Chapter 44: Is there another expert? [Seeking follow-up reading]

The chilly winter rain came suddenly, the sound of leaking water from the eaves along the street was like boiling water, and a cold wind blew from the east, blowing raindrops on the face, bringing a chill that penetrated the skin and bones.

clang-

There was no one around, and Shi Fengguan walked in the rain, his bones creaking all over. He seemed to have grown taller, and his messy and lonely figure in the accumulated rain seemed even taller, like a skinny lone wolf.

[The fourth star of the Ghost is called Yugui, which is the head and eyes of the Vermillion Bird. The square is like a wooden cabinet. The white one in the center is filled with corpse qi, which indicates death and funeral shrines. It is often ominous and will bring bad luck. - "Fuchao Tianwenzhi"

'When some birds encounter an enemy, the feathers on their heads will stand up like a crown to intimidate the enemy, and Guisu is the crown feather of the Suzaku.'

"Dad, why is the second lodge called Gui instead of Yulhaku?"

"People often call things that they are afraid of and cannot understand ghosts, so it is called Guisu."

'...'

The rain flowed down her pale and sunken cheeks along her sinister brows. Shi Fengguan hated the way she looked at this moment, because this was the terrifying and incomprehensible side of herself that her father described.

If the man surnamed Wei saw this, he would probably doubt whether what he saw before was her true appearance. This is the "ghost" that never sees the sun. It should be wandering among the masses, protecting itself with various faces.

But she decided to cut off her own retreat with her own hands.

She didn't want to live like a 'wandering ghost', she wanted to stand upright under the sun. Then she would sweep the front court, take her sister-in-law out of the palace, and she would get drunk with that guy named Wei!
The fish talisman was obtained, and this was the night that determined her fate.

Boom!

Winter thunder rumbled, and there was a faint flash of lightning extending along the edge of the clouds. The post house stood in the curtain-like rain, and a warm light shone through the upper window lattices.

"belch!"

Shi Fan slammed the wine cup on the table in annoyance, feeling that his mood was worse than the weather outside. Having come to this point, he asked himself more than once whether his original choice was wrong.

There are so many aristocratic families in the southwest, why did he choose Liu Hou? This man is simply a madman!
He was a good marquis, but he committed such a heinous crime. What would happen if he returned to Guanzhong? Would he have a good life in the future?
It's a pity that I gave up the opportunity with both hands, but not only did I not get much benefit, but my whole family was implicated by him. There is no need to think about the fate of my parents, and even I am living such a miserable life now.

Phoenix blood——

It can keep you young forever, extend your life, keep your skin flawless, and has many other mysterious and miraculous effects.

The old immortal was biased, giving such a magical object to a woman like my younger sister. Couldn't he have waited a few more years for him to be born? If he had the four magical objects, why would he have suffered so much in the southwest? Now he is clinging to others like a dog and still cannot be reused.

The Marquis has sent people to destroy it twice in one day.

Seeing that his patience was running out, Shi Fan couldn't help but think about a way out. Guanzhong was different from the southwest after all. He had his younger sister-in-law in the palace, who had some connections with the royal family.

Maybe he was wrong?

It's the same thing, selling Liuhou is selling, but selling it to the Guanzhong court is not selling? Maybe the price is even higher!

Thinking of this, Shi Fan suddenly felt that things were looking bright.

bang bang-

There was a light knock on the door, which made his pounding heart jump. He forced himself to remain calm, straightened his clothes, and stood up and walked to the door.

"Why is it the messenger again?"

Shi Fan suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Even if you want to drive a donkey, you can't rush it like this, right? I'll do it tomorrow, please go back, uh cough——"

There was no flash of knife, but in just a blink of an eye, blood rushed into the trachea, making it impossible for him to cough out the rest of the words. Shi Fan felt confused, and when he looked down, he saw a bloody fish knife in the hand of the 'messenger'.

"You cough, uh!"

Covering his neck with his hands, Shi Fan looked at the sinister man in horror, but the latter just glanced at him coldly and went to the door of the opposite house with a knife.

bang bang-

Realizing what was about to happen, Shi Fan felt a strong desire to survive. He covered his neck and ran out of the door, rushing into the curtain of winter rain to ask passers-by for help.

"Uh-huh!"

Scarlet dripped down the fingers, and was scattered by countless falling beads. It was late at night and raining. There was nothing in sight.

"Help, help!" Shi Fan's eyes suddenly lit up when he suddenly saw hope, and he stumbled towards a place not far away.

wow——

There was a crisp sound of rings clashing, and Shi Fan's neck was quickly wrapped by a 'black python', and then the 'black python' suddenly tightened.

puff!
A fishy smell flew into the sky, and a head fell into the accumulated rain. A faint scarlet color spread, covering the pair of terrified eyes.

Boom——

The sound of thunder and drums was like the footsteps of a giant dragon finally approaching this world. Amidst the flashes of lightning, an old man as fat as a Buddha retracted the chain wrapped around his arm, and then looked towards the inn that was gradually filled with blood in the solemn rain.

"There's an expert doing it for you, should we go or stay?"

"Keep."

The skinny old man beside him was playing with a black spike on his fingertips: "Catch him and ask if he came from the southwest."

"..."

Wait a moment.

At the entrance of the posthouse, a tall figure came out with a sword in hand. Seeing the commotion here, he did not stop but walked straight into the rain curtains.

The pitter patter.

The rain washed the fish symbol, gathered into a point at the tip of a knife and formed a bead pendant, which soon revealed its original cold light.

"Xifu Yufu? You are a government official, why did you kill the envoy without authorization?"

The old man with the 'black python' wrapped around his arm asked.

The man holding the knife was in no mood to answer, but his eyes changed.

wow-

The 'black python' broke through the layers of rain curtains, creating pieces of water mist along the way. Amidst the mournful howling, the tall figure made a strange 'bend', and the 'black python' passed by, smashing the storefront at the street corner into pieces.

Swish swish!
As the Python King moved, a dozen black snakes followed closely behind, forming a net in mid-air that wrapped around the tall figure before it could land.

With just this one move, 99% of the martial arts masters would be filled with hatred, and even ordinary masters of boxing and kicking would have to be injured before they could escape.

But the man holding the knife and fish talisman was surprisingly agile. He touched the ground and pushed himself upwards, then his body slipped out from the gap in the net like a fish.

whoosh-

An almost inaudible sound came, and her figure was strangely folded in half again. She finally landed on the ground at the cost of a tear in her clothes, and she stepped back with her toes to create distance.

"Such a skill shouldn't be unknown in the martial arts world."

The 'black python' wrapped around his arm like a living thing, and the fat old man frowned:
"Who are you?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, the old man with a bamboo pole beside him shook out two shuttlecocks and said, "There's something strange about this man. His body is as soft as noodles, but he doesn't shrink like a beggar. Kill him and take him away. I'll study him when I get back."

"..."

Snapped--

The fat old man's other arm's robe was torn to pieces, and two black pythons bit her from the left and right as if they were fighting for a pearl, and a dozen snakes behind him also gathered around her.

Suddenly it was like a bird in a cage, with no escape.

woo-

The sound of wind on the eaves seems like a dragon's roar.

When Soul-seeker was about to find an opportunity to strike, he looked up, only to see a half-bow crescent moon hanging down over his head, and instantly he became terrified.

"There are still experts?!"

(End of this chapter)