The ultimate master in the city

Chapter 100 You must be that Zhou the Immortal, right?

A large plate of kebabs and a case of beer were laid out on the table in the living room of the rented apartment. Zhou Fengchen and his mother Chu Xiaoling were eating and drinking heartily around the table.

Chu Xiaoling and her son ate in a strange way, biting food with their mouths like humans. The food on the bottle didn't decrease, but it became dry after they bit it. They would chug beer straight from the bottle, and after they finished, the beer would turn into clear water.

Zhou Fengchen stared in disbelief, then raised his bottle. "Shall we... have a drink?"

Let's have a drink!

Ping!

The sheer audacity of the ghost mother and daughter made Zhou Fengchen feel utterly ashamed.

As he ate, he asked, "Where did you learn to call your husband 'husband'? I don't think people called their husbands 'husband' back in your day, right?"

Chu Xiaoling said with a grin, "Back then, we called our husbands 'Master,' 'Head of the House,' or 'Sir.' I found it quite funny to hear that woman call her husband."

"It's fun?" Zhou Fengchen's lips twitched, and he said, "Seriously, Old Chu!"

"What 'Old Chu'? That sounds awful!" Chu Xiaoling protested. "Call me 'wife'!"

"Hey hey hey! Don't go too far! How could I, a grown man, possibly marry a ghost like you who's older than my grandfather?" Zhou Fengchen pointed at her. "Let's joke around, but don't take it so seriously."

Chu Xiaoling put down the skewers, pouted, and said with teary eyes, "You look down on us, mother and daughter!"

Xiao Bao echoed, "You look down on us, mother and son!"

"Me...hehe..."

Zhou Fengchen was speechless and quickly changed the subject, "You guys analyze this for me, I'm really annoyed right now. Tell me, what exactly does this demon pretending to be my friend want? Does he know I'm pursuing him, and then he's making me do good deeds all the time?"

Chu Xiaoling's mood immediately brightened. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Maybe he's just playing you!"

Zhou Fengchen sighed and said, "I know he's playing me, but what good will it do him? He's a demon, and I'm someone who understands mystical arts. If I catch him, he'll surely die."

Chu Xiaoling said, "Otherwise... he's probably setting some kind of trap, letting you walk into it, and then killing you!"

"It's not that complicated, is it?" Zhou Fengchen frowned and said, "I'm not bragging, but killing me is really not easy."

Chu Xiaoling shrugged. "There are only two explanations. Otherwise, he's a madman."

A mad demon? There's no such thing! Zhou Fengchen shook his head and asked, "My friend is gone now. I don't know when that demon impersonated him. From your perspective, where is my friend most likely to be? I'm a bit confused."

Chu Xiaoling stared wide-eyed. "Are you stupid? He'll just eat you up!"

"Well!"

Zhou Fengchen's heart pounded. He had been unwilling to acknowledge this possibility, after all, Monk Yuanzhi was no ordinary person. Now that it had been shattered all at once, he recalled all the little things he had done with Monk Yuanzhi. He only had this one friend he could confide in, and for a moment, he felt a tightness in his chest.

"What's wrong with you?" Chu Xiaoling looked over anxiously.

"I'm fine, you two can eat slowly." Zhou Fengchen swayed as he walked onto the balcony with his beer, looking at the night sky, feeling increasingly sad.

Monk Yuanzhi said some time ago that the two of them had been having bad luck lately, and nothing they encountered was easy. Looking at it this way, it's not just bad luck, it's a whole bunch of messy misfortunes.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Zhou Fengchen was still half asleep when he vaguely heard a knock on the door. He rubbed his eyes, got up, went to the living room, and looked at the sofa. Chu Xiaoling and her son were gone.

The door opened, and standing outside were Chen Ma and her younger sister, Chen Siya. They peeked inside and asked, "You live here?"

"Yeah!" Zhou Fengchen scratched his head and stepped aside. "What brings you all here?"

Chen's mother led Chen Siya into the house, sat her down on the living room sofa, looked around, and said, "I heard you went to Xiaoya's school to work as a student a couple of days ago. What's going on?"

Zhou Fengchen thought to himself that he had wasted his time as a student, gave a wry smile, and said, "I have some business to attend to at the school."

Chen Siya clung to his arm and asked timidly, "Brother, you're not going to investigate the dead, are you?"

Unable to answer directly, Zhou Fengchen asked instead, "How's school now?"

Chen Siya looked startled and said, "It's a bit chaotic, the school leaders are handling it."

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment, worried that the fake Yuanzhi monk might cause trouble, and was a little uneasy about his little sister. He went back to the house and brought out ten paper talismans, stuffing them into Chen Siya's hand. "Take these. Remember to keep them close to your body when you go to school. Don't let them out of your sight!"

"Okay, brother!" Chen Siya took the talisman, feeling quite curious, and played with it over and over again.

Chen's mother, standing nearby, looked embarrassed and said, "Ah Zhi, I asked a friend to investigate your affairs. You've been to the police station twice recently, haven't you? I'm not trying to criticize you, but this can't go on. How about... you go help your father, or come work at my hospital?"

Zhou Fengchen imagined two scenes of working in his mind, then quickly shook his head and said, "Mom, I'm used to being wild, so don't worry about me."

Chen's mother gave a wry smile. "I knew I couldn't convince you. Your sister's twentieth birthday is in eight days. Remember to come home!"

Chen Siya pointed to herself and said with a grin, "It's my birthday! Lunch is at noon, remember to buy me a birthday present!"

Chen's mother scolded, "Little girl, whatever birthday present you want, Mom will give it to your brother."

Chen Siya immediately pouted.

"No need." Zhou Fengchen felt he had lost face. "I have money, little sister, just tell me what you want."

"Hehe, that depends on your preference."

……

After seeing his mother and sister off, Zhou Fengchen was covered in sweat. He still felt uncomfortable with his family around. He couldn't swear or talk nonsense. It was too awkward.

He went out to eat something, then came back to draw talismans and practice his skills.

As darkness fell, Chu Xiaoling and her son reappeared. The two ghosts went downstairs together and found a secluded corner. Zhou Fengchen used the monster's hair to make a "tracking talisman".

The talisman wobbled and flew away.

As Zhou Fengchen chased after them, he said to Chu Xiaoling, "I've been thinking about this all day, and I still can't quite believe my friend would be eaten. Although I can't read faces, I don't think that guy is going to die young. Here's what we'll do! When we get there, you two block the area. If you see that demon, tell me immediately. This time, he won't be able to escape. Catch him and torture him severely!"

Chu Xiaoling nodded: "No problem!"

After chasing the talisman for two or three hours, when they arrived at the place, they found it was a large residential compound, somewhat like the old Beijing-style courtyard houses, with no fewer than a dozen households inside, and houses lined up one after another nearby.

Chu Xiaoling was a little dumbfounded, "Which four sides should we block?"

Zhou Fengchen also felt frustrated. He picked up the talisman, crushed it, and threw it aside. He couldn't bear to use the last hair on it and said, "You two go in and look for him while I try to figure out what to do. I'll also try to find out if he's gone or hiding somewhere."

Chu Xiaoling nodded, and then disappeared in a flash with Xiao Bao.

Zhou Fengchen was making a handprint, about to pretend to stroll into the courtyard, when a man squatting and smoking not far away suddenly rushed over, his face flushed with excitement, "You're that Zhou the Immortal, right?"