Professor Tan hesitated for a moment before handing me the money for exorcising spirits.
We can't fight head-on.
Humans fear ghosts to a certain extent, while ghosts fear humans to a great extent.
This seven-tenths of his fear isn't because he's afraid of your strong fist, but because he's afraid you won't follow his path.
"Luo Tianhe, listen to me." My voice was very low, each word seemed to be squeezed out from between my teeth, with a fierce edge. "You will do exactly what I tell you to do, and don't worry about anything else!"
Luo Tianhe patted his chest and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll do whatever you tell me to do. I'll go east if you tell me to go west, and I'll beat a dog but not chase a chicken!"
"And you, Li Huai."
I turned to Li Huai, who was so scared he was about to wet his pants.
"Take this half candle. See that empty incense burner under the altar? When I call you in a bit, stick the candle upside down into the ashes of the incense burner. Make sure it's not upright! Then immediately close your eyes, lie down, and cover your ears."
"Upside down?" Li Huai's tongue was tied in knots with nervousness.
I didn't have time to explain to him, and quickly said, "Yes, head down, butt up!"
This is a traditional method passed down to me by my grandfather.
Incense burners are used for guiding souls, and candles are used for illumination. However, if the candles used for guiding souls are inserted upside down into the incense burners for guiding souls, the meaning is completely reversed!
It is the severing of the soul, the extinguishing of the path!
The yin energy here is so heavy, this crooked trick might just cause some trouble.
“Professor Tan,” I said, glancing at him one last time. His face was still deathly pale.
"You're very knowledgeable. If things get chaotic later, check here for any other openings, not the exits, but places in this house where yin energy gathers and is stored. This is very important!"
I looked very serious. Professor Tan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly understood what I meant and nodded.
The hanged ghost above struggled even more fiercely, and the vengeful spirits approached with bared fangs and claws.
The temperature inside the ancestral hall had dropped to the level of a cold storage room; we were even breathing out white steam.
"Damn it, hurry up and do it! If we don't act now, we'll either be killed by this vengeful ghost or freeze to death!" Luo Tianhe said, shivering.
I took a deep breath, enduring the excruciating pain in my right arm, and slammed the lightning sword in my left hand into the ground.
With a soft "plop," the lightning sword pierced three inches into the ground, its blade trembling slightly.
The lightning sword, being extremely yang, is like boiling oil being poured into water when inserted into such an extremely yin place!
Although it cannot last, the instantaneous surge of yang energy is enough to disrupt the balance of yin energy in this place.
And that's exactly the kind of fleeting opportunity I want.
"Luo Tianhe, stand to my left, in the Kun position! Ignore that Yin energy; it's temporarily disturbed by the Yang energy of the Thunder Strike Sword and dares not pounce immediately!"
I shouted, and Luo Tianhe instantly moved, arriving at the Kun position to my left.
"Li Huai, you take the candle and stand to my right, stay still!"
Li Huai's reaction wasn't as fast as Luo Tianhe's, but he also quickly reached the exit position.
Finally, it was Professor Tan's turn. I had him move to the Kan position.
The three of them didn't understand the intricacies of the formation, but in this life-or-death situation, they all followed it without hesitation.
Luo Tianhe stood on the left, holding a stick, while Li Huai stood on the right, trembling as he held up a candle.
Professor Tan was opposite me. The four of us stood in an irregular quadrilateral with the lightning sword stuck in the ground as the center!
The hanging ghost above his head writhed more violently, with rotting flesh constantly falling from his body, and the rope creaking as if it would break at any moment.
His bulging, venomous eyes almost popped out of their sockets, as if he wanted to tear our flesh apart.
"Damn it, it's not like I'm the one who hanged you, what are you looking at!"
Luo Tianhe got annoyed by the glare and couldn't help but curse.
As if it understood, the hanged ghost stretched out its black claws and reached out to grab Luo Lianhe.
Luo Tianhe was so frightened that he took a step back, but fortunately he did not leave the Kun position.
Now!
I bit my tongue hard, even harder than before, and a sweet, hot, metallic taste instantly filled my mouth. The intense pain jolted me awake.
I spat my saliva, mixed with blood from the tip of my tongue, onto the surface of the talisman with a "pui" sound.
Blood at the tip of the tongue reaches Yang, while blood flowing through the yin channels reaches Yin.
My blood also carried the malevolent energy corrupted by the resentment of this place. When the three were mixed together, they surged violently like a chemical reaction.
"Li Huai, quick, put the candles in, upside down!" I shouted hoarsely, my voice distorted.
We couldn't help but pray that Li Huai wouldn't mess things up, or we'd all probably die here.
Li Huai had been waiting with trepidation. Upon hearing this, he immediately took the short candle burning with a green flame in his hand, head down and feet up, and shoved it into the incense burner with all his might!
They weren't afraid of stubbing out the candles directly.
With a "whoosh," the candle not only didn't go out, but the green flame suddenly grew much stronger.
Luo Tianhe was dumbfounded. He had just been worried about Li Huai, wondering what would happen if he caused trouble and extinguished the candle. But he never expected that this thing would defy common sense. Instead, it burned even brighter. Almost at the same time, the Thunderstrike Sword stuck in the ground trembled violently and emitted a low hum.
The once stable, self-circulating, and chilling atmosphere within the ancestral hall...
My three unorthodox yet crucial moves tore open several gaps in their defenses, creating a chaotic mess.
The hanged ghost and the black-glowing spirit froze instantly, as if they had lost their clear target, and a look of confusion appeared on their faces.
I couldn't help but smile. Ghosts may be harmful, but they are not without logic.
"Professor Tan, it's time to find the eyes!" I turned to look at Professor Tan, and my hands were not idle either. I threw the ghost money directly at the ghost closest to me.
"Waaah!"
The ghost let out a piercingly mournful scream.
This thing was utterly filthy to it; being hit was like being doused with scalding hot water, and its entire body was tumbling violently.
At this moment, the yin energy on its body was completely out of control, sweeping indiscriminately around, with the hanged ghost that was right next to it being the first to be hit!
The rotting body of the hanged ghost was swept by scattered yin energy.
Immediately, chunks of rotten flesh were cut off.
Suddenly, the hanged ghost let out a furious roar, its swollen arms suddenly constricting the black energy that was wrapping around it, tearing it apart with force!
The rope around his neck creaked under the strain and finally snapped!
These two evil entities clashed because of my meddling.
Luo Tianhe was dumbfounded. He never expected that these two ghosts would fight amongst themselves.
Just then, Professor Tan's voice rang out.
"Found it!"
He pointed to a section of wall behind the altar, near the corner.
That's where the wall plaster is most severely peeling, revealing a patch of bricks that are exceptionally dark in color, as if they've been soaked in water for a long time. The bricks are covered with moss, making it look gloomy.
"That's the place, the most yin energy, there's something in the cracks between the bricks!"
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