I suspect that the middle-aged man who gave the talisman to Zhang Guangyin, if not instigated by Deng Xiaohong, must have had a grudge against Zhang Guangyin, otherwise he wouldn't have given him a harmful talisman.
This isn't some kind of talisman to ward off evil spirits; it's clearly an evil thing that nourishes ghosts. What was originally just a yin ghost has been forcibly nurtured into a vengeful ghost by this talisman. If I hadn't been well-prepared, Zhang Guangyin and I would have been in danger tonight.
“They probably don’t know each other, and I’ve never seen them speak to each other.” Zhang Guangyin said angrily, “If I run into that guy next time, I’ll definitely give him a good beating. He’s incompetent but dares to harm people.”
"Never mind, he probably realized you'd messed with something evil and wanted to help you out, but the talisman is useless."
I didn't tell Zhang Guangyin that the talisman was an evil object. I had a strong feeling that this middle-aged man must be someone Deng Xiaohong knew. If he was a swindler, why didn't he take money? Moreover, I felt that his target wasn't Zhang Guangyin, but me, who was about to help Zhang Guangyin catch the ghost. If all my assumptions were true, then this middle-aged man must be closely related to Deng Xiaohong.
Since Zhang Guangyin didn't know who the middle-aged man was either, I gave up the idea of asking any further questions and chatted casually while eating my late-night snack.
After we finished our late-night snack, Zhang Guangyin booked me a deluxe single room at the hotel and even bought me a pack of Yuxi cigarettes.
As for Zhang Guangyin, he said he wouldn't go home tonight either, but booked a room next to mine, saying we'd go to the courier station together tomorrow morning.
I took a shower and lay down on the soft, comfortable bed. This was the first time I had ever stayed in such a luxurious place. I have to say, it's really good to be rich. It's so damn comfortable.
If I didn't have any skills, I wouldn't have received such treatment, and Zhang Guangyin wouldn't have been so kind to me. Alas, everything is based on having ability. In this world, apart from one's closest relatives, there is no such thing as unconditional kindness.
I picked up my phone and checked the time. It was already midnight. I put my phone down, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began practicing the Three Pure Ones Supreme Technique.
When I unleashed that final strike with the coin sword, I almost drained all the magic power from my body. The reason I didn't share a room with Zhang Guangyin was that I didn't want him to see me cultivating. In truth, how could someone as pure as me have any impure thoughts?
I don't know how long I've been cultivating, but I feel that the magical power within my body has recovered, and it's even a little stronger than before.
I lay down in bed and started to sleep.
......
The next morning.
I heard a knock on the door, slowly opened my eyes, and sat up from the soft bed.
"Changming, are you awake yet?" Zhang Guangyin's voice came from outside the door.
"Just woke up," I said, pointing towards the door.
“Okay, I’ll go down to the third floor and order breakfast first. Come down when you’re done washing up,” Zhang Guangyin said from outside the door.
"good."
I glanced at my watch; it was six o'clock in the morning. I got out of bed, washed up, grabbed my things, and took the elevator down to the third floor.
When Zhang Guangyin saw me walk into the third floor, he waved to me from a distance.
I sat down in front of Zhang Guangyin. He had already ordered breakfast: a serving of rice noodle rolls and two dishes of pickled vegetables for each of us.
Looking at the exquisite presentation, I knew that this simple breakfast was quite expensive. Since Zhang Guangyin was paying for it, I could just eat it without worry. If I were the one paying, I definitely wouldn't eat in a place like this.
After breakfast, we drove to load the packages and then headed towards the town's courier station.
On the way, Zhang Guangyin, who was driving, glanced at me and asked, "Changming, with such amazing skills, why do you still come to the courier station to deliver packages? You could be like those masters, going around helping people catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. You would not only have a good income, but you could also rid the people of harm."
"I never thought about these things before. I just had some free time and studied with Hu Ergou for a while. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will consider it. For now, I will continue to deliver packages." Actually, I also want to be a free and unrestrained ghost-catching master. It's just that because of the enemy that my grandfather mentioned, I still need to attach my master's name to Hu Ergou for the time being.
Of course, there is also the most important point, which is the calamity I am about to face. Even someone as powerful as my grandfather cannot help me overcome it, so you can imagine how dangerous it must be.
That calamity was like a mountain, pressing down on me and making it hard to breathe. My grandfather had also told me not to leave the main hall of the house on my birthday. I think my grandfather must have some backup plan, but he couldn't see through my fate either, so everything was still unknown.
However, I will not just sit idly by and wait to die. I have a feeling that the calamity on my birthday in my birth year must have come from something evil. In any case, now that I have embarked on the path of cultivation, I must make the most of this last month or so to make myself stronger.
Only by being strong enough can I face future crises. Others can't help me forever; I have to rely on myself for everything.
“Master Hu is truly an amazing person. Changming, how about this, for now, you can just deliver packages whenever you're free. If there are any ghost-catching or exorcism jobs, you can take them too. The courier station is in its off-season right now, and we have plenty of manpower. Just have someone else fill in for you.” Zhang Guangyin said earnestly.
"Hmm." I nodded. Ever since I helped Zhang Guangyin deal with that vengeful ghost, his attitude towards me has completely changed. If it were before, Zhang Guangyin would never have given me a kind look. But now, he has started to try to please me indirectly.
"Hey, was there a car accident up ahead? Why are there so many people?" Zhang Guangyin suddenly exclaimed.
Upon hearing this, I looked up and saw a large group of people standing to the left of the traffic light ahead. Police officers, traffic police, and medical personnel had all arrived, and the scene had been cordoned off.
"Brother Yin, what happened?" I asked Zhang Guangyin. This traffic light was the same one at the intersection of Dafeng Village, but I was sitting in the passenger seat, and the accident happened on the left, so I couldn't see what was going on.
Several damaged vehicles were still parked at the scene, and traffic police were directing passing vehicles to proceed slowly.
"I don't know, I didn't see anyone injured, it must have been a traffic accident." As Zhang Guangyin was speaking, the traffic police had already gestured for him to change lanes to the right.
"Judging from the extent of the damage to those cars, it must be quite serious. I hope no one was hurt," I said softly, tensing up but still unable to see anything.
“Sigh, this intersection is a frequent accident site. Every year, several people die here. I’ve seen too many accidents in the years I’ve been delivering packages. Sometimes, more than a dozen people die in a year. Almost one person dies every month. Isn’t that strange?” Zhang Guangyin sighed and said slowly.
"Hmm." I nodded. Ever since I came to town to study, there has been a fatal car accident at this intersection almost every year. Even now that traffic lights have been installed, nothing has changed.
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