The Maoshan Secret: Chronicle of Ghosts, Zombies, Demons, and Monsters
Chapter 54

Bone Soup

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Then, before the old man could make another move, I dashed over and kicked him to the ground.

Next, I tore several vines from the ground and tied his feet up tight.

Then I took two Blood Stopping Talismans from my small space and stuck one on each of the old man's severed arms. The bleeding stopped at once.

The old man was tough as nails. Both his arms had been broken, yet he did not make a sound.

Then I forced his mouth open and took a small red bead out of it.

I said to the old man in a strange, mocking tone, "Oh my~ I've watched TV dramas before.

Even though my family was poor and we didn't have a television, that didn't stop me from mooching off other people's TVs.

Even if I hadn't eaten pork, hadn't I at least seen pigs run? Trying to poison yourself? Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Then I grabbed a handful of grass from the ground and stuffed it hard into the old man's mouth to keep him from biting his tongue and killing himself. After doing all that, I began wondering how I should get back.

"Should I walk back the same way as before? Forget it. What if he pulls something while I'm carrying him? This is a swamp. If I fall in, no one will come save me anytime soon. Better wait for someone to arrive!" I muttered to myself.

Just then, a burst of laughter rang out. I looked toward the sound and saw only an elderly man descending from the sky.

I called out to him in surprise, "Grandpa Yun."

"Not bad. It is indeed this old man."

"Yutong, you did very well this time. I'll tell you directly.

Actually, I knew everything. I merely wanted to

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