Chapter 85: The Cat Spirit Possesses the Body

In my impression, Gao Ning is definitely a modern person. Even though he is cunning and cautious, he is also a businessman. Even though he knows so many secrets of the Black Rock Miao Village, in my heart, it is related to his grandmother. I have never thought of Gao Ning as a Miao person, let alone a Miao person who has almost left modern society.

But at this point, Gao Ning had already overturned my impression, because he was wearing the clothes that a Boqe shaman should wear!

The bone necklace, the bone bracelet, the robe, and even the face tattoo were all exactly the same as those of a Boqe shaman.

You see, Gao Ning has blended in with the village, but I have never seen him wear the clothes that a Hmong man should wear.

Not only did I notice this problem, Ling Ruxue also noticed it. She almost couldn’t help but ask, “Gao Ning, are you the great shaman of this village?”

Gao Ning did not answer Ling Ruxue’s question, but said to us, “The cat spirit must be resolved here, otherwise if it enters the cave and gets entangled, the consequences in such a dangerous place need no further elaboration.”

Yes, Gao Ning didn’t need to say much about the consequences. Even without the blood-thread moths, the road down there was already very dangerous, and there was no way there would be time to deal with the cat spirit.

“How do we solve it?” I asked in a low voice.

But before Gao Ning could answer, Ling Ruxue already chimed in: “Cats have nine lives, and cat spirits are the most difficult to deal with. Unlike dog spirits, they are powerful, but once they are destroyed, they are destroyed. Unless the person who cast the spell is killed, the cat spirit will not die. In addition…”

Ling Ruxue stopped talking at this point, and at this time we could hear the cat spirit’s piercing cry even in the grave. Gao Ning said quickly, “It’s not that the cat spirit is immortal, but that a trace of its soul lives with the person who cast the spell. To destroy it, you have to completely disperse the spirit that is active outside, and then it takes a long time to nurture a trace of the soul to become a new cat spirit. But it’s hard to disperse it, you have to use spirit to destroy spirit. I don’t want to explain so much. In short, the only way to solve it now is to endure the cat spirit possessing us and buy us some time.

Ling Ruxue looked at Gao Ning coldly and said, “How do you know so much? Even I don’t know much about the cat spirit!”

But Gao Ning didn’t answer Ling Ruxue, but looked at me and asked, “Have you thought about it? The cat spirit possessing the body is not a death sentence. Compared to the dog spirit, it is just a vicious curse. As long as we run out and have time, the cat spirit’s curse can always be solved.”

Time was running out for me to think about it. Since it was just a curse, what harm would it do to bear it? I shouted, “Huigen, Ruoxue, quickly follow Gao Ning down. I’ll deal with the cat spirit here.”

Upon hearing my words, Gao Ning took out his small jar and began to smear the corpse oil on his body. He also told Hui Gen and Ru Xue to do the same. Ling Ru Xue, however, grabbed me and said, “Do you know how terrible the curse of the cat spirit is? No, it’s no different from being dead!”

I looked at Ling Ruxue and almost shouted, “Stop talking nonsense. Do what Gao Ning said, or else everyone will die. What’s the point?”

Ling Ruxue looked at me deeply, but didn’t say anything. Instead, she took some of the ointment from the jar and smeared it on my body. I impatiently smeared it on my body twice and then climbed straight out of the grave. Before I climbed out, I said to Ling Ruxue, “Go down and take good care of Huigen. I’ll be right in.”

As soon as I climbed out of the grave, I heard a noisy crowd. Because there was a certain distance, it wasn’t too loud, but I could feel that the crowd was gathering towards us. Following the cat spirit’s guidance, the person who cast the spell must have known that we were running towards here.

The situation is really bad. I smiled wryly.

But before I could even stand still, I heard a piercing cat cry in my ear, and then I felt something cold and painful on my face, as if something had scratched me.

The pain was abstract, not the pain of being scratched by a sharp object, but a kind of constriction, as if you mentally thought that there was pain there, and there was a kind of pain and a cold pain.

I felt something coming out of that part of my face. When I touched it, it turned out to be a string of blisters. My hand was wet, and it was yellow pus.

Moreover, the itching was so unbearable that I couldn’t help reaching out to scratch it, but I knew that if I did, the consequences would be terrible, so I resisted the urge to scratch.

It all seemed to have happened in a matter of seconds, and then more and more meowing sounds rang in my ears, and I felt more and more claws scratching my body.

I knew that if I didn’t resist, the cat spirits would eventually possess my body. I simply stood in front of the grave, allowing the cat spirits to attack me up and down. I couldn’t imagine what I would become, and I just hoped that they would hurry up and not take too much time.

In a trance, I felt a chill in my body, and I felt something enter my body. Then my whole soul trembled because of the cold. Before I had time to experience more, I felt the cat spirits enter my body one after another, and I felt a chill.

Finally, I felt that seven cat spirits had entered my body, and my entire soul was frozen. I trembled all over, and then many blisters covered my bare hands at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was itchy, very itchy.

If the itching outside my body is something I can bear, then the itching inside my body, in my internal organs, is something that will kill me. Can you imagine the feeling of your internal organs being scratched by cats? That’s the feeling.

I was cold, stiff all over. I thought to myself, as Ling Ruxue said, what’s the difference between this and being dead? It’s even worse than death! But what choice do I have? Should I make Ling Ruxue, who I like, bear the consequences? Or should I make Huigen bear the consequences? That’s impossible!

As for Gao Ning, there was no need to consider it. What obligation did he have to bear the cat spirit for me?

At this point, the noise of the crowd was already getting louder and louder. I only knew that it was getting louder and louder, but I couldn’t hear it clearly at all, because all I could hear in my head was the cat’s meowing. If an ordinary person were to hear the cat’s meowing, it would be enough to drive them crazy. But I was still able to repeat the mantra that my master had taught me to keep my mind clear and maintain a basic level of sanity.

In less than two minutes, I was tortured by the cat spirit, but I still knew what I had to do. I endured the painful feeling and turned to climb into the grave, but at this time, a pair of warm hands grabbed me.

When I looked back, it was Ling Ruxue. She had stood behind me without me noticing.

“Don’t look at me,” I said to Ling Ruxue almost in a roar. Being possessed by the cat spirit and covered in blisters must be very ugly. Although I don’t care too much about my appearance, I don’t want the woman I like to see me like this.

“What does appearance matter? Go inside first.” Ling Ruxue was very calm, and even touched my face.

Strangely, the place she touched felt inexplicably warm, making me feel that part was not so cold, nor was it so itchy.

Was it my imagination? I felt an inexplicable emotion in my heart, but I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t forget our current situation, turned around and climbed into the grave, and Ling Ruxue followed me in.

Gao Ning and Huigen had already smeared the ointment. Huigen was furious when he saw my appearance and shouted, “Brother, whoever did this to you, I will avenge you.”

After that, Huigen began to chant a spell. I didn’t know what he was going to do, but Gao Ning grabbed him and said to Huigen, “Let’s escape for now. His curse can be solved later. If you waste time, you’re wasting your brother’s intentions.”

I saw Ling Ruxue nod to Huigen to show her agreement with Gao Ning’s words, and I also nodded to show my agreement. Huigen was a sensible child, with tears in her eyes, but in the end she didn’t mess around and went down with Gao Ning.

At this time, Ling Ruxue used her hands to stroke my forehead, chest, and palms. After she was done, I suddenly felt much more relaxed. Only then did I realize that Ling Ruxue’s face was pale, and the blood on my hands was all dried up.

“The essence of your life can temporarily help you suppress the cat spirit and make you feel a little more comfortable. I’m afraid you’re just a pawn in Gao Ning’s eyes, deliberately squeezed, and there’s nothing to be done after you’re used up.” Ling Ruxue still said calmly.

After that, she took off her belt and tied one end to me and the other to herself.

What is this for?