Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 180 The lesser of two evils

Under the shadow of the coffin, Ran Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that all the monkeys had disappeared.

To be honest, if so many monkeys rushed over together, plus there were a group of ghost Bodhisattvas and mountain monsters outside, the people under the coffin would probably be killed on the spot.

After all the monkeys disappeared, Ran Qing looked at the group of porcelain white Buddhas at the edge of the candlelight.

Glutinous rice has no deterrent effect on this group of ghost Bodhisattvas.

They still stood there gloomily, smiling coldly, surrounding Ran Qing and the others.

In the darkness at the edge of the candlelight, there stood porcelain white Bodhisattvas of varying sizes.

The largest one is only half a person's height.

Most of the porcelain white Bodhisattvas are no more than ten centimeters tall.

But they were scattered in the darkness, and the air was filled with a cold and ominous evil spirit.

The witch and other monsters in the darkness did not leave either.

Even because of the departure of the monkeys, the sounds of the monsters wandering in the darkness seemed to be closer.

Mo Li looked at Ran Qing and asked, "What should we do? Should we put the soul-guiding lamp in the coffin?"

The original plan was to open the coffin and release the ghost inside, while locking the soul-guiding lamp inside the coffin and turning off the light.

But at this time, these sneaky evil creatures appeared outside the candlelight.

Once the soul-guiding lamp goes out, these monsters will definitely pounce on us immediately...

This time, the one who was stuck in a deadlock was Ran Qing.

Although they escaped the danger of the monkeys, they were in a dilemma.

Long Zongshu looked at the Bodhisattva in the darkness uneasily and said, "There are too many of these things, and their methods are very evil."

"When my grandfather taught me, he told me to stay away from this kind of wild bodhisattva."

"They may be weak, but their methods of harming people are hard to guard against."

Little Cotton mumbled, "Um... can we wait until daybreak? By daybreak, these guys might have retreated..."

"Anyway, we've already found the ghost we want to catch, so we'll just stay in this coffin."

"Once it's daylight outside, these evil spirits will either fall asleep or become weaker."

"We'll open the coffin then..."

Xiao Mianhua made a suggestion that seemed very feasible.

Ran Qing looked at the darkness around him and said, "I'm afraid that even after daybreak, these evil spirits won't get any weaker."

Ran Qing didn't know how many monsters there were in the dark, but things like the changeling were equally scary during the day and at night.

This monster is said to be evil, but it is more like a special beast wandering in the deep mountains and forests.

Many things that can be used to deal with evil spirits are useless against the witch.

Not to mention the group of strange porcelain-white Bodhisattvas.

They can still move around in the stone forest during the day, so they probably won't be weakened at daybreak.

Dealing with them is actually not difficult.

According to Long Zongshu, this kind of ghost Bodhisattva is very weak.

The trouble is, once their shells are destroyed, their curses are very difficult to deal with.

Unless necessary, Ran Qing didn't want to get involved in such a weird thing.

After thinking silently for a few seconds, Ran Qing set up two candles and lit incense sticks.

He took out some incense ash and sprinkled it in the nest.

But this time, the incense ash that Ran Qing scattered was spread over a large area, clearly along the edge of the coffin, trying to enclose the entire coffin within the range of the Yin altar.

Mo Li was shocked when he saw this scene, and asked quickly: "What are you going to do?"

There is no need for a Yin-walker to open a Yin-altar on such a large scale.

Ran Qing looked at the girl and said, "Open the Yin Altar and enter the Netherworld..."

He looked up at the group of evil spirits in the darkness and said, "With the soul-guiding lamp, we actually have a backup plan."

"That means dragging the entire coffin into the Wujiang ghost world and catching ghosts there." "The soul-guiding lamp is the best signpost. Even if we don't set up soul flags or light incense and candles, we can still come back."

Catching ghosts is the most important thing.

It’s best not to provoke this group of evil spirits and witches if possible.

If we drag the entire coffin into the Wujiang ghost world, these ghost bodhisattvas and changelings will not be able to chase it, right?

Logically speaking, if you don't tame the soul-guiding lamp, you can't easily get close to its candlelight.

But now that he was hiding in the darkness under the coffin lamp, he had the opportunity to use the soul-guiding lamp.

After hearing Ran Qing's bold plan, Long Zongshu and Xiaomianhua were shocked.

"Go catch ghosts down there?"

"There are ghosts all over the place! Won't we be torn into pieces by the evil ghosts if we go down there?"

As a living person, Long Zongshu has never been to the underworld.

This kind of thing is creepy even just hearing about it.

Mo Li looked at Ran Qing with a burning gaze and said, "Are you worried about the giant snake on the ground..."

The girl obviously understood Ran Qing's worries.

These porcelain Bodhisattvas, magicians, and mountain monsters at the edge of the candlelight are actually not particularly scary.

But in this Huaga Tiankeng, there is a strange giant snake wandering on the ground.

The terrifying noise that the few people heard before was not fake.

Although the snake god's body dried up in the ground, the terrifying threat on the ground still existed, which did not mean it disappeared.

The witch and porcelain Buddha in the Rhinoceros Cave can be chased in, and that strange giant snake may also enter this underground cave.

If time continues to drag on, the variables will become too great and too dangerous for Ran Qing and the others.

Ran Qing looked into the girl's eyes and nodded slowly, "Yes, that giant snake is the most dangerous thing in this tiankeng."

"Perhaps the giant snake is lurking in the shadows nearby, watching us..."

"Not to mention the Yin and Yang evil spirits in the tiankeng. I don't know when that weird Feng Shui power will appear again."

"Although it's dangerous for us to enter the Wujiang Ghost Realm, it's safer than staying here."

After Ran Qing said this, he felt it was absurd.

Who would have thought that the Wujiang ghost world, where ghosts are rampant, would one day become a safer place.

Although some changes had occurred in the Wujiang ghost world at this time, all the wandering ghosts in it had died, and many ancient and evil things had appeared.

But Ran Qing was, after all, a ghost walker who had been in and out of the netherworld several times, and had also studied the "Witchcraft, Ghosts and Magic" in detail.

He was confident that he could drag several people into the most desolate border of the Wujiang ghost world.

As long as you move fast enough there and return to the human world in time, you won't disturb those evil ancient things.

Ran Qing slowly crawled around the shadow of the coffin, constantly sprinkling incense ash on the edge.

After listening to his analysis of the pros and cons, Mo Li stopped talking and just hugged Xiao Mianhua nervously.

Long Zongshu swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "I... I actually want to go to the underworld and take a look."

"I've heard about the underworld since I was a child, but I don't know what it's like down there..."

Even those who follow the unorthodox path are curious and fearful of the underworld, and no one can enter or leave the underworld at will.

If you get lost down there, you'll become a wandering ghost and never be able to come back.

Just as Ran Qing had set up the Yin altar and started beating the small drum, he heard the heavy and slow wriggling sound of a giant snake on the cliff above his head.

It seemed as if the giant snake was really just as Ran Qing said, lurking in the shadows. Now that it saw Ran Qing and the others were about to leave, it just appeared...

At this moment, Ran Qing looked at Mo Li, and Mo Li also looked at him.

The two looked at each other, and Ran Qing hit the small drum heavily.

The dull sound of drums suddenly spread in the darkness...

(End of this chapter)