The Exorcist

Because I was not feeling well yesterday, I did not update. I will update a longer chapter today as an apology.

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Thick clouds made the night even darker, without even a trace of moonlight, and the winter rain continued to fall.

In a luxurious residential building, the administrator who was patrolling the lobby on the first floor suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing, as if something was passing in front of him, rustling, but he didn't see anything real, he just heard There was a slight collision and a woman's soft murmur.

Considering the murderous death of the female landlady surnamed Gu, the administrator realized that a ghost had appeared, and was too frightened to move. He saw that no one had stopped the elevator on the first floor and it turned off, and then the indicator light kept flashing. Go to the floor where the murder is located.

"It seems that your skill has improved again. The invisibility talisman also hides the shadow." In the empty elevator, Wan Li said, "You don't understand, Xiaoxia. The power of the talisman is related to the mana of the person who drew the talisman." , just like the richer a person is, the bigger the check he can write." Seeing Xiao Xia's confused look, he took the initiative to explain. Others cannot see them, but they can see each other.

"I really don't understand why Americans spend so much money on researching invisible technology. If we just give Ruan the Great Master 100 million and let him teach everyone to practice Taoism, wouldn't everything be solved?" he continued.

"That's just a way to use the Bagua position and human visual blind spots. It can also have a scientific explanation." Ruan Zhan said as he stepped out of the elevator and found that this floor was not popular at all. It is estimated that the residents of that household also moved out after the murder. . Anyone who can live here is considered a rich man. There will definitely be other properties. They will not be like the working class. They have to be patient even if they are afraid.

This place had long been sealed off by the police, so he squatted down and picked the door lock. The sound of metal clashing was particularly prominent in the silent night.

"It's a pity that you didn't become a thief." Wan Li said sincerely when he saw Ruan Zhan opening the door and keeping the seal intact, "It's a pity that there will be haunting legends here again tomorrow. I didn't know that it was you who showed off your skills."

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute." Ruan Zhan replied, reached out and took Xiao Xia's slightly trembling hand and slipped into the door.

As soon as he entered the center of the Gu family's large living room, he stopped immediately, and with the help of the dim light of the flashlight, he began to measure the most suitable position with his steps. Wan Li helped him place some sundries, including charms and the birth dates of all members of the flower club. A few fragments of their supplies before death, as well as bloodwood swords and broken flags.

These were all obtained by Wan Li and done in advance to make Ruan Zhan's soul-calling more efficient and less labor-intensive.

Seeing them busy, Xiaoxia could only stand aside quietly, thinking that since she couldn't help, at least she shouldn't cause trouble. Turning around, I saw a giant picture of flowers on the wall. Even in the weak light of the fluorescent stick, you can clearly see that the picture is a large and gorgeous jujube flower. It should be beautiful, but it makes Xiaoxia feel like she is clawing her teeth. The heart of the flower is like a bottomless mouth, and the petals are like Waving to her, calling her to come into it too.

She felt her scalp numb, so she had to turn her back and stop looking at the picture, thinking that this was caused by her own suspicion!

However, she didn't see that when she turned around, the flowers in the picture were slightly opened, and they seemed to be grinning, smiling evilly.

"Okay, it's the time of year now, let's get started." Ruan Zhan said softly, but it still frightened Xiaoxia who was disturbed by the picture.

"Stand behind me, don't get too close." Ruan Zhan instructed, "Wanli stands behind you."

"Isn't it just a long snake formation?" Wan Li interrupted, "Should I hold the Blood Wood Sword?"

"You can take them, but don't sacrifice them unless they want to harm someone."

"I understand completely. Let's start quickly. I'm rushing back to watch the football match." Wan Li urged, his tone as relaxed as if he came here to buy something.

Ruan Zhan ignored him and started his own operation. First, they used the special container they brought to burn the notes with birth dates written on them, and then the scraps of their belongings before death. Then they recited a spell silently, cut their fingers with the sharp edge of the broken flag, and flicked the blood beads into the air. Wait for the metal flag to become one foot in size.

The broken flag made a buzzing sound, like the echo of flicking a metal product, but the sound lasted for a minute, and nothing happened around it.

"Not coming?" Wan Li asked.

Ruan Zhan shook his head.

"Poor women!" Wan Li sighed, saying nothing.

It was just a wrong step. Just this step resulted in not only no bones left, but also no soul left.

Ruan Zhan was silent for a while, then took out a piece of paper with writing on it, and went through the procedure again. This time, there was still no movement after waiting for a long time. However, just when they thought there would be no harvest, suddenly a gust of cold wind blew in the airtight room. They couldn't tell which direction it came from, and they got in somehow.

Xiaoxia was agitated and subconsciously approached Ruan Zhan, but was caught by Wan Li. Ruan Zhan turned off the flashlight, slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and opened the curtains.

There was nothing but a gust of wind blowing his hair, and at the same time a chill penetrated the air in the room, as if something invisible was blowing in with the wind, and the window glass had not yet been opened. The gust of wind blew into the middle of the hall and suddenly disappeared, and then pieces of things began to appear on the ground. It was unclear what they were, but they were shaking and moving.

Xiaoxia only felt soft under her feet, and something was pushing her. When she lowered her head, she saw a pair of severed hands. This frightened her so much that she jumped up and covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming. Wan Li quickly took a step forward, but accidentally kicked a head open, causing it to moan loudly.

"Don't hurt him!" Ruan Zhan stopped Wan Li from taking out the Blood Wood Sword, "It's just a remnant soul, manifested as a remnant limb."

As he spoke, he walked over, drew a talisman in the void, pointed at the fragments, and tensed his arms as if exerting force. The broken pieces on the ground trembled, trying to come together but failing. It took several minutes until they heard Ruan Zhan's heavy breathing, and then they slowly gathered together like water and turned into a twisted human shape.

"Who is this?" Wan Li asked. Although he couldn't see the face of 'it' clearly, it was definitely not a female ghost.

"He is the former boss of Women's Flower Entertainment City."

"Ex-boss? Isn't it business, but murder?!"

"It's a business transaction, but this guy -" Ruan Zhan pointed at the black figure, "he accidentally discovered a secret while going through the formalities, and was killed and silenced."

"Were they dismembered?" Xiaoxia didn't dare to look at the remaining souls connected together, but she still couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's a very 'normal' death, at least it looks that way on the outside." Ruan Zhan said, "But some people guessed that we wanted to summon ghosts to inquire about the Huahui, so they wanted to kill the ghosts to silence them."

"That - he doesn't seem to have -"

"The soul is gone?" Ruan Zhan asked Wan Li's question, "He died two months ago. He was not a newly deceased ghost. He had some ghost power. Maybe the person ignored this, so he was not completely successful in treating him. He was lucky enough to leave a little chance.”

"But why didn't he speak?" Wan Li glanced sideways, "Could it be that he became a ghost and became a psychopath, completely uncooperative? We have encountered many such things."

"He couldn't speak. The man used evil magic to shake him down to the point where he was left with only this wisp of soul. I tried my best to help him gather his form. I was the only one to go and check it out."

As he spoke, he walked over, murmured something, and then got straight into the blurry black shadow of the room, which made Xiaoxia frightened and felt like the black shadow was growing on him, and even he looked like a demon. .

"This guy didn't know how honest he was when he was doing business, but being a ghost is quite polite." Wan Li distracted Xiaoxia's attention and whispered softly, "Azhan said that ordinary ghosts will not enter a house where living people live for no reason. Yes, this is called no-entry. Did you see him just now? He was obviously detained by A-Zhan, but he still didn't come in. He had to wait for A-Zhan to go to the door and call him."

"But I just felt that his hands under my feet were real."

"For humans, things like ghosts and ghosts are just feelings, so there's nothing strange about it."

Xiaoxia nodded and looked at Ruan Zhan again. Under the dim light of the fluorescent stick on the table, I saw Ruan Zhan working very hard. His body was shaking a little, then he slowly bent down, and finally fell to his knees, and the black shadow poured out of his body like water. , seeped into the wall and disappeared.

"How are you?" Xiaoxia ran over and asked anxiously. She felt that his whole body was cold, as if his whole body had lost all strength.

"Can you still stand up?" Wan Li supported Ruan Zhan from the other side. He didn't expect that it would be so difficult for him to enter the body of a remnant soul to explore the secrets. "Where did he go?"

"Go back to his place, hide, and slowly gather the energy of heaven and earth, hoping to be reincarnated." Ruan Zhan reluctantly stood up with the help of the two people, "But I already know what is going on. I will tell you when I get back. . Let’s go, it’s not a good place to stay for a long time.”

"Before you leave, didn't you say you wanted to check this house to see if there are any clues that the police haven't noticed?" Wan Li dragged Ruan Zhan to the sofa, "You sit here while I search. Hehe, this is The place where Gu Yu Fang sat."

Ruan Zhan raised his hand with difficulty and drew half of a talisman. Wan Li immediately stepped out and said, "Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense. I'll check the toilet and kitchen first. Feng Shui says that these two places are connected to water and are opposite to the underworld." . And a lot of evidence tends to remain in these places, so I’ll start from here.”

"I'm here to help." Xiaoxia didn't want to do nothing, so she volunteered.

"Okay, let's check her bedroom first. There should be a toilet there," Wan Li said.

Ruan Zhan pondered for a moment, "You have to hold a flashlight and open the door so that I can see you."

"I know, I'll call you if anything happens."

"Come on, why don't you call me." Wan Li waved the blood wood sword in his hand, "He first spent his energy on splicing the remaining souls, and then transformed into a detector and collapsed from exhaustion. He would not be more powerful than me now. Otherwise, this sword Come and take it."

Xiaoxia firmly refused.

She knew that there were always surprises in this matter from beginning to end, and now Wan Li was here to look for new evidence. Although the police had already searched it, they were looking at the problem from the perspective of catching ghosts and exorcizing demons, and they might make special discoveries. Compared to the two men, she is the weakest link. In fact, they brought her here because they were worried about her. Of course, she understands that the most effective resource is for the strong to maintain the strongest posture. configuration.

Wan Li didn't belong to his mother-in-law, so he stopped arguing with her and the two of them entered Gu Yufang's bedroom together.

Her bedroom was large, in a luxurious classical European style, aristocratic but also dark and complicated. Especially under the hesitant light of the flashlight, it looked a bit ghostly.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Wan Li said, lowering his voice unconsciously for some reason.

Xiaoxia watched him enter the toilet at the end of the room, while she checked the room with a flashlight.

It was the first time she entered here and she found many large photos of Gu Yufang hanging on the wall, which looked very narcissistic. But at this moment, Xiaoxia felt that the people in the photos were alive. No matter where she went, she felt like the people in the photos were all staring at her.

She suppressed her heart palpitations and carefully searched for possible evidence, and found a gouache painting in the drawer. The painting showed a beautiful flower field with a black stone house in the middle. This reminded Xiaoxia that this might be the place Gu Yufang told her, the place where she and Shuo Yue had a tryst. And it looks a bit like what she painted herself.

"I'll show it to Ruan Zhan later to see if it's useful." She thought to herself, then slowly walked to the other door and opened it gently.

What she saw behind the door surprised her.

Is this a rich man’s wardrobe? It's so huge that it looks like another room, filled with all kinds of clothes. At first glance, you might think it's full of people.

Xiaoxia was a little scared and wanted to leave, but by some strange coincidence, she couldn't control herself and walked in.

She kept walking inside, and the flickering light of the flashlight accurately hit a piece of clothing. The clothes were hung upside down and looked very inconsistent with the other clothes. This made Xiaoxia reach out her hand uncontrollably, trying to twist it around, but when she lowered her eyes, she discovered that there was a pair of white shoes placed even more incongruously under the clothes.

has a problem! This realization flashed through her mind, and she quickly retracted her hand.

At this time, the dress turned around on its own.

Even in the dark, you can feel that it is so bright red, oily and smooth, with a fine texture, and a pungent fishy smell mixed with a faint skin care taste, which is disgusting.

Xiaoxia stared at it in horror - that piece of clothing made of human skin covered in blood.

In other words, it is the clothes that Gu Yufang transformed into. Her head was turned back and pressed against the lining of her clothes, smiling at her. Her arms were two sleeves, stretching out towards Xiaoxia.

"Sister, put it on me, it's very beautiful!"