Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 90

The little girl Jingjing was lying on the ground waving her arms and legs, struggling and screaming, with a bloody face.

It turns out that high-end materials can still be effective even when used in the simplest way.

Although our little black dog is lazy, it really takes good care of itself, and the quality of the black dog blood it produces is absolutely top-notch.

"Uncle, save me! Uncle, save me. Brother Liangliang, save me! Brother Liangliang, save me!"

Jingjing began to call for help. She didn't feel any threat from the boy, but her fear was from his swift and decisive actions.

When Li Zhuiyuan kicked Jingjing down, Xue Liangliang was stunned and Engineer Luo suddenly stood up from the sofa.

When Li Zhuiyuan threw the black dog blood at Jingjing, Xue Liangliang and Luo Gong took a step back collectively.

When Li Zhuiyuan shouted that Jingjing was possessed by a ghost, and Jingjing was also crying for help...

Xue Liangliang and Luo Gong were on the left and right, each holding down one of Jingjing's arms and legs.

The two science and engineering guys, one from middle school and one from youth, instantly sorted out their thoughts and knew what they should do.

Needless to say, the deep relationship between Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan exists. Even Engineer Luo has seen many strange events in engineering projects, and he has also witnessed Uncle Qin's methods in the hospital ward.

Jingjing saw that these two people not only did not save her but instead helped the boy to suppress her, and her eyes revealed strong anger and confusion.

"Snapped!"

Master's wife Zhao Hui walked out of the kitchen carrying a plate of freshly cooked food. When she saw the scene in the living room, she dropped the plate.

"Aunt, save me! Aunt, save me! Aunt, save me!"

Jingjing seemed to have finally found a savior worthy of her support.

Master's wife Zhao Hui came running over and asked as she ran, "What happened? What happened?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "She is possessed by evil spirits."

Zhao Hui stopped her move to pounce on Jingjing, then turned to look at Li Zhuiyuan:

"What to do?"

"Find a rope and tie her up first."

"okay!"

Zhao Hui immediately went into the house to find a rope.

Jingjing: “…”

In fact, Zhao Hui’s reaction is also easy to understand, from the perspective of ordinary people:

Do you believe that the little girl was possessed by evil spirits or that the top scorer in the college entrance examination in this province is a mental patient?

However, Zhao Hui's decisiveness also made Li Zhuiyuan taste another layer of meaning, that is, Zhao Hui may have noticed something wrong during the days she took care of her niece.

The rope was found, and Xue Liangliang and Luo Gong worked together to tie Jingjing up.

Then, Jingjing was lifted up and laid on her side on the bed.

Zhao Hui closed the window and drew the curtains, making the side bedroom seem very enclosed.

Then, all three of them looked at Li Zhuiyuan.

Before they could speak, Li Zhuiyuan said:
"An altar table, candles, offerings, yellow paper, rice wine... If there is no yellow paper, find me white paper and a brush or fountain pen. If there is no rice wine, beer or white wine will do."

"it is good!"

The three of them responded in unison and went out to prepare.

Lying on their side, only Li Zhuiyuan and Jingjing, who was still twisting and struggling wildly even though she was tied up, were left.

Seeing the confusion in the little girl's eyes, Li Zhuiyuan asked back:

"Do you think I would pretend not to know and deliberately act with you here?"

Li Zhuiyuan once taught Tan Wenbin that when you feel you are unable to handle a situation, just pretend you can't see the evil.

This is what Li Zhuiyuan did when he first returned to his hometown in Nantong.

At that time, he didn't even know how to walk in the underworld, and he had no idea what to do when facing death. He could only choose to seek benefits and avoid harm and protect himself.

So, over the past year, he has been reading non-stop.

Knowledge changes destiny.

Now, when faced with this kind of dirty stuff, he is no longer the boy who could only show a confused expression and act along.

Xue Liangliang and Luo Gong brought up a table with candles on it, as well as yellow paper, gold and silver ingots, and paper money for the dead.

A while ago, Teacher’s Wife Zhao Hui’s sister and brother-in-law died in a car accident, so it is normal for her family to have these things.

After the arrangements were completed, Zhao Hui's legs suddenly went weak and she collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Engineer Luo reached out and supported her in time.

"My Jingjing, my Jingjing..."

Previously, I was arranging the offerings with ropes, and now that I had nothing to do, my emotions finally came to my head.

Engineer Luo looked at Li Zhuiyuan and asked, "Xiaoyuan, are you okay? What do you need me to do next?"

"Teacher, after the incident I encountered last time at my hometown, my great-grandfather taught me some tricks. I should be able to deal with it. You..."

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the side door.

Luo Gong agreed and said to his wife, "Ah Hui, didn't you tell me on the phone before that Jingjing was a little strange? It's a good thing that you've found the problem now. It's for Jingjing's own good. We can't make things worse now. I'll go out with you and wait. Trust Xiaoyuan."

"Yes." Zhao Hui nodded vigorously, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and gave Li Zhuiyuan an apologetic smile, "Xiaoyuan, I'm counting on you."

Mr. Luo and his wife went out.

Xue Liangliang did not leave, but stayed on his side. He helped light the candles and said:
"Our teacher's wife is a clear-headed person. The teacher is very lucky."

"Well, you're lucky."

"I say, brother, it's never going to end, is it?"

"I'm serious." Li Zhuiyuan pointed at Jingjing who was still wriggling on the bed like a maggot. "She smelled the Bai family's scent on you earlier and showed disgust."

“Eh, is this really the effect?”

"It's like having a mothball in your pocket."

"Xiao Yuan, can't you choose some more beautiful metaphors?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head.

The boy may not have any feelings towards the Bai family, but he will never fall in love with them, let alone say good things about them.

The day after tomorrow, Liu Yumei will move, which is also her entry-level ceremony.

How could the Dragon King on the river look down on the water rat hiding at the bottom of the river and dreaming of ascending to heaven in broad daylight?

"What should we do next?" Xue Liangliang asked, "Should we call Runsheng and the others to come over?"

"No need." Li Zhuiyuan shook his head, "She is younger than me."

"Hehe." Xue Liangliang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Go on, go on."

Li Zhuiyuan held the yellow paper between his fingertips, lit it on the candle, waved it twice, and then placed the yellow paper in the bowl of rice wine to extinguish it.

"Since you understand what I'm saying, I won't resort to trickery. I'll use courtesy first and force later. This is my last chance for you.

Leave the little girl's body and enjoy the offerings on the table.

Then, go wherever you need to go, and don’t do evil again.”

It allows dirt to leave the host on its own initiative. This is the simplest method that also causes the least harm to the host's body.

Li Zhuiyuan is not Lin Shuyou. He does not have the obsession to eliminate all evil spirits because that would be very tiring.

Xue Liangliang nodded secretly at the side. He still remembered the scene when Xiaoyuan set up an altar in his room and took him to worship together. His tone was much softer at that time, and it sounded like he was asking for something nice.

Listening to it now, it is true that his tone is different after he has gained power.

Jingjing stopped struggling, raised her head, looked at the boy, and shouted, "Who are you?"

Li Zhuiyuan said calmly, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will just open the town."

Jingjing: "I can give you this favor, but you have to find me a woman born on a yin day and yin hour to be my new host."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

Jingjing was overjoyed: "You agreed?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Go to hell."

Jingjing's expression suddenly turned fierce and her eyes began to turn red.

Xue Liangliang felt dizzy and staggered back two steps, leaning his back against the wardrobe.

Li Zhuiyuan seemed completely unaffected. He walked from behind the altar to the bedside and smeared the little girl's body with his fingers. There was a lot of black dog blood on the body anyway, so the ready-made paint could be used directly.

With five fingers in the shape of a crane, he drew a spell from the girl's forehead to her throat and abdomen.

Finally, he clenched his fist and punched the little girl in the abdomen!
"boom!"

The blood-colored lines extended from Jingjing's abdomen all the way to her forehead.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Jingjing let out a scream even more shrill than before, and her eyes were sometimes fierce and sometimes confused.

Li Zhuiyuan has many other means to use, but he is afraid of harming the host, so he can only use this stupid method.

But it didn't matter. Thanks to the black dog blood that was splashed in advance, her arrogance was reduced. The stupid method was enough. Xue Liangliang survived the dizziness and came over. He could clearly see that Jingjing's face was constantly alternating between two expressions, and the two seemed to be about to separate.

Jingjing said, "If I hadn't been possessed, she would have died in the car accident a long time ago. If you kick me out, she will die!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "She has neither death energy nor corpse spots on her body. She is a survivor of the car accident. You just sneaked in when she was weak. You used this kind of trick to deceive people. Do you think I am a child?"

A strange green color suddenly appeared in Jingjing's eyes, and her voice was no longer that of a little girl, but rather very hoarse and gloomy:
"Leave a line between Yin and Yang, so we can meet again in the future. I will take a step back. You can send this body to the entrance of my cave. I will leave and not cling to her."

"Oh, where is your cave?"

"In..." Just as she was about to say this, Jingjing was stunned for a moment, "You are not allowed to follow her, let her walk on her own!"

Li Zhuiyuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. He pinched the girl's philtrum and continued to force the internal organs out of her body.

"Daoyou, do you really want to do this to the extreme?"

“I have obsessive compulsive disorder.”

Li Zhuiyuan reached down with his other hand, first closing the little girl's eyelids and then lifted her up, tapping her forehead three times with his knuckles.

The girl's body trembled, her mouth opened, a puff of black smoke came out, the curtains were lifted, the windows opened, and it seemed that the wind was gone.

Jingjing's body gradually relaxed, and sweat poured down, soon wetting the bed sheets.

Moreover, black pus was oozing out from the eyes, ears, mouth and nose, emitting a foul odor.

Xue Liangliang said immediately: "It's death!"

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Xue Liangliang in surprise: "Is your boyfriend the same?"

It was normal for Run Sheng and Yin Meng to smell it, but Xue Liangliang was a water conservancy engineer, not a corpse lifter.

"How can this be!"

"Oh."

"I didn't smell it. Look at how much water is coming out of her body. Isn't that a sign of death?"

“This water is actually not that much.”

"Okay, then I misunderstood. I'm stupid."

After a pause, Xue Liangliang added:
"Also, she doesn't smell."

"Okay, Brother Liang, turn her over to prevent her from choking. Untie the rope at the same time."

Xue Liangliang turned Jingjing over first, and as he untied the rope, he asked, "Are you okay? Can we call the teacher and his wife in? They must be worried sick in the living room."

"No rush, just wait."

"What are you waiting for?"

"It hasn't left yet."

After Li Zhuiyuan finished speaking, he opened his eyes and walked into the underworld.

The previous wind and the movement of curtains, doors and windows were just a trick of its own; it was actually still in this room.

Of course, even if it wanted to leave, Li Zhuiyuan would not let it do so. However, it was important to check the little girl's physical condition, so he pretended to be blind for a while.

From a shadowy perspective, Li Zhuiyuan saw a black snake coiled on the ceiling above his head.

Oh, it turned out to be a corpse demon that died.

From what I recall, corpse demons are often more intelligent and easier to communicate with than other dead creatures, just like the cat-faced old lady I met in my hometown.

The black snake was sticking out its tongue. It was originally leisurely, but after meeting the young man's eyes, it was suddenly startled.

Probably because after they met, Li Zhuiyuan first used black dog blood, then the altar, then drawing spells and massage, all of which were local methods, so it regarded the boy as a kind of folk metaphysics "local doctor".

It was just like when Blind Liu used incense ash to give Li Zhuiyuan a massage to exorcise evil spirits.

Therefore, it wanted to wait until the people below left before returning to the little girl's body.

Now, it finally realized that it had made a mistake. This young man had great potential!
The black snake crawled quickly, and this time it was really trying to escape.

Li Zhuiyuan spread out his palms.

The Twelve Decrees of Fengdu—Four ghosts lift the sedan chair.

The black snake's body was out of control. It was originally running away, but was forcibly pulled down and landed at Li Zhuiyuan's feet, sticking completely to the ground, unable to move, as if there was really a sedan chair pole pressing it down.

Li Zhuiyuan bent down, stretched out his hand and grasped the black snake into his palm.

While in the Yin state, he could feel the black snake trembling violently.

Li Zhuiyuan took out a small compass from his pocket. He had two types of compasses.

The purple compass is too large to carry around, so it is usually placed in the dormitory. When something happens, Runsheng or Tan Wenbin will take it with him.

He carved the small compass himself. It is easy to carry, but its disadvantage is that it has a fixed error and he has to correct it by mental calculation every time he uses it.

This error seemed to be fixed. It existed when I first made the compass. Later, as my skills continued to improve, the error of the compasses I made remained unchanged.

He walked to the altar, picked up the bowl of rice wine soaked in paper ashes, and poured it into his palm.

The black snake immediately wilted, as if it was drunk, and lost consciousness.

Li Zhuiyuan slapped the black snake into his compass, then walked to the girl's side, rubbed some black dog blood from the girl, and drew a seal on the compass.

According to Wei Zhengdao's description in "Records of the Right Path to Subdue Demons", this kind of work usually requires just taking out a pre-drawn sealing talisman and sticking it on.

But just like making the compass himself, Li Zhuiyuan made no progress in drawing talismans.

At first, Li Zhuiyuan suspected that it was because he had no master, which was equivalent to the fact that the talisman had not been blessed.

Later, he vaguely realized that this was similar to the difficulty he had in summoning the gods, and that it was due to some limitation in some aspect of himself.

According to the explanation in numerology, it is probably equivalent to the moon being full and then waning, and water being full and then overflowing. There must always be a symbolic gap left, otherwise it is easy to die young.

However, it is inconvenient without talisman paper. Li Zhuiyuan decided to let A'li try to draw some talisman paper for him. The wooden flower scrolls she carved for him always had a strong effect.

The ancestral tablets and materials can only have an amplifying effect. Otherwise, if the tablets are really useful, then everyone will have a tablet in hand when fighting in the future.

Li Zhuiyuan opened the side bedroom door, walked out, and said to Luo Gong and Zhao Hui who were sitting in the living room:
"Jingjing is fine now, but she's not feeling well. She'd better be sent to the hospital for observation. She may have some minor illnesses such as headaches and fever in the near future."

Zhao Hui immediately rushed into the bedroom to check on the little girl.

Engineer Luo breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Li Zhuiyuan, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyuan."

"Teacher, this is what I should do."

"But..." Luo Gong organized his words, "You still have to keep your ability in this area secret from others in the future. When solving some problems, you have to keep it secret from outsiders, otherwise it may affect your future development."

"Teacher, you are not an outsider."

"Haha." Luo Gong patted the boy's shoulder. "People with good brains are really enviable. You can find time to learn these things while doing your graduation project."

Mr. Luo also went in to see the child.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the balcony, took out a compass, roughly calculated the direction, and estimated the location.

Then, he walked to the telephone in the living room, picked up the phone, and dialed the number of the discount store. It was Yin Meng who answered the phone. Li Zhuiyuan gave a time and place and asked her to notify Runsheng and Tan Wenbin to bring all their equipment and meet up there.

The scene at the General Temple was indeed exciting, but it ended simply in the end, and Runsheng was not there that night.

Li Zhuiyuan had already figured out the true form of this corpse monster in advance, and it was of moderate strength and met the standards.

Xue Liangliang came out at this time, leaned against the wall, and said with some regret: "I really want to go with you."

“Who brings mothballs to a fight?”

"Are you saying that I'm useless? Are you afraid that I'll hinder you if I go?"

"Well, unless you get her out from under the river."

"She can't come out." Xue Liangliang said firmly.

"Do you believe her so much?"

"I know she's afraid. She told me that the Dragon King's family on the river is keeping an eye on her."

"Then Brother Liangliang, next time you go back to visit my hometown for me, you can tell her that the Dragon King's family is also your mother's family."

Xue Liangliang raised his head with a smug smile on his face: "Oh, am I so impressive?"

"Well, it's not easy to be a live-in son-in-law. No one in my family is easily bullied."

“Hahaha, you little bastard!” Xue Liangliang cursed with a smile, then put his arm around the boy’s arm, “Thanks, Xiaoyuan.”

"You're welcome. You're the village chief."

"What village chief?"

The boss of Haihe University's affordable store, Bandit Village, is Xue Liangliang, as listed on the business license.

Engineer Luo and Xue Liangliang had to accompany Zhao Hui to send Jingjing to the hospital first, and then they both had to rush to Huangshan overnight.

Li Zhuiyuan did not ride in the same car with them, but chose to call a taxi by himself.

Sitting in a taxi, looking at the night view of the city.

When we got there, we paid the money.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Runsheng, Yin Meng and Tan Wenbin carrying equipment under the street light in front of them. The backs of the three of them were stretched very long.

Li Zhuiyuan turned around, waved his hand, and shouted:
"Let's go team building."

(End of this chapter)