The ultimate master in the city

Chapter 71 Today is your big day

When Zhou Fengchen rubbed his nose, spat out a mouthful of mud, and got up from the ground, there was no trace of Song Xixue and the wild boar.

He stood there in a daze for a while before turning around and walking back.

This woman named Song Xixue is too wicked. She followed me the whole way without me noticing at all, and the illusions of those actor ghosts were so powerful that she subdued them all without me even realizing it!

Laoshan? Beast Tamer? Doromo's helper...

Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to go back to his rented room and discuss it with Monk Yuanzhi.

……

When Zhou Fengchen found Wang Min and Jiang Hao, it was already dawn. The two were hiding in the bushes, barely daring to breathe. They were startled when Zhou Fengchen parted the bushes.

"It's me, don't be afraid, it's alright, let's go back!" Zhou Fengchen pulled them up.

Wang Min looked back, still shaken, and asked, "It's gone?"

Zhou Fengchen nodded: "That's all!"

Jiang Hao's face was still a little pale. "Brother, brother, those things won't come looking for us later, will they?"

"No!" Zhou Fengchen shook his head, lost in thought, and walked forward on his own, with the two following closely behind.

As they neared the inn, Zhou Fengchen smiled and turned back to ask, "Was tonight exciting?"

Wang Min nodded awkwardly: "Mm!"

Jiang Hao gasped for breath, "This is fucking amazing! I've never had anything like this in my life!"

"As long as it's exciting," Zhou Fengchen said seriously. "Keep everything that happened tonight a secret, and don't tell anyone."

The two nodded hastily.

After entering the hotel, the three of them packed their luggage and went out together to return to the city. Jiang Hao contacted a repair shop, and someone towed the car back. He also squeezed into a car with Zhou Fengchen.

When they arrived in the city at noon, Jiang Hao got out of the car first and went home, while Wang Min drove Zhou Fengchen to the entrance of the alley where she rented a house.

Before getting out of the car, Zhou Fengchen said to Wang Min, "Officer Wang, I advise you not to pursue this kind of thing too closely in the future. I can help you once, but I can't help you a second time. If it weren't for me this time, you would definitely be dead if you investigated it to the end."

Wang Min hesitated for a moment, then suddenly looked intently at Zhou Fengchen and said, "I... I think you're a pretty good person. How about... we try dating?"

Zhou Fengchen was startled, not knowing why she suddenly brought this up, and quickly shook her off, "Officer Wang, let's not talk about it, I'm still young, we'll have to wait a few years."

He then pushed open the car door and drove away.

Wang Min shouted angrily from inside the car, "Zhou Fengchen, you little brat! It's already beneath me to say something like that. Are you saying I'm ugly, or are you just a homosexual?"

Zhou Fengchen's lips twitched involuntarily, and he took off running.

……

When they arrived at the rented room, Monk Yuanzhi was sitting in the living room, rubbing his toes and eating instant noodles.

Zhou Fengchen asked curiously, "Are you feeling much better now?"

Monk Yuanzhi, his mouth greasy from eating, wiped it with his sleeve and said, "I woke up this morning full of energy, probably all better. Where have you been all day and night?"

Zhou Fengchen plopped down on the sofa, picked up a bucket of instant noodles, opened it, and started making instant noodles with a thermos of hot water. Then he recounted the events of the night in detail.

Monk Yuanzhi's eyes widened in disbelief. "Holy crap! How could something so strange happen while we were just investigating a case with the police?"

Zhou Fengchen nodded. "It's just that damn weird!"

Monk Yuanzhi thought for a moment and said, "Those actor ghosts are easy to understand. They sang before they died, and they continue to sing after they die. If they encounter another actor, they kill them and play together. But what about that Song... what was it again?"

"Song Xixue!" Zhou Fengchen reminded her.

"Yes!" Monk Yuanzhi nodded. "This eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl is amazing! How does she manage to be so seductive, even showing off her breasts to you!"

Zhou Fengchen said dejectedly, "Stop focusing on whether it's sexy or not. Aren't you supposed to be knowledgeable? Have you ever heard of the Laoshan Sect?"

"Laoshan is most famous for its Taoist priests! I heard an old monk mention it a few years ago."

Monk Yuanzhi said, "These Taoist priests are very mysterious and strange. They rarely meet ordinary people and belong to the miscellaneous sects. But the kind of manipulation of giant toads and transformation of cats into tigers and insects into wolves that you described, I really can't believe such things exist in the world. It's simply unbelievable magic!"

Zhou Fengchen smiled wryly and said, "There's nothing unbelievable about it. It's just that many people can't see her. My father used to say that birds of a feather flock together. People of similar backgrounds associate with each other. If I were really just a lowly kitchen helper in a restaurant, any evil spirit could kill me. How could I possibly see her?"

Monk Yuanzhi said, "That's true, but she was sent by your enemy. According to her, there are other people involved. With so many extraordinary individuals attacking together, are you confident you can handle it?"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, then shook his head. "It's hard to say. The strange and unusual techniques in the world are all incredibly bizarre, and no one dares to claim superiority over another!"

Monk Yuanzhi asked with interest, "I still don't know which school or sect you belong to, or what your skills are."

Zhou Fengchen spoke frankly: "Brother Monk, to be honest, I don't know which sect I belong to. It seems to be the Dayan Sect, but I've never seen this sect mentioned in any books."

Speaking of skills, I'm still scared when I think about them now. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, starting when I was six, my father would stuff me into the river and soak me for three days. He and Zhou Linglong would wait on the bank with leather whips, and whip me as soon as I got to the shore. On the Dragon Boat Festival, they would burn me with fire and kerosene. On the Ghost Festival, they would stuff me into a coffin and throw me into a mass grave, sealing the seams of the coffin with nails. The most outrageous thing was on the Double Ninth Festival, when they would break all the bones in my body, making me suffer for three days before setting them back together.

He didn't teach me martial arts until I was 12, when he taught me 18 forms and 36 mystical moves. I had just learned them when he died. I'm still confused about it.

Monk Yuanzhi pressed further, "So, what's your most amazing skill?"

Zhou Fengchen glanced at him, "Use your most powerful move, and I'm done for!"

Monk Yuanzhi paused for a moment, scratched his head, and didn't know what to say.

Zhou Fengchen smiled wryly and said, "Right now, we can only wait for them to come knocking. It's very dangerous for me. Why don't you leave first?"

Monk Yuanzhi glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? Although we haven't known each other for long, we're brothers who've been through thick and thin together. I'll play with you, and if I die, it's my bad luck."

Zhou Fengchen was deeply moved, "Boss Monk..."

Monk Yuanzhi waved his hand, "Don't overthink it. I was just looking at your face; you're not destined to die young!"

Zhou Fengchen perked up: "Really?"

"real!"

……

The next day, Zhou Fengchen went to work again, but he carried the suona and all the other equipment his father had left him with him, just in case.

Around 5 p.m., while I was busy in the kitchen, my mother suddenly came in from outside with a smile. "Oh! Son, busy?"

Zhou Fengchen put down the kitchen knife, scratched his head, and said, "Mom, I was working, what are you doing here at this time?"

Chen's mother was overjoyed to hear him call her "Mom." "You can't do any work today! Today is your big day!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the proprietress, Old Li, and the two helpers curiously gathered around. "What's the big day for Xiao Zhou? Is he getting married?"

Zhou Fengchen was startled, his scalp tingling with fear. "I was chopping vegetables, and you suddenly want me to get married? I can't accept that!"

Aunt Chen laughed, "It's not a wedding, but I won't tell you yet. Come on, come on, stop working. Everyone's waiting at the hotel, including you guys. Are you free? It's on me."

Upon hearing this, the proprietress flung her sleeves and shouted, "Close the door! You can't refuse my invitation!"

Zhou Fengchen was completely confused, but he couldn't eat without calling Monk Yuanzhi, so he took him with him when he returned to his rented room.

A group of people in two cars headed straight for the bustling city center and stopped in front of a large hotel. Pointing to the brightly lit hotel, Chen's mother said, "Son, isn't it impressive? It's our own!"