"You called me back overnight just to do a little experiment?" Zhong Hongyan asked in shock, leaning on his crutches.
"What else?" Zhong Jiudao asked him quietly.
"Can't you try it yourself?" Zhong Hongyan felt that his cousin was too inhumane.
"My magic power is too high. This immobilization talisman will not have any effect on me." Zhong Jiudao said.
Zhong Hongyan glanced at Luo Huai and felt that in his cousin's heart, Luo Huai was just an ordinary person, but in Zhong Jiudao's heart, other people were not even considered human beings and were treated the same as villa ghosts!
He stood in front of Luo Huai feeling aggrieved. Luo Huai knew that Director Zhong might be thinking about something very important, so he obediently picked out a talisman to throw out.
"Hold on for a moment!" Zhong Hongyan and Zhong Jiudao said in unison.
Zhong Hongyan: "That is a puppet talisman, not a freeze talisman. Don't use it recklessly."
Zhong Jiudao helped Luo Huai pick out the immobilization talisman, placed two talismans in front of Luo Huai and asked: "Can't you tell the difference between these two talismans?"
Luo Huai looked left and right, then examined the picture on his phone for a while and shook his head honestly.
"I understand." Zhong Jiudao said, "It doesn't matter, this is a talisman to freeze you, you can try it first."
Luo Huai took the real immobilization talisman and threw it to Zhong Hongyan. The talisman fell lightly from Zhong Hongyan's body without even a reaction.
"It's useless. Is it because cousin Yan's magic power is too high?" Luo Huai picked up the talisman and turned it left and right.
Zhong Jiu said: "You are probably the only one who always says that he has great magical powers. It's not because of this reason. This talisman has no effect at all. But it's not your fault. If the talisman is not in the hands of the Heavenly Master, it can't play an offensive role. It can only passively defend. When someone attacks you, you can counterattack or defend. Ordinary people can't use talismans."
"But I used the spell at the barbecue restaurant." Luo Huai said.
"That's why I want to do the experiment." Zhong Jiudao said.
At this time, Qian Duoqun also came back. As soon as he entered the door, he said, "Hello everyone, long time no see, where are my colleagues?"
The three of them looked towards Qian Duoqun together and pointed at the corner sadly. Qian Duoqun saw that 26 ghosts had turned into a ball and immediately knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
Seeing that someone finally cared about them, the balls rolled over to Qian Duoqun and rubbed against him to express their innocence and gratitude.
Who would have thought that Qian Duoqun would say the next second: "There are so many actors who make money. I was expecting Director Zhong to put on some painted skins for them and let them go out to make money! Director Zhong makes a lot of famous actors with each movie, and these actors don't ask for money, and all the commissions are given to the company. This is such a good cash cow, how come it has turned into a ball?"
Balls: “…”
As expected, Qian Duoqun is still the capitalist who exploits even ghosts! The balls attacked Qian Duoqun angrily, and one ball after another hit Qian Duoqun without any pain. With an average combat power of 0.33, how could it cause any harm to Qian Duoqun? Qian Duoqun was a person who could live and eat with the eyeball ghost for a long time! His combat power may not be very high, but his defense power is definitely more than 5. At least he was not deceived by Lian Ziyu.
"You're angry," Luo Huai stepped forward to break up the fight, and asked the balls to move away. "Brother Qian feels sorry for you guys too, but in a different way."
He held a ball in each hand, and failed to hold the talisman for a moment, so it floated to Qian Duoqun's back. Qian Duoqun immediately knelt on the ground and cried, unable to move.
Seeing this, Zhong Hongyan hurried over and poked Qian Duoqun, wondering, "Strange, the immobilization talisman is effective."
He pulled at the talisman on Qian Duoqun's back again, but it seemed as if the talisman was stuck to Qian Duoqun and could not be pulled away at all.
"It is true." Zhong Jiudao said.
He had just suspected that Luo Huai's use of magic power was related to the Shu ghost. The Shu ghost was present every time Luo Huai was able to use the magic power in the magic weapon.
Zhong Jiudao helped Qian Duoqun take off the immobilization talisman, and chose another one for Luo Huai: "Take the villa ghost and try it on Zhong Hongyan."
Luo Huai did as he was told, and this time Zhong Hongyan was also immobilized.
Zhong Jiudao checked the magic weapon on Luo Huai's body, and sure enough, the magic power in the weapon had weakened a lot.
"It's amazing," Zhong Hongyan asked Luo Huai after removing the immobilization talisman, "Do you have any relationship with the villa ghost? It feels like... once you encounter the villa ghost, it can automatically activate a certain defensive power in your body, allowing your body to instinctively absorb the power in the magic weapon and exert it."
Luo Huai was confused: "Colleagues?"
"It may not be because of the villa ghost," Zhong Jiudao said rigorously, "We still need to control the variables."
So he called Jiang Fen and forced him to put on his clothes. Luo Huai held Jiang Fen's shoulder with one hand and cast a spell with the other, but no special effect occurred.
"It's indeed a villa ghost." Zhong Hongyan said.
Zhong Jiudao seemed very dissatisfied with this conclusion. He ordered Luo Huai to hold Zhong Hongyan's crutches: "Try again."
"Why touch me? I'm not a ghost, it will definitely not have any effect." Zhong Hongyan.
As Zhong Hongyan expected, this was useless. Luo Huai's special physique would be brought to its full potential on the villa ghost, while other evil ghosts would only passively defend and could not fully exert their power. As for humans like Zhong Hongyan, it would have no effect at all.
"It shouldn't be like this." Zhong Jiudao frowned.
Years ago, when he called back his father's soul, Luo Huai clearly passed the power in the magic weapon to him. He thought that the Zhong family might have a connection with Master Luo Tianshi, and the Zhong family members could also help activate Luo Huai's physique.
But looking at Zhong Hongyan, it seems that this is not the case.
Although it was inconsistent with Zhong Jiudao's guess, it was good enough to verify the existence of the villa ghost.
Zhong Jiudao picked up the paper figurine of the skull ghost and handed it to Luo Huai: "This guy is quite reliable, let him follow you all the time. With him around, I will draw some more spells for you, and you will have the ability to protect yourself. In critical moments, you can even help save people, instead of always being on the defensive."
If Luo Huai could use his magic power, those jade artifacts would not have shattered after the passive defense. At least the newly retrieved peach pendant could have been saved.
After spending so much time with everyone, Luo Huai had a good idea of his own physical condition and knew that doing this would be good for both himself and others. However, he was still a little worried: "But Director Zhong, what if I can't recognize the talisman? Can I use a pencil to write on the talisman to see what kind it is?"
Zhong Hongyan said: "That is definitely not the case. The spell itself is a kind of pattern formation. In science and engineering terms, it can convert the free energy between heaven and earth into the magic power that can drive away ghosts. The pattern cannot be wrong at all. Marking the type of spell with pencil is like putting an extra screw in an extremely precise instrument. The screw is caught in the hub of the instrument and will directly affect the operation of the instrument."
"Is that so? Then I'll try my best to memorize it." Luo Huai stared at the talisman, and soon his eyes became cross-eyed.
Zhong Jiudao covered his eyes and said, "It's gone."
Luo Huai only felt that his extremely tired eyes were covered by a warm hand. His eyes felt very comfortable and his whole body became calm.
In the darkness, he heard Director Zhong's extremely reassuring voice saying, "A talisman is a kind of heavenly language. If you can't remember it, you can't remember it. It's not a question of trying hard or not, but that you are born without the ability to recognize talismans. You don't have to worry about misrecognizing a talisman. If you encounter danger in the future, just pull out one and throw it away."
Luo Huai: "...Will you use the wrong spell?"
Zhong Jiu said: "It doesn't matter if you use it wrong. You used it well today by accident. If you had used the spell according to your original plan, you and the balls would have been killed before I arrived. At times like this, just trust your instincts."
"Okay." Luo Huai's originally nervous heart gradually calmed down.
He was actually quite panicked. Luo Huai had lived as an ordinary person for more than 20 years, and suddenly one day he was told that there were ghosts in the world. He was prone to accidents and would encounter ghosts wherever he went. Anyone would be scared.
Luo Huai was able to live a normal life these days because the ghosts in the villa were relatively friendly in his eyes, and Director Zhong protected him. Today was the first time he faced the horror of a ghost. Although the process was quite easy, he thought afterwards that it was the ghost poison in Chu Weiran's body instead of a colleague. If they were not careful, they would be wiped out before Director Zhong arrived. Luo Huai was still a little scared.
He knew that his physique needed strength so that he would be able to deal with troubles. But an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts suddenly learned that he would always be prepared to fight the big boss in the future. He couldn't even recognize the talisman, so how could he not panic
But Director Zhong told him that it was okay, Director Zhong was a very powerful Taoist priest, and there must be nothing wrong with what he said. Luo Huai gradually felt relieved.
It was already late at night, Zhong Jiudao, Qian Duoqun and Zhong Hongyan were sent down to wash the painted skin, and they were told that they must wash it thoroughly without any gastric juice, and dry it before they could go to bed.
After explaining the task, Zhong Jiudao and Luo Huai went back to sleep.
"You should stay with me," Zhong Jiudao touched Luo Huai's waist and said softly, "It's too worrying."
Luo Huai lowered his head apologetically.
Zhong Jiudao comforted him: "There is nothing to apologize for. It is not you who created those problems. The troubles already existed. It is because of your presence that they were discovered and properly handled. This is the key. Diseases must be discovered early and treated actively. Even if the treatment process is painful, it is better than leaving it alone until it deteriorates to a point where it cannot be saved."
"Then am I a testing instrument?" Luo Huai said with a smile.
"Your metaphor is quite vivid." Zhong Jiudao also laughed.
The two returned to their room. Luo Huai sat on the bed for a while and asked Zhong Jiu, "Is this villa really sold to Chu Weiran by my father?"
At first he could tell himself that he was not, he was just a child from an ordinary family, but facts proved that he had a close connection with the villa ghost, and it seemed that he could no longer use ordinary people to deceive himself.
Seeing that he had guessed it, Zhong Jiudao admitted, "It should be."
"Then why is my family so ordinary?" Luo Huai asked, "I remember clearly when we bought the house, my mother even borrowed some money to make up the down payment."
Zhong Jiudao thought for a while and said, "I donated half of the money that Qi Wanlian and Fu Yue earned from the ghosts. This money was not earned through the means of the living world, so it should not be used by me. It should be used for charity. Your father is probably the same. Although he has a fortune, he doesn't want to use the money. He donated all the money after selling it."
"Indeed, it is more reassuring to spend money that you have worked hard to earn. The pronunciation of the word 'heng' in 'hengcai' and 'henghuo' is the same, and only in this case does it have the fourth tone," said Luo Huai.
Zhong Jiudao had long discovered that Luo Huai's view on money tended to be content with what he has and being happy with a small fortune. It was not that he didn't like money, but that he liked down-to-earth income.
"I have to go back home after the filming of the movie and talk to my dad. I always feel that he may have hidden a lot of things from me." Luo Huai said while lying on the bed.
Zhong Jiudao nodded and said, "I'll go with you then."
"Burp!" Luo Huai was so shocked that he burped and sat up suddenly. "Why did you want to go?"
Zhong Jiudao took out the blood-red spirit stone and said, "Go ask your father about the villa ghost. I always feel that he knows how to use this thing. No matter what, we should give the villa ghost a happy ending."
"Okay, let's go together then." Luo Huai held his breath and suppressed the urge to hiccup.
He looked at Director Zhong and finally realized a fact: it was impossible to expect Director Zhong to have a sudden realization of love. All the tricks that Shugui said, such as "becoming excellent to get Director Zhong's attention" and "making Director Zhong jealous", were completely ineffective on Director Zhong. If he wanted to convey his feelings to Director Zhong, he could only play it straight.
After the filming of this movie is finished, when he and Director Zhong will not let their emotional troubles affect the movie, he will confess directly. Luo Huai secretly made up his mind that this time, even if the sky falls, the world ends, and the ghost poison invades his body, he will confess!
Zhong Jiudao also made up his mind that after finishing the film, he would go to the Luo family to completely solve the problems of villa ghosts and ghost poison, and then concentrate on his acting career.