☆, Chapter 29: First Meeting
"Rongqing"—Yu Jiuyin felt a familiarity with the name, as if he had heard it mentioned somewhere before. Looking at the hot spring egg in his hand, he felt even more uneasy.
Because this egg was just fished out of the hot spring and is even still warm.
But Yu Jiuyin sensed it, and still found nothing. He pondered for a long time, and finally decided to call the number on the note. But to his surprise, no one answered after listening for a long time.
So why did this Heavenly Master leave him a phone number that no one would answer? What was his purpose in asking for help? Yu Jiuyin was completely puzzled. But since staying here was pointless, he decided to return to the haunted house for now.
This sudden call for help completely derailed Yu Jiuyin's plans. The haunted house had been experiencing steady customer flow, and the first phase of the mission was nearly complete. Yu Jiuyin had intended to take this opportunity to rest up, and perhaps even take Xu Wang and the three college students who had been particularly unlucky lately out for some downtime. But now, he felt he might have to put that idea on hold.
Yu Jiuyin remained alert throughout the journey, yet no one or any living creature followed him. Even A, who always gave him random missions whenever he encountered a supernatural event, showed no reaction.
So is this distress signal urgent or not?
Yu Jiuyin didn't understand at all, and he didn't figure out the details until he walked back to the haunted house.
But just as he entered the house, the second child's loud shouting caught his attention.
"Oh my god, this is too weird!"
"What the hell?" Yu Jiuyin curiously went over to take a look, only to find that he was watching a short video. It was the news report about the suicide at the hot spring resort that Xu Wang had mentioned when he entered the room.
Wait, Yu Jiuyin remembered that he received a distress message almost the second after Xu Wang finished speaking. And the hot spring egg that had just been fished out, could it have any connection with this?
Yu Jiuyin turned the video to the beginning and watched it carefully for a while.
It's more like a supernatural video than a news report.
At one in the morning, the man sat in a dimly lit room, mixing clay. He then slit his wrists, mixed the clay with his blood, and molded a crude doll.
Then, using a strange brushstroke that resembled a talisman, he stamped the doll with the name he had already chosen. He then tied his left hand to the doll's neck with a red string. He then sat at the table, holding the doll, staring blankly at the clock.
The ticking of the clock at two o'clock, half past two, was particularly noticeable in the dim room. When the clock struck three in the morning, the man, who had been almost frozen, finally moved.
He got up and walked to the kitchen, where he took a sharp fruit knife. At the same time, he took a white candle from the drawer in the entrance hall, carried the doll, walked out of the hotel, and all the way to the courtyard.
He wandered around as if looking for the most suitable spot, and then he chose a big tree in the corner of the yard.
He walked under the tree and lit a candle. The hazy candlelight reflected on his pale face. Then, he threw the doll to the ground, his face twisted, and with hatred, he raised the fruit knife and stabbed the doll fiercely.
Zhu Wei
Zhu Wei
Zhu Wei
This is the name he gave to the puppet, and then, after the knife was raised, it was followed by the more ferocious "revenge", "revenge", "revenge".
After saying this, he sat down with his back to the puppet that had been chopped into pieces, as if he had lost all his strength, his eyes dull and confused.
Another thirty seconds passed. He suddenly raised the fruit knife and slashed his throat. Bright red blood spurted out instantly.
"Oh my god, I'm so scared! This isn't suicide, it's pure evil!" He watched it again, and the second child was still horrified. Meanwhile, the comments below the news website echoed the second child's own rant.
"Oh my god, how did this video get approved? Can it actually be released?"
"Why do I feel like this hot spring resort is going to be popular?"
"Is it suicide or is it the backlash of the ghost-summoning game?"
Many of the replies were obviously from fans of the supernatural, and they could tell at a glance that this was one of the legendary ten spirit-calling games. So they suspected the man who committed suicide had truly encountered a ghost, which was why his death was so strange.
However, Yu Jiuyin saw something else. He found that this person did not die voluntarily. When he was a puppet, his movements were very mechanical, as if he was completing a task assigned by someone. But then, when the knife really stabbed into his chest, he regained a short period of clarity. But it was too late. Otherwise, how could he die with his eyes open?
Yu Jiuyin frowned, also finding this matter very strange. Moreover, he received the hot spring egg right after someone committed suicide at the hot spring villa. He didn't even believe it was a coincidence.
However, the second brother next to him interrupted his thoughts by asking a hundred thousand questions.
"Brother Yu, is this spirit summoning game real?" The second brother couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"Of course not." Yu Jiuyin shook his head in denial.
He himself is a celestial master, even if it is a video, he can still distinguish between ghosts and non-ghosts. Moreover, 70% of those spirit summoning games are nonsense, most of which rely on people's fear to conduct a kind of simulated hypnosis. Therefore, Yu Jiuyin really couldn't understand why this person suddenly stabbed him in the chest.
He watched the video carefully twice more, but could not find any clues that this person might be the Taoist priest in the Metaphysics Association. In the end, he could only temporarily assume that this person had no connection with the Metaphysics Association.
"By the way, how did you know about this hot spring villa?" Wenquandan couldn't figure it out, but Yu Jiuyin was very curious about how the second brother knew about this hot spring villa.
"Our dorm manager recommended it to me." The second child felt very depressed when he mentioned this unlucky hot spring villa. After all, wherever he went, he would encounter ghosts. This kind of constitution was simply terrifying to the extreme.
But Yu Jiuyin was very surprised when he heard it. "Why do you believe his Amway?"
The second brother didn't react at first, but after thinking for a while, he suddenly beat his chest and stamped his feet.
Yes, the dorm manager is obviously even more unlucky than them. My aunt's family are not human beings. Think about their previous experience, they almost lost their lives. So why did he believe the dorm manager's Amway?
"So, Brother Yu, what were you doing when you went out just now?" Unwilling to admit his own mental retardation, the second brother changed the subject very abruptly.
Yu Jiuyin once again looked at Lao Er with the expression of looking at a fool, "Do you think I will tell you?"
The second one doesn’t know how.
Yu Jiuyin: Yes, you are right. Please kneel down and say hello.
Hey, second brother, I'll go and let the third brother come in to rest.
The second brother, who was devastated, planned to go out and cry to his brother.
However, Yu Jiuyin, who stayed in the room, took out the note again and studied it for a while. He had a feeling that this person's purpose was not just to ask him to find someone. But he didn't have any suitable clues at the moment, so he could only take it one step at a time.
As for Rong Qingyu Jiuyin had a premonition that they would definitely meet today.
On the other side, the third brother, who had just been replaced by the second brother, couldn't help but say something else to Yu Jiuyin, "Brother Yu, I think our place is a bit small."
"How to say"
"After Darling took over the second phase, the haunted house was basically packed every time. You know Darling's playful nature. Every time someone goes in, it's a different scene. Those tourists can't even make a basic guide. And now Darling has learned to surf the Internet by himself. He created a bunch of ghost story websites to keep up with the times. Even his brother Lingling has learned bad habits. They are all boys, and they all have a competitive spirit. As a result, no one can pass the first scene in the first phase. As for the second phase, it's even more like wolves crying and ghosts howling every day." The third brother was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Too much is as bad as too little is a headache, but there are those who just don't believe in it and insist on going in again and again. If nothing else, just those same old faces. Every time I piss myself, I still want to go in again.
Yu Jiuyin was speechless after hearing this. What could he do if one of them was willing to fight and the other was willing to be beaten?
At this moment, a wailing sound was heard from outside, and the eldest and second brother each dragged one person out of the haunted house. Looking at their pale faces and trembling bodies, it was obvious that they were terrified without asking.
"I, I, I, I brought other pants." One of them was obviously a veteran who came here often. He didn't even know how to find his way around, but he still knew to make a reservation for a room in advance with the boss.
You know, there are so many people who are scared to death in the haunted house every day. If he doesn't reserve a place in advance, he will have to stand outside in wet pants and wait.
Although it is summer, the wind still makes my balls feel cold, which is quite annoying.
Yu Jiuyin went out to take a look and found that Guiwa and the others were still very measured. Although they were so scared that they couldn't move, their souls were very stable and there was no sign of collapse.
The regular customer, "Brother Yu," immediately perked up when he saw Yu Jiuyin and asked, "Since I come here every week, can you please do me a favor?"
"What"
"I really want to meet the girl who held my hand and led the way in the first episode. I saw her face this time and she is so beautiful. So can I ask for a photo with her?"
Is there such a person or ghost here? Yu Jiuyin couldn't fit this character for a moment. But when he turned around and looked at the haunted house, he saw Brother Lingdang standing with a cold face, and Lingdang covering her mouth with a smirk.
Yu Jiuyin, so who is the lady holding hands and leading the way?
Lingling pointed at her brother.
Yu Jiuyin understood everything and looked at the regular customer with pity. After a long silence, he finally agreed, "If she is willing."
"Thank you so much, Brother Yu. I'll go back and calm down, and come back next week to challenge." With the dream of the beautiful young lady, the regular customer recovered and went to the back to change his pants.
However, Yu Jiuyin looked at him with pity, wondering if he would be completely frightened when he came next time and found out that the young lady he had been thinking about was actually a cross-dressing ghost.
"Jiuyin, don't worry, brother won't." As if seeing what he was thinking, Lingling came up to him and patted his chest vigorously, "Lingling will also watch over brother."
Yu Jiuyin liked to see her lively little look and couldn't help but pinch her face. "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say."
Then, Yu Jiuyin turned around and told the third child, "Let the ghost kids make trouble. They are all good kids and nothing will happen to them. Besides, we still have Lingling, right?"
"That's right." Lingling threw herself into Yu Jiuyin's arms and rubbed his face hard. "Lingling likes Jiuyin the most."
At the same time, he bared his teeth fiercely at the third child from an angle that Yu Jiuyin couldn't see. He looked so fierce, as if the third child was the shameless little bitch who went around complaining to other parents.
Third brother, okay, okay, as long as you like it.
Looking at the heartwarming scene before him, the third brother was speechless. He could only change the topic of discussion with Yu Jiuyin.
"Brother Yu, another issue is the scale of the haunted house. Although Ghost Doll and the Bell Family are both amazing, it wouldn't matter if there never was a third season. But the key is that there are too many people now. Our place is small, and our reception capacity isn't that strong. Besides, the players who have booked tickets are already booked until next week." The third brother thought for a moment and made a suggestion, "Brother Yu, should we move to a bigger place? Didn't the eldest brother leave a mirror behind in that incident? If we open a third season, we won't have enough space."
"No need." Yu Jiuyin shook his head. "Not everything is suitable for a haunted house. Besides, our Lingling is just waiting for Dad. After the family is reunited, she will be reborn into paradise."
Tenderly rubbing the head of the spoiled Lingling in his arms, Yu Jiuyin's voice was particularly gentle, "Even the ghost doll is gone sooner or later. We will have new friends in the future, right?"
Yu Jiuyin lowered his head and looked at Lingling, in return the little girl nodded obediently.
Then, Yu Jiuyin entered the house with the bell. But the third brother still asked worriedly, "Brother Yu, you don't make money from the haunted house?"
Yu Jiuyin turned around and said, "No, this is an unlucky mission I received from the Metaphysics Association."
Thinking about the whole process of this mission, Yu Jiuyin's mood suddenly became much more complicated. Seeing this, the third brother quickly found an excuse to go to the bathroom.
Although Yu Jiuyin is usually a dramatic and playful person, he is still very scary at critical moments.
Yu Jiuyin had no intention of catching up, but went into the house to play with Lingling.
At the entrance of the lounge, Yu Jiuyin saw Xu Wang walking in with a prop in his arms. Suddenly, he remembered something else, "Xu Wang, do you know Rong Qing?"
In fact, it was only when Yu Jiuyin saw the third brother just now that he suddenly realized why he was familiar with Rongqing's name. It seemed that the third brother had mentioned it at the beginning.
In the Rongkan case, Rongqing was the head of the Rong family, while Rongkan was the only child of the branch family. At the time, the third brother was worried about whether Rongqing would bail him out. Later, when the dust settled, he mentioned Rongqing again, saying that it was fortunate that Rongqing had not intervened, otherwise it would have been a real sin.
Therefore, Yu Jiuyin thought that Xu Wang might know Rong Qing. After all, the Xu family was once considered a wealthy and aristocratic family.
Sure enough, Xu Wang really knew him, but he hesitated to speak.
"It's hard to say," Yu Jiuyin frowned.
"Not really." Xu Wang shook his head, thought for a while, and then said carefully, "The rumors about Rong Qing in the circle are very complicated. There are many who say good things about him, and there are also many who say he is an evil ghost. But my father can be said to be very grateful to him. Because the second renovation of Bagua Building and my mother's traditional Chinese medicine were all his ideas. Otherwise, our family of three would not have been able to survive and wait for you, Brother Yu, to save us."
"Then your father knows him."
"We didn't really know each other, and our interactions weren't close. But there was a way out at the time, so my father asked someone to find him. He didn't meet us either, but just sent a picture and a message through a middleman. Later, my father renovated the Bagua Building, and my mother regained consciousness."
"It really is fate." Yu Jiuyin nodded and took out the note he had put with the hot spring egg. After looking at it for a while, he finally sent a text message to the number.
Come to the haunted house in the suburbs of Beijing at night to pick up your package.
There was no specific time written, no notes or markings. A normal person might think it was a prank, but Yu Jiuyin felt inexplicably confident that Rongqing would definitely come.
Sure enough, just after the haunted house closed and Xu Wang and the others left, someone knocked on Yu Jiuyin's door.
The force that is neither too light nor too heavy makes people feel very comfortable.
"Come in." Yu Jiuyin raised his voice. He had been waiting for Rongqing, so the door was not closed.
Outside the door, there was the sound of the door being pushed open, followed by the rustling sound of a wheelchair moving on the ground.
Yu Jiuyin looked up at the door and happened to see a young man sitting in a wheelchair.
The boy looked at him calmly and introduced himself, "Hello, I'm Rongqing."
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