Volume 2: Ghost Invitation Chapter 0046 Scream
After surviving, Xiao Mo was not overwhelmed by joy. He calmed down and immediately found Li Shuai and told him the method to get rid of the ghost.
Li Shuai, sleepy-eyed, didn't even ask, and obediently deleted the photos in his phone, then yawned and went to sleep again. Li Shuai once again let Xiao Mo see his extremely thick nerves, but it didn't matter to Xiao Mo anymore, because he had already paid off the favor he owed Li Shuai.
Lao Gao and others obviously knew what happened at night, so at noon the next day Lao Gao announced his return, and returned directly to "No. 2 Qingming Road" without any stops!
On the way back, everyone was chatting intermittently. Except for Zhang Tianyi and Xinyan who still had cold faces, the others had changed their attitude towards Xiao Mo.
"I didn't expect you to be so powerful that you even killed a ghost!"
Xiao Mo could sense that Li Shuai's attitude towards him had changed greatly since last night, and he would always tease him from time to time.
"You are quite amazing. You killed a ghost while sleeping."
Xiao Mo's reply was also very sharp, leaving Li Shuai with no chance of gaining any advantage. In the end, he had no choice but to shut up. The Decaying Mage was in a good mood today. After seeing Li Shuai shut up, he asked Xiao Mo:
"How did you come to the idea that the problem was with the photo?"
"I figured it out from the disappearance of the victim's phone. I guess that's my guess."
Xiao Mo didn't want to recall what happened last night , so he only gave a general answer. The Corruption Mage also saw that Xiao Mo didn't want to say more, so he smiled and changed the subject:
"No matter what, we managed to survive this time without any danger, so we should celebrate."
"What's there to celebrate?"
Zhang Tianyi's words were like a bucket of cold water, pouring heavily on the head of the Corruption Mage, who suddenly became embarrassed. Xiao Mo also showed anger on his face after hearing it. To be honest, he hated Zhang Tianyi very much, not only because of his arrogant attitude, but also because of his indifferent face.
However, Xiao Mo is not a person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs. It is hard to say how long he will stay with Zhang Tianyi, so it is not worth offending him with just a few words.
Although Xiao Mo didn't care, Li Shuai didn't care about it. He glanced at Zhang Tianyi with ill intent, and then said coldly:
"You are such a cocky person, are the dead the only ones worth celebrating?"
"Whatever you think, I hope you won't be too happy too soon, because this is just the beginning. Don't forget why we are involved in preventing supernatural events."
"It's just that you didn't get the key. Look at you..."
"Okay, let's all stop talking."
Seeing that Li Shuai and Zhang Tianyi were about to quarrel, Lao Gao immediately stopped them:
"Whether we get the key or not, this is worth celebrating. At least we got rid of two ghosts and we can get rid of our anger. But we must not underestimate these things, or we will get burned."
The atmosphere in the car suddenly turned cold. No one was in the mood to chat. Everyone looked out the rapidly receding window, and no one knew what they were thinking.
When they were about to arrive at Liaoyuan City, Xiao Mo couldn't help but chat with the corrupt mage beside him out of curiosity:
"When we were in the hotel, I saw you put a lot of yellow paper on the door. Did you draw those?"
"Well, that's a kind of spell that can ward off evil spirits and ghosts."
"Can chanting really drive away ghosts?"
Xiao Mo has always had doubts about this. In some books, it is mentioned that Buddhism can be used to get rid of evil, but he is not sure what this "evil" refers to. In his opinion, this "evil" should refer to monsters, not ghosts and spirits.
Hearing this question, the expression of the Corruption Mage suddenly became strange. After a brief silence, he suddenly asked Xiao Mo:
"You don't think I'm a monk, do you?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the Corruption Mage, even Lao Gao who was driving the car was no exception. Obviously, the Corruption Mage's answer surprised them.
This situation made the Corruption Mage laugh and cry. He scratched his head and explained:
"I am actually a Taoist priest and have nothing to do with monks."
"You said you are a Taoist priest, not a monk?" Li Shuai opened his mouth wide, with disbelief written all over his face. He pointed at the Buddhist beads in the hands of the corrupted mage and asked:
"So what's that in your hand?"
"I went to the temple to ask for this a few years ago. People said it was very effective, so I have been carrying it with me ever since."
"Then what's with your bald head?"
"Because it's cool! I don't think anyone says that only monks can shave their heads, right?"
Xiao Mo felt that he was tickled and burst out laughing. Lao Gao was also laughing so hard that the speeding car was forced to stop. Xin Yan and Zhang Tianyi also smiled, and the cold warmth in the car was instantly warmed up.
The rest of the journey was relatively relaxing in the car, and Zhang Tianyi did not disrupt the situation. Around midnight, they finally returned to "No. 2 Qingming Road".
We had been sitting in the car for a whole day and it was late at night, so no one talked after we got back. We didn't even say hello before going back to our rooms.
Back in his room, Xiao Mo took a hot bath first, then ate a bowl of noodles, and only after that did he throw himself on the bed. Lying on the soft and comfortable bed, the tiredness accumulated in recent days suddenly surged like a rising tide, and in less than a minute, he fell asleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept. Suddenly, he heard a series of hurried footsteps, which sounded like footsteps on the stairs. Someone was running up anxiously. Who was it?
Xiao Mo was too lazy to open his eyes. He turned over and fell asleep again. But after a while, he heard a few whispers from outside the door:
"The passage will soon be opened. It looks like we won't make it tonight."
"Alas, the cycle is about to begin again. Can we... still survive?"
"It's possible. Maybe we can collect enough keys in this cycle, and then..."
"Do you think the forbidden area is not dangerous at all? What if that place is also a trap?"
"Who knows? But we have no choice, right? What else can we do but believe it?"
Xiao Mo was very familiar with these two voices, they seemed to be Zhang Tianyi and Lao Gao, but he didn't know what these two people were doing outside his door so late. As the two people's fragmented conversations came in, Xiao Mo gradually became sober, and finally he got off the bed and carefully stuck to the door.
However, he heard... two screams outside the door!
Xiao Mo shuddered, and the little sleepiness he had left disappeared without a trace.
"What's going on? Is there a ghost?"
Xiao Mo didn't dare to make any sound. He still stuck to the door and listened carefully, but no more sound came in from outside. Xiao Mo was a little curious about the situation outside, but his heart was filled with unknown panic. He was sure that the two screams just now were from Lao Gao and Zhang Tianyi. He didn't know what these two had experienced.
In addition, they seemed to have anticipated this, otherwise they wouldn't have come to his door so late at night. Xiao Mo had many guesses, but he couldn't confirm any of them.
“Hiss…”
Just as Xiao Mo was hesitating, he suddenly saw a shadow coming in through the crack in the door, and this shadow was actually... it was actually opening the door!!!
Xiao Mo's expression was filled with horror. He backed away desperately, but the shadow opened the lock on the door and came in!!!
