Chapter Thirteen: Exchanging Magical Tools

  "A long sigh echoed in her ear."

  I came back to myself and saw that Wang Cheng had already put away his hand, but the pendant had already faded in color and become a completely useless item.

  "How is it?" Jiang Zhun asked.

  Wang Chengdao said, "As expected. Wu Fan was one of the leaders who killed that group of people two lifetimes ago. After two reincarnations, he couldn't get rid of his sin, and now it's time for him to pay the price. Shang Jin should be implicated."

  I lowered my eyes: "They are still waiting in the hotel, it's not easy to get into trouble during the day, but they didn't show up at the subway last night as scheduled, and tonight might be even worse."

  "Bring them along, let's go take a look at the subway together tonight." Wang Cheng said with a resolute tone.

  We discussed it again and finalized our decision. When I stood up to leave, I took a glance at the pendant on the table, but didn't feel any attachment to it anymore, so I turned around and left.

  ……

  "What? Go again?" Shang Jin heard this and jumped up from the bed, his face cold. "I'm not going. That kind of ghostly place, whoever wants to go can go!"

  Wang Cheng drained the last mouthful of milk tea, then crushed the empty cup and threw it into the trash can from a distance. He turned his head to look at Shang Jin, smiling: "Little girl, today's matter really isn't as you said it would be."

  I couldn't help but cover my forehead, why does Wang Cheng's words always give me a feeling of human trafficking?

  Shang Jin frowned: "Shu Ling, what kind of people did you bring here? They're all so suspicious. I'm telling you, you have no right to detain me, or I'll call the police!"

  "Report to the police?" Jiang Zhen smiled, "Shang Jin, if you think the police can help you solve this matter, then go ahead and report it. When the time comes, you'll die under police surveillance, and you won't even have a place to cry."

  Wu Fan was much calmer now, but asked: "Can you tell us the reason?"

  Jiang Zhen glanced at me, I lowered my head and didn't want to say anything. Then he began to explain: "You've been entangled by unclean things, but we can help you solve it."

  "Unclean things?" Wu Fan frowned, apparently unable to accept it.

  "Some things, it's better to believe they exist than not. Many scientific unexplained phenomena, the government likes to use grandiose reasons to cover up, but there are still some people in the world who can see the truth."

  "Who are you?" Wu Fan asked back.

  Jiang nodded in agreement.

  I let out a breath, interrupting Wu Fan who was about to ask another question, and said: "In short, you guys follow us tonight, and it'll be a one-time deal. Otherwise, just wait for the ghosts to find you."

  After deceiving and intimidating them, I finally convinced the two of them, and I didn't want to stay a moment longer, so I left.

  Wang Cheng said to Jiang Zhun as he went out: "I've got a craving for cigarettes, I'm going to smoke one. I see that Shu Lian's mood isn't great, you go take a look, don't let anything happen."

  Jiang nodded and followed me down.

  I didn't go far, I just found a stone pier outside the hotel and sat down. It was meal time, there were many people coming and going, but very few people would spare half a glance for a stranger.

  "What are you thinking about?" Jiang Zhen stood behind me with his hands in his pockets.

  I came back to myself and smiled: "Nothing, just thinking if I can succeed tonight. My soul bell is broken, need to buy a new one."

  "Don't worry, I'll show you a magic trick." Jiang Zhen chuckled and stretched out two empty palms in front of me, saying "Blow on it."

  I glanced at him, smiled slightly, and then lowered my head. He clenched his fists together, shook them vigorously, released his left hand, made a fist with his right hand, and stretched it out in front of me. "Wait, I still need to borrow something." He reached out from beside my ear, grabbed something, and stuffed it into his right hand.

  Spread out.

  In the palm of his hand lay a small pendant in the shape of wolf's fang.

  I stared with wide eyes in amazement, not at his ability to conjure up such a small thing, but at the profound spiritual energy contained within this pendant.

  "Is this... a law enforcement device?" I didn't dare touch it, and only looked up in shock to ask.

  Jiang Zhen smiled slightly, grasped my hand and placed the wolf's tooth in my palm. "I'm giving it to you," he said with a smile. "Don't worry, this isn't some family heirloom."

  I was just about to ask when I choked on my words, and after a long while, I finally asked: "Th...where did this come from?"

  "I raised it myself." Jiang Zhun blinked and smiled.

  I understood as soon as I heard it. People who usually practice divination and astrology will use the yin-yang array method to nurture some suitable instruments, carry them with them, first to keep peace, and second to ward off ghosts and spirits. I knew how precious this thing was, and hurriedly refused: "No way, I can't have this thing."

  "Don't just lose it." Jiang Zhen's expression was bland, "Anyway, I can easily get one if I want to raise it myself."

  "You..."

  Jiang Zhen patted me on the shoulder and said, "Little junior sister, consider this a protective charm from your senior. If you encounter any monsters or ghosts in the future, take it out to scare them off."

  I: “……”

  I was interrupted by Jiang Zhun and I even forgot what I wanted to be sad about, then I heard Wang Cheng shouting at us from afar, so I went back to the hotel with Jiang Zhun.

  Everyone had packed their things, Wang Cheng saw us coming over and stretched out his hand to pass me something. I took it and looked at it, surprisingly, it was a small bell.

  "Just bought it from a roadside stall." Wang Cheng smiled with his mouth open.

  I pinched this one look at a glance that knows the grade is very high "street stall goods", smiled: "Then thank you."