For the next week, my life was essentially a two-point route.
My lodgings, the shop.
I went nowhere else.
My master was very strict, constantly pushing me to practice qi and cultivation, draw talismans, and the like, every day.
Concurrently, as my cultivation reached the Qi Absorption realm,
My master taught me several more common talismans.
Such as the Road-Opening Talisman, the Refreshing Talisman, and so on.
These were all relatively traditional minor talismans, which I felt didn't have much effect.
But my master said that mastering these talismans would be useful for helping people with weddings and funerals in the future.
And so, this week passed.
It was also time for the Crow Daoist to make good on his threats.
He had said that a month later, he would definitely take my life and Old Mo's.
Although the Soul-Capturing Curse was still on me, the outside was still sealed by the Spirit-Suppressing Curse.
My master also checked.
Only after confirming the Spirit-Suppressing Curse had not failed did he feel relieved.
At the same time, he also drew a "Six Ding Six Jia Evil-Slaying Talisman" for me for self-defense.
He said that if the Spirit-Suppressing Curse on me disappeared, I should place this Six Ding Six Jia Evil-Slaying Talisman on my chest to protect my soul.
I still trusted my master's words very much.
And after a week of rest, my mental state had also recovered.
Mo Ting, that kid, had also reached the Qi Absorption realm the day before yesterday.
According to what our masters said.
Mo Ting, like me, was suited for the business of the underworld; we were cut from the same cloth.
And tonight, we planned to take a stroll around the Kang Kang factory complex.
If there were ghosts, we'd deal with them; if not, we'd just wander around.
After work, I informed my master.
My master knew what I was going to do!
But as I was leaving, he told me to bring all the necessary tools and not to be reckless if something happened.
After bidding farewell to my master, I met up with Mo Ting.
We took the bus to the Kang Kang factory.
But today, there were many people on the bus, and Mo Ting and I were jostled around so much we were dazed.
Several burly men surrounded us.
When we got off the bus, I felt like my intestines had been squeezed out.
I had asked Old Mo before.
I asked him how, with his wealthy family background, he took the bus to work every day like me.
He replied that he had been too absorbed in playing games before, so he hadn't learned to drive and didn't have a license.
Today's crowding was quite intense.
After getting off, Old Mo complained to me, saying he would sign up for driving school tomorrow.
From now on, he would drive himself wherever he went.
He also asked if I wanted to join him.
I was so poor that I had finally managed to get a decent meal, how could I afford a car?
So I just waved my hand.
After getting off the bus, we arrived at the factory complex that was familiar to me.
Since it was after work, there were many workers, and the sky hadn't darkened yet.
After we entered the premises, we couldn't discern anything unusual.
So we decided to have dinner first in the industrial zone.
When I arrived at my previous workplace, I called Brother Chen.
After all, Brother Chen had helped me out back then.
Without Brother Chen's introduction, I wouldn't have been able to meet my current master.
When Brother Chen received my call, he laughed heartily into the phone.
He told me to wait and that he would be there shortly.
The two of us ordered a table full of dishes at a small restaurant outside the factory.
As soon as the dishes were served, Brother Chen arrived, wearing his work clothes, a cheerful smile on his face.
"Brother Chen!"
I stood up and greeted him.
Brother Chen waved his hand:
"Little Qin, it's been a while. How are things with Master Gu?"
"Everything's fine, Brother Chen. Please sit. This is my good brother, Mo Ting."
I introduced them.
Hearing my introduction, Mo Ting's chuunibyo acted up again.
He cupped his fists towards Brother Chen and performed a Daoist greeting:
"Hello, Brother Chen. My name is Mo Ting, and I am a modern-day ghost exorcist."
Brother Chen looked at Mo Ting's serious expression and posture and felt a bit awkward:
"Alright, sit down.
Little Qin, why did you two decide to come here today?"
Before I could speak, Mo Ting quickly replied:
"Brother Chen, we're here to catch ghosts."
When Brother Chen heard about catching ghosts, he became interested.
After all, Brother Chen had wanted to become a Daoist in the past and had sought to become a disciple of my master.
Unfortunately, his aptitude was too poor, and my master didn't accept him.
So he had simply taught him a few defensive techniques against ghosts.
"Oh? Are there any vengeful spirits around here?"
Brother Chen lowered his voice and widened his eyes.
"We're not sure yet, we're here to find out!"
Mo Ting continued.
This left Brother Chen a bit perplexed and confused.
Seeing this, I quickly explained:
"It's like this, Brother Chen. The adjacent Kang Kang factory had a fatality, you should know about that, right?"
Brother Chen was taken aback for a moment, then said:
"I know about that! It's been over a week.
Could it be that a vengeful spirit has appeared there?"
I shook my head:
"We're not sure about that, but that factory always has incidents.
We feel something is not right.
So we came here today to take a look.
But it's still early, and there are a lot of people.
So I asked you to come for a meal and also to ask if you know anything about that factory."
Brother Chen had been working here for many years.
And he had some exposure to these matters, as he understood a bit of the ways.
It would be best to get information from him.
When Brother Chen heard my question, he also frowned:
"This I, really don't know.
Although I've been working here for several years,
And I know that factory always has incidents,
But I don't know the internal situation.
I'm also not sure if there are any evil spirits inside.
After all, you know very well about the few tricks I know, Little Qin.
To you now, I'm just an outsider.
However, if you want to understand the situation, you should ask Wang Kai, the line leader. That kid definitely knows.
He used to work at Kang Kang and jumped over from there..."