I wanted to ask Uncle-Master what method would be best for dealing with water ghosts.
But who knew Uncle-Master had drunk too much again and hadn't woken up yet.
I sighed.
Old Mo saw this and asked,
“What’s wrong, Old Qin!”
Uncle-Master was still in a deep sleep, so I had nothing to hide from Old Mo.
I started speaking,
“It’s like this, my ghost sister found me last night and asked me to do something for her.”
Old Mo’s expression startled when he heard “ghost sister,” showing a hint of surprise.
He pointed towards Old Huang Mountain,
“You mean, you mean the one up there?”
I nodded,
“Yes, her!”
“Oh, what is it?”
Old Mo also became curious and asked.
I continued,
“She has a subordinate, a water ghost from the Qingshui River.
But recently, a fierce ghost washed down from upstream has taken over his water dwelling.
And because she has important matters to attend to, she needs to leave for a while.
So she asked me to go and eliminate the fierce ghost in the Qingshui River.
I’ve never dealt with water ghosts before, so I don’t have any experience.
I came to ask Uncle-Master, but he got drunk again.”
Old Mo’s eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.
He slapped his thigh hard,
“What’s there to ask? You and I are the Twin Heroes of the Demon Exorcists.
The new stars of the demon-exorcising world.
The future supreme masters of the Taoist sect.
With our combined strength, what are we afraid of, water ghosts?
I say, tonight, let’s go and meet that fellow.”
I knew it, Old Mo was fearless.
His favorite thing was to exorcise ghosts and hunt demons.
Danger wouldn’t make him back down.
I smiled,
“Alright, we’ll go check out the environment this afternoon.”
“Sure, sure.”
Old Mo nodded, his entire being brimming with excitement.
I stayed at Wanshou Hall for a while, checking on Uncle-Master.
He was completely passed out, and it would take at least another day for him to wake up.
There was no choice, I had to handle these matters myself.
The matter of deciphering dreams would also have to be put on hold for now.
Afterwards, I returned to the shop.
Although I made a hundred thousand last night, Old Mo and I split it fifty-fifty.
But we still had to do business this morning.
I opened the shop and prepared various talismans and artifacts.
I had no experience dealing with water ghosts.
But I knew that ghosts in water were extremely fierce.
It was very difficult to deal with such ghosts in the water.
However, these types of ghosts generally wouldn’t come ashore.
Or rather, they couldn’t come ashore at all.
Therefore, the most common methods for dealing with water ghosts were the Demon Suppressing Net and the Ghost Binding Hook.
The Demon Suppressing Net, unlike ordinary ones, was woven with hemp and dog hair.
If you encountered a water ghost, you’d simply net it and then suppress and kill it.
The Ghost Binding Hook was made entirely of silver and was a large hook.
But the hook had runes of suppression, and the other end was connected to an iron lock ring.
It was used to hook water ghosts, and its usage was similar to fishing.
These methods were all things I had learned from books and from my master when he was alive.
However, I had never actually used them in practice.
And how to handle the various problems encountered when dealing with water ghosts, and so on.
I knew nothing about all of this.
Now, I could only feel my way through, taking it one step at a time.
As there wasn’t much business, I went to the warehouse to find these artifacts.
My master had left me a complete set of artifacts.
Both the Demon Suppressing Net and the Ghost Binding Hook were there.
So I took them all.
Along with the regular artifacts, such as the Bagua mirror, talismans, and peach wood swords, of course, they were all prepared.
The morning passed quickly.
Three customers came.
Two were buying incense, candles, and paper money, and one was asking for a statue of a deity.
I earned a small profit of about three hundred yuan.
At noon, I sent a message to Old Mo, asking him to wait for me at the station entrance.
Then, I went to the backyard.
Planning to bring Xiao Mei along.
But when I reached the backyard, I saw Xiao Mei had already returned, and next to her was a wild rabbit skin.
Xiao Mei had bloodstains on her lips and was sleeping in her den.
Spiritual energy surrounded her, and with each breath, she constantly absorbed and exhaled.
Clearly, Xiao Mei was cultivating.
Most beast cultivators practiced by sleeping.
Xiao Mei was no exception.
Seeing Xiao Mei cultivating, I didn’t disturb her.
Picking up my things, I left the house alone.
Old Mo was also ready, and we left the shop.
We met at the station.
Then Old Mo asked me,
“Brother Qin, the Qingshan River is so long, where are we going to catch ghosts?”
I shook my head,
“I’m not sure yet. We’ll stroll along the riverbank during the day to check the water and the road conditions.
Then later, we’ll go to Qingshui Creek to find that water ghost named Hei Tou.
He should know which section of the river that fierce ghost is in.”
Old Mo nodded after hearing me speak.
Next, we took a bus directly to the riverbank.
The weather was beautiful today, with the sun shining.
As soon as we reached the riverbank, we saw many people camping, having barbecues, and strolling.
“Holy cow, so many people by the river?”
Old Mo exclaimed in surprise.
I also hadn’t expected there to be so many people by the river.
Looking at the water, it was calm and not rapid.
Several sand-carrying ships were navigating through the water with a “buzzing” sound.
“With the riverbank so lively, if there were really water ghosts causing trouble, many people would probably drown here,”
Old Mo sighed.
I lit a cigarette,
“Let’s go take a look at the riverbank!”
I said, walking towards the river.
Old Mo also chimed in conversationally.
As we chatted, we arrived at the riverbank.
Looking at the river surface, it was very calm, and there was no sign of anything unusual.
However, I took out a yellow talisman.
It was a ‘Sha Testing Talisman,’ which could detect malevolent energy.
Twisting it in my hand, I chanted a spell and threw it into the water.
As soon as the yellow talisman touched the water, it turned black.
Seeing this, Old Mo and I both frowned.
Indeed, the river was not clean; it contained malevolent energy…
At the same time, several people by the river were picking up stones.
A young couple was playing in the water.
“Hmph, you dare splash me. I’m freezing.”
A girl said.
The man, however, was laughing “hehehe”:
“I splashed you, so what? Come chase me!”
“If I catch you, you’ll be in big trouble!”
The woman said.
She got up and went to chase him.
The man started running.
Many people looked at the young couple with envious eyes.
Some single guys even rolled their eyes.
Old Mo and I didn’t pay much attention.
Instead, we took out a Feng Shui compass, intending to use it to determine if there were any ghosts in this section of the river.
The next moment, the man’s foot twisted as if he had tripped.
He fell into the river with a “plop.”
The previously calm river surface instantly became turbulent.
The sound of rushing water kept ringing out, and a wave washed over him, pulling him down.
Seeing this, the girl quickly reached out to pull him.
The man grabbed the girl’s hand, trying to climb ashore.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get up.
It was as if someone was dragging him down into the river…
In an instant, the young couple both fell into the river.
“Help, help!”
“Help!”
The young couple swallowed several mouthfuls of water and shouted for help.
But their bodies were sinking uncontrollably.
Fortunately, there were many people around, and several passersby had seen it.
Then, we heard people around shouting;
“Holy cow, someone fell into the river!”
“Oh no, someone has fallen into the water!”
“Help, someone who can swim, hurry and help…”