Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 9 009: Don’t look back when someone is calling you
In the dilapidated woodshed, the environment was gloomy, and the thick darkness in the corners was like an insoluble liquid that was wriggling and squirming.

Looking at this place that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Lin Beixuan sighed helplessly.

“Here we go again!”

There was a shrine standing in the corner, the dim green candlelight flickering, making people feel uneasy.

A black hatchet was lying on the ground, and a round human head next to it entered Lin Beixuan's sight.

This is the head of the wall-climbing ghost.

He originally thought that this kind of ghost would turn into ashes after being killed, but he didn't expect that it was still a solid entity.

Lin Beixuan put on the extremely evil fate costume at the first moment, walked over carefully and picked up the head. It was heavy, heavier than an ordinary head.

"The wall-climbing demon should also be considered an evil spirit. Is its head considered the essence?"

Lin Beixuan opened the skull's mouth, looked inside, and found no teeth.

Put it aside for now, maybe you will need it later.

After searching around the room, he finally found a jar-like urn, into which he threw his head and carefully covered it with a wooden board.

Having severely injured the wall-climbing demon before, the other party would probably not dare to cause trouble to him easily again.

but……

Lin Beixuan looked at the bad sign that was still glowing slowly on the panel in his mind.

The real danger is probably not the wall-climbing ghost, but tonight.

Thinking of this, Lin Beixuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

In the communication group post, the site owner suggested that newcomers stay put and develop, and learn skills well.

As a result, he started in a cemetery and encountered zombies. He finally ran to the town, but was hit to death by a brick. Then he came to this strange Ruan Mansion.

"Ugh!"

Lin Beixuan looked out the window. The sun had already set outside, and darkness enveloped the earth. Only a little afterglow allowed people to see things slightly.

Suddenly, there was some noise outside. Not long after, a short and thin child about ten years old, wearing a dirty black felt hat, pushed open the door and walked in.

"Goudan, it's time to change patrols. What are you still doing in the woodshed?"

The boy looked a little noisy, with snot hanging from his face, and a bamboo basket behind him filled with something black that looked like coal.

"Dog?"

"Are you calling me?" Lin Beixuan's cheeks twitched when he heard the other party calling him like that.

"Who else could it be but you? How come you even forgot your own name? Ma San said you are mentally ill. I didn't believe it at first, but now I do."

"..."

"Hurry up, if you go late you will be punished again."

After saying that, the child sniffed his nose and ran out of the woodshed.

Lin Beixuan thought about it and finally followed.

Once you enter the secular world, you must abide by its rules. This is a sentence often mentioned in the communication group between the two worlds.

Although these people in the secular world have the ability to resurrect in the secular world, they cannot really treat themselves as players.

That would be a miserable death.

Walking through the corridor, you can see a medium-sized courtyard in front of you. Red lanterns are hung high on both sides of the courtyard, dispelling the gradually deepening darkness.

The butler was hunched over, with his hands behind his back, standing in the middle of the yard, with a look of fatigue on his old face.

There were seven or eight people standing in a row in front of him, all dressed as servants.

Seeing this, Lin Beixuan walked over and stood next to the child.

Turning his head to look, he found that the other person looked like a little adult, with a solemn expression and clenched fists, just like a general who was ready to die for his country.

Lin Beixuan couldn't help but feel interesting and asked in a low voice: "What are we going to do?"

Unexpectedly, the child just looked straight at him and ignored him completely.

At this moment, the butler saw that the personnel were already in place and said, "Tonight's patrol will be changed, and you will replace the previous group."

"Ma San, Zhao Fu, the two of you are responsible for patrolling the inner courtyard."

"Qing'er, you can take over Xiaohuan's position and wait at the door of the mistress."

……

After the people in front were assigned, the housekeeper finally turned his attention to Lin Beixuan. "You just came back today, so you and Xiao Shitou should take over as the doorman."

For some unknown reason, the faces of the others changed drastically after hearing what the butler said.

Ma San, who had pushed Lin Beixuan before, stood up with a frown.

"Butler Xu, it's not appropriate to let two young children take over the concierge duties. What if something dirty gets in?"

The doorman is an extremely important position in any wealthy family, and the doorman on duty at night is the most important.

Especially at this moment, with war raging outside, countless corpses lying on the roadside, and I don't know how many demons and evil spirits have turned into them.

Let two inexperienced boys guard the gatehouse at night. If they die, it's fine. But if the house is left open and evil spirits are let in, everyone will be in danger.

The housekeeper narrowed his eyes, looked at Ma San, and said in a cold tone: "Is there any place in the Ruan Mansion that is not dangerous now? But compared to the evil spirits outside, I am more afraid of the evil spirits at home."

"Most of the people in the house have died during this period, and there are only a few left. The gatekeeper needs to rest. If they are not allowed to take over as the gatekeeper, if you want to go, then you will take over."

When Ma San heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He smiled and waved his hand: "I am just making some suggestions. Don't bother to make any arrangements."

The butler snorted coldly and looked at the others: "If any of you have any objections, you can tell me. I can let him guard the gate."

The people around shook their heads frantically when they heard this. Obviously, no one was willing to do this job.

Lin Beixuan was watching the expressions on everyone's faces, and after listening to the conversation, he roughly understood what was going on.

These people complain that they are not able to take on the responsibility of night duty, but at the same time they don't want to take any risks. They want all the good things and don't want to have anything to do with bad things. No matter which world they are in, people's hearts are basically the same.

Lin Beixuan crossed his arms and looked at the group of people coldly. The destiny on the panel in his mind was shining brightly. He had already determined that the predicted disaster would happen tonight.

"Night porter!"

Looking towards the gate of the Ruan Mansion, through several deep corridors, you can vaguely see a red lantern hanging in the dark.

"It's decided. Let's go change patrols."

The butler finalized everyone's work arrangements, and everyone left the inner courtyard.

Lin Beixuan looked at the child who was not even as tall as his shoulders and said, "So your name is Little Stone."

Little Stone raised his head and glanced at him. He didn't say anything and just walked ahead sullenly.

Lin Beixuan smiled upon seeing this, and tactfully said nothing more. Soon the two of them followed the light and came to the gate of the Ruan Mansion. An old man in servant's clothes was squatting at the mouth of the weir, smoking a pipe.

"Grandpa Wu, Goudan and I will take your place today." Xiao Shitou walked up to the old man and bowed his head respectfully.

Wu Qi looked at the two of them with cloudy eyes. One of his eyes was a strange grayish-white color, as if he was completely blind.

"Why did Xu Shounian arrange for you two little kids to come here? Is he really not going to guard this house anymore?"

In the Ruan Mansion, apart from the housekeeper, this old man Wu has the most experience and can even call the housekeeper by his name.

"The housekeeper said that the current situation is special and there are not many people available in the house. It would be great if someone could fill in."

"..."

Wu Qi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything. Finally, he sighed softly.

“It’s better to experience it sooner rather than later!”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Beixuan and said, "I have to admit that you are really lucky. You were still alive after hanging out outside all night yesterday. I hope you can get through this difficult time with Xiao Shitou."

Lin Beixuan shook his head helplessly. He was not that unlucky, he just had a resurrection mechanism, and yet he died twice.

"You will guard the gate tonight, but there are two things you need to pay attention to."

Wu Qi supported himself and stood up from the weir. His hair was gray and he looked very old. Even his walking speed was very slow.

"The living live in Yang houses, and the dead live in Yin houses. If one of them gets the relationship wrong, it will be a fatal trouble for us living people."

"The difference between a yang house and a yin house lies in the lanterns." Wu Qi pointed to the red lantern above his head.

"The red lanterns represent where the living live, while the white lanterns represent where the dead live."

"At night, the red lanterns must not be extinguished, otherwise ghosts will not recognize them and might take the opportunity to move in."

"The first thing our concierge needs to do is to add wax to the lanterns in time at the fourth watch to prevent the fire from going out."

"As the saying goes, there is no one around at midnight, no idle people walk in the aisles. Just keep an eye on the three fires above your heads, don't look back if someone calls you..." Wu Qi shook his head and hummed a weird tune.

“The second point is the easiest and the hardest.”

"That means after midnight, no matter who calls you, don't turn around."

(End of this chapter)