Chapter 27

I started the car and drove towards Liancheng Mountain. The road to the city's development area was not in this direction, and it was somewhat desolate. The road to Liancheng Mountain was not easy to navigate, and it was quite eerie, which was a bit scary.

I was a bit afraid that the dirty things on the road might catch me off guard, so I let the little ghost out. The little ghost was very excited after coming out of the soul jar. Seeing that no one else was around, she started to look around curiously.

She touched this and that, and didn't stop for a moment. I was worried that her yin energy might make some part of the car malfunction, and if it flipped into the river, it would be a disaster, so I stopped her from running around.

She was a bit unhappy, but soon, like a half-grown child, she crawled onto my shoulder. Although she looked like a seven or eight-year-old, she was very slim and didn't seem heavy. In fact, she had no weight at all.

What's your name? Driving was a bit boring, and I couldn't understand ghost language, but she could understand me. After our recent interactions, we had become much closer, so I needed to know her name.

Moreover, I couldn't call out something like "Pokémon, come out!" at a critical moment, which would make people laugh and lower my dignity.

She looked around and then her gaze fixed on the mineral water bottle next to me. Soon, the words "Xijun" appeared on the dashboard, written with mineral water.

Your name is Xijun? The name has an ancient feel and sounds nice. Can I call you Xijun in the future? I asked.

Her response was a nod, and she looked very happy that I liked it.

Although this road wasn't long, there were quite a few dirty things on it, all coming for me. I could imagine how much yin energy I must have.

I finally understood why Xijun always liked to cling to me. Although she wouldn't borrow my body, she was particularly fond of my yin energy.

While driving, the car window suddenly started to knock. I frowned and looked over to the passenger side, but this look almost made me wet my pants!

An old woman with a green face and white eyes was looking at me, running and knocking on my car window!

Young man, you hit the old woman, she seemed to be saying. Of course, if I were just an ordinary person, I would have braked immediately and flipped to the side of the road, losing my life.

But I was used to dealing with such things, so I stepped on the gas and fled like a bat out of hell.

Old woman, don't blame me for not warning you. If you keep following me, you'll be in trouble. I muttered, focusing on the road.

But the old woman seemed to not understand what I was saying and kept chasing me.

Most ghosts have no thoughts and act on instinct. When they see something to eat, they pounce without hesitation. Xijun, who could understand human speech and had some intelligence, was on a different level. She would usually catch other ghosts and eat them to boost her strength.

The old woman was about to pounce on me, but Xijun reached out and grabbed the old ghost's hair, then bit off half of her head.

I thought Xijun sometimes had a heavy taste. How could she eat anything and not care about her appearance? She usually seemed like a curious little princess, but why did she eat so carelessly?

In a few quick moves, she ate the fierce old ghost and giggled like a child, which made me shiver. I said, "After you eat, just wipe your mouth. Don't laugh so terrifyingly, okay?"

The old woman was quite fierce, probably from a long time ago. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to snatch food from Xijun's mouth.

I parked the car at the Liancheng Mountain shooting range. There was no one around, and the nearest thing was a ticket booth at the entrance to the mountain. It was dark all around.

People have three emergencies. I got out of the car and quickly found a quiet place to take care of my business.

Xijun, being a curious little princess, sat on my shoulder and didn't want to get down, always looking down.

I said, "Xijun, stand a bit further behind me. I'm peeing, and you're still young, so you shouldn't watch."

Xijun pouted and climbed down, standing behind me.

Thinking of a little ghost girl standing behind me, I lost my urge to pee. I asked her to stand beside me, facing away.

Xijun agreed, which made me a bit more relaxed. When I pulled out my "equipment," she turned her head.

I expected this and quickly turned around, almost peeing on my shoes.

Xijun was about to fly over, but a cold wind came from behind me, scaring her away. She didn't dare to come close again.

Hehe, my sister-in-law still has her ways. I thought, and started to pee, but then I realized something. If my sister-in-law had been with me all these years, wouldn't she have seen me go to the bathroom? And when I watched Japanese action movies...

Thinking of this, my face turned red, and I almost fell into the pee. I should have asked my grandmother how to deal with the Nine Princesses back then.

But then I felt these worries were unnecessary. My sister-in-law always had her eyes closed, and with her proud personality, she wouldn't do such dirty things. She wouldn't let others do what she wouldn't do herself. And whenever I watched Japanese love action movies, I would feel inexplicably cold and couldn't get excited.

Relieved, I pulled up my pants and walked towards the shooting range. The open area in front of me, like a playground, had many white shadows. Near the foot of the mountain, there were many eerie things wandering around.

My arrival seemed to make these ghosts smell something delicious, and they all looked at me. However, because Xijun was on my shoulder, they didn't take any further action.

With Xijun keeping the scene in check, I became bolder and walked towards the area with the strongest yin energy. I found that the shooting range had many fierce spirits, but the place with the strongest yin energy was not here but near the foot of the mountain, where an ancient bridge led to the artillery mountain.

Perhaps I hadn't seen the details of this place clearly from the top of the mountain before. I remembered Zhao He telling me that this was Xunyang Mountain. Before the French invasion, it was a village with about ten households. But for some reason, the village disappeared, and the ancient bridge lost its function and was abandoned.

Walking to the ancient bridge, I looked down under the moonlight. There was no water, and the dry riverbed was full of pitted rocks, which looked strange and cold.

Looking ahead, I saw a small abandoned cemetery with several very old tombstones. I was very interested and planned to cross the bridge to take a look.

But as I stepped over the bridge, my sister-in-law tugged at my clothes, indicating danger ahead. I stopped immediately.

Xijun was still on my shoulder, and my sister-in-law could tug at my clothes, which meant there was something I couldn't handle ahead.

I frowned but decided to move forward. My sister-in-law's tug wasn't very firm, indicating danger but not a fatal one.

I admitted I wasn't very brave, but thinking about my grandmother still in Yinfeng Town, I couldn't let go of my concerns. To break the Blood Cloud Coffin, I had to take risks.

The ghost-raising method passed down by my grandmother was completely different from others. Others called it ghost driving, which was to harm people. My grandmother's method was to drive tigers to eat wolves, which was a different concept.

Moreover, Xijun was different from other ghosts. She had intelligence, and I found that after she ate a few ghosts, she became smarter. If I let her eat more, she might develop even stranger abilities. So I didn't mind letting her eat more.

Most ghosts had lost their intelligence and missed the six paths of reincarnation. Keeping them around would only harm people. My actions could also be seen as helping the world.

I pushed aside many tall weeds and came to the abandoned cemetery. Standing in front of one of the old tombstones, I saw that the inscription was from the Daoguang era, which meant it was over 200 years old. The tombstone was made of stone and was quite sturdy. The tomb owner must have been from a wealthy family and had a high status.

The weeds were very tall, which was why I couldn't see this place clearly from the top of the mountain. With the darkness, I couldn't see the surroundings clearly, but guided by the strong yin energy, I moved towards another old tombstone.

At this moment, my sister-in-law suddenly tugged at my clothes. I stopped and came to my senses. Many white shadows were already surrounding me, staring at me menacingly.

Xijun jumped down from my shoulder and stood in front of me, her mouth stretched to her ears, staring intently at the tombstone hidden by the weeds.

The old tombstone was dilapidated, but the strong yin energy made me shiver.

In front of the tombstone, just a few meters from my feet, there was a man-made tunnel. A cold wind blew out of it, and a strong fishy smell hit my nose.

I shivered involuntarily. Under the moonlight, I saw that the tunnel was surrounded by loose soil, indicating that it had been recently dug. Combined with the fishy smell, I suspected that the digger had already died, and a murder had just taken place here!

Moreover, there were other strange pits near the tunnel, indicating that many people had tried to dig over the years but failed, with various problems. This made the cemetery look even more terrifying.

I took a step back, took out a bundle of incense from my pocket, lit it, and bowed forward, saying, "I passed by here unintentionally and disturbed you. I offer incense as an apology. If you are offended, please forgive me. I will leave and not cause any trouble. I will scatter my belongings to seek peace."

After saying this, I stuck the incense in the ground, scattered the ghost money I had in my pocket, and fled without looking back.

Behind me, a series of sharp and eerie sounds came, but I didn't dare to look back. Xijun followed me, but I still couldn't stop trembling and almost fell several times.

Back in the car, I panted heavily. Although I didn't know what ghostly thing was hiding ahead, it was definitely not something Xijun could handle.

Of course, that ghostly thing probably also feared Xijun and didn't dare to attack me directly. By burning incense and scattering money, I showed weakness in front of it, indicating that we wouldn't interfere with each other.

This trip was just to scout the area, and I wouldn't give up. I would have to deal with that ghostly thing again, but it might be after Xijun's strength had improved.

I drove back to Longyuan Community, and it was already 2:30 AM. The light in my house was still on, which made me frown.

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