I can't be a demon.
Chapter 6 There are always ghosts trying to harm me
Chapter 6 There are always ghosts trying to harm me
Shen Lian returned to the pawnshop and asked the clerk to find out more.
Although Bai Haibo is a foreigner, he does have a good reputation. The reason why he opened a martial arts school was purely because he suffered injuries while escorting a caravan.
The inheritance of Tide Martial Arts School is external skills, which are used to hone the body, and there is no internal skills.
Therefore, once the foundation is damaged, external skills will find it difficult to lock the Qi and blood. At the age of 40, Bai Haibo is destined to have Qi and blood decline.
This is the case for warriors, their prime is in their thirties or forties.
Shen Lian was very curious about this.
No matter how he inquired about the news, he had never heard of martial arts prolonging life. So how did Zhu Sanxing live for more than 500 years?
"Is there such a thing as cultivating immortals?"
Shen Lian immediately gave up the idea. Immortals would not hide away and kill a few mortals.
He became more and more interested in martial arts, but unfortunately internal skills were very rare, so he could only start with external skills. Tide Martial Arts School was the best choice.
The Tide Martial Arts School possesses intermediate martial arts. Even though the environment in Yanliang Town is not suitable, the foundation effect is definitely better than that of inferior martial arts.
Now that he had made up his mind, Shen Lian stopped fussing.
A few days later, he asked his servant to present the gift of apprenticeship.
During this period, Bai Haibo would also inquire about Shen Lian's background. After all, once the gift was accepted, it would mean that the master-disciple relationship between the two was established.
In ancient times, becoming a disciple was extremely complicated.
Especially for direct disciples, there is not much difference between finding a master and finding a biological father.
However, Bai Haibo was very conscious of the situation and did not choose to make a big fuss about it. It seemed that they were father and son in name only, but in reality, we were of different generations.
There's no way. Ten poor families can't compare to one rich kid.
Although the pawnshop is not rich, it can provide for a warrior without any problems. Shen Lian should be able to become a warrior before he turns thirty.
It took them more than half a month to complete the ceremony of becoming apprentices.
Shen Lian visited Tide Martial Arts School again.
In accordance with the rules of martial arts, he only wore a single layer of clothing.
Shen Lian had just left the pawn shop and was blown by the biting cold wind. He already started to miss the fireplace in the shop and couldn't help sighing.
"Hey."
"Ahhh~"
The starling quacked in glee.
Shen Lian didn't bother to pay attention to the starling and walked quickly towards the Tide Martial Arts School.
At this time in Yanliang Town, the festive atmosphere is already very strong. Lights and decorations are hung everywhere, children are playing on street corners, and the word "Fu" is posted on every household.
"Unfortunately, I don't know when Old Man Shen will come back."
Shen Lian was a little worried about Shen Hansheng.
Logically speaking, the routes to and from Gaojia Town have been arranged, and the pawn business has not gone wrong, so there should be no problem.
"kindness?"
When Shen Lian was approaching the street where the martial arts gym was located, he suddenly heard sobbing. There were men and women in mourning clothes, and paper money was scattered all over the ground.
People gathered outside the alley at the street corner.
"Old lady Chen is so miserable. She just celebrated her 70th birthday last month, right?"
"Yes, I heard that the youngest son woke up and saw his mother lying on the edge of the bed with her skin peeled off."
"Where did the bad guys come from? This has probably happened three or four times this month."
"Death without a whole body."
.........
People were talking about it, and Shen Lian frowned slightly after hearing it.
"All three lines?"
Shen Lian was secretly shocked. The government office had mobilized all its manpower to investigate the corpse stripping case, even the Jinwu Guards had been dispatched, but they still had no clue.
He originally thought that even if the government failed to catch Zhu Sanxing, the latter would be more restrained.
Now it seems that Zhu Sanxing seems to be committing crimes in defiance of the law.
The target of the crime turned out to be a 70-year-old woman. Shen Lian muttered to himself, "It's not the ghost in Caotang Miscellaneous Notes. How can it come and go freely in a densely populated residential area?"
"Haha, no wonder the gangs have been quite peaceful recently."
At this time, twenty or thirty constables swarmed out of the alley, and the people retreated one after another. At the same time, a pungent fishy smell hit them in the face.
"It stinks." The mynah bird crawled into Shen Lian's sleeve.
"It is indeed a case of disembowelment."
The old woman's body was wrapped in sackcloth and tied with several circles of red rope.
If the body has died tragically, a red rope is essential in Yanliang Town. It is said that this is to prevent the exposed evil spirit from disturbing the living.
Zhu Yihong followed behind with a serious expression, staring at the corpse.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Shen Lian discovered that Zhu Yihong's hair had become even more withered, probably due to some special effects of practicing martial arts.
Zhu Yihong shouted, "Silence! Starting today, Xicheng District will be under curfew. The posted notice will be taken down in a moment."
After Zhu Yihong finished speaking, he left and disappeared at the end of the street with many detectives.
The smell of blood lingered in the air.
The people couldn't help but show fear on their faces, and then they all ran around to tell each other.
"curfew……"
In Shen Lian's impression, there has been no curfew in Yanliang Town in recent years, which shows how difficult it is for the government to deal with the three branches.
But why is it limited to Xicheng District?
"what!!!"
Shen Lian came back to his senses from the long cry of the starling.
"The pawn shop and Tide Martial Arts School are both within the West City area. I hope nothing goes wrong."
Shen Lian did not delve into the corpse stripping case. Since even the government was helpless, it was not something a commoner like him could do anything about.
"Myna, let's go."
The starling was hovering at the entrance of the alley, its dark eyes seeming to be sizing up something.
Shen Lian went to Tidal Martial Arts Hall without looking back. The starling quickly flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, continuing to comb its feathers conceitedly.
Shortly after he left, a clattering noise was heard in the alley.
The people around couldn't hear any sound at all, and the constables on duty didn't notice anything unusual, except that the rats were scrambling to escape.
A few drops of blood flowed from the linen cloth and began to flow for no reason. They gathered together little by little and attached themselves to the moss that grew in the dampness beside the wall.
The moss grew brighter and brighter red.
It was as if minced meat had stained the wall and was growing rapidly over time.
Some people looked towards the entrance of the alley. It was pitch black, with a draught of wind howling and a creepy sound coming from it.
From a perspective invisible to ordinary people, an old woman was crawling out of the wall little by little.
The old woman was about seventy years old, with wrinkles all over her face, lifeless pupils without pupils, and age spots that looked like corpse spots.
After she completely broke away from the wall, her skin became smooth at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"who?!!"
The constable looked inside with a lantern in hand, but found no one there.
The lantern was moved away.
As light and darkness changed, the old woman in the shadows disappeared, and was replaced by a young woman holding a green umbrella to cover her facial features.
The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, looking at Shen Lian's back not far away. The instinct from a new ghost made her target the young man with abundant energy.
Then, she turned into a piece of human skin and seeped into the gaps between the wall tiles.
.........
What is Painted Skin Ghost?
He was extremely ugly when alive, and turned into a ghost after death. He liked to eat human hearts. He usually painted with women's skin and wrapped it around his body.
If the Painted Skin Ghost devours ninety-nine and eighty-one human hearts, he will no longer be satisfied with disguising himself as a woman.
The greed of the bottomless pit makes the Painted Skin Ghost repeatedly seek comfort from skinning, and the discarded skin will turn into a new ghost.
【Skin Ghost】
(End of this chapter)
