Chapter 297: The Widow of the Ghost Master
The way to the station was a bit far. Lin Zhi touched the edge of the box with the severed fingers, thinking about the location of Lian Qing's limbs.
He had actually told the people in the Special Division the location. The multi-pronged national effort would certainly be faster, but it seemed that without his participation, others would not be able to find the exact location.
01 I guess that the flesh and blood may also carry Lian Qing’s obsession, and they will only show up when they see him.
Lin Zhi thought of Lian Qing's torso that had voluntarily crawled back into the coffin, and smiled.
Meiling Village is located in the mountains and is very remote.
Affected by the magnetic field, communication signals will disappear when entering it.
Lin Zhi followed Xu Xiaoyu through several twists and turns, and confirmed the delivery date with the gold shop again before the signal disappeared, and put the phone into her backpack.
Before entering the mountain, Xu Xiaoyu sent the location to the headquarters and took Lin Zhi up the mountain.
The vegetation was too lush, so Xu Xiaoyu had a lamp on his hat, and he was clearing the way ahead with a long stick in one hand to hold down the plants and a compass in the other.
When Lin Zhi was using the compass, she saw the long black hair wrapped around it. It should belong to the half-ghost woman who should have died young, and who Xu Xiaoyu was going to deal with this time.
They traveled all night without rest. It was now past four in the morning and dawn would soon arrive.
After walking on the mountain road for nearly an hour, Lin Zhi saw a stone tablet with blurred words on it, with the words "Meiling Village" engraved on it.
The sky was already getting light, and the morning light fell on the deserted village. Everything seemed empty and dead.
“It seems like no one has lived here for a long time.”
Xu Xiaoyu looked at the rotten wooden doors of several houses in the front of the village and the thick dust on top, and came to a conclusion.
Decades have passed and everything has changed.
However, this is not a deserted village yet, and there are still people walking further in.
The people who lived there had a dog, and when it sensed the presence of strangers, it started barking, and the roosters also began crowing.
Someone peeked out of the window and then stepped back. No one cared why the outsider came in.
Lin Zhi followed Xu Xiaoyu to the building at the innermost part of the village, which was obviously the most luxurious and majestic. However, like other buildings in the wind and rain, it also looked quite dilapidated and had a dead air.
Before Xu Xiaoyu could knock on the door, it opened from the inside.
That was a woman with her hair tied up and a big belly. She looked very old. Perhaps this was the price of prolonging life in this way.
"You are here, please come in."
There was no fierce struggle as Xu Xiaoyi had imagined; the whole process was very peaceful.
The woman walked into the main room and kowtowed to her old and dilapidated father.
The stubborn man who lived for his daughter in Lian Qing’s notes when he was young has now become shriveled and lifeless.
He held the portrait of his deceased wife in his hand, his eyes were cloudy. Even though he was a gifted wizard, he could not control the lives of his wife and daughter.
Looking at his daughter saying goodbye, the old man said nothing, just nodded. They had long expected this day to come.
Xu Xiaoyu chose a house to set up the formation. In order to avoid accidents, Lian Qing left a killing curse in the woman's body. She only needed to cast the curse and then dissipate the negative energy.
We specially traveled at night to arrive now, so that we can use the fresh air at dawn to deal with the evil spirits.
Lin Zhi and Wu Zhu were the only two people left in the main room. The elderly Wu Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Zhi, or to be more precise, he was looking behind Lin Zhi.
"It's been a long time since we last met. The Heavenly Master died before me."
His voice was hoarse and weak.
He thought back to the past when the young Heavenly Master, who had just come out of the mountains not long ago, was very powerful and forced him to retreat step by step. However, in just over ten years, everything changed so fast.
Lin Zhi said, "The world is always so unpredictable. We have other requests this time."
Lian Qing behind him seemed to have said something, which made the old witch nod.
"It's rare that my things can help others. I will repay you for sparing me thirteen years of my life. Come with me."
The old witch took his walking stick and walked towards the inner room.
The witches in the mountain village still retain the characteristics of primitive worship. Lin Zhi saw the heads of deer, tigers, wolves and the like along the way, which were arranged everywhere as decorations.
In the pharmacy, the old witch took out a box with a silver ball inside.
"My eyesight has become blurry over the years, and I can't make a qualified container. This is the last one. After you swallow it, it will help you absorb the Yin Qi in your body. When it is full, it will urge you to spit it out. At that time, your stomach will return to normal, and it will be corroded by the Yin Qi and lose its function."
The old witch spoke slowly. Lin Zhi listened carefully and nodded.
Lian Qing whispered in Lin Zhi's ear: "You can take it."
Lian Qing had already checked it, so Lin Zhi didn't hesitate and picked up the silver ball and swallowed it into his mouth.
He originally thought that it would be more difficult to swallow the silver ball, which was twice as big as the capsule, but as soon as he put it in his mouth, the silver ball flowed down his throat like water.
A faint wailing sound was heard in the air, and then it stopped abruptly at some point.
The old witch looked in that direction and sang a prayer song.
The local accent is drawn out, with sadness in the calmness.
Not long after, Xu Xiaoyu appeared in the study.
After the old witch finished singing the song, he sat down on the chair as if all his strength had been drained out.
Xu Xiaoyu whispered to him to express her condolences and made a new request.
"Witch, your books are of extraordinary significance to our country. I wonder if you would be willing to let me scan some information and put it in the database of a special department so that we can expand our knowledge?"
The witches in Meiling Village are not wild witches, they are descended from orthodox heavenly masters. However, due to the closed environment, they have become a branch specializing in the study of ghosts. Even if some of them are not worth promoting, they are still very valuable, both from the perspective of metaphysics and folklore.
Xu Xiaoyu is naturally not asking for other people's hard work in vain. With the support of the state machinery, she can naturally make relevant promises, such as allowing all the people in Meiling Village to relocate to a safe place and have state subsidies to guarantee their basic living.
"Take them all if you want. It's a pity to let them get eaten by moths here. Since more and more people have left the village, no one is willing to learn witchcraft. We don't need the things you mentioned. Those who remain here are old guys like me. If they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago."
The old witch Zhu was unwilling to go to the outside world. He had lived here all his life. His parents, wife, daughter and master were all buried in the mountains. It was hard to leave his hometown, and he had long lost the will to leave.
Xu Xiaoyu thanked them and took many photos. She and Lin Zhi could not take away so many books that needed to be cared for, so professionals would come to take care of them when the time comes.
"Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?"
Xu Xiaoyu looked at Lin Zhi. Even though they slept for a while while driving at night, they could be considered to have stayed up all night.
"Need not."
Lin Zhi shook his head. He slept too long yesterday and was in good condition.
What's more, the things remaining in his stomach were continuously absorbing Yin Qi and maintaining his body's balance.
After Lin Zhi said this, Xu Xiaoyu did not delay any longer and led his men down the mountain.
Although Xu Xiaoyu accepted this secret mission, she actually didn't know the inside story, nor the truth about the ghost baby in the woman's belly, so she didn't ask Lin Zhi what she was doing related to Lian Qing. Naturally, she didn't know that her companion who went up the mountain with her was pregnant with a "ghost baby" when she came down the mountain.
After all, this was different from a normal pregnancy, so Lin Zhi didn't feel any discomfort.
At most, his abdomen was not as flat as before, and had a slightly bulging curve. The curve was not large, and was similar to his body after previous surgery.
The Yin Energy he had just swallowed and absorbed was very little, so there was no obvious feeling of sinking.
There was no need to rush back, and there was a bus with a suitable route, so Xu Xiaoyu and Lin Zhi got first-class seats and closed their eyes to rest on the way.
Dusk gradually approaches, and the whole world is shrouded in soft dusk.
Most people have no time to appreciate this free beauty and just walk hurriedly, dragging their heavy bodies.
It happened to be the evening rush hour after work, and Lian Jingyun went about her daily commute as usual, following the flow of people into the crowded subway.
There was no need to think about seats at this time. She skillfully found an empty seat and stood there to avoid sniffing other people's armpits under the hanging rings, or being forced to watch the show with others.
Everyone's face was identically numb, like the salted fish that had lost their dreams in the Starry Sky Pie.
Lian Jingyun put on headphones and used music to isolate herself from this tiring world.
——This train is about to arrive at Shunwang Station
A bilingual announcement sounded in the subway. Lian Jingyun actually didn't hear the sound, but she looked up at the lights on the track map. She had walked this road too many times, and even without any prompts, she knew exactly when to move forward.
The subway door opened, and Lian Jingyun followed the crowd out towards the exit.
As she walked, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
There was no sign of anyone out of the corner of my eye, which was different from the past.
She raised her head and looked around, and found that the subway station was eerily empty. There was no one except her.
She remembered that she got off the bus with many other people, and there should be quite a few people at this station. It was impossible for everyone to walk so fast, right?
The music in the headphones was still playing, but there was a strange electrical sound.
Lian Jingyun's body stiffened subconsciously. She took off her headphones and felt the dead silence around her. She heard a series of clicking sounds and was so scared that her legs almost went weak. Then she realized that it was her own teeth knocking against each other.
There was no cell phone signal and even the emergency call was disconnected.
Lian Jingyun hurriedly turned off the music and put the headphones back in his pocket, feeling a little confused.
The empty platform and silent buildings made her look particularly small and also magnified her fear.
She didn't dare to stay any longer, fearing that something would jump out from the darkness and head towards the exit.
The elevator did not stop running, but she did not dare to step on it, for fear that it would collapse inexplicably and she would die in it.
Lian Jingyun walked up the stairs carefully. The ground was still empty. Bright lights illuminated every corner. It was so empty that it seemed as if there was no one like him in this city.
Lian Jingyun looked up and saw the time on the electronic display screen, and covered her mouth to stop the scream that was about to burst out.
The time clearly showed 2015. Lian Jingyun hoped that this was a bad reality show joke. When she went out, a bunch of people would fire fireworks and tell her that this was a prank.
Of course, in this city, the probability of such a thing happening is even smaller than the chance of her encountering a ghost.
Lian Jingyun no longer had the courage to leave the station, but was also afraid of being trapped here forever.
She found a shelter to hide herself, squatted down and looked at her cell phone with no signal, trying in vain to send messages that could not be sent, and began to write a suicide note while wiping away her tears.
——Woo——
It is the sound of air flow caused by the running of the train.
Lian Jingyun didn't care about her numb legs and stumbled towards the platform.
car! She wants to go back!
She didn't have time to think about whether it was a deeper level of horrible hell, she just wanted to go home!
…………
The train door opened and closed, and Lin Zhi got off with Xu Xiaoyu carrying her bag.
Xu Xiaoyu was going back to the headquarters, so Lin Zhi planned to go home first and then go on her next trip.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Before he left the station, Xu Xiaoyu forwarded him a post.
[I went back to the past at the subway station! ! ! 】
"Look at where she had the accident."
Lin Zhi clicked on the details and found that the location of the subway station was where Lian Qing’s left hand was.
"If this kind of ghost area really appears, you may not be able to rest today. You must control the situation as soon as possible to prevent more people from being in danger."
"No problem, you guys make the arrangements."
Lin Zhi's bag was still on him, so he could leave directly.
Lin Zhi and Shuang Ling Gu Xing, who had received the news long ago, took a specially dispatched helicopter and went to Xi City.
The subway was still running. Lin Zhi and his friends arrived at Shunwang Station, but did not find Lian Qing's left hand.
"It should be here, but it seems to be in another space."
The 01 mark was right at this position, without any movement, but there was nothing in front of him, and it didn't look like an illusion. Lin Zhi quickly thought of the space the poster had been to, and speculated that Lian Qing's flesh and blood might be there.
Gu Xing made some hand gestures and nodded.
Shuang Ling asked: "Then how do we get in?"
Gu Xing: "The door is a checkpoint."
Entering any ghost area requires a key node. Gu Xing didn’t find it nearby, which means it should be the subway to the door.
Lin Zhi and the people from the Special Department drove to the previous subway station and bought tickets to enter the station.
——The train is about to arrive at Shunwang Station
The subway door opened and closed, and a group of people walked out, and it was still the world.
"It seems like something is missing."
Gu Xing calculated as he spoke, trying to find the flaw in the ghost domain created by the demon.
Lin Zhi: "We need enough popularity to pierce the barrier."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Lin Zhi tilted his head slightly and said, "He said so."
Lian Qing hugged his lover's body and rested his chin on his shoulder.
The ghost domain created by the remaining flesh and blood of the demon is not strong enough to eat a lone person. The people who entered the ghost domain should have taken advantage of the dense and vigorous human popularity and broke in unconsciously.
"What Senior Brother said must be right, the right time and enough popularity..."
Gu Xing whispered and used this as a clue to quickly calculate the time and location.
Shuang Ling murmured with lifeless eyes: "If you squeeze into the subway during the evening rush hour, you will definitely be crushed into a meat patty."
Lin Zhi touched her abdomen unconsciously. Having too many people was indeed troublesome.
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