The news that Bai Hetongzi had been to Liu's house spread so quickly.
But what does it mean that the Liu family is stable?
Li Xiaobai grabbed a few people who had just been talking on the roadside and asked in a deep voice: "Guys, isn't it good for you to say trivial things in front of the Great Master Bai He?"
"Bai...Baihe Great God!"
"Your Majesty, please bow to me!"
Those people saw the boy named White Crane behind Li Xiaobai. His legs were weak and his kowtow was like pounding garlic. In their eyes, boy Baihe was no different from the God of Death.
"You just said that the Great White Crane went to the Liu family, and then the Liu family became stable. What do you mean?"
"How much do you know about the Liu family's affairs? You need to drag it out completely. You must not hide anything. Otherwise, you will be severely punished!"
Li Xiaobai shouted sternly.
"Sir, don't be surprised. I just told you the rumors I heard, and I don't know much about the Liu family!"
The middle-aged man at the head was sweating profusely.
The person who can follow the Great White Crane is definitely not ordinary. Today he made a mistake and is very likely to be silenced if he is targeted.
Li Xiaobai did not accept this trick: "Then tell me the rumors you know. If they are true, I will spare you this time."
"They are all just rumors without verification, and no one knows whether they are true or false."
"It's just that there was a demon in the Liu family, and the underworld officials went to investigate, but when they came out, they kept silent, didn't mention it, and didn't deal with it. Over time, some rumors spread."
The middle-aged man did not dare to look at Li Xiaobai and lowered his head.
"What rumor?"
"It is said that the Liu family's daughter-in-law is not pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Liu family's young master, but a high-ranking and powerful person in the underworld."
"The villain is just hearing it, but this statement does make sense. Only in this way can we explain why the evil spirits are so close, but the officials of the underworld have done nothing."
"Then why did you say just now that the Liu family will be stable if the Great White Crane goes to the Liu family? In what way is it stable?"
Li Xiaobai continued to ask.
"Sir, think about it, if what the villain just said is true, then the Liu family will definitely need the help of many dignitaries if they want to escape from this storm. We know that there are evil spirits at work in the Liu family, but the Great White Crane is just like the great gods of the underworld. Choosing to put it aside for the time being and exit cautiously speaks volumes.”
The middle-aged man is a talkative person by nature. Although he is frightened, he can talk endlessly about these gossips.
Only the initial rumors were of some value, but the more they went on, the more outrageous they became. This guy even speculated whether the daughter-in-law of the Liu family was pregnant with the flesh and blood of King Shura or King Yama. Li Xiaobai's eyelids jumped when he heard this.
He took Baihe Boy around and returned to the Liu family's mansion.
Along the way, he found many passers-by to inquire about the news, and planned to sort out their opinions, which could be roughly divided into two groups.
One group is that as the middle-aged man said, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family is not pregnant with a ghost fetus at all, but the flesh and blood of a highly respected person, so the monks in the underworld turn a blind eye. No matter how fierce the trouble is and how many people are silenced, they will do nothing. .
The rhetoric of the other faction is very similar to that of Grandma Liu. They both believe that the bureaucratic system in today's underworld is cumbersome, which makes it difficult to complete many things that need to be implemented to the right place. In addition, this time both sides want to take the opportunity to weaken each other's power. It is naturally even more difficult to be vaguely involved in power struggles.
However, according to the Yinzai of the Reincarnation Department, these missing people were killed by Black and White Wuchang, which actually increased the credibility of the rumors a lot.
If you really just want to wait for the other party to make a mistake first so as to impeach him, there is no need to abolish Zhou Zhang and kill people to silence him.
However, we still need to explore the Liu family mansion to know the truth.
"Senior Bai He, let's go meet Aunt Liu again. We must meet the Liu family's daughter-in-law this time."
Li Xiaobai looked at Baihe Boy, and what he saw was still a dead face.
This guy doesn't speak or take action. His only function is to intimidate his opponent so that he can show off.
The door of Liu's house was wide open, but there was no one inside, and it was still so desolate and lonely.
There isn't even a caretaker.
The two walked into it casually, not rushing to find Nanny Liu first, but wandering around the house on their own. If something happened in the Liu family, there would definitely be some clues left somewhere.
The boy Baihe remained motionless, always facing the wall of the house. The houses were all made of wood. Li Xiaobai had seen it last time, and there were no other abnormalities except that the wood was stained with some white powder.
But this time he felt nervous because he found the same white powder on the ancient trees in the courtyard.
Although sporadic, the distribution is very concentrated. Only the lower half of the ancient tree has it, and no trace of the white powder has been found in the upper half.
Li Xiaobai came close to Baihe Boy and looked at the white powder on the wall of the house together. They were indeed the same substance.
The powder seeped out from inside the wood. It didn't look like something like this would grow in the wood, but to find out what it was, I'd probably have to cut the wood open.
If you demolish someone's house without knowing anything, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome afterwards.
"Isn't this the Great God Li and the Great White Crane? Why didn't you inform me in advance when you came to the humble house? I couldn't welcome you from far away. I hope you can forgive me."
An old woman's voice came from behind. At some point, Grandma Liu walked around behind the two of them and was looking at them with a smile.
"Hahaha, Aunt Liu doesn't have to be like this. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty. Today, I and the White Crane God came rudely and paid a rash visit. Please don't take offense to Aunt Liu."
Li Xiaobai laughed heartily, not feeling any embarrassment at all. He walked to the hall and sat down with a smile. He was familiar with the roads and did not regard himself as an outsider at all.
"Aunt Liu, the wood of your house is quite good. Which tree did it come from?"
"The great god was joking. They are just some dead wood. They are all brought from the Yang world. The ancient trees in the underworld have too much Yin energy, and the human body will be disturbed by it if they live there for a long time."
Aunt Liu brought tea and water, her face was pleasant, and she had no intention of getting into trouble about what had just happened.
"That's too modest. I think the ancient trees in the courtyard are quite nice. What kind of trees are they?"
Li Xiaobai never left the wood. He felt that there must be something wrong with the white powder on the wood.
Aunt Liu's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes gradually became gloomy.
"That's Lord Willow. The willow branches have been cut down, leaving only this thick trunk. It has not fallen down for many years. Calculating its age, it is nearly a hundred years old."
"That can be said to be a sacred tree."
Li Xiaobai nodded, thinking about how to cut down the tree to see its structure, and then demolish the Liu family's house to see what the white powder inside was.
Aunt Liu asked: "I wonder if the two gods are here today, but what is the important matter?"
"My son has gone out. If you are looking for him, you can come back tomorrow."
"Mama Liu, it's just a good thing that he's not here. We're here to find your daughter-in-law."
