At this moment, Li Zhuiyuan felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head, and his whole body was cold.

In a daze, it seemed as if his soul was scared out of his body, and the reason why he was not scared out was because this was not reality and his body was not here.

"run!"

Li Zhuiyuan took Qin Li's hand and stood up to run.

But before I could run a few steps, the group of old ladies who were still taking sand to wash dishes stood in front of me, blocking the way.

Their seemingly shriveled and old bodies remained motionless no matter how Li Zhuiyuan pushed and bumped them.

In despair, the thought that came to Li Zhuiyuan's mind was: No wonder Taiye's paper-making business is so good. The materials and workmanship are indeed here.

In fact, there is no hope for him to force his way in, because he is still young and has no strength at all. He does not know any of the methods used by Taiye and Liu Jinxia.

He originally thought that he could avoid this incident by hiding, and he was almost successful, but it was ruined on the last step.

He turned around and looked at the cat-faced old lady, forcing himself to calm down, and then quickly began to recall any useful knowledge in his mind.

It didn't take much trouble to search, because he only read one book, which was an entry-level encyclopedia... and he only read four volumes.

It’s true that books become less useful when they are put to use, but now, he can only try to rely on the knowledge points he already has.

In the end, Li Zhuiyuan found someone who seemed to be right for him.

Chapter 12 of the third volume of "Jianghu Zhiguailu" records a special kind of death - the corpse demon.

When a person with deep resentment was floating in the water, he came into contact with the corpse of a certain animal that also had an evil smell. By chance, the two merged to form a strange existence that looked both human and not human.

This kind of death will have some special abilities. For example, the corpse demon exemplified in the book is located in the Changbai Mountain area in the northeast. It is the combination of human and Huang Taixian. It can create miasma, confuse people's hearts, and is eventually destroyed by the righteous way.

As for what the "right way" here refers to, Li Zhuiyuan didn't know, and he felt there was no need to find out, because the ending of every article was "destruction by the right way."

Whether it was really destroyed, by which sect, whether it was a monk, a Taoist, a lama or a magician... it doesn't matter. The author of this handwritten book seems to have used "annihilated for the right path" as the period at the end of each article.

The cat-faced old lady in front of me looked very much like a corpse demon.

But if you really want to get a better idea, you have to first make sure that the person died in the river. If he died somewhere else, he did not die and is not included in "The Legend of Jianghu and Monsters".

But the old lady's clothes were clean, her hair was gray and fluffy, and she didn't look like a water ghost. The little Huangying's wet body was the standard template.

Li Zhuiyuan felt... it should be Chaogang.

The cat-faced old lady retracted her head, bent down, reached out and picked up a piece of tiger skin and a chicken leg on the ground.

She only noticed something was wrong through the two people on the ground, because it didn't fit in with her simple cognitive habits in dreams.

"What a good food, how can you waste food like this? This is going to happen..."

The last word was stopped by the cat-faced old lady. Obviously, in her current status, saying those two words was a real taboo.

She opened her mouth, put the piece of meat and chicken drumsticks into her mouth regardless of the dirt, and chewed them with great enjoyment.

"It would be great if I had a bowl of stick porridge at that time."

Her eyes revealed memories of her biggest thoughts and even... extravagant hopes when she was curled up on the bed and looking at the closed door for a long time.

But in the end, she couldn't wait for a grain of rice or a mouthful of water.

The cat-faced old lady looked at Li Zhuiyuan again, but before she could speak, Li Zhuiyuan spoke first:

"Hello grandma, I wish you a happy birthday."

Cat-faced old lady: “…”

This birthday greeting silenced all the corpse monsters.

After a long time, the cat-faced old lady stretched out her hand and reached in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that the other person also had hairs on the back of his hands, and his nails were very long with sharp ends.

Without dodging, Li Zhuiyuan let the opponent's hand touch his face.

The familiar feeling of ice cubes on the face reappeared, and it was exactly the same feeling I had that day in Liu Jinxia's hall.

"Grandma, I have discovered that you, a little boy, are not only handsome, but also very smart.

That day, when my eldest son was leaving, you deliberately asked him to wash his hands next to you so that grandma and I could leave you and return to him, right?"

"I'm afraid grandma will forget her way home."

"Really?"

"I also think you are more accustomed to him carrying you."

"No..." The cat-faced old lady's fingers slid down to Li Zhuiyuan's lips, "Now I prefer to be carried by a small child."

Immediately afterwards, the cat-faced old lady looked at Qin Li who was standing behind Li Zhuiyuan: "What a beautiful little girl."

Li Zhuiyuan introduced: "She has a brain problem, can't speak, has a bad temper, and bites people at every turn."

"Oh, really. No wonder when I saw her during the day, she was just sitting there, motionless. Oh, what a pity, such a pretty little girl."

After saying that, the cat-faced old lady focused her attention on Li Zhuiyuan's face again: "Xiji'er, grandma, I really like you, so please stay with grandma."

"Don't you have..." Li Zhuiyuan immediately realized something and changed his words, "Okay, I'll stay with grandma."

He wanted to say that you have your own grandson, but this is not the case.

The cat-faced old lady smiled and nodded, and said to the fat master and others: "Everyone has worked hard, let's eat together."

According to local custom, when hosting a banquet, after the first and second batches are finished, the guests have all finished serving, and finally one or two tables are set up for the cooks, helpers, and family members to eat.

"Okay, grandma." The fat master and the grandmas regained their vitality and began to pack up and prepare to eat.

"Xi'er is here too."

After giving the instructions, the cat-faced old lady turned around and walked out of the kitchen. Li Zhuiyuan noticed that the footprints she left contained water marks. The color of the cloth shoes on her feet was also particularly dark, and she kept walking without stopping.

It makes a "crunching" sound, as if it is full of water.

Is this a successful bet?

"Come on, Xiyou'er, let's go eat." The fat master grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's hand and interrupted Li Zhuiyuan's thoughts.

Li Zhuiyuan saw that the old ladies did not catch Qin Li. It was obvious that the cat-faced old lady was not interested in her, a "bad-minded" girl, so he let go of Qin Li's hand and turned to say to her:

"You go first... No, you just stand here and don't move."

I don't know where to go, it's better to stay in the kitchen for safety. Anyway, what the old lady wants is herself.

Li Zhuiyuan was taken out of the kitchen. The place that was originally full of people now seemed deathly silent.

It's not that there was no one, on the contrary, there were many people, shoulder to shoulder, crowded together in a dark mass, but no one made a sound or made any move.

The original tables, chairs and benches have been packed away and stacked against the wall, leaving only two slightly open areas here.

In one place was a table of wine and food, and in the other were the three children's opera singers.

The others were all standing in a dense crowd, waiting to watch the show after dinner.

Li Zhuiyuan was forced to the table by the fat master.

The cat-faced old lady was already sitting in the front seat. She patted the empty seat next to her and said, "Come on, dear, sit next to grandma."

Li Zhuiyuan had no choice but to sit over. During this period, he deliberately looked in the direction he came from, only to find that Qin Li didn't obey and stayed in the kitchen. He also walked out and stood among the crowd, looking at him.

If people don't care about you anymore, why do you still want to move forward?

The cat-faced old lady also noticed it and asked with a smile: "How about asking her to come over and sit with us."

"No, grandma, she's eaten it before. She has a bad temper and can easily disturb everyone's eating habits."

"Oh? Then why are you still playing with her?"

"Neighbor, let's take her to play."

"Haha, you are kind-hearted." The cat-faced old lady put her hand on Li Zhuiyuan's head and touched it gently, "I helped take care of my grandchildren when they were young.

, they also called each other "grandma", but when they grew up, they all wished that I would die early, and they all felt that it was me who was immortal and made them live in a bad life, unable to live a good life, and unable to make a fortune.

"

Li Zhuiyuan listened quietly.

"I can't figure it out how they became like that. Maybe it's really my fault. I've lived too long and sucked their blessings. I feel sorry for them?"

I think it’s also good for them that I should die early and take care of my child, my dear, don’t you think so?”

If you really think so, why would you end up dead?

According to the general outline at the beginning of "The Chronicles of Jianghu", death is an existence catalyzed by resentment.

How can you sit here now without any resentment? Do you rely on longing?

"Grandma, you can't think like that. My mother told me that when facing an animal, it's ridiculous to reflect on yourself and try to understand it."

"Oh...what your mother said makes sense." After a pause, the cat-faced old lady smiled to herself, "Haha, I thought so too, but in the end I still feel a little unbearable. After all, I raised her myself.

Bringing up a grown-up child."

"Then do they treat you as their mother or grandmother?"

"In my eyes, they are still idiots after all. If they are idiots, they will make mistakes after all, right?"

"But they are also fathers and mothers. How could they not understand how you feel? Yet they still do this."

"Yes, they are so hateful!!!"

The green light in the eyes of the cat-faced old lady began to flow rapidly, and the sharp teeth were turned out of her lips.

"Xiyao'er, you are so right, so right. Grandma, I really appreciate you. You are so rare!"

This time, two hands grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's face and kept squeezing it.

Li Zhuiyuan felt that his face was almost frozen.

"Milk...you must never let them go."

The cat-faced old lady let go of Li Zhuiyuan's face and grabbed the table with both hands, leaving ten deep dents on it with her nails:

"That's right, how could I let them go? These guys are worse than us beasts!"

Li Zhuiyuan: Worse than us beasts?

So, is the leader of this corpse demon a cat?

The cat-faced old lady turned to look at Li Zhuiyuan and said word by word: "Xiyaoer, watch out, I will make them pay for what they have done!"

Can I live to see it?

Li Zhuiyuan immediately agreed: "Grandma, for sure!"

He didn't feel any guilt for the hateful guide above him. He just knew the answer and filled in the process of solving the problem.

This old lady would do it without any guidance on her own. If she tried to persuade him to be more open-minded, her own head would be opened first.

At this time, the fat master asked: "Mom, can we open this table?"

The cat-faced old lady asked: "Is everyone here?"

"It's just us."

"Where's my family's?"

The fat master scratched his head: "You are the only one in this family, none of your children are here."

"It's not them. If you borrow someone else's place, tables, stools, dishes, and chopsticks, it's illegal to not invite people to the table."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandma, they are not hungry. They are already asleep. Don't wake them up."

"How can this be done?" The cat-faced old lady suddenly stared at Li Zhuiyuan in a sinister manner, "This person at the tail end must have called everyone, otherwise he will break the rules and be stabbed in the back.

Tao."

"It's really no need, grandma."

"Buzz!"

The cat-faced old lady grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's neck with one hand and lifted him up.

"Xiao'er, you were so naughty just now, hehehehe."

…

At this moment, in the bedroom on the second floor, Li Zhuiyuan was sleeping soundly with his forehead on the desk, his face showing pain, and he was suffocating.

…

"Milk...I'm wrong...I'm wrong..."

Li Zhuiyuan grabbed the other person's hand with both hands, but he couldn't break it open. He could only kick his legs aimlessly.

The feeling of death is so clear.

Qin Li, who was standing in the crowd in the distance, her eyelashes began to beat and her body began to tremble, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger.

"Crack!"

The cat-faced old lady let go of her hand, and Li Zhuiyuan fell to the ground. After being freed from the restraints, he began to breathe heavily.

She will still kill herself!

She is not a human, she is a corpse demon, and being fierce is her nature!

Li Zhuiyuan turned to look at Qin Li in the crowd. After meeting his gaze, Qin Li seemed to be comforted in some way. She slowly lowered her eyes and her body gradually stopped shaking.

…

In the bedroom on the second floor, Li Zhuiyuan was sleeping at the table. The pain on his face slowly faded and his breathing calmed down.

…

The cat-faced old lady said: "You must be taught well from a young age."

"Grandma, you are right." Li Zhuiyuan got up and walked to the table again.

"If you think you can't teach him well, you should drown him early to prevent him from growing up and becoming a heartless scourge, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the plate of braised fish on the table and switched places with the fried peanuts in front of the cat-faced old lady.

Then, he sat down, nodded and said:

"That's right, yes."

"Well..." A smile appeared on the cat-faced old lady's face again, and she reached out and gently touched the red mark on Li Zhuiyuan's neck, "You are such a sweet little boy, did grandma hurt you just now?

?”

"Grandma is educating me, I understand."

"Yeah." The cat-faced old lady looked at the fat master and said, "Go and invite people. Invite everyone in our family for dinner."

"Okay, let's go right away."

The fat chef and the old ladies washing dishes each got up from the table and went to call someone.

And when the fat master walked to the stairs, the stairs that had disappeared reappeared, and he trotted up, shaking off the fat on his body.

Arriving at the terrace on the second floor, he walked to Li Sanjiang's bedroom, pushed the door open, and saw Li Sanjiang sleeping on the bed.

"Come on, let's have a feast!"

The fat master walked to the bed and reached out to grab Li Sanjiang's wrist. Next, he would pull out the man's soul and take him away to eat.

However,

suddenly,

The fat master felt that the environment around him was distorted. He was originally standing in the bedroom, but now he appeared in a square, surrounded by towering palaces.

Immediately afterwards, he saw in front of him:

There was an old man wearing white ripped pants, leading a group of jumping zombies at the front.

The old man jumped, and the zombies behind him also jumped collectively.

The old man lost his footing when he accidentally landed on the ground, and the zombies behind him also staggered collectively.

The fat master was so frightened by this scene that he immediately returned to his original color - his face was as pale as paper.

Just at this time, the zombie at the end of the row reacted the slowest and fell down. He looked behind him and saw the fat master standing there.

This zombie seemed to have seen something new and jumped towards the fat master.

The Fat Master immediately started running, and the zombies started chasing him.

"Buzz!"

The fat master appeared beside the bed and returned to the bedroom. He reached out and touched his face and found out the thick putty. He was so frightened that all his makeup fell off.

"Boom!"

The floor suddenly trembled,

It seemed like a huge thing had landed.

…

"Come on, dear, they are going to call for help. Let's eat first."

The cat-faced old lady reached out and grabbed a handful of dried fruits and placed them in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan looked embarrassed. He had tried this thing and it was not easy to eat, even put it in his mouth.

"eat……"

The old lady's tone became lowered.

Li Zhuiyuan could only pick up one, swallowed, and put it into his mouth. In an instant, he felt a strong sense of nausea and vomiting, but looking at the old lady's expression, he could only reach out and cover himself.

mouth to prevent yourself from spitting it out.

"Well, you're so good, dear, that's right. You can't help but cherish food at any time. Grandma, in this life, I will starve before liberation. After liberation, a widow will raise three children and starve. When the children grow up,

Later he starved to death.

So, grandma really knows how precious food is."

Li Zhuiyuan could only nod while suppressing his nausea, but he couldn't swallow the stutter.

At this moment, the fat master rolled down the stairs in a panic and shouted:

"Old mama, something is wrong, old mama, something serious is going to happen!"

"What's up?"

The cat-faced old lady stood up. This was her "territory" and she was the one in control.

"Bang!"

A pair of boots fell and hit the fat master, crushing him into a pile of waste paper and wooden strips.

"ah……"

The strong throat sound surrounded the entire banquet hall, causing the temperature here to drop suddenly.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and looked at the existence that suddenly appeared in front of him in astonishment.

This is a statue,

A zombie wearing a Manchu official robe and a flower feather on his head!

——
Chapter completed!