Xiao Di's problem was solved, and Tan Xuan resumed his "online ride-hailing" work day and night. As for Su Cheng, he didn't care at all. He was not as concerned about their progress as Qian Bo, the month-old man.
To such an extent, Tan Xuan even suspected that Qian Bo was so actively trying to match him up so that he wouldn't have to pay for future rides, but he just didn't have the nerve to ask Qian Bo for confirmation.
Tan Xuan did not take the initiative to contact Su Cheng, but Su Cheng took the initiative to contact Tan Xuan.
On Friday afternoon, when normal people had already gotten off work and Tan Xuan was about to start his busy day, Tan Xuan received a call from Su Cheng.
"Tan Xuan, are you free tonight?"
It was a little difficult for Tan Xuan to answer this question. Saying he didn't have time seemed like a deliberate attempt to say he had time. He was still busy making a living.
After struggling for a moment, Tan Xuan replied: "Are you okay? Is something wrong?"
"There is a party in our group tonight, you go with me."
"I won't go to your party. I don't know them. It's so embarrassing to sit together and not be able to chat together." Tan Xuan is very self-aware. The lack of common topics is one reason. More importantly, he doesn't want to participate in what they say.
activity.
"What's so embarrassing? It's not like we're sitting together chatting..."
"Do you hate me and don't want to go with me?"
"No, I didn't mean that." Hearing what Su Cheng said, Tan Xuan couldn't shirk anymore. Women are all the same. It is their nature to be unreasonable. For an inexperienced person like Tan Xuan, it is
One kill, no other answer at all.
Although he knew that there was no possibility with Su Cheng, due to Qian Bo's reputation, Tan Xuan could not refuse. Quan just went through the motions and said, "Okay, but you must not say that I am a mage."
"I know, come here quickly. If anyone asks you, I will tell you that you are my friend and drove with me."
It was agreed upon, and Tan Xuan agreed to pick her up at a KTV designated by Su Cheng at ten o'clock in the evening. She and several sisters made an appointment to go out after get off work.
Tan Xuan started his work after dark, and he stopped taking orders just after nine o'clock. No matter what the relationship was, there was no reason for the girl to wait for him, especially at night, so he arrived at the store Su Cheng mentioned early.
Waiting for Su Cheng to come out at the door of the ktv. He didn't make a call, just waited quietly. As a driver, it's common for him to wait for people, but this time he didn't pay the fare.
The appointment was made at ten o'clock, but Tan Xuan waited until nearly half past ten to see Su Cheng at the door. Along with Su Cheng came two sisters she called. The three of them came out of the ktv chatting and laughing.
This caused many people who were half-drunk or pretending to be drunk at the door to chat with them frivolously. The three of them did not talk to each other. When Su Cheng saw Tan Xuan's car, they ran over together.
"When did you arrive?"
"Just arrived."
Su Cheng sat in the passenger seat, and her two sisters also got into the car through the back door.
"Well...we are not going..." Tan Xuan looked at Su Cheng and asked what was going on.
"They, like me, will participate in group activities soon." Su Cheng said casually. Tan Xuan didn't ask any more questions, and she didn't explain much.
Tan Xuan didn't say much. Anyway, it's not like he's living in a world of two. Two more people won't have any impact on him. Let's just go together. It's the same as taking orders from him. The price is the same for one passenger and four passengers.
Several people are on the same journey.
Su Cheng told Tan Xuan a place and then started chatting with her two sisters. Only a few words occasionally passed along to Tan Xuan, so that the meaning of his existence was not limited to being a driver.
Through their conversation, Tan Xuan knew that the two people sitting behind him were named Cui Yuji and the other was Shen Zishan. They were both Su Cheng's college classmates. They stayed in Jiangzhou to work after graduation and were also members of that group. Tonight is
An event was blocked by an authoritative member of the group, and they worked hard to get the chance to participate. Because it was their first time to participate in a group event, they all seemed particularly excited. As for what the event was, they didn't say it.
I don’t know if they know it clearly, but they only know that the start time is midnight.
The address Su Cheng gave was a bit off, it was at a crossroads near the outer ring of Jiangzhou. It was already past eleven o'clock when they arrived there.
The intersection is not big, and the street lights on the roadside are struggling to bring some light to the nearby area. There are only a few sparse buildings dozens of meters away. At this time, there is no light inside the building. I don’t know if the people inside have taken a rest or have already stopped.
It is deserted, and there are very few vehicles passing here. Only one or two taxis pass by in half a day.
Looking at the dead silence outside the car, Cui Yuji couldn't help but grin, "I'll go, this is too far."
Su Cheng gouged out Cui Yuji and said, "Nonsense, can you not be biased? In the city, you have to be disturbed by people passing by from the beginning."
"Jianyang and the others haven't arrived yet. Zishan called and asked them where they were." Su Cheng ordered another girl. It was obvious that she was the leader of their small group.
Shen Zishan quickly made a phone call, and then replied to Su Cheng: "They took a little time to prepare the things, and they will be here soon."
Shen Zishan said it was very fast indeed. It was not like Qian Bo said he would arrive immediately, but it turned out that he might not be able to arrive in an hour or two. In less than ten minutes, a car came and parked behind Tan Xuan's car.
Seeing two men, two women and four young people of similar age getting out of the car, Su Cheng and her two sisters also got out of the car and came over to greet them warmly.
Seeing that Tan Xuan was sitting in the car and not moving, Su Cheng waved to Tan Xuan and said, "Tan Xuan, come down."
Tan Xuan originally planned to be a driver in a down-to-earth manner, but now that he couldn't escape, he had no choice but to open the door and get out of the car.
"This is..." Seeing Tan Xuan, the man surrounded by him looked startled, and instantly lost the enthusiasm he had when he met the three girls just now.
Su Cheng didn't seem to notice the change in the other person's expression. He smiled and pulled Tan Xuan over to introduce them: "He is my friend, Tan Xuan. He heard that we have an event here and wanted to come over to see him."
"Tan Xuan, they are the members of the group I mentioned. This is Li Jianyang, who initiated this event. This is Wu Xuesong, and the two beauties are Zhang Yanan and Zhao Kexin..."
They didn't introduce their identities, they just introduced each other's names. I don't know if they didn't know each other, or if they were trying to help Tan Xuan avoid embarrassment.
Tan Xuan extended his hand politely. When meeting for the first time, you must be polite, especially when you see that the other party is a well-dressed, handsome man and beautiful woman. At first glance, you can tell that you are an educated person.
"Hello, my name is Tan Xuan."
It's a pity that Li Jianyang was not polite to Tan Xuan, nor did he show the qualities that a cultural person should have. He didn't even look at Tan Xuan, let alone shake hands with Tan Xuan. Instead, he frowned and looked at Su Cheng, "Chengzi, what is this?
As for the situation, didn't I tell you that the seven of us correspond to the seven stars in the sky, and only when there are more women than men can we invite the Yin God to come out, so suddenly there is one more person, which ruins our plan."
"No, Tan Xuan..."
Su Cheng wanted to explain, but Li Jianyang didn't listen at all, and directly interrupted her with a wave of his hand, "Xue Song and the others asked senior experts for advice for this event, and also specially prepared magic weapons. The three of you are also here.
How can I just add someone who was selected after a screening process in the group, and he’s still a man, and he didn’t even say hello to me beforehand.”
After hearing their words, Tan Xuan had already guessed what they were going to do, but he didn't expect that his arrival would be so unwelcome, as if his arrival would hinder them. So he waved his hands and explained with a smile: "
Don't worry, brother, I came here just to see the world, and also to be a driver for them. I will not get involved with you, let alone disturb your affairs. You are busy with your business, and I will just watch from the side. If you are afraid
If I’m in the way, I can hide in the car.”
Feeling that what he said was a bit harsh, Li Jianyang shook his head, "That's not necessary. Just don't interfere when we invite the gods later, because our positions are arranged as required and cannot be changed. Wait until the Yin God comes up.
Yes, it’s okay if you come and look. But I have to say something in advance. If you peek at something again, we will not be responsible."
"That's it, it's okay. Then you are busy with your business. I won't blame you if something happens." Tan Xuan didn't hesitate and sat back in the car directly. He didn't want to get involved in these irrelevant things. What kind of conspiracy?
God, it's just a nice call, it's nothing more than inviting some wandering ghosts. But wandering ghosts are not the cabbage in the market. With people like them, how can they invite them if they don't have any ability? Tan Xuan suddenly said to them
The evaluation of this paranormal adventure group is quite different. They think it is just a group of people who are full and looking for excitement.
Li Jianyang and Wu Xuesong took out a lot of things from the trunk of their car, including bottles of liquor, bags of rice, a box of incense, a stack of bowls, a few white candles with shades, and a few bundles of yellow paper.
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Tan Xuan's brows tightened when he saw what they took out. He originally thought that these people just invited Die Xian to avoid suspicion. As long as some people wanted to deceive girls, it wouldn't be a problem, but he didn't expect that they were so prepared.
Raising troops and mobilizing people is not like just playing for fun.
Tan Xuan shook his head, leaned back, and remembered an outdated buzzword, "no zuo no die".
Zhang Yanan and Zhao Kexin first laid a mat on the opposite side of the road, and then spread a one-meter-square white cloth on the mat. On the white cloth, a lot of black words were written in regular circles, and they placed another in the middle of the white cloth.
The white plates were all from Dixian. Then, they placed white candles with candle covers on the four corners of the white cloth, and then led Su Cheng, Cui Yuji and Shen Zishan to sit down around the white cloth. Zhang Yanan and Zhao Kexin sat
On one side, Cui Yuji and Shen Zishan sat opposite them, and Su Cheng sat alone on one side.
Li Jianyang and Wu Xuesong continued to work on the side, one poured rice into the bowl, and the other poured wine into the bowl. After pouring, they placed them in the four directions of the intersection, and then placed a bundle of paper money at the back.
After the placement was completed, Wu Xuesong looked at the time. When it was almost midnight, he took out three incense sticks from the incense box and handed them to Li Jianyang. Li Jianyang first held the incense sticks and bowed three times toward the east, and then silently recited a few words and then handed the incense sticks to Li Jianyang.
Insert it into the rice bowl. After Li Jianyang put the incense, Wu Xuesong behind him lit the corresponding yellow paper. They bowed to one place and clicked one place. The two people had a clear division of labor and completed their work in the order of east, west, north and south.
Set the procedure. Finally, the two of them came to the white cloth. They bowed at the four corners of the white cloth and lit the candles in the four corners of the white cloth. After doing all this, Wu Xuesong sat next to Su Cheng, and Li Jianyang
Then one person sits in the remaining direction.
Li Jianyang took out a few pieces of yellow paper from his pocket and distributed them to everyone, asking everyone to wear them on themselves, and then told everyone to hold their breath and concentrate as the event was about to officially begin.
Li Jianyang took out a prepared knife from his pocket, cut his left ring finger with the tip of the knife, squeezed out a few drops of blood and dropped it onto the plate in the middle of the white cloth, then reached out to spread the blood on the bottom of the plate evenly, and then
He drew two more strokes on his own seal, and finally put his finger in his mouth and sucked it before placing the plate in the middle of the white cloth.
Li Jianyang stretched out his right index finger and pressed it on the bottom of the plate. Others also stretched out their fingers and pressed it on the bottom of the plate from all directions. Then everyone closed their eyes consciously.
"Yin Shen, Yin Shen, listen carefully to my words..." Li Jianyang began to recite the incantation he had learned in a low voice. His voice gradually weakened and was gradually covered by the sound of cars and insects in the distance.
A cool breeze blew at the intersection, causing the incense ash at the intersection to fall from the incense heads one after another. It was not clear whether it was the east wind, south wind or west wind or north wind. I could only see the thin smoke of incense everywhere around the intersection.
The gases all drifted towards the middle of the intersection. Then they gathered into several cyclones of different thicknesses on the ashes where the yellow paper had been burned. The cyclones lingered in place for a short while and then moved towards the crowd little by little.
direction. The cyclone was constantly rotating around the crowd. The corners of the white cloth were gradually rolled up by the wind, and the flames of the candles in the candle shades around the white cloth also began to sway uncontrollably. The white plates pressed under everyone's fingers also began to move.
Gradually it started to move on the white cloth. Although the movement was not big, it made everyone feel surprised at the same time.
Li Jianyang suppressed the joy in his heart and asked excitedly according to the process explained by the expert: "Yin Shen, are you here? Please answer."
The plate no longer slides left and right, but slowly draws circles on the white cloth, moving bit by bit from the inside out in a spiral shape, gently sliding over the black characters on the white cloth as if suspended, and finally suddenly stops.
Come down.
After the plate paused for a few seconds, everyone opened their eyes with understanding. Although their fingers were still at the bottom of the plate, when they saw the word "yes" pointed at the edge of the plate, their eyes widened.
There was joy in his eyes, without the slightest hint of fear, and he looked like he was about to celebrate with joy.
Tan Xuan, who was sitting in the car watching the show, gradually sat up straight. Others only saw the plates moving, but what he saw was a skinny old man riding on Li Jianyang's shoulder, stretching out a branch and teasing a naked man about the size of a palm.
The child was moving with his head on the plate, and there was a circle of beings that they couldn't see standing behind everyone.