Hearing Brother Chen's words, I felt reassured.
I never expected Brother Chen, who worked in logistics and distribution, to have learned mystic arts from the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu.
With his help, the haunting I was experiencing should be resolved quickly.
Thinking this, I nodded repeatedly and thanked him:
"Thanks, Brother Chen. Once this is sorted, I'll definitely give you a big red envelope."
Brother Chen let out a hearty laugh, the kind of laugh that belonged to a straightforward and honest fellow:
"It's nothing, just a small matter. Wait here, I'll drive the forklift in first, and you wait outside."
I grunted in acknowledgement and stepped aside.
Brother Chen got onto the forklift and quickly drove it into the warehouse.
Then he went to the office to request leave from his supervisor in the logistics department.
In less than fifteen minutes, Brother Chen came out and motioned for me to follow him.
I hurried after him.
I asked Brother Chen where we were going.
Brother Chen said we were going to the market to buy a large yellow chicken with a red-combed crest and a black tail.
Hearing that we were buying a chicken, I was a bit confused.
With a perplexed look, I asked:
"Brother Chen, why are we going to buy a chicken? And it has to be a large yellow chicken with a red-combed crest and a black tail?"
Brother Chen lit a cigarette and took a puff:
"Little Qin, you don't understand this!
This yellow chicken is spiritually sensitive and its yang energy is strong.
We're buying this creature to take the misfortune for you, to act as a substitute life."
"Substitute life?"
My eyes widened in surprise.
Brother Chen nodded and explained it to me in detail.
He said that based on his analysis, the entity haunting me was likely the woman who died in the car accident at the beginning of the month.
Because she died violently and her body was not intact, her resentment after death was heavy.
If her karma was insufficient, she would only be able to exist as an animal in her next life.
Therefore, these malevolent spirits sought substitutes.
They would kill someone else and replace them, much like a water ghost looking for a replacement.
The reason they found me was probably because they saw my weak yang energy, and I was at the scene of the accident at the time, so I became their target.
They only appeared recently because my fortune had dipped to a critical low, and my yang fire had weakened.
Today, Brother Chen would use the large yellow chicken to ward off the disaster for me.
He would use an illusion to make the spirit haunting me mistakenly believe the yellow chicken was me.
Once that was done, the spirit would naturally depart...
What they refer to as "exchanging money" is actually "exchanging life."
Whether you agree or not, once you are entangled, unless your fortune is particularly strong, there is usually no good outcome.
Of course, if your fortune is strong and your yang energy is abundant, these things will also be forced to leave.
Brother Chen didn't know the specifics before.
He only noticed that my yang energy had been weak and my fortune low in recent days, realizing I was being haunted by an evil spirit, but he didn't know its true power.
So he gave me a "Ghost-Repelling Coin."
Most minor malevolent spirits would show respect upon seeing it and leave after taking the money.
However, the entity haunting me had heavy resentment and was aiming for my life.
A single Ghost-Repelling Coin was naturally not enough to deter it.
In fact, this spirit, after taking the coin and staining it with blood, could even return it.
This was enough to show its determination.
It was a clear declaration that it wanted my life.
But Brother Chen also assured me with a pat on his chest.
He said that he would definitely handle it and I shouldn't worry, and would have no future troubles.
Hearing this, my mind became clear, and I praised Brother Chen's brilliant methods.
To think he could use a large yellow chicken as a substitute for me.
Brother Chen chuckled a few times, saying this was just a rudimentary technique.
In front of truly skilled individuals, it wouldn't even be presentable.
I took Brother Chen's words as a joke and didn't press the matter further...
In any case, my life was now in Brother Chen's hands.
Whatever he told me to do, I would do.
My survival depended entirely on Brother Chen's skills.
Afterwards, we went directly to the nearby market.
Fortunately, there were plenty of live poultry at the market, and we found the ideal large yellow chicken, which was spirited and particularly energetic.
After buying the yellow chicken, Brother Chen tied a red string around its leg.
He muttered some incantations in a mysterious manner and stroked its head.
The large yellow chicken immediately became quiet, not struggling at all.
At the same time, I specifically went to the bank to withdraw two thousand yuan in cash and put it in a red envelope for him.
Brother Chen was very generous and upright, saying he wasn't helping me for money.
He just knew some methods for expelling evil spirits.
Seeing that my fortune was bad and that I worked in the same factory, he decided to help and also accumulate merit for himself.
He kept refusing to take it.
But since he had stepped in to save me and had even taken time off work today, how could I not show my appreciation? In the end, I forcefully pressed the money into his hands.
Since it was still early, and neither Brother Chen nor I had eaten dinner yet, we sat down at a nearby stir-fry restaurant.
While eating dinner, we finalized the arrangements for the night.
Brother Chen drank half a glass of beer, then told me very seriously:
"Little Qin, give me your birth date and time later.
I'll have it put inside the yellow chicken.
After ten o'clock tonight, you'll hold the yellow chicken and walk west without stopping.
No matter who calls you, don't look back or talk to anyone randomly.
Wait until the yellow chicken starts to struggle and cluck; only then should you stop."
At this point, Brother Chen paused, took a sip of his drink, and then continued:
"At that time!
You'll take off your jacket and clothes, burn them to ashes on the spot, and smear them on the yellow chicken.
Then, leave the yellow chicken where it is, along with a few strands of your hair.
Smear some mud on yourself, then put on my jacket, and wear your shoes inside out when you return.
That way, the evil spirit won't be able to smell you.
I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of People's Park.
When you get there, I'll arrange the next steps for you. As long as you get through tonight, you should be mostly fine."
I widened my eyes, listening very attentively.
At this moment, I nodded repeatedly and raised my wine glass:
"Brother Chen, you're troubling yourself too much, I'll toast you..."
Brother Chen waved his hand:
"It's nothing, just a small matter. Drink less, so you don't mess things up tonight."
I grunted in acknowledgement and only had one glass.
After finishing dinner, it was already half-past nine at night.
I asked the boss for paper and pen and wrote down my birth date, time, and name myself.
After writing it down, Brother Chen took it and looked at it.
He murmured to himself; Year Xinsi, Month Guisi, Day Guiyou, Hour Dinghai.
As soon as he finished reciting, Brother Chen's body jolted, and his expression changed drastically.
Then, with a hint of terror in his eyes, he looked at me:
"Little, Little Qin, your birth chart. No, you didn't write it wrong, did you?"