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Chapter 183: The Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation is Broken
"No, he is Brother Qi Long. Honey, I feel like you misunderstood," Yan Shanshan argued. Then she said to me and Murong Duoduo, "Brother Qi Long, you guys should go. Come visit my house when you have time."
Murong Duoduo and I nodded almost in unison; this place was far too dangerous. If Yan Shanshan let her guard down for even a moment, we would be finished, just like Guo Jia.
Immediately after, I felt a shiver run through my body. When my vision returned, I was already by Yan Shanshan's bedside. Without thinking, I hurried back to my own body. After successfully possessing her soul, I quickly tore off the seal on my forehead and stood up.
Having sat for so long made my legs a bit numb. I stumbled backward several steps and bumped into a large vase, which then fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
At that moment, Yan Shanshan on the bed suddenly woke up. She turned on the bedside lamp and said, "Honey, is that you?"
The light from the lamp illuminated her bedside but did not reach me. I hid in the darkness, unable to respond, standing still and hoping Yan Shanshan would go back to sleep soon.
However, although this girl was timid, she showed no signs of wanting to sleep at that moment. She actually lifted the blanket and stood up.
She was wearing a pink nightgown, her hair casually draped behind her. Her fair face showed no expression as she looked toward the dark direction and asked, "Honey? Is that you?"
At that moment, a flash of lightning lit up the room, followed by the sound of heavy rain.
I glanced out the window; it had started raining without me noticing. Autumn is like that; the rain comes quickly and leaves just as fast.
"Brother Qi Long?" Yan Shanshan suddenly asked.
I just realized that the curtains were not drawn, and the lightning illuminated the house. Yan Shanshan had already seen me.
Since that was the case, there was no need for me to hide anymore. I hurriedly spoke up, "Um... Shanshan! You're awake."
If there had been a hole in the ground at that moment, I would have wanted to jump right in. What kind of situation was it for a thirty-something old virgin like me to be out in the middle of the night at a young married woman's house? If this got out, I wouldn't care since I'm single, but what about Yan Shanshan?
Ding!
At that moment, the main light in the room suddenly turned on, and Yan Shanshan stood by the switch, exclaiming loudly, "Wow, Qi Long Gege, it's really you!"
"Shh!" I quickly made a shushing gesture and then ran towards the bed, jumping directly onto the air conditioner before leaping down from a height of five meters.
"Hey!" Yan Shanshan seemed to want to say something and hurriedly chased to the window.
I didn't have time to think much. After jumping to the ground, I accidentally twisted my ankle. The rain had washed away the floral scent in the small courtyard, so I didn't need to cover my nose anymore. I hurriedly limped towards the front door.
"Hey, Qi Long Gege, don't run!" Yan Shanshan shouted loudly from by the window.
I didn't know whether to call this girl scatterbrained or too innocent. If someone found out about this, my reputation would be ruined.
After fleeing from the villa in a panic, I couldn't help but wipe my face; I wasn't sure if it was cold sweat or rainwater! This time out, I felt like I had been too hasty and underestimated Guo Yongjia. I almost got caught in Yan Shanshan's dream.
But regardless of how things went, I figured that Yan Shanshan's impression of me would probably take a significant hit from now on.
A thunderstorm began in the urban area, with loud thunder and heavy rain pouring down, drenching the entire land.
Water was flowing chaotically from both sides of the street, clearly indicating that this heavy rain had been falling for quite some time.
Generally speaking, when a thunderstorm occurs, it is either due to natural weather conditions or because a terrifying demon or ghost is undergoing tribulation.
It is known that the Six Realms maintain their balance. Although there are some existences that disrupt this balance, they cannot stir up much trouble.
For example, if a ghost causes trouble in the world, there will naturally be an Onmyoji like me to handle it. If someone intrudes into Hell or the Yin-Yang Dao, there will also be Ghost Messengers to stop them; regardless of how long it takes, it is only a matter of time.
However, Heavenly Tribulation is different. The birth of Heavenly Tribulation occurs because a 'person' forcibly breaks the balance between realms, which will definitely lead to Heavenly Tribulation. A 'person' who successfully undergoes tribulation will bring great disaster to the corresponding realm. For instance, in Journey to the West, Sun Wukong caused chaos in Yama's Hall because he successfully underwent tribulation from a stone and then used Yin Chai's soul-locking as a pretext to bring disaster to Hell.
Of course, Journey to the West may be a legend. However, there truly exists the concept of undergoing tribulation in this world.
I watched as lightning struck down towards the earth, and surprisingly, the direction it struck was towards the Suburban Cemetery. The cemetery had already been set up with the Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation, so logically there shouldn't be any heavenly tribulation.
The rain was simply too heavy; going to the cemetery at midnight felt somewhat unrealistic. Moreover, the lightning was striking far too frequently; I estimated that even if I went there, I would likely be struck dead by lightning.
After walking for a long time and getting completely soaked, I was surprised to find that the main entrance of the Paper Shop was wide open when I returned. It seemed that due to the heavy thunderstorm, power had gone out; several lanterns were lit inside the Paper Shop.
As soon as I entered, before I could figure out what was happening, a graceful figure leaped into my arms. A sorrowful cry almost instantly echoed through the air, and then I felt warm liquid flowing onto me.
“She has been here for a long time,” Murong Duoduo said slowly. “From her appearance, she seems very afraid of thunder! If she hadn’t knocked on the door and woken me up, I probably wouldn’t have had the chance to visit you at night.”
I nodded and slowly helped the person in my arms to sit up. Her long hair was still a bit damp, and the pink blisters on her body were also somewhat wet.
“Shan Shan?” I asked weakly.
She didn’t refute me but instead leaned slowly against my shoulder and said, “I’m scared.”
“Don’t be scared.” I hurriedly patted her shoulder. It had been many years since there had been such a Thunderstorm. No wonder she was afraid.
Wait, hold on!
Something's not right!
I had just come back from Yan Shan Shan's house. If she had driven over, she probably wouldn’t have gotten wet, right? Moreover, based on my past experience, whenever there was thunder and rain, she would always run over barefoot. She must have suddenly heard the thunder while sleeping and hurriedly gotten out of bed to come to my Paper Shop.
I looked down at her feet and found that she was indeed barefoot.
“I think you should take her inside to change clothes,” Murong Duoduo said coldly.
I quickly nodded and then helped her into the inner room! When we were kids, thunderstorms happened more frequently, but ever since the Four Clean-up Movement, Thunderstorm occurrences had decreased significantly. Yan Shan Shan’s father noticed that his Daughter often came over to my place, so he specifically left some spare clothes here for her.
However, those clothes were all from when she was younger. After she entered high school, I started wandering around the world, so even if she ran to the Paper Shop, it would be impossible for her to find my clothes. Therefore, I didn’t have any spare clothes for her here.
Fortunately, although my Paper Shop lacked a female owner, it now had a woman.
Murong Duoduo's underwear was hanging in the room. After I brought her in, my intention was to avoid it. Who knew she would directly pull me to the bedside and then curl up on the bed.
There were no blankets on the bed, but after she curled up against the wall, she patted the empty space beside her, indicating that I should lie down too.
If it were before, I would have definitely lain down and held her trembling body until she fell asleep. However, at this moment, I did not do so because I suspected that this girl was not Yan Shan Shan but Yan Ruolan. You see, Yan Ruolan and Yan Shan Shan look exactly alike; it's just their personalities that differ. Their personalities also lead to different styles of dressing. Yan Shan Shan prefers to wear elegant and demure outfits, while Yan Ruolan dresses more androgynously. This is my first way of distinguishing them. Another way is their tone of speech and how they address me. Yan Shan Shan likes to call me "Brother Qilong," while Yan Ruolan often changes how she addresses me; recently, she even dared to call me "Pervert Cao"!
I looked at her expectant face on the bed and asked, "Are you really Shan Shan or Ruo Lan?"
She did not answer me but instead got up, pulled me onto the bed, wrapped her arms around my neck, and slowly closed her beautiful eyes. As the frequency of her body tremors decreased, her breathing gradually became more even.
At that moment, a sigh came from outside the door.
This night felt exceptionally long because I was no longer that naive young man.
That's right; I was sleeping with a beautiful woman!
Her soft body was almost pressed against mine! The most annoying part was that those soft prisoners were squeezing against my arm! I'm a man too! Doesn't she have any guard against me? Isn't she afraid that I might lose control and do something inappropriate?
The thunderstorm continued until around six or seven in the morning! The reason I knew the time so clearly was that I hadn't slept a wink all night. My lower body was quite uncomfortable!
By around eight in the morning, it was still raining, but the thunder had completely stopped when someone pushed open my room door.
"Am I interrupting you?" Murong Duoduo asked as she stood at the door.
I shook my head; I hadn't even taken off my clothes, so what was there to be concerned about?
"I'll give you three minutes. After you get up, come with me to the cemetery," Murong Duoduo said before closing the door.
I glanced at the beautiful person beside me. She was sleeping soundly, her peaceful appearance making me want to lean over and give her a kiss. Just that sight made my desire reach its peak. I quickly bit my tongue to wake myself up. Evil Spirit! This is torture!
She wouldn't be scared unless there was thunder! So, I carefully moved her hand away from me and set it aside. Then I took a blanket from the hall and covered her with it before heading out with Murong Duoduo.
Upon arriving at the cemetery, I was completely shocked.
The Seven Gates Ghost Sealing Formation had been broken!
And the reason for the breach was man-made. One of the tombstones, which had a photo of my junior brother Pan Shenbao on it, had the photo torn off.
"Clearly, someone came to visit the grave and noticed something was wrong with the photo, so they tore it off," Murong Duoduo said as she led me along. "Follow me."
She took me to the center of the cemetery, specifically to the location of the Three-Way Emperor's Tomb. One of the emperor's tombs had been split in half, and below the split, it was already filled with standing water, forming a pond.
This is bad!
Now, it seemed that the city might not be safe!
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