Another middle-aged woman wearing a plaid shirt suddenly interjected, "Stop arguing, listen to me. I know more than you do. This morning my husband went to town to sell bananas, and he saw the whole thing."
The woman in the plaid shirt, seeing that her words had silenced the others, spoke excitedly, "My husband saw a lot of traffic police at the intersection and thought they were checking cars. At first, he was very scared, afraid that his unlicensed and unregistered Jialing motorcycle would be impounded by the traffic police. Fortunately, the traffic police did not arrest his vehicle, but just directed the passing vehicles. My husband said that a teenager died."
“My husband heard that the teenager was from Zhugenzi Village, Mawu Village Committee. Apparently, he and the college student who died before were siblings. They died sometime last night and were found this morning. I heard that he had bled to death and was kneeling there. He looked very horrifying.”
"This morning, just as dawn was breaking, a car driver saw the teenager kneeling there, was startled, and swerved the steering wheel, causing a traffic accident in which several cars collided."
"Old Mrs. Wu, does your husband know how that teenager died?" another woman asked hurriedly.
Old Mrs. Wu shook her head and said, "I don't know. My husband only stayed there for a short while before the traffic police chased him away."
After listening to what these women were saying, my expression changed. The teenager who died was from Zhugenzi Village, Mawu Village Committee, and he and the college student were siblings. If these women weren't lying, then the person who died must be Ma Jiabao. But yesterday afternoon, Zhang Guangyin and I went to the county town and saw him by the roadside. So when did he die, and how did he die?
I remained standing quietly to the side, listening without asking any questions.
The oldest woman, Granny Feng, raised her hand and said seriously, "How did he die? If I'm not mistaken, the teenager's death must be related to that red-clothed ghost. Every year, several people die mysteriously at that intersection, all because of that red-clothed ghost."
Upon hearing this, several middle-aged women's expressions changed drastically. The woman in the plaid shirt swallowed hard, her face still showing fear, and asked, "Grandma Feng, is there really a red-clothed ghost at that intersection? But I heard that the woman in red is a madwoman, and many people have seen her at that intersection."
Hearing this, I was shocked. Could it be that Ma Jiabao's death was really related to something evil?
"Hmph, you madwoman? What do you know?" Granny Feng sneered and continued, "That red-clothed ghost has been in that place for many years. Has any of you ever heard of seeing that madwoman in broad daylight?"
"It seems like I haven't heard anyone mention it."
"I've also heard that the traffic light intersection isn't clean."
"Grandma Feng, do you know how that woman in red appeared there?" the woman in the plaid shirt asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, I looked at Granny Feng, whose expression changed. She waved her hand and said, "Oh dear, let's not talk about these things, it's bad luck. Let's talk about the daughter-in-law of Big Silly Dog in our village. She's been married for three or four years and hasn't given birth to a single child."
"Yeah, yeah, I heard that woman is no good. Don't be fooled by her big breasts and round butt, she's so useless."
"But I heard that it's because of that stupid dog's son that he's impotent. Someone saw him frequently going to the Chinese medicine shop to buy tonics."
"Hmph, he probably bought it for his wife, right?"
Seeing that Granny Feng had changed the subject, several middle-aged women joined in the gossip, each chiming in with their own words, making that so-called "big idiot dog's" daughter-in-law sound utterly worthless.
I lost interest in listening further at this point. I had absolutely no interest in my gossip. But before leaving, I gave Granny Feng a deep look, guessing that she must know something.
I continued delivering packages on my electric scooter. I know where Granny Feng's house is. If I need to know anything, I'll go find her then.
After I finished delivering the packages, I ate a meal at home. I don't plan to go back to the courier station today, and no one has called to pick up the packages. I might as well stay home and study those talismans and practice the Three Pure Ones Supreme Technique.
I called Zhang Guangyin and told him that I wouldn't be going back to the courier station in the afternoon because I had some things to do at home, and asked a colleague to clock in for me.
In the past, I doubted Zhang Guangyin would have agreed, but now he readily agreed. He even told me that he was having dinner with Deng Xiaohong right now.
I hung up the phone and went back to my room. I took out the book of talismans that my grandfather had given me and read it carefully. The talismans at the end were too profound. I felt dizzy after reading them for a few seconds.
I put the talisman book away. Grandpa said that this talisman book belongs to our Zuo clan. However, we are not worried about outsiders finding out about it because the talismans in this book must be inscribed on the talisman paper using the magical power cultivated from the Three Pure Ones Supreme Technique. Otherwise, they will not work at all.
I turned on my computer, found the USB drive, and was about to plug it in when suddenly my phone rang.
When I took out my security phone, I saw that it was Tong Liu calling.
"Hey, Bucket Six, what's up?" I answered the phone and asked.
"Changming, have you heard about what happened at the traffic light intersection this morning?"
"I heard some things. There was a car accident, and someone died. It happened in Mawu Village." I told them what I knew.
"Changming, let me tell you, that intersection isn't clean, there are dirty things there. Be careful when you pass by it on your way home at night," Tong Liu said very seriously on the phone.
"Who told you that?" I asked, a little curious.
“My master, Hu Ergou,” Tong Liu paused for a moment before continuing, “You know about my master, Hu Ergou, and his son getting injured, right? They fell off their motorcycle at that intersection. Anyway, that intersection is very eerie. My master said that the female ghost is very powerful, so be careful.”
"I understand." After a brief chat with Tong Liu, I hung up the phone.
I know exactly where Hu Ergou was injured, but I don't want to tell Tong Liu about it.
I can't teach Tong Liu the skills of catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, because the traditions of my Zuo clan cannot be passed on to outsiders. However, I can draw more talismans when I have time and give some to Tong Liu so that he can be safe. As for the fact that I have started cultivating Taoism, I don't plan to tell Tong Liu for the time being.
I put away my phone, plugged the USB drive into the computer. My grandfather left me a lot of things, but some of them are too profound for me to understand right now. I want to find something that matches my current level of understanding to study.
But just then, my phone rang again.
When I picked up my phone, I was surprised to see who was calling me.
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