Chapter 16
The ghost babies were seriously injured, but they couldn't even get into Shi Ye's body. They stopped and lurked in the dark, waiting for the opportunity.
No ghost could escape within the barrier. Shi Ye folded his sword in a flower pattern, sheathed it, and stood with his hands behind his back. He was not in a hurry to find them, but instead helped the old woman dig up the body.
As he dug in one shovel at a time, he soon saw two white cloths. Shi Ye picked them out with his bare hands and stuck a talisman on each of them. The ghost baby screamed and rushed over to protect the corpse.
Shi Ye immediately released fire and burned it, and the ghost baby also dissipated in the air.
Seeing that everything was fine, Wang Sheng went back to his room to put on his shoes, and also took out Shi Ye's shoes and gave them to him.
The body had been burned to ashes, and the old woman was in great sorrow. At this time, Zhizhi also came out holding her belly. She seemed to be thinking about something, and she saw the hole under the willow tree at a glance.
She shed tears for no apparent reason and whispered, "Mom, I dreamed of children tonight. They were calling me mom."
The old woman went over and took her back to the room: "Put them down, they will never be our relatives in this life."
The night breeze from the countryside blew away the dark clouds above the head. The bright moon was as bright as a flower, making people's hearts no longer dark.
Standing in front of the willow tree, Shiye stroked the bark and looked up at the treetops. Fortunately, the damage wasn't too complete; with careful care, it should be salvageable.
Wang Sheng drank a sip of herbal tea in fear and said, "Luckily we slept together tonight, otherwise I wouldn't know how I died. It seems I had foresight. Hey Master, maybe I've been with you for so long that my ability has improved."
Before Wang Sheng could wait for an answer, a warm hand suddenly covered his eyes, blocking the moonlight in front of him.
Wang Sheng struggled for a moment, and a dull voice came from above his head: "Don't move."
Wang Sheng had no choice but to sit down, blinked, and asked, "Is there another ghost?"
His palms felt itchy, so he pressed them tighter, "What's wrong with your eyes?"
Wang Sheng understood what he was asking and didn't try to hide it. "Eyes? I don't know either. When I was little, I took a nap one day and when I woke up, I could see these ghosts."
He exerted force with his hands and Wang Sheng was pulled back a little.
"lie."
Wang Sheng was anxious: "Why would I lie to you? I still want to figure out how I can see it."
Shi Ye looked down at Wang Sheng, and seeing his rather plump, rosy lips parted slightly, he asked earnestly, "Then why do they all want to kill you?"
"You ask me? I was expecting you to know and tell me."
Shi Ye let go of his hand, and Wang Sheng opened his eyes again, and suddenly felt as if something had changed.
He rubbed his eyes and looked ahead carefully. Nothing had changed, but he felt something had changed. He asked, "What did you do to me? Why do I see things a little strangely?"
Shi Ye sat opposite him and said, "I have sealed your Yin-Yang eyes for the time being. You won't be able to see those ghosts for the time being."
Wang Sheng was shocked: "Can this be sealed?"
So what about those black cloths he wore over the years? Did it mean he was persistent?
Thinking back to the first time he saw ghosts, he crawled to the most effective temple in the area, and the abbot only told him to seal his eyes at night. But could he actually seal them at night?
Wang Sheng looked around as if he was seeing the world for the first time, trying to find a ghost to break Shi Ye's deception.
"So I won't see them anymore, right? Then what if those ghosts see me?"
Shi Ye: "Then die."
Wang Sheng paused, as if he had just heard a huge joke, but he couldn't laugh at all. He looked at Shi Ye expressionlessly and said, "Do you really want to kill me and go on the road alone?"
Tokiya raised an eyebrow, "You don't want to? I thought you would be happy."
Wang Sheng slammed the table and stood up: "I'm not happy at all! Untie it for me quickly!" What a terrible thing! Why didn't he realize that there was such a funny thing before?
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On the second day, the two said goodbye to the family. Wang Sheng pushed and shoved his way to fill his backpack with a lot of food, and he never stopped eating all the way.
He grabbed some melon seeds in his hand, and his father-in-law flew over and cracked them, forgetting everything else.
Wang Sheng: "Master, why are there so many ghosts in recent years? I've never seen so many ghosts before."
Shi Ye took out the Immortal's Plate to point the way and walked ahead. After a long while, he replied, "There is war in the north now. Many people have died. The ghost officials are short of manpower, so the soul-collecting process is naturally slow."
Wang Sheng was stunned, and his hand gradually lowered from cracking melon seeds. He asked, "Have you ever seen a ghost messenger?"
Shi Ye: “I have seen it.”
Wang Sheng: "Are all the dead souls in the world under the care of the ghost police? Then why are there ghost catchers?"
"Ghost catchers only catch ghosts below the level of evil spirits. Good souls are taken to be reincarnated, while evil souls are taken to be reborn as animals. Evil spirits can only scatter and be dealt with by ghost catchers in the human world."
Wang Sheng looked down at the road beneath his feet. Good souls would be taken away for reincarnation...
"Ghost hunters are here to catch evil spirits. If you're scared, you can still go back now."
Wang Sheng looked up: "Afraid? How can I, Wang Sheng, not even write this word since I was a child... No, why should I be afraid? What does the ghost catcher have to do with me going north to find my relatives?" It was a close call, he was almost fooled.
Shi Ye snorted, but did not expose him and let him continue pretending.
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"Take a look, there are only a few fresh fruits left."
"Sir, would you like to buy a hairpin for your sweetheart? These hairpins I have are the latest styles, all brought from the imperial capital. The rich and powerful ladies all come to me to buy them."
Wang Sheng shrank his head and waved his hand: "No, no."
A few days later, the two of them arrived in Zhong County. Wang Sheng hadn't seen such a lively scene in a long time, so he went wherever there were more people. His father-in-law had become so familiar with him that he joined in the fun, almost forgetting his master's last name.
With his father-in-law around, Wang Sheng was not afraid of getting separated from Shi Ye. When the time came, he could just follow his father-in-law and find Shi Ye.
In the opposite direction from them, Shi Ye was not interested in these things. He just found a passerby and asked where the largest inn in the county was, and then left.
When Wang Sheng finished watching the excitement and chased after him, he stood outside the restaurant and sighed. Rich people are different. They never treat themselves badly. He would have to work at the stall for several days to earn back the money for one night's stay.
He swaggered towards the inn, and immediately a waiter came up to him and asked flatteringly, "Excuse me, sir, are you staying at the inn?"
Wang Sheng looked at the people with his nose and nodded. "A man named Shi and Ye came here first. I'm going with him."
"Okay!" The waiter threw the handkerchief over his shoulder and ran to the counter to look through the account book. He pointed from the bottom up and soon saw Shi Ye's name.
"Sir, this guest named Shi is staying in Tianpin No. 2. Would you like to stay next to him?"
Wang Sheng didn't think something was right. He raised his hand and asked, "Wait, are you saying that Shi Mingye only booked one room?"
The waiter closed the account book, glanced at Wang Sheng's attire, and raised his head slightly before saying, "Yes, do you want to stay?"
What!
Wang Sheng took a deep breath and only booked one room. He lived in Tianpin Room himself. He didn't care about his life or death, right? What would be wrong with booking a room for him?
He smiled: "I'm sorry, I won't stay anymore."
Wang Sheng glanced upstairs and saw a sign with the word "Tian" hanging on the top floor, the fifth floor. The waiter made a sound and walked away. Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Wang Sheng quickly slipped into the fifth floor and found Tianpinhao 2.
He stood at the door, pinched his throat, coughed, and knocked on the door: "Sir, your tea is here."
Shi Ye looked at the table inside. There was tea. Why did he have to deliver it again?
He went to open the door, wanting to ask what was going on. As soon as he opened the door a crack, a dusty figure rushed in. After Wang Sheng successfully entered, he put the backpack on the table and walked around touching everything as if he had never seen the world before, saying, "This little scene, this curtain, it really deserves to be a Tianpin No. 1 room."
Shi Ye closed the door, leaned against it, looked at Wang Sheng and said, "I remember I only booked one room."
Wang Sheng: "Yeah, then I'm here, right?"
This person had a look on his face that said, "You're not talking nonsense." Shi Ye sneered and said sarcastically, "Even if there are extra rooms, I never share a room with others."
Wang Sheng said cheerfully, "We are good brothers who have slept together. First time makes second time familiar, right?"
Shi Ye stared at him and opened the door halfway, "Get out."
Wang Sheng was intimidated by the stare. Adhering to the principle of not striking a smiling face, he narrowed his eyes and came over to slam the door shut. "I just want to take advantage of your kindness and stay in this superior room. Well, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this. In the past, I didn't even dare to cross the threshold of an inn like this. I could only envy others who could come in and enjoy it."
As he spoke, Wang Sheng turned his head away and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, looking so sad.
"If I hadn't followed you, I wouldn't have had the honor of seeing this market today, alas."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes turning red, but he couldn't squeeze out a single tear no matter how hard he tried. He glanced at Shi Ye casually, wondering why he still wouldn't let go. He couldn't pretend any longer!
He enjoyed the show for free. Seeing that Wang Sheng was about to give up, he stood up, gently tossed his ponytail down, and thought for a moment, as if he felt sympathy for Wang Sheng's situation. He said, "If that's the case, I can sympathize with you."
Wang Sheng couldn't help nodding, yes, that's it, continue.
Shi Ye: "This room is so big, you can just sleep on the floor. Do you need my help?"
"Really? That's great..." Hmm? Wang Sheng opened his mouth wide.
What's going on? Shouldn't Shi be moved to tears by him and then book a room for him alone?
Why do we have to sleep on the floor now?
Shi Ye was still looking at him, waiting for his answer. Wang Sheng took a deep breath and smiled again: "...I know that you are kind-hearted, Master. You can't bear to see people like me suffer. I will do it myself, I will do it myself."
He kept smiling as he took the bedding out of the closet and spread it on the floor. It was fine, wouldn't that save him some money? He could even stay in a better room. He could sleep on the floor, so he'd still make a profit.
Someone knocked on the door and asked, "Sir, the hot soup you ordered is here."
Shi Ye: "Come in."
"Okay."
Several waiters came in with buckets of hot water, walked behind the screen, poured the water into the bathtub, and then left.
Shi Ye took a set of clothes and went behind the screen.
After Wang Sheng finished laying the floor, he seemed to be looking at the scenery outside the window, but his eyes were vaguely glancing at the screen.
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