Chapter 11: Dying
Mrs. Lin's anxious heart that had been restless all night turned into anger after seeing his foolish behavior, and she slapped him twice.
"How to talk to the Master!"
"You, you idiot, here..."
She paused. Although she had some guesses in her mind, she didn't know how to explain it.
"Master Shen, I'm sorry to make you laugh, but could you please tell us what's going on?"
Chen Xu said, "That so-called ancient house is just a basic decoy. Behind it is actually a Yin-nourishing formation."
"This formation uses the ancient house as its shell, secretly absorbing the surrounding vitality. Fortunately, the person who set up the formation is not very skilled, so your son is fine for the time being.
However, if it had been a few days later, his body and soul would have eventually become nutrient for the evil spirits in this mass grave."
As a staunch scientist, Lin Rui didn't know how to react when he encountered such a high level of feudal superstition for the first time.
Chen Xu raised an eyebrow: "Don't believe it? Let me guess, is there a beautiful young lady in your dream?"
Lin Rui blushed: "You, you know all this."
Chen Xu curled his lips: "Lift your butt and see what's underneath?"
Lin Rui stood up, looked down, and all the hairs on his body stood up.
What he was sitting on just now turned out to be a piece of bones!
Is this the beautiful lady in my dream?
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Don't mess with him, he's going to become impotent, okay?
Chen Xu: "Okay, we've found the person, let's go."
Lin Rui patted the goose bumps all over his body and looked at her strangely.
Although he was not very familiar with Shen Xu, they had met many times since childhood.
In my memory, Chen Xu was always introverted and timid. I had never seen her look up and look directly at anyone, let alone show such an expression.
Although he was nervous inside, Lin Rui's body was still very honest when he left, and he followed Shen Xu closely.
However, just after the group walked a hundred meters, he suddenly stopped.
"Wait, where's Yuan'er?"
"Mom, have you seen Du Yuan? He came here with me."
Chen Xu looked a little serious.
"You mean, there's another person?"
Lin Rui: "We entered the house together, but I don't know how I fell asleep afterwards..."
"Didn't you see him?"
That's the problem.
If they were affected by the Yang Yin Formation, the place where the two people fainted should be not far away.
But along the way, none of them saw another person.
Chen Xu: "Do you have a photo of him?"
Lin Rui was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket.
Fortunately, there are still a few bars of power left.
Chen Xu took the phone and looked at it, his brows furrowed immediately.
The man in the photo has a clean and elegant appearance, with a bright forehead and a smooth life. However, at this moment, there is a lot of black energy entangled between his eyebrows.
It is clearly a sign of death.
"Mrs. Lin, you guys leave first, I'll go save him."
Although Chen Xu did not receive his commission, a life was at stake, so there was no reason for him to stand by and watch.
Seeing her turn around and walk deeper into the woods, Lin Rui frowned and followed her.
Chen Xu turned to look at him, then looked at the Lin couple.
Lin Rui: "Du Yuan came here with me, so of course he has to go back with me. If I just leave like this and something happens, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
Moreover, he didn't know how capable Chen Xu was. He was worried about letting a girl act alone in this deserted place.
Mrs. Lin opened her mouth to say something, but seeing his determined expression, she swallowed it back.
She knew her son's character very well, just like she followed him in despite knowing there was danger. Lin Rui would not change his mind because of their opposition.
Besides, Miss Shen is here.
"Okay, then this amulet..."
Mrs. Lin was about to give the amulet to her son when Chen Xu said, "Mrs. Lin, take it yourself. I have some more here."
She glanced at Lin Rui, took out an amulet from her pocket and threw it to her.
Lin Rui subconsciously caught it and was about to ask how to use it when Chen Xu turned and left.
…
Du Yuan didn't know where he was either.
I didn't even know what went wrong. I was just exploring the ancient house, but how did I end up in such a desolate place?
But when he passed by the big pine tree for the tenth time, he was sure that he was lost.
The sky was getting darker and it started to drizzle.
This was not a good sign. Du Yuan tightened his coat and walked faster.
I don’t know how long I walked, but suddenly there were a few dim lights in front of me.
The lights of the old house at that time!
Finally got back.
He was delighted and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You'll die if you go any further."
However, just as he was about to quicken his pace, a cold female voice suddenly came to his ears.
"The sky is dark and gloomy, the sky and the earth are dark, thunder and lightning, wind and fire, my command is thunderous and powerful, break it!"
Following Chen Xu's command, a bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the dark sky and struck directly towards Du Yuan.
Lin Rui's expression changed drastically: "Chen Xu, what are you doing? He is my friend..."
But before he could finish his words, a sharp and distorted scream was heard in the air.
A puff of black smoke floated out of Du Yuan's body, and then his whole body trembled and he fell to the ground.
Chen Xu threw a few more talismans.
Thunder rumbled and the black shadow seemed to want to escape, but it couldn't.
The lightning seemed to have eyes and struck him precisely.
After hearing a series of screams, the black shadow turned into a cloud of black smoke.
Dissipated.
Lin Rui was completely stunned.
The values of scientific progress bathed in the technological world of 21st century collapse at this moment.
There really are ghosts in this world.
Chen Xu really knows magic.
"Just like that?"
"Judging from the yin energy of this evil spirit, it has already taken at least three lives, human and animal alike. If he doesn't turn to ashes, will you keep him?"
Chen Xu glanced at him and said, "What are you still doing here? Why don't you go see your friends?"
Lin Rui then remembered and hurried over.
Du Yuan's clothes were torn, and there were bloodstains on his arms and thighs. "What's going on? Yuan'er, are you okay? Can you hear me?"
Du Yuan hadn't noticed when he was injured, and he was bewildered when he heard this: "What happened to me?"
"I don't know. When we came here, we saw you wandering around here alone. If Master Shen hadn't intervened in time, you would have been dead long ago."
Du Yuan lowered his head and shuddered.
The muddy dirt road in front of me was covered with circles of my own footprints.
It turns out that I wasn’t lost.
But he never left this place at all?
When he stood up and looked forward, he broke out in a cold sweat.
In front of me was not a path at all, but a cliff.
Just one step away...
If he hadn't heard that sound, he would probably have been beheaded.
"Did I encounter a ghost and have my eyes blinded?"
Hearing such a professional term suddenly, Chen Xu looked at him with a high gaze.
The unfortunate guy still has some common sense.
"more than."
The sky was getting darker and darker, and it was about to rain heavily, so Chen Xu turned around and walked outside.
Lin Rui quickly helped Du Yuan catch up, completely losing his previous distrust. He asked flatteringly, "Master, Master? Master Shen, what's going on with Du Yuan? Can you explain it to us?"
Du Yuan went to study abroad since he was young. He just returned to China and did not know Chen Xu.
Although he was surprised that she had become a master at such a young age, he had just witnessed her abilities, so he thanked her respectfully and then asked some questions.
"It's not uncommon for ghosts to cover your eyes. People with low luck are more likely to encounter ghosts when they go to places with heavy yin energy. Most of the time, they are just mischievous ghosts playing tricks on people, and there is no fatal danger."
"And you...are just catching a substitute."
Chen Xu gave him a meaningful look. "Moreover, for a ghost like this who's responsible for several lives, the standards for finding a replacement are much stricter. It must be compatible with the ghost's horoscope, and the person being replaced must also carry a talisman to request a replacement."
After the words were spoken, the air was silent.
How could Du Yuan encounter such tricky restrictions?
Lin Rui realized something and suddenly widened his eyes.
"So, this wasn't an accident at all?"
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