Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 82: Refining Ghosts in a Jar
Closing the book "The Trial of the Second Sister and the Demon-Slaying", Ran Qing murmured in shock.

“…This is still a beautified version.”

Miss Shen Er will undoubtedly try to justify and embellish herself in the story she writes for herself, but even so, the things she did are still outrageous.

Ran Qing couldn't imagine that the beautified version was so outrageous. What kind of image did Miss Shen Er have in the eyes of Aunt Six back then?

No wonder Aunt Six called the master an old woman whenever she mentioned her, and looked down on her abilities.

But before he died, he saw his master appear, and he burst into tears and almost followed his master to die...

Aunt Shen Er is not only Aunt Liu's master, but also her adoptive mother and godmother.

Recalling the stories in the book, Ran Qing sighed and suddenly felt that the book in his hand was extremely heavy.

This yellowed old book seems to have been read many times by Aunt Liu, and it carries many memories from her childhood to adulthood.

This is the story of Aunt Liu and her master, and now, the story has been passed on to Ran Qing.

Ran Qing learned the secret that the ghost walkers have been pursuing for generations, the Ghost King Coffin.

He also knew that throughout history, almost all the ghost walkers turned into terrifying evil creatures after death, wandering in the darkness of the Wujiang ghost world, their souls restless.

As long as the Ghost King's Coffin is found and opened, these ancestors who have turned into evil spirits can be liberated and their souls can rest in peace.

Ran Qing didn't know those ancient ancestors, but he knew Sixth Aunt, and from her he also learned about her master, Second Aunt Shen.

Miss Shen Er has been searching for the Ghost King's Coffin all her life, and the person she wants to rescue is her master.

The weight of the incense inheritance fell on Ran Qing's shoulders at this moment.

It felt inexplicably heavy.

"...Don't worry, Aunt Six, I will definitely fulfill the wishes of the ghost walkers of all generations and find the Ghost King's Coffin!"

Ran Qing looked towards the main hall with the door closed.

The secret to finding the Ghost King's coffin is in the big jar filled with incense ash.

This jar was dug out by Miss Shen Er from a tomb at the site of the ancient Dian Kingdom.

Refining ghosts in the jar can guide the direction of the ancient Luo Kingdom.

Miss Shen Er and Aunt Liu continued to refine evil spirits into the vat. When the dead faces in the vat filled the entire vat, the road to the Guluo Kingdom would appear in the darkness.

Those dead faces biting each other were all evil spirits that Aunt Six and Miss Shen Er had captured over the years.

They had almost finished the task. The vat was nearly full of dead faces.

No wonder Sixth Aunt is obsessed with it and can’t let it go.

For her, this was the final push, but now she had to hand it over to Ran Qing...

Ran Qing finally understood why there were so many legends about evil ghosts in Yuezhao Local Area behind the booklet written by Aunt Liu.

These evil spirits recorded in Aunt Liu's booklet were all her targets...

While I was thinking, a fresh fragrance suddenly wafted over.

The fresh scent of shampoo mixed with shower gel, and seemingly perfume, made Ran Qing sniff subconsciously.

He had never used shower gel in his life. He always used cheap soap to take a bath. He used a bar of soap for half a year. He had never smelled such a high-end fragrance.

Now he sniffed subconsciously and found that the source of the fragrance was the girl who appeared beside him.

The girl in the beautiful white dress was looking at him in shock, as if she had seen a ghost.

"You...what are you doing?" The girl named Mo Li was shocked by the behavior of the boy in front of her.

The two looked at each other, and Ran Qing's face turned red instantly, realizing how... rogue his behavior was.

But fortunately, Ran Qing is not an ordinary introverted student.

He had been lonely since childhood and had heard too much harsh words. During the winter and summer vacations, he pushed a tricycle around the streets selling honeycomb briquettes, smiling at everyone. He could even fake a smile to deal with the harsh words of some mean women.

The thick skin he had cultivated since childhood made him a little embarrassed, but he still remained calm.

"What's the matter?" Ran Qing suppressed his embarrassment and pretended to look at the girl calmly. The two of them looked at each other again, staring at each other.

The girl stared at Ran Qing, subconsciously took a step back, and murmured: "What a thick skin..."

The awkward silence lasted for a few seconds before the girl said, "I'll treat you to hot pot, do you want to go?"

The girl still brought up the invitation to dinner.

Ran Qing was confused: "Eating hot pot?"

Let’s go eat hotpot now…it’s still a while before dark, right?
And this girl suddenly showed kindness to him... Did she want to know about Sixth Aunt?

The girl said, "Let's go to the mine and eat some hot pot. There's a hot pot restaurant over there that's delicious. I used to eat there a lot when I was in school. I'm planning to try it this time I'm back. Do you want to join us?"

Ran Qing remembered that she had indeed studied in the mine before, but...

"Running so far just to eat hot pot..."

He planned to go to Li Hongye's house after dark.

There is no bus from Park Road to the mine. If you walk, it will take more than 40 minutes and you have to climb the mountain.

The round trip, plus the time for eating and chatting, would take at least four or five hours.

Although there is no evening self-study this winter vacation, Ran Qing has much more time, but it is not wasted like this.

He had a lot to do: reading, doing exercises, memorizing words, and also studying "Witchcraft and Ghost Magic" to research the evil spirits recorded in Aunt Six's booklet. Tonight, he also had to go to Li Hongye's house...

Ran Qing shook his head and said, "If you want to know about Sixth Aunt, just ask me now. You don't have to treat me to a meal."

The girl seemed to be pampered and living a leisurely and happy life, and she was not from the same world as Ran Qing.

Ran Qing envied her leisurely and happy life, but did not want to touch it.

Now, he just needs to live his own life well. He is not qualified to enjoy leisure.

But Ran Qing's sincere words were met with a sneer from the girl: "I just simply like you and want to treat you to a meal. I don't care about your business."

"She died because of her nonsense. What does it have to do with me? You don't have to tell me."

"I'm no longer her daughter, and I don't care how she died!"

The girl left coldly, without any reluctance, and even a little angry.

This weird and strange feeling is exactly the same as Aunt Six's.

Ran Qing watched her leave, shook his head, and didn't try to persuade her to leave.

Sixth Aunt had done him a favor, so he had to endure her bad temper.

But there was no need for Ran Qing to tolerate the temper of this young lady Mo Li.

If she left in anger, she left in anger. It has nothing to do with Ran Qing.

He walked into the house, opened the book "Witchcraft and Demonic Arts", and reviewed the content about summoning ghosts and souls again.

After it got dark, Ran Qing, who was well prepared, closed the door, locked the main room, and walked towards the old community where Li Hongye lived with Xiaomianhua.

Tonight, he wanted to try to call out Li Hongye's ghost.

After realizing that Li Hongye's death was unusual, he had an inexplicable intuition - Li Hongye was not truly liberated.

If that playful, eccentric and smart girl could still maintain her self and humanity after death, then her act of letting Ran Qing go easily at that time might have been just another prank of hers.

Ran Qing has suffered too many similar pranks in the past two years.

Li Hongye has never been a person who would give in to others. If she really decided to kill Ran Qing, she would not suddenly change her mind when the time came.

Tonight, Ran Qing decided to try to call her out and communicate with her face to face.

This is the real business of the shady people.

(End of this chapter)