Chapter Thirteen: The Ghost-Calling Talisman

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  I didn't dare to confirm whether it was an illusion or not, so I quickly closed my eyes. Suddenly, I felt "her" blowing air on my face, a cold breath, just like a piece of ice hitting my face, this was absolutely not an illusion.

  A quiet night, a woman suddenly appeared, her eyelids stuck to mine, her nose pressed against mine, pinning me down. I opened my mouth to shout loudly, but I knew that even if I could make a sound, no one would come to save me, that damned Shen Lan was gone all day.

  My neck was suddenly grasped by a pair of hands and I couldn't make a sound.

  I seemed to hear the sound of my laryngeal bones being crushed, I wanted to swallow some water, but my throat was blocked by her hand, and I couldn't even move my Adam's apple.

  I was stuck and couldn't breathe at all, in a few more minutes, I thought I would suffocate.

  I just feel my head getting more and more swollen, my lungs are about to explode. If I could see myself now, I must be bright red all over my face, the blood stasis on my head and face would definitely cause bleeding spots on my cornea and facial skin. My heart is pounding wildly, like it's drumming.

  My weak legs went limp on the bed, and I could only barely kick the bedside a few times. I thought to myself, "I'm going to die soon."

  Am I really going to die? Is it true what that crow's mouth, Tian Ji, said - tomorrow at dawn, waiting for him to come and collect my corpse?

  "Tap..." The lights in the room suddenly turned on, as if someone had entered.

  Damn it, with a relax of my throat, I can finally breathe again, I should be saved.

  Who is this woman? Is she the one who sings Kunqu in the notebook, You Wu? I have no grudges against her, why does she want to harm me?

  After the light came on, I suddenly thought of several questions...

  My head can move again, I want to see what all this is. But everything in front of me has disappeared, the light is still on. Strange, where are the woman and the person who helped me turn on the light?

  I let out a loud "ah..." and sat up, everything in the house was as usual, as if nothing had happened at all.

  My god, it's too scary! I'm panting heavily.

  It won't do, if things go on like this I'll be scared to death even if the ghosts don't get me. Tomorrow, that's right, tomorrow, I'm definitely moving out of this old house and renting a place in town. Between obeying the old man's orders and saving my own life, I have to choose saving my life. If I lose my life, how can I keep the family business?

  Damn it, tomorrow morning, hurry up and let Tianji find me a set of housing, the price is not a problem, as long as I can live in peace.

  Thinking of that little brat Tianji, I'm so angry I could burst, saying we can have a good night's sleep tonight, is it really that peaceful? I almost got strangled to death. In my heart, I ruthlessly cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations, damn him, cheating and deceiving people, and he actually deceived me, what an iron brother, I'm so...

  I don't want to stay in this house for another moment, I put on my clothes, tidy up my luggage, and with a flashlight in hand, I muster up the courage to sneak downstairs. As soon as I left the hall, I didn't forget to tear down those two yellow talismans that Tianji had posted at the door, ripping them into shreds and scattering them in the darkness. What ghost-repelling evil spirits talisman? Go see a ghost!

  I got into the car parked at the door, started the engine, and under the strong light of the car headlights, I suddenly saw Shen Lan standing pale-faced at the door of the house, her hair dripping wet, her eyes narrowed to a slit, avoiding the strong light of the car lights, like a ghost that had suddenly appeared, entering my line of sight.

  I was shocked and even more frightened than before, letting out a loud cry of "Ah..."

  I opened the car door, got out of the car and rushed to Shen Lan's face, roaring: "Damn you, do you want to scare me to death? Not only did you not come back all day, but also appeared like a ghost at this time to scare me..."

  Shen Lan's eyes were lifeless, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. He gazed at me weakly and said in a low voice, "Yu Ge, are you going out?"

  Looking at his cowardly appearance, I suppressed the anger in my stomach and said: "Yes, I've already prepared to move out and rent a house outside. If I continue to live here, I'm afraid I'll really be waiting for someone to come and collect my corpse..."

  I got back on the car, still fuming with anger, rolled down the window and said to Shen Lan: "Remember to take good care of the garden, maybe I'll be back after a while."

  Shen Lan's body seemed to be swaying in the darkness, as if it was about to collapse, and his voice was very small: "Yu Ge, I remembered."

  I drove out of the Shen family's old mansion, thinking about what had just happened, and I still felt a lingering fear.

  I parked my car in front of the "Tian's Papercraft Shop", took a look at my phone, and it was still early, only 4 am, more than an hour before dawn. I lowered the seat back, closed my eyes, yes, I'm already prepared to move out, rent a house outside, if I continue living here, I'm afraid I'll really be waiting for someone to come collect my corpse...

  I got back on the car, still fuming with anger, rolled down the window and said to Shen Lan: "Remember to take good care of the garden, maybe I'll be back after a while."

  Shen Lan's body seemed to be swaying in the darkness, as if it was about to collapse, and his voice was very small: "Yu Ge, I remembered."

  I drove out of the Shen family's old mansion, thinking about what had just happened, and I still felt a lingering fear.

  I parked my car in front of the "Tian's Papercraft Shop", took a look at my phone, and it was still early, only 4 am, more than an hour before dawn. I lowered the seat back, closed my eyes, and fell asleep in just a moment.

  I was woken up by the sound of a pheasant pecking on the car window glass, and when I rolled down the window, I saw a pheasant with a lewd smile on its face. Its two small eyes, like green beans, stared at me: "Hey buddy, did you sleep well last night? Did you have a wild time with that Shen Lan guy or whatever his name is?"

  Damn it, which pot doesn't open to mention which pot. I stretched out my hand and heavily slapped the pheasant's head, scolding: "You're killing me? I almost got killed by you!"

  The pheasant was stunned by me, I got off the car and stepped forward step by step, the pheasant retreated in horror. I grabbed his hand and roared: "You bastard, you were deceiving me all along, last night I almost got strangled to death by a female ghost."

  The pheasant didn't dare look at me and shouted in its mouth: "It's impossible, I pasted the town house symbol on the door of your old house, it's very effective."

  I got even more annoyed: "Damn it! And the talisman, I think it's a ghost-attracting charm instead of a ghost-repelling one! Not only did you fail to drive the ghost away, but you actually brought an even more ferocious female ghost over... Look at my neck, it still feels like it's being strangled..."

  The pheasant's eyes, looking at my neck, suddenly became very frightened, pointing at my neck, his voice trembling: "Brother... brother..., your neck... , your neck..."

  "What's wrong with my neck? Fucking hell, say it quickly..." Tian Ji didn't speak for half a day.

  I let him go, walked to the rearview mirror of the car and took a look. Oh my god! There was indeed a clear mark on his neck! I thought back, what happened last night was actually true!

  I leaned weakly against the car door and looked at Tian Ji who was walking over, shouting: "Tian Boguang, what should I do now?"

  The pheasant's eyes no longer had the fear of just now, and weakly replied to me: "Brother, you can't live in this old house anymore, hurry up and move out. That female ghost is too fierce, and she actually broke my dad's townhouse spirit symbol?"

  I'm too exhausted to blow up again, weakly replied to him: "It's the only way... You little devil quickly find me a place to live in the county town, price is not a problem, did you hear?"

  The pheasant looked a bit embarrassed: "Brother, it's so early in the morning, where can I find it for you? Don't worry, don't worry, we'll take our time to look..."

  "My temper flared up again: 'You son of a bitch, you're not bragging to me, you know both the red and black ways, is there anything in Phoenix City that you can't handle? How are you being a coward now? Hurry up and find it for me!'"

  The paddy frog spread its two hands and helplessly replied: "Alright, for your sake, I'll give it my all!"

  He almost made me faint, damn it! He had to find a place to live, not send him to his death, yet he spoke so seriously? I was speechless, staring at him fiercely with both eyes.

  The pheasant was stared at by me until it got goosebumps, and said in a low voice: "Alright, I'll go with you right away, this should be okay, shouldn't it?"

  That's about right!

  The pheasant followed me onto the bus, patted my shoulder, and smiled slyly, asking tentatively: "I say... I say, buddy, it's still a bit early now, why don't we have breakfast first and then help you find a rental house?"

  Despicable! It's really despicable!

  I irritably replied, "I'm telling you, Tianji, can't you get rid of that disgusting look on your face? You're eating breakfast, just eat your breakfast, do you have to smile so ridiculously? You never change..."

  Tian Ji burst out laughing and shamelessly said: "Brother, who made me Tian Ji born with a lowly fate in front of you, Shen Da Gongzi!"

  I'm about to vomit, I've seen people with thick skin before, but never anyone thicker-skinned than him.

  No choice, after all, he is the only acquaintance I have here.

  Breakfast was Fenghuang County's specialty "Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles", cool and spicy, just to my taste.

  I was eating rice noodles with my head down when I suddenly felt that a sly-looking paddy field frog seemed to be staring at me.

  I lifted my head to take a look, and indeed. I scolded in annoyance: "Country bumpkin, your sister! Staring at me with such a cheap look, no wonder others might think I have a base relationship with you!"

  The paddy field snorted with laughter: "I'm telling you, Shen Da Gongzi, don't open your mouth and curse people all the time, pay attention to your quality!"

  You're kidding me, right? You're talking about quality? Cheating and deceiving, eating and drinking recklessly, you've got everything, and yet you mention quality to me?

  I retorted: "Hey, Tianji, what are you staring at me for? Are you looking for a fight?"

  "Hey bro, how's it going with that beautiful girl?"

  It turned out that he wanted to ask about this. No way, I couldn't tell him the truth. If I said it had been two days and I still hadn't figured it out, wouldn't that be too embarrassing?

  "What do you think?"