Urban Night Returner

Although Shen Gu was not very worried about the dog ghost, the dog's behavior was still good, at least there was no aggressive behavior so far.Yan Ling still had no clue, Shen Gu often used his computer to browse Tianya in the middle of the night, but he never came across that "nonsense basket", and was at a loss for a while.The only consolation is that Xiao Shiqi will never bother him again, probably because he has discovered that he is useless.

"Let's go to see Feifei today." As soon as Shen Gu got home, Zhong Lecen happily brought out a box of cakes, "Feifei's birthday is today."

Shen Gu nodded, and suddenly glanced at the dog ghost next to him, and immediately stopped drinking: "Yakumo!" The dog ghost retracted its paws from the glutinous rice balls in response, and lay down with a serious face.

Yakumo is the name of the dog ghost, Shen Gu didn't know how Zhong Lecen knew it, so he called it anyway.Shen Zhiyun's travel plan was repeatedly delayed because of his friend's poor health. He finally set off the day before yesterday, but the location was changed from Lijiang to Sanya. He planned to come back after the new year, so Shen Gu took the glutinous rice balls over.Zhong Lecen made a small bell engraved with a spell and put it on Tangyuan, so she was no longer afraid of Shen Gu.But even with it, it can't feel the abnormality of the dog ghost.Tangyuan is a spoiled cat. Apart from being good to Zhong Lecen, she also has to bully other people or creatures.Of course, if it didn't wear a bell, it would never dare to provoke a dog ghost, but now that it wears a bell, it is a bit reckless and wants to challenge this big dog from time to time, so Shen Gu has to keep an eye on it all the time, lest the cat Did not know how to die.

Zhong Lecen muttered while arranging the presents: "Yakumo, don't bully the glutinous rice balls, bully the small with the big, don't you blush?"

The glutinous rice balls are a ghost, and when they saw Zhong Lecen packing up his things, they jumped into his arms with a meow, as if they were about to go out with him.The dog ghost lay there, seemingly unmoved, but in fact his eyes were always looking at Zhong Lecen.Zhong Lecen had no choice but to pat the glutinous rice balls: "Okay, okay, all go, all go."

Fortunately, as soon as Shen Zhiyun left, Shen Gu would drive the car, so it wouldn't be troublesome to take a dog and a cat out.Zhong Lecen sat in the co-pilot holding Tangyuan, and the dog ghost lay on the back seat.To be honest, Shen Gu was still not at ease, he had to monitor this guy from the rearview mirror while driving.

It's past the rush hour for commuting, the traffic flow is smooth, Shen Gu was driving, and suddenly saw the dog ghost shivering suddenly from the rearview mirror, his ears stood up straight, but his body lay lower.Shen Gu glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw a silver-white Toyota passing by them, and had already passed by, but the driver seemed to turn around and take a look.

"Do you know the person in that car?"

"Huh?" Zhong Lecen was puzzled.Shen Gu glanced at the dog ghost from the rearview mirror: "What about you, do you know him?"

The dog ghost's ears were still standing upright, and he let out a grunt in his throat, and slowly relaxed his body.Zhong Lecen turned his head to look belatedly: "The car that passed by just now?"

"Well. Toyota. The Japanese support domestic products."

Zhong Lecen's expression became serious: "A member of the Tuyumen family?"

The dog ghost flattened his ears under his gaze, and purred again.Zhong Lecen frowned: "You have ten swords, right?"

The ghost dog said nothing.Zhong Lecen sighed: "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. The ten-handed sword is not yours in the first place, so return it to others if it should be returned."

The dog ghost whimpered violently, with anger.Zhong Lecen stretched out his hand to touch its head: "You, don't you just want to be free? Wouldn't it be good to exchange ten swords for your freedom? It's not good to be too revengeful. You have to have a peaceful mind to live an easy life. "

The dog ghost rubbed against his hand, let out a series of grunts from its throat, rested its head on its two front paws, and closed its eyes.

Feifei had completely forgotten her own birthday, and when she saw Zhong Lecen, she was overjoyed: "Brother Lecen, you are still thinking about my birthday!"

Zhong Lecen smiled and put down the things: "Feifei, you are getting fat."

"Ah? I hate it!" Feifei immediately rushed to the front of the mirror, "Really, I have two chins."

Pai Gow sneered in the kitchen: "Eat and sleep every day, it's strange if you don't get fat. Didn't you watch pig raising?"

Feifei put her hands on her hips: "You have the face to say it! Aren't you responsible for eating and sleeping?"

Pai Gow came out with the dishes, and retorted: "Okay, how long has it been? Aren't you all right? I told you to get up in the morning and go for a run. Who is so desperate to stay up?"

Feifei stuck out her tongue at him: "I'm happy!"

"So you become a pig."

"you are a pig!"

Zhong Lecen stopped their unnutritious conversation with a smile: "Okay, okay, stop arguing."

Feifei gave Pai Gow a blank look, but saw the dog ghost following behind Shen Gu: "Hey, what a big dog! Black back?"

"Japanese species."

"Japanese breed?" Feifei turned around the dog ghost, "Akita dog? It doesn't look like it. Or? It's a hybrid?"

The dog ghost immediately purred, and Zhong Lecen quickly grabbed its collar: "Don't talk nonsense unless you are."

Feifei clicked her tongue: "What a big temper. It's okay, I shouldn't call you a bastard, but what kind of bastard are you? You're quite cool. Come, come, I'll treat you to cake."

Shen Gu looked at them and smiled, then turned to Pai Gow: "Find a job?"

"Ah, I found a nearby company to be a security guard." Pai Gow looked lazily, "It's nothing exciting. I haven't done anything for half a month. I'm so idle."

Shen Gu was a little speechless.He knew Pai Gow's temper, which was a person who feared the world would not be chaotic. When he joined the team, no matter what the old captain did, he didn't correct his problem.

"Hey, brother," Pai Jiu leaned over and pointed at Zhong Lecen in the living room, "Isn't my sister-in-law a celestial master? What I said last time, let him summon the captain's soul and let's meet, will it work?"

Shen Gu mentioned this to Zhong Lecen once, and Zhong Lecen also agreed, but after that, it was about Yanling, he has been busy until now, and he almost forgot: "He promised, I will ask later."

"If you want to do it, let me see the captain tonight, too."

As soon as Shen Gu went over to tell Zhong Lecen, Zhong Lecen nodded: "Okay. By the way, I forgot about it... Fortunately, I still have the talisman that Le Cen drew with me. I will finish dinner later. Just do it."

Since Feifei came back from the gate of ghosts, she has been very interested in these supernatural things, even her own birthday was rushed, she quickly packed up her things to make room to watch Zhong Lecen call the soul, clamoring to see Pai Gow What does your captain look like.Zhong Lecen sighed helplessly: "Feifei, this is not watching a movie, you won't be able to see anyone, at most you can only talk to him in the way of holding up a spirit."

Feifei was greatly disappointed: "Then why do all the things I saw in the gate of hell look like that?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head and sighed: "Feifei, don't tell me you want to enter the ghost gate again to find someone?"

Thinking about the involuntary stiffness, Feifei stuck out her tongue and shook her head: "No."

After taking away the things on the table and laying a large piece of white paper on it, Zhong Lecen took out a signature pen, the style was no different from ordinary signature pens, but the body of the pen was engraved with strange patterns, especially a small piece of something was inlaid on the tip of the pen , showing a reddish crystal-like luster under the light.Feifei reached out curiously to touch it: "What is it made of? Crystal?"

Pai Gow slapped his hand down: "No matter what you touch!"

Feifei clutched the back of her hand angrily: "If you don't touch it, don't touch it. Why are you trying so hard? Your hands are like iron plates!"

Shen Gu looked at that thing and thought it looked like the studs on Zhong Leyang's ears: "It's a bit like the one Le Yang wears—"

Zhong Lecen smiled: "That's right, but it's not as good as the one worn by Le Yang. It's Lingsha, and it's also our Zhong family's treasure."

Feifei became curious again: "Spiritual sand? What is spiritual sand? What is this?"

"Spiritual sand is spiritual cinnabar, that is, cinnabar, which is the kind we use to draw talismans. However, the low-grade powder sand or bean sand used to draw talismans is the best quality. The cinnabar produced in the south is long. On the white stone bed and formed into single grains, it is called Guangming Sand, which can ward off evil spirits, reassure souls, and detoxify all kinds of evil malaria. Among them, the ones that have been refined are called Lingsha. It was refined by our Zhong family ancestors. It’s just a few. The one on Le Yang’s ear is small, but it’s the best. But not everyone can use it. Le Yang couldn’t wear it a year ago. The one I use is The bright sand produced in Chenzhou, on the one hand, is able to channel spirits, and on the other hand, it can ensure the safety of Fushi people from being invaded by evil spirits."

Feifei opened her mouth wide: "What? Is Fushi still dangerous?"

Zhong Lecen smiled: "Do you know to invite Die Xian?"

"I know, I used to play with my classmates in school."

"Have you ever played?" This time it was Zhong Lecen's turn to be horrified, "You guys are quite courageous..."

"What's the matter? Isn't it just for fun?"

"How did you play?"

"Just like what is said on the Internet, prepare a piece of writing paper, a plate, a few candles, etc., and then four or five people put their hands on the plate - but every time it fails, the plate doesn't move at all. The only time it moved was when our classmate tried to scare us..."

"You four? What time did you play at night? How many men and how many women?"

"Around ten o'clock, the dormitory will turn off the lights at that time. How can there be women? Boys and girls are not allowed to mess around in the dormitory at night."

Zhong Lecen sighed: "It's okay, it's a good thing you didn't invite girls to participate, otherwise you will be in trouble if you really invite dirty things!"

Feifei blinked: "Is there really a Die Fairy?"

Zhong Lecen sneered: "It doesn't matter if you really invite Die Xian, at most, you can play a prank to tease you, I'm afraid that what you invite is not Die Xian but an evil ghost!"

Feifei opened her mouth but couldn't close it: "Yes, will you invite evil spirits?"

Zhong Lecen glared at him: "Of course! In the middle of the night, when ghosts come and go, the Die Immortal you invited is actually a ghost, but Die Immortal is generally gentle, and nothing will happen if you don't provoke them. Evil spirits, you will be miserable!"

Feifei stuck out her tongue, shrank behind Pai Gow, and said in a low voice, "But we didn't invite you."

"Of course I didn't get invited. Ghosts belong to Yin. You are all invited by men, and you are usually not invited. It's not bad."

Feifei didn't dare to speak anymore.Zhong Lecen doesn't get angry easily, and it's quite scary to get angry. After scolding people in one breath, he looked around: "Turn off the light."

The lights were turned off, the curtains were drawn, and a few white candles were lit, creating a dark and gloomy atmosphere in the room.Feifei was a little creeped by Zhong Lecen's training, so she couldn't help leaning on Pai Gow again: "Your captain, won't you become a ghost too?"

Pai Gow gave him a hard look: "What are you talking about! If you are afraid, go to the bedroom and sleep!"

How could Feifei dare to stay alone at this moment, shaking her head desperately.Pai Gow pressed him on the chair: "Be safe, I'll beat you up if you mess up the game!"

Zhong Lecen clamped the signature pen between two fingers, hung it lightly on the paper, let the tip of the pen just touch the paper, and then lightly recited.Both Shen Gu and Pai Gow couldn't help getting excited, their four eyes were fixed on the nib of the pen.However, after a long time, the tip of the pen did not move.Zhong Lecen couldn't help frowning, holding the pen in his right hand, and took out a piece of talisman paper from his pocket with his left hand and shook it lightly. The talisman paper burned a small puff of white smoke, which gradually spread to cover his right hand.After a long time, the smoke dissipated and the paper was still clean. Zhong Lecen let go and poured the pen down on the paper. This time, a black line was drawn.Shen Gu was surprised: "What's wrong?" Although Zhong Lecen had no spiritual power, the spells he used were not ineffective.

Zhong Lecen also had a puzzled face, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I can't please."

"Why can't I invite you?"

"This—is your captain really dead?"

Pai Gow exclaimed: "Of course it is true, who is making fun of this? We watched the cremation of the body!"

"But—but you can't invite him in the ghost gate. Either he is not dead, or—he has been reincarnated."

Shen Gu and Pai Gow looked at each other: "Reincarnation is fine, but do you know where he went?"

"Yes, yes!" Pai Gow was very excited, "If we can find out, we will go and meet."

"I'll try." Zhong Lecen rummaged in his pocket for a long time, took out two talismans and put them together.I didn't see him using glue, but just wiped it with his hands, and the two sheets of paper became one, with traces of seams in the middle, but they did stick together again.Feifei seemed to be watching magic: "Brother Le Cen, what is this?"

"Oh, this one is a soul-sending talisman for entering and leaving the ghost gate, and this one is a questioning talisman for inquiring about reincarnation. By the way, what is your captain's birth date?"

Pai Gow reported it immediately, and then wondered: "Send the soul talisman? Who's soul?"

"Whoever goes to the gate of hell to investigate this matter, will give away his soul."

Feifei was shocked: "Go to the gate of hell to investigate?"

"Of course. To reincarnate, you have to cross the Naihe Bridge, which is under the control of the King of Wheels. If you don't enter the ghost gate, how can you know?"

Feifei stammered: "Then, then, Brother Le Cen, who are you going to send?"

Shen Gu looked at Zhong Lecen disapprovingly: "If you are going, then you can't do it!"

Zhong Lecen smiled: "It's too dangerous for a living soul to go in. I don't have the ability, so I don't take risks."

"Then let who go?"

Zhong Lecen lit another talisman and whispered, "Can you do me a favor?" In the smoke, a baby gradually took shape.Shen Gu stuck the talisman paper on him, "Help me." The baby glanced at him, turned over, and suddenly disappeared.

Feifei was dumbfounded: "What, what is this?"

Zhong Lecen stopped him: "Don't be rude, he is helping us."

He closed his mouth sensibly, the room was quiet, the smoke from the burning talisman lingered on a small piece of talisman paper.After half an hour, the smoke dissipated, and half a piece of talisman paper fell on the table, which was exactly the questioning talisman Zhong Lecen had just mentioned, but the paper was clean and nothing was there.Shen Gu was surprised: "What did you say?"

Zhong Lecen was also at a loss: "There is nothing, your captain's soul has never entered the ghost gate."

Now even Shen Gu was excited: "How is it possible! Can a person not enter the ghost gate after death?"

Zhong Lecen said in a low voice: "It's also possible... a lonely ghost..."

Pai Gow immediately exploded: "How is it possible? How could the captain be a lonely ghost?"

"Where did he... die?"

"...overseas..."

"Maybe...he can't go home..."

"How could it be!" Pai Gow was about to go crazy, "We brought him back then, brought him back!"

Shen Gu grabbed Zhong Lecen's hand: "Can you summon his soul? If he is really... a lonely ghost..."

Zhong Lecen nodded, found a piece of talisman paper again, and this time directly cut his finger with a knife, stained it with blood, then folded it into a paper crane, and read softly: "Go to the country and leave the country, Siye Boundless, today I come back, my soul is swaying. The soul is back—you call his name."

"Li Yue—"

"team leader--"

The paper crane didn't move.

"Captain! Li Yue!"

"Stop barking." Zhong Lecen interrupted Pai Gow, "He's not dead, not a soul."

"How is it possible!" Pai Gow was really going crazy, "The carotid artery was interrupted. When we found him, his body was cold. How could he not die?"

"But it is true that the soul cannot be recruited. Since he has not entered the gate of ghosts and is not wandering in the human world, there is only one possibility—the soul is still in the body. And—mostly it is not in the same era as us, so it cannot be called a living soul."

Shen Gu and Pai Gow looked at each other, feeling like they were listening to heavenly scriptures, after a long time, they still spit out two words: "Traveling?"

Pai Gow didn't even think about it, and slapped him back: "You read too many messy books!"

Feifei held her head and glared at him: "Fuck, are you addicted to playing? It's not time-traveling, so what are you talking about?"

Pai Gow had nothing to say.Shen Gu thought for a while: "Le Cen, is there any other way to know where he is?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head: "But maybe I can tell him a fortune to see how he is. Of course, this is on the premise that he is really alive."

"Then try it." Shen Gu felt that this fact was too weird, but now, he really wanted to believe that the captain was still alive.

"I don't have any copper coins, let's find a handful of coins, but I can only look around."

Feifei flipped out a handful of dime coins, Zhong Lecen rubbed a line of cinnabar on each one, then put it into a cup, and handed it to Shen Gu and Pai Gow: "Let's toss together, just think about him." gone."

With a crash, the coins were scattered on the ground. Zhong Lecen lowered his head to look carefully for a long time, and smiled: "He's fine. This hexagram is in danger before the end, and it's all right. It's okay. Hmm - it seems that there are many entanglements, but the hexagram is very good. , and——it seems that the beauty is not shallow..."