Regardless of whether there are ghosts at work, it is extremely abnormal for 48 people to drown in the same place in a river in just a few years.
Chen You is very familiar with the affairs here, and it seems that he has been paying attention to the situation here.
"With so many people dying here, the government should have noticed it a long time ago, right?" Su Yi asked.
"The government has indeed noticed it a long time ago, and even put up a barbed wire fence there and put up a warning sign to prevent people from coming over." Chen You said, "But the evil ghost has the intention to harm people, how can a small barbed wire fence stop it?
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"Among all kinds of evil spirits, the water ghost is one of the most difficult to deal with because it is always in the water. If you want to catch it, you have to go into the water."
"But the water is the place with the heaviest yin energy. When a Taoist priest enters the water, it is difficult for him to exert even 10% of his abilities. On the contrary, the water ghost is extremely powerful in it and is almost invincible due to the increase of yin energy in the water. Therefore, in the past two years, I
We can only stick some magic charms on the outside, hoping that those who are bewitched by the water ghost will wake up halfway and have a chance to escape..."
"It seems it's useless." Su Yi said.
"Yes, it has no effect." Chen You sighed, "This evil ghost is both smart and powerful. The talisman I put on didn't have any effect at all, and he deceived innocent people and took it off. Should it harm people or not?"
Man. I had a fight with it a year ago, and I’m ashamed to say that I was no match for it. If it hadn’t been too far away from the water, maybe I would have died here, my body would have died, my soul would have disappeared.
"
Su Yi looked at the rushing river in front of him and couldn't see anything wrong at all.
Just like an ordinary wild river in the countryside, it is lined with green trees and the river water is gurgling. It is a good place for a summer outing.
"Brother You, you just said that the ghost messenger took away the evil ghost half a year ago?" Su Yi asked.
"Yes." Chen You nodded, with a solemn look on his face, "I took the risk to file a complaint with Gui Cha, so Gui Cha came here to collect that fierce ghost."
"Brother You can still contact Guizhao?" Su Yi was a little surprised.
"Invite gods, offer sacrifices, complain..." Chen You smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The price is very high..."
He seemed unwilling to mention this more and continued to talk about the water ghost: "In short, it was indeed my handiwork that the water ghost was taken away by the ghost messenger."
"On the second day after the ghost messenger arrived, I personally came here to investigate and got into the water. I didn't notice anything unusual. So I think the water ghost has been taken to the underworld and the matter is over. Who knows...
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Chen You's expression became a little heavy: "Who knew that this water ghost swallowed too many souls and was very powerful. It actually paid a lot of money and used a substitute to deceive the ghosts away! I came to investigate.
At that time, it should have been very weak at that time, but it was a pity that it pulled me into the illusion under the water. I didn't notice it, mistakenly thought that everything was normal, and missed the best opportunity to completely destroy it..."
"Why don't you ask the ghost messenger to collect it again?" Su Yi asked.
He asked this deliberately because he wanted to know more about Guizhan.
"How can it be that simple?" Chen You laughed at himself, "Not to mention how much it costs to hire a ghost messenger. Even if you really invite a ghost messenger, I'm afraid I will also take away the ghost messenger! I'm just a mortal, a ghost.
How can I be qualified to know about being cheated? With such a big deal, I don’t dare to take the risk..."
Su Yi nodded thoughtfully.
"I noticed that this water ghost was still there three months ago." Chen You continued, "Uncle Fu from our building came to ask me one day, saying that his grandson wanted to come here to play. Is the water clean?
I told him that although there is no problem with the water, the current here is very fast, so it is best not to come."
"I didn't know it was my words that killed Uncle Fu's grandson!"
"Uncle Fu listened to what I said and thought that as long as he asked his grandson to be careful, everything would be fine, so he allowed his well-behaved little grandson to come here to play. How could this water ghost let go of such an opportunity? His grandson was immediately killed by the water ghost.
Swallowed!"
Speaking of this, Chen You gritted his teeth and felt a little guilty.
"Uncle Fu has been in trouble since then, and he went there last week. Although he doesn't blame me, how can I feel at ease?"
"I came to look for this water ghost. Unfortunately, the water ghost has been cultivating for a few months and has become a climate again. Moreover, I didn't dare to go into the water to find it, and it didn't dare to come ashore. We had a stalemate several times, and then we gave up.
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"Actually, I thought about inviting Ah Jiu to come and kill this harmful water ghost together, but Ah Jiu has a bad heart and I don't dare to put my life in his hands. After thinking about it, I finally gave it up."
"I heard you say yesterday that you knew martial arts. In fact, I didn't plan to bring you here, but your martial arts can not only defeat the twin female ghosts, but also break out of the ghost's illusion. This makes me think that if you and I work together,
Maybe we can destroy this ghost!"
When Chen You said this, he looked at Su Yi with piercing eyes: "Ah Hao, although I am confident that I can keep you safe, there is still a lot of risk in this matter. You are an outsider, and this matter has nothing to do with you, let alone
Besides, you are not a practitioner. If you don't want to, let's leave now and I will take you to another place."
"Maybe you think it's too early, and you want to learn some skills in subduing demons and demons before coming here. This is human nature. Let's treat it as a sneak peek in advance when we come here today."
"In short, no matter what choice you make, it is reasonable. Don't think too much about anything. This water ghost will not leave the river. It deceived the ghosts and will never have the idea of going to the underworld to be reincarnated. Now it can only do
Lonely souls and wild ghosts have their own way! In other words, it has always been here, and sooner or later we can come and destroy it!"
Is this a test?
Su Yi has a very good idea of Chen You's thoughts. He can guarantee that if he chooses to retreat or delay, Chen You will be "disappointed" in him, which will affect how much he can learn from Chen You.
Su Yi is not disgusted with such a test, because if it were him, he would arrange such a test.
Since he knew it was a test, Su Yi would naturally cooperate.
"Now that you've come, let's make peace with you." Su Yi said seriously, "Brother You, how should I cooperate with you?"
"Ah Hao, you have thought about it!" Chen You looked solemn, "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of what may happen. If there is an accident, you won't even have a chance to be reincarnated. This water ghost will definitely swallow you.
Your soul! Then you will disappear from this world forever!"
"Actually, you don't need to be brave. We can come back after a while." Chen You persuaded, "I have been confronting this water ghost for several years. It doesn't matter if I wait a few more years."
"How many people has this water ghost killed in the past six months?" Su Yi asked.
"Seven!" Chen You said in a deep voice, "Although all the nearby housing estates know that there is a water ghost harming people here, this water ghost is very cunning and cunning. In the past six months, he still bewitched seven people and killed them. .”
"You told me before that ghosts look for substitutes to eliminate their karma and reincarnate as soon as possible." Su Yi asked in confusion, "Now that this water ghost will no longer reincarnate, why does it continue to harm people?"
"Of course it's for strength!" Chen You said, "The soul of the substitute is a great tonic for ghosts. The more souls they eat, the stronger they become. Many ghosts even think that this way they can go one step further and become a green ghost, or even a ghost. Ghost General, Ghost King."
"Isn't it possible?" Su Yi asked.
"Of course not!" Chen You shook his head, "Cultivation in the human realm is already full of dangers, and cultivation in the ghost realm is even more difficult. If he swallows it like this, he will either be taken away by the underworld, or be struck to death by thunder, or be killed. If a cultivator is destroyed, there will be no third outcome."
"And the more souls he swallows, the more confused his mind becomes. In the end, he won't even know who he is and will become a completely crazy ghost."
Su Yi nodded: "It kills seven in half a year, and on average it kills one person in less than a month. Brother Friend, if we kill it a day earlier, it might be able to harm one less person. We can be regarded as doing justice to God. "
"It will kill people!" Chen You looked deeply at Su Yi.
"Brother Youyou, please protect me." Su Yi smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm only on the ground, and you are the one who is at the forefront. You are not afraid, so what should I be afraid of?"
"Hahaha..." Chen You laughed, "Don't worry, you will be fine. What I want you to do is very simple."
"First, brew the Qingming willow tree to open the Eye of Heaven."
"Second, take the two talismans I gave you."
"Third, if you see a ghost on me later, immediately throw this blue talisman to the water. When I jump out of the water, immediately stick this yellow talisman on my head, forehead or back of my head. Okay, then pull me to the shore and the whole thing is over!"
"How about it? It's very simple, right?"
"It doesn't sound difficult," Su Yi said, "But you have to seize the opportunity, otherwise you will be in trouble."
"Don't worry, I have the means to protect myself." Chen You said, "The key is good eyesight and quick hands. Also, I may suddenly jump out in the middle of the river later. Then you can use Qinggong, such as iron palms to float on the water, and swallows to copy the water three times. Or something like that, first put the charm on it, and then catch me ashore."
"Just in case, I'll put a golden light talisman on your body to protect you from evil! Also, this sword is also smeared with my blood. If the water ghost breaks free and I attack you, you Just kill it with your sword!"
"But if you are in an illusion, don't use your sword, or you may kill me!" Chen You warned solemnly.
"You can escape from the illusion, right? Just like yesterday?" Chen You asked, "The power of this water ghost is to confuse people's hearts and swallow souls, but in terms of setting up the illusion, it is not as good as the twin ghosts in your room. , if you didn’t mess up yesterday, but actually had a solution, then there would be no problem in this level.”
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Su Yi gave him an affirmative answer.
"That's good, then there will be no problem!" Chen You also breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope we can succeed immediately this time and eliminate harm for the people!"
As Chen You spoke, he took off his Taoist robe.
Only then did Su Yi notice that he was actually wearing a tight-fitting diving suit underneath.
The tight clothes tightened around Chen You's fat and deformed body, reminding Su Yi of the museum curator at the beginning of "The Mermaid".
Then he took out a bunch of things from the inner pocket of his robe.
A basket, two yellow and three paper charms, five peach wood charms, a small bottle, and a peach wood dagger.
"This is the Qingming Willow Brew that you applied yesterday, and you still use it the same way yesterday." Chen You handed the small bottle to Su Yi.
"Shall I do it myself?" Su Yi took it hesitantly, "Don't you need to recite the incantation?"
"Of course, but you have to put it on first." Chen You said, "Actually, as long as you put it on, you can see ghosts, but it's not stable. I cast the spell, mainly for blessing, so that the effect of this thing can continue to be exerted stably."
Su Yi suddenly understood. He unscrewed the cork and a pungent smell suddenly hit his face.
The smell of this stuff is like the smell of spoiled soy products, it's very disgusting.
Su Yi smeared them on his eyelids and opened his eyes again.
Looking at the surrounding environment before, Su Yi felt fresh and bright, full of the lively atmosphere of the morning.
But now, the surrounding mist is gentle, the trees are shadowy, and the weather has become much darker.
Although the water of the originally flowing river was not very clear, it was still quite normal. The blue waves reflected the green trees, creating a beautiful contrast.
But now, the brown river bed and dark yellow water give people a depressing and dirty feeling.
Even the air has become colder and more humid.
The chirping of insects and birds that used to be heard all around me has now completely disappeared, leaving only the sound of gurgling water and the rustling of leaves.
"Which one is real, the scene I see now or the scene I saw before?" Su Yi asked.
"It's all true." Chen You had already collected the five mahogany charms on his body and tied them around his waist. At this time, he was biting his finger and smearing the blood on the craft-decorated sword Su Yi had brought.
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"The world where ghosts live and the world where living people live overlap, like a barrier." Chen You explained.
Su Yi nodded and looked at the dark yellow river water, feeling vaguely that something in the river was staring at him.
"Then the water ghost has discovered us?" Su Yi asked.
"He discovered it as soon as we arrived," Chen You said, "but he didn't dare to come ashore."
"Although it escaped from the ghosts, its vitality was severely damaged. According to my guess, it is now at most the strength of the black shadow ghost. It is only because of the help of water that it is more difficult to deal with than ordinary ghosts. But it
Once it lands, it's dead."
Chen You finished what he was doing and turned around: "Close your eyes."
Su Yi closed his eyes as instructed.
"The sky is round and the earth is round, there are nine chapters of laws and regulations, I am writing now, there are no ghosts or gods hidden..."
He pointed at the center of Su Yi's eyebrows. Su Yi suddenly felt chilled all over.
Immediately afterwards, Chen You picked up a yellow talisman with the word "gold" written on it, pinched the magic formula with his hand, and muttered something in his mouth: "Inside and outside the three realms, only Tao is the only one; there is golden light in my body, reflecting my body...Is urgent like a law or order?"
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He read to the end and slapped the talisman on Su Yi's body.
boom!
The fire suddenly burst into flames, and the talisman suddenly burst into flames, turning into dots of golden light and sinking into Su Yi's body.
Su Yi, who had felt cold just now, suddenly felt warm all over at this moment.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now." He heard Chen You say in front of him.