Not far away, there are statues of the Three Purities enshrined on the table.

There is a Bagua mirror hanging on the wall, and there are some strangely shaped ancient animal ornaments around it, which must be exquisite.

He closed the door with his backhand and looked at the washbasin in the corner. There was a thermos bottle next to it.

Go over and pour the hot water from the thermos bottle into the basin, find a clean towel, and scrub it around.

The clothes were all soaked, so I had to take them off, wring them out, and put them aside to dry.

Qingshan was running back and forth on the ground, obviously very interested in the new environment.

I was wearing shorts and sitting cross-legged on the earthen kang, feeling strange in my heart.

The two items in front of me are a compass and an ancient book.

The compass is the same as before, so I don't care about it for now. What makes me feel strange is that it is an ancient book without words.

The clothes were soaked through, but the ancient book in the trouser pocket was dry as usual. Isn't this strange?

Staring at the line of traditional Chinese characters on the cover, my mind began to spin.

At a certain moment, I got off the earthen kang and brought over a thermos bottle. There was still hot water in the bottle.

Feeling furious, I started pouring water on the ancient book.

"laugh!"

Taking a breath of air, I watched helplessly as the hot water came into contact with the ancient book, but there seemed to be an invisible layer of isolation on the surface. The water flow slid aside along the book cover, and the ancient book remained intact.

"What the hell, what is this?"

I was really shocked.

He took the ancient book into his hands and opened it again.

It still contains the same virtue, without any content.

Sighing in disappointment, he planned to put the things away.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, I stopped, my pupils narrowed, and I stared at the corner of the first page inside.

In the dark red, black fonts were displayed. The characters were very small. There seemed to be dozens of small characters in a small circle of dark red.

I raised my hand and looked at it.

The finger was injured, the wound was bleeding, and the writing was visible where the blood was soaked!

"Can we still play like this?"

I immediately understood the real reading method of this book. I don’t know what kind of method was used. It had to be smeared with blood to show the writing.

I'm sure of this, but what I'm not sure about is, can anyone's blood work, or is it only my own blood that works?

Ignoring these for now, we can verify it later. The most urgent task now is to find a way to show the true face of this weird book.

I vaguely realized that whether I could survive this supernatural event depended on this strange book with an inexplicable history in my hand.

Uncle Gou has made it clear that he will not get involved in this matter, so I can only give up the idea of ​​finding help and rely on myself.

I worked my butt off to get to Uncle Gou's house, but I got such a result. To be honest, I was a little disappointed, but there was no light in the east and light in the west. I accidentally figured out how to read the ancient book, and it was a worthwhile trip.

After comforting myself, I squeezed out the blood from the wound, and the dye spread, and the contents of the first page appeared.

The fonts are too small. Even if my eyesight is sharper than ordinary people, it still looks very difficult. However, the advantage of small fonts is that there is enough content.

Just try to see by candlelight.

The beginning is an overview.

It is said that "Maoshan Yin Yang Ghost Corpse Secret Art" is the secret secret art of Maoshan Ghost Sect. Those who learn this art must follow the rules of Maoshan Ghost Sect. This book contains talismans, formations, Taoist methods, raising ghosts, controlling corpses, etc.

Dozens of strange secret techniques require users to have a correct mind.

Dozens of sect rules are listed in detail below. In summary, you must accumulate virtue and do good deeds to save the world, and you must not do evil. Otherwise, the ghost sect will definitely punish you severely!

It was mentioned later that as long as those who have learned this method use spells to help others exorcise evil spirits and overcome difficulties, even if they officially join the profession, they will trigger the "five disadvantages and three deficiencies".

What I saw was an explosion of scalp. I had never heard of the five disadvantages and three deficiencies, but it was described in detail and the consequences were extremely terrifying.

The key point is that helping others overcome their difficulties is considered entry into the industry. In other words, using it on your own for self-protection is not considered entry into the industry.

"This speed must be mastered well."

I made up my mind not to officially enter the industry, it was too scary.

After "Five Disadvantages and Three Weaknesses", I will talk about the method of charging fees when helping people to overcome difficulties after entering the industry. For supernatural events involving human life, one-tenth of the suffering owner's total net worth will be charged.

If it is less than a human life level, the mage can charge at his own discretion, but it cannot exceed one-tenth of the limit.

This is an iron rule set by the ancestor of the ghost sect. Money is as important as life. Those who do not comply will be severely punished.

After reading this, I felt chilled all over.

It seems that there are ancestors from the underworld watching my every move.

Shaking his head to dispel the strange feeling, he looked at the content below.

After the summary comes the formal content.

The first page shows more than a dozen methods of drawing talismans, and there are even miniature illustrations of talismans.

I was so mesmerized watching it that I lost track of time.

I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly woke up and was about to continue smearing the second page with blood. But the strange thing was that just when I was about to do this, a line of large blood-red characters suddenly appeared on the ancient book and floated in front of me.

"Until you have mastered the twelve talismans on the previous page and mastered them proficiently, the contents of the next page will not be released."

"What?"

I stared at the bloody words in front of me in surprise. It wasn't until the blood words dissipated that I came back to my senses.

Still unwilling to give up, I smeared the other pages with blood. As expected, there was no response. Only the pictures and text on the first page were visible.

Well, one bite won’t make you fat, so I could only stop trying in frustration.

Only then did I realize that the clothes were all dry.

Somewhat surprised, I put on my clothes, put away the ancient books and compass, and placed Qingshan in my arms. After thinking about it for a while, I got up and left the wing.

The rain stopped and dark clouds moved across the night.

It's already night, and time flies by so fast.

Before coming to the main room, I bowed first, straightened up and said in a solemn voice: "Thank you, old man, for taking me in. I plan to leave after finishing one thing. Before that, I have a merciless invitation."

"Say it."

An old voice came from inside the house.

"That's it, Old Man Gou. I would like to borrow a spiritual pen, cinnabar and yellow mounting paper from you. If it is convenient, I would also like to borrow a spare mahogany sword. I will pay for these items after the evil deeds are over."

How about settling the bill with you?"

After saying this, I looked at the door with some anxiety.

Among the more than a dozen kinds of talismans, I am already relatively proficient in the first few, but if I want to draw them, I need a lot of items. I don’t have them in my hand, so I can only shamelessly borrow them from Old Man Gou.

"Hey, you can draw talismans? Are you a member of the same group?"

The door suddenly opened, and Old Man Gou, dressed in black, looked at me in surprise.

"Old man, please don't misunderstand me. I just know the basics and have not yet entered the industry."

I quickly explained.

"Then your apprenticeship is...?" Old Man Gou asked tentatively.

"Well, the master requires confidentiality, please forgive me."

I secretly smiled bitterly, I can't say that I found an ancient book and draw pictures from it, right?

"Keep it secret? That's fine, I won't ask any more questions then. As for the thing you want to borrow? According to the rules of the road, if you don't borrow it, it can only be resold to you. I have to inform you of the amount in advance."

Old man Gou was a little unhappy.

My heart skipped a beat: "I wonder, how much do these items cost in total?"

When it comes to this aspect, I instantly lose confidence.

There is no way, who makes every family in Xingshen Village poorer than the next.

"Drawing talisman paper consumes a lot of money. Although the peach wood sword I have as a spare is only of low quality, it is also expensive.

For the sake of my neighbors, I will prepare more items for you to refine the talisman, and I will charge you ten thousand yuan in total.

I won’t charge interest, the matter is resolved, I’ll send you 10,000 yuan within a month, but if the matter can’t be resolved, you will die and your debt will be gone, so forget it, what do you think?”

Old Man Gou said these words so calmly that my heart nearly jumped out of my throat.

"Ten thousand dollars?"

The tone of voice has changed.
To be continued...