He started by brutally defeating the demon lady, and the passersby were terrified!

Rugged ghost...

A flood of memories washed over Meng Yan.

He remembered reading about it in a book of folklore called "Yijian Zhi".

This is a monster that likes to eat human internal organs and remove their heads.

The earliest record of this is from the Song Dynasty, when a criminal gang formed to commit murder and sacrifice to a ghost. The ghost they sacrificed was this "Lingzheng Ghost".

His "preference" is for scholars and twins.

Because scholars are called "intelligent people," one can be worth three; next are monks and Taoists, who are called "cultivators," one can be worth two; and the rest are women and children.

Therefore, scholars should be extra careful when walking at night.

For example, the prototype of the Ghost Story in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" was adapted from a case of murder and ghost sacrifice in the Song Dynasty.

A scholar was traveling and as night fell, he wanted to find a place to stay for the night. A farmer in the fields pointed him to a wealthy family's house.

Upon arriving at the house, the host was exceptionally hospitable. Late at night, he even sent his most beautiful maid to serve the scholar. After a night of passion, the scholar came every night for the next few days.

One night, the maid said to the scholar, "I was originally a respectable woman, but this family captured me to deceive scholars like you. When the time comes, they will kill you as a sacrifice to the ghosts."

The scholar was so frightened that he chiseled a hole in the wall and ran away with the maid that very night. At dawn, he reported the incident to the authorities, who wiped out the cult group in the mansion and found several headless corpses with their bellies cut open.

As for twins, unorthodox beliefs hold that twins are spirit fetuses, so in ancient times, people would go to any lengths to obtain twins for sacrificial purposes.

It's unclear whether this is simply a case of ghosts or monsters, or if someone is using this as an opportunity to cause trouble.

Because in this world, besides ghosts, some evil cultivators or people with wicked intentions will stop at nothing to improve themselves.

……

"Beep beep beep—"

Just as Meng Yan was completing the task.

Suddenly my phone vibrated.

[A call came from Qianjiang...]

It turned out to be Qianjiang calling.

"Hey—, Meng Yan, are you up yet?"

The call was connected.

Qianjiang asked.

"I'm having breakfast, what's up?"

Meng Yan asked.

"Goodness, I thought you were busy with another part-time job and didn't have time to reply to my messages, so I called to check it out."

Qian Jiang said something on the other end of the phone.

"Roll, roll, roll—"

Meng Yan said irritably.

Do I really need a part-time job?

"Speaking of which, do you know how much my dad spent hiring a master? 200,000 yuan! I discussed it with him, and he said if we could resolve this matter, he would split the 200,000 yuan between us, but we ended up paying only 100,000 yuan... That's biased against us! He only pays us if the master fails after his intervention, or if the master is convinced that we solved the problem!"

Qian Jiang said angrily on the other end of the phone.

After all, why should someone else get 200,000?

By the time it gets to them, it will be 10.

It's shrunk so much.

Crucially, additional conditions were added.

After a master makes a move and fails, or the other party is completely convinced of their abilities.

What if that old man doesn't accept it?

"It's alright, it's alright, we'll just make him admit defeat."

Meng Yan was surprised to hear that the fat man had actually negotiated a deal.

Looks like there's been another unexpected gain.

As for making the master convinced.

The problem is not big.

There's always a way to make him submit.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm completely convinced!!"

Qian Jiang smiled slightly and then sent two pictures of baseball bats on WeChat.

Meng Yan's previous experience told him this.

Many ghosts and monsters are actually connected to the master.

One part involves the master having people impersonate ghosts or monsters, then causing these so-called ghosts or monsters to cause trouble, activating so-called supernatural events, and then exorcising the ghosts to collect money.

In a normal, ordinary residential house, this kind of exorcism can cost around ten thousand yuan.

One opening can feed us for a month.

And hotels like theirs.

If you run into a sucker like your dad, he can make 200,000 yuan at a time, and one big sale can feed you for a year.

"Speaking of which, what time is it tonight?"

Meng Yan didn't even know the time.

"They said the ceremony would start at 9 p.m., so let's go at that time and have dinner together."

Qian Jiang replied.

"With Uncle Qian and that master?"

Meng Yan was curious.

"No, my dad and the others planned to eat after we finished our work. I said we'd just eat rice, but how about we go back to the place we went to yesterday? I think the ingredients are still very fresh! It's on me!"

Qianjiang still can't stop thinking about the all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant called "Eat As You Like" from yesterday.

The main reason is that the ingredients at the new store are indeed excellent.

"Okay, you can arrange it."

Meng Yan nodded.

I was really hungry.

Even now, after he finishes his cultivation, one bowl of noodles isn't enough; he needs at least three.

no doubt.

A buffet is the best choice.

You can build whatever you want.

It's a bit pricey, but at least there's a wide variety.

"Okay, let's meet at 6 PM for 'anything you want to eat,' then it'll be perfect for heading to the hotel!"

The two hung up the phone quickly.

According to their plan.

We'll eat at six o'clock.

We ate for two hours and came out at eight o'clock.

We have an hour left to go to the Hongzhong Hotel, which is a very good time arrangement.

Meng Yan also thought it was good.

After finishing his noodles, he continued meditating to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve himself, even though he didn't have any cultivation techniques.

I need to go to the base sometime to find a cultivation technique to practice.

Meng Yan thought to himself.

On the other side...

Hongzhong Hotel.

"Beep beep beep—"

Inside room 704.

One after another, landline phones rang.

Because it's already twelve o'clock.

Normally, the hotel will call at 12 o'clock to ask if you want to extend your stay.

But they made quite a few calls, and no one answered.

"Do you think... something really happened to the residents of 704?"

The two receptionists are no longer the ones working the night shift.

She started working later.

But when they heard that room 704 had been checked in, a sense of panic appeared on their faces, especially since they couldn't get through on the phone.

"Maybe they went out? Let's not overthink it!"

"That's what a young lady with an oval face said."

"But...we checked the security footage, and no one came out of room 704!"

I can't get through on the phone.

They have already asked the security guards in the monitoring room to check it out.

I fast-forwarded at the highest speed. From midnight last night until today, the door to room 704 has indeed not been opened since I checked in, so no one has come out either.

The guests must be staying inside.

"They're probably too tired to wake up! Let's make another call and see."

The oval-faced female staff member picked up the phone again.

"Beep beep beep—"

Inside room 704.

It was the familiar ringing of the phone.

But still no one answered the phone.

Half an hour passed by in the blink of an eye.

It's almost one o'clock.

"Shall we go take a look?"

"I'm afraid..."

"Let's get some security personnel to come up with us... I'm scared too if just the two of us go!"

The two receptionists discussed it for a moment and then picked up the walkie-talkie.

……