Jing Cheng was stunned for half a minute.
It took him a long while to realize that Qin Yan might have mistaken Jing Cheng for an illusion in a dream.
Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
Qin Yan almost fell into the hands of the demon last time, so this time he was more cautious.
Although Qin Yan was stunned for a moment when he first saw Jing Cheng, he came to his senses when he found that Jing Cheng was even more stunned than him.
A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he coughed unnaturally: "It's too dark here, I couldn't see clearly, and I almost thought I recognized the wrong person."
Jing Cheng's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything and nodded in understanding.
He looked up and gave a wink to the little ghost floating in the air. The little ghost shrugged his shoulders with an innocent look on his face.
How did it know that Qin Yan would react so strongly when seeing people?
It just brought the person here according to Jing Cheng's request. God knows how much effort it put in to find that person.
...
...
Its companions were so awesome, they played those Taoist priests around, which made it very excited. If it didn't have a task assigned to it by Jing Cheng, it would have wanted to join in the fun.
Ghosts and Taoists have a naturally antagonistic relationship. When the little ghost first became conscious, he was playful and liked to play tricks on people. He was almost beaten to death by a powerful Taoist priest. If it weren't for their boss nearby, he wouldn't have "survived" until now.
So when it saw the Taoist priest in trouble, it became more excited.
Jing Cheng was puzzled: "Why are you alone? Where are the others? Did they let you act alone?"
In his impression, although the Taoist Association is not very reliable, it should not be so unreliable.
In such a dangerous place, isolating an ordinary person...it doesn't seem like something they would do.
"No, I got separated from them." Qin Yan frowned slightly, and said with a puzzled expression, "It was in this building, not long after entering the door."
Jing Cheng looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Yan organized his words and said carefully: "I felt very strange. In just a few seconds, they suddenly disappeared in front of my eyes. Then I couldn't hear any sound. I was the only one left in the entire first floor hall. Then, I seemed to be controlled by something and walked to you by myself..."
At this point, Qin Yan's expression became even more confused. He seemed to not understand why his body was out of control just now. He simply ignored it and made a simple and rough conclusion: "There must be ghosts in this building."
Although his description was confusing, Jing Cheng understood it.
This group of people must have hit a wall.
The yin energy here is extremely heavy and unevenly distributed. The intersection of yin and yang can easily cause spatial distortion, resulting in a "ghost wall" in a broad sense.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that ghosts are deliberately playing tricks on us.
Qin Yan had the amulet he gave him, so he avoided the trap, but others were not so lucky.
No wonder he was the only one left in the lobby on the first floor.
Jing Cheng looked Qin Yan up and down, and felt relieved to see that he was fine. The two talked for a few more words, and then Jing Cheng asked Xiao Gui to lead the way to find the people from the Taoist Association.
Qin Yan watched Jing Cheng talking to the air in silence for a long time.
So when he was talking to Jing Cheng just now, there was always a "third party" present?
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Ten minutes later, on the second floor of the building.
When Jing Cheng and Qin Yan went there, Zhang Jinhuai was leading a group of Taoists to confront the ghosts in the building.
The people from the Taoist Association felt that they were being fooled and felt a little embarrassed, especially the older Taoists, who had angry faces and extremely ugly expressions.
They decided to "redeem" these ghosts.
"With such a large group of ghosts gathering here, there won't be any problems in the short term, but over time, it will inevitably affect the feng shui here." An elder stroked his chin and said seriously.
"You are right. When a person dies, he should return to dust and earth. Staying in the human world as a ghost is bound to affect the balance of yin and yang in the human world, which goes against common sense." Another elder nodded and said in agreement.
The other Taoists also grasped their peach wood swords, looking at this place eagerly.
"What else are you talking about? Just do it."
"Are there any evil spirits here? I brought a lot of red saltpeter with me, maybe it can come in handy."
"Have you also seen the reply from 'Master Lingsu'?"
"That's not the case. The man who posted the message is a disciple of my sect. He came back from a mission outside and told us the whole process. It was so thrilling."
"...I thought I was the only one who took the red saltpeter. So you all read that post?"
"No matter whether it can be used or not, it's better to be prepared."
"I just heard them say something like 'Boss'. There might be evil spirits hiding here. Be careful."
"no problem."
…
In contrast, although the ghosts all had their scarlet eyes staring, they all looked confused.
They probably didn't expect that the Taoists in front of them were very different from the Taoists they usually met.
The Taoists we usually see all come from Taoist temples near the scenic area. Apart from reciting scriptures and performing a few sets of boxing techniques, they don’t know any Taoist magic and are no different from ordinary people.
That's why they dare to tease them without any hesitation.
But now it seems that this group of Taoists have come with bad intentions.
Not only can I see them, but I can also liberate them?!
It seems that there will be more violent salvation?!
"Why do I feel like we are the villains?" Zhang Baodou took a look and couldn't help but mutter, "We are sending people to the aftermath of a disagreement. I'm afraid these ghosts haven't reacted yet, their eyes are wide open."
Zhang Jinhuai said in a deep voice: "Shut up."
Zhang Baodou: “…” Well, it seems his junior uncle is really ready to take action.
Just when the situation was tense, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from the "empty" hall.
The people who came seemed to deliberately want others to hear their footsteps, and each step was firm.
Everyone was stunned and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see two dark figures coming towards them.
Zhang Jinhuai first saw the faces of the people who came and recognized them as Jing Cheng and Qin Yan. Then he discovered that there was a ghost following them.
The most important thing is that Jing Cheng and that ghost seemed to be chatting while walking.
Zhang Jinhuai: ???
Jing Cheng looked up and saw them, and happened to meet Zhang Jinhuai's indescribable gaze. He was stunned for a moment and nodded at the other party as a greeting.
The little ghost floating beside him thought that Zhang Jinhuai couldn't see him, so he also imitated Jing Cheng and nodded at Zhang Jinhuai.
“…”
Zhang Jinhuai turned his head and took a deep breath. He felt like he was about to have a myocardial infarction.
Over there, Jing Cheng kept trying to get information about the "boss" from the little ghost, but the little ghost was stubborn and refused to tell anyone.
Jing Cheng didn't bother with it because he thought the little ghost might be a living soul.
If it was a normal ghost, he would have forced the question.
When he met up with the people from the Taoist Association, he suddenly saw a large circle of ghosts of various shapes gathered here. He was startled and stopped in his tracks.
Although Qin Yan couldn't see the situation here, he could feel that it was obviously much colder here than where he was just now.
Seeing the Taoist Association's people standing ready in a certain direction, and Jing Cheng pulling him to deliberately avoid that direction, he understood.
"Who is it?"
Someone raised a flashlight, and the dazzling light hit Jing Cheng's face, making him dizzy. He raised his hand awkwardly to cover it.
The beam of light flashed by, and the person holding the flashlight knew that what he was doing was not righteous, so he immediately turned off the flashlight after seeing who was coming.
"Eh? Is it Fellow Daoist Jing?"
"Master Jing is here too? As expected of Master Jing, he is so fast."
"Xiao Qin is here too. It looks like everyone is safe and sound. I can rest assured now."
"Friend Jing, you've come just in time. Can you please tell me what to do with the ghosts in this building?"
…
Jing Cheng looked at them coldly for a while, then took two steps forward, and all the ghosts shuddered.
They looked at Jing Cheng in horror, as if he was a monster with three heads and six arms that could eat them.
Ghosts only have souls, and although they can express almost no emotions, their perception is stronger than that of living people.
If the Taoists just now gave them only a little bit of pressure, then Jing Cheng's appearance was like "a mountain pressing down on their heads" and posed a serious threat to them.
It felt as if the other party could crush them to death with just the slightest movement of their fingers.
In fact, Jing Cheng had no intention of doing anything to them. He had just discovered that the ghosts here were not tainted with bloody evil aura, which meant that these ghosts had not harmed anyone so far.
However, it is not a good thing for ghosts to stay in the human world all year round without reincarnation.
Especially when so many ghosts stay in the same place, over time this place will easily become a gathering place for evil spirits, and by then it will be too late.
He just heard people from the Taoist Association say that they wanted to help them to be liberated, and Jing Cheng was a little surprised.
You have to know that the reason why ghosts become ghosts is because their obsessions have not been eliminated. How can they be liberated if their resentment is not eliminated?
What's more, the ghosts present are not evil ghosts that can be crushed violently. Forcible salvation can easily backfire. If you are not careful, the ghosts may become evil spirits.
Taoism cannot compare with Buddhism in terms of salvation. After all, Buddhism is specialized in this, while Taoism... Taoism is specialized in exorcising ghosts.
Jing Cheng thought for a moment and turned to ask a young Taoist priest standing next to him: "What did you do if you encountered this situation before?"
The young Taoist scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed: "We have never encountered such a situation before. We only encounter one or two ghosts occasionally, but as long as they don't harm people, we just ignore them. This is the first time I have seen such a large number of ghosts appearing."
“…”
Jing Cheng asked a few more people, and everyone's answers were similar.
Jing Cheng had a strange expression on his face: "You dare to do it without any experience?"
A disciple hesitated and said, "Isn't this... immediately giving me experience?"
The other young Taoists also showed excitement on their faces, as if they were about to do something big.
Jing Cheng: “…”
Jing Cheng looked at their personnel composition, waved to them to signal them not to rush, turned around to look for their leader Zhang Jinhuai, and when he turned around he inadvertently smelled a lot of red saltpeter, and the expression on his face became even weirder.
In Jing Cheng's impression, although the yang property of red saltpeter is stronger than cinnabar, red saltpeter is very precious and extremely expensive. In his era, people used cinnabar instead of cinnabar when performing rituals and arranging formations. Only prominent families or even kings and nobles could afford red saltpeter.
Even Jing Cheng himself was reluctant to buy red saltpeter.
…
He also had a general understanding of the family backgrounds of these Taoists.
Your family is so rich, you have no talent, and you all look like you are still in the secular world, why do you want to become a Taoist monk?
Jing Cheng couldn't figure it out.
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