Frowning at the tragic scene in front of her, Lin Yilan turned to ask the old man selling the red rope,""Granny, does this auntie owe someone a lot of money?”So much that it could buy two lives?
"Miss, you are lucky that you have never experienced such a thing.”The old man looked at the scene with sorrow and sighed softly, as if recalling his past. "Actually, the mother and daughter of the Zhang family don't owe Wang Fugui money.”
" Then why…" Wang Fugui asked. What a vulgar name…
"These rich kids want to bully us poor people. Are they afraid that they don't have an excuse? It was a long story. Zhang Ji was a servant of the Wang family when he was alive, so his daughter would often go to the Wang family to help her father. However, who would have thought that Wang Fugui would have evil thoughts when he saw the Zhang family's daughter? Not long after Zhang Ji's death, Wang Fugui brought a group of people to the Zhang family to collect debts. He claimed that Zhang Ji had secretly sold the Wang family's vase for money when he was alive. He said that the vase was worth 30 taels of silver. If he could not pay it back, he would use his daughter to pay off the debt. Thirty taels is not a small amount for us! But Miss, the neighbors all know that Zhang Ji is an honest person. Let alone stealing, he wouldn't even accept it even if it was a gift!”
"Isn't this an obvious excuse to snatch people?”It was a cliché plot that was shown on television, but when it really came to life, Lin Yilan suddenly became extremely angry." Why didn't you report it to the authorities? Could it be that the government was colluding with thieves?”
"Young lady, there are some things that we can't change with our ordinary surname. The capital is still fine. At the foot of the emperor, no matter how bad it is, we can still see occasional prosperity. But in other places, such things happen one after another. The Emperor doesn't care, and the court deceives the people. We hope that the future Crown Prince won't let our hopes go down…We can only place our hopes on the Crown Prince and King Jing.”The vicissitudes of life spoke of the helplessness of muddle-headed politics, causing Lin Yilan to involuntarily feel hopeful.
"It will definitely get better in the future! Granny, they definitely won't let us down!”Lin Yilan suddenly thought of something." Then report it to the authorities! Don't tell me the government doesn't care?"
Looking at the indignant Lin Yilan, the old man smiled kindly.""Child, your world is too simple. The government only recognized the word 'reason'. The Zhang mother and daughter had no evidence, and Wang Fugui insisted that Zhang Ji had stolen something. There was no evidence to prove it. The government could not do anything even if they wanted to!”
However, were they going to let these people do whatever they wanted? Lin Yilan couldn't just sit back and do nothing as she listened to the shrill cries of the Zhang mother and daughter. However, she was not a peerless expert, and chivalrous justice was not suitable for her. If only he had a gun. Bang, bang, bang…the legendary Tang Sect hidden weapon, the Qiankun Thunderbolt Bullet!
Suddenly, she saw a rock by her feet…Aha! She had found the "hidden weapon" that had ambushed her just now! Eh? It didn't seem like the time to be calculative about this…Oh right! Lin Yilan's eyes shone with a scheming light, scaring Xiao Mo so much that he took a few steps back while breaking out in cold sweat. Seeing Lin Yilan suddenly turn her head and smile sinisterly, Xiao Mo had a bad feeling!
"Miss, why do you want me to buy paper money?”Xiao Mo looked shocked. Wasn't that thing used for…There was indeed a ghost here!
"Aiya, I told you to buy it and you bought it. Hurry up and go! Also, bring back some medicine for external injuries.”After watching Xiao Mo flee for his life, Lin Yilan smiled amiably and walked up to the children."Kid, which one of you is good at slingshots?”
"Of course it's me! I can also use a stone to knock down an apple from five zhang away!”A child with a face full of mud announced proudly. Although he didn't know what " child " meant, he would ignore it if he didn't understand.
"Don't listen to his nonsense! Sister, I'm the one who's good at playing. No matter how small the thing is, I can hit it!”Another shirtless child interrupted.
"This is nothing. I'm the one who's good at it. Why don't we compete?”
"Alright! Let's compete!"
"That's right! Who's afraid of who!"
"Then, I'll watch from the side." This was the effect she wanted! "Whoever wins will be rewarded with three candied haws!”
"Really?" The five children asked in surprise, all looking eager to try.
"However, I will set the rules.”He paused for a moment. Seeing that no one had any objections, he pointed at the bamboo basket by the roadside and continued," If you guys want to hide there and compete, whoever gets caught will lose. Also, you have to listen to me. Hit wherever I want you to hit. If you make a mistake, it's considered a loss, okay?”
"Good!" Everyone couldn't wait to play such a strange game.
"This kind of stone won't do. It's too round.”Lin Yilan waved the stone she had just picked up. It didn't hurt much, so it was useless against those thick-skinned fellows. If a sharp stone was used to hit a few key acupuncture points on the human body, it should be able to make a person fall from the pain.
The five children quickly prepared the " bullets " that met Lin Yilan's requirements. They noted down the " attack points " that Lin Yilan mentioned and hid in the bamboo baskets to wait.
"No, I can't! I don't want to go! Mother! Mother! Please stop fighting!" The girl who was dragged by Wang Fugui was shocked and afraid. She turned her head in panic to look at her mother, who had been beaten into a bloody mess, and cried in pain. Was she really going to agree to go with him?
"Ah!" Suddenly, the two burly men knelt down with a bang. They felt a sharp pain in their feet and looked around in panic. What…what was going on?
"I didn't ask you to stop! Get up and continue!" Wang Fugui ordered angrily, not understanding what had happened.
" Young…Young Master…" Just as the two men were about to speak, a few more people screamed and fell to the ground. Soon, all of his subordinates fell to the ground and groaned. Only Wang Fugui was left standing.
The scene in front of him was as strange as it could get. Even Wang Fugui was breaking out in a cold sweat, not to mention the mother and daughter of the Zhang family. A terrifying scene flashed across his mind, and he was so scared that he trembled. He quickly shouted as if he was emboldened,"What are you trash doing? Hurry up and give it to me…Ah!" It was as if someone had kicked him from behind. Wang Fugui, who was originally extremely arrogant, knelt on the ground in a sorry state. When he turned around and saw that there was no one behind him, his heart was already trembling. He saw a woman in green not far away shouting behind him as if she had seen a ghost,"Uncle Zhang! You…you're not…"
Uncle Zhang? Uncle Zhang! Could it be Zhang Ji? Could it be…Wang Fugui was so scared that he froze on the spot.
"Uncle Zhang, don't be angry!" Wang Fugui watched in horror as the girl ran behind him as if she was pulling someone away…But why didn't he see her?! The girl was still talking to the empty space beside her. Wang Fugui was already scared out of his wits.
"Stop fighting, Uncle Zhang. What was that? You said that he had gone too far and wanted to keep following and monitoring him? This isn't good. With your current status…is it inconvenient?”
"What? Don't! Zhang Ji, I was wrong! I was wrong! I won't do bad things again! I promise! " Don't follow me…It's really inconvenient…" Wang Fugui's fat body shook when he heard that the ghost wanted to follow him. He kowtowed to the empty space beside Lin Yilan.
Seeing Wang Fugui kowtowing, the subordinates behind him were so scared that they did not dare to move. Lin Yilan was already laughing in her heart. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be in a difficult position as he "blocked" the "person" beside him."Uncle Zhang, calm down! What did you say? If Wang Fugui bullies your wife and children again, will you take him away?”
Take him away? Take him away! Wouldn't that mean that he would have to go to hell? Mother! He did not want to die yet! Wang Fugui almost peed his pants. He quickly knelt down and took a few steps back."Brother Zhang, I swear I won't make things difficult for sister-in-law and your daughter anymore! Please don't take me away. I have parents and a son! Big Brother Zhang, you're a magnanimous adult. This small one will kowtow to you here!”
"Eh? Are you saying that you want to take the few 'accomplices' behind Wang Fugui with you? Uncle Zhang, is this okay? If he brought so many people back, what if the King of Hell blamed him?”Seeing that Wang Fugui was the only one kowtowing while the others were stunned, Lin Yilan played a little prank again and pretended to listen to "someone"'s "explanation seriously. Lin Yilan suddenly understood."Oh, I see. Since the Ghost City is booming, it's normal for you to bring a few people back.”
Bai…Bai Wuchang? The people who had been scared silly were immediately woken up by the shock and quickly kowtowed along with Wang Fugui. It's over, it's over. They hit White Impermanence's wife. He won't let them off easily! Perhaps the Black Impermanence was also wandering around…If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have hung out with this fat pig. Now, even the Black and White Impermanence are looking for me! They couldn't figure out why the honest and easy to bully Zhang Ji became such a big official after his death.
Lin Yilan, who almost laughed out loud, saw that Xiao Mo had returned. While everyone was busy kowtowing, she took the thing from Xiao Mo's hand and pretended to be very curious to attract their attention."Uncle Zhang, can this thing be used in the human world?”
The few people who were already scared out of their wits were once again frightened by Lin Yilan's words. They stared at the thing in her hand in fear.
Seeing Lin Yilan approaching him, Wang Fugui had a bad feeling. He wished he could faint immediately.
"Young Master Wang." Lin Yilan's smile was very " sincere "."It's only right to pay back a debt. Uncle Zhang said that since he owed you money, he would pay it off in one go. Here, take it!"
"Just…just this?" Wang Fugui stared at the paper money in front of him in disbelief. He suddenly came back to his senses. He had forgotten that ghosts used Underworld Coins! Could it be that he was going to take this dozen Underworld coins home?! He could already imagine himself being chased out by his parents.
Wang Fugui shuddered and quickly admitted his lie. He said to the air with a fawning expression,""Big Brother Zhang, you really are forgetful. You see, you don't owe me money at all. Those were all made up by me in a moment of confusion! I can't take this money. You'd better take it back, hehe…"I can't afford it!
Lin Yilan pretended to look behind her. Uncle Zhang, this…" Then, she turned around with a smile and said to Wang Fugui, who was looking at her expectantly,""Uncle Zhang said that since you've already spread the word, I'll give this money to you so that people in the Ghost Realm won't think that the dignified White Impermanence owes money and won't return it.”As she spoke, she stuffed the paper money into his hand. The few people behind him could not help but cover their mouths and snicker.
Wang Fugui's hands trembled as he took the wad of 'money' and said regretfully,""There's really no need…Big Brother…Miss, please help me beg Big Brother!”Wang Fugui quickly kowtowed to the immortal who could "see" ghosts. I really shouldn't have made up a lousy excuse about owing money!
"Uncle Zhang, he said he doesn't want…Ah? Is it okay to disturb me like this?" Seeing Lin Yilan looking at him sympathetically after " negotiating " with Zhang Ji, Wang Fugui was so scared that he felt a chill down his spine. He quickly asked,""Miss…what did Brother Zhang say?”
"Uncle Zhang said that if you don't bring it back to show respect to your parents, he will chat with you every night.”
Chatting with him every night? He wouldn't? It was said that the Black and White Ghosts came out at night to collect souls…Didn't that mean that he had to stay with a house full of ghosts every night?! Wang Fugui was so scared that he almost spat out white foam at the mouth. He quickly nodded."I accept! I accept! Thank you, Big Brother! Thank you, Big Brother! Aunt, please tell Big Brother to work hard at night and not come to my place.”Wang Fugui hugged Lin Yilan's leg and said with tears and snot in his eyes. What did he mean by " taking these to show filial piety to your parents "? Wasn't he cursing his two elders? Wang Fugui shuddered when he imagined his parents 'expressions when they saw this…but it was still much better than staying with ghosts every night!
"Oh, right! These Underworld coins are equivalent to one tael of silver, so you still have to return seventy taels of silver to the Zhang family.”Although her tone was very calm, Lin Yilan's smile was very sinister.
" What?!" Wang Fugui hoped that he had heard wrongly. It was bad enough that he had taken this stack of paper money, but he had to pay seventy taels! Just thinking about it made his heart ache!
"You don't want to? " Uncle Zhang, he said he doesn't…" Lin Yilan deliberately raised her voice and pretended to be disappointed.
"No, I can't! No! I'm willing! I'm willing! There are eighty taels of silver here, keep the change! I still have something to do, so I'll be leaving first!" Wang Fugui was so frightened that he quickly pulled Lin Yilan back. He untied the huge money bag from his waist and stuffed it into Lin Yilan's hand. Then, he led his subordinates and scrambled toward the alley entrance.
"Really? No need to look for it? You said it yourself!" Lin Yilan looked at the disheveled figure in amusement. Tsk tsk, such a big money bag, is he specially giving it to thieves?
"Of…of course! I'll take my leave first! Big Brother Zhang, don't give me a gift!" After saying that, he disappeared.
Then, Lin Yilan called the children out.""I think you are all very powerful, so today I will treat everyone. Everyone will have three candied haws!”As expected, she heard the children's cheers. Lin Yilan pointed at Xiao Mo, who was already half-unconscious from the fear of the " ghost ", and said,""Now, you guys go with this sister to buy food!”
After watching the children leave, Lin Yilan walked over to the mother and daughter who were covered in bruises and skillfully bandaged their wounds with the medicine that Xiao Mo had bought. Then, he handed the money bag to his mother."Auntie, you can keep these. I don't think your asthma will recover in a short time, but you still need to see a doctor.”
"Thank you! Thank you, miss!" The two of them looked at Lin Yilan gratefully. Suddenly, the mother said,"Miss, is my husband still here? Can I talk to him?"
Lin Yilan suddenly felt a headache when she met her expectant gaze…It was better for her to leave first…
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