“Mom, do you know that I originally had an idea?”

“what idea?”

“Every time we go to a place, we have to open our Red Candle Shop there. In this way, after thousands of years, there will be Red Candle Shops of ours all over the world, and we can just lie down and collect money.”

Inside the Red Candle Shop in Xueshi City, Liu Bai looked at the things in the shop and the past events came to his mind vividly.

If Madam Liu had heard these words in the past, she would have certainly sneered with disdain.

Madam Liu was still laughing today, but it was not a sneer.

Instead, he smiled and said, “Then we should open a few more stores in places like Yincheng, so that we can make more money.”

Liu Bai laughed loudly after hearing this and said, “Indeed, indeed, I have only opened a red candle shop over there, and I am making a lot of money there.”

When talking about the Red Candle Shop in Zouyin City, Liu Bai thought of the boss gargoyle, and then… he thought of something else.

But this thought only lasted for a moment, not even a moment, before he covered it up again.

Even Madam Liu, who was most familiar with him and was standing next to him, did not notice anything unusual.

The mother and daughter walked out of the Red Candle Shop in Xueshi City. It was still bright outside the door.

Liu Bai stretched and looked around, but suddenly found that the funeral clothing shop on his left… had changed owners.

They no longer sell funeral clothes, but instead sell a variety of miscellaneous items.

The person looking after the shop was no longer the water ghost Ning Yi.

Liu Bai did not hesitate and walked over immediately. He looked into the room and saw a middle-aged woman standing behind the counter, who also had the aura of a ghost.

Not strong, this is a soul burning thing.

Seeing the door darken, she immediately looked up from her abacus and said happily, “Welcome, welcome. What can this little brother do for you?”

“Do you know Ning Yi? He was the original owner of this shop.”

Liu Bai asked directly.

When she heard that he was not here to patronize business, the woman lost much interest.

“Yes, he’s dead.”

Dead… Liu Bai was not surprised by this answer. Nowadays, it was normal for anyone to die.

“How did you die?”

“How can a corpse retriever die? His grandfather died that way, his father died that way, and now it’s his turn, so naturally he will die that way too.”

That means dying at the bottom of the water, and the water ghost really becomes a water ghost.

Liu Bai nodded, “Thank you.”

By the way, a green bead was also flicked out and landed on the counter.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then looked up happily, but Liu Bai was no longer at the door.

She did not chase him, but just sensed the blood in the green bead in her palm, and muttered in her heart: “That old water ghost actually knows such a young master from a noble family, tut tut.”

Liu Bai didn’t even visit the original Situ family.

After leaving the Blood Food City, Liu Bai brought Lady Liu to Toad Mountain.

It was here that Liu Bai recounted the grudge between him and Toad Mountain. It was here that he met the Gargoyle, Erxiao and the other two.

It was also here that Liu Bai first came into contact with Heimu’s inheritance.

Liu Bai kept talking on and on. In fact, Madam Liu knew a lot of things he said, and even saw them all.

But Madam Liu did not say anything to interrupt.

Just listen carefully.

After leaving Toad Mountain, the mother and daughter naturally came to Yunzhou City.

Liu Bai has been in this city for a long time and knows many people here.

And Sister Hong, or Huang Yiyi, who is familiar to both mother and daughter, is also here.

So Liu Bai’s first stop in Yunzhou City was naturally to meet Sister Hong.

When we finally arrived at the Short Knife Gang, it was already dark.

Huang Yiyi was extremely happy to see Liu Bai and her daughter coming over, and he immediately started talking to Lady Liu.

At this point, how could she not know Madam Liu’s true identity?
But even if she knew, she could still get an ordinary Madam Liu if she faced it with a normal mind.

But before she did not forget to ask about Zhu Yan’s news.

Ever since the battle in Yin City, Zhu Yan was brought back to Jianzhou by the returning Peach Blossom Fairy.

Being in the eastern end of Chu State, it is safe.

After meeting Huang Yiyi, we had dinner here. The sky had already darkened completely.

During this period, Liu Bai also asked Hu Wei and Liu Tie and others, only to find out that they had returned to Huangliang Town.

Liu Bai didn’t go around to meet them.

Let’s just assume that we are not destined to meet this time and see each other next time.

It was here that he saw Gongsun Shi, who was no longer sloppy and had even gained some weight.

The boy who was sloppy and always looked excited when he met anyone, eventually grew up to be the person he disliked the most.

But even so, it is much better than ordinary people.

As the young leader of the Short Knife Gang, he is a well-known figure even in the entire Yunzhou.

Then Liu Bai politely declined Huang Yiyi’s offer to stay overnight.

He thought about walking with Madam Liu overnight. After all… he didn’t know when the strange movement in the sky would start, and he didn’t know how long he could walk with Madam Liu.

Besides, in Liu Bai’s memory, he and Madam Liu went out for a walk at night.

It was when she took herself out to meet the skin-flaying ghost in Huangliang Town.

It was that night.

Liu Bai saw his ghost body for the first time.

Just as they came out of the short knife gang, Madam Liu stopped and asked in a voice that only the mother and daughter could hear: “Do you want to go see your Shen Ruoruo?”

“Uh……”

Hearing this name from Madam Liu’s mouth, Liu Bai felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

“She is thinking about you all the time, and misses you very much.” Madam Liu continued.

And judging from the tone of his voice, he seemed to be speaking well of Shen Ruoruo.

But the more this happened, the more Liu Bai felt his scalp tingling.

“No… no, this was just an accident. It will be fine after it passes.” Madam Liu’s eyes were always pressing.

Liu Bai had no choice but to answer.

“hehe.”

Madam Liu did not comment.

Just when Liu Bai thought that the familiar mother was coming back, after a sneer, Madam Liu softened again.

“Let’s go. Where else do you want to go? Jiangzhou?”

“Ok!”

Liu Bai nodded vigorously.

Afterwards, the mother and daughter headed north, but they stopped when they passed the Chu River.

at the same time.

In the living room of the Short Knife Gang, Sister Hong and Gongsun Shi were still sitting in their original seats and did not leave.

“Boss, you said this and never thought that one day, I, Gongsun Shi, would be able to talk to Willow God, hey.”

Gongsun Shi still hadn’t gotten over his joy. When they were chatting just now, he asked some questions, and Madam Liu did respond a few times.

There was no joy on Sister Hong’s face. Her brows were furrowed, and she felt that there was some sadness in her heart that she couldn’t get rid of.

Gongsun Shi also noticed this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he was about to leave.

At the end, he didn’t know whether Sister Hong was talking to him or to herself, but he heard her say, “I have never seen Madam Liu like this before.”

“…”

“Uncle Li.”

Liu Bai looked at Lin Cenjun in front of him and called out with a smile.

Now, the only people Liu Bai is willing to call uncle are Liu Wenzhi and Lin Cenjun.

“Not bad, I didn’t embarrass your mother.”

Lin Cenjun looked at Liu Bai in front of him with a smile on his face.

“I have already made arrangements with Zhang Cang. Just give it a try. Someone will come to take over from you later.”

“Ah.”

Lin Cenjun nodded heavily towards Liu Qingyi.

“Sorry to bother Sister Qingyi.”

“Nothing, let’s go.” Madam Liu still looked casual, waved her hand and went north.

Lin Cenjun was about to return to the bottom of the Chu River, but at this moment, Liu Qingyi, who had already reached the other side of the Chu River, suddenly turned around and asked casually, as if on impulse or just remembered:
“You won’t be so greedy for Yama’s power that you won’t be willing to fight to the death, right?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Chu River seemed to stop flowing, as if it had fallen into dead silence.

Liu Bai felt that the two people who were just chatting and laughing suddenly felt tense.

After all, what Liu Qingyi asked was straight to the point.

Lin Cenjun, who had already returned to the river surface, also stopped. At this time, he was facing away from Liu Qingyi.

So naturally Liu Bai couldn’t see his facial expression at this moment.

It seemed like there was silence for a few breaths before Lin Cenjun suddenly chuckled, breaking the silence.

The Chu River, which had been stagnant, began to flow eastward again as he chuckled.

“Li Nian died long ago. The one who is alive now is Lin Cen Jun.”

After he said that, he turned around with a look of ease and relief in his eyes.

“What does the life and death of Lin Cen Jun have to do with me, Li Nian?”

Madam Liu received the reply and did not comment, but she did not ask any more questions. Instead, she took Liu Bai and continued to head north.

For the rest of the time, Liu Bai took Lady Liu and walked the same route he had walked.

From the River Patrol Office on the bank of the Chu River, Liu Bai talked about what strange things he saw when he first encountered the ghost market.

It was also because of this that Liu Bai got the fragment of the bronze mirror.

Although Liu Bai never looked for that thing again.

Going further north, you will reach Caifeng City where Liu Bai fought hard, and it was also where he met Adao for the first time.

It also shattered part of the Ghost and God Cult’s plan to move south, although Liu Bai also knew that Zhang Cang’s shadow was behind it.

Going north again, you will reach the blessed land of Huangliang.

But in the end, they passed by Pingyun Lake, and the infatuated man on the shore… Liu Bai didn’t even see Pei Qin’s house again.

Naturally, I didn’t go down again.

As for the blessed land in front of us, it is a pity that Huang Sheng, the man from that time, has now died in the forbidden Eastern Expedition.

But after arriving here, looking at this blessed land in front of him, Liu Bai finally couldn’t help but ask:
“Mother, what is the relationship between this Huangliang blessed land and our Huangliang Town?”

“For those who died in Huangliang Fudi, Huang Sheng will help them. With the help of the Yin soldiers’ ability to pass through the border, they can go all the way south to the small reincarnation of Chuhe.”

“Once we get there, Suizhi will take over and send them into samsara, and continue on their journey south.”

“Finally, I took over and reincarnated in Huangliang Town.”

Madam Liu said it all in one breath.

“So from the beginning, this matter was actually planned by you, Suizhi, and Huangsheng?” Liu Bai said in surprise.

“Well, when reincarnation was just beginning, there were too many things that needed to be verified. If there was no proper reincarnation, it would be impossible to verify it.”

“Then this reincarnation…”

Liu Bai had some hidden meaning in his words, but he didn’t say it explicitly. However, Madam Liu understood it all. She smiled without hesitation and said:

“The one who knows the secret of reincarnation best in the world was Suizhi originally, and now… it’s me.”

In other words, the throne of Yama is occupied by both Lin Cen Jun and Madam Liu.

“Mother is still the best.”

Liu Bai gave her a thumbs up, and Madam Liu sneered disdainfully, “Do I need your praise?”

Having said that, the upturned corners of her mouth could not be faked.

Liu Bai chuckled and was just about to say that he would go south again and take a walk on his journey eastward.

But I never thought that Madam Liu would take the initiative to say, “Come on, I’ll take you to see the places I’ve been to.”

When Liu Bai heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.

Unable to hide his joy, he said, “Okay!”

In the past, when Xiaocao asked Liu Bai about her past, she would get angry and unhappy. But today, Liu Bai was willing to take the initiative to take her to her past… How could Liu Bai not be happy?

The two of them are now in the Qinchu Mountains.

Madam Liu led the way and walked westward, which is the direction near the State of Qin, until they came to an ordinary mountain.

At this point, Madam Liu even looked around to make sure she had found the right place before bringing Liu Bai down.

The mother and daughter stood on the top of the hill. Before Liu Bai could ask more questions, Lady Liu took the initiative to say, “Not long after I built the shrine, I was chased here.”

“I was in a very bad state at that time. I came here to escape. Then I met a small mountain spirit here. It was a… mouse.”

After saying this, Madam Liu pointed to the huge rock protruding to the right in front of Liu Bai and said, “Originally there was another rock on top of it. That’s where the rat demon lives.”

“At first I was going to kill it.”

Madam Liu smiled after saying this, “But when it saw that I was injured, it actually took out some pine nuts from its nest.”

“Xiaocao must have said at that time that this was the money to buy its life, right?” Liu Bai said for no reason.

“Yes.” Madam Liu smiled even more, “But I can see that it wanted to share its delicious food with me because it saw that I was injured.”

“Then you definitely didn’t kill it, did you?”

“No.” Madam Liu shook her head. “I nursed back to health by its side. Before I left, I left it a lot of food. It can read, so I left it some books.”

“Later, when I passed by this place while waiting for my throne, I came back to see it.”

“Oh? Then it must have become the king of the mountain here, right?” Liu Bai looked at Madam Liu who was also smiling, so he asked with a smile.

“No, it died a long time ago.”

Madam Liu was still laughing, but Liu Bai stopped laughing. “Was it those people who were chasing after mother who killed her?”

“That would be great if that were the case.” Madam Liu sighed, “I searched around here for a few days and finally found out that the one who killed it… was a passing ghost.”

“Seeing it as a small mountain spirit, I just killed it and considered it as exorcising a demon.”

Madam Liu was also smiling at this moment, but Liu Bai could feel Madam Liu’s loneliness and a hint of sadness.

This was something that Madam Liu would never show in front of him.

“What then?”

Liu Bai asked. (End of this chapter)