Escape from the Thriller World – Chapter 25.3
by Little PandaVolume One: The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village
Investigation
The two of them were simultaneously parasitic in one body.
“Sanqing Daoist, to be honest with you, we also have a mission of our own.” Ning Lan said with clasped hands [traditional gesture of respect].
“You need not wade into these troubled waters, just help me get the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror.” Xiaoming said with slightly furrowed brows.
At this time, Xiaoqiang walked out from the paper craft shop and patted Xiaoming’s shoulder, saying: “Senior Brother, our responsibility is to eliminate evil spirits, have you forgotten the words passed down by our ancestral master?”
Xiaoming helplessly twisted his mouth and said: “How could I forget our ancestral master’s teachings, but you also know we are no match for that female ghost.”
Xiaoqiang furrowed his brows deeply and said: “Within feng shui secret techniques, there is a sealing formation. If we work together with one heart, we can surely seal this female ghost back into the painting.”
Xiaoming knew that if he and his senior fellow disciple activated this formation, it would drain both of their spiritual power.
Xiaoqiang insisted on going to Tong Lau to seal this female ghost, so Xiaoming had no choice but to agree and said: “You and I are fellow disciples from the same school, how could I, your junior brother, watch you go face danger alone? Through this ordeal of knife mountains and fire seas [extreme dangers], I will accompany you.”
To execute this dangerous method of sealing Akita Kyoko, they needed to prepare items for the ritual altar, which would take a full day’s time.
“There’s no time to waste, junior brother, let’s prepare quickly.” Xiaoqiang held the peach wood sword, looking at it intently.
This long-unused peach wood sword [traditional tool for fighting supernatural beings], he vowed to fight Akita Kyoko to the death.
Now they needed to use the power of these two people to force out Akita Kyoko, and they also needed to get the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror.
After discussing with them, Ning Lan said: “We’ll be responsible for luring the female ghost to the Tong Lau rooftop, the rest of the sealing task will be left to you two.”
Xiaoqiang said earnestly: “You should return to Tong Lau while it’s still daylight, don’t disturb that female ghost.”
Before activating this formation, they still needed to get the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror to make Akita Kyoko materialize.
Akita Kyoko knew this Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror would bring her hundred harms and no benefits, she would definitely fight for it.
What they needed to do was scatter talismans along Akita Kyoko’s path, angering her to come up to the rooftop.
Everyone had clear tasks, they couldn’t break Tong Lau’s rules, so they returned to Tong Lau before it reached 11 o’clock.
The two hadn’t eaten much, they chose to eat a plate of dumplings at Dongge Dumpling Shop outside Tong Lau.
The steaming hot dumplings were served, and the shop owner went to attend to other customers.
Ning Lan ordered chive-filled dumplings, she sprinkled some vinegar on top, ate them mixed together, and the texture was very good.
The black cat from Tong Lau came to mooch [freeload] food and drinks at the dumpling shop again, and the kindhearted shop owner fed it some dried fish.
Ning Lan inquired of the shop owner: “Boss, does this black cat belong to any resident in Tong Lau?”
The boss shook his head and said: “It has always been a stray cat in our building, we residents feed it.”
The black cat was an ownerless stray cat, Ning Lan happily went forward and hugged the black cat into her arms saying: “Little cutie, tonight you’ll go home with big sister.”
Shen Qingyou’s chopsticks paused over the dumplings, and she asked: “Why are you suddenly wanting to keep a cat?”
Ning Lan put the black cat on a nearby stool and said: “Don’t you remember? Last time in the hallway, it was the one that saved you.”
Shen Qingyou said puzzled: “Black cats… aren’t they said to be unlucky?”
Ning Lan shook her head and said: “Did you see its eyes? Ink green. It can see things we can’t see, maybe it can see that female ghost’s movements…”
The black cat seemed to have spiritual awareness, it meowed “meow meow meow” several times at Ning Lan, and its head nuzzled against Ning Lan’s hand.
Ning Lan wanting to adopt this black cat wasn’t without reason, Shen Qingyou asked a few questions but didn’t say much more.
“I don’t mind you keeping a cat, but if you’re going to care for it, you’ll need to handle the cat hair well, I’m afraid of allergies…” Shen Qingyou said, wanting to say more but stopping.
She was allergic to small animals, contact with animal fur would cause some red rashes.
Ning Lan nodded and said: “I will handle it well.”
The two people and one cat thus left the dumpling shop, Ning Lan didn’t forget to pack an extra portion for a midnight snack.
Ning Lan rubbed the black cat’s head and said: “It’s too late today, we’ll prepare cat food for you during the daytime.”
The black cat gave a long “meow,” and it nuzzled into Ning Lan’s arms.
Shen Qingyou walked in front, only wanting to return quickly to the safe zone on the 18th floor, when Ning Lan stopped her.
“Wait, let’s see what’s happening.” Ning Lan stopped her steps and peered at the medical personnel rushing over hurriedly.
Another ambulance stopped below Tong Lau, Ning Lan’s sharp eyes saw them carrying out an elderly man with graying temples from the corridor.
On the stretcher was the dying Wei Jinye, his tongue stuck out, his eyes were turning white, and both hands were swaying non-stop in the air.
Wei Jinye had received quite a fright, looking exactly like someone possessed by a ghost.
Two or three medical personnel used considerable effort to finally press his arms flat on the stretcher.
In a daze, Ning Lan saw Akita Kyoko with disheveled hair, red eyes, lying on Wei Jinye’s chest…
Akita Kyoko was in the rhythm [mode/pattern] of fighting Wei Jinye to the death.
Wei Jinye glared with white eyes, cursing at Akita Kyoko to get off him.
Akita Kyoko, wearing a kimono, lay languidly on him, singing about cherry blossoms as if enjoying a spring breeze, she pulled at his collar, her thin lips slightly opened and said: “Didn’t you say you would be with me forever?”
Akita Kyoko had become a ghost, but was still unmistakably love-brained [someone obsessed with romance/love].
Wei Jinbao only needed to say a few sweet words softly, and she would believe them.
“Stay away from me, why do you, woman, still haunt me like a lingering ghost…” Wei Jinye spoke flowery language, cursing out everything.
The medical personnel couldn’t see anything, only thinking this old man was probably mentally ill.
A nurse nearby gave him an injection of sedative and said: “Living in Tong Lau for too long, this old man’s mental state has become abnormal.”
“Don’t mind him, let’s get him loaded first,” another nurse said while pressing down Wei Jinye’s arm.
The ambulance quickly took Wei Jinye away, in the quiet Tong Lau only the security team remained patrolling.
Ning Lan shook her head and said: “The game has reset twice, but Wei Jinye still couldn’t escape Akita Kyoko’s entanglement…”
Looking at it now, Wei Jinye’s death was an inevitable fate.
“He received the deserved punishment for his crimes, the ironic part is that Akita Kyoko completed her revenge after becoming a ghost…” Shen Qingyou said with some emotion.
“Right, the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror, let’s get it first.” Ning Lan looked toward the 10th floor of Tong Lau, that was where Wei Jinye lived.
She remembered last time finding the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror in the third cabinet of his master bedroom.
While no one was around, they would try their luck.
The building’s security changed shifts every 15 minutes, they had figured out the security patrol pattern, so they planned to enter the 10th floor during the time gap.
The lights on the 10th floor had been turned off, the two people slipped into the room under cover of night.
Shen Qingyou relied on her wire to work its magic again, she gently twisted the wire into the keyhole in the middle of the door, and the door easily pushed open.
The room was in complete disarray with signs of a struggle, Wei Jinye had clearly encountered Akita Kyoko’s vicious hands [deadly attack] right after returning.
“He still delusionally thought he could fight Akita Kyoko, he’s absolutely no match for a fierce ghost.” Ning Lan said with a long sigh.
“Humans are scarier than ghosts, his heart is more vicious than a ghost’s.” Shen Qingyou drew in a sharp breath and said.
Ning Lan turned on her phone’s flashlight and shone it around, a streak of white light reflected on that γHell Scrollγ, the burned girl in the painting had disappeared.
Akita Kyoko had escaped, she was now clinging to Wei Jinye.
There was no time to waste, Ning Lan quickly ran into the bedroom, that Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror was, sure enough, in the third cabinet.
Ning Lan carefully wrapped up the mirror and put it in her backpack, Shen Qingyou kept watch at the door telling her to hurry, the second shift security guard was coming up.
“Are you done yet, Ning Lan? Someone’s coming up.” Shen Qingyou stood at the door hearing footsteps coming up from downstairs.
Ning Lan shouted toward the door: “Coming, I’m coming right now.”
She put the mirror in with shaking hands, then took an arrow step [quick step] running toward the door.
Unfortunately, the patrolling security guard from downstairs had also come up and met them face to face.
The security guard shone his flashlight on them and said: “You two, not sleeping in the middle of the night, what are you doing coming to the 10th floor? Sneaking around!”
Ning Lan made up an excuse to put off the security guard: “We were hungry and went down to buy some dumplings for a midnight snack, look. Got tired walking, wanted to rest on the 10th floor.”
Shen Qingyou held that bag of dumplings and nodded, the security guard took a look and said: “You young girls are always greedy for food, but don’t forget Tong Lau’s rules, hurry up and go back up!”
The two people came out from Wei Jinye’s home on the 10th floor, having avoided the security guard’s questioning, and immediately prepared to go up to the 18th floor.
In the darkness, two pairs of eyes had already fixed upon them.
It was Xie Wu and Watanabe Keiko, who coveted the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror in their hands.
Watanabe Keiko pushed Xie Wu and said: “Brother Xie Wu, don’t mess up this time. Whether we can pass the side quest depends on you.”
Xie Wu’s mouth curled up as he said: “Don’t worry, I can’t beat that female police officer. But a novelist, how could I not handle her?”
“If Brother Xie Wu succeeds tonight, we can work together to pass the side quest.” Watanabe Keiko said with animated expressions while casting a flirtatious glance at Xie Wu.
Xie Wu saw her face and thought of his daughter, he had been several times bewitched by this woman.
Watanabe Keiko’s few words made Xie Wu’s heart itch [tempted], and Xie Wu began to obey this woman’s orders.
Xie Wu claimed he had some training, saying dealing with a woman who couldn’t even tie up a chicken [completely powerless] would be very easy.
They decided to cut off the tiger’s head [intercept] their Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror on the 18th floor, the two had already prepared flour to deal with them.
Akita Kyoko held a bag of flour in her hands, watching them come up in the corridor.
Xie Wu guarded the other side of the corridor whistling, and Akita Kyoko opened the bag and sprinkled it toward their faces.
Under the flickering lights of the corridor, the smell of white dust permeated the air.
Their vision was covered in white powder, their sight was obstructed.
Ning Lan inhaled the flour and coughed several times saying: “Sneak attack… they’re sneak attacking us.”
Shen Qingyou doesn’t eat vegetarian food [not easily bullied], after eating several mouthfuls of flour, she was thoroughly angered.
She saw Watanabe Keiko and Xie Wu walking over from the end of the hallway, Watanabe Keiko smiled maliciously and said: “You two will both die today, hand over the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror!”
Ning Lan protected the backpack with both hands and said: “Watanabe Keiko, don’t think you’ll succeed, we found the mirror first.”
Watanabe Keiko passed a glance to Xie Wu and said: “Xie Wu, it’s time to show your masculine vigor, don’t let me look down on you sick men of East Asia [derogatory historical term used against Chinese people].”
Watanabe Keiko’s tone was full of mockery toward Chinese people, how could Xie Wu, a strong man of 1.7 meters height, be insulted like this.
Under Watanabe Keiko’s instigation, he approached them with steady steps.
Shen Qingyou told Ning Lan to step back.
She gritted her teeth and threw a left hook punch fiercely at Xie Wu’s abdomen, Xie Wu was painfully knocked to the ground, then Shen Qingyou followed with another punch to his face.
One of his front teeth was thus knocked out by Shen Qingyou, his gums were full of bloody bits.
Xie Wu spat and said: “Dead woman, if I don’t show you some color or: teach you a lesson], you really think you’re so great!”
Xie Wu got up from the ground, he leaped forward with a rushing right chopping punch toward Shen Qingyou.
As Shen Qingyou dodged, her right foot quickly attacked his lower body, Xie Wu’s leg received a violent attack, he fell backward and shouted: “Ah!”
After dealing with Xie Wu, Shen Qingyou said: “With such flowery fists and embroidered legs [shallow/fake martial arts] you dare display one’s meager skills before an expert, worthless.”
Xie Wu was down, Watanabe Keiko lost her composure.
A Japanese military knife appeared in her hand, she stroked the smooth blade and cursed at Shen Qingyou: “Baka! I, Watanabe Keiko, will eliminate you on behalf of the Emperor.”
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