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Chapter 7 The Paper-tying Spiritual Soldier Cao San (please collect, ask for a ticket)

When Xu Ran put the invitation card with the magistrate's seal on it and came out after receiving the money, most of the yamen servants on duty who heard the bad news were waiting for him at the gate of the county yamen.

Seeing him coming out, everyone surrounded him, comforted Xu Ran, and agreed to send Zhang Meng off for the last time the day after tomorrow.

Xu Ran thanked everyone, and went to Zhacai Shop to look for Zhang Yuner.

There used to be more than a dozen tie-color shops in Taoyuan County, but they couldn't compete with the newly opened Wangxiang tie-color shops. Some closed their doors, changed their jobs, and two of them died inexplicably. This became a suspicious case that caused a sensation at the time. .

Now in Taoyuan County, there is only this Wangxiang Zhacai Shop.

When Xu Ran walked to the door of the Zhacai Shop, Zhang Yuner was arguing with the staff of the Zhacai Shop.

With one hand on her hip, she pointed at the young man with a butcher's knife in the other hand, blushing and yelling at him.

The guy hid behind a colorful paper cow, trembling, but didn't dare to fight back.

"Isn't my mother giving you money? Why do you ignore me when you see my mother?!"

"If you didn't have your grandfather at home, who do you think would rarely buy your things..."

"Tie a paper man according to the portrait, and quickly set a price for my old lady... Hey, why don't you even dare to fart?"

……

The more Zhang Yun'er cursed, the louder her words became, the harder it was for her to hear. Passersby pointed and pointed at her from a distance, but no one dared to approach her to persuade her.

A place like Zhacaipu is inherently evil, and few people are willing to touch the bad luck for no reason, let alone someone who wants to wield a knife in such a place, and no one dares to approach it.

Xu Ran sighed, this sister Yun'er is really domineering.

Walking quickly to the front, she pressed the butcher's knife in her hand, "Yun'er, how can you use a knife in the street with someone?"

Seeing that it was him, Zhang Yun'er put away the butcher's knife, and immediately said like a bird, "Brother Ranran..."

Xu Ran looked up and down the guy in front of him, he was about twenty years old, hiding behind the colorful paper bull, trembling with anger, his face was pale and bloodless.

In the memory of his predecessor, Xu Ran had dealt with this guy before, and even remembered his name, Cao San.

Xu Ran pulled Zhang Yun'er aside, fearing that if she scolded anxiously, Cao San would get angry and cause unnecessary trouble.

"You are a big girl, why are you scolding in the street?"

Zhang Yun'er looked aggrieved, "Brother, I came to make paper figurines for elder brother, but that guy looked down on me and ignored me! Then I took out the knife, but he pretended to be cowardly and didn't speak, he was so mad at me... "

"Forget it, see you scare people, go back and take care of your mother first, and leave the matter to me." Sending Zhang Yun'er home, Xu Ran turned around and looked at the guy, "Cao San, you don't know me ?”

The guy waited for a while, and then came out from behind the colorful paper cow, and said with a smile: "Isn't this the officer Xu? Why don't you have time to come to the shop today? Please sit inside, and I'll make you a pot of tea." go."

Xu Ran nodded, and came in with Cao San, looking around at the items and furnishings of Zhacai Shop. All kinds of paperwork filled the shop, but only Cao San was busy.

He sat down on the chair near the door, but he felt amused in his heart.

This guy obviously looks very familiar with his predecessor, it was as if he didn't know me just now.

And just being threatened with a knife, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak. In the blink of an eye, he was able to greet guests with a smile. This emotional control...is too difficult to achieve.

How can people be like this?
It seems that this guy is not good enough.

Because the system had already reminded him of his identity, Xu Ran didn't find it strange.

Only his fear of Yun'er made Xu Ran unable to figure it out.

Xu Ran came to dissuade Zhang Yuner just now, and the moment he looked at Cao San, a system prompt appeared in front of him.

[System: The host meets the paper-tie spirit soldier and gets the "paper-tie spirit soldier wild monster" with unlimited refresh times, do you want to check it? 】

At that time, he knew that Cao San, who had worked as a shop assistant for more than three years, turned out to be a paper man!
Xu Ran selects [View].

A paper man wearing the costume of a Zhacai shop boy appeared in the system. His facial features were drawn to resemble Cao San very much, but his expression was stiff and numb, and his face made out of white paper was pale.

Xu Ran looked at the red number 8 beside the blood gutter.

Using a paper doll comparable to a level 8 monster as a buddy, this Zhacai shop has done a great job.

The shopkeeper and boss hidden behind it must be a more terrifying existence.

There may be some secrets.

This world is so complicated and terrifying.

Xu Ran squinted his eyes and looked at the sky above. The morning sun in July was scorching hot, but his back was cold.

……

Then came another question that Xu Ran couldn't figure out.

What is there in Zhang Yuner that can make such a level 8 monster so frightening?

When Cao San brought the tea, Xu Ran looked at the tea but didn't drink it, but asked tentatively, "What happened to you just now? A girl with a butcher's knife scared you old man like a bear? "

"Is that an ordinary girl?"

Cao San looked in the direction Zhang Yuner was walking with lingering fear.

Xu Ran asked: "What's unusual?"

Cao San turned around and said: "No, hehe, I have a strange problem. I have been afraid of knives since I was a child. You laugh at me."

Xu Ran also smiled, gave him two pennies, changed the topic and said, "Just like Brother Zhang Meng, invite a paper figurine to come, I'll have it tonight, and buy the rest a pot of tea for Mr. Zha Zhi. "

Cao San took the money, smiled and said, "If you want it today, I will send it to you at Xushi, okay?"

"Okay, send it here."

Xu Ran got up and picked up the paper cutter on the table next to him, cut a piece of paper and wrote the address on it, then got up and left.

Walking on the street, Xu Ran was still thinking about what happened just now.

Cao San said he was afraid of knives, but there were five or six paper knives and bamboo cutting knives strewn about in the shop. I even took one and shook it in front of his eyes, but I didn't see him being afraid.

Obviously he was lying, and this lie was not advanced at all.

Therefore, it must be Yun'er who makes Cao San fear.

But if it is said that just because she is a butcher, she can scare a level 8 monster into paralysis, and there is no going back. The butcher can ward off evil spirits, but not to this extent!
I need to figure it out asap.

Yun'er can't have another accident.

……

I found a small, clean restaurant on the side of the street, Xu Ran sat down in a corner, ordered a bowl of broth and two biscuits, and entered the system to check the detailed information of the Zhilinglingbing while eating.

The screen flashed, and a pair of well-maintained men's hands appeared, with slender fingers and healthy skin. Those hands held thin bamboo strips and silk threads, skillfully tying up a human-shaped skeleton.

Then paste the skin on white paper, and draw the bun and facial features with colored pens. I saw him sketching, and in a blink of an eye, he drew a lifelike appearance, which is Cao San.

Those hands drew the inner lining, outer robe and shoes with colored paper, and stuck them on the body of the paper figurine Cao San one by one...

While watching the screen in the system, Xu Ran slowly stuffed the biscuits into his mouth. Suddenly, his expression froze, and his eyes widened with the biscuits in his mouth.

I saw those hands pinching out complicated formulas, pointing at the paper figurine's sky spirit from the air, and flying out of the right cuff of those hands was a phantom of a villain.

The villain struggled in pain and screamed silently, but he couldn't break free from the control of the invisible force, and gradually grew larger, turning into a faint phantom the size of an adult, and finally submerged in the body of the paper man Cao San.

The paper man Cao San stood up mechanically, twisted his neck numbly, moved his limbs, and then bowed to the owner of those hands...

The screen returned to Cao Sanchu, the paper figurine in the system, with some more explanatory text.

[Explanation: The deceased Zhou Deben, the heavenly soul cannot go to heaven, the earthly soul cannot enter hell, and the human soul cannot return to ancestors. 】

Cao San is not a simple monster, but a paper puppet possessed by a special ghost!
Xu Ran took out the biscuits from his mouth, placed them lightly on the plate in front of him, sat up straight after taking a sip of the soup.

Take a deep breath and select [Attack].

　The contract has been sent, it is time to invest

　　
　
(End of this chapter)