There was lightning and thunder outside the window, and the lights in the house were dim. Lu Ning was the only one in the study, sitting in front of the huge desk, slowly flipping through Tang Yuanzhen's diary with a pen.
There are a total of eighteen diaries, and of course there are chronological gaps among them. However, there are only two large sections missing, and the rest can still be connected.
Lu Ning can be roughly divided into three periods: the former, the middle and the latter.
In the early period, Tang Yuanzhen was probably around thirty years old. At this time, he recorded a large number of his thoughts, experiences and expressions of his own longings about mysticism. At this time, it seemed that he had just come into contact with occult knowledge, and his tone was more enthusiastic and passionate.
The middle period is when he is forty years old. At this time, Tang Yuanzhen should have already established his own occult power, and began to collect related items from all over the world and conduct research. Some articles are written more like research notes, and even record many things that have not been published before. The names of the collections included in that booklet have all kinds of strange effects, and there are even formation talismans that can directly seal ghosts.
Later, probably in Tang Yuanzhen's later years, occult matters took second place. Problems within and outside the family gave him headaches, and his research tended to stagnate. It can be seen that Tang Yuanzhen gradually hated his family in his later years. He used many words such as "drag" and "waste" to complain, and he also mentioned events such as "execution" without hesitation.
The Tang family gradually declined in Tang Yuanzhen's later years. Tang Yuanzhen's two sons left home to make their own careers, but their circumstances were not very good. The eldest son was evaluated as "mediocre". It would be fine if the Tang family was just an ordinary rich family. However, Tang Yuanzhen started his career in occultism. Although he made countless friends, he also had many enemies. He could save face and ask a few friends to protect his family after his death, but after all, it was not a permanent solution.
Lu Ning spent a whole night sorting out the information in Tang Yuanzhen's diary. When it was already slightly bright outside, she felt a little dizzy.
The fever from before had not completely subsided, and now he had been reading and thinking all night. Lu Ning coughed twice, looked up at the window, and then slowly took out three booklets from his pocket.
In addition to his own share, there were also two shares held by the two people who died in the first place. Lu Ning took advantage of the opportunity of the autopsy to get them.
She looked at the map carefully, then tore off each floor, took them to the window and stacked them together.
All maps use the same scale, which means that their outlines should overlap. If the laboratory in the diary is hidden in the main house, some strange parts should be visible in the map.
The result was just as Lu Ning had guessed.
The corridor on the second floor is a little wider than the corridor on the first floor, not much, but the corridors in the main building are on both sides. The shape of the corridor is a "concave" structure, with rooms distributed on both sides. If the second floor is wider, both sides The combined sections are enough to accommodate one person in and out.
"The ghost's first murder was in the corridor on the first floor... It's not an accident." Lu Ning recalled that there were only bathrooms and some simple housing in the corridor on the first floor. When there were enough rooms on the second floor, not many people considered it. , not to mention that the first person died in the corridor on the first floor. That place was subconsciously regarded as a dangerous place by everyone. Who would pay attention to such details as the corridor being a little narrower?
But even so, there are a lot of rooms on the first floor. Including the bathroom, there are a total of sixteen rooms on the inside. If Lu Ning searched them one by one, he might die suddenly.
It is impossible to hide the laboratory directly here, but the secret passage leading to the laboratory is probably in that place...
Lu Ning fell into deep thought.
"If I go to convince others now, Sister Ling Yan and Yu Zhisong may be willing to help, and Grandpa Gongsun may be able to help, but others may not. There is no point in such a search if we do not separate ourselves. If we do it separately, we will create opportunities for the ghosts to attack us. Opportunity—what a dilemma.”
At this time, the phone dinged and a new message came.
"Is it already this time? Just in time, for reference..." Lu Ning opened the window, stood directly at the window, opened the information and started to check.
[Sincerely:
Dear tourists, according to the weather forecast, the next two days will be pleasantly sunny, but the probability of precipitation will increase to 100% on the weekend. Please cherish the beautiful weather for two days and enjoy the leisurely life in the villa. It is good for your health to do more. outdoor activities.
Additional tips about ghosts:
4. The second ghost lurks in the mirror and can move freely in the mirror world, but cannot appear in the real world. It can find any "surface" that can clearly reflect the human image, and control its reflection to perform actions. At this time, all damage suffered by the reflection will be fed back to the main body. In addition, when Mirror Ghost performs reflection control, it can transfer all virtual and real objects in the mirror and reality, including sounds. A mirror ghost must kill by cutting its throat with a sharp instrument. Because it requires a clear image, the mirror ghost cannot kill in a place without light. Similarly, when being attacked by a mirror ghost, it can block the light and make its own image disappear. It kills people.
Five (will be unlocked at the end of day four)
I wish you all a pleasant journey. 】
"Ha." Lu Ning looked at the text message and suddenly laughed.
A more powerful ghost with stricter restrictions even provided actual countermeasures. However... all Lu Ning could see was malice.
Completely opposite to the killing environment of the invisible ghost, the killing speed is faster, and it can't even catch the main body... Yin Lian's final blow cannot kill such a monster after all, and with this information, it can be determined The fifth item must be the detailed information about the third ghost.
"All the ghost information was exposed to us in four days, so what are they going to give us on the fifth and sixth days?"
"Lu Ning!"
Yu Zhisong's figure suddenly appeared at the door.
"I found you, get out of here with me!"
"You have something to do with me? Are you so anxious?"
Lu Ning didn't cover up the diary on the table. She just folded the papers she had sorted twice and stuffed them into her pocket, then walked to the door.
Yu Zhisong didn't care and said: "The safe time is about to pass. If something happens to you again, I will be exhausted! Come back to the hall with me!"
"problem occurs?"
"Something happened... It wasn't the devil who took action, it was everyone who started arguing."
Lu Ning glanced at him. She had just received the text message, and Yu Zhisong ran over. It seemed that he hadn't checked the text message yet, so it might be something urgent.
However, she regretted this idea after going downstairs.
"What are you two hiding! Hand it over now!"
"I said why there was nothing on that guy's body when he died, but it turns out it's on you!"
In the hall, the two followers of the nouveau riche—I remember they were named Lao Lin and Xiao Deng—were being chased and intercepted by several people. Wei Boyong took the lead, and the two younger brothers, Lover Man and Dyed Hair, followed closely. Even the doctor, Huang Peng, and two band members were chasing after him. Although the rest of the people didn't actually catch up, they all had somewhat unhappy looks on their faces.
"Early this morning, the two of them sneaked into the corridor to eat something while everyone was sleeping. They were caught by Wei Boyong who got up to go to the toilet. They found a bottle of pills and more than a dozen pills, which made him angry at that time. .”
"Is it... the Qingzheng Pill on that upstart?" Lu Ning thought about it and knew what it was.
"Yes, Wei Boyong threatened them and they said that this thing can prevent ghosts from killing them. Although I don't believe in such a cheap thing, obviously many people do." Yu Zhisong shrugged helplessly. , "Ling Yan has to stay here just in case something unexpected happens, so just let me go up and call you down... Do you want to take care of it?"
"No one can stop me if I want to die." Lu Ning deliberately amplified his voice, which immediately attracted the attention of several people.
"Good morning... There was a lot of noise early in the morning. It seems that everyone had a good rest last night. I hope you can stay energetic today." Then he started mocking.
Yu Zhisong smiled bitterly. Lu Ning had this attitude towards almost everyone since Yin Lian's death. Only he and Ling Yan were a little better. He didn't know where such hostility came from.
"Hey, you have been with that woman the longest. Do you know what this thing is used for?" Wei Boyong had already held down one, and asked loudly with his head held high, regardless of Lu Ning's taunting.
"Of course I know."
Lu Ning stretched out her hand.
"Throw me one, and I'll tell you its true power."
At this time, the other person was also being held down by others. Hearing Lu Ning's words, he didn't hesitate much. He took out the bottle, poured out one pill and threw it over.
"explain!"
Lu Ning took the medicine and wrapped it in paper. Then she chuckled and said, "The specific effect of Qingzheng Pill is to give you an aura that is disgusting to ghosts. For example... put two in front of people who hate coriander. Bowls of noodles, one with cilantro so that person doesn’t pick that one.”
"You said this thing is just a coriander?" Wei Boyong thought for a while before he understood the point.
"Yes, after eating it, you will just have a bowl of noodles with coriander. But after all, this is just medicine, and it is only valid for one day."
"One day?" Everyone stared at the medicine bottle, seeing that a dozen pills were quite a lot. If one day... it wasn't enough.
"Wait, so if they eat this and are with us, the ghosts will kill us first?" The doctor suddenly reacted.
"What?" Wei Boyong's eyes suddenly widened, "So it's a trick?"
"It's not a scam, right? If calculated based on the initial nine places, this bottle of medicine is enough for three people to survive until the end of the seven days...ah!" One of the band members suddenly slapped his hand, "So you are the last After we first found it, the three of us hugged each other and hid it, right?"
"I was talking about why that SB looked so arrogant. It turns out he did something like this." Wei Boyong snorted, "That's not right, he is still dead."
At this time, Lao Lin, who was being held down, spoke in a low voice: "We don't know the specific effective time... He ate it himself first and then gave it to us. I'm afraid he didn't grasp the time well and the ghost took advantage of him. Otherwise, Xiao and I Why is Deng out in such a hurry this morning?"
"There's something wrong with my brain... Hey! Do you have any other questions?" Wei Boyong raised his head again and asked Lu Ning.
"Well, it's the same metaphor again. If two bowls of noodles with coriander are placed in front of this person, he will starve to death and must eat them. What do you think the result will be?"
"Nonsense! I'm almost starving to death, why do I care about coriander or not..." Wei Boyong lowered his head and muttered. His reaction was a bit slow, and many people present understood it immediately.
"So this won't work just by eating it. You have to stand with people who haven't eaten it to be effective?" Hong Zehao asked with a frown.
