The car was speeding on the Fifth Ring Road, and the mantra of the past life was playing over and over again in the car, just like the night when Xiao Yu followed him to the elevator, Lin Yan increased the volume irritably, and searched for everything related to the small temple from the depths of his memory .
In the early morning of that day, Lin Yan posted a post on the BBS where ghost lovers gathered to describe the problems he encountered, and the reply came very quickly, or too fast, as if he had been waiting for him from the beginning. First, the internship was arranged, then Xiao Yu's appearance, grandma's falsified death time and the sudden disappearance of the files, Lin Yan rubbed his sore temples, even though he still hasn't figured out the purpose of the temple owner, But the vicious incidents that followed told him that the existence of this man was by no means benevolent, and he had been trying to hide himself in the dark without being noticed.
Does the girl in red who wanders downstairs every day and the grandmother who gets involved somehow have anything to do with him? Lin Yan stared intently at the windshield. For the first time, he realized that Xiao Yu seemed to be in more danger than his own predicament. The first time the temple owner caught ghosts, he had made no secret that it was his employer's own fault. Painful killer, but unfortunately failed due to A Yan's interference. After that, Xiao Yu slowly regained consciousness. A Yan said that the pure yin physique is suitable for raising ghosts. In less than a month, things took a turn for the worse. Not only did she no longer want to kill him, but Xiao Yu also began to protect herself...
"As long as he is by your side, he will become stronger and stronger, and now there is no way to subdue him with ordinary formations." A Yan once said when he was in the hospital. A thought flashed through his mind, maybe it was because of this that the girl in red suddenly led him to jump off the building. Lin Yan glanced at the ghost sitting next to him, wondering in surprise, could it be that he was wrong from the beginning? The target is not yourself, but Xiao Yu
"You go home and wait for me. I won't be able to protect you with what I know now." Lin Yan felt that his facial muscles had froze. He stared straight at the road ahead and said expressionlessly.
Xiao Yu smiled lightly, leaning sideways on the back of the chair to rest.
"Can you stop being so disdainful, and tell you the truth." Lin Yan angrily released a hand and pushed Xiao Yu's forehead, "I am your only guardian in Yangjian now, you have to be obedient."
The ghost didn't mind at all, put his hands on the chair, leaned over and kissed Lin Yan's face even more vigorously.
"Squeak—" slammed on the brakes, and the car stopped on the side of the road.
Lin Yan touched the small piece of skin kissed by Xiao Yu, feeling that the body temperature was slowly rising, what the hell, he took a deep breath and stared at Xiao Yu: "Are you determined not to leave?"
Xiao Yu shook his head, looking too lazy to speak.
"Okay, don't blame me when I'll be caught refining the elixir of life and feeding it to the monkeys." Lin Yan angrily took out his phone and said to himself, "I don't believe it, a living person can't compete with you crooked ways." Said Then press three numbers, 110.
"Hello, I want to call the police. Someone cheated with feudal superstition. The address is XXX, Xishan District..."
"Yes, I paid the money more than half a month ago, and now there is no news, no, not only me, but many people have reported being cheated... My name is Lin, hey, I'm rushing there now."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yan murmured silently in his heart, I need as many people as possible, what kind of yin and yang, popularity works best, more people depends on what tricks you can play. Then he dialed Yin Zhou's number. If there is an urgent need to dispatch troops without filing a case, he usually needs the help of this guy's supernatural father. After thinking about it, he added a sentence, "Help me go to the hospital to see Ayan when you have time. , don’t tell him where I am, if there’s anything wrong, delay beforehand, I’ll be there in two hours.”
In a chaotic vortex, everything quietly happened around a certain center, and the people at the center of the event were unconsciously pushed around by the ocean current. Lin Yan gritted his teeth, instead of waiting for another inexplicable murder at home, it is better to rush into the center of the vortex to see what happened.
It was already dusk when we arrived at West Mountain, and the ancient trees in the mountains were rustling in the night wind. Lin Yan parked his car not far from the small temple, and sat in the car to look into the temple. The difference from last time was that the yard was not lit. , the two white lanterns at the door are dark and gloomy, and there is a tree with a crooked neck in the yard. The last time I came here, there was a banner hanging on it, but now it has been removed, and only the branches of the tree are left horizontally above the well.
Back to this ghostly place again, Lin Yan suppressed the tension in his heart, turned his head and exchanged glances with Xiao Yu. The police car arrived immediately, the mountain road was dark, and the conspicuous blue police lights flashed non-stop on the side of the road. Lin Yan took a deep breath and pulled out the car key.
"Hello, I'm the one who called just now. I'm sorry to trouble you so late."
"Mr. Lin, just call me Xiao Li." The little police officer who rushed over was very young and spoke very politely. Yin Zhou should have said hello. Not to mention it is really useful sometimes. The little police officer shook hands with Lin Yan, and led the two of them to the yard together. Taking this opportunity, Lin Yan roughly explained the reason for exorcising ghosts. After listening, the police officer looked at Lin Yan and then at the dark little Courtyard, couldn't help showing a surprised expression.
"Something happened at home recently. The old man is superstitious and insists on hiring someone. This is not going to cause trouble, and spending money is not nice." Lin Yan scratched his head and explained embarrassedly.
The courtyard was as silent as if no one had ever lived in it. A group of people stood still at the entrance of the small temple, knocked on the door, but no one answered, and the temple door opened with a light push. The room was pitch black. Huang Guang saw that the furnishings in the house were the same as the last time the ghost was exorcised. On the simple wooden table were offering fruits and an incense burner. It came out of the surface, and there was a faint smell of decay in the room, as if it had been a long time since the last time incense was lit.
"Nobody?" Police Officer Li asked suspiciously, and reached out his hand to touch the table. There was a thin layer of dust imprinted with finger marks. This city is famous for its dust and dryness. Houses are unoccupied and dust is everywhere within a few days. The side of the flashlight Guang glanced at the table, the police officer frowned and said, "No one has lived in it for almost a week, it slipped away so fast."
Lin Yan was a little disappointed that people were going to the empty building, but it was still a step too late. Several people rummaged around in the dark for a while, and found a lot of props and talisman papers for exorcising ghosts from behind the incense table. The temple owner seemed to be in a hurry when he left, hardly taking anything with him.
"This thing is used for making movies." Officer Li pulled out a mahogany sword from under the table, slashed in the air, and the tip of the sword passed through the dusty air, making a whoosh sound, "Is it really useful?"
Several people in the same company burst into laughter. The old-fashioned wooden structure house could not stand the sound of people, the beams creaked and shook, and dust fell all over the floor.
"Don't move." Lin Yan frowned.
"Hiss... Do you think it's so cold here?" The other policeman who came with the little policeman suddenly took a breath, rubbed the exposed arm of the half-sleeved uniform, and the remaining two looked around the room They also responded one after another, "Goosebumps are rising, the weather in the mountains is really different."
A cold hand tugged at Lin Yan's wrist, Xiao Yu frowned, pursed his lips and said, "Get out of here."
"What's the matter?" Lin Yan tried not to make a sound, and asked with his mouth.
"Aura of death, there is aura of death in this room." Xiao Yu said softly, his fingertips brushing the portrait of Zhong Kui on the wall, "It's getting late, let's go back first."
Lin Yan cast his eyes on the window lattice, which used to be pasted with white paper, but now it is replaced with glass. A blue figure shuttles back and forth in front of the window. Lin Yan couldn't help but took a step back, and whispered: "It's not yet eight o'clock, why are there so many?" There was a chill on his back. The ancient book said that the ruined temple gathers Yin. The owner of the temple has disappeared, and if the delay continues, I don't know what will happen.
"So far, you are the only one reporting the case, and the amount is temporarily not up to the requirement. In this case, we will take the things back first, and we will notify you if we have any clues." At the gate of the small courtyard, the little police officer said politely to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan nodded, simply filled in the transcript and personal information, shook hands with the police officer to express his gratitude, and stepped into the car.
---------------
On the way to the hospital, Lin Yan's cell phone's text messages rang non-stop, and he parked the car on the side of the road to look through the text messages, all of which were from Yin Zhou.
"What about people, why aren't you here yet?"
"Hey, give me a reason to help you see people. The dead Taoist priest and I have nothing to say now. If we don't come here, we will be seen through the hole in the ceiling!"
"The hospital is running out, buddy, please pay attention to efficiency..."
"..."
Lin Yan threw the car downstairs in the inpatient department and ran all the way to the little Taoist's ward, but the elevator was being repaired, and he climbed the stairs with the pain behind him, rolling down in cold sweat, Lin Yan complained while holding the handrail of the stairs He flicked his eyes at the people around him, wishing he could cut him into pieces to vent his anger...
"Lin Yan." Xiao Yu tugged at his arm, "I'll carry you on my back."
"No need." Lin Yan rubbed his sore lower back, glanced at the stairwell, took a deep breath and continued to climb.
Xiao Yu grabbed him relentlessly, and the two of them were in a stalemate in the corridor. The voice-activated lights in the corridor were off. At night, few patients in the inpatient department came downstairs, and the surroundings soon sank into darkness and silence. The ghost's eyes were particularly deep , pursing his lower lip lightly: "There is not much time left."
Lin Yan didn't understand, so he took out his mobile phone to check the time, and said casually, "It's still early, it's okay." Xiao Yu shook his head, wrapped his arms around his shoulders, and passed the other hand under his knees, without any explanation, picked him up horizontally, and walked along Go up the stairs. Lin Yan wanted to struggle, but Xiao Yu's expression was indescribably serious, every step seemed to be fulfilling an ancient oath. Lin Yan was so frightened by his expression that he dared not speak, so he gave up after a while, and put his arms around Xiao Yu's neck.
The ghost walked quietly, Lin Yan could hear his amplified heartbeat in the dark, but when it was close to Xiao Yu's chest, it was silent, like a porcelain doll placed in the window, delicate, cold and lifeless.
When turning from the safe passage to the fourth floor, the surroundings were bright again. Lin Yan struggled out of Xiao Yu's arms, leaned against the wall, walked to the door of the little Taoist ward, and gently pushed the door open.
The room was quiet, and everything was the same as usual. Yin Zhou was sitting on the small sofa playing games with his laptop on, yawning from time to time, and the little Taoist was curled up under the quilt with his back to the door. Lin Yan walked over and pushed him, Ayan turned her face away, and when she saw that it was Lin Yan, she hurriedly got up, put the pillow on the bed and leaned against it, blushing and said: "I, I thought you wouldn't come today, it's all over It's been a long time since dinner."
Lin Yan didn't know how to speak, so he picked up a chair and sat down. After organizing his words for a long time, he said softly: "Ayan, I hope you can tell me everything you know about this matter."
"I just came back from the temple, and your master is gone."