In the past, when I heard this baby's cry, I was in a dream. Although I was terrified at that time, I didn't feel it as deeply as I do now. Now that I'm not dreaming, I'm completely awake, and the baby's cry lingered in my ears, very real, and I couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard I tried. Even when I covered my ears, it still echoed in my head.
My breathing became heavier and heavier. Extreme panic was tormenting me. I was so scared that I was about to faint.
At this moment, a figure flashed by and stood in front of me. He extended his hand and heavily patted my shoulder. In that instant, the infant's cry disappeared and my consciousness returned.
At this moment, I discovered that my entire body was drenched in cold sweat. My clothes were all drenched in sweat, and after being blown by the cold wind, my clothes were instantly dried. I felt extremely uncomfortable.
I stared at the slovenly Daoist with a pair of terrified eyes. The slovenly Daoist smiled at me and said, "Brother, you're too gutsy. You haven't even started, yet you're already like this. When that Gui Sha comes out, wouldn't you pee in your pants?"
At this moment, he still had the mood to joke around. I said with a sad face, "Leader …" I... "I just heard that baby crying. It was so scary …"
"Don't be afraid, it's just the effect of the negative field. Don't think about it, calm your mind, and you won't be affected by it." The Sloppy Daoist comforted me.
Then, with a sly smile, he said to me, "In a little while, I'll go overboard for the family of four who once died in this old house. Speaking of which, the former master of this house can't help you. Do you want to see how they look like?"
I was stunned. "Who helped me? Why didn't I know?"
"Didn't you dream that the man killed a family of three? He was kind enough to remind you to leave as soon as possible. Doesn't that count as helping you?"
"What?" "He was actually helping me. I thought he was trying to harm me …" I said, surprised.
"You really don't know a good person. Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Do you want to take a look or not?" he added quickly.
I hesitated for a moment, thinking that since the other party was helping me, I should at least thank him a bit. I might as well take a look. Thus, I nodded towards the slovenly Daoist priest.
The slovenly Daoist laughed, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and said, "You said it yourself. Don't regret it in a while."
What do I have to regret? Why does it feel like this guy's scheme had succeeded?
Before I could say anything, the slovenly priest took two objects from his yellow cloth pocket, two leaves and a small bottle of water.
He brought me to the altar and placed the two leaves on the altar. Then, he dripped two drops of transparent liquid on the leaves and used both of his hands to catch the two leaves before he moved towards me. I took a step back in fear and asked, "What did you make?"
"A thousand-year-old camphor tree leaf coupled with tears of cattle can be seen by ordinary people. Boy, you're so lucky. How could ordinary people treat you like this?" That stinking Daoist laughed mischievously, and there was a trace of treachery in his smile that made me feel uneasy.
With a slight hesitation, the slovenly Daoist Priest covered my eyes with two leaves. A refreshing feeling spontaneously arose. After feeling a slight stinging sensation in my eyes, I immediately returned to normal.
When I covered my eyes with the leaf, I seemed to hear that Taoist softly chanting a chant, but I still didn't hear anything clearly.
When the leaf was removed from my eyelids, the slovenly Daoist said to me, "Alright, open your eyes and take a look …"
I slowly opened my eyes. When I saw the world around me, I was so shocked that I gasped and almost fell to the ground.
The world in front of my eyes had undergone a tremendous change. Heavens, was this still the old mansion?
Everything in the yard was covered in a layer of shadow, and even the old locust tree had changed its appearance. In this world, all of its leaves had fallen, and its bare branches were crisscrossed and sticking out from the sides, as if there were many black snakes coiling around the old tree.
Around the old residence's main hall, a dozen or so scarlet colored gases shot up into the sky. A baleful aura surged out, causing people to feel a chill in their hearts.
Looking at this horrifying scene, my mouth gaped open in shock. My heart was beating rapidly, and I thought that I was hallucinating, so I closed my eyes again. However, when I opened my eyes to look again, the world around me was still the same.
What's wrong with this world? Could it be that this is the real me? I was puzzled.
Just when I was shocked to the point that I didn't know what to do, the slovenly Daoist laughed and said, "Did you see that? This is the house that you live in. To be able to stay here for three days without dying, you must have done a lot of good deeds in your previous life."
I glanced at the slovenly Daoist Priest. Fortunately, he hadn't changed his appearance; he was still the same slovenly Daoist Priest. This was a matter worth celebrating.
I grabbed his arm and said in a trembling voice, "This …" "How did this place become like this …"
"This is all because I have opened my Yin Yang Eyes for you. What you see now is the real side of this old house." The slovenly Daoist said calmly.
I'm already starting to regret it now. If I knew earlier, I wouldn't have opened any Yin Yang Eyes. I'm still used to the appearance of this old dwelling, even though it doesn't look that good either.
However, the next scene made me regret my decision even more, because I saw a ghost. A real ghost.
After the slovenly Daoist looked at me, he strode to the front of the altar, picked up the peach wood sword on the table with one hand, and with the other he picked up the bell with his other hand. He twirled it around the table, shaking it as he did so, and the bell began to emit a crisp "Ding Ling Ling" sound.
After saying that, the Sloppy Daoist waved the peach wood sword in his hand and pointed towards the door. "Clank!" The door itself opened, and I saw four shadows floating out from within the house …