Chapter 10 Sudden encounter

I parked my car near the office building, greeted Chang Laoren, and then walked into the office building alone.

Old Chang stopped me and asked, “Young man, why are you going into the building alone? Wouldn’t it be better to have a companion?”

I smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll just take a look. Maybe I can solve it alone.” After that, I turned around and was about to go in, but the old man quickly ran out of the booth and grabbed me.

He whispered, “Young man, if you’re short of money, I can understand why you’re doing this. Some things can be fudged, but some things are ironclad. Don’t kick them. You’re so young and handsome. You don’t need to make yourself suffer for some money…”

This old man Chang is really kind-hearted. No wonder he can get away with it in such a dangerous place. The good guys will be saved by heaven. But what made me smile wryly was that he actually thought I was a swindler. I really couldn’t explain it.

I guess it was the impression left by the previous Taoist priests’ several ceremonies.

I could only whisper, “Old man, don’t worry, I have a teacher who taught me, so I know a little bit. If something is wrong, I know how to run.”

The old man hesitated for a moment, then suddenly took the statue off his neck and put it in my hand, saying, “Hey, I can’t just stand by and watch someone die. You wear it.”

I was moved. In a society that is becoming increasingly indifferent and the environment is getting worse and worse, it is not easy to meet such a good person. I stuffed the statue back into Chang’s hand and said with a smile, “It’s really nothing. If I can’t handle it, the statue is useless. You just do your duty here. I’ll come out and buy you a cigarette.”

Then, without waiting for Chang Laotou to say anything, I turned around and quickly walked away. Although I didn’t practice the light body kung fu of my master, I was not yet skilled enough, but when I ran away, ordinary people really couldn’t catch up.

The old man chased after me for a few steps, but he couldn’t catch me, so he sighed and went back. Because by this time I had already entered the office building, and he had already experienced such a thing, he definitely didn’t have the courage to enter the office building again.

As soon as I stepped into the office building, I could feel the chill. The first floor was dark because it was not electrified, just as the old man had said.

This darkness, because it was full of negative energy, made people feel insecure. This darkness was like the kind that would swallow people up, as if walking in was like walking into an abyss from which there was no return.

But this level of environment is not enough to scare me. I stood at the entrance of the office building, closed my eyes, and began to carefully feel the flow of breath. Since it is a bureau, it is of course easier to find clues in places where the yin qi gathers.

In fact, this is not a very suspenseful thing. For example, if an ordinary person stands in an open area, they will feel which direction is colder and which direction has more negative energy.

Of course, it is not that simple. It takes years of experience to feel and understand.

After feeling with my eyes closed for a while, I was puzzled. The flow of energy in this office building was very obscure and unclear. In all directions, according to my view, there was simply no “living” place, that is, a direction with more yang energy. This was giving me a problem.

Actually, I don’t want to open my third eye in such a place. The reason is simple. I don’t want to open my third eye and suddenly see a place that was originally very quiet suddenly become very lively. This experience is not very pleasant, and Taoist priests are not stupid or bold.

Since this is the case, I can only slowly look for it. I looked at my watch, it was a little after 9 o’clock, not the best time yet. Let’s wait until after 11 o’clock. As the saying goes, after 11 o’clock, all kinds of strange things come out. In my opinion, as long as it comes out, there will be clues to look for.

With this in mind, I took out a three-ring bell from my backpack and pinned it to my waist, and then took out a whip from my backpack.

This whip is not a whip for hitting people, of course, it is different from the usual whip. This whip is made of wicker, and these wicker have also undergone some processing.

The wicker can beat ghosts, but ordinary people should not do this until the end, because once they do, they will be completely offended. After all, ordinary people cannot beat a ghost with wicker. If you have no other way, it will probably cling to you and make you unlucky for at least a few years.

After taking out the willow whip, I took out a teacup from my backpack. It wasn’t tea, but a mixture of water and incantation water, which was made by burning an incantation and mixing it with water.

Water is a magical thing. Through it, you can make your magic weapon really “beat” the ghost. On TV, Taoist priests often perform magic. Spraying a mouthful of water on a peachwood sword is the same principle. Otherwise, what use is a physical object for something that exists like an electromagnetic wave or an energy field?

But I don’t know the specific principle.

I picked up the teacup, took a sip of the water, and sprayed it on the willow whip. This was about as far as I could go. After all, I was looking for a reason tonight, not a ghost battle. I didn’t need to go too far. My master’s education of me since childhood has always been to leave a margin for everything, and to be able to do so.

Finally, I took out the flashlight and used it to orient myself. I walked to the stairwell with the willow whip in one hand and the flashlight in the other.

In my heart, I had a vague direction. Since this situation was directed at An Yu, then An Yu’s company was the best place to find clues, so I simply went there.

Anyu Company is on the second floor, so I don’t need to take the elevator.

The stairwell was just as dark, and the yellow flashlight light swayed back and forth here and there, which was actually a bit creepy, but I didn’t care. As I climbed the stairs, my mind was calculating something else.

This is a situation that doesn’t have any orthodox methods, and it makes me feel that it was done by Taoists. If it was done by Taoists, it would be easy to deal with. After all, everything has a certain pattern, and the Taoist formations always follow this pattern. I can follow this pattern and directly find several places where the formations are set, so it’s easy to deal with.

Thinking this way, I had already turned the corner and was on the stairs to the second floor. As I turned the corner, I suddenly heard a light chuckle.

The sound was like a phantom, but I knew I had met the old man earlier than usual. I was born with this constitution, but I didn’t want to scare the snake at this time, so I bit my tongue lightly and walked up the stairs as if nothing had happened.

As soon as I set foot on the stairs, I felt a slight dizziness, as if someone had suddenly pushed you, or your brain had gone blank for a moment. I was prepared, of course, and I wouldn’t be easily fooled. I bit my tongue and immediately regained my composure.

I knew very well that a ghost could not really push you, it could only affect your brain, making you feel like you were losing your balance, as if you had been pushed and then fell unconsciously. But in fact, at least in the eyes of others, your body was very stable at that moment.

I continued to climb up as if nothing had happened, and I was also wondering in my heart that this should not be an infant spirit. An infant spirit would be much more ruthless than this. This was more like a normal ghost playing tricks on people. How could a normal ghost appear here?

It seems that I must continue my investigation.

Just as I was thinking, footsteps finally sounded on the stairs. My unlucky constitution makes me especially prone to trouble in this environment. The footsteps were just footsteps. Who hasn’t heard footsteps before?

I guess my calmness really annoyed someone. When I climbed to the second floor, the footsteps were so loud that I had to shake my head and sigh. Are the ghosts here taking the college entrance exam? If they aren’t, how could they make the stairs sound like this?

What effect? The effect of thousands of soldiers and horses crossing a single plank bridge, it was deafening.

But I didn’t care. It’s useless to make a sound like a thousand horses and a million men crossing a single plank bridge. I walked out of the stairwell as if nothing had happened, but as soon as I stepped out of the safety door and into the lighted area, I suddenly felt a chill run through my heart, and goose bumps rose on the back of my neck.

This feeling was definitely wrong. I wasn’t the kind of old man who was afraid to turn around. I turned around suddenly and saw a baby lying on the light box of the safety exit door frame. It was all red, like it had just been born, with a wrinkled face and swollen eyes staring at me.

I grabbed the willow whip, and when I suddenly saw it, it was really scary. It was really powerful. Even without my supernatural powers, it could affect me to this extent, and seeing it so clearly was not ordinary ferocious. It was not much different from Li Fengxian.