blogombal Chapter 42 They Came to the Door
Chapter 42 They Came to the Door
A woman mumbled sleepily, "Bastard! Why doesn't he just die at the card table? So annoying."
Then came the "slap, slap" sound of slippers.
creak-
The door opened.
The loud voice became clearer, "What are you dawdling about? Did you hide some other man at home while I was out playing cards?"
The woman yawned and cursed, "Get lost! I've had enough of a mess with a man like you."
"Hmph! I knew you wouldn't dare!" The loud voice said, getting closer and closer.
Zhou Fengchen had a bad feeling. He touched around and found himself in someone's closet. He didn't know how he got in. Could it be that there was a path to the underworld under the closet?
Just as they were wondering what to do, their eyes lit up. The wardrobe door opened, and a fat man was taking off his clothes to get a hanger. They were startled when they looked at him, and a petite woman behind him was stunned.
Zhou Fengchen looked embarrassed and said, "Brother, if I said I just came back from the underworld, would you believe me?"
"ah--"
The fat man was almost insane, screaming at the top of his lungs: "Li Xiaohong! You slut, you said you weren't hiding any other men, but you've been playing role-playing games! So capable, huh?"
Zhou Fengchen quickly waved his hand: "Big brother, listen to me..."
"You son of a bitch!"
A fist the size of a sandbag came flying at me.
……
"You son of a bitch!"
Zhou Fengchen emerged with messy hair and a torn collar, feeling utterly miserable.
That couple was so unreasonable. They ganged up on me and started fighting, but I couldn't argue with them. If I tried to fight back, with their frail, rotten-looking bodies, I could probably kill them with a single slap. In the end, after a long struggle, I finally managed to knock them unconscious and get them out of there.
It was almost dawn, and not knowing where he was, Zhou Fengchen went out onto the street, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the Li family's house.
When they arrived, it was already broad daylight. Monk Yuanzhi and his family of five were anxiously pacing back and forth in the courtyard. When they saw Zhou Fengchen return, their eyes lit up and they all surrounded him: "You're back! How did it go? How did it go?"
Zhou Fengchen looked at them and said softly, "Guess!"
"How can we guess?" Monk Yuanzhi leaned closer, winking. "Brother! You look so disheveled, did something happen?"
"Damn it!" Zhou Fengchen roared, "I'm not messing around with you anymore! You almost killed me!"
Monk Yuanzhi smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Look at you, where did this nameless anger come from? Speak properly, you're so big!"
Zhou Fengchen took a deep breath and thought about it carefully. He really couldn't blame anyone; it was all his own choice. He waved his hand and said, "Have some water first."
A group of people entered the house. Zhou Fengchen gulped down a glass of warm water, then, remembering the name on the female ghost's tombstone, asked the family, "Your daughter's name is Li Xiaoyou, right?"
"Yes! Yes!" The family nodded repeatedly.
Zhou Fengchen then briefly recounted how he came to see the tombstone, how the female ghost was humiliated by a hundred-year-old ghost, and how he led the female ghost to the underworld. Finally, he said, "Alright, this matter has been completely resolved. Your family can rest easy now."
The whole family listened with sighs of emotion. Only Monk Yuanzhi felt that Zhou Fengchen had only said half of what he wanted to say, so he hurriedly said a few concluding words, took the money, and left with Zhou Fengchen amidst the family's gratitude.
After leaving the Li family's residence, Monk Yuanzhi asked, "Brother, did something go wrong along the way?"
Zhou Fengchen cursed and recounted how he got lost and how he killed the old Qing Dynasty devil.
Monk Yuanzhi turned pale upon hearing this, feeling a wave of fear. He said, "Brother, it's only because you're a tough guy like you. If someone else had done this, they would have surely died there. How could you possibly remember the wrong way in a place like that? Even if you did remember the wrong way, you couldn't turn around and talk, otherwise nothing would have happened. You've wasted your time."
Zhou Fengchen said dejectedly, "How would I know? I've never done this before. Isn't this a bad deal?"
"What a huge loss!" Monk Yuanzhi was also quite frustrated. "I thought the grave had been leveled or something had been placed on top of it, but who knew it would turn out to be this bizarre thing!"
They passed a breakfast shop and bought a bunch of soy milk and steamed buns to go. Back at their rented room, Zhou Fengchen ate while asking, "What kind of weird place is that?"
"Do you know what the Yin-Yang Two Realms Mountain is?" Monk Yuanzhi asked.
Zhou Fengchen shook his head.
Yuan Zhi explained that Yin Yang Liang Jie Shan is not a real mountain, but a name, also called Yin Shi. Legend has it that after a person dies, the ghost messengers will lock the ghost's soul and take it to the underworld. However, Yin Shi is located at the junction of Yin and Yang, and its area is too large, with many exits and entrances. Therefore, many old ghosts with thousands of years of cultivation will hide inside to cultivate. The ghost messengers are too busy to manage them.
"That sounds rather far-fetched."
After finishing his steamed buns, Zhou Fengchen recounted the story of the carriages, skeletons, houses, and the ancient talismans on them. This left Monk Yuanzhi completely bewildered, prompting him to exclaim, "How would I know? I've never heard of that!"
The two chatted for a while but didn't have much to say, so it was time to "divide the spoils"!
Monk Yuanzhi took out the money he had earned, counted it to be exactly eleven thousand, then divided it into two parts, five thousand five hundred each. He then took two thousand from his own share, slapped it down next to Zhou Fengchen, and said generously, "You contributed more, so I'll give you an extra two thousand. Don't be shy!"
Zhou Fengchen had no idea what politeness meant. His eyes lit up, and he grabbed it and stuffed it into his bag.
Monk Yuanzhi twitched his lips, then laughed heartily: "Brother! Let me ask you, isn't it great? Isn't the money coming in fast?"
Zhou Fengchen rubbed his nose: "To be honest, it was quite enjoyable!"
Monk Yuanzhi chuckled even more, yawned, and said he was going to sleep, having been busy all night.
Zhou Fengchen had to go to work in the morning and felt a little sleepy, so he took off his clothes and lay on the bed to take a nap.
I managed to get a good night's sleep, then rushed to the store, but I was still late.
A white BMW was parked in front of the shop. Inside, the proprietress was talking to two people. When she saw Zhou Fengchen come in, her face was full of smiles: "Oh! Little Zhou, your aunt and little sister are here."
"son!"
"elder brother!"
My mother was dressed very well, and my younger sister was pretty and cute, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.
"Uh!" Zhou Fengchen rubbed the last bit of sleep from his eyes, looked at the landlady, then at his mother and sister, and asked, "What brings you all here?"
"I came to see you."
His mother pulled him to sit down and asked him all sorts of questions. Even though they hadn't seen each other for just one night, it felt like an eternity. His younger sister, Chen Siya, was also making a lot of noise and rambling comments.
After chatting for half an hour, Zhou Fengchen got a little anxious and said, "You guys... is something wrong? I still have to go to work."
His mother hesitated for a moment, then said something that stunned Zhou Fengchen: "Son, you're not getting any younger. When I was your age, I was already pregnant with you. So, I found you a girl, my classmate's daughter, 24 years old. Don't think she's too old, as the saying goes, 'A woman three years older is a lucky match.' She works at a bank, and she's quite pretty..."
"Please don't..."
Zhou Fengchen broke out in a cold sweat, and after much persuasion, he finally managed to get the matter dropped.
After that, his mother laid down three rules for him: he had to come home at least four times a month, he had to come home to get money if he ran out, and he was not allowed to leave Donghai City without a word. Only then did he leave reluctantly.
As soon as Mom and my sister left, the proprietress and Old Li all gathered around. Old Li sneered and said, "Hey Zhou, your family's so rich, why are you working as a cook in our shop? Are you on a secret mission?"
The proprietress was even more outrageous, wrapping her arms around Zhou Fengchen's neck and saying with a grin, "Little Zhou, your mom's arranging your marriage. How about considering your older sister? A woman ten years older is like holding a gold mine, right? Don't let my age fool you, I'm experienced. I can give you a big, healthy son next year!"
"Hehehe..." Zhou Fengchen was covered in sweat.
……
I went to get off work and came home during the day, and spent the nights chatting and joking around in bed with Monk Yuanzhi. This went on for two or three days.
That evening at 7:30, before Zhou Fengchen had even finished get off work, Monk Yuanzhi stormed into the shop, shouting, "Brother! I've got a big job, wanna do it?"