Chapter Eleven: The Mountain Spirit and Little Ghost

  Yu Xianyao accompanied Xiaoyue and the dry police officer to take some photos as evidence, and then left in a hurry. Director Chen is currently investigating the scene at Yu Xianyao's home, and the professional team has arrived.

  Among the crowd, Yu Xianyao found a forensic doctor and some inspection personnel, who also brought some simple instruments. This is probably the result of Xiaoyue's report, it seems that Director Chen is still very reliable in doing things.

  When Yu Xiangyao walked near the house, a forensic doctor came up to him: "Hello, you are the owner of this house. We want to take a look at the deceased's body and see if we can get any better clues!"

  Yu Cheng raised an eyebrow and slightly furrowed his brow, nodding towards the forensic doctor: "But I have a condition!"

  "What conditions?" The forensic doctor felt inexplicable. The police came to investigate the case. It was all for helping Yu Xingyao, but he set conditions for himself when seeing the deceased.

  However, Yu Xingyao was very calm and said bluntly: "I can only allow you and Director Chen to enter the inner house, no one else is allowed to follow!"

  Director Chen furrowed his brow, his eyes scanning Yu Xiangyao's face. Initially hesitant, he nodded in agreement after a brief moment of contemplation.

  Three people entered the room inside the house, Pan Ling'er and Yu Luoluo were both quietly lying over there. Both of them were covered with a quilt, at this moment they looked like people who were fast asleep.

  The forensic doctor furrowed his brow, looking at Yu Xingyao with a hint of doubt in his eyes. But Yu Xingyao spoke calmly: "This secret must be kept by you all, my sister-in-law and niece are not dead. I think it's possible that the murderer didn't have time to take action back then, but now they only breathe, without a heartbeat!"

  Yu Chengyao's words suddenly shocked Director Chen and the forensic doctor, they exchanged a glance and then walked to the bedside, both of them checked Pan Ling'er and Luo Luo's breathing.

  The two of them nodded to each other, and the forensic doctor took out a stethoscope and inserted it into the quilt. Then he looked at Director Chen with a terrified expression, his face filled with an incredulous look, mixed with a hint of horror.

  "What's wrong?" Yu Xingyao thought the forensic doctor had found something else and couldn't help but ask out loud.

  The forensic doctor furrowed his brow, shaking his head and saying: "Indeed, just as you said, this adult's heartbeat is very slow, almost non-existent, while the little girl has no heartbeat at all."

  "But they all still have a breath, which can be understood as a state of apparent death. But what situation led them to enter this state?" The forensic doctor's puzzlement was also Chen Suo's puzzlement, and the two looked curiously at Yu Xingyao.

  "What's even more unbelievable is that their fake death state has actually reached the point where it's impossible to detect a heartbeat!" The forensic doctor added, specifically emphasizing the heartbeat.

  In the minds of Forensic and Director Chen, they both thought that Yu Xingyao might know something.

  However, Yu Xiang's performance disappointed them. He shook his head and said, "Such a strange thing, I've never encountered it before, nor have I ever heard of it."

  "Yu Xingyao, please cooperate with the police. We are also trying to understand what happened and catch the real culprit to clear your name. But if you don't cooperate, I will announce on behalf of the police that we can't do anything." Director Chen's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his gaze was extremely sharp and clear.

  His eyes were like a venomous snake, making people feel cold all over. However, Yu Xingyao did not lie, he felt awe in Dean Chen's gaze, but he still shook his head and said he didn't know.

  This finally made the calm Dean Chen somewhat unable to sit still, he said in a cold voice: "Yu Xianyao, do you want to force me to expose your true nature? The one on the mountain who is over 100 years old, don't say you don't know him, who is he, do you think I don't know?"

  Yu Xingyao slightly furrowed his brow, understanding the meaning behind Dean Chen's words. However, Yu Xingyao firmly shook his head and said: "In all these years, Master only taught me ancient martial arts, I don't know anything else!"

  Director Chen saw that Yu Xian was still not telling the truth, and of course this truth was also his own wish. But he was also truly angry about it, and coldly snorted at the forensic doctor behind him: "Let's go, never mind!"

  The two of them walked out in low spirits, and when they reached the hall, Director Chen waved his hand loudly and shouted: "Dismissed!"

  "So fast!" Everyone looked at each other in confusion, but Director Chen's expression seemed unhappy, perhaps there was a bigger twist. The crowd couldn't help but speculate about this bizarre case.

  Many people looked towards the inner room, but Yu Xingyao did not follow the crowd out. They could only see the dimly lit corner and nothing else.

  At this moment, someone outside reported that the whereabouts of Mr. and Mrs. Lan had not been found. The voice was transmitted to the inner room, letting Yu Chengyao hear it clearly.

  Before long, the sound of a car starting came, and after the wheels rolled away. Yu Xingyao was already certain that the people from the police station had left.

  Yu Cheng's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and Dean Chen seemed to know something. He might have had other guesses in his mind, but just now he didn't want to believe himself.

  Yu Xian sighed in dismay, but he had no choice and could only let out a helpless sigh.

  However, he immediately thought that since this matter was related to the little ghost, it meant that the matter had not been resolved yet. Nevertheless, he couldn't let his sister-in-law fall into danger again, so he returned to the mountain immediately, took the talismans and brush on the table, and didn't forget the black book.

  Now that things have come to this, we can only wait for the master to return. Before the master returns, it's also a case of treating a dead horse as if it were alive - whether or not it works, at least try drawing a few symbols from the black book and sticking them on first!

  After copying the stuff, he immediately returned home, and it was already 11:00 noon. From morning till now, investigating various clues about the matter. Yu Xiangyao still hasn't eaten anything until now, his stomach has been growling for a long time.

  The black powder scattered on the ground like a ghost hand was taken away by the police, but the strange symbol still remained on the ground. Yu Xianyao rummaged through the kitchen and found some raw calabaza, which he ate without cooking.

  He returned to the room, took out a brush and talisman paper, and began to draw talismans from the black book. What kind of soul-calming talismans, ghost-capturing talismans, etc. He drew all sorts of them and stuck them on the doors, windows, and walls.

  After doing all this, he was somewhat at ease.

  Guarding Pan Ling'er and Yu Luo Luo until dusk, Yu Xianyao found a piece of radish to eat, then stuck close to his sister-in-law and Luo Luo.

  The two of them were in a very strange state at the moment, having been asleep since morning and not even needing to eat or drink. Even the legendary "Turtle Breathing Technique" from martial arts novels wasn't this powerful, Yu Xingyao's heart began to feel some tension.

  As night fell, he was worried not only about whether the legend of the gods and ghosts was true, but also when Lao Ling Tou would come back.

  He said it would be a month when he left, but his sister's heavenly omen came half a month earlier. It would be great if there was a mobile phone, that dead old man didn't even bring a mobile phone and couldn't get in touch with him.

  "What to do?" For now, he could only wait anxiously, and all Yu Xingyao could do was protect his sister and Luolo. He hoped that Master would sense this matter early and come back soon.

  The night was as black as ink, and the rolling darkness had already enveloped this quiet little mountain village.

  "Wooo... wooo... wooo..." At this moment, a strange and eerie howling sound echoed through the mountains, making it even more piercing in the quiet night.

  "Ggg... Waaa~ Ggg... Waaa." The eerie cries of nocturnal creatures made Yu Xianyao feel increasingly oppressed, and his heart couldn't help but stir up a wave of unease.

  Yu Xingyao sat cross-legged on the floor of his room. He couldn't sleep that night, because he knew this matter wasn't over yet and there would be more trouble coming to his door.

  In order not to make the target stand out, he even turned off all the lights in the room. At this moment facing the darkness, his heart was actually filled with fear.

  For darkness, humans have an innate sense of fear. Time passed minute by minute, and the clock hand had already pointed to eleven o'clock. Yu Xiangyao was simmering with anxiety, but he remained resolute in his wakefulness.

  Yu Xingyao softly called out to Jin Shegui in his heart, thinking about the incident at Zhu Ziyan Cave last time. He already knew that this little thing could restrain evil spirits, but he had only read the black book and didn't know how to subdue demons or catch ghosts.

  Just in case the little ghost really came to ambush, he was afraid that he couldn't protect his sister-in-law and Luoluo. This time, the golden snake didn't tease him, but instead transmitted a divine thought.

  Let him wait in peace, no need to panic. At a critical moment, it will come out at any time, and the house is dead quiet.

  The autumn night is cool, the darkness is like water and has already submerged the world. The whole room is pitch black. Yu Xiangyao suddenly remembered that today is August 27th. According to the lunar calendar, it's exactly the fourth day of the intercalary seventh month, when the moonlight is dimmest at the beginning of the month.

  In another ten days, it will be the Zhongyuan Festival. According to the booklet, in July, the gates of the underworld open, and yin energy surges upwards, making it the best time for ghosts to emerge.

  Carefully recalling all the things that have happened, it seems to be really inseparable from the matter of Zhu Zi Yan Dong. Is there really a fate arranged by heaven and dominated by ghosts and gods in the dark?

  All of this can't be confirmed, but Yu Xiang's determination has been strengthened. Whether or not he believes in ghosts and gods, if this matter is indeed the work of ghosts and gods, then tonight he must be even more on guard.

  In the darkness, beads of sweat gradually seeped out on his back, and a large area of his shirt was soaked.

  Afraid, fearful! Yes, these negative emotions are indeed present in one's heart, and they are even stirring restlessly, making it hard for him to be at peace.

  However, he couldn't escape because he could feel it. His fate was also sealed like his sister's, destined to get used to the darkness and accept fear.

  Because he could determine that if Master said it was okay, then his future might be in contact with more of those things from another world: ghosts!

  The quiet night, the clock ticking away. Yu Xianyao's memory was very good, he didn't need to look at the clock to determine that it was almost eleven thirty now.

  In half an hour, it will be midnight. The moment when the gates of hell are wide open. If this matter is really related to ghosts and gods, then all the mysteries may be revealed tonight.

  However, the closer he got to this point, the more tense and uneasy Yu Xiangyao's heart became. Because he didn't know what he would be facing. He could only wait anxiously, his mind involuntarily brewing all sorts of terrible fantasies.

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