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    Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Manman (twenty)

    artificial ghost

    Under the bright sky, there was only a shadow on the ground. Chu Yu looked at it for a long time before remembering that the shadow belonged to her.

    No God but ghost?What is this? It completely goes against her knowledge and she doesn’t understand.

    “If there is no God, where would ghosts come from?” She looked at Li Heru.

    Li Heru took her hand, held her palm and said: “In the beginning of the world, there were no ghosts, only people. People killed each other, and gradually formed various forces. Then there began to be grievances. People with grievances died and became ghosts. People who were respected by everyone while alive were given the status of gods after death, but it was only in name.

    In order to win people’s hearts, the rulers created the guise of “gods” to suppress the people with a higher status than humans. This concept has been passed down for thousands of years, thus forming the different gods today.”

    “So, regardless of ghosts or gods, they are actually humans?” Chu Yu frowned.

    “Then why does Mei Ning have this ability? Is she also a ghost? How did she get this kind of strange power and chaos?” She asked immediately.

    The white cranes they had ridden before had all turned into their original shapes, and were just soft origami balls hanging down on the roadside, without any of their previous dignity.

    “Do you know what the nature of resentment is?” Li Heru asked her.

    “Is it hate?” Chu Yu guessed.

    “It’s obsession, hate is also obsession, love is also obsession, and resentment is even more so.

    If you really hate a person and want to forget about him as soon as possible, why should you be turned into a ghost and left alone in the world by this kind of power?Obsession is the most powerful thing in the world. The so-called manifesting through meditation, praying to God and making wishes, all can succeed through one’s own obsession.”

    Li Heru said as if sighing.

    Chu Yu was silent for a moment and turned his gaze to the distance. The quarrel over there had subsided. A Fei was dragged up by Mei Lu and was wiping the tears on his face.

    “I don’t understand why people have such strong obsessions? Being too obsessed is tiring, so why be hysterical.” She lowered her gaze.

    “Does love seem hysterical to you?” Li Heru said softly.

    “Both love and hate. There is neither too strong love nor violent hatred. To devote your whole body and mind to another person and to linger in the world for her after death is too great and too tiring.” Chu Yu did not look at her.

    The people around her didn’t say anything anymore. From a distance, Melu held Ah Fei and greeted them: “Come on!”

    A Fei’s house was much worse than last time. The empty wine bottles were stacked almost to the ceiling, and the floor was covered with cigarette ashes and cigarette butts, with a few pieces of air-dried bubble gum mixed in between.

    A Fei’s head was still wrapped in a scarf. She lit a cigarette, held it in her mouth and smoked silently.

    Mei Lu stretched out her hand and flicked the cigarette out of her hand: “Put it out, you’ve made me smell so bad here.”

    Without the cigarette, A Fei’s head sank lower and lower.

    “Where’s the drug test report I asked you for last time?” Li Heru came over, holding a small golden bean in his hand.

    When Ah Fei saw Jin Dou, the stiff corners of her mouth finally softened a bit. She took the Jin Dou and turned around to get the report when Chu Yu heard the crisp sound of a lighter.

    “Tsk.” Mei Lu looked contemptuous. She kicked the shelf next to her as if to vent her anger. The things on the shelf shook. Li Heru leaned on the sofa with a cold expression.

    “It’s not like you don’t know her mental endurance, so what’s the use of forcing her.” Li Heru said lightly.

    When Mei Lu heard this, her expression almost changed.

    “We, Sanqing, grew up together as sisters. What was she like before, haven’t you seen her? This kind of person is weak and incompetent and forgets the injustice! If the goddess didn’t have her help, would it be so easy to find you in the country?”

    Mei Lu said earnestly.

    Chu Yu looked at Li Heru fiercely. Li Heru changed her sitting position. She looked around. There were many more pendants in the room than last time.

    Stones of various colors are strung on copper chains, swaying gently in the air, and occasionally collide with each other, making a tinkling sound like broken stars.

    “Wait patiently. She will come to us when she figures it out. Unless you want her to hide again, no one can find her.” Li Heru said.

    Mei Lu also noticed Li Heru’s gaze. She looked at the shimmering decorations and snorted: “Coward.”

    A piece of paper was handed to Chu Yu’s hand. A Fei had come back at some point. She stood at the door of the corridor with her head lowered and said like an endorsement:

    “One bottle contains ordinary vitamin C, and the other contains selenium tablets. The content of selenium tablets is as high as 1 mg per tablet. It is fine to take these two medicines alone, but if taken together, vitamin C will reduce the non-toxic pentavalent selenium to tetravalent, causing poisoning.”

    Everyone was quiet. A Fei was stared at by everyone and pulled up his collar uncomfortably.

    “What are the symptoms of poisoning?” Li Heru asked, pretending to be calm.

    “Initially there was abdominal pain and nausea, then muscle spasms and so on, and finally death from shock.” A Fei shrugged and added: “And because the poisoning substance is unknown, it is necessary to have a gastric lavage to confirm the poison first. If you go back and forth and waste time, it is too late to save. It is easy…”

    Li Heru’s expression was frighteningly bad. Ah Fei opened his mouth and silently swallowed the word “death” back into his stomach.

    Chu Yu took a deep breath and felt a little confused.

    She was sure that she did not know the doctor, and she had no life-or-death enemies in the country.

    Chu Yu was thinking hard, and suddenly a person he hadn’t thought of for a long time popped into his mind, Zhu Qingjue.

    Lawyers called her from time to time, but they always regretfully told her that Zhu Qingjue would never be seen alive or dead.

    Liang Zhiqiu also didn’t call for a long time. The lead actor stabbed a supporting actor and fled in fear of crime. This became quite shocking news in the industry.

    Even though she and other senior officials had given repeated orders not to spread the news, some true rumors still appeared on the Internet, and they spread like wildfire.

    Li Heru obviously thought about it too, her expression was not good.

    “What puppets has Mei Ning made before? Do you know where her spirits come from?” She turned to look at Mei Lu.

    Mei Lu frowned and took the drug test sheet and looked at it a few times.

    “She is just like before, relying on cheating. If she can’t cheat, she will rob. If she can’t rob, she will steal.

    But where are there so many ghosts now? She has wiped out all the ghosts she can get here, even more cleanly than those Taoist priests.But she still has a steady stream of ghosts. I think Chu Yu didn’t have as many ghosts as hers, and she didn’t say anything. Could it be that she really found a way to create ghosts?

    I knew she had a secret secret she was hiding from me!I am her biological sister and she is so cruel to me…”

    Mei Lu muttered curses, not noticing that Li Heru’s expression had changed.

    Li Heru’s expression changed suddenly after hearing this. She looked straight at Mei Lu. Mei Lu was stunned and then covered her mouth.

    “Don’t look at me. It’s a family tradition for me to do bad things, and I haven’t done it yet.”

    Li Heru ignored her and asked Ah Fei urgently: “Do you know what ghosts Mei Ning has created? Where did she choose her people?”

    Ghost, it turns out that you can create it the day after tomorrow.Chu Yu shuddered.

    *

    The high-rise building of the hospital reflected a shadow, and the shadow was crowded with vendors. The place was doing a good job, with an endless stream of diners, but Chu Yu still noticed a hint of anxiety in the air.

    Passing by a watermelon vendor, a disheveled woman was holding a cut melon and arguing with the stall owner. Chu Yu couldn’t understand the language, but just by looking at their excited expressions, he could tell that the argument was fierce.

    There was nothing interesting about this kind of thing. As soon as she turned her head, there was a loud bang behind her ear, something was hit to the ground, and then the sound of a woman wailing loudly came.

    The watermelon fell to pieces, and the bright red flesh spurted out blood-like juice that flowed along the uneven ground.

    For a moment, everyone around stopped and cast curious eyes on a few people.

    “What are they talking about?” Chu Yu pulled Li Heru’s hand.

    Li Heru didn’t look at the two of them and dragged her away from the crowd.

    “The watermelon buyer asked the stall owner why he was selling bad watermelon. She was buying it for patients, but it was broken. She was worried that the patient would have diarrhea after eating it. The stall owner said she didn’t know she didn’t do it on purpose. He asked her why she was deliberately looking for trouble, and then they started to quarrel.”

    Li Heru’s voice was very calm. Chu Yu couldn’t help but look back at the two people. The crowd was crowded. She noticed someone behind her pulling her bag. She reached out and touched only a bare meat stick.

    No matter how good his mental quality is, he can’t withstand this battle. Chu Yu screamed, and a dark and thin child turned and ran away.

    Li Heru grabbed the back of her neck, and the girl shrank in fear. She was giggling and crying. Only then did Chu Yu see that she was missing a palm.

    Her brown and black skin was covered with pink and white patches like a cow’s. It was obviously winter, but she was wearing a tattered single coat.

    Chu Yu sighed and motioned to Li Heru to put her down.

    “Can I help you” she took out a few green banknotes and handed them to her. When the girl saw the portraits printed on them, her eyes suddenly lit up and she stretched out her right hand like a chicken claw and took away the money.

    “She can’t understand.” Li Heru shook her head. She dragged the girl to a place where there were few people, squatted down and asked her something in a jabbering voice. The girl held the money tightly with both hands, as if she was afraid that she would snatch it back.

    Maybe because this is near a hospital, many people looked sad, but Chu Yu didn’t see a ghost.

    Usually whenever she passed by the hospital, the neighborhood would be full of ghosts, but this hospital, or rather this area, was so clean that nothing could be seen.

    Thinking of the dolls in Mei Ning’s display cabinet, Chu Yu vaguely guessed where all the ghosts here had gone. She took a deep breath and clenched her fists.

    “Let’s go, she will lead us.” Li Heru casually touched the little girl’s head. She looked timid, but her dark eyes shone with agility and calmness beyond her age.

    “Where are you going? Have you found the place where Mei Ning creates ghosts?” Chu Yu followed.

    “No, I found the ghost,” she said.

    There are many winding and narrow alleys behind the hospital. Various tin houses have been built illegally in the alleys. In the middle of the gray tin houses, a small temple with a steeple stands abruptly.

    The two of them were talking in a language that Chu Yu couldn’t understand. Every time they said a few words, Li Heru would turn around and explain to her thoughtfully.

    [The author has something to say]

    The part where watermelons are bought and sold in the hospital is based on real-life material. It was really emotional to see that scene at the entrance of the hospital.

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