The skinny man practiced like this many times. In the meantime, the four of us got some practice too.
During a lull, I asked Gu Mo and Nangong Yao about it.
Gu Mo scoffed. "Of course we learned this stuff ages ago. All you do is stick on talismans. It's not difficult."
Nangong Yao smiled but said nothing.
There was no difficulty in the actual procedure, but the psychological pressure was considerable.
An ordinary person would panic and feel afraid at the sight of a doll speaking or a cat's meow coming from a bone. Even if they weren't scared, they'd be curious. They'd feel something.
But you got used to it after seeing it enough.
Of the five of us, Chen Xiaoqiu had the strongest nerves, while I was the one who'd seen the most. Guo Yujie and Fatty weren't afraid of those things, but when they first broke a seal and put on a talisman, they were a little flustered.
After going through the whole process, the skinny man should believe that the talismans were real, and that these objects were real too. With that understanding, he'd be more inclined to believe in the ritual Wu Ling had proposed.
I glanced at Gu Mo and Nangong Yao.
Wu Ling's story and theory had seemed flawless, but I still couldn't help feeling suspicious.
Gu Mo ignored me and went off to play a game. He held his phone, his expression changing with the flow of the game. He was completely absorbed.
Nangong Yao smiled. "Ling put a lot of thought into coming up with this method."
"Huh? You mean..."
"The theory itself has been around for a long time, and Wu Ling collected the objects in the past. To us, they were little more than a curiosity—at most, Ling's