Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 60 The Butcher Shop
Normally, if goblins and ghosts hide their aura, ordinary wizards will not be able to detect it. However, if they kill too many people or are too unscrupulous, they will naturally reveal various abnormalities.

For example, the house and two shops that Gu Zhao discovered when he came to Xiu Yue County last time.

"What would you like, sir?"

At the door of the butcher shop, a man with a puffed-out chest and a sharp knife in his hand looked at the few people with a smile, "These are all freshly killed this morning, very fresh."

"What kind of meat do you have here?" Gu Zhao asked.

"Mutton! Dog meat!" The big man pointed at the meat on the counter, then at the meat hanging on the surrounding iron hooks. "It's fresh, tender, fragrant, and smooth. Go home and roast it and make soup. It's the most delicious."

Gu Zhao looked at the shop and then at the big man.

This butcher shop was located at the end of a side street. There were no windows in the shop and it was pitch black, so you couldn't see anything. You could only see the chopping board, knives, and some scattered bones and meat.

There was a rack at the door of the shop, with a dozen iron hooks tied to it, and a dozen pieces of fresh meat hanging on them, shaved and boneless. There was also a chopping board with several large pieces of meat on it, alternating between fat and lean, and cut evenly.

The big man was wearing a coarse cloth shorts, a square hat on his head, and his chest was exposed. Although he looked fat and rough, he was smiling and gave people the impression that he had a kind personality.

Gu Zhao looked at the big man, then at the meat around him, "Is it really mutton and dog meat?"

"How could it be fake?" the big man laughed and picked up a piece of meat from the chopping board. "Look, sir, it's clearly a goat's front leg!"

When Gu Zhao took the piece of meat, his eyes jumped and he subconsciously put the meat back.

"I don't think your meat is very fresh." Taoist Master Yansong stepped forward. "Did you really just kill it this morning?"

"Of course!" The big man patted his chest. "I slaughter sheep and dogs every morning. The neighbors can hear it. How could I lie?"

Gu Zhao looked inside the shop and asked, "Do you raise sheep and dogs in the backyard?"

The big man snorted, "You little brat, you're so ignorant. How can I herd sheep in the county town? I close my stall every day and go to the nearby town to collect sheep and dogs, then rush back to slaughter and sell them overnight."

At this moment, a peddler carrying a shoulder pole walked into the alley and said, "Chu Da, cut me half a pound of dog meat so I can go back and make dumplings."

"okay!"

Chu Da picked up a sharp knife and expertly cut a piece of meat. He put it on the scale and looked at it. Then he wrapped it in oil paper, tied it with a straw rope and handed it to the peddler. "Five taels and six cents, that's half a catty for you."

"Mr. Chu is so generous. I'll treat you to a drink next time." The peddler put the meat into his shoulder pole, then left humming a little tune.

Chu Da smiled and waved at the peddler. He watched him leave before looking at Gu Zhao and the others. "You must have come from other places to stay with your relatives. You'll understand after you've lived here for a while. My meat, Chu Da, is always very fresh."

Taoist Master Yansong was wearing a blue robe and a Hunyuan hat that covered his head and protected his neck. He looked like an old man who was afraid of wind and cold.

The embroiderer was wearing a blue flowered cloth skirt. Although it was clean, it was old. She looked ignorant and did not seem to have seen the world.

Only Gu Zhao looked young and strong, with handsome features. His blue shirt was relatively new, but it looked simple and plain, not luxurious.

This pair was clearly a young man whose family had fallen on hard times, accompanied by his old servant and maidservant. Since they weren't locals and weren't guarding their own declining property, they must have come to seek refuge with relatives and buy meat...

Thinking of this, Chu Da looked at the bundle on the embroiderer's back, his heart moved, and then he looked at Gu Zhao and the embroiderer, with a barely perceptible smile on his face, "You bought the meat as a gift, right? Haven't you come to visit yet?"

"Not yet." Gu Zhao followed Chu Da's words and asked tentatively, "Do you have any reason for asking this?"

"Sir, you've finally asked the right person. The meat I have out there is just small pieces of meat that neighbors buy back home to eat. It would be a bit awkward to give it to others."

Chu Da's smile widened, revealing his front teeth. "I have a few whole lamb legs in my room, perfect for gifts." Afraid that Gu Zhao wouldn't agree, Chu Da emphasized, "Young Master, you found my home on your first visit to the city. We're destined to meet. Since we're meeting for the first time today and we'll have more business in the future, I'll give you a discount."

Gu Zhao and Taoist Yansong exchanged a glance, then said to Chu Dadao, "Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble, no trouble. Please come in and choose, guests!" Chu laughed and made way, then glanced outside.

The remote street was deserted, and the peddler had already left the street.

"He's not going to do it in broad daylight, is he?" Taoist Master Yansong whispered in surprise. "There are shops nearby, and residents nearby. Isn't he afraid of being discovered?"

"The last time I was here, both the Painted Demon and the Golden Wind Hall General attacked during the day," Gu Zhao said darkly. "Ordinary people wouldn't be able to fight back. As long as we stay out of sight and don't make too much noise, what's the difference between day and night?"

"That makes sense." Taoist Yansong nodded, then followed Chu Da into the butcher shop.

The three of them filed past Chu Da. Chu Da closed the shop door and then led the three of them around the main hall, through a narrow passage, and walked for more than ten meters before arriving at the door of a room at the back.

Hearing the footsteps following behind him, Chu Da's smile became more and more wanton, as if he wanted to watch a good show. He opened the door and bowed to invite, "Please come in!"

As soon as the door was opened, a strong smell of blood hit me in the face. There was only a dim light shining through the paper window in the room, making it difficult to see what was inside.

Gu Zhao suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. He pinched his nose and took a step back, and at the same time stopped the embroiderer who wanted to come forward.

"Young Master?" The embroiderer looked at Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhaoze looked at Chu Da and said, "We won't go in. Please ask the store owner to bring out a leg of lamb for us."

Chu Da stood at the door and urged, "There are a lot of lamb legs inside. Please go in and take a look and pick one yourself."

"Really." Gu Zhao refused again, "The smell in this house is a bit strong, I won't go in."

Seeing Gu Zhao pinching his nose, Chu Da curled his lips in disdain, but he didn't force it. Then, as if he had thought of something interesting, he nodded and went into the back room. "Sir, wait a moment. I'll pick a good one for you!"

Seeing Chu Da enter the room, Gu Zhao looked at Taoist Yansong and asked, "What's in the room?"

Just now, when Gu Zhao and Chu Da were talking, Taoist Yansong stretched his neck slightly to take a look. Ordinary people couldn't see much, but Taoist Yansong could naturally see what was going on inside.

"A classic scene from a horror movie." Taoist Master Yansong also took a step back. "You don't want to see that."

The next moment, Chu Daxing rushed out of the room, holding a skull in one hand and a human spine in the other, with some dead flesh still on it.

Chu Da's face was full of ferocity, and he grinned widely, "Look at this..."

Then he saw that the three people who seemed to be the down-and-out young man, the old servant, and the maid had changed.

The down-and-out young master had a blank expression on his face. He made hand seals and gestures, and a majestic aura surged out of him.

A red mask suddenly appeared on the old servant's face. He held one hand on his abdomen and the other on his chest, with his index and middle fingers pointing towards himself.

Suddenly, a white fox appeared on the maid's shoulder, looking at her nervously and seriously, holding a green feather fan in its hand, emitting bursts of spiritual power.

Chu Da's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Gah?"

(End of this chapter)