They All Say I've Met a Ghost

13

Previous Chapter | Next Chapter
Table of Contents

“Then, tianshi, what should I do to change my fortune?" Xia Jin asked nervously.

"The disciples of Maoshan specialize in removing demons and expelling ghosts. We don't practice changing fortunes." Ning Tiance appeared apologetic. "But heaven rewards virtue. As long as your heart is kind and your deeds are good, your fortune will naturally improve."

He looked at me and said, "Like Mr. Shen, for example."

Hearing Ning Tiance say that I was lucky, Xia Jin rolled his eyes. The whole school of Ideological and Political Sciences had known that Shen Jianguo was famous for his bad luck. If I ever skipped a class, the teacher was sure to take a roll call. Anything I didn't study was sure to appear on a test. If my classmates wanted to skip class, they would ask me if I was planning to attend. If they were studying for a test, they would ask what parts of the curriculum I wasn't planning to review.

What could I do? I could only struggle on, being as conscientious as I could to do right by myself. I didn't dare to trust to luck, didn't dare to miss a single part of the curriculum if I wanted to graduate. But there were benefits, too: because I had a solid foundation in my courses, I passed the examinations easily.

This shows that in living a correct life, we can't be careless. We can only reap the benefits of what we sow. You can't plant sesame seeds and expect to harvest a watermelon. Being thoughtful and realistic will always lead to the best results.

Hearing Ning Tiance say that my luck was good had made Xia Jin lose some faith in the celestial master. But he still said to Xiao Ning, "Now that the mall is closed and all the customers are gone, tianshi, why don't you come with me to see the elevator and the women's restroom?"

"Very well." Xiao Ning nodded slightly. "The mall is a place where people gather. It's full of vitality. Any ghost that can survive here must be extremely violent. In the long run, it will cause harm to humanity and must be eliminated."

Hearing this, I was very worried. As Xia Jin wasn't an outsider, I grabbed Xiao Ning's clothes and said, "You aren't going to pee in the elevator and the women's toilet, are you?"

Xiao Ning looked at me with a stiff expression. "Mr. Shen, although a virgin's urine dispels evil, it's only an emergency measure for ordinary people. How can our disciples use such inefficient methods?"

I felt relieved and nodded. "OK, as long as you're not going to pee anywhere in public."

Xia Jin pulled me aside and whispered, "What's going on? Do you know him?"

In order to keep Xia Jin from falling into the whirlpool of feudal superstition, I told him about the message I had sent on WeChat when I couldn't get a phone call out, and also mentioned the solution Ning-tianshi had suggested. My main purpose was to get Xia Jin to see that superstition wasn't the way to go.

But instead Xia Jin slapped his thigh and said, "Even a call to the police couldn't get through, but you could still get a message through to him. Doesn't that go to show he's really an expert!"

Then he went to Ning Tiance, took his hand and asked him to go to the women's toilet.

What could I do? I had to follow them. So three grown men went together to the women's restroom at the mall.

Li Yuanyuan having gone back to her hometown to look for a job, naturally there was no one trying to stay the night in the women's restroom. Xia Jin didn't see anything this time. Ning Tiance also shook his head after an inspection. "There's a trace of Yin energy. A ghost may have passed by, but it hasn’t lingered. Let's go to the elevator to have a look."