Chapter 3: Reinforcements Arrive

  After the discussion, it was decided that Hua Ou and Hua Qi would go to Ma Jia Gou, 40 miles away from Hua Jia Village, to find Mr. Ma. To make their trip more convenient, Da Bo asked his son Hua Ting to lend them a car.

  Hua Ou had obtained his driver's license long ago, but in order to save money for a house, he put off buying a car. So every time he has the opportunity to drive, he gets very excited, and this time is no exception.

  They didn't say a word all the way, and when they arrived at Majiagou it was already noon. After inquiring about Mr. Ma's house, they found that he was having lunch. Huawe said politely to wait until Mr. Ma finished eating before talking.

  Mr. Ma didn't stand on ceremony and went to eat with a very calm attitude. Huaji suddenly felt that Mr. Ma's temper was quite big, his face also looked not too good, Huao glared at her and told her to be more restrained.

  Huaji felt a bit annoyed, but also thought that some things are just the way they are, and there's no use making a big deal out of it, so she didn't say anything else.

  After dinner, Mr. Ma asked his wife to arrange the tea and then left. After his wife left, Mr. Ma opened his mouth and asked: "What happened? Is anyone okay?"

  Hua Qi thought that Mr. Ma looked like an ordinary middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s, but before they had even said anything, she knew something was wrong. As she was curiously looking at Mr. Ma, she suddenly felt Hua Ou staring at her from the side. She turned around to look at his expression and saw a disdainful face, as if he was saying: "What's the big deal?"

  Hua Qi was somewhat puzzled and slightly furrowed her brow, at which point Hua Ou seemed to know what she wanted to say and intentionally raised an eyebrow, confirming his view that this was no big deal.

  For a moment, Hua Qi and Hua Ou both didn't speak. Mr. Ma saw that they were a bit embarrassed, so he said: "Don't misunderstand, most people who come to my house are usually encountering something unusual, or someone in their family has passed away. Over time, I've gotten used to it. You two rushing to find me at noon just means you definitely have something on your minds, and even delaying lunch shows that it's a matter that can only be resolved by finding me, so that's why I asked if there was anything going on."

  Hua Ou revealed an expression of "I knew it", looking at Hua Qi with a pleased gaze.

  Hua Qi seemed to have been struck, shaking her head repeatedly. It seems that she had overestimated this Mr. Ma. Originally, she thought that such masters were all extraordinary people who could predict the future, or at least tell something from the facial features of two people. But after hearing Mr. Ma's words, it completely broke Hua Qi's mysterious and curious feeling towards Feng Shui masters.

  At this time, Hua Ou said: "Oh, it's like that. I just bought a second-hand house and yesterday my niece, Hua Qi, saw a ghost shadow in the house and heard many ghosts quarreling voices. She has been physically special since childhood and is particularly prone to seeing ghosts. What she said was very clear, we all think it's true, so we want to invite Mr. Ma to our house to take a look, can he please them away."

  Mr. Ma readily agreed and said that it seemed like a done deal, asking when they would go, without even mentioning the matter of money, seemingly unconcerned about how much money Hua Qi and the others could give him.

  Hua Ou thought for a moment and asked: "My home is in Huajia Village, forty miles away. Mr. Ma, would you mind staying at my place tonight and going to the house where the incident occurred tomorrow morning?"

  Hua Qi found it strange that Master Ma was called to come and see her tomorrow morning. Didn't exorcists usually perform their rituals at night? Based on Hua Qi's experience of seeing ghosts, they usually appeared at night, and she had never seen a ghost appear in broad daylight before.

  Just as I was thinking, Mr. Ma said: "If it's convenient for you, I'd like to go over and take a look tonight."

  Hua Ou's face turned awkward, and Mr. Ma thought he was inconvenient, so he changed his words: "If it's not convenient, then let's go tomorrow instead. I'll pack up now and prepare, and tonight I'll stay at your place first."

  Then Mr. Ma invited Huaji and the others to drink water, and also called his wife to bring some melon seeds and peanuts. It was quite formal, when discussing serious matters there was only tea, but when there was nothing to do they would pass the time by cracking melon seeds.

  Hua Qi heard that Mr. Ma was going to prepare and got a little excited, hearing that others would catch ghosts with black dog blood, rooster blood, peach wood sword, cinnabar talisman and so on, professionals also had Taoist robes. But unexpectedly, not long after, Mr. Ma came back, his hand only added a men's single-shoulder leather bag, without even changing clothes.

  Hua Ou asked Mr. Ma with a smile: "Sir, are you ready? Is there any exorcism tool outside?"

  Mr. Ma smiled and turned his head to say to his wife, "I won't be back tonight, take care of yourself at home," and then said, "We can set off now."

  Hua Ou had just asked him a question, but Mr. Ma didn't respond, which made Hua Ou very embarrassed and didn't dare to ask again, so he just kept walking away.

  Walking into the house, turning left is the outer door of the house. Opposite is the western wing of Ma's house. In between, there is a small square hall. At the end of the hall, there is usually a large pot. On the left side is where meals are prepared. This is generally how houses in northeastern rural areas are designed.

  At this time, Mr. Ma stopped him and pointed to the west house, saying: "There are several boxes in this room, you are young and strong, help me move one."

  This sentence had a very good effect on Hua Ou and Hua Qi, Hua Qi quickly pushed Hua Ou to the west room to take a look. Mr. Ma went in and pointed at several things that could only be called boxes on a table, saying: "Just those on the table, thank you, little girl, you don't need to get involved." After finishing speaking, he waited for them at the door.

  There were only four boxes, and Hua Ou neatly stacked them up. With a bit of effort from both hands, she picked them all up at once. The things weren't very heavy, and Hua Ou walked out easily.

  Hua Qi quickly got out to open the door, first letting Hua Ou put things in the trunk, but Mr. Ma didn't allow it, saying he had to hold them himself. Hua Qi then helped him open the front passenger door, and after Mr. Ma sat down, she handed him the things. Hua Qi and Hua Ou didn't dare delay either, quickly getting into the car. As soon as the doors closed, Hua Ou started the engine, and the car shot out like a wild horse.

  They arrived at the Hua family village, and Hua Ou directly took Mr. Ma to his own home, arranging for Mr. Ma to rest in his room first. Mr. Ma didn't say anything, and carrying his several boxes, he entered the west wing, which was also Hua Ou's room. Meanwhile, Hua Ou and Hua Qi hurriedly called their family members to cook noodles, as the two of them hadn't eaten lunch yet and were probably hungry.

  While eating noodles, Hua Qi asked Hua Ou: "Just now Mr. Ma said he wanted to go see the new house tonight, why didn't you respond?"

  Hua Ou's smile faltered, and she lowered her voice: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I'm a bit afraid. Afraid that I'll be scared, and also afraid that Mr. Ma won't be able to handle it, which would make things worse."

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