Chapter 285: The Widow of the Ghost Master
This was obviously a very tantalizing answer, which made Shuang Ling, who had a strong curiosity, feel anxious. However, Shuang Ling did not ask any further questions. He comforted himself by saying that Brother Lin would always bring out his uncle during the journey, and there would always be a chance to see his true appearance.
The black cat was not interested in this. Seeing that the danger was temporarily lifted, it nimbly jumped to Shuangliang's side and lay down beside her legs to rest.
The train started moving, and as the platform lights faded away, there was a desolate darkness. Then lights could be seen lit up in the distance, interlacing, rising and falling on people's faces as the train moved.
There were not many people in this carriage. Occasionally there were footsteps and whispers, but they disappeared as the night deepened.
Lin Zhi put the backpack next to the pillow, took the food handed to her by Shuang Ling, and thanked her.
He thought that the journey was not very far, so he only brought some bread and water, and in order to avoid any emergencies, he also brought some compressed biscuits, but these were obviously no match for the delicious food that Shuangling brought.
Shuangling had made adequate preparations for this field trip, including melon seed and peanut stewed cake rolls, both sweet and savory.
After wiping his hands, Lin Zhi went to the bathroom.
Having solved his basic physiological problem, he opened the door and washed his hands on the sink outside.
The mirror had been wiped by the flight attendant and was free of dust, but it was very old and the surface was a little blurry, with some dark yellow spots.
Lin Zhi just glanced at the mirror casually, and then his gaze paused slightly.
In the corner reflected by the mirror, something seemed to be curled up.
Lin Zhi turned around and looked up at the top.
On the not-so-clean roof of the carriage, the boy was lying in a twisted posture, as if his back was integrated with the roof. A shy smile appeared on his pale face because he was discovered.
"Brother, I still have money, I can give it all to you, I just want to have a small bite, just a small bite will be enough."
The boy swallowed as he spoke, trying to let Lin Zhi see the sincerity in his eyes.
Saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it with the back of his hand, still hovering on the roof like a spider, not daring to get too close.
Lin Zhi discovered that his lower body had turned into a blurry mass, which he thought was the effect of Lian Qing's attack just now. But even so, the ghost still insisted on coming back, which showed that his flesh and blood was very attractive to ghosts.
This is not good news, and it puts him in more danger in this dangerous world.
Seeing that the saliva was about to drip onto him, Lin Zhi turned around and left, ignoring the ghost.
He barely had enough patience with humans, let alone a ghost that wanted to eat him.
His flesh and blood were not some precious item that could not be traded, but the other party had to be able to pay the price he wanted. Of course, if Lian Qing needed it, he could consider doing it for free, after all, Lian Qing had already paid for it.
In his existing trading system, the value of love far exceeds that of any other currency.
After returning to the carriage, Lin Zhi and Shuang Ling mentioned the matter of the little ghost to let her be on guard. Shuang Ling immediately patrolled the carriage with the cat, but found no trace of the ghost, so she thought it was hiding.
The night was getting darker. In order to avoid the glare of the light, Shuang Ling drew the curtains and said good night to Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi listened to her breathing which quickly became even and closed his eyes.
This space is small, but in this environment, it gives people a peculiar sense of security.
In the slight and frequency shaking, Lin Zhi recalled what he had seen in the system space and gradually fell into a dream.
Perhaps the air conditioning temperature in the train was too low. On that June night, one could almost feel a frost-like mist floating in the air.
The black cat opened its eyes, but seemed to be unable to resist sleepiness. It twitched its tail and closed its eyes again.
The attendant walked through the corridor, checking the condition of each carriage, without paying much attention to the sleeping passengers. If she had taken a closer look, she would have discovered an extremely strange scene taking place in the compartment she had just passed.
Occasionally, light came in from the corner of the curtain, covering the face of the young man lying on the lower right with a faint light, and then quickly passed by.
His cheeks were slightly sunken, as if someone was gently pinching them, forcing his lips to open slightly, revealing the soft flesh inside.
After a while, his lips seemed to be forced to expand a little, and the tip of his tongue lifted slightly while he was sleeping, dodging left and right in annoyance.
He had a very good sleeping posture, and even if he was disturbed he would just tilt his head slightly.
The quilt covering his body bulged strangely. The young man coughed twice in his sleep and his hand unconsciously touched his throat.
The quilt suddenly fell down, Lin Zhi's hand on his throat slid down, he frowned and continued to sleep.
The little ghost in the carriage, whose lower body had become blurred, ran away quickly and hid in a safe place, holding the paper money with a very sad look on his face.
He wanted to warn his brother, but the thing that knocked him away before was too scary. He was discovered before he could get the paper money to his brother to wake him up. Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise he would have been knocked away again.
Woo woo, brother, please don’t die, otherwise I won’t have any money to spend.
The next day, Lin Zhi was awakened by the noisy outdoor environment. He sat up, rubbing his forehead.
Because there are not many passengers in this special carriage, but there are limited washbasins, many passengers would rather walk a few more carriages to wash quickly, which makes the environment a bit noisy.
After standing up, Lin Zhi swallowed unconsciously and felt the root of his tongue was a little stiff and his throat was a little dry.
While washing up, Lin Zhi used the mirror to see the tip of his tongue which was too red. After washing up, he drank a cup of hot water and felt his throat was better. He opened his backpack and took out the bread.
His fingertips carelessly brushed over the cold wooden sign and zipped up his backpack.
"Brother Lin, we will arrive at the station in an hour. The department has arranged for someone to pick us up. We are finally getting off the train. Although it is a sleeper berth, I feel like my bones are uncomfortable sleeping."
Shuang Ling looked at the message on her phone, then stood up and stretched.
The black cat was lying on her legs, but people passing by ignored it.
Soon it was time to get off the bus. Lin Zhi carried her bag and suitcase and walked out of the station. She saw a young man holding a sign.
"Hello, I'm Li Shuang, responsible for coordinating your operations this time."
"Hello, I'm Shuang Ling, a member of the Yu City branch's operations team, and this is our main escort target, Lin Zhi."
Shuang Ling negotiated with Li Shuang but did not mention the content of the mission. Li Shuang did not ask much either. He only knew that it was a very important containment item.
Li Shuang is a local man in his twenties with slightly dark skin. His official identity is to respond to the country's call to serve as a college student village official. He is a grassroots civil servant, but he also serves as a member of the Qiannan District Action Group.
Qiannan is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities. It has picturesque scenery with clear waters and green hills. The small cities woven with forests have preserved a large number of folk buildings with a strong ancient charm.
Li Shuang: "You can enter the village in the afternoon, but you came at a bad time. It will be June 6th soon, and the village will hold an important sacrificial ceremony. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the back mountain on weekdays, and it is even more impossible in the next two days. I will help you communicate after the sacrifice is over."
Li Shuang briefly introduced the customs of the local ethnic minorities. They celebrate local festivals such as "March 3rd", "April 8th", "June 6th", etc. Among them, "June 6th" is a more grand festival.
Lin Zhi and Shuang Ling expressed their understanding that everyone has their own customs and taboos, so they should negotiate if possible, and think of other ways if negotiations failed.
After switching from a car to a tricycle, having dinner in the town and then going up a mountain road, Lin Zhi and Shuang Ling finally reached their destination.
The village is full of ethnic characteristics, built with wood and stone, and the patterns on it have been weathered.
As soon as Lin Zhiyi walked in, he saw a temple standing quietly at the highest point.
Li Shuang followed Lin Zhi's line of sight and said, "That is the residence of 'Qiangsu', which is also the village temple."
Lin Zhi nodded, and moved his gaze from the tiles of the temple to the mountain behind the temple.
According to the coordinates, Lian Qing's head is there.
Most of the young and strong people in the village had left to work, and there were not many left in the village, so there were many vacant rooms, enough to accommodate the two outsiders.
Li Shuang had already made arrangements and led the way for them.
"The quilts have been washed and dried, and the house has been fumigated with herbs to repel insects, but there are still many mosquitoes at night, so remember to light mosquito coils."
After bringing the person to his residence, Li Shuang also went to get busy. The sacrifice to the gods had been going on for three days, and now there were not enough people, so he had to help with many things.
Lin Zhi and Shuang Ling lived in the same house. The owner was an old lady with a little boy of three or four years old. Lin Zhi lived in the east room and Shuang Ling lived in the west room.
After putting the things away, Lin Zhi did not leave immediately. Instead, she took out the tablet from her bag, took out the wrapped incense sticks and candles, and fed Lian Qing a meal.
The power of ghosts will always grow faster if there is incense burning.
Lin Zhi took out the box from his pocket again and looked at the severed finger.
Just like 01 said, Lian Qing's body would not decay, and there was no strange smell from this finger. It was not even stiff and was still soft.
Lin Zhi stroked his fingertips and felt the pale fingertips, trying to understand whether this stump could convey some information.
Unfortunately, Lin Zhi felt nothing.
Lin Zhi opened her eyes and suddenly felt like she was being watched. She looked towards the source of the feeling.
Outside the open window, a pair of dark eyes were staring at him.
Just as Lin Zhi was about to speak, the child stumbled away.
Xiaoyang ran all the way out the door and only stopped when he bumped into someone.
"Xiaoyang, it will be dark soon. Why are you running around? Be careful or your grandma will worry about you."
Li Shuang looked at the reckless child and scolded him with a stern face.
"Brother, can you please not let those foreigners live in my house?"
Li Shuang frowned in confusion and asked, "Why?"
Xiao Yang said: "I'm afraid."
That handsome older brother was so scary. He was offering sacrifices to the tablet and holding a severed finger. What was he thinking about? It made him feel creepy just watching him.
"Why are you so timid? You're afraid of strangers," Li Shuang rubbed the kid's head and said, "They are guests. They will leave after they finish their business."
Xiaoyang had no choice but to nod and walked home reluctantly under the guidance of Li Shuang.
When Lin Zhi came out, he happened to see the child who had been peeping at him being sent back. As soon as the child saw him, he ran away and slammed the door.
Li Shuang explained awkwardly: "This child is shy."
Lin Zhi smiled and said, "We came here to disturb you."
He felt someone was watching him again, and looked towards the main house. The little boy who was standing on tiptoe to watch him disappeared in a flash.
Xiao Yang ran to the bed, took off his shoes and lay down on it, holding Grandma's hand and whispered: "Grandma, there is white mist on that brother, why can't Brother Li Shuang see it?"
Grandma fell asleep and didn't answer him. He was a little disappointed and fell asleep next to her.
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