Chapter 978 The Returnee's Notes 52
There was indeed a force just now. She was farther away, so she only took a few steps back, while Ouyang Lin, who was closest to the ghost, should have suffered the greatest impact.
But the way it fell was too coincidental. Was it done on purpose by a ghost or by a person?
Ouyang Lin was a very sensitive person. Even though Xie Ning only glanced at her briefly before shifting his gaze to the xun in her hand, she still became alert.
Turning to Wang, he asked, "Master Wang, what level do you think that ghost's illusion magic was? I just uncontrollably tore open the talisman, which allowed the ghost to escape."
He then said dejectedly, "It's my fault."
Huang Lili was very empathetic towards Ouyang Lin and immediately said, "It's not your fault. That ghost was cunning. I was even led by it to blow up the red rope." She was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Xie Ning's suspicion lessened somewhat, but she still planned to ask Wang Heng about it when she got back.
The xun in Ouyang Lin's hand looked like an ordinary ceramic xun, except that it had some runes on it, unlike other ceramic xun.
This should be considered Ouyang Lin's "magical artifact," and like her peach wood sword, it must have been cursed.
Incantations can enhance the power of ritual implements and also provide some protection to the person wielding them.
Wang Ze had just explained to her the reason why her underlings had suddenly risen up, but Xie Ning still had doubts, because it was obvious that Wang Ze had not heard the sound of the xun.
Isn't it strange that she, who was farther away from Ouyang Lin, heard it?
Of the four directions, she was diagonally opposite Ouyang Lin.
As the group returned to the hotel, it was already dawn. After a busy night, Old Wang had gone to rest. He had done the most work and expended a lot of energy, and if he didn't rest, it might have an impact.
Wang Heng was also tired, but he still came to Xie Ning's room to treat her wounds. They had done a lot of commissions outside, so they naturally learned a lot of skills, and treating this kind of special wound was one of them.
The incense ash Xie Ning used did not completely dispel the yin energy, so he had to treat it again.
Upon hearing Xie Ning mention Ouyang Lin, Wang Heng was taken aback, then his expression turned serious as he looked at Wang Ze, who was engrossed in eating fried noodles, and asked, "Didn't you hear me?"
Wang Ze swallowed a mouthful of noodles. "No, I rushed over to find A-mei as soon as I heard the bell ring, but I'm sure I didn't hear Ouyang Lin's music. Could it be because there's a ghost on A-mei's side..."
Wang Ze's voice grew softer and softer because he also felt something was wrong. He was wondering how Ouyang Lin knew that Xie Ning had a little devil on his side.
Wang Heng also said that the ghost had two forms. In other words, Xie Ning's group encountered not only the little ghost, but also the black smoke, which was not the little ghost's magic but another form of the ghost.
The one on Ouyang Lin's side is red, while the one on Xie Ning's side is black.
Wang Ze was still trying to find a way to explain, "If there's another female ghost in black going to A-mei's place, she might have come from Ouyang Lin's side, so..."
He didn't quite believe that Ouyang Lin had anything to do with ghosts. Their sect had been passed down for hundreds of years, while their unorthodox sect had only been around for less than a hundred years, starting with Old Wang.
So how could Ouyang Lin possibly have anything to do with this ghost?
The explanation given by Wang Ze is actually quite plausible.
"Forget it, don't think about it too much. Master said to take half of the commission fee and leave this time. If this can't be done, let's go home."
So even if Ouyang Lin is related to that ghost, it has nothing to do with them.
Xie Ning had no choice but to give up. Old Master Wang was always cautious in his actions. He valued his life and would not easily put a junior in danger. This matter had exceeded his expectations, and he would not stay here any longer.
"Okay, you've had a long day. Get some rest. If you're hungry, just use the landline to call the waiter to bring you food."
"Um."
Xie Ning still couldn't sleep, so she opened her phone and searched for Zhong Fu, the name of the client.
Zhong Fu is not a celebrity, but he is a wealthy man with many businesses. He is low-key and rich.
There wasn't much information about him online, but Xie Ning did find a post about Zhong Fu from 2007.
The text doesn't actually mention Zhong Fu's name; it only refers to him as "Zhong Mou," and mostly uses the initial letter "Z" from his pinyin.
The content mainly revolves around gossip about the younger generation in Zhong Fu's family, mainly about the rich young master spending lavishly. The poster is a friend of the girl that the young master of the Zhong family pursued with money.
According to her, the Zhong family used to be very poor, but they became wealthy after marrying into the family. Moreover, since that ancestor of the Zhong family, the family's fortune has been very good, and they are still a large family today.
Logically speaking, since the patriarch of the Zhong family married into the family, his children should have followed the family he married into, but that didn't happen; his descendants have always had the surname Zhong.
Someone below asked what the family's surname was. If they were a wealthy family, they might be able to find something about them in historical records. Everyone sensed the gossip, so they asked very enthusiastically.
The poster did not answer the question because she did not know either. After all, it was such a distant event that even the younger generation of the Zhong family would not remember it.
Not to mention that the poster's friend only overheard it once.
But because everyone was so enthusiastic, the poster asked her friend to inquire.
I didn't expect that the younger generation actually knew.
The family that the Zhong family patriarch married into was surnamed Lin.
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