Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 68 The so-called inheritance
Ran Qing, holding the gloomy wooden sign, remained silent and had no reaction to Aunt Liu's praise.

But the middle-aged man walking side by side frowned and looked at Aunt Liu with some discomfort.

He was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Sixth sister, you don't want to take him in as your disciple and pass on your legacy, do you?"

"Your ability to sneak around is simply..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, he noticed the woman next to him looking at him coldly. A cold and violent aura rose from Aunt Six.

"What's wrong with the ability of a ghost walker?" Aunt Liu looked at Ran Jianfei coldly, and the shadow behind her shook violently.

The middle-aged man's expression froze for a moment, then he continued calmly, "...very strong! In the Zangke region, who dares to claim to be stronger than Sixth Sister?"

"The Wujiang Ghost Realm is the lair of the evil lords! This is Sixth Sister's dojo."

"Once we come to Zangke, all monks and Taoists have to offer tea to our Sixth Sister!"

As Ran Jianfei spoke, he glanced at Ran Qing behind him and lowered his voice with an expressionless face.

"...But he is the only descendant of my Ran family. Even if he is not very capable, he is still my blood."

"I want to teach him the ancestral techniques of corpse refining, feng shui, and geomancy, so Sixth Sister's ability to walk through the underworld should be taught to someone else."

The middle-aged man's voice was very low and thin like a mosquito's buzz.

If a normal person stood in Ran Qing's position, he would not be able to hear anything at all.

But for some reason, after Ran Qing entered the Wujiang ghost world, his hearing became much sharper.

He vaguely heard what the middle-aged man and Aunt Six said.

I also heard Aunt Six's sneer in response: "You want to pass on your skills to him? Then why didn't you do it before?"

When Ran Qing heard the voice on the dark mountain road, he subconsciously looked up.

Then he saw Aunt Liu glance at him out of the corner of her eye.

The two, one big and one small, looked at each other. Aunt Liu looked away as if she saw nothing, and sneered at the man next to her in a low voice.

The middle-aged man was unaware of Ran Qing behind him.

He explained calmly, "...that mess ten years ago made life difficult for everyone in those years."

"Besides, this kid is very disobedient. You saw it too. He wants to beat me up whenever we meet. How can I easily pass on my skills to him?"

The middle-aged man made excuses.

When Ran Qing heard his words, he felt a surge of anger in his chest.

On the dark mountain road, Aunt Liu's suppressed sneer drifted indistinctly.

"I don't think he's disobedient. He's very sensible, much better than some selfish person."

"You didn't pass on your skills to him before because you wanted to have a son with your beautiful new wife and then pass on your skills to her son, right?"

"It's a pity that you've been married for so many years and only have one daughter."

"You're already old now, is it too late for you to have a son?"

Aunt Six sneered again as she spoke: "You abandoned this kid in your hometown because you were afraid that he would know your abilities and compete with your youngest son, right?"

"Although your Ran family's abilities are disgusting and despicable, they are indeed powerful."

"It's a pity that no matter how good your calculations are, there's nothing you can do if you can't give birth to a son."

"Your new wife is beautiful, but she's not pregnant. Now that you're old and can't give birth to a son, you're thinking of Ran Qing?"

"Third brother, as human beings, sometimes we can't be so beastly!"

Aunt Six spoke sarcastically.

Ran Qing was stunned when he heard Aunt Six's sarcasm.

Suddenly I felt like I had an epiphany.

It turns out...that's it...

At this moment, Ran Qing suddenly understood why he was abandoned, and finally understood everything.

It turns out that they abandoned him because they were worried that he would compete with a brother who didn't even exist for the family inheritance.

A very boring, yet very reasonable story about being afraid of fighting over the family inheritance...

At this moment, an indescribable feeling of absurdity and ridiculousness emerged in Ran Qing's heart. He bitterly wanted to laugh.

Does he, Ran Qing, need something like this?
Things like corpse refining, feng shui... these kinds of things from quacks, does he care about them?

Ran Qing wanted to laugh, but inexplicably wanted to cry.

The middle-aged man who was being ridiculed by her was not embarrassed at all and his tone remained calm.

He shook his head and said, "Sixth sister, every family has its own problems. That's not what you said."

"No matter what I say, he's still his dad."

"Why do you have to look for this kid of mine? Where's your daughter? Wouldn't it be better if you could pass on your skills as a shady person to your daughter?"

The middle-aged man mentioned Sixth Aunt’s daughter.

When Aunt Liu heard this, her face changed.

The expression on her face became somewhat sad and complicated.

After a long while, Aunt Liu said expressionlessly, "My daughter died two years ago."

Aunt Liu’s answer was concise and to the point.

But the middle-aged man was stunned: "Ah? Xiao Li left?"

The middle-aged man was obviously unaware of this sudden bad news.

He was stunned for a long time, his eyes dim.

After a long silence, the middle-aged man murmured, "... Then Sixth Sister, you can't come and snatch my son away. He's the only son I have."

Sixth Aunt sneered and scolded directly, "How dare you say he's your son? Ran Lao San, other than this time when you helped him avoid disaster and died in his place, have you ever taken care of him once in all these years?"

"Even if you died to protect him this time, this kid saved your life. He brought back your soul!"

"The most you two owe each other is nothing! Don't even think about kidnapping him!"

The middle-aged man was speechless and remained silent for several seconds.

Finally, he said expressionlessly: "No matter what, he is still my son!"

"Sixth sister, you want to take my son away. I absolutely won't agree!"

At this moment, the middle-aged man was like a thug on the street. When he couldn't win the argument, he just acted like a rogue.

Aunt Liu glared at him angrily and was about to speak.

But Ran Qing, who had been following him all the way, couldn't bear it any longer.

"What does my business have to do with you?"

"What do you mean your son? When did I become your son?"

"Aunt Liu is right. You saved me once, but I also saved you!"

"We're even!"

Looking at the middle-aged man, Ran Qing's eyes became more and more disgusted: "As for your Ran family's corpse refining feng shui technique... I don't care! You can pass it on to whoever you want, even to a dog on the street. It's none of my business! In short, I won't learn it! Don't use it to disgust me!"

Ran Qing stared coldly at the man in front of her. Her last bit of hope for this man was finally shattered by his usual selfishness.

This man has never changed. Grandma was really wrong.

He really shouldn't have any expectations of this man!
Thinking of that night two weeks ago, when he was anxious when he called this man late at night to ask for help... Ran Qing suddenly wanted to laugh, laugh at his own stupidity.

Whether in the past or now, Ran Jianfei has always been a selfish, irresponsible scumbag and has never changed.

He saved Ran Qing this time, not out of a change of heart, but because he couldn't have a son, he remembered Ran Qing whom he abandoned ten years ago...

But if he wants to come back and recognize Ran Qing, will Ran Qing recognize him?

For so many years, I have never accepted any charity from men. For so many years, I have been poor and hard-working...

Ran Qingwei wanted to straighten his back at this moment!
"Take your family inheritance and corpse refining feng shui techniques and get out of here!"

"Whatever I do in the future has nothing to do with you, Ran Jianfei!"

(End of this chapter)