I know clearly that the purpose of Lord Ninth Prince giving me this candle is not as simple as what he said. However, I couldn't help but take the candle from Lord Ninth Prince's hand.
After I practiced the Secret Manual of Kong Men'er, I realized that even if a person opens his yin and yang eyes, he cannot see all the demons and ghosts.
What ghosts and gods are best at is their deceptive eyes. Whether they can see through yin and yang at a glance depends on the level of personal cultivation.
When we went to the ghost market for the first time, this was the reason why Ye Sanqi could see the ghost market, but I could only see the clock tower.
I took the candle from Lord Ninth Prince, hid the concealed weapon and walked out of the medical center.
At night in Xingugu City, there is not even a trace of light. The streets are eerily quiet. A person walking alone can hear his footsteps clearly.
I walked across the intersection and heard a slight sound of footsteps behind me.
I took two steps to distance myself from the other person, then suddenly turned around and looked behind me, but all I saw was a pair of cloth shoes on the street.
The blue bricks on the street showed a black and white color under the cold moonlight, which added a bit of weirdness to the pair of cloth shoes that appeared out of thin air but were neatly placed.
As soon as my eyes fell on the shoes, the pair of cloth shoes disappeared out of thin air. When I lowered my head and looked again, the heels of the pair of cloth shoes had been moved back to a position about half a foot away from my toes.
Is this a ghost trying to put on my shoes?
I subconsciously wanted to retreat, but I didn't expect that my feet seemed to be held down by someone, and I couldn't move.
In desperation, I pulled out a thin knife in each hand, held it between my fingertips and slashed along my side.
I couldn't see whether there were ghosts or gods around me, and the position of my shot was also at an estimated height. If someone squatted next to me and held down my feet, my knife should be able to slit the other person's throat.
But after I swept out the knife, not only was there no reaction around me, but there was also a feeling on my heel, as if someone had scratched it with a finger.
The other person wanted to take off my shoes and ask me to put on the strangely appearing cloth shoes.
I am standing still now. Sooner or later I will be controlled by the other party. If I give up the shoes on my feet, I may still have a chance of survival.
After the idea of escape flashed in my mind, I suddenly exerted force on my feet. With the force of the ghosts and gods pressing on my shoes, I broke free of the cloth shoes on my feet, and flipped into the distance with my bare feet.
When my feet landed on the ground, the soles of my feet pressed tightly against the ground, and I continued to rub my feet backwards. I also picked up the candle given to me by the Ninth Prince in my hand.
At this moment, I didn't care how many times the candle could be used. I took out a match from my pocket, struck it on my sleeve, and put the burning match on the wick of the candle.
The moment the candle was lit, I also saw through the light of the fire, four figures that looked like ghost masks.
Two of them, holding the pair of cloth shoes that appeared on the street, walked towards me step by step. The other two ghosts were on their hands and feet, and their limbs were moving around my sides, as if they were coming to hold my feet down again.
I put my feet firmly on the ground and moved back step by step, while my eyes glanced back and forth at the four ghosts.
The four ghosts were getting closer and closer to me. I suddenly grabbed a handful of "will-o'-the-wisp powder" and threw it towards the candlelight.
"Ghost fire powder" is called differently in Buddhists, but its usage is the same. When Buddhist disciples want to break into a house, in order to distract the guards, they will sprinkle a handful of "will-o'-the-wisp powder" in a place that is not very conspicuous but can be seen by others. After the thing falls to the ground, it will not take long to turn into a beating The will-o'-the-wisp naturally attracts the guard's attention.
I directly raised the "will-o'-the-wisp powder" onto the candle, which was equivalent to igniting the powder on the spot, and a green flame suddenly burst out in front of me.
While the green firelight was flashing in the air, I quickly ran towards the roadside wall. I stepped on the wall and kicked twice before climbing over the wall.
The first thing I did when I landed was to light a candle. The moment the candlelight flashed in front of my eyes again, two ghostly faces appeared on the wall opposite me.
Those two faces were like things growing out of the wall, starting from the tip of their noses and slowly protruding outwards. The four ghost eyes that opened at the same time stared at my face from both sides, apparently thinking that I was Got what was in the bag.
I threw the candle into the air, and the sleeves of both hands vibrated at the same time. The two thorns slid from my sleeves to the palms of my hands. After the sharp edges in front of the thorns came out from between my fingers, I closed my hands at the same time and held them. Tighten the handle, exert force with both arms at the same time, and stab the two grimaces between the eyebrows fiercely.
The sound of the hand stabbing into the wall and the shrill ghostly cry erupted at the same time, and the firelight of two figures was also reflected on the wall.
The Ninth Prince did not lie to me. The hidden weapon he gave me can indeed kill ghosts and gods. The two evil ghosts burst into flames just after being penetrated by my hand. If they were replaced with ordinary weapons, they could not hurt each other at all.
As soon as I succeeded, I immediately retracted the stab, raised my hand to catch the candle falling from the air, and stepped back again.
Of the four ghosts chasing me, two more are somewhere. I have to find another chance to kill the other two. If I stay under the wall, I can only sit and wait for death.
I had just taken a few steps back when I heard someone shouting: "Who's outside?"
broken!
I was discovered by the owner of the house.
I didn't hesitate at all and quickly took a few steps back.
My original intention was to use the force of forward motion to climb out of the yard and go to the street to deal with the ghosts.
Unexpectedly, I stepped on a pair of cloth shoes as soon as I took two steps back.
My head suddenly buzzed: the two ghosts holding shoes had already come in, and they were waiting for me behind my back.
I only felt the cold breath coming up from both sides of my feet. I took out the thorn again, gritted my teeth and pierced it into my feet.
I was seeking life in death, but I didn’t dare to actually prick my instep. If I stabbed through the sole of my foot but didn't shake off the cloth shoes, I would be dead.
After the two handles passed through the gaps between my toes at the same time, the cloth shoes on my feet also burst into flames. The moment the red flames shot toward my pants leg, I slashed the edge of the shoe several times and shook off the burning cloth shoes.
Here, before the flames on the cloth shoes were extinguished, I heard a scream from behind me. When I looked back, the man of the house had already put on a pair of the same cloth shoes, holding his legs with both hands. The ground was rolling wildly, but all he could make was a gurgling sound. It sounded like something was blocking his screams in his throat.
When I pulled out my dagger and rushed toward the other person, I first saw blood pouring out of the lace of the other person's shoe, and then I immediately saw the retracted tongue in that person's mouth.
Was that person's throat blocked by his retracted tongue, so he couldn't make a sound?
I've heard people say that when people are dying, their tongues retract.
