Xu Niang bombarded me with questions, her momentum fierce, even though she couldn't move thanks to consuming a black dog's heart, which nullified all her abilities.
I chuckled, "Hmph, had I not been clever, how else would you eat the black dog's heart I prepared for you?"
"I just ate a dog's heart? When did you start scheming?" Xu Niang asked.
I smiled and said that I purchased many instruments from a specialist, and before you targeted me, I knew you were a lustful spirit. With only a black dog's heart to deal with you, I needed to be cunning. I first tempted you with celestial master's symbols to make you believe I was defenseless, causing you to relax and then directly grab my heart to eat.
In reality, did you eat my heart? You ate its heart.
I swayed the scarecrow in my hand and suddenly threw it onto the bed. The scarecrow enlarged in the wind, and in no time, an image of me with my heart gouged out appeared on the bed.
Earlier, Xu Niang had ripped out the scarecrow's heart.
When I had the scarecrow specially modified by Miao Yanbo, I deliberately had him replace the scarecrow's heart with a black dog's heart.
At the time, I thought, if an evil spirit had the means to rip out a heart, they must have a purpose for it, presumably to eat it.
With this thought in mind, I had it remodeled by Miao Yanbo, and it proved to be unexpectedly useful!
In tears after hearing my words, Xu Niang complained, "When I was human, I never schemed against others. After dying once, I became shrewd, but still couldn't outsmart you. In my whole life, I always lost in battles of wits."
"It's just a loss; we should gracefully concede. I marked your tomb, do you have any grievances?" I said to Xu Niang.
The aura of Xu Niang's ghostly body had been shattered by the black dog's heart. Even if I didn't mark her tomb, she would have perished anyway.
Xu Niang nodded.
"Okay, we still have to pay attention to being a 'woman'," I said as I raised my hand and smashed the corpse oil bottle I had just taken out from the bag onto Xu Niang's body.
The corpse oil covered Xu Niang's body, and I raised my hand again, lighting a lighter.
Boom!
Suddenly, a green flame ignited on Xu Niang's body.
In the flames, Xu Niang kept screaming, "Ah! Ah! Ah! Attracting 'yin' spirits... you, you promised to help me, don’t forget it!"
"Okay." After I said these two words, I left without looking back.
As soon as I opened the door and stepped into the corridor, I saw several people running wildly. Those people were Da Jinya, Fengying, Duan Guangyi, and Zhuying, who was holding a bent knife.
"Xiaoli, are you dead?" Da Jinya shouted from a distance.
I chuckled, "Dead? Who am I? I am Li Shanshui. Do you think I would tell you about my heroic feat of capturing the Painted Skin with one hand?"
Seeing that I was fine, Da Jinya finally breathed a sigh of relief and cursed me, "Oh my, as soon as I saw your message, I ran here like a dog, and you're not dead. It was a false alarm."
"Humph, Da Jinya, you finally admitted your true nature. You're actually a dog demon, right? I bet you're not a noble breed like a Samoyed, Tibetan Mastiff, or Pitbull. At best, you're a first-class 'vagabond' dog," Fengying taunted, not wasting an opportunity to mock Da Jinya.
"You're the dog here, not me."
"Oh, your dog seems a bit crazy? You just admitted it a moment ago, but now you deny it? For a dog like you, you should be taken to a hospital to check your brain, to see if you are naturally lacking a brain and nerves," Fengying taunted Da Jinya again.
Da Jinya was furious, but verbal sparring was useless against Fengying, so he resorted to vulgar language, "I'll **** your mother!"
To his surprise, Fengying wasn't angry at all, he shook his head and said, "This beast is a beast, the way it curses people is just so uncouth. Come on, Da Jinya, listen to me, civilized people curse like this."
He leaned in front of Da Jinya and cursed very slowly, "I... **** your mother! Using polite language to curse, sounds more civilized, right?"
We all burst into laughter, and Da Jin Ya gritted his teeth in anger, barking like a dog, "Woof... woof... woof! Damn it, it seems like I've contracted rabies. I'll bite you to death, you idiot Fengying!"
Hahaha!
All of us burst into laughter again.
After laughing, we started drinking again, planning to discuss how to seal the village. During this time, Zhuying said she might not be able to come, as she was busy lately. The film she was working on is finished, and she needs to participate in the promotion. Director Wang Tianlai hopes to promote Zhuying as the main new talent, so all promotional activities need her to participate in.
"Okay, okay, Zhuying, just wait at home for our good news," I didn’t force Zhuying to come.
To be honest, if Zhuying went, it would be like having the Heavenly Fox go with us, a fox immortal who supports us. What could we fear from the things underground in the sealed village?
We fear nothing! We should ask if they fear us!
But now that Zhuying wasn't going, we had to be cautious and low-key.
Of course, Da Jinya had many ideas. He said, "Actually, I have a way to ensure our safety."
"Oh? The dog still has ideas?" Fengying teased Da Jinya after taking a sip of his drink.
This time, Da Jinya got annoyed and pointed at Fengying, "Stop teasing, enough of talking about me as a dog, you should call me 'Da Jinya'! Don't push me to hit you."
Fengying seemed to realize that Da Jinya was really getting worked up and didn't want to make things worse, so he just smiled and continued to drink his wine.
I asked Da Jinya, "What's your idea?"
"Look, according to what Old Feng said, the scariest thing in the sealed village is some 'guy' underground. So, let's go find Miao Yanbo and buy a 'coffin-sealing gold strip', the most valuable one, and directly bind it to his coffin. Can he still come out? We'll then take our time to find the fox demon coffin!"
The rest of us looked at each other, and then at the ceiling. I don’t know what they were thinking, but I thought of the story of the mouse and the cat.
The mice held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the cat. One mouse came up with the idea that to deal with the cat, it was too simple, just tie a bell around the cat's neck, and that would be it.
Da Jinya's idea was somewhat similar to this mouse's idea.
Indeed, the "coffin-sealing gold strip" could prevent the "guy" from coming out of the coffin, but... who would attach it to the coffin? If you weren't close enough, wouldn't the "guy" inside the coffin jump out and slap your head off?
It's like courting death!
But on the other hand, since there’s something so magical, we should at least buy one. After all, life is more important than money, right? Maybe it's worth a try?
Thinking about this, I said that even though Da Jinya's idea was a bit tacky, the "coffin-sealing gold strip" had to be bought.
I took out my phone to call Miao Yanbo to buy the "coffin-sealing gold strip."
As soon as I took out the phone, Da Jinya grabbed my hand and said, "Xiaoli, are you really going to buy it? I asked last time, it's over a million for one of those, more expensive than jade."
"I'm going to buy it, Xiaoli has money," I laughed and said to Da Jinya, "I'm not boasting to you. This time, when we dealt with the Painted Skin ghost Xu Niang, Yun Kong's father gave me sixty thousand to buy supplies, and he promised to give me a million in wages after the matter is settled!"
Adding all this money together, it's enough to buy the "coffin-sealing gold strip."
Upon hearing that I had made so much money at once, Da Jinya was gnashing his teeth. He grabbed my collar and cursed, "You brat actually had a big score all by yourself? So much money? It can fund my prison sentence several times over. I want to kill you!"
"Let go, let go. It was Xiaoli who took down the Painted Skin ghost all by himself, do you expect her to share the money with you?" Fengying pulled Da Jinya back and reprimanded him, "You're really fixated on money. This money is all Xiaoli’s, and she didn't even ask for my opinion. If you want a share of this money, you're really not being fair."
Da Jinya couldn't contain his anger, he scolded Fengying, saying that he was only unhappy because I, Xiaoli, didn’t share the money with him. He said it was because I was jealous of how easily I made over a million, and scared.
I drank a glass and said, "Jin, tell me, have I ever treated you unfairly? I took on a task, earned thirty thousand, you took seventy thousand. Now I took a big task and dealt with it by myself. You're not happy? Should I really be nurturing an enemy with this money? It's all about repaying a favor, only stones remember kindness, mud remembers grudges."
"Fine, fine... Xiaoli, I was just joking with you. Let's all be happy. I didn't say anything. By the way, you need to settle the account with Yun Kong's father quickly, with so much money, it earns interest in the bank every day."
"You go right ahead, greedy for money every day," I took another sip of wine.
When I mentioned Cao "Cao", Cao "Cao" arrived. We were discussing a million-dollar affair, but in the end, Yun Kong's father, Yun Yan, called me. On the phone, Yun Yan thanked me for helping his son settle a score and said I don't need to repay the extra money left in the bank card, out of the 600,000 worth of supplies.
I felt it was fine, I thought Yun Yan was a decent man. With over 600,000 down to more than 400,000, there was still over 200,000 left, which was not a small amount. He probably intended to give it to me as a bonus.
I thanked Mr. Yun, and asked when the one million in wages will be deposited. After a few seconds of silence, Yun Yan asked, "Wages? Aren't the wages the remaining money in the 600,000 bank card? There are still wages?"
I was taken aback! When I heard this, my heart sank. I asked again, "Didn't you say the wages were one million?"
"Did I say that?" Yun Yan acted clueless.
Damn! I thought this guy was generous, but turns out he wants to withhold the wages.
I suppressed my anger and said, "Mr. Yun, are you so forgetful? In front of my aunt, you said, apart from the 600,000 for supplies, you'll give me one million!"
"One million... heh... no, you settled the matter in one day. Do you have the nerve to ask me for so much money? If I really give you this money, it would crush you, do you believe that?" Yun Yan not only refused to give money but also mocked me: Well, you haven't seen so much money, you're truly a nobody. Do you know how much is one million? Enough to crush the bed you sleep on! I don't have that money, and if you continue to demand, I'll take back the 600,000 and not give you a single penny!
Damn it, when Yun Yan begged me yesterday, he didn't have this arrogant attitude!
I couldn't hold back anymore and cursed: I see, you just don't want to pay, right? Fine, don't pay, I don't want the money!
"Yes, why do you need so much money? You want to establish a good relationship with me, so next time when my friends need your help, I can find you. Connections are important nowadays, and I am your most important connection, right?" Yun Yan not only refused to pay, but also wanted to make a scene.
Screw you!
I continued to curse: Yun Yan, listen to me, if you encounter such a situation in the future and need my help, if I even lift a finger, I'll be your undoing! Moreover, just because I said I don't want the money, do you think this matter is over? Screw you! Wait and see what happens when you offend a sinister person. Stand by to be beaten!
Author's message: Thank you for the enthusiastic subscriptions, I took the train home yesterday afternoon and my legs went numb, delaying the release of the first chapter until now. There will be a second chapter tonight, please support me.