( ) I've dealt with a witch before. To be precise, I saw a wizard hunter assassinate a witch who had sealed her powers.

Compared to Titans, Hades monsters, Shiva Daheku, and the like. Wizards are perhaps closer to people. After all, they used to be people. And because wizards used to be human, I had to be more careful. Because the experiences of the past six months have convinced me of one thing. Between the gods, monsters, and men. Obviously, the power of people is a little stronger.

Wizards are also human. If you think of wizards in general terms as superhumans with mana. That Changle may also be a kind of wizard. Maybe even I'm a kind of wizard. Qiao Wei can summon ghosts. You can use that kind of tough mud monster. It's not an exaggeration to say he's a wizard.

I once had a quirky idea. If Qiao Wei and his mother didn't choose to be exorcists. Instead, he joined a criminal organization. What would the result be. They will probably become the kind of supercriminals in science fiction movies that are difficult to deal with with the entire city's police force and even the military.

I don't know how powerful a wizard can be without sealing his powers. But I know how strong a spirit beast can be.

Rika Ka. The person who came up with the name of the shop was probably a woman. At least that's what I think. If we're lucky, we might be able to find the witch's spirit animal there. Or maybe the owner of the pet store is the spirit animal. Based on this possibility. Changle and I both felt that even if we found out the address of the pet store, we shouldn't go right away. More and faster chapters are here. The safest thing to do is to get in good shape. And seek help from professionals.

After returning to Zhang Gu's house, Qiao Wei also immediately contacted his father. The evidence we have is strong enough. Mak Hongjie is a witch. She also has a spirit beast whose strength may not be inferior to her at all. To make sure nothing goes wrong. We need to deal with the hunters who are more skilled at witches.

After Qiao Wei's father learned about the situation, he asked us not to act for the time being. The church's wizard hunters will come to us in two days.

We didn't have any idle time in the past two days. I made a call to Xiao Guo. A photo of the tattoo of the word "ghost" was sent to her. And told her in detail about the ghost we encountered. Hopefully there's some valuable clue on her side.

It took ten hours for Xiao Guo's phone call to come back. And the first sentence asked me inexplicably: "It's a shame that you can encounter such a remote yin and yang...... No. This should probably not be said to be yin-yang. You know the Monkey King. ”

"Monkey King, I know for sure. It's something that Chinese know. What does this have to do with that 'ghost'. I said.

It was mentioned that Sun Wukong was a stone monkey that jumped out of a stone. We all thought it was just one of the settings. I used to think it was just a premise. But I've been looking for that 'ghost' you said for just a few hours. As a result, I found something interesting. It is a legend about an animal born from a stone. ”

"Please don't go around in circles. Let's get straight to the point. I said a little impatiently.

"Okay, okay." Xiao Guo agreed, and then said, "This is a story recorded by a Chinese monk after traveling to Korea. There is a custom in a mountain village in North Korea. Every twenty years, the village sends a seven-year-old girl to a stone cave. After a week, the villagers will go back into the cave. If the girl died, they chose the next seven-year-old girl to go into the hole. Until there is a girl who can stay in a cave for seven days without dying. And this surviving girl will be worshiped as a patron saint in the village. He has been guarding the village for 20 years. This ritual is known locally as the seven-year-old festival. ”

"What does this have to do with Sun Wukong." I chimed in.

"The key is this girl who came back to protect the village. In fact, this girl is no longer the person who was sent into the cave in the first place. According to the account in the story. In the cave there is a special kind of stone. This stone eats people. After eating a person, the stone will transform into the person it eats. This man-eating stone is supposed to be a special spirit. You can call it a stone spirit or a demon spirit. ”

"You mean to say that Sun Wukong is actually a stone spirit. It took the form of a monkey because it ate a monkey. ”

"I guessed too. Isn't it strange that monkeys are jumping out of the stones. Why monkeys and not some other animal. The reason is probably that there are many monkeys in Huaguo Mountain. And Shi Ling chose the most suitable monkey. Just like when the seven-year-old festival was made, Shi Ling only chose the right girls. ”

"Okay. Let's leave this alone for now. Let's talk about Shi Ling first. What is the relationship between it and the word 'ghost'? ”

"This one is even more evil. The word 'ghost' is not a sign of hunting. That's for soul calming. The person who was marked with the word 'ghost' is actually dead. They looked like living people. It's actually just a living ghost. ”

"Living ghosts."

"Yes. You've mentioned the ghost before. They are living ghosts. The first time to update, this is also the ability that Shi Ling has. They can bring back to life people who have already died. But these living dead are not living as human beings. Rather, he continues to exist as a ghost. When a demon appears. The stone spirit deterred the demons by killing the ghosts. So as to play a role in protecting the villagers. ”

"If we kill Shi Ling. What will happen to those ghosts. I asked.

"They were already dead. There is no stone spirit. Naturally, they will return to the way they should be. ”

"It means that Shi Ling is dead. These ghosts also have to die. Right. ”

"Hmm."

I glanced at Zhang Gu. looked at Sun Da and Zhang Tao again. And the three men stood there alive. I have a hard time believing that they are actually dead people.

"Are you sure this is going to be the outcome? Is there any other way to crack it? I asked.

"I'm just relaying to you what is written on the scroll. I don't really know exactly what it will look like. As for the method of cracking. There is only one note on this scroll. ”

"What a description?" I hurriedly asked.

"It's to find the place where Shi Ling was born. There is another seven-year-old sacrifice. As long as a new stone spirit is born. You can kill the old stone spirit. And those who were turned into ghosts before can be sustained by new stone spirits. This is the only one method recorded on the reels. However, this method may also treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. ”

"No one can guarantee that the new stone spirit will not harm anyone. Right. I said.

"Well. As stated on the reels. Shi Ling is actually not bad. It's just the rules in the village that are bad. Those ghosts were only elected by the villagers. Whether Shi Ling is bad or not depends on who educates him. Sun Wukong became a Buddha after learning scriptures from Tang Seng. That should be the truth. ”

"Do you have to use a seven-year-old girl for the seven-year-old festival? There are no other options. ”

"There is no record on the reels. But I think there are many possibilities. The seven-year-old sacrifice recorded on the scroll should have happened to be that the stone spirit liked to eat seven-year-old girls. There may also be stone spirits who like to eat monkeys. The safest way is to grab that stone spirit and ask it. ”

"Shi Ling doesn't have any weaknesses." I asked.

"Shi Ling was born in the cold land. Afraid of heat and fire. ”

"This one is the easiest. There's a burning man on my side. It's done. Thank you for your help. ”

The information that Xiao Guo told also illustrates some of the contradictions I found during the previous investigation. Like what. Gu Donghai also has the word "ghost" on his body. However, there is no mention of confidentiality in the terms of the transaction. For example, Gu Donghai assassinated witches so fiercely. In the end, he was not killed by the witch. Another example is the death of Hu Shasha and Wu Dapeng. They were nailed with coffin nails. The meaning is obviously to get the dead back where they are supposed to be...... Wait a minute.

After the call with Xiao Guo, I immediately called Qiao Wei and Chang Le aside. I discussed with them whether they should tell Zhang Gu the truth.

In the end, we decided to hide it from them for the time being.

For one, they may not believe it. Second, no one wants to hear that they are dead. In case the three of them really believe it. It's hard to say if it will have a serious psychological impact on them. It's better that a few of us have completely solved the problem. And then let them continue to live as ghosts for decades.

The task of lying was given to me. I told Zhang Gu that the word "ghost" was a curse imposed by a sorcerer. Just kill the wizard and the problem will be solved. In two days there will be wizard hunters from England. Soon things will be resolved.

My lies are the truth mixed with falsehoods. And it is this kind of half-truth that is the most difficult to detect. Really. All three of them believed it. And they all looked relieved. And I'm just as relieved.

Two days later. The wizard hunter arrived in Kaohsiung. and found Zhang Gu's home.

There were four hunters who came. Three men and one woman. The men are all raw faces. The woman is the one I've ever seen. Qiao Wei and I went to England chasing an oil painting. It was this woman who killed the witch who was behind the scenes.

For these hunters who wander on the edge of life and death all day long. Greetings and polite greetings don't make sense. They're here to hunt. So we just took a short break and immediately set off for the Rika Pet Shop.

Because Xiao Guo said that Shi Ling is afraid of fire. So this time we made some adjustments to the operatives. The one who stayed behind to take care of the house became Chang Le. It became me and Qiao Wei plus four wizard hunters who went to the front.

The location of the pet store is close to the suburbs. However, there are still many houses around. It was past 10 a.m. when we arrived at the pet store. There are many pedestrians outside the store. The nearby lawn is also lined with people enjoying the sun. It's a hassle to get started in a place like this. So before entering the door, Qiao Wei also greeted the four wizard hunters. Unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, try not to use force. Our plan is to identify the goal first. Then track. Wait until the evening to carry out the assassination.