Chapter 46: Capturing Ghosts

  I feel that the final battle has arrived!

  "His mother asked outside the house: "How did they close the door again? What are they doing?" Wu Lele said: "Don't mind them, let's go home first, they will come back later.""

  I couldn't help but admire Wu Lele's guts, she wasn't afraid at all at this time, and the intense battle between humans and ghosts was just as she said: playing.

  It's just for fun.

  Is it because she hasn't seen the Water Saint and doesn't know how formidable the Water Saint's son is, so she remains ignorant and fearless?

  I raised my mobile phone and asked Zhang Yunhao if he had a lighter, wanting to light the kerosene lamp. Zhang Yunhao said yes, I said you don't smoke, how can you also have a lighter, he said this lighter was bought for 200 yuan, put on his body to show off, didn't expect it to be useful today.

  After lighting the kerosene lamp, the room slowly brightened up. I felt that something was missing in the house. Zhang Yunhao and I looked at each other in dismay. Zhong Ling'er and Huang Shigong were nowhere to be seen!

  Zhang Yunhao asked in a low voice: "Dage, where is your goddess?"

  I looked around and said, let's go take a look. As I spoke, I took out the yin-yang knife from the iron box. Originally, the temperature had dropped sharply, and I was already shivering with cold. Now, holding the yin-yang knife that was even colder than ice, my hand became even colder. I quickly put the yin-yang knife back into the iron box.

  Suddenly heard Huang Shu's sharp cry, followed by a loud shout: "Don't come over! Don't come over!"

  Zhang Yunhao and I ran in the same direction without saying a word.

  This time I remembered it well and lifted my legs at the threshold.

  Rushing into Huang Shu's bedroom, relying on the dim light, I found that Huang Shi and Zhong Ling'er were both here. On Huang Shi's shoulders sat the Water Saint Child, taking step by step towards the bedside. Huang Shu was shocked and pale, staring at the Water Saint Child as it retreated further onto the bed.

  I was anxious and just about to rush up when Zhong Ling'er blocked me, shaking her head at me, indicating that I shouldn't act rashly.

  Huang Shi's uncle stopped in front of the bed and looked at Huang Shu, asking: "Mom, why didn't you give birth to me?"

  I was shocked and it turned out to be the voice of Shui Shengzi! And Huang Shi Shu's expression was wooden, like a fool.

  Did Shuǐ Shèngzǐ control Huángshí Shū or did Huángshí Shū get possessed?

  "Grandma Huang cried and said: 'It's not that I didn't give birth to you, it's your father's idea, I didn't want to either...' Suddenly, Zhong Ling'er said: 'Since your parents have already repented, you should forgive them.'"

  "Forgiveness?" Huang Shitou turned his head to look at Zhong Ling'er, and let out a cold snort. I knew that at this moment, Uncle Huang was indeed possessed by the Water Saint Child, because his current expression and movements were exactly the same as those of the Water Saint Child sitting on his shoulder.

  "I couldn't help but ask him: 'What exactly do you want?'"

  Shui Shengzi said in a gloomy tone, "I'm too lonely, I want someone to accompany me." Then he shouted sternly, "Those who want to stay with me, stay; otherwise, get out of here immediately!" He specifically glared at me and Zhong Ling'er.

  I secretly let out a cold breath. Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ's words were very clear: as long as you dare to oppose him, he will make you accompany him to his ghost world; if you know your limits and retreat, he will spare your life. I indeed didn't have the confidence to defeat him, and at this moment, I really wanted to slip away quietly. However, I was worried about Huáng Shí Shū and Zhōng Líng'ér, so the righteous side of my heart made me stay behind once again.

  "Stubbornly ignorant!" Zhong Ling'er took out a few copper coins from her backpack and waved them lightly, and those copper coins actually turned into a copper coin sword.

  I was amazed by Zhang Yunhao's skills, which I often see in movies, especially in Chow Yun-fat's "God of Gamblers" series and some other gambling films. Those masters manipulated the cards with a whooshing sound, their techniques were simply incredible, I couldn't help but admire them repeatedly. I didn't expect to see Zhong Ling'er show off her skills tonight, which made me even more infatuated with her.

  Tong Baojian held the copper sword in his hand, and Zhong Ling'er suddenly appeared with a talisman in her left hand. She scattered the talisman into the air, and with one swift motion, she stabbed the sword at Shui Shengzi on Huang Shi's shoulder. The strange thing was that the talisman seemed to have grown wings and shot straight towards Shui Shengzi. Just as it was about to stick to his face, Shui Shengzi suddenly jumped off Huang Shi's body and disappeared in a flash. The talisman self-ignited, spinning rapidly in mid-air before finally stopping at the corner of a wall. Zhong Ling'er stabbed her sword towards that direction. It wasn't until then that I realized Shui Shengzi was right there. He opened his big mouth and spat out a stream of white water, which gushed towards Zhong Ling'er's face. She dodged too late and was knocked to the ground by the wave, and the talisman was also washed away into shreds.

  The floor in the house was suddenly all water.

  I hurried to help Zhong Ling'er, and found that her clothes were all wet. The temperature in the house was so low that I worried she would catch a cold. I glanced at the bed and thought of getting a quilt to wrap her up, but saw Huang Shi Shu walking towards us.

  At this time, the light in the house was very dim. Although I couldn't see the expression on Huang Shi's face clearly, from his stiff posture and pace, I guessed that he was no longer himself. In a panic, I picked up the copper coin sword from the ground and stood in front of Zhong Ling'er to block her.

  The copper coins were hard and stiff, it was only now that I discovered these copper coins were strung together one by one with a thread, no wonder they could stand upright, but when I first used this thing, I had no feeling in my hand.

  As I saw Huang Shi Shu getting closer and closer, I shouted loudly: "Hao Ge!" Zhang Yunhao rushed over and asked if there were any instructions. I yelled at him to hurry up and get on. Zhang Yunhao also noticed that something was wrong with Huang Shi Shu and bravely went forward, but was pushed down by Huang Shi Shu. As soon as he fell to the ground, he shouted loudly: "Knife brother be careful, old Huang's ghost has possessed his body!"

  I was so moved that I was choked with sobs, and as I fell down, he didn't forget to remind me, what a true hero and real man!

  Huang Shi's uncle suddenly rushed towards me, I exerted force to thrust the copper coin sword upwards, but unexpectedly it softened as soon as I raised it. Before I could react, Huang Shi's uncle had already collided with my body, his momentum was extremely fierce, and my body directly fell backwards, colliding with Zhong Ling'er who hadn't jumped out of the way in time, resulting in both of us falling to the ground simultaneously.

  Before he could jump up, Huang Shi kicked his leg towards my chest. Zhang Junhao quickly scrambled to his feet from the ground and hugged Huang Shi's waist from behind, shouting loudly: "Dage, run quickly!"

  How could I run? Helping Zhong Ling'er up, I heard her say in a low voice: "Use the talisman!"

  With a spiritual connection, I took advantage of Zhang Yunhao holding Huang Shigong and pulled out the talisman from my pocket and stuck it to Huang Shigong's forehead. Before I could even recite the ghost-driving incantation, Huang Shigong's body suddenly shook violently, as if he had been electrocuted, and Zhang Yunhao was also thrown flying by him. I didn't have time to care about Zhang Yunhao, and in a low voice, I began to recite the ghost-driving incantation. Before I could finish, Huang Shigong suddenly let out a loud roar, his eyes glowing red, and he charged towards me furiously. I was about to retreat but it was too late, and just as Huang Shigong was about to knock me down, a hand from behind pushed me open, while Huang Shigong slapped that person away with one palm.

  I looked at that person and it was actually Zhong Ling'er. I felt heartbroken and couldn't help but think, how dare you hit my goddess, this is outrageous!

  A crashing sound came from the clothes bag, I was startled, it's the yin-yang knife!

  I took out the iron box, opened the lid, and quickly picked up the yin-yang knife to stab Huangshi Shu.

  When I stabbed into Huangshi Shu's body, I suddenly remembered that the Water Saint had only gone up to Huangshi Shu's body. If I were to stab him again, he would also be injured. So I quickly braked, but the knife still entered his flesh by a fraction of an inch. I then rapidly recited the Ghost-Driving Curse once more, and Huangshi Shu's entire body began trembling again. Suddenly, a black gas burst forth from his mouth, encircled him in a circle, and he let out a muffled groan as if he were a lump of soft mud that had collapsed to the ground.

  The dark energy stopped in front of me, slowly transforming into the Water Saint Child. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, I held my knife and stabbed it upwards with all my might. The Water Saint Child let out a pained cry, suddenly stretching out his hand to grab my shoulder. I felt a searing pain on my shoulder, as if an icy claw had clamped down on me. The talisman on his forehead danced wildly, threatening to fall off at any moment. Zhong Ling'er jumped forward, pulling out a talisman from her backpack and slapping it onto the Water Saint Child's forehead. She muttered a low, solemn incantation to exorcise the ghost, and the Water Saint Child let out a long wail as his body instantly transformed into a cloud of black smoke that vanished at the tip of my Yin-Yang knife.

  The surroundings suddenly fell silent.

  Has Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ been taken in? I was looking around, when suddenly a beam of light flashed in. There stood Wú Lè Lè holding a kerosene lamp at the door, asking: "Has Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ been taken in?"

  I stared at Zhong Ling'er and Zhang Yunhao, how is this girl still here? And she just happened to come out after the Water Saint Son disappeared, just like a movie cop.

  Zhong Ling'er looked at the yin-yang knife in my hand and asked, "What kind of knife is this?" I only then realized the coldness of the yin-yang knife and quickly put it away, saying it was a razor. Zhong Ling'er said that Shui Shengzi had been sucked into the knife, and I was shocked. Wu Lele and Zhang Yunhao also walked over, staring at my yin-yang knife. I covered it with an iron box and asked how Shui Shengzi could have been sucked into the knife. Zhong Ling'er said that earlier, Shui Shengzi had attached itself to Huang Shi-shu's body, and coincidentally, my knife was also stabbed into Huang Shi-shu's body. When Zhong Ling'er recited the ghost-driving curse, Shui Shengzi had nowhere to escape and was sucked into the knife.

  "So it seems that the Water Saint will be trapped in this sword forever from now on?" I exclaimed in surprise.

  Zhong Ling'er said: "It's possible, if you make use of it, Shui Shengzi may become your knife soul."

  Knife Soul? Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ becomes the Knife Soul of my Yin Yang Knife?

  Huang Shu's wife, still in a state of shock, climbed down from the bed and struggled to prop up Huang Shi. Together, we managed to get him onto the bed, but when he came to, he had no memory of what had just happened.

  After arriving home and finishing dinner, Zhong Ling'er and Wu Lele wanted to leave. I sent Wu Lele back, while Zhang Yunhao sent Zhong Ling'er back.

  When I sent Wu Lele back, Zhang Junhao had already sent Zhong Ling'er back. He said that Zhong Ling'er had a message to pass on to me. I asked what it was. Zhang Junhao said: "Your goddess says you should pay attention to your wife, she might not be an ordinary person."