Chapter 4 Puppet
Zhang Sheng's brain was working frantically.
I just can't understand this bizarre situation.
The sound of teeth chattering was particularly clear in the oppressive hospital room.
"Zhang...Zhang Sheng, what...what's wrong with this girl?"
Li Ping's body trembled violently, every muscle spasming in fear.
“Don’t be afraid, she’s mentally ill!” Zhang Sheng blurted out. “She has schizophrenia, this is her second personality, she’s just pretending to be a ghost!”
Although he spoke forcefully, his slightly trembling tone completely betrayed the fear deep within him.
Lu Yao suddenly swung her right hand, which was holding the talisman, forward.
The seemingly thin paper now resembles an incredibly sharp blade, bringing with it a fierce gust of wind.
The previously enclosed room was suddenly swept by a strong wind.
The curtains fluttered wildly, making a slapping sound.
Zhang Sheng and Li Ping, frozen in place and unable to move, truly felt a chilling pressure.
That force was like an invisible giant hand, tightly gripping their throats.
"go!"
Lu Yao gave a clear command.
The talisman in his hand flew out like a black lightning bolt with lightning speed.
"laugh--"
The moment the yellow paper touched Li Ping's brow, it burned like a branding iron, emitting blue smoke.
He was lifted up by an invisible force, and the back of his head slammed heavily against the wall.
"Ugh—!"
Li Ping was like a frog nailed to a specimen board, its limbs spread wide against the wall.
He felt as if his internal organs were being pierced by countless sharp steel needles at the same time, or as if an electric drill was frantically churning inside his stomach.
The pain was like a surging tide, wave after wave, endless and relentless.
Li Ping let out a piercing scream that echoed in the small ward.
He had a privileged life since childhood; he had never suffered such torment.
Lu Yao sighed softly.
With a hint of regret, she said, "I haven't drawn talismans in a long time, and my skills have become rusty. I'm finding it a bit difficult to do it well."
The Soul-Sealing and Body-Binding Talisman was the first advanced talisman her master taught her.
She practiced for a very long time before she could draw it.
In her heyday, such a binding and soul-binding talisman was enough to make enemies wish they were dead.
But now, Li Ping still has the strength to scream loudly.
My spiritual power is not as strong as before.
Listening to Lu Yaowen's refined words, Zhang Sheng would have cursed without hesitation, "Loading cargo!" under normal circumstances.
But in this eerie and terrifying scene, Lu Yao's way of speaking only made him feel more terrified.
A rumor suddenly flashed through his mind: the Fifth Mental Hospital was supposedly built on a mass grave more than two hundred years ago.
Hearing Li Ping's screams, Zhang Sheng broke out in a cold sweat, his back already soaked.
He dared not look at Lu Yao again.
It was as if looking at her too long would freeze you in the coldness in her eyes.
"We're just here to check the rooms. What are you doing? Put the person down right now! What kind of sorcery are you using?!"
Zhang Sheng shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice carrying a sense of despair.
He had only one thought in his mind: This girl must be a ghost!
He now finally understands the feelings of those reckless protagonists in ghost stories.
Although he was filled with fear, his curiosity still compelled him to explore.
He secretly rolled his eyes, looking at Lu Yao with trepidation, afraid that he would see her turn into a blue-faced, fanged female ghost.
Lu Yao still looked the same as before, with long, black hair falling over her slender shoulders.
But unlike her previous blank expression, her eyes were now sharp as the wind, as if they could see through all illusions.
She glanced at Zhang Sheng sideways and said coldly, "Room check? What's hidden in your pocket?"
Zhang Sheng felt a chill run down his spine and inwardly groaned.
How did she know what was in her pocket?
Those hemp ropes, tape, covers...
These are all irrefutable pieces of evidence that they harbor ill intentions, and he hasn't even had a chance to produce them yet.
Li Ping's screams grew weaker and weaker as he became utterly exhausted.
Zhang Sheng then realized that Li Ping had made such a loud noise that the doctors on duty outside and the patients in other wards couldn't hear it at all.
They seem to be in a corner of the world that has been forgotten.
Only fear surrounded us.
"We were wrong, we won't do it again," Zhang Sheng said. If he could move, he would have definitely fought back, but he couldn't move at all, so he could only beg for mercy, his voice trembling with tears, "Please let us go, since we didn't do anything!"
"You're lucky you met me. If it were any other woman, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape my clutches."
Lu Yao sneered, her expression full of disdain.
What kind of good luck is this!
This is just incredibly unlucky...
Zhang Sheng cursed inwardly, but dared not utter a sound.
I can only bury my anger deep inside.
But listening to her speak, she didn't seem like an incommunicable female ghost. Zhang Sheng quickly seized this glimmer of hope, "Grandma, I promise I won't tell anyone about what you did! If this person dies, you'll go to jail too, and you can't explain your methods to the police!"
Lu Yao suddenly had another talisman in her hand.
She gently pinched it and played with it in her hand.
Although the original owner was mentally challenged, Lu Yao could roughly deduce the meaning of the words Zhang Sheng spoke based on her original memories.
For example, the police are the constables and law enforcers of this era.
"Why should you worry about it?"
She smiled slightly and gently blew on the talisman in her hand.
The talisman, like a light butterfly, floated into the air and then suddenly stuck to Zhang Sheng's forehead.
Zhang Sheng screamed in terror, thinking he would suffer the same terrible pain as Li Ping.
However, the expected pain did not come; Zhang Sheng only felt his consciousness falling into a bottomless abyss.
The darkness was boundless and seemed to have no end.
He just kept falling like that.
I gradually lost all sensation in my body, as if I no longer belonged to this world.
"Tie him up, and then report to the authorities."
Lu Yao pointed at Li Ping and said to Zhang Sheng.
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Ping, who had already fainted from the pain, slumped down from the wall with a heavy thud.
Zhang Sheng thought to himself, "Why should I listen to you?" But he was horrified to discover that he had lost control of his body.
As he plummeted into the darkness, he watched helplessly as his body began to move on its own.
He saw himself obediently take out a rope, his movements mechanical and stiff, and tie up Li Ping, who was limp on the ground, and even pull out duct tape to seal Li Ping's mouth.
Lu Yao took the tape and examined it.
Her fingers gently caressed the tape; the texture was strange, transparent, smooth yet slightly sticky.
She was filled with curiosity about this unfamiliar object.
What devastated Zhang Sheng even more was that he actually pulled out his phone and called the police.
"Hello, is this 110? Officers, this is the Fifth Mental Hospital. Someone broke into a ward with the intention of assaulting a patient. I'm a security guard here. I caught him during my patrol and have subdued him. Yes, yes, please come quickly."
No!
Zhang Sheng wailed in despair in his heart.
He took Li Ping's money, but now he's personally called the police and sent Li Ping to the station...
I can't imagine how furious Li Ping will be when he wakes up, and how he will take crazy revenge on me.
But he had no way to solve it.
He had realized that he had become Lu Yao's puppet, completely at her mercy.
After calling the police, Lu Yao took the phone from his hand and started tapping on it curiously.
What is this?
She tilted her head slightly and looked at Zhang Sheng, asking him a question.
"cell phone."
Zhang Sheng answered honestly, his voice filled with despair.
Lu Yao played with the phone for a while, then lightly touched the screen with her finger. The image that lit up instantly and the strange sound that followed shocked her.
Such an object, capable of emitting light and sound, could instantly display countless scenes from thousands of miles away, vibrant with color. In her time, it would have been an exceptional magical artifact, one in a million.
The fact that even a rogue like Zhang Sheng could be found here made her marvel at the wonder and absurdity of this era.
“Prepare one for me.”
Lu Yao nodded and gave the order to Zhang Sheng.
His tone carried an unquestionable air of authority.
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