The scroll returned to its original state.
At this point, the painting looked like nothing more than a simple painting. But we who were standing in the antique shop knew that there was something strange about the painting.
The image of the woman in the red cheongsam is even more imprinted in my mind.
I thought to myself, it’s a good thing that the ghost was imprisoned by that restriction, otherwise my soul would really be sucked into the scroll.
Several people in the antique shop were trembling with fear and stood there not daring to say a word.
That Lily and that Lin Rong looked at me with fear in their eyes, as if I would suddenly open my mouth, bare my fangs, and bite off their necks.
I let out a long breath and whispered to them, "It's okay. There is indeed a ghost hidden in the painting, but she has been imprisoned and cannot come out for the time being."
Song Yuan may have become a little braver after what happened to her brother. Seeing that her two roommates were scared to death, she swallowed her saliva and asked me worriedly, "Brother Yang, is what you said true? Will the female ghost really not run out of the painting?"
I smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "Of course it's true. How could I lie to you about something like this!"
After hearing what I said, Song Yuan and her two roommates felt a little relieved. However, because of the sound Sister Tong made in my soul collecting barrel, they had already guessed that there was also a ghost in the barrel on my body, so they didn't dare to get close to me.
On the contrary, Zhang Liang, the owner of the antique shop, looked hesitant. He asked me, "Brother Yang, how could that female ghost get into the painting? I always feel that this is very abnormal. If she runs out from it again one day, wouldn't I be the first to be hurt?!"
At this point, Zhang Liang quickly clasped his fists to me and pleaded, "Brother Yang, you have to help me. I don't want to die. I still have to support my wife and son. The lives of my family depend on my small antique shop!"
At this time, the previously arrogant Zhang Liang also became a little timid.
I thought about it for a moment, and then I said to Zhang Liang, "Boss Zhang, what happened today was really a bit unexpected. I was just thinking about saving someone, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."
"Since you want my help, I, Yang Tianyi, as a Taoist priest, cannot refuse to help! How about this, according to our previous bet, you give me something from your store. I don't want anything else, just the painting you just mentioned."
"I'm going to take it away. I don't know if you, Boss Zhang..."
But before I could finish my words, Boss Zhang stood up and said quickly, "Brother Yang, it's okay, it's okay. Although the painting is worth some money, I am willing to give it to you. After all, there is a ghost hiding in it. Even if I stay in my shop, there is no guarantee that she will come out."
"So, Brother Yang, since you have this wish, then... ...you can take the painting!"
I thought I would have to go through a lot of trouble to take the painting away, but I didn't expect it to be so easy. After all, the painting was from the Republic of China period, and it looked pretty good, so it was probably worth about 1,800 yuan.
"Okay, since you've agreed, Boss Zhang, I won't be polite!"
Then I went to the wall, took down the painting, and put it into the cloth bag.
Seeing me put the painting away, Zhang Liang felt a little sorry, but he still looked grateful. He was a smart man and knew that I was helping him.
Just when I finished dealing with things here, the cell phone in my pocket rang.
I took out my phone and checked the time.
Damn, it's already past noon. I didn't expect that I would spend nearly half an hour in this antique shop.
The time of time.
The call was from Master Chu. I swiped the screen and answered the call directly.
As soon as I put the phone to my ear, Master Chu's angry voice came over.
"Yang boy, where the hell have you been? We old guys are all waiting for you! If you don't come soon, we will set off directly to the winding mountain road!"
In addition to Master Chu's voice on the phone, I also heard a noisy voice. Needless to say, those people were probably invited by Master Chu to deal with the Taoist Yang Chen.
I hurriedly said, "No, no, no, no... Master Chu, I'm almost there. There's a bit of traffic today, and I'm pretty anxious. But I'm already at Jingyuan Street, not far from your funeral home!"
I didn't tell Master Chu about the antique shop, mainly because I thought the painting was too weird. If Master Chu and the old guys knew about it, I wouldn't know if I could keep the painting.
Soon Master Chu hung up the phone.
After putting away my phone, I took Song Yuan and the others out of the antique shop.
When I left, Boss Zhang was extremely polite and flattered me from time to time, making me feel like a great person. But that feeling was great and I liked it very much.
Not far from the antique shop, Song Yuan and the other three girls came to say goodbye to me.
I can see that Song Yuan and her two roommates are still a little afraid of me. Yes, I am now a ghost-catching Taoist priest. This profession is mysterious in itself, not to mention that I have to deal with ghosts.
However, after the three girls turned around and walked a few steps away, Song Yuan ran back.
"Do you have anything else to do?"
I asked her with a smile.
What I didn't expect was that Song Yuan actually came close to me and kissed me lightly on the cheek in front of many passers-by on the street. What the hell, what kind of treatment is this! I felt like I was the emperor in an instant.
Before I could react, Song Yuan blushed and whispered to me, "Brother Yang, I find that I like you more and more. We should keep in touch! I will miss you when I leave!"
After saying that, Song Yuan turned around and ran away, her face still flushed.
I stood there in a daze, and suddenly, countless fantasies appeared in my mind.
“Ding ding ding! … … ”
Just as I was daydreaming, a horn suddenly sounded behind me.
An old man driving a tricycle carrying a piece of meat was glaring at me and yelling, "Hey! Stupid boy, get out of the way! Don't block the road!"
Only then did I come to my senses and quickly made way.
Many passers-by glanced at me with a smile.
By the time I realized what was happening, the tricycle had already left. I realized then that the tricycle was on the sidewalk. Thinking about the uncle calling me a "silly boy", I immediately felt very unhappy.
"You are the fool, your whole family is foolish!..."
I yelled unhappily, but the old man obviously couldn't hear me. If he had heard me, I wonder if he would have chased me with a butcher knife.
I shook my head, feeling bored, and turned to walk towards the end of Jingyuan Street. On the way, I asked at a fruit stall and found out where the "Tian De Funeral Products Store" was.
Soon, I saw a sign in an alley in the middle of Jingyuan Street. It said "Tian De Funeral Products Store" in red painted letters, handwritten.
What surprised me even more was the decoration of this funeral home.
Although the funeral shop is located in an inconspicuous alley, it is a formal two-story building with an antique style. There are many cars parked in front of the funeral shop. If you don’t look at the sign, you might mistake it for a funeral shop.
A teahouse.
Of course this is a joke.
After a few quick steps, I arrived in front of the funeral home. But just as I was about to step inside, a basin of dirty water was accidentally poured out from inside the funeral home.
Before I knew what was happening, I was soaked like a drowned rat.
Damn it, I’m here to do business, not to drink dirty water.
I stood at the door of the funeral home with a gloomy face and annoyance in my eyes.
If someone insulted me a few times, I would not care about it, but now someone is actually throwing dirty water on me, which is obviously bullying.
"Who? Get out here? Why are you throwing dirty water on me?"
I stood at the door and shouted angrily.
Soon, a young man about my age came out of the funeral home holding a mop.
The mop in the boy's hand was still wet, so it was obvious that the dirty water was used to rinse the mop. And this boy was not a good person at first glance, with one eyebrow higher than the other, and one eye larger than the other, like a dragon-phoenix eye.
Seeing that I was covered in dirty water, and probably thinking that I was quite funny, a strange smile appeared on his face.
Before I could say anything, the boy spoke.
He put away the smile on his face, and said in a cold voice: "What do you do? Why are you standing at the door of our store? Do you know that you will affect our business? If you have nothing to do, stand further away!"
Good boy, you are really good! You threw dirty water all over me, but now you blame me, which is like the thief crying "stop thief".
I frowned and said angrily, "Fuck you, I was going to enter the store. You are so blind that you just threw dirty water on me. You still think you are right! I have never seen such a shameless person like you!"
The boy was unwilling to listen to me insulting him.
He put the mop aside, rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the shop.
His dragon and phoenix eyes were wide open, shining with cold light, and he looked quite majestic.
"What? Boy, don't be ungrateful. Let me tell you, if you want to cause trouble, go somewhere else. We do serious business here, and every minute counts. If you delay our business here, I will find someone to deal with you."
"Besides, didn't you see our sign? We are a funeral supply store. We know yin and yang. The basin of water just now is blessed water. Pouring blessed water on yourself will bring wealth and avoid disasters. Don't take advantage of us!"
Damn it, he's starting to scare me. I've seen a lot of people like this. But what he said about blessed water is just bullshit, it can fool idiots, but it can't fool me.
I didn't move, I crossed my arms over my chest.
I stared at him coldly and said in a deep voice, "It seems that you are not going to apologize? If you are not going to apologize, don't blame me for being rude! Didn't you say that the basin of water you poured down was 'blessed water'? Well, wait, I will give you a basin of blessed water too!"
After hearing what I said, the boy's temper became even worse than mine and he became very angry.
His face was full of anger, and there seemed to be flames flowing in his dragon-phoenix eyes. It seemed that he was angry.
He pointed at me, nodded his head, and said, "Okay, okay, kid, it seems you really want to cause trouble here. Well, in that case, don't blame me for being rude!"
After saying that, the boy actually took out a talisman from his arms.
It was a talisman that fixed the body, and I could see it clearly. But even though the boy had the talisman, his Yin virtue was very thin. It seemed that he had not even saved a ghost.
However, before he activated the immobilization talisman, the Yin De Qi had already circulated in my feet, and I stepped in the Seven Star Steps and approached him.
(to be continued)
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