Chapter 307: The Arrogant Zhang

"I am a thousand feet taller than a man, but I only want his soul."

"Ten days a day, a generation comes out, flowing gold and melting stone."

"They are all used to it, and their souls will be relieved when they go there."

"Come back! Don't rely on me."

——"Chu Ci·Soul Summoning"

…

Hong Kong, Kowloon, Wong Shan Village.

The lonely mountain breeze blew.

A man and a woman stood quietly in front of a tomb.

The grave was in ruins, surrounded by land leveled by excavators and rollers. The weeds and bushes were all blown away, leaving only a cracked, old tombstone covered in frost and wind.

On the black tombstone, there is a line of words engraved:

The tomb of the Chu people Mei in Bumen.

"I know Chu Renmei, but what does Bu Men mean?"

The tall man turned around and asked.

"Bu Wantian, a teacher in Huangshan Village, a beast worse than pigs and dogs, and the husband of the famous Cantonese opera actress Chu Renmei."

The woman put her hands in her pockets and said calmly.

What this means is that after Chu Renmei married into the Bu family, her tombstone would have to be inscribed with "Bu Men So-and-so" after her death.

The man understood and asked,

"What should we do now? Dig the grave?"

The woman shook her head.

"The grave had long been leveled by the construction team, and the remains were thrown into the pool below."

After saying that, she pointed towards the mountain below.

The man turned his head and narrowed his eyes:

"Should I go into the water and fish her out?"

The woman laughed and said,

"Why are your thoughts always so straightforward? If you don't bring the Wagang sword, the golden brass knuckles, and the screaming beetle to retrieve the body from the water, I'm afraid Chu Renmei will kill you. If you bring those three things to retrieve the body from the water, I'm afraid you will scare Chu Renmei away."

The man frowned:

"What should we do then?"

The woman turned and walked down the mountain, saying,

"Let's go back to the village. I have prepared the ceremony."

…

At night, inside an old house in Huangshan Village.

Poor, backward and dilapidated.

Eight or nine men and women were tied up tightly, with cloth stuffed in their mouths and black cloth covering their eyes, sitting in a row in the corner.

These are the four main characters in the movie, plus the reincarnations who have descended into this universe. They have all been subdued by Fu Qinghai, tied up neatly and placed in the inner room to prevent them from interfering with the necromancy plan carefully prepared by Zhang Yuning and Fu Qinghai.

This is the two people's mode of action: Fu Qinghai is responsible for dealing with players, and Zhang Yuning is responsible for dealing with ghosts, with a clear division of labor.

Just like the reincarnation in the movie "The Nun", the reincarnation world this time also did not distinguish between camps, but instead issued unified tasks. The tasks were also very similar to the last "Seal the Demon Valak" - "Purify the Evil Ghost Chu Renmei."

All the players belong to the same camp, so Fu Qinghai can't kill them indiscriminately, but he has to make sure they don't cause trouble.

Because the task of "purifying the evil spirit Chu Renmei" is very simple - at least for Chinese players, if you are familiar with the plot of the movie "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village", you will naturally know where Chu Renmei's resentment arises from. As long as you find a way to resolve her resentment and hatred, you can naturally free this evil spirit.

This is the consistent approach of solving problems in Chinese supernatural horror movies: every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, and when revenge is paid, resentment disappears. This reflects the traditional values ​​of the Chinese people.

The "pure evil" of Japanese supernatural horror movies, the "cause and effect and reincarnation" of Thai supernatural horror movies, and the "devout faith" of European and American supernatural horror movies each reflect the values ​​of different countries and nations.

However, Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning had big ambitions and were not satisfied with just completing the task.

The only person left in the room who was not tied up was an octogenarian who was about to die. He was sitting quietly in the living room. He had a sad look on his face. He bowed and said to Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning:

"You two...you two ghost hunters, my aunt died unjustly. Even if you killed someone, it was for revenge. I beg you two, I beg you two..."

The old man couldn't continue talking.

Fu Qinghai waved his hand and said,

"I know, old man, don't worry, your aunt will be relieved and at peace soon."

This old man is the orphan adopted by Chu Renmei during her lifetime, Li Qiang. He is also the only person who was not killed in the Huangshan Village massacre. The other sixty-six villagers were all killed by Chu Renmei.

Zhang Yuning was arranging the table.

A cup of corpse oil confiscated from a supporting character, with a cotton thread inserted into it and a candle lit.

A bowl of water scooped from the corpse pond, mixed with a drop of blood from Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning.

"Corpse oil, pond water, blood... the BUFFs are already fully stacked, so there's no need to worry that Chu Renmei won't come."

Zhang Yuning said with confidence.

According to her, satisfying any one of the three conditions could potentially attract Chu Renmei, and Zhang Yuning directly combined all three, greatly increasing the probability of spawning a female ghost.

Zhang Yuning was very familiar with the rituals and ceremonies in various supernatural horror movies, which made Fu Qinghai admire her very much. The two of them first drank a sip of the corpse pond water mixed with each other's blood, sat at the table, closed their eyes, held hands, and Zhang Yuning whispered:

"There is someone below, I want to help."

"The soul and spirit are separated, you can tell them by divination."

"Soul...come back!"

As her voice fell.

"Huh~~~"

A gust of cold wind blew and the corpse oil candle went out.

The house fell into darkness.

Zhang Yuning slowly opened her eyes and looked behind Fu Qinghai, at the entrance of the old house. A bright moonlight shone in from outside, and a strange figure in a red Cantonese opera costume stood there quietly.

"She's here."

Zhang Yuning said calmly.

Fu Qinghai turned his head and looked, but saw nothing. The door of the old house was empty, with only a bright moonlight.

He doesn't have the ability to see ghosts, so he can't see the existence of ghosts unless the ghosts want him to see it.

Zhang Yuning stared at Chu Renmei with a frown on her face. She saw the woman with a distorted face suddenly grin and hide in the wall next to her. She shouted:

"She wants to kill the people in the inner room first!"

After saying that, Zhang Yuning made a move with her hand, and Valak, Kayako, and the "Pen Fairy" Kim In-sook who had recently joined the Goblin Group, all appeared and surrounded Chu Renmei from the left, middle, and right.

Four ghosts were fighting in the air above the living room with their fangs bared and claws howling. Black gas was flying everywhere and spirits were flying around. However, Fu Qinghai could not see a thing. He could only see that the tablet in the living room was knocked over and the incandescent bulb hanging from the ceiling was shaking.

A look of confusion.

In Zhang Yuning's eyes, Chu Renmei was gradually outnumbered. Suddenly, her face was pulled and twisted, and she screamed, turned around and pounced towards Fu Qinghai who was closest to her.

"Qingshan, she's behind you, she wants to possess me!"

Zhang Yuning shouted hurriedly.

Fu Qinghai clenched the golden brass knuckles, turned around and punched the air behind him.

"Bang!"

There was clearly nothing there, but it was as if something had been hit, and a slight force feedback came from the fingers.

Suddenly, dents caused by the woman's body appeared on the wall.

In Zhang Yuning's eyes, poor Chu Renmei was torn apart by three ghosts in turn, her spiritual power was greatly damaged, and she was hit by Fu Qinghai's ruthless iron fist, and was directly smashed into the wall.

"Bring her here!"

Zhang Yuning pointed with her slender finger and gave instructions.

Three ghosts rushed forward.

...

"Holding the Holy Light, but not seeing the light."

— John Constantine.

…

Los Angeles, Maryland, USA.

"The film history of "The Village Corpse" lies mainly in the fact that it changed the style of Hong Kong supernatural movies from the eccentric style of ghostly and funny to the horror style itself, but it still imitates "The Ring" to some extent."

Fu Qingbian was walking and talking on the street.

"I know The Exorcist. It received 10 Oscar nominations and won two. This is unprecedented in the history of horror movies. In terms of artistic value and achievement, I think The Exorcist is better than The Village Army."

Zhang Yuning smiled and said,

"Although you don't pay attention to the plot and background, you are very knowledgeable when it comes to the history of film development."

Fu Qinghai nodded:

"I used to be afraid to watch horror movies."

Before: refers to before becoming a Space Marine.

Fu Qinghai's high evaluation of "The Exorcist" is naturally related to his own values.

He is a staunch atheist and materialist.

The movie "The Exorcist" reveals a pessimistic attitude towards God's omniscience and omnipotence, and doubts about the Christian faith: the devil is almost omnipotent, whether it is the Bible, holy water or the cross... everything that Christians believe in and rely on is useless in front of the devil, and the priest who represents God's authority is directly killed by the devil.

This may be hard for Chinese audiences to imagine.

But you have to know that the vast majority of developed countries in Europe and America are actually religious countries. The shock that "The Exorcist" brought to them and the trampling of their religious beliefs can be called a spiritual earthquake... It even led to the film being strongly boycotted by churches in various countries.

Of course, director William Friedkin is not promoting materialism, otherwise the ending of the movie would be some kind of "scientific scam". What he actually wants to promote is nihilism.

Although James Wan is a Chinese director and has built a huge Conjuring universe with a number of films such as The Conjuring trilogy, The Nun, and Anna Belle, Fu Qinghai actually doesn't like the Conjuring universe very much, because the Conjuring universe represents the typical horror and supernatural movies that cater to traditional European and American religious values.

You have to have faith in God to defeat the devil.

The Vatican's extra-curricular exorcists, the Warrens, rely on their devout faith to turn danger into safety time and time again.

All great literary and artistic works will contain values, either openly or implicitly, which is what Chinese people like to call "carrying private goods". H.P. Lovecraft even expressed his racial discrimination ideas very directly and explicitly.

On the contrary, those literary and artistic works that do not have "private connotations" are the ones that are unknown and drift away with the wind. Many people are actually not averse to the export of ideas. They just call anything that does not conform to their values ​​"private connotations."

…

Fu Qinghai, who is 1.90 meters tall, was wearing simple casual clothes and carrying a golf club bag on his back, which contained the Wagang sword Broken Heart. On the belt buckle around his waist was a pair of golden brass knuckles and a small, old cigarette box.

Zhang Yuning, who is 1.72 meters tall, wore black slim jeans, a black waist-baring vest and a black short motorcycle leather jacket, still her favorite All Black style.

The man is handsome and the woman is cool and sexy. They walk side by side on the street and look very well matched.

The two arrived at the door of a motel.

Fu Qinghai frowned slightly and asked:

"Why not stay in a five-star hotel?"

Zhang Yuning turned around and looked up at her man. She pressed her body against his, one hand caressing his neck, and the other hand's two fingers gently stepping on his chest. Her eyes were blurred and charming, and her voice was slightly hoarse:

"I don't want to stay in Hilton or Sheraton anymore. I just want to squeeze in a cramped motel with you, smell your sweat, listen to your heavy breathing, and then... well."

Zhang Yuning's eyebrows and eyes are as fine as silk.

As she was speaking, she moaned softly, bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and refused to continue.

Fu Qinghai smiled evilly:

"OK."

…

The next morning, the two arrived at the target location.

According to previous practice, Fu Qinghai dealt with the players and Zhang Yuning dealt with the ghosts.

According to Zhang Yuning, the demon in "The Exorcist" is named "Pazuzu", one of the most evil demons in ancient Sumerian folklore.

Legend has it that he has the wings of a vulture, the claws of a lion, the poisonous hook of a scorpion, and a particularly ugly and huge head, and his whole body exudes a blasphemous atmosphere.

If we follow the history of the Assyrians and Sumerians and compare it with the time of appearance in the Old Testament of the Bible, Pazuzu may have existed longer than the famous demon Lucifer.

Bibles, holy water, and crosses were of no use to Pazuzu.

But that doesn't mean other vengeful demons are useless to Him.

"Valak, this wave depends on you."

Zhang Yuning said calmly,

"Let's see who is stronger between you and the other demon."

The figure of the ghost nun emerged in the dark alley.

A low, rough voice that sounded like a roar came:

"Zhang, the 'Pazuzu' you are talking about is not the demon in Solomon's 72 Demon God system. I don't know about its existence. But before facing Pazuzu, I'm afraid you have to deal with other things first."

After saying this, Valak looked to the right.

Other things? What does that mean?

Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning turned their heads together and followed the ghost nun's gaze.

At the end of the dim alley, three short, dark and thin men stood side by side. The three of them walked over and then stopped. The leader put his hands together, bowed slightly, and said,

"Sawadee Ka."

Hmm? Thai?

Fu Qinghai narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This gentleman and this lady were assigned to this reincarnation world at the same time. It is our fate. Sealing the demon Pazuzu and expelling him back to hell is our common mission. I sincerely hope that we can cooperate sincerely."

The other party spoke very politely, but there was a sense of unquestionableness in his tone.

However, Fu Qinghai slowly shook his head:

"No, Pazuzu and I can handle it alone, don't interfere."

Fu Qinghai had just finished speaking.

"boom--"

There was a loud explosion behind him, and a black and gold power armor, wrapped in strong winds and flames, fell to the ground with a thud, smashing a deep hole in the ground of the alley.

Amid the smoke and dust, the huge turbofan behind the armor slowly stopped turning, the nozzle flame went out, a pair of scarlet eyepieces gradually lit up, and the huge armor stood up from kneeling on one knee, staring coldly at the three people in front of it.

Fu Qinghai looked at the three people calmly and said nothing more.

But the meaning is already very clear.

Faced with such a domineering and powerful aura, the leading Thai player just curled his lips slightly and said:

"Technology side reincarnation, haha, okay...we won't bother you two anymore, see you later."

When saying the words "see you later", the leader pronounced them with a strong emphasis and a meaningful look on his face.

After saying this, he turned around and left with his two companions.

What do you mean? Threatening me?

Fu Qinghai frowned.

Fu Qinghai was unsure of where the other party came from, but Zhang Yuning recognized them at a glance. She chuckled and said,

"Three supernatural reincarnations are rare, but their level is just so-so. Thai supernatural horror movies only have two tricks - Kumantong and black magic."

The three people who were about to leave suddenly stopped.

But he still had his back to Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning and did not turn around.

Zhang Yuning looked at their backs. She seemed to be introducing Fu Qinghai, but she was actually raising her voice deliberately.

"Gumantong means 'raising little ghosts'. They can only use the souls of children who have died in infancy for sacrifice. The 'Three Mountain Talismans' in the Taoist Talisman School: Maoshan, Longhushan, and Hezaoshan have long been good at driving ghosts. They can drive all kinds of ghosts, big and small, fierce and evil. They are much stronger than some Siamese witches who can only play with the souls of babies."

Then, Zhang Yuning sneered:

"As for the black magic, it is a kind of magic that collects relevant materials to curse or arouse others remotely. The nine major evil magic systems in Chinese folk: summoning spirits, spirit writing, exorcism, nightmare suppression, black magic, witchcraft, illusion, qigong, and life extension, have long included it. It is impossible to copy it all, and it is impossible to learn it thoroughly..."

Zhang Yuning raised her chin and said loudly:

"Why, don't you know how to be polite to people from your own suzerain country?"

The three words "suzerain state" deeply hurt the hearts of the Thai people, and the leader could not help but clench his fists.

However, the woman pointed out her abilities clearly in just a few words. The three players from Thailand did not dare to be arrogant. They put away the inherent arrogance of the spiritual side of the reincarnation when facing the technological side of the reincarnation. The leader took a deep breath, turned around and faced Fu Qinghai and Zhang Yuning, and clasped his hands together again:

"We will not interfere with this reincarnation mission."

"Lagong." (Goodbye)

…

My name is Zhang Yuning, Zhang means arrogant.

Fu Qinghai was silently dubbing for Zhang Yuning in his heart.

Although Zhang Yuning's tone was very arrogant.

But what she said was true.

Even in the area of ​​"feudal superstition and weird powers", China is still the suzerain state of all the surrounding vassal states. Not to mention Japan and South Korea, the two younger brothers in the Confucian civilization circle, the witchcraft and sorcery of Southeast Asian countries are all deeply influenced by China.

The Siamese trio didn't know that Fu Qinghai had the three-piece set of exorcism skills, and they thought they could use dark and covert means such as Kumantong and black magic to secretly disgust him, but they were easily exposed by Zhang Yuning.

The logic is the same as that of "Seal the Demon Valak". In the reincarnation mission of "Seal the Demon Pazuzu", it is assumed that all players belong to the same camp. If Fu Qinghai directly kills the Siamese trio, assimilation points will be deducted.

It would be best if Zhang Yuning could "persuade them with emotion and reason" so that they would give up on their own.

…

Single mom Chris is going crazy.

Her daughter Regan, who was originally a cute, sensible and pretty little girl, suddenly changed her personality after entering puberty, becoming irritable and swearing.

Chris initially thought her daughter was suffering from some kind of mental illness, so she used all kinds of suppressant drugs and sedatives, but the condition only got worse.

Chris had no choice but to seek help from the priest.

However, the tragic deaths of the young priest and the senior priest had left Chris, as a mother, helpless. The evil Satan seemed to be mocking her powerlessness. Her daughter began to spit out green filth from her mouth, then turned her head 180 degrees and crawled backwards on the stairs like a spider.

Chris cried out in panic.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a surprised and unfamiliar voice came from outside the door:

"Wow, Ning, look! A classic scene in film history, turning your head and crawling upside down, how many people were scared to tears back then."

What a heartless, heartless person!

The single mother was about to go crazy:

"Who are you and why did you break into my house!"

Fu Qinghai quickly raised his hand and said comfortingly:

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, ma'am, please forgive us for coming uninvited, we are here to save your daughter."

Save my daughter?

Chris was stunned.

Fu Qinghai didn't explain to her anymore, but looked at Zhang Yuning.

Zhang Yuning nodded slightly.

In an instant, the whole house was filled with ghost howlings and black smoke blocking the view. Some objects, stairs, doors, pillars... even began to twist and deform. The TV turned on automatically, and the screen began to play bloody and violent murder scenes in a loop.

What the hell, it's even worse!

Chris is going to explode.

The little girl who was performing the handstand walk was also stunned.

Zhang Yuning's beautiful eyes looked at her quietly.

In a doomsday scene where demons are dancing wildly.

The woman stood alone with a smile on her lips.

"Come on, Pazuzu."

He opened his lips slightly and spoke softly.

...

　Hi, I said I would finish it within two chapters, but I accidentally wrote too many. Let's see if I can write another chapter today, but don't wait.

　　(End of this chapter)