Lookout Men and Widows

Chapter 105

"Jingle Bell--"

The ringtone seemed to be very close at hand, and You Ming recited the Qingxin Mantra silently almost immediately.

But the voice still poured in from all directions, and You Ming was chanting mantras while making formulas to keep the altar clear.

This is still the reaction he is always vigilant and prepared for, if he is not prepared in advance...

You Ming can no longer read silently, he must read aloud, human language is also powerful.

He put the butcher's knife behind his back, suppressed his consciousness, and let himself follow the ringing of the bell.

At this moment, You Ming couldn't care whether Zou Fan followed him or not.

This is your best chance, and it may be your only chance.

When You Ming regained his consciousness, what appeared in front of him was the man in the black wide-brimmed hat he saw in the green mist. You Ming stood still, his eyes still dull, and he couldn't turn his eyes to look around. .

Candles were burning on the ground in front of him, but the places that could be lit were so limited that You Ming couldn't even tell whether this was the underworld or the human world.

There were several people standing beside the man, and You Ming had already recognized one of them as Kou Chuan.

Kou Chuan didn't have any cover, unlike the man wearing a hat, he stood beside the man and said sullenly: "Master Lin, it's because he has blood beads."

Master Lin's voice was very soft, and he couldn't tell whether it was a young man or a middle-aged man, but he was full of energy.

"Is your name You Ming?"

Kou Chuan: "Yes."

Master Lin laughed and said, "I've heard of this name before. The Zhou family and Zheng Shaoqiang left Guangzhou because of him."

There was some doubt in Kou Chuan's voice: "Really? Is there anything about him that the Celestial Master can pay attention to?"

Master Lin: "The Zhou family kept it a secret, and I only know that there is such a person."

Kou Chuan: "What is the Zhou family? Is it worthy of Master Lin's attention?"

"Hahahahaha." Master Lin laughed, and said when he had had enough, "You can't say that, the Zhou family is also a family of heavenly masters, and it has been passed down since the Qing Dynasty until now. Their family even has a Zhou Yuan, Every time the Zhou family seems to fail, there is always a capable person in the new generation."

You Ming was standing in front of them, he couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he couldn't even roll his eyes or blink.

His eyes were sore and swollen, which could only be relieved by chanting a mantra. If it was an ordinary person, it would have been useless if he opened his eyes for so long.

Master Lin walked in front of You Ming. He was a head shorter than You Ming, which was too short for a man.

But even though he is short, his momentum is still there.

You Ming couldn't lower his head and looked straight ahead. Master Lin looked up at You Ming and sighed: "If he is willing to hand over the blood bead obediently, why should he suffer such an innocent disaster?"

"If it weren't for the gathering of ghost kings from all three directions, I wouldn't have to worry about looking for blood beads." Master Lin stretched out his hand and patted You Ming's face.

You Ming really wanted to roll his eyes and show him, but unfortunately the reality didn't allow it.

Master Lin: "You Ming."

"Where are the blood beads?"

You Ming stood there dumbfounded, his mouth opened and closed without obeying the command, and he heard himself say, "It's not on me."

Master Lin: "Where is it?"

You Ming: "At home."

Kou Chuan was stunned: "He doesn't carry such an important thing with him?"

Master Lin shook his head: "The souls summoned by the summoning bell will not lie. It seems that the blood beads are indeed in the world."

Several other people quickly said: "Master, what should we do then? We can't put him back, right? What if he finds something is wrong after he goes back? Then he won't be able to recruit next time?"

Master Lin looked at his apprentices and sighed, "How did he find out?"

"Are we going to leave any clues for him on his soul?"

Master Lin said: "Let him go back first, he may not know how to use the blood beads."

"Not everyone can use blood beads."

Kou Chuan: "No, you can't let him go back!"

Master Lin turned to look at Kou Chuan: "Why not?"

You Ming was also nervous for a moment, and he finally realized that he is now a soul, not in his own body. The longer the soul is out of the body, the greater the sequelae after he returns, such as losing control of his body and so on.

The other party is also very cautious, they just recruited their own souls, which are different from ghosts, when the souls just leave the body, neither humans nor ghosts can see them.

Because it's not fully formed yet.

Once fully formed, there is no way to return to your own body.

This time they just asked where the blood beads were, and they might not use such a cautious approach next time.

"He saw me!" Kou Chuan bared his fangs, "If he has an impression of me, or remembers it later, and tells Jiang Yu'an, what should I do?"

Master Lin said with a smile: "You dare to betray Jiang Yu'an, are you still afraid that he will trouble you?"

Kou Chuan said irritably, "You don't understand! He...he doesn't look like a ghost that turns into a person after death."

Master Lin: "Then I really don't understand you. You are so afraid of him and yet dare to betray him."

Kou Chuan pursed his lips: "I am indeed afraid of him, but soon, I don't have to be afraid of him."

You Ming listened carefully, he wanted to know why Kou Chuan betrayed Jiang Yu'an.

Kou Chuan sneered and said, "I suffered so much when I was alive, just to protect my family after death, but in the end, is this suffering for nothing? Without Jiang Yu'an, I should be the king of ghosts!"

Master Lin laughed: "It's all about fate. When you're alive, you depend on your fate. When you're dead, you also depend on fate."

Kou Chuan's eyes were red: "Jiang Yu'an has only been dead for ten years! Ten years only! If it was that old ghost Zou Fan, I would have swallowed this breath, but it is not! How can I swallow this breath? I still want to be with him The subordinates can survive the catastrophe that happens every ten years, but if it were you, can you pretend that nothing happened?"

Master Lin shrugged: "I'm not you."

Kou Chuan: "Don't forget, we are grasshoppers on the same rope now, I let you get the blood beads, and you help me become the ghost king."

Master Lin smiled and said: "It's a pleasant cooperation, don't worry, aren't we taking our time?"

Kou Chuan pointed at You Ming: "Anyway, we can't let him go back!"

Master Lin: "What's the use of keeping him here? Can he make blood beads out?"

Kou Chuan suddenly said: "We can go to Yangjian and let him lead us to find the blood beads. Isn't that safer?"

Master Lin glanced at him: "The longer his soul is out of the body, the more dangerous we are. Don't you think the ghost king can't detect it? Now that we know that the blood beads are in his house, can't we go to his house to find them?"

Master Lin sighed: "You have been a ghost for a long time, and you don't know what a living person should do."

The disciples also said: "Master is right, since it is impossible for us to find it in his house, why should we take more risks?"

Kou Chuan was hesitating, he didn't know why, he felt dangerous at this moment.

His intuition told him that he shouldn't let You Ming go, but he felt that what Master Lin said made sense.

While he was in a daze, Master Lin had already rang the soul calling bell again.

You Ming's soul was originally pale in color, and slowly disappeared from Kou Chuan's sight.

Kou Chuan closed his eyes, feeling flustered, but he clearly had no heart, and he was not human.

When You Ming opened his eyes again, he was already in the house, and the scene before he heard the bell was still in front of him, and he was originally sitting, but now he was lying on the table, Zou Fan was still standing in his original seat, without For any changes, he had no idea that You Ming's soul had just left his body.

You Ming rubbed his temples, his fingers were a little stiff, and it finally returned to normal after several attempts.

This is the sequelae of the soul leaving the body. Fortunately, he came back quickly, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. In the state of the soul leaving the body, even if he was in the state of leaving the body, it would be useless even if he chanted the spell, and the effect would be negligible.

But fortunately, I got the information, so I didn't go all the way in vain.

You Ming said to Zou Fan: "I'm going to Yangjian, will you come with me or inform Yu'an first?"

Zou Fan didn't want to say: "I'll ask Yuntong to inform the boss, and I'll go with you."

You Ming nodded.

Zou Fan came back soon, one person and one ghost returned to the underworld. The first thing You Ming did after returning was to find out the book and cast the soul-fixing spell on himself. Remembering that his soul had left his body, You Ming still I have lingering fears.

If that Master Lin accepted Kou Chuan's proposal and didn't let him back, what would he do?

Then skip the life and death barrier and become a ghost directly.

At this moment, You Ming really wanted to slap himself.

Not thinking carefully enough, You Ming took a deep breath to calm himself down.

In fact, he has already thought about it very well, and he has thought of all the countermeasures he can think of.

The only omission is a fatal injury.

He is thinking, and the other party is also thinking.

It's just what the subject thought of, but he couldn't think of it. You Ming asked Zou Fan: "My soul left my body just now, didn't you feel it?"

Zou Fan had guessed it when he saw You Ming using the Soul Fixing Curse. Now that You Ming mentioned it, he shook his head and said, "No."

You Ming sighed.

that bell...

It's not an ordinary summoning bell, and even a thousand-year-old ghost like Zou Fan couldn't find it. Who the hell is that Master Lin?

You Ming took out the blood beads from the cabinet, ready to hand them to Jiang Yu'an.

This bead was useful in his hands before, but now the harm outweighs the benefits, and he can't stay by Jiang Yu'an's side all the time for the sake of safety. In this case, it is the safest in Jiang Yu'an's hands.

Those people will definitely come over in the next few days, and they should be rushing to You's house by now.

You Ming called both Uncle Zheng and Zhou Yuan, but he didn't explain the matter too clearly on the phone, he only said that someone wanted to grab the blood beads.

It's rare for people to gather together.

Zhou Yuan and the others came the fastest, Zhou Yuan's grandfather also came this time, and Uncle Zheng arrived with Yang Rongbao.

You's father and You's mother were not at home during this time. You's father went to other places to attend a meeting to communicate and cooperate with colleagues. You's mother went with him. The family was not there, and You Ming didn't have a big stone in his heart.

Father You also gave Aunt Zheng a holiday when they left, and now You Ming is the only one in the You family, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the family.

"That Master Lin knows you." You Ming sat on the chair and said with a serious expression.

Uncle Zheng rubbed the back of his head: "It's not surprising to know us. Anyway, the circle is so big. There are so many celestial masters surnamed Lin... I can't think of who it is for a while."

You Ming: "He's about 1.5 meters tall."

Uncle Zheng patted his knee: "Then I know, there is only one person named Lin who is of that height, named Lin Yu, the third kid in the Lin family, but I heard that he has no talent in this area, didn't he go to do business in other places?" ?”

Elder Zhou also said: "Lin Yu is small-hearted, and he will repay every grievance. He is not suitable for a teacher. He has talent, and his family dare not let him learn it."

Celestial masters also have character requirements. Celestial masters learn spells and spells. If they are learned by dishonest people and used in crooked ways, the consequences will be unimaginable. Moreover, it is almost impossible for celestial masters to enter the profession without anyone leading them. Yes, You Ming himself is an exception. The book Jiang Yu'an gave him is an ancient book, and it is an ancient book that has long since disappeared.

Ordinary celestial masters can only be brought in by their masters.

Therefore, there are strict requirements on whether a person can become a teacher.

Elder Zhou sighed: "Let him learn it."

Uncle Zheng: "I didn't say that, what is going on with your cooperation meeting? You don't know anything about Lin Yu?"

Elder Zhou sarcastically satirized him: "We are not immortals. We stare at a person all day long, caring about his eating, drinking, and messing around, and even caring about where he studies the Fa?"

"They should already be on their way." You Ming frowned, "It won't be long before they arrive at my house. I have already let the ghost notify Yu'an, and Yu'an will be here soon."

Uncle Zheng: "What is he doing here? We are more than enough to deal with a Lin Yu. I don't believe how powerful he has learned outside."

You Ming shook his head: "Don't underestimate him, he has a soul-calling bell in his hand, which is more powerful than any other soul-calling bell we know."

Uncle Zheng was taken aback: "What kind?"

You Ming thought about it carefully, and said: "The whole body is black, dull, not like ordinary metal, neither copper nor iron, and there are spells engraved on it. I can't remember the spell, but there is a heavy yin on the bell. gas."

Uncle Zheng turned his head to look at Elder Zhou, and Elder Zhou also looked at him, and the two said almost in unison: "Ling!"

Yang Rongbao couldn't understand what he heard, so he hurriedly asked, "Master, what is that? Why have I never heard of it?"

You Ming also looked at Uncle Zheng, who sighed and said, "This is a long story, let me make it short."

"The soul-calling bell is not indestructible forever. The service life of a soul-calling bell is only half a year to two years. If it breaks, it must be replaced."

"It's not the bell. The bell is not made of metal. It's not even made of materials in the yang world. It uses the lost soul stone from the underworld. That kind of stone is not common. It only appears in the yin accumulation of the underworld. It needs to be soaked in human blood for 200 years, and the human blood needs to be replaced over time."

Uncle Zheng said: "Whether it is a blood bead or a bell, they are all the same. The huge yin energy is nourished by human life, and blood makes them full of strength."

"The bell can not only conjure souls, but also conjure yin and control ghosts, but its power depends on the strength of the user."

You Ming: "This bell was in Lin Yu's hands before, or was it in the Lin family?"

Elder Zhou said with a bad face, "We Ling is in the care of our Zhou family."

Zhou Yuan beside him did not speak.

Elder Zhou added: "Our Zhou family has to spend a lot of time to seal and take care of things like this. I always thought it was still being suppressed in the basement of the Zhou family."

Uncle Zheng: "Can your Zhou family be more reliable? Can you lose such an important thing?"

Elder Zhou pursed his lips, and he stood up suddenly.

Uncle Zheng was taken aback, thinking that this old guy was going to beat him up in anger, but Mr. Zhou just took out his mobile phone and called his son.

"Go to the basement and see, is our house bell still there?"

About 10 minutes later, Mr. Zhou pressed down the phone with a heavy expression, and said to You Ming, "The bell in Lin Yu's hand really belongs to our family."

"This is our Zhou family's mistake." Elder Zhou had a bad expression on his face and clenched his hands. "After this matter is over, we will give an explanation."

Uncle Zheng vented his anger through his nose: "Account? What account? Can you turn back time and prevent this from happening?"

But You Ming suddenly said at this moment: "He should have more than a bell in his hand."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes focused on You Ming's face again. You Ming took a sip of water from the water glass and said calmly: "He has six apprentices, and a thousand-year-old ghost follows him, holding Wei Ling, he wants to get a share of the battle between the ghost kings in all directions, he is a living person, what can he get from the battle of ghosts?"

You Ming said calmly, "I've thought about everything I can think of, and there's only one answer."

"He wants to live forever." You Ming raised his head, "He wants to live forever."

Yang Rongbao choked for breath, and after a long silence, he said with a dry smile: "How can people live forever, as long as they are people, they will die sometime."

You Ming shook his head: "What if he can absorb the King of Ghosts from all directions with his human body? Then he is not just a half-human, half-ghost existence, but an existence beyond humans and ghosts. He can be regarded as a god in another sense." .”

"It's impossible for him to have that ability, right?" Yang Rongbao didn't believe it, "It's already very difficult to fight against one ghost king, let alone the four ghost kings?"

You Ming: "Isn't the situation now that the ghost kings of the three parties joined forces to swallow Jiang Yu'an? The fight between the ghost kings is his best chance."

Yang Rongbao became even more nervous: "Impossible! This is all your guess!"

Zhou Yuan: "You Ming is right. Only in this way can it make sense. Why does he release games and why does he need blood beads?"

Yang Rongbao looked dumbfounded: "Why did he release the game?"

Zhou Yuan: "The bell needs the blood of a tragic death to function. This tragic death must have committed suicide, but people who commit suicide in the world will not have such a tragic death."

Yang Rongbao swallowed: "What kind of magical activation condition is this?"

"Why don't you just destroy the bell?" Yang Rongbao asked.

Zhou Yuan: "If it can be destroyed, why should we waste so much effort to seal it?"

What else Yang Rongbao wanted to say, Zhou Yuan interrupted him: "The most urgent thing now is to save the blood beads. When Lin Yu brings people over, we can only compete with him."

"If we lose, the blood beads cannot fall into his hands."

"Once he succeeds, you will know the consequences without telling me."

You Ming stood up, glanced at Zou Fan, and asked, "How is your relationship with Kou Chuan?"

Zou Fan raised his eyes and said, "I know."

You Ming: "That's good, you don't have to be too surprised when we meet later."

Zou Fan was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

You Ming sneered: "He betrayed Jiang Yu'an, and wanted to take this opportunity to become the new ghost king. He probably didn't do it on a whim, but just had this intention."

Zou Fan: "...how did you know?"

You Ming: "When my soul was called away, Kou Chuan was by Lin Yu's side, and I almost couldn't come back."

Yang Rongbao: "What do you mean by almost not coming back?"

You Ming reached out and pinched the bridge of his nose, and said a little tiredly: "Kou Chuan is worried that if I come back, I will remember what I saw when my soul left the body, and I want Lin Yu to keep me with them. In less than a day, I will From a soul to a ghost."

Everyone was stunned.

"That Lin Yu." Yang Rongbao blushed, "How did he learn the art?"

Zhou Yuan: "It's not surprising that he learns spells. Although the Lin family is inconspicuous, Mrs. Lin likes to collect remnants. Some of the remnants cannot be published. The spells in them are mainly harmful."

"Orthodox celestial masters are difficult to learn, but these evil heretics are easier than good ones."

Elder Zhou also nodded in agreement.

"Then you just let them hold the remnants?" Yang Rongbao felt inconceivable.

Zhou Yuan's tone was dry: "Almost every family has remnants, not to mention the Lin family, the Zhou family also has them. We have no position to stop them from collecting."

This kind of family is a minority, and each has its own secrets. Generally, you don't care about me and I don't care about you. This is a tacit understanding among everyone.

You Ming: "It's meaningless to pursue these things now. No matter how strict the management is, there will be fish that slip through the net. The Zhou family has done nothing wrong. It is impossible for the Zhou family to supervise the entire celestial master industry."

Zhou Yuan looked at You Ming and said softly, "Thank you."

You Ming calmly said: "You're welcome, we don't have much time to figure out how to deal with them."

"Use the soul-fixing spell to fix the soul first, and then don't be easily recruited by the bell."

Zhou Yuan frowned: "The Soul Fixing Curse has been lost for a long time."

Yang Rongbao also said: "That's right, it's because the Soul-fixing Curse has been lost that the Summoning Curse has become so terrifying."

You Ming was taken aback: "Really?"

Zhou Yuan and Yang Rongbao almost nodded together.

You Ming: "Then I'll fix your soul for you."

Zhou Yuan: "Why are you so stubborn..."

He didn't say anything, seeing that You Ming had already pinched the hand formula and was chanting words, Zhou Yuan's eyes widened, and he remained motionless, not because he didn't want to move, but because he couldn't move at all. Follow his orders.

Zhou Yuan was short of breath.

Soul-fixing curse?

Even though he has never seen this incantation and never felt the feeling of fixing the soul, he clearly knows that what You Ming is reciting now is the fixing the soul.

One has been lost so far, and countless celestial masters have spent a lot of energy and time but failed to find the spell from the fragments.

How could he see You Ming using it?

Zhou Yuan suddenly felt that this world was too mysterious.

Compared with him, Uncle Zheng seemed even less calm. After recovering his ability to move, he stood up, took two steps forward, and walked in front of You Ming. His eyes were fixed on You Ming, staring at You Ming Ming was a little hairy, and Uncle Zheng said excitedly: "Mr. You, if you don't dislike me, you can accept me as a disciple! I promise that I will do whatever you ask me to do in the future!"

You Ming: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Zhou Lao was shocked and said: "You are too shameless, aren't you?"