Chapter 46

After the doctor re-bandaged Luo Yu's wound, he repeatedly reminded him to be careful in the future, otherwise the wound would get infected.

After Xu Xiaoxia sent the doctor away, she immediately went to the bedside and asked anxiously, "Luo Yu, how did the wound get torn?"

"I accidentally pulled it." Luo Yu thought for a moment, "Mom, I don't like that Uncle Hong very much."

Xu Xiaoxia was stunned, but didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, Mom really knows. Then I won't let him come here anymore."

Luo Yu shook his head again, "No, I don't want to see strangers anymore."

Xu Xiaoxia realized what he meant. He was telling her not to ask the Taoist priest for help anymore. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. She never believed in these things. If she hadn't seen the surveillance footage at home that day, she would never have believed that these things were real.

"Got it. Mom will go talk to him later. We'll just take good care of ourselves and not think about anything else."

Luo Yu hummed, stopped talking, closed his eyes, and waited for the night to come.

At the hospital entrance.

"That thing is still haunting you children. It won't be easy to get rid of it completely. You children need to cooperate."

Lao Hong and Luo Zeping stood side by side under a big tree inside the courtyard gate.

After Lao Hong came out of the ward, he asked Luo Zeping to go out with him as he had something to talk to him about in private.

Luo Zeping said: "So what you mean is..."

Lao Hong said, "I just talked to your child, and he's not very willing to cooperate, so I'll be around him more often to slowly wear that thing off."

Luo Zeping's whole body tensed up and he asked, "Why is he unwilling to cooperate?"

Lao Hong glanced at him and said, "He's been controlled."

Luo Zeping shuddered and looked at him in disbelief with wide eyes.

Lao Hong didn't react at all, still looking carefree. He said, "Don't worry for now. I just cast a spell while your child wasn't paying attention. Nothing will happen again in the short term."

At this moment, the cell phone in Luo Zeping's pocket rang twice. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Xu Xiaoxia.

After seeing Xu Xiaoxia's message, he was slightly stunned and did not reply. Instead, he looked at it for a few seconds and said to Lao Hong: "Lao Hong, can this matter be delayed for a few days?"

Lao Hong smiled slightly, as if he had known about this situation for a long time. He spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "If you believe me, do it as soon as possible. If you don't, find someone else later."

Luo Zeping hesitated for five seconds and said, "Three days. Come back in three days."

Lao Hong agreed, "Okay, are you free now?"

Luo Zeping nodded, "What do you need me to prepare in advance?"

Lao Hong said, "No need, just take me to your house and I'll put some things up there first."

"Okay." Luo Zeping said.

It is about ten kilometers from the hospital to Laixing Community. It passes through a scenic spot and the road is quite congested. Luo Zeping drove for nearly an hour before entering the community parking lot.

After entering the house, Lao Hong took off his backpack immediately, sat on the ground, and the things in the bag began to fall to the ground, covering the entire floor.

Luo Zeping took a few glances and only recognized a few peach wood swords and a few sachets. He had never seen the other strange and ancient small objects.

At this moment, the backpack on the ground suddenly moved twice. Luo Zeping asked, "Is there any small animal in the bag?"

Could it be a snake? Luo Zeping thought.

Lao Hong was stunned when he heard this. He had already emptied out everything in his bag, so why would Luo Zeping ask such a question? Puzzled, he reached into his bag and, as expected, took something out.

He had a half smile on his face and seemed quite helpless.

Luo Zeping couldn't help but ask, "Did you bring something you shouldn't have brought?"

"No, I accidentally brought the heirloom here." Lao Hong said as he took out the things in the bag and showed them to Luo Zeping.

It turned out to be a small copper compass.

Luo Zeping nodded, but he couldn't see what was so special about it. It looked no different from an ordinary compass, just a little older.

Next, Lao Hong began to scatter rice and place sachets in every corner of the living room, and finally he walked into Luo Yu's room.

Luo Zeping was about to follow him in, but before he even set foot inside the room, he heard Lao Hong say, "His room is dirty."

Luo Zeping paused and was about to say that Luo Yu's hygiene was not very good, and the room had been empty for more than a week, so there was a little dust. I'll go get a broom to clean it.

But then I thought, he is an exorcist, and what he said is professional, not literal.

Luo Zeping said, "Okay, I'll wait in the living room. Call me if you need anything."

Lao Hong looked at him strangely, said nothing, closed the door, threw the backpack on the bed, walked to the windowsill, and looked at the two bunches of small fish flowers.

Then, a black mist appeared in his hand, and the little fish flower turned into a faint blue light at that moment, merged with the black mist, and disappeared completely, as if it had never appeared.

Lao Hong withdrew his hand and began to walk around the room.

The reason why we say he was wandering around was because he looked in every corner of Luo Yu's room, even took out his underwear to take a look at it, and when he put it back he didn't forget to comment: no taste.

"Ah!"

The tasteless Luo Yu sneezed while half lying on the bed. Xu Xiaoxia handed him a piece of paper and said, "Luo Yu, how do you feel now? Do you want to ask the doctor to give you another painkiller injection?"

Luo Yu took the paper and wiped his nose, "No, Mom, it's not serious. I think I can be discharged soon."

Luo Yu hasn't seen Luo Zhi for the past three days. He just wants to go home quickly so that he can have his own space at home. This way, he can stay in the underworld longer and see Luo Zhi earlier.

Xu Xiaoxia was a little worried. "The doctor suggested staying here for another week. Don't you think it's boring? Then mom will take you for a walk downstairs."

"No need." Luo Yu lowered his head, "I just want to go home."

Xu Xiaoxia looked at him and thought of the message Luo Zeping had just sent. After a struggle in her heart, she finally did not agree.

In the evening, Luo Zeping brought dinner over. After dinner, Luo Yu did the same as usual, waiting for 12 o'clock.

As the night deepened, Luo Yu picked up his phone, checked the time, and prepared to get out of bed.

At this moment, Luo Zeping suddenly said: "Luo Yu, are you going to the bathroom again?"

Luo Yu was shocked. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that Luo Zeping was different from the past two days, as if there was something else behind his words.

Could it be that Lao Hong told him something?

Luo Yu pretended to be calm and said, "Yes, I seem to have a stomachache."

Luo Yu got out of bed and took two steps when his wrist was grabbed. "Why is it always at this time every night?"

Luo Yu was stunned. As expected, he was still suspected. Going to the toilet at this time every night was indeed quite strange.

But if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to go tonight. Luo Yu thought that he would explain to them when he came back, so he wanted to go to the bathroom alone.

But Luo Zeping refused to let go, and Luo Yu became a little anxious. He had strength now, but if he used too much, it would make them more suspicious that something was wrong with him.

Luo Yu said, "Dad, what are you doing? I just went to the bathroom, and you followed me all the time, didn't you?"

Luo Zeping still didn't let go, as if he absolutely couldn't use the restroom tonight. He said, "Wait a little longer. I don't think you're in a hurry now."

"I..." Luo Yu had no choice but to give up, but he was also certain that the dead Taoist priest must have said something to him.

Luo Zeping showed a little surprise, as if he didn't expect that he would give up.

After Lao Hong came out of Luo Yu's room in the afternoon, Lao Hong told him that Luo Yu must not be left alone between 12 o'clock and 1 o'clock in the evening these days. No matter what he wanted to do, it was all an excuse.

Luo Zeping found this too strange and wanted Lao Hong to explain it more clearly, but Lao Hong just shook her head and pointed at the ceiling, saying mysteriously, "The secret cannot be revealed."

Seeing him say that, Luo Zeping could only give up asking questions completely and act according to what Lao Hong said. At this point in time, Luo Yu could not be left alone for even a second.

So in the next two days, every night from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock, Luo Yu felt like a prisoner and could only stay in the ward, being stared at by Luo Zeping.

Time passes, and so do the wounds. Luo Yu's wounds have gradually healed, but he hasn't seen Luo Zhi for a week. According to the time in the underworld, Luo Zhi should have returned from Liangcheng by now, but why has he never appeared?

He spent a lot of time alone in the ward, but Luo Zhi seemed to have disappeared from his world and never appeared, which made him very panicked.

In this panic, all kinds of thoughts popped up one after another, surrounding him, and he didn't know which one to believe.

"Luo Yu." Xu Xiaoxia suddenly changed him.

"What's wrong?" Luo Yu said.

Xu Xiaoxia felt a little uncomfortable: "Mom and Dad are still a little worried, so... Lao Hong is coming again today, you see..."

It turned out that she was asking for his opinion. After all, she had promised him a few days ago that she would not look for those people anymore.

Luo Yu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but he also wanted to see Lao Hong again.

The reason was simple: he was a little scared.

Luo Zhi's absence made him a little suspicious.

"Okay, then go call him over, Mom." Luo Yu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.

Lao Hong walked in leisurely with a bag on his back, as if he was just wandering around aimlessly and happened to walk in here for a stroll.

Luo Yu was not surprised to see him suddenly barge in. After all, this dead Taoist priest was indeed different. He took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Uncle Hong."

Lao Hong seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled and nodded, pulled a chair and sat down, then glanced at Luo Zeping.

Luo Zeping understood and took Xu Xiaoxia outside.

Before leaving, Xu Xiaoxia was a little worried, "Luo Yu, do you need your mother to be here?"

Luo Yu smiled at her and said, "No need, Mom, just wait outside. I'll call you if I need you."

After the Luo family couple left, the ward returned to the feeling of the previous few days. However, this time, Luo Yu's mentality was completely different. He said, "What are you trying to instigate this time?"

Lao Hong didn't answer the question, but said with a smile: "You are getting more and more panicked."

Luo Yu was not flustered by being seen, but continued with his words: "Well, what did you see this time? Can you tell me in detail?"

Lao Hong's smile deepened. "It seems that today is a great day. You are willing to confront me. So let's not talk about this, young man. Let's start from the beginning."

Luo Yu frowned, "What do you mean?"

Lao Hong leaned back in his chair and stretched. After twisting his neck a few times, his face suddenly darkened and he said in a low voice, "Have you ever considered that what you are experiencing now is just a dream?"

Luo Yu's heart trembled, but he quickly calmed down. He must not be fooled by this damn Taoist priest. "I haven't thought about it. But you, looking at me, make people feel like it's a nightmare."

"Don't be so rude." Lao Hong stared at him. "Then let me ask you, why don't you feel any pain?"

Luo Yu didn't say anything, waiting for him to continue.

"Young man, don't be so stubborn. Only people in dreams don't feel pain. I believe you understand this simple truth."

Luo Yu suddenly laughed, "One moment it's a ghost, the next it's a dream, and the next something is trying to take away my pain. You're trying to break me, aren't you? Are you really an exorcist?"

"Then what do you think I am?" Lao Hong found this quite amusing and said with a smile, "A plainclothes policeman?"

Luo Yu couldn't guess this person's true identity, but it was obvious that this person had only one goal - to enter the underworld.

Luo Yu said: "I have never thought about this."

Lao Hong raised his eyebrows and looked at him seriously.

Luo Yu curled his lips into a cold smile: "Because you look listless, as if you just came back from begging and had your leg broken on the way."

Lao Hong didn't show any expression on his face, but he was furious inside. How dare this little bastard insult him like that?! Ridiculous!

Lao Hong suppressed the rage within him, gritting his teeth as he spoke, "Young man, if you don't admit this was a dream, it's because you've been completely bewitched. Since I showed up these past few days, they've lost control of you and started hiding. I've made it so clear, are you sure you still want to feign ignorance?"

Luo Yu did not answer him, but suddenly stood up, got off the bed, walked to the bedside table next to her, picked up the fruit knife in the fruit basket and put it against her neck.

When Lao Hong saw this, his breathing suddenly stopped. He quickly stood up from his chair and rushed over to grab the knife. "What are you doing? Put the knife down!"

Luo Yu kept backing away and said with a smile, "Didn't they say this is a dream? Why are you panicking, Uncle Hong?"

Lao Hong felt like she had something stuck in her throat. Finally, she was really afraid that he would do something reckless, so she said as if admitting defeat: "Okay, okay, okay, I was careless. Put the knife down first, and I will confess the rest. Okay?"

Luo Yudao was still on the ground, just two centimeters away from the neck, "Go on."

Lao Dao sighed, "Hey, you actually didn't enter any dream. I made everything up because I want you to be controlled by me."

Luo Yu said coldly: "The reason."

Lao Hong looked very disappointed. "Because you are controlled by them now! All your thoughts are already under their control. They know how to bewitch you and make you their puppet!"

"So I have to snatch you back. Because we are both living people, I have no choice but to make up a dream. Do you understand my good intentions, child?"

Lao Hong's words were sincere and heartfelt, as if it really was the case. Luo Yu said, "What evidence do you have to prove that I'm being controlled? What are they controlling me to do?"

"You actually said that, which means you also have doubts, child..."

"Get to the point." Luo Yu interrupted.

Old Hong twisted his lips and said, "Okay, then let me ask you, kid, I saw you were in a panic when I first came in. Why?"

Luo Yu pursed his lips a few times and admitted that Luo Zhi had not appeared in the past few days. He was a little worried and always had some thoughts that he didn't want to believe.

Lao Hong continued, "The Yin energy in you is getting less and less, so I'll just make a random guess."

After about ten seconds of silence, Lao Hong spoke again: "I guess you've always been in contact with each other. Now that you don't go, they won't come, so you're panicking. You're afraid that you've really been deceived by them."

Luo Yu swallowed nervously. Lao Hong was right. The current situation was indeed as he said.

However, Thaksin fell into disbelief.

Luo Zhi said that he would not lie to him.

Thinking of this, Luo Yu felt that he was really stupid. He had always told himself not to be led astray by this dead Taoist priest, but he had already followed him. Now he had revealed in front of this dead Taoist priest the fact that he could go to the underworld.

"What are you talking about?" Luo Yu said, as if he could only use the same trick again.

Lao Hong's eyelids twitched, as if he didn't expect him to reply, "Kid, are you sure you want to act stupid all of a sudden?"

Lao Hong suddenly turned around and walked to the window, and Luo Yu looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

Then he saw Lao Hong's hand rummaging twice in a green basket on the windowsill.

A miniature camera appeared in his hand.

Luo Yu's face turned pale and he couldn't hold the knife in his hand steadily.

This Lao Hong is so despicable.

Lao Hong waved the miniature camera in front of Luo Yu twice, with a victorious smile on his face: "Everything you've done over the past few days has been recorded. If your parents saw it, what would their reaction be?"

Luo Yu put down the knife, sat back on the bed and confronted him.

He hadn't expected this dead Taoist priest to have this trick up his sleeve. If he tried to forcefully seize it, it would probably be a waste of effort. Given the dead Taoist priest's cunning, he definitely had a backup plan. So he returned to the previous topic, "I'm exactly as you said, so how can you help me?"

Lao Hong snorted coldly, "Tell me how to enter the underworld, and I'll go in and get rid of them for you. You won't be entangled by them anymore, and I'll also help convert the wronged soul by the window."

Luo Yu thought about it for nearly 3 minutes, and finally nodded to Lao Hong and said, "Okay."