Chapter 972 The Returnee's Notes 46
This residence is not in the city center, but hidden in a small town. There are no tall buildings and neon lights in the city, but white walls and black tiles, apricot blossoms in the rain, and light boats sailing on the lake, sending willows home.
"The scenery here is beautiful. When I save up enough money, I will buy a tiled courtyard here and live with my master."
When Wang Laodao heard Wang Ze's words, he just chuckled and said, "Silly boy, the little money you've saved isn't even enough to get married, yet you want to buy a house."
Xie Ning ate silently, still thinking about the ghost. According to Old Wang, the ghost was an ancestor of the client, who had married poorly in her early years and her husband died early, leaving her and her child to return to her parents' home.
Unfortunately, due to the severe shock, the old woman became mentally unstable and accidentally pushed the child into the well. After that, the old woman was kept in the courtyard and served by maids and servants. However, she died after only a few years.
This time, the house was haunted, and some people saw what the ghost looked like, therefore...
As she pondered, Xie Ning mentally constructed a rough floor plan of the courtyard, intending to calculate the ghost's hiding place according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) orientation.
After all, so many years have passed and the mansion has been renovated several times. Even the client doesn't know which courtyard that great-aunt lived in back then.
If we can figure this out, things might be easier, because we can set up formations at specific points, whereas right now we can only take the entire house into account.
However, Xie Ning couldn't figure it out no matter how she calculated it. She felt that the feng shui arrangement of the house was very incongruous. Before she could continue to think about it, Old Wang from the opposite side pointed at her.
"After we finish eating, Xiao Ning, you, Xiao Ze, and Xiao Li will go outside the house to set things up. Ouyang will lead you."
There are two layers in total, one for trapping the soul and the other for locking the soul.
Wang Ze and the other two weren't skilled enough, so it was best for them to stay on the perimeter. With Ouyang there, guarding the four positions shouldn't be a problem.
"good."
Xie Ning's gaze fell on the window, where the last rays of sunset were about to disappear.
Old Wang calculated the time, and after they had rested enough, the three of them went in. At this time, it was getting dark, and Xie Ning and Ouyang Lin and others had already set up the outer talisman array.
It's called a talisman array, but it contains not only talismans and red ropes, but also some peach wood plaques made of lightning-struck wood, along with other miscellaneous items.
Xie Ning found it difficult to understand the underlying principles, since the old lady hadn't taught her this. Only Master Wang and his apprentice knew this type of formation, and the placement and orientation calculations were all determined by Master Wang.
Wang Ze led Xie Ning to a corner outside the courtyard, handed her a small bell, and told her to stand there and not answer anyone who asked for directions.
Only when the bell rings is a living person coming.
Xie Ning looked down at the bell in her palm. It was different from the bell that had been strung on the red thread in S City. That one was silver, while this one was copper and had fine runes engraved on it.
"Can this ghost create illusions?"
The old lady had also told her about illusions, but she wasn't talking about ghosts; instead, she was talking about animals with spirituality that had undergone cultivation, such as foxes and weasels.
They are clever and can create illusions to deceive people in order to achieve their own goals.
Wang Ze nodded slightly. "You know what 'being bewitched' means, right? Slightly stronger ghosts can bewitch people, but the strength varies. Some can be easily distinguished from the real thing, while others are hard to tell and easy to be fooled. Just remember not to speak carelessly."
It was Wang Youyang who gave them instructions on this matter; that's how the person they went into the mountains died.
Actually, he was worried about Xie Ning, but when they entered the industry, they had to work with their master, build up their courage, and gain experience. If they couldn't do it, they would quit early.
Xie Ning gripped the sword in his hand tightly. "Alright."
The four people were positioned in four different locations, making it much safer than the people who entered the courtyard. If they were to encounter the ghost, they could simply run away if they were outmatched.
However, this red thread array is not just for show; under normal circumstances, it can still block the ghost.
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