Chapter 7: The Ice Talisman

"The room you're talking about is the one on the right hand side at the end of the corridor on the sixth floor, the one without a lock or a cat's eye, right?" I asked.

"You... Have you ever been there? The landlord asked.

"Of course, how would I have known there was a ghost in there," I said, "and you said that the decorator you hired died in that room?" ”

"Yes, the autopsy said that he was scared to death, and the death was terrifying..."

I said to myself, if you look at it this way, the 'person' I saw in the mirror last night was the decorator? But if he was scared to death by something while sleeping in that room, then what was it that scared him to death? Could it be that there was something else in the house besides the dead ghost decorator? … Suddenly, I remembered what the landlord had just said, that the mage he had invited said that there was something in the house...

Just as I was about to ask, the landlord gave me a look and gestured. I heard footsteps in the corridor, and then, a middle-aged woman walked out.

"Boss morning." The middle-aged woman said.

"Hmm..."

The landlord didn't nod his head, and he looked domineering. After the woman walked away, she immediately changed her expression and whispered, "Little Master, what did you want to ask just now?" ”

"I want to ask you, did the mage you invite tell you what it was when he said there was something in the house?"

"No, what else could it be, it must be a ghost..."

I thought to myself, asking this landlord seems to be asking in vain, and I thought, according to what he just said, first a small couple who rented a house fought, and then the decorator was inexplicably scared to death, could it be that the things that scared the decorator to death were related to the fight between the little couple? …

"You go on, the mage said there was something in the house, and then what?" I said.

"Then what else can I do, I'll beg him to help me get rid of it. He shook his head and said that with his mana, he couldn't get rid of it at all, so he could only find a way to trap that thing, trapped in the building, and after a hundred days, that thing couldn't absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and it would destroy itself. ”

"What kind of fallacy is this," I asked, frowning, "and now, has it been a hundred days?" ”

"There are only a few days left..."

I sneered, "Shattered... Destroy a big-headed ghost, according to what you say, the staircase on the third floor and the statue of Zhong Kui on the top of the building are all made by the mage? ”

"Yes, he asked me to clear out all the tenants on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, and said that he would borrow three floors to trap that thing. Actually, you don't need to clear it, I heard that there are dead people on the sixth floor, and those bastards have to check out one by one..."

"Is that what you call your tenant?" I interrupted him to ask.

"Hey, hey..."

The landlord smiled embarrassedly, and then said, I don't know where these outsiders come from one by one, I can't be too kind to them, just live on the third floor.

What the landlord said may be the female technician surnamed Bai, I don't want to scold him, this society, the public is generally prejudiced against people who mix entertainment venues or night clubs, so I interrupted him, the tenant is gone, what about after that?

Then the mage came over, took two Zhong Kui statues, and jingled one of them to the staircase on the third floor. Mix those on the third floor... The tenants were so scared that I told them it was fine, but quite a few people left their rooms. As for the rest of the Zhong Kui statue, the mage said that it would be made on the top of the building, haven't you seen it on the top of the building..."

"That's... What is the bull head, horse head, dead cat, and dead dog around the statue of Zhong Kui upstairs? ”

"What dead cat dead dog?" The landlord was stunned by my question.

"You don't know?"

"I didn't dare to go up, haven't you been waiting for a hundred days..."

"That," I pointed to the bucket not far away, "who burned the paper in the bucket?" ”

"I, the mage asked me to come over every night between seven and nine o'clock to burn paper, and then incense the statue of Zhong Kui at the staircase on the third floor..."

As for why the female technician, surnamed Bai, was silent about the haunting, the landlord said that he had greeted the remaining tenants in the building and was not allowed to tell about the haunting...

Judging from the landlord's account, I think the mage he invited is a bit evil. I couldn't help but think of Wanjin Mountain, and said in my heart, I don't know if this mage and Wanjin Mountain are all the way.

"Little Master, look at the handkerchief you just blow, it's amazing, do you really have the ability to get rid of this ghost in my building?"

"I'll figure it out, but I'll have to wait until the evening. I ask you, where did you get the mage? ”

"It's in our city."

"Oh? Does he live in the city? ”

"Hmm."

"Let's go, take me to meet..."

The landlord didn't ask me why I wanted to see the mage, but judging by his expression, I guess he might be thinking that if the mage really fooled him, and I could expose the mage, he could just take the opportunity to fall into the well...

I drove Uncle Yang in the car, followed the landlord's car, and slowly drove away from this community to a scenic spot in our city. Due to the cold weather and the fact that it is not a weekend, there are few people in the scenic area, except for the old man who walks the birds and exercises in the morning, and is some aunts who dance and throw hula hoops. Compared with the downtown area, the air here is fresh, the environment is quiet, and the birds are singing, which is very suitable for self-cultivation. In addition to the old trees rolling on the side of the road, there are many old buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties in this area.

The car turned a corner and came to a forest **, there are few vehicles on this road, and there is only one street lamp far away, and at night, it should be quite dark. The rocks on the side of the road are stacked, the rockeries are abrupt, and there are some reclining chairs for people to cool off in summer on the green lawn... I said in my heart that it would be nice to live in this place.

I walked along the forest ** for a while, and came to a small hill, and the road winded up. After walking a little further, the landlord's car stopped, and I followed. Looking out the window, I saw a bluestone path across the road a little further on. When we got out of the car, the landlord waved at us, and we followed him down the trail.

On both sides are woods, and many dead leaves in the forest shake in the morning breeze. Walking on this bluestone path, looking at the trees on both sides, the whole person has a feeling of comfort. In the spring season, in the misty morning, if it is a couple walking in the forest, breathing in the cool mist, looking at the faint sunlight reflected between the branches and leaves above, it should feel very romantic... However, if the forest is not floating in the mist, but haze, it will not be romantic, alas, the environment, the environment...

I really can't imagine that there is such a place in our city. Uncle Yang and I walked and looked around, which was very interesting. Turning along the path, the woods come to an end, and a clearing appears. In the middle of the clearing is an old house with no courtyard walls. On the right side of the front of the house was a small pond, the water in which had long been frozen, and the dead lotus stems stood straight up, as if they had come out of the ice.

"This is where the mage lives?" I asked.

"Hmm." The landlord nodded.

"How does he live here?" Uncle Yang asked.

The landlord looked at him, spread his hands, and said with a smile, "I don't know where I know, this house used to be said to be lived by the forest guards, and I also learned that there is a mage living here through inquiry..."

Although the house in front of me is old, it is equipped with anti-theft doors and windows, which looks very new and modern, and it seems a little out of tune. If I lived here, I would have made it a little more old-fashioned, and then I would have grown a long beard...

I was thinking nonsense, Uncle Yang walked over and pulled the door, locked it tightly, and there was no one to call the door, and it seemed that there was no one at all. I put my face on the burglar-proof window and looked in, but I saw that there were thick curtains drawn inside the window, and I couldn't see anything at all.

I squatted at the door and smoked and waited for a while, but no one came, so I decided to go back first, and now that I know where this mage lives, I will come by myself when the time comes. Before leaving, I told the landlord that I would go back and get ready, and come back in the evening to help him exorcise the ghosts in his house...

When I returned to Master's house in Fengyang Town, it was just time for lunch. At the dinner table, I told the story of this line of experience as it was. The two girls, Chenxing and Yuxin, stopped eating, biting their chopsticks, their eyes were big and small.

"Ah Leng."

"Huh?" I looked at the morning star.

"If you want to exorcise ghosts at night, let Ah Feng go with you..."

"Yes." Yuxin said.

"Okay." I smiled.

Master sat there, not saying a word.

"Master, don't worry, it's enough for me and Ah Feng." I said.

"Well, then you have to be careful." The master said, "The mage trapped the ghost in the building, and he didn't have any good intentions, and now, the ghost's resentment is very heavy..."

"I'm not afraid of the ghost, I'm just worried, is there anything else in that building..."

After lunch, Master called me and Ah Feng out.

"Did Master let us take this to hunt ghosts?" Seeing that the master was holding the wooden tripod in his hand, I asked.

"No," said the Master, "although this tripod has spirituality, it is not very effective in catching ghosts..."

"What does Master mean?"

Master smiled slightly, "I decided to saw off this tripod and make another talisman for you." ”

"What charm?" I asked in unison with Xiang Feng.

"This tripod is made of yin wood, naturally it is a yin talisman, the ice talisman in the yin talisman, a very powerful talisman, to make this kind of talisman to use high-quality yin wood, and it has been stored for many years, and it must have a certain spirituality. I've always wanted to do it, but unfortunately I didn't have the right materials. Therefore, this kind of talisman is about fate, but it is impossible to meet..."As he spoke, the master shook the tripod in his hand, "Right now, this tripod is the most suitable, the material for making the ice talisman..."

"So what's the use of this ice talisman?" I asked.

"In the Qi Gate, B is Yin Wood, and the power of the ice talisman is used to urge the Yi Qi God Spell to hit out, which can make the ghost thing's energy weaken and move slowly, or it can't move at all, and it can't attack people, and the ghost thing is like being frozen, so this kind of talisman is called the ice talisman, but it should be used with caution. The so-called ghosts also include ghosts..."

After speaking, the master found a saw, and with the assistance of Xiang Feng and me, sawed the wooden tripod into small wooden pieces one by one. After carving the charm, we went out with Master to the pond in front of the town, and chiseled a large piece of ice down. After putting the ice in the bucket and throwing the talisman in, we carried the bucket and went to the well where the Yiqi Yin Talisman had been made. The water in the well was very deep, so it didn't freeze.

Tied the bucket with a rope and carefully hung into the water, we went back to our accommodation. After a nap and dinner, it was already dark, and Morning Star and Yuxin helped us pack up all the magic weapons and the things we needed to cast spells. Xiang Feng and I followed Master to the well, and the few starlights penetrated through the stratus clouds, making it even more poignant.

Lifting the bucket from the well, the master placed a few Yiqi Yin talismans around the barrel, pointed to the barrel and walked around a few times, and slammed it on the ground, and those small wooden pieces jumped out of the bucket at the same time, freezing and piercing. After the warm-up, we gently picked them up one by one like treasures.

After getting back into the car on the main road, after some concerned advice, I started the car and drove towards the city with the wind...