Chao Zi hinted at Cha Wenbin whether he wanted to turn on the light, and Cha Wenbin said no need, this kind of thing just had to be done in the dark.
With a creak, it's possible that no one has entered for some time, and the door is a bit rusty. The four high-brightness tactical spotlights were borrowed from He Lao's team, professional equipment is really useful, and the light shines in, making the wall a bleak white.
In the quiet dressing room, there was only a single bed lying on it, with bottles and jars scattered all over the place, presumably some cosmetics. It can be seen that after the incident, no one came in to clean up.
Zha Wenbin took out a small incense burner, placed it in the northeast corner of the room, inserted an incense stick, and before lighting it, thought for a moment and said: "Chaozi, Zhuo Xiong, you two go to the door and keep watch. If there's any movement, knock on the door immediately. Remember, the movement I'm talking about refers to people, not those floating friends. Don't bother with those good friends, big brother will stay in this room with me."
He didn't know what kind of tricks Zhaozi was playing, so he had to pull Zhuo Xiong out and close the door. The two brothers lit a cigarette and stood guard outside the empty door, still joking around, without any sign of fear.
The horizontal meat face was arranged to stand in the southwest corner, and after lighting the incense, all the lights were turned off under Zhang Wenbin's command. In a flash of lightning, a talisman paper ignited in mid-air, and Zhang Wenbin drew a circle on that bed with his sword, chanting the soul-summoning spell. Although countless corpses had been placed here, only Old Zhou, the makeup artist, had died here, and naturally, only he remained.
As the incantation accelerated, the fragrance suddenly lit up, and then in a certain corner, even the horizontal meat face saw a faint figure squatting on the ground, which was the soul that Zha Wenbin wanted.
The biggest difference between a soul and a ghost is that a soul has entered the Book of Life and Death and can be reincarnated, while a ghost is often stuck here due to various reasons. The way they appear is also different. A soul needs to be summoned, and even if it's powerful, it can only possess someone for a short time before being diluted by human yang energy. For example, some people may feel weak all over their body at times without any special treatment, and then recover after a while - that's probably because they've been affected. On the other hand, ghosts can appear in certain situations according to their own will, even materialize into physical form to harm others' lives, and lure away your soul to complete the record on the Book of Life and Death.
With the soul, Cha Wenbin was also unable to communicate directly with him, so he had to resort to trickery. That's why he left Heng Roulian as a guardian deity, because his yang energy was strong enough that ordinary little ghosts didn't dare approach him. The time left for him was just one incense stick, and after sitting down on the ground and opening his eyes again, an old man with a somewhat elegant appearance was standing in front of him. Perhaps it was because his children were not filial enough, Cha Wenbin could see that the clothes on the old man's body were still old even after death, and he was smelling the incense...
When the lights in the room suddenly lit up again, the horizontal meat face subconsciously covered his eyes, and Cha Wenbin patted his shoulder and smiled: "Let's go, it's hard for you."
Opening the door, there was only Zhuo Xiong standing at the entrance. Cha Wenbin hastily asked: "Where's Chaozi?"
Zhuo Xiong also became impatient: "Wen Bin, what's going on with you guys? Just now we almost broke the door down and there was no response inside. You told us to wait here carefully and notify if anything happens. After about five minutes, the two of us saw a figure flash by outside the door, although the footsteps were very light, but they didn't escape our ears. Chaozi was afraid of being tricked, so he went out to chase alone, leaving me here to keep watch."
Zha Wenbin exclaimed in surprise: "You knocked on the door? Big brother, did you hear that?"
He stared blankly, his hands spread wide. Although it was necessary to be quiet when examining Wen Bin's method, it wasn't as if they would die from not hearing the door knock. As soon as they heard it, they would immediately return to reality. What could make two highly vigilant people both unaware of the sound?
Before long, footsteps sounded at the door, and a scolding voice was heard. It was obviously Chaozi who had returned. Seeing Wenbin already outside, Chaozi said: "Brother Wenbin, it seems there really are guests visiting."
"Did you catch it?"
"Ran away, slipped away faster than a rabbit, how's it inside?"
"It's a bit more complicated than I thought." Then he took out a talisman and stuck it on the door, "Now let's go to the incinerator."
The cremation chamber is where the cremation takes place, and everyone who has died, regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners, must come here to lie down. In life, people are divided into different classes, but in death, they are treated equally, and this place is generally a place where one would not want to cause trouble. Because no matter who it is, they all hope to leave cleanly and with dignity, and will not easily offend the person operating the cremation furnace, as that person is also accumulating good karma.
At that time, it was not an electric heating wire, but a diesel spray burner. A coffin-sized square box held the body, and with one push, after pressing the switch, the oil nozzle on top began to inject fuel downwards. The difference between this high-pressure furnace is that it compresses a large amount of air inside, increasing the combustion rate, so it burns faster. According to Principal Jin's account, the investigation found that the stove exploded due to a malfunction in the pressure-increasing device, which also caused the worker's death.
Pushing open the heavy door, this place was also the most mysterious place in all funeral homes. Inside, it was a mess, with steel plates scattered everywhere and bloodstains on the ground that had long since dried up.
Chaozi poked at the thick steel plate on the ground, weighing it: "Looking at the force of the explosion, it's not small. This thickness was blown up like this, and Director Jin said that the corpse inside was still intact? This is too bizarre."
"He's considered to have died unjustly, just like Old Zhou the makeup artist. If we don't do something about it, he'll become a vengeful spirit in the future. This house is indeed not clean. Fortunately, he was a virtuous person when he was alive. You all stay here and help me send him off."
"Are you all staying behind?" Chaozi said, "Then we don't need to worry about that person outside anymore?"
Cha Wenbin smiled and said, "We are in the light, he is in the dark. Besides, he has been discovered once before, so this time he shouldn't appear easily again. Whoever dares to come here at midnight must have some skills. Let's continue with what we're doing."
These people who died unjustly, because they were unwilling to die at the time of their death, left the world with a sense of sadness and anger. After that, they repeatedly relived the pain and fear of their untimely death, and over time this pain evolved into a motivation to harm others, which is what we call being possessed by evil spirits. In lighter cases, they became lonely ghosts wandering in the wilderness, eventually falling into the depths of hell to suffer endless punishment. In more severe cases, they became malevolent demons that specialized in harming human lives. Rather than saying that their nature was bad, it's better to say that their thoughts had been replaced by pain, which requires finding a place for release. Since this person died not long ago, Zhang Wenbin still prioritized helping him cross over.
The simple fruit platter was just arranged, the fragrant candles had just been lit, when a gust of cold wind suddenly swept through this originally sealed room, causing the flames on the candles to flicker and make a "whooshing" sound, as if they were about to go out.
Zha Wenbin's body shifted, and several talismans flew out of his hand, a Plum Blossom Step stomped down, Void Breaking Sword shattered the air, four talismans ignited in an instant. He shouted loudly: "You ungrateful beast! I was kind enough to help you cross over, but you refused. What do you think you can still do by staying in this world?"
Xin Gui after all is still Xin Gui, where can he eat to dispel Cha Wenbin who has rolled back from the pile of dead people in Qi Feng Mountain? The wind suddenly subsided. There are four brothers here, if you say fight, relying on the killing intent, the other three can suppress ordinary evil things, let alone Cha Wenbin.
Aiming at a direction in the northeast corner, Cha Wenbin scattered a handful of glutinous rice, which made a "pa" sound like bullets hitting the wall. A small flag with ghostly stripes was thrown out and stood upright in that corner, only then did it determine its position.
Bring out the exorcising bell, Zhang Wenbin makes a single-handed seal, and with the sound of the bell, he recites: "The majestic virtue is respected, the merit is already complete, descend to receive the guidance; The Master takes pity and sprinkles the Dharma water, washing away the deep confusion; Forever escaping the Three Pure Shores, constantly leaving the Five Impure Mires! The Supreme Old Lord, urgently as if by order!"
That small flag suddenly ignited with a "boom", emitting waves of foul odor, causing everyone to cover their noses. After the small flag was burned out, Cha Wenbin carefully swept up the ashes on the ground, wrapped them in a red cloth handkerchief, and put them into the Qiankun bag.
"Is that all?"
"Think you're making a movie? It's just an ordinary soul, its original demonic heart is gone. Bury it somewhere and that's it."
He left a mark on the door and then there was only one last stop left. Before departure, Wen Bin took a deep breath, it was almost twelve o'clock, for some reason, the unexpectedly smooth journey made him feel that something would happen tonight, especially the knocking sound, why didn't he hear it?
The sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor on the second floor, and four people cautiously approached that mortuary...
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