I am your natural enemy.

Chapter 533 Ritual Materials, Shoulder Fire (5k)

We are all thousand-year-old foxes, so no one should play Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio with anyone else.

When I saw this old ghost suddenly coming to the door and the proprietress of the Bones shop in painted skin, I knew it was definitely not a good thing.

Especially when the other party said that it was a benefit that came to her door, her first reaction was that this was not only not a good thing, but also a huge pitfall.

Just now she just cut off an ear to show her attitude, but now she really wants to kill this old ghost.

As soon as the thought arises, murderous intent bursts out.

Especially now that I’m not wearing the painted skin and maintaining my original state, there is certainly nothing to worry about.

The uninvited old ghost, sensing that the atmosphere was not right, rolled over, turned into a puff of black smoke, and rolled out of the bedroom.

A bone blade more than three meters long pierced through the place where he had just stood, and the bone blade almost pierced through the wall behind him.

"Let's talk it over nicely. I really have no ill intentions. After the Black and White Devils die, their professions will be released into the human world.

According to the information I got, these two guys must die at the same time. Even if their professions are released to the modern world, two people must inherit them at the same time.

Otherwise, success will never be possible.

I need someone reliable to take over the other one.

This is absolutely true news, it really is.”

Lao Gui retreated again and again, keeping a distance of at least five meters from the proprietress.

He actually felt a little regretful that he didn't check the situation before coming here.

If the boss lady is wearing painted skin, it would be easy to talk to her, mainly to avoid damaging her precious painted skin.

If the painted skin is hurt, or when she is not wearing the painted skin, her temper will be very bad.

Lao Gui quickly said something nice, and the proprietress stopped her business hesitantly.

She had heard about these things before. Some professions are unique. Once one person has them, there will never be a second person who has them.

Of course, this is the general situation. The group leader has mentioned before that there are some situations where there are indeed some professions that can be held by more than one person at the same time.

But those things will only appear occasionally after various requirements are met and by chance.

She actually knew a little bit about the Black and White Devils. At least she knew that they were extremely troublesome and were hated by everyone in the Wilderness. Unless they were killed at the same time, they would never die.

As long as they are not dead, if there is a collision in a certain place, special environment, or time, these two can sense it from a very far distance, and then they can grow rapidly after arriving at the place. It is really disgusting.

One likes to eat souls and can turn invisible; the other likes to eat blood and is good at breaking defenses.

It was not wrong for the old ghost to come looking for her.

It would indeed be a good thing if I could change my job and become one of them, thus solving the problem of the painted skin being easily damaged.

But she didn't quite trust Lao Gui. Even though it seemed that there was nothing wrong and Lao Gui had no other choice, she still wondered if Lao Gui was going to trick her.

It's not a big problem if she's just being taken advantage of. To put it bluntly, they are just taking advantage of each other. If she's cheated, she won't be able to accept it.

The Lieyang Tribe had captured a lot of people before, and this old ghost was so bold and presumptuous that he even dared to use Wen Yan.

If he gets killed this time, he can also put the blame on the Lieyang Tribe or Wen Yan.

The old ghost standing next to him looked sincere and started to say that this was a benefit, but it couldn't be given for free, he wanted some other benefits.

When Lao Gui asked the boss's wife to give him some benefits, her vigilance was reduced a lot.

Sure enough, if there was no other way, this damn old ghost would definitely not come to her, and other people are even less trustworthy.

If she were asked to participate in the previous events, she would definitely not do it. She also didn't want to provoke the people from the Lieyang Tribe and Wen Yan for no reason. She still had to stay in Guanzhong County.

Having inexplicably provoked Wen Yan in Guanzhong County, her future life will be difficult. At least no one will dare to recommend customers to her anymore.

Life costs money, and skin care products are so expensive.

"When the time comes, you can choose first. With a new profession, your painted skin will at least be able to repair itself and become much more resilient."

After hearing what Lao Gui said, the proprietress couldn't bear it any longer.

"Let me make it clear first, I will never get involved in other things."

"It's just a ceremony that only requires two people. You don't have to worry about anything else."

The proprietress had her doubts, but ultimately she couldn't resist the temptation. If she could get a new job, some of her current shortcomings would most likely be remedied.

It happened that there were no customers in the store at this time of year, so the proprietress said she would go and take a look first, but did not agree immediately.

The proprietress drove an old pickup truck parked in the garage and left the mountain road. After driving for half the night, she arrived at a village in the mountains under the guidance of Lao Gui.

The village was so quiet that not even the barking of dogs could be heard.

After getting off the car, Lao Gui took the proprietress into the wheat fields beside the road. Some short wheat seedlings in the fields were waiting for the spring to start growing again.

After walking along the wheat field for ten minutes, Lao Gui finally stopped. He looked to the side of the wheat field. It looked like a terraced field. Near the inside, there was an obvious mound of earth that looked like a grave mound. However, there was no tombstone in front of it and no grave had been built.

"What are you doing here?" The lady boss looked at the grave and frowned slightly: "Is there something wrong with this grave?"

"Hey, it's strange that this works, this is one of the ritual materials I've been looking for a long time."

The old ghost stretched out his hand, pushed aside the soil on the surface of the grave mound, dug less than a foot inside, and revealed the sealing bricks of the tomb. On the top brick, there was a rune engraved.

"It's your turn now. Only by breaking this can I catch the ghost inside who just revived not long ago."

The proprietress stretched out a finger, and her nail turned into a tough bone spur, instantly breaking the runes on the blue brick, and the blue brick was also impacted and fell into the tomb.

When she touched the blue brick, she understood why they were looking for her. The runes engraved on the blue brick were specifically designed to target ghosts, and had the power to seal and transcend.

Looking at this grave, there is almost no grave mound left. It should have been a long time since anyone has worshipped it. After such a long time, the ghost inside has not dissipated. Instead, it has been revived directly with the version update.

A crack appeared, and a stream of gray gas flew out and was put into a jade gourd about an inch in size by the old ghost who was prepared.

The old ghost pushed the dirt off the grave and sprinkled some dry soil on the surface to restore it to its original state.

"Let's go, next one, there's one more."

In less than half an hour, they found another grave and another ghost inside it. The old ghost looked at the two blackened jade gourds. The power between the two seemed to be entangled with each other. He nodded with satisfaction and said.

“It took me a lot of effort to find these two things.

Decades ago, this old Deng fell and died on the doorstep, with his head inside and his body outside.

This was a very unlucky way to die, so he was buried on the same day.

Unfortunately, at that time, Shenzhou had just begun to promote cremation here. The second Lao Deng heard that there was a reward of 100 yuan for reporting, so he reported the first Lao Deng.

People here will make their coffins, choose their tombs, prepare their burial clothes, and prepare for their afterlife.

This meant that the person's body could not be fully intact and could not be buried. In the village at that time, this was a feud that would never end until one of them died. There were even cases where entire families were wiped out.

The enforcement in Guanzhong County was never very strict. Even if someone was dying in the city, they would be taken home from the hospital and the government would turn a blind eye.

No one dares to force some of the elderly.

At that time, all the vagrants knew that they would rather block a wedding carriage than a funeral procession.

When the people at the crematorium heard about the way of death, they didn't want to come at all. The two old men got anxious when they saw that they would not get the bonus and said they would go to the city to report it.

The people from the crematorium came and took five minutes to put the coffin on the car. I was almost scared to pee two or three times, so I didn't dare to do anything.

It's just work, who would risk their life for no reason?

Hey, but it was delayed a little, which wasted time and the burial was not completed on the same day.

The interesting thing is that the two old men also fell to their death on the threshold, with their heads outside and their bodies inside.

"Didn't you say before that Old Deng had just recovered? How did he take revenge?" the proprietress asked in confusion.

"Yes, it's just such a coincidence that it works." The old ghost chuckled and looked at the two jade gourds in his hands.

“The second old man thought that it was the first old man who harmed him, and he was extremely resentful.

Unfortunately, this idiot had no idea that the people who had just died decades ago did not have this ability even if they turned into ghosts.

The first old man also believed that it was the second old man who made him unable to rest in peace, so he turned into a ghost and was trapped in the tomb and unable to ascend to heaven. This resentment, coupled with the way the two old men died, was exactly one inside and one outside.

In addition, they were relatives within the fifth degree of separation when they were alive, and they are also connected by blood.

This creates a little more connection between the two old men, and they are naturally suitable to be the key materials for the ceremony."

"Even if the rune was there before these two guys turned into ghosts, it's not something that ordinary people can carve. What's the matter with the rune?"

“Then I don’t know, it took so long, and I finally found such a pair.

Let's get down to business quickly. These two old men have deep resentment. After they come out of the tomb and see the yang energy, they will turn into evil spirits within three days.

If we don’t finish it today, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get them to cooperate honestly tomorrow.”

Lao Gui was well prepared. After getting the second ghost transformed by Lao Deng, he walked less than fifty meters to the side and found an abandoned small temple.

The small temple had been set up with everything needed for the ceremony, and all the materials had been prepared.

The ceremony looked like a scene of bad luck, and now all that was missing were the main materials on both sides.

Two jade gourds emitting black air were placed on both sides of the ceremony, and evil spirits began to surge in the ceremony. The forces on both sides were clearly in conflict, but there was an unbreakable connection between them. This was the most crucial part.

The old ghost is on the left and the proprietress is on the right.

"Be prepared. There's only one chance. If you miss it, it's gone. I won't be able to find the right materials for the second time."

The proprietress actually had a lot of doubts in her mind. She didn't quite understand why this old man knew all these things.

According to previous understanding, this old ghost seemed to have been dead only a few decades ago, no more than a hundred years at most.

The reason he was pulled into this group was purely because this guy seemed a little special. He was not an ordinary ghost. He had no resentment or hostility.

Although he was the first ghost to be revived, he was not weak at all and made rapid progress.

But when the time came, the proprietress could only temporarily suppress these doubts, as she also wanted this job.

As for this profession, even if you get it, there is an 80% chance that you will still be restrained by people like Wen Yan, so that's not a big problem.

Because she doesn't have this profession, she will most likely be restrained by someone like Wen Yan, who has extremely strong yang energy.

As the ceremony began, evil spirits continued to collide in the earthen temple.

On the other side, Wen Yan, who was sleeping in the underground beehive, was asking Grandpa Wang something in his dream.

Mr. Wang suddenly paused and looked in one direction.

"Someone is really trying to connect to the bead, but their power seems to be completely useless. It is impossible to lead it away..."

Before Wen Yan could speak, her grandmother beside her suddenly became serious and interrupted Mr. Wang immediately.

"You're wrong. Someone is trying to take something from you. Whether they can or not, the nature of the matter is the same."

"Yes, yes, that's right. I heard from Taoist Qingxuzi of Qingcheng before that Lord Guan would not make things difficult for ghosts on weekdays, even for evil spirits. But if the evil ghost dares to offend and hit the statue of the god, it might be chopped with a knife." Wen Yan immediately added.

Mr. Wang is an honest man, and he is not quite used to his current situation.

This is indeed true. Mr. Wang put down the bowl, reached out his hand, and wiped it on his face. A mask appeared on his face, and his whole temperament changed. A deep and unidentifiable power emerged.

Old Master Wang stretched out his hand and patted Wen Yan on the shoulder. A flame with a strange smell suddenly ignited on Wen Yan's shoulder.

In an instant, Wen Yan felt as if his consciousness was being carried up into the air, passing through some strange spaces and seeing where the ceremony was being held.

Looking down from the sky, the earth below is clearly visible. Wisps of black air overflow from a small earthen temple in the mountains and connect to Grandpa Wang.

Just one glance and Wen Yan's eyes suddenly froze. He had been to this place before.

I came here once when I was a teenager. At that time, there was an old lady in the village who was just over 100 years old. After eating a big bowl of oil-splashed noodles, she fell asleep and passed away silently.

He is healthy and has celebrated his 100th birthday. He has five generations living under one roof and all six children are still alive. It just so happens that this time, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, has just passed, which is considered the Chinese New Year.

This was a standard happy funeral that couldn't be more standard, the best of all auspicious things. The big boss of the funeral that Wen Yan followed at the time came personally to choose a cemetery for the old lady, and only charged six dollars for the funeral as a token of his appreciation, which was considered as receiving money, not working in vain, and not breaking the rules.

If I remember correctly, everyone from the local crematorium was present during the banquet, but no one mentioned cremation at all.

Looking down from the sky at this moment, Wen Yan recognized at a glance the fork in the road he had walked past. It was shaped like a bowl, sunken, with uphill slopes on both sides, one side backed by mountains, and the other side lush and green. Standing there, when the weather was good, one could even see the entire urban area nearby.

Memories of the past came to mind, and Wen Yan immediately came out of this state and prepared to set off.

After stepping out and preparing to leave, Wen Yan paused and looked at his grandmother.

"Grandma, the other bead..."

"Don't worry, you can put it under the tablet. No one can take it away."

"I still don't know that person's name..."

"It's because there's no name that the tablet is blank. Go do your business quickly."

When Wen Yan heard this, he knew he couldn't force it, so he left quickly.

He opened his eyes, called Feng Wei, told him the destination, and asked him to go directly to the destination.

While waiting for someone, Wen Yan called Feng Yao and told him about the situation. He then burned incense to everyone in the underground beehive, and then waited for Feng Wei at the intersection with his equipment.

After lighting a stick of incense at the intersection, Wen Yan bowed.

"Everyone, I have an urgent matter today. Please give way for me later. It would be bad if I bump into you."

The incense was lit and the smoke spread along the road.

This time, Wen Yan did not let Feng Wei locate the main intersection and then go to the destination from the main intersection.

This is the result of experience gained from going through major intersections too many times.

Feng Wei led the way and took the underworld route. The time spent in between had basically no relation to the distance of the destination, and generally lasted between ten and fifteen minutes.

If you walk fast, it may take less than ten minutes, and if you walk slowly, it may only take fourteen or fifteen minutes.

If it were the same as before, and he were asked to locate the main intersection, after coming out, he would be considered to have completed the entire journey, and then go back in again, it would probably take twice as long.

Elsewhere, it's a must.

This may not be the case at major intersections.

Wen Yan has summed it up many times. If Feng Wei leads the way and borrows the road, as long as the departure point and destination are not major intersections, they will pass a major intersection in the middle.

Wen Yan just needs to wait here. It is not a big problem for him to get on the bus halfway, and he is not afraid of getting lost here.

Less than a minute after he came down, he saw Feng Wei striding towards him from behind the group of countless ghosts.

Wen Yan didn't waste any words. He followed Feng Wei's steps and continued moving forward.

We arrived at the destination, walked out of a desolate cemetery, and saw a wheat field in front of us.

I glanced to the side and sensed a little bit that there was still some residual resentment here.

I reached out and dug at the tombstone next to me, and I saw traces of new soil. I casually moved the soil again and saw that a brick sealing the tomb was missing. All of them were new traces.

And in this tomb, the remaining resentment is even stronger.

He looked to the other side. There was no need to look for it anymore. He could feel the special atmosphere there right here. The resentment and evil spirit seemed to be boiling.

He took a step forward and saw a red flame with a hint of blood silently burning on the left shoulder that had been patted by Old Man Wang before.

"Obtained a temporary occupation: Witcher."

"The witch prayed for the help of a strong man, and lit a fire on his shoulders to cleanse the external evil."

As the flame burned, Wen Yan looked forward and felt that the target location seemed to be highlighted, making it extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

Looking in the direction of the highlight, I took a step forward and walked dozens of meters towards the earthen temple. Everything inside the temple seemed to be in perspective.

He saw the complicated ceremony inside, and saw a person on each side, one was a ghost covered in black air, and the other was a skeleton covered in painted skin and full of negative energy.

During the ceremony, two old ghosts with distorted faces and boiling resentment were twisting their necks and tearing at each other in a disorderly manner.

(End of this chapter)