Chapter 53: The Terrifying Dry Well (5)

  "What effect does it have after spraying?" I looked at a small transparent bottle handed over by Tie Yi.

  "See a ghost directly."

  "Geez, why didn't you say so earlier..."

  To say, this Gui Yin is really hidden. I looked at the iron clothes that had been sprayed with baby's tears and suddenly felt a misty feeling in my eyes. I thought to myself, "Won't this thing make me blind after wiping it off?"

  But the feeling after spraying is very refreshing, non-irritating, all natural, and very eye-opening.

  As the medicine sprayed into his eyes gradually penetrated, the light screen that had just been like frosted glass was now becoming clear, a feeling of sudden clarity, as if the lens had suddenly focused on the focal length, it was simply the legendary high definition.

  I curiously examined the transparent small bottle, which had no label on it and gave me a knockoff feeling. It's really hiding in plain sight, with the big hidden in the world and the small hidden in the knockoffs.

  "First tears? I actually know what this 'first tears' is... Are they flowing tears?"

  "Idiot..."

  "Damn it..."

  "The tears shed by a newborn baby with its first cry. When applied to the eyes, one can see through ghosts and spirits. Ordinary ghosts in the mortal world are mostly attached to human bodies, which is what people call being possessed by a ghost. This yin-yang ghost catcher can see through them at a glance."

  However, these somewhat skilled vengeful spirits can transform and hide, but no matter how they change, as long as they have wiped away the first tears of an infant, they can be seen.

  "This is top secret, don't leak it out, or else the whole thing will be ruined." Upon hearing this, I suddenly felt a thrill in my heart. It seems that this ghost catcher's methods aren't all that high-end after all. It looks like I also know quite a few secrets about this iron lump. If he dares to mock me again in the future, I'll expose everything and make a big deal out of it. What's the worst that could happen? I've already lost face so many times, I don't have much left to lose anyway.

  "Does this thing have this effect?" I curiously felt the cool sensation transmitted from my eyes, thinking it was incredibly refreshing and sour to the extreme, and immediately pondered whether to apply for a patent and seize this business opportunity.

  "Newborn babies are at the boundary of yin and yang, before is birth, after is death, in a chaotic zone between life and death. The first tear that people shed when they are born is the last tear from the underworld, so it's not strange that this thing comes from the underworld. A baby's tears are the cleanest and purest things in the world, without any impurities."

  Listening to Tieyi's science popularization, I was amazed and asked directly:

  "Could it be that a newborn baby already possesses the legendary eyes of yin and yang?"

  "It can be said that as the yang energy gradually becomes more abundant, this ability will gradually disappear."

  Listening to Tie Yi's words, thinking about it, this is indeed a pretty scary thing.

  "Sometimes children suddenly burst into tears, no matter how adults coax them, it's because they see the relationship between these yin objects. Of course, these things are generally harmless to humans. If an adult sees them, I estimate they would cry even more fiercely than a child."

  "In fact, the ghost is afraid of people just like people are afraid of ghosts. It's scary because it's mysterious." This guy's theory is quite thorough.However, I've never heard of this before and am very interested, hoping he'll reveal more shocking information.

  "Are you kidding me? Is this for real? How is that possible?" Although I think it feels pretty good when applied to the eyes, but saying something so mysterious still makes me skeptical.

  Think about it, if it's that easy to see ghosts, then why did my idle classmates in college use the pen fairy method to try and see ghosts? They stayed up all night like dogs, but didn't see any ghosts. Instead, they spent their entire month's living expenses on medicine. If this thing really works, then how come there aren't any tearful legends about it in the world?

  "And what you said is true, you this scoundrel." As I looked at Tie Yi with disdain, I saw that he was facing forward, his mouth pursed and not speaking.

  I turned my head along the iron clothes, and suddenly felt a numbness on my scalp. The whole space had a gloomy feeling, not a quiet blackness, because the originally pitch-black well shaft now had a faint, dark light, and what was even more absurd was that this light couldn't find its source.

  It was as if in the blink of an eye, I found myself in another world. Suddenly, the bright light that had just appeared disappeared, and before my eyes was a vast expanse of darkness once again.

  But I felt a dark thing appearing before my eyes. It flashed and flashed, and the hairs on my body suddenly exploded, as if there was some kind of ferocious beast.

  Looking at the black thing in front of me, I thought of the suffocating scenes in zombie movies, and I didn't dare to breathe heavily, my head was dizzy and swollen, my lungs were exploding like firecrackers inside me, and this black thing moved again.

  I stumbled backward, taking several steps back, and was stopped by the green ghostly figure. As the distance increased, I finally saw clearly that the dark thing in front of me was not a ferocious beast, but a dark face, a miner's face with a worn-out old hat from decades ago.

  And just now I should have been nose-to-nose with him in a romantic and intimate encounter.

  I waved my hand in front of him, but the miner didn't react at all, as if he really couldn't see me standing right in front of him. I finally felt at ease, adjusted my breathing, and Iron Clothes looked down on me with disdain, as if looking at a pile of trash.

  At this moment, I didn't have the mood to pretend to be cool, but looking at it like that doesn't seem like a ghost, I suspiciously looked at Tie Yi.

  Tieyi didn't say a word and silently nodded, it was unclear what it meant.

  "Is it really a ghost?" I muttered to myself, thinking of the miner in front of me, and immediately covered my mouth, afraid of being heard.

  "It's not just about hiding one's figure, it's about creating a space that isolates you from the surroundings. Even if you shout in his ear, he won't be able to hear you," said Tie Yi with great confidence in his Ghost Concealment technique.

  I stepped forward with a mixture of faith and doubt, let out a loud shout in front of the ghostly figure, the mountain path here is especially winding...

  It's really true, this miner didn't react at all, Tie Yi covered his ears tightly and glared at me with venom, as if he was about to attack. I quickly laughed and said "It's really true, this thing is really awesome."

  Because of this ghostly appearance, I began to carefully examine the miner's attire in front of me. Wearing a worn-out cotton-padded jacket full of patches, as if it had never been washed before. His face was covered with coal dust, so black that his features were invisible, and only two eyes shone with vitality.

  Wearing an old-fashioned safety helmet on his head, which should be one of the earliest safety helmets, he is holding a battery-powered lantern in one hand and an iron shovel in the other. As for self-rescuers, gas detectors and other equipment, there are none, making him look like a miner who shouldn't be here.

  But this scene doesn't look like a ghost at all, with such quiet and simple attire, no bared teeth or claws, no eerie green glow, and what's in front of me is not an empty vastness, but just an ordinary miner who makes a living by selling his labor. These images intertwined together have put a big question mark on my determination that he is a ghost under the iron clothes!

  "Don't be nervous, they can't see us. If I'm not mistaken, these should be the miners who were involved in the accident back then." Iron Clothes said coldly.

  Hearing Tie Yi's words, the fear that had just arisen in me turned into sympathy. We were originally fellow travelers, why be so impatient with each other?

  As the miner in front of me moved, I saw a dozen or so beams of light behind him, and there were also lights flickering at the far end of the coal face, dimly.

  As the iron clothes moved, the two of us seemed to be enveloped in a greenish misty bubble, feeling like a submarine deep in the ocean, although I had never been on one.

  The miners in front of me, each with different attire, but all are ordinary tattered cotton jackets and pants, the only difference being some have more patches than others. From their faces, they are basically covered with a mixture of sweat and coal dust, making it impossible to distinguish their facial features, completely unable to see their original appearance.

  However, judging from their physical appearance and movements, it can be seen that among this group of people, several underdeveloped children, estimated to be only in their teens, have a strong visual contrast between their thin bodies and the coal-filled sacks on their shoulders, like ants carrying large bundles of coal with their hands and feet as they climb up the steep slope.

  I have an unbearable feeling of not wanting to look directly at it.

  The environment in this mine is really poor, without even the most basic facilities, completely relying on human power to operate. The people working at this moment are like moles buried in the ground, shuttling back and forth in the coal dust that rises from time to time.

  I let out a long sigh, even if these miners were lucky enough to survive, they would surely be in the rhythm of coal silicosis.

  In this mine without any machinery, all work is done purely by manpower. It can be said that every piece of coal contains sweat and blood.

  Looking at the contrast between the tender shoulders and the huge coal sacks, I feel like there's something stuck in my heart.

  "Dog Shen, Nian Niang introduced that wife of yours, how is she?" The miner in front of me said with a smile to the person behind him.

  "Heh heh...... looks good, I'll work for another year and save up enough money, then I'll get married, you have to give a gift!"

  "Hehe, okay."

  Through the ghostly concealment, I not only saw the movements of these miners clearly, but also heard their voices clearly. I looked at Tie Yi in astonishment as he nodded again.

  Such intensity is unimaginable to ordinary people, I wonder how the frail shoulders in front of me can bear such weight, perhaps the will to live can only sustain this persistence.

  Just as I was lost in thought, a groaning sound came from not far away. Following the footsteps of Tie Yi, I quickly walked forward and first saw a frail young man lying in the coal dust, his face contorted in pain. From their mouths, I learned that this child had been hit by falling rocks on his feet, and even heard the sound of bones cracking when his foot hit the stone. The face, which was stained with coal dust and couldn't be seen clearly, was covered with large beads of sweat, looking extremely painful.

  Watching him fall to the ground, his face contorted in pain as he clutched at his battered right leg, his gritted teeth and twisted expression told me what kind of agony he was going through.

  This blow was quite severe, the entire calf had completely deformed, like a broken firewood, hanging on the ground at an exaggerated angle.

  I've learned first aid and instinctively wanted to lend a hand, following this momentum must be fixed first, then sent to the hospital, otherwise it's likely to become disabled.

  Just as I was about to bend down, Tie Yi grabbed me and shook his head.

  I've just realized that what's in front of me is a ghost, not a human being. Although everything looks vivid and lifelike, this suddenly appearing scene...

  At this moment, I can only stare blankly like this and do nothing. Several times, I unconsciously wanted to move forward, but was pulled back by Tie Yi. What can I do? I can do nothing. I really hate this feeling of being powerless.