Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 368 Fog Rising
Ran Qing spoke coldly, narrating and speculating about the relationships among the ghosts.

The evil spirit caught by the reflection in the mirror had a constantly changing expression, sometimes ferocious, sometimes in pain, and sometimes terrified.

Finally, it miraculously reverted to its original appearance as a kind, friendly, and polite middle-aged woman.

It forced a smile and said to Ran Qing, "Ran Qing..."

The demon's voice was very soft, as if it wanted to appeal to people's emotions.

Unfortunately, the person who had feelings for Luo Xuefang's identity was Ran Jianfei.

Ran Qing waved her hand indifferently and said nothing.

But the evil shadow in the mirror dragged the demon directly into the bronze mirror, and the two huge bodies were forced into the narrow mirror surface, causing the demon to struggle in pain.

But nothing works.

After the last part of the evil spirit was dragged into the mirror, the bronze mirror in Ran Qing's hand turned into a prison.

The mirror no longer reflected Ran Qing's image, but instead showed the face of a demon with wide, terrified eyes.

"...You can stay inside for now," Ran Qing said coldly to the terrified ghostly face in the mirror. "I'll deal with you when I have time."

The Evil Shadow in the Mirror is a very dangerous and equally powerful sealing technique that greatly depletes one's own Yin energy.

Among all those who practiced spirit mediumship throughout history, very few could use this technique freely.

The immense Yin energy from Ran Qing's two hundred sticks of soul incense is now starting to feel somewhat fatigued.

He took out a piece of black gauze from his canvas bag and used it to wrap the surface of the bronze mirror.

Unless someone releases it, this evil spirit will be trapped in this mirror forever.

After getting up and checking the room again, Ran Qing found no further clues and then left.

He walked out of the house and headed downstairs.

At the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, Mo Li and Long Zongshu were waiting anxiously, glancing up at the balcony upstairs every now and then.

If Ran Qing makes any move, they must rush to help immediately.

Both of them were stunned when they saw Ran Qing come down so casually.

Long Zongshu was somewhat bewildered: "...It's over?"

Ran Qing pointed to the bronze mirror covered with black gauze in her hand and said, "It's already locked inside. Let's go back first."

This evil spirit provided a lot of important information.

Ran Qing wanted to share with her companions.

But Mo Li and Long Zongshu were even more shocked that Ran Qing had dealt with an old ghost so easily.

After hearing this, Mo Li was even more shocked and murmured, "You succeeded in summoning the evil shadow in the mirror on your first try? When I was learning this technique, I failed twice..."

After hearing the story, Long Zongshu couldn't help but gasp in amazement: "Ran Qing not only excels academically, but her talent as a spirit medium is also one in a million..."

The three young people walked out of the old residential area and said goodbye with a smile to the old man in the pavilion at the gate.

Then leave.

On the way back, Ran Qing calmly recounted in detail what had happened after she went up.

To be honest, he was somewhat disappointed.

This ghost is too weak.

It is clearly an evil spirit resurrected from the coffin of the Ghost King, or even a malevolent spirit that may have been resurrected thousands of years ago, yet it is so weak, only slightly stronger than an ordinary vengeful ghost.

Moreover, as the ancestor of the Longevity Clan, this ghost is ridiculously weak.

Ran Qing easily trapped him inside the mirror.

Mo Li frowned and said, "But doesn't Grandpa Shou have a physical body? This ghost can give birth, and we've seen it a few times before. She has a physical body."

"If it has a real body, how could you pull it into a mirror?"

"Logically, shouldn't the soul be captured inside the mirror while a physical body remains outside?"

Mo Li expressed his bewilderment at this unusual situation.

Ran Qing nodded and said, "Yes, this is the most unusual situation." "When we saw her before, she was indeed in the body of a living person."

"But when I saw her today, she barely had any sense of being alive anymore; the mirror had completely absorbed her..."

Ran Qing thought for a moment and shook her head, saying, "The only speculation is that after she became a ghost, the living part of her also completely disappeared."

"The old man we met before, Master Shou, was using the body of our classmate, Ouyang Xue."

"Perhaps even if these old men can survive in the mortal world, they will need to change their bodies regularly."

The group of "Grandpa Shou" is too strange and mysterious.

Even those who follow the path of the spirits know very little about them.

Many things can only be guessed.

Long Zongshu walked down the street, looked back towards People's Square, and said, "...What I find most strange is the ghost in the elevator building. Why did it take away Ran Qing's sister?"

"Those ghost-raising people in the elevator building shouldn't know that we're ruining their plans."

"There is naturally no need to take people hostage."

"Then why are they inexplicably trying to take Xiaoya away... Strange, is there something wrong with Xiaoya herself?"

Long Zongshu couldn't understand and frowned in thought.

He was more concerned about the safety of his little sister, Ran Qing.

After all, that little girl is so well-behaved and adorable; anyone would like her.

But this well-behaved little girl was taken away by a group of ghosts...

Ran Qing glanced at Mo Li and said, "Is there any possibility..."

Looking at her two companions, Ran Qing said calmly, "Xiao Ya is the Ghost King?"

"what?!"

Mo Li and Long Zongshu were both stunned, taken aback by this sudden assumption.

Long Zongshu looked completely bewildered: "How did they make contact? Xiaoya is the Ghost King? Why?"

No matter how you look at it, these are two completely unrelated identities.

Ran Qing shook her head and said, "It's just speculation. Just take it as a joke."

"I still think that the idea of ​​a living person having a child with a ghost is... very eerie."

"But we don't know whether the ghosts resurrected in the Ghost King's coffin are fertile."

"Perhaps she really was just an ordinary child, after all, the demon was indeed alive when it conceived her."

Ran Qing shook her head and sighed as she spoke.

"I think I'm under a lot of pressure and I'm overthinking things."

"The Ghost King suddenly disappeared, and the evil spirits of the ancient Luo Kingdom flooded into the human world."

"If the reason those evil spirits flooded into the human world is because the coffin of the Ghost King is empty, then this time the gates of hell are wide open and it may not end as easily as before."

In the past, every few decades, the gates of hell would open in Zangke, and ancient evil spirits would flood into the human world and abduct unorthodox practitioners.

Once they've caught enough people, they'll disappear, and the Zangke will return to calm.

But this time the gates of hell opened for a different reason than before, and no one knew how long those evil spirits would linger in the human world.

Or maybe...

"Hmm? It's getting foggy."

The three people walking on the main road were somewhat surprised to find that fog had rolled in.

Just moments ago, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless, but in the blink of an eye, a cold, pale fog suddenly enveloped our vision.

Things in the distance were faintly visible and hazy in the thick fog.

(End of this chapter)