Half a Brick
Chapter 78 Cats and Dogs
I put the mask on my face, then took it off, took it off, then put it back on my face, and then took it off again, putting it back on again, repeating this process.
When I put the mask on my face, in front of me was an exquisite small building and a beautiful woman of seventeen or eighteen. After I took the mask off, in front of me was a half-collapsed dilapidated house and a little girl of seven or eight. Putting it back on, it became the small building and the beautiful woman again, and taking it off again, it became the dilapidated house and the little girl.
After repeating this several times, finally, when I took off the mask, in front of me was a half-collapsed dilapidated house, and a beautiful woman of seventeen or eighteen.
I looked at the mask back and forth several times, and finally had enough fun. I threw the mask aside and looked seriously at the beautiful woman in front of me.
Luosha Mei's expression was obviously a little unnatural, but she still tried to remain calm and said, "Of course I'm Luosha Mei. Could I be someone else pretending? If you don't believe me, you can ask Hei-ge, who guards the village.
"Since Hei-ge let you in, your relationship with Hei-ge must be extraordinary. You should understand his temper and his character, and you should also know that he manages this broken village very strictly. Evil beings using false information cannot live in this village."
"Okay, even if your real name is Luosha Mei, even if you've been called Luosha Mei since you were born, then, are you really the daughter of Luosha Nv (Rakshasi woman)?"
I still stared at the woman in front of me. I knew she was flustered by my gaze.
"Why would I lie? What would I gain from lying to you? Do you think the story I just told you was fake? You didn't want to hear my story in the first place. I went to great lengths to tell you, so why would I tell you a fake story? Does that make any sense?"
Luosha Mei was obviously flustered, and even her speaking speed became faster.
The more flustered she became, the calmer I became.
"Luosha Mei should be a little girl of seven or eight, right? Even if she isn't, she definitely wouldn't look like a beautiful woman of seventeen or eighteen. If I'm not mistaken, you should be the fourth oldest in your story, right? That makes more sense to me."
"How is that possible? How could I be the fourth oldest? If I were the fourth oldest, why would I pretend to be Luosha Nv's daughter? You have no connection with Luosha Nv, so what good would it do me to pretend to be her daughter?"
"It would make it easier for me to accept your request," I said slowly.
"I, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Okay, I'll give you an example. There are two children, one a little bigger and one a little smaller. There's a big dog at the entrance of the village, and the dog is very fierce. One day, the smaller child was bullied by the big dog, and he wanted the bigger child to take revenge for him.
"So, he said to the bigger child, 'I'll give you a piece of candy if you beat up that big dog at the entrance of the village that can kill adults.'
"Do you think the bigger child would agree to his request after hearing that?"
"That, probably not. After all, they're just children, and the dog can even kill adults. How would he dare to fight it? Besides, the only thing the little child can offer is a piece of candy. It's too irrational to risk fighting a ferocious dog for a piece of candy."
"So, if you were the bigger child, you wouldn't fight the big dog for a piece of candy?" I said, raising my eyebrows.
"Of course not. Would you?" Luosha Mei's eyes were already a little evasive. She seemed to understand why I was giving this example, but she was still persisting, hoping she was wrong.
I continued, "So, if you were the little child, what would you do to get the bigger child to fight the vicious dog with just one piece of candy?"
"I, I have no way." Luosha Nv was no longer looking at my eyes.
"Yes, you do," I said directly. "Moreover, your method is very clever. You would pretend to be very weak, very, very weak, so weak that you couldn't even beat a cat.
"Then, you would lie to the bigger child and say that the big dog at the entrance of the village is gone. A ferocious cat has come there, and the cat has directly moved into the doghouse and put the dog's skin on itself, pretending to be the original dog and continuing to bully people at the entrance of the village. You just got bullied by the cat.
"Although the bigger child can't beat the ferocious big dog, he can beat a cat. So, when the little child takes out that piece of candy again as a reward and asks the bigger child to help him beat the cat, the bigger child agrees without hesitation. After all, dealing with a cat is very simple for him.
"As for what will happen after the bigger child goes to the doghouse and hits the big dog with a stick, that has nothing to do with you."
"I, I don't know what you're talking about."
Luosha Mei certainly understood what I was saying. That's what she had just done, but she refused to admit it.
So, I had no choice but to say everything myself.
"Under the old man's tombstone, two evil ghosts have indeed been reborn. One of them is Luosha Nv's fourth disciple. As for the other, it's hard to say whether it's Luosha Nv herself or Luosha Nv's daughter. Even if it's Luosha Nv's daughter, she has inherited all of Luosha Nv's methods and is very ruthless, a very difficult evil ghost to deal with.
"Old Four was lucky to escape, let alone bully her.
"The one who escaped from Stone Prison Village was not Luosha Nv's daughter at all, but Luosha Nv's disciple. Old Four had been cruelly tortured by Luosha Nv before. Of course, she hates Luosha Nv, but does she dare to seek revenge on Luosha Nv? How is that possible? Where would she get the courage? It would be a blessing if Luosha Nv didn't seek revenge on her and let her go.
"But unfortunately, Luosha Nv didn't let her go."
"You, how do you know?"
"Because Luosha Nv also hates her, very, very much."
"What right does she have?" Luosha Mei suddenly became angry. "She is indeed my master, but she raised us for a purpose. She just wanted to use us. Three of my older sisters were killed by her, and I was tortured to the point where I was unrecognizable. In the end, I was swallowed by her. What have I done to offend her? What right does she have to hate me?"
"Just because you didn't complete her plan. You also said that Luosha Nv is a very stubborn person. Once she has decided on something, she must do it, and she must succeed. Even if she fails, it can't be her responsibility.
"So, according to her logic, whose responsibility is it that she finally lost to Qin Tianming? Was it because she didn't command properly? Of course not. It could only be because you didn't listen, especially you. With the lessons learned from the previous two failures, she had made the plan very meticulous. As long as you could cooperate, she would definitely be able to take down the old man and Qin Tianming.
"But you didn't live up to expectations. Not only did you ruin her plan, but you also caused her to practice the Bride's Gown Skill, which led to her ultimate failure. Tell me, who does she hate if not you? Who does she kill if not you?"
"Ah..." Luosha Mei began to cry hysterically, "She's a demon, a demon..."