Chapter 208: Running madly towards death
Wang Shi is not as jumpy as Qian Pingan. Instead of walking backwards, he chooses to jump backwards.
He honestly followed what was written in the book, holding a lantern and walking at the dark intersection. When he was halfway there, he suddenly turned back, counted to three, and started walking backwards.
However, apart from startling a wild cat and causing it to cry out twice, there was no accident at all.
Not to mention the appearance of the stunning female ghost he had been thinking about.
Wang Shi was terribly disappointed and couldn't help cursing, "We promised you a stunning female ghost, but how come there's nothing here?"
Qian Ping'an also found it extremely boring. He showed a bit of irritation on his face and kicked the stone beside him. "What bad luck! I have been exposed to the cold wind for so long. It turned out that all this cold weather was for nothing!"
Qian Ping'an's servant just wanted to kneel down to these ancestors.
"Alright, gentlemen, since there's nothing here, let's go back first. This place is pretty creepy."
Qian Ping'an nodded. There was really nothing left anyway, so it would be better to go back early to avoid starving and freezing here.
Wang Shi looked up at the moon in the sky.
An idea suddenly struck him, and he whispered in Qian Ping'an's ear, "Since tonight is a full moon night, why don't we have some fun again?"
"You forgot, there are more than one way to summon ghosts written in that book."
Qian Ping'an originally wanted to go back.
Hearing this, his eyes lit up, he looked around, and then curled his lips into a smile.
"It's really unlucky here. How about we go find a dark alley?"
Wang Shi nodded vigorously, even giving Qian Ping'an a strange smile, his voice suppressed yet excited, "Brother Qian, I really think the same thing as you!"
"The book once said, 'On a full-moon night, find the entrance to a dark alley, walk along it, calling out your own name. When you reach the thirteenth step, two shadows will appear on the ground.'"
"This one is yours."
"another--"
Having said that, Wang Shi did not continue speaking, but his excitement was so full that it almost overflowed.
Qian Ping'an's mouth was almost stretched to the back of his ears. "Okay, okay, you are indeed worthy of being my brother. You really share the same interests as me!"
The servant boy knelt down before the two ancestors and said, "My two lords, please calm down and stop making trouble!"
Wang Shi stretched out his foot in annoyance and kicked the servant. "Damn you servant, you always do things that spoil the fun and say things that spoil the fun."
"Brother Qian, if I were you, I would have found an excuse to sell out such a talkative servant long ago."
Qian Pingan Eve was a little unhappy.
The book boy kept trying to persuade her, which really spoiled the fun.
He glanced at him and warned, "If you say another word, I'll really sell you out."
"You've read that book before. It clearly states that ghosts summoned in this way are beneficial to the family and can be used by oneself."
"Those people in the book benefited greatly from this."
Qian Pingan said with peace of mind, even if this is a great fortune, what’s the use!
These things were all sent by ghosts.
How can you easily accept something given by a ghost?
It might even be fatal.
The people in the book, however, became very successful.
But after all, it is just a collection of strange stories and miscellaneous talks, so you can only read it for fun.
No one knows what kind of terrifying things will happen after the success.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
"Sir, even if this ghost is willing to give you something, do you really dare to accept it?"
"Stop it, gentlemen. It's not too late to turn back."
Neither Wang Shi nor Qian Ping'an paid any attention to the servant.
Qian Ping'an disliked him for being timid and causing trouble.
Wang Shi's eyes almost rolled up to the sky.
"You're so timid, no wonder you're destined to be a slave your whole life."
After he said this, the servant stopped talking.
We can only let these two gentlemen commit suicide here.
The two of them really ran to the entrance of an alley.
The alley was pitch black. At first glance, it looked like a giant snake with its big, dark, smelly, and sticky mouth wide open, slowly waiting for its prey to enter its hole.
Wang Shi and Qian Pingan couldn't contain their excitement. "Hey! It's the entrance to this alley. We've finally come to the right place!"
The servant boy looked hesitantly at the big tree at the entrance of the alley.
The tree was bare and covered with thick spider silk. A jackdaw was crawling on a branch, rolling its eyes and slowly staring at them.
The servant shuddered and wanted to say a few more words of advice, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
The book boy lowered his head, his heart pounding. He couldn't help but think hopefully, it should... should be okay, right?
This book is meant to be sold, so it certainly won't contain so many weird things.
What if someone follows the same pattern as our young master and the Wang family's young master?
The book boy heaved a sigh of relief when he thought of this.
I'm just here tonight to play with the two gentlemen.
Perhaps it was because his clothes were a little heavy tonight, Qian Ping'an felt inexplicably wet and heavy on his back, but he didn't care. He just took heavy steps and slowly walked into the alley that was as dark as a giant snake's mouth.
"Qian Ping'an..."
"Qian Ping'an..."
He called out his own name again and again.
Shout, take a step.
When he finally reached the thirteenth step, he slowly stopped and looked at the ground.
The shadows on the ground swayed and danced with his movements. When they stopped, only his own shadow was standing there alone. Where did the pair of black shadows mentioned in the book come from?
The jackdaw on the dead tree flapped its wings and cried out twice.
Then he closed his eyes and dozed off.
Wang Shi did the same thing, but when he stopped, he still saw nothing.
Wang Shi felt an unexpected anger rising from the soles of his feet. He cursed twice and kicked the wall frantically.
"What a lousy book!"
“Nothing I wrote was right!”
"You've wasted so much of my time in vain. I've been playing for so long, and in the end, I didn't even see a ghost, let alone a ghost shadow!"
Qian Ping'an also felt annoyed.
He grabbed the water bag hanging around the servant's waist and drank several gulps of water.
But after drinking these few gulps of cold water, his mood did not calm down at all.
Instead, that inexplicable irritability kept pulling him along, as if he would not give up until he saw a ghost tonight.
The servant sighed and wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw the ferocious and angry expression on the young master's face, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The young master usually has a good temper. Although he is a little eccentric, he would never be as manic and rude as he is tonight.
His subconscious mind told the boy that if he tried to comfort her at this time, it would only add fuel to the fire, and he didn't know what would happen then.
Qian Ping'an continued to curse for a long time, until he was exhausted and felt tired. Then he raised his head to look at Wang Shi.
"Brother Wang, I think these are all too trivial, so we have been wasting our efforts."
"How about...how about we try the most bizarre trick in that book?"
Qian Ping'an's eyes were already red, and he would not give up until he saw the ghost tonight.
Otherwise, what was he wasting so much time on?
Are you so idle for no reason?
Wang Shi swallowed hard, his eyes suddenly widening with excitement. "You mean, we should go up the mountain tonight and find a grave to sleep in?!"
Wow, that’s so exciting!
Qian Pingan pushed his arm and snorted in disdain. How could this guy have such a bad memory that he couldn't even remember all the contents of the book? "How can you find a grave?"
"We're going to find a new grave, dig up the soil and stuff on top, and then push the coffin open. We'll sleep in it."
The ones mentioned above are just child's play, and the ghosts found are just ordinary ones.
At best, he can only be considered a little devil. If you insist, he is actually a bit unpresentable.
But this one is the one who found a truly powerful ghost!
Once such a big ghost comes, getting rich and passing the imperial examination are no big deal. The powerful ones can even aim for the throne!
Wang Shi nodded vigorously and gave Qian Ping'an a thumbs up.
"Brother Qian has a good memory after all. I don't remember it as clearly as you do. And tonight is the night of the full moon. I heard that the ghosts summoned on the night of the full moon are more powerful. Why don't we go and give it a try now?"
Anyway, it is better to do it today than to wait for a day.
If I don't get things done tonight, I don't know when the next time will be.
Qian Ping'an nodded vigorously.
"That's great!"
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