"I see, it's such a coincidence. When you stay in a villager's house at the foot of Changbai Mountain, you can stay with a casual cultivator who knows some folk magic?"
After I found out the truth, I was a little bit dumbfounded.
However, this Liu Neng can be considered lucky. Although he knows some magic tricks, it seems that he didn't do too much. They just let the five rat spirits sneak into the house and steal money. They don't hurt people or kill them.
I have heard before that in some sparsely populated places, some extremely vicious bad guys may simply kill all the foreigners in order to seize money!
When they were discovered later, the cellar was filled with corpses...
"However, using the five-rat moving method to steal someone's money is itself an illegal and criminal act. You will definitely not be able to escape the punishment!"
I thought about it, got up and got out of bed, put on my shoes and pushed the door open.
Following the path taken by the five big mice just now, we took a short turn and arrived at the yard where Liu Neng lived next door. He was still happily counting money and throwing out a handful of peanuts to "reward" the five rats. A fat mouse eats it.
Both the man and the mouse were so happy that they didn't realize that I had reached the door of the yard.
Bang bang bang!
I raised my hand and knocked on the courtyard door.
"Who?!"
Liu Neng suddenly felt a little nervous.
After all, it was late at night and there probably weren't many people coming to the remote village.
I spoke.
"Brother Liu, it's me! Xiao Wu from the expedition team, we even had a glass of wine when we had dinner tonight."
Liu Neng may have relaxed a little, but I could still see him waving his hand with the help of the first big mouse's "sight", and the five fat mice immediately turned around and ran into the house and hid.
After a moment, there was a crunch.
The courtyard door opened, and Liu Neng's slightly obscene middle-aged greasy face appeared behind the door.
"It's so late, Brother Wu is not sleeping in the room, why do you come to see me?"
I said with a smile.
"It's nothing important. I just can't sleep. I came to talk to Brother Liu. What? You're not welcome to come into the house."
Liu Neng was stunned for a moment, but still moved aside.
"What did Brother Wu say? Welcome, of course you are welcome."
I walked into the yard and closed the door.
I could clearly hear Liu Neng's heartbeat speeding up, and he was probably a little uneasy.
The two of us walked from the yard to the door, and I asked pretending to be relaxed.
"By the way, Brother Liu, are there many rats in your yard?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Neng's heart rate jumped to a new level, and it sounded like "bang bang" to my keen ears. He even stuttered a bit when he spoke.
"Old... mice? That shouldn't happen. After all, your brother and I love cleanliness. I clean the yard often, so there won't be any mice. Hehe, hehehe."
I turned around and looked at him and said calmly.
"Oh, really? But the strange thing is that there seems to be a mouse in the house where I live!"
"This, this..."
Liu Neng became even more nervous, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
To be honest, this scene made me feel a little funny - it seems that although this guy has mastered some folk magic, he is still very timid.
I was just testing him in a subtle way, but he was so frightened. I guess I can only use magic to do some petty theft and don't dare to make a big fuss.
That's fine, I don't need to use any thunderous methods.
"Brother Wu, do you think a mouse has entered the house and disturbed your sleep? Don't worry, I can reduce your room and board expenses. Hehe, hehehe."
Liu Neng rubbed his hands with a smile on his face.
oh?
I raised my eyebrows, still with a slight smile on my face.
"But... there were thousands of dollars in my wallet that was stolen by a rat that entered the house. Brother Liu, how do you think I should compensate you?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Neng's face changed drastically, he took a few steps back suddenly, and his expression became cold.
He stared at me, his tone unkind.
"Brother Wu, what do you mean by this? Don't talk nonsense. How can a mouse steal people's money! And if your money is lost, what does it have to do with me."
I shrugged and spread my hands.
"Under normal circumstances, rats will not steal human money. However, if it is [Five Rats Lucky for Money], then they are not specifically targeting human money!"
Thump thump thump!
Liu Neng took three steps back, and the expression on his face changed from cold to extremely shocked.
"you you you……"
"How do I know [Five Rats Luck for Wealth], right? It's very simple, because I am also a Taoist practitioner. I have cultivated my magic power. I should be a little stronger than you."
"hateful!!!"
After being ridiculed by me, Liu Neng suddenly became angry again - this guy is like a "chameleon" - his mood changes back and forth.
He swung his fist and hit me in the chest.
I sneered and stretched out my hand without dodging.
He pinched his wrist easily.
Then pinch and twist slightly.
"Ah! Little Brother Wu, it hurts... Little Brother Wu, I was wrong!"
Liu Neng shouted very spinelessly.
I was speechless for a while.
As a folk cultivator who knows the "Five Rats Moving" technique, this is a bit too timid, right?
Just a face-to-face, half-move, just begging for mercy like this?
It really makes me feel so unfulfilled!
As soon as I let go of my hand, I pushed lightly with my other hand and hit Liu Neng's chest.
He fell backwards and fell to the ground, howling in pain.
At this time, the five mouse spirits who were originally hiding in the house heard the painful cry of their "master" and became eager to protect their master. He took the initiative to run out of hiding in the house!
All of them gathered around Liu Neng, stood up on their hind legs, waved their front paws and bared their teeth at me. Letting out bursts of threatening squeaks.
It has to be said that an ordinary person would definitely be frightened when faced with five kitten-sized rats making such terrifying noises and weird movements.
What's more... these five mice are real monsters!
Their limbs look cute and short, stubby and furry, but their claws are actually very sharp - it's easy to slit a person's throat if you spot them correctly.
If they were swarmed, ordinary people would really be doomed.
Squeak, squeak!
The mouse spirit protected Liu Neng in the middle, and its eyes radiated red light.
With their protection, Liu Neng seemed to be more courageous. He rubbed his chest and stood up. He looked at me and said.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting. It was my mistake! However, with my Five Rats here, you can't take advantage. Why don't we just make peace?"
oh?
I said calmly.
"Do you think that with the mouse spirit, you are my opponent?"
Liu Neng said angrily.
"Don't be ungrateful! It's just that I, Liu, have a good heart, otherwise the rat demon would easily kill you. Do you want to give it a try?"
While he was talking, his hands subconsciously pulled at the corners of his clothes, clearly showing that he was strong on the outside but strong on the inside.
