Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 375 I Don't Understand Calculation

Old Master Long had an eccentric temper and was physically disabled, so he was unwilling to leave the stone courtyard, let alone go to the city to help.

But the small basket of balls he gave them was already a great help to Ran Qing and the others.

Ran Qing was grateful, but...

Looking at the old man's cheerful smile, Ran Qing had a slight doubt in her heart.

He wanted to speak, but the old man didn't bring it up, and he couldn't help but worry, wondering if asking would offend the old man. Perhaps the old man didn't want to talk about it?
But at this moment, Mo Li, with a pure and curious look on his face, spoke up: "Grandpa Long, you knew we were coming all along?"

The girl's opening remarks voiced Ran Qing's biggest concern.

She spoke innocently and naively, her words completely unintentional, revealing her pure and innocent nature, without any ill intentions.

Even the tone of his voice was light and cheerful.

"When we arrived, you were already weaving these little balls."

With an expression of admiration and curiosity, Mo Li asked, "So you can also do divination?"

Mo Li's impulsive question made Ran Qing's heart skip a beat.

That old man Long has quite a temper...

But when questioned, Grandpa Long didn't get angry; he just smiled.

The old man glanced at Ran Qing with a half-smile, then smiled and said to Mo Li, "This little girl is quite outspoken..."

"However, I cannot answer this question for the time being."

"But I definitely don't know how to do divination or fortune telling."

"If I knew how, I would have stopped Zongshu's father from going to his death ten years ago."

The old man said with a smile, "Alright, it's getting late, you should all go back now."

"If we leave now, we can still make it back to Moonlit City for dinner."

"Although the fog is thick now, ghosts and evil spirits can still come out during the day."

"But it's still much safer during the day than at night."

"I won't keep you for dinner."

The old man waved his hand, indicating that the guest was to be seen off.

What he said was indeed correct. At the current time, if they rushed back to Moonlit City immediately, they could still enter the city before dark.

The three exchanged glances, and Long Zongshu scratched his head: "Then we'll head back first, Grandpa."

Since the old man had already told them to leave, the three of them naturally had no reason to stay.

Moreover, having obtained this basket of small bamboo balls, the trip to the Stone Courtyard can be considered as having achieved its purpose.

However, Old Master Long's behavior was indeed somewhat strange.

He had actually started preparing things before Ran Qing and the others even arrived.

According to Grandma Zongshu, Grandpa had been busy weaving bamboo balls for several days.

Ran Jianfei was still alive back then!
Furthermore, without Ran Qing and the other two saying anything, the old man knew that Ran Jianfei had been turned into a zombie by the female corpse. He was fully aware of the cause and effect, as if he had been there himself.

But the old man denied that he could perform divination or fortune telling...

If he doesn't understand divination and fortune telling, how could he have foreseen the future?
Ran Qing was puzzled, but she could only keep it to herself.

After all, the old man had already made his refusal very clear, so it would be impolite to ask again.

The three sincerely thanked and bid farewell to Grandpa Long, and then went to the pigsty next door to say goodbye to Zongshu's grandmother.

Upon hearing that her grandson and his classmates were leaving, Zongshu's grandmother hurriedly climbed out of the pigsty, wiping her hands as she called out.

"You just got back, why are you leaving already..."

"Grandma will make your beds right away. There are plenty of empty rooms and beds in the house. Why don't you stay one night before you leave?"

"Grandma will stew an old hen for you tonight. I just picked two matsutake mushrooms this morning. We'll cook them together later. They'll smell delicious! You definitely can't get this kind of good food in the city."

The old woman was extremely anxious and tried to persuade her grandson to stay, not wanting him to leave so soon. But Old Master Long at the door shouted, "You old hag, Zong Shu and the others have important business to attend to on their way back to the city. Don't cause trouble, go and clean your pigsty."

Grandpa Long's tone was very impolite.

However, Grandma Zongshu was even less polite.

The old woman glared at her husband and cursed, "Long Hongguang, you old dog! My grandson rarely comes back, and you're in such a hurry to send him away!"

"You did such a despicable thing, you old widow, you old dog! I'll take a pitchfork and smash your asshole in a minute."

"You old beast, born of a mother but uneducated by one!"

In front of the old tile-roofed house shrouded in mist, an elderly woman with a full head of white hair wiped her hands while angrily cursing her husband.

The harsh and offensive language left Zong Shu looking embarrassed as he left.

Ran Qing and Mo Li exchanged bewildered glances, completely shocked.

I never expected that Grandma Zongshu, who seemed so kind and gentle, could be so fierce when she got angry.

On the contrary, Old Master Long, who clearly had a terrible temper, was scolded by his wife and immediately turned away without daring to say a word.

Hearing the shouts and curses coming from the old house, the three dared not linger. They hurriedly said goodbye and walked away even faster.

Seeing the three people walk away, Grandma Zongshu stopped cursing.

She rushed into the house, grabbed the things, and chased after Ran Qing, stuffing them into Ran Qing's hands without a second thought.

"...There's not much in the countryside, and you're in such a hurry. These are some matsutake mushrooms that we just picked this morning. Take them back and make soup with them; they're very fragrant."

The old man grabbed the mushroom wrapped in konjac leaves and stuffed it into Ran Qing's hand.

He lingered with the three of them, reluctant to leave, and escorted them all the way to the roadside where they had parked.

Finally, after seeing Ran Qing and the other two get on the motorcycle, the old man stood there reluctantly waving goodbye.

Only after the motorcycle had driven far away and Ran Qing and his two companions had entered the depths of the fog did the old man's figure, who was standing by the roadside seeing them off, disappear into the fog.

Mo Li said with some emotion and envy, "Zong Shu, your grandparents are such good people, they love you so much..."

This remark eased some of Zong Shu's embarrassment.

He chuckled dryly and said, "It's just that I have a bad temper, and I often argue and curse at people..."

The motorcycle roared through the thick fog, heading back the way it came.

It's unclear whether the strange flying zombie was following behind the three of them.

But on their return journey, they had acquired a powerful weapon to deal with flying zombies: a "magical artifact" personally woven by Grandpa Long.

Although it seems a bit difficult to hit a flying zombie with just this kind of thing.

However, if the flying zombie dares to attack the Yin altar of the Yin people, and with Ran Qing's witchcraft and ghost magic, they might actually be able to catch that flying zombie.

Ran Qing pondered how to deal with the flying zombies if they really came to her door.

Just then, from within the thick fog, the faint, whispering voice of an old man suddenly drifted in.

That voice... it sounded like Zongshu's grandfather...

Ran Qing was taken aback and subconsciously looked up.

But he discovered that Mo Li in front of him and Zong Shu on his bicycle behind him were both completely unaware of his presence, still focused on driving.

The mountain wind whistled past his ears, and it seemed that only Ran Qing could hear the old man's voice.

Grandpa Long's voice was barely audible.

He seemed to be whispering in the mist.

"...Kid, be careful of women."

"Furthermore, controlling corpses with corpses is Lu Baiyin's master's skill."

(End of this chapter)