Yin Yang Rogue

  I always encounter all sorts of paranormal events, just like during my university days when I had such an experience.

  One time, I went to the countryside with my classmates. As a result, my friend was walking on a country road at night and was tripped by a vine. He didn't think much of it, but when he returned to our lodgings, he found a dark bruise on his ankle. It wasn't until then that we realized something must have grabbed his ankle, causing him to fall over - it wasn't just the vine after all.

  The next day we went to ask, and someone said that the place was originally a cemetery. Later, when cremation was implemented, in response to government requirements, people had no choice but to dig up those who were buried or relocate their graves. From then on, strange things kept happening in that area.

  It was actually a small matter, at that time I absolutely did not think that I would go to the mountain with my master to learn the Taoist heritage, the truly frightening thing happened after I understood these things. Maybe it's also because I have a fate with this aspect of things, so in the end, I also entered the profession of a Taoist priest.

  After cultivating on the mountain for five years, the first thing I encountered when I came down from the mountain that left a deep impression on me was the ghost marriage, the marriage between the living and the dead. Or it should be called "Tears of Blood" and "Hungry Tomb"! That's really...

  Dazed courtyard how many layers deep

  Copper cymbals and drums sing yin relatives

  Young Master Lang's Blue Face Magic Trick

  Ming Qing Grand Mansion joyful banquet guest

  Everything started when I just came down from the mountain. At that time, I had just arrived in Beijing and hadn't even found a job yet. The incident originated from the house opposite to the one I rented at that time.

  I rented a bungalow on the Sixth Ring Road, and opposite my house lived a girl named Liu Wanwan. She was slender and elegant, with a clear brow and bright eyes. Her family was from a rural area in Hebei Province. I won't mention exactly where it is here, partly because it's very remote, and partly out of respect for Liu Wanwan.

  Liu Wanwan and I got along pretty well, since we rented the house on the same day. Occasionally, we'd have a meal together and chat. After living there for about two months, I discovered that Liu Wanwan was a bit unusual. There was always a faint, elusive fragrance on her body, which was different from ordinary perfume - it was quite special. At first, I thought it was just perfume, but later I found that the scent became stronger and stronger, and also changed from a fragrant smell to a sweet one.

  I have a Taoist master, so in this regard I still understand a bit. The place where Liu Wanwan is not right, there are more than that, and actually even if you don't understand it, you can see it. The house we rented has a public bathroom on the corridor. One night I got up to the toilet in a daze because at that time I was in a half-dreaming state.

  As I walked to the door of my room, opposite was Liu Wanwan's room. At this time, I found that Liu Wanwan's room door was not locked, half open, and there was a black shadow inside, with his shoulders slumped, his waist bent, and he was standing quietly in Liu Wanwan's room on tiptoe.

  The sky was too dark to see clearly, and with the moonlight in my room when I opened the door, I only knew that this person was a woman with shoulder-length hair. She let out a strange, muffled laugh towards the air, then started singing an eerie tune. Although she intentionally lowered her voice, I still found out that the person was none other than Liu Wanwan.

  At that time, I was a complete mess, quietly returning to the room and closing the door. My heart started racing violently. Actually, I had learned many ways of capturing spirits and catching ghosts from my master on the mountain. The more this happened, the more cautious I became, because many things are not as they seem on the surface, requiring deep observation.

  I couldn't sleep that night, and the next morning, my head was filled with scenes from last night. After hesitating for a long time, I still couldn't hold back and went to knock on Liu Wanwan's door. When Liu Wanwan opened the door, her expression was a bit panicked. I asked her what was wrong, what had happened?

  Liu Wanwan wanted to speak, but her face was pale and she couldn't get the words out. She stuttered and pointed at a pair of red sandals on the ground. The style of the sandals looked new, but judging from the material, they didn't seem too expensive. They were probably the kind of women's shoes you could buy for tens of yuan at a night market.

  I took a look at the shoes and didn't find any problem. I picked one up, but unexpectedly Liu Wanwan's face changed at that moment, telling me that these were new shoes.

  I immediately reacted, this shoe absolutely doesn't look like a new one. There are marks on it, the kind of scratches from wear and tear, and it looks somewhat old. If you say it was bought last year and taken out to wear this year, it's still passable.

  Liu Wanwan told me that she bought these shoes yesterday when she was walking across a pedestrian bridge and saw someone selling them at a stall. She thought they were cheap and the style was okay, so she bought them. She hadn't worn them even once because she liked them, but last night she took them out to look at them again and put them on the floor before going to sleep. This morning when she woke up, they looked like this. Then she asked me if someone had entered her room in the middle of the night without her knowing.

  I could only smile wryly, I originally wanted to ask her what was going on, but now it seems she has no idea about singing nursery rhymes and laughing strangely last night. I didn't dare say more, afraid of scaring her. So I joked: Maybe you sleepwalked and don't know yourself.

  Then comfort her not to think too much. Liu Wanwan's face slightly improved, but looking at the shoe still couldn't hide the fear. I casually picked up a black plastic bag next to me and randomly wrapped it up and put the shoe in it. Placed it in an inconspicuous position by the door.

  She looked at me and asked if it was so early, wasn't I looking for her for something? I was speechless for a moment, and could only smile and say: "Weekend, please come to have breakfast with me."

  She responded with a sentence, I asked her to change clothes, and I waited for her outside. However, just as she was about to come out of the room, something fell on the ground behind the door. I took a glance, it was a set of red wedding decorations, similar to what ancient people wore during weddings. Nowadays, some people still wear them when holding traditional Chinese wedding ceremonies. I was stunned for a moment, as far as I knew, Liu Wanwan had never been married before, so why would this thing be in her room?

  Liu Wanwan saw the brocade curtain, I felt her whole body tremble, her face suddenly became bloodless, and her body also shook, as if she had been stimulated. I quickly reached out to support her, and it wasn't until then that she seemed to react, hastily picking up the brocade curtain and roughly shoving it into a nearby cabinet.

  I saw that she didn't want me to know something, so I didn't ask much. During breakfast, she looked worried, and I still didn't speak up because if she wanted to say something, she would definitely take the initiative to say it out loud; otherwise, asking her wouldn't be of any use. However, the atmosphere was a bit strange, so I could only change the subject by saying: "You've changed your perfume recently, right? This sweet and fruity scent?"

  Liu Wanwan was stirring the porridge in her bowl with chopsticks, and absent-mindedly said, "Where did the money for perfume come from?"

  I was stunned for a moment, and Liu Wanwan also looked stunned after finishing speaking. Then, as if to cover it up, she forced herself to say: "Hurry up and eat, it'll get cold soon."

  A breakfast was finished in such an awkward state. However, Liu Wanwan's words made me feel even stranger. Suddenly, I thought of something. The fragrance I didn't know what it was, but the sweetness was very similar to... a kind of flavor. Thinking of this, I was shocked, if it was really what I thought, things might not be that simple.

  It wasn't until three nights later that things really happened.

  That night, I was sleeping drowsily when I suddenly felt a chill all over my body. The Beijing weather was very sultry and the broken house I rented didn't have air conditioning, so every night I slept with the window open. But this cold wasn't the coolness brought by the wind, it was a yin energy that made me feel chilled to the bone, and goosebumps rose all over my skin.

  I only felt my scalp tighten, and I woke up with a start. Then I heard the faint "slap slap slap" sound, so weak that it was almost inaudible. I quickly picked up the compass on the windowsill, and indeed, the sound was coming from inside the compass. The needle of the compass jumped, making a rattling noise as it struck the dial plate, like a phone vibrating.

  I quickly got out of bed and found that the whole house had a gloomy atmosphere, all the hairs on my body stood up. I held the compass to find the source of this resentment, and it was actually seeping in from outside the door. I opened the door and found that the source was exactly Liu Wanwan's house.

  If I say that my house is filled with yin energy, then the opposite house can be said to be like a fountain spraying outward. My heart felt a chill, worried that Liu Wanwan would get into some kind of situation, just as I was about to take a step and knock on the door, I heard that eerie children's rhyme coming from the opposite house again.

  But this time the sound is different from before, it's no longer Liu Wanwan's solo singing voice. I can hear old and young people, men and women, what a lively scene! Moreover, there are very loud echoes mixed in, possibly with many people or maybe just a few. Can't tell though. But the nursery rhyme sounds clearer than before, I finally understand what they're singing about.

  The bridge hole has strange things

  Inside lives Blind Granny

  Little fatty, delicious

  Rush home to marry his daughter-in-law

  ……

  As soon as I heard the lyrics, I was startled and hastily went to open the door of Liu's house. However, my heart was a bit nervous, and I hesitated for a moment. Just as I was hesitating, the door of my own house suddenly slammed shut behind me. I didn't dare turn around because there is a fire on my body.

  It is said that there are three fires on a person's body, one on the forehead and two on the shoulders. Many people may have heard of this. In fact, the correct name for these fires is "Three Talents Fire".

  One on top is heavenly fire. Two on shoulders are human talent fire. One at chest is earthly fire.

  Tianhuo is also known as Tiandeng. It refers to a person's predestined luck, which is the heavenly luck. When one's predestined luck is strong, Tianhuo appears red and burns vigorously.

  The two fires on the shoulders belong to the human fire of the three talents. It means health and well-being. For people who are suffering from a serious illness, their talent fire is very low, as if it's burning down to the armpits.

  The chest is the "earth fire", which refers to a person's heart and spirit. When one has aspirations and thinks of doing good deeds, the fire will burn strongly; but if one thinks of doing evil, the earth fire cannot be strong.

  I actually didn't believe in these things before, also because they weren't strict at all. Human hearts are good or evil, and the earth fire doesn't have life, how can we know? Maybe it's just those rural masters who want to guide people towards goodness, fooling people with nonsense. But later I encountered them, and couldn't help but believe.

  Speaking of which, at night if you turn your head back, the fire on your shoulder and the heavenly fire on your head will be extinguished, it's very easy to provoke evil spirits. I didn't dare to turn my head, I could only force myself to open the curved door of Liu's house.