Chapter 8: Amulets

Ruan Zhan was smashed out of bed at six o'clock in the morning.

At this time of the day, he had just cleaned the bar and had fallen asleep, so he went downstairs and opened the door shirtless and barefoot wearing only a pair of jeans. He knew that it was his only friend Wan Li, but he didn't expect that he was still carrying Yue Xiaoxia, who was only wearing pajamas.

"Bring her in first, and I'll pay the fare." Wan Li didn't say a word, and directly pushed Xiao Xia into Ruan Zhan's arms. Ruan Zhan realized that a silent female lawyer would not be able to stand at all if no one helped her.

He couldn't help but feel annoyed, knowing that this trouble had come to his door, and it seemed that he couldn't hide from it.

"What are you doing standing there? Don't you see her fainting? Upstairs upstairs. Wan Li locked the door with his backhand and said to the two people standing on the edge of the bar, in a tone so unceremonious that it would make people mistake this as his home.

Ruan Zhan didn't speak, although he hated it in his heart, he still did what he said. In addition to the two rooms on the second floor, which are also used as warehouses, the stairs are relatively steep, so he almost half-hugged and half-supported Xiaoxia to deliver Xiaoxia safely. Then with a laissez-faire mentality, he watched Wanli be busy with the road, and finally let Xiao Xia sleep on his bed.

"We need to talk." He couldn't bear to walk over, stretched out his hand and drew a few words on Xiao Xia's eyebrows, who looked stunned.

Xiao Xia was lying on the bed where Ruan Zhan's body temperature was still left, and he felt safe for a while, but this time he wrote and drew on his forehead, only to feel itchy, and then fell asleep without warning.

"I seem to be buying and selling." Wanli smiled bitterly.

"Very self-aware. You've rehearsed your acquaintance's unreasonableness to the point of perfection, and you've broken your promises. ”

"I'm sorry." Wanli sincerely apologized, "But if I were given another choice, I would still do it." ”

"Oh?"

"I'm a last resort."

"Oh?"

"Why are you indifferent to anything? Here's what she said. Wanli pointed to Xiao Xia in a coma.

"Oh?"

"Don't, oh oh, there are really ghosts that want to hurt people, you must help me."

"I don't see why I 'must' help you."

"Then count me in begging you. We've been friends for many years, Ah Zhan, you won't really ignore me. ”

"Please?" Ruan Zhan dragged out his voice meaningfully.

"Don't get me wrong." Wanli knew what he was thinking, and explained: "I admit that I have a little more affection for her than for ordinary friends, but by no means to the point of love. She-" Wanli looked at Natsu's sleeping face, and a trace of sentimentality welled up in her heart, "just like Nana." ”

Ruan Zhan was stunned for a moment, "Nana has been dead for ten years, you are psychological compensation, useless." Besides, she doesn't look like her at all, you must be dazzled. ”

"Her personality is similar, and her current situation is similar, so I don't want to be wrong."

"Don't fool me! This person is impatient, can't pull his face when begging people, is sensitive and willful, which point is like Nana? Indiscriminate good people or cowards? ”

Ruan Zhan's words made Wan Li couldn't help but laugh. "To say that you two are really bosom friends! After seeing each other, they analyzed each other's shortcomings, but unfortunately they couldn't see the advantages. Not to mention, it's really a bit of a happy feeling. ”

"You treacherous bastard still have the face to smile at Lao Tzu!"

Seeing Ruan Zhan's mouth becoming 'dirty' and his emotions out of control, Wan Li knew that his old friend's position had loosened, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Forget it, scold me as much as you want." You won't really die without help, will you? ”

"What else would you do but make trouble for Lao Tzu?" Ruan Zhan scolded, and the calm and elegance that he usually carefully maintained completely collapsed. "Knowing that I don't want to use that ability, you also revealed that it is difficult for outsiders, knowing that I never let a woman come here, but you let her occupy my bed in a grand manner, is there such a friend in the world?"

"It's all my fault, isn't it? So-will you help? ”

"Will you let me go if I won't help you?" Ruan Zhan finally accepted his fate, "But the ugly words are in front, I only help you, not her." ”

"What does that mean?"

"It means that I will help her once for your sake, and if she provokes other ghosts again, it will have nothing to do with me."

"Okay, okay." Wanli agreed. Who is okay and always provokes evil!

"Now tell me what happened last night, why are you so embarrassed?" Although 10,000 were unwilling, there was no place to sleep anyway, so Ruan Zhan had to inquire about the situation first, so that he could know what he was dealing with.

His question made Wan Li serious, which also made Ruan Zhan realize that the problem was not simple. Wanli has lived and died with him twice, and he will not make a fuss when he sees a strange phenomenon.

"I don't know what Natsu went through last night, she didn't tell me anything when we took a taxi in the morning. All I know is that I encountered the Ghost Hit Wall yesterday, and it was going to separate me from Natsu. And before, we also had strange things in the hospital. ”

He told Ruan Zhan about Xiao Xia's nightmare and murder in detail, and then talked about what happened at Xiao Xia's house. "I woke her up at ten o'clock and was fine when she took her medicine, and then I fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. About a little earlier, I heard her call me at a loud voice. Such a loud noise would certainly have traveled far at night, but strangely none of the neighbors heard it. I was in a hurry, but I couldn't find out where the door to her room was, and then I couldn't hear anything, as if I was in a vacuum. I used the method you taught me to recite the Qingming mantra, and then pushed away everything with a bit of texture in one direction, but I could only run out of the door from the living room, and I still couldn't find Xiao Xia's door at all, and I couldn't even get through on the phone. By the time I broke down the door at dawn, she had passed out for an unknown amount of time. It should be noted that the door is locked from the inside, but Xiao Xia will not do this. ”

"Maybe that's how she's keeping the pervert safe." Ruan Zhan joked casually, but he had a bottom in his heart. He walked over to Natsu, who was still asleep, and reached for her chest.

Wanli stopped him, "You're going to turn into a human wolf!" ”

Ruan Zhan ignored him and gently picked up the jade pendant around Xiao Xia's neck, "I'm sure that thing wants to infringe on her, at least it wants to get on her body, but why is she safe?" He looked down at the amulet of the Jizo King Bodhisattva, "Do you know where she got this treasure from?" ”

Wanli thought about it. "I heard her say that when she went to Wuhu in Anhui Province for a parade, an old monk said that she had a Buddha fate and a wisdom root and gave it to her. She didn't like to wear things around her neck, so she gave them to her grandmother because she was a devout Buddhist. Three years ago, her grandmother passed away, and she probably missed her old man too much, so she started wearing this and never left her. ”

"I see." Ruan Zhan put the Jade Guanyin back, "Do you know the Xiaojiuhua Guangji Temple in Wuhu?" The one enshrined there is the Jizo King Bodhisattva, which was probably given to her by someone who has attained enlightenment, and it is very spiritual. In addition, there is a strong mental power on it, and I think her grandmother must have loved her very much, and this very sincere wish has turned into a very strong protective force, which is really rare. Now I can understand why she encountered this kind of thing, and the yang fire can be weak and not extinguished. ”

"That means she's going to be fine."

"Relatable. You know, too much ghost energy will pollute this treasure, just as air pollution can harm the human body. ”

"You can't tell her about it, or she'll be unscrupulous."

"It's none of my business." Ruan Zhan said while drawing a talisman on the center of Xiao Xia's eyebrows, making her wake up slowly. Then she began to ask about the events of last night before she was fully awake, and his meticulousness made Natsu think that he would be the most shrewd lawyer if he studied law.

"It says you're the sixth?" Ruan Zhan asked.

"Yes." The scene still made her feel uneasy, "Is this because of my case?" ”

"Look again." Although it seems to be related to the murder case, this is not dealing with people, and you can't think about it with common sense.

"Will you help me?"

"I'm helping him. But I hope you don't talk about it after that, and count it as my reward, okay? ”

"Do you want her to swear?" Wanli interjected.

"No, I don't. Someone swore that they didn't betray me the same? ”

"Don't worry, I won't say it anyway. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. Xiao Xia wanted to be grateful to Ruan Zhan, but his cold and reluctant attitude hurt his self-esteem, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.