Chapter 51: The Four Escapes of the Infant Spirits
The general command mantra is recited quickly, but despite the fast speed, the words must be pronounced clearly without any ambiguity, otherwise it will not work.
The moment the spell was finished, a stream of air emanated from the left and right hands, causing the five talismans arranged in front to vibrate and ignite one after another with a random "whoosh" sound!
The five talisman fires were like five living fire dragons, immediately flying and spreading in all directions, tearing the dark space into pieces. Just then, the three incense sticks turned around and flew back, but they were broken into dozens of pieces under the talisman fire, almost ground into powder, and fell to the ground one after another.
Yu Zhengyao was obviously unwilling to give up. The wooden frame in front of him suddenly shook violently, and he seemed quite angry. Then the incense burner on the altar flew up and splashed the sand and incense ash in the burner towards us. The sand now was no longer ordinary sand. It was like iron sand shot from a hunting rifle. If it splashed on our bodies, they would be riddled with holes.
In this critical situation, I was not panicked, and I put my energy into the white crane seals on both hands, and turned my wrists left and right. Five talisman fires flew back to form a circle in front of me in an instant, spinning rapidly clockwise. The flying ashes of the crazy killing were like encountering an invisible wall, and were bounced back one after another.
With a quick "rustling" sound, the sand and dust fell on the wooden rack like a flood, knocking down almost all the wooden barrels. Fortunately, the horizontal board of the rack was not narrow, and none of the barrels fell down.
The rebound momentum was very overbearing. The old guy might have suffered a little loss, and his arrogance was extinguished. Then the room became quiet. Apart from the rotation of the talisman fire, there was no other movement. I put away the White Crane Seal and let the five talisman fires fall. One by one, they went out, and the room returned to a dark and gloomy atmosphere.
"Wow, so powerful, why didn't you use this trick to deal with the infant spirit last night?" Lin Yuxi exclaimed.
I stared at one of the grids on the wooden rack and said to her, "This move is too overbearing. I'm afraid the little guy will be scared away before it's fully used. To deal with it, we must use the method of slowly stewing a chicken and cook it slowly... Hey, this seems to be Yu Zhengyao's hiding place. We are looking for it!"
There was a hidden compartment in the wooden grid, but it was difficult to find because it was blocked by the wooden barrels, the light was dim, and there were so many wooden barrels that it was dazzling. The wooden barrel in this grid was knocked down, and the cover of the compartment was opened, revealing a black lacquered box. From the thick black air wrapped around the outside of the box, I concluded that the old man was hiding in it.
Furthermore, the position of the wooden lattice was exactly in the position of the five ghosts in the house, which corresponded to the pattern of leaving the ghost door but not the human door. It was surrounded by infant spirits on all sides, and the ghost energy blocked the human eyes. If it wasn't for the accidental discovery just now, the hiding place of the old man's soul would not be found at all.
Lin Yuxi said in surprise: "Then take it and leave here quickly."
I hummed, took out a ghost-suppressing talisman and pasted it on the box. I reached out to take it out, and the door opened with a bang. Lin Yuxi and I were shocked I locked it just now, and it was impossible for the wind to blow it open. There must be something wrong. Could it be that the old guy still didn't give up and had to fight me to the end?
The wind and rain poured into the house again, and this time the wind was so strong that it immediately blew off a large piece of the wooden barrels on the three wooden frames. We were so scared that we dodged left and right, jumping to avoid the wooden barrels that bounced to the ground.
Lin Yuxi frowned and said, "I think there is someone playing tricks outside. You see the door lock is not damaged, it must have been opened by someone. If it was a ghost, it wouldn't go to the trouble of opening the door lock."
I think what she said makes sense. Although the room is quiet, the sound of the wind and rain outside is very loud, and the sound of unlocking is drowned out, so we can't hear it inside. That means there are people outside, most likely Yu Zhengyao's family. I don't think it's good to take things in front of his family without saying hello, but at this moment, the wooden barrel fell to the ground, and the wind and rain kept invading crazily, so we had to close the door first.
I pulled Lin Yuxi out of the house, closed the door and shouted , "Who is it?"
Although the wind and rain were loud, I shouted at the top of my lungs and my voice still traveled far. However, in the dark rainy night, no one answered for a long time. We both stood under the eaves, and the rain kept hitting us, and we both shivered. Lin Yuxi said depressedly, is it Yu Zhengyao who is playing tricks again?
I lowered my head and shone the flashlight on the ground, and immediately saw the flaw. The chicken farm in the countryside is not like a regular enterprise. The ground is not hardened. There is only a small path paved with red bricks in front of the door leading to the chicken house. The paved brick path is also full of dirt. It becomes very muddy after being rained on, and there are many large footprints on it. It had just rained when we came here, so there would be no mud footprints. This must have been left by someone who just stepped on it.
Since this person didn't dare to answer, opened the door and hid again, I felt that he was not a family member. Thinking of this, without saying anything, I pulled Lin Yuxi and followed the footprints. This person didn't walk along the brick road all the way. After a few meters, he turned to the east of the house and then went around to the back of the house. Behind the house was a wasteland covered with grass. When I waded through here, my shoes were full of water, which made it very uncomfortable to run.
There was a small forest ahead, and I stopped in front of it. Lin Yuxi also whispered, "The rules of the martial arts world are: don't enter the forest if you meet one, to prevent being ambushed." I almost laughed out loud. This girl knows a lot, and even has the rules of the martial arts world. But this is very reasonable. The forest is dark, and with the cover of the wind and rain, it is indeed difficult to guard against the enemy hiding in the dark.
I rubbed my brows and lowered my head to think about how to force this person out. I saw the muddy footprints on the ground, one deep and one shallow. I felt very strange. This was not the way a normal person walked. I turned my head and looked back. The footprints were all deep on the left and shallow on the right. It seemed that this was a lame person. I couldn't help but feel angry when I found this. We were two young and strong normal people, but we couldn't catch up with a lame person in the mud. This was a good slap in the face.
"What's so good about footprints? Let's go back, get the box and leave quickly." Lin Yuxi said impatiently.
As soon as she finished speaking, we heard a scream from far behind us. We turned around hastily and saw countless green lights flashing around the row of houses in the dark night, like fireflies, flying everywhere.
"Wow, so beautiful! Where do all these fireflies come from?" Lin Yuxi exclaimed softly.
My heart sank and I smiled bitterly, "Those are not fireflies, they are all infant spirits!"
"What...what?" Lin Yuxi was so surprised that she stuttered.
I sighed, pulled her back and ran, thinking that we had been tricked. The cripple led us away, and someone went to the house to look for something, but the door was left open for too long, allowing the wind, rain and moisture to help these little guys escape from the barrel. Now I understand a little bit, the first time the door was opened, it was not the wind, but someone deliberately made trouble to anger Yu Zhengyao. This shows that they may be the real culprit behind the scenes, and their purpose of coming here is also to find Yu Zhengyao's ghost!
