Chapter 152
Ding Ling lay in the coffin for a long time, so long that she became like Ding Ling.
When I grow up, I become you.
Ding Ling stroked the two bells in her hands. In a sense, they should both be her carriers.
But Ding Ling is no longer a bell.
After the witch bell was split into two, there was still a trace of its spiritual charm left in the Bewildering Heart Bell and the Questioning Heart Bell, like the eyes of the clones.
After ringing the bells yesterday, the spiritual charm left in the two bells was reabsorbed by her own self. It was because of this that Ding Ling was able to draw a map of the settlement after the migration.
At that time, she, the real "Ling", had already been captured by the monster and had no idea about this settlement.
Now Ding Ling is no longer the original "spirit".
In that soul-imprisoning and soul-locking formation, a large amount of negative energy not only washed over Ding Ling, but also cleansed her spirit body.
The hanged ghost gradually transformed from a mere Yin ghost into a ghost king, and she, originally a pure spirit, also absorbed more and more Yin energy, undergoing changes that even she herself was not aware of.
As the saying goes, yin alone cannot grow, yang alone cannot generate, and yin energy and spiritual energy are completely different.
As a spirit tempered by Yin energy and raised beside the Ghost King, Ding Ling is now able to control Yin energy and possess the power of the Ghost King, and can easily punish little ghosts. She has obviously become a rare talent.
Is she a ghost? The answer is no.
Is she still a "spirit" now? Ding Ling doesn't know.
However, Ding Ling now has a deeper understanding of one thing.
After she came out of the coffin, a large amount of negative energy had been emanating from her body, so the special case team identified Ding Ling as the ghost king.
It is normal for ghosts to exist in the world, their yin energy dissipates and they are not tolerated in the world of the living.
Ding Ling now thought that since she was not a ghost, the dissipation of her negative energy might be due to the rejection of her own spirit.
She stayed in the soul-imprisoning and soul-locking array for such a long time, and then went underground. Her spiritual energy was not replenished, and the yin energy dominated her body, making her a half-yin, half-spiritual body.
And when she was dug out and returned to the world under the sun, her spirit had the upper hand and naturally repelled the negative energy. It was that simple.
For a long time, Ding Ling had to carry a black umbrella when she went out during the day, because the Yin energy in her body always dominated, and she also regarded herself as the ghost king.
On New Year's Eve this year, with the blessing of the energy of heaven and earth, Ding Ling's body underwent a complete transformation.
There was no need to hold an umbrella in the sunlight, and even blood could be seen between the fingers and palms... At this moment, Ding Ling finally understood the true meaning of the good fortune that happened half a year ago.
She is no longer a "ghost".
Nor is it a pure spirit.
The yin and spiritual energies have now reached a balance in her body. After being cleansed by the energy of heaven and earth, her reshaped body has been recognized by the way of heaven.
She is a spirit that can control Yin energy and ghosts, and a Yin spirit that can see the souls of all living beings.
The sky gradually turned white, and Ding Ling stood up, holding two bells.
After reshaping her spiritual body and restoring her memory, Ding Ling heaved a sigh of relief. She could never repay what she owed Ah Yan.
Looking at the land beneath his feet, Ding Ling thought.
She was once the spirit of the Nanyue witch bell and was served and worshipped by many generations for countless years.
Now, both bells have been found safely, allowing the underground settlement to be fully excavated. I wonder if this can be considered a closure of cause and effect.
Ding Ling returned to the board room carrying the bell. She turned on her cell phone, looked at the vast map of mountains and rivers, and fell into a long period of contemplation.
Afterwards, she entered the secret forum of the special case team and began to search the map from a hundred years ago.
...
The night passed peacefully. Ah Yan and Zhu Jue woke up in the morning and saw that there were no missed calls on their phones, only the location of the teahouse sent by Brother Bao.
Nothing major happened on the construction site, and the two men breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally, I can have a proper morning tea today." Ah Yan, who wanted to stay in bed for a few more minutes, just sat up.
She went to wash up excitedly, and hurried out pulling Juejue.
This teahouse is some distance away from the hotel and the construction site, so it is better to go there separately.
The two of them first squeezed into the subway, then rode bicycles, and after going through many difficulties along the way, they finally arrived at a teahouse in the old city community and met up smoothly.
As soon as he entered the teahouse, Ah Yan realized the difference. Grandpa, grandma, grandmother and mother were sitting at round tables, and he could hear Cantonese that he could hardly understand. Young faces were very rare.
The four of them found a seat and sat down. Sister Pretty came over and opened the tea and snack cards. Then an auntie came over with a cart filled with all kinds of snacks, which were dazzling to look at.
Shrimp dumplings, phoenix feet, barbecued pork buns, golden tripe, red rice sausage...these classic snacks are must-try. There are also many that Ah Yan and his friends are not familiar with, such as pepper and salt fish, steamed rice dumplings, chicken dumplings, duck foot dumplings, etc.
Following the principle of not letting go of anything they saw, several people brought the food to the table, and soon the table for four was full.
"Such a big plate, it's gone after each person takes one chopstick. I think we'll need another table in a while." A Yan said.
"Don't worry, we've got you covered." Brother Bao said proudly.
"You have no idea how much I can eat now."
Young bodies are good eaters to begin with, and since Bao Hui started doing manual labor on the construction site, his appetite has been increasing day by day.
After experiencing the morning rush hour and traffic jam, everyone was hungry, so we started eating together.
The tiger skin phoenix claws melt in your mouth and fall off the bone with just a turn of your tongue. They are full of flavor. The shrimp dumplings are crystal clear, large and firm, and your mouth is filled with happiness.
Although tea is cheap, the main purpose of having morning tea is to enjoy the steaming hot meal together.
"We'll go have some sweet soup in the afternoon and go to the porridge stall in the evening. There will be nothing to do at the construction site in a couple of days, so we can go to a villa in the mountains to eat free-range chicken." Brother Bao reported a series of arrangements and dish names.
"If I'm not free, you two can go to other places in the area by yourselves, and I'll leave the small shop I worked so hard to find to you."
"Don't worry." Zhu Jue said.
Ah Yan nodded while eating roasted wheat. This time she and Jue Jue came to Guangzhou without any special plans. They just came here to shop and eat.
In the following days, Ayan and Zhu Jue spent a happy time eating and drinking in Guangzhou. There are not many tourist attractions here and the weather is hot, so they went out just to find food, and after eating, they went shopping in the mall to digest the food.
Ding Ling's work was not over until the two of them returned to school after the vacation.
In July, the elementary school semester of Binda University began, and the campus was still crowded with people.
Not only the students who have chosen this summer vacation as the primary school semester, some of the primary school courses are open to outsiders, but also the summer camp participants, not to mention the large number of graduate students and doctoral students who stay on campus.
But generally speaking, the delicious food windows in the cafeterias are not as hard to grab as during the school term. There are not many classes in the elementary school term, so the pressure is not great, and there are more entertainment and extracurricular activities.
If this were a normal study week, Yan would just feel that such days are great. But when he thought that such days took up his summer vacation, he didn't feel so happy anymore.
Agricultural students have practical classes during their primary school semester. Yi Zhi followed Professor Qin to Qionghai City again, Gu Jiasui joined a drama crew, Senior He Xing is still abroad, Ding Ling went to Guangzhou and has not returned yet, so only A Yan and Chu Bingbing are left in the dormitory.
Of course, there is also the non-staff member Da An An, who occasionally shows up as an auditor.
Chu Bingbing has some simulated training courses. She is in the dormitory, and her big eyes are always staring at the stock market.
Zhu Jue's dormitory was also deserted. Brother Xiao took the kitten back to Ningcheng. Many old patients were waiting for him to go back for treatment during the summer vacation. Boss Chu still had to open the store. Yuan Ye also disappeared. Lin Fan even became a 24-hour nanny at home. Only Ye Pingan also stayed in school.
But for some reason, he didn't live in the dormitory for almost the entire elementary school semester.
One and a half months of the primary school term passed quickly. On August 14, Yanhe felt that he had had enough of eating in the cafeteria, so he ran to the shopping mall outside the school to improve his diet.
"I've been alone in the dormitory lately. Boss Chu only comes back two days a week, and Ping An comes and goes without a trace all day long." Zhu Jue said helplessly.
Living alone is actually quite good, and I can call or video chat with Ah Yan without any scruples, but he is the only quiet one in the whole dormitory, and he still feels a little uncomfortable during this period of time.
"Did Ping An take a job? Or did he go out to do a live broadcast?" A Yan guessed.
"If he's doing a live broadcast, it's normal for him not to come back."
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"He said he had something to do and had taken on a job, so it was inconvenient to stay in the dormitory."
"But I always feel that he seems to be avoiding me, as if he is avoiding suspicion." Zhu Jue said with a strange expression.
...
Ye Ping'an was indeed avoiding the two young lovers.
Because he had been planning something big recently and was afraid that he would be exposed accidentally.
He wanted to untie the bondage on himself.