After listening to Zhang Hao's narration, I finally understood how he died, to be honest, but if Zhang Hao could listen to my persuasion once, he would not die.

It can only be said that everything is predestined.

Zhang Hao was destined to die young.

"Master, you... Can you put it away? Zhang Hao took a few steps back and looked at the spirit deterrent talisman in my hand with fear, which shows that Daochang Li's spirit deterrent talisman does have a huge deterrent effect on ghosts.

If I had known that the effect of the Spirit Deterrent Talisman was so good, I should have been cheeky and asked for more at that time, so that I wouldn't have to be afraid even if I encountered demons and monsters.

In addition, I remembered what Daochang Li said to me, he said that I will have a calamity recently, as long as I have his spirit amulet, I will definitely be able to eliminate the disaster, at first of course I didn't take his words to heart, but now that I think back, I am really glad that I didn't return the spirit amulet to Li Daochang at that time.

Otherwise, I might have been killed by Zhang Hao by now.

"Master."

Zhang Hao suddenly shouted.

"Huh?" I put the amulet away.

"I have something to ask you."

"Say."

"My parents are just such a son as me, I'm dead now, I can't continue to take care of them, my sister is young, can you..."

"Take care of your family?"

Zhang Hao nodded hurriedly, and then assured me with a serious face: "I will definitely do my best to be loyal to you in the future, and I will have no dissent." ”

I thought for a while and nodded and agreed, now that the soul contract has been successfully signed, Zhang Hao will definitely follow me in the future, and I will take care of his family on his behalf to fulfill one of his wishes, which can not only make me look atmospheric, but also make Zhang Hao willingly follow me with all his heart, why not?

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then Zhang Hao's father's voice came in: "Master Xiaotian, are you alright?" ”

Zhang Hao and I glanced at each other, the posthumous portrait I had just painted had become a soul painting, of course I couldn't hand over the soul painting to Zhang Hao's family, so I had to draw another posthumous portrait.

"Uncle, it's going to be about half an hour, try not to disturb me." I responded.

After my voice fell, Zhang Hao's father really didn't bother me anymore, I asked Zhang Hao to stay aside first, I first put away Zhang Hao's soul painting, and then took a new piece of paper again, the previous paint mixed with my blood could not be used, I found a cup and poured some new paint again, and then, it took me less than half an hour to draw Zhang Hao's normal portrait.

As soon as I finished drawing, Zhang Hao, who was staying aside, couldn't help but say, "Master, you are hiding very deeply." ”

I smiled at him and didn't explain much, in fact, I only came into contact with the 'soul painter' in the past two days, and I used to be just a very ordinary portrait painter, no, I have to add the word apprentice later.

Because of my master, I can be called a painter, and as for me, I am a little immature.

"By the way, are you now only visible to me, or can everyone see?" I'm going to open the door to let Zhang Hao's parents in, and then hand over the painted portrait to them, but I'm worried that they can see Zhang Hao, in case they see Zhang Hao's eyes with yellow flames, they will be frightened, after all, I'm old and not scared, for the sake of caution, it's better for me to ask first.

"Ordinary people can't see me." Zhang Hao replied.

I nodded, this is easy to do, so I got up and walked to open the door, Zhang Hao's family was outside the door, and the officials in Huazhi Village, the neighbors and neighbors came, and there were a lot of people standing in the courtyard, at least dozens of them.

The village is like this, if someone dies or something big happens, everyone will take the initiative to come over to see if there is anyone they can help, even if these people are not used to what Zhang Hao did in the past, but Zhang Hao has always been a part of Huazhi Village, and now that everyone is dead, everyone is not thinking too much.

I handed the painted portrait to Zhang Hao's father, Zhang Hao's family thanked me again and again, and stuffed red envelopes to me, of course I can't accept them, after all, their son will be my little brother in the future, or the kind of hard work, how can I be embarrassed to accept their red envelopes?

After the matter of the remains is settled, I am ready to leave, after all, I basically can't help with the rest of the things, and staying is just to add to the chaos, but I saw Zhang Hao's reluctant look, so I said to him: "If you are reluctant, stay and look at them a few more times, after all, they are your family." ”

When my voice fell, the villagers next to me immediately looked at me with a suspicious expression, and then I reacted, they couldn't see Zhang Hao, and my behavior of talking to Zhang Hao just now fell in their eyes, as if talking to the air.

"Master Xiaotian, you... Who are you talking to? A villager asked me with a look of surprise on his face.

"I was just on the phone." After that, I pretended to be talking to someone on the phone, and walked out of the yard as I spoke.

"Is technology so advanced now? Can you make a call without taking out your phone? ”

"This... Like, I've heard my son say that now there are new features on the phone. ”

"I see."

“......”

After I walked out of the yard with my things, Zhang Hao followed, seeing how he turned around step by step, I stopped and laughed: "I have already told you just now, since you are reluctant, then you can stay with them for a few more days, anyway, I don't need you to do anything now." ”

"Master, I can't stay, if I stay, it will only hurt my parents and my sister." Zhang Hao said with an uncomfortable face.

"Why?" I don't understand.

"Ghosts and ghosts have different paths, and ghosts can't stay with people for a long time, because the yin energy on ghosts will slowly detract from their yang longevity." Zhang Hao explained.

"Where did you hear that?"

"You'll know when you're a ghost."

“......”

I'm doing a good job, of course I'm not interested in being a ghost, but since people and ghosts have different paths, ghosts staying by people's side for a long time will damage people's yang life, so Zhang Hao staying by my side, won't it damage my yang life?

As soon as I thought of this, Zhang Hao seemed to guess what I was thinking, and said: "Master, you don't have to worry, the special connection between us tells me that staying by your side will not only not harm you in the slightest, but will even benefit you." ”

"Good for me?" I became immediately interested, and then asked him what would be good for me, but he couldn't answer.

There is no way, these things can only be left to be explored slowly in the future.

Zhang Hao can't stay with his family, so he can only follow me all the time, but, he has been floating behind me, I always feel weird, as if everything is being watched by him, this feeling of being watched is too bad, not long after leaving, I stopped and asked him: "Are you going to follow me like this in the future?" ”

Zhang Hao nodded and replied, "Yes, master." ”

Hearing Zhang Hao call me master repeatedly, I really felt awkward when I heard it, so I asked him to stop calling me master, and after thinking about it, I said to him: "Just call me Brother Tian in the future." ”

"Okay, Brother Tian." Zhang Hao looked respectful.

"Well, that's a better sound." I laughed.

Zhang Hao, who has been famous since he was a child, used to call me a master, but now he obediently listens to me and calls me Brother Tian, to be honest, he still has a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

But, I can't stand him following me all the time.

"Can you find a place to hide, or don't follow me like that?" I really don't want to be watched by people for everything in the future, no, I should be watched by ghosts.

"Knowing Brother Tian, I'll disappear." When the words fell, Zhang Hao suddenly disappeared, I rubbed my eyes, and then looked around, and when I was sure that Zhang Hao was really gone, I was relieved.

As a result, I had just taken two steps when I suddenly felt as if there was an extra figure in my mind, and strangely, I felt as if I had an extra head, and there was nothing in this extra mind except this figure.

What's even more strange is that I can switch back and forth between two minds using just my mind.

In addition, who else is this extra figure, not Zhang Hao?

"You... How did you get into my head? I opened my mouth a little frightened.

"Brother Tian, this place I am in is your second sea of consciousness, you can understand it as the residence of the ghosts who have signed a soul contract with you, when there is nothing to do, I can cultivate in your second sea of consciousness, if there is something, you only need one thought, I will appear by your side, and also, Brother Tian, you don't need to speak, you can communicate with me with your mind." Zhang Hao explained.

"So amazing?" I was so surprised that my jaw almost fell to the ground, and then I thought about it, no wonder for so many years, I didn't notice that there was anything wrong with the master, and I didn't know that the master had raised ghosts, it turned out that the soul painter actually had a magical second sea of consciousness, and he could also use his mind to communicate with the ghosts in the second sea of consciousness.

I was a real eye-opener.

"By the way, I have a question for you, you must not lie to me." I put on a serious look and said to Zhang Hao with my mind, at this time, I am walking on the road like a normal person, and I am no longer talking to the air like I did in Zhang Hao's house just now.

"Brother Tian, you say."

"You are in my second consciousness sea, do you know what I do? I mean any one thing. ”

"The Second Sea of Consciousness is equivalent to an absolutely enclosed space, and I won't know anything you do."

"Whew, that's good."

I just breathed a sigh of relief, and then I thought of one more thing, what I did he didn't know, so what was in my heart, did he know?

So I quickly asked him, and luckily the answer was the same as before, he had no idea what I was doing or what I was thinking.

That way, I don't have the feeling that I'm being watched by a ghost in everything I do.