective, and it was as if he was passing through the wall.

Xiaobai cried anxiously. It couldn't pass through the wall, so it could only climb over doors and windows to barely keep up with the ghost baby.

Another hour passed.

"Ten miles in radius. This is the distance I can see with the ghost baby's eyes."

"Within ten miles, I can see what it sees and give it orders."

"Beyond ten miles, I can only roughly sense its emotions and location, but without vision, I can't control it."

Zhou Ping figured out the maximum distance between himself and the ghost baby.

"This is!?"

Zhou Ping controlled the ghost baby and accidentally came to a cellar.

He family villa, bathhouse.

"Xiaoyanzi, I really like your legs, they are so long and white."

"Xiao Yunyun, I really like your waist, it's so thin and soft."

He Yunqing and Yan Yi were taking a bath. They were both naked.

The room was full of steam, and the seductive bodies of two people could be vaguely seen.

Yan Yi and He Yunqing are of the same age and are good friends.

When she was young, Yan Yi often came to He Yunqing to take a bath.

The He family’s bathing pool is very large and clean, incomparable to those outside.

"Xiao Yun, I wish I were a man."

Yan Yi's hands were stroking He Yunqing's slender waist.

"why?"

He Yunqing touched Yan Yi's legs back and forth.

"Most of the escorts are men. I'm a woman, and when I'm with men, they are a little bit dissatisfied with me. And there are always a few days every month when I'm so annoyed that it affects my combat effectiveness."

Yan Yi said.

"When I become a man, I can still marry you, right? You also need a man!"

Yan Yi said again.

"Bah! If you were a man, I wouldn't marry you either."

He Yunqing said with a smile.

"Why? Aren't you just in need of a live-in son-in-law?"

Yan Yi asked.

"First, I don't like you as a warrior. I like gentle scholars."

"Second, if you were a man, I would marry you, and the He family would be making wedding clothes for your Yan family!"

He Yunqing said with a smile.

"What's so good about being a scholar? I can beat ten of them by myself!"

Yan Yi said disdainfully.

He Yunqing didn't say anything. When it comes to matters between men and women, the two of them are not on the same page. Different people have different tastes.

"This pool is not good. It's not as good as the one you had before. That pool was big and comfortable."

Yan Yi said with a bit of disgust.

"Who made the original house haunted?"

He Yunqing sighed. She didn't want to move away from her original yard, which held all her memories from childhood to adulthood.

"But the house was bought by the young escort from your Yan Family Escort Agency. You can go there if you want."

He Yunqing thought for a moment and said.

"Our escort agency's little escort? Who is he?"

"Zhou Ping."

"do not know."

"He spent thirty taels of silver to buy the haunted house."

"The house is haunted, and you're still asking for thirty taels of silver. Aren't you the He family cheating honest people?"

"Then who can you blame if he insists on buying it?"

He Yunqing was a little unhappy that Yan Yi was actually on the same side as Zhou Ping.

Yan Yi is not on the same side as Zhou Ping. She is a warrior with a straightforward personality. She says what she thinks, and warriors have a strong sense of justice.

Yanyi thinks the He family is just cheating people. There are ghosts in the house, but people will die!

"By the way, when are you getting married? Well, I met a Confucian fourth-rank gentleman on my way back. I'll introduce him to you later."

Yan Yi could see that He Yunqing was a little unhappy, so she changed the subject.

"The fourth rank of Confucianism, great!"

He Yunqing's eyes lit up. Although she didn't practice cultivation, she had some understanding of it.

There is not a single scholar in the entire Qinghe County who is a Confucian scholar!
Only Miss Mingyue in the brothel was a Confucian of the tenth rank, but she also went to the capital.

A Confucian fourth rank, what a powerful person he must be! ?

"Okay, I hope you can seize the opportunity. I'll go to your wedding then."

Yan Yi pinched the dimples on He Yunqing's waist again and again, unable to let go.

"Wedding wine?"

He Yunqing's heart suddenly moved. When He Yunqing mentioned "wedding wine", she suddenly thought of something.

"That house, no! There's a cellar! Oh, what a loss!"

(End of this chapter)