Urban Night Returner

Shen Gu's eyes suddenly darkened, and a stench rushed into his nostrils.The instinctive reaction honed in the hail of bullets for many years made him open his hand, and Jin Tiezhiying rushed out, soaring to a length of two meters, and then - he could no longer extend it.

Shen Gu felt that he was put into a box, and there was a hand outside to close the lid, but he was struggling to support it inside, not to let the last ray of light be cut off.Jin Tiezhiying made a light rattling sound, and it was in danger of bending and breaking under the pressure.Shen Gu felt a sharp object touch his forehead, and warm blood flowed down the brow.With all his energy, he urged Jin Tiezhiying to extend another centimeter, pushing the thing away.Although he couldn't see it, he guessed that it was the fangs of the Nian Beast.If Jin Tiezhiying can't hold on, he will be swallowed in the giant mouth of Nian Beast.

Zhong Lecen only saw the row of white things flash, and Shen Gu disappeared in front of him.Completely, suddenly, disappear.As if turned into air, even the light pole that was originally blocked by his body was exposed.But the dog ghost bared its sharp teeth and rushed forward.Zhong Lecen watched helplessly as the dog ghost hit an invisible wall and was bounced back completely.The air is still air, but he found a shadow on the ground, a shadow that seemed to appear out of nowhere, a light gray mass, because there is nothing that can cast a shadow, so if you don't pay attention, you may regard it as a mass of stains on the ground .But Zhong Lecen noticed, because when the dog ghost hit the invisible wall in the air, its shadow just hit the shadow on the ground.

Zhong Lecen took out a paper bag and threw it over.The paper package drew an arc in mid-air, and suddenly burned, emitting a blinding white light, and at the same time, there was a thunder-boom!

This is Zhong Lecen's homemade Thunder Fire Talisman.Originally, the Zhong family all used the Five Thunder Talisman, and depending on the depth of the Tao, one Talisman can invite three to five lightning strikes.It's a pity that the five thunder talisman drawn by Zhong Lecen was not powerful, so he found another way to make this thunder fire talisman.The talisman paper is coated with a layer of white phosphorus, and it can catch fire when thrown vigorously and rubbed in the air.The talisman paper contains a little gunpowder, in order to use human fire to ignite fire from heaven.The connection between heaven and man has been the ultimate goal of being a celestial master for thousands of years, because you have the power of nature, and you will be inexhaustible.However, for someone like this who has no spiritual power but can think of using human fire to borrow thunder fire, I am afraid Zhong Lecen will be number one.The lightning fire talisman he made is troublesome to make and easy to spontaneously ignite, but it can also invite lightning strikes.Although it was only once, but in terms of the power of a single thunderbolt, it is not much worse than others.

As soon as the thunder exploded, a ball of fire suddenly ignited in the air.The fire was burning on a huge beast. The gray fur shone golden in the firelight, illuminating the huge head and relatively thin body of the giant beast—there was no clear shape, only four sticking out. The fangs are shocking.The hair on the back half of the giant beast had been scorched by the lightning strike, giving off a burnt smell.It seemed to be frightened by the thunder, and it let out a deafening howl, and suddenly lost its shape.But the thunder fire will not go out for a while, only a few flames floating in the air strangely and moving quickly.The dog ghost growled and bit back and forth, left and right, it couldn't bite Nian Beast, but it also slowed down Nian Beast's escape speed.But even so, Zhong Lecen was panting after chasing him. If he hadn't been dragged by him to exercise since he met Shen Gu, he would have already fallen down by now.

The demolition area was not small, and Zhong Lecen chased the flames around the old houses where half of the stairs had been demolished, holding a talisman tightly in his hand but couldn't stick it on.The talisman he made works only when it is attached to the target, unlike other people's ones that only need to touch the target, so he put a piece of double-sided tape on the back of the amulet, but the Nian beast ran too fast, he twice Throwing the amulet failed to stick to Nian Beast.He didn't dare to use the Thunder Fire Talisman anymore, because with his ability, he still couldn't make Lei Huo distinguish between enemy and friend. If a thunder comes down, maybe even the dog ghost will be hit.

The fire caused by the thunder fire talisman will not go out by itself.Nian Beast was burned unbearably, and finally ran out of the demolition area.Zhong Lecen shouted anxiously: "Yakumo, stop him!" The dog ghost roared and chased him wildly.But there was no need for a dog ghost to stop it. Two streets outside the demolition area, a police car honked its horn and drove past, scaring Nian Beast to stop immediately.Zhong Lecen threw the amulet over with his hands.But before the talisman touched Nian Beast, Nian Beast suddenly jumped up and rushed towards something next to it—it was a fire hydrant, although it was on the edge of the demolition area, it was still usable.

With a bang, several flames disappeared into the fire hydrant, and suddenly there was a body on the ground, which was Shen Gu.Zhong Lecen rushed over and hugged him: "Shen Gu, Shen Gu! Are you hurt—" The second half of the sentence choked in his throat, Shen Gu closed his eyes tightly, and his breathing had stopped.Zhong Lecen shook him in horror, stuck to his chest to listen to his heartbeat, and touched his carotid artery.However, everything was in vain, breathing stopped, heartbeat stopped, pulse disappeared——Shen Gu died.

Zhong Lecen stayed in a daze for half a minute, then suddenly jumped up and swiped his finger on the edge of the glasses.The lens made of Yangsui looks smooth and thick, but it is actually very sharp.Zhong Lecen swiped hard, and blood immediately gushed out and flowed on the lens.The lens absorbed the blood like a sponge, and the circle of patterns on the frame began to glow reddish.The dog ghost stood watching, whining in a low voice, with vigilance.At the same time, there seemed to be a faint thunder sounding in the distance.

Zhong Lecen ignored the movement around him.Just now he was wearing a sun mirror but couldn't see Shen Gu's soul, now he wants to open the way of ghosts.Yang Suijing can illuminate ghosts for five hundred miles, even if Shen Gu is seduced by a ghost, he will not be able to travel five hundred miles in a while.He must find Shen Gu, he cannot let him die!

The red light from the Yangsui mirror is not strong, but it illuminates far away.The place where the red light shines is no longer the demolition area, but a road overgrown with grass.The mist is lingering, and there are people walking in the mist.When the red light shone past, it immediately caused a commotion, and the figures avoided one after another, and some turned their heads to glare.Zhong Lecen ignored those ghosts and shouted loudly: "Shen Gu, Shen Gu!"

The fog on the road was still there, and no one responded, and no one came out of the fog.

Zhong Lecen panicked and was in a hurry.If counted by time, Shen Gu's soul had just left the body, but he didn't see him around; if it was a ghost from the underworld, then it was impossible to walk five hundred miles in a short while.But he can't find this person now, so there are two possibilities: first, Shen Gu's soul was taken away by the Nian Beast; second, Shen Gu has lost his soul... These two possibilities are terrible.

Standing stiffly, Zhong Lecen's severed fingertips throbbed with pain, and something rushed out of his heart, like blood gushing out from the wound.The thunder in the distance is gradually approaching, gradually forming a continuous piece, the rumble makes people's hearts jump wildly, the dog ghost looks up at the night sky that seems to be suddenly covered by dark clouds, and whines in a low voice, as if wanting to Remind Zhong Lecen.But Zhong Lecen didn't hear it, he can't hear anything now, he can't see anything, only a puff of air is stuck in his chest, making him unable to breathe.Why, why did Shen Gu leave so suddenly?Could it be that his spirit orifice would still bring bad luck to those around him after being sealed?

"Ah—" Zhong Lecen suddenly raised his head to the sky and yelled.The breath in his chest was urgent to rush out, otherwise he would blow himself up.

Boom!There was an explosion of thunder, followed by a clatter.Zhong Lecen was startled suddenly, the ghost road in front of him suddenly disappeared, and he stood in the demolition area again, a house not far away had been knocked down by lightning, and the whole collapsed, even more thoroughly than demolished.

The dog ghost wailed, with its tail between its legs, and slowly approached Zhong Lecen.The lightning in the sky lit up one after another, cutting the night sky like a knife.The thunder was rumbling, as if it was so low that it was pressing on the top of the head.Zhong Lecen looked up at the sky in surprise, all the pain that had not yet been vented was pent up in his chest.This is, what does this mean?Why did the weather suddenly change?Is it a thunderstorm?

The dog ghost put its head against Zhong Lecen desperately, carefully pulled its tail out from between its hind legs and shook it a few times.Zhong Lecen looked down at it and asked blankly, "Is this because of me?"

As if responding to him, there was another thunderclap, and the lightning was like ferocious sharp claws, ready to pounce on the ground at any time.Zhong Lecen shivered, and suddenly took out his mobile phone, called out a section of "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" that had been stored in the text message box, and began to recite silently.Although he has no relationship with the Buddha, no matter what kind of Buddhist scriptures he can remember and recite, and he has no mantra power, but when he recites, he feels strangely peaceful in his heart.Following his chanting, the thunder in the sky gradually became subdued. Although it still lingered, the blade-like lightning gradually disappeared.Zhong Lecen sat down and silently hugged Shen Gu's body in his arms.Bean-sized raindrops began to slam down, mixing with the tears on his face, and wet Shen Gu's cheeks.But after crying for a few minutes, he wiped his face vigorously, took out his mobile phone and called little Heizi: "Heizi? Come and help."

Xiao Heizi helped Zhong Lecen carry Shen Gu's body up to the 5th floor, his face was livid, he hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Brother Zhong, Brother Shen—you can't stay at home. And he died on duty, so he must Report it to the bureau."

"Just leave it at home, no need to report it." Zhong Lecen took off his heavy shoes and wet clothes without raising his head, and went to wring a hot towel to wipe his face and hands.Xiao Heizi watched his actions and wondered if he was too sad and a bit insane.How can a dead person be kept at home?Even, no matter how sad you are, you won't be able to survive after death!And there is heating in the room, if it is left like this for a day or two, wouldn't that person, wouldn't it rot?

"There is a dry towel in the bathroom, go and wipe your hair, don't catch a cold." While talking to Xiao Heizi, Zhong Lecen also took a dry towel to wipe Shen Gu's hair, "For a few days, please ask him for leave. "

Little Heizi shuddered.Ask for leave?How many days please?Ten days or eight days, or a lifetime leave?

"Brother Zhong, you, you have to mourn." Shen Gu died, and he was also very sad, but seeing Zhong Lecen like this, he was obviously so sad that he went crazy, no wonder, they are in that kind of relationship, "If you feel sad , just cry out, it’s better to cry out.”

"What the hell is that guy? Brother Zhong, tell me how to find it, I'll call Team Zuo immediately, and try to avenge Brother Shen no matter what!"

"Don't worry about it. The anti-illegal activities cannot be stopped these days, and the Nian Beast can't come out to hunt at night. And...help me contact a freezer. If I can't keep his body, it needs to be refrigerated."

Xiao Heizi was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say, but he felt cold air coming from behind his back: "Brother Zhong, you, are you overly sad? Brother Shen—he's dead."

Zhong Lecen suddenly turned his head and stared at him, but Xiao Heizi's heart tightened because of his stare, and he couldn't help taking a step back.Zhong Lecen turned his head and said coldly: "He won't die! I won't let him die! Listen to me, go!"

Little Heizi ran away almost rolling and crawling.Although he had decided that Zhong Lecen was overly sad and mentally deranged, but—it wasn't that the whole family didn't enter the house, Brother Zhong, who is usually so gentle, was quite scary when he stared at him!As for the freezer, he felt that the most important thing was to find a way to contact Zhong Lecen with a psychiatrist.

Zhong Lecen didn't care about Xiao Heizi's mood, just took off all the heavy wet clothes, put on dry underwear, dried his hair with a hair dryer, and finally moved him to the bed in the bedroom to lie down.Shen Gu is 1.8 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms. He was sweating profusely to fix it.The dog ghost followed him with puzzled eyes, obviously feeling that Zhong Lecen was a bit abnormal.Zhong Lecen ordered it: "Yakumo, bring my talisman paper and cinnabar pen."

The dog ghost hurried away, and brought over a dozen talisman papers and a pen filled with cinnabar.Zhong Lecen took it over, lifted off his solid clothes, and directly drew a talisman on his chest.The bright cinnabar is painted on the left and right, which feels quite bloody and shocking.After finishing drawing the chest and drawing the back, he drew until he couldn't find a piece of clean skin on his body, and then used talisman paper to stick one on each of the heart, back, eyebrows and Tianling cover. Good quilt got out of bed: "Where is my phone?"

The dog ghost quickly took the phone over again.Zhong Lecen directly dialed a number, and immediately asked: "Second Uncle, will a person who is swallowed by the Nian Beast lose his soul?"

Zhong Yi was a little surprised on the other end of the phone: "Nian Beast? Why did you ask this all of a sudden?"

"Second uncle, tell me quickly!"

Zhong Yi felt that the voice was wrong: "What's the matter? What happened? I don't know much about the Nian beast. After all, this thing only appears once a year on New Year's Eve, and its whereabouts are unpredictable. I haven't seen it once in so many years." What's the matter, what happened? The Nian Beast appeared? Did you see it?"

Zhong Lecen took a deep breath and calmed down: "Yes, I saw it. Besides, Shen Gu is dead."

"What?" Zhong Yi couldn't believe it. "Is it the third year of junior high school now? Even if the Nian Beast appeared, it should have gone back long ago. Moreover, it has been many years since I heard of the Nian Beast cannibalizing people. Some people even suspect that the Nian Beast is actually It's extinct."

"Maybe it's not that the Nian beast doesn't eat people, it's just that no one knows it ate people after they died."

"This... is also possible." After all, there are various ways of dying every day, who knows which one is made by Nian Beast?

"Second Uncle, I forcibly opened the ghost path as soon as Shen Gu died, but I didn't see him. Does that mean that he wasn't seduced by ghosts?"

"What? You forcibly opened the ghost path? How did you open it?"

"Use Yang Sui Jing. I can't let Shen Gu die. But when the ghost path opens, the sky thunder strikes, I think I understand a little bit about my fierce fate you said."

"Then..." Zhong Yi didn't know what to say, "Did something happen? You, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Nothing happened. I was in the demolition area. The lightning strike only knocked down an old house. Except—Shen Gu died."

Zhong Yi was silent.Zhong Lecen gritted his teeth and resisted the soreness in his eyes. After a few minutes, he tried to calm down his voice: "Second Uncle, please help me find out, has anyone seen Nian Beast? Or does anyone know something? Tell me anything. Please inquire for me now."

Zhong Yi sighed: "Okay, I'll go and find out right away. But, you, you can't do anything to forcefully open the ghost path. Since you can't see it, it means that Shen Gu's soul has not gone to the gate of ghosts. The ghost path never returns. , if you forcibly open the ghost path to make it unimpeded, then..."

"I see. Don't worry, my spiritual aperture is still sealed and I can't do anything."

Zhong Yi heaved a long sigh: "I'm afraid that something will happen to you! If that's the case, I won't have the face to see my elder brother when I die."

Zhong Lecen felt a little warm in his heart: "I know Second Uncle, don't worry."