Chapter 22
It might not be obvious from Wang Sheng's perspective, but Cui Ziyao, who was hiding in a high place, could see it clearly, so clearly that he even wished he was blind at this moment.
Wang Sheng thought he had run back to the Meng family, but he didn't know that he had actually been circling in the same place, disappearing a few steps away and then reappearing from the original place, repeating this several times.
Cui Ziyao thought his eyes were blurry, otherwise why would he see the ghost wall in the storybook.
On the other side of Wang Sheng, there was a child wearing a veiled hat standing there. Cui Ziyao recognized her at a glance as the parentless and lunatic. He had shamefully apologized to her during the day.
The night wind blew, and Fang Zhitao stood there quietly and obediently, holding the beautiful windmill in his hand with some confusion. Doesn’t this brother like windmills?
Her veil was blown up, revealing her face. Cui Ziyao was looking at her carefully when he was suddenly frightened out of his wits. Under the veil was a half-skinless face!
Seeing that Wang Sheng was covered with a black cloth and could not be seen, he was so anxious that he shouted at him, "Wang Sheng, run!" His voice was so loud that the whole Fangjia Village might have heard his roar.
Wang Sheng immediately noticed someone next to him and stepped back repeatedly. He hardened his heart and tore off the black cloth, otherwise he would not be able to see anything. Only the darkness would cover him, making him even more panicked. It would be better to die with a clear mind.
But he saw nothing but a windmill stuck in the ground.
Cui Ziyao sat down on the ground. The servants gathered around him, chattering, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
When Fang Zhitao disappeared, the face with only one eye raised its head and looked at Cui Ziyao. Fang Zhitao smiled at him, half of her mouth was dry, and it was hard to tell whether she was angry because he had disturbed her, or if she was really smiling, as if the person who was cornered by the wall during the day was not her.
But none of the servants saw all this, only Cui Ziyao saw it.
"Coo." The old man came late and stood on Wang Sheng's shoulder with a guilty look on his face. He had just come back from a branch and had not been staying by Wang Sheng's side at all. Now he pretended that nothing had happened.
Someone grabbed Wang Sheng's wrist and yanked him back. Thinking it was some weird thing, Wang Sheng quickly pushed back with his elbow, but a clever force dissipated the force. Then a cold, nervous voice rang out, "It's me."
Wang Sheng suddenly felt like he had met a savior and was saved. He didn't realize that the savior would come to save him even when he was used to it. "Master, I seem to have met a ghost!"
Cui Ziyao's shout just now woke up many people in Fangjia Village. At this time, some houses had lights on. Shi also pulled Wang Sheng away and said, "Go back first and talk later."
When he was inside the house, he lit the lamp.
Shi Ye had woken up long before Cui Ziyao shouted. There was still a new word on his wrist that was shining and hot. Wang Sheng took two gulps of tea and did not notice this scene.
"What's going on?" Shi Ye asked him, and checked Wang Sheng from head to toe. Seeing that nothing was wrong, he withdrew his gaze.
Wang Sheng told Shi Ye about the strange thing that had just happened, and even exaggerated the weirdness of the thing he had never seen.
This ghost is so abominable. Why does it not sleep in the middle of the night to scare him? He now only hopes that after hearing what he has heard, Shi Ye's heart that wants to save the world will jump up quickly so that he can take it away directly.
He recalled the dream he had in the first half of the night with heartache, wondering if he could continue it when he returned home later.
He tied his hair up casually and closed his eyes to meditate. The talismans all over the Meng family's house responded one by one. He had pasted them there quietly, but now they were all intact.
It seems that the ghost did not enter the Meng family, but was guarding outside. It was just unlucky that Wang Sheng happened to be out tonight.
Shi Ye also took another piece of talisman paper, placed it on the candle flame, lit it, and then threw it into the air. The talisman paper burned up instantly and turned into ashes. "Mysterious light reflects, and all ghosts are illuminated."
His tone was low and fast, and as the last word fell, all the talismans were carried outwards by a force, but when they approached the window, they all fell down.
Shi Ye had not expected this to happen. Wang Sheng asked him, "Master, how is it? Have you found the ghost?"
Shi Ye shook his head: "This is a ghost-discovering talisman, which can track ghosts, but the talisman paper shows that there are no ghosts around."
Wang Sheng didn't believe it. "How is that possible? I'm not lying. There must be something fishy going on. Did you take the wrong talisman?"
Shi Ye didn't believe it. Everyone in this world would make mistakes sometimes, but Shi Ye would never make a mistake. However, he still re-ignited a ghost talisman, and the result was the same.
Wang Sheng's encounter with a ghost was absolutely real. The Heart Charm on Shi Ye's wrist would only activate when Wang Sheng was in danger. And tonight, the Heart Charm, instantly waking him up in pain, felt a burning sensation. This level of danger wouldn't have been triggered by the words of the Fangjia Villagers alone; it could only have been triggered by a troublesome ghost.
He called the father-in-law who had been hiding on Wang Sheng's shoulder over, "Father-in-law."
The father-in-law could only fly over and stand on Shiye's finger, making a gurgling sound in his throat.
Shiye bit his finger, and a bright red bead of blood oozed out. He dotted the blood on the eunuch's head. As the blood soaked into the bird's head, both the eunuch's and Shiye's eyes flashed white. Complex platinum-colored spells appeared around Shiye's eyes, and his vision shifted, no longer focusing on the scene inside the house.
His vision suddenly became wider. There were leaves blocking his side. He saw that his father-in-law was still standing on the tree admiring the night view of Fangjia Village. When he found Wang Sheng, he saw nothing.
After the platinum spell dissipated, Shiya returned to normal. His deep, pool-like eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze exceptionally cold. "I told you to guard outside his house. What were you doing?"
Wang Sheng was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Shi Ye to ask the eunuch to watch over him. Seeing the eunuch curled up in a ball, he quickly picked it up and said, "What can it understand? Besides, didn't you rush over here..."
Shi Ye looked much better.
The father-in-law rubbed Wang Sheng's palm, looking very fond of Wang Sheng. He also squeezed his hand tightly. Tonight was just an exception. If Cui Ziyao hadn't seen it, it was unknown what Wang Sheng would do now.
He looked indifferent and said irritably, "I told you not to follow me. Now I not only have to catch ghosts, but I also have to watch you all the time. If you want to find your relatives, go find them on your own. Don't stay here."
As soon as he said it, he felt a little regretful. He obviously didn't mean that.
But Wang Sheng didn't care at all. After letting go of the eunuch, he said, "Master, don't worry. I'm very experienced in avoiding ghosts. If Cui Ziyao hadn't interrupted me tonight, I would have run away long ago. Don't worry."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Master, you should go to bed early too. I'm going back to sleep."
Wang Sheng yawned loudly and walked out. Shi Ye looked at him and opened his mouth. Seeing that he was about to leave, he squeezed out a sentence: "You should come and live with me."
Wang Sheng waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "No matter how poor my abilities are, I'm still a half-baked Taoist priest. I don't believe I'm afraid of a little ghost."
My father-in-law also flew over consciously, leaving Shi Ye alone here.
The residual heat of the Heart-to-Heart Spell is dissipating, but the owner of the Heart-to-Heart Spell has not calmed down.
There had been no sound from the opposite side since the door was closed. Shi Ye unconsciously took the teacup that Wang Sheng had drunk from and played with it, not knowing what he was thinking about.
He wasn't paying attention and the teacup fell from his hand. It landed on the table and rolled several times before it came to a stop. Only then did he come to his senses.
He sighed. Why did he have to pay so much attention to Wang Sheng these days? Often he didn't even notice, he was always looking after Wang Sheng. Today was no different. He was clearly not that noble. The lives of others had nothing to do with him. He clearly had the Heart-Sharing Spell and the Meng family had the Talisman Realm, but tonight he was going to go to such lengths and let his father-in-law watch over him.
Well, they were always traveling together. Didn't Wang Sheng just want him to teach him the art of catching ghosts? Then he would teach him some self-defense skills so that he could leave and return to Zhang County.
He also took out a blank yellow talisman, picked up a brush and dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote many pieces of talisman paper with lethality similar to the Thunder Talisman, and stopped only when the talisman paper was used up.
The next day, the patriarch sent someone to bring breakfast.
At the dinner table, Meng De and his wife talked about what happened last night and asked Wang Sheng and Shi Ye if they heard anything.
Since they were the two main characters last night, Wang Sheng felt a little sneaky and was afraid that saying he didn't hear it would attract attention, so he said, "I heard it."
The next moment, Shi Ye also said: "No."
The two spoke in unison, as if they had not discussed anything beforehand. Meng De and Fang Die looked at each other strangely. What was wrong with these two brothers?
Shi Ye slowly swallowed his breakfast and said calmly, "Maybe someone's dog got lost."
Meng Defangdie nodded, then changed the subject and began to chat with Shi Ye about the sacrificial ceremonies he had presided over in the past.
Wang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
After breakfast, Shi Ye called Wang Sheng and said, "Wang Sheng, come with me."
Wang Sheng was just about to go back and catch up on some sleep during the day, and then he followed Shi into the room under the watchful eyes of Meng De and the others.
Meng De stretched his neck to look over and whispered, "Wasn't everything fine yesterday?" Fang Die knocked his head and said, "What are you looking at? What does their business have to do with you?"
Meng De felt a little aggrieved. Why did he knock him? "Aren't I just concerned about them?"
After Wang Sheng entered the room, he asked, "Master, what's the matter with you?" He saw a pile of talisman papers on the table and was stunned. What were they for?
Shi Ye observed him for a while before placing his hand on the talisman paper and said, "Since you want to follow me, you must learn how to use some talismans. Today I will teach you how to use this thunder talisman."
What! Shi Ye is actually going to teach him real skills! Wang Sheng was flattered and immediately forgot about the thrill of last night. He happily followed over to take a look.
Shi Ye was suddenly embarrassed. He had used up all the talisman paper last night and now he had no more to teach Wang Sheng. But he didn't show it on his face. He casually took a piece of paper and gestured for Wang Sheng to take the pen.
"The mnemonics on the talisman are very short and anyone can recite them. But what really makes the talisman effective is whether you can understand the direction of each stroke. Try to draw one accordingly."
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