Chapter 52: Returning the Soul
We both ran back to the front of the house, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and saw a black shadow entangled by dozens of "fireflies", running quickly towards the chicken coop. This man doesn't look stupid. If he runs to the chicken coop and makes the chickens make some noise, it will help him get away. Lin Yuxi also guessed that the man was related to the real culprit behind the scenes, and pulled me to chase him.
I pulled her back and said, chasing after him now would be courting death, there are so many infant spirits entangled with him, once they hear the rooster crow they will flee in all directions, we just happened to catch up, one little cub is fine, we definitely can't handle so many. At that moment, I saw that the house was very quiet, it seemed that all the infant spirits that could escape had escaped, and those that didn't escape were still sealed in the wooden barrel, and those that couldn't escape were probably novices. Pulling Lin Yuxi into the door, I took the flashlight and shone it on the wooden shelf, and saw that the box was still there, and the heart that had been worried for a long time finally settled down.
He reached out to take the box out, and then covered it with the prepared black plastic bag. After running out of the house, he heard a series of screams from the chicken coop, which scared the chickens and made them run around. The man was nowhere to be seen, and if he chased him, he might be killed. Seeing that there were only a few "fireflies" in the east, he pulled Lin Yuxi and ran eastward .
The little ones were frightened by the crowing of the chickens. They ignored us as we passed by. We ran more than two miles in one breath and stopped under a big tree to catch our breath. Looking back from here, those "fireflies" were almost invisible. I didn't know where they had fled to.
Lin Yuxi panted and shivered while hugging her body. She didn't expect it to rain so heavily tonight, and the cold wind was blowing, which almost killed her. She took a breath and said, "Those infant spirits will hurt people if they run out. We can't just sit there and do nothing. We have to find a way to drive them back to Muzhu."
I gasped, "How?"
"That spell of yours... the one with the yellow talisman spinning in circles." She didn't know what it was called, and gestured with her hands.
I shook my head and said to him seriously, "First, we are lucky to escape safely. Second, we didn't expect it to rain, and the talismans in the bag are soaked and can't be used now. Third, even if the yellow talisman can still be used, not a single one of the little guys can make it back. Didn't you see how fast they ran away?"
Lin Yuxi frowned and looked towards the chicken farm. "What should we do? Although we didn't start the hornet's nest this time, it has something to do with us. If many people are killed because of this, how can we feel at ease?"
I heaved a long sigh, thinking that this hornet's nest has been stirred up too big. These little guys have been imprisoned for a long time, and their resentment can be imagined. If they spread to nearby villages, the consequences will be disastrous. I frowned and thought for a while, and felt that it would be hard to just walk away like that. So I opened the bag, took out the black plastic bag, untied it, and said to the black box inside : "Master Yu, I know that you returned home after your death to take care of these little ghosts. Now that they have escaped, you must have a way to bring them back. For the well-being of the people in this area and your reputation, I think you will not ignore it."
After saying this, the box trembled, and the old guy reacted again. I took off the talisman and said, "I'm sorry, Master Yu, please collect my soul." As soon as I finished speaking, I was slapped. Lin Yuxi was behind me, so it was definitely not her who hit me. It could only be that damned Yu Zhengyao.
I thought to myself that even though the talisman was wet, I still have plenty of ways to deal with you. But for the sake of the people, I could only hold back my anger and say, "Master Yu, I can let you beat and scold me, as long as you take those little ghosts in." I thought to myself that if you don't take those little ghosts in, I will return the slap in the face tenfold.
After saying this, there was no sound except the sound of rain. I wonder if the old man will agree.
Lin Yuxi grabbed my arm and asked, "Are you talking to Master Yu?" Her tone was a little nervous.
I was about to speak when I suddenly heard a low moaning sound in my ears. It sounded like the panting of a wild animal and the whistling of a mountain wind. In short, it sounded particularly strange and eerie. Lin Yuxi grabbed my arm with her little hand and increased her strength, looking quite terrified. I patted her shoulder to comfort her, thinking that this might be a ghost?
Soon we saw countless "fireflies" flashing from all directions, all gathering around us. Lin Yuxi and I were so scared that our faces turned pale and our hearts were pounding. I was just scratching my head. I had a way to deal with Yu Zhengyao, but with so many little brats, there was no other way except to surrender.
The "fireflies" gathered more and more, and finally they stopped flying around the tree, floating in the rainy night. We both became more nervous, and we didn't know when we held our hands tightly together, with our fingers interlocked. But seeing that they didn't show any signs of attacking, we felt a little relieved.
The low moaning sound then turned into a whistle, sharp and thin, which gave me goose bumps. As soon as the whistle sounded, these "fireflies" flew away in an orderly manner to the southwest, leaving no one behind. Lin Yuxi and I breathed a sigh of relief, and then we realized that our fingers were intertwined. Lin Yuxi quickly shook my hand away.
"Little rascal, I'm warning you. I have a boyfriend, so please don't take advantage of me all the time, okay?"
"Lin Yuxi, I'm also warning you, don't always take advantage of me and then blame me!" I had just finished speaking when the flashlight in my hand was suddenly pulled by a huge force and fell out of my hand to the ground.
A dead branch on the ground suddenly jumped up and wrote a line of small words on the ground illuminated by the light: The infant's spirit has temporarily returned to its place. After the rain stops at dawn, you need to post ghost-suppressing talismans for 49 days before you can be safe.
After the branch finished writing, it fell to the ground with a thud, and the box in its arms shook. I knew the old guy had gone back. Since he was so cooperative now, there was no need to apply talismans to suppress him. Besides, the talisman that had just been removed was soaked by the raindrops leaking from the tree, so it couldn't be used even if I wanted to. Now that he has returned to his position, I'm afraid he won't be able to come out and write the truth again. If I force him, he might get angry again.
We both hid under this big tree until dawn. The rain stopped, but the temperature was very low, and the girl's face turned purple and blue from the cold. I took off my coat and gave it to her, but was thrown to the ground.
"We should keep our distance from now on, so that you won't accuse me of taking advantage of you." The girl looked very angry, and a donkey could be tied to her pouting mouth.
I smiled bitterly and said nothing. To be honest, the situation of holding hands before was too intimate, beyond the scope of ordinary friends. Although I was carried away for a moment, I couldn't forget everything. If her boyfriend saw this, I would never be able to explain myself even if I jumped into the Jinsha River.
We both returned the same way, stepping through the mud and returning to the chicken farm. The door of the ghost room was closed tightly I didn't know if it was closed by the kid or someone else. Standing outside the door, I felt cold in my heart and didn't dare to reach out to push the door.
