Chapter 52: The Terrifying Dry Well (4)

  Before I became Choi Myung, I tried to bridge the gap between me and the Zhou Mu family. In a year's promise with Zhou Cheng, I took a year's promise as a deadline to give myself one last chance to rewrite my fate, to prove to Zhou Cheng that I could give Zhou Mu a future, a future that Zhou Cheng wanted. Although, in the end, I lost so badly that I couldn't even find my underwear...

  That year, I worked desperately part-time jobs, including becoming a coal mine technician...

  Although I think back now and feel a bit childish about myself at that time, I have never regretted it. If I really had to do it again, I would still be just as childish, because I know that for the rest of my life, I won't ever put in so much effort to protect someone or love someone like that again. Some things can be repeated, but some only get one chance.

  That year, after trying many jobs, through a friend's introduction, I went to that coal mine and spent a year's savings with a university certificate as a technician.

  At that time, I was like a madman, I didn't want to prove how great I was, but just wanted to keep the love that was about to lose!

  Like a seriously ill person trying every possible treatment, I take on any job that can make money.

  Although thinking back then was really stupid, even if I worked hard to earn money, I believe Zhou Cheng would not agree with me and Zhou Mo being together. But at that time, I was indeed like a madman, lacking the ability to think, only thinking that having money meant having Zhou Mo.

  If one doesn't go crazy, how can they prove they were ever young?

  Maybe in my consciousness, I only have Zhou Mo. If I lose even Zhou Mo, I don't know what else I have. Those days, thinking back now, were not even humanly livable. Every day, more than ten hours were spent underground in the coal dust. When coming up from the well, even teeth were almost black, yet the money earned was still pitifully little.

  Just as I was reminiscing about the past, Tie Yi suddenly shouted.

  "Don't just stand there, something seems to be wrong here!" Tie Yi seemed to have sensed something. His fingers touched the hilt of his waist sword, a bronze Shadow Chaser short sword.

  It seemed that I saw the bronze short sword moving on its own, in the midst of a faintly glowing blue light, trembling extremely fast. Although I knew that the first of the Ten Great Yin Soldiers had spiritual energy, I didn't know what this intense trembling meant.

  Is it in warning?

  Looking at Tie Yi's eyebrows shaped like a river, I felt that something was amiss and sensed that something would happen. My heart was filled with anxiety.

  Who is Tie Yi? The master who has traveled through eighteen layers of hell, the thing that can make him nervous, must not be an easy role to deal with.

  I secretly pray that I won't run into someone as fierce as Tang Yan.

  "What's wrong? You're even frowning, your expression is painful like constipation. Can't you handle the iron lump?" I asked nervously, looking at Tie Yi's uneasy expression.

  "Tiě yī said harshly, 'You stepped on my foot!' Following Tiě yī's words, indeed, my feet were stepping on top of his right foot. I apologized while moving my steps away. The coal powder mixed with stones on the ground was originally uneven and dimly lit, if not for Tiě yī saying so, I really wouldn't have noticed."

  I took a deep breath and tried to relax my tense body and mind.

  At least on the surface, everything seems to be the same as before, except for the faint glow and tremble of the bronze mirror at my waist. But from the depths of my mind, a rustling sound emerged, causing my heart to skip a beat inexplicably.

  Following the direction of Tie Yi's gaze, I once again caught a whiff of that familiar stench from the underworld.

  The time in front of me began to undergo strange changes slowly.

  Watching Tie Yi quickly pinching a very complex finger technique, with a serious expression and a solemn appearance, I subconsciously started rolling up my sleeves, ready to ignite the Devouring Phantom Hand.

  But for some reason, my hands were sweating profusely, and all I could hear was the dull sound of it not igniting. This lighter had broken down at a critical moment, and I remembered the dampness on the coal wall earlier. As I recalled, our ancestors said that this lighter has poor water resistance, and the more anxious I got, the harder it was to light. I was suddenly drenched in sweat, lamenting how this thing was really useless.

  In an instant, the bit of courage that had just been summoned up vanished without a single hair left behind.

  "This place is definitely haunted, but somehow it feels like they don't have any malice, I can't sense any killing intent at all, but it's definitely a yin spirit." Tie Yi said this and then made a gesture to be quiet. Looking at Tie Yi's expression, I was confused about whether I should tense up or relax.

  I've seen plenty of ghosts, and I think there's no place with more of them than the underworld. But in the underworld, you have your ancestors to protect you. However, seeing a ghost in the mortal realm is a first for me. Amidst my worry, I feel a thread of curiosity. Anyway, I'm now a genuine messenger between the world of the living and the dead. As I calm down with my thoughts in order, I look together with Tie Yi at the direction he's staring at, quietly waiting for the unknown situation that is about to unfold.

  Judging from the situation, I must have met friends from that side. I took out the five-inch Yīn Bīng Guǐ Lìng and thought to myself, relying on my ancestors' reputation to take the initiative, if they don't give me face, I'll let Tiě Yī take the opportunity to perform. Anyway, there's no little sister around, so it doesn't matter for now. I looked at my own hands, which were only emitting smoke and couldn't ignite fire, feeling very disappointed.

  But suddenly I thought, the gas is so high here, if I ignite the Flame Devouring Hand, won't it cause a gas explosion? I forgot to ask my ancestors about the properties of this flame, or else I might end up blowing myself up.

  But the range of vision in front of my eyes was sometimes bright and sometimes dark, like a broken light bulb. With the increasingly thick foul air, I gritted my teeth, concentrated my mind, and continued to rub my hands regardless. As a result, the fire didn't start, and the smoke almost choked me to death!

  Tieyi looked at me with a mixture of anxiety and confusion, shaking his head.

  "Don't worry, it shouldn't be anything serious. It looks like a vengeful spirit is trapped here." At this moment, the words of Gui Cai Shi Jia seemed more reliable to me, a half-baked yin-yang master.

  As the saying goes, even if you're dead, you still want to save face. I pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's nothing, I know what I'm doing," but it was a bit cold. I rubbed my hands together to warm up, and told him to focus on his own business and not worry about me.

  Tie Yi drew out the Cheng Ying from his waist, and with a light stroke of his index finger, the ancient bronze sword instantly shone brightly, emitting a faint green glow. Under this green halo, Tie Yi began to dance with his sword at an incredible speed.

  Although I couldn't understand the moves at all, the dense sword shadows gave me a feeling of being impenetrable. The visual effect was as if every sword stroke had drawn out a bright green line, with each sword going and the line remaining!

  Is this guy knitting a sweater? His guts are really something!!!!!

  At this time, I heard that with the strange movement of the iron clothes, he muttered something in his mouth: --- Chengying Town Cai, Guangzhao Xuanming, Tiejia Lingzong, Huwo Zhenling, Ningyin Heyang, Yinyi Zhencang, Guiyinxian.

  Before I could even react, I suddenly found myself and Tieyi enveloped in a green glow, as if we were inside a green glass sphere. I reached out to touch it and felt its elasticity, the air seemed fresher too, as if we had been isolated from the space in front of us.

  "What is this? Just now you seemed to be weaving it like knitting a sweater?" I stared at Tie Yi with wide eyes.

  Tie Yi said, "You're really exceptionally dull. This is the Iron Family's Ghost Concealment, a method for ghost capturers to hide their figures. This concealment has no effect on ordinary people, but it can hide one's figure from yin souls. In other words, we'll be able to see those things that will appear later, but they won't have any idea of our existence. Moreover, it can also defend against general yin soul evil spirits' attacks."

  Hearing that this green light fog has such a function, I immediately put down my mind, but I feel unfair and indignant!

  Why is it that Mao Zedong's efforts are so mediocre, while I'm either rubbing my hands or pinching my eyes, and yet this still can't ignite a spark? What's the huge difference between us? Why is this the case?

  I'm clearly the male lead, and Tie Yi is at most the second male lead. Just thinking about it makes me unhappy. Looking at Tie Yi beside me, I can only sigh again, unable to express my downcast mood with a single sigh.

  Tie Yi completely ignored my sorrow and said to himself, "This ghostly aura is equivalent to isolating us from the space in front of us, turning a shared space into parallel spaces. We can see those dark objects, but they cannot see us."

  I told Iron Robe, I'm not afraid, okay? My finishing move, Yomi Capture Hand, is too powerful and I'm worried about losing control and hurting you. Since neither of us are strong characters, I won't make a move. If there's a big ghost monster, just call me over.

  No need to say more, with this ghost hiding, even flashlights are not needed. At this time, a strange scene occurred.

  Just now it was still quiet and dark, the mine shaft was suddenly filled with noise and light, what was in front of my eyes just now seemed to have appeared vaguely.

  I subconsciously said, "Don't be so startled, you scared me to death! What's wrong with you?" I suddenly realized what Tie Yi meant, "You're not saying there are ghosts here, are you?" Tie Yi didn't say anything and just nodded.

  This rhythm of seeing ghosts as soon as I go out makes me feel like my palms are all sweaty, although after passing through the underworld, at least I can deceive myself with dreams, but if a few of those things really come out, what should I do? I remembered the scenes I saw on TV and silently recited the nine-character mantra in my heart, hoping it would have some effect.

  I subconsciously took a step back, as if I had stepped on something. It couldn't be the foot of the Iron Clothes again, could it? I awkwardly looked down at my feet and found that under my feet was a skull that had turned black due to prolonged exposure to coal dust. Although I had psyched myself up countless times, this thing made my legs weak and almost fell over.

  Tie Yi shook his head and looked at me saying: "It's not just one ghost."

  "Why didn't you say so earlier? You scared me to death! What is that thing anyway?" I said angrily.

  Iron Clothes calmly said "It's a group of ghosts." As soon as I heard this, my legs finally gave out and I fell to the ground, turning around to frantically crawl towards the well opening.

  "Choi Myung, although with your current abilities, you may be able to see ghosts that ordinary people can't see, but because of the ghost's concealment, you won't be able to clearly see the outside situation here." Tie Yi said, looking at me. As he spoke, I realized that looking out through the green mist was like a camera that had lost its focus function - blurry and indistinct.

  Tieyi said, as he pulled out a small transparent bottle from his pocket and sprayed some on my eyelids. My body immediately felt a light, cool sensation, which was quite comfortable. I opened the wolf's tooth and shone it at the bottle in my hand, and indeed it was just a small transparent bottle with no label, but the feeling was really good, it should be a high-end product. Just as I was about to ask Tieyi what brand of eye drops they were...

  Tie Yi said, "This is the first tear of an infant, shed when a newborn baby cries out for the first time. If you apply it to your eyes, you can see ghosts, but they cannot see you."