Chapter 44: A Thick Layer of Evil Energy
Yun Qin sighed. She did not know how to explain Zhang Yuan’s situation to the hidden ghost. Like coaxing a child, she said, “Zhang Yuan already reincarnated. He can’t come back. There’s nothing I can do.”
Seeing that the hidden ghost was unmoved, Yun Qin said awkwardly, “I’m not taking this talisman to do anything bad. I’m going to use it to save someone.”
She and the ghost were in a stalemate. The noise woke up the greedy ghost. It jumped into Yun Qin’s arms and licked her face intimately.
Yun Qin remained kneeling in front of the hidden ghost and looked at it gently, waiting for its reply.
She had no choice. Any other request that the hidden ghost had, she could try to negotiate, but there was nothing she could do to bring Zhang Yuan back.
After an unknown amount of time, the hidden ghost made a series of squeaking sounds. Then, it spat out a dark yellow talisman paper from its mouth, letting the talisman float to Yun Qin’s palm.
Yun Qin was a little surprised. She rubbed the hidden ghost’s furry head and said, “Thank you.”
The hidden ghost blinked its small eyes and imitated Yun Qin’s words, “Thank you.”
Yun Qin knew that it was thanking her for taking in the ghosts and taking care of them these past few days.
However, it was not a good idea to keep these little ghosts in the room for a long time. First, she didn’t have suitable food for them. They could only feed on Yun Qin’s evil energy. They were not comfortable living in such a manner. Second, the evil energy of these little ghosts would eventually affect Yun Zhao and her brother who live in the house.
She had to find a way to send them away.
When the sky turned dark, Yun Qin drove to the Song family’s old mansion.
When she walked to the front door of the Song family’s mansion, Yun Qin saw that Grandpa Song was already waiting at the door. There was also a middle-aged man standing behind him with a small lamp.
“Grandpa Song, you didn’t have to wait for me. It’s cold at night. Hurry up and go in,” Yun Qin went forward and said with concern.
“Xiao Shen said the same thing. Unfortunately, I don’t like listening to advice.” Old Master Song chuckled a few times, then took the small lamp from the middle-aged man behind him and led Yun Qin forward.
Yun Qin carefully sized up this middle-aged man. When the other party saw that she noticed him, he nodded and said, “Hello, Miss Yun. I’m Old Master Song’s butler.”
“Oh, Hello, Mr. Shen.”
Although Old Master Song called the middle-aged man Xiao Shen [a common way for elders to address their juiors], Yun Qin still politely addressed the man as “mister” since he was senior to her. When butler Shen heard her, he also smiled.
The three of them came to the small courtyard. Yun Qin felt that the evil energy here was strong at night. Just standing at the courtyard entrance, she could already feel her evil energy stirring in her body.
It was not midnight yet, so Yun Qin was not in a hurry to make a move. She turned around and instructed Granpa Song on things that he needed to watch out for.
“Grandpa Song, when I start casting my spells, no one is allowed to enter this courtyard. They will be devoured by evil energy if they do. It’s best to avoid the areas surrounding the courtyard as well. Once evil energy enters the body, it will harm the body.
“Okay, I understand.”
“Also, if there are any abnormal movements, remember, do not come over.”
Yun Qin looked at the increasingly blood-red light on Old Master Song’s forehead and could not help but say, “Don’t worry, I will do my best to remove this vicious array.”
Old Master Song only shook his head, he smiled optimistically and said, “This curse troubled my family’s ancestors for so many years, I know it’s not so easy to break. I only hope that the harm it is causing can be reduced a little. At the very least, once I exchange my life for Little Nine’s life [Song Yin’s nickname], if it would allow us to live for a few more days, then I would be satisfied.”
Yun Qin did not say anything else. Instead, she solemnly nodded her head. After watching the old man leave, she walked into the small courtyard.
There was a cool breeze at night, but it did not blow into the small courtyard.
Although there was no wind, this place was still very cold. In Yun Qin’s eyes, a thick layer of evil energy filled the entire courtyard.
According to Yun Qin’s memories, she walked towards the soul-capturing array that she discovered during the day.
As Yun Qin moved, the surrounding evil energy automatically surged into her body. Yun Qin felt that the longer she stayed here, the more powerful she would be.
After going around the winding corridors, Yun Qin arrived in front of a pond.
Willows were planted along the shore, lotuses were planted in the pond, and there were elegant pavilions.
However, the sculpture in the middle of the pond looked strange. It looked like a human, but it also seemed to be baring fangs and brandishing claws.
Using this environment, someone set up a soul-capturing array.
After the Taoist master that the Song family brought modified the Fengshui in the courtyard, the soul-capturing array no longer emitted evil energy. Instead, it was completely suppressed. Evil energy could only enter but not exit the courtyard.
Over time, nearby ghosts were sucked into the array and could not escape.
Evil energy would also gather in this small courtyard.