Day and night tour

Chapter 154 Ghost Queen

"Why are you two?"

The copper coin priest was angry at the two children for not living up to expectations.

These two children were not ordinary members of the tribe. When they were born, the elder brother Shi Zhu had an "ear" tattooed on the back of his neck, and the younger sister Shi Hong had an "eye" tattooed between her eyebrows.

In the ancient tattoo tribe, being born with a tattoo is a symbol of talent. The two children have always been the focus of training by the copper coin priest.

The copper coin priest usually loves the two children very much.

But now, the two of them eavesdropped on the words in the Human Skin Temple and also overheard the Copper Coin Priest's mumbling when he was mad.

In the eyes of today's copper coin priests, it is an unforgivable sin.

He kept leaning on his crutches, trying to think of how to explain to the ancestor. Emotionally, he wanted to keep the two children.

"Shi Zhu, why are you here?"

The copper coin priest glared at the stone priest.

"Grandpa Tongqian, my sister and I haven't seen you for a few days. We missed you, so we came here to look for you... It was my idea, and it has nothing to do with my sister."

Shi Hong also cried and said, "We just wanted to play a prank on Grandpa Tongqian, we had no other ideas... Grandpa, we were wrong."

The two of them were very much favored by the copper coin priest. In the past, when the copper coin priest was asleep, the two of them would pull out his beard and draw a big turtle on his face with ink.

Not only did the copper coin priest not blame the two men, he also carried the two babies on his shoulders and went to the river to fish.

In the hearts of the two children, the copper coin priest is a kind and amiable grandfather who is kind to them and cares about the well-being of his fellow tribesmen.

But today's copper coin priest looked extremely unfamiliar to the two kids. They had never seen him with such a resentful look or such a ferocious expression.

"You two kids, don't mention or tell anyone about what happened today. If I find out..."

The scenes of getting along with the two children in the past not only emerged in Shi Zhu and Shi Hong's minds, but also turned the pages of the copper coin priest's mind like a picture book.

“Tsk, tsk!”

The copper coin priest wanted to let the two dolls go, but inside his chest, the ancestor's Dharma body was scratching violently.

The ancestor didn't want to let the brother and sister go.

"Grandfather! The two kids know they are wrong. They are young and ignorant. Please let them go. I will discipline them strictly in the future!"

The copper coin priest knelt on his knees and pleaded for the brother and sister.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

The old ancestor scratched more fiercely. In a few moments, a baby's hand had already emerged from the copper coin priest's chest.
Then came two hands... a baby's ferocious face... a complete baby crawled out of the copper coin priest's body, it crawled down from the copper coin priest's body, and then crawled step by step towards Shi Zhu and Shi Hong, brother and sister.

The brother and sister's eyes were filled with fear, and the fear turned into despair, until the baby crawled onto their bodies... and finally they each let out a shrill scream.

The copper coin priest couldn't bear to watch, so he turned around, lowered his head and sighed, with turbid tears flowing down his face.

Once, when he learned that the Nuo god was coming to the world, he was filled with ecstasy. He seemed to see a jade gate opening in the sky, and all the members of the ancient tribe would fulfill the prophecy that had been passed down for hundreds of years - the Jade Gate would ascend to heaven!
But who could have expected that Zhou Xuan, who needed to walk through nine halls, actually walked into the "Tattoo" hall during the second stick of incense!
He never expected that Zhou Xuan actually understood the tattoo of the "Tree Clan".

"We must kill Nuo God. We must kill Nuo God! We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, once more tribesmen know that Nuo God has understood the Tree Clan Tattoo, the ancient Yumen Clan's ambition to ascend to heaven will be shattered!"

The copper coin priest said fiercely.

Apart from the fact that Zhou Xuan's continued growth would destroy the "Yumen Project", he also had another worry in his heart - if more and more tribesmen knew the secret of the appearance of the "Tree Clan Tattoo", he would have to personally eliminate those tribesmen who knew the truth!

The tragedy of Shi Zhu and Shi Hong will be repeated scene by scene in the days to come!
……

"Ancestor, please kill the Nuo God!"

In front of the Human Skin Temple, the Copper Coin Priest lowered his head and made a request to the ancestor's Dharma body in his chest.

The Dharmakaya baby gently scratched the copper coin priest's chest.

After scratching several times, it formed a word - wait!

The Copper Coin Priest understood the meaning of "wait" very well, and continued to wait according to the original plan.

"Wait? Wait? How long do we have to wait? Three sticks of incense, a hundred ghost songs... Hey!"

The copper coin priest sighed,
As the days passed, he watched Zhou Xuan grow stronger, and watched one tree tribe tattoo after another see the light of day, and changes were happening every day.

But what can we do if we don’t wait?
Even if hundreds of ghosts were connected and Zhou Xuan was killed right now, the Jade Gate of the Tattoo Ancient Clan would still not be opened, and they could only wait for the next generation of Nuo to be born.
When was that?
Decades?
Or a hundred years?

The ancestor is unwilling to wait that long.
The copper coin priest thought of this, raised his head, and connected with Peng Hu in Dongshi Street.

"Peng Hu, tonight, call the Hundred Ghosts Ballad again! If he doesn't respond again, please ask Master Mingshi!"

……

At Dongjiang Restaurant, Zhou Xuan ordered a table full of delicious dishes, including crystal pork elbow, braised pork belly, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, etc.

Because Cuijie and Muhua were also invited to the banquet, in addition to rice wine, orange soda was also prepared on the table.

Mu Hua was wearing exactly the same gown and top hat as Zhou Xuan, which were specially bought for him by Cui Jie.

"Muhua looks so handsome in this outfit today." Zhou Xuan praised Muhua.

Everyone at the table: "..."

Everyone knows that you two look alike. Praising Muhua is the same as praising yourself.

"Brother Zhou, your business is really good. I hope it will continue to be so good." Sister Cui poured a glass of soda and clinked glasses with Zhou Xuan.

Lu Mingkun also picked up his wine glass and drank a full glass of rice wine with Zhou Xuan.

He was extremely happy because Zhou Xuan gave him 5,000 yuan in cash in the afternoon. He really didn't expect that the job in Mingjiang Mansion would be so good.

He sews corpses every day, reads newspapers and meditates in the old painting studio, and with the blessing of Zhou Xuan's "Ancestral Witch Dharma Image", not only does his incense business soar, but he also makes "profit"... It can't be considered profit, five thousand yuan, that's got to be considered crystal elbow.

"Senior Brother Lu, are you now at the level of being a top-ranked leader?" Zhou Xuan asked in a low voice.

"No, there's still a small gap." Lu Mingkun said with a smile.

Lao Yun took a sip of alcohol, held the teapot in one hand, rubbed two walnuts in the other, and said slowly, "Eat quickly, drink quickly, after you're full, I still have to go play cards."

Today's big business is completely over, and Yun Ziliang's card fee has been raised again, and it is already a full eighty yuan.

With these eighty yuan, Yun Ziliang can say goodbye to playing mahjong with the old lady from the fruit shop and the old man from the paper flower shop, and go play bigger mahjong.

The thought of this made him feel itchy.

Speaking of playing mahjong, Zhou Xuan thought of Lao Yang. He wondered if the boss of this house had won a lot of money today.

If he wins, Zhou Xuan will probably have another good income.

"Hey, Sister Cui, there is some animal hair on your shoulder." Zhou Xuan had sharp eyes and saw some orange hair on Sister Cui's clothes.

Cui Jie patted her hands and said with a smile, "Oh, I went to buy clothes for Muhua this afternoon and met an old man who was selling foxes. The old man was covered in fox fur, and I guess he got some on me, too."

Everyone ate and drank, and after three rounds of drinks, everyone was basically full. Sister Cui said that they still had to prepare food for the store tomorrow, so she took Muhua and left first.

When Muhua left, Xiao Fuzi grabbed his hand and stuffed something the size of a pen holder into his palm.

"Fuzi, you're giving Huazi something again." Cuijie saw it and didn't want to accept it.

Xiao Fuzi persuaded her, "Sister Cui, you gave me a tin frog last time. The young master gave me some money today, so I will buy a toy for Muhua too."

This pen holder-shaped object is a kaleidoscope.

There is a viewing hole on the tube cover. If you look into the tube through the hole, you can see colorful little flowers. If you rotate the tube while looking in, you can see the flowers changing shapes.

"You're spending money."

"It's okay. The young master gave me 888 yuan today!" Although the money Xiao Fuzi received was less than one-fifth of Lu Mingkun's, it was already a huge sum of money for him.

If he stayed in the Zhou family troupe, relying on the little pocket money he earned from doing odd jobs as an apprentice, he would probably not be able to save up more than 200 yuan in a year.

Apprentices do not receive any salary.

"Then I'll accept it on behalf of Muhua." Sister Cui accepted the kaleidoscope with a smile and took Muhua towards home.

Just after leaving Dongjiang Restaurant, Mu Hua suddenly stopped walking, as if he could not walk anymore. His body went limp and he wanted to sit on the ground to rest.

Cuijie saw through Muhua's problem and carried Muhua on her back.

Mu Hua's head drooped limply, but he held the kaleidoscope tightly in his hand. He looked into the kaleidoscope and said stiffly as he looked, "Here it comes!"

"Those two damn bastards are here again?"

Cui Jie cursed and quickened her pace...

……

"Master, have you noticed that Muhua can laugh now?"

Xiao Fuzi said to Zhou Xuan. "I found out, your smile is similar to mine, quite handsome."

"..." Xiao Fuzi.

"Fuzi, you are so kind to Muhua." Zhou Xuan said, "You even spent money to buy a kaleidoscope, which is much more expensive than a frog."

Among the common people's toys in Mingjiang Prefecture, the kaleidoscope is the most expensive.

"I just get the money and I feel happy." Xiao Fuzi said.

Zhou Xuan didn't point it out, he knew that there was a patient in Xiao Fuzi's family.

Patients are always a money-sucking waste.

Therefore, Xiao Fuzi dared not spend any penny he earned, and saved every penny. He took out three dollars to buy a kaleidoscope, which was already Xiao Fuzi's most extravagant expense. He had never been so generous even to himself.

"Work hard in the future. I, the young master, will not treat you unfairly."

Zhou Xuan patted Xiao Fuzi's shoulder and said.

In order not to reveal Zhou Xuan's true identity, Xiao Fuzi has called him "Young Master" since he came to Mingjiang Mansion.

But deep down, Zhou Xuan prefers the identity of the young boss.
He had only been away from Pingshui Prefecture for a few days and he already missed the Zhou family.

"Brother Lu, how is the phone installation going?"

"Just these two days." Lu Mingkun responded.

……

Yun Ziliang had already hurried off to play cards. Zhou Xuan paid the bill and took Xiao Fuzi and Lu Mingkun out of the restaurant. As soon as he reached the door, he met Yun Ziliang.

"Lao Yun, aren't you going to play cards?"

"I went there and ended up running into Lao Yang. Look at him, he looked like he had lost his soul. When he saw me, he started crying and said he wanted to find you, so I carried him here on my back."

Yun Ziliang turned around and saw Lao Yang curled up in a ball, lying behind him. His mental state was not good and he was drowsy most of the time. Occasionally, when he was awake, he would raise his neck and howl: "Madam, please spare me, please spare me..."

After howling a few times, attracting the attention of passers-by, he finally fell into unconsciousness and lay on Yun Ziliang's back, motionless.

Yun Ziliang asked Zhou Xuan: "Old Yang took your tattoo to play cards. He looks like this. I don't think it's because of the tattoo."

The blood tattoo pattern made by Zhou Xuan is a bit weird. For example, if the copper coins from Cuijie's house are offered to it on time, it will help Cuijie make money. If the coins are not offered on time, it will cause trouble and ruin the business of Cuijie's store.

Yun Ziliang wondered if it was because Lao Yang had not taken good care of the "eyes" tattoo and that the tattoo had bewitched him.

"Nonsense, my tattoo was made with the blood of my fifth senior brother and myself. Even if he was a demon, Old Yang should have shouted 'Grandpa, spare my life'."

The "eye" tattoo, human skin, blood, and pattern, are all taken from real men. How could it be possible for it to transform into a female ghost to seduce Lao Yang?

That doesn't make sense!

"Carry him to the store first, and we'll take a good look at him."

Zhou Xuan and his four companions took Lao Yang to the Old Painting Studio which was closer to the restaurant, lit a kerosene lamp, and laid Lao Yang across the counter.

The first person to examine Lao Yang was Yun Ziliang. He looked at his eyes and listened to his chest sounds, but couldn't hear anything abnormal.

The next person to check was Lu Mingkun. He was very sensitive to sneaky things and put the bamboo knife on Lao Yang, but there was no reaction at all.

"It doesn't look like a ghost has taken possession of me, otherwise my bamboo blade would tremble."

Zhou Xuan looked around and said, "I feel that Old Yang is not bewitched. He just saw something he dared not see and got confused. We should scare him. If we do something to scare Old Yang, maybe he will get better."

Speaking of which,

Yun Ziliang started to threaten: "Oh no, Lao Yang, all your properties are burned."

Old Yang didn't move.

Lv Mingkun also threatened: "Old Yang, get up quickly, your tenant ran away without paying the rent."

Still not working.

Zhou Xuan thought about it and patted Lao Yang on the chest: "Lao Yang, you are fooling your uncle's cards. You are cheating."

Old Yang sat up with a jerk, closed his eyes, and made a card shape with his hands.

The cards were counted one by one, and finally Lao Yang slapped the air heavily and cursed: "Bullshit, Brother Yang, you have four happiness, one color and four bars, how can you cheat!"

After being scolded, Old Yang actually woke up. His eyes widened as he looked at everyone: "Where am I?!"

"You're quite a dreamer, and you even have four characters of happiness."

Zhou Xuan slapped Old Yang and said, "You don't know what you saw. You kept wailing 'Madam, spare me, Madam, spare me' all the way, like a funeral spree."

"Is this true?" Old Yang rubbed his head, feeling embarrassed.

Yun Ziliang crossed his arms and said, "It's even uglier than howling."

“How am I going to face my tenants tomorrow?”

Lao Yang felt like he had made a fool of himself and was socially devastated.

"Let's not talk about anything else for now. Tell me what you saw that scared you so much!"

Zhou Xuan pulled a stool and sat down to listen to Lao Yang talk. He was the one who did the tattoo, so he needed to understand the nature of the tattoo.

"I'm going to tell it, and you can't tell anyone!" Lao Yang felt that what happened to him today was particularly embarrassing.

"Don't worry, we're all keeping our mouths shut."

Zhou Xuan said.

"Then I'll say it, I took your tattoo to play cards, but I still lost, so I..."

"Wait a moment!" Zhou Xuan stopped the conversation and asked Lao Yang, "You lost playing cards with tattoos?"

"Ah."

"Tsk tsk, that tattoo can reveal the identities of two brands." Zhou Xuan said.

"Um……"

"We're guaranteed to win!" Zhou Xuan repeated Lao Yang's "big words" that he had said in the afternoon.

“……”Old Yang found it very irritating.

"Oh, if I can't beat either of these two players, I'll just go and be a maggot in a manure tank!

Brother Zhou, do you know how to play mahjong? "

Zhou Xuan just repeated what Lao Yang said in the afternoon without changing a single word.

As proud as Lao Yang was when he got the tattoo, he was deeply hurt now.

His body is full of boomerangs!

Old Yang kept saying things that were difficult to understand, such as "my hand is not in a good mood" and "I forgot to change the wind", which made everyone laugh.

The old painting studio is filled with a happy atmosphere.

……

"What happened after you lost the game?" Zhou Xuan laughed for a long time before stopping and continuing to ask Lao Yang about being "bewitched" by the ghost.

"After I lost the game, I was naturally in a bad mood, so I went to have a few drinks and then took a bath."

"What happens next?"

"I just...I just..."

"Just what?"

"I asked the old lady Liu who rented my room to bring the tattoo into the women's bathhouse..."

Zhou Xuan: “…”

Unlucky and shameful!
It's already embarrassing and unlucky enough that you didn't win the game with an "eye" tattoo, and you even used it to peek into the women's bathhouse!

What kind of humanity is this?
"I guarantee you, I didn't see anything I should have seen... Instead, I saw... a bunch of ghosts in that bathhouse."

When Lao Yang talked about the ghost lady, he was so scared that he covered his eyes.

Instead, Lu Mingkun stared at Lao Yang and said very slowly,
"Old Yang, you are kidding me, you said you gave the tattoo to Old Lady Liu, but she died yesterday... Her family came to me to ask about Jingyi, but I asked them to do it because my price was too high."

ps: Two updates and 9,200 yuan, my good brothers

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