"Ah!"
As soon as I pointed my finger, a piercing scream echoed in my ears. Without looking closely, I quickly rushed in front of Captain Han and the others, shielding them behind me. "Be careful, everyone, hide behind me!"
As I spoke, I quickly pulled out all the remaining talismans from my pocket and, upon closer inspection, was dumbfounded.
Damn, there’s only one "Exorcism Talisman" left, in addition to seven "Gather Yang Talismans"?
This was bad. How could one "Exorcism Talisman" be enough?
Seeing the situation, it seemed that there were more than just one fierce ghost here! If only I had brought all of Old Zhang's stuff, there were a lot more "Exorcism Talismans" inside! Who would have thought that visiting a patient in the hospital would lead to this kind of trouble?
What to do?
My heart grew more and more anxious as countless thoughts raced through my mind in a split second. Finally, a bright idea struck me, and I quickly felt my left pocket. Thank goodness, all twenty-eight copper coins were still there!
These copper coins were also left over from when I set up the "Gather Yang Formation" last night, and they could come in handy right now!
Without any hesitation, I quickly picked out the seven oldest coins, gritted my teeth, and then sprayed "True Yang Saliva" on them. Then, I slowly placed the seven "Gather Yang Talismans" on them. Next, following the positions of the Bagua, I placed the seven coins in a large circle on the ground.
Of course, the circle wasn't completed, as I had only used seven coins. Therefore, I formed a "Seven Gua", leaving one Gua as an opening.
I just hastily arranged everything, but a gust of cold wind instantly swept over me from behind. I didn't need to think to know that it must be the fierce ghost from before attacking me again!
"Get lost!"
Without any hesitation, I slapped back with my hand, but it was a miss. At that moment, Zhang, behind me, suddenly complained, "Hiss, it's so cold..."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, my heart suddenly trembled, and I quickly glanced at Zhang, and was immediately shocked. I saw a pale hand resting on his shoulder, while the other hand slowly reached for his throat! It wanted to grab the back and choke him!
"Damn!"
I cursed and hastily pulled Captain Han and Su Su directly into the newly arranged big circle, while shouting at Zhang, "Be careful! That thing is on your back!"
"Ah?"
Hearing that the fierce ghost was on his back, Zhang was suddenly so scared that he shivered, completely unable to move. He just looked at me for help, almost on the verge of tears...
And I was worried. If I rushed to Zhang, I would probably disturb the fierce ghost and it would attack him again.
Although I could still drive it out even if it possessed him, it would undoubtedly also severely impact Zhang's health. After all, he had just been possessed once and was already injured. If he were possessed again, he would have to lie in bed for at least ten or fifteen days...
"Right!"
Suddenly, inspiration struck, and I urgently shouted at Zhang, "Quick! Use the back of your hand! Use the back of your hand to slap your shoulder!"
The palm represents Yang, the back of the hand represents Yin.
The reason I asked Zhang to use the back of his hand to slap his shoulder is that he is just an ordinary person, while the other party is a ghost. Under normal circumstances, an ordinary person cannot hit a ghost. But if you use the back of the hand, it's different...
It's the saying that "the palm hits the person, the back of the hand hits the soul". This means that when hitting someone with the back of the hand, you not only hit their physical body, but also their soul! So using the back of the hand to slap the fierce ghost at that moment was the most appropriate thing to do.
Without a doubt, Zhang deeply believed my words, and without any hesitation, quickly used the back of his hand to slap his shoulder!
"Snap!"
With a muffled sound, I saw that the hand on Zhang's shoulder disappeared as I joyfully dashed to his side and said, "It's gone! Quickly, get into the circle made of coins!"
As I spoke, I quickly pushed Zhang into the large circle I had formed with coins. Then I swiftly grabbed a few coins and threw them at the fierce ghost!
Crack, crack...
Like setting off firecrackers, the fierce ghost was hit by the coins in my hand, emitting smoke and howling in pain, then quickly fled from the scene.
Relieved, I quickly returned to the area near the "coin circle", but did not enter. Instead, I stood right at the gap in the large circle.
What I just arranged was actually a small "Eight Yang Array", but I only used seven coins. There was no choice, as I only had seven Yin gathering talismans on me, after all.
So, the remaining one array could only be replaced by my own "Yang"!
The so-called "Eight Yang Array" is actually quite similar to the "Yin Gathering Array" Xia Xiaoyi arranged last night. The array is divided into eight nodes. When eight "Yang" individuals stand on the eight nodes, each person possesses the entire "Eight Yang Array". This means that eight people collectively protect each other with their Yang energy. This principle is similar to how a single stick can be easily broken, but a bundle of sticks is harder to break.
To be honest, I was also inspired by Xia Xiaoyi's "Yin Gathering Array" last night. Naturally, I couldn't find eight "Yang" individuals to form an array, so I had to use coins along with the "Yin Gathering Talismans" as a substitute.
As a result, the power of the Eight Yang Array naturally diminished. The entire array only consisted of my Yang energy and the weak Yang energy on the seven coins.
I had no other choice but to come up with such a plan.
Among the four of us present, besides me, the other three had no means of self-protection. Relying on just me was not sufficient, so I had to figure out a way to use the array to encircle them first and then think of a way to leave.
It was eerily quiet all around. We hadn't been disturbed by any other fierce ghosts since the one had just been driven away.
"Is... everything okay now?"
After waiting for almost half an hour without any movement, Zhang couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly asked, "Should we leave now?"
"I don't want to spend another minute in this haunted place! I'd rather die than come to this hospital again!"
As he spoke, Zhang stood up directly and seemed ready to leave.
"Don't move!"
I quickly stopped Zhang and said, "Wait a little longer. If we go out now, we'd just be walking around the corridors. There might be fierce ghosts coming to make trouble!"
"But..."
Although Zhang sat back down, he still asked with a skeptical expression, "Then why aren't they causing trouble now?"
"They are waiting. After all, it's daytime, and the surrounding Yang energy is still strong. Ordinary ghosts don't dare to come out! They want to drag us until night. At night, when the Yang energy declines and Yin energy becomes stronger, that's when it's their playing field!"
"Ah?"
Hearing this, Zhang almost jumped up again, looking very confused and asked, "Then we should leave now, right?"
"Ha..."
After Zhang's words, before I could reply, Captain Han promptly pulled Zhang back down and said, "It's past eleven in the morning now, and Feng Wanglin is waiting until noon! At that time, the Yang energy is at its strongest, which will have some restraining effect on those filthy things!"
"Heh, our Captain Han is so clever! He can think of everything!"
Captain Han is right, I was indeed waiting for noon. Don't talk about this half-hearted "Eight Yang Array," it can't last long at all. Even if we could persist, we can't stay here forever!
The only option before us is this one path! One word: wait!
Wait until noon, the time when the yang energy is at its peak, and then try again with everyone to see if we can walk out of this eerie fourteenth floor!
If we still can't make it by then, I'll have to take the risk to find the most powerful ghost here!
To set up such a powerful "Ghost Wall Array," there must be the most ferocious ghost in this place! As long as we get rid of it or scare it away, the "Ghost Wall Array" will naturally be dismantled.