Infinite Flow: An Invitation from World B

Chapter 78 Suppressing Evil Talisman

"Is the earthenware pot too heavy?" Lezheng Fengye slowed his pace and asked without turning his head.

"Not bad, Master Liu, you're quite old, but your health is still good..."

A sense of unease gradually welled up in her heart, and Ruan Jiaojiao's voice gradually became softer.

She suddenly realized that the old man walked very steadily, without any undulations.

Upon closer listening, Ruan Jiaojiao realized that she could only hear her own footsteps.

Just as she was still trying to figure it out, Yue Zheng Fengye suddenly said:

"By the way, Miss Ruan, if you find that earthenware pot uncomfortable to hold, I can help you carry it."

After he finished speaking, the scene fell into a deathly silence.

Ruan Jiaojiao's words caught in her throat, and she lowered her head, staring blankly at the incense in her hand.

The incense stick, which was originally more than half burned, had now burned down to the tiger's mouth.

Recalling Yue Zhengfengye's words, Ruan Jiaojiao's fear reached its peak at this moment.

She looked at "Master Liu" standing not far in front of her, and her breathing began to become a little rapid.

In the dim candlelight, Ruan Jiaojiao saw:

The "Master Liu" in front of her began to swell. With its back to Ruan Jiaojiao, its swollen, rotten, bluish-black head slowly turned around.

Suddenly, a cold wind arose, and the candlelight inside the paper lanterns swayed wildly in the wind.

"puff."

The candlelight and Ruan Jiaojiao's screams were swallowed up by the darkness.

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Shortly after Ruan Jiaojiao left, Le Zheng Fengye appeared from behind the wall on the other side.

Le Zheng Fengye was panting heavily. "My old arms and legs are killing me."

He leaned against the wall and walked to the east gate of the house, but he didn't see Ruan Jiaojiao's figure, and immediately became alert again.

"A ghost wall?"

He felt a chill run down his spine, then stepped back a few times and grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, scattering it behind him.

"The sound was solid and not hollow, and the soil was evenly dispersed. It seems there was no ghost wall or feint. It really gave this old man a fright."

However, Le Zheng Fengye's brows furrowed even more.

Since it's not a case of being trapped by ghosts, the only possibility is that something happened to Ruan Jiaojiao.

However, he had not yet completed his current task, and he was also unfamiliar with Yi'an Village.

After careful consideration, Le Zheng Fengye decided not to go looking for Ruan Jiaojiao now. He would wait until he and Jian Yu had reunited.

Without lingering, Lezheng Fengye ran towards the last house.

At this moment, Jianyu was already waiting at the agreed location.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a person appeared on the street.

Jian Yu looked closely and, upon discovering that only Le Zheng Feng Ye was there, her brows furrowed slightly, and she sensed something was amiss.

She had initially thought that Ruan Jiaojiao would be safe with this old man, but now she had to reassess the extent of his danger in her mind.

Did Ruan Jiaojiao break a taboo herself, or did she take a bullet for the old man?

Or perhaps... it wasn't a human who came, but a ghost disguised as an old man.

This is the worst-case scenario, which means she would be threatened by two ghosts at the same time.

Thinking of this, Jian Yu's expression suddenly turned ugly.

As Yue Zheng Fengye walked in, he saw Jian Yu take a few steps back warily. He quickly said, "Jian girl, don't panic, I'm a person."

Then, he took out the remaining half of the incense stick, saying, "It's impossible for a ghost to have something like this on its body."

Jian Yu's expression softened slightly upon seeing Shi Chenxiang. "What happened? Why are you alone?"

Le Zheng Fengye truthfully recounted the story of Sa Sha and Ruan Jiaojiao's disappearance to Jian Yu.

From the information he shared, Jianyu did discover something:

The description by Le Zhengfengye of needing to avoid the yang position in feng shui when sprinkling yin sand, and the customary rule of "when sprinkling yin sand, one must avoid the main gate and the position of the sacrificial life" both point to the east gate of the yang house.

After a brief exchange about their discovery, the two realized that their task for the night was to combine sacrificial rituals with feng shui formations.

Moreover, Lezheng Fengye felt that the feng shui formation seemed to have been added not long ago, which was quite subtle.

"I didn't expect you to know anything about rituals, girl. You're quite something," Yue Zheng Fengye praised.

"Shamanism and ritual are complementary, so it's natural to understand them to some extent."

Regarding Ruan Jiaojiao, Jian Yu looked at the old man in front of her with suspicion, and after a long while, she said:

"Forget it, let's hurry up and finish this so we can go find out what's going on. Ruan Jiaojiao, she..."

It seemed the situation was likely dire, and Jianyu didn't say it aloud, but even without saying it, both of them knew it in their hearts.

"Let's finish sprinkling this last spot quickly."

Le Zheng Fengye urged them on, and the two ended the topic there.

Le Zhengfengye's earthenware pot was already empty. He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Jingjing standing to the side.

Zhang Jingjing wasn't paying attention to their conversation. She kept her head down, grabbing handfuls of sand from the earthenware pot and stuffing them into her mouth.

This bizarre behavior made Le Zheng Fengye's heart clench. He quickly snatched the earthenware pot from Zhang Jingjing's arms and ran towards the house without looking back.

Jianyu also got moving, but this time they weren't in such a rush as before, so they slowed down a bit.

After sprinkling the last spot, Jian Yu saw that Le Zheng Feng Ye was lying motionless behind a door.

Feeling something was amiss, she cautiously approached to investigate.

As she approached, Jianyu noticed that the old man was staring at the bottom of the door panel, as if he had discovered something.

"What are you looking at?" Jianyu asked.

When Yue Zheng Fengye saw Jian Yu arrive, he waved to her and made room for her.

"Come and take a look. There seems to be a pattern carved down here. It looks quite strange."

Upon hearing this, Jianyu bent down and brought the lantern closer.

There was indeed a peculiar pattern engraved at the bottom of the door frame. After examining it for a moment, Jian Yu said, "This is a talisman for warding off evil spirits."

Le Zheng Fengye was unfamiliar with the intricacies of sacrificial rites, but after hearing Jian Yu's explanation, he also found it quite strange.

"Girl, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"No, it is indeed a talisman for suppressing evil spirits."

I know what you're thinking. Our mission tonight is to fill the house with yin sand.

Theoretically speaking, this is inviting negative energy into the house, robbing people of their livelihood, and is a practice that nourishes evil spirits.

But as the name suggests, this talisman is a mark used to suppress evil spirits.

This discovery proves that we are doing the same thing at the same time, but the effect of this thing is exactly the opposite, or rather, contradictory.