Chapter 8 On the Road

  "Huh? I just remembered something, since both Tianqi and I were affected, you also stayed there for a night, how about you?" Half a month later, Pangzi had been discharged from the hospital for three days. Today, when they were having dinner together, he suddenly thought of this matter while looking at Chou Shen.

  "It's true, I'm also puzzled about this matter. Although you helped me with that mansion, the birthdate and eight characters are mine, not yours." Tian Qi had actually been thinking about this matter all along, he originally wanted to ask Zhang Xin, but strangely, Zhang Xin had disappeared. His contact information was unreachable, his home was empty, his workplace was on a long vacation, and even his colleagues didn't know where he went.

  Lost contact like this.

  However, Tian Qi did not know that Zhang Xin's sudden disappearance was because of him.

  That day, Zhang Xin met Tian Qi and after finishing the handover, he didn't go home but instead went to see someone, Fourth Master, originally named Bao Guojun. He was also the person who appeared that night and was the mastermind behind making Baozi have a car accident, become bankrupt and almost become a vegetable.

  If he doesn't settle the score with him, even if Tian Qi can escape this time, there will be a next time. However, Zhang Xin underestimated the abilities of this Fourth Master, who was chosen by the powerful Zhang family as their collaborator not only because of his ruthlessness and willingness to do whatever it takes, but also due to his exceptional skills.

  Fourth Master was originally a man who should have died, but he used his wife and children's lives to prolong his own life. Although this is just a rumor, the police suspected it but did not have conclusive evidence, however, it is true. This not only shows his ruthlessness and cruelty, but also reflects his ability. Because even among peers, very few people can prolong their lives through this method.

  Fourth Master had already calculated the emergence of this anomaly Zhang Xin and made preparations in advance. However, just as Zhang Xin underestimated him, Fourth Master also underestimated Zhang Xin's actual strength.

  From Zhang Xin entering Fourth Master's room to the two of them disappearing at the same time, no one knows what happened inside. Zhang Xin had a premonition when looking for Tian Qi that he might get hurt, although it wasn't very clear. He still took a long leave from work, and at his age, there was actually not much real work left to do in the unit, so whether he was there or not didn't make a big difference.

  Later, it was also when Zhang Xin reappeared that Tian Qi learned the truth from Zhang Xin's mouth. Zhang Xin had eliminated Fourth Master, and even his soul had dissipated. Of course, Fourth Master's reappearance later proved that he hadn't died and had survived by luck to avenge himself.

  Prophecy is a capability, but not absolute. Zhang Xin's prophecy was the same as Fourth Master's prophecy. Even Chou Shen later discovered that the events predicted by prophecies may not necessarily occur, full of variables, just like fate, forever without a conclusion.

  The Ghost Capture Company continued to operate, with a significant increase in the number of clients coming to their doorstep. After these few incidents, Tian Qi felt that he still had a lot to learn and needed to continue studying, especially about some Chinese ghost-catching techniques.

  Through connections, the fatty got in touch with some so-called masters, but after meeting Tian Qi one by one, he found that most of them were just famous for nothing, and only two people had real skills, which was not as good as what he already knew.

  The Taoist sect is a large family, with the Ma clan being one of its branches. There are many rumors about them, but Tian Qi has never met one in person. If he could find one to be his master, his abilities would leap forward by more than one level, unfortunately, it's been impossible so far.

  For the time being, he could only learn through books, so except for some necessary things, Tian Qi was in the library flipping through various ghost-catching books. It was on one of those nights that he encountered a strange occurrence in the library.

  Tian Qi chose the city's largest library, where the books are very comprehensive and clearly categorized. The books he wanted were all in one place, so although the library was very large, he didn't wander around everywhere.

  The library closes at 10 o'clock every night. One evening, Tian Qi was reading a book and felt tired. He suddenly wanted to take a walk around the library to see its collection of books. As he walked, he came to a corner.

  "This is a restricted area, do not enter, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" Tian Qi saw the words written on the signboard, inside which there were two bookshelves with about a few dozen books placed on them.

  People are born with a curious and rebellious mind, words like "forbidden zone", "do not", "bear the consequences" and so on can easily arouse people's curiosity, the more they are not allowed to do something, the more they want to do it. What's more, Tianqi is no exception.

  It looks very ordinary inside, no different from other places. In fact, it's easy to get in, just lift the curtain that blocks the way with your hand and you can enter.

  Tian Qi was still a bit hesitant, he understood that since it was written here, there must be some ulterior motive. Chou Shen and Pangzi were not around, what if something went wrong?

  "Who cares, I'm a ghost catcher, can I be afraid?" Tian Qi finally couldn't bear it, he gritted his teeth and bit his index finger with his mouth, then pressed the flowing blood on his brow, this was what he had learned recently, many books mentioned that this method could drive away evil spirits and ghosts, yang blood is something that ghost souls avoid.

  Tian Qi took a step forward...

  "What is this place?" Tian Qi's eyes suddenly appeared in another scene, a place he had never been to before, but the layout looked a bit like a library. He wasn't too surprised, having some mental preparation, but the sudden appearance of the scene not far away made him jump in fright.

  A woman wearing a red skirt stood in front of the window and suddenly jumped down with a loud thud.

  "Miss!" Tian Qi instinctively shouted and rushed in that direction.

  But it was too late, by the time he ran over, the woman in red had already jumped off, and only a loud crash could be heard.

  Her blood stained her red skirt, and the woman's pale skin was covered in red. Tian Qi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  Just then, someone patted Tianqi's shoulder from behind. He turned his head and saw the woman who had just jumped off the building, her body covered in blood, her bright red dress, and her disfigured face with one eyeball bulging out...

  "Hey! Wake up, are you okay?"

  Tian Qi opened her eyes to find that the person standing in front of her was the young librarian, a girl in her early twenties.

  "Uh, excuse me, have I been sitting here all along?" Tian Qi asked this because his seat was not far from the little girl's, and at this time the library wasn't very crowded.

  "Right, you've been sitting here all along, I can see you." After saying this, the little girl's face turned red. Tianqi had been coming to the library recently and had also had contact with this little girl. And let's not forget, Tianqi was a big handsome guy, who wouldn't want to take a look at him?

  Tian Qi didn't notice that the little girl's face had turned red, he was thinking about what was going on, could it be that what happened earlier was just a dream? But everything that happened earlier felt so real.

  "Hello, I'd like to ask, is there a restricted area in this library?" Tian Qi said, describing the approximate location and scene inside.

  But Tian Qi's words were not finished yet, and the little girl's face turned from rosy to pale.

  "You... how did you know..." It seemed like something terrifying, his words trembling and unable to flow smoothly.

  Looking at the little girl's performance, Tian Qi understood that this matter must not be so simple. He had very likely entered there just now, but for some reason, the little girl did not notice, or she simply couldn't see him.

  "Can you take me there to have a look? I just want to take a look."

  But no matter how Tian Qi tried to persuade the little girl, she just shook her head. Even when Tian Qi offered to treat her to dinner, she still refused.

  "There must be a problem here!" Because it was already closing time, the little girl looked like she was about to cry, and Tian Qi had no choice but to give up.

  But he didn't give up, nor did he abandon it. Whether it was a dream or something that actually happened, he felt like there was something calling him. If he gave up and ignored it, he might miss a good opportunity.

  He couldn't, with his strength he can't get in, Tian Qi was already secretly thinking of a countermeasure, he started to frequently go to the library, of course, not just for reading books, but also for getting along well with that little girl.

  People's hearts are made of flesh, let alone a big handsome guy. Tianqi came with a strong momentum, and the little girl finally couldn't hold on anymore. She agreed to take Tianqi to see it at night when everyone had left, but only limited to seeing it, absolutely not allowed to go in, otherwise the little girl would not allow Tianqi to come to the library again.

  She is forbidden from coming to the library; as a little girl she doesn't have this right, it just shows her determination.

  Tian Qi felt that time was so long and anxiously waited for the library's closing time to arrive.

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