In the room, Ruyi was making the bed. Liu Ruyi walked in and said in surprise, "Sister, you've broken through?"
The old lady who was fighting with her in the yard just now was extremely close to the Grandmaster Realm. Judging from how her sister easily forced her to retreat just now, she was afraid that she had already entered the realm that all martial arts practitioners dreamed of.
Liu Ruyi nodded and did not deny it. She said, "I've just broken through. I still need some time to stabilize."
Although she said it in a light and breezy manner, her heart was still filled with astonishment at this unexpected matter.
Although she was only one step away from the Supreme Power Realm, she might not be able to cross this step for the rest of her life.
Hard work, talent, opportunity, and even luck were all crucial factors to cross this step. In the martial arts world, there were many masters who were one step away from the Supreme Power Realm, but there were only a few of them. It showed how difficult it was to cross this step.
Thinking of the reason for her breakthrough, Liu Ruyi looked back at her and said, "After some time, I'll teach you Tai Chi. It should be helpful for you to break through the realm."
"Tai Chi?"
A trace of doubt appeared on Liu Ruyi's face. Wasn't this the messy punching method that Li Yi often used?
He did not know martial arts and was full of nonsense. Liu Ruyi did not take her sister's nonsense to heart the last time she messed around with him. However, it was definitely not a spur of the moment thing for her to mention this matter. Liu Ruyi was certain that it was not a spur of the moment thing.
"Could it be …"
She suddenly thought of a ridiculous possibility and looked back at the door.
In the yard, Li Yi was being supported by Xiao Huan. He was asking Fang to move the chair out. He always felt bored lying in the room. Compared to that, he preferred to bask in the sun in the yard.
About an hour later, Liu Ruyi walked out of the room and looked at Li Yi, who was lying on the chair and telling a story to Xiao Huan. She was confused.
At the same time, in the tile-roofed house next to Ruyi's house, the brothel, which usually only had a few customers, was now full. Some people were standing in the aisle, making it extremely crowded. The old storyteller sat on the stage with a serious face. His voice was hoarse, which was different from before, giving people a gloomy feeling.
"That evil ghost's skin was emerald green and her teeth were extremely sharp. She only had white eyes but no pupils. She spread out a piece of human skin on the couch and took out a colored brush to draw on it. Not long after, the evil ghost threw the brush down and draped the human skin over her body. The evil ghost wearing the human skin turned into the woman who had returned home with Wang Sheng …"
The old man's voice was gloomy. As he told the story, he could make a strange sound that made people's hair stand on end. It was like the evil ghost's voice. Some people looked excited, some looked pale, but their eyes were still fixed on the old man, unwilling to move away for a moment.
When they heard the exciting part and saw that the old man was no longer speaking, they took out copper coins and threw them on the stage, urging loudly.
"Hehe, brother, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Among the crowd, a strong man looked at the pale man beside him and said with a smile.
The man looked back at him and said with a trembling voice, "I, I believe …"
At first, the man said that after hearing the story of "The Painted Skin", he did not even dare to go to the toilet at night. He still did not believe it and felt that the man was either too timid or exaggerated. After all, he was a frequent customer of these brothels and had heard many strange stories, but he had never heard of one that could scare people like this.
Today, he was dragged here by this man and felt disdain in his heart. However, when he came here, he found that all the seats were occupied, and there was not even a place to stand in front. He could not help but be surprised.
Even the busiest brothel had never seen such a bustling scene.
Although the crowd was bustling, when the old man spoke, the entire brothel immediately became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone held their breath. If anyone made the slightest noise, they would immediately be condemned by the crowd.
Just now, he even saw a man who could not stop burping being thrown out by two men by the arm …
He had never seen such a scene before, and he began to believe the man's words.
As the old man slowly told the story, he no longer had the mood to doubt the man.
It was not a cliché story about a gifted scholar or a beautiful woman, nor was it one of those ghost stories that he was tired of hearing. The story was novel and connected. Just as he was wondering why the Taoist priest said that Wang Sheng was "a man who was about to die", the old man finally told him the reason.
It turned out that the woman was actually an evil ghost in human skin!
Just the thought of how the human skin was peeled off caused his face to turn pale. Just as he put himself in Wang Sheng's shoes, he realized that the beautiful woman who had been partying with him every night was actually an evil ghost …
The old man's description of the evil ghost was so detailed and vivid that his mind could not help but think of that scene. Most importantly, the old man would occasionally let out a few ghostly cries, causing all the hair on his body to stand on end.
Although he was afraid, there was also a different kind of pleasure that made him want to continue listening.
If Li Yi was here, he would also be amazed. This old man was indeed a professional storyteller. Whether it was the creation of a terrifying atmosphere or the magical vocal skills, Li Yi would never be able to catch up to him.
When Wang Sheng saw the Painted Skin of the Evil Ghost with his own eyes, the story had reached a climax. As expected, the old man stopped abruptly and said something along the lines of "If you want to know what happens next, listen to the next chapter". Before the audience could react, the old man had already fled.
"What do you mean?"
"It's gone just like that!"
"He's playing this trick again. I've heard this part three times already. I want to know what happens next!"
…
…
The silence of the crowd did not last long before it erupted like a volcano. Even the other brothels were affected. One by one, the performers and singers were performing, and their voices were suppressed. They could only watch as the customers left one by one and walked toward the brothels with grief and indignation on their faces.
Yesterday and today, this was the second time their business had been stolen …
This was too much, too much!
At this moment, the old man was hiding behind the stage with a helpless look on his face.
He also wanted to know what happened next, but that scholar only told him this part!
Originally, he had wanted to give it a try and told the story of "The Painted Skin" last night. He did not expect so many people to come this morning, and it was hard for him to back down.
If something like this happened again next time, his old bones would be torn apart by those people …
Li Yi was telling a horror story to Xiao Huan in the courtyard to train her courage. Suddenly, a chaotic sound came from afar, and he and the young maidservant looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.
Their vision was blocked by the courtyard wall. Just as they were about to look away, a head popped out from the wall.
The next moment, Xiao Huan's face turned pale, and she subconsciously screamed.
"A ghost!"
Just a moment ago, the young master said that the ghost could still speak after its head was chopped off by the Taoist priest. The next moment, a head appeared on the wall …
After the scream, the head on the wall disappeared. Li Yi heard a young girl's "Ouch" from the other side of the wall.
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