I immediately followed closely behind Granny Qin and walked to the top of the ancient castle.

As soon as I entered, I smelled the smell of food, and when I looked up, I saw that the table was full of food. I sat opposite Granny Qin and I, in the face of these delicacies, my eyes were already shining, I swallowed my saliva, held the stone bowl, held the chopsticks, and began to devour it.

Granny Qin kept saying, "Child, eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke." ”

I smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, you don't know how hungry I am, I think even if I choke to death, don't starve to death." Haha......"

The mother-in-law suddenly said, "Child, how did you quarrel with that foreigner this time?" ”

I waved my hand and said, "Mother-in-law, don't mention that person to me, that person is simply a psychopath, he is a police officer who knows entertainment all day long and doesn't do anything." Expecting others to do everything well for him, you say, how can there be such a person in the world? I'll tell you what happened, and you'll give me a critique. ”

The mother-in-law put down the rice bowl in her hand and said, "Child, it's not my mother-in-law who said you, your temper is sometimes too stinky, and you need to change it." ”

I pursed my mouth and said, "Mother-in-law, I know that my personality is not very good, but this matter is not my fault at all. Everything is his fault. ”

The mother-in-law smiled: "Okay, you can tell me to listen, and my mother-in-law will help you analyze it." ”

I took a long breath and said, "Mother-in-law, here's the thing, some time ago, that American foreigner encountered a serial murder case, he didn't know anything about the case, and at that time, I saw his pitiful appearance and agreed to help him investigate, but when I told him the truth of the case, who knew that he was actually dissatisfied with the results of my investigation, and when I asked him to help me send some people to stop passers-by from harm, he even said that I was nervous. Mother-in-law, you say, whose fault is this? ”

Granny Qin shook her head and said, "I don't understand what you're saying, you'd better tell me the details of the investigation." ”

I really didn't know how to start from the beginning, so I said, "Mother-in-law, do you believe that there are ghosts in the world?" ”

Granny Qin covered her mouth with her hands and laughed.

I shook my head, knowing in my heart that she wouldn't believe me. However, something that I did not expect at all happened.

After Granny Qin finished laughing, she patted me on the shoulder and said, "Child, there have been legends of ghosts and ghosts since ancient times, could all these legends be lies?" There must be more or less a bit of authenticity included. There are still many places in the world that believe in ghosts and bodhisattvas, such as my hometown, where all the people in my hometown believe that there are ghosts in the world. ”

I opened my mouth wide and asked curiously, "Mother-in-law, do you believe that there are ghosts in the world?" ”

Granny Qin's expression was serious, and she said, "Of course I believe that there are ghosts in the world, not only do I believe that there are ghosts, but I have also seen ghosts several times with my own eyes!" ”

After listening to Granny Qin's words, I couldn't believe it, my throat was dry, and I lost my voice: "Mother-in-law, you ...... You say you've seen ghosts? ”

Granny Qin nodded and said, "Yes, I saw ghosts several times next to a grave in my hometown when I was young, it was the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of one year, it was a ghost festival, I went to burn paper money for my grandmother that day, and on the day I burned paper money, there was a sudden burst of smoke, and then there was a wind and sand, the wind and sand were particularly strong, and the air was filled with a disgusting fishy smell. My eyes were so blown by the wind and sand that I hurriedly covered my eyes with my hands, just as I looked ahead through the gap between my hands. Suddenly, I saw an old woman, and that old woman was my grandmother. I saw that she was actually reaching out to pick up my unburned paper money. She was picking up the paper money and muttering some strange spells in her mouth. Immediately afterwards, I saw a dozen pale ghosts appear on the entire barren mountain. ”

"At that time, my legs were no longer obedient, and I was slumped on the ground, not daring to move. Later, in order to be able to figure out things like ghosts, I traveled all the way to the house of a celestial master and worshipped him as a teacher. He taught me a lot about ghosts. ”

After listening to Granny Qin's words, my throat was dry and my chest rose one after another. After a full three minutes, I said slowly, "Those ghosts you saw didn't hurt you?" ”

Granny Qin smiled: "Later, I learned from my master that those ghosts are just ordinary ghosts, they will not and dare not take the initiative to harm us people, they are all under the jurisdiction of the underworld, because it was Halloween that day, so Yan Jun gave them a day off and allowed them to go back to see, but they were not allowed to mutilate the people in the yang world." Without a special order from the Underworld Yan Jun, they would not dare to come to the Yang Realm without permission, otherwise they would be sent to the eighteenth layer of hell. ”

Granny Qin paused, picked up her rice bowl and said, "But there are also some ghosts who are more special, they are not under the jurisdiction of Yan Jun, they can enter the yang world at will to mutilate living beings, and act arbitrarily. ”

I suddenly felt that Granny Qin in front of me seemed to know a lot about supernatural things like ghosts. I became curious, and asked her with a trembling voice, "Mother-in-law, can you tell me if this ghost is called a terrible ghost?" ”

Granny Qin took a deep breath and sighed: "Yes, it is a powerful ghost, this kind of ghost must have suffered great stimulation when he was alive, he was full of hatred and resentment before he died, and after he died, when his soul drifted to the underworld, he had an accident, and his soul drifted to the Netherworld Mountain." They broke away from the jurisdiction of the underworld and became independent beings. ”

I guessed in my heart that Granny Qin must have some opinions about powerful ghosts, and maybe she would have a more direct way to eliminate powerful ghosts, so I asked her in a curious tone: "Then isn't this kind of ghost unmanageable, and can't you return to the yang world at any time to do evil?" Don't we have a way to get rid of them quickly? ”

Granny Qin stood up suddenly, and she said, "Don't worry, don't think that this kind of powerful ghost is invincible." You must know that when the souls of the powerful ghosts drift to the Netherworld Mountain, they can't return to the yang world immediately, they need at least seventy-seven and forty-nine human essence blood to be resurrected. And it had to be the forty-nine people who went to their graves of their own accord to have an effect. ”

After listening to Granny Qin's words, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on my palms when I thought of those ignorant passers-by on the grave mountain, my heart beat faster, and I gasped for breath again and again. If they pass through that place at night, they will definitely be devoured by the evil spirits for the night.

Seeing that my expression was wrong, Granny Qin immediately greeted me with concern: "Child, what's wrong with you?" Look at your nervous look, are you taken aback by what I just said! ”

I shook my head and remained silent.

Granny Qin picked up a piece of beef, put it in her mouth and chewed it, she smiled while eating: You don't have to be afraid, I heard that this kind of ghost only appears once in a thousand years. And even if they appeared, it was only to take revenge on the people who had hurt them in their lives. As long as you haven't done anything hurtful, don't be afraid, isn't our old saying good, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. ”

I nodded and said, "Mother-in-law, is there any way for your old man to eliminate this kind of ghost?" ”

Granny Qin seemed to hear the mystery from my words, she looked me up and down with her eyes, suddenly frowned, and said, "Hey, you...... I remember that you seem to have always been a staunch materialist and a person who pays attention to scientific theories in everything, why did you mention the ghost thing to me today? ”

I took a deep breath and sighed, "Mother-in-law, you don't know, everything I encountered in the past can be explained by science, but now...... Now I'm going through something that completely upends my mindset. I'm starting to believe in ghost legends now, too. ”

Granny Qin snorted and said, "The earth is so big, there are all kinds of strange things in the world, how can human beings explain everything with science?" If you think about the legends of ghosts and ghosts that have existed since the dawn of mankind, are these legends all out of nowhere? ”