Volume 6: Summer Chapter 16 Ruler
He rolled on the ground, looking at his hand in horror. It was a black hand, his hand, his right hand, strangling his neck...
The left hand grasps the right wrist firmly.
The body rolled and struggled.
He tried hard to control his hands.
The teeth chattered and made a clicking sound.
His left hand was gradually covered with black.
Open your mouth.
He wanted to shout, but no sound came out.
He breathed heavily.
My chest aches.
My lungs felt like they were about to burst.
Black hands.
Grabbed his neck.
He closed his eyes in despair. At this moment, he heard a knock on the door. He pried open his eyelids with difficulty and looked towards the door.
The knocking did not continue.
The last bit of oxygen in the body was gone.
The blackness spread upward along his neck, pressing him down, crushing him...
Bang!
Jiang You kicked the door open, then he checked the door lock to make sure it was not broken, and then he walked in.
Light came in from the living room.
Meng Xianyang looked at the person standing in the blurry white light at the door. He was leaning sideways, his body a little thick, and fiddling with something with his head down.
Meng Xianyang was a little anxious and he stretched out his hand.
His hands...
He held out his hands to the light; his hands were trembling and the color of normal skin.
He could breathe again .
The man turned around and walked towards him slowly.
A fleshy hand waved in front of him.
"Are you okay?"
Then he saw a somewhat familiar face, a short round face, wearing a pair of glasses and a kind smile.
Someone else came out - his landlord, Jiang You.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, with a click, Zou Zhichao turned on the light and the room became bright.
"Are you sick?" Zou Zhichao walked quickly to Meng Xianyang.
Jiang You and Zou Zhichao helped Meng Xianyang from the ground to the bed.
"It's all sweat. My clothes are all wet." Zou Zhichao said, reaching out to touch his forehead.
"I'm fine..."
"When I saw you this morning, I felt something was wrong. Your face was so pale. Did you eat anything today?"
Meng Xianyang shook his head.
"Why don't you go to the hospital? I'll go with you?"
Meng Xianyang followed Jiang You with his eyes. He saw Jiang You walking around his room and then squatting on the floor. There were many things scattered on the floor, including a cell phone, keys, headphones, a power bank, a pen...
Jiang You reached under the bed and felt around.
Meng Xianyang stood up after seeing what he touched.
It was a wooden ruler that looked very old. A lot of the red paint had fallen off, and the words and patterns engraved on it were blurred.
"Be careful..." Meng Xianyang said.
Jiang You held the wooden ruler in his right hand and patted the palm of his left hand. "You can't go without a meal." He reached out from his bag and took out a candy box and handed it to Meng Xianyang. "Replenish some sugar first. You take a rest first. When you feel better , we'll go out for dinner."
Meng Xianyang reached out and took the candy box.
The body gradually relaxed.
"I……"
"It's okay." Jiang You patted his shoulder.
I opened the candy box and took one in my hand. After eating it, the coolness of the mint spread in my mouth.
Meng Xianyang calmed down.
He raised his head and looked at Jiang You. He asked, "Brother Jiang, why are you here?"
"Just came over to pick up a few books."
"What's going on?" Zou Zhichao also noticed that something was wrong.
"This is called a ruler, a Taoist magic weapon." Jiang You turned the ruler and asked Meng Xianyang, "Did you bring this from home this time?"
Meng Xianyang nodded.
"My grandfather, I..." Meng Xianyang started coughing and his face became a little ferocious.
Zou Zhichao walked out of the room quickly. When he came back, he was holding a bottle of purified water in his hand. He unscrewed the cap and handed it to Meng Xianyang.
Meng Xianyang took the water, tilted his head back and gulped down half of the bottle in one gulp.
He lowered his hands and took several deep breaths. "I, I..." His hands began to tremble again. "I..."
"Change your clothes, then we'll find a place to eat and talk while we eat." Jiang You said.
Meng Xianyang nodded.
Jiang You took the ruler and walked out of the room with Zou Zhichao.
The door of the room was closed.
Meng Xianyang looked at his room. He stood up by supporting himself on the edge of the bed, walked to the window, reached out, opened the curtains, and pushed open the window.
The sunset glowed in his eyes.
…
After sitting down in the living room with Jiang You again, Zou Zhichao exhaled, took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and handed the pack to Jiang You: "What on earth is going on?"
"I'm not sure either," Jiang You put the ruler on the table. He took the cigarette, tapped it on the table a few times and lit it. "We have to find a professional to handle it. If we find a monk, Jinguang Temple is closer, but his ancestors were Taoist priests. I think there will be sectarianism. If it's a Taoist priest..."
Jiang You thought about it, took out his cell phone and found Sun Yu.
Jiang You: Do you have the contact information of Taoist Qingyang?
Sun Yu: Yes, wait a moment.
Jiang You put down his phone and said, "Tonight, please keep an eye on him. I will take him to Baihe Temple tomorrow."
"I know, so nothing will happen tonight, right?" Zou Zhichao was a little worried.
"I'll take this back," Jiang You pointed at the ruler, "and put it with me first."
"and you……"
The phone vibrated. Sun Yu sent Taoist Qingyang's phone number to him. Jiang You took a look and said, "I live next to the Jinguang Temple. No demons or ghosts dare to cause trouble."
"That's good," Zou Zhichao nodded, "I'll just be less anxious to go to work in the morning. I was the same way. Really, he leaned against the door in the morning, staring at me. I felt like he wanted to say something to me," he said with some annoyance, "I'm afraid of being late for work. I've been late twice this month. If I'm late again, I'll be fined."
"Ordinary people wouldn't think of going there." Jiang You comforted Zou Zhichao.
After hearing what Jiang You said, Zou Zhichao asked, "Isn't he possessed by some unclean thing?"
“It’s an old thing.”
"Then how did you find out?" Zou Zhichao asked.
“When I was a kid, I seemed to be able to see things that other people couldn’t see.”
"Yin Yang Eyes?"
"Maybe. Anyway, I can't see anything when I grow up, and I don't remember much about my childhood." Jiang You pushed up his glasses, "but my intuition may be sharper than that of ordinary people. I felt a little uneasy this afternoon. He didn't reply to WeChat and his phone couldn't be reached. You also said that he came back the day before yesterday. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I thought of coming to take a look."
"So that's how it is. Really, I lived with Liang Hao last year," Zou Zhichao exhaled a puff of smoke, "If it happens again this time, I think my luck might be a bit bad."
The door opened.
Jiang You raised his head and saw Meng Xianyang, who had changed his clothes, coming out.
