The ultimate master in the city

The old woman looked at them intently, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

"what!"

The dilapidated room, the urn containing ashes, the female ghost, and the mysterious old woman terrified Little Mustache. He let out a scream and lay flat on the ground, too scared to move.

Zhou Fengchen stared at the old woman for a moment; she seemed like a normal elderly woman. He then lied and said, "We're relatives of this family. We haven't visited in a few years, so we came to check on them. What happened to them?"

"What relatives haven't kept in touch all these years?" the old lady muttered, then said, "Sigh! Their family is so pitiful..."

This neighborhood is slated for demolition, and the residents moved away two years ago, leaving only this elderly woman with no children to look after the house. According to her, the family's surname is Li, and the couple ran a clothing store in the city. Their daughter worked at a hotel. Three years ago, the couple went to another city to purchase goods, but they were involved in a car accident and both died.

The daughter was left all alone, destitute and helpless. Later, she was dumped by her boyfriend. In a moment of despair, she committed suicide by cutting her wrists. She was not discovered by the neighbors for more than ten days. Later, several neighbors paid for her cremation, but the cemetery was very expensive, and it was inconvenient for everyone to bury her, so they kept her ashes in their home.

At this point, the old lady said, "Since we're relatives, take the ashes with us and bury them somewhere. Otherwise, they'll be thrown away as garbage during the demolition process. Sigh!"

He shook his head and walked away.

The man with the mustache scrambled to his feet, wiping away cold sweat. "Uh, it's an old lady. What... what do we do?"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, picked up the family photo on the table, then took the urn and went downstairs with Xiao Huzi.

The two left the alley and reached the car. Zhou Fengchen said impatiently, "Give me the money. You don't need to worry about the rest."

The man with the small mustache quickly opened the car door, took out ten thousand yuan, and then took out the money he had on him and put it together. "Brother Zhou, this is a little over thirteen thousand in total. Please count it."

Zhou Fengchen took the money and stuffed it into his pocket, looking at the little mustache staring at him expectantly. "I'll handle the rest. You're fine now, but I have a piece of advice: the three yang flames on your shoulders have been extinguished. Go to a temple and pray to Buddha for seven days straight, otherwise, if you get involved with anything unclean again, you'll surely die!"

The man with the mustache was startled and nodded repeatedly, "Definitely! Definitely! I'll go at dawn!"

……

Zhou Fengchen carried the urn and the photo, and slowly walked along the curb. When there was no one around, the sound of crying gradually came from the urn, and the crying grew louder and louder.

"Is this your reason for killing people?" Zhou Fengchen asked.

"After my parents died, he was the only one I could rely on. I gave him everything, but he abandoned me and didn't want me anymore," the female ghost sobbed. "He only coveted my body. I swear to kill all lustful men."

Zhou Fengchen placed the urn on the steps to the side, sat down, looked at the photo in his hand, and casually said, "Do you know that just for saying that, I should have beaten you to a pulp!"

The female ghost was silent for a moment, then said, "Am I wrong? Shouldn't these men with filthy hearts be killed?"

Zhou Fengchen shook his head. "Everyone has desires. Some are greedy, some are lustful, and some crave fame. That's why we're called human if we have emotions and desires. If we don't, we're gods. The man who abandoned you is despicable, but he doesn't deserve to die. Not to mention the man you deliberately seduced. What you said is wrong."

The female ghost remained silent for a while, then sighed softly and asked, "I am no match for you, Taoist Master. What do you intend to do with me?"

"Do you have any other wishes?" Zhou Fengchen asked.

"I miss my mom and dad so much. I want them back to life. I want to live with them again, even if it's just... for one more day," the female ghost cried out in a pitiful voice. "Of course, I know that's impossible. So please, Taoist priest, bury my ashes in a place with mountains and water, okay? I beg you!"

"Okay!" Zhou Fengchen took a taxi straight to the West District. Not far outside the city, there was a low hill.

Near the water on the mountainside, Zhou Fengchen dug a pit with stones and buried the urn of ashes and the family portrait together. Then he sat cross-legged to one side, took out a talisman, and chanted incantations.

The female ghost appeared in a flash, tied her hair into a ponytail, and sat opposite Zhou Fengchen, looking like an ordinary girl. She asked, "Daoist Master, may I sing a song?"

"Okay," Zhou Fengchen nodded, "but you only have two minutes."

The female ghost smiled, looked at the sky, and silently began to sing a song, "There's Only Mother in the World." It was very childish, but her voice was very mournful. As she sang, tears streamed down her face, and finally she stood up and bowed.

"May you have a good rebirth!" Zhou Fengchen picked up the talisman and chanted in a low voice, "Soul returns to the underworld, send this urgent incantation, let the soul rest in peace, report to the netherworld, so be it!"

……

After sending the female ghost away, it was already past midnight when I returned to my rented room. As soon as I opened the door, I heard Monk Yuanzhi snoring loudly.

Chu Xiaoling floated up from the sofa, pouted, and looked very unhappy.

Zhou Fengchen initially didn't want to pay her any attention, but the woman blocked his way again, huffing, "Did you go on a blind date? Did you spend the night with that woman?"

Zhou Fengchen felt incredibly awkward and stammered, "I went on a blind date. I was hoping to kiss the girl, but she didn't agree."

Chu Xiaoling laughed again and asked with great interest, "What does that girl look like? Is she pretty?"

"To be honest, she's quite pretty." Zhou Fengchen sat on the sofa and said, "Old Chu, according to you girls' thinking, what kind of mentality is it to want someone to kiss you within a day of meeting you?"

Chu Xiaoling pondered for a moment, "That was impossible back then, but in this day and age, it's impossible... unless she wants your money."

"She's rich, she doesn't need money."

"So she just wants some thrills!"

"But I wanted to touch her hand, but she wouldn't let me!"

"That……"

After studying Tang Sai'er for a long time, Zhou Fengchen still couldn't figure her out, so he simply washed up and went to sleep.

The next morning, he was groggily woken up by Monk Yuanzhi, who asked, "Brother, brother, when did you get back? How's the girl?"

Zhou Fengchen rubbed his eyes, got up, and after thinking it over, recounted the general events.

"No, no!" Monk Yuanzhi stroked his chin and paced back and forth, analyzing like a strategist: "Let's not talk about how long you've known her. First of all, even if you dress up nicely, you're still a peasant at heart, and a fierce-looking martial artist. To be honest, you're not very attractive to girls."

"What the hell!" Zhou Fengchen snapped. "What the hell did you say? Are you looking down on me or what?"

"No, no!" Monk Yuanzhi shook his head. "Based on my decades of experience navigating the world of women, the fact that she wouldn't let you touch her hand, and was so clean and tidy, means she's definitely rejecting you, not shy. Then she let you kiss her and played with you, which means she wanted to play with you. And then she wanted to meet up with you again, which means she has ulterior motives."

Zhou Fengchen felt that what he said made some sense, and asked, "But... she was introduced to me by my parents through a matchmaker. Her family background is impeccable, and we know her inside and out. What could she possibly want?"

"Hey—" Monk Yuanzhi waved his hand with a sly grin, "I was just kidding. Maybe you two are just attracted to each other. As long as it's not some trick played by Miss Chen, it's all negotiable."

Zhou Fengchen spat out, "Why the hell am I suddenly so reluctant to chat with you? Are you afraid that if I find a girl, you'll have to call me 'brother'?"

"You're overthinking it, haha."

……

Despite his words, Zhou Fengchen was restless all day. Such a beautiful girl had asked him out; should he go or not?

In the evening, he changed his clothes, greeted Monk Yuanzhi and Chu Xiaoling, and said, "I have to go and check out this legitimate blind date, no thieves or robbers involved."

After going downstairs, I took a taxi straight to the "Lotus Flower New District" that Tang Sai'er had mentioned.

I like the novel "The Strongest Master in the City".