On my way, my heart felt very uneasy. If Qin Yi Heng had summoned me during this late of a time, there must have been a troublesome matter. When I entered the door of his house, I saw his grim expression. He didn't let me ask anything but merely dragged me inside the room, as if to let me see the problem for myself.

I then noticed that inside his living room, there is a very large object that is covered with cloth. While I can see it is very big, I couldn't guess what that object is. I glanced at Qin Yi Heng but he wouldn't explain, but he merely walked to the place where the object is located and uncovered the cloth from the object.

The light in Qin Yi Heng's house is all turned on, so the lighting in the room is very good. However, when I first saw what that object really was – I really couldn't hide my surprise – it's that wardrobe from before! How can it be here? Could it be that Qin Yi Heng had previously arranged it to be brought back?

I looked at him, and wanted to ask him to explain.

Qin Yi Heng took a smoke, and gave me one cigarette before sitting on the sofa and to explain about this wardrobe, he merely said, "When I arrived home, I found that this thing is already here. When I examine it, my door didn't seem to have been burglarized. I have no idea who had brought it here."

When he finished talking, he took another whiff of smoke and walked to the direction of the wardrobe and said, "I have properly examined it, this wardrobe is indeed the same wardrobe that we found in the ancestral hall."

When I heard his words, I was surprised that I couldn't say anything. His house is located on the 8th floor, so let's not talk about how someone had arranged for this wardrobe to be taken into his home, it must have required a lot effort. This wardrobe is very tall, and it might not fit the elevator, and someone must have carried it through the stairs, but it seemed like a troublesome job. Even though I am unclear about how heavy this wardrobe is, however, I am sure that it must not be light, and that makes me even more confused!

Qin Yi Heng laughed when he saw me this surprised and told me to sit in the sofa before saying, "This is not the only thing I wish to tell you tonight. " He then took a notebook under the coffee table and showed me a particular page. When I saw the content of the notebook, I noticed that it was the numbers I had noted back when we were at the ancestral hall. I paid careful attention to the numbers at that time, so I can still remember them clearly.

I then asked him, "Have you deciphered these numbers and what it signified other than time?"

Qin Yi Heng nodded his head but didn't explain. Instead, he took a rope from his bedroom and placed it on the coffee table and said, "Jiang Shuo, I know that your hearts are currently assailed with many questions. You might wonder why I had took you with me to search for that address book, and why I would ask you to go to Wan Jin Rong's house. Currently, I can tell you, this rope is the same like the one used to tie the wardrobe, and it has appeared in my house at the same time."

When he said that, I observed that hemp rope. Strictly speaking, it's called a hemp rope. It's quite uncommon to find nowadays, but you can still see them in small piers as it is used to tie small fishing boats. This one is not as thick as the one tied to the boat, but it's tied with many strands. It's about two or three fingers thick and is very ordinary. The only thing that seemed special is the black spot similar to paint that is found there. There are about seven or eight black spots.

I can't really figure what's special about it, so I didn't bother to think and simply asked Qin Yi Heng, "What's so special about this rope?"

Qin Yi Heng said, "Well, this hemp rope might seem ordinary, but in spiritual arts, there is a special name for it, it is called 'yin kou (阴扣)'. Yin kou is a magic weapon that is not easily found because it is extremely rare. Every blood spot in it is a piece of human soul."

When I heard his words, I immediately examined it again. There are eleven spots in this rope, so does that mean that there is eleven human souls in it? When I thought about it this, I can't help but think at the back of my mind. I have touched such an evil thing earlier. I turned my head and ask Qin Yi Heng, "What the hell is it used for?"

Qin Yi Heng told me not to be afraid and said, "This yin kou is in fact very amazing, but it can only be utilized by someone who is well-versed in spiritual arts. Yin kou in strict terms is a rope that has been used to hang a person, but in spiritual arts, it is only called yin kou if three people had been hanged with it. The rope is easy to find, but it's hard to hang three people. According to legends, if yin kou is used to tie the two feet of someone who is very ill, he might survive for three days; if it's tied with human hair, it can pull someone's soul without any effort. However, this might be just hearsay as I have never seen it used before."

Qin Yi Heng continued, "I have contemplated it for a while, it's not easy to find this kind of rope nowadays. As technology has improved, people no longer hang themselves for suicide purposes, but they would prefer to use poison or taking drugs. But, eleven people has been hanged with this rope. However, this rope looked very old and it could be something that is left from olden times. Regardless, the question still arises, what relation does this rope have with old man Wan? Could this be produced by his family?"

After he said that, he then took a matchstick from a wooden box under the coffee table and told me, "This box is tied with that rope and contained Wan Jin Rong's address. However, I have lost the note, so the box is empty."

I picked up the empty box and looked at it. It's antique but there is no patterns and ornaments on it. However, it has a simplistic beauty when you look at it. But, there's no time to appreciate its value, so I put the box down and asked him, "If you have known Wan Jin Rong's address, why did you not ask me to investigate the place together at an earlier date?"

Qin Yi Heng titled his head and looked contemplative, and told me, "I had initially planned to investigate that house together with you, but he wanted to investigate the origin of that rope first. Yin kou with three souls is already very rare, not to mention one with eleven souls, it is likely that someone would only hang themselves every ten years. So, I had enquired to several people who are well-versed in metaphysics, and whether any of them had heard of this, but none of them have heard of this. So, I then asked you to accompany me in investigating the house. However, on the way there four cars suddenly blocked the road and the taxi I'm riding in cannot reach the place quickly. Apparently, all the drivers have been impeded by other people, and that's why I came late."

I nodded my head, when I looked back at the situation, the reason why he was impeded is because someone is afraid that we will find a clue inside Wan Jin Rong's house. However, if Qin Yi Heng's guess about how Yuan Zhen is the address book, then what is Lame Liu looking for then? Isn't he searching for the address book?

I became very confused and can no longer think, so I just wait for further explanation from Qin Yi Heng. He also seemed to be tired from explaining, and has opened a bottle of wine for the two of us, before continuing, "I know what you're thinking at this moment, even if the reason why we are searching for this address book is connected with the yin kou that I found in my house, but I have concealed the true reason from you. Today, I feel like I could not hide it any longer. Jiang Shuo, everything I did was for your own good, the profit we can make may be endless, however, you can only have one life, do you understand?"

I did not immediately understand the meaning of his words, and seeing him look so serious, I had a pretty bad premonition. After he finished talking, he took another glass of beer to drink and then he went inside his room and took something out. This object is covered with oilcloth, and it looked as if he had carefully preserved it. When I saw the object's shape, I wondered whether it's an oil painting. However, when he uncovered the oil cloth, I then realized that it is the coffin board from that house is Jiuzi Town, with my name and bazi written on top of it.

When I saw this object, my heart became very unsettled. This object is the same as the wardrobe that has been sent here earlier, but I can't exactly pinpoint what's strange about it. Qin Yi Heng also didn't explain anything to me, but he merely flipped the coffin, and then looked at me wordlessly. When I saw the other side of the coffin, I can't help but let out a scream!

There's letters on this side of the coffin! Why did he never mention this before? However, at this moment, I placed the coffin board on the floor to take a better look of it. When I think about it, Qin Yi Heng must have seen the words on the other side of the board, but refused to let me see it, but I never thought that he would take this coffin board home with him. I was very surprised by this fact. However, this surprise did not last long, when I saw what was written on it, I became dumbfounded. This caused my mind to turn blank and I can't describe my feelings at that moment, the puzzle in front of me is too profound!

On the back of the coffin board, there is also something related to me, but it's not as important as the words written on its front, because there it is written: Jiang Shuo died on Bing Yin Month Yi Mao day of the Jia wu Year (A.N: date reference is based on bazi terms).

I took another whiff of smoke before asking Qin Yi Heng, "Is this the date of my death?"

Qin Yi Heng shook his head, "I also don't know, but this matter is very terrifying. The house in Jiuzi town is arranged by an expert, and they had attempted to attract us there, but I also didn't have an inkling about the reason behind it. Therefore, I never told you about this matter as I'm afraid you will overthink, because looking at the current situation, one cannot exactly confirm that this date is true. However, even if that is the case, we still need to investigate this thing further, as this concerns a matter of life and death. We should not gamble with matters like this, Jiang Shuo, as you may lose your own life for real."

His voice sounded a bit hoarse, which may be caused by too much smoking. We smoked in silence for a long time after this. After I stabilize my emotions after receiving this terrifying information, I said, "If we refer to the date on the coffin board, I only have two years left. However, this might be untrue, isn't this something done by that madman? Nevertheless, did you tell me about this coffin so we can investigate this matter together?"

He nodded his head, "I actually have thought about it. If I didn't tell you, you might not come with me because you wouldn't want to come to houses that are not profitable."

After he said this, he laughed helplessly and took his notebook and pointed to the numbers inside it and said, "I have thought about these numbers for a long time, I think that the numbers should be coordinates. He had actually searched these coordinates with google map and it pinpoints a location south the capital city, where a large real estate project is currently underway. If my judgment is correct, it should pinpoint that place. "

His inference is possible, even if there might not be anything signifying that on the numbers, but it seemed that he had checked it several times with Google map. However, it still didn't make much sense, if it's really a coordinate, then why would you write it in the wall of an ancestral hall? What does the time beneath the coordinate mean? What can happen during those designated time?

Qin Yi Heng only shook his head and said, "I hope you can accompany me to investigate the house. We can even find some prospective houses to survey around that place and buy them."

His words made me feel embarrassed. It's clear that my life is the one that is currently in danger at this moment, but he still begged me to come with him and still try to lure me with the prospect of buying houses. I drank a glass of beer before agreeing, and I know that trustworthy friends like Qin Yi Heng are nowadays very rare, so we settled on a date. After resting for several days, we would go to that place to take a look.

Qin Yi Heng nodded his head and said, "Then, let me continue to explain the matter concerning this wardrobe."

I was simply focusing at the coffee table and had completely forgotten about the wardrobe. I didn't inspect it carefully earlier. Now, I took a closer look and noticed that this wardrobe is different in the sense that the scotch tape wrapping it was gone. I'm not sure whether Qin Yi Heng had removed it before I came or during my visit.

Qin Yi Heng stood in front of the wardrobe and nodded to me before opening the closet door. I was a little flustered when I saw his actions. The spirit in the closet had harmed him previously, now that it suddenly appeared inside his house, there must be someone who is actively trying to harm us. I am sure that the wardrobe must contain some sort of evil spirit. I was about to stop him, but when I saw his determined look, I saw that he has opened it? I can only hold my breath then.

The doors of the wardrobe slowly opened with an unpleasant creak, and I stepped forward to see what's inside the cabinet.

I glanced and I was stunned beyond words. Yuan Zhen is inside it?

A.N: This will be continued to Book 2, which I will publish shortly.