what the hell is

Rolling down the car window and looking out, there is a whole night market outside.I recognized the place, turned a street and went out to the magnificent five-star hotel, the city center full of various high-end shopping malls and clubs.Unexpectedly, across the street, there is another cave.

There is a dilapidated road in front of you, and the surrounding neighborhood can be called a slum, full of sewage, but it is also very lively.The night market is a street with almost no end in sight. There are dozens of stalls selling Malatang, mutton skewers, and various special snacks. In addition to selling food, there are also things for clothing, play, and use. People come and go, fried Stir-frying, cooking and frying, don't mention the excitement.

Is this place a haunted place?I was wondering, Qin Dan had already found a place to park the car, and the little girl was very capable in speaking and doing things: "Go, Lao Liu, get out of the car."

I had no choice but to get out of the car and drag Li Damin out of the back seat.When I touched his hand, my heart skipped a beat, the tentacles were cold and there was no heat at all.This person, could he really be dead?

I bit the bullet and carried him on my back, Qin Dan locked the car, took the address list and went to the night market to look for it.I followed closely.

Qin Dan stopped passers-by from time to time to inquire about the location. Some people looked at the address and then at her with strange expressions, pointing the direction with inexplicable smiles.

How is this going?

We turned in from an intersection in the night market and went around a few streets.This is Qin Dan leading the way. If I were a road idiot, I would just faint.

"It should be here." Qin Dan said.

I raised my head and was taken aback. This is a dilapidated building, which seemed to be built in the 80s and [-]s of the last century. There are several small buildings with mottled walls and exposed cement.What was even more unexpected was that there was a flashing electronic sign hanging on the window sill on the second floor, which read: Peng Lai Hotel.

While hesitating, a large group of migrant workers came over talking and laughing.All of them looked like they had just returned from the night market, drunk, wearing hard hats that were so dirty that they couldn't see their original colors, and talking with their arms around their necks.We quickly stepped aside, and the migrant workers glanced at us and entered the small building one after another.

I am a little puzzled, why do migrant workers usually live in hotels?No matter how cheap it is, it costs forty or fifty per night, which is how much they only earn in a month.

At this time, a few women with rouge and powder came over, wearing black silk stockings, high boots, and a small vest on the cold day, each of them led a wretched man, sneaking into the small building.

This is obviously prostitution.No wonder those people had such strange expressions when Qin Dan asked for directions just now.

What the hell kind of place is this? Migrant workers sleep, girls do work, and they can perform rituals to summon souls. I am becoming more and more interested.Qin Dan and I were about to walk in when we heard someone calling our names.

Looking back, it was Li Yang.Holding the long scroll of paintings, he ran over out of breath: "You're right, it's here."

"That's it, you're pretty fast." I said.

"Afraid of delaying things, I took a taxi back and forth, running and bumping. Since it's right, let's go in."

After entering the small building, there is a dark staircase in front of you, and there is a strange hole in the sky when you go up to the second floor.The entire second floor is a large hall, very empty and dilapidated, with wooden debris scattered on the ground, broken clubs and the like, showing desolation and decay.It is estimated that a billiard room should have been opened here a long time ago.

There are two entrances to the lobby on the second floor.One entrance is a staircase, from which migrant workers and ladies go up, it seems to be a residence.There is another entrance, which is a dilapidated gate, which is open, and the outside is pitch black, and the shadow of the building can be vaguely seen by the moonlight, which is gloomy.

Li Yang pursed his mouth: "Old Liu, go out to smoke a bag of cigarettes?"

I put Li Damin in a dark corner, and Qin Dan watched over him.The two of us wandered out of the broken door.When I came outside, there was a gust of cold wind, and I looked up and was stunned.This is a large courtyard surrounded by tall residential buildings on all sides. Each of these buildings is estimated to be about seven or eight floors. It is dark and dense. There is no light on in any room, and it is lifeless. It can be seen that this place has been abandoned for a long time.

I took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Yang, only to find that his hands were shaking.Li Yang took a deep breath, lit a cigarette, and tremblingly said: "Yes, it's here! I was attached to Lin Xia's body and came here before." He pointed to the stairs of the abandoned building in the distance: "At that time, Ma Danlong was there They took me in there."

A gust of cold wind blew by, making me feel chilly all over my body. I looked back at Li Damin, there was no light in that corner, he was hiding in the darkness, only an arm hanging on the ground could be seen.

"There really is such a ghost place." I murmured.

Li Yang took a few puffs of cigarettes, sniffed, walked to the base of the wall, and unbuttoned his belt to pee.I didn't bother to look at him, turned around and walked back to the hall.Qin Dan was alone playing with her mobile phone with her head down. I didn't disturb her, and followed a few migrant workers up the stairs at another entrance.

After going up, I found that there are two roads here, one leads to Penglai Hotel, and the other is where migrant workers live.I was not interested in the hotel where the lady stayed, so I followed the migrant workers into the place where they lived.I don't know if I don't see it, my heart just sinks.Migrant workers occupied one of the dilapidated buildings on all sides. Most of the rooms had no doors or windows, simple iron bunk beds, torn quilts and clothes, exuding a choking smell.On such a cold day, they just nailed wooden planks to the empty window sills to protect them from the wind. They wrapped themselves in thick clothes and huddled together to keep warm. There was still a stove burning in the house.

I am not a son of a rich family, I am also from an ordinary family, but I have never seen such a scene, litter everywhere, smelly, every face reveals ignorance and numbness.When they saw me, their eyes were cunning and vicious, and they laughed strangely.My scalp was numb, and I quickly got out of it.

Going down the stairs, I saw Li Yang chatting with Qin Dan.Seeing that my face was not right, they asked what was wrong.

I patted my chest and said, "This is really a fucking ghost town."

"That's right, this is Ghost Domain." Ma Danlong's voice came from behind.He strode over, Tongsuo followed behind with a big bulging bag on his back, with a very painful expression on his face.

Ma Danlong said: "This place was originally a residential area for the families of workers in a large state-owned factory. A tragic fire broke out here 30 years ago. The fire burned for a full night and a whole day, and hundreds of people died. They were all killed in a dream. If you have the heart, you can check the news of the year, oh, forgot, the specific news of the fire that year has been completely blocked, and many details may be lost in the long river of history."

"Then how do you know?" Qin Dan asked.

Ma Danlong's eyes were misty: "Later, this became the most famous ghost town in the city. Many horrible things happened, and many people claimed to have seen ghosts. I came here to do a ritual to save the souls of the unjustly dead, but I just did my best. That's all. There are still many lonely ghosts wandering in this place..."

We listened to each other and looked at each other, feeling numb in our hearts.I asked: "In this case, why didn't the relevant departments demolish and rebuild?"

"Hehe," Ma Danlong laughed, "I have broken ground and demolished it several times, but all failed. Once demolished, there will be a ghost wind blowing. It used to blow up the iron sheet of the fence on the construction site to a height of more than ten meters, and the construction site was razed to the ground. Flat ground. At least five people were killed and countless injured just to demolish this place. So it was put on hold.”

I looked upstairs and said, "This is a haunted place, and the conditions are so poor, why should it be given to migrant workers?"

Ma Danlong said: "They don't live here, are they forced to sleep outside on the street?"

I was speechless.

"Neighboring with ghosts is a hell on earth." Ma Danlong said, "If you have discerning eyes, you can see how many evil ghosts are rampant in the streets under the feasting and feasting."

We heard it chillingly, and Tongsuo asked: "Master Ma, let's practice the method later, those ghosts won't make trouble, right?"

Ma Danlong said: "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

He was talking about the excitement just now, and when he interrupted, he lost his interest and asked us what time it is.

"Nine forty, it will be ten o'clock soon." Qin Dan looked at his watch and said.

Ma Danlong nodded: "At [-] o'clock, we will officially start the practice. There is still time, let's get ready first." According to his instructions, I carried Li Damin on my back, the bronze lock on my back and the big bag, and Qin Dan and Li Yang followed behind. , Ma Danlong is leading the way.

There was almost no light in the big yard, it was pitch black, and the ground was covered with rubble and bricks. We stumbled and stumbled when we didn't pay attention.

This place is already gloomy, and Li Damin on my back is like an ice cube, without a breath, I have goosebumps all over my body: "Brother Ma, Li Damin is really dead, why is his body getting colder and colder?" .”

Ma Danlong took a look and said: "Actually, he is a dead person now. The soul is gone, and the body is an empty shell. What is the difference between a dead person and a dead person? The well in the Yin-Yang Temple is a very yin place, and the yin energy emitted can protect the body. An inappropriate analogy, like a freezer. Now you just fish it out. Although his body is covered with secret medicine, but lacks the cold air, it will still lose vitality and gradually rot. I am afraid that after tonight, Li Damin I can’t come back even if I want to.”

"Ah?" I yelled, "Brother Ma, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"I advised you to think twice at the time. You had to find the corpse, and you said it affectionately. What can I do? The current situation is like this. If you can call Li Damin's soul back tonight, he will continue to live. If you can't call back..."

"He died?" Li Yang asked.

"It's okay to die." Ma Danlong said: "If he fails to cultivate, and won't come back to life, his soul will be scattered, and he can't even be a lonely ghost."

We looked at each other, Qin Dan said: "His soul can be stored in the painting, how could it be so serious?"

"That painting," Ma Danlong shook his head: "You don't understand, it's actually very dangerous. Li Damin wants to use the painting to practice, and the painting is also condensing his soul."

This is simply incredible.

Ma Danlong said: "That painting has a history of thousands of years, and its origin is mysterious. Why does it look brand new now? It is because it can absorb people's souls, lock them up, and condense them. It is the most vicious magic weapon in the world." .”

Li Yang became angry immediately: "In this case, why did you bring Li Damin in?"

Ma Danlong shrugged: "I explained these things to Li Damin in advance, but he insisted on practicing painting, and he chose the path himself. Although this painting is dangerous, it can be used in many ways. It can be fabricated into reality. The realm of delusion can provide various tests. All roads lead to Rome, and to become a fairy does not necessarily have to be dissected, and it is reasonable to enter the painting to condense the soul."

While talking, we entered the abandoned building.The corridors were full of weeds, rubbish everywhere, spiders everywhere, a thick layer of dust everywhere, and a choking smell rushed straight to the nose.

I took a photo with a flashlight, and there were yellow warning lines scattered on the ground, all of which were footprints.Ma Danlong explained that there are often young people who don't know whether they are dead or alive to explore here.

Tongsuo and Li Yang looked at each other. It's a disgrace to the Lantern League that they don't know about such a top-notch adventure place.

I used a flashlight to shine upstairs, and the stairs were pitch black, winding upwards without light.

Ma Danlong walked in front, and we followed carefully.It is really difficult to walk here, the ground is broken bricks and tiles, and even wooden wreckage with big nails sticking out. If you step on it accidentally, even thick shoes can penetrate it.

At the stairs on the second floor, something happened, and I was really scared.

At the top of the stairs, someone unknown wrote a huge character "ghost" on the wall with bright red dye.This character is extremely ugly, crooked, but the strokes are vigorous and full of aura, and the excess dye flows down the strokes, which looks shocking.

The flashlight fell on this word, and cold sweat dripped on my forehead: "Who is this, so bold, dare to write the word 'ghost'?"

Ma Danlong was in front, and said lightly: "I wrote this word."

We look at each other.

He said: "This place is not clean, and many people died violently. They died in great pain during their lifetime. They were burned in smoke and turned into ghosts after death. This kind of extremely gloomy place is unbearable for ordinary people. I inscribed the word 'ghost' with cinnabar to warn future generations not to come here casually. But, it's useless." He shrugged.

We saw that next to the word "ghost", there were many large and small graffiti with different handwritings, and someone wrote "Excuse me, do ghosts have sex?" "Where are the ghosts? Come quickly. I just want to see ghosts." "Who is so immoral, just scribbling on the wall." "I am not afraid of ghosts, but I am afraid that I will not see ghosts"...

In addition to the words, there are also unsightly stick figures, all of which are about men and women.

Ma Danlong sighed: "It's called good words are hard to persuade, damn ghosts. Do you think these people are idle, and they can't live a good life, so they have to come here to find excitement."

These words made Li Yang, Tongsuo, and Qin Dan blush. Their Lantern League is such an organization.

At this time, I don't know where in the building, there was a muffled "bang" sound, as if something fell to the ground.We were all shocked, and no one dared to speak.

At the same time, Li Yang noticed something strange in his bosom, looked down, and saw that long, strange painting started to tremble, as if it was about to break free.

Ma Danlong stretched out his hand to signal us to keep quiet, his eyes sparkled: "There is a response."