"This bell belonged to my master. I don't know where it came from.
I only know that once this bell is rung, ghosts suffer unbearable pain.
That's also the key to how we can perfectly control all the ghosts in the entire cemetery..."
The Black Monk spoke honestly.
After hearing the monk's words, Master nodded slightly.
"This Black Bell has some real presence.
Xiao Jiang, take it back with you later. It can capture spirits and ghosts—perhaps you'll find it useful!"
Master stressed the words "find it useful," looking straight at me as he said them.
I instantly understood what Master meant.
What he meant by "find it useful" was the next seven days.
Lighting white lanterns and opening up shop wasn't the same as holding a funeral.
It meant we were drawing in ghosts.
With this spirit-and-ghost-capturing bell, if we found the Liar, it might actually come in handy.
"Yes, Master!"
I nodded, my reply equally emphatic.
We were using that tone to communicate what could not be spoken aloud.
Master then tore off a piece of cloth from one of the monks' corpses and wrapped it around the bell.
He took out a talisman and stuck it onto the bundle before handing it to me.
After taking it, I put it in my pocket.
At that moment, Master let out a long breath.
"Xiao Jiang! It's about time. Contact Luo Jianhua and have him come collect the bodies. I'll be leaving first..."
My heart tightened when I heard that.
I knew Master was leaving.
I didn't know where he was going, but my expression grew solemn as I nodded at him.
Master smiled at me, flicked a cigarette from his pack toward me, and said, "Don't force anything in life!"
After saying that, he struck the Black Monk