Chapter 545: The Killing Bed
Afterwe returnedto the vige, I found the Vige Elder and told him about Luo Chengs choice.
The Vige Elder kept silent for a long time. In the end, he just sighed.
I knew he wanted tohonorLuo Cheng, so I gave him a suggestion. Iftheir vige wanted to open as a tourist attraction, I thoughtthey should build a Sui-Tang cultural parkon thatpiece ofnd. It could be a source of ieforthe vigers and itcould honorLuo Chengs heroic spirit.
We will consider your suggestion,said theVige Elder. It wasnt my concern if they would do that.
After lunch, Li Mazi and I bid farewell to the Vige Elder and Sanye. They had collected dozens of thousands ofrenminbito offer us asoumission.
The Vige Elder kept shoving the money into my bag. He knew the ruleofour businessand was thankfulthatI had given up the silver spear to fulfill Luo Chengs wish.
I didntrefusehim this time. By doing this,the vigers could fet ease. I received the money and threw itatLi Mazi. Afterward, we went to the hospital to find Tang Xianzu.
When we got there, he had already left. He had leftme a letter. Heres what the letter read:
Dear Master Zhang,ifyou see this letter,it meansyouve already helped our vige solve the problem. To be honest, I tricked you. I was stabbed because I was too greedy.I wanted to steal the spear from my friends houseandexchange it for money. I knew the headless horsemanwasLuo Cheng. Yesterday, I heard from my family that General Luo Chengs spirithelped the vige eradicate the rat monster. Idont thinkI have the face to return to the vige anymore.Ill seeyou when I see you!
After reading the letter, I couldnt help but shake my head. I thoughtthat Tang Xianzu was thetype of personthatdesiredmoney more thanhislife. This time, it was Luo Chengs spirit. If it had been the King of Western Chu or the God of ughter Baiqi, he wouldnt have had the chance to write this damn letter.
However, I had to say one thing. Having worked in this business for quite a long time,I hadalways subdued otherworldly items. This was the first time an otherworldly item had saved me.
When wewere about to fight the rat monsterand riskour lives, Luo Cheng hade. Li Mazi and I exchanged understanding looksand smiled. Wethenheadedhome.
When we left the patient ward, we saw a group of doctors bowing and giving their apologiesto a young couple. However, the young couple was screaming at them.
After a few seconds, Ilearned thattheir mother hadreceivedtreatment in this hospital. The mother was seriously ill when shearrived at the hospital. However, it wasnt a life-threatening sickness. After one nightofstaying here, she died unknowingly
The couple thought that those quacks had neglected and killed their mother. They cried and demanded an exnation.
The doctors and the family started to shout at each other. I sighedand prayedthat the deceased would rest in peace. Then, I turned and went downstairs.
When we passed the nursescounter, we suddenly heard someonesay, Oh my God! Another patient has died! Ive saidit before. That bed hasaproblem, but the Dean doesnt listen to me.
Let alone me, Li Mazi paled immediately. We turned andsawtwo young nurses whispering to each other.
When they saw us watching, they pretended to be busy andstarted to collect and sort the documents on the table.
Miss, what did you just say? I frowned. If shewas tellingthe truth, there was more to theold womans death.
The nurse waved her hands at meand saidimpatiently,Please go.You dont need to know.
Li Mazi wasnt pleased. He looked at the nametag the nurse woreand saidboldly,I remember your name. If you dont tell me the story, Im goingto see your Dean. Im sure youll be fired tomorrow!
The young nurseseyes reddened. She wasupset but eventually nodded.
IgaveLi Mazi a thumbs-up. This rascal friend of mine was a true diamond that could cut diamonds.
The nurse then told us that it wasnt the first time a patienthaddied on that bed.Three others haddied before the old woman. Thatwas why she thought that the bedhad aproblem. Ivechecked the list of patients that used to lie on that bed. I found that every single patient whosleptthrough the night on that beddied in themorning
It seems that bed reallyhasaproblem I exchanged looks with Li Mazi. We decided to help the hospital get rid of this problem.
Fortunately, that room was a two-patient ward. After the old woman was gone, the other person was so scared that they askedto change rooms.
The young couple caused trouble until the afternoon.I didnt lingerand triedtogetadmittedthere.
The doctor in charge looked around forty or fifty years old. He was a responsible doctor.He pushed his reading sses up the bridge of his noseandsaid,Kid, a patient just died there. Take another room!
That''s the point! Li Mazi recognizedthe wordshad slipped from his tongue. He corrected himself immediately.I mean, I like to stay in that ward. Every time Ie to your hospital, I stay there.
All right, if youwantto stay there, you can stay there.You two boys canbringmore Yang energy to that room, anyway! When the middle-aged doctor heard Li Mazisaythat, he assessed us one more time. It seemed he knew our purpose. He waved his hand and asked us to fill in the form.
As soon as I entered the ward, cold air pped my face.It seemedthere wasa curtain of cold air around the bedwherethe woman had died.
It wasnt necessarily due to the foul thing.Itcould havebeen something else, like theold womans ghost or the ghosts of the previous victims.
Before nightfall, I opened the door and the window. Then, I burnedwormwoodand walkedaround the room.
When the scent of wormwood filled the room, the temperature wasnt low anymore. When I felt it was enough, I closed the window.Li Mazi and I thenstarted our long and boring wait in the room.
After 10:00 PM, no more visitors walkedinthe corridor outside. The room temperature started to drop again
It seemed that the foul thing couldnt stand idle. I asked Li Mazi tolieon the bed while Ihidunderneath the opposite bed.
I had just learned how to draw the Yang Concealing Talisman.By usingthis talisman, I could conceal my Yang energy. Unless the ghosts saw me directly, theywouldnt be able tosense mypresence.
Li Mazisure was bold. I had asked him to pretend to sleep on the bed, but hestarted to snore not even after three minutes.
Ithoughtit was funny and wanted to wake him up. But then, I sawthat he wasblushing. It was asif hewaschoking. Li Mazis eyes shot open. Both of his hands grabbed his neck, just as if he was trying to pull away a pair of invisible hands!
It wasanemergency, and I couldntwaste time. Immediately, I rolled out and got up. Ishedthe Sirius Whip at his neck.
Before the whip reached Li Mazi, it stopped. I then heard a child crying. A faint red shadow appeared between me and Li Mazi.
I focused andsawit was a boy that had a deformed face. His nose was missing. His bloodshot eyeswere differently sized. He lookedat me as if he wanted to tear me apart.
I looked further downand saw thatthe kid didnt have an umbilicalcord. His intestineshadspilled out of his belly button. He was bleedinghard.
This little boyisa resenting child!
My grandpa had told me that there were three types of resenting children. The first type was the one that died intheirmothers womb. The second type was the childthat haddied at birth. And, thest was the ghost of a child that had died after birth.
The third type of resenting child had enjoyed happiness in this world. Its resentful energy wouldnt be muchand we could help them rest easier. However, the first two types had extreme energy. My grandfather had advised me thatifI were to encounter this sort of resenting child, Iwould haveto attack fast and not show any mercy.
I shouldnt let them go to create futureproblems.Resentingchildrenwere all hostile and inclined toseekrevenge. If youannoyed one, it would pester you forever!
It seemed this boy had died at birth. From his deformed appearance, it wasnt hard to guess that his parents had abandoned him.
I wasnt sure if I could subdue the ghost, soItook outthe Yin and Yang Umbre. I pointed itright at the child ghost.
That child ghostfeltthe power of the Yin and Yang Umbre. He shot me a nce then let go of Li Mazi, jumpingtoward the window.
You want torun? Not easy, boy! Iwouldntgive it a chance. I opened the Yin and Yang Umbreand dashedtoward the ghost.
The ghost shot me a disdainful nce and elerated toward the window. However, he didnt know that I hadstuckspirit talismans on the window. He was sent backwardand fell under the influence ofthe Yin and Yang Umbre.
He struggled in pain. He screechedandlookedat mewith imploringeyes. I knew he was asking for mercy, but I couldnt let him go. I knew that if our situations wereswitched,it wouldntsparemy life!
After around two minutes, the child ghostpletely vanished. Li Mazi got up. He looked at the Yin and Yang Umbre for a while before he pulled himself together. Is it over?
What do you think? I pulled him up. After putting onourjackets, we didnt linger for a secondand ranhome.
Li Mazi thought itwaseasy to deal with the resenting child ghost, but it was because I had skipped a few steps.
Ever since Id entered this business, I didnt think thatdealing with evilspiritswashard.The real reason it was hard was thatIwas willing to investigate the origin of the otherworldly items to help those spirits ascend in peace.
If I just focused on destroying theevilspirittoobtainthe otherworldly item, I wouldntbeaqualified otherworldly merchant!
What is an otherworldly merchant?
Hes humble, he walks on the Yin and Yang road, and hebindsthestrings of karma!