Hearing this, I straightened up, feeling a chill run down my spine.
This dream wasn't a nightmare, but upon closer reflection it was terrifying, far more frightening than a typical nightmare about encountering ghosts!
"Hasn't your friend considered moving out?" I couldn't help but interrupt.
Li Huai paused, then sighed:
“My friend isn’t stupid; of course he realized it was a problem with the house and even tried moving out. But every time he falls asleep, he has that dream. What’s even scarier is that no matter where he falls asleep, he wakes up the next day back in that room!”
"And there were water stains on the washbasin! It looked like someone had actually washed their hair there!"
"My friend was sleeping in an internet cafe at the time. The next day, he checked the surveillance footage and found that after falling asleep, he actually stood up unsteadily and walked towards the rented room with his eyes closed."
“A few days ago, my friend dreamed that the person was behind him, and even reached for his neck with both hands. He was afraid to sleep, fearing that he would be strangled to death in his dream!”
After Li Huai finished speaking, the funeral home fell silent.
I've seen plenty of ghosts, but this is the first time I've ever seen anything so bizarre!
Putting myself in Li Huai's shoes, I immediately felt a chill run down my spine and involuntarily shivered.
What's the difference between this and being executed by slow slicing?
Now, all his friend can do is force himself to stay awake.
“Brother Yan, my friend has consulted several famous masters, some of whom are truly skilled. The master who gave Brother Luo the talisman before is one of them. But none of them have found anything unusual and advised my friend to see a psychologist. My friend is really on the verge of a breakdown.”
After a pause, Li Huai added, which also dispelled the last trace of doubt in my mind.
I stood up. "Bai Yang, you can just close the door and go home. Let's go see what's going on."
Bai Yang nodded. "Okay, be careful."
Soon, we followed the navigation to the neighborhood where Li Huai's friend lived.
I activated my third eye, and not only was there nothing unusual about this neighborhood, but there were even faint signs of auspiciousness.
This is strange. There isn't much yin energy here, and it doesn't look like a place where vengeful ghosts are seeking revenge.
"How is it, Brother Yan? Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Li Huai saw me scanning the neighborhood and asked a question.
I shook my head. "I didn't find anything unusual. In fact, I think this neighborhood is great; it might bring good fortune."
Luo Tianhe never questioned me, and said while stroking his chin:
"It's really incredibly strange. I heard that the masters also said the same thing. One of them even wanted to buy a house here after visiting."
"Maybe it's just that his house is a bit strange. Let's go take a look."
Seeing that I didn't notice anything amiss, Li Huai led me to his friend's room, room number 305, which appeared perfectly normal.
He reached out and knocked on the door. Soon, a gaunt-looking person opened the door. Seeing that it was Li Huai leading us, he gestured for us to come in without asking any questions.
Luo Tianhe and I exchanged a glance. This kid let us in without even asking about our background. I don't know if he's already given up in despair or if he has absolute trust in Li Huai.
We walked into the living room, and the table was covered with empty bottles of Red Bull and instant coffee.
Li Huai's friend, like a zombie, picked up an unopened bottle of Red Bull, opened it, and poured it into his mouth.
"Zhang Teng, this is the master I'm introducing to you, Chen Yan. Although he's very young, he's truly amazing. He's the last remaining cobbler in the countryside. Since I met him, almost no strange things have happened around me!"
Li Huai was lying through his teeth. He had encountered far more strange things since he met me than before!
Of course, I wouldn't expose him.
After hearing Li Huai's words, a glimmer of hope appeared on Zhang Teng's lifeless expression.
Li Huai and the others knew about the ghost stories all the time. If he didn't think Li Huai might have a solution, he wouldn't have called him.
"Master, have you noticed anything unusual?"
I frowned and slowly scanned the entire living room. Under my all-seeing eye, the room was unbelievably clean.
There was no lingering gloom or malevolent spirits, as is common in haunted houses, and not even the slightest ominous sign.
"No, it's too clean here," I murmured.
The hope in Zhang Teng's eyes gradually dimmed: "Even you say that, it's almost no different from what those masters say."
Suddenly, he slammed the empty bottle down, his eyes bloodshot, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Damn it, I'll fight that thing to the death! Why is that bastard bothering me? Even if I die, I won't let him get away with this!"
Zhang Teng's emotions were about to spiral out of control, and his mental state was on the verge of collapse. Despite being a tall man of over 1.8 meters, he appeared extremely fearful and helpless at this moment.
"Don't rush, I didn't say I didn't find anything unusual," I suddenly said, interrupting Zhang Teng's rambling.
"You, didn't you say this place was very clean?"
Zhang Teng stared at me blankly, not knowing what I meant.
"Yes, it's precisely because it's too clean that it seems abnormal!" I stood up, my voice gradually rising as I realized the blind spot.
Seeing the uniform expressions of confusion on the faces of Li Huai, Luo Tianhe, and Zhang Teng, I slowly began to speak:
"Did you know that in folk tales there is something called 'cleansing the house'?"
Luo Tianhe stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought:
"Is it the kind of house that's exceptionally clean, so that no evil spirits would dare approach it?"
Li Huai pursed his lips and patted Luo Tianhe:
"Brother Luo, do you think you're doing a Chinese reading comprehension exercise? I seem to have heard someone say that house purification is a ritual used to cleanse a house where a murder has occurred."
I nodded.
“You’re both right, but even a house cleansing ceremony couldn’t make this house this clean, do you understand?”
“Every piece of land here has been the site of death, and is once haunted by resentment. This resentment has long since become part of the houses, and even the most skilled master cannot completely purify it. But this room is as if no one has ever died here; there is not a trace of blood or resentment!”
Zhang Teng didn't understand, but he heard something from me that other masters hadn't noticed. His face lit up with ecstasy, and he knelt down before me with a thud.
"Master, please save me! I'll do anything you ask if you can save me!"
Luo Tianhe's lips twitched. Just a moment ago, this guy was all chivalrous, wanting to become a ghost and fight to the death with the thing that harmed him. Now he's kneeling on the ground, banging his head on the ground.
This is easy to understand, though. He couldn't see any hope at all and thought he was doomed.
Now, he sees a possibility of survival.
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