C4 Master

Wang Tiegu was startled by my expression. His black eyes were filled with fear. "Tao Zi, what happened to you?"

"Nothing."

I don't know how to express my inner complexity and surging waves. Originally, she wanted to ask him to solve the mystery in her heart, but now, this matter had become a complete mystery. It was obvious from Iron Egg's appearance that he had forgotten about the cannon building. The thought that he could see ghosts made my heart itch.

"Iron Egg, have you seen anything wrong before?"

Iron Egg's expression turned even weirder, "Is a tadpole without a tail considered?"

"…"

I struggled to explain, "That's what they call dirty stuff."

Iron Egg was stunned, he was a little scared, "Tao Zi, are you having a fever too? "What nonsense is this?"

He was gone.

So I'm the only one who can see it. I'm the only one with a negative eye.

I'm not sure if it was disappointment or anything, but I was even more confused about why he could see it. Some people said that children's minds were pure, so they were able to see things that adults couldn't see. However, this rumor was only founded on children under the age of 12. Iron Egg had been left behind, so he was already 13 this year. Even if it was his turn, he wouldn't be able to do it.

Seeing him look at me with both fear and suspicion, I sighed and waved my hand. "It was just a sudden thought."

Only then did Iron Egg relax, and happily looked at the Seven Dragon Pearls without a care in the world. He still insisted on sharing with this good brother of his, and I found an excuse to reject him.

Compared to the Seven Dragon Pearls, I want to know the answer to the riddle.

What was going on with those densely packed things in the turret? Why could only Iron Egg not see Zhou Yu and Liu Pengzhao? How could Iron Egg suddenly forget everything?

I caressed the bead in my hand. Maybe only the Goddess could explain these things.

Not wanting to worry my parents, I walked to town to find the Goddess. It's not hard to find her place. I've been here a dozen times and I'm familiar with the roads.

The Goddess's shop looked unsightly.

From the outside, the walls were white and the doors were black. At first glance, it looked like a coffin shop for the dead.

My scalp tingled at the thought of her old, sharp, dark eyes.

"He's coming."

The old woman gave me a careless glance, as if she had known I would come, and bent her head to concentrate on what she was holding in her hand.

I saw that she was cutting the beads for a bracelet. Seeing this, I couldn't help but touch my wrist.

"Grandma, I want to ask you a few things today."

Although I don't like her, but my father has said, when begging someone, you must treat them well.

The old woman raised her head and stared at me shamelessly. Her dark eyes gave me a smile that was not a smile. She stared at me until I felt uncomfortable all over. Even though I didn't give her any face in the past, I didn't express it clearly. I just hoped that the old woman wouldn't be so stubborn as to let it go.

She didn't say anything, so I had to bite the bullet and go on.

"Grandma, I saw ghosts in the cannon building a few days ago. There were a lot of them, and their tongues were very long. Didn't you previously say that only the souls of newly dead can remain in the mortal world? "

After a long while, the old lady finally spoke up.

"Those who have died and remain in this world can only be called souls. If they don't want to disperse after a long period of time and are forced to stay in this world, they will become ghosts."

The old lady smiled strangely. "Brat, your luck is really good."

My mouth twitched. With me being a ghost everyday and it's called luck, then what is luck?

As he was silently cursing, he heard the old woman say, "It's because the ghosts that remain behind are usually extremely powerful, and their obsession is terrifyingly stubborn. There are so many ghosts, but you actually haven't always turned into a malicious ghost. Do you think you're lucky? "

Hearing this, my back was covered in cold sweat.

Of course I knew how terrible a ghost was after so long with it, and I would not have thought of it if the old woman had not reminded me. The only one in the turret who turned his head to frighten us was the one who didn't have too much malice, almost like a prank.

If one of them had turned into a monster, we would all have died there that day.

My face paled, and my heart, which had finally calmed down, started to tremble once more.

"You're scared out of your wits just like that?" the old woman said contemptuously.

Accustomed to the old woman's arrogance, I ignored her.

"Why are there so many of us, only Iron Egg can see them?" Thinking of another question, I couldn't wait to ask. At this moment, I desperately needed to figure out the messy wool in my head, which was straining my brain one by one.

"Because the devil wants him to see it." The old woman was slowly peeling the beads.

I was stunned. I thought she was fooling me.

"What?"

Who would want him to see it? Was there such a thing?

"Even a ghost has a certain level of strength. It's not difficult for a child to see it."

In other words, Wang Tiegu is an unlucky bastard like me, and the ghost just happened to choose him between us? After understanding the reason, I felt a lot better. The most important thing was that I found someone who was as unlucky as me. This made me very happy.

Before I could ask the last question, the old woman took the initiative and said, "If a child is not frightened, I will seal off that memory of his."

She seemed to be talking about eating white rice tomorrow.

The listener's heart was in turmoil!

What about it? Can a person's memories be sealed just like that? Wasn't this simply defying the heavens' will!

But the crux of the matter was that the old woman did as she said. Wang Tiegu had no idea that he went to the turret that night. 'A True God … ' I looked at her with admiration in my eyes. How great would it be if I could do the same? If a string of wooden pearls was worth a thousand, wouldn't sealing memories be even more valuable?

What made me depressed was that when the old woman mentioned the iron egg, she spoke of it like a child, not a single word of it was enough to scare me. Why didn't she think that I was also a child? I didn't see her avoiding me either.

The mystery was solved and I felt a lot better. From my point of view, the old woman's eccentric personality made it difficult for her to teach me anything, so I had to make a good plan.

After thanking the old woman, I was ready to go home. Before I could step out of the door, I was startled by the hoarse voice behind me.

"Brat, are you willing to learn from me?"

My eyes widened and I looked back at her in shock.

The old woman revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth and gave me a sinister smile.

...

I didn't hide this from my parents, and from then on, I learned from the Goddess. During this period, I have seen many strange things and met many strange people. There are many among them who, like me, have had strange experiences.