Chapter 12: Ancient Jade Ghost
"Little brother, I have seen this jade, and there are no red spots in it."
Boss Tang shook his head, took out his special flashlight, and shone a beam of light at the jade as he was told. Through the jade, a soft green light emanated, and indeed there were faint red spots in it.
"Hey, this red spot, I didn't notice it before."
Duan Qirui also came over and looked at the jade that was transparent under the light with curiosity.
"What you said is correct, there are some tiny red spots, but the jade is buried underground, and some sugar jade also has various colors. How can you be sure that this is caused by the infiltration of essence and blood?"
"Haha, Master Duan, if the red spots in the jade are minerals, then they should be from the outside to the inside. This blood essence is liquid, and after seeping into the jade, it will naturally condense inside the surface."
"This piece of jade has a light yellowish appearance and red spots inside. It emits a yellow glow under natural light. Coupled with the cold and gloomy air leaking out, I am sure this is a jade pendant possessed by a vengeful spirit."
Oh! Duan Qirui frowned and asked, "Little brother, anything possessed by a vengeful spirit will bring bad luck or bloodshed to the owner. In other words, such things will have obvious characteristics. But when I look at this jade, I just feel a chill, but I don't feel any resentment!"
I nodded in agreement, and then said, "To prove that this jade pendant is possessed by a vengeful spirit, we need to do it at midnight. When the yin energy is the heaviest, the vengeful spirit inside will come out. At that time, the temperature within five or six meters around the jade will be much lower than the surrounding area. You should have felt this since you got the jade pendant, right? Being possessed by an evil spirit will naturally bring you constant bad luck, and at the very least, you will lose money. Boss Tang should have lost a small amount of money in the past few days since he got this jade."
Boss Tang nodded with his eyes wide open. "Young man, you are right. I got this jade pendant a week ago, and it was unusually cold at night. So I just put it in the store . Strangely, after I bought this jade, my store's business suddenly became quiet. Yesterday, I even sold a fake by mistake. In the end, I had to settle it privately and lost a sum of money."
Boss Tang's eyes widened in surprise. He looked at me in disbelief: "Master, are you saying that all this is caused by the ancient jade?"
"That's right." I nodded. "This ghost is the gathering of all the misery and disasters in the world. Being with ghosts for a long time will naturally affect your fortune. As for Boss Tang's financial loss, I can tell from his face . Boss Tang's forehead is gray and has a red blood bean, which is a sign of financial loss."
Duan Qirui clapped his hands in admiration. "Brother, your insights really enlightened me. This is my business card. I wonder which master you learned from?"
I took Duan Qirui's business card, and saw inscribed in gold-plated font: Member of the Dongmen Metaphysical Society.
"Master Duan, you are too polite. My name is Ni Ge, and I am just a boy who returned to secular life from Qingyun Temple."
Duan Qirui suddenly became happy: "Master Ni Ge, if you have nowhere to go, you can contact me. I am looking for a good fellow practitioner to recommend you to join the association."
"Haha, Master Duan, thank you in advance. But I have been delayed by some things these two days, so I can't come over yet."
I was just out shopping, but I didn't expect to be involved with the members of the Metaphysics Society. However, I didn't plan to go to the Metaphysics Society right away.
Oh, "It doesn't matter. With Brother Ni's ability, you can always come to me as an introducer. Brother Ni, what do you want to buy here? I'm quite familiar with this place. Why don't I walk with you? Anyway, I don't have anything to do today."
"Haha." I really couldn't refuse Duan Qirui's enthusiasm. To buy copper coins, the price here and in Xiangyuan County is probably about the same.
"Master Duan, I do need your help with something."
"Haha! Why are you being so polite? Now that you have joined the Metaphysics Society, we will be a family from now on. What do you want to talk about?"
"Master Duan, I need some hundred-family coins, but they are sold on the street!" I said helplessly.
"Oh, that's right. Although there are quite a few ancient coins, there won't be too many. The ones sold on the street are all imitations. They are okay for making toys, but if they are used for magic, they will harm people. But don't worry, Master Ni, I'm here."
Duan Qirui patted his chest and pulled me out.
"Master Ni, asking for copper coins is no big deal! Why bother looking outside? I have them right here." Boss Tang suddenly interrupted.
"Hey, Old Tang, why haven't I heard you mention it before?" Duan Qirui stopped and joked.
"Hehe! I have so many good things, but you didn't ask me, so why should I tell you." Boss Tang laughed and led the way towards the back hall.
Follow Boss Tang into the back room of the store.
Boss Tang opened a box filled with all kinds of copper coins, tens of thousands of them.
"Boss Tang, how much is this copper coin?" I picked up a copper coin and saw at a glance that it was indeed a genuine ancient coin. The copper coin was in very good condition, smooth and glossy, and was of the best quality.
"Although these coins are not rare , each one is of high quality, and the market price is about one hundred yuan. But if Mr. Ni wants them, I, an old man, will give them to Master Ni on my own initiative. Master Ni can take as many as he needs."
"Yes, Master Ni, you don't have to be polite to him. Now that we have figured out the jade pendant today, it can be considered as a cause and effect. Just consider this as cause and effect money." Duan Qirui said with a smile.
I smiled slightly, without any hesitation, and picked up dozens of copper coins and held them in my hand.
"Thank you very much, Boss Tang, please take care of me in the future."
When Mr. Tang saw me take the copper coin, he immediately laughed. He knew that as long as he took the copper coin, he owed someone a favor. This favor must be repaid. For Mr. Tang, who often deals with antiques, some dirty things are unavoidable. With someone like me around, he can naturally save a lot of trouble.
"That's not true. Brother Ni, you are giving me face if you are willing to accept it. Although I don't have any high-quality local products here, if Brother Ni needs it, I will definitely help you."
Boss Tang patted his chest with a smile. He even changed his name.
After packing the copper coins, my cousin, Duan Qirui, and I walked back into the store while exchanging pleasantries with Boss Tang.
"Ghost! Ghost! There is a ghost!"
At this moment, a rapid and frightened sound suddenly sounded under his feet.
When I looked down, I found that the shop assistant who had greeted my cousin and me was now lying on the ground, curled up, shivering, and shouting with fear in his eyes.
"Oh! Oh! What should we do? Master Duan, Master Ni, please save him quickly!" Boss Tang remembered speaking incoherently.
Duan Qirui said angrily: "You should call an ambulance."
I reached out to stop Master Duan from continuing. "Master Duan, he put on the jade pendant!"
"Ah! Is this the rhythm of courting death? You dare to put anything around your neck!" Duan Qirui widened his eyes in surprise.
It's hard to understand! The shop assistant was clearly listening to the discussion just now, and he put it on his neck just after he left!
I walked up with a serious expression, half squatted down and carefully watched the shop assistant's reaction.
The shop assistant's eyes were confused for a moment, then full of resentment. His face was filled with fear, and his whole body was shaking. In just a moment, he seemed to be seriously ill, and sweated profusely.
"The sky and the earth are boundless, the chaos opens the eyes of heaven, the punishment of the gods is like thunder, shining on the eight poles, the evil spirits are punished, hurry up and obey the command!"
I chanted the spell to drive away the ghost, and then I clenched my fingers into swords, with a red glow on my fingertips. I pointed them at the shop assistant's forehead.
With a sizzling sound, just like a branding iron being put into water, a cloud of dark smoke suddenly appeared on the shop assistant's forehead.
Ah! The shop assistant let out a scream, and his body suddenly stretched straight and then suddenly curled up as if it had a cramp.
My fingers never left the clerk's forehead until he finally fainted.
"The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law, the five mountains suppress the evil spirits, hurry up and obey the command!"
I stood up suddenly, chanted a spell, turned around and took a step forward, with my hands like swords, stabbing at the smoke that was about to drift away.
Puff, puff, two more muffled sounds.
Ah! A shrill scream came from the smoke. The smoke paused in the air and gradually took the shape of a person. It trembled continuously. A minute later, the smoke suddenly dispersed. On the ground, a cloud of dust fell.
It's over! This evil spirit is really cunning, and it actually escaped with the help of smoke. Fortunately, I reacted in time. If I let this evil spirit escape, the waiter would be dead, and Boss Tang would eventually be ruined.
I stood up, waved my hand and said, "Okay, it's okay, Boss Tang. If you still like the jade pendant, you can wear it now."
"Ni, Master Ni, you are joking. You should take the jade pendant away later! I don't want it!"
"Haha." I smiled and bent down to take the jade pendant from the shop assistant's head. The originally crystal white jade pendant had now turned a layer of old dark yellow. There were even several deep cracks on the surface of the jade pendant. After the vengeful spirit was destroyed, the jade pendant was completely useless.
Put the jade pendant on the table: "Boss Tang, this jade pendant is really fine!"
"Haha!" Boss Tang smiled awkwardly and said with a righteous look on his face: "Brother Ni, if you don't mind this jade, I will give it to you. By the way, Brother Ni, wait a moment."
After Boss Tang finished speaking, he ran into the back room.
"Brother Ni, was that the Daojiashan character spell that you just cast to exorcise ghosts?" Duan Qirui finally recovered and asked in disbelief.
"Master Ni, this is a small gift from me. I understand the rules. Master Ni, please take good care of me in the future."
Before I could reply, Boss Tang came back with a generous yellow envelope in his hand.
