Chapter 23: Go Catch a Ghost
"Junior brother, keep an eye on the soul-soothing flag. I'm going in to catch the ghost."
Lu Xiaofeng pointed at a black pennant stuck in the ground in front of the door and said to me seriously. I nodded very seriously and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, with me here, there will be no problem with the Soul-Calming Flag."
The girl raised her head, her eyes raised, and she seemed a little unconvinced. I quickly smiled and said, "It was an accident last time, there will definitely be no problem this time."
"Pay attention. If something unexpected happens again, I won't share your reward."
I quickly raised my eyebrows, straightened my back, patted my chest and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I promise nothing will go wrong."
"Sister, how much money can you give me this time?"
I approached her with a big smile on my face and asked. The little girl glared at me and shouted, "How come you only care about money? Why do you need so much money? Are you obsessed with money?"
"Make money to marry a wife. Of course the more money the better. Who would complain about having too little money? Really. Don't you make more than me?"
I pouted and muttered. Lu Xiaofeng glared at me, then waved his hand and said, "I don't care about you, but you must remember what I told you."
I said impatiently, "I know. Isn't it true that hunters must donate half of the money they earn from hunting ghosts? I've got it all in mind. After I finish this job, I'll donate half of the money I earn and go home at the same time."
"What do you mean by doing one job? How can you say that? We are helping the people get rid of harm. We take money from people and help others get rid of disasters. We each get what we need."
"Yes, yes, Senior Sister is right. You should hurry in and catch the little ghost inside, or he will run away."
Damn, isn't that what they say on TV? Isn't it just a one-time job?
Lu Xiaofeng snorted and walked into the house, saying, "I have set up soul-soothing magic circles all around. Where can he run to?"
She stepped into the room and suddenly turned back and said, "Next time, you will be the one catching ghosts."
After that, she went into the house. This is a small villa. I don't know who the owner is or how Lu Xiaofeng got this mission. The girl only told me that there is an evil ghost in the villa. If I kill it, I will get a lot of money. As long as I guard the door and keep an eye on the soul-suppressing flag, I can get 20,000 yuan. This is a lot of money for me. Although I have done three missions with Lu Xiaofeng in the past two months, plus the 100,000 yuan she gave me before, I have accumulated 200,000 yuan. It's exciting to think about it.
I'm the one catching ghosts? I think you want me to feed ghosts. For the past two months, this girl has just taken me around to do quests. She never taught me any magic or anything.
But the ghost hunting business is really profitable. Even if I donate half of the money as Lu Xiaofeng said, I still have a full 100,000 yuan. If I drive, I can't save more than 10,000 or 20,000 yuan in a year.
As I was thinking, there was a sudden roar in the house, and then I felt an invisible shock wave sweeping out from the house. The soul-calming flag at the door suddenly shook violently, and the triangular flags swung with a "whoosh" sound.
My heart tightened, and I quickly moved closer to the Soul-Calming Flag, staring at it closely, hoping not to make any mistakes. Last time, it was because I didn't keep an eye on the Soul-Calming Flag that the little ghost ran over. Although Lu Xiaofeng killed it in the end, I was scolded by her.
The pennant was waving more and more violently, and the thin flagpole gradually bent down, looking like it was about to break. I quickly reached out and grabbed the flagpole, intending to straighten it, but the flagpole looked like a piece of wood, and I couldn't bend it.
“Hoooo!”
A gust of wind rolled out from the door and blew on my face, which felt hot and burning, just like being scraped by a knife. I was shocked and hurriedly increased the strength in my hands. I must keep an eye on the soul-soothing flag, otherwise I will be scolded again.
“Run!”
Suddenly, Lu Xiaofeng 's voice was heard from inside the room.
Run? Didn't we have to keep an eye on the soul-soothing flag? Why did we have to run?
"Hey, what's going on? Why..."
Before I finished speaking, another gust of wind blew out of the house, mixed with a disgusting stench. I quickly held my breath, but my body suddenly hurt, as if I was kicked hard in the chest. A sharp pain spread from the chest to other parts of the body. At the same time, my body flew off the ground, flipped backwards, flew out of the stairs in front of the door, and fell to the ground. I landed on my back, and a pain spread from my spine, causing me to curl up instinctively.
"Uncle!"
The girl's voice came from inside the house again, and then she ran out. I twisted my body, waved my hand and said, "I'm fine."
As soon as I said this, I suddenly shuddered for no apparent reason, and at the same time, I saw that Lu Xiaofeng's face suddenly changed. Damn it, the little devil ran out!
I quickly twisted my body and tried to get up, but a dark shadow suddenly pressed over and pounced on me. A fishy smell hit my nose, and my eyes rolled back. I almost fainted from the fumes. Then I felt a chill all over my body, as if I was in bed in the middle of winter and was suddenly pulled out and thrown into a pile of snow naked. I shivered in the cold.
"Senior sister, help me!"
I shouted at the top of my lungs. But before Lu Xiaofeng could respond, I suddenly felt a pain in my left shoulder. I looked over and saw the evil ghost lying on top of me, biting my left shoulder. This evil ghost not only exuded a disgusting smell, but also had a very hideous appearance. I was so scared that I almost peed my pants.
“Swish!”
With a sharp sound, a long whip-like white light rolled over, forming a circle and wrapping the ghost in it. Then the light shook, and the ghost roared, and was lifted up by the light and flew out.
Lu Xiaofeng shouted softly, leaped into the air, and jumped to the front of the evil ghost that was thrown out and fell to the ground. She quickly made a seal with both hands, and her tongue was as livid as a spring bud. She shouted softly, accompanied by a spell. The girl leaned over, holding a talisman in her hand and slapped it on the evil ghost.
"Hoooooo! Yayaga!"
The evil ghost let out strange roars and cries, its body twisted, and a black light flickered.
Lu Xiaofeng took a step back, pinched the seal with both hands, put his palms together in front of his chest, chanted a spell, and pushed his hands forward. The talisman pasted on the evil ghost exploded, and a yellow light burst out. The light flipped outward and then rolled inward, wrapping the evil ghost in it, and then the yellow light began to shrink rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, the yellow light wrapped around the evil ghost had shrunk into a point, and the evil ghost's shouting also stopped abruptly.
