Chapter 75: The Cat-faced Old Woman
After seeing Xue Pan become honest, I stood at the edge of the rooftop and waved downwards.
Jin Buque, who was below inflating a toad-shaped air cushion, saw this, stopped working with his mouth, and withdrew with his men.
It is said that ghosts can fly, so jumping off buildings is generally useless and won’t kill them.
But this scoundrel Xue Pan sealed off his own magical power. Except for lacking a physical body, his current state is no different from an ordinary person.
To prevent him from doing anything irrational without my knowledge,
I directly dragged him to the Underworld and asked Black and White Impermanence to help look after him and arrange a promising job for him.
That is to say, collecting scrap in the Underworld. Of course, this job is not for ordinary ghosts. Speak of the devil, without some connections, who would dare to ride backwards-pedaling donkey carts all over the Underworld?
Cough, cough, cough.
After returning from the Underworld, Huang Santaiye, also known as Third Uncle, called me, saying that there was a very tricky matter that was difficult to handle and he wanted me to come over and help.
I thought to myself, didn’t Third Uncle say before to find him if I had any problems? What? So he was waiting for me here, damn it!
You say that since he told me to find him if I had problems, then conversely, if he has problems, I should help, right?
This old bastard plays the game of social graces perfectly. I could have ignored it, but since I was idle anyway, and besides, all righteous paths in the world are one family, it’s only right to help each other when there’s trouble.
So I went directly to Third Uncle’s home, which is the headquarters of the Northeast Huang Family.
Upon arriving at the largest weasel den in the Northeast, damn, I didn’t know until I came here, but it was shocking, they are truly rich, holy cow.
Before coming, I thought Third Uncle’s family lived in a cave in the mountains, but now I know, mountains are mountains, and caves are not caves. Instead, it’s a super large luxurious palace hidden in the middle of the mountains, one could even say it’s a town of considerable size.
After I arrived, Third Uncle personally received me and was not polite, he directly pulled me into the reception hall, then had someone serve a pot of tea.
Just as we took a few sips, he got straight to the point: “Hehe, young friend, the truth is, the reason I invited you here this time is, firstly, we’ve known each other for so long, and we two haven’t had a drink together. Third Uncle wants to invite you for a meal and get to know each other better.
Secondly, hmm, Third Uncle does indeed have something he’d like your help with.”
Damn, this old bastard, I don’t know who he learned from. If you have something to say, just say it. You’re a cultivator and you’re still pulling this stunt.
However, I couldn’t directly ask. After all, he asked me for help, and he hasn’t even said what it is yet, so why am I anxious?
“Alright, well then, let’s eat first.”
Hearing this, Third Uncle’s old face twitched, then returned to normal.
I guess this guy might not have seen someone as thick-skinned as me, asking for food before the matter is even discussed.
Speak of the devil, can I indulge him? Anyway, whether you want to say it or not, I’ll eat first. If I can do it, I will. If not, I’ll eat my fill and go home to sleep, cough, cough, cough.
Third Uncle waved his little hand and immediately ordered eighteen dishes. However, looking at these dishes, they were indeed something only weasels could prepare.
All of them were chickens, boiled, stewed, roasted, fried, and there were even live ones.
Since I’m already here, I’ll feast. I just kept eating, hehe.
In the meantime, Third Uncle kept pouring me wine, cup after cup. Finally, seeing that I was a bit flushed, he told me what he needed help with.
“Young friend, to be honest, recently a spirit medium of mine encountered some trouble. The situation is this: originally, in Panggezhuang’s Sao Daozi Village, an old woman died. Then, on the seventh day after her death, she was possessed by a cat demon, transforming into a cat-faced old woman.
It’s incredibly wicked. Logically speaking, this trivial matter could be resolved with just a stomp of my foot. However, the person behind this scoundrel is the Nine-Lived Cat Demon from heaven.
After I went there, this cat-faced old woman summoned the Nine-Lived Cat Demon. After hundreds of rounds of fighting, although I managed to take away three of its lives, it broke my tail. Originally, I wanted to ask other immortal families for help, but having my tail broken was quite embarrassing, so I didn’t.
So, haha, you understand.”
I was enjoying my chicken leg when this old bastard started talking directly.
After listening, I analyzed it. Damn, what’s he talking about? “Stomp my foot” and all that.
Didn’t you just lose a fight with an old woman? If you lost, just say you lost, why are you pretending?
However, I didn’t show it on my face. I agreed,
“Okay, what’s the big deal with a rat having a sore back? I’ll go tomorrow. It’s just an old woman, right?”
Hearing my agreement to help, Third Uncle’s old face bloomed with joy. “Good, good, good, then we’ll go tomorrow.”
The next day, I followed Third Uncle to Panggezhuang’s Sao Daozi Village and directly found this cat-faced old woman.
I have to say, it’s indeed chaos. This old woman has been tormenting the villagers terribly. Every day she demands that the people offer her livestock, and she claims she can bless the region, so what’s wrong with eating the offerings?
You are quite old, why are you so shameless? It’s not that eating a bit doesn’t feel anything, but all of it is what the common people worked hard to raise. They themselves were reluctant to eat it, yet they gave it all to her.
When Third Uncle saw the old woman, he didn’t rush to attack. He brought me along, and now he has a helper, so he started to show off.
“Hehehe, you insignificant cat demon, today I, along with my Dazhi’er, have come. Will you not surrender immediately? Don’t wait until my son and I accidentally kill you! Do you hear me?”
The old woman saw that it was the little old Huang Family man who was beaten and ran away a few days ago. She said, you didn’t gain any advantage last time, so why are you still showing off?
So she didn’t indulge Third Uncle and directly cursed, “You old scoundrel! You dare to meddle in your grandmother’s affairs? Didn’t you learn your lesson after being beaten before?”
After speaking, she took out a weasel tail from behind and flicked it towards us.
Seeing this scene, Third Uncle felt a pang of pain, his old face turned ashen.
“Damn it, quickly return my tail. This way, I can let my Dazhi’er leave you a whole corpse. Otherwise, hmph!”
The old woman looked at me, perhaps seeing that I was too young or not taking me seriously, and said mockingly,
“Oh, oh, oh, since ancient times, people have sought help from immortals. Hey, you old weasel, you’re the opposite, actually bringing a little person to help? This little thing is so clean and white, perfect for my grandma’s snack. Jie jie jie.”
Oh my god! You two can curse each other, why are you dragging me into this? And you want to use me as a snack? You’ve truly spoiled me, haven’t you?
This idiot old woman!
