Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 113
Zhan Zhao sighed, turned around and closed the door, walked to Duanmucui and sat down.

Duanmucui lowered her head, another tear fell.

"Okay, let me take a look." Zhan Zhao reached out to touch her face, but Duanmucui turned his face away, but he couldn't pinch him.

The scratches were not deep, but the wound was oozing blood, which made Zhan Zhao very distressed.

"It's so good, how can you compete with Aunt Li?" Zhan Zhao went to get the medicine bottle that Gongsun Ce had put on the side just now.

"It's not what I thought." Duanmucui's eye circles were red again.

"Turn your head a little, and you'll be fine after taking the medicine."

She didn't know who she was competing with, she twisted her neck still, Zhan Zhao sighed, stretched out her hand and forced her head onto his shoulder.Before she tried to move around again, Zhan Zhao threatened her: "If you don't take medicine honestly, be careful of leaving scars in the future."

This girl is finally honest.

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to apply some ointment with his fingertips, and gently helped her apply it on the wound.The ointment was cool and itchy, Duanmucui couldn't help frowning.

Zhan Zhao wanted to smile, but he had something on his mind, which weighed down his heart, and it seemed that even smiling became difficult.He whispered: "No matter how well I let you go home, you can bring your injuries. How can people be at ease."

"It's not what I thought." Duanmucui was depressed, and the paper bag in her hand was almost clenched into a ball.

"What's that?" Seeing the red corners of her clenched hand, Zhan Zhao asked casually.

"That woman must have killed someone." Duanmucui whispered.

Zhan Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he stopped what he was doing: "You mean...Aunt Li?"

He laughed: "You talk nonsense again, Aunt Li is timid, everyone in the neighborhood knows about it."

Duanmucui spread out her palms and looked at the paper package clenched into a ball in rapt attention: "Zhan Zhao, if I say that a human life is wrapped here, do you believe it?"

"Who would dare not believe the words of the gods?" Zhan Zhao smiled.

When I stared at it, the paper bag gradually unfolded, and the surface of the paper was wrinkled, and there seemed to be something struggling in the paper bag.After a while, it seemed to be struggling too much, and the paper bag was turned over, and the seemingly random sketches on the back could be clearly seen.

"What... what word is this?" Zhan Zhao was extremely perceptive.

"Buy road money."

"Buying money?"

Duanmucui didn't say a word, but flinched in Zhanzhao's arms.

Zhan Zhao held her in his arms, looked at the scratches on her cheeks, felt distressed after all, lowered his head, and kissed her gently beside her.

"Zhan Zhao, did you catch Zhou when you were young?"

"Caught it."

"Catch what?"

"Let me think about it..." Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, "Sword tassels, brushes, sachets, handkerchiefs, and..."

"Catch so many?" Duanmucui chuckled, "Not enough greed."

"Yes." Zhan Zhao smiled, "I still want to catch sweet cakes and peaches. My father was so scared that he raised his hand and gave me a big ear, saying, don't end up raising a foodie."

"Zhan Zhao, believe it or not, what a person will do in this life, what kind of life path he will take, how far he can go, and how fast he can go, are all predetermined?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head: "I only believe in human effort."

Duanmucui looked into Zhan Zhao's eyes: "It's fine if you don't believe me."

"Then, is there such a thing?"

"If you believe it, you have it. If you don't believe it, you don't have it. Whether it exists or not is not really that important."

Zhan Zhao nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile, "Why do you speak with Zen in every way?"

"Zhan Zhao, there are many places in this world that the law cannot and cannot control. There are many activities among ghosts and monsters. Although the upper realm does not allow it, it has not been eradicated."

"For example, to buy road money?" Zhan Zhao's exquisite heart is quicker than other people's reactions.

"Ah."

"There is a saying among ghosts and myths that fate is determined by the sky. From the moment of birth, everyone is doomed to take what kind of path they will take. It's like a red thread tied on it. You can't see it, but it's there. "

Having said that, she suddenly sat up and looked down at Zhan Zhao's feet.

Zhan Zhao also looked down.

"They think that there is already a path under your feet, whether you admit it or not, whether you like it or not, you will walk along this path until you die."

While speaking, she stretched out her hand and lightly touched the upper of Zhan Zhao's soap boots: "If I had Lu Mei's eyes, I should be able to see what the road under your feet looks like, as if the cloth is stretched, It could be straight, it could be crooked, it could be broken."

"Lu Mei?"

"Yes, they control the road under your feet, whether you take the official road or the commercial road, the poor road or the rich road, the stable road or the bumpy road."

"Then what does it mean to buy road money?"

"Some people don't want to suffer for a lifetime. They feel that other people's roads are more open and easier to walk. They feel resentful and feel that they are all born as human beings. Why should some people enjoy wealth and others suffer from poverty. They feel that the road under their feet is It would be great if it could be changed or bought.”

"Then this road money is not paper money commonly used in the underworld, is it? It can't be real money, right?"

"For Lumei, the money is not important, the important thing is the road." Duanmucui sighed, "They only do double the business, and only two roads can be exchanged with them. Of course, how about buying one of the two roads?" The road depends on the road to measure."

Zhan Zhao raised his brows: "Look at the road?"

"Who wants to do business that loses money?" Duanmu Cui smiled lightly, "In this world, there are many poor roads and dead ends, but not many rich and official roads. If two poor roads can be exchanged for a rich road, wouldn't it be a good idea?" so easy?"

"So, these two roads are equivalent to buying road money." Zhan Zhao suddenly said, "If there are two good roads, you can switch to a better road."

Duanmucui nodded.

"You suspect that Aunt Li has killed someone..." Zhan Zhao pondered, "But in fact, it was Li Laoshi who killed someone. He killed his cousin Shao Xumi. Although this Shao Xumi and Li Laoshi are cousins, they are usually very close. Do not move around. Also, the family backgrounds of the two families are very different. Li Laoshi runs a tea shop and is a middle-to-lower family, while Shao Xumi’s family has a very rich family background. I heard that Shao Xumi is still preparing to take the exam next year even though he is not confused. .”

"No wonder." Duanmucui had almost figured it out, "Li Laoshi killed Shao Xumi, and Lu Mei could cut Shao Xumi's second half of the road, which is the official road."

"Is there another one?" Zhan Zhao reminded her, "Didn't you say two roads for one? Besides, Li Laoshi has been arrested and brought to justice, and my lord has sentenced him to death. He will die soon, so why do you want to change roads?"

The two looked at each other and reacted almost at the same time.

"He didn't change it for himself!"

In death row, Duan Mucui met Li Laoshi for the first time.

Li Laoshi's eyes flicked across her face, and then stayed behind her.There, Li Heshi hugged Xu'er tremblingly, glanced at him quickly, and quickly lowered his head.

The muscles on Li Laoshi's face trembled, and his voice was very hoarse: "You... Didn't you let you go home? Come again?"

Zhan Zhao's face darkened: "Li Laoshi, keep silent!"

Li Laoshi had never seen Zhan Zhao with such a sharp and powerful appearance, his heart shuddered, and he lowered his head guiltily.

"Li honestly," Duanmucui said, "How do you know about the road money?"

"What to buy... road, road money?" Li Laoshi stammered, "I, I don't know."

Duanmucui smiled: "Your name is Li Laoshi, and what you said this time is not honest at all. You don't know? Then I tear up this paper bag, okay?"

Li Laoshi suddenly saw the red paper bag appearing in Duanmucui's hand, and broke out in a cold sweat, but he quickly calmed down: "If you say you don't know, you don't know, even if the girl tore the paper bag, I don't know. "

"Very good." Duanmucui had already expected him to answer in this way, "Of course you dare to be so stubborn, because you know that the paper package with the road ghost ghost charm printed on it will not be destroyed by fire or water, so just tear it up if you want to. , of course it's not easy."

Hearing the words "Lu Mei Gui Talisman" suddenly, Li Laoshi froze all of a sudden.

Duanmucui held up the paper bag and sneered: "Three drops of Shao Xumi's blood were wrapped in it, which trapped his life, which is equivalent to taking away his official career for the rest of his life. When you are on your way in the future, Li As long as He takes three more drops of your blood, the rest of your life will also be included in it. Let me think about it..." She frowned slightly, as if she was really thinking about an unfathomable problem, "I heard that you I was lonely and homeless, and I started to make a living in the first year of my life. After decades of bleak business, I have today's tea shop. I got married the year before last, and I got a son last year. The rest of your life, you can't be called rich and noble, but you must be peaceful Be happy, don’t worry about food and clothing.”

"So the rest of your life is really not bad."

(End of this chapter)