Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 111: Meng Laoqi's tragic death
When Ran Qing came back from school at noon, he saw Xiaomianhua sleeping soundly at the gate of the yard.

Mo Li, who had changed his clothes, sat by the door reading a comic book.

Seeing Ran Qing coming back, she greeted him and said, "Lao Yangpi just called and said he has something to talk to you about. Remember to call back."

Mo Li, who had stayed up all night, was now sitting at the door reading calmly, not feeling sleepy at all.

On the contrary, Xiao Mianhua, who had also stayed up all night, was so sleepy that she fell into a deep sleep and didn't even notice that Ran Qing had returned.

Glancing at Mo Li, she seemed to be reading the sequel to the comic book she gave to Ran Qing last night.

Ran Qing sighed in his heart at Mo Li's childishness. He seemed more mature and rational than his peers, yet he liked to read these low-level comics with children as the protagonists...

Ran Qing walked into the house and called Lao Yangpi.

Soon, Lao Yangpi's voice came from the landline microphone.

"Hello? Is this Boss Ran?"

Old Sheepskin's voice sounded a little tired and uneasy.

Ran Qing's expression suddenly became serious.

"It's me, Boss Yang. Have you found Hu Laowu's grave?"

Is Lao Yangpi so fast?
But even if we find Hu Laowu's grave, we won't be too nervous...

Ran Qing sensed something bad.

And in the microphone, Old Sheepskin said awkwardly: "Well... not yet, but it will be soon."

"I'm calling this time about something else. I want to ask Boss Ran, do you know someone named Meng Laoqi? He's a friend of Sixth Sister..."

When Lao Yangpi mentioned Meng Laoqi, the face of a middle-aged man wearing a black coat, a black hat and an indifferent expression instantly emerged in Ran Qing's mind.

That Meng Laoqi tamed a very strange and evil monkey and also raised poisonous insects.

He came to ask Aunt Liu for help before, but I don’t know if Aunt Liu went to help him.

Ran Qing replied: "I know, but I'm not very familiar with it..."

Meng Laoqi lives in the tea forest, which is right next to the dam.

Could it be that Old Sheepskin wants to see this person for something?
The voice of Old Sheepskin came from the phone.

"Boss Ran, it's good that you know this Meng Laoqi is Sixth Sister's friend and has been to my paper-folding shop twice."

"He seems to be an animal trainer, with a strange monkey by his side. He used to live in Longchang. Sixth Sister said he's not a good person and told me to stay away from him..."

Old Sheepskin recounted what happened before, and then changed the subject: "But some time ago, this guy moved to the city."

"Originally, he and I had nothing to do with each other, but he asked me to help him find a house to rent in the tea forest, so I just helped him out as a small favor and didn't take it seriously at the time."

"But this morning, the landlord found the man dead in his room, and the body had begun to stink and rot."

"And his death was very strange. His stomach was cut open, and all his intestines and internal organs were missing."

"There were many scratches on his face and body from monkeys. His head was smashed to pieces, and his brain and marrow were eaten."

"Judging from the bite marks, it looks like it was eaten by his monkey..."

Ran Qing was stunned by what Old Sheepskin said.

"Did the monkey raised by Meng Laoqi eat him?"

His first reaction was bullshit.

No matter how evil that monkey is, it's impossible for it to turn against Meng Laoqi, right?
Even when Ran Qing hadn't opened the Yin Altar, he could still crush the monkey.

How could a skilled animal trainer like Meng Laoqi be killed by the very animal he trained?
But there was no need for Old Sheepskin to make up a lie to deceive him...

Ran Qing frowned tightly: "Did you go to the scene?"

Old Sheepskin described it so carefully, as if he were there in person.

From the phone, Lao Yangpi's voice groaned. "How could I dare to go? A friend of mine went to the scene this morning and told me about it."

"My friend showed me a photo of the scene and I vomited. I have no appetite and feel nauseous, let alone going to see it in person."

Old Sheepskin's voice was filled with weakness and impotence: "It's mainly because I remembered something. When that Meng Laoqi came to me for help renting a house, he scolded Sixth Sister for not helping him."

"It seems like something is chasing him, so he ran to the city to avoid it... Boss Ran, you said that Meng Laoqi is dead, so the thing that killed him won't come to trouble me, right?"

"I introduced this person to a rental house..."

Lao Yangpi is obviously a rough and tough guy, but he is obviously not very courageous.

Now that he heard that Meng Laoqi was dead, he was afraid of being implicated, and his voice was full of anxiety and fear.

Ran Qing was silent for a few seconds and sighed: "Don't worry, Boss Yang. If the thing that killed Meng Laoqi wanted to harm you, it would have come a long time ago."

"You just introduced a rental house to Meng Laoqi, and we only met once."

"Even the landlord who rented the house to him and his neighbors on both sides are fine. Those people are closer to him, so if anything were to happen to you, it wouldn't be your turn."

Ran Qing comforted Lao Yangpi and told him not to worry: "I'll come to your place later and help you check your yard for any evil spirits. Just run the shop with peace of mind and don't worry about anything else."

After comforting the frightened Old Sheepskin and letting him feel relieved.

Ran Qing hung up the phone, but his expression became gloomy.

Meng Laoqi is dead...

If Ran Qing had heard this news before yesterday, he would have been surprised, but he wouldn't have cared too much.

After all, Meng Laoqi was in a bit of a mess before, and he seemed to have gotten into trouble, so he ran to the city to avoid disaster and wanted to ask Aunt Liu for help.

But after experiencing the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis last night, Ran Qing is now extremely sensitive to the words "internal organs" and "tragic death".

"...Could the evil spirit that killed Meng Laoqi be the same thing that came into my room last night? Or something similar?"

Ran Qing's face looked somewhat gloomy and ugly.

First, Sixth Aunt died, and now Meng Laoqi died, and now Ran Qing is being targeted...

Is there any connection between these?

Is there an evil spirit that specifically kills people like them who make money through illegal means?
Ran Qing suddenly felt a sense of urgency and wanted to go to the Taoist temple in Guidong Village as soon as possible to see if there was also an ancient bronze coin in the temple.

He thought for a few seconds and walked into the main room.

Under the tablets of Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teacher, the jar was dead silent and the black air was almost gone.

The process of soaking the female ghost went more smoothly than expected, and it didn't resist at all.

Ran Qing knocked on the jar and said, "Can we chat for a minute?"

The resentment has been dissolved so much by the medicinal wine, so this female ghost's rationality as a human being should have taken the lead, right?

It has been with that copper coin for two years. Does it know anything?
There was silence in the main room for a few seconds.

Then, a dull and tired voice came from the jar that was tied tightly with red ropes.

"...Zouyinren, you want to ask about that copper coin, right?"

The female ghost in the jar indeed regained her sanity and calmness.

Ran Qing's face lit up with joy and he was about to speak.

But the female ghost in the jar said coldly: "I can answer all your questions, but you have to agree to one condition..."

Ran Qing frowned and asked, "What are the conditions?"

"After asking the questions, kill me as quickly as possible," the female ghost in the jar said coldly and woodenly.

(End of this chapter)