Just as the talisman was about to be thrown, the pendant lamp above the head suddenly stopped flickering, and the dead man's head on the glass also disappeared instantly. Because I couldn't feel the evil spirit, the talisman didn't burn or explode after it was thrown out, and after flying to the middle of the car, it lost its power and fell down like a feather.

  It wasn't until now that I realized, when the dead man's head appeared earlier, there wasn't a single hint of evil or malevolent energy. According to past experiences, in situations like what happened earlier, there should have been an overwhelming surge of cold air and the car window would have been covered in frost. But earlier, after the pendant light flickered a few times, the man's head just appeared on the glass, this is also my first time encountering such a situation.

  There was no need to make a move in such a situation, I walked back and forth in the carriage with my hands empty, but didn't find anything unusual. Just as I was about to go back and discuss it with Huang Ran, the door of the opposite carriage suddenly opened, and Yang Xiao walked in from outside. He hadn't expected to meet me here, and after being stunned for a moment, Yang Xiao said: "What did you see just now?"

  Looking at Yang Xiao's frowning face, he probably found something wrong. After I recounted what I saw earlier, Yang Xiao made a sound of "hmm" and then opened the car window to take a look outside. When he pulled his head back in, there was a puzzled expression on his face.

  Looking at his somewhat entangled appearance, I took the initiative to say: "Old Yang, are you okay? What was that thing on the glass just now? It looked like a ghost or something."

  Yang looked at me and said, "What you saw earlier is called a 'huan'. This thing is the memory from when a person dies to when they become a ghost. In general circumstances, after appearing, it immediately disappears into thin air. Even if it can be preserved, it's only under extremely rare and specific conditions. Because huan appears so rarely, there are also very few records of it. When I was in the archives room at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I hadn't even seen any mention of it."

  Yang Xiao's gaze swept to the distant lightning that flashed from time to time, and after a pause, he continued: "The records of the appearance of the Gu worms in the past were also on days with such weather, but I've never heard of so many Gu worms appearing at once like you saw."

  Yang Xiao looked at my puzzled expression and continued: "Yao itself doesn't have any special abilities, and only a very small number of people like you who have opened their heavenly eyes can see it. Although there have been records of people being scared to death after seeing Yao in the past, but adding them all up is still a negligible amount."

  After hearing his words, I suddenly thought of another thing. Immediately afterwards, I asked Yang Xiao: "Old Yang, you said that the person who was scared to death by Gui saw it, so did the two people who died in the same car on the previous two trains also see Gui and get scared to death?"

  Yang Xiao shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about the probability of encountering a ghost, even if you have the Heavenly Eye, how many others like you are there? How could it be so coincidental that they all gather together. Moreover, ghosts are fleeting and don't stay in one place to scare people for fun."

  Yang Wei suddenly looked at me and said, "There's something wrong with this train. When we get to the casino, let them take apart the parts inside one by one. The problem might be with the parts inside."

  Yang Diao finished speaking, and just as I was about to ask something else, the train car door that I had entered through was opened from the outside. Sun Dawei walked in with a big belly, and when he saw both me and Yang Diao inside the train car at the same time, he also froze for a moment like Yang Diao did earlier before saying: "I'm not saying anything, but how are you two here - didn't you find something?"

  When speaking, Sun Baozi kept blinking his eyes. After he finished speaking, he took a step back and exited the car door before saying: "Not that I'm saying, have you figured out what's going on? If there are any evil spirits or ghosts, you'd better take action early. My heart rhythm has been irregular lately, don't scare me."

  "It's okay, come on in. There was a bit of a commotion just now, but it's over." I said to Sun Baozi, who hesitated for a moment before walking in and standing beside me and Yang Xiao. He turned around in a circle, then looked at me and asked, "When you say it's over, does that mean the problem has been found and solved?"

  I took a glance at Sun Baozi and said, "Yang Xiao suspects that there's something wrong with the train itself. He suggests waiting until we arrive at the station and then unloading the entire train to see if any of its components are malfunctioning."

  "This doesn't matter, as long as the train can safely arrive at the casino. Whether to unload or not depends on what the casino people want." Sun Baozi wasn't too concerned about this, but he was very interested in another thing: "The rear carriages have already started gambling, Old Huang just called me and said there are too many people over there, he can't keep up with it, let's go help out a few of us."

  Sun Baozi's words made me somewhat unexpected, and I immediately asked him: "Now that the past is gone, what about the carriage you are in charge of?"

  Sun Baozi smiled with his eyes narrowed and said, "We're basically in charge of the empty cars. The Japanese are taking care of the ones with people in them. If he wants to show off in front of the gamblers, I'll let him go. Anyway, once this event is over, we can get our money quickly and cleanly. He can even book the whole car if he wants, and I'll be happy to have some peace and quiet. There's also a few scattered people, I've got Big Yang keeping an eye on them."

  As soon as Sun Baozi finished speaking, he saw Meng Xiaojie, Shao Yiyi and Zhang Zhiyan walking in one after another from the door where he came in. After seeing Sun Baozi, Meng Xiaojie said first: "Baozi, didn't you say to go to the back carriage to try your luck? Why are you all stopping here? Are you thinking of a way to cheat?"

  When it comes to cheating, Mong Qiqi's eyes sparkled with a sharp light, and she looked at Sun Baozi and said: "Tell the truth, did you bring a little ghost on the car? Say, where is it hidden?" As she spoke, Mong Qiqi turned around in place, searching everywhere for the 'little ghost' she mentioned. After turning around and not finding anything unusual, she continued to say: "Alright, if you brought a little ghost, I'll borrow it for a while. If I win a bit more, I'll return it to you. At worst, according to Jianghu rules, I'll give you half of the winnings. Isn't that fair?"

  Sun Baozi listened and was not convinced, he frowned and looked at Meng Qiqi, saying: "Shao Yiyi is right next to you, don't scare her with your nonsense. I'm not saying you're one of them, but believing in that feudal superstition about raising little ghosts? I win my bets based on skill, soon I'll show you what it means to be a gambler who makes ghosts worry."

  Shao Yi smiled and said, "You can bluff all you want, but the casino won't let you off that easily? They would have drowned you in cement and thrown you into the sea long ago." The little girl paused for a moment before continuing, her tone slightly awkward: "Uh, I put all my money in the big suitcase. Can you guys lend me some first, and I'll pay you back when I win?"

  Sun Wukong was so angry that his face turned red and he gritted his teeth, muttering in a low voice: "This is really the style of your two ancestors."

  As soon as Shao Yiyi finished speaking, Meng Qiqi wrapped her arms around her shoulders and said: "Silly sister, people who gamble don't lend money to others. They will lend their luck together with the money. I'll accompany you back to get the money, it's just a few steps away, what's the big deal?"

  Looking at Shao Yi's somewhat reluctant appearance, I took out my wallet and said: "Why don't you take some from me first? Anyway, I didn't plan to gamble. However, I only have US dollars, no Malaysian currency." As I spoke, I took out all the money in my wallet, over $1,000, without counting it and handed it directly to him: "That's all I have on me, if it's not enough, I'll use my credit card."

  "Alright, alright!" Shao Yiyi smiled and took the dollars, saying: "Don't worry, this money won't go to waste. When I win, I'll return double the amount." After that, she pulled Mochi's arm, and the two little girls chattered excitedly as they ran towards the back of the train car, with Zhang Zhiyan closely following behind. Yang Xiao looked at me for a moment before quietly following after them.

  After seeing that everyone had left, Sun Baozi looked at me and said: "Lazi, let's make a bet. Consider the thousand dollars you lent me as money thrown into the water. Next time I'll also hide my money in my luggage, and then I'll borrow one or two thousand dollars from you. If I win the money, I'll return it to you."

  I smiled at him and said, "It's just a thousand dollars or so. If it can't be repaid, it doesn't matter. At worst, consider it a favor owed to me by Shao Yi. Later, I'll find an opportunity to get Wu Renyi to repay it. Who wouldn't do the same?"

  Sun Baozi was stunned after hearing it, and then rushed to say: "I didn't expect you to have such a cunning moment. This should be my line, I didn't think you would take the lead."

  After finishing, Sun Baozi also took out his wallet and turned around to chase after Shao Yiyi's back, shouting: "Yiyi, Shao Yiyi, that little money is not enough, gambling requires courage, how can that little money be courageous? Take some more from me."

  After I saw it, I smiled a little. Although I didn't win any money, it was good to see what the casino on the train looked like. As I followed behind them through a string of empty cars, we finally arrived at the first car where people were gambling. It seemed that not many people had the mood for gambling here, and the casino itself felt cold and deserted. Four or five gaming tables only had four or five people sitting there, among whom three were that Japanese person, Matsushima Keiichiro, and his two subordinates.

  When Sun Wukong burst in, Matsurigi Ichiro was taken aback for a moment, but after reacting, he chuckled a few times. Just as Matsurigi Ichiro stood up to make some polite remarks, the lights in this gambling car suddenly went out, and it was pitch black inside. Although there is no light now, it makes no difference to us. I saw a dark shadow suddenly emerging from the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed towards Matsurigi Ichiro's position.