Chapter 1 Life is Full of Surprises

Life is always accompanied by all sorts of surprises. Many who have come before, when looking back on the past, will say: surprises make life more exciting.

That’s because those who were surprised to death can no longer speak…

A large group of people came ahead, looking like a Yamaguchi-gumi meeting. The old Taoist wasn't in a hurry to go inside, waiting for them to come out first. He wasn't in any rush.

But the fat guy with the big gold chain kept calling his sister, complaining like crazy, and stood still at the entrance of the alley. He didn't move, and the bodyguards and assistants next to him didn't move either.

What kind of person is this?

A good dog doesn’t block the way.

The old Taoist felt a little annoyed, lit a cigarette, but the lighter seemed to be out of gas. Oh, damn it.

The old Taoist took the cigarette from his mouth and casually threw the lighter out with a little force.

Who knew that by sheer coincidence,

There was a stray dog rummaging through the garbage nearby,

Sticking its butt up in the air,

The lighter hit it,

Right in the exposed eggs!

"Clang!"

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

The dog immediately jumped up in anger.

Any male, if that spot is attacked, would probably do the same.

The stray dog's eyes scanned around,

The old Taoist smiled apologetically at it,

Sorry,

My bad,

This poor Taoist didn't mean to.

But,

Clearly,

This dog didn't intend to accept the apology, or it didn't understand human facial expressions.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

The dog pounced directly at the old Taoist.

"Oh dear!"

The old Taoist had some martial arts skills, but faced with a dog that suddenly jumped at him, he couldn't react in time. He took a step back instinctively, but his foot happened to land on a sunken cement slab. He lost his footing and fell backward.

When the dog pounced,

The old Taoist was falling,

But the old Taoist's foot kicked up high,

Like a "bicycle kick" shot in a soccer field.

"Thump!"

"Woof!"

This poor dog, aided by its own speed, was kicked away, flew over the bodyguards in front, and smashed directly into the fat guy with the big gold chain who was on the phone.

"Mommy, what is that!!!!!!!!"

The fat guy was clearly startled,

And fell to the ground with a thud.

The expensive urn he was holding in his hand also fell.

"Crash!"

The urn shattered,

And the ashes inside scattered…

Qing, who had been standing there with her eyes closed, resting her mind, not opening them even when people blocked her way or when the old Taoist was attacked by the dog,

At this moment,

Suddenly opened her eyes!

Time,

Seemed to freeze at this moment,

As if smeared with an adhesive,

In the air,

Was a suffocating smell and oppressive feeling.

The white ashes fluttered and scattered. Everyone else was still, maintaining their current poses, completely frozen. Only the ashes drifted in the wind, scattering, scattering, scattering…

Qing moved.

She walked to the entrance of the alley,

Watching the ashes float towards her.

"What evil spirit dares to be so presumptuous here!"

Qing let out a low shout.

She wasn’t exactly the type to hate evil as if it were her enemy,

Otherwise, Feng Si’er would have been dealt with according to the law long ago.

But no matter what,

She couldn't possibly sit idly by and watch an evil spirit be so presumptuous right under her nose!

However, the hazy ashes remained reckless, continuing to float toward her, with a kind of arrogance and unruliness.

Qing reached out her hand,

And grabbed forward,

"Buzz!"

A pungent, burning smell instantly filled the air, like leather burning fiercely.

The ashes began to shrink back rapidly, like someone who was sound asleep being shocked by an ice cube.

Qing didn't stop,

And moved forward in an instant,

Shouting:

"For this seat, get out here!"

However,

The shrinking ashes suddenly exploded again.

A powerful mental force raged.

It didn't affect the motionless people around at all. All the rage was focused on Qing alone.

A fierce look flashed in the depths of Qing's eyes.

It still dares to resist!

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded in her sea of consciousness.

Qing went forward fearlessly,

And continued to advance!

And the ashes began to retreat rapidly, retreating again and again. This time, it seemed to have really admitted defeat!

Still want to run?

Qing continued to chase after it, without the slightest hesitation or delay. She had the confidence, and at the same time, she had the strength!

Not to mention in the mortal realm,

Even in Hell,

There weren't many people she needed to fear, on the surface!

…………

Fish, they say, only have seven seconds of memory;

But sometimes, people can be even more foolish.

After the ashes and Qing's figure had gone far away,

The group of people at the entrance of the alley seemed like characters in a drama who had just had the pause button pressed, and were now "playing" again.

"Ahhhhh! Dog! Dog! Dog!"

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

"My urn, my urn, urn!!!!!"

"Oh my god…"

All around, there were noisy shouts. The old Taoist supported his old waist and stood up.

"Huh, where'd she go?"

The old Taoist was shocked to find that the girl was gone!

Oh, shoot!

The old Taoist immediately became anxious and began to shout around:

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!!!!!!"

What was even more urgent was that the old Taoist didn't even know the girl's name, so he could only shout "hey hey hey."

Naturally, he wouldn't get any response.

And next to him, the fat guy with the big gold chain, whose urn had been smashed, was finally helped up by his bodyguards. He patted his chest with lingering fear, looked down at the broken urn at his feet, and exclaimed:

"The ashes, the ashes, the ashes!!!!!"

When the old Taoist saw this, he quickly slipped away, clutching his waist. He was the one who kicked the dog over there, even if it was unintentional, even if the dog went crazy first, but the reason the dog went crazy was because he hit its balls…

Before the other party could react and notice him, the old Taoist quickly slipped into the alley across the street, not even daring to go back to get his car.

After walking a distance in the alley, estimating that the group wouldn't chase after him to cause trouble, the old Taoist leaned against the dilapidated wall, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

This number was given to him by a friend he knew. The old Taoist used to know many online friends when he was live-streaming, especially after coming to Tong City to live-stream. He even had his own Tong City online friend circle. The monkey performance thing was also told to him by an online friend.

That online friend was really enthusiastic, even getting the monkey performer's phone number for the old Taoist, thinking that the old Taoist was going to live-stream this, and chatted with the old Taoist for a long time, asking if five rockets would get him a chance to show his face together.

The old Taoist dialed the number,

The phone rang for a long time before someone answered,

"Hello, who is this!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was old. The old Taoist estimated that the age should be about the same as his.

"Old buddy, I want to ask you something."

"What's up, who are you?"

"See if you have a little girl around you, maybe nearby?"

"Girl? Holy cow, where are there any girls, can't afford to mess with them, they're too expensive. Are you a pimp? I don't have any money."

"See if you have one around you. My little girl wanted to see the little monkeys, and it seems like she went to find you."

"Ah, your kid got lost, huh?"

"Uh… sort of."

"Oh, I'll take a look for you, I'll find her for you, is there a reward?"

"No!"

"Then I won't help you look. Even if she's here, I won't tell you!"

The old brother on the other end of the phone started to talk tough!

"Old buddy, don't be rash!"

The old Taoist advised.

"Finding a lost dog and sending it back gets money, but finding a person doesn't?"

"Don't panic, you find her, you can do whatever you want, it's nothing!"

"Really! Don't lie to me!"

"Is she there or not, old buddy, help me take a look!"

…………

The ashes scattered quickly,

Qing had to admit that she had been a little careless at first.

She didn't expect that in Tong City, which the constable had said was "always peaceful and uneventful,"

Something so bizarre would suddenly appear.

She lost track of it.

This was a very embarrassing thing,

But fortunately,

She was still sure,

That the ashes were still in this area,

Just entered a state of silence,

Like a chameleon, cleverly hiding itself.

But in the end, it would only take a little more time to find it.

Walking on the dilapidated path, surrounded by old buildings, some places were inhabited, and some were not. In fact, these places were basically dangerous buildings, but because the rent was cheap, many people chose to settle here, and some people would "paralyze" here.

Qing walked and sensed,

She could feel it,

Getting closer and closer…

…………

"Really! Don't lie to me!"

"Is she there or not, old buddy, help me take a look!"

An old man in his late fifties, wearing a cotton coat, kicked his sleeping companion next to him, and knocked over several beer bottles before staggering to the balcony.

In the corner of the balcony, two monkeys, one fat and one thin, were chained by their ankles, restrained there.

The fat monkey was obviously observant. Seeing the old man coming, it immediately jumped onto the old man's shoulder and began to diligently massage his neck.

The old man glared at the monkey, looking at the balcony floor with some puzzlement, wondering:

"What the hell, why is there so much dust?"

When was the last time this room was cleaned?

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

The old man spat while waving his hand, accidentally stirring up the dust, sending it flying everywhere.

Leaning against the balcony,

Holding the phone in his hand, he shouted:

"I'm telling you, it's not right if you don't give money. If you don't give money, I won't help you look."

"Is she there with you?" the old Taoist asked.

"I…………"

The old man suddenly saw that on the street diagonally below, there really was a little girl holding a lollipop and wearing a princess dress walking alone towards him.

"Whoo!!!!!"

The old man whistled excitedly,

Giving the little girl a warm smile,

And said into the phone:

"Give me the money, I found her! Give me the money and I'll send her back to you!"

……………

Qing heard a whistle.

She stopped.

She looked up.

She looked towards the balcony on the second floor diagonally ahead.

She saw an old man with ragged clothes but a very energetic face glowing red,

She saw the monkey sitting on the old man's shoulder,

She saw the old man,

Smiling meaningfully at her!

Around the old man and the monkey, a thin layer of ashes was still floating,

The morning sunlight shone down,

Reflecting on the old man and the monkey,

Shining brightly…