"Um……"
Shopkeeper Shi on the other side of the sofa looked at Mo Weiming generously, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Any questions?"
"I didn't expect you to come again." He opened his arms and said, "Last time, I thought you didn't like this place."
"Don't get me wrong, I don't have any problem with this place. I just suspect that you never tidy your room."
Shopkeeper Shi raised his eyebrows and said in an unconvincing tone: "Have you tidied it up? It was just tidied up yesterday."
Even if he said this, Mo Weiming did not intend to look around again. Of course, he didn't remember the specific layout of the objects the first time he came. He just felt that it was still messy, but in a different way. Here, lights are turned on everywhere in broad daylight, making the room unnaturally bright.
"Did you encounter any difficulties when Miss Wu came to visit you this time? Do you still have nightmares?"
After what he said, Wu Hui remembered that the quality of her sleep seemed to be good recently. Although Qiwen's photo scared her, it didn't make her sleepless at night like before.
"This...well, let's not mention it for now. I've encountered some new troubles."
As she said that, she nudged Mo Weiming with her elbow, and he lazily threw the photo on the coffee table. Shopkeeper Shi bent down to pick it up, leaned back on the sofa, and looked back one after another. From beginning to end, his expression didn't change much. It wasn't until the first photo reappeared on top that he opened his mouth, speaking in a relaxed tone.
"These photos must have been taken by Ouyang, right?"
"Yes……?"
"Are you curious about what is hovering around this person?"
"Yes! Actually, I met him in person not long ago, and I saw something very scary at that time. The photo is still very blurry."
"Don't be too scared, I can see it too."
"You can see it too?"
Mo Weiming sighed.
"No...from just now until now, you have been saying things that are visible and invisible. What on earth is that?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Let me explain." The shopkeeper picked up the first photo as an example, "You should be able to see a black shadow, right? This thing, what Miss Wu saw in reality, is A kind of terrible ghost, monster, monster. It cannot be seen by normal people's eyes. Not just any props can reflect this abnormal phenomenon truthfully. Tools that only capture a little trace and then record it are made The craftsmanship is already extraordinary. Ouyang was able to take the photo, probably with the lens I gave him. If you want to see the true face of the black shadow clearly, you may need to use a special developer."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Mo Weiming pressed one of his temples and raised his other hand to interrupt him, "Since you were talking about monsters and stuff, I've already started..."
"Doctor Mo really doesn't believe in these things. That's normal."
Mo Weiming looked a little embarrassed. Of course he didn't believe it, but after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. He turned to look at Wu Hui. Of course Wu Hui knew this, and she made awkward gestures with her bare hands.
"It was... something that really looked like a ghost. It was in the shape of a human, very small, like a curled-up baby. It had strange lines on its body, which was very scary. I don't know what to say..."
To at least describe it, she had probably overcome her fear to some extent. But there was more that she seemed unable to tell. Shopkeeper Shi asked them to wait, then stood up and rummaged in the cabinet not far away. This process of rummaging made Mo Weiming begin to doubt the statement he made when they first met that he "knows where everything he needs is."
The shopkeeper finally found something, but without closing the large open drawers, he turned around and took the things over. Mo Weiming looked away from the mess and tried to focus on what he had brought.
It is a stack of paper, irregular in size. There are clip art, pencil drawings, pen drawings and so on. The ink is blurry and I can't see the reason for it, and the lines on the painting are also crooked. It feels like it was drawn by a child or someone with an unstable mental state.
When a photo at the bottom suddenly broke into Mo Weiming's eyes, he began to understand why Wu Hui was so scared at that time.
"Yes! That's it...not exactly, but very similar!"
Wu Hui pointed at the picture and suddenly said loudly. Mo Weiming knew what it was right away. Then, those images with unknown meanings before now have their clues. They are all the same thing. Even though the photo was slightly yellowed, he knew exactly what it was.
It's a human fetus.
Very similar, not necessarily. The picture shows the fingers that have just developed and have not yet been clearly differentiated, and are a bit like webs. The color of the entire fetus is pale gray, with a large area of slender black net covering its body irregularly, especially its head, which is huge compared to its body. Its eyes are deeply sunken, forming two grooves. Just looking at it, I feel like it will open its dark eyes at any time.
"These are photos that have been processed to reveal themselves. For various reasons, occasionally people can see their true appearance. I think Miss Wu is also one of the very few people who can see this thing. People in the southeast region There is quite a bit of research, Dr. Mo, just think of it as a kind of feudal superstition. They have many names. You should have heard of the rumors that many popular actors, singers, and dancers 'raise little ghosts' to attract wealth. This is what is called ' Damn it."
Shopkeeper Shi explained the relevant foreign culture in detail. At first, it seemed to be just a tool for people to pray to God. People with such beliefs in those areas would seek the "Son of God" from temples. Most of them are wood carvings, stone carvings or clay figures. Believers who are willing to pay a lot of money can get jade or metal products, which are said to be more effective. Statues that have been consecrated and blessed can provide believers with protection and fulfill their wishes when placed at home.
And the twisted belief is the use of real human babies. They can be as small as an unformed fetus, or as large as a child who died in infancy. Using different methods such as oil wax or smoke for anti-corrosion treatment, coupled with their own special processes, you can get a finished product that may not necessarily be visible as a prototype. With such skill, he can even reduce a two-year-old child to the size of a placenta. There is a saying that a fetus of five to six months is the most suitable, and the more tragic the death, the more resentful, and stronger the power.
Of course, there will be a heavy price to pay for driving such a brat. There must be a powerful master to suppress them and prevent them from transcending. Imps feed on human spirit, and those who seek to obtain imps must feed them with blood. On weekdays, you should love them, respect them, and really treat them like family. They are more jealous than cats and dogs. People often seek beauty, glory and wealth due to greed, and then their bodies are exposed on the streets due to negligence. It is a terrible sight. In theory, they could grant almost absurd kinds of wishes.
As absurd as its very existence.
"Evil door."
This is Mo Weiming’s evaluation.
"You guys turn back. Many newspapers reported it. How many years ago? Many wealthy businessmen, artists, and high-ranking officials died miserably, and niches dedicated to little ghosts were found in their homes. Let's not talk about three or four. Then At that time, the Public Security Bureau was not managed by people named Yi, and there was little effort to rectify the situation. No matter how terrible the death was, it could not scare away those who were lucky. Everyone felt that it was not their turn, and many people even tried their best to seek help."
It was exactly as he said, clearly written in a few old newspapers. Although the date is blurred, judging from the color of the newspaper, let alone Wu Hui, Mo Weiming may not have come to Yaozhou.
Wu Hui asked: "It doesn't seem to be rampant now...why is this? Is it because Director Yi came to power?"
"This type of culture disappeared earlier. But the reason is more interesting. As trade becomes more and more open, chambers of commerce in various countries have begun to find that there are too many things that are far more profitable than tossing..."
Unexpectedly, faith eventually lost to reality. And behind this, everything is driven by interests and greed.
The kettle screamed. The two of them trembled, frightened into a daze, and their hearts ached.
"Oh, it's finally cooked." The shopkeeper turned around and shouted, "Mo Yi, let's serve tea."
The familiar little girl in black ran over, clutching three empty cups filled with tea leaves. She poured the water, carried it on a tray and walked over, saying "use it slowly" in a low voice.
Wu Hui thought of something and said to Mo Weiming, "By the way. This is the child you met last time."
"We should be... hiss."
——Is this the first time we meet? Mo Weiming, who had just thanked him and took the tea cup, was still a little confused. He wanted to take a sip of tea to calm down his shock, but it was too hot, so he had to put it down first. The little girl named Mo Yi was at a loss for a moment. She grabbed the tray, took two steps back, and quickly ran away. She always doesn't know where she comes from and where she hides.
"So it's not surprising that the person who raises the little ghost is a gangster." Shopkeeper Shi said disapprovingly, "After all, his boss is Tianxuan Qing. Finding someone to train the little ghost should be a piece of cake for her. And even if it's against Qu Luo Sheng gives orders and has the red pearl, even the little devil can't do anything to her."
"Tianxuan... Qing?"
"Huh? I think there are quite a few people who know this privately, and she has never concealed it on purpose. I don't like to mention this, but I actually hate it when the police department bothers me. Their director is the current Kaiyang Qing Yi Hui'an is in charge of the purple gold pestle. The pivot is the sky, the xuan is the earth, the jade is the human, the power is the time, the scale is the sound, the open yang is the law, and the Yao light is the star. We call the people who hold the magic weapon as star disciples. These That’s where the title comes from.”
"Going north from here, close to Sujiang, close to Qianhua Lane but not in the ancient city of the slums, there is the Yu family courtyard. The Yu family is holding amber, and the eldest lady of their family is Tianquan Qing ·Yu Ying. Isn’t it said that someone was assassinating Yin Jiuye in the past two days? That person is Lan Weiming Lei and Shui Wujun who is responsible for monitoring Tianquanqing."
"There is a theater called Feiyunxuan in the old city to the west. Is it close to you? It must be closer than here. Their owner is Yu Hengqing Lezheng Yunfei, who holds agate. She is conservative and has palace merchants under her. The five disciples of Jiao Zhengyu are usually responsible for the trivial matters in the building. She is still unmarried, and she probably wants to decide who will be the successor among the disciples. Qiaolan Yize and Liang Yuejun are with them. "
"Yao Guangqing Chenxing is the only star disciple currently known to be definitely not in Yaozhou. Guiyang Yuejian Ye Yuejun followed her. She brought Liuli with her. As for Tianshu Qing... what Miss Wu is holding is The Tridacna and Pearl should be in the hands of more than two people, so it’s hard to tell. I wonder if Qingyang Chukong and Mutsuki-kun will be in trouble."
Shopkeeper Shi said a lot in one breath, but Mo Weiming couldn't come back to his senses after hearing the two words "Hu Bo". He was stunned, but Wu Hui hadn't noticed anything strange yet. She counted them one by one with her fingers and asked:
"Since it is Seven Stars, then who is Qing Tianji? Who is he connected to?"
"It's me." Shopkeeper Shi patted his chest.
"who?"
Seeing that she didn't believe it, the shopkeeper put his hands between his fingers helplessly, but smiled cheerfully.
"Re-introduce yourself: I am Tianji Qing Shi Wuqi. I have cooperated with Meshi Mengjian Yingyue Jun. Do you want to get acquainted?"
