Chapter 54: Silencing
I was also worried that the baby spirit would come looking for Lin Yuxi after I left. To be on the safe side, it would be more reassuring to have her stay with me, so I took her with me.
Xiaopang and I actually know Cheng Guaizi's home, because the old man also lives in the old city. He heard that his son was not filial, so he kicked him out and rented a house near Xiaopang. Xiaopang often went home with him. This kid was very curious and secretly followed Cheng Guaizi home.
There were no taxis in the small street, so Lin Yuxi and I walked along the curb toward the street corner. The girl still looked worried, so I advised her not to worry too much. I said there must be a way, and I guarantee that you will be able to return a lively Su Chengda. Unexpectedly, the girl was persuaded to cry, covering her face and trotting forward.
I hurriedly chased after him and said, "Don't cry. Your face is all red from crying. Isn't that a waste of makeup?"
But she still cried until her face was red, took out her makeup box, and used an eyebrow pencil to re-do the mole under the street light. Then she sighed and said, "Tell me why you are so sure that Yu Zhengyao will come home."
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, I thought it was time to change the subject, so I started talking to her without caring whether she was trying to trick me or not.
People who raise ghosts, especially little ghosts, are very careful, and this profession is passed down from generation to generation. There must be a male heir in the family to inherit his father's business. Why? Because once you enter this profession, you can't get out of it, and it can only be passed down from generation to generation. The little ghosts raised at home cannot go to the underworld. If one day you don't want to do this anymore, the only way out is to eliminate them all. However, this approach is too cruel and will anger the way of heaven and be punished by heaven.
If there is no male heir in the family, one must find a way to have one, even if it means raising a woman outside. If there is no offspring to inherit, then don't expect to get a chance to reincarnate. This is also for one's own selfish reasons, causing endless harm to future generations.
As mentioned earlier, people who raise ghosts are very careful. After a sudden death, no matter if they have descendants or not, they will leave a way for their souls to escape. If they cannot come back and there is no one to inherit the family, the ghost will escape and harm the people. Not only will they be punished and unable to reincarnate, but even their family members will be killed by the ghost.
So she had made all the preparations long ago. There was a place to hide souls at home, so they would not be found by people. She also communicated with these ghosts with blood. No matter whether they were human or ghost, as long as they were in her territory, she could suppress them. I heard her say that Yu Zhengyao had three daughters and one son, and the son was only in his teens. He must have been determined to have a daughter, and finally had a son when he was old. But his son was still young, and he had to return home before he inherited his father's business.
We also saw it last night. If it weren't for him, those little ghosts would definitely be difficult to control and would cause great trouble. Fortunately, there were no evil spirits among those infant spirits. But even if there were, Yu Zhengyao had placed "suppressants" (suppressants are a kind of ritual, let's not talk about it now, we will explain it later) within a few miles of the chicken farm, which would make them obey orders return to their original positions. But if they were out of the area covered by the suppressant, like the one that escaped, there was nothing they could do.
After listening to this, Lin Yuxi nodded and suddenly changed the subject : "You may lose your life by helping me this time, don't you regret it?"
I don't know what have only four years left to live, what do I regret? Besides, we have the same background, both are orphans. When we were in Longjia Village, I treated you as my own family. What do I regret doing for you?"
"Good sister, I treat you as my own sister!" Lin Yuxi's face blossomed with a smile as bright as a flower.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's up to you. As long as you're happy, I can be your woman. Seeing her mood improve, I was relieved. I walked to the street corner and took a taxi to the old city. When we got off the car, we found that the houses in this area were low and dilapidated. Cheng Guaizi lived in a small bungalow, but there was a palm-sized courtyard outside. We knocked on the door, but no one answered. We leaned over the low wall to look inside, but there was no light. It was pitch black and we didn't know if Cheng Guaizi had already fallen asleep.
"I'll climb over the wall and you keep watch!" I said to Lin Yuxi, and then I pushed myself over the wall with my hands.
Lin Yuxi followed me over the wall and put her hands on my shoulders. She followed my steps and whispered, "Why are you standing guard? Let's go in together."
We both crouched and slid to the door. I reached out and pushed the door, but it didn't move. I gently turned the door lock but it didn't turn. It was locked from the inside. I turned around and touched the side of the window. In the darkness, I vaguely saw that the left window seemed to be not closed properly. I gently pulled it and it opened outwards. I just happened to look inside, and suddenly a dark head popped out from the window. We almost bumped into each other, and I was immediately scared and broke into a cold sweat.
The head screamed and immediately retracted. I heard it was Cheng Guaizi's voice, so I opened the right window without hesitation and quickly jumped in. I turned on the flashlight and saw Cheng Guaizi holding his head and trying to get under the bed. I rushed forward and stepped on his lame leg.
"Last night I recognized you as the one who escaped from the chicken farm into the woods. Tell me, why did you go there and who was your accomplice?" I stepped on his lame leg, bent down, grabbed his belt, and pulled him out from under the bed.
Cheng Guaizi was so scared that he huddled up into a ball, covering his face with his hands and said, "Xiaoyu, don't kill me. If you want to rob me, I have saved 20,000 yuan over the years and hid it all under the bed. I'll give it all to you."
"We are not robbing you. Answer the question quickly." Lin Yuxi said in a cold voice.
"I didn't go anywhere last night and went to bed early. Look at my lame leg, why would I go to a chicken farm in the middle of the night, especially when it was raining so heavily." Cheng Guaizi refused to admit it.
I turned around and saw the ground was full of dried mud footprints, and there were rain boots covered with mud beside the bed. I immediately concluded that it was him who led us away last night. So I stepped hard, and his lame leg was in so much pain that he couldn't help but scream. I threatened, "You know we are wanted by the police now. If we can't find the truth, we will have no way to survive. We will die anyway, so we don't care about killing one more person and adding more charges. If you don't tell me, I will skin you alive!"
When Cheng Guaizi heard these words, especially the word "skinned alive", he was so scared that his whole body was shaking. Suddenly he smelled a strong smell of urine. Damn it, he was so scared that he peed himself!
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you. Yes..." Cheng Guaizi finally gave in. Just as he was about to tell the truth, his neck tilted and he fell to the ground, then he didn't move.
Lin Yuxi was startled and said, "Oh no, is he scared to death?" He hurriedly took out a flashlight and found the light switch. He turned on the light and took a closer look. Cheng Guaizi's hands left his face. His eyes were wide open, full of fear. There was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and he was no longer breathing.
I reached out and probed under his nose, then touched his chest. There was indeed no heartbeat. I whispered to Lin Yuxi, "Check where the wound is." After that, I picked up the flashlight and rushed to the window to shine it out. Suddenly, I saw a dark shadow disappear outside the low wall. I immediately climbed out the window and ran to the wall to look out again. There was no figure in the dark alley. I was afraid that I could not catch up .
