Chapter 1092 The Returnee's Notes 166
Because the old ghost had revealed its form, Ouyang Lin was able to see its face, which looked like a crumpled piece of paper with several deep marks on it.
It looks more like some kind of mysterious rune.
Its body was not large, and it was even a head shorter than Ouyang Lin. It was gradually weakening under Ouyang Lin's suppression, but for some unknown reason, it suddenly broke free from the red rope and reached out to grab Ouyang Lin.
The long, sharp nails gleamed with a cold, eerie light. Ouyang Lin was accidentally scratched on the side of her neck. The wound wasn't deep, but it hurt terribly.
At this moment, Ouyang Lin didn't bother to think about the sense of familiarity that had suddenly arisen in her mind, and immediately started fighting with the old ghost.
Even if the opponent suddenly attacks, they are no match for Ouyang Lin. She was only injured because she didn't have time to react.
However, in this way, Ouyang Lin could only shatter the ghost directly. When she saw the falling wooden pieces, Ouyang Lin's pupils shrank and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
"A trick..."
She had been wondering what the thing on the old ghost's face was, and it felt very familiar. Only now did she realize that it was a kind of ghost-raising technique from the Ghost Path.
Besides summoning wandering ghosts, another practice is to carve runes on the face of an elderly person with a special knife before their death, which can directly draw out their soul to make offerings, also known as raising ghosts.
Such ghosts are undoubtedly easier to control and less difficult to operate.
Some people specialize in making and selling such ghosts. If there are no surprises, this old ghost was probably bought by Director Wen so that he could do some shady things for him.
Not all people in their line of work are law-abiding and moral; some are people who will stop at nothing for money or other things.
For example, deliberately causing trouble for others and then solving it yourself, charging a fee, or raising ghosts for others to do shady things, collect debts, seek revenge, change their luck, etc.
These people varied in strength, and in their eyes, they were all people who had gone astray, which is why they called this group the "Wicked Path".
Those people don't think there's anything wrong with what they're doing, and in the end they even take pride in being people of the unorthodox path. It can be said that this group is not weak.
The Meng family patriarch, who took money to change the fortunes of the Zhong family and suppress the Lin family lineage, was a member of the unorthodox path, and was an extremely talented individual at that.
For many people, doing bad things will bring retribution, and for people like them, it is even more so. But retribution is not something that cannot be avoided or transferred.
Therefore, those who use deceitful methods become even more unscrupulous.
Of course, only a portion of people know how to transfer karmic retribution, while another portion does it cautiously out of fear, spending money but not causing death, and the rest are people who do not know how to transfer karmic retribution and are not afraid.
They're all a bunch of lunatics, and there are some shady characters in the group. That's why she warned Xie Ning from the beginning not to make contact with them casually, since it's easy to fall into their trap without even realizing it.
Ouyang Lin herself was not afraid of the evil path, after all, neither she herself nor the background behind her were easy to mess with. She just hated trouble and was afraid that this matter would involve Xie Ning.
Just as Ouyang Lin was dispelling the old ghost, in a small courtyard in Y Province, one of the wooden carvings cracked, startling the young boy on night watch.
"Master, Master, this wood carving is cracked."
In other words, another old ghost has been eliminated.
There are two reasons why the old ghosts scattered: one is that their owner died, and the other is that they were discovered by other ghosts and scattered.
The hunched old man glanced at the dimly lit room and waved his hand, "If it's broken, just clean it up."
Then he went upstairs and started looking through the accounts. He found the buyer and said, "A-Gu, check if Wen Chengming is dead or not. If he is, go and clean up the mess. If he is, give him a heads-up."
"Old Yue, the old ghost you raised has scattered? Sigh, if it was scattered by someone, then that person is very lucky."
After all, the ghosts that Master Yue raised were all cursed.
But they didn't expect that it was Ouyang Lin who was cursed. When the wooden piece fell, she realized that she was probably under a spell.
However, she remained calm, after all, it wasn't the first time she had been cursed. She used clips to pick up the wooden pieces and put them in a bag, then hurried back to her apartment.
When Xie Ning opened the door late at night and saw the black veins spreading across Ouyang Lin's neck, her heart sank. "How could she be injured so badly? That old ghost..."
"They were trained by the Demonic Path. I've fallen for their spell; I'm under their curse. I'll probably have to rush back to find my master to break the curse. As for what's happening here..."
She definitely couldn't afford to delay; saving her life was the priority.
"I will handle it."
Because of the strange path, Ouyang Lin was worried about Xie Ning being alone. "Ask Wang Heng and the others if they are nearby. If they are, ask them to come and help. If they are not, I will find someone for you."
"Heng is in the next city on business. I'll ask him."
Wang Heng told her about it a week ago, and even said he would come to see her and bring some talismans drawn by Wang Laodao, which he had managed to swindle out of her.
Recently, Master Wang said that he is getting old and doesn't draw talismans much anymore.
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