"Is the strange figure translucent?" the Taoist priest asked.
Xiaolan nodded, "Translucent and dirty, what is that?"
"It is the deceased who has just gained some self-awareness," Taoist priest explained. "In this form, the deceased often discovers the fact that he is dead not long ago, and is still piecing together memories. If the piece is successfully pieced together, it will turn from translucent to substantial.
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Sister Fang looked at the two of them like monkeys.
"Sister Fang, can you take us to the room where the accident occurred in Building 2 now?" The Taoist priest did not explain much and turned to ask Sister Fang.
Sister Fang agreed, picked up the drunkard who was lying on the ground, threw him back into the house, closed the door, and led them towards Building No. 2.
This community is very big, and Building No. 2 is on the other side of the community. The more Xiaolan walks there, the more she feels like there is a force expelling her.
However, this feeling also told Xiaolan that this is where she is, what she is looking for is here.
After walking into the corridor, Xiaolan couldn't help but cough dryly due to the overwhelming feeling of suffocation.
Sister Fang also coughed a few times.
"I don't know why, but since the incident happened at that house, the whole building feels a little... a little uncomfortable," Sister Fang said. "Several other households have also moved one after another, and this building is almost empty."
Several people reluctantly walked to the fourth floor.
"This is it." Sister Fang pointed from a distance with some fear.
"Then..." Xiaolan turned around and looked at the opposite door, "Is Master Tie's family opposite?"
"Master Iron? What Master Iron?"
"Master Tie who drives a taxi," Xiaolan blinked, "his daughter's name is Tie Zhu."
"Oh, Tiezhu's family," Sister Fang remembered, "but her surname is not Tie. Her surname is quite special. It is a compound surname, Murong Tiezhu. Her father and we all call him Lao Mu."
No wonder when Wu Ren opened his mouth to call him Laotie, the driver showed a reluctant expression.
However, after finally having a romantic surname like Murong, he was given a name like Tiezhu. If he were Tiezhu, he would probably be depressed.
"It's them. How long has it been since they moved away?"
"Not long after," Sister Fang waved her hand, "Tie Zhu is about to take the college entrance examination, and his family moved to live near the school so that it is convenient to review. I heard that he did well in the exam this time. It would be great if my Axiu could also get such high scores.
"
The Taoist priest nodded, "Sister Fang, please help open this door."
Upon hearing this, Sister Fang quickly took out the key from her pocket, but hesitated and refused to move forward.
"This... do you really want to go in?"
"What's wrong?" Xiaolan asked.
"When the police left, they specifically told me not to go in." Sister Fang glanced at the door, "They said it was a bit scary inside and most people wouldn't be able to bear it."
"Auntie, please give us the key," Xiaolan stretched out her hand, "Wait for us downstairs, we will go down to find you later."
The Taoist priest added, "There just happen to be some things that ordinary people can't see well."
Sister Fang half pushed her and walked downstairs. Before she left, she said that the little girl should go down with her, but the Taoist priest sternly refused.
The two of them said this because they did not want to affect Sister Fang. The male owner of this household has stolen Tiezhu's fortune and has not returned it yet. The line of bad luck will even prevent Lao Mu from fulfilling his wish. If the evil thing still stays here.
In a room, Bao Qi would know what Sister Fang would do the moment she opened the door.
After Sister Fang's footsteps could no longer be heard, Xiaolan made a move to open the door.
The Taoist Master gently stopped her, took out two talismans, and placed them on Xiaolan's and his own left shoulders.
"This is the way all dharma does not invade the body. It is a curse. Give me the key and I will open it."
The Taoist Master took the key, stretched out his arm, and inserted the key into the keyhole. The keyhole was slightly rusty, and when he twisted the key, he felt very jerky.
Xiaolan suddenly became nervous for no reason.
"Click."
The lock is unlocked.
The Taoist priest turned his face and glanced at Xiaolan, and protected her behind his back with his other hand.
"Creak——"
The door opens little by little.
A strange smell has come out from the crack in the door.
Xiaolan and the Taoist priest both looked into the crack in the door. Xiaolan didn't see anything yet, but the Taoist priest quickly closed the door, turned around, and slapped something on his forehead.
Miraculously, the moment the piece of paper was slapped on my forehead, the feeling of expulsion that had been surrounding me seemed to disappear.
Xiaolan lifted a corner of the paper with her hand, and it turned out that it was also a talisman.
"Taoist Priest..."
"There is indeed something inside," the Taoist priest reopened the door, "and that thing is targeting you."
The door gradually opened, and Xiaolan wanted to see what the thing that was staring at her looked like.
The rotten smell mixed with the smell of corpses hit your face from the door.
Xiaolan grabbed the Taoist priest's clothes and looked inside.
The rope is still hanging in the center of the living room, right opposite the door. The body has been taken away by the police, but the body water and blood have soaked into the floor, leaving black and red traces on the ground forever.
But in this dirty black and red, there is something seriously inconsistent.
"squeak!"
A pink, rabbit-like animal was lying just below the rope. Hearing movement at the door, he turned his head and looked over. His eyes were shining like gems, and his body was furry. He looked very cute.
"Is this what's targeting me?"
The Taoist priest nodded.
"squeak!--"
A pink light flashed, and in a blink of an eye, the rabbit-like thing chirped and ran towards Xiaolan.
It was very fast, and before the Taoist priest could react, the thing had jumped in front of Xiaolan, opened its two front paws, and looked like it was asking for a hug from Xiaolan.
She looks really cute.
Xiaolan raised her hand and slapped him with lightning speed.
"squeak!"
The thing screamed, showing a pink parabola, and was knocked away. The powder ball hit the wall and rolled to the ground. It rolled several times on the ground and shook its head, as if it had been beaten.
Senseless.
The Taoist priest looked at Xiaolan in surprise, "I thought you would like this little animal very much."
"Hey," Xiaolan clapped her hands, "I already have black skin, it's useless no matter how cute other animals are."
The pink ball squatted on the spot for a while, moving tremblingly. It wanted to get closer to them but didn't dare. It blinked aggrievedly, with big doubts in its big eyes.
Xiaolan felt a little soft-hearted. She thought about the black skin of the doll at home that looked like a doll but was a mighty man inside. Compared with this cute little pink thing in front of her, who wouldn't want to change their mind?
"Poor little thing." The Taoist priest suddenly said.
Xiaolan looked at the Taoist priest in confusion, and saw that the Taoist priest was looking at the pink dumplings, his tone full of tenderness and sympathy.
The Taoist priest looked at it for a while, then took out a pack of biscuits from his pocket, tore it open and sprinkled it on the ground.
The noodle dumplings sniffed, and their eyes lit up, but they were still wary of the slap just now, so they dared to sneak past Xiaolan far away, and started to eat crunchily.
"Let's go." The Taoist priest said, "I have a general understanding of the situation in this house."
Xiaolan was led out of the house by the Taoist priest. The two of them stood at the door and were about to close the door when Fendanzi ran to the door again, squeaking.
The Taoist Master's hand paused as he closed the door.
"Squeak! Squeak!"
Fendanzi stared at the Taoist priest, raised his upper body, raised his two front paws and put them together, just like the posture a puppy makes when it is acting coquettishly.
"squeak!"
The Taoist priest glanced at Fenduanzi, closed the door, and locked it tightly.