Chapter 9: Ghost Cry?

Although I felt more and more that something was wrong, and I was almost certain that it was a scam, I still took Su Rou back to the house and took a few things.

The first thing I took was the Sanqing bell, which is just a bell in the eyes of ordinary people. I often see Taoist priests shaking it in their hands, but in fact it is not like that.

The Three-Purity Bell is actually a powerful weapon for driving away ghosts. There are different ways to shake it, and there are probably 20 to 30 different ways to shake it, depending on the school.

One of these methods is to use the sound of the bell to drive away evil spirits. Of course, it is only to drive them away, not to actually harm them.

Taoist ritual implements are more or less benevolent, and real killing moves are never used lightly.

In addition to the three-ring bell, I also took two talismans, of course, they are all positive talismans. Ghosts are afraid of yang energy. If you have positive yang energy, you will naturally be free from all evil. In fact, even if I don’t have any talismans, there are still many ways to catch ghosts. But I prepared two positive talismans for the crispy meat, just in case there really are ghosts.

Ordinary ghosts can be restrained by the yang energy of ordinary people. I thought that if there was sound (a woman crying) and a visible form (a skeleton), it would be considered a fierce ghost, so I prepared it for Su Rou.

Su Rou looked at me as I prepared a bell and two talismans and was ready to set off. I quickly took out a bunch of my magic tools and stuffed them into my bag, especially a peachwood sword in my hand. I was speechless, and I didn’t like it when others touched my magic tools. It wasn’t because I was stingy, but because the aura of others would disturb the aura of the magic tools. I took all the magic tools back, including the peachwood sword.

Then I said to Su Rou, “Even without the magic weapon, it’s the same. Don’t you forget? Your middle finger blood can hurt ghosts. Also, don’t you move my magic weapon. These are all left to me by my master to carry with me. Ordinary people can’t touch them. Be careful that the evil spirits on them will hurt you.”

I was just bluffing! Then I dragged him out of the house.Taoist priest

As we walked through the small factory, I was calm, but Su Rou was very nervous, constantly whispering in my ear, “Sanwa, open your third eye and see where the ghost is. Once we’ve killed it, we can go back to bed.”

I thought it was funny and said to Su Rou, “You can’t just go and fight the ghost without making a sound. You won’t get paid.”

“That’s right. We’ll scout the place tonight, then go and get the money. Sanwa, open your third eye.” Su Rou was full of energy again.

I ignored him. In fact, I had also thought about opening my third eye, but here, I felt the same as when I came here during the day. I didn’t feel any yin energy at all. Was there still a need to open my third eye? I had already made up my mind. It was a scam!

I said to Su Rou, “Something is not right here. If it weren’t for someone’s eyesight failing, or someone mistaking a cat’s meow for a ghost’s cry, then it would definitely be a scam. There is no need to open the heavenly eye, and I can guarantee that there are no ghosts here.”

“Really not?” Su Rou was a little skeptical. He had heard those people talk about it in vivid detail.

“No, really,” I said.

“Shit, why would I be wandering around here in the middle of the night? Let’s go back.” Su Rou looked relaxed and was ready to go back.

I grabbed him and said, “Don’t rush. There’s money in catching a liar, right? I’m not wandering around here in the middle of the night for no reason. How many days until the ceremony starts?”

Su Rou scratched his head and said, “I heard it was at 8:00 p.m. a week later.”

“That’s it. If we want the fish to bite more tightly, we have to pretend to be a ghost a few more times. We’ll go around tonight and maybe we’ll meet him.” I patiently explained to Su Rou, thinking that there is no exorcism that starts at 8 pm in the evening. It is even more obvious that it is a liar. Only a liar would not dare to come in broad daylight, and wait until the evening to come to the remaining people who believe in him and have already been deceived by him.

In addition, there is no danger of being exposed when you are told to keep secrets.

As I was talking to Su Rou, a man came walking down the alley. In this narrow alley, he bumped into Su Rou as he walked past. Su Rou is not a person who cares about such things, but I saw that man give Su Rou a fierce glare before turning and walking away.

The man gave me a bad feeling, but it was also quite normal. The security in this area is very average, and there are countless rascals running around at night, as well as drunkards and the like. It would be more in line with their characteristics to be a little bit fierce. It felt pretty bad, but I didn’t think much of it.

I and Su Rou continued to walk forward, but after turning the corner, I and Su Rou looked at each other and at the same time heard a faint sound of crying, and it was a woman’s crying, very miserable.

At this point, Su Rou was nervous again, grabbed me and said, “Sanwa, you’re not lying to me, are you? This is not a cat’s meow, definitely not a cat’s meow!”

I was puzzled. The sound was definitely scary in the middle of the night, but it was different from the sound of a real ghost. The sound of a ghost in general is the sound created by the flow of negative energy and the resulting aura.

Of course, there are also special circumstances, such as angry ghosts with a strong aura, which can also affect people’s brains and make them hear real crying sounds. However, this is more targeted, generally towards a single, targeted person.

How fierce would the ghost have to be to affect everyone and make them all hear the ghostly cries? It would have to be at least on the level of Li Fengxian, or close to the level of the old village chief, right?

My doubt is that if such a ghost appears, it would have already caused a chill in the air or in everyone’s heart. I feel very normal.

I once again calmed down, and the kid was nervous again. I don’t know if it was because it was cold at night in winter, but he said with his teeth chattering, “San… Sanwa, open… open… open your third eye.”

I glared at this unworthy kid and said, “Open your eyes to the heavens? Do you think there is a chill in the air here? Do you feel a chill in your heart?”

Su Rou kept nodding and said, “I think so.”

I was speechless and simply ignored the kid. He was probably scared and was scaring himself.

Seeing that I didn’t react, and not going back, Su Rou simply grabbed the corner of my shirt and followed me. He had no choice, he was afraid, and he didn’t dare to go back alone.

I listened carefully to the source of the sound, slowly groping for it. The sound was getting louder and louder, which was even less likely to be a ghost crying. A ghost can be understood as a kind of aura, and an aura is all around. When it cries, you can understand that the sound comes from all directions, and it is loud everywhere, and it sounds erratic everywhere.

Seeing that I was walking on in silence, Su Rou was about to cry, and he tugged at my clothes, saying to me, “Sanwa’er, you motherfucker, are you dragging me to my death?”

I carefully looked for the source of the sound through the wall. When I saw Su Rou say this, I said to him, “Why did I drag you to death?”

“That’s right, you don’t talk, where is the loud sound, where are you running. You clearly said that tonight is reconnaissance, reconnaissance. I didn’t even prepare a kitchen knife, and you went to find ghosts, not to die, what? First, don’t cross my middle finger.” Su Rou’s speech was incoherent, but this kid had seen the world.

But I also understand him. People are often afraid not of the final result, but of the process of waiting for the result. I led Su Rou step by step into the sound of crying. It was a feeling that everyone found uncomfortable. Su Rou was still able to bullshit with me, which was already a very strong performance.

At this time, I also happened to pass by a guardhouse. The guardhouse was lit up, and I frowned in confusion. I pulled Su Rou over and said, “Let’s go investigate. It would be best to enter the factory with the guard. This ghost is in this factory, right?”

When he heard this, he suddenly screamed, “In the factory, in the factory?”

I held back for a long time, clenching my fists, before I let out a loud laugh. When he was a kid, he was probably more composed, but now that he’s grown up, he’s become so timid that he immediately turned into a woman when he heard that there was a ghost in the factory.

I didn’t bother to deal with him, and I dragged him directly to the guard room. The two guards in the guard room were huddled together, looking nervous and dumbfounded. Suddenly, two men barged in, and these two grown men actually started screaming at the same time.

My ears were about to be deafened. Who the hell was lying to me? Only women’s screams could be so unpleasant?

I yelled, “Shut up! I’m a handsome guy, not a ghost.”