Chapter 11 Stepping Stone

Huang Jun stared at me for a long time before saying, "Li-ye, don't joke around. I was just using an analogy."

I said seriously, "Who's joking with you? If you want to get rich, you have to dig up your ancestral grave first."

Huang Jun said with a mournful face, "There's nothing in my ancestral grave except my grandfather's bones!"

"If there isn't, I can make it have something else." Before I finished speaking, Huang Jun's subordinate ran in, saying that there was an old man outside looking for me. He also told me that he had brought one of my paternal aunts.

Who the hell was that?

Just as my anger flared up, I immediately realized something was wrong.

The person outside was probably Lao Liu!

He must have brought a girl from Liangjie Tang (Two Worlds Hall) with him. Why were they here?

When I went out, it really was Lao Liu. That old codger was showing off despite his age. He had not only dyed the few white hairs on his head black, but he was also wearing sunglasses. It was obvious he was here to flaunt.

Chen Shuyu was wearing a tight dress, holding Lao Liu's arm with one hand. At first glance, it looked like a lecherous old man taking his mistress out for a stroll.

Were these two here to deliberately anger me?

Lao Liu swaggered into the house, dismissed everyone, and then said, "Master, I didn't want to come this time. However, people from the Reincarnation Department have arrived, so I had to come."

"The message from the Reincarnation Department is that they are preparing to enter the mountains to find the Daomen (Thieves' Sect) Token. Whoever holds that thing can control the Daomen."

"The Daomen, this piece of fat, must not fall into the mouth of the Reincarnation Department."

I said in a deep voice, "An item can control the Daomen? Are you kidding me?"

Lao Liu shook his head and said, "Whether it can or not, we have to try to find out. Since the Reincarnation Department is here, we have to come. Also, the two Wuchang Shenjun (Impermanence Divine Lords) have already taken care of things. The Ten Yin Marshals have issued an order to hunt down the Huangquan (Underworld River) stowaways."

"Kill one person, get one year of lifespan!"

"The Reincarnation Department has sent a lot of people this time. If you can keep them here, it's a considerable deal. Do you have any gains on your side?"

I told him everything that had happened on my side.

Lao Liu nodded and said, "Wonderful! Zuan Shan Bao's (Mountain Drill Leopard) ancestral grave must be dug up. I'll go personally. What you need to do now is to become a cailuren (stepping stone)."

Lao Liu continued before I could speak, "We don't care whether you are the legendary destined cailuren. Now, you must be. Listen to me..."

After Lao Liu finished explaining the plan, I was stunned, "Can this work?"

"It must work!" Chen Shuyu said, "I have already contacted the mole. Tonight, you go to the third room of the Bajian Ban (Eight and a Half Rooms) and follow Lao Liu's plan."

"Okay!" After I agreed, Lao Liu and I turned to look at Huang Jun, Zuan Shan Bao, who was standing on the side.

The other party was so frightened by our smiles that he trembled. He later told me that on that day, he felt like a chicken being targeted by a weasel, and he almost peed himself.

That night, Lao Liu took people to dig up the Huang family's ancestral grave, and I secretly slipped out with Ye Yang and Lin Zhao, heading towards the Bajian Ban on the outer side of the village.

Zuan Shan Bao had already said that the things the Daomen brought down from the mountain had to stay in a place for a period of time to dissolve the evil aura on them before they could be sold.

The place they used to dissolve evil and dispel evil was the eight houses separated by courtyards. Originally, they wanted to build nine houses, which would merge into a Jiugong Zhen (Nine Palaces Formation). However, the ninth room could not be built, so they could only build half a room in the end.

As a result, the Bajian Ban became an awkward situation where the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) and Jiugong were incomplete.

Strangely, the Daomen recognized the Bajian Ban, and all the things were dispelled of evil there.

According to Chen Shuyu's intelligence, the things in the third room should have been stored for six days. If the evil on the things could not be dispelled tonight, someone would have to die.

If I wanted the Daomen to treat me as a cailuren, I had to make a fuss there. Moreover, I only had one day and one night. According to the journey, the people from the Reincarnation Department should arrive at Yunyin Village tomorrow night. I had to finish things before that.

When Ye Yang, Lin Zhao, and I arrived at the third room, the first thing we did was to get close to the outer wall.

The Daomen people were engaged in the act of burglary, and they knew better than anyone where to guard against thieves.

I stood against the wall to listen to the movement inside.

Lin Zhao put her ear to the wall and listened for a while before giving us a safe gesture. However, I raised my hand to stop Lin Zhao, who wanted to climb over the wall, and pointed to the side of the wall.

When Lin Zhao looked back, she gasped.

A red cloth shoe was lying on the ground near the wall behind her.

A shoe by the wall is not a good sign in the Northeast.

This thing is called "gui fan qiang" (ghost climbing over the wall), meaning that the ghost cannot enter through the gate and can only climb over the wall. However, it leaves a mark for others when it climbs over the wall, which is the shoe.

If the ghost enters the door with only one foot bare, it means that it has to come out. When it comes out, it will naturally have to find the shoe. If it can't find it, the ghost won't leave.

If you see a shoe outside the wall, the owner of the house must not move it. Even if the shoe is left there to rot until only the sole is left, don't throw it away easily. When the shoe disappears by itself one day, the ghost will have finished what it has to do.