Zhang Yongnian continued talking to himself, completely ignoring me and Lao Dao.
He didn't even lift his eyelids when he finished saying those words.
"Senior, what exactly is going on?"
I pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Zhang Yongnian, speaking with great respect.
You can tell that Zhang Yongnian has a very strong aura.
In other words, this is a genuine expert.
"You were tricked into going to a haunted house, took some evil items, and are now covered in ghostly energy!"
"If you stay here, who will die if not you?"
Zhang Yongnian lit a cigarette and blew a faint smoke ring in my face.
What he said sent chills down my spine and Lao Dao's spine.
Ghostly aura?
Where did the ghostly aura come from?
And what about the evil things he mentioned?
Are you referring to the two mirrors, or the puppet?
I didn't dare to delay, so I quickly took out my backpack and shook some of the things inside onto the ground.
Zhang Yongnian's eyelids finally twitched.
"Here it is! This thing has been absorbing your life force! Haven't you noticed yet?"
Zhang Yongnian pointed to the box.
The box contains the puppet I found.
I was completely dumbfounded!
Could it be that the blood energy absorbed wasn't He Feilong's but mine?
The old master didn't say anything, but just let out two strange laughs.
"And your blood, this stuff absorbs not only that kid's but also yours! Haven't you noticed that your body is much weaker than before?"
Zhang Yongnian glanced at Lao Dao.
Old Dao was equally stunned upon hearing this.
He quickly got up and moved his body, and I heard a cracking sound.
"Ouch, my back!"
Old Dao howled in pain, and then I could see that the color in his body seemed to have faded.
Old Dao's skin used to be blood red, giving him a vigorous and energetic look, but now it has become very white.
"Why aren't you throwing that thing away right now?"
The old master reprimanded him.
I was just about to get rid of the box when Zhang Yongnian stepped on it.
"Don't give orders if you don't understand! If he really throws it away, he's not far from death!"
Zhang Yongnian snorted coldly, then moved his foot away and carefully picked up the box.
"Old man, you wait here for a bit, I'm taking these two lads out for a bit!"
Zhang Yongnian tucked the box into his pocket, grabbed me and Lao Dao, and left without looking back.
I didn't bother picking up the things on the ground, so I just grabbed a lightning sword.
Old Dao suddenly remembered something and quickly picked up the bronze mirror containing the female ghost.
I saw Zhang Yongnian turn around, and his eyes looked a little different.
But I didn't think too much about it, because the situation was indeed very urgent.
"Both of you close your eyes! Remember what I said. No matter what happens or what sounds you hear, don't open your eyes!"
Open your eyes, and you'll die!
You two can only open your eyes when I call you upon reaching our destination.
Zhang Yongnian still had that half-dead look on his face, which always made people feel uncomfortable.
But there's nothing we can do about it; they're just that capable!
Zhang Yongnian took out two pieces of cloth from his pocket, one red and one black, and handed them to me and Lao Dao respectively, telling us to blindfold ourselves.
I closed my eyes, blindfolded them with a red cloth, held the lightning sword in one hand, and grabbed Zhang Yongnian's clothes with the other.
The situation on Lao Dao's side should be similar. Zhang Yongnian just coughed and said, "Let's go," and then he led the way.
As soon as I stepped onto the road, I felt a bright light in front of me, and I had a desire to open my eyes.
The further I walked, the more I felt hot all over.
And my eyelids were itchy, I wished I could take that cloth off right away.
Just then, I heard Old Knife scream, and he kept asking me for help.
At that moment, I couldn't control myself anymore. I called out "Old Knife" twice, and Old Knife responded, telling me to find him immediately.
My right hand was gripping Zhang Yongnian's, and I was about to let go, but the words Zhang Yongnian had said earlier kept echoing in my ears.
You'll die if you open your eyes!
Those words instantly brought me back to my senses. I closed my eyes tightly and continued to follow Zhang Yongnian.
A strange thing happened: with each step I took, I could clearly feel my body getting hotter and hotter.
This place doesn't feel like a guesthouse; it feels more like being in a lava field.
I could sense a wave of heat coming from not far away.
Immediately afterwards, I felt a slight itch and a bit of moisture on my face, like a dog licking my face with its tongue.
"Want to know what happened? Look carefully!"
I guess Zhang Yongnian also noticed my abnormality, because his voice finally came out, but it sounded much hoarse than before.
Look with your heart?
I closed my eyes tightly and then tried to feel the things around me with my heart.
Sure enough, I can sense a faint energy around my body.
My head is about to explode! A flood of information is bombarding my brain, and I can hardly handle it.
But I feel like this is an opportunity for me, and if I miss it, I'm afraid I'll never have another one.
Finally, I think I can see something.
Although my eyes were closed, I could clearly see seven small red things jumping around in Zhang Yongnian's arms next to me.
Countless red threads were wrapped around the little thing, and the red threads were connected to Zhang Yongnian's body.
There was a strong energy fluctuation on the red line, which was emanating from Zhang Yongnian's body.
I was utterly shocked by this!
These seven little puppets are indeed evil creatures.
They are constantly devouring Zhang Yongnian's life force.
"Senior! Are you taking all this for me?"
I tugged at Zhang Yongnian's arm.
Zhang Yongnian's tone clearly showed a hint of surprise: "You saw it?"
I nodded, then hummed in agreement, and told him what I had seen.
"You've actually developed a third eye!"
Zhang Yongnian sighed, his surprise making no attempt to hide it.
Heavenly Eye?
I do know about this thing. Jin Ye tricked me before, saying he had a third eye, and I was completely fooled.
Later, I thought this thing was a scam, but now it seems like it really isn't.
"Things are going much more smoothly than I expected! We need to speed things up!"
Zhang Yongnian reminded me, and I could feel that our speed was much faster, about three times that of before.
After walking for about fifteen more minutes, the temperature around us rose. Zhang Yongnian patted my shoulder and took off the blindfold from my eyes.
"Alright, open your eyes!"
At Zhang Yongnian's instruction, I slowly opened my eyes.
Before me were seven statues of vengeful ghosts.
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