Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 216 Mo Li's Body Temperature

The thick fog still obscured everything.

But the mandrill's cry of pain was incredibly piercing, and the sound of a heavy object rolling over echoed through the thick fog, seemingly reverberating in all directions.

Mo Li's voice was filled with panic: "Ran Qing! You used the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique again?"

The Six Ghosts Summoning Technique is extremely dangerous. It involves splitting one's own shadow into six ghosts, which can be used to find people, move objects, or even injure enemies. These six ghostly shadows are extremely powerful, but if they are damaged, the harm to the person seeking to ward off evil is also extremely severe.

This is an extremely sharp double-edged sword. Most people who practice spirit mediumship only use the Six Ghosts to move objects and find people, and rarely use it to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits.

But amidst the thick fog, a bloody stench surged, and the mountain demon mingled into the fog. Without the slightest hesitation, Ran Qing immediately opened the Yin Altar and activated the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique.

The dim, blood-red candlelight rose in the fog, casting a crimson hue over the thick fog, like the last rays of a setting sun.

The eerie, chilling wind brought by the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique stung people's faces in the thick fog.

The mandrill was being torn apart by the six demons, screaming in agony.

It struggled to kick away the six ghostly figures, no longer pretending to be alive, and let out a shrill howl like a wild beast.

Footsteps echoed through the mist as the wounded and aggrieved mandrill, driven mad by pain, furiously crawled and leaped through the thick fog.

The noise came from all directions, making the three people in the fog feel a chill run down their spines.

Ran Qing could even clearly feel the ferocious mandrill almost brushing past his body as it ran wildly through the fog.

Mo Li's exclamation rang out from the thick fog: "This mountain demon is deceiving us! Be careful it doesn't ambush us!"

The thick fog obscured directions and sounds, and the rampaging mandrills seemed to be everywhere in the fog.

If you're not careful, you might be preyed upon by a mandrill that suddenly darts out of the fog.

Ran Qing stood beside the candlelight and incense sticks. The makeshift altar at his feet was small, but the candlelight had turned an eerie blood red.

The crimson light made Ran Qing's face look ferocious, as eerie as a demon.

He tapped a small drum with his left hand and shook a bell with his right.

The dull drumbeats echoed through the mist, and six ghostly figures flashed swiftly along the soil.

The clear sound of bells drifted away in the mist, and four paper figures silently gathered around Ran Qing, guarding the spirit medium.

Mo Li's voice suddenly rang out from the thick fog, tinged with panic: "Ran Qing, Zong Shu, let's retreat! I think that red door looks like it's open!"

Then, Ran Qing's voice rang out: "This fog can't be endless. As long as we keep walking in the same direction and get out, we'll be fine!"

Mo Li's voice came again: "That's not my voice! I didn't see any red door! Don't wander around!"

Ran Qing listened calmly to these voices without saying a word.

Even when his voice was heard in the fog, he only shook the bell and tapped the small drum.

Six ghostly figures crawled along the soil, flashing quickly through the fog.

Soon, Ran Qing's heart skipped a beat as one of the ghostly figures spread to the feet of a warm body.

Ran Qing's drumming became more rapid, and the ghostly figure immediately invaded the body, dragging it towards her.

The warm body remained unperturbed, allowing the ghostly figure to drag her along without resistance.

Ten seconds later, Mo Li's figure appeared in sight.

Her body stiffened, her feet were on tiptoe, and a blurry black shadow was pressed tightly against her back.

It was this dark figure that was close to her, supporting her feet, and manipulating her to walk this way.

After the two met, Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you found Zong Shu?" Mo Li asked with concern.

She walked towards Ran Qing.

The two locked eyes, and suddenly the four paper figures beside Ran Qing sprang to life. Almost simultaneously, the four paper figures pounced out and tightly entangled the girl who looked exactly like Mo Li.

The paper figures, which seemed so light and airy, suddenly unleashed tremendous power.

The girl, whose limbs were bound, struggled frantically but could not break free.

She stared at Ran Qing in disbelief, her expression turning ferocious.

Ran Qing looked at her coldly and said, "You're very good at pretending. I don't know how you did it, but you can even fake the body temperature of a living person."

"But unfortunately, Mo Li's body temperature isn't as high as yours."

As soon as Ran Qing finished speaking, she started hitting the small drum.

Six ghostly figures rushed in from six directions, crashing directly into the female ghost who was tightly bound by the paper figures.

After the six ghostly figures grabbed the female ghost, they frantically pulled and stretched her body like noodles, repeatedly dragging it into the open, dark clay pot at Ran Qing's feet.

The female ghost struggled desperately, but she could not break free from the six ghostly figures.

And so, they were dragged and stuffed into the clay pot while still alive.

The moment the lid of the earthenware pot was put on, the thick fog in the field of vision thinned out considerably.

Ran Qing looked around and finally saw Mo Li and Long Zongshu's figures in the mist.

The three of them had grown quite far apart, each about three meters away.

Through the thin fog, the silhouettes of buildings on both sides of the road could be seen.

But things beyond that point are no longer visible.

Mo Li and Long Zongshu rushed over to Ran Qing, and the three of them met again.

Mo Li was somewhat astonished: "You used the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique?"

Long Zongshu looked around uneasily and said, "I just heard you being dragged away by the mountain demons..."

Ran Qing looked at the fog and shook her head: "It's all an auditory hallucination. This female ghost's fog can confuse our senses. What we hear and even see is fake."

After speaking, Ran Qing paused, then added, "But the mandrill is real."

After Ran Qing finished speaking, Mo Li was startled to see that Ran Qing's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

She quickly walked over and saw a blood-red claw mark on Ran Qing's back.

Those were the marks left by the sharp claws of a wild beast tearing through flesh; the clothes were ripped to shreds, and the flesh on the back was slightly rolled up.

The wound wasn't very deep, but it looked horrifying and extremely painful.

Mo Li felt a pang of heartache: "You've been scratched!"

Ran Qing pointed to the thing at her feet and said, "It's more badly injured."

Beneath Ran Qing's feet were several clumps of mandrill flesh covered in long, jet-black hair.

These pieces of flesh were torn directly from the mandrill's body by biting, and the surface is covered with bite marks.

Ran Qing said, "Luckily, I reacted quickly and injured it with the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique immediately. That monster is hiding now and shouldn't come looking for us."

Ran Qing didn't intend to use the Six Ghosts Summoning Yin Technique to fight to the death, but the mountain demon came too suddenly, so Ran Qing had no choice but to take the risk.

Long Zongshu looked at the clay pot on the ground, somewhat puzzled: "Did you catch the female ghost? Why hasn't the fog dissipated yet...?"

The clay pot on the ground was shaking, as if the ghost inside was trying to escape.

Ran Qing looked at the surrounding mist and said, "We've caught a part of it. This female ghost is very strange. Not only can it hide in the mist, but it can also use the mist to create a fake body."

Ran Qing looked directly at the three-story concrete building behind her and said, "And I feel that she doesn't seem like a ghost... or rather, she's not entirely a ghost."

(End of this chapter)