The ultimate master in the city

Mr. Shen was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his hands behind his head, his legs bent, and veins bulging on his forehead. He looked terrifying.

Auntie's heart was pounding. Her father-in-law looked like he wasn't sleeping; he was clearly seriously ill.

She rushed into the room and patted Mr. Shen twice, but there was no response. She then checked his breathing and found only a very faint breath.

Auntie panicked and ran out of the room to ask a neighbor for help to take him to the hospital, but then she stopped herself. Her husband had told her before he left that she couldn't touch her father-in-law...

She was suddenly conflicted. How could her father-in-law, a man of such great ability, suddenly fall ill? But if he wasn't sick, why was he in this state?

All day long, Auntie was restless, frequently going to her father-in-law's room to check on his strange behavior. It wasn't until evening that she realized she hadn't eaten all day. Too lazy to cook, she went out and found a small noodle shop to eat a bowl of noodles.

When we returned, it was pitch black. As we passed through the alley, it was quiet. A woman was sitting on a rock in front of us. When my aunt passed by the woman, she glanced at her subconsciously and was immediately stunned.

It was the same older sister from a few years ago. She had reappeared, still wearing the same red cloak and coarse cloth robe, with the same smile. She hadn't changed at all.

Third Aunt recalled the suicide of her cousin and six coworkers, and some legends about the Chen San Guniang Temple. She had always suspected that this older sister was strange and might be something mysterious.

So she quickly looked away, pretending not to see anything, and hurried forward. But then the woman appeared in front of her again, blocking her way, and said with a grin, "Little sister, I didn't expect you to have grown up and even gotten married! I came here specifically to find you."

The third aunt didn't dare to look at her and asked cautiously, "Sister, what do you want with me?"

The woman sighed and said, "Little sister, are you angry with me because of what happened with the first seven workers?"

Third Aunt thought to herself, "Of course," but she didn't dare say it, looking down at her toes.

The woman said, "Oh dear! To tell you the truth, I am a deity. The reason I asked you to help kill those seven people is because they have committed countless evils. Do you know about the murder case at the steel mill gate? Do you know about those young girls at Duhekou? They were the ones who did it!"

Auntie was stunned. This "sister" actually claimed to be a deity! Moreover, the two things she mentioned were sensational unsolved cases from a few years ago. Could it really have been done by Uncle and his gang?

The woman smiled and said, "Little sister, you actually did a good deed. I came here to reward you. How about I teach you a magic spell?"

Auntie was completely dumbfounded. Magic? How could a country woman like her learn magic?

Without saying a word, the woman pressed down on Third Aunt's head, muttered a few words, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Auntie San felt like something was wrong with her head. She returned home in a daze, lay down on the bed and fell asleep. When she got up the next day, she wanted to go see her father-in-law, but she heard a commotion at the neighbor's house. When she went over to see what was going on, she found out that the old lady had hidden a valuable antique before she died. Her family was in a hurry and wanted to sell the antique, but they couldn't find it no matter what they did, and they were very anxious.

Auntie was taken aback. She felt she could help, so she stepped forward and spoke up.

The family actually believed it. Then, the aunt found a rice bowl, filled it with rice, dripped the old lady's son's blood onto the rice, wrote a talisman next to it, muttered a few words, and then lost consciousness.

When she woke up, the family surrounded her, all with joyful expressions, praising her for her amazing abilities and saying that she was indeed Mr. Shen's daughter-in-law. They even gave her a large red envelope.

Auntie San returned home in a daze, holding the red envelope. It would be a lie to say she wasn't happy; she thought to herself that she really did possess magical powers.

In just two or three days, Third Aunt's reputation spread, and the stories became increasingly outrageous, including claims of knowing five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future.

Third Aunt, a country woman with little education, became incredibly proud of herself upon hearing that she had become famous. She completely forgot about her father-in-law's well-being and was genuinely grateful to "Sister Red Cloak."

On the sixth night that Mr. Shen, the father-in-law, was in a coma, the third uncle still hadn't returned. The third aunt had helped another family with something and was happily returning home with a red envelope. As she passed through the alley, the woman appeared again.

However, her complexion was very bad, pale, and her hair looked very messy.

Auntie was taken aback and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

The woman forced a smile and said, "It's alright. I just got back from Penglai Immortal Island. I'm exhausted from flying around on clouds. How was it? How was the immortal technique I taught you?"

Auntie thought to herself, "Well, so even immortals get tired." But she said, "Great! I used my magic to help two families and made a lot of money."

"That's good!" The woman nodded and smiled, then suddenly frowned and asked her aunt, "I notice a dark look between your brows and a gloomy complexion. Is someone in your family ill?"

Auntie San's heart skipped a beat. She thought to herself, "Oh no, how could I have forgotten about my father-in-law? The old man hasn't come out for days. Has he died?" She quickly replied, "Yes, yes, my father-in-law has been sick for several days."

The woman sighed, "Just as I thought! Judging from your appearance, he won't live much longer. Your father-in-law is an elder in your family; without him, it won't be easy for you two young couple to make a living."

Auntie was shocked and asked, "Sister, what should we do? You are a deity, can you help me?"

The woman said softly, "Don't worry! I have a pill here for you; I guarantee it will cure your illness."

She took a round, sheep-dung-like pill from her bosom and handed it to her aunt, instructing her, "Tomorrow morning at six o'clock, no earlier, no later, boil it in hot water until it's crushed, and feed it to your father-in-law. Remember! Remember!"

He disappeared in the blink of an eye after saying that.

The aunt thanked the air profusely, then took the pills home. Afraid of forgetting the time, she didn't dare sleep all night, staring intently at the clock on the wall.

Before six o'clock in the morning, she had already boiled the pills in water. When the time came, she lifted her father-in-law, Mr. Shen, by the neck and forced him to drink the medicine. After that, she sat down and waited silently.

About thirty seconds later, Mr. Shen woke up as expected. His aunt exclaimed, "Sister, it's amazing! It's so effective!"

To everyone's surprise, her father-in-law, Mr. Shen, glared at her, pointed at her forehead, and shouted, "You foolish child! I was about to kill that evil spirit, but this dose of medicine you gave me will ruin everything, and I'll even lose my life!"

After saying that, he spat out a mouthful of blood, fell backward, and died!

At this point in the story, the third aunt stopped, her eyes fixed, muttering to herself, "I didn't kill my father-in-law, did I?"

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