I knew I couldn't run away, and I didn't want to.
I carefully opened the door, slipped out of the house, straight to the deserted mountain, today there is no thick fog, I came to the mass grave as fast as possible.
The cemetery is still as desolate as ever, a cool breeze blowing through, blowing me full of goose bumps.
From the backpack I brought with me, I pulled out four plates with apples, snacks, pork and a glass of wine, which are the four common offerings we use in our local sacrifices to the spirits.
After setting up the offerings, I pulled out another incense burner, lit three sandalwood incense and inserted it in the incense burner.
Over the years, although the master never taught me anything, but I have learned something by ear.
For example, the mantra of summoning ghosts.
I shouted at the chaotic graveyard in front of me.
"Heaven and earth have no limits, and the four seas are flat. Now invites demons and ghosts to make the form visible!"
My voice echoed through the chaotic graveyard while my heart puffed and puffed hard.
My throat was dry and I swallowed hard.
This is the first time I call ghosts, ghosts will not appear, appear after what will happen, I do not know all.
I waited for a full half-minute, no movement in the graveyard, just when I was brave enough to yell again, a hoarse, eerie voice, from behind me.
"Kid, you're looking for us?"
I was frightened by the sudden sound, turned my head to look, four horrible ghostly faces, reflected in my eyes.
These four ghostly faces are familiar to me. I saw them last night, and it was them.
All four ghosts stared into my eyes, staring at me with creepy, tingling scalp.
The male ghost with the broken arm put his face in front of mine, and in his nose, there was not a bit of air.
I dare not breathe a breath, the master once said, people have no faith, ghosts have no feelings, but all ghosts, may be harmful to the hearts of people.
The ghost with the broken arm opened its mouth.
"Kid, I'm asking you, you're looking for us?"
"Yes!"
My heart was crossed, anyway, I am not far from death, by the master to die, and by the ghost, is not very different, so thinking, I am not so afraid.
"I was looking for you guys."
The broken-bellied ghost, with both hands covering his stomach, staggered up to me.
He asked me.
"When were you, when you could see us?"
I'll be honest.
"Last night."
The burned ghost followed my words.
"You're not afraid of us?"
"Afraid, of course."
The hanging female ghost spat out her long tongue and swept it across my cheek, icy cold.
"Then how dare you come back?"
I take a deep breath and say what is on my mind.
"If I don't find you guys, I'm dead. If I find you guys, I might have a chance of survival."
The long-tongued female ghost seemed to be the backbone of the four ghosts as she pushed aside the other three and came face to face with me.
"What do you mean?"
"I already know that Master is trying to harm me."
The long-tongued female ghost showed a stunned look on her face.
"You just saw us yesterday and today you know the truth? Who told you that?"
"I found it on my own."
The long-tongued female ghost stared at me for a while and asked me a question.
"Knowing that Chen Tian wants to harm you, you still dare to come to us? Don't you know that we are the ghosts he keeps?"
"I know that, and I also know that you are not sincerely working for Chen Tian."
The long-tongued female ghost's eyes flickered for a moment.
"Why do you say that?"
I replied.
"Very simple, the fury for the ghost, is the cultivation, but also life, which person is willing to give his life, to others?"
I say this because one, I read about it in "The Book of Ghosts", and two, I remember very clearly that the last time I came to the chaotic graveyard, they had an unusually painful expression when they infused me with the fatal energy.
The long-tongued female ghost was silent, but from her expression it was not difficult to tell that she was hit by my words.
"I guess you are working for Chen Tian because he promised to carve statues for you to play god in the future, right?"
The term "carving images and pretending to be gods", which I read in the book "The Book of Ghosts", belongs to the second volume of "Pretending to be gods".
The purpose of the ghost smith is not to let the ghost become his own men, accompanied by ghosts like tigers, and even the most sophisticated longitudinal ghost magic, there is a risk of failure.
The ghost maker indulges in ghosts in order to let the ghosts pretend to be gods and achieve the effect of a miracle coming.
To achieve this, the ghost maker has to carve the idol for the ghost to reside in and for people to worship.
From then on, ghosts pretending to be gods can enjoy the incense and worship of mortals, without having to go through the torment of hell, and when their merits are complete, they can enter the reincarnation and reincarnate in a good home.
The skills of ghost smiths are popular with people who have done great evil in their lives. The four ghosts in front of me all have evil faces, which is why I asked if they had been promised by the master.
The long-tongued female ghost's eyes were full of anger, and she gritted her teeth and said.
"Chen Tian, that son of a bitch who keeps his word, he clearly promised us that he would grant our wishes and pretend us to be gods, but we just promised to obey, and he betrayed us!"
The long-tongued female ghost smiled miserably, she peeled back her long hair, only to see her forehead, carved a blood-red "Chen" character.
The other three ghosts lifted up their clothes and they had the same word "Chen" on them.
"This is the word that Chen Tian left on us. As soon as he recites the incantation, an inextinguishable yin fire will ignite in us.
From the beginning, Chen Tian had no intention of fulfilling our wishes; he only wanted to enslave us and do his work for him!"
The word "Chen" on the four ghosts did not surprise me. Yesterday, when I peeked at the "Ghost Talisman", I already knew how my master controlled the evil spirits.
Seeing the four ghosts are eager to dismantle the master's appearance, I asked straightforwardly.
"Do you want to take revenge?"
The long-tongued female ghost pointed to the word "Chen" on her forehead and said miserably.
"He's the chopping block, I'm the fish, what can I do to take revenge?"
I replied seriously.
"If I have a way to make the master unable to recite the incantation, will you help me?"
The long-tongued woman's eyes emerged, she stared dead into my eyes, as if to determine whether I was lying.
"What do you have in mind?"
I asked rhetorically.
"Do you know why Master wants you to imbue me with the Fury?"
"I don't know, that guy Chen Tian never tells us what to do, but not why we do it."
I'll be honest.
"Master wants to take over my body, just six days later, the process of taking over the body, I have a way to make him unable to recite the incantation, you just help me, he will die for sure!"
The long-tongued female ghost's eyes changed, but she didn't immediately agree to help me.
"Why should we help you? Chen Tian's Dao is very deep, it's very risky to go against him! And just a few days ago, he promised us that he would fulfill his original promise when he seized you!"
I asked her with a sneer.
"Do you believe it yourself?"