I, the transmigrated villain, please wait, gentle master.

Chapter 41 It turns out to be a quack remedy

Mei Shiyu remained unmoved, letting the gruesome-looking ghost pounce on her.

Wang Wu, who was standing to the side, let out a long howl in astonishment, grabbed a stick, and chopped it down at the little devil's head.

Mei Shiyu suddenly grabbed the "ghost's" collar and pulled him into her arms, protecting his head as she quickly retreated, dodging the blow.

Then, the boy's frustrated voice came from his arms.

"Master, I didn't scare you at all?"

"...You don't have that ability."

Wang Wu angrily threw down the stick, "Damn it, you gave me quite a fright!"

Li Tingyun broke free from Mei Shiyu's embrace, "Alas, I miscalculated."

He even went so far as to pick the scariest ghost mask.

He was secretly annoyed and wanted to take off the useless Nuo mask, but he found that... he couldn't take it off!

His hands were still locked together, but that didn't affect his strength. Besides, how much effort does it take to remove a mask?

He tried to tear it off with both hands, but his face stung and he couldn't get it off no matter what he did. The Nuo mask seemed to be grown on his face and had become one with his skin.

Mei Shiyu tried to help him take it off, but it still didn't work. She said in a deep voice, "There's definitely something strange about this stall."

Wang Wu secretly rejoiced that Mei Shiyu had stopped him from being too impulsive earlier, otherwise he would be in the same situation as this kid now, with the face of a hanged ghost... This little guy is really something, it's cruel to look at him too much.

No wonder there's no owner at this stall; it turns out that what's free is the most expensive.

Li Tingyun was horrified. He had tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead; he had ruined himself!

How does this work?

Calming down, he used his fingers to search for the edge of the mask along his jawline, only to find to his surprise that the skin and the mask were perfectly glued together, without leaving any gaps that could be pried open.

Moreover, he felt his face getting itchier and hotter, until it burned like chili powder, which made his eyes water.

Blinded, she turned to Mei Shiyu and pleaded weakly, "Master, please help me..."

Mei Shiyu sighed, "We really need to find a way to get this mask off you as soon as possible. It really is... not very attractive..."

Li Tingyun thought to himself: Is it just not very good-looking?

Mei Shiyu rarely makes judgments based on his own likes and dislikes. Since he said so, it's definitely not a matter of whether it looks good or not, but rather that his face is extremely ugly!

Li Tingyun now wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Mei Shiyu reached out and touched his face, her fingertips gathering a clear blue glow. She circulated her spiritual energy, searching for a way to break the spell, her expression growing increasingly solemn.

"This is a human skin mask, taken from the face of someone who died a violent death."

Upon hearing this, Li Tingyun felt a sense of foreboding. "A violent death? Could it be that some resentment is still lingering on him, which is why..."

"you're right."

Mei Shiyu told him, "But the resentment carried few memories. What I saw was a beautiful woman, dressed in a phoenix coronet and wedding gown, who was nailed alive into a coffin and buried with a dead person... The woman was eventually suffocated to death in despair and screams."

The story sent chills down Wang Wu's spine. "A ghost marriage?!"

Ghost marriage, woman... the problem is very tricky.

Li Tingyun thought to himself, "I'm doomed. Look at my luck... Could it be that I have to go and avenge this tragically deceased woman and wipe out her entire family?" Although it wasn't a difficult task, he was too lazy to bother with such a trivial matter.

Wang Wu asked, "Then how can we eliminate this resentment? Is it to help that woman avenge herself?"

"Do not."

Mei Shiyu said, "I never said that the owner of this human skin mask was that girl."

Wang Wu exclaimed, "Ah! Then whose could it be?"

"It was the man she married."

"Then how was his face peeled off?"

"I don't know, maybe he just didn't want it anymore..."

Mei Shiyu changed the subject, saying, "But his lingering resentment is quite obvious. He wants to possess a living person, marry another woman, and start his life anew."

"what?"

Li Tingyun and Wang Wu raised the same question at the same time.

Wang Wu exclaimed, "How is that possible? With him looking like this, which girl would want to entrust her life to him? Matchmakers would be scared to death by him! His face, the moment it appears, can stop a child from crying at night—if the child is scared to death, why would they cry?"

"I can't help you with this!"

Li Tingyun kicked over the mask stall and squatted on the ground in frustration, "This is utterly absurd!"

Mei Shiyu looked at his apprentice, who was deep in thought with his chin in his hand, and suppressed a smile. He clenched his fist to his mouth and coughed lightly. When Li Tingyun looked over, he looked away.

Li Tingyun sensed something was amiss from his evasive actions.

Ok.

"Master, are you lying to me!?"

"Who told you to be dishonest and try to scare people?"

Mei Shiyu said calmly, "Is it true that officials are allowed to set fires while common people are not allowed to light lamps?"

Li Tingyun: "..."

Damn it! A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years; I'll make you pay later!

He gritted his teeth, shut his mouth, and revealed a pure and innocent smile.

"It's alright, Master, do whatever you want... Now, can you tell me how to take off the mask?"

Li Tingyun: I'll endure it.

Mei Shiyu: "Um... I don't know."

Li Tingyun jumped up in anger, "Master, please stop teasing me!"

"Are you anxious?"

"It's urgent!"

"Do you realize your mistake?"

"wrong……"

Li Tingyun finally gave in and said in defeat, "Yes, I know I was wrong."

Mei Shiyu: "You used to say you were a steady person, but even with your hands tied, you still managed to get yourself into this kind of trouble. Don't you deserve it?"

Li Tingyun: "Yes, I was impulsive, I brought this trouble upon myself, I deserve it. But, Master, I look so ugly, don't you find me disgusting... Master, please help me, I really know I was wrong."

Mei Shiyu said lightly, "When have you ever not been eager to admit your mistakes but never repented?"

Li Tingyun was speechless for a moment, and stammered, "This time it's not."

Mei Shiyu smiled. "Next time, perhaps?"

Li Tingyun said in a low voice, "No, it won't happen again... Master, but if I keep having this face, there will be no 'future'... When I was a child, everyone called me an ugly monster, and no one liked me, so I could only wander alone. Now that I have really become an ugly monster, no one will like me even more. I still have to wander alone and can no longer follow Master."

"You bullshit!"

Mei Shiyu was anxious and finally stopped lecturing him. She grabbed his shoulder and said, "This is just a leech. You can peel it off by washing your face with hot water. From now on, you must not wallow in self-pity. If other people's words are dirty, listening to them will only sully your ears. You should either ignore them or let them shut up! But you must not take such words to heart, lest you sully your own heart."

Li Tingyun nodded and said, "Okay, Master, I've got it."

He was secretly delighted: It was just a treacherous liar, thank goodness... Damn it, Mei Shiyu actually dared to play him!

Another entry was made in the ledger.

Mei Shiyu was completely unaware that his "humble and pitiful" apprentice was just putting on an act to gain sympathy. He had no idea that Li Tingyun would later use him to settle old scores. Li Tingyun was as ruthless and perverted as could be. There was no reasoning with scoundrels and perverts.

Li Tingyun struggled to remove the mask from his face, feeling much better. He casually tossed the plaster into a corner, and the three of them continued on their way.

After they left, a hand reached out from the shadows, picked up the mask, and brushed away the dust.

As midnight drew to a close, the noisy atmosphere in the market gradually faded, and the surroundings became quiet.

Mei Shiyu was walking down the road when she suddenly turned around.

That unfamiliar aura of evenly matched strength has reappeared!