First Chapter 16 Deafening
I was already very relaxed at this time, but I didn't expect him to say that. I immediately felt a chill on my spine and looked around nervously. The moonlight poured in from the window, and there was nothing unusual, but rather some beauty. I saw Qin Yiheng was still using various methods to try to find things in the house, so I simply a cigarette and sat directly on the floor. After a while, I was already a little drowsy, and I felt as if there was a vibration under my feet, and then a roar suddenly came, as if it was a violent storm hitting my face. The noise was so loud that I thought the house might be shaken down. I didn't have time to think about it, and could only rely on instinct to hold my head and try to escape.
I had only run a few steps when something grabbed my clothes. I was so scared that I almost passed out, and I desperately pushed my hands behind me. As I struggled, a hand clamped my shoulder. I could only scream, and the screaming continued, so loud that I couldn't hear my own voice at all.
Not only my voice, but all the sounds in the world were probably drowned out by the roar. This sound seemed to shatter . Within a few seconds, I began to feel severe pain all over my body.
At this moment, I no longer cared about the hand behind me, and the pain made me kneel on the floor. This kind of pain is hard to describe, and it is different from all the pain I have experienced. At this moment, I even thought about death. I thought that death might be a good thing for me, not only to free me from this pain, but also to free me from this miserable world.
At this moment, I seemed to hear a subtle sound of metal colliding. The sound was very small, but it was not drowned out by the roar. Instead, it reached my ears steadily. As I listened to the sound, my body relaxed instantly, and the pain disappeared. Unconsciously, the sound became louder and clearer, and the roar disappeared unconsciously, replaced by Qin Yiheng's familiar voice. He shouted my name loudly, and I came to my senses and stood up from the floor. I saw that he was holding a bell in his hand, and his nose was bleeding because I didn't know if it was because of the punch I gave him.
I sat on the floor again, gasping for breath for a long time. I think this is the most terrifying part of this house. This kind of sound is unbearable not only for humans, but for any creature. Could it be that the young man who died before was shattered by this powerful sound? The pain just now was so intense that I really couldn't imagine what would happen if it continued.
I smoked three cigarettes in a row before I came to my senses. I asked Qin Yiheng if he heard the roar just now. He shook his head and said he didn't hear it. He was busy when he suddenly heard me yelling, and when he turned around, I was already running out desperately.
I thought to myself: 'How is this possible? I am the only one who can hear that roar? Does this sound have to be heard by certain people? But from what Liuzhi described, he must have heard this sound too. What do he and I have in common? But I am sure that he deliberately downplayed the power of the roar when he described it.'
I told Qin Yiheng about my doubts. He pondered for a long time and told me that maybe this sound does not exist. Strictly speaking, it does not exist in the current physical science. A simple explanation is that it is an auditory hallucination.
However, he disagreed with this explanation, because the voice did exist, and the reason I could hear it was because I was too yin. He had said before that what can be explained is called science, and what cannot be explained by our current knowledge is called metaphysics.
Most people who have heard supernatural voices are not hallucinating, but the wavelength of the voice just happens to correspond to that person, so only that person can hear it. In addition, most people have a wrong understanding that temples must be places with the most yang energy because they are blessed by gods. In fact, it is just the opposite. Temples are places with the most yin energy.
The Buddhist philosophy is to save all living beings, and does not make any distinction because of ghosts and gods. Therefore, if you are not a practitioner, it is not advisable to stay in a temple for a long time.
After listening to Qin Yiheng's words, I finally understood a little. It turned out that when he heard Liuzhi's description of the sound in the house, he roughly guessed that this was the reason, but he had no way to verify it, so he had to use me as a test subject and went to the temple incense burner to breathe in the negative energy for a long time. In order to verify whether the sound really existed, he used me as a test subject. Although I was very angry, it was already done, and we were making this life-threatening money, so I thought about it and decided that since I had broken his nose, I would not pursue the matter for the time being.
Qin Yiheng explained to me that the bell was the soul-calling bell held by the people walking in front of the funeral procession, which was used to hook the soul of the deceased and lead it to the path of reincarnation. It sounded normal to ordinary people, but people who were possessed would usually find the bell sound harsh and uncomfortable.
Speaking of using sound to ward off evil, you may not know much about it. In fact, strictly speaking, the sound of chanting mantras and reciting scriptures should be considered as a sound to ward off evil. There are many kinds of sounds that can be used to ward off evil, including the sounds of objects and creatures. As he spoke, he simply listed a few of the most effective sounds for warding off evil.
It is said that the sound of a broken tiger bone has a strong ability to ward off evil spirits and can awaken a person whose seven spirits have been invaded. Although the decibel of the sound is not loud, the effect is amazing. The second is the first cry of the emperor when he is born. It is said that when this cry comes out, the thousand-year-old monsters will cover their ears in advance. I am afraid that we probably don’t have the opportunity to hear the first two kinds of sounds today. In comparison, the last one is easier to hear, that is, the temple bell at noon.
After listening to Qin Yiheng's words, I no longer had time to marvel at the profoundness of metaphysics, because now the problem was before us. Since I could hear the roar, it proved that there must be something in this house, but Qin Yiheng couldn't find it no matter how hard he tried, which was very tricky.
Qin Yiheng and I sat on the floor, trying to discuss countermeasures. Obviously, I couldn't offer any constructive suggestions, so after a brief chat, I simply gave him some space to think alone, and then I lit a cigarette and walked around the hall alone. The house was originally empty, and now both of us were quiet again. I seemed to be able to hear my own heartbeat. After a while, Qin Yiheng called me over and told me that he had thought about this house again and again, but still felt that he had no idea where to start, so it would be better to go back first and make a long-term plan the next day. I agreed, and just like that, we simply packed up our things and prepared to return.
Because we were more prepared this time, and Qin Yiheng had been busy for a long time, all kinds of things that I could name and those that I couldn't name were scattered all over the floor. When we were putting things into the bag, I suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness, as if there was a pair of eyes in the room spying on us. I couldn't help but be alert and glance around with my peripheral vision. However, although the visibility was still okay, it was still blurred by the night. I looked for a while, but didn't find anything. I wanted to talk to Qin Yiheng, but when I looked up, I found that he was also signaling to me with his eyes.
Now I was even more certain that there was indeed someone in this house. Cold sweat broke out on me instantly. I wanted to discuss coping strategies with Qin Yiheng, but the house was too quiet and I was afraid that he would notice, so I could only keep using my eyes to show him that I felt it, too.
Qin Yiheng coughed lightly, and then pretended to be nonchalant and asked me if I had seen the bag of Taishan stones on the ground. I was stunned by the question, and then I saw him winking at me.
I thought to myself: "Damn it, even though I knew he was trying to divert attention, in this situation, and without rehearsing the lines beforehand, I really didn't understand how to respond for a while."
Just as I was stunned, Qin Yiheng suddenly jumped out from beside me and ran straight to the stairs around the corner. His force was so sudden that it was too late for me to catch up. In addition, I was nervous for a while, and my legs were weak, so I couldn't run fast at all.
When I chased him to the stairs, he had already gone up to the second floor. I heard noisy footsteps upstairs from downstairs. It must be more than just Qin Yiheng! But who else would come to this house at this time? Before I could think about it, I heard a loud "bang" at the door of the first floor. I looked sideways and saw that Zhong Kui seemed to have been pushed down .
I stood on the stairs, not knowing whether to go up or down. Now there is more than one opponent. If Qin Yiheng and I fight separately, I am afraid we will have no chance of winning. Thinking of this, I decided to go upstairs to help him. These few seconds seemed to be stretched because of my hesitation. Just when I turned around and prepared to run upstairs, Qin Yiheng had already come down. He told me that the man upstairs was very familiar with the layout of the house. When he chased up, he only saw a blurry figure, which disappeared in a flash. Just when he was about to search every room, he heard a noise downstairs, so he ran down again to see what happened on my side.
When I told Qin Yiheng that the statue of Zhong Kui had been pushed down, his face immediately changed and he said, "No, we have to leave here immediately. We have fallen into a trap. Someone wants to release the thing that was suppressed by Zhong Kui!"
I had never seen Qin Yiheng so nervous before, and my mind went blank for a moment. He had no choice but to drag me downstairs. Before we could even walk out the door, we stopped at once, because I clearly saw a shadow standing at the door.
