I watched those men and women chattering away as they went upstairs, then downstairs again, seemingly still enjoying themselves. I, on the other hand, was hoping they would hurry up and finish so I could go back to sleep. It's really torturing me. I took out a cigarette, put it in my mouth, lit it, and puffed heavily.

  Zhang Yaxin saw my expression that seemed like I was about to fight and asked me: "What's wrong, Cui Ge? Are you scared too?"

  I shook my head at her and said, "It's okay, I get facial spasms every night, just don't be scared."

  I took a look at the table and it's already 1:50. I still have one group in front of me, damn it, probably when it's our turn to go up, it'll be exactly 2 o'clock. I thought to myself, whatever, even if it's 2 o'clock, I'll just admit defeat and say I'm not going up, then run away with my tail between my legs.

  To be honest with you guys, compared to those who are easily scared by fake ghosts, I'm going to go fight the real deal.

  It's finally our turn, I looked at Guan Ming and Xie Xiaoqiu from our class walking upstairs. Seeing that it was almost two o'clock, I asked Zhang Yaxin beside me: "Ask you something, if we don't go up later, is that okay?"

  Zhang Yaxin looked at me, maybe she thought I was a coward, but these are all trivial matters, now is not the time to care about such trivial things.

  Fortunately, she seemed to be understanding and nodded, saying: "Okay, I'm actually also very scared, don't want to go up, let's wait for them to come down and then we'll leave."

  That's great, now I have enough time to go to the lake. I smiled and said: "Thanks, girl."

  She heard me call her "little sister" and seemed to start feeling a bit embarrassed. Women are really an unpredictable species.

  Everyone downstairs has returned, and they are discussing in pairs the things that Liu Mingming and his three friends were scared of just now. Suddenly, a faint voice came from upstairs, and Xie Xiaoxuan's anxious voice shouted: "Guan Ming, you bastard, stop scaring me! Where are you hiding?!!"

  I hastily picked up my phone and took a look, it was already two o'clock, suddenly my head buzzed with a loud noise, something's gone wrong!!!!!

  At this time, I couldn't care about the broken game anymore. I immediately ran upstairs quickly. The crowd downstairs also felt that something was wrong, and since the game was almost over anyway, they all followed me upstairs.

  On the third floor, I met Xie Xiaoyu. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that Guan Ming was just beside her a moment ago, but when she turned around at the corner of the stairs, he was gone. It's really scary.

  I thought to myself, "This is not good. I hope Guan Ming was just trying to scare people away. What if he really was possessed by a ghost!"

  I'm not afraid of wind and frost blocking my way, but I fear the dark ghosts letting people pass. What is called ghost blocking people refers to people with extremely low fire energy walking in the dark night. If they encounter passing demons and monsters, they are easily confused by filthy things and lose their direction. Because there are ghosts blocking in front of them, others can't see him either. If he still can't find his way before the rooster crows, this person is likely to be on the verge of death.

  At that time, I secretly scolded myself in my heart. How could I have forgotten that Guangming was possessed just a few days ago? Now is the time when his yang energy is at its lowest. What can be done about this?

  If Liu Mingming finds out that Guan Ming is missing, it will be terrible and a huge panic will ensue. It will be really troublesome then. I quickly ran from the first floor to the fifth floor and found that Guan Ming was nowhere to be seen. On the way, I met Liu Mingming and his group, they seemed anxious too, shouting: "Guan Ming, stop messing around, come out quickly, we're leaving!"

  I thought to myself, what's the point of shouting like this, Guan Ming is probably being blocked by ghosts. In a critical moment, I couldn't think much and had to come up with a plan quickly, so I ran to the fifth floor and shouted towards an empty room: "Damn it, Guan Ming, you're hiding here?! You scared us to death!"

  The empty building echoed loudly. Liu Mingming and others on the third floor heard my shout, they didn't think much either, and shouted: "If you find it, go back, it's too late, no more play!"

  Since they didn't suspect anything, I shouted loudly: "Alright, you guys go back first, Guan Ming and I will go to the restroom for a bit and then come back!!"

  Liu Mingming replied from downstairs: "You two kids, be careful and go back to sleep quickly!!"

  I hastily shouted: "Got it!!"

  As I listened to the laughter and chatter downstairs growing fainter, my anxiety temporarily subsided. But I knew this was only a temporary reprieve - you can avoid the first day of school, but not the fifth. Guan Ming is still trapped in this building by ghosts, if we don't rescue him soon, the consequences will be unthinkable.

  And there's something unknown that could pop up at any time, it's really like having wolves in front and tigers behind. Damn it, why am I so unlucky.

  But now I have nothing but a few talismans, and it's really a clever woman who can't cook without rice. I had to put everything on my master Jiū Shū's lifesaving straw.

  The noise from downstairs has disappeared, it seems they have returned to the hotel. I don't have much time, I must rescue Guan Ming within an hour, otherwise Guan Ming and my brothers in the house will become suspicious.

  Thinking of this, I no longer hesitated and quickly ran downstairs, crossing the small playground to run towards the lake. Due to the fact that it was really too dark, I fell several times along the way, but now is not the time to worry about those trivial matters.

  Looking far away, the surface of Mirror Lake at night reflects a faint glow. Today is cloudy and the moon can't be seen. I ran across the beach and then knelt down by the lake, taking out a small mirror from my pocket.

  I reached out my hand to scoop up some well water and poured it onto the mirror surface. Because I ran too fast just now, my breathing has not adjusted evenly yet. All I could say was: "Wei Feng... Jiao, Wei... Feng Jiao, Wei Feng Jiao!"

  I hope it will be successful, God bless the effect of this lake water is the same as well water. I anxiously waited, fortunately, after calming down for 4 or 5 seconds, I felt the familiar "qi" starting to revolve around the mirror surface, succeeded.

  The mirror's surface began to become increasingly blurred, and I finally heard Ninth Uncle's familiar voice.

  "Xiao Fei, what's the matter with calling me Master?"

  After hearing the voice of Ninth Uncle, I finally put down my heart. To know that Ninth Uncle is the one who led me to the path, in my heart he is simply an invincible existence. Thinking about these past few days, everything was faced by myself alone. Now there's finally someone, or rather a ghost, facing it with me together. This feeling is truly indescribable.

  But now is not the time for sentiment, I hastily simplified the events of the past few days and told Ninth Uncle, asking him what that invisible thing was and how to rescue Guan Ming now.

  My ninth uncle listened to my story on the other side of the mirror, remained silent for a while, and then asked me: "A stone statue? Or one covered with red cloth? Be more specific, what kind of stone statue?"

  "I said to him, 'It's a very strange stone statue, with the body of a man, the neck of a snake, the face of a monkey, the eyes of a mouse, and the nose of a pig. I've never heard of such a god before. Or should I say, such an animal? Master, what is it exactly?'"

  The mirror's uncle was shocked and said fiercely, "It can't be wrong, it's the Five Tongue God! I didn't expect that there are still people worshiping this evil god nowadays! This is going to be troublesome!!"

  I'm curious, what is the Five Paths God? The name sounds very domineering, but what exactly is it? Then Ninth Uncle told me again: "It's said that among the 360 heavenly gods and the 100 hidden animal spirits, many are animals that have cultivated spiritual powers. However, the so-called Five Paths God is not a god or spirit, but rather a kind of malevolent demon that harms humans. Legend has it that this creature's nature is unpredictable, and in the past, it would occasionally help local villagers do good deeds. It's said that if a household were visited by the Five Paths God, they would have an endless supply of grain, and their granaries and jars would always be full. However, no one can describe the specific appearance of the Five Paths God; they only say that snakes or other rare animals that appear in the home are its incarnations. But there's always a downside to any benefit. Those households that have received blessings from the Five Paths God often cannot meet a good end."

  Here is the translation:

  Speaking of which, I'd like to mention that many years later, in my workplace, I came across many ancient books that had been lost. On one book with a worn-out cover that was impossible to read, I obtained some information about the "Five Tongue God": The "Five Tongue God", also known as "Wu Lang Shen", is an evil spirit that roams the countryside, seducing men's wives and daughters. Due to its wicked deeds, it is also called "Wu Yao Shen". Its origins are complex: one theory says it refers to a ghost from the Tang Dynasty in Liu Zhou; another theory says it was created by Zhu Yuanzhang to mourn the dead, with five people forming a group; yet another theory says it was a group of Japanese pirates who harassed and killed people in Jiangnan during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In short, people generally view the Five Tongue God as a group of evil spirits that do harm.

  The book returned to its original form, and at that time I heard Ninth Uncle say something so strange. Moreover, the name "Wu Tong Shen" sounded evil from the start, and my cold sweat immediately came down. I hastily asked Ninth Uncle: "Then Ninth Uncle, how should I eliminate this thing? Is there any way for me to see it? Its movements are really too fast, I simply can't keep up!"

  "Actually, it's not difficult to eliminate this thing," said Ninth Uncle. "Because when Master was still alive, he had also eliminated a Five-Element Spirit."

  As soon as I heard that Ninth Uncle had experience in eliminating this thing, my heart was overjoyed. Ninth Uncle indeed lived up to his reputation! Upon hearing that there was a way, I hastily asked: "Master, what should I do? Please tell me quickly, there's no time to lose! My friend is currently being blocked by the ghost on that floor!!"

  My ninth uncle said seriously: "Master understands that you are eager to save people, so Master's next words, you must remember them firmly in your heart. There can be no mistakes."

  My head nodded hastily like a chicken pecking at rice. Ninth Uncle said to me with great solemnity: "The Five Transmitters, being formless objects, except for those born with yin eyes, among the Taoist secrets and techniques that I have come into contact with as a teacher up until now, there is no method that can see their true form. However, when I encountered the Five Transmitters before my death, I thought of a method..."

  "My goodness! This old man still likes to keep people's appetite, what time is it now? I'm about to cry out of anxiety. He spoke in a stuttering tone! I asked hurriedly: "Master, what method is it after all!! Just say it straight, please!"