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Qin Senior Sister also came over to persuade Ma Rulong not to be angry. Her tone was much calmer than mine, and after a while, Ma Rulong gradually calmed down. He sighed and said, "I really don't know anything. My master only left me that compass, and even the Extradition Ceremony was something I figured out slowly by watching him perform rituals before. I know my master might have hidden something, but if he doesn't say anything, what can I do?"
His tone was sincere, not like he was lying. After thinking for a moment, I asked him what would happen if we really let the ghosts here go free. Ma Rulong couldn't stand this topic; as soon as he heard it, he jumped up and said, "Absolutely not! Anyone caught here is an Evil Spirit and must be exorcised. Otherwise, if they return to the human world to cause trouble, who knows how many people will suffer because of it!"
I said, "If that's the case, then the talismans above can't be removed. We can only open the portal here and let the ghost attached to Zheng Xuejie leave on its own."
Ma Rulong replied, "It's not that easy. I've already searched around here several times and still can't find where the portal is. Besides, a ghost that is good at transformation would cause chaos if released."
I didn't like his sudden sense of justice and said, "No matter how chaotic the world becomes, I don't want to die here. You are the master of the Taoist temple, and I consider you a friend, but we can only be friends while we're alive. So you must find the portal and open it. Otherwise, I'll go out alone and erase all the talismans!"
"You dare!" Ma Rulong glared at me.
I looked at him and said, "If you don't believe me, just try it and see if I dare."
We suddenly started arguing, leaving Qin Senior Sister feeling somewhat helpless as she could only mediate between us. However, Ma Rulong had his own insistence, and I had my own bottom line. Second Uncle once told me that whether one does good or bad deeds, one must first survive; otherwise, there won't even be a chance to be scolded.
As the saying goes, aside from life and death, everything else is trivial.
Therefore, I place great importance on being alive.
Ma Rulong saw in my eyes that I would never back down. He knew very well that it was either open the portal or kill me; otherwise, the Golden Curse on the board would definitely not hold.
Whether to release an Old Ghost or a group of Evil Spirits put him in a difficult position. This fat man had probably never faced such a tough choice in his life. I didn't want to put him in a bind either, but dying here for no reason would be too frustrating.
After a long time, Ma Rulong finally chose to compromise. Many of the Evil Spirits here were captured by him personally; he understood how significant an impact it would have on this world if they all escaped. As for that Old Ghost, although it could change forms frequently, at least he hadn't seen it harm anyone in the human world. Psychologically speaking, he naturally leaned towards this choice.
However, Ma Rulong also mentioned that this place was arranged by an Expert from the Maoshan Sect and had a mysterious formation in place. The reason we couldn't find the portal might be that it was hidden by this formation. He knew nothing about formations; therefore, even if he wanted to open the door, he had no way to do so. I shrugged and said, "Well then, I might as well go out and find some dog poop or something to smear on the board."
Ma Rulong became anxious and shouted at me, "Can you have some patience? Can't you give me some time to think?"
I originally intended to provoke him, and now that the effect has been achieved, I naturally won't press him too hard. To be honest, I know that a group of Evil Spirits running loose is indeed a huge problem. I've seen people possessed by evil spirits before, and none of them ended well. Although I'm not sure if divine retribution is real, I don't want to harm countless others for my own selfish reasons. So as long as that Old Ghost doesn't urge us, let's give Ma Rulong some more time.
While Ma Rulong was mumbling to himself while touching the wall, Qin Senior Sister pulled me aside and asked if that was really Zheng Xuejie we saw earlier.
I nodded and confirmed that it was indeed her, but she had been possessed.
Qin Senior Sister gasped and said with concern, "What if when we go out, it refuses to return her?"
I sneered and replied, "As long as we can get out, it won't have the final say! By then, I'll find ten or eight Ajan to deal with it; no matter how powerful it is, it won't be able to stir up much trouble."
Upon hearing this from me, Qin Senior Sister finally felt relieved. However, I was just boasting; in reality, no one could say for sure whether Ajan could handle this ghost.
At that moment, Ma Rulong suddenly shouted, "I've got a way!"
I perked up and quickly asked him what the method was. Ma Rulong explained that a senior brother of his had once secretly learned the Maoshan Technique, and what he knew was just a bit he picked up from that senior brother. The senior brother had mentioned that the Qimen formations generally revolve around the Eight Gates. Among these are three Life Gates, three Four Gates, and two Middle Gates. The Eight Gates change constantly based on the directions of the Bagua; only those who understand the principles of formations can calculate the specific changes and accurately locate the Eight Gates.
Logically speaking, the entrance from the surface into this place should be one of the Eight Gates. Because it keeps changing, it's impossible to pinpoint its exact location from within. Given Ma Rulong's understanding of formations, he couldn't deduce the so-called changes; however, he did know that all Daoist Arts fear dirty things—even formations are no exception.
So his idea was that if the Eight Gates were indeed hidden in this underground space, we could try to smear ourselves with something very dirty to influence the operation of the formation. If the formation could momentarily pause as a result, we would have a chance to find out where the entrance is.
If we're talking about the dirtiest thing in the world, it would naturally be a woman's menstrual blood, especially from a Sanitary Napkin. At this point, I couldn't help but glance at Qin Senior Sister. Her face turned red as she lowered her head and said, "I... I didn't come..."
I forced a smile and said, "Even if you did have some, just one piece wouldn't be much use."
Ma Rulong suggested, "We can go up and look for some!"
Hearing this made my eyes light up! Of course! If we went outside to gather some, we could definitely find enough Sanitary Napkins! But then again, could we leave this place? Ma Rulong wasn't sure; that ghost had to leave through a proper entrance, but whether it would let us take a shortcut was anyone's guess—only the ghost would know!
I hurriedly shouted into the air for that ghost to come out.
After a while, Zheng Xuejie walked out with a cold expression and asked, "What are you yelling about?"
I thought to myself, "You're the one who's a ghost!" However, I could only keep that thought to myself. After explaining what I had discussed with Ma Rulong, Zheng Xuejie said, "I can't send you up there either; otherwise, I would have already used this body to leave."
I immediately felt deflated. If I couldn't get out, how was I supposed to find anything...
At that moment, Qin Senior Sister suddenly shook her phone and asked, "Is there any way we can contact the outside?"
The Old Ghost possessing Zheng Xuejie might not fully understand how phones work, so I explained that the aura emitted by spirits could create an invisible magnetic field. This magnetic field would interfere with phone communication. If we could isolate these souls, we could connect with the outside world and ask someone to bring us supplies.
Zheng Xuejie thought for a moment and said, "That's not difficult; just let them return to their burial items and gather their Yin Qi."
After a while, she nodded at us and said the souls had already gathered their aura. Qin Senior Sister then excitedly shouted at me, "We have a signal! We have a signal!"
Ma Rulong ran over to grab the phone and checked it as well, looking quite pleased. I snatched the phone from his hands and said, "What are you doing? Robbing me?"
Ma Rulong confidently replied, "Am I not allowed to call someone? Otherwise, you can shout for someone to come!"
I hadn't planned on letting him handle this anyway. I directly dialed Second Uncle's number. Second Uncle sounded quite annoyed and said, "Where have you been? You haven't answered your phone for two days; did you run off to Mars?"
It's already been two days? I looked at the time on my phone; it had only been a few hours since I came in. It seemed that there was indeed some difference in time flow between here and the outside world. I explained to Second Uncle that I was trapped in a very troublesome place and needed a large quantity of sanitary napkins to break the formation in order to get out. Second Uncle was startled and asked, "Where exactly are you?"
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