CH 7

“Don’t talk nonsense, Auntie. I’m having goosebumps.”

The middle-aged man rubbed his arm and felt cold: “Let’s talk to the cabin attendant when he comes. It’s really scary…” 

“Wu Rong!”

A warm and cheerful voice came from the corridor outside their compartment, accompanied by a breath freshener with a hint of lemon fragrance. It broke the ‘dignified’ atmosphere in the compartment. Wu Rong felt that the voice was familiar. He looked over and saw Zhou Xun, a tall man in uniform with a mask on his face, leaning against the door with a smile, and bending his fingers to flick the iron plate on his chest.

“Unexpectedly, I’m in charge of this bus, Brother Zhou!”

“Alas, I said how Xiao Hua screamed. It’s the police. No wonder you came. It’s still young, inexperienced, and can’t distinguish between wild ghosts and domestic ghosts. Please forgive me. These are the eggs laid by the reed chicken at home. They are all very good!” 

While saying this, Auntie enthusiastically gave Zhou Xun a lot of things, such as local eggs and farm dishes. Other people in the carriage also respected Zhou Xun very much. There was not much enthusiasm like Aunt, but they also greeted Zhou Xun in succession. Seeing people coming and going, Zhou Xun thought that it was really not a place to talk. He winked at Wu Rong, and soon both left the encirclement and met outside.

“This is my exclusive lounge. If you need something, you can come here to find me.”

Zhou Xun unlocked his fingerprint and invited Wu Rong in. The lounge was not big, and it was a single room. Although small, the sparrow has all the internal organs, it was much better than the hard sleeper Wu Rong lived in.

After closing the door, Zhou Xun looked serious and said, “I just went to find you and heard the cock crow in your carriage. Was there a ghost call?”

“No.”

Wu Rong shook his head and paused: “Since the day I met Taoist priest, the telephone ghost has never appeared.”

“Then be careful.”

Zhou Xun sat down on the bed and gave Wu Rong the only stool in the waiting room. He lowered his voice and said, “The car that was going to take the Yunnan Guizhou line today was checked by a specially assigned person. I can’t tell you the specific situation, but there was something wrong with the car. It’s OK to drive normally. When you get to the east and south of Guizhou, the mountain road twists and turns and the ghost domain, you may have a serious accident if you are not careful.” 

Wu Rong nodded silently.

When the ghost alarm clock rang that day, he called Zhou Xun directly and sent Fu Qingshi away to downstairs. Taking this opportunity, Wu Rong tactfully raised the issue of possible train accidents with Zhou Xun. After all, it involved life safety.

At first, he reported without much hope, but Zhou Xun approved it and asked someone to check it. Now Wu Rong’s train was not the original one, but one that has been thoroughly checked and confirmed to be OK.

“If you feel soreness between your eyebrows, poor eyesight and slight astigmatism, please tell me.” 

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun laughed and said, “Yangjiaping has another road to walk, Huaqing Buddhist Academy. Although it is not as big as the capital, it is also a good school!”

After confirming that there was something wrong with the train, Zhou Xun became closer to him. Wu Rong was also worried about whether he would be caught and studied by relevant departments in this supernatural world. Who knew that there was no shortage of people who could see the future and attract ghosts in this world after checking the Internet.

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In addition to wearing masks all the time, Zhou Xun was very enthusiastic. He couldn’t afford to be idle. He always wanted to build a relationship. Every time, Wu Rong avoided his touch without trace. Wu Rong was cold by nature. In addition, Xun An learned from the past that he did not like to be touched by others. Fu Qing was an exception that day. Zhou Xun was so nervous that he didn’t realize anything. He said goodbye to Wu Rong when it was time to visit other carriages.

There were three people on duty on this train. In addition to Zhou Xun, who was a ghost keeper, there were two celestial masters. After returning, Wu Rong found out that ordinary people were very respectful and close to those who had these abilities. Zhou Xun was warm and cheerful, needless to say. One of the two celestial masters was older, and the other was still childish. Although both had an academic certificate, they were also very polite, and there was no one who looked down on others and bullied others.

The train traveled on the ghost land day and night, and occasionally stopped when passing by other safety areas. The sky in the ghost land was always dark, and it was hard to distinguish between day and night. From rebirth to now, Wu Rong has finally been able to think quietly alone. These days, in addition to browsing the news on the Internet, Wu Rong continued to fill in the questionnaire of the Witch Society.

He has now filled in 500 questions. Since then, the weight of the questions has become larger, but they were more strange than the previous ones. Most of the questions were about the applicant’s personal situation, but the questions were very strange. 

[506 What does he like to eat]

[507 What is his favorite thing to do]

[508 What type of blood is he]

… 

Wu Rong did not understand who the ‘he’ in this question was, nor did it explain it at the beginning of the questionnaire. If you don’t look at the front and only look at the 500 questions behind the questionnaire, it’s like a Q&A question from a fanatic fan. The identity information on the forum was private and can only be seen after joining the club. Wu Rong had no way to ask others, and his posts soon sank.

Wu Rong thought that maybe the questionnaire maker had made a mistake, and half of the questionnaires could not be used. At last, he simply filled them out according to his own preferences. A total of 1000 questions were completed by Wu Rong on the third day of the travel. After submitting the questionnaire and waiting for review, Wu Rong did not have any hope of passing the report, so he applied for the ‘turtle keeper exchange and learning association’.

This was Zhou Xun’s club, which was a small family and friends club of ghost raisers. There were many taboos on the Internet. Raising ghosts couldn’t be said to be raising ghosts, but the homophonic “turtle” was used. The head of the “turtle raiser” was also a naive cute version green turtle. This time, Wu Rong’s application was passed quickly. Zhou Xun, the deputy head of the social organization who deserted in his work, warmly welcomed him, and then led Wu Rong to add his friends.

The people in the group were also very enthusiastic about the newcomers, and they bubbled up to welcome him. Their personal nicknames were also very interesting. It was [Crocodile Turtle] who raises hungry ghosts, [Green Turtle] who raises corpses, and [Long Necked Turtle] who raises hanging ghosts. Zhou Xun was nicknamed ‘Golden Turtle’. He had a piece of money ghost sore in his throat, which was the most powerful one among the ghosts. 

When Wu Rong was looking at the classification materials of those ghosts in the club, suddenly the train shook. The originally smooth road bumped violently, as if a plane had encountered strong airflow. Wu Rong’s conditioned reflex grasped the handrails beside the bed head to control his body. He looked out of the window and was stunned.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention! We are passing the site of Qingwu Cliff Battlefield now. The strong wind and airflow may cause the train to bump to some extent, which is a normal phenomenon. Please don’t panic. Please confirm whether the seat belt is fastened on the hard seat passenger friends, and whether the seat belt is fastened on the sleeper passenger friends. Put on the eye shield and grasp the armrest beside the seat or bedside. Thank you for your understanding and coordination. Over!”

The broadcast was repeated for three times. The passengers in chaos soon calmed down and fastened their seat belts. Wu Rong, however, stared out of the window and was attracted by the external environment.

The ghost land was always night, and the thick ghost atmosphere was like a cloud blocking the sky, but now it was bright outside. 

Sunlight fell from the sky, reflecting on the cliffs and there were verdant pines and cypresses. As for the train, there were not many carriages. It was more like an extended version of a bus, which could only move forward on the narrow rock road with nine twists and turns. Looking down through the window, you could see the flowing river, which was extremely beautiful.

But looking ahead, you could see that the river water suddenly changed its course, and a large area of ground under the cliff was sunken. Half of the soil was scarlet and viscous, dry and chapped, and a pile of pale skeletons exposed outside the soil rock layer could be vaguely seen, while the other half of the ground was all black and scarred, as if it had been struck by the sky thunder, and the sound of rolling thunder couldn’t stop.

It was clear that the window was closed, but Wu Rong always felt that he could smell the blood. He felt dizzy and nauseated just looking at the bloody land. And the silence from the scorched black area made him feel unbearable. He was naturally repelled , and unconsciously felt a sense of cruelty as if he had met a natural enemy, as if something was about to come out of his heart.

Wu Rong didn’t come to his senses until his chest was warm, and unconsciously grasped the amulet. Wu Rong heard the uncle next door calling his name. 

“Don’t look directly at the battlefield, young man!”

“Young people are too reckless! This is the site of the battlefield where Grand Master Fu led Tianlei to kill the White Bone Ghost King and killed the White Bone Ghost Kingdom. Even the Heavenly Masters and ghost keepers dare not look at it directly. Put on your blindfold quickly, and be careful to not to be scared out of your soul!”

Catching the eye mask that Uncle kindly threw, Wu Rong unconsciously thought of Fu Qing when he heard the word “Fu”.

“Grand Master Fu?” 

“No, eh, there is one whi doesn’t even know Grandmaster Fu now!”

The aunt, who had put on her eye mask, tied her bandage and laid down on the bed, was shocked. It was like seeing a monkey jumping out of a stone. Even the middle-aged uncle was shocked and shook her head repeatedly: “The young people are really bad at the league education, and even the nine heroes and martyrs who saved mankind in those years they don’t know.”

“If there was no Grand Master Fu, we would still be living in dire straits. How could there be a new alliance now?”

At the same time, Zhou Xun was sitting with two heavenly masters in the rest area. Unlike ordinary people who needed to cover their eyes, they could see the battlefield through telescopes made of special materials. Compared with ordinary people, they understood the terror that caused such a huge battlefield site. 

“Unexpectedly, 60 years have passed, and the grievance of the White Bone Ghost King has not been dispelled yet.”

Zhou Xun hesitated and couldn’t help scratching his throat. Money ghost sores were affected by ghost qi. The bad breath that has just been suppressed by the freshener appears, but no one was paying attention to it now. It seemed that the young celestial master who had just come out to practice was staring at the scorched black land, and he was mesmerized: “The founder of Sanqing is up, and Xuan Lei comes down from heaven to kill evil spirits. Today I finally saw it with my own eyes!”

“Every year, many Tianshi who want to apply for this line were frightened, just to witness the relics of Fu Shizu.”

Another man was full of respect and shock, and said, “It’s too powerful, it’s too powerful. I really want to see the grand scene of Master Fu holding the nine turn lightning strike peach wood sword in the textbook and killing the White Bone Ghost King with one strike!” 

“I chose the Lightning Judgment just for the sake of Master Fu!”

The young Tianshi’s eyes sparkled: “I applied for the Ghost Region Training next year. Sooner or later, I will lead Tianlei to kill the evil like Fu Shizu!”

As the train moved forward, it was getting closer and closer to the battlefield site that was hit by the sky thunder. The two young heavenly masters could not say much, but they took out yellow paper and vermilion on the spot to draw a lightning charm under the influence of the sky thunder. Zhou Xun was miserable. He shivered and wanted to curl up in a ball.

Ghosts were naturally afraid of the cold righteousness of the sky thunder. The ghost sores he raised were going to hide from his throat to his intestines. 

The filthy things can be restrained by the pure atmosphere, but Zhou Xun’s face was blue when he thought that the ghost sores that had stayed in that place (stomach) would return to his throat. He was all scratched and fidgeting. He could not stay here any longer and simply walked out.

The lights in the corridor engraved with the seal characters were all off, and it was dark outside the train. The seal characters were all dark. Now it was completely a common train. In the battlefield site, the grievance and evil wind have not disappeared for 60 years. Any new seal character breath may cause a riot. Those with abilities like Zhou Xun and the two Heavenly Masters will wear the runes and seal characters that shield their breath, for fear of attracting ghosts.

“If the power of the thunder had not gone away for a long time, I’m afraid that just this large piece of white bone blood mud could breed new ghosts.”

Zhou Xun sighed that it was not easy to kill ghosts completely, not to mention the ghost king. If they did not destroy the original keepsake, they would come back if they were not careful. Even if the ghosts were completely killed, and the evil spirit did not disperse in time, they would soon breed new ghosts. 

Seeing that the train was about to arrive at the blood mud white bone area, Zhou Xun finally felt more comfortable. As he disliked this timid ghost sores, he walked to the rest room.

Just then, the phone rang.

“Hello? Old Ma, yes, Wu Rong is in the car now.”

“Now? Now we are about to cross the Qingwu Cliff. Why…” 

‘Stop, emergency stop, don’t cross the Qingwu Cliff! Hurry up!’

On the opposite side of the phone, Old Ma said sharply, “The ghost who followed Wu Rong exterminated the city of Changqing 60 years ago. It’s the number 460 telephone ghost. The subordinate of the White Bone Ghost King who was killed by Grand Master Fu at Qingwu Cliff. The site of Qingwu Cliff will revive its power! Hurry up, or it will be too late… Zizi, Zizi… ‘

Du.

The phone suddenly hung up, and at the same time, abnormal darkness shrouded the car. The ordinary people in the carriage could not detect the ghostly atmosphere, but felt cold. They couldn’t see the environment change and were still waiting for broadcasting while their eyes were blocked by special eye masks. 

“Why is the air conditioner so cold?”

Auntie murmured and complained, “Ouch, where is the wind? It hurts my neck…”

“Did you hear the bell?”

The middle-aged uncle suddenly said something, which made the carriage silent. They didn’t feel it just now, but in the silence, it seemed that there was a slight ring, like the most common cell phone ring. After a while, the chicken hiding in the bamboo basket didn’t say a word, and the cell phone ring went from very slight to more and more loud. 

Suddenly, the aunt hesitated and said, “It seems that it comes from under your bed, Wu Rong?”