Chapter 12 The Wooden Box Left Behind by Zheng Feng
"The boss called!"
"The boss called!"
A hoarse ringing sounded in my ears. I sat up suddenly and stared blankly at the small room in front of me. Where is this? Who am I? Why am I here?
"The boss called!"
The voice sounded again, it was a child's shout, a little hoarse and with a little noise.
I was startled and came to my senses, as if my soul had suddenly flown back to me. I quickly grabbed the phone, but the external speaker was broken and the ringtone sounded strange and harsh.
Zhang Datou!
Why is this guy calling me so early in the morning?
"What the hell are you doing, little brat? Why haven't you answered the phone for so long?"
When I answered the phone, I heard Zhang Datou's shouting from the other end. I frowned and cursed, "What the hell are you shouting for? Can't you just sleep so early in the morning?"
"What the hell time is it? It's still early in the morning. What did you do last night? Did you steal someone or hunt wolves?"
It's already noon? I put down my phone and checked the time. It's really past twelve o'clock. What happened? Why did I sleep for so long? What did I do last night?
Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but think of what happened last night.
After the stinky old man caught the ghost, he walked down the mountain. I looked at the cold, blue light in my hand, then stuffed it into my pocket. Even through several layers of cloth, I could still feel the coldness.
When I looked at the old man again, he had already walked a long way. I quickly ran and followed him closely.
"Master, is this done? Can we leave this crappy place now?"
I asked hurriedly.
"This kind of small matter is easy for me to handle. It can be done in a few minutes. Do you think it will be troublesome?"
I quickly laughed and said, "Master, you are amazing, what a skill."
The stinky old man raised his big head slightly after listening to this. I curled my lips and looked around. Although the stinky old man killed the female ghost, this place was still dead and the dead vegetation had not revived. Looking around, there was no vitality.
Suddenly, the mountain road and the dead plants behind us turned into ashes, which gradually drifted away with the breeze. My heart tightened and I quickly shouted, "Master, Master, look behind us, there is something strange, is the female ghost still alive?"
"This place was originally a cursed and forgotten space. The female ghost was reborn, and the resentment and curse power also dissipated."
The old man's words were so mysterious that I couldn't quite understand them.
"Master, what do you mean?"
The stinky old man glanced back at me and said, "It means this place is going to disappear soon. We have to leave quickly."
He turned back and saw a figure several meters away in a flash, then quickly went down the mountain. I cursed inwardly and ran as fast as I could, wishing I could run down with all my might.
I followed him and ran without stopping. Soon I returned to the small dirt road, and then I walked along the dirt road and soon arrived at the stone tablet. At this time, the light appeared next to the stone tablet again.
"Oh, Taoist Priest, that's it. I used to be..."
Before I finished speaking, the stinky old man had already stepped into the light. Damn, this damn old man is in a hurry to reincarnate. I cursed and looked back. I saw that the dirt road and farmland not far behind me were disappearing quickly and extending towards this side. I quickly turned around and stepped into the light.
"Master!"
I shouted, but everything went dark and I bumped into something. I looked back and the light had disappeared. I quickly took out my cell phone, as the flashlight had been smashed by the old man.
With the help of the light from the broken cell phone, I could see clearly that I had hit the stone tablet. The stone tablet was covered with moss and weeds, leaving only the area where I had pulled off the weeds before. There were three big characters "Dawang Village" engraved on it.
I’m out, haha, I’m out from that damn place.
I looked around and saw the same patch of tall grass. Where was the stinky old man?
"Master!"
"Stinky old man!"
I shouted twice, but there was no response, only the whistling sound of the wind. It was really strange, this stinky old man stepped into the light before me, how could he disappear so quickly?
Another gust of wind blew, bringing a hint of chill. Thinking of the things that happened before, I couldn't help but feel frightened and scared. I quickly wrapped my coat tightly and ran towards the T-junction where the car was parked. I pushed aside the long grass and ran without even looking back.
He ran all the way back to the intersection, took out his keys, opened the car door, got in, started the car, turned around, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away.
Later, I only remember driving to the company in a daze, and then returning to the dormitory and falling asleep.
"Where is the person? Where did he die?"
Zhang Datou's voice came from the other end of the line again. I came to my senses, picked up the phone, and replied, "Why are you shouting? I'm listening. What do you want to see me for?"
When I think about what happened last night, I feel surprised and scared, and also a sense of inexplicable excitement.
"Come to the company. I need your help."
I asked in annoyance, "What's the matter? It's daytime now and I'm not driving."
"Hurry up, this is about Zheng Feng, it's urgent."
Zhang Datou hung up after he finished speaking. I was stunned. What about Zheng Feng? Then I remembered that I saw the ghost of Zheng Feng in Dawang Village last night. Later, the female ghost was killed by the stinky old man. Where did the ghost of Zheng Feng go?
After thinking for a while, I still couldn't figure it out. I got up, took a shower, packed up, and prepared to go to the company. Before leaving, I saw the faint blue light on the table , like a glowing glass bead.
The stinky old man seemed to say that when my temple hurts again, I should swallow the light ball and recite the soul-sucking spell. The pain in my temple he mentioned should be the pain caused by the throbbing nerves in my temple.
How come this old guy knows everything?
I grabbed the light ball and felt the biting cold. I quickly stuffed it into my bag and went out to the company.
As soon as I arrived at the company, Zhang Datou called me to his office with a panicked look on his face. I couldn't help but laugh and asked, " What's wrong ? Did your wife catch you cheating?"
Surprisingly, he did not fight back and still looked panicked.
"Let me tell you, I dreamed about Zheng Feng last night."
I was stunned for a moment, thinking of what happened last night. Then I shook my head and said with a smile, "Did you have a nightmare? How does the saying go, if you don't do bad things, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door."
He still didn't fight back, but took out a wooden box from the drawer, put it on the table, looked up at me, frowned and said: "I dreamed of Zheng Feng last night. He said there was a wooden box under his bed and asked me to bring it to you."
Wooden box? For me?
I was stunned. What was going on? If it was for me, why didn't it just come to me in my dream? Anyway, I've had a lot of nightmares these days, so this one won't make a difference.
