Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 282 Lao Liu
Ran Qing's process of processing the skin of the old woman was very complicated. She was busy all afternoon and did not finish processing until after dark.

After a total of seventeen processes, including tanning, soaking, stretching, sun-drying, and powdering, the three pieces of skin, now completely transformed, hang in the main room like three pieces of dried bacon.

There's enough yin and yang energy here. Let it air out overnight, and it'll be ready to use tomorrow.

After wearing the transformation skin, you will transform into a perfect new face.

Although this human skin mask is a disposable magical artifact, it is not as good as those unorthodox practitioners who actually possess the art of disguise.

But its effect is so realistic that even the most experienced face-changing performer cannot tell the difference between the human skin mask and the real thing.

After Ran Qing finished dealing with the human skin mask, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He went back into the house, took out his test paper, and began to study.

In the next room, Mo Li continued watching TV with Xiao Mianhua.

Long Zongshu initially followed Ran Qing in doing the test questions, but after more than an hour, he became restless.

Not wanting to disturb Ran Qing while staying inside, he moved a stool to the doorway, took out a martial arts novel, and started reading.

Inside the room, the only sound for a moment was the scratching of a ballpoint pen across the exam paper.

Ran Qing quickly became immersed in this problem-solving mindset, forgetting everything else.

until……

"Master Ran?"

"Master?"

The sudden whisper in her ear startled Ran Qing.

He was doing his homework when he suddenly looked up and found the room empty and bare.

The strange calling sound just now seemed like his imagination.

But Ran Qing immediately got up and left the room.

Those who work in this line of work generally don't have any misconceptions.

Moreover, that strange whispering had a strange sense of familiarity, especially that Yuzhang accent...

Under the light bulb by the door, Long Zongshu, who was sitting on a small stool reading a novel, looked up curiously at Ran Qing.

But then they saw Ran Qing holding a flashlight and walking into the shadows in front of the cement house, searching in the darkness around the house.

This unusual behavior surprised Long Zongshu: "Ran Qing? What are you looking for?"

Long Zongshu put down his novel and stood up.

But before he could rush forward to help, Ran Qing returned from the darkness with a flashlight.

A trembling fox was grabbed by the neck and dragged to the light at the entrance of the cement house.

This fox has shiny, silvery-white fur and looks eerie and extraordinary; it is clearly not an ordinary fox.

But the most striking feature is the fox's eyes, which gleam with a greenish light that instinctively makes one uncomfortable.

Long Zongshu was startled, and flames suddenly burst from his shoulder: "A mountain demon has come knocking? Where did this fox come from?"

Upon seeing the mountain demon, Long Zongshu instinctively wanted to attack.

The raging, undetermined fire terrified the fox, causing it to bristle and struggle wildly in Ran Qing's grasp.

Ran Qing was somewhat speechless and said, "It's that den of foxes from Old Wang Mountain, Zong Shu, don't get excited..."

After calming her agitated companion, Ran Qing looked at the terrified fox in her hand and asked, "What are you doing in my house?"

Although he had left his address beforehand, saying that if the fox from Laowang Mountain needed anything, he could come to Gongyuan Road to find him.

But they didn't expect the other party to find them so quickly. After witnessing the flames on Long Zongshu's shoulder disappear, the fox said with a forced smile, "Master, it was our great-grandmother who sent me here."

"They say that someone is going to hold a Dharma assembly at Yue Zhao on the evening of July 18th and has invited the fox from our Old Wang Mountain."

"My great-grandmother asked me to come in her place, and I was thinking of coming here to find you, since you might be going too..."

This fox has shiny fur and a slender body, giving it a strangely alluring and seductive feel.

But it was a male fox, and its voice was a whimpering, unpleasant croaking voice. Clearly, it wasn't skilled enough to compare to its great-grandmother.

But compared to other foxes, it is obviously much better, at least its pronunciation is clear.

Ran Qing squinted at the fox, remaining impassive, but inwardly quite surprised: "You also received an invitation to the Dharma Assembly?"

Even the foxes as far away as Lao Wang Mountain have received invitations to the Dharma assembly... This convener invited more than just people from Moonlit City?

Could it be that the entire Zangke region received an invitation...?

The fox, looking dejected, was being held by the neck by Ran Qing, and cautiously said like a wronged child, "Yes, it was the message that my great-grandmother received around noon today."

"Grandma said that the person who convened this meeting is a person from the Xuanmen sect with great magical powers. Our family is new here and we must give them face. We can't refuse an invitation..."

The fox, who called himself Lao Liu, spilled everything he knew like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

According to Lao Liu, it came to the meeting in place of its great-grandmother, who instructed it to follow Ran Qing and obey all of Ran Qing's orders.

"Oh, by the way, I can also boil water, cook, and do laundry. I'll wash all your dirty clothes and blankets in a bit."

"I'm also quite good at housework."

The fox was afraid that Ran Qing wouldn't take it along, so it was very obedient and readily offered to take over the housework and do hard labor for Ran Qing.

Ran Qing glanced at the fox and said, "Then you can stay here for now."

And so, with Ran Qing's permission, the fox stayed behind, trembling with fear.

The scent of incense burning in the main room and the smell of the altar used by the spirit medium made the fox tremble.

But it dared not leave Ran Qing. Although it could not live inside the house, it was allowed to lie down and sleep at the door. The place it slept in was the doghouse where Xiao Mianhua used to stay when it guarded the house.

Now that Ran Qing no longer needs to collect and sell garbage, she naturally doesn't need Xiao Mianhua to guard the house at the door.

Mo Li was quite surprised by the arrival of this fox.

Little Cotton was particularly interested and kept circling around the fox.

The enormous size of the big yellow dog, along with the distinctive scent of spirit mediums, made the fox tremble with fear.

Several times when Ran Qing wasn't paying attention, Xiao Mianhua had already run around in circles with the fox in its mouth, as if it had received a new and interesting toy and was very interested in it.

Ran Qing was speechless and had no choice but to sternly stop him.

Mo Li chuckled and said, "Girls can't resist these furry little animals at all. It's a pity this fox's voice is too awful. If it were a cute and seductive female fox, I would definitely give it a good squeeze."

Ran Qing rolled her eyes and ignored Mo Li.

After resting and doing homework at home all day, he had a big meal after dark, and then took Mo Li, Zong Shu, Xiao Mianhua, and the new fox to the elevator building.

The motorcycle was parked near the square, where the elevator building, which stood out prominently in the night, stood quietly amidst the city lights.

But whether it was psychological or not, Ran Qing felt that the elevator building didn't look so eerie tonight.

Under the cover of night, the elevator building seems no different from any other ordinary building.

The eerie, unsettling feeling from before vanished without a trace.

(End of this chapter)