Chapter 10
Considering that Jing Xiebai would be back in a few days, Xie did not start work immediately, but practiced at home and petted the cat.
When Jing Xiebai came back, Xie had already memorized the complete book of talismans by heart.
The day Jing Xiebai came to pick up Fubao, Xie was meditating in the bedroom.
"Your spiritual power is growing very fast. Let me give you some talisman paper first."
Drawing talisman paper is difficult but using it is easy. Jing Xiebai took some talisman paper he drew from home and gave it to Xie Que.
"Oh, okay." Xie took the talisman paper.
Jing Xiebai has high spiritual power, and the talisman he draws is extremely powerful, but unfortunately Xie can't bring out even 30% of the power of the talisman now.
"Don't be discouraged. If you continue to improve at your current rate, you will be able to draw some basic talismans in less than a month." Jing Xiebai was not trying to comfort Xie Que. Xie Que was indeed gifted and hardworking. It was just a matter of time before he became an independent exorcist.
Xie chuckled. After these few days of seclusion and cultivation, he could clearly feel that he had more energy. He was like a completely different person from the decadent boy when he first moved in.
After returning Fubao to Jing Xiebai and cleaning the house, Xie Que went out to work.
The advantage of having a company close to home is that you don’t have to worry about commuting.
Xie Que arrived at the company door fifteen minutes after he left the house. He asked the front desk to help him open the door and pressed the elevator button. Xie Que then realized that he was nervous.
Xie was looking at his own shadow in the elevator and lost in thought.
"Is the company so quiet at this time?"
Xie was not overthinking it. The sun was shining brightly outside, but it was cold and gloomy inside the company.
Xie didn't think it was because the air conditioner was set to a low temperature. He had only felt this kind of coldness when he was a child in a wild house in the village that had not been lived in for a long time.
Xie got goosebumps all over his body. He didn't understand why a company with so many people could have such a cold feeling.
Logically speaking, having many people means sufficient yang energy, so people will not feel cold no matter what.
Xie frowned. After getting out of the elevator, the weird feeling not only did not dissipate, but became stronger and stronger.
Xie Que felt the jade on his chest begin to heat up. After practicing for the past few days, the jade no longer felt hot. Xie Que glanced around the office cautiously. The heat of the jade indicated that there was Yin energy in the place, but Xie Que's spiritual power was not enough to open the Yin-Yang Eyes.
Xie Que took a deep breath, found his workstation, and planned to talk to Jing Xiebai about the situation here after get off work.
He tidied up his desk. Everyone in the office was busy with their own things. He didn't know if it was just Xie Que's psychological effect, but he always felt that their Yang energy seemed a little abnormally weak.
However, Xie observed and found that the people closest to the boss's office had the weakest yang energy.
He frowned, thinking that some people do keep ghosts for the sake of wealth, but would such a big company also keep ghosts?
Xie wasn't overthinking it. The company he joined had a very good reputation in the industry. If the boss really raised some bad guys to build such a big company, he probably wouldn't live past fifty.
But according to Xie, the boss of this restaurant is already 53 years old and still in good health.
Xie was puzzled. He looked towards the boss's office, his eyes slightly fixed, and his brows unconsciously furrowed.
The jade pendant on his chest was still hot, but Xie felt that if he sat here with the jade pendant on for a whole day, his chest would definitely be burned.
After thinking about it, since the jade pendant will get hot when it is close to a ghost, I might as well use it to find out where the ghost is hiding.
But Xie doesn't like the feeling of being led by the nose.
He did what he said, but Xie picked up the cup, pretending to add water, and took the opportunity to walk around the office.
As Xie Que expected, he could clearly feel the jade pendant on his chest was terribly hot near the boss's office. Afraid of being burned, Xie Que could only quickly carry the cup back to his workstation.
Now it was clear that there was a ghost in the company, and it wasn't just an ordinary ghost. Any ghost that could survive in such a crowded place must be a powerful ghost with at least ten years of cultivation.
Xie Que has been intensively studying his knowledge of exorcism these past few days, and he also knows how difficult it is to deal with evil spirits.
Xie Que exhaled a little irritably, tugging at his collar, his brows etched with impatience. He had encountered a fierce ghost before even starting work, and Xie Que was not in a good mood. Moreover, given the current situation, he had better contact Jing Xiebai immediately to prevent the fierce ghost from falling into the hands of the Taoist priest.
It's frustrating, but Xie still only knows that there is a Taoist priest looking for evil spirits, but he doesn't know the other party's name or appearance, and he can't even find a few commissions for exorcising evil spirits on the forum.
Xie Que's account level is high. Since even he can't find a few, you can imagine how difficult it is to find evil spirits.
Xie sighed and took out his cell phone to send a message to Jing Xiebai.
All is fine: I came to work today, and the jade pendant on my chest has been getting hot. I just looked for it, and the ghost should be in our boss's office.
However, Xie sent out the company address again. He was very confident in his judgment.
Jing Xiebai replied immediately.
Fubao: Do you work in this company?
Xie Que: “?”
What happened to this company? Did Jing Xiebai already know there was something fishy going on with this company?
All is fine: Yes, I just found a job.
Fubao: You are really lucky. The boss of this company came to me not long ago and asked me to get rid of the evil in the company.
Jing Xiebai had a headache. He didn't expect that Xie Que also worked in that company.
But it’s also a good thing, as I can teach Xie Que how to exorcise ghosts on the spot.
Time waits for no one, and the best way to improve is to take Xie Que with you to exorcise ghosts.
Fubao: You go to work first, and wait for me at the company gate after get off work today.
All is fine: OK.
With Jing Xiebai's words, Xie Que felt much more at ease. Since he said so, Xie Que no longer worried about being interrupted by a ghost in the middle of work.
The day passed quickly, but Xie was afraid of attracting other people's attention, so after work he stayed in the coffee shop opposite the company for an hour to make sure everyone had left before going back.
Jing Xiebai arrived a little late, but when he arrived, Xie was looking at the complete collection of formations.
Hearing footsteps, Xie turned off his phone.
"You're here."
Jing Xiebai nodded. He had a hunch that this evil spirit was no simple one, so he drew some more talismans at home before coming here.
He took out a few talisman papers from a stack and gave them to Xie Que, then made a mark between Xie Que's eyebrows.
Xie subconsciously closed his eyes and felt a stream of spiritual energy entering his body. When he opened his eyes, he found that they were full of black air and there was the sound of children's ridicule from time to time.
?
Xie Que frowned slightly and looked at Jing Xiebai with confusion in his eyes.
Jing Xiebai laughed, as if he had expected Xie Que's reaction, and pulled him towards the elevator.
"I'll give you a yin-yang eye. There's more than one ghost in this place. Be careful."
Xie just said "hmm", knowing that his spiritual power was not enough to open the Yin-Yang eyes. Jing Xiebai was helping him, otherwise how could he exorcise ghosts if he couldn't even see them.
The closer he got to the office, the thicker the black air in front of his eyes became, and occasionally a few shadows flashed before his eyes.
Xie Que: "Did you hear the children's laughter?"
This kind of laughter made Xie feel very uncomfortable. It was a bit like the sound of scratching a blackboard with fingernails.
Jing Xiebai glanced at Xie Que and said seriously, "I heard it, but this little brat is not our target."
Jing Xiebai clearly felt that the energy here was very chaotic. Not surprisingly, someone had offered something here that shouldn't be offered.
The two men didn't turn on the lights and groped their way to the boss's office.
Jing Xiebai touched the door handle, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and looked at the office.
The air was filled with black air, and Jing Xiebai saw some little ghosts lying on the desk and biting each other. Noticing Jing Xiebai's gaze, a few of the little ghosts crawled towards them while laughing.
Jing Xiebai frowned: "Quick! Use the talisman!"
Xie reacted quickly, pulled out a ghost-killing talisman, injected spiritual power into it, and threw the talisman paper into the pile of little ghosts.
The moment the talisman paper was thrown out, a burst of fire was emitted. Some little ghosts were unable to dodge it and let out wailing, then disappeared in the wailing.
Seeing this, the other little ghosts hurried away from Xie Que and stopped mocking him. Instead, they made rustling sounds and quickly gathered together.
Xie frowned and looked at Jing Xiebai, not sure whether he should use the talisman again.
Jing Xiebai also had some doubts. The little ghost was covered in black air, but the yin energy was not strong.
"It's just a puppet. Don't use the talisman anymore."
It is very difficult to kill all the puppets. Instead of worrying about the little ghosts, it is better to solve the current problem first.
"Go back and check the elevator."
Jing Xiebai didn't believe that they could find the evil ghost so easily. The easier it is, the easier it is to fall into the trap.
Xie nodded. He also felt that it was unbelievable how smooth it was. Along the way, only the little ghost had actively attacked them. It was as if someone was deliberately guiding them to open the office door.
Xie Que glanced at Jing Xiebai, and there was a rare seriousness on the other person's face.
Jing Xiebai grabbed Xie Que's hand, and a light golden thread appeared between the two.
Jing Xiebai: "Don't walk side by side. You walk in front. With this string, we won't get separated."
Xie nodded, said nothing more, and walked forward.
On the way back, the black air was so thick that he couldn't see the road under his feet, but Xie touched the wall, recalling the location of the elevator, and slowly moved towards it.
Counting his steps, Xie estimated that the elevator should be in front of him. He stretched out his hand and groped carefully, but only touched the wall.
?
Xie took a few more steps in disbelief, but still could only touch the wall.
Jing Xiebai noticed something was wrong and walked over to Xie Que: "What's wrong?"
Xie Que: "Something's wrong. This should be the elevator, but I can only feel the wall."
Jing Xiebai: “…”
He took out a lantern talisman, injected spiritual power into it, and the light from the burning talisman paper dispelled the darkness and illuminated the scene before him.
Xie Que: "It really is a wall? I didn't go the wrong way."
Walking along the wall, the elevator was right in front of him, but Xie didn't think he had gone the wrong way.
Jing Xiebai walked a few steps further holding the talisman to confirm the fact that the elevator was gone.
He sighed and resigned himself to his fate: "We are trapped here. It seems that if we don't exorcise this ghost today, it won't let us out."
Xie Que: "Then where should we go to find ghosts? The office?"
Now they know that there is a ghost in the office, and they know nothing else.
Jing Xiebai: "Well, you should go ahead this time."
Jing Xiebai was worried that Xie Que was possessed by a ghost, so he asked him to walk in front so that Jing Xiebai could observe him more easily.
Xie didn't think much about it and continued to walk back by feeling the wall.
Jing Xiebai injected spiritual energy into the talisman paper again. This time, the talisman paper spontaneously combusted, and the surroundings returned to darkness.
Jing Xiebai: "Just follow your memory, don't be afraid."
Since this evil ghost can hide the elevator, walking in the dark is the best choice. Who knows if it will do something else on the road? Sometimes, what you see with your eyes is a dead end.
Xie continued to count his steps, but for some reason, he always felt that this distance was too long.
Xie Que: "Do you feel that we have been gone for a long time?"
Xie stopped, not sure whether he should continue walking.
Jing Xiebai: "Indeed, did you find anything else along the way?"
Xie Que: "No, it's just the wall."
Xie was afraid of taking the wrong path, so he kept walking close to the wall.
Jing Xiebai: "...Then keep going forward. If you touch anything strange, don't move."
Xie Que: "Yeah."
The surroundings became quiet at some point, and even the little ghost disappeared.
It seemed like a breeze was blowing, but Xie felt as if a pair of cold hands were gently brushing his feet. However, when he wanted to stop and feel it carefully, he touched the door handle again.
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