Chapter 45

Luo Yu was in a daze throughout the day. Sometimes he thought of the time when he was in middle school and came home after evening self-study. The security guard popped his head out of the security room and teased him, giving his tired brain a brief relaxation. Sometimes he thought of the time when he played ball with his classmates on weekends in the summer and would go to the security room to use the air conditioning for a while before going home.

It was all related to the security guard. Now, because of a prank, this man completely left this world, his family and his friends.

The fall and the tragedy that he could never make up for.

The streets outside Lingcheng First People's Hospital were bustling with people and vehicles, and the setting sun cast a thin layer of light on them.

Tonight was the same as usual. At around 12 o'clock, Luo Yu got up and walked towards the toilet, and Luo Zeping followed him.

underworld.

Luo Yu landed in the lobby of the ghost house again. There was no ghost in the lobby. He walked around the ghost house in a hurry, but did not see a single ghost. He walked out of the ghost house and headed towards Xiangxu Street.

When I entered Xiangxu Street, I saw Gi in the distance waving his orchid finger and pointing at a few decorator ghosts. The decorator ghosts nodded and bowed, then spat on the ground.

Luo Yu ran over and yelled, "Gi!"

Gi paused fiddling with her orchid finger, turned sideways, and trotted over. Recently, she was not in the mood to wear high heels and had been wearing white flat shoes.

"Has it been a month? I only remember it being ten days. What's wrong with you?"

Luo Yu's eyes were still red, and he choked up and said, "Something happened here again, Gi, can you...let Luo Zhi come back soon?"

Gi was stunned, a little flustered: "What...what happened? Don't cry first, tell me what happened first, and I will convey it to you."

Luo Yu hummed, sniffed, wiped the tears from his face, and said, "The security guard in our community is dead. I killed him because of my greed for fun. Now I don't know what to do..." He suddenly grabbed Gi's arm, as if he had found a savior, "Gi, is there any magic in the underworld that can bring the dead back to life? Or maybe a living person can replace the dead, is there?"

Gi thought he was crazy. He shook off his hand and was furious. "No! What are you talking about? What about exchanging a living person for a dead person? I tell you, Luo Yu, when a person is dead, he is dead. There is no way to change it. Don't expect the young master to do it. He is also a ghost. He will still be punished for breaking the rules of the underworld!"

Luo Yu still refused to give up. "What about the Ghost King? He said that if I come to the underworld and run a small shop like the human world for a year, I can exchange it for the lives of my entire family. So can I let the Ghost King exchange my life for his? I don't want to live anymore. I can become a ghost right now. I can enter the bath and forget everything and become a ghost."

Gi exhaled heavily and looked up at the top of the staircase mountain. The red light on the top of the mountain was much dimmer today than the last time he saw it. Gi's eyes were faintly scarlet. He said, "Luo Yu, before you said these words, did you ever think about your parents and the young master?"

"Do you think your fate is amazing? You can change it if you want. You're just an ordinary person. You're just a little luckier this year. You came across a once-in-a-century disaster-avoidance deal in the underworld. Otherwise, you're as ordinary as can be!"

Luo Yudang stood there, stunned for a long time.

Gi couldn't help but look at the top of the staircase again. After a moment, it whispered, "I'll tell the young master about the death of the gatekeeper you just mentioned, and ask him to come back soon. But as for changing his fate, that's impossible." It swallowed hard, "...Even if it really happened, the price the executor would pay would be tragic beyond your imagination, so don't think about it anymore."

Luo Yu squatted down, holding his head and crying, murmuring: "...but I killed him...and I am still alive and well...this is not right..."

Gi also squatted down and patted his shoulder. "No one expected this accident to happen. It's not your fault."

Luo Yu was still crying, and Gi couldn't bear it anymore. He waved his hand and sent him back. The ghosts hiding in the corner watching the show also withdrew their gazes and pretended nothing had happened and walked around.

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During the day, the doctor came and gave Luo Yu a painkiller injection. After checking, he left after finding nothing wrong. Xu Xiaoxia touched Luo Yu's face and said softly, "Luo Yu, the doctor said you can be discharged and go home to recuperate after another week. You should be almost recovered. Your father has already told me that when you get better, our whole family will go to Xinjiang."

Luo Yu felt bitter in his heart. He didn't want to speak anymore, so he nodded and looked out the window.

At this moment, there were sudden knocks on the ward door. Xu Xiaoxia stood up, looked at Luo Zeping meaningfully, and went out to open the door.

Five minutes later, Xu Xiaoxia brought in a strange man. The man was about fifty years old, with a strong build, white hair, a dark but kind face, and a black sports suit with several small holes all over it.

Xu Xiaoxia said, "Luo Yu, this is a relative of your mother's classmate's classmate. His name is Lao Hong. You can just call him Uncle Hong."

Luo Yu nodded to Uncle Hong, not quite understanding why Xu Xiaoxia called over the relatives of her classmate's classmate. He said, "Hello, Uncle Hong."

From the moment Lao Hong came in, his eyes were fixed on Luo Yu. Suddenly, he smiled mysteriously, "Young man, you have a lot to do."

At that moment, all the blood in Luo Yu's body froze.

Why would this man say such things? What does he know? Could it be that he is...

An idea suddenly flashed through Luo Yu's mind. The next second, his hand was covered by a warm hand, and Xu Xiaoxia's voice rang in his ears: "Luo Yu, Lao Hong has been doing this for generations. He is very good at dealing with this kind of thing. He can help us solve it, so don't be afraid, ah."

Just as he guessed, this Lao Hong was a Taoist priest.

Lao Hong first walked around the ward, and finally stopped by the window for more than ten seconds before pulling a chair to sit down, crossing his legs, and continuing to stare at Luo Yu with a serious look on his face.

A few minutes later, he glanced at Xu Xiaoxia and Luo Zeping and said, "You two should go out first. I need to talk to your children alone about something."

After Xu Xiaoxia and Luo Zeping left, Lao Hong snorted, then smiled again, his eyes sharp as if he could see through everything, "Young man, what are you afraid of? Oh no, or rather, what are you waiting for?"

There was no trace of doubt in his tone, it was 100% certain.

Fall and be alert.

Lao Hong snorted again, folded his hands on his knees, and looked at him with disdain. "Don't worry about how to deal with me. Nothing in this world can escape my eyes."

"Do you know what I see in you?"

Luo Yu looked directly at him. He didn't know whether Lao Hong really knew something or was just trying to trick him. Xu Xiaoxia never believed in these things. This time she actually went to ask a Taoist priest for help. There was no doubt that she must have watched the surveillance camera at home and had to believe it all.

Luo Yu pretended to be calm: "What did you see?"

"A wronged ghost." Lao Hong raised the corner of his mouth sinisterly, "A wronged ghost is standing at the window, watching you."

Luo Yu's whole body suddenly shook, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. The tingling feeling in his hair made his nerves suddenly tense, and he couldn't help but turn his head to the side.

There was nothing but white curtains fluttering in the wind.

"Hahahahahahaha..." Lao Hong suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed happily, as if his prank had succeeded.

Luo Yu glared at him, suppressed his anger, and said politely: "Please go out."

Lao Hong tutted in dissatisfaction and said, "It's impolite."

"Just because you can't see it doesn't mean I can't see it. Tell the truth, young man. Did you go somewhere you shouldn't be? Otherwise, why is the Yin energy around you so strong?"

Luo Yu swallowed nervously and denied, "I don't know what you are talking about. I have a lot of Yin energy. Maybe I am going to die."

Lao Hong laughed again, "No, I've looked at your horoscope. You can live a long life, but if you keep coming into contact, it's hard to say."

Luo Yu didn't understand what he said before, but the following words made his heart tighten again, "What do you mean?"

"You're still pretending, young man. I told you." Lao Hong pointed at his sharp eyes, "Nothing can be hidden from my eyes."

These words seemed to have a huge deterrent effect, and Luo Yu unconsciously avoided his gaze.

"There's no point in avoiding it. You have to face it directly, otherwise you'll never get out of it." Lao Hong crossed his arms and stared at Luo Yu with a scrutinizing look, "Young man, let's have a good talk."

Luo Yu was not sure how much he knew, but from what he said, this man did have some skills. He had heard the rumors about Taoist priests before. It was said that the powerful ones could tell you every detail of your experience just by looking at your face.

Luo Yu said, "What do you want to talk about?"

Lao Hong's posture was very relaxed. He said, "You can enter a place where only the dead go at will. Do you really think that kind of thing can help you? Haven't you ever considered that this is all their tricks, and you are just a pawn in their plan?"

Luo Yu still insisted on pretending not to understand, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"The evil spirit has wreaked havoc on you, causing you to lose your mind. To put it bluntly, it's even caused you to develop strange emotions." Lao Hong leaned forward. "Child, you're a human being, a living being. Do you really think all this makes sense?"

"I don't understand what you are saying. I think it's too noisy. Please go out." When Luo Yu finished speaking and was about to shout loudly for his parents, Lao Hong spoke again.

"Okay, if you don't understand, then I'll be frank. I'll tell you everything I see in you, and I'll see if you can still understand."

Luo Yu swallowed the words in his throat and looked at Lao Hong.

Lao Hong changed to a more comfortable position, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, looking at Luo Yu's body, and finally fixed his eyes on his neck. He said:

"Are you in pain?"

Luo Yu's whole body stiffened, with a storm of fear surging in his heart. This person actually saw through all this?

In order to avoid revealing his true identity, Luo Yu's expression remained unchanged. He said, "Aren't you talking nonsense? Who wouldn't feel pain when they're hurt?"

"No, you don't feel pain. Something has taken away your pain." He suddenly raised his hand, with five claws in an attacking posture, and grabbed the wound on Luoyu's abdomen with lightning speed. With a sizzling sound, the wound sutured under the gauze exploded, and large amounts of blood gushed out.

"I'm right, boy?"

His sudden grab was too fast, and Luo Yu was so tense that he couldn't show any expression of pain at the first moment.

Luo Yu stared at him, and was surprised that his plan had been exposed.

Then he will pretend to be stupid to the end and see what you can do to me.

"This is nothing to me." Luo Yu said.

"The pain isn't on you, so of course it's nothing." Lao Hong said, "Young man, you've been completely brainwashed now, so you won't believe anything I say. You might even think I'm out to harm you. Later, you'll definitely ask your parents to stop me from showing up again."

"But do you think the wronged soul that's been watching you from the window will let you go so easily?"

Luo Yu didn't look at the window this time, but stared at Lao Hong with forced calmness.

Lao Hong stared out the window, his eyes like an eagle. "If you're targeted by a wronged spirit, it won't just be you, young man." He shifted his gaze back to Luo Yu's face. "Tell me how you got in, and I'll help you get rid of the wronged spirit. How do you do that?"

The air in the ward was as cold as falling into an ice cave, as if every breath could freeze one's lungs.

After the two of them stood face to face for a minute, Luo Yu said, "Sorry, I don't understand what you are saying."

Lao Hong stood up, threw the cigarette butt into the trash can, brushed off the non-existent dust on his body, and said, "Nice acting, young man. I'm the only one who can help you now. Do you want your parents to kick me out? Think carefully. I'll go out and call a doctor for you."

After Lao Hong left, a pair of hurried footsteps came in, and Luo Yu pulled up the quilt.