Grave Moving Brigade - Chapter 14

Chapter 14 – Towards a Showdown with the Baby Ghost

Jiang Yu raised his hand coldly, and his fingertips brushed over the water droplets that were dripping from the young man’s hair.

He said, “No.”

Chen Ling: “…”

‘Then why were you hiding in the dark? Just wanted to come and see me take a bath?’

Chen Ling was speechless, and thought of the improper speculations of his master and uncles. Could it be that he was really being favoured by Jiang Yu and the latter actually wanted to have a secret marriage with him…?

There was a breath stuck in his throat, he couldn’t exhale it or swallow it. He was feeling annoyed when suddenly he felt two fingers pinching his chin.

Jiang Yu leaned closer, his breath caressing the young man’s lips. He took a deep breath and moved closer, sniffing carefully. The fragrant aroma of wine oozed out from the young man’s lips.

The man’s handsome eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if he was dissatisfied.

Chen Ling didn’t notice this detail. Every time the other person’s breath passed by, his heart couldn’t help but tighten.

The shackles on the chin loosened a little, and after about a few seconds, Jiang Yu let go of his hand, twisting his thumb ambiguously. A shallow, cold smile appeared at the corner of his lips, making his light-coloured pupils look deep and cold.

Chen Ling began to get nervous and subconsciously leaned against the cold tiles behind him.

Jiang Yu did not go any further, his voice was low and cold: “Before the cock crows, when the yin and yang change, take action.”

Chen Ling was at a loss until the man opened the bathroom door and walked out. Then he finally came to his senses. What the man had just spoken should have been about the evil spirit hiding in Gao’s family.

Before the cock crows, dawn is about to appear, the yin energy of the night is sinking, and the yang energy of the day is about to rise.

For evil spirits, it is their most vulnerable time.

He quickly walked out of the bathroom. The doors and windows of the room were wide open and there was no one else inside.

Chen Ling leaned against the door frame and looked down at the seal hanging on his chest. The wood washed by time had a warm and soft light, and the burning temperature was close to his skin.

In the morning, they were not so close, so the Huang Shen Yue Zhang Seal did not have much of a deterrent effect, which is a bit far-fetched.

But just now Jiang Yu was so close to him, with the seal hanging between them, but the other party still did not show the slightest fear.

What kind of existence is Jiang Yu? He is not afraid of the gods in heaven and is not afraid of the evil spirits.

Chen Ling slumped down on the stool in frustration. Now he was just the dish on the ancestor’s table, his life and death were not controlled by others, let alone himself.

But it’s not completely without a way out.

The Jiang family had worshipped Jiang Yu for many years, so they must know something about him. If they could find out why Jiang Yu was pestering him, it would be much easier to solve the problem. Moreover, Chen Ling still had a fluke of hope that the ancestor actually had a spouse, and the recent events were just an absurd misunderstanding.

“Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen…” An anxious voice rushed in. Mr. Gao looked up and saw a young man wrapped in a bath towel with his legs spread apart in an unpresentable manner.

He calmed himself down and approached hesitantly: “Mr. Chen, are you okay? If you feel dizzy or something, I have some hangover medicine that I bought a while ago.”

Chen Ling shook his head: “No need.”

After being frightened by his ancestor, he was more sober than ever.

Mr. Gao was relieved, rubbing his hands and pleading: “Mr. Chen, I wonder when it will be convenient for you to do it. I am worried that if we delay any further, my wife’s life will be in danger.”

If yin and yang cannot achieve a balance, they will devour each other. Therefore, there are only two results when living people and spirits stay together for a long time: the spirits are burned by the yang energy, or the living people are affected by the yin energy. They would lose their minds, and die.

The baby ghost and Gao Qing have been together for several months, and no one could predict what could happen in the next second.

The matter was urgent. Chen Ling changed his clothes and picked up his backpack. Before leaving, he leaned over to the head of his master’s bed and whispered in his ear, “Master, I’m going to deal with the Gao family’s affairs. Do you have anything to tell me?”

Zhao Xunchang was drunk and his eyes were dark. He was awakened by a buzzing sound in his ears. He raised his hand to wipe his face, turned over and faced away, refusing all interruptions.

Mr. Gao said awkwardly: “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have urged him to drink.” But he really didn’t expect that Zhao Xunchang would not refuse his persuasion at all.

As Chen Ling walked out, he said, “Let’s go, but I have to stay in the villa tonight.”

Mr. Gao remained where he was, staring at Zhao Xunchang’s back lying on the bed, unable to take his eyes off. Is it really okay for the master not to stay with him and only send a little disciple?

He looked inside the house and then at the young man who had already reached the door. He gritted his teeth and followed him.

There was no one in the village in the afternoon. Because the sun was too strong, the few families who lived there were all hiding in their houses to avoid the heat or taking a nap.

Seeing someone passing by, the local dog tied with a chain barked, bared its teeth and tried to jump onto the road, with the iron chain stretched straight.

Mr. Gao was a tall and strong man, but at this moment he was like a seven-year-old child. He grabbed Chen Ling’s clothes and tried his best to hide backwards, fearing that the local dog would break free from the chain and jump out.

Strangely enough, along the way, the dogs did not bark at the young man, but only at him. Whether he was walking in front or behind, those pairs of fierce eyes were always glued to him.

Mr. Gao was tightly gripping his arm and Went Bei shook off his grip before saying, “You were attacked by a spirit last night. There is still some spirit energy on your body, so it barks at you. After it’s over, go to the temple to burn some incense and get some sun. You will be fine in ten days or half a month.”

“I will do it.”

Feeling that the other party did not like overly intimate contact, Mr. Gao was embarrassed to hold on to the person any longer. He hunched over and followed closely beside him.

When he was almost at the villa, he suddenly stood up straight, quickened his pace and rushed forward impatiently.

Master Wu, who was with Mr. Gao the previous day, had showed up.

No one knew what had happened between the two of them. Mr. Gao was furious. He grabbed Master Wu by the collar and pulled him up: “I called this morning and told you that our employment relationship has been terminated. You’d better leave immediately, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude to you.”

Master Wu’s strength was as gentle as his appearance. The violent struggle did not hurt Mr. Gao at all. His eyes flashed and his body was thrown out by a force.

Chen Ling stopped him: “Mr. Gao.”

Mr. Gao calmed down a bit, clapped his hands, straightened his clothes, pointed at Master Wu and warned him: “If you don’t get out of here, I’ll report you to the police for fraud.”

Master Wu’s facial features were distorted with pain, and he patted his butt and stood up. He opened his cross-body backpack and returned the check he had received from Mr. Gao.

“I don’t want the money, you can’t sue me.”

“You!” Mr. Gao was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

“I took the order rashly because I was too reckless and underestimated the thing. Although I failed to help you solve the problem, I at least helped you avoid two small disasters in the early stage.” Master Wu said frankly, “Now I will return the money to you without a penny missing. If you really want to calculate… Mr. Gao, you made a profit.”

Mr. Gao was speechless and could only swallow his anger.

Master Wu, with a calm face, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His eyes were shining as he looked at Chen Ling, and a terrible passion was surging on his face.

When one is in the world, one will see a lot of scams and frauds. The previous day when Master Wu saw Master Chen Ling and his apprentice, one of them looked like a student and the other looked like a retired old man taking a walk after dinner, his first reaction was that two scammers had come to steal his business.

However, the reality was exactly the opposite of what he thought. When Mr. Gao called him and told him that the triangular yellow talisman had amazing effects, he knew that Chen Ling was not a liar at all, but a real master who should be invited back and worshipped!

Chen Ling was unaware of other people’s emotions and was looking up at the third floor of the villa.

Gao Qing stood on the terrace again, looking downstairs through his black sunglasses.

Her gaze wandered, taking in the three people. Her bright red lips slowly opened, revealing her white teeth. The smudged lipstick was clearly spread on her teeth, like a female ghost who had just drunk human blood.

Her body swayed from side to side like swaying seaweed, which was very dangerous.

No longer caring about the feud with Master Wu, Mr. Gao found his wife and pushed aside the people blocking his way, rushed into the villa, went up to the third floor in one go, and dragged the woman in front of the terrace back.

Gao Qing’s condition was very abnormal. It was as if her soul had been hooked away. Her eyes were dull and her reactions were slow.

Her joints seemed to be rusted and her movements were mechanical, but she was very strong. She easily pushed away Mr. Gao’s arms and slowly stood up.

“Why didn’t you tell me in advance that you had guests coming?” Gao Qing’s voice was very light and floating. “With so many people coming suddenly, the baby will definitely be very happy. When he is happy, he will smile at me and call me mom…”

Looking at his wife’s back, which was as stiff as a puppet, Mr. Gao couldn’t stand up for a long time. He was completely frightened. Fortunately, Chen Ling and Master Wu ran up at this time and pulled him up from the ground together.

Mr. Gao: “Mr. Chen, my wife is not in a good condition.”

“I know. First, find a rope and tie your wife to a stool or a pillar.” Gao Qing was obviously possessed by a spirit. If they started to fight, as soon as that thing opened its mouth and cried, she, as a mother, would definitely rush over to stop it at all costs.

Mr. Gao: “I’ll go right away!”

“Is there anything I can do?” Master Wu suddenly spoke up, anxious to promote himself. “I know the simple Five Elements Talisman, and I also know how to use the ink line to set up an array. Oh, and I also have a few Five Emperors coins, Mountain Ghost coins, and… and a peach wood sword!”

As he spoke, he had already taken out all his belongings.

The ink fountain is the most traditional type, consisting of an ink tank, a thread wheel, an ink line, and an ink stick.

It was originally a small tool commonly used by carpenters when working. Because it can draw a standard straight line, it is given the meaning of integrity. This meaning deepened in the hearts of carpenters over time and became a belief.

This belief feeds back to the inkstone, giving it the ability to restrain and trap evil spirits.

Chen Ling weighed the ink fountain, which was covered with dried ink. “Go open the windows at both ends of the second-floor corridor to let the midday sun energy flow in, and then use the ink line to seal the doors and windows of the baby’s room.”

“Okay!” Master Wu was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He packed up his belongings and ran downstairs.

When Chen Ling walked to the first floor, Mr. Gao had already tied Gao Qing up and fastened her to the bottom pillar of the stair railing.

Gao Qing let out a low growl and struggled excitedly, her unfocused eyes looking around, anxiously searching for something.

Chen Ling guessed that she was probably looking for her so-called child.