After setting up the formation, I sprinkled magical water along the path leading to the main entrance of the toilet, shouting as I did so:
"Luo Tianhe, Li Huai, they'll make way for you two in a bit, so hurry up and rush out!"
"Chen Yan, you've finally arrived!"
The sound of Luo Tianhe crying tears of joy could be heard from the toilet.
As I chanted the incantation and sprinkled holy water to clear a path, the hanged ghosts predictably made way.
Suddenly, two figures rushed out of the toilet.
Seeing this, the hanged ghosts followed closely behind, stretching out their hands as if they wanted to grab one to take their place.
"Observe the formation on the ground carefully, and don't touch the oil lamp!"
I yelled, "If they destroy the formation like before, all three of us will definitely die here tonight!"
Fortunately, this oil lamp was much more conspicuous than the cinnabar and iron filings, and the two of them avoided my arrangement.
"The Big Dipper, imbued with thunder, vanquishes evil and destroys its traces; true qi protects the spirit! So be it!"
As I chanted, the seven oil lamps lit up.
At the same time, the faint sound of thunder could be heard from the horizon.
I took the Seven Star Step, each step corresponding to a star position, chanting a secret mantra, and the wind seemed to rise from my feet!
When the final step was completed, I stood at the center of the formation, slammed the Bagua mirror down, and shouted:
"Raise the battle formation! Slay the evil!"
In an instant, the flames of the seven oil lamps surged and turned purple!
The five coins on the ink line trembled slightly, emitting a buzzing sound, and all the talismans moved automatically without wind, faintly emitting golden light!
Luo Tianhe and Li Huai were both stunned and speechless for a moment.
Those hanged ghosts had faces full of resentment and malice, bulging eyes, and blood flowing from their seven orifices.
They charged wildly through the formation, the oil lamps flickering, and the ink lines taut as if they might snap at any moment.
Luo Tianhe swallowed hard, and said with some fear:
"They...they won't break out, will they?"
Li Huai shuddered. These hanged ghosts wanted nothing more than to tear us apart. What if they really charged out?
"Run, Brother Yan!"
I glared at them and said irritably:
"I spent ages setting up this formation, do you think it's that simple? Watch closely!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the talismans that had been flapping in the wind suddenly burst into flames!
As the talisman slowly burned away, it left behind a wisp of ash.
Suddenly, a thunderous sound from the distant heavens exploded right in front of us.
Immediately afterwards, the hanged ghosts inside the formation simultaneously let out miserable screams!
Dark, yin energy emanated from them, then turned into wisps of green smoke under the flickering lightning.
Soon, the hanged ghosts in the formation turned into wisps of smoke before our very eyes.
"Holy crap, Brother Yan, your formation is amazing!"
Luo Tianhe was dumbfounded and even called me "brother," which was rare for him. He was clearly shocked by the formation.
"As expected of Brother Yan! He doesn't make a move unless he's sure of anything, but when he does, he's sent them all to the afterlife."
Li Huai was flattering him from the side.
But then I remembered that I needed to settle scores later.
"You two, didn't I tell you to just find a corner to pee in? Why did you run all the way here? If I hadn't come, you'd both be dead in this cesspool tonight!"
Li Huai gave an awkward laugh.
"I figured with Brother Luo around, there was no need to find a corner to pee in. After all, we're city people, we should have some manners."
"You jerk! Is civility more important than your life?!"
I slapped Li Huai on the forehead; this time I was really angry.
Moreover, not only did they come out to use the restroom, but they also destroyed the talisman I had set up at the door to ward off evil spirits.
Seeing my anger, Luo Tianhe, who had wanted to speak up for Li Huai earlier, has now given up on that idea.
He shrank back and stood silently to the side.
"And you, Luo Tianhe!"
I looked at Luo Tianhe, who was burying his head in the sand like an ostrich.
"Didn't you see the evil-repelling formation I set up at the door? I stomped on it and it's completely ruined. A ghost just got into the house, you know that!"
"Is a ghost in the house?"
Luo Tianhe was speechless.
"Did you set up a formation at the entrance? I... I didn't notice."
Seeing him like this made me even angrier, and I couldn't help but mutter curses:
"You two are really something else, more trouble than good."
Li Huai and Luo Tianhe didn't mind me cursing him like that, after all, he had almost lost his life just now.
Thinking back to the terrifying situation they had just experienced, they couldn't help but shudder again.
If someone were to find you hanged in the toilet the next day, you'd be a laughingstock even as a ghost!
"If there's a ghost in the room, should we go back to sleep there?"
Seeing that I had finished cursing, Li Huai tentatively asked.
"Go back my ass! That evil spirit is hanging right by the window and door! If you want to go on a date with her, go ahead. Maybe if you subdue her, we won't have to send her away. She could be your concubine!"
Hearing Li Huai's stupid words, my anger, which had just subsided, reignited.
"Exactly, Li Huai, don't you even use your brain to think about it?"
Luo Tianhe echoed, then looked at me with a wry smile:
"What do we do then? We can't just stay in this toilet, the smell is just too awful!"
I thought for a moment, and then said to them:
"Let's go find Ge Wang, that old man definitely knows something!"
"But we don't know their address." Li Huai blinked his eyes, looking completely clueless.
"I wonder if you've lost your mind today. Since I said that, it must be because I know his address. I asked the village chief during the day, and it's that dilapidated house on the west side of the village."
I'm too lazy to argue with that idiot Li Huai anymore.
As I walked out of the village chief's house, I was surprised to find a figure secretly watching us from behind a stone at the entrance.
I've been using my third eye the whole time. Although that guy was acting suspiciously, he was a person, not a ghost.
I saw white smoke rising behind the rock and tentatively called out:
"Uncle Ge?"
"It's me. You guys are still alive."
The old man's voice came from behind the stone.
“I just saw that evil spirit, leading a dozen or so hanged ghosts, marching into the village chief’s house in a grand procession. How did you all manage to come out alive?”
The old man clicked his tongue in amazement.
"I saw the lightning from far away just now. Did you guys set up an array and destroy all those hanged ghosts?"
"But the evil spirit of the rice dumpling must still be there, otherwise you wouldn't have run away."
"Wait, can you see?"
I suddenly discovered a blind spot: ordinary people can't see those hanged ghosts and evil spirits!
Unless they're going to attack ordinary people!
Since Ge Wang is alive and well, that possibility can be ruled out, leaving only one possible reason.
That means this old man has the ability to see ghosts!
His ability to see the lightning within the formation is further evidence!
"What, is it strange that I have the ability to see ghosts?"
The old man said calmly.
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