Miaofeng Mountain, located on the outskirts of Beijing, may be only a dozen kilometers away from the bustling capital, but it's a place rarely visited by people.
Almost every year, some adventurous "wild donkeys" (outdoor enthusiasts) lose their lives here.
The mountain is high and the forest is dense. There's also magnetic field interference underground. In this vast mountain, there's only a small village nestled in a relatively gentle mountain depression.
There are a hundred or so households in the village, but surprisingly, none of them go to Beijing to work.
Lu Dayong's hometown is in that village called Lu Village.
The sparser the population, the more abundant the spiritual energy. The divination I made not only indicated man - made disasters but also a faint aura of death. I don't know who it will fall upon...
So, as soon as I entered the house, I buried myself in front of the folding table and started drawing the talismans I needed.
Drawing talismans is not like painting, where you can just splash ink casually.
Drawing talismans requires concentrating one's spirit and infusing it with spiritual power. It's definitely not like in some funny videos where people just draw and stick them at will.
I worked for a long time but only managed to draw five talismans.
It was not until I smelled the aroma of instant noodles that I realized it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. I had been drawing for over five hours!
"Wow! Thank you, A Jian!!"
I stretched my neck and walked into the small kitchen in the front. There, on the table, was an open bucket of big - bone flavored instant noodles with a boiled egg in it.
The white - clothed male ghost, A Jian, was sitting on the chair pretending to be serious, with a glass of water in front of him.
"You! If it weren't for me, a ghost, you'd probably starve yourself to death!"
He chattered on and on, scolding me.
I automatically tuned out his nagging.
A ghost who's been around for hundreds of years acts like a post - menopausal old woman. He's so noisy.
As I listened to A Jian's nagging and had just taken two bites of the noodles, I heard Wu Mingyu's shouting from the back.
"Du Xinghe! Du Xinghe!!"
With a series of increasingly urgent knocks on the door, it seemed that Wu Mingyu had started crying.
"What are you doing?!"
I sighed and walked over to open the door.
The moment the door opened, Wu Mingyu grabbed my arm and shrieked, "It's her!! It's really her!! I got the helmet from her!"
Following her shout, I saw the two people standing outside the door.
The one in the lead was actually Wei Yuan!
That playboy who had a soul - snatching female ghost sitting on the back of his motorcycle!
At this moment, he was holding the worn - out helmet in his hands and looking at me in surprise.
"It's you?!"
Wei Yuan didn't expect to see me here either.
Behind him stood the man called "Brother Dong". He looked a few years older than Wei Yuan, with a bandage around his head and one arm in a sling.
"Master Wei, just as I said!"
Brother Dong got even more excited when he saw me. He reached out to grab my collar, "It was this bitch who caused all the trouble!"
Wu Mingyu held onto me tightly. Since I had nowhere to dodge, I pulled her in front of me as a shield.
"A Dong, stop!"
There were no visible injuries on Wei Yuan, but his face was ashen, a typical sign of being haunted by a ghost.
It seemed that his family background was more powerful than Brother Dong's. With just a roar from him, Brother Dong immediately stopped awkwardly, but still mumbled, "We keep running into trouble whenever we meet her. She must be trying to mess with us!"
"Come on, it's your own fault. How can you blame others?!"
I finally broke free from Wu Mingyu's grip and looked at Wei Yuan. "If you want someone to save your life, show some respect. What's this? Do you think you can beat me up and then ask me to exorcise the ghost for you? Aren't you afraid of my revenge?!"
Wei Yuan had dark circles under his eyes and bloodshot eyes. He stared at me for a while, then suddenly glanced at Brother Dong and said, "A Dong! Apologize!!"
Brother Dong didn't expect that Wei Yuan, with whom he had played for several years, would ask him to apologize to me, a woman living in a slum. How could he swallow his pride?
"Heh..."
I sneered and raised my hand to close the door.
Wei Yuan was quick - witted. He immediately propped his hand against the door panel. "Ms. Du... Du, right! Please, you must save us!"
He was tall and strong. Pressed between the doorframe and the door panel, I couldn't close the door anymore.
"Xiao He, do you want me to step in?"
Behind me, A Jian's white clothes fluttered as he hung upside down from the ceiling above my head.
I slowly shook my head.
I wasn't very confident about the task of rescuing Si Tong.
Moreover, I didn't want to get too involved with a monster like Si Jiangchen.
Zombies are an existence that defies the natural order. Every stage of their existence in the world is formed by sacrificing countless lives.
If I got mixed up with Si Jiangchen, I was afraid of being struck by lightning!
For the sake of my grandfather, I had to leave myself a way out...
This Wei Yuan, haunted by that female ghost, seemed to be scared out of his wits. I could help him exorcise the ghost and resolve this feud. It would not only be a good deed but also earn me some benefits.
I stopped A Jian, who was eager to act, and let go of my hand that was trying to close the door.
"I can save you, but how much are you willing to pay?"
I looked at him frankly and asked, "Master Wei, it seems you've shifted the female ghost to someone else."
There was no sign of the half - faced female ghost behind Wei Yuan.
Moreover, I didn't see the figure of "Little Li".
Presumably, Wei Yuan had done something to divert the trouble and let the female ghost follow "Little Li"!
Wei Yuan grinned and forced a smile.
"I'll pay... one million. Help me get rid of that ghost!" He hesitated for a moment and named a price.
Seeing me living in such a shabby bungalow, he thought "one million" was a fortune for me.
"One million?"
I frowned and glanced at him.
"Master Wei! One million?! That's way too much!"
Brother Dong complained from behind.
Wu Mingyu beside me also gasped. She couldn't believe that a con - artist like us could make money so easily. With just a few words, we could get one million.
Wei Yuan looked into my eyes, expecting me to be overjoyed. Instead, he saw a look of disdain on my face.
"Master Wei's life is so cheap!"
I shook my head and turned around to close the door again. "You think you can get rid of me with just one million!"
"Wait!"
Wei Yuan quickly stuck his foot into the door gap. "Two million..."
"Do you think this is a vegetable market?"
I looked at him even more dissatisfied.
"Ten million! I'll give you ten million. Help me exorcise the ghost!" Wei Yuan gritted his teeth.
He didn't want to be turned away.
Because he knew I did have some skills. I could see the female ghost behind him at a glance, while the feng shui consultants his family had hired only gave him a very tacky and ugly amulet when he felt unwell, which he had casually stuffed into the lining of his helmet.
When I heard Wei Yuan shout out the price of ten million, I finally let go of the door, but still blocked it to prevent them from entering.
The room inside was my bedroom. How could I let strange men just wander in and have a look?
"Wait for me at the front of the store."
I pointed outside. Since Wei Yuan needed my help, he was naturally obedient. He led Brother Dong and turned to leave the courtyard.
"Du... Du Xinghe, you, you have to save me!"
Wu Mingyu tried to pounce on me again, reaching for my hand. I quickly pushed her away and said, "We'll talk at the front. Don't get so touchy - feely!"