"They have been possessed by ghosts. I used talismans to seal them temporarily. But this method is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. Only by burying the ghosts can they return to normal." Uncle Mu withdrew his hand and explained in front of the frozen players.
This time, Uncle Mu did not lower his voice. His originally hoarse voice returned to the voice he had in the video. Although it was still rough and harsh, it did not give people the rough and harsh feeling of sandpaper rubbing against the ear canal.
Tang Ning is still immersed in fear. If the Yin car driver had not appeared next to him and occupied the red-clothed ghost's position, he would have to face the red-clothed ghost, and Chen Yan and Qin Jiaqi, who were already pinching themselves, would be useless.
Tang Ning covered his neck in fear, and his fingers paused.
wrong.
Tang Ning touched the ring hanging on his neck. It was a necklace with rings on it. A trace of Tang Ning's body temperature was still on the diamond ring. He almost forgot that with this ring, the red-clothed ghost would not dare to hurt him.
This is the necklace that Gengxi put on him personally. But Gengxi was still worried about him, so he asked the driver of the shady car to stay next to him.
Tang Ning's stunned face was reflected in the car window.
At the same time, the high-speed bus slowly stopped at the few remaining lights on the road. Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Yun turned his head sharply and stared at Uncle Mu's back. The old figure gave him a sense of crisis.
Zeng Yishuang placed his hands on the car window, ready to jump out and escape at any time.
Tang Ning also turned around. He raised his eyelashes and quickly glanced at Du Feng who was standing behind Uncle Mu. Tang Ning found that compared to the players who were on high alert, Du Feng did not seem to be any more wary of Uncle Mu.
Du Feng has always been a person with clear preferences. Once, Du Feng angrily stated that he didn't know who Uncle Mu was, nor did he know why Uncle Mu recommended him.
When saying those words, Du Feng's tone was full of impatience. Although his attitude towards Uncle Mu at that time was not enough to explain anything, one thing that was certain was that Du Feng did not have a very good impression of Uncle Mu.
At this moment, when everyone was showing hostility towards Uncle Mu, Du Feng didn't react at all. He sat at the closest distance to Uncle Mu with his hands hanging down. This position was not convenient for escaping, and his posture was not convenient for attacking either.
Tang Ning's heart skipped a beat. He stopped looking at Du Feng and turned his head to glance out the window at the mysterious taxi. The taxi had already driven next to the bus. As the sky gradually darkened, the taxi, which was originally at the boundary between light and darkness, was completely immersed in darkness. It was impossible to tell with the naked eye whether there was anyone in the car.
However, based on a quick glimpse when there was still light, Tang Ning was sure that Geng Xi was in that car.
It's like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, ready to jump out at any time and deal a fatal blow to its prey.
Tang Ning thought that he was also this man's prey.
But when he realized this, he was not as panicked as he had imagined, because even if Gengxi's was a snake, snakes would kill anyone who wanted to hurt them. If Uncle Mu were to attack him now, he might die after Uncle Mu.
Thinking about it this way, Uncle Mu doesn't seem so scary after all.
In terms of the level of terror between Mushu and Gengxi, Gengxi is obviously more terrifying.
After facing Gengxi for a long time, when I go to see people like Mu Shu, I actually feel that they are not that bad. Is this the wonderful sense of security that Gengxi can bring to people
Footsteps could be clearly heard in the car as Uncle Mu walked towards Tang Ning step by step. Tang Ning wrapped her red wedding dress tightly around her and leaned her back against the hard glass window. A faint chilly air blew in, giving Tang Ning goose bumps all over her body.
Uncle Mu stopped wearing straw sandals, bent down, picked up the bamboo hat on the ground and put it on his head calmly. Then he said casually as if he didn't notice the hostility of the players: "Why did you stop? Why don't you continue driving?"
No one spoke for a moment.
Uncle Mu just stood there as if nothing had happened.
"Before we set off, I want to ask you, isn't your sincerity to get rid of the evil spirit following Qin Jiaqi?" Lin Yun restrained his hostility and asked calmly, "What do you mean Qin Jiaqi is possessed by a ghost again this time?"
Uncle Mu, who was wearing a bamboo hat, could not see the changes. He walked towards Chen Yan behind Tang Ning and said slowly, "Are you doubting my sincerity?"
A hand as thin as a mummy grabbed Chen Yan's hand. Uncle Mu positioned Chen Yan's arm at a 90-degree angle to his upper body, making Chen Yan stand still with his hands stretched out like a zombie in a movie or TV series.
"Of course I helped her get rid of the ghost in her."
The players present were all wary of Uncle Mu's every move. After all, from the players' perspective, the source of all the tragedies in their copy was because they listened to the words of Uncle Mu, the NPC, and performed a weird corpse-driving, which led to them being haunted by evil spirits.
No one can guarantee that Uncle Mu will not cheat them again.
"But there is never just one ghost following her." Uncle Mu walked up to Qin Jiaqi and calmly dropped a bombshell piece of news.
Just like a stone that stirs up a thousand ripples, all the players showed disbelief when they heard this.
What?!
But Du Feng clearly said that everyone took away a ghost!
Tangning suddenly looked at Du Feng and found that Du Feng was also extremely confused at this moment. It didn't seem like he was pretending. Du Feng asked Uncle Mu, "I only found that there is a ghost haunting Tangning."
Mu Shu, who had his back to Du Feng, turned around calmly and asked, "Then why don't you go and look at other people?"
Du Feng walked up to Chen Yan and sniffed Chen Yan's scent with a bit of disgust. He then sniffed Qin Jiaqi's scent. After the possessed player had sniffed it once, deep wrinkles appeared between Du Feng's brows. He grabbed his hair in annoyance.
Obviously, the ghost breath he smelled from these players was different from before.
"There should be more than one ghost." Lin Yun said softly, "Du Feng has never been there to chase corpses like us. If everyone is haunted by a ghost, then where did the ghost that looked like Du Feng come from that night?"
Du Feng, who kept pulling his hair, said in a deep voice: "I thought it was the ghost of the dead driver."
There was no point in arguing about this now. Zeng Yishuang asked nervously, "How many ghosts are following us?"
"Each of you has encountered a different situation." Uncle Mu said calmly, "I don't know how many ghosts each of you has provoked."
After hearing this, Tang Ning immediately combined the number of ghosts with the card level. According to the unspoken rules of the card game, the higher the level of the card, the greater the difficulty of the game.
However, he drew card A. If he had to maintain a balance based on the difficulty, there shouldn't be only one ghost pestering him.
In fact, there is indeed more than one ghost haunting him, there is also a Gu man, one is Gengxi and the other is Du Feng. Du Feng is also helping him. Is Du Feng also trying to get his soul like Gengxi
But if there is a snake in this copy, and one of them is Gengxi, the difficulty does not seem to match the A-level card he drew.
This is really too difficult.
"Then can you tell us why you took us to chase the corpses and why we were haunted by evil spirits?" Lin Yun asked politely.
Zeng stared at Du Feng calmly, his eyes moving back and forth between Du Feng and Uncle Mu.
Uncle Mu did not answer Lin Yun's question immediately. He stood in front of Qin Jiaqi and repeated the same method he had just used on Chen Yan.
Tang Ning, who was thinking about a problem, had the illusion that he was being observed. He couldn't help but turn around. Because Tang Ning was sitting in the first seat in the row, he saw Chen Yan and Qin Jiaqi with talismans on their foreheads. The cold wind blew, and the yellow talismans on their foreheads shook slightly. Their eyes were staring straight at Tang Ning, making Tang Ning feel uncomfortable as if a thorn was on his back.
"No, you're wrong." After Uncle Mu dealt with Qin Jiaqi, he straightened up and said calmly, "It's not me who let the evil spirits haunt you. If I had this ability, why would I need to cooperate with you?"
Lin Yun frowned.
Tang Ning didn't believe what he said, or rather, he couldn't believe it completely. If the video he received was shot by Uncle Mu himself, then Uncle Mu's ability should not be comparable to Geng Xi's. Otherwise, Uncle Mu wouldn't have had to secretly shoot a video of Geng Xi half a year ago, fearing that Geng Xi would find out.
If his strength could suppress Gengxi, Uncle Mu wouldn't have to hide, so what Uncle Mu said about not being able to do it is possible, but it is unknown whether Uncle Mu will cooperate with the evil spirit.
Tang Ning remembered that Uncle Mu had sent her a text message asking her to take off the ring, and then the evil spirit appeared and demanded the ring.
What Uncle Mu said next was beyond everyone's expectations, "As long as you pass that place, you will be entangled by them. Because this is the calamity in each of your lives. You had entanglements with these things in your previous life, and you have to pay off your debts in this life."
"I am bringing you to drive the corpses to give you a chance to save your lives. As long as you can return their corpses to their original places, you can resolve the calamity you owed in your previous life."
This nagging speech did not win the trust of any of the players. Tangning had a serious PTSD when it came to those who spoke in a pretentious manner. After hearing this, Lin Yun did not even bother to pretend to be polite. "If this is what you call sincerity, I think there is no need for us to cooperate."
Knowing that Gengxi's car was just outside, Lin Yun, who was sitting on the fence, spoke in a particularly firm tone.
If Lin Yun hadn't opened the car door while talking, ready to run away at any time, he would have been more assertive.
Uncle Mu sighed.
"Young man, I have walked more roads than you have walked across bridges." He said the old saying, and an even older word popped up in his words, "There is a road leading to Chi Chi Well, which happens to be on our itinerary this time."
"Chi Chi Jing will tell you my sincerity."
Chi Chi Well
After saying this, Lin Yunzeng's brows were furrowed, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but Tangning and Du Feng's expressions changed significantly.
"It looks like you know." Uncle Mu said to Tang Ning.
Lin Yun and the others looked over in confusion.
Tang Ning did know Chi Chi Jing, and he nodded slightly.
In the past few days, Tang Ning and Du Feng have been watching videos about Miaojiang. There is one content that Tang Ning has a deep impression of. In the video, Tang Ning interviewed an old woman who was identified as a grass ghost by the locals. The old woman said that she was an ordinary person, but had been misunderstood for half her life. She cried because the program crew ate food from her home. The way Tang Ning hugged them was no different from that of an ordinary old man.
The old woman told many legends about the Grass Ghost, among which was a legend related to the Chi Chi Well.
The Grass Ghost Po is an evil female sorcerer. It is said that before every Grass Ghost Po dies, she will bring sacrifices to the Chi Chi Well to ask for the next Grass Ghost Po successor. The water of the Chi Chi Well is very strange and can reflect the face of the successor.
In addition to mentioning this legend, the old woman in the video also talked about other more mysterious rumors related to the Chi Chi Well, such as that the Chi Chi Well can reflect a person's past and present lives.
"As long as you go to the Chi Chi Well and stand in that well that can reflect your past and present lives, you will know that what I said is not a lie."
Tang Ning had previously regarded this as a legend. After Uncle Mu said this, he was shocked and asked, "Is there such a well?"
Du Feng asked at about the same time: "Do you know where it is?!"
The dark eyes were bright and emitting light. Compared with the simply curious players, Du Feng seemed to be particularly interested in this legendary well.
"I don't know where it is." Uncle Mu said calmly, "But it is rumored that if you follow the butterflies, you can find the Chi Chi Well."
Finding the Chi Chi Well requires luck, and it's best to go to the foggy season, run to a cemetery with more miasma, and walk through the woods to look for a black and gold butterfly, which is called Lady Butterfly in Chinese.
Madame Butterfly is the guide to hell.
It will lure people to hell, and the Chi Chi Well is on the way to hell.
Du Feng seemed very frustrated, "Of course I know I need to find the butterfly, but I can't find this butterfly at all."
"Under normal circumstances, very few people can catch that butterfly." Uncle Mu's voice was filled with emotion. He slowly turned his head and looked out the car window.
"Except one person."
Everyone looked in the direction Uncle Mu was looking and saw the taxi hidden in the darkness.
The car door suddenly opened and a handsome man in a black suit stepped out of the car. His leather shoes made crisp sounds as he stepped on the ground. He raised his head and looked directly at Tangning who was holding the diamond ring.
This scene was very similar to their first time.
There was a faint silver glow on Gengxi's earlobe, but Tangning knew it wasn't an earring, but a silver butterfly tattoo.
"Look, this time the butterfly is following us." Uncle Mu seemed to sigh.
What's the meaning
Is Gengxi the butterfly? Or did Gengxi catch the butterfly
Tang Ning stared blankly at Geng Xi in the car through the glass. Geng Xi in front of him seemed to be shrouded in fog again, making it difficult for Tang Ning to see clearly. Perhaps he had never seen Geng Xi clearly before.
—He scared away the driver of the Yin Car as soon as he appeared, and now he can order the Yin Car driver to act. Just now, because of the appearance of the Yin Car driver, he was not possessed by a ghost like Chen Yan.
—Every night when they shared a bed together, he would have nightmares about snakes, but when he was asleep, she would stop him from killing and cure the poison of the Gu.
—I came to the company to bring him lunch and found bugs in his instant noodles.
—proposed to him and fled the scene of the car accident with him in her arms at the moment the car hit them.
—Give him a ring, and when he got on the elevator to the fourth floor underground, I hugged him and left that strange place...
It was a long and dark staircase that seemed to never end.
For a moment, Tang Ning thought of hell.
Butterfly to Hell.
"Mu Zhizhou, you broke the agreement." Geng Xi stared at Uncle Mu in the car and said coldly. His appearance returned to his original coldness. The cheerful smile on his face at the wedding today was not like a different person.
Tang Ning stared at Geng Xi through the car window. Geng Xi had signed a contract with him and saved him so many times. Was everything he did just to get his soul
But in this case, wouldn't it be too difficult to get a living soul from a poisoned person
"You were the one who violated the contract in the first place." Uncle Mu raised his voice and said in a bad tone, "You violated our contract."
"I don't believe there is any need to abide by a contract signed through fraudulent means." Geng Xi said coldly.
"Then according to what you said, there is no need for him to abide by your contract." Uncle Mu refuted without mercy.
Geng Xi, who was arguing with Uncle Mu, closed his mouth and pressed his lips into a straight line. Tang Ning, who had listened to the whole thing, felt a little confused.
Did Gengxi and Uncle Mu sign a contract? Was it a business cooperation agreement? But judging from their auras, it seemed that the contract Gengxi and Uncle Mu signed was the same thing. Could it be that Gengxi also wanted Uncle Mu's soul? And then for some reason, Gengxi broke the contract
But if this is the case, Uncle Mu won't have his soul eaten, so he should be happy. Why is it that in their personal conversation, Uncle Mu is even more angry about this matter
"Why not give him the right to choose?" Uncle Mu's tone suddenly softened, and he advised: "You have spent so many years catching butterflies, isn't it just to take him to Chi Chi Well one day?"
Geng Xi raised the corner of his lips and said coldly to Uncle Mu: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
“Mu Zhizhou, I can take you directly to hell.”