Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After people from Yishui Mining left, Xie Lingya thought for a while and said to Shi Changxuan and Zhang Daoting: “Do you think there’s something weird? Since they also pay attention to Feng Shui, why didn’t they ask anyone look at it when they built the building?”
Shi Changxuan said without surprise: “There is indeed something fishy. There should be some scruples so they didn’t say everything.”
Xie Lingya thought the same thing. After all, it was a company with many people. It was also the first time to cooperate with them. It was not necessarily necessary to explain everything in detail. “It makes sense. We are just doing the ritual anyway.”
….
At the weekend, Mr. Liu drove to pick up Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan.
Xie Lingya brought the things needed to set up the altar. Some large items were difficult to bring, so he had asked them to prepare them in advance at the Liuhe Mine.
Liuhe Mine was about an hour and a half drive from the city of Qiyang. It was surrounded by some family buildings. If you drove inward slowly, you could see the new building that Mr. Liu and the others were talking about. It was about ten stories high, together with the fountain square in front, everything was brand new.
Mr. Liu parked the car next to the square and took them into the building. Shi Changxuan said to look here first.
The office building was a slightly curved square. Shi Changxuan looked around inside and said nothing. After analysing it, he said: “Let’s go to the mine and have a look.”
He turned to Xie Lingya and asked for the dead worker’s name, birthday and horoscope, because he was going to do the ritual, Mr. Liu had already sent the information and some basic information to Xie Lingya.
Xie Lingya took out his cell phone and showed it to Shi Changxuan. He remembered it all.
While leading the way, Mr. Liu couldn’t wait to ask: “Is there anything wrong with the building?”
“We’ll talk about it after reading.” Shi Changxuan looked like he didn’t intend to speak after reading the horoscopes.
In fact, Xie Lingya was also very curious, but with outsiders present, he had no choice but to follow suit with an enigmatic look and said, “Brother Liu, don’t be impatient.”
Mr. Liu said sarcastically, “I’m a little worried.”
Mr. Liu turned and took the two of them to the coal mine, Shi Changxuan asked to go down to the mine, because Shi Changxuan had said about mining and digging mountains, so Mr. Liu didn’t think much of it and found an old worker to lead the way.
The old worker’s name was Zhou Mao. He was a little impatient at first. It was his break time now. After listening to Mr. Liu whisper a few words, his attitude immediately improved. “Master, I will take you to change clothes.”
Xie Lingya guessed that Mr. Liu must have told him that they were here for salvation and feng shui. This identity was really useful here. Many workers may not necessarily believe it, but they were still in awe.
Mr. Liu’s task was probably to accompany them throughout the whole process. Even though he was a little uneasy, he still put on waterproof clothing, galoshes, and safety helmets with them, and also got a locator.
While getting dressed, Zhou Mao watched Xie Lingya sort out the talismans. He had drawn some talismans in advance for later use.
Generally speaking, you could go to a ghost exorcist in a mine to buy talismans, and each one cost hundreds or even thousands. Strange things had been happening underground recently, and he was also a little worried.
“Here’s one for each of you.” Xie Lingya didn’t think much about it. Anyway, Yishui Mining was going to pay him this time, so what was the matter with two talismans.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Mao and Mr. Liu couldn’t wait to take the talisman from his hand, as if they were robbing him.
After the robbery, the two of them smiled, and Zhou Mao said: “I’m sorry, I used to be quite brave, but lately I’m really… you know.”
Mr. Liu told Xie Lingya a little bit, but not in detail. As he was about to go down later, Xie Lingya wanted to be mentally prepared just in case, so he asked: “Master Zhou, can you tell me what strange things have happened underground. Have you encountered them?”
He hadn’t gone down yet, and the sun was shining brightly. Yes, Zhou Mao was an old worker again, so he started talking: “I actually encountered it once. It was not just me, but several people in our team encountered it. That day, I was watching the coal at the bottom of the shaft, and I was the only one who suddenly heard footsteps. I went out to take a look, but there was nothing.”
Xie Lingya: “Footsteps, what kind of footsteps?”
Zhou Mao didn’t expect that he would ask such detailed questions. This master was so courageous: “It was just the sound of overshoes. The place where I sat was only one square meter, and there was a curtain blocking it. There was a passage outside. I heard a clanging sound coming from the passage, with an echo. I didn’t think much about it at first and went outside instead. I looked around, but there was no one there. When I came back and sat down, I heard footsteps again. I looked twice and couldn’t see anything. I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out of my chest.
Xie Lingya nodded, “Is there anymore?”
Zhou Mao thought about it and added: “One time when I was away, there was a roar on top of our entire working surface, like thunder. At that time, several workers in our team kept saying: Luo Xiaojun and we work together and have a good time, please don’t mess with us! It took a while for the sound to disappear!”
Luo Xiaojun was the name of the worker who had the accident. When most people encountered ghosts suspected of being relatives, friends, or acquaintances, they would shout like this a few times to tell them to stop making trouble.
Xie Lingya felt vaguely strange, and looked at Shi Changxuan, and said nothing for the time being. Instead, he said, “Let’s go to the mines.”
….
Although it was broad daylight outside, it was pitch black underground, and since it was deep into the mountain, the air circulation was not very good, it would be a bit stuffy and humid, and the area that the miner’s lamp could illuminate was also limited. As soon as Xie Lingya arrived in the mine, he thought, in such an environment, it was indeed easy to make one afraid.
Zhou Mao said: “We pay special attention to Feng Shui down here. But it’s not Feng Shui like you, Master, but ventilation and drainage.”
Xie Lingya nodded. There were some toxic and harmful gases, dust, etc. in the mine. Thus, ventilation was very important.
If you inhale toxic gases, you could easily have hallucinations when you feel dizzy. Therefore, some of the superstitious rules in this kind of place were actually just useful experiences summarized by everyone. They didn’t understand the reason at the time, so they put on a superstitious shell on them.
Zhou Mao repeatedly emphasized that they must listen to him. They could not take off their miner’s lamp, safety helmet, or bring fire. It was very dangerous underground. All kinds of safety matters could be said to be the key to saving their life, so they shouldn’t take chances.
Everyone remembered one by one that Zhou Mao had the final say in these aspects.
Shi Changxuan kept looking around with a miner’s lamp, and Zhou Mao introduced him to what each place was for. When he arrived at a winding alleyway, Zhou Mao took a look inside and said, “This is where explosives are stored, do you want to go in and take a look?”
“Let’s see. “Shi Changxuan gestured to go in.
Zhou Mao walked in front and led the way, explaining smoothly: “It is necessary to make such a curve for safety.”
Except for the place illuminated by the miner’s lamp, the curved tunnel was dark, damp and stuffy. Occasionally, water drops dripped on Xie Lingya’s helmet, making a ticking sound.
Xie Lingya was walking behind, and suddenly felt the person in front of him stop, “Why? Reached already?”
Zhou Mao’s teeth chattered: “Why, why are there lights in front?”
Xie Lingya felt strange. He looked around and saw that there was indeed a faint light on the wall of the curve in front, “Are they your colleagues?”
“Who, who is there?” Because there were several people around him, Zhou Mao mustered up the courage to take a few steps forward and asked again.
There was no answer in the empty alleyway.
And as he walked forward, the light also moved forward. With the curve, it seemed as if the other person was avoiding him.
Mr. Liu suddenly said with a cry: “No…then there is light but no shadow!”
Xie Lingya felt cold and looked to the side. Yes, they were holding miner’s lamps. There were lights and shadows on the walls of the tunnel. Why weren’t there in front? There was a strange silence in the tunnel for a while, and only the sound of dripping water was left.
Tick tock, tick tock.
Zhou Mao stepped back and said: “Xiaojun, I, Zhou, have always been very kind to you! Don’t make trouble with me!”
Xie Lingya held the talisman and stopped Zhou Mao: “Don’t leave.”
Zhou Mao, such a big man, felt very weak at this time: “You guys just talk to him, I’ll wait at the crossing.”
Xie Lingya: “…”
No, no, Uncle Zhou must have never seen a horror movie. Is it okay for you and the Taoist priest to be separated?
Shi Changxuan pressed Xie Lingya’s wrist and said, “Put it away.”
Xie Lingya looked at him in confusion.
Shi Changxuan shook the miner’s lamp twice and said calmly: “That’s the water on the ground reflecting our light. There’s nothing in front of it.”
The three of them took a closer look and found that it was really like that!
Xie Lingya: “…”
Zhou Mao and Mr. Liu reacted the most, and couldn’t help but blush, “I, I thought…”
Xie Lingya gave them a very understanding look. Not everyone could think calmly in this situation, he almost wanted to give up on the spot just now, “Hahaha, it’s just a false alarm, let’s go.”
Shi Changxuan suddenly said: “Go directly to the place where Luo Xiaojun’s accident happened.”
Zhou Mao and Mr. Liu both froze. After a while, their heartbeats had not recovered yet, “Go now, now?”
Shi Changxuan nodded.
Mr. Liu could only say with a white face: “Well, let’s go…Master Zhou.”
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