After finishing the call with Ma Gaojie, I called Lou Xiaoman directly.
When Lou Xiaoman learned that her apprentice Zhao Xilan went to Longtan Town, Wenshan City, Yunnan Province, she was also a little surprised. However, when I later asked about the Zhao family and Zhao Xilan, Lou Xiaoman on the other end of the phone seemed a little embarrassed and was unwilling to say more.
I said, "Master Lou, since it's inconvenient to talk about it, forget it. It's my fault for talking too much!"
At this time, Lou Xiaoman hesitated for a moment before speaking, and said quickly: "No, no, no, Yang Tianyi, it's not that I can't tell you, it's just that the matter cannot be explained in a few words. How about this, I'm on my way to No. 38 Huangyang Street, Nancheng District, if you have nothing to do, you can come over."
I said, "Okay! I'll go over there right now. Who knows, maybe I can be of some help with Sister Xilan's problem."
"Okay, then come over." This was Lou Xiaoman's last words on the phone.
After saying that, I hung up the phone.
I do need to meet with Lou Xiaoman. After all, Zhao Xilan's disappearance is a bit special, and I am very concerned about her. So, if I can help in any way, I will help.
Yuquan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened his eyes and asked me, "What's the matter? Who is missing, Brother Yang?"
I responded with, “He’s my friend.”
I didn't say anything more and asked the little monk Yuquan directly, "I may have to go out to do something. I don't know how long it will take for me to come back. Do you want to go with me or stay here first?"
Yuquan thought for a moment, then stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, I'd better go with you. I don't want to stay in this apartment. Didn't you tell me before that this apartment is prone to ghosts? Although I'm not afraid of ghosts, I always feel uneasy staying here."
I nodded and said, "Okay then. Since you want to go with me, let's go together. However, this time things are a little special. You have to follow my instructions and not act rashly."
When I said this, I was a little surprised. Unconsciously, I found that I had already developed the style of a master.
"No problem! Brother Yang, don't worry, I'll follow your arrangements. Besides, I'll go with you, maybe I can help in some way."
I curled my lips, "I hope so."
Yuquan chuckled.
Then I started packing, taking with me everything I could use.
As for the Dream-Intoxicating Flower, I have also wrapped it up and prepared to take it with me. I have decided to go to Longtan Town, Wenshan City, Yunnan Province with Lou Xiaoman.
I don’t know how long this trip to Longtan Town will take, so I decided to bring the Drunken Dream Flower with me. This way it will be easier to take care of it. It will also be convenient for me to replenish nutrients for the Drunken Dream Flower in time after I find the Yin Yuan Qi.
And as far as I know, Yunnan Province is located in the middle area between Miaojiang and Xiangxi, and its culture has been influenced to varying degrees by the customs of Miaojiang and Xiangxi.
Miaojiang is very mysterious to me. I have read in books that there are Miao women who raise poisonous insects in Miaojiang. It is also said that those poisonous insects can get into people's bodies and are difficult to be found, and different poisonous insects will have different effects on people.
This is Miaojiang.
What I am most interested in is Xiangxi. In Xiangxi, there is a saying of corpse-driving and corpse-raising. Corpse-driving is to let a series of corpses that died in a foreign land follow the corpse-driving person and return to their hometown across states and provinces. Of course, I have never seen corpse-driving, but this is what is said in books and movies.
As for raising corpses, it couldn't be simpler.
My cheap master Zhang Quezi is a master of raising corpses. To put it simply, raising corpses means raising the bodies of dead people into zombies before they completely decay. I have also seen many movies about zombies, such as "The Supreme Vampire" and "Mr. Zombie".
However, the ghost-catching Taoist priest I admire most is still Lin Zhengying.
As long as there are corpse-raising people, there must be a place to raise corpses. So another reason why I brought the Drunken Dream Flower was to find a place to raise corpses in Yun Province and get some Yin Yuan Qi. With this original intention, I brought the Drunken Dream Flower. Otherwise, I would not go out with a pot of flowers.
After packing everything, I called Ma Qiang.
I told Ma Qiang on the phone that I left the two million yuan I got from selling the ghost pills in the apartment, one million of which was donated to the orphanage, and the other one million was the money I left for Ma Qiang.
The reason I gave Ma Qiang money was that I didn’t have time to buy a car, so his Beijing Hyundai sedan was left to me to drive.
Ma Qiang was naturally delighted to get the money. But what made Ma Qiang depressed was that He Man did not allow him to learn ghost catching skills from me anymore. Because ghost catching was too dangerous, He Man was worried that something might happen to Ma Qiang.
Although Ma Qiang was very reluctant, he couldn't persuade He Man, so he had to agree. I also learned from Ma Qiang's words that he and He Man didn't go out to play, but they moved to another apartment and started their new life.
I don't feel bad about Ma Qiang and He Man's actions. Because everyone has their own choices and can choose their own way of life. As long as life can bring happiness to a person, it is not a bad choice.
Ma Qiang cried inconsolably on the phone, saying that he had failed me. I did not blame him. I comforted him and told him to take good care of He Man and live a good life with He Man.
I wish them the best in my heart.
So I left my bank card in Apartment 401 and told Ma Qiang the password.
After doing all this, I took Yuquan and left the Xiyuan apartment building.
The time was around seven o'clock in the evening.
It was dark and the wind was strong enough to make the trees on the street sway.
As soon as our car got on the road, I realized something was wrong.
I found that the yellow and green taxi that followed us yesterday morning actually appeared behind us again. And the taxi still kept a constant distance from us like a ghost, following us all the time.
"Damn it! That guy actually drove after us again. It seems we didn't get rid of him last night."
I complained angrily.
Yuquan tilted his head and stared at the car behind him.
Because the distance was a bit far, he couldn't see clearly who was driving the car.
"Brother Yang, what should we do? That man is following us in his car, and it's obvious that he has bad intentions. If we let him follow us like this, he might attack us at any time. The key is, we don't know whether he is a good guy or a bad guy."
I thought about it and asked Yuquan, "Yuquan, do you know the art of controlling spirits?"
Yuquan said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Yang, the art of controlling spirits is a method used by you Taoist ghost catchers. How could I possibly do that?"
I curled my lips.
Then, while driving, I said to Yuquan, "Yuquan, I'm driving and can't get away. I'll teach you the art of controlling spirits now. Later, we'll use paper figures to harass the guy who's following us. Then, we'll take the opportunity to get rid of him."
Yuquan was a little excited and nodded, "Okay, Brother Yang, it's decided. I'll help you perform the spirit control technique."
Afterwards, I taught Yuquan some of the key points of the spirit-controlling technique.
It’s no wonder that Yuquan’s learning ability is quite strong. In just a short while, he learned the art of controlling spirits.
After a while, I took out the torn yellow paper man from the cloth bag and handed it to Yuquan.
Three incense sticks were also handed to Yuquan.
At the same time, I opened the soul collecting barrel, chanted the incantation, and forcibly extracted the three souls of the ghost Gu in the soul collecting barrel.
Left.
The ghost insect whose soul was sucked away cried out in pain inside the soul collecting barrel.
"Ghost Gu, stop yelling! Wait, after using up your soul, they will automatically come back. Don't worry, you won't die. At most, you will just become a ghost Gu without consciousness."
The ghost Gu was in the soul-collecting barrel, holding its big head with its little paws and cursing me constantly.
"Yang Tianyi, you are such a despicable guy. Didn't you say that you would let me go once the Nightmare Ghost was destroyed? But now the Nightmare Ghost has been destroyed and you haven't fulfilled your promise. You are so despicable."
"Ahh... It hurts! Damn it, Yang Tianyi, you're a bastard."
I snorted coldly and said with disdain: "Ghost Gu, you have killed so many people. Do you think I will let you go so easily? If you think so, you are too stupid. Besides, before, I only said that I would not kill you, but I never said that I would let you go. You are overthinking it!"
Gui Gu started cursing again in the soul collecting barrel.
I chanted a few spells quietly, and with a muffled "bang!", the soul-collecting barrel's lid closed automatically. As for the ghost Gu's cries, they were naturally blocked out as my spells fell.
The ghost Gu is considered a living creature, so it has a soul.
The "Spirit Controlling Technique" requires a soul as a trigger to be activated. I still have the soul of the troublemaker Duoduo on me, but I can't use it. The ghost Gu happened to be in my soul collection bucket, so I had to borrow its soul.
By the way, at this point in the story, I suddenly thought of something - the ghost of Ma Ying in the "301 Dormitory Incident at Fanghua Women's University". I don't think I mentioned it in the previous article. So I'll explain it here. After Ma Ying's soul parted with her mother, I took her away from the police station. When I sent away those ghosts at the barbecue restaurant, Ma Ying's ghost was sent to the ghost gate with those ghosts. This is an explanation.
Soon, the three extracted ghost souls were put into the three small yellow paper men by me.
The yellow paper figures had talismans on them, and now they had the soul of the ghost Gu. Suddenly, the three paper figures seemed to come alive.
I whispered the "Spirit Control Spell", and then the three little paper figures began to obey my control. But I was driving at the moment, so I couldn't control the three little paper figures.
I tilted my head to look at Yuquan and ordered, "Yuquan, now drop three drops of your fingertip blood on the heads of the three little paper figures, and you will be able to control the three little paper figures. They will have half of your strength."
Yuquan agreed: "Okay, Brother Yang, I will drip blood now."
I really appreciate Yuquan's positive attitude.
Soon, Yuquan dripped three drops of his fingertip blood on the heads of the three little paper figures.
Suddenly, my soul-controlling spell failed, and Yuquan established a connection with the three little paper figures.
Then, Yuquan started to burn incense according to the method I taught him before. Each stick of incense represented a small paper man. Then, Yuquan threw the three small paper men out of the car window.
Through the rearview mirror, I noticed that the three little paper figures were floating behind me.
Soon, three little paper figures landed on the hood of the taxi that was following us.
A scent was rising from the back seat of my car.
The young monk Yuquan had closed his eyes and was controlling the three little paper figures one by one.
The three little paper figures slowly got into the carriage of the car behind.
I raised the corner of my mouth slightly and thought to myself, I don’t care who you are, since you follow me with bad intentions, you will suffer.
After a while, I told Yuquan, "Yuquan, let's start!"
(to be continued)
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