Chapter 1132 The Returnee's Notes 206

When the ghost collapsed in front of him with a thud, Xie Ning leaned forward slightly, his face showing no fear, but rather curiosity.

Because this ghost was unlike any she had ever seen before, it had taken form due to Xie Li's magic, and its body was covered in what looked like black paint, with black, sticky substances constantly dripping from it.

At this moment, it was bound by the red rope and struggled incessantly.

Xie Ning felt that its smell was somewhat familiar. "Grandma, I feel like this thing is a bit familiar." And it wasn't just the smell.

Xie Ning picked up a stick and scooped up the black slime on the ground. She looked up and met Xie Li's gaze. "It's something we encountered when we were in the carriage on our way here!"

"But wasn't that thing supposed to be a weasel?"

Xie Li just shook his head, "It's not a weasel. Didn't you smell the stench? A weasel doesn't smell like that."

Of course, neither of them smells good.

"This thing looks like a gluttonous demon, but it is not a gluttonous demon. It is an evil spirit created by humans."

Xie Ning glanced around. "But apart from the disciples from Qing Shi Town and us, there's no one else here. If this thing wasn't left behind by someone before, it must have come from those three people."

"It is the Qifu River."

That's Old Qi.

Xie Ning was surprised that Xie Li guessed who the other person was so quickly, and couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, why are you so sure?"

"Xu Chuan has marks of backlash on his body, which shows that he was the one who released the Gu worms that night. As for that Deng Xiangu, you don't know her, but I have heard of her. On the surface, she is a famous sorceress, but in reality, she is a wicked person who is good at forbidden spells."

She was somewhat arrogant, thinking that keeping the two of us around would be useful and that she could control us, which is why she didn't make a move at the beginning.

The other two, however, were already under a curse without realizing it.

Xie Ning was not familiar with these things. She herself was under a curse and had studied it over the years, so she could see it with just a little attention.

The three of them were not at peace either, each harboring their own ulterior motives.

Xie Li took out a talisman, tied it to the red rope, and then lit it. The evil spirit let out a scream and then darted away instantly.

Seeing this, Xie Ning took out a compass and began casting a spell. Xie Li had deliberately let the evil spirit go earlier, since the fact that it was here meant that Old Qi wasn't far away.

The two quickened their pace to catch up with the evil spirit. Xie Ning glanced back at the bell; they had already crossed the line and hoped they wouldn't encounter anything big.

She could have left directly, but those three people were clearly acting strangely. Xie Li wanted to get to the bottom of it, so Xie Ning naturally had to accompany her. Besides, she also wanted to know what those three people's purpose was.

Suddenly, a tall thicket of thorns appeared ahead, blocking their path. Through the gaps, Xie Ning could see that there was no road ahead, but a precipice.

And a hole covered by vines.

The vines above were not dense, in fact, rather sparse, and bore the marks of fire, indicating that someone had definitely gone inside.

"Shall we go in?"

Xie Ning looked at Xie Li; even just standing at the cave entrance, she felt a sense of oppression.

"Of course we won't go in. If they want to die, that's their business."

There are indeed treasures inside. Even if you're not a person of the unorthodox path, you can still use those things. That's why so many people like to collect antiques.

Because things that have been around for thousands of years always have some spirituality, they are extremely rare, whether used as ritual objects or to suppress feng shui.

And look at the things that people see in those so-called museums; very few of them are real, since the real ones are all in other people's homes.

Xie Li asked Xie Ning to bring nails, and they hammered them one by one around the edge of the hole, then wrapped the red rope around them.

Xie Ning stared at Xie Li's basket, surprised to find such a large roll of red rope hidden there. She had a feeling that Xie Li had prepared it in advance.

Since she had thought this way, Xie Ning asked the question, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with asking it.

Xie Li paused, as if she had just remembered that she hadn't informed Xie Ning. She rubbed her forehead, thinking to herself, "What a scatterbrain of me!"