"Are you really a sorcerer? But I've never heard of such a young sorcerer in Dafeng Village." Granny Feng looked suspicious and continued, "Besides that Master Zuo from many years ago, I haven't heard of any other sorcerers in Dafeng Village."
"Grandma Feng, do you know my grandfather?" I asked, somewhat curiously.
"Is Master Zuo your grandfather?" Granny Feng asked, her curiosity growing, as she scrutinized me closely.
"Yes." I nodded seriously.
"I see. But how come I've never heard of you before?" Granny Feng nodded and then asked.
"For certain reasons, I cannot reveal my identity, and I must not let anyone know that I am my grandfather's successor. Grandma Feng, please keep this a secret for me as well. If anyone asks, just say that I learned my skills from Hu Ergou." I said with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, this old woman's mouth is sealed tight." Granny Feng nodded seriously.
"Grandma Feng, can you tell me about the woman in red now?" I asked.
"Sigh..." Granny Feng sighed and continued, "That woman in red was named Liu Xiaoyun. She was also a pitiful woman. Her husband was building a road at the intersection when he died in an accident. But the construction team insisted that her husband, Wang Dawei, died of illness. Liu Xiaoyun only received a small amount of compensation. Wang Dawei was the pillar of her family. After Wang Dawei passed away, Liu Xiaoyun's family became even more miserable. Her son, having nothing to eat, went to steal people's steamed buns. On his way out, he was hit by a car and died. Liu Xiaoyun was heartbroken and hanged herself at the traffic light intersection, wearing a red dress."
"So you're saying there wasn't any bumpy ride at the traffic light intersection at all, and all that happened was that female ghost Liu Xiaoyun?" I asked.
“That’s right, some people have seen her too. She sometimes appears on market nights,” Granny Feng nodded and said.
"Then why is this matter rarely mentioned?"
"The matter was reported to higher authorities, who then sent people down to investigate thoroughly. They arrested several corrupt officials and cleared Wang Dawei's name, but his whole family was dead. What good is clearing his name? Alas, they are all unfortunate people!" Granny Feng sighed heavily after saying this.
"Are the traffic accidents that have happened over the years related to this Liu Xiaoyun?" I asked.
"I don't know," Granny Feng said, shaking her head.
"Since you know there's such a filthy thing there, why don't you hire someone to deal with it?"
"We tried to hire a master, but he disappeared in the end, and the matter was left unresolved. Anyway, if it wasn't one of their own people who died, who would spend money and take the risk to provoke this vicious and filthy thing?" Granny Feng shook her head and said slowly.
“Young man, if your skills aren’t up to par, it’s best not to provoke this evil spirit. Legend has it that she’s extremely fierce, and she doesn’t harm just anyone. Some people have seen her, but nothing has happened to them,” Granny Feng advised.
"Grandma Feng, I understand."
When I came to ask Granny Feng this time, I got an important piece of information: the female ghost only appears on market nights. Granny Feng said that this was basically the same as my previous guess.
“Young man, you must listen to this old woman’s advice. This evil spirit is really vicious. Someone in our village was harmed before. He went to ask Hu Ergou from Liuluo Village for help, but Hu Ergou returned in a sorry state not long after he arrived.”
"Even Hu Ergou is no match for that dirty thing?" I asked curiously.
"Probably not, otherwise why would he run away? In the end, he didn't even accept the red envelope," Granny Feng replied.
"Alright, Grandma Feng, I have something to do, so I'll head back now." I stood up, nodded to Grandma Feng, and walked outside.
"Young man, you must remember my words."
Granny Feng chased after me and called out.
I nodded and rode away on my electric scooter.
Although Granny Feng repeatedly warned me not to provoke the woman in red, I was furious when I thought about the deaths of Ma Jiabao and his sister. Even if Liu Xiaoyun had her own reasons, she shouldn't have harmed people like this. I couldn't get over this hurdle in my heart until I got rid of her.
When I got home, I called Hu Ergou.
Hu Ergou answered the phone after a short while and asked me, "Changming, what's up?"
I didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Uncle Hu, do you know anything about that dirty thing wearing red clothes at the traffic light intersection?"
"I know, Changming, has she become your stalker?" Hu Ergou asked in return.
"No, not at all," I answered truthfully. Although this filthy thing seemed to have called my name before, I didn't answer her.
"That's good, Changming. That dirty thing in red at the traffic light is very fierce. If she doesn't bother you, just ignore her," Hu Ergou said seriously on the phone.
"Uncle Hu, even you are no match for him?" I asked.
“I went to look for her before, but I almost didn’t make it back. She’s probably on the same level as that one at the courier station. But this dirty thing in red doesn’t harm everyone. It seems like she’s looking for certain people,” Hu Ergou said slowly.
“Uncle Hu, I understand.” I thought of something and said, “Uncle Hu, if anyone asks me, just say that you taught me my skills.”
I told Hu Ergou about the old Taoist priest I met at the Great Emperor Temple who taught me some skills and gave me some talismans. Of course, this was all made up by me.
"Changming, you've entered the trade?" Hu Ergou asked in surprise.
"Well, if anyone asks, just say you taught me this skill," I continued to instruct.
"I understand. I didn't expect you to be so lucky, Changming, that you actually received guidance from a master."
"Hehe, it was just luck. That old Taoist priest was just passing by, and he said he couldn't tell anyone he'd seen him, which is why I asked you to keep it a secret for me," I continued, lying.
"Alright, I know what to say, but Changming, that guy in the red shirt at the traffic light, we can't mess with him."
Before hanging up, Hu Ergou earnestly reminded me again.
I put down my phone, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to cultivate the Three Pure Ones Supreme Technique. Although Granny Feng and Hu Ergou both told me not to provoke her, I had already made up my mind. I could no longer let that filthy thing continue to harm people. If one day it was a villager from my Dafeng Village or Tong Liu who was in trouble, wouldn't I regret it for the rest of my life?
Even if she's very powerful, I'm going to go and meet her. If I really can't beat her, I'll give her a bunch of annihilation talismans. I don't believe she can withstand them.
The market day isn't until the day after tomorrow, so I sent Zhang Guangyin a message asking for an extra day off.
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