First Chapter 12: Ghost Jade Absorbs Souls
Qin Yiheng spoke a lot of words at once, and I couldn't digest them for a while. After thinking for a long time, I roughly understood what he meant. If according to what he said, the bodyguard died suddenly , his soul was gone.
What's going on? I asked Qin Yiheng.
He thought for a long time with a gloomy face, and said: "If all this is true, then there is only one possibility - the bodyguard's soul was taken away by someone."
I was also shocked when I heard him say that. This assumption was too outrageous. No wonder he looked so gloomy. Although I don't know much about monsters, I felt that things might be very troublesome when I saw his expression.
I asked, “What’s next?”
Qin Yiheng also murmured, saying: "Based on the current situation, if the bodyguard's soul is taken away, we can't imagine how powerful the person who took his soul is. If he is in a bad mood and wants to take a few more, I'm afraid we will be stuck in this house."
I thought to myself: "Forget it, after hearing what you said, this trip is a waste." After returning to the hotel, we prepared to pack up and go home the next day. That night, Qin Yiheng lay in bed thinking all night, and I couldn't help him anyway, so I just fell asleep.
The next morning, when leaving, Qin Yiheng was still a little unwilling, so he called the boss directly. I don't know what he whispered to the boss, but the boss actually asked us not to leave yet and come over to talk to us later.
I was surprised and asked him what he had said to the boss. Qin Yiheng said, "He thought about it for a long time in bed. If you want to collect the soul of a child, you can refine the little ghost. I'm afraid many horror novels or TV dramas have said it many times, but the soul of an adult has basically merged with the body, so it can't be easily hooked away. What's more, after hooking the soul out, how to store it is also a problem. More importantly , this thing is of no great use."
According to legend, in ancient times, souls could be used to forge swords when forging weapons. The story of Gan Jiang and Mo Ye is well known, but who would open a furnace to forge weapons now? Moreover, although many Taoist disciples later used souls to make elixirs, most of them only used animal souls, and rarely involved human souls. In this way, he felt that the problem was with the jade pendant.
This jade pendant was not obtained legitimately. The boss was probably cheated and bought a piece of jade with problems. However, he was not sure about the specific problem of the jade and had to see it first. So he called the boss and made up some nonsense about the jade. The boss was quite interested and came to listen, so he asked us to stay and wait for him to come.
I was in a hurry to leave. After all, even Qin Yiheng had no idea about this matter, so why shouldn't I flee? But after hearing what he said, I became curious and wanted to see what the choking jade looked like.
Not long after, the boss came. We met and found that he was not as mercenary as I imagined. It was just a pity that he did not bring the jade. After a few simple words in the house, the topic turned to the jade. The boss briefly talked about the origin of the jade. He said that he bought it from a businessman in Thailand. He did not say more, and it was obvious that he was holding back. I guess he was afraid that we would lower the house price again because of this.
There was probably no need to continue chatting like this, so Qin Yiheng briefly talked to him for a few more words and we prepared to leave.
When he was about to leave, Qin Yiheng curiously asked the boss how the business was going recently and whether it was not going well. The boss' eyes lit up when he heard this and he quickly asked Qin Yiheng if he knew a solution.
Qin Yiheng shook his head and took me out with his bag on his back. The boss wanted to ask more questions from behind, but Qin Yiheng was walking very fast with me. The boss said "Ah" from behind and there was no more movement.
On the way to the airport, I asked Qin Yiheng how he knew that the boss's business was not doing well. I thought it was definitely not from analyzing the market environment based on some national policy, and he must have a reason for asking that.
Qin Yiheng said: "In fact, people's beliefs are a very powerful force. Although we cannot see or touch them, and there is no scientific evidence to directly prove their existence, if the beliefs of many people are concentrated together, a wonderful reaction will occur. To put it simply, if 10,000 people believe that a piece of stone in front of them can ward off evil spirits, as long as everyone's beliefs are unified and without impurities, then this stone can really ward off evil spirits. In the final analysis, it is not the stone that wards off evil spirits, but the beliefs of everyone."
Then, Qin Yiheng said, "We in Asia, especially China, have a rich jade culture. Jade has the function of warding off evil spirits and protecting the body. It is said that jade articles worn for a long time will have spirituality and can help the owner to avoid disasters. If one day a jade article worn for many years is found to have cracks, or the red thread is inexplicably broken, it means that it has helped the owner to avoid disasters. Jade is a branch of jade articles. He thought about it and the most likely reason is that the jade Buddha pendant is an evil Buddha. If a jade pendant with good color, high craftsmanship and cultural value is very high, it may not be possible to get it for 300,000 yuan. Presumably, the people over there are eager to make a move and they know the horror of this jade pendant very well."
After the boss bought it, he had a dream at night because he had many evil-repelling objects at home. The dream was actually telling him to throw away the jade pendant. The boss was really scared, so he gave it to his personal bodyguard. The bodyguard was accidentally killed by his soul. Although the boss escaped, his fortune must have declined, so it is normal for his business to be down. I am afraid this is just the beginning. In serious cases, it will hurt his limbs.
In addition, Qin Yiheng also mentioned that any personal items that have been blessed - jade pendants, golden Buddhas, things hung in the car for peace and wealth, etc., if they are specially prayed for yourself, after you wear or use them, remember not to let others touch them. After touching them, the spirituality will be gone and the value of the blessing will be lost.
What Qin Yiheng said didn't seem to be a lie. Although this experience was uneventful, I still benefited a lot. At least I heard a lot of relevant background stories from him. But this time it was still a wasted trip, and I still felt very unwilling. Fortunately, after this matter was over, a small house was delivered to my door.
Although there are some things inside, they are harmless and quite interesting to talk about. The owner of the house came to me on his own initiative. He was a friend of a friend who I met through various means. He took out a loan to buy a 26-square-meter single apartment on the 13th floor of a high-rise building, and then lived in it with his girlfriend. At first, there was nothing wrong. After living there for half a month, the two found something strange in the house. This kind of small apartment is not big, and there are not many furnitures, but for some reason, the two people felt that the house was very crowded. The crowded here does not mean really crowded, but a feeling. Although his house is really small, some small-sized houses do not give people this cramped feeling. The two did not pay attention at first. After that, every night when he went to bed, this person's girlfriend would be sleep-paralyzed by ghosts, almost every night.
Suddenly one day, they noticed that the slippers they put by the bed in the morning had moved. They thought they remembered it wrong, but later, they paid more attention and found that the slippers moved by themselves the next morning.
The two were very scared, so they went through so many twists and turns to find me. They didn't want to sell the house, they just wanted us to help take a look. After all, it's not easy for two working people to have their own home in the same city. Although I really want to make money, but because he is a friend of a friend, I can only help to take a look.
I took Qin Yiheng to have a look. The house was not big and I could see the whole house from one place.
After reading it, Qin Yiheng asked them two simple questions, basically asking if they had sex every night or something, and the couple admitted it generously. Then, Qin Yiheng told them to remember to draw the curtains when they go to bed next time, otherwise many passers-by would be attracted to look over, and at this time, many passing ghosts would mistakenly think that it was time for reincarnation. It seems that it is not a big deal now, but it will be terrible if they are possessed again one day.
After hearing this, the couple thanked him profusely. Qin Yiheng then simply hung a mirror on the wall facing the window and put red paper under the four beds, saying that everything would be fine from now on.
From then on, no strange things happened in this apartment again, and the two people lived a peaceful and shameless life, hand in hand towards sweet happiness.
