Chapter 185: Performing Ghost Catching Rituals
“Okay.” Zhang Qiuying and Zhuang Qingsui readily agreed and hurried to the backyard to take out all the things they had prepared yesterday.
Cao went to move the small square table and walked outside.
He asked people to disperse and make some space, put the table in place, arranged the incense burner, and then placed a peach wood sword upright.
Such an action startled all the people who had gathered at the door of the tofu shop to watch the fun.
Even Xiao Liuzi was stunned for a moment, looking at the displayed things with his eyes wide open.
Aren't these things the common things used by the Bai family? Could it be that Zhuang Qingning is asking the gods to do something? Xiao Liuzi had this guess, and so did others. Seeing this scene, they all talked about it, and some were even bold enough to ask at the top of their voices.
"Hey, what are you doing? It's like the Taoist priest performing a ritual. Are you planning to cast a spell to capture that little ghost?"
This question was not a big deal, but it was like throwing a hot stone into a boiling pot, causing the crowd, which was already talking a lot, to become even more noisy.
"No way, you want to perform a ritual to subdue the little ghost? How can everyone subdue this little ghost? Only people with great cultivation can do it. I have never heard that the owner of this tofu shop has such a skill."
"It's hard to say. It's said that the owner of this tofu shop is a tough guy. He has a tough life. Who knows, maybe he can defeat this filthy thing?"
"That's right, I don't know. Did this tofu shop invite a master to help them perform a ritual? After all, it's the little ghost's. If he stays here, it will affect their business."
"Hey, I have to say, the owner of this tofu shop is really capable. He kept silent before and I thought he didn't care about this matter at all. I never thought he would do such a big thing all of a sudden. Let's wait and see, who knows!"
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Everyone was talking, and their opinions were all different, but the increasingly lively discussion actually attracted more people to watch.
Even those who originally came to the town's market to set up stalls and sell things no longer bothered to shout and hawk their wares. They just tilted their heads to look. However, the tofu shop was surrounded tightly by three layers of people, and it was completely invisible from the outside. The only way to look was to stand on a small stool or something and stick your head out to look.
Seeing that the preliminary preparations were almost done, Zhuang Qingning moved a stool next to the table, stepped on it, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Neighbors, uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters who come and go, please be quiet for a while, and let me say a few words first."
The host, who was being watched, showed up, and it seemed that he had something important to announce. All those who were originally talking loudly stopped talking and stared at Zhuang Qingning, wanting to listen carefully to what this underage girl had to say.
Seeing that the surroundings had quieted down, Zhuang Qingning straightened his back and raised his voice a few notches.
"As you can all see, our tofu shop has been open for quite some time and has always been peaceful. But a few days ago, someone said that there was a little ghost living in the tofu shop. Not only does it live there all day, but it also affects the fortune of everyone around it. Even people who buy things in our tofu shop will be implicated because of it."
"Since this little devil is unlucky and will harm people in the future, I will kill him on the spot today, so that everyone can feel at ease."
Collecting little ghosts, and also killing little ghosts? When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked and looked at Zhuang Qingning in disbelief.
"You are so young, yet you dare to make such a boast? Taking in a little ghost is not something that ordinary people can do. Even the half-immortal Bai Shi doesn't dare to say such a thing easily."
An elderly man stroked his gray beard and glanced at Zhuang Qingning, his words full of mockery.
"That's right, you little girl, you say such things in broad daylight, this is just a joke!"
"Are you trying to trick us?"
"Whether I have deceived you or not, you will know it when you see it later." Zhuang Qingning said loudly: "Wait here for a while, and you will know whether I am bluffing or not."
After Zhuang Qingning finished speaking, he looked up at Tian'er and said, "It's almost time. Everyone please step back and don't get hurt by this little devil's anger."
The words were spoken in a serious manner, and Zhuang Qingning's face was extremely solemn. He didn't look like he was lying or joking at all. Those who were originally half-believing and half-doubting were now suppressed by Zhuang Qingning's calm aura and just followed everyone and took two steps back.
In this way, a large piece of open space was freed up.
Zhuang Qingning looked around very solemnly, and nodded slightly to the people present. Then he rolled up his sleeves, took out a stick of incense, lit it with a fire starter, and inserted it into the incense burner on the table.
He knelt on the ground facing the door of the tofu shop, which was the place where Xiao Liuzi and others said the little ghost was. He bowed solemnly, then stood up and took the peach wood sword on the table.
Holding a peach wood sword and muttering something, Zhuang Qingning walked around the table three times. Suddenly, he shouted loudly and pointed the peach wood sword in his hand towards the roof of the tofu shop.
"I originally thought that you would have nowhere to reincarnate and could only wander around in the human world, ending up reduced to ashes, so I couldn't bear to catch you. I never thought that you would be so bold and reckless as to ruin other people's fortunes. I will not let you go today!"
Zhuang Qingning opened his eyes wide and shouted angrily.
The peach wood sword in his hand was pointing straight at the roof without moving at all.
Seeing this, the onlookers held their breath and stared at the roof of the tofu shop with wide eyes, just wanting to see whether the rumored little ghost would show up there.
But after looking around for a while, my eyes became swollen and sore, but I could not see anything.
Just as everyone was surprised, Zhuang Qingning shouted angrily again, and swung the peach wood sword in his hand vigorously. The tip of the sword pointed from the roof of the tofu shop to the table in front of them.
And on the square table that originally only had an incense burner, a palm-sized puppet suddenly appeared!
Moreover, the doll was light yellow in color and had no facial features. It looked like a faceless person. In addition, when one thought that the doll was the incarnation of the little ghost that had been lurking on the roof for many days, it was very scary.
Some people in the crowd exclaimed, some closed their eyes, and some even ran away, but more people looked carefully at the doll and the gloomy Zhuang Qingning.
Zhuang Qingning took out a long needle from the incense burner and forcefully stabbed the needle into the abdomen of the puppet.
I saw a burst of white smoke rising slowly from the puppet, and the puppet seemed to be in extreme pain, trembling constantly, and did not calm down for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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