Day and night tour

Chapter 141 Greedy Sacrifice
The copper coin tattoo made a sound, as if in response.

Zhou Xuan and Yun Ziliang were sitting at the table outside the door. Cui Jie was still depressed. She didn't bet on tattoos to improve her business. She was thinking to herself,

"I went to the old Youmi Noodle Shop on Mingguang Road to place an order. They say the quality of their products is top-notch, but it's too far away and their prices are high. Even if business picks up, I'm afraid I won't make much money."

"The new rice and noodle shop on Lion Street seems to be pretty good, and the sesame paste is also ground deliciously. But given the current economic situation, the location of their shop is remote, and I'm afraid it won't last long. By then, I won't be able to get in many times, and I'll have to move to another shop."

"The one in front of the water company. Aunt Liu and Uncle Jin both recommended it. Let's go there tomorrow at noon to have a look..."

Cui Jie was so focused on her thoughts that she didn't even hear the customers ordering food.
Zhou Xuan gently pushed her elbow and said, "Sister Cui, someone ordered noodle soup."

"Have it?!"

"Soup noodles, one bowl for each of us, and pork intestines as topping."

Two middle-aged customers came into the store, pulled up chairs and sat down, and ordered two cups of sour plum soup and a basket of buns.

Sister Cui got up and went about taking care of them, but the worry on her face was still there. She did not associate the two diners' arrival with their tattoos.

No matter how busy a store is, how can it not have two or three customers?
After the meal was served, the two customers devoured it all in no time, not even a vermicelli was left, and only a bottom layer of soup was left. After paying, they left.

As soon as the two guests left, Zhou Xuan noticed that the copper coin tattoo seemed to move. The movement was not big, but the corner of the tattoo fluttered as if blown by the wind.

He stood up, walked into the house, looked carefully, and found that the copper coin tattoo had changed.

The copper coin has round edges and a square hole, and four words are written on the edges - good luck and good fortune.

At this time, there was a blood spot on the word "吉", and the edge of the blood spot was radial.

Zhou Xuan released his perception, penetrated the blood spots on the copper coin, and saw two pictures.

First picture.

"Many diners in the restaurant were enjoying all kinds of food with smiles on their faces. In the place where the copper coin tattoos were hung, there was a small incense burner. The incense burner was simple in design, but under the foot of the burner, there was a torn Mao banknote."

Second picture.

“There were still quite a few customers in the restaurant, but the food in their bowls was a bit horrifying. Some of the soup bowls had eyes floating in them, and some had a severed finger in their mouths.

There is no incense burner at the place where the tattoo is hung, and the copper coin has become a blood coin. Not only has the color of the copper coin been replaced by blood red, but there are also drops of blood about to fall on the copper coin. "

Zhou Xuan saw the strange situation and vaguely guessed what the two pictures were expressing. He withdrew his perception and walked outside the store. Just as he was about to talk to Yun Ziliang,

Suddenly, the conversation between three passers-by not far away attracted his attention.

"I just finished my meal, why am I a little hungry?"

"You just ate a lot in a big restaurant and you're hungry now... Hey, I'm a little hungry too."

"It just so happens that there is a snack stand here. Let's have a meal here. My stomach is rumbling too."

"Let's go, have something to eat and drink."

After chatting for a while, the three passers-by stopped walking forward and walked into Cuijie's shop together.

"Three bowls of noodles with toppings, three baskets of steamed dumplings, and one basket of sugar cakes."

"Three more cups of sour plum soup."

The customer ordered the meal, and Cui Jie looked at the copper coin tattoos in the store with some doubt.
She was already somewhat skeptical about the effectiveness of the copper coin tattoo.

"Can this tattoo arouse the greed in a person's stomach?"

Zhou Xuan asked Yun Ziliang.

The three passers-by all cried out that they were hungry, but they had clearly just eaten in a big restaurant and judging by their words, they ate quite a bit.

The big restaurant is not far from Cuijie's food stall. It doesn't make sense to be hungry after just two steps.
There is only one possibility, that is, the copper coin tattoo affected them and made them feel hungry.

Yun Ziliang stroked his beard with a smile and said, "This copper coin of yours is for wealth. Cui Jie's family is a food stall. The way to increase wealth is to make passers-by feel hungry.
If Cui Jie's family didn't run a food stall but a cotton quilt workshop, then passers-by wouldn't feel hungry, but would suddenly feel cold all over, and would just want to throw on a thick quilt and go home to keep out the cold."

"This copper coin is very effective. Different stores have different ways to attract customers."

After Yun Ziliang's explanation, Zhou Xuan's understanding of tattoos deepened a lot.

He started discussing this with Lao Yun, saying, "I used to hear people say that tattooing evil spirits is the most cruel thing, that they have to raise evil spirits in the bodies of living people. Later I found out that this is not the case.
Tattoos can be made on human skin, not necessarily on living people. Can we understand it this way: a tattoo is itself an evil spirit? "

"That's right on the point." Yun Ziliang said.

"The tattoo that attracts wealth is just like the Five Ghosts Moving Method that is popular among the people, enslaving evil ghosts to do things for you?" Zhou Xuan asked.

"Not much different, but the Five Ghosts Moving Method has a single function. As your skills become more sophisticated, tattoos involve many methods, and the more you practice, the more powerful the effect will be!"

Yun Ziliang said, as if he was listing all the treasures on his back, "There are many kinds of tattoos on copper coins. The copper coin you made is called a merchant coin, and there are four words tattooed on the copper edge - good luck and good fortune.

But there are other types of copper coin tattoos, including examination coins, spell coins, and evil-averting coins.

On the money for the examination, "Zhuangyuan Jidi" will be tattooed.
The talisman money would be tattooed with spells, such as "slay demons and ward off evil, exterminate ghosts and subdue spirits, forever maintain a clear mind, and act quickly as ordered."
If it is a coin for warding off evil, it will be tattooed with words, spells, and patterns of the witch family, so as to communicate with gods and ghosts and turn misfortune into good fortune. "When Zhou Xuan heard this, he realized that the art of tattooing was quite profound. Just a copper coin could lead to so many categories.

Yun Ziliang said: "For many years in Jing Country, any hall that has been sealed as a forbidden hall has its own unique and magical methods. However, the methods used in this world have their advantages and disadvantages.

There are several types of tattoos, each with its own mysteries, but also each with its own taboos. If you don’t follow the taboos, the tattoo will backfire.”

"Tattoo Turn!"

Zhou Xuan suddenly thought of Peng Long.

This man from the ancient tattoo clan died at the hands of Zhou Xuan without knowing why. What killed him was the "spirit snake tattoo" on his body.

The snake tattoo turned inside his skin and ate him up completely.

"The tattoo turned around, and that was an extremely violent backlash."

Yun Ziliang said: "The more mysterious the effect of a tattoo, the more cruel the backlash. For example, the copper coin tattoo you made for Cui Jie's family, but it's just a small business to make a little money, the backlash won't be particularly severe, it won't reach the level of being fatal, at most it will just be a little bad luck.

Therefore, you can think of a tattoo as a ghost. If you offer sacrifices to the tattoo properly and do not violate its taboos, it will help you wholeheartedly.

If you do not worship it, or if you step on its taboos, it will make you pay the price."

With his explanation, Zhou Xuan understood clearly the two pictures he had just seen.

The two pictures can be regarded as the requirements for the copper coin tattoo.
It asked the tattoo shop to light an incense burner for it, with torn Mao Zedong banknotes pressed on the legs of the incense burner.
The Mao banknotes were the sacrifice.

If the offerings are good enough to satisfy the tattoo, the copper coins will ensure that the diners in the restaurant are happy and customers come in droves.
But if there were no Mao Zedong's stamps, the tattoos would cause diners to eat their eyeballs out, break their fingers, and disrupt the restaurant's business.

Of course, if the copper coin tattoo is regarded as an evil spirit, it is of low ability and cannot produce real eyeballs or real severed fingers. It only makes diners see some horrible illusions and lose their appetite.

"So, tattoos are still a way to make money!"

Zhou Xuan figured out the ins and outs of this at that time, and just said the copper coin tattoo - I will use the tattoo to guarantee your business success, and I will charge you some fees, is that reasonable?
"It's a great way to make money."

Yun Ziliang said: "Otherwise, why did I team up with the great tattoo artist when I was looking for dragons? Our business is quite profitable!

There is a saying that goes - learn the art of slaying dragons and sell it to the emperor. Whether we are looking for dragons or tattooing, only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can afford to hire us!"

"What if I make money and others become jealous?" Zhou Xuan asked.

The world is not peaceful. When people see you making money, they become jealous and stab you in the back!
"You have to be so brave!" Yun Ziliang said, "If the other party's incense level is low, he can't beat the tattoo master. If the other party's level is high, he will have to worry more. The big shots in Jing Country all know that there is an ancient clan behind the tattoo master. No one dares to provoke the tattoo lineage."

Talking about the ancient clan, Zhou Xuan asked: "Lao Yun, do you know anything about this ancient clan?"

"I don't understand."

"Even you don't understand?"

"The Tattoo Clan has its own belief, called Lord Mingshi. With the help of Lord Mingshi, no one can find the Tattoo Clan's hiding place. If they can't find the headquarters, and they rarely move around in the martial arts world, no one knows their secrets."

Yun Ziliang crossed his legs and said calmly,
"The Tattoo Clan is the oldest White Walker heritage, and they have their own unique skills. You, do tattoos openly! Anyone who can't guess your identity will think that you have the support of the ancient Tattoo Clan behind you. No one in Mingjiang Mansion dares to mess with you."

"Using the tiger's skin and making a big banner..."

Zhou Xuan felt that this was not a long-term solution, but he had already seen the huge potential of the "Tattoo" sect.

"The martial arts world is not just about fighting and killing, sometimes it also involves human relationships and worldly wisdom..." Zhou Xuan pondered.

……

While Zhou Xuan and Yun Ziliang were chatting, Sister Cui was so busy that she was sweating all over. Her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead in clumps, but she was happy in her heart.

The business in the store has never been so hot. Not to mention the main hall, we moved all six small square tables in the house out and placed them in a row at the door. They were all full.

Moreover, the portions ordered by each customer were quite large, so Sister Cui received a lot of money.

"Muhua, wash the dishes and cups. I'm too busy."

Not only Muhua washed it, Xiao Fuzi also helped to clean up.

The store was bustling with activity, but Zhou Xuan found it increasingly weird because many of the customers were actually full, they just felt hungry. They ordered too much and couldn't eat any more, so they had to force themselves to eat, causing veins on their faces.

"Do you know how powerful this tattoo is?" Yun Ziliang secretly gave Zhou Xuan a thumbs up and said, "I told you that your tattoo is as good as those of the tattoo hall. You force yourself to eat even if you can't. That copper coin is really powerful..."

“But the copper coin seems to be covered with blood.” Zhou Xuan said, pointing at the tattoos in the store.

The copper coin was already stained with blood, but the blood seemed to be still radiating drop by drop.

Yun Ziliang tilted his head and yelled, "Oh, I forgot while chatting with you. Look at my memory... The tattoo cannot be filled with blood, otherwise something bad will happen..."

He ran to the store door...

(End of this chapter)