My ninth uncle saw how anxious I was, so he didn't drag it out anymore. He told me: "Although it's impossible to see the true form of the five elements, you can still see its vague outline by lowering your fire energy. However, this is not enough, because it belongs to the yin spirit, and its speed is completely beyond yours, so your talismans are basically useless against it. If you want to eliminate this thing, you must use a palm symbol!

  Palm heart symbol? What's that thing? I've never heard of it before. It wasn't even recorded in the "Three Pure Book". I hastily asked Ninth Uncle, what is 'palm heart symbol'?

  My ninth uncle told me that the so-called "Palm Heart Symbol" is a kind of emergency drawing technique belonging to Taoism. This technique is different from ordinary symbol-drawing methods, and only requires having the Tao in one's heart, using blood as a guide, and quickly drawing the corresponding incantation on one's own palm to take effect. It belongs to a relatively advanced symbol technique. The Palm Heart Symbol has many uses, although its power is not as great as that of ordinary paper symbols, but it is quick and effective when used. As long as the hand with the Palm Heart Symbol drawn on it touches something, the symbol's power will be activated.

  When I heard Ninth Uncle mention the palm symbol, my mind subconsciously thought of the classic Hong Kong movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" and that big-bearded man. Didn't Yan Zixing draw symbols on his palm in the movie? Thinking of Yan Zixing's classic line "The sun and moon have no bounds, the universe lends me its power!!", I involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva, so it turns out there really is such a symbol!

  My ninth uncle told me the key to drawing palm symbols after that, and let me try it myself. In fact, I didn't need him to say that I was already eager to try, you know this symbol-drawing method is simply too cool, but when I looked at my palms, I suddenly became stupid.

  I forgot that my palms were already cracked and bruised from wrestling with Zhang Yaxin, who was possessed by the Five Elements, in the early hours of yesterday morning. They haven't even scabbed over yet, what am I supposed to do now? I asked Ninth Uncle, "Master... uh... my palms are like this... can I still draw the Palm Heart Symbol?"

  Jiu Shu was shocked when he saw the palm of my hand, which was full of scars, through the mirror. He was speechless for a long time. After a while, he sighed and said: "It's fate, it's really fate. Xiao Fei, this must be the calamity that you are destined to have. Everything depends on yourself now."

  You old fart, what's the use of saying this now? Looking at my palms, I really want to cry but have no tears. I asked Ninth Uncle: "Master... can we draw with our hands behind our backs?"

  My ninth uncle sighed again and said to me: "This... has never been tried by a master, everything depends on your own destiny."

  Are you kidding me? It seems like I've never had good luck my whole life. If I were lucky, I wouldn't be talking to you right now and would already be living a carefree university life. Why would I still be taking risks in the dark mountains with bated breath?

  I'm shouldering the lives of all of us now, boss!

  Alas, I now know that venting is useless, whether it's useful or not, there's only one way to try. Wait and see, break the cauldron and sink the boat, turn over the horse cart, and fight with him!

  Thinking of this, I asked Jiu Shu again: "My friend who was blocked by the ghost, how should I save him?"

  Ninth Uncle told me: "As long as you release a black cat at the place where he is blocked, the black cat will lead you to his hiding place."

  After hearing the old man's words, I really wanted to cry out loud. In this vast and dark mountain, where can I find a black cat? This is as unrealistic as buying cologne in a bathhouse!

  I asked him if there was another way?

  Ninth Uncle thought for a moment and then told me: "There is another way, which is to find someone who also has very bad luck, and have this person walk through that place again. However, you must give this person the 'Ding Yi Ju Xiong Hu Ti Fu' amulet. If they pass by the spot where the ghost previously blocked our path, this person will react. Then, using the 'Jia Wu Yu Qing Po Sha Fu', we can rescue the trapped person."

  Old man, you're really good at giving me a headache! What you said is no different from not saying anything. It's so late now, where can I find someone with bad luck? This is simply as illogical as buying stinky tofu in a public toilet!

  But I have no choice, time is life, and I've already wasted nearly twenty minutes here with Ninth Uncle. Following the habits of these two days, Wu Tongshen will soon be looking for me. I must go back, thinking of Guanming, anyway, I know that 'Jia Wu Yu Qing Po Sha Fu' is effective against what's blocking him, so I'll take out some time and wander around with the symbol in hand, I don't believe I won't encounter good luck!

  So I said to Ninth Uncle, "Master, I'm leaving. Tonight will probably be the most difficult test I've ever faced. If anything happens to me, I'll go straight down to keep you company."

  My ninth uncle said to me: "Don't talk lightly about giving up, be careful with everything."

  I forced a smile, then put away the mirror. My phone now showed 2:28. If I didn't find Guan Ming soon, something big would go wrong. Alas, even if I found Guan Ming, how was I going to explain things to him? Moreover, there was still Wu Tong's fierce tiger staring at us menacingly.

  It's really tough, with wolves in front and tigers behind. Forget it, let's take one step at a time. For now, that's all we can do. The first step is to find Guan Ming first.

  I gaze at these hands of mine and the dozen or so talismans in my sleeves; it's all up to you now.

  I got up and walked towards the hotel, it was late at night, occasionally an owl's cry could be heard from the woods by the lake, hooting, hooting. The wind by the lake was very strong, blowing me shivering, I looked in the direction of the hotel, feeling anxious and uneasy at this moment. It was a bit like the feeling when my amulet was confiscated during the college entrance examination.

  I know I'll fail the exam, but I still have to grit my teeth and continue taking it. Whatever.

  But I hadn't walked many steps when I suddenly saw a black shadow in front of me, which seemed to be a person. This immediately gave me goosebumps. Everyone from our school should have returned to the hotel by now, so who could this be?

  Out of conditioned reflex, I immediately pulled out that dozen symbols from my pocket and formed a sword with my right hand, shouting: "Who the f**k are you!!!"

  These past two days, I've been scared out of my wits and haven't had a good night's sleep. My nerves are stretched to the breaking point, and whenever I see someone lurking in the darkness, I can't help but think of ghosts and spirits.

  The black shadow in front seemed to be scared by my shout, and I only heard "Ah!" It was a woman's voice. At the same time, a faint light appeared where the black shadow was, and I walked forward to take a look.

  Isn't this Zhang Yaxin?! Heaven! What is this little girl doing here at this time?!

  She seemed to have been startled by my shout and sat down, I quickly went forward and helped her up, under the light of the mobile phone, her small face was still pale.

  It's one thing after another, I'm already confused enough, and there are still troubles waiting for me. Thinking of this, I angrily asked her: "So late at night, not sleeping, what are you doing out here? Don't you know it's very dangerous to be out alone?"

  She lowered her head, hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and looked at me. Her eyes made me feel awkward. She said: "You... who were you just talking to?"

  It's all over！！！Could it be that she heard what I said to Ninth Uncle？？？Heaven, you can't keep playing tricks on me like this, can you？What have I become？How did another little girl pop up halfway through？

  No way, I couldn't let her know, so I quickly changed the subject: "Who were you talking to? I was just using the restroom by the lake earlier, there's no one around, did you hear wrong? By the way, how come you're here? Why aren't you sleeping in your room?"

  After I finished speaking to her in a bad mood, she still looked at me with that strange gaze. She said to me: "Actually, I never went back. When you ran upstairs just now, I was waiting for you at the entrance of the hotel, but I couldn't wait for you. Later, when I saw you running towards the lake, so I came to find you."

  I blurted out in exasperation: "Hey little lady, we're not even close, what are you waiting for me to do?"

  She bit her lower lip, then plucked up the courage and took out something from the pocket of her jacket and handed it to me in front of me, saying: "Originally wanted to give you together when going upstairs, thank you for saving me."

  I took a closer look and it seemed like a pure silver necklace. The pendant was in the shape of a cross, shining brightly under the light of my phone.

  I was speechless, not knowing what to say. I should have been touched, and indeed I was quite moved, because this is the second girl who has given me something. But now really isn't the time! You know that danger could appear at any moment. It's still best to send her back to sleep early, being moved can wait until after I rescue Guan Ming and get through tonight.

  I took the necklace from her, sighed and said: "Thank you, really, but it's too late now. I'll take you back to sleep."

  She shook her head, then firmly told me: "Who are you talking to, I've heard everything. Although it's unbelievable, it should be related to Guan Ming's disappearance and why I was by the lake yesterday! Actually, I felt something was off yesterday, because I remember after finishing the phone call, seeing a black shadow in the corridor, then nothing else. You know, what really happened, why didn't you tell me?"

  I'm about to collapse, this little girl looks silly, but why is she so smart? It seems that I couldn't hide it from her, if what she said was true, then she almost heard my entire conversation with Ninth Uncle. But how am I supposed to explain it to her? With my pig brain and clumsy mouth, when can I finish explaining? Even if I tell her, what if she tells others tomorrow, what should I do? The peaceful university life I want will definitely be ruined!

  But judging from the current situation, if I don't tell this girl, then I won't be able to show off my skills again. Once Wutongshen arrives, she will definitely be possessed again. At that time, I'm doomed to have more disasters than blessings. Even if it doesn't come, this matter will still get out of hand! What should I do?

  Wait, I suddenly remembered that she was possessed yesterday. Isn't the current her someone with extremely bad luck? Anyway, I'm going to talk to her, so why not borrow her body first to find Guan Ming, this way we can gain more time, right?

  But this move is too risky for her, it's unfair to her, but do I have a choice now?

  I thought of it here, I don't know where the courage came from, and I took her hand and walked towards the hotel, she trembled a little, didn't resist.

  As I walked, I said to her: "This thing is very complicated, but I only ask you to believe me, no matter how absurd and bizarre my words are. And you can't tell a third person, can you?"

  She nodded firmly.

  I felt a lot more at ease in my heart, but my story was really too long and couldn't be finished in a short while. With Guan Ming still trapped in the empty building in front of me, I said to her: "All I can tell you is that I'm not an ordinary person, and what you're going to see next can't be explained by common sense either. Just believe me, okay? If I can get through tonight safely, tomorrow you can ask me anything and I'll answer."

  I held her hand, her hand was very cold, but it seemed like there was sweat in the palm of her hand, and when it touched the wound on my palm, it hurt.

  She nodded firmly again and said to me: "Okay, I believe you."