LRAB Chapter 13 Arrival in Zhongjiang City
Chapter 13 Arrival in Zhongjiang City
The next morning.
On a chartered plane from Dahan City to Zhongjiang City.
Sun Rui held a bottle of orange juice in his hand, looking at the scenery outside the window.
He always carried that black pill with him; as soon as he smelled the herbal scent, the restlessness of the evil spirit in his body would subside considerably.
The city of Zhongjiang, which he was going to this time, had no history of paranormal events and was a relatively small city. Therefore, the headquarters did not assign a Ghost Tamer to be in charge. His purpose in going there was simply to answer some of his own questions.
"The Ghost Post Office's mail delivery mission will begin in about seven days. This time may be shorter or longer. If we cannot temporarily resolve the problem of the resurrection of the vengeful ghosts this time, then I have a very high probability of dying on the next mail delivery mission." Sun Rui looked out the window, his thoughts somewhat chaotic.
During this delivery mission, he was too eager to succeed and wasted his supernatural power, which exacerbated the resurgence of his vengeful spirit. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to go to Zhongjiang City.
The two cities are very close to each other, and it took Sun Rui about half an hour to reach Zhongjiang City.
The Chinese medicine shop is located on an old street in Zhongjiang City. Nowadays, most of the old houses have been demolished, and only a few remain, so the location of the medicine shop is not difficult to find.
The vehicle drove among the tall buildings and finally stopped at the entrance of an old street, where Sun Rui got out.
"This is it." Sun Rui looked along the bluestone pavement of the old street.
The old streets and the surrounding high-rise buildings seem out of place, but the Chinese medicine shop is in the most conspicuous and best location in the middle of the street.
The Chinese medicine shop looked old, but the signboard was new. When Sun Rui arrived at the shop, he was greeted by a faint smell of Chinese medicine and a chilling, eerie atmosphere.
At that moment, a woman in her thirties came out: "Looking for medicine?"
Sun Rui scanned the woman from head to toe. Her face was pale and she looked extremely unhealthy, but the only thing worth praising was her excellent figure. However, Sun Rui was not interested because the woman in front of him was a ghost tamer.
"I've come to see the owner of the pharmacy; I have some questions I'd like to ask him!" Sun Rui said.
"My master doesn't see outsiders, please leave!" The woman gave him a cold look.
At that moment, the old man's voice came from inside the pharmacy: "Xiaoru, let him in. This young man has a familiar scent."
Only then did the woman named Xiaoru reluctantly step aside.
Sun Rui entered the pharmacy. The old man was sitting in a black armchair, wearing sunglasses. His face was covered with age spots, and his body was frighteningly thin. It was hard to believe that this person was still alive.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that a strong medicine I casually prescribed back then would still have a lot left." The old man looked at Sun Rui and laughed.
Sun Rui's eyes narrowed; his guess was right. The barefoot doctor from back then was Zhang Bohua.
"I can tell you're not surprised at all. You obviously had a guess, otherwise you wouldn't have come to my Chinese medicine shop," Zhang Bohua said.
"Thank you for your explanation, senior. This is the pill I obtained earlier." Sun Rui took out the black pill from his pocket.
Zhang Bohua did not take the pills, but instead looked at the young man in front of him with great interest.
"Only one ghost you control, cursed by the Ghost Wardrobe, and even a messenger from the Ghost Post Office—interesting. Tell me, what brings you here today?"
"I solved a paranormal incident in a village before. Besides the pills, I also got a love lock. I want to know the purpose of this lock." Sun Rui wasn't surprised that he could tell. After all, he was one of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China. It was obviously impossible to hide it from him through some tricks.
He took a gold box out of his pocket and then took out a love lock from it.
Zhang Bohua glanced at it and said, "The function of this lock is very simple. When opened, it releases a curse that connects you to the target. The curse will slowly kill you and the target within a month. At the same time, both parties can use the ghost domain generated by the curse. If the target is a ghost, the curse can sever your connection with the ghost, provided that the ghost is not too terrifying."
"What if one of them is killed beforehand?" Sun Rui asked.
"The curse will return you to the state you were in before you were killed, and both of you will have your death period shortened by one month. As for how much it will be shortened, it depends on how you die," Zhang Bohua said.
"This is practically a disguised form of ghost tamer!" Sun Rui's pupils shrank. After being cursed, one can not only use the ghost domain but also gain the ability to restart, but the price is that your life enters a one-month countdown.
If Zhang Bohua's medicine can suppress the curse...
"Young man, don't be delusional. My medicine can indeed suppress the curse, but you can't use the curse's power during the suppression period. Also, it won't suppress the ghost inside you. The ghost inside you will keep killing you, and the medicine's effect of suppressing the curse will gradually become ineffective during this process," Zhang Bohua said.
"Thank you, I understand." Sun Rui nodded. The curse itself only allows it to kill the cursed person. However, if the ghost inside the body tries to kill him during this process, it will stimulate the dormant curse to revive within the body. Therefore, there is no way to avoid the side effects of this thing.
"Senior, I want a pill that can suppress the curse's outbreak," Sun Rui said directly. Activating the curse at a critical moment to gain captain-level strength is worthwhile. Afterwards, suppressing the curse and then slowly finding a solution is possible. Although the curse will slowly revive during this process, at least it can buy some time.
"How can you ask questions and then ask for something in return!" Xiaoru said angrily from the side.
"Xiaoru, bring me that wooden box," Zhang Bohua said, waving his hand.
A moment later, Xiaoru took out a wooden box about the size of a human head from the inner bedroom.
Zhang Bohua opened the box.
"Luckily you didn't swallow the remaining pill directly, otherwise the terrifying curse would have erupted in your body. This pill is the one left over from back then; there isn't a second one. Take it and live a little longer."
Sun Rui took the black pill; it was as big as a fist.
Zhang Bohua waved his hand, gesturing to Xiaoru who was standing to the side.
Sun Rui saw a woman named Xiaoru take out a packet of medicine wrapped in yellow paper from the medicine box behind her.
"Different medicines treat different illnesses. This one is the only one that can suppress the resurgence of the evil spirits within you. Whether you use it or not is up to you."
Sun Rui took the small yellow paper packet and felt the aroma of Chinese medicine emanating from it.
"Thank you." Sun Rui thanked him solemnly. The medicine that could suppress the resurgence of the vengeful ghost was not so easy to take. Once the effect of the medicine wore off, the process of the vengeful ghost's resurgence would only be faster and more violent. However, it could be used to fight for a chance of survival at a critical moment.
"Let's go!" Zhang Bohua said.
Sun Rui turned and left the Chinese medicine shop. This time he had gained a lot. He also understood that Zhang Bohua was waiting for someone who could end the supernatural or for a possibility to appear. So he opened a Chinese medicine shop in the hope that the ghost tamer could live longer and let time bring the person who could end the supernatural.
"Master, why give him so many things? That medicine was originally meant to suppress the curse on you," Xiaoru said from the side.
"This is an interesting young man. Although he has only been a Ghost Tamer for a short time, he still harbors secrets that even I cannot fathom. Perhaps he will be a part of the future," Zhang Bohua said slowly.
He saw through many things but didn't say them aloud. For example, Sun Rui was clearly certain that the pill was his, and he was able to accurately find the pharmacy... But none of that mattered. Cultivating a promising young talent was enough.