The fluorescent lights in the corridor seemed to be broken, flickering like a cramp, and that huge female ghost head was only three or four steps away from us.

  Lao Yi was behind me, holding me tightly and trembling. This was the first time I had been held so tightly by a man. The sound of Lao Yi's heartbeat came from my back, almost synchronized with mine, like a car accelerating to over 100 miles per hour.

  You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me! I silently recited in my heart, thinking to myself, Big sister, hurry up and leave, just go by yourself, but whatever you do, don't take us two away with you.

  Fortunately, the attack method in "San Qing Shu" was ineffective against it, but Lao Yi's concealment technique worked. It was now right in front of us, yet it didn't see either of us, and was searching for our traces everywhere.

  After seeing that we couldn't escape, I regained hope. Who would have thought that Old Yi and I, the two successors of the "Three Pure Ones", would be bullied by filthy things twice in less than two months? The last time was somewhat understandable, after all, it was a ghostly messenger, and it wouldn't be too embarrassing to talk about. But this time, we were actually forced into such a predicament by a dead ghost who looked like a big-headed child! If the two ancestral masters, Lingbao Daozun and Yuanshi Tianzun, saw their successors in this state, they would definitely shed tears.

  But now is not the time to save face, I'm originally a thick-skinned person, now it's crucial to save my life, I raised my hands and tightly covered my nose and mouth, afraid of letting out even a hint of breath.

  I just realized that being a diver is so painful, it's almost three minutes now, I feel like my head is going to explode, I turned around and looked at Yixinxing, this guy is not much better than me, his face is as purple as an eggplant, his cheeks are bulging high, and tears are streaming out of his eyes.

  Another minute passed, and it still hadn't moved! I felt a surge of air in my stomach that went through the trachea and finally reached my nose. Oh God, you're killing me! This slow suffocation feeling is so disgusting, I feel like if this continues, even my bladder will explode!

  I'm really at my wit's end! If I'm going to suffocate like this, I'd rather go all out and have a big fight with it. I turned around to look at Old Yi, who was already on the verge of drooling. I saw that we couldn't just hide like this, so I exchanged a glance with him, but I don't know if he understood or not. He shook his head and hugged me tightly, then suddenly pointed to the dead man's head with his chin.

  I turned to look, thank goodness! It finally stopped entangling our way, only to see it laughing "hehehe" while flying downstairs.

  Staring blankly as it floated down the stairs, Old Yi immediately let go of me, and we both sat on the floor panting heavily, as if we hadn't breathed in a long time.

  Lao Yi panted and asked me: "Huh, what the heck is that thing? Why can't our skills work on it?"

  I took a deep breath and said to him in a dejected tone, "Where was I supposed to know to go? But now is not the time to think about that. I have to quickly call Xie Zhipeng and let him hurry up! Otherwise, he's definitely going to die!"

  Now we can only make a strategic retreat, first save our lives and then talk about other things. Today is the 13th, and in two days it will be the 15th. Dammit, ask Ninth Uncle if he has ever seen such a thing when the time comes.

  So I let Lao Yi go into the house first, tidy up the room a bit, put away all the used symbols after that, then took out my phone and dialed Xie Zhipeng's number. He picked up the phone, heard it was me, and asked anxiously: "How is it? Have you guys gotten rid of it?"

  Time is pressing, I didn't explain to him, and hurriedly said: "Where are you now? Run quickly!!! Get out of this building!!! Run as far as you can!!!"

  Xie Zhipeng on the other end of the phone listened to my anxious words and then said, "I... I'm with those security guards now, in elevator 2 heading down to the first floor. Ah, we're already here! I'll... Hehehe..."

  On the other end of the phone, he suddenly stopped talking, and then his laughter suddenly came from the phone, sounding so eerie.

  Just as I was wondering why he was laughing, several people's screams suddenly came from the phone!

  My heart sank! It's all over!!! Something has happened!!!

  I hastily hung up the phone and said to Lao Yi: "It's over! I'm afraid Xie Zhipeng is in danger, let's go quickly!! Go upstairs!!"

  At this time, the two of us couldn't care about anything else and rushed downstairs to the first floor. When we finally arrived at the first floor panting, we saw those security guards running towards us with pale faces. I quickly asked them why they were running, and as soon as they saw us, they let out a terrified shout: "Someone's been killed!!!"

  Damn it! After silently cursing, I immediately ran towards the elevator with Yixinxing. By the time we arrived, both of us were stunned.

  Only elevator No. 2's door was ajar, opening and closing repeatedly, pinching a blood-stained hand, which seemed to be Xie Zhipeng's hand.

  We rushed over, and suddenly felt a chill in our hearts. We saw Xie Zhipeng lying inside the elevator, his upper body covered in blood, his eyes wide open, showing no signs of life. However, his expression seemed to be very happy, with the corners of his mouth curled up. But his chin, along with half of his face, had been brutally torn off.

  All that was left was a huge bloody hole, his tongue twisted and stretched out very long. Because his left hand had reached outside the elevator, the elevator door couldn't close, repeatedly pinching him. And on his right hand, a "five" character written in blood appeared there, shocking to see.

  We're too late! This is the first time we've ever seen such a bizarre death, and a bloody aura has spread over, making me feel like vomiting. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I ran to the side and started throwing up.

  I threw up all the undigested food in my stomach, and as I vomited, tears somehow started welling up in my eyes. Lao Yi walked over and patted me on the back.

  Sorry, Xie Zhipeng, we really have no way to save you.

  After a while, the ambulance and police arrived. Xie Zhipeng was taken away, and my friend and I, along with the security guards, were brought to the police station for questioning. However, since there were surveillance cameras in the elevator, this questioning was just a formality. My friend Yixinxing and I said we were friends of his and had come to keep him company on duty that day. After being detained for one night, my friend and I, along with the security guards, were released.

  What exactly happened in the elevator? I hastily asked those security guards as soon as I came out of the police station, only to see that they seemed to still be in a daze. Under my and Yixing's repeated questioning, they stuttered and told us what had happened in the elevator last night.

  The elevator finally reached the first floor, but for some reason, the doors didn't open. Xie Zhipeng was on the phone and suddenly burst out laughing. Just as everyone was wondering why he was laughing, Xie Zhipeng abruptly raised his right hand, stuck it in his mouth, and yanked out his own tongue! Blood instantly sprayed from his mouth. The security guards had never seen anything so bizarre before, and they let out a loud shriek.

  But this matter was not over yet, Xie Zhipeng, with a mouthful of blood, surprisingly smiled at them again, then threw away his phone and stretched out both hands to his mouth, grasping the lower teeth and pulling downwards forcefully.

  He was seen using force to pull down his chin, slowly opening his mouth, the bones connecting his lower jaw began to crackle, his movements showed no hesitation, as if it wasn't even his own mouth, just like twisting a chicken bone, blood kept flowing down, staining his upper body red, and with a loud cracking sound, he actually tore off his own chin.

  After tearing off his own chin, the elevator door also opened, and at the same time, Xie Zhipeng slowly fell to the ground. Those security guards were so frightened by this bloody scene that they ran out like their lives depended on it after seeing the door open.

  Later on, both Old Yi and I understood what happened afterwards.

  After they finished speaking, I and Yi Xinxing looked at each other in dismay, both of us speechless. My heart was filled with guilt. Originally, I had already promised to save him, but in front of that female ghost, I was so insignificant, it was difficult for me to even protect my own life.

  What the hell is going on here!!!

  At 7:50 in the morning, I and Lao Yi arrived at a small eatery. There were not many people there, so we sat down at a small table. Lao Yi ordered fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, but I couldn't eat anything, even looking at Lao Yi's fried dough sticks made me think of my tongue from last night. Another wave of nausea.

  It wasn't until now that I've calmed down and started thinking, what's going on with all of this, why is everything that happened at the Yuan Group building so illogical. Originally a blessed land, yet seven people die there every year, and the female ghost head that appeared isn't afraid of our Taoist techniques and formations from the "Three Pure Ones Scripture". It's not just that it's not afraid, it's simply ineffective against it!

  How can it be ineffective? Isn't it a yin evil thing? Dammit, how can it not be, just looking at that appearance is 100% two! With that kind of appearance, who would believe it's not a ghost?

  In theory, Xie Zhipeng should have been dead by now and this matter should have come to an end. However, for some reason, I still feel a lingering sense of unease in my heart. It's possible that it's because I promised Xie Zhipeng that I would protect him but failed to do so. Or perhaps it's because the spellcasting techniques I learned didn't have any effect on this demon at all, leaving me feeling frustrated inside. Maybe it's also because there are still two people who are about to die.

  It's just that I'm not reconciled!

  I lit a cigarette and took big puffs, as if that could clear my head. At this time, Yi Xinxing had also finished eating, he let out a satisfied belch and said to me: "What do you plan to do?"

  What to do? Cool! I absolutely can't swallow this bad breath, and I won't just stand by and watch someone get hurt by an evil spirit! I'll go to his grandma's place, there are still two days left, as long as no one dies in these two days, Ninth Uncle will definitely tell me what that female ghost is all about.

  So I said to Lao Yi: "Take three days off and if we can't solve it in these three days, then I won't believe that what we've learned is really useless!"

  Lao Yi looked at me and smiled again, saying those words: "You're just too soft-hearted."

  My friend Lao Yi and I have a day off during the week, but we don't know which day it is, so we both called our bosses to ask for leave, and then we can make up for it later.

  After taking a good rest, Yi Xinxing thought it was because of the dark sky last night that she didn't get a good look at the feng shui around us, so we hailed a taxi and headed to the Yuan Group again.

  In the daytime, Yuan's house was very luxurious and majestic. Three tall and straight pine trees stood upright on the northeast side of the building. Old Yi walked back and forth beside the trees, staring at his watch and saying: "No, I'm sure I didn't miscalculate?"

  Actually, the main reason I accompanied him was to avoid hurting his self-esteem. After all, we had never failed before. So I said to him: "Old Yi, stop wandering around, you've been wandering for almost three hours, it's almost noon, let's go back and prepare."

  I have to know if I can make it today, there are only two days left, and now I don't even have a single yuan on me, so I must hurry back to prepare.

  Fortunately, Yi Xin Xing also gave up, so we started walking back and forth. This broken place is at least a 10-minute walk from the nearest bus station.

  Just as we were passing in front of the Yuan's parking lot, a silvery voice suddenly came from behind: "Cui Ge? How did you end up here?"