I had thought I was brave enough, but when I actually encountered these ghosts and spirits, I realized just how timid I was.
"Hold your breath, or we'll both die!" the stranger warned me.
Hearing him say that, I hurriedly pinched my nose shut.
Almost instantly, the woman in red had arrived right in front of us.
The stranger and I crouched behind the sofa in the corner, scarcely daring to breathe.
The woman in red drifted back and forth before us, and I could faintly hear sobbing by my ear.
What movies showed was not actually realistic. Most people thought they would only feel afraid when they saw such unclean things. But when you came into contact with a ghost at such close range, you would find your whole body turning icy cold, as a chilling wind blew in from every direction.
Yin energy and yang energy were two entirely opposing, repelling mystical forces. So sometimes, even when the weather was scorching in summer, you might suddenly feel a chill all over. At times like that, you should be careful—there was a good chance you had encountered something unclean nearby. If that happened, the best thing to do was sit somewhere with plenty of sunlight for a while.
But the female ghost in my house was far from ordinary. The yin energy around her was incredibly dense. I felt as though I had entered a cold-storage room, and stars even began dancing before my eyes.
Only later did I learn that her yin energy had been too strong, weakening the yang energy in my body. If it lasted too long, I would faint outright. In more serious cases, it could even shorten my lifespan.
Suddenly, the stranger beside me sprang to his feet and shouted, "Supreme Lord Lao, by