Chapter 84. Whose Obsession
Arc 3 : Supernatural Horror Movie Nightmare.
Tian Luo’s house was on the 18th floor, the one closest to the inside. When the two entered Tian Luo’s house, there was no one inside.
Tian Luo looked a little embarrassed: “My mom probably went out to pick up waste again, and my dad probably went to the supermarket to get bargains. There seems to be a sale going on today.”
After that, he laughed at himself and said: “In just a few short days, I have gotten to know their daily routines very well.”
Du Yan said directly: “While they are not here, we can go to your grandparents’ room to take a look.”
Tian Luo nodded, and the two walked into the second bedroom. The second bedroom faces north, and the furniture inside was all old-fashioned wooden furniture. As soon as he enters, he can feel the atmosphere of antiquity.
Du Yan only took a quick look and found that the whole room was filled with a very heavy yin energy.
He asked Tian Luo: “After your grandparents passed away, did you find anything unusual in this room?”
Tian Luo shook his head first, then said with uncertainty: “If I have to say something unusual about it, it’s probably that this second bedroom is particularly cool. Even in the hottest time of summer, there is no need to turn on the air conditioner.”
Du Yan said: “It’s normal for rooms facing north to be cooler.”
“Not only that, when I was in high school, I got air conditioning sickness one summer. I didn’t dare to turn on the air conditioner anymore and slept here at night. As a result, in the middle of the night, I suddenly felt a suffocating feeling in my chest and regained consciousness. My body seemed to be pressed down by something, and I couldn’t move.”
“Sleep paralysis?”
Tian Luo nodded: “My mom said the same thing. She later stopped allowing me to sleep in this room. After that, the second bedroom was basically only used to store things, and few people went in.”
Du Yan felt that this was a little strange. He thought about it and asked: “Tian Luo, let me ask you a question that may be a little offensive. Before your grandparents passed away, did they have any unfulfilled wishes? Or, in other words, were there any things that didn’t go as planned?”
Tian Luo thought for a moment, shook his head, and said: “No, in fact, our family has a good relationship. Although my grandmother was a little uncomfortable with my mom’s love of dressing up, my dad is quite good at adjusting the relationship, so there were generally no major conflicts. The relationship with other relatives is also very good. Anyway, relatives and friends all say that grandparents were blessed with children and grandchildren and that they lived a very comfortable life in their old age.”
When Tian Luo said these words, his expression was natural, and his eyes were calm. In Du Yan’s opinion, he was not lying. Even if there was some hidden secret, at least from what Tian Luo knew, his grandparents lived a very happy life in their later years.
Du Yan asked again: “Let me ask again, how did your grandparents pass away?”
Tian Luo frankly said: “In fact, they were old and always had problems here and there. My grandfather had cardiovascular problems, and my grandmother had a cerebral hemorrhage. Both of them died after being sent to the hospital. In fact, relatives in my hometown said that it was a happy funeral for both of them, and they did not suffer too much pain and passed away quickly.”
Du Yan nodded, indicating that he understood: “Is there any photo album or something I can take a look at, maybe a family photo of your grandparents or something like that?”
Upon hearing this, Tian Luo took out several thick photo albums from an old-fashioned bookshelf nearby and handed them to Du Yan.
Du Yan flipped through the photo album. Even though his emotional intelligence was not very high, he could tell from these photos that they were indeed harmonious and beautiful. When the two elderly people took the photo, there was a sense of peace and happiness in their eyes.
The latter part of the album should be the family pictures after the elderly passed away, and the two old people were missing. Du Yan studied it more carefully and found that the two old people were indeed missing, whether in reality or invisible to ordinary people.
That’s very strange. Judging from the concentration of yin energy here, the souls of these two old people probably haven’t left this room since the day they died.
What’s even more bizarre was that this room had a strong negative energy but no hostility. It can be said that the ghosts of the two old people have no offensive power.
Generally speaking, only those with strong obsessions will linger in the world of the living after death and be unwilling to leave. However, as the ghosts stay for a long time, their rationality becomes weaker and weaker, and there will always be darkness in people’s hearts. As rationality weakens, this darkness will evolve into various kinds of grievances or hostility.
Therefore, after death, except for some special circumstances, the best way for a person to return is to reincarnate. Because if one stays in the world of the living for too long, he or she will eventually become an irrational ghost or a wandering spirit.
Just as Du Yan was thinking about why the souls of the two old men were trapped here, the sound of a door opening was heard outside the room, followed by the sound of a conversation.
Tian Luo said: “It should be my parents who are back.”
Now that the protagonists had returned, it was not convenient for the two to stay in the room any longer, so they went to the living room.
Tian Luo introduced him to his parents: “Mom and Dad, this is my college classmate, Du Yan. He came here for a trip and came to visit us.”
Du Yan smiled and nodded: “Shushu, Ayi, sorry to bother you.”
He frowned slightly. It was indeed the case. In Du Yan’s eyes, the couple standing in front of him were not a middle-aged couple but a gray-haired old couple. Whether it was the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes or their cloudy eyes, they all showed that they were no longer young.
Du Yan was familiar with the faces of these two old people. They were the old couple that appeared in the photo album just now. Sure enough, the previous speculation was completely correct. The ghosts that were now attached to Tian Luo’s parents were his grandparents.
Du Yan winked at Tian Luo and said: “Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom.”
Tian Luo understood, stood up, and took Du Yan to the bathroom. From an angle that could not be seen in the living room, Du Yan lowered his voice and said to Tian Luo: “It is not convenient for you to be present for what is happening later. It is best to find a reason to go out.”
Tian Luo nodded, indicating that he understood.
After Du Yan pretended to solve the problem and returned to the living room, Tian Luo suddenly slapped his head and said: “Aiya, I forgot to buy some drinks.”
Mother Tian smiled and said: “You young people just like to drink whatever. Drinking tea is great.”
Tian Luo said: “It’s so hot now, how can we drink hot tea?”
Mother Tian looked disapproving, but she still spoke lovingly: “Then go buy it quickly, do you have the money?”
After saying that, Mother Tian was about to take out cash from her pocket, but Tian Luo shook his hands repeatedly: “Nowadays, people pay with their mobile phones, so there is no need for cash.”
After Tian Luo left, Du Yan sat directly opposite Tian Luo’s parents. He said straight to the point: “Shushu, Ayi, oh, no, I should call you Yeye, Nainai. I believe you also know that it is not a good thing to insist on staying in the world of the living.”
(* Yeye=Grandfather and Nainai=Grandmother)
The two people in front of him showed a little panic on their faces but still did not admit it. Father Tian smiled stiffly and said: “You kid, what nonsense are you talking about? Don’t joke with Shushu and Ayi.”
Du Yan simply took out a peachwood dagger from his backpack and said: “When you see this dagger, you should know that I am not an ordinary person. Unfortunately, my job is to exorcise ghosts and demons.”
The expressions of the two people in front of him became increasingly flustered, and they seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Du Yan continued: “You don’t need to hide anything in front of me. I can tell your origins at a glance. Two elders, if you are willing to communicate well, maybe I can give you some suggestions.”
Seeing that the two people’s expressions were becoming more relaxed, he paused for a moment and said: “You have been trapped in this room, and you may not know much about the other world. The negative energy of ghosts is fatal to the living.”
Mother Tian’s face turned pale all of a sudden, and she asked anxiously: “What kind of danger will there be?”
Du Yan replied: “Yin and Yang are incompatible. The stronger the Yin, the weaker the Yang. You are attached to Tian Luo’s parents, and the Yin in your body will slowly infect them. When the Yang in their body becomes extremely weak, they can no longer stay in the world of the living.”
Father Tian asked: “What does this mean?”
Du Yan smiled lightly and said cruelly: “I mean, they will die.”
The meaning revealed in Du Yan’s words finally broke the psychological defenses of the two people in front of him.
Tian Luo’s mother, or now Tian Luo’s grandmother, said with tears in her eyes: “I never thought there would be such serious consequences. I just wanted to stay in this world for a while longer and watch my grandson get married and have children. That’s all.”
Du Yan didn’t really care about other people’s family affairs. He was more concerned about what special abilities this ordinary old couple had that allowed them to stay in this world for such a long time.
He asked: “When you died, was there something you were unwilling to accept, or did you have a strong hatred towards someone, which led to you not going to reincarnation after death?”
They thought about it carefully and looked confused.
The old man said: “Although we are not rich and noble, and we had a hard time when we were young, our children are filial and our grandsons are promising and have always had good grades. We don’t have anything to let go of.”
He paused and added: “As for any enemies, it is even more impossible. We are ordinary people who have always been kind to others. How can there be any deep hatred?”
The old lady nodded and said: “Yes, I was actually very sad when the old man passed away, and I always wanted to follow him. Now that my children have started their own families and careers, it would not cause any trouble for them if the elderly like us passed away early. How could I be unwilling to leave?”
Du Yan frowned slightly, thinking that this was a bit strange. If staying in the world of the living was not the intention of the two old men, then why?
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