Chapter 17: The First Ghost Hunt
An autumn rain and a cold, just a rain during the day, and the cold at night, Linlang always feels that it has entered winter.
Linlang and Yi were lying on the bed, Zhong Jiu only said to see her at night, and she didn't know where to see her, so she could only wait at home. When she was drowsy and about to fall asleep, she didn't see Zhong Jiu. It's already the third watch outside, and Linlang is very unhappy to wait, and she won't wait if she knows it. Just as she was about to undress and go to bed, there was a gust of wind outside the door, and when she looked up, she saw Zhong Jiu leaning against the door, staring at her expressionlessly.
Zhong Jiu changed into a light gray robe, his face was like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he stood there majestic, like a chivalrous man. Linlang felt that this was the most extraordinary man she had ever seen, and there was no one.
Linlang could see it, Zhong Jiu's hand shook in front of her eyes, and she suddenly came back to her senses, Zhong Jiu teased: "I know I'm good-looking, but you can't look too unscrupulous." ”
She was speechless by Zhong Jiu's words, she didn't know that this person was so narcissistic. She climbed out of bed, put on her shoes and socks, and asked, "What did you say we met today?" ”
Zhong Jiu didn't answer her question, only said to go with him, and then with a wave of his hand, there was an exact same Linlang on her bed like last time.
Linlang excitedly followed Zhong Jiu out of the door, she was very interested in the function that Zhong Jiu could change with a wave of his hand, this was simply a mythical story. Along the way, she kept pestering Zhong Jiujiao to teach her how to become another her. However, Zhong Jiu didn't care, obviously he didn't want to teach, Linlang could only pout, frown, and follow behind him with his head down.
"Zhong Jiu, where are we going?" Linlang asked.
"Ghost hunting." The answer was concise and crisp.
Yes? But isn't she ready? Linlang suddenly fell into nervous, excited, and frightened emotions, unable to extricate herself, and her body kept shaking.
Zhong Jiu suddenly stopped, Linlang looked around, and at some point, they arrived at a place that she was completely unfamiliar with. Outside, the sky was overcast and shrouded in a layer of mist, and some villages could be faintly visible.
Linlang thought that she had probably arrived at her destination, she was a little scared, it was too gloomy here. She hid behind Zhong Jiu, clutching his sleeve tightly.
Zhong Jiu wanted to pull her out, but she looked at him and said, "No, I'm afraid." ”
Zhong Jiu stretched out his hand, his eyes were extremely gentle, and even his voice became gentle: "Come here, with me, what are you afraid of?" ”
As if there was some kind of bewitchment, Linlang put her hand on his palm, Zhong Jiu's hand was warm and dry, and her heart suddenly settled down.
But she still hesitated, after all, she didn't know anything, she was just a rookie. Ghost hunting is a technical job, and when the ghost is not caught, it is not appropriate to be caught by a ghost. The jade pendant said that ghosts couldn't approach her, but there was no one in case of everything, and if there were ghosts who weren't afraid of that jade pendant, wouldn't she be embarrassed.
Thinking of this, she coaxed again, and said to Zhong Jiu: "You see that I don't have much experience, and I will make trouble for you when the time comes, or I'll wait for you in a safe place, and you can go and forget it yourself." ”
Zhong Jiu was tall, and he looked down at Linlang, to be exact, he was looking at her with his nostrils, and there was a cold snort in those nostrils, and Linlang felt that his nostrils were laughing at her.
Zhong Jiu didn't say anything after snorting, took out a short knife from his pocket and handed it to her. Linlang took it and took a look, she had seen it, it was the last time Hong Aya appeared, the one Zhong Jiu was holding in his hand, and Hong Aya seemed to be very afraid of this knife.
"What kind of knife is this?" Linlang asked.
"Soul Eater."
Linlang played with it in his hand, and the word 'Ning' was engraved on the hilt, and he didn't know what it meant. She was just about to ask about the origin of this Ning character, when she heard Zhong Jiu say: "As long as the ghost touches this knife, even if the ghost does not fly away, it can only turn into a wisp of ghost, and there is no possibility of doing evil again." ”
It sounds powerful, and the knife that even Red Aya is afraid of should be a good thing. She was just about to pull out her knife to take a look, when she suddenly heard the sound of Xi Xi Suo in the distance, Zhong Jiu frowned and stretched out his hand, and in just an instant, there was an extra long sword in his hand, the sword had to be half a person high, flashing with a ghostly light, and it looked very bluffing.
Linlang was a little resentful: "Why do you have such a long sword, and I only take such a small short knife, isn't it unfair." Linlang gestured in her hand, which was not much longer than her palm.
Zhong Jiu glanced at her and handed the sword in his hand to her. Linlang reached out to pick it up, but almost fell. The sword must weigh a hundred pounds, and she can't pick it up at all. Linlang smiled wryly: "I think it, this short knife is very good, it fits my temperament." ”
Linlang followed Zhong Jiu to a courtyard, the courtyard was extremely weird, and there was a faint white light inside. She clutched the knife in her hand, not daring to move forward, and she wasn't sure if she would have the courage to stab it if she saw a ghost.
Zhong Jiu looked at her frightened look, took out a small ceramic bottle from his pocket, handed it to her and said to her, "If you are really afraid, take a sip of the potion in the bottle and run quickly, the ghost can't catch up with you." But remember, just take a small sip and never drink too much. ”
Linlang took the bottle and only nodded, so she should be relieved. She has a triple guarantee, no matter how high the mana of that ghost is, she is not afraid.
Zhong Jiu pushed open the gate of the courtyard, and she followed her in, startled by the scene in front of her. There were probably seven or eight people in the yard, oh no, ghosts. All of them were pale, their eyes were wide, their lips were blood-red, and they had red hand rings on their wrists.
Zhong Jiu said that those ghosts have hand rings on their hands, and ghosts who have entered the underworld must wear hand rings with their names on them, symbolizing their identity.
These seven or eight ghosts saw her and Zhong Jiu coming in, and they came towards the two of them. Linlang was stunned at the critical moment, and was so frightened that she retreated, only to see Zhong Jiu rushing out with a sword without saying a word.
Linlang stood at the door and watched them fight, Zhong Jiu's sword fell, as long as the ghost stabbed by Zhong Jiu screamed, it turned into nothing in an instant.
Just as Linlang was watching with relish, suddenly a ghost seemed to see her and pounced on me. She screamed and turned to run, drawing the knife in her hand as she ran. But I never thought that no matter how much strength she tried, she couldn't pull it out, and she was so anxious that she was about to cry. She hurriedly stretched into her neck and tried to take out the jade pendant inside, but her neck was empty. Only then did she remember that in the evening, the rope of the jade pendant broke, and she took it off. I wanted to change to a new rope after eating, but who knew that I forgot that Yu Pei was lying peacefully under her pillow.
Linlang felt desperate and was chased by the ghost. She suddenly thought that Zhong Jiu had also given her a bottle of potion, she hurriedly took it out of her pocket, and she could only drink a little bit of what Zhong Jiu had explained, and poured it all down.
Suddenly, as if she had been inflated, she flew into the air with a bang. She felt like a kite with a broken string, flying around in the air. The body became very light, and the head became chaotic, dizzy, as if drinking a jar of daughter red, and I didn't know what day it was.
Linlang floated in the air with her eyes closed, I don't know how long she floated, until she landed in a warm embrace, she didn't feel stable. She tried hard to open her eyes, but she couldn't see who it was. She heard only a sigh, and she fell asleep completely.
When she woke up, she was lying in her bed, and it was almost dawn outside. She sat up from the bed and saw Zhong Jiu sitting on a chair not far away, and her heart was startled. She clutched her throbbing chest and said, "Who are you going to scare to death when you sit there?" ”
Zhong Jiu stood up and walked to her bed, looked at me condescendingly, and saw that her heart was empty, he spoke, and his tone was cold: "You didn't go out with your brains?" Did I tell you that you can't drink too much of that potion? Pour it well, and drink it as water. Do you know that you will drink the dead, but the ghost has not been caught, and you have become a ghost. ”
He scolded her like this, Linlang was also annoyed, and defended: "It's not all your fault, the knife you gave me can't be used." I couldn't even pull out the knife, but I forgot to wear my jade pendant again, so I had to drink the bottle of potion. In such an emergency, I don't care how much I drink. Besides, you didn't say that you would die if you drank too much, and you scolded me so justifiably. ”
After listening to my words, Zhong Jiu looked at her with an expression of disbelief, and there was a slight loss in that expression. He took the knife out of his pocket, handed it to her, and said, "Pull it out and show me." ”
Linlang took the knife, but she couldn't pull it out with all her might. She threw the knife to Zhong Jiu, Zhong Jiu only held it in her hand and only pulled it lightly, and the knife was pulled out, and Linlang hurriedly said: "Look at it, this knife must not match me." I advise you to take it back, I don't dare to ask for it again, it almost killed me. ”
Zhong Jiu took the knife and thought for a while, then said to her, "Stretch out your hand." ”
Although Linlang didn't know what he meant, he still obediently stretched out his hand. Zhong Jiu grabbed her wrist and slashed her palm with a knife, a stream of blood came out of her palm, and she cried out in pain: "Zhong Jiu, you are too much, why did you cut my hand?" ”
Zhong Jiu shook her palm with his hand, and the wound in the palm of his hand was miraculously healed, and there was not even a scar. She was wondering, the blood on the knife seemed to have penetrated into the knife, little by little, and the blade still exuded a dazzling cold light.
Zhong Jiu closed the knife, handed it back to her hand, and said softly, "Try again." ”
Linlang pulled it out in confusion, and took it and pulled it out easily, "What's going on?" Linlang asked.
"You don't have to worry about what's going on, this knife will be yours in the future, you just put it away." Zhong Jiu said.
"Isn't it going to drink my blood every time I pull it out? Then you have to teach me the ability to heal wounds, or I'll bleed to death sooner or later. ”
"No, it has already recognised you, and you don't have to feed it blood often in the future."
That's good, then she can rest assured. Where should she be placed, so that her mother could not find out.
She thought about it for a long time, but she really couldn't think of where to put it safely. When he was at a loss, Zhong Jiu laughed out loud next to him and said, "It's good that you take it with you, except for you, no mortal can see it." ”
"Then if you don't say it earlier, I'll hide here." Linlang put the knife back into the mezzanine of her schoolbag, and suddenly remembered that she had finished drinking the potion and flew into the sky, but how did she get down?
"Zhong Jiu, can you give me another bottle of that potion? It's fun to fly into the sky, didn't you save me? As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Jiu's face changed, one moment red, the other green. Linlang felt as if he was about to lose his temper, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it if you don't want to give it, it's not so fun, it's scary." ”
"It's not dawn yet, you can sleep again." Zhong Jiu said coldly and disappeared, she was really like a fairy, if only she could have such a skill.
Her first ghost hunting experience ended in failure. Later, I caught Zhong Jiu a few times, and said that this soul devouring knife was really useful, and those ghosts were all taken down when they touched it, and Zhong Jiu put those ghosts into a peachwood box, saying that he wanted to bring them back to the underworld. She doesn't care where those ghosts go, as long as they don't harm the world.