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"Madam, it's raining outside, shall I close the window for you?" Auntie Zhang, the nanny, said cautiously, seeing that Su Mo, who was sitting on the chair, did not object, she walked over and closed the window.

It was raining heavily outside, but Su Mo didn't know how to close the window like a wooden man. The rain poured in from the window, and had already wet the floor and sofa nearby. Aunt Zhang felt uncomfortable when she saw this scene. It was so pleasant, she was finally able to take a break after a busy day, and now she was going to be busy again.

Alas, fate is bad, unlike this young lady who sits at home in a daze all day, does not do housework and does not make money, and her husband is still in pain.Aunt Zhang was thinking about it in her heart, and went to the utility room to find a dry mop to mop the floor.

"Ma'am, sir just got a message. It was raining too much outside. He was blocked on the road. It will take nearly an hour to get home. If you are hungry, you can eat first. I have already made dinner, eat it while it is hot." Better."

Su Mo didn't have an interface, and Aunt Zhang didn't care.

Ever since she came to this family's house as a helper, she knew that this young lady had some mental problems. Mr. Zhang said that she didn't sleep well at night, was afraid of others, and didn't like to talk. She just held her in her hand like a glass doll and cared for her pet. That said, Aunt Zhang herself has a daughter, who is about the same age as Su Mo, but she is already the mother of two children. Her husband is unbelievable, and he gambles outside all the year round, losing all his family property, so she has to play five times a day. I don't have to take a break for a minute.

It's really different!

Aunt Zhang thought about it, and then said to Su Mo: "By the way, madam, do you want to take a bath too? Don't look at the hot weather now, the rain is still icy cold, and you will catch a cold if you pour it on your head." The more Aunt Zhang talked, the more she cared. She thought that this lady was the one who opened the window and was exposed to the wind and rain. If something happened to her health, Mr. Zhang would blame him.

Aunt Zhang put down the mop and turned her head: "Madam..."

She only said two words this time, and she was stunned. Without him, Su Mo, who was just sitting on the sofa in a daze like a puppet, stood up at this moment, and she no longer habitually lowered her head. She was avoiding any contact with anything or people, but raised her head and looked at the sky outside in a daze, her delicate brows were slightly frowned.

This kind of Su Mo is a strange Su Mo, Aunt Zhang is a little puzzled.

"Ma'am?" she tried to call out. "Are you all right?"

Su Mo glanced at her, and this glance made Aunt Zhang feel as if someone had poured cold water on her head in the cold winter months, which made her feel chilled.

Su Mo looked at people with cold eyes, like a god in the sky looking at humans on the ground, or like a human being looking at ants on the ground.Aunt Zhang couldn't help shivering and couldn't speak a word.

"It's time." Su Mo said coldly. She didn't know if she was talking about Aunt Zhang. Following her, she passed Aunt Zhang who was leaning on a mop and unable to move, and opened the window that had just been closed.

"Boom" A thunderous sound startled Aunt Zhang, but because she couldn't move, she couldn't make any sound.The cold rain came in from behind, and immediately soaked Aunt Zhang's back.

Really bad luck!

However, even more unfortunate things were yet to come. Aunt Zhang's body suddenly became able to move again, so she quickly turned around, just in time to see the scene where Su Mo jumped over the window and jumped out.

"Ah!" Aunt Zhang let out a hoarse exclamation from her throat, and fell to the ground.

Finished!

dead!

Am I going to jail!

Aunt Zhang was so frightened that she lost all thoughts.At this moment, she felt someone tap her shoulder lightly twice. Aunt Zhang turned her head and saw the face of Xu Zhu, the neighbor next door.

"Mr. Xu?" Aunt Zhang didn't realize that something was wrong, she just yelled in confusion.When her expression changed from bewilderment to frightened—after all, the door of the Zhang family is closed now, it is logically impossible for Xu Zhu to come in, Xu Zhu had already snapped his fingers in front of her eyes, so everything seemed to be suspended up.

The shock on Aunt Zhang's face froze first, and then released. Her expression returned to normal, and then she rolled her eyes and fell to the ground.She lost consciousness.

Xu Zhu walked to the window, just like what Su Mo did just now, he turned directly out.

But soon, he appeared outside the window again. He stretched out his hand and closed the window of Zhang's house, then turned around again and disappeared in the pouring rain.

……

Chu Lingya drove towards Zhang Chong's house in the pouring rain.

The rain was so heavy that it was as if a hole had been pierced in the sky. Changle City's fragile sewer system was completely exposed at the moment, and the accumulated water on the road seemed to reach people's calves.

There was no one to be seen on the street, only some car owners who had to go out were driving cautiously on the flooded road, one by one driving slower than the other, but even so, they would still hit them if they were not paying attention.

With a bang, two cars collided in the opposite lane and collided with each other, causing a splash of water.

Chu Lingya didn't pay much attention, he was still calling Zhang Chong.

So far, he has made no less than ten calls, but the other end has not answered, and he does not know what happened to Zhang Chong.Suddenly, the phone rang, and Chu Lingya thought it was Zhang Chong who called back, only to find out that it was Old K when he got through.

"Sothis, the things you asked me to check became more and more terrifying. Are you kidding me?"

Sothis is the name of Sirius in ancient Egyptian. When Chu Lingya was studying in university, he also went to the second stage of middle school. At that time, he used this ID as the code name to participate in the U1-CTF competition in the hacker world and turned out to be the banner owner. , he and old K also did not know each other at that time, and formed a friendship.

"What are you doing playing with you? I still have a headache." Chu Lingya said, "Tell me, what exactly did you find?"

Old K said: "I dare not say, do you think you are good?" Old K has skills, but he is timid, so when he fought against Chu Lingya, although their skills were actually on par However, because old K's psychological quality was unstable, he was swindled by Chu Lingya.

Chu Lingya said, "Okay." Just as he came across a red light, he picked up his phone to look at it, and stopped after just one glance.

According to the information given by old K, Zhang Chong did have a girlfriend named Su Mo, but this Su Mo jumped to his death three and a half years ago due to personal reasons, and this dead Su Mo is with him now. The person next to Zhang Chong was not the same person at all.

Chu Lingya recalled Zhang Chong's description of the process of getting acquainted with Su Mo. He met five years ago and became friends. Three and a half years ago, because he broke up with his girlfriend, he was in a bad mood, so he posted on Moments to find Shenmu in the mountains. Make a wish, pray for the return of your girlfriend.It turned out that he didn't break up with his girlfriend, but the girlfriend died, and he didn't make a new girlfriend, but Shenmu answered his prayer and gave him another "Su Mo".

The ghost slayer promised the wishes of the winners, and then distorted their wishes in microseconds; Shenmu also promised Zhang Chong's wishes, but also distorted his wishes...

Chu Lingya remembered the situation of Boss Du of the Golden Peak Ghost Inn that Xie Rujian analyzed for him. It was different things wearing the same skin, and Su Mo, Shenmu, and Ghost Slayer, could these three be the same? Different skins for the same thing?

"Did you check the sacred tree for me?"

"I checked, but I didn't find any sacred trees, only hanging funeral trees."

"Hanging wood?"

Old K said: "It is a kind of folk custom in the Honghe culture. It is called wood. In fact, it is a tree-shaped wooden tower built artificially. The real function is to pay homage, pay tribute to funerals, and accept souls. In the past, local aborigines met their family members. When someone dies by accident or suicide, which is not a good death, a handmade red flower will be made in a special way. Each flower represents a person's soul, and hanging the flower on the funeral wood means This person has a place to stay in the underworld. He will not become a lonely ghost who gradually loses his reason, and he will not be bullied by other ghosts. They will go to worship regularly, which is similar to going to the grave. I don’t know where your friend came from According to the news I got, I thought it was some kind of wishing tree, if that thing can really fulfill people's wishes, it probably uses the power of lonely souls and wild ghosts."

"What did you say?"

"what? What?"

"The last sentence, in order to realize people's wishes, use the power of lonely souls and wild ghosts?"

"Ah, I just said that casually, and I don't understand." Old K muttered, "I just thought, energy conservation, right?"

It was as if a thunderbolt struck Chu Lingya's mind.

God eats the incense offered by people and uses divine power to fulfill people's wishes; so what does it need?Zhang Chong said that Honghe Mountain has never been developed, and few people have entered it. With the advancement of urbanization, the local aborigines have probably moved out long ago. So how can the mourning tree that used to enjoy sacrifices survive and maintain its own existence?

So use live broadcasts to gather popularity, make wishes to build faith, and then make promises with the resentment of lonely souls and wild ghosts, and bring those who have been tempted back to Honghe Mountain one by one to hang in the funeral tree!

Just as Chu Lingya was thinking, a phone call came in. When he saw Zhang Chong's name, he couldn't help but cheer up.

"Zhang Chong, you are looking for me..."

"Lingya, please help me!" Zhang Chong's voice was full of tears, obviously very anxious.

"What happened, please calm down and tell me clearly."

Zhang Chong gasped a few times, seeming to stabilize his emotions, and then said: "Momo, Momo is gone again! When I got home, I found that the nanny, Auntie Zhang, had fainted on the ground, and Momo was not at home. I just put the She woke up and asked her what happened, but she told me, Momo she... She suddenly opened the window and jumped out of the window!"

Zhang Chong sounded like he was about to faint: "How can she, this is the second time, I finally got her back!"

the second time……

Chu Lingya asked: "Zhang Chong, do you remember?"

Zhang Chong's voice sobbed: "Well, she left. I didn't expect that she left after a fight with me... I regret it so much. It would be fine if I let her go. I spent a lot of money It took all my strength to find her back, but I didn't expect her to leave again, Lingya, what should I do!"

Chu Lingya said, "Zhang Chong, what exactly did you meet in Honghe Mountain three and a half years ago?"

There was silence on the other end for a while, and then a low voice came: "I found a house in the mountains, and the owner asked me to go in and find Momo. He said that as long as I was sincere enough, Momo would follow me. I I knocked on many doors there, and finally one door opened. I don’t remember what happened afterwards, I just remember that when I woke up, I had already returned to my home in Yong’an, and Momo was sleeping on my bed. beside……"

Chu Lingya sighed softly, what's the difference between following and leading a lonely ghost home?

"Lingya, has Momo already..." Zhang Chong, who had recovered his memory, obviously realized something was wrong, "Then who is that next to me? By the way, there is also that Xu Zhu..."

"Xu Zhu?"

"Yes, yes, Aunt Zhang said that she saw Xu Zhu suddenly appearing at our house, just after Momo jumped out of the window. Does that person have problems?" Zhang Chong's three views were greatly impacted, It feels like it's broken.

Chu Lingya said: "Anyway, stay at home and don't go out. I'll solve the problem."

Glancing at the time, it was already past nine o'clock at night, and in about three hours, the live broadcast of Ghost Slayer would begin.If the Ghost Slayer and the Shenmu are just the same thing under different skins, and if Su Mo is a lonely ghost controlled by the Shenmu, then her whereabouts at this time are already very obvious.

Chu Lingya stepped on the accelerator, turned around in front of her, and ran towards Sao Ling.