Chapter 16: Deafening

Originally, I was already very relaxed at this time, but I didn't expect him to say this, and I immediately felt a chill down my spine, and looked around nervously. The moonlight spilled in through the window, and there was nothing unusual, but rather something beautiful. I saw that Qin Yiheng was still using various methods to find out what was in the house, so I simply lit a cigarette and sat directly on the floor. After a while, I was already a little drowsy, and I felt a jolt under my feet, and then a roar seemed to slap me in the face with a raging storm. The noise was so loud that I thought the house would collapse in a trance. I didn't think much about it, so I could only rely on my instinct to run for my life with my head in my hands.

I had only been running for a few steps when something grabbed my clothes. At this moment, I was so frightened that I almost lost my breath, and I desperately pushed behind me with my hands. As I struggled, a hand grabbed my shoulder. All I could do was scream, and the screaming continued, so loud that I couldn't hear myself at all. Not only my voice, but all the voices in this world are probably drowned out by the roar at this time. It was as if it shattered every cell in my body, and within a few seconds, I began to experience severe pain. At this point, I couldn't care less about the hand that was clamping me behind me, and the pain made me fall to my knees on the floor. It's hard to describe the pain and it's unlike anything I've ever experienced. At this moment, I even thought about death, and I thought that death might be a good thing for me, not only for me to be free from this pain, but also for me to be free from this miserable world.

At that moment, I heard a subtle metal crash in my ears, a small sound, but not drowned out by the roar, but steadily reaching my ears. As I listened to the sound, my body instantly relaxed, and the pain disappeared. Unconsciously, the voice became louder and clearer, and the roar disappeared imperceptibly, replaced by Qin Yiheng's familiar voice. He shouted my name, and I came back to my senses, got up from the floor, and saw him holding a bell in his hand, and his nose was bleeding from a nose because I had punched him.

I sat down on the floor again, gasping for breath for a long time. I think this is the scariest thing about this house, this kind of sound, not only humans, but also any living creature will not be able to stand it after hearing it. Could it be that the young man who died before shattered his body because the voice was so powerful? The pain just now was so intense that I really couldn't imagine what it would be like if it continued.

It took me three cigarettes in a row to fully recover. I asked Qin Yiheng if he had heard that roar just now. He shook his head and said he hadn't heard, and when he was busy, he suddenly heard me screaming, and when he turned around, I was already running out as hard as I could.

And I said to myself, How is this possible? Only I can hear that roar? Could it be that this kind of voice needs to be separated into people to be heard? But listening to the description of Six Fingers, he must have heard this voice as well, will I have anything in common with him? But what I am sure is that he deliberately understated the power of the roar in his description.

I told Qin Yiheng my question, and after listening to it, he pondered for a long time, and then told me that maybe this voice does not exist, strictly speaking, it does not exist in the current scope of physical science. To put it simply, it's auditory hallucinations. However, he did not agree with this explanation, because the sound was indeed there, and the reason why I could hear it was because my yin qi was too heavy now. As he said before, what can be explained is called science, and what cannot be explained by our current knowledge is called metaphysics. And those who have heard supernatural sounds, most of them are not auditory hallucinations, but the wavelength band of that sound happens to correspond to this person, so there will be results that only this person can hear. And most people have a misconception that the temple must be the place where the yang energy is most abundant because it is blessed by the gods, but in fact, on the contrary, the temple is a place where the yin energy is extremely strong. The concept of Buddhism is to universalize all sentient beings, and there is no distinction between ghosts and gods, so if you are not a practitioner, the temple should not stay for a long time.

After listening to Qin Yiheng's words, I understood a little. It turned out that when he heard the sound in the house with six fingers before, he probably guessed that this was the reason, but there was no way to verify it, so he had to take me under the knife again, and went to the temple incense burner to inhale yin qi for a long time. In order to verify whether the voice really existed, he used me as a test sample, although I was very angry, but the matter had come to this, and besides, we made this kind of money, so after thinking about it, I also broke his nose anyway, and this matter will not be pursued for the time being.

Qin Yiheng explained to me again, saying that the bell was the soul-attracting bell held by those who walked in front of the funeral, which was used to hook the soul of the deceased and let him embark on the road of reincarnation. Ordinary people don't hear anything special, but people who have been caught by something usually feel harsh and uncomfortable when they hear the bell. And when it comes to sound to ward off evil spirits, maybe you don't know it, in fact, strictly speaking, the sound of chanting mantras should be counted as the category of sound to ward off evil spirits. There are many kinds of sounds used to ward off evil spirits, such as the sounds of utensils and the sounds of living beings. As he spoke, he briefly listed a few of the voices that were most useful in warding off evil spirits. Legend has it that the sound of a broken tiger has a strong ability to ward off evil spirits, and can wake up people who have invaded the seven spirits, although the decibel of the sound is not large, but the effect is amazing. The second is the first cry when the Son of Heaven was born, and it is said that when this sound comes out, the thousand-year-old monsters have to cover their ears in advance. I am afraid that most of us have not had the opportunity to hear the first two to this day, compared to the last one, which is easier to hear, that is, the temple bell at noon.

After listening to Qin Yiheng's words, I don't have time to sigh at the breadth and profundity of metaphysics, because now the problem is in front of us, since I can hear the roar, it proves that there must be something in this house, but Qin Yiheng can't find it after exhausting all methods, which is very tricky.

Qin Yiheng and I sat on the floor and wanted to discuss countermeasures. Obviously, I couldn't make any constructive suggestions, so after a brief conversation, I simply gave him space to think alone, and lit a cigarette and walked around the hall by himself. The house was empty, but now that the two of us were quiet again, I could hear my own heartbeat. After a while, Qin Yiheng called me over and told me that he thought about this house again and again, but he still felt that he couldn't start, so it was better to go back first, and then think about it in the long run the next day. I agreed, and with that, we simply packed our things and prepared for the return trip.

Because of the relatively adequate preparation this time, and Qin Yiheng was busy for a long time just now, all kinds of things that I can name and can't be called are put on the ground. As we packed our things into our bags, I suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness, as if a pair of eyes were watching us in this room, and I couldn't help but be vigilant and look around with my peripheral vision. However, although the visibility was okay, it was still blurred by the night. I looked at it for a while and didn't find anything. I wanted to talk to Qin Yiheng, but when I raised my eyes, I found that he was also signaling to me with his eyes.

Now I was even more sure that there was indeed a person in this house, and in an instant my cold sweat began to bubble out, and I wanted to communicate with Qin Yiheng about the coping strategy, but the house was too quiet, and I was afraid that the other party would notice, so I could only keep showing him with my eyes I also felt it.

Qin Yiheng coughed lightly, and then pretended to be casual and asked me, have I seen the bag of Taishan stones on the ground. I was stunned for a moment, and then caught a glimpse of him winking at me.

I said to myself, damn it, although I knew that he was making a noise, but in this case, I didn't have the lines in advance, and I really didn't figure out how to answer for a while.

Just as I was stunned, Qin Yiheng suddenly jumped out of my side and went straight to the stairs around the corner. His force was so sudden that it was too late by the time I tried to keep up, and I was nervous for a while, and my legs were limp and I couldn't run fast at all. By the time I chased him to the top of the stairs, he had already gone up to the second floor, and I heard the noisy footsteps downstairs downstairs, and Qin Yiheng was definitely not alone! But at this time, who will also come to this house? Without waiting for me to think about it, I heard a loud "boom" at the door of the first floor, and I looked sideways to see that the statue of Zhong Kui had been pushed down.

I'm standing on the stairs, neither up nor down. Now there is not only one opponent, and if Qin Yiheng and I are separated and fight alone, I am afraid there is no chance of winning. Thinking about it, I decided to go upstairs and help him. These few seconds seemed to be stretched out because of my hesitation. Just as I turned around and was about to run upstairs, Qin Yiheng had already come down. He told me that the man above was very familiar with the layout of the house, and that when he chased after him, he saw only a vague figure, which disappeared in a flash. Just as he was about to search room to room, he heard a noise downstairs and ran down again to see what was going on on my side.

As soon as I told Qin Yiheng about Zhong Kui being pushed down, his face immediately changed greatly, and he said, no, we have to get out of here immediately, we have been tricked, someone wants to release the things that were suppressed by Zhong Kui!

I had never seen Qin Yiheng have such a nervous expression, and his head was clouded for a while. He dragged me and ran downstairs. Before we could get out of the door, we stopped together, for I could clearly see a shadow standing in the doorway.