C6 Emaciated old man

I asked grandpa who he was taking me to, but he didn't tell me. He just told me to follow him.

When we left Zhu and Liu's ancestral grave, my grandfather did not bring us to the village, but instead walked quickly to our neighboring village.

Don't tell me grandpa said that the person who can solve the paper man's life substitutes is in the neighboring village.

On the way, I could feel that grandpa was very nervous. I knew grandpa was worried about me, because Fan Zhen has already been dead for five days and there are only two more days until the Yin Master comes. If I can't break the paper man's life spell within two days, then my soul can only return to the Underworld.

If my grandfather had said before that a Yin Division would come and hook their souls, I wouldn't have believed him. But a few years ago, I saw one thing with my own eyes, and knew that there was a Yin Division in this world.

A few years ago, when an old man from my village was about to pass away, that family invited my grandfather over. They wanted him to take care of the old man's affairs, so I went with him.

After we arrived at that house, that family's old man was already on the verge of death. It looked like he was about to die, so it was impossible for him to continue living.

His grandfather had instructed the family to change the old tutor's birthday suit. When he was done, the old tutor's breathing had stopped. The moment the old tutor's breathing was cut off, a sudden gust of cold air rushed into the room, and the sound of iron chains scraping against the ground came from outside.

Hearing Tie Ta's voice, that family wanted to go and see what was going on, but was stopped by his grandfather. He said not to go out and look, just stay with the old man, then his grandfather closed the door.

At that time, I was young because I was curious about the sounds coming from outside, so I didn't listen to my grandfather. Taking advantage that my grandfather wasn't paying attention, I opened the door and ran out.

After we left, I saw a scene that I would never forget for the rest of my life. In the courtyard of that house, there were two people wearing black robes. The two people in black were shrouded in dark energy, so I couldn't see their faces clearly.

One of the men in black was coiled around the iron chain; it was the family's old man.

When I saw this scene, I was scared senseless. Luckily, Grandpa found out that I ran out in time and dragged me back. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened.

After Grandpa dragged me into the house, he scolded me. I was scared silly and didn't hear what Grandpa said. I didn't even know how to get home.

After coming back home, grandpa beat me up again. In that house, he didn't beat me up due to face, and after grandpa beat me up, he seriously told me not to say what I saw today.

I nodded. After that, I got really sick again. Grandfather said that I was washed away by Yin Qi from the Yin Division, so it was normal for me to be sick.

After I thought about it, I asked Grandfather if he still remembered it.

Grandfather nodded and asked me why I suddenly brought up this matter.

Grandfather said just now, people die seven days before they have a Yin Division soul. Why did that old man from a few years ago have a Yin Division soul reaper when he had just died?

Grandfather told me that the family's old man was a pig slaughterer. He killed too many people in front of him, so he didn't have the chance to stay in the mortal world for seven days. After he dies, he will go to the Underworld to receive punishment.

I nodded my head after listening. Following that, neither Grandpa nor I spoke. We walked for half an hour before we arrived at the neighboring village. It was already the latter half of the night.

When we arrived at the neighboring village, my grandfather did not lead me into the village. Instead, he walked towards a small wooden house at the entrance of the village.

Circles of flowers, paper men, and horses were placed around the wooden house. It was a white shop, and the only one within miles of it. As long as there was a dead person in the house, they would all come here to buy white goods.

Didn't grandpa bring me to find someone to undo the paper man's life-saving art on me? Why did I come to the business store? Could grandpa be lying to me? He doesn't even know who can use paper man as a substitute and he's here to prepare for future events.

While I was daydreaming, Pappy started knocking on the door.

His grandfather knocked on the door for a while before it was opened by a skinny old man holding a kerosene lamp. The skinny old man raised the kerosene lamp in his hand to his grandfather and said, "Why are you looking for me so late at night?"

When his grandfather heard the old man's words, he did not get angry. He replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't die in front of you. I have something important to discuss with you."

"Oh, what matter would allow you to personally visit me?" The skinny old man seemed to be surprised.

His grandfather took out the paper man from his bosom. When the skinny elder saw it, his pupils constricted and his body trembled. The oil lamp in his hand fell to the ground.

I wondered why the skinny old man had reacted so dramatically when he saw the paper man.

The skinny old man realized what was happening and quickly recovered his composure. He took the paper man from his grandfather's hand and carefully looked at it before asking his grandfather, "He's here?"

Grandfather shook his head, saying that he didn't know either. I didn't understand why the skinny old man and grandfather were having such a conversation.

The skinny old man picked up the oil lamp on the ground and let Grandfather and me in.

The room was filled with paper men and paper money. The room was not electrified, so the oil lamp in the old man's hand illuminated everything. When the light from the oil lamp shone on the paper men, it looked extremely strange.

The skinny old man gave me a huge look before saying to my grandfather, "In the blink of an eye, your grandson has grown up."

"Yeah, time flies." Grandpa sighed.

Grandfather and the skinny old man looked like old acquaintances.

"Originally, I thought that I could spend the rest of my life in this backwater of a village. Who would've thought that there would still be people who would come looking for me." The skinny old man looked at the paper man in his hand and said.

His grandfather sighed and said, "This is all fate."

I didn't understand the conversation between Grandpa and the skinny old man, so I didn't dare to ask.

"You came to find me because you want me to destroy this paper man, right? Only that person can use paper man as a substitute. He must have found me." The skinny old man threw the paper man in his hand onto the ground.

Grandfather nodded.

"Forget it, there are already people looking for us now, so let's not hide anymore. It's just that we haven't moved for a few decades. The people who are eating here have long been thrown away. You guys wait a bit." As the skinny old man spoke, he walked towards a paper man.

He walked in front of the paper man and placed his hand on its head. Then, with a sudden smack, the paper man was smacked off. Then, the ground started to shake, and the paper man started to retreat.

When his grandpa saw the hole, he said, "You really are a cautious old man, you even dug a secret cave."

The skinny old man didn't answer and just jumped down into the hole. After about ten minutes, the skinny old man came out of the hole with a purple box in his hand. The top of the box was covered in dust.

The box was about the size of two palms.

After the skinny old man came out, the paper man returned to its original position and extended its head forward.

The skinny old man wiped off the dust on the box and said, "I thought I wouldn't need him in this life. I didn't think that I would be using him again after dying."

"Boy, sit on the floor and take off all your shirts." The skinny old man said to me.

I already know that the person that Grandpa spoke of who could release the paper man as a substitute was this skinny old man.

I quickly took off my jacket and sat cross-legged on the floor.

At this moment, the skinny old man opened the purple box and golden needles were placed inside. The old man looked at the gold needles in the box and walked in front of me.

"Kid, you have to endure the pain." The skinny old man said.

"Old grandpa, don't worry, I'm not afraid of pain." I answered.

I didn't know what the skinny old man's name was, so I called him grandpa. He was about the same age as my grandpa.

The skinny old man nodded, took out a golden needle, and plunged it into my Shinto acupoint, five minutes into my hair.

Although I was prepared in my heart, I still cried out when the skinny old man inserted the golden needle. It was really too painful.

"Hey, why is there no air in your grandson's body?" The skinny old man looked at me suspiciously, but his words were indeed spoken to my grandfather.