Chapter 34: Dark and Gloomy

The enchanted spirit is the final move of this formation. Its existence is just right, making people fall into a state of illusion. For a time, it won’t cause anyone to die, and at most it will make people discover that there is a foolish person here.

This kind of thing is also the hardest to explain, and people are also reluctant to get to the bottom of it… The most important thing is that it has also successfully held back the ‘unruly’ people of Company A. It really is a step-by-step calculation.

As for the people in Company A, they should be the core members who have the qualifications to enter the warehouse freely. They naturally have ways to restrain the spirit, because once the illusion of the spirit is broken, it is almost a “man-eater.” A little more yang energy colliding with it will also make it fall into a state of “eternal damnation.”

But before that, the important thing is to be clear-minded, and that is what restrains the spirit. For example, the agarwood bracelet on my wrist is not very effective when I wear it on normal days, but it has a certain effect of warding off evil spirits and impurities. When I met the evil spirits in the villa that time, Zhao Hong was even possessed… People who don’t know will think that the agarwood bracelet is useless, but in fact, I have always been reluctant to use it.

Because the agarwood bracelet is perhaps a decoration or a collectible for ordinary people, but for Taoists, it is actually a consumable. Its scent is the strongest weapon for refreshing the mind, calming the heart, and breaking through illusions. The more precious the agarwood, the more it can play this role. Not to mention when encountering demons or illusions, even in daily practice, it is very good to be able to light a little agarwood.

Isn’t that extravagant? If I knew it was a demon spirit, no one would be affected by lighting a little of the agarwood in my hand, including Zhao Hong. It’s not just that this strand of agarwood is precious, but more importantly, it is the agarwood that my ancestor, Old Li, nurtured for many years. Its effect is extremely powerful, so powerful that even a master like Wu Liyu, who destroyed my mind and spirit, could resist it.

However, I couldn’t bear to part with it. It was not just a piece of precious agarwood, but a gift from my master for my tenth birthday.

All kinds of thoughts made me absent-minded, and the cigarette in my hand burned half way through without me noticing. Everyone was not in a hurry to move on because they had just encountered the ghost, and they needed to adjust their mood before facing the warehouse, which was not far away and perhaps even more dangerous.

“Has the spirit been dealt with?” At this time, Lao Hui, without knowing when, stood next to me. I had nothing to say, so I started a conversation.

“It’s solved. You know, as long as it’s not charmed by anything, it’s very easy to solve. It’s no different from solving an ordinary spirit! A rookie can solve it. Hui Gen did it without killing it. This spirit is probably cultivated for a long time and is also valuable to the department.” Lao Hui said lightly beside me.

Valuable to the department? So why keep a dangerous spirit? But I don’t care, and I even understand. There is nothing wrong with weapons themselves, it’s just a matter of who holds them. Spirits have lost the opportunity to reincarnate because they have been twisted and cultivated. This is a common understanding, but if they are in the right hands, they may be able to accumulate some merit, which is also good for them. After all, not being able to reincarnate is not losing all opportunities.

In this world, there is also a kind of existence called ghost cultivation, isn’t there?

I didn’t reply, but I smiled at Lao Hui, who looked at me with a serious expression. I was a little surprised, because Lao Hui was always a carefree person, but suddenly he looked so serious. What was going on?

Seeing Lao Hui’s expression, I hadn’t even had time to speak when he already started talking: “Chen Chengyi.” He called me by my name, which made me pause again.

But I didn’t say anything. I knew that Lao Hui must have something to say to me, so I listened quietly.

But at this time, Xiaobei came over and said to Lao Hui, “Brother Hui, it’s already past 1 a.m. I’m afraid we can’t afford to waste any more time.”

Laohui nodded and said, “Let’s just have a few words with Chenyi and then leave.”

Xiao Bei heard this and walked away in silence. Lao Hui turned around and looked at me, and suddenly said, “Chengyi, just now you were clearly awake for a moment, but then you sank back down. I saw it with my own eyes. I just hope you remember that no matter how many reasons you have, or how much you are caught up in memories that are worthy of sympathy, you are still responsible for this operation, and even the lives of the people in our team! If today there were no Huigen, and you were unwilling to wake up, think about it…”

Lao Hui didn’t say anything else, turned around and left, and I stayed there, suddenly covered in cold sweat!

Obsession is really a dangerous thing. It can be a positive force, but it can also be a negative force that can lead you to ruin. To be obsessed with something is like dancing on the edge of a knife.

Master, you also have obsessions, but… Yes, I am really far behind Master in terms of character.

“Laohui, next time, I won’t do it again.” I suddenly shouted at Laohui.

Laohui waved his hand and did not answer my words. I thought that this could not be proven by a single sentence, but at this moment I was already reminding myself that I still had a responsibility.

After being confused by the enchanted spirit, the atmosphere of the team had become somewhat silent. Perhaps everyone had more or less realized how dangerous this operation was. This threat to life weighed on everyone’s heart, and even Huigen became quiet.

I silently pulled Hui Gen’er to my side, just as I had done long ago when I had taken him all the way to the Black Rock Miao village. The strong sense of personal awareness that had come over me then came back to me. No matter what, I could only feel at ease when the people I cared about were by my side.

At least, I can protect them with my life.

Fortunately, the enchanted spirit was really the last move in this formation. The rest of the few dozen meters of road we traveled along was quiet, and we didn’t encounter anything special.

In front of the warehouse, Zhao Hong was busy. The warehouse door of Company A was different from the other warehouses here. It was a normal roller shutter door with a normal lock. According to Zhao Hong, it was an electronic lock that needed to be cracked.

We don’t understand this, and we just wait quietly for Zhao Hong to crack it. This is really not the time for us to play, and I can’t understand anything Zhao Hong is carrying with him, just like the tools he is now using to crack the so-called electronic lock.

But doesn’t he understand what our magic weapon is? In fact, there is no one who is more noble and powerful. In the face of different things, noble and powerful people are different. It is interesting to think about this.

The night was quiet, except for the occasional sound of Zhao Hong cracking the electronic lock, and the sound of our breathing. This environment might make people relax their guard, or it might make them even more tense.

We are the latter!

After about 20 minutes, with a crisp “click,” Zhao Hong stood up and said with a smile, “It’s done. As long as we open the rolling door, we can go in.”

At this time, Zhao Hong’s eyes had a little more confidence. All the way along, he had been watching us perform, and this time it was finally his turn to successfully solve a problem for the team. Such success is the best way to build confidence.

“Amazing!” I patted Zhao Hong on the shoulder, then I was the first to go forward and gently opened the shutter. I had a feeling of unease, always thinking that there was a shocking secret behind the door, or that the warehouse was not as quiet as we thought, that there was someone inside?

As Lao Hui said, I was the person in charge of this operation, so I naturally had to stand in front, because behind me were other people’s lives!

鈥楥rashing鈥�, my movements were very light, but the sound of the shutter was still loud. My heart seemed to be controlled by the sound, and as the sound was emitted, it beat violently, as if it were about to jump out of my throat at that moment.

I didn’t understand why I was so nervous, sweating all over my back. Could it be that something important in my life would happen tonight?

I had many thoughts, but I didn’t show it on my face. I still had a calm look on my face as I stepped into the warehouse first.

In the warehouse, nothing happened. It was a dark space, so dark that I couldn’t see clearly what was inside even with the faint light outside!

Standing in this darkness, I took a deep breath. Things couldn’t be that simple, could they? My palms were sweating, as if a devil was sneering at me in the darkness, waiting for me, making me feel scared, but I couldn’t back down.

At this moment, everyone came in one after another, and I didn’t know who was the last one to come in. With a loud noise, the roller shutter was pulled down again.

The eight of us were plunged into complete darkness, and all that was left was the sound of our breathing in the silence!