Chapter 12 Chapter Eight: The Spirit Summoning Game (Part 2)

"This thing is used to manifest the shadow." I explained: "After all, no one can see the thing we summoned. Take a magnet and put it in a dark place. If there is a faint light around the magnet, it proves that Here comes the thing." It is said that in the Kingdom of Tonga in the 18th century, the first nights of all local virgins could only be enjoyed by the king. In 1777, the eighty-year-old king had sex with eight to ten virgins every day on average.According to statistics, the king had sex with 37,000 virgins in his lifetime. When I heard this story, I felt admiration.After all, to have sex with 37,000 virgins requires not only supreme power, but also great perseverance and patience.

It's just that there are fewer and fewer patient people in this world, for example, the few in front of me now. "What on earth do you want to do, kid?" Xu Hui couldn't help it anymore, and shouted with a dark face, "If you want to play with us, you have to go to a certain extent, I don't want to play anymore!" As he said that, he waved his hands and walked towards the exit. Zhou Chaofan called out behind him: "Xiaohui." I saw Xu Hui's whole body trembling violently, then suddenly turned around in despondency, slid past me with angry eyes, and then stared fixedly at Zhou Chaofan.

"Xiaoye, I forgot to tell you something. Xiaohui is not only my junior high school classmate, but also someone's younger brother." Zhou Chaofan looked at me and said something that shouldn't be nervous in a nervous tone. "Oh, I know that person?" I asked casually. "It should be counted as acquaintance." He thought for a while, "We met together today." Surprise flashed across my face, and I asked tentatively, "Xu Shunhong?" "It's him." He nodded. "About the cause of his brother's death, Xiaohui was very nervous. He didn't believe the police's reason for suicide. Right, Xiaohui. Isn't that why you came?"

Xu Hui snorted and looked at me, "That's right. From what Zhou Chaofan said, do you know many inside stories about this matter?" "I do know some of the inside story, but if you want to know, just play according to my rules of the game." I smiled, and there was no hint of threat in my tone, but what the listeners would think, I didn't need to think about it that's it. "How do you want to play?" Xu Hui swallowed his anger forcefully, and asked through gritted teeth. "It's very simple, answer my question first. What should Xiao Ming's family do to cross the bridge in thirty seconds?"

He stared at me for a long time, and finally lowered his head in a daze, and began to count silently in his heart. Everyone fell into silence for a moment. After several minutes passed, Xu Xi was the first to say: "I can't answer it. No matter how I calculate it, it will take me thirty-five seconds." Then, Zhang Yingxue also gave up, "I counted and counted, and it can't be less than thirty-three seconds." "You are better than me. If I want to live, it will take at least thirty-eight seconds." Zhou Lei blushed and shook his head. "Brother, you are a Chinese teacher. If you are not good at math, it's nothing special, so don't worry about it." Zhou Chaofan comforted quickly.

"Can you figure it out?" Zhou Lei also felt that it made sense, and immediately became angry.It was indeed a single cell. This time, it was Zhou Chaofan's turn to blush, "I'm worse than you, I need more than forty seconds." "Hmph, a bunch of idiots." Xu Hui raised his head and looked me straight in the eyes, "I figured it out." "Oh, interesting. Let's hear it." I said calmly. "This stupid question is really very simple." He shook his index finger at me disdainfully, and said in a gesture as if he was explaining to an imbecile: "The first step, Xiao Ming and his younger brother cross the bridge, Xiao Ming returns, it takes four seconds ; In the second step, Xiao Ming crosses the river with his father, and his younger brother returns, and it takes nine seconds; in the third step, his mother crosses the river with his grandfather, and Xiao Ming returns, and it takes 13 seconds; finally, Xiao Ming crosses the river with his younger brother, and it takes four seconds , it took a total of 30 seconds, hum, it's very simple!"

"Xiaohui, you are amazing!" Xu Xi clapped her hands exaggeratedly and cheered. "Very good!" I also nodded appreciatively, "In fact, this kind of intellectual problem is to test a person's ability to solve problems under restricted conditions. Specifically, many people think that Xiao Ming should hold the Lights come and go, which saves the most time, but in the end, we can't figure out a solution. However, to change the way of thinking, we decide who will come and go with the lights according to the specific situation, as long as we make a little change. Know me Why am I asking you this question?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads suspiciously. "This is to make a judgment and evaluation of your way of thinking and the ability to change your way of thinking." Afraid that they still can’t understand, I continued to explain: “According to some studies, the way of thinking and the ability to change the way of thinking are often closely related to a person’s state of adaptation and innovation in various things. "So when answering this question, we must break through the stereotypes of thinking, try to consider the problem from different angles, constantly carry out reverse thinking, empathy, and connect the topic with the scene we are familiar with. This is what we will play in the next game. Necessary. There is also the most important purpose, the order of the players, I have already sorted it out from your answers!"

The five people beside them were shocked again. "Then how about my ability?" Xu Xi approached me and asked quietly. "Secret." I smiled. "Stingy, can you tell me who is the stupidest among us?" She still didn't give up, she pouted and asked again. "Secret." I still had a smile on my face.I can't tell that this quiet and gentle girl is so curious, she really can't hide her appearance! Ignoring her murderous resentment expression, I coughed, "Now, the game begins. But first..." Before I could start my long speech, someone interrupted me impatiently, "Why are you still here, how long are you going to keep talking?" It was Zhang Yingxue, and strong anger welled up on her cold face.

I didn't bother to pretend to be a good and harmless gentleman, stared back at her, and said clearly, "What I'm going to say next is the key point. I also hate long-winded people. However, I'd rather be verbose than dangerous." "Dangerous?" Zhang Yingxue trembled with anger, "The big deal is death, what's the big deal. Besides, it's just a game, so there's no big danger." "Don't think that everyone is like you, life is worthless." I don't like the so-called beauties who pretend to be good just because they are girls. I sarcastically said: "Do you know what venture capital is? In economics, the meaning of this term is the investment with the least risk. The same is true of the basic principles. Take the smallest risk, try to consider everything thoroughly, and stifle the danger in the cradle to the greatest extent!"

She was speechless for a while, her body was as angry as autumn leaves, and she trembled more violently. I turned to the rest of the people, glanced slightly over each of them, and said, "After playing this game, I want you to remember that there are six things that you cannot do or need to do in the next week. Avoid as much as possible." "Is it that serious? What kind of game is it?" Zhou Lei asked worriedly.It seems that he has already begun to have lingering fears about supernatural things. "It's just an ordinary game, very ordinary." I said indifferently: "As long as a week passes, it will be fine. But believe it or not, of course it depends on one's beliefs. For example, myself, until now, still A little dubious." "Then what are the six things that need attention?" Zhou Chaofan was obviously also aroused by my curiosity. "Listen carefully, I won't say it a second time." I replied: "One, you can't hang wind chimes on the bedside, wind chimes are easy to attract those things, and when you sleep, they are most likely to be invaded. Two, you can't Night tour, go out to wander and play at night, no more than 10:30. "Three, you can't call your name during a night outing. If you want to call, try to match your name with a code name, so as not to be remembered by that thing. Fourth, don't turn your head easily. When you walk in the wilderness at night, or in a sparsely populated place, you feel 'As if' someone calls you, don't turn your head easily, because it may be that thing. Fifth, don't put the slippers with your head facing the bed. That thing will look at the direction of the toe to judge where the stranger is, if Put the toe towards the head of the bed, then that thing will go to bed and sleep with you. Six, don’t take pictures after eleven o’clock in the evening, it’s easy to take pictures of that thing together and take it home.” After listening, everyone gasped. "God, what game are we going to play?!" Xu Xi asked tremblingly. "It's really just a very ordinary game." I smiled and stretched my waist easily, "Really..." "Fart, in your notes, you often mention a term called 'that thing', what exactly is 'that thing'?" Xu Hui stared at me and asked loudly. "To be honest, I don't know either." I spread my hands helplessly. "I know, it's a ghost, right!" Zhang Yingxue snorted coldly, "Is what we're going to play a game of summoning spirits?" "You say yes, do you still want to play?" My voice also cooled down, "If you want to quit now, there is still time." The five looked at each other without nodding or shaking their heads. Xu Xi asked hesitantly, "Is there any danger?" "I don't know." I answered succinctly. "You want us to play this game, what exactly do you want?" Xu Hui calmed down. "No comment." I shrugged, "I won't force you. Now I'll ask again, do you want to play?" Zhang Yingxue's gaze moved to Zhou Chaofan, "Then ask that kid, do I have the right to choose?" "No." Zhou Chaofan lowered his head and couldn't see his expression, but his tone was very firm, "For my brother, I'm really sorry to trouble you." "Hmph, it's troublesome, it's really troublesome." Zhang Yingxue sneered, shook her head and stopped talking. "Since no one wants to quit, let's start." I walked to a graveyard, looked at the tombstone without any writing, and said softly, "Everyone knows how to invite Die Xian?" "We want to play Die Xian?" Zhou Chaofan asked suspiciously: "I know Die Xian, but I don't need the precautions you just mentioned." "Although it's the same to invite Die Xian, but the method we're about to start is different." I was busy taking out the things I brought out of my backpack while talking. "Compass, red rope, mineral water, cigarettes, four pieces of wood... Strange, what is this?" Zhou Lei, who took the things from me, glanced at the sealed leather bag, smelled it curiously, and immediately felt sick I had to cover my nose, "It stinks!" "Of course cow dung stinks." I laughed. "Bullshit! Why are you bringing these things?" Xu Xi poked her hands curiously and asked. "It is said that that thing is afraid of water. This bottle of mineral water will be sprinkled around later. Also, cigarettes are used to attract that thing. Light a cigarette and place it at the entrance, and that thing will be attracted. As for Cow dung, it is said that that thing is afraid of filth, this is the most important means of self-defense, if there is danger, remember to grab a handful and throw it on that thing immediately, and it will escape. As for the red rope..." I mysteriously Take the rope, "This thing is the most important thing. Tie the red rope to the four willows, and a barrier that that thing cannot enter will be formed inside." "You know so many things!" Xu Xi looked at me inexplicably with envious eyes, "Will it really be useful?" "I don't know." I shook my head irresponsibly, "I also read it from the book." "Then what's the use of this thing?" Zhou Lei picked up the compass and asked. "This thing is used to manifest the image." I explained: "After all, no one can see the thing we summoned. Take a magnet and put it in a dark place. If there is a faint light around the magnet, it proves that Something is coming." "It's nonsense." Xu Hui raised his head and snorted, "It's a boring game, but it's so mysterious, how can there be ghosts in this world!" "I never said I was going to summon ghosts." I retorted. "Then what are you calling for?" He glared at me. "No comment." I ignored him and let him tremble with rage on the spot with a gloomy face. I nailed the willows into the soil, and tied the four willows with red ropes to form a trapezoidal space of about seven square meters. I lit nine candles around it, and placed the compass at the only exit. I just took a deep breath. "It's about to start." Everyone sat nervously in the center, staring blankly at the small plate marked with arrows lying upside down on the flat newspaper, even Xu Xi's lips trembled. "Before we start, what else do you have to ask? After all, no matter what happens during the game, you must not talk." My eyes slid over the five people around me one by one. "I have." Zhou Chaofan raised his hand and asked: "Since you said that the method of inviting Die Xian is unusual, what are the steps? Also, what are the precautions when proceeding?" I glanced at him warily, this guy's thinking judgment and observation ability are too unusual! Under such circumstances, ordinary people tend to be so nervous that they lose their normal ability to judge, but he can still consider the details. I explained calmly: "Actually, the method is the same as the general method, but the steps are a little more complicated, and more things need to be prepared..." I began to explain: "Finally, the arrow on the plate must be Draw it with the blood of a virgin, and draw it shortly before playing. The blood on it is what I cheated from someone's finger a few hours ago." Thinking of Xu Lu grinning in pain, I couldn't help laughing, that little girl should be considered a virgin. "The most important thing is that all players must swear not to reveal the answers they know, otherwise they will be cursed. Please wait, put the plate upside down on the newspaper, put a finger on the back of the plate, and then report your name , and respectfully invite Die Xian to come. "If the dish moves automatically, you can start asking questions, but please be careful not to ask questions about the life experience of the dish fairy. If the dish moves, when it stops, the word it points to will be the answer. After asking the question, send Die Xian away before you can take back your fingers." "Finally—" I elongated my voice to attract their attention, "I'm going to tell you the order in which to put my fingers." "Is there an order for placing fingers?" Xu Xi asked strangely. "Yes, this is the difference between my Die Xian game and others." I nodded, "First of all, Zhou Chaofan and Zhou Lei, please put your fingers on the saucer. Every three and a half minutes, there will be one more People join, the order is Xu Xi, Zhang Yingxue, Xu Hui, and finally me." "Strange, where did you come up with this inexplicable and baseless arrangement?" Xu Hui began to rant again. I smiled slightly, "As I mentioned just now, I arranged the order based on your calculation of the time for Xiao Ming's family to cross the bridge." "I still don't understand." He snorted, "Where did your basis come from?" "It's very simple. A large part of the way of thinking and the ability to change the way of thinking can represent willpower. The strength of a person's willpower is the key to the success rate of summoning that thing. That is to say, being able to summon that thing in the shortest time The person who answers correctly within the time limit is not only the smartest, but also the strongest willed." "Oh, what do you mean, you are smarter than me!" Xu Hui pursed his lips in disbelief. "I thought you understood this a long time ago." I smiled, "Unexpectedly, you are more stupid than I imagined." "Bastard! How can I be stupider than you!" He raised his fist and wanted to hit someone. I looked straight into his eyes and said leisurely, "Do you want to play this game?" "Nonsense, of course I don't want to!" "Then why are you still playing?" Xu Hui was at a loss for words for a moment, as if he understood something, his head lowered like a wilted eggplant. "Is it all right?" I scanned the next four weeks, "Okay, ready to start!" Zhou Chaofan and Zhou Lei didn't say much, and pressed their fingers on the plate...