After a bumpy ride, it was already past six o'clock in the evening when we returned to the city.
Master Jiang drove me back to Xiyuan Apartment.
Perhaps because he was too tired, Master Jiang chatted with me briefly and then drove his hearse back to the crematorium.
I went upstairs and knocked on the apartment door, but no one came to open it.
It seemed that Ma Qiang and He Man were not there. Then I used the key to open the door of the apartment.
I was hungry when I entered the apartment, so I made a bucket of instant noodles in the kitchen and started eating.
When I sat down on the sofa, I saw a note.
The note was left by Ma Qiang, who said he and He Man were traveling to Hainan, and told me not to worry about him, as they would be back in a few days after their honeymoon. I thought to myself, Ma Qiang is a spendthrift guy, and I'm afraid the little money Zhao Gang gave him won't last long.
While eating instant noodles, I took out the contents of the cloth bag.
This time when I went to deal with Taoist Yang Chen, I gained a lot.
This made me very excited. Not only did I successfully develop the Yin-Yang Diagram, I also got a lot of ghost pills and a tortoise shell used by ancient Taoist ghost hunters.
The tortoise shell felt cool in my hand, and the ancient symbols on it exuded a mysterious atmosphere. I was very happy when I found this thing in the cave. But now I don’t know how to decipher the symbols on it.
The symbols are very complex, and each word looks a bit like hieroglyphics.
It is mentioned in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes that the symbols carved on the tortoise shell may be the talisman drawing method used by ancient Taoist ghost hunters to catch ghosts or the record of some Taoist magic. However, the notes also say that if this thing is to be used, it must rely on the "spirit" to be activated.
"Spirit". The notes say that everything in the world has a spirit, but the notes do not mention how to sense the "spirit" and obtain the "spirit".
I hastily read the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes again, but the content mentioned there was very little.
Could it be that I could only use this tortoise shell as a decoration? I was unwilling to give up, so I carefully looked through the notes of those recorders, and finally found a clue in a note written by an author named "Huang Tianshi".
That note said that in order to obtain "spirit", one needs to understand the formation of all things and the flow of yin and yang.
Damn, that’s just a simple sentence above, nothing else.
Understand the formation of all things and the flow of yin and yang
It sounds reasonable, but I don't understand shit right now. The formation of all things, the flow of yin and yang, if I could understand that, maybe I could go to heaven and earth.
It seems that this piece of tortoise shell will have to stay with me for now. As for whether I can decipher the symbols on it and when I can decipher them, I don’t know.
After putting down the tortoise shell, I picked up a small wooden box from the sofa.
Inside the box was the "life-extending bead".
This thing is only the size of a longan kernel and is dark blue in color.
Holding the box in my hand, a smile appeared on my face unconsciously. This time I was really lucky to get such a thing. Although I did a lot of work to get rid of that Taoist Yang Chen, I was also very excited to be able to get the life-extending beads assigned to me.
I have to thank Sister Xilan for this.
But I can't always carry this kind of precious thing with me. What if one day I meet a thief who pickpockets me, or I meet someone with great skills who steals this thing away
, that would be a waste of time.
After thinking for a long time, I finally decided to find a good place for this life-extending bead.
I wrapped the life-extending beads in tarpaulin, wrapped them with yellow tape, and stuffed them into the toilet tank.
Some people may say after seeing this, it’s so dirty, that’s a life-extending bead.
Some people may ask, what do you think about the "life-saving bead" that you stuffed into the toilet tank
Actually, I didn't think much about it at the time, I was just afraid that someone would snatch it away. Don't say I'm petty, I just want to be on the safe side. After all, this thing can really extend your life by two years.
It is also introduced in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes that the life-extending beads are life-extending items, are rare, and have no side effects. When a person’s life span is about to end, the “life-extending beads” can be smashed to absorb the “vital energy” inside.
Anyway, no matter what you think, I'll just leave this thing there.
After putting my things away, I sat back on the sofa contentedly.
As soon as I sat down on the sofa, something caught my attention: the portrait of a woman from the Republic of China.
When I thought of that portrait, my heart was moved.
I don't have any magic weapon on me right now, but judging from the power of this thing, there is a Taoist formation on it, which can even absorb ghost weapons. I think this thing is very good.
Although there is a female ghost hiding inside the portrait, she cannot get out after all.
This is also the power of the Taoist formation on the portrait being displayed.
However, when I opened the portrait of a woman from the Republic of China, I discovered that the woman painted on the silk had a somewhat resentful look in her eyes.
This made my heart tremble.
I also found that the ink color on the portrait seemed to be a little darker, and it also exuded a cold breath.
I can sense the eerie ghostly aura.
I thought to myself, it seems that the female ghost in the scroll has become more resentful.
I tried to talk to the Republic of China woman in the painting.
"Girl, I think you should be able to hear my voice. I don't mean any harm to you. You are trapped in the painting, and I want to rescue you, but I am just an ordinary Taoist priest, and I don't have any good way! Please don't mind!"
But the female ghost in the scroll did not answer me.
I thought, it seems that she didn't hear it. But when I was in the antique shop before, I clearly heard the voice of the female ghost, and I also saw the appearance of the woman through the eyes on the scroll, but why can't I hear it now!
Just when I was wondering, I found that the lips of the woman from the Republic of China in the scroll actually moved slightly.
Then I heard a very sneaky and cold voice.
It's her! The female ghost in the scroll.
She asked me coldly, "Who are you? Tell me, are you the one who trapped me here? I want to see my husband, so let me out now. Otherwise, I will kill you when I break the restriction in this painting!"
I quickly replied, "No, no... Miss, no, you misunderstood! I just got this painting not long ago, and I have no ill intentions."
"As for your husband, I don't know where he is. Besides, you look like a woman from the Republic of China period, but it's 2017 now, and many years have passed!"
"2017?"
The ghost girl in the scroll repeated the same sentence and asked me hurriedly, "Isn't it the 36th year of the Republic of China now?"
I thought about it, the 36th year of the Republic of China was 1947, which is exactly 70 years ago today.
It turns out that the female ghost is from 70 years ago.
, it’s a ghost from seventy years ago!
Wow, I actually met a ghost that survived for so long.
I didn't dare stare at the woman's eyes in the painting, but instead stared at her mouth.
I said to the ghost: "I'm sorry, miss, the era you mentioned is not far away now, but it was a long time ago. It's been seventy years!"
"What? Seventy years? ... So, I have been dead for seventy years? Then what about my husband? Isn't he dead now too?"
When she said this, the female ghost started to cry loudly.
I found that the ghostly aura on the scroll had obviously increased a bit.
At the same time, the Taoist formation on the scroll actually reappeared. As the golden light of the Taoist formation flashed, the voice of the female ghost disappeared.
The scroll returned to its previous state.
I let out a long sigh, feeling a little surprised.
It was unheard of that a ghost was trapped in a painting for seventy years. Even if it was a living person, if he was locked in a cage for seventy years, he would probably go crazy. Not to mention that female ghost.
I said, when I was peeping at her through the ghost's eyes, why did she attack me directly after she found out that I was not her husband
I slowly rolled up the portrait and stuffed it into the cloth bag.
Although I don't know why the female ghost is trapped in the painting, since she can't get out, let's keep her in the painting for now. I can feel the overwhelming ghost energy on her, and if she comes out, she might cause some trouble!
If it really doesn't work, when I find that she is about to come out of the scroll one day, I will ask Master Qi and the others to seal her back in.
Although this approach may be a bit cruel, I have no other choice.
But now I'm just thinking about it and making plans in advance.
This is like a life plan. But even if you have a life plan, it doesn't necessarily mean you can develop in that direction. So I have to be careful.
I gained a lot from killing Taoist Yang Chen this time.
Calculating the value of those ghost pills, I actually earned no less than several million RMB during the time I became a Taoist priest.
That's all RMB. Even though it may not be much when written on a check, if you pay it from a bank and put it on the ground, it would probably form a small pile.
I used to worry about money when I didn’t have it, but now that I have money, I suddenly don’t know how to spend it. People are just mean sometimes.
However, the money we Taoists earn is all hidden money, so we cannot keep any of it.
More than one hundred ghost pills are worth more than two million. The previous check from the boss Shan Dayeshan is for two million. Among them, it would be great if I can get one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand.
But now that I have money, I won't spend it recklessly. I plan to donate most of it when I have free time.
I remember there is an orphanage near the apartment. You can donate to the orphans!
Well, that's it.
I was originally planning to help the ghost girl Tong Jie find her child. But Tong Jie's soul was apparently damaged again when she manipulated the red lacquer coffin for the second time, so she is not getting better yet.
Her soul has temporarily fallen silent, and it may take some time for it to recover.
I tried to communicate with her just now, but she hasn't woken up yet.
I'll take a break for the next few days.
Then, before I knew it, I fell asleep leisurely leaning on the sofa.
However, it’s nice to be able to sleep peacefully!
(to be continued)
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