The King of Curses

Chapter 50: Beheading
"Everyone, did everyone see it?"

Zhang Xiu stood in the corridor and did not leave. He witnessed everything that happened in the teaching building opposite within half an hour.

His eyes were already sore from staring, but his body was covered with goose bumps as if electric currents were constantly passing through him. The scene before him made him extremely excited and energized, and he didn't feel tired at all.

"Well, yes, I saw it..."

Tian Jingwen pushed the frame of his glasses that had slipped off his nose, his voice trembling a little.

"Did he just... tear down the entire building? Is that really something a human can do..."

"That's why he wants to be alone... If someone else follows him, it might affect his performance."

Cen Dongsheng claimed that he "knew a little bit about exorcising ghosts." When he said he would go to solve the haunted house alone, ordinary people like them had imagined how he would exorcise ghosts, but no one thought that he would use such purely violent means.

They saw a dense crowd of ghosts rushing towards the young man like a tide, followed by the echo of fighting like a rainstorm, and the entire teaching building collapsed under this fierce conflict...

Finally, there is the figure of a man standing on the ruins.

It's incredible.

In comparison, Master Liu's chanting and using talismans to deal with ghosts and monsters is obviously more in line with their understanding.

"I thought I was half-informed, but it wasn't until today that I realized that I still know nothing about forbidden teachers."

Zhang Xiu showed emotion on his face. He turned around and said to Liu Xiaochuan with a smile:

"You forbidden masters are really amazing."

No no no no.

Master Liu didn't say anything and tried hard to maintain his facial expression. His hands were trembling slightly. He hammered his knee hard before he barely recovered.

This man... is completely unreasonable. He is completely different from the curses I know and understand.

He suddenly began to doubt himself.

The master once told him that his current abilities actually surpassed those of the master, and were even as good as some of the founders of the sects in the past.

Liu Xiaochuan was flattered at the time, thinking that this was a compliment to his talent, but he did not expect that the master would say to him with a worried look on his face:

"Disciple, troubled times are coming."

He didn't quite understand at that time, but at this moment, Liu Xiaochuan suddenly realized something:
Characters like this would appear in reality... Could it be that the entire world is changing?
People with mediocre talents can achieve greater achievements than the ancients because the supernatural power in the world is rising. This is also the reason why supernatural events have occurred frequently in recent years...

Liu Xiaochuan felt confused for a moment.

Putting aside these major events, he couldn't help but feel a little scared when he remembered that he had thought about testing the other party's strength before, and even made bold statements on the forum.

I hope this person isn't the type to hold grudges.

"Master Liu? Master Liu?"

It was not until someone called him several times that Liu Xiaochuan came to his senses.

"how?"

"Should we do something?"

"Do something? No, we don't have to do anything, and we can't do anything."

The Feng Shui master tried his best to appear calm.

"All of you, go back to the classroom and don't go out tonight. Since we have Mr. Cen... Mr. Cen to solve the problem for us, all we have to do is find a way to save our lives."

"Could it be dangerous?"

Tian Jingwen asked.

"This place is quite safe. There are no ghosts nearby. We rested for a few days and nothing happened..."

Liu Xiaochuan's eyelids twitched slightly. The more the other party said this, the more uneasy he felt.

It is a fact that these ordinary people are still alive. But the problem is, regardless of whether they discovered this place by coincidence, why would the ghosts have to create a safe zone in this place?

"possible."

He stood up and took out the rosary and talisman paper from his pocket.

"Please bring me some clean water. I'll set up a barrier first, and then find people to take turns to keep watch."

*
"Wake up, wake up, it's your turn."

In the middle of the night, Xiao Liting rubbed her eyes and sat up from her sleeping bag.

The person who woke her up just now was Wei Yanyan, one of the missing persons, from the next class, and a bit quiet. She watched the girl tiptoe past her, then crawl into her sleeping bag, and soon there was no sound.

Xiao Liting sighed. Although she felt very sleepy, she still struggled to get out of the sleeping bag.

"Hiss... the sky is still as dark as before, but it's a little cold."

She drew the lot in the second half of the night, which was a bit unlucky.

In fact, she was very reluctant, but she knew clearly that now was not the time to act like a spoiled brat.

"I hope nothing will happen..."

She touched the jade pendant in her arms, feeling uneasy.

At the moment, everyone else was in their sleeping bags, and Xiao Liting could only hear the sound of breathing and the muffled thunder coming from deep in the sky.

She was the only one awake, and everything was blurry in the darkness, as if it would change shape at any time, so she dared not look any longer.

Xiao Liting felt a little resentful for a moment.

Why on earth am I trapped in this hellish place...

Suddenly, Xiao Liting caught a glimpse of a figure.

——Right at the door.

"?!"

Because it was so quiet, without making any sound at all, she didn't notice it until this moment...

There was a person standing at the door of the classroom.

He had his back to her and was motionless.

That person is...

"boom!"

Another muffled thunder suddenly exploded, scaring Xiao Liting so much that her face turned pale. She covered her chest with her hands, and her heart was pounding.

The blazing white light revealed the silhouette of the man with his back to her, and the shadow cast on the ground extended to a distance in front of her.

Xiao Liting recognized the figure and couldn't help but speak out:

"Wang, Wang Wei, what are you doing standing there..."

The trembling sound was drowned out by the thunder.

Wang Wei still didn't move and ignored her words, like a sculpture.

Xiao Liting swallowed her saliva. She instinctively realized that something was wrong, so she quickly reached out and poked the sleeping bag next to her.

"Uh-huh……"

A muffled response came from the side.

"It's Li Ting...what's wrong?"

"Hush, get up."

"it is good……"

Xiao Liting heard a rustling sound coming from the side, so she quickly lowered her voice, and urged the people around her to wake up in a hurried tone, while pointing in the direction of the door.

"Keep your voice down. Look, that man is Wang Wei, right? Why is he standing at the door? Very, very strange, isn't it?"

"..."

The rustling sound stopped.

The people next to him stopped talking.

The classroom became quiet again.

And this time——

Xiao Liting couldn't even hear other people's breathing. She felt as if she was in a silent and cold tomb.

Her body froze, a chill suddenly ran up her spine, and she didn't even dare to turn her head to look to the side.

correct……

——Who is the person sleeping next to you?

Xiao Liting quickly remembered.

It’s…Sun Wen.

Because both of them were girls and good friends, they were arranged to sleep together.

but……

Xiao Liting suddenly realized that she had made a serious mistake.

Yes, how could I forget, forget who brought me to this hellish place—

Just before Sun Wen disappeared, Xiao Liting received a call.

At that time, Sun Wen's voice on the phone was gloomy, cold and unfamiliar.

"I won't let you go...I won't let you go even if I become a ghost..."

"——Come to school and find me. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."

She came to school because she was threatened by this person!
"Gudong."

Xiao Liting clearly heard the sound of swallowing saliva in her throat.

Her hand was originally on the sleeping bag next to her, intending to wake the man up, but now, she was trying to slowly, little by little, take her hand back...

"——Li Ting."

Then, her hand was grabbed by the person next to her.

He held her very tightly, as if he was afraid that she would leave him.

"Li Ting, Li Ting."

Sun Wen's voice sounded faintly in her ears.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay, I'm right here with you."

That's why I'm afraid!

Xiao Liting didn't dare to look back or shout, her mind was in a mess.

"...Really, really?"

"Well, it's really okay."

"That……"

Xiao Liting's neck was as stiff as a rusty machine and she slowly turned to the side.

"Boom!" Another thunder.

The light illuminated the entire classroom, allowing her to see Sun Wen's pale face clearly.

The corners of her mouth raised up and she smiled, revealing a row of white teeth.

Afterwards, Xiao Liting heard a "rolling" sound, as if something had fallen and was rolling towards this side.

When she lowered her head, she saw a familiar face.

It’s Wang Wei.

He was left with only a head, his two eyeballs were gone, leaving two black holes, staring at himself in emptiness.

Below the dead head was bloody nerve and muscle tissue, with jagged ends, as if it had been chopped off piece by piece by a knife.

"what--"

The girl's shrill scream broke the silence of the night.

……

Everyone in the classroom was awakened.

When they turned on the light, they saw Sun Wen holding the crying Xiao Liting tightly in her arms and comforting her in a low voice.

And the blood on the ground, starting from a head at their feet, extending outwards, and the end point...

It was a headless corpse standing outside the classroom.

*
Zhang Xiu knelt on one knee, picked up a little sticky blood on the ground with his hand, rubbed it with his fingers, and put it to his nose to sniff.

His brows slowly tightened.

"Can you tell anything?"

Liu Xiaochuan stood aside with his arms folded.

More than ten minutes had passed since everyone was awakened by Xiao Liting's scream.

Apart from him, the master of forbidden things, the rest were ordinary people. Only Zhang Xiu was a private detective. He had participated in several difficult cases involving homicides before and was considered experienced. Maybe he could be of help.

As for others...

He glanced back and saw that all the teachers and students had gathered together, one after another trying to comfort the girls who were crying.

The eyeless dead head had been collected and placed together with Wang Wei's body, and all were moved outside the classroom.

Even the guy named Du Changlong wanted to use a mop to clean up the bloodstains, and he said with a clear conscience that there were girls around and he was worried that they would be scared when they saw the blood.

Of course, this kind of behavior of destroying the scene must have been prevented.

Liu Xiaochuan couldn't help but sigh.

Not to mention whether they can be relied upon or not, these ordinary people are a complete burden, and the fact that I didn't walk away from them can be considered as being responsible.

If he really encountered an emergency, he would definitely abandon this group of people without hesitation.

...Anyway, let's first see if Cen Dongsheng can solve the problem. I also have to think of a way to escape from this place myself.

"I checked the bloodstains and judging by the consistency, it wasn't very fresh. It felt like he died a day ago. But before we went to bed, we all saw that he was still alive."

"It was corroded by the negative energy in the environment."

"Maybe. I don't know much about this... In addition, the wound looks like it was chopped off with a sharp weapon, but it wasn't a machete, and they didn't find the joints. It feels like it was cut with brute force, so the wound on the neck is quite hideous."

"There is one more point which is the most important and strangest."

Zhang Xiu pointed at the bloodstains on the ground, from the classroom to the door.

"If a person's head was really chopped off and the aorta was severed, there wouldn't be only this much blood left at the scene. Look, there's no blood oozing out of the boy's body or head at the moment, which is also very strange."

"Um……"

Liu Xiaochuan looked at the dead head.

What he cared about more was that the deceased's eyeballs had been dug out.

What on earth is the reason for doing this?
Sometimes, a ghost's obsession can be a clue, just like the childhood of a psychopathic murderer.

"Where's Master Liu?"

"I only know that there is nothing wrong with my barrier."

He pointed to the door frame and the edge of the steps.

Peach charms were hung at regular intervals above the doors and windows, and near the edge a horizontal line was drawn with cinnabar mixed with animal blood, sealing off the entire classroom.

It was not a very powerful barrier, it just served as a warning. He did not trust the so-called night watchmen.

However, Liu Xiaochuan could still clearly feel the faint circulation of true Qi near the doors and windows, which meant that the barrier had not yet been destroyed by external forces.

"So, this person walked out on his own and was killed in the hallway."

"I thought the barrier had been broken..."

Zhang Xiu laughed.

"I've seen horror movies before, both foreign and domestic, and they all have this kind of plot. Some use salt to form a circle so that demons don't dare to come in, and sometimes use sticky rice to prevent zombies from hurting people... But in this kind of movie, at the end of the plot, someone will definitely accidentally destroy the circle or something like that."

"how come."

Liu Xiaochuan sneered.

"If there really is something so fragile, how can it protect the people inside? It's just a symbolic meaning."

"Master Liu, who do you think killed him?"

"It's a ghost."

He answered with certainty.

"Besides, it's not just any ghost."

Not to mention floating spirits, they don't have that ability; although lonely souls have the ability to take people's lives easily, the symptoms of humans who die at the hands of lonely souls are often similar to those of some sudden illness, because they often corrode people through Yin Qi and have a weak ability to interfere with real physics.

Being able to make a human corpse look so miserable...

It's most likely a ghost.

"So, where did this ghost go?"

"That's unknown."

Liu Xiaochuan was about to speak when Zhang Xiu suddenly stretched out his hand to block him.

"what happened?"

"Master Liu, look, is there someone over there?"

The two of them looked at the end of the corridor which was engulfed in darkness.

The white light shining in the dark clouds brings a moment of brightness.

A figure, a woman, was staggering towards this side.

She was wearing a business suit and her high heels made a "tapping" sound on the ground, which was particularly noticeable in the quiet corridor.

Liu Xiaochuan and Zhang Xiu retreated back to the classroom at the same time and looked at each other.

"Master Liu, is this... a human or a ghost?"

Liu Xiaochuan didn't say anything, but just shook his head solemnly.

"I do not know."

"You don't know either?" Zhang Xiu looked surprised, "You're not..."

"The Master of Forbidden Spirits is only more sensitive to Yin Qi, but inside the haunted house, this perception ability will be weakened because Yin Qi is everywhere. Moreover, some ghosts have ways to disguise themselves and even reduce Yin Qi to almost nothing..."

Liu Xiaochuan sighed.

"Only a curse master who is good at seeing through the dark and peeping into the truth can identify it."

"This is going to be difficult."

Zhang Xiu’s brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The sound of high heels is approaching.

Liu Xiaochuan wasn't sure if this woman was a ghost, but the appearance of a human being in such a situation was indeed very suspicious.

"Help...save me..."

A woman's voice came from outside, hoarse as if she had just walked out of the desert. Her tone was almost desperate, but there was a little hope.

"Is there anyone... Is there anyone there... I see a light ahead, is there someone there..."

It seems that he came here because he saw the lighted classroom.

"somebody is coming?"

The boy named Yang Chao and Wei Yanyan came from behind.

"Wait, don't go out yet...!"

Just as Zhang Xiu was about to stop him, Yang Chao had already arrived at the corridor. When he saw the figure of the woman not far away, he was surprised and waved his hand happily.

"Teacher Wang! So you are here too!"

The sound of high heels suddenly stopped.

"You are……"

The woman stood in the darkness, her voice hesitant.

"Don't you recognize me? I am your student. Did you come here suddenly as well? Don't be afraid, everyone is here, this is a safe house."

"I see. Everyone is here. I see... I see..."

The woman kept repeating the same sentence.

"I thought I was seeing things because my eyesight has deteriorated drastically, but it turns out I was not seeing things..."

Slowly, slowly she raised her head.

"Deteriorating eyesight? Teacher Wang, what's wrong with your eyes..."

Yang Chao had just said half of his words when he suddenly stopped and his body trembled uncontrollably like a sieve.

The faint light coming from the classroom illuminated the female teacher's face.

Under her eyes, there were two tear-like bloodstains; the eyeballs in the eye sockets seemed to be forced in, the size did not match at all.

One of his eyeballs bulged out like a flounder, was white and cloudy, and the pupil could not be seen clearly; the other one drooped downwards, slowly sliding out of the eye socket, and even the connective tissue and muscles could be seen.

"These eyes... don't suit me..."

The female teacher's mouth opened to the sides, revealing shark-like sharp teeth.

"—How's yours?"

(End of this chapter)