Is the house haunted?

I looked back in the direction the man had left and asked her what had happened.

Although I was a few steps behind Yuan Ying just now, it was only a minute or two, yet they talked for so long?

It wasn't until Yuan Ying finished speaking that I understood what was going on.

It turns out that the man from earlier was named Lin You, and he used to sell Bo Bo Chicken on this street. The two of them had some dealings with each other.

This is the second time this has happened.

The last time I came was three months ago.

At that time, Lin You spent 580,000 yuan to buy a second-hand commercial house in Longxi.

"You spent 580,000 yuan to buy an apartment in Longxi?"

My eyes widened in disbelief. If this doesn't happen, who will?

I know the housing prices in Longxi. A few years ago, it started at 30,000 yuan per square meter. Now, although the price has dropped, it's still 12,000 yuan per square meter.

Even the cheapest first and second floors cost over 9,000 yuan per square meter.

But he spent 580,000 yuan to buy it, so there must have been some problems with it.

Otherwise, how could one afford a 100-square-meter apartment for several times less than others?

Yuan Ying nodded and said, "I felt there was something wrong at the time because when I saw him that time, I noticed that his complexion was a bit off, and it was obvious that he had been tainted by something evil."

“I also tried to persuade him gently, saying that house prices were still falling and that he should wait before buying, but he didn’t pay attention.”

That's how it is in our line of work; we generally don't explicitly tell someone that they're being haunted by a ghost.

Instead, it's a gentle reminder.

Because once it's explained clearly, it becomes entangled in cause and effect.

This cause and effect is neither too big nor too small. If the other party really gets into trouble because of what you said, you will be affected to some extent, for example, by sneezing.

I have a fever.

In more serious cases, it can shorten one's lifespan or cause the spirits that haunt the other person to come knocking on one's door.

It also damages one's virtuous conduct.

Yuan Ying told me all of this during this period.

Yuan Ying said that Lin You did not listen at the time and even swore that the homeowner owed usurious loans.

There was really no other way but to sell them at a price lower than the market price.

Moreover, Lin You paid in full at the time.

But when Lin You arrived just now, he said he regretted not listening to advice and that he had actually bumped into something evil.

Moreover, before coming here, he had already asked many people to take a look, but it was all in vain.

If we were to sell it, we would definitely lose at least 100,000 yuan.

Besides, the new furniture has only just finished dissipating the formaldehyde, and I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet. I can't just let it all go to waste, can I?

After listening, I asked Yuan Ying what had happened to him.

Yuan Ying said calmly, "It's just that I was sleeping in my room in the middle of the night, and when I woke up the next day, I inexplicably found myself in the hallway in front of my house."

Is this really that strange?

Did I say he didn't feel anything at the time?

Yuan Ying glanced at me and said, "I didn't ask any more questions. You can ask for details when you get there tonight."

Judging from Yuan Ying's tone, it seems she really wants me to go alone.

Before I could even speak, Yuan Ying seemed to guess what I was going to ask and said first, "Don't be nervous. Although you haven't been studying for very long, you are very talented and can handle this kind of small thing well."

"The evil spirit in Lin You's house isn't fierce. If it were a vengeful ghost or an evil spirit, it would have died long ago and wouldn't still be alive now."

After saying that, Yuan Ying patted my shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiao Chen, you have to face things on your own. You can't always hide behind us. Only by becoming strong can no one bully you."

I took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Poppy, I know what to do."

After saying that, I turned and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Yuan Ying called out to me.

I said I was going to find Lin You.

Yuan Ying rolled her eyes: "Do you even know where he is? You should go anyway, and besides, it's not even dark yet."

Well……

I gave an awkward laugh and said it would be better to go in broad daylight.

Yuan Ying walked to the shrine, offered incense to the ancestral master, and said without turning her head, "That evil spirit isn't fierce. It won't come out during the day, so you'll be wasting your time going. Wait until tonight. Besides, I have something to give you. Wait for me here."

After saying that, Yuan Ying lifted the curtain and went into the warehouse.

What are you giving me? Is it a high-grade yellow talisman?

These yellow talismans are divided into low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade.

The house-protecting talismans I draw are low-level yellow talismans, generally only used to ward off evil spirits, ensure peace, and keep out general evil spirits.

A few minutes later, Yuan Ying came out of the inner room, holding an antique-looking box in her hands.

The box has a rustic and unique wood grain, exuding an aura that has been refined over time.

The patina on the edges gleamed with a warm luster under the dim light, clearly indicating that it had been around for many years.

My heart skipped a beat, and I asked, unable to contain my excitement, "Yingniang, is this box filled with a peach wood sword?"

Yuan Ying smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "To be precise, it's the Thunder Strike Sword!"

"Lightning Strike Sword?"

I was shocked and said, "This can't be lightning-struck wood, can it?"

"That's right, it's lightning-struck wood!"

I gasped. The "lightning-struck wood" we were talking about wasn't just any ordinary wood struck by lightning.

It was wood that had been struck by lightning more than three times.

The first piece of wood struck by lightning is called "first-strike wood".

Although it is imbued with some of the pure yang energy of lightning, its effects are still shallow.

The second one struck is called the Thunderwood, which has even stronger yang energy and can ward off general evil spirits.

Only wood struck a third time is called lightning-struck wood.

This lightning-struck wood, imbued with the pure yang energy of lightning, can suppress evil spirits and is an excellent object for warding off evil.

Moreover, this lightning-struck wood could not have been caused by human intervention.

It cannot be struck by lightning; it forms naturally.

Imagine a piece of wood being struck by lightning for the first time, and it doesn't burn.

It was hit three more times in a row, and it still wasn't burned.

So this value...

My voice trembled involuntarily, "For...for me?"

Yuan Ying did not respond directly, but calmly gestured for me to open it and take a look.

I gently lifted the lid of the box.

In an instant, a sword with an entirely black body came into view.

It was a peach wood sword.

Although I haven't touched it yet, I feel as if I'm under the scorching sun, enveloped by a burning sensation.

I instinctively raised my hand to wipe the sweat from my head, but my fingertips touched dry skin, and I realized that I wasn't sweating at all.

This heat does not come from the outside, but radiates from within, as if a flame is burning fiercely inside the body.

Seeing this, Yuan Ying explained softly, "The reason you feel hot is because this lightning-struck wood has absorbed the most yang power of lightning in the world."

"You have the aura of the Reincarnation Soul within you, and the two resonate with each other. The yang energy of the lightning-struck wood is trying to dispel the yin and evil energy within you, which is why you have this burning sensation from the inside out. This is also why ordinary people may not feel anything special when touching lightning-struck wood, but you react strongly."

"Similarly, there are also those evil and sinister things like you."

"The more powerful the evil entity, the more it can sense the danger within."