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Ah, Big Mouth Lee had lived such a long life, yet he had no filter on his mouth. He spoke whatever came to mind without understanding the complexities of human relationships. He casually mentioned that the girl had no chance of reincarnation, which made me want to slap him hard. After all, her parents were still here!
Parents of this age were very traditional and placed great importance on matters concerning the afterlife. When they heard that Big Mouth Lee's daughter, even if she didn't suffer from soul shattering, could not be reincarnated, they were utterly devastated. The middle-aged woman completely broke down, collapsing onto the morgue floor in tears, while the middle-aged man’s eyes turned red with rage as he nearly charged at Big Mouth Lee, wanting to hit him for being such an idiot. Thankfully, Team Leader Zhang managed to stop him and coaxed the elderly couple out of the morgue.
Once everyone else had left, I grabbed Big Mouth Lee and asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"Have I ever seen it wrong?" he replied.
I truly didn’t understand where his confidence came from; after all, this idiot wasn’t reliable most of the time!
Big Mouth Lee shot me a sideways glance, revealing his shiny teeth as he slowly said, "And there are things I haven't seen yet. For example, you—when you stepped into this morgue just now, dark energy was swirling around your Twelve Palaces of the Xiang Gate. This is a sign of calamity in your fate. It’s a very ominous sign. Given your various reasons for wanting to escape this mission, it’s already impossible; you could die at any moment!"
Surprisingly, hearing Big Mouth Lee say this made me feel a bit uneasy. In fact, not only did he notice it; I had also sensed something ominous brewing. This situation was likely a conspiracy, and once caught in its whirlpool, it would be difficult to escape!
However, what Big Mouth Lee saw regarding the victim Chai Jingjing helped clarify some of my doubts.
Chai Jingjing's ghostly essence had vanished just like Li Wei's soul. So could it be that the mastermind behind this wanted their souls?
Were they planning to use their souls to create Ghost Servants?
I found that unlikely. The Taoist sect's disciples sold those paper men sealed with Ghost Servants for only six thousand yuan each. Yet the mastermind had spent twenty thousand just to get Zhang Keke involved in the Yokai Lantern game. If they only wanted Zhang Keke's soul for a Ghost Servant, that wouldn’t make sense; the money spent on Li Wei alone could have bought three Ghost Servants!
So what exactly did this mastermind want?
This was still something I couldn't figure out.
After that, Big Mouth Lee and I examined a few more bodies of the victims at the Morgue. Big Mouth Lee also checked the "Dead Man's Face" for the remaining corpses, and without exception, the circumstances surrounding the other three victims were just as bleak. They were either Soul Shattered or their spirits had been suppressed, leaving no possibility for Reincarnation.
Once we left the Morgue, I found myself lost in thought, unable to pull myself out of it. Big Mouth Lee and I took a taxi back to the hotel.
At this point, it seemed like all leads had suddenly dried up. For an entire day, I tossed and turned in my hotel room, pondering the entire incident. I even wrote down all my confusions on paper, but I gained little from it. Time flew by, and before I knew it, evening had arrived.
Suddenly, there was a knock at my door.
I thought it was Big Mouth Lee calling me for dinner, so without putting on any clothes, I just threw on a pair of shorts and hopped over to open the door. However, when I saw who was outside, it felt as if I had been struck by lightning!
Xu Zhi!!
Yes, the girl I had secretly admired for several years had come to see me!
She still looked as beautiful as ever, though she seemed to have gained a bit of weight. With her pointed face and lightly applied makeup, she smiled at me and greeted, "Hi, Xia Ji, long time no see."
Her voice finally snapped me out of my daze. Realizing I wasn’t dressed properly made my face flush. I quickly told Xu Zhi to "hold on," then slammed the door shut with a bang. Rushing to my wardrobe, I grabbed some clothes to put on. As I began to calm down, I wondered why she had come to see me.
Xu Zhi was also involved in this "Yokai Lantern" game. Moreover, she was the host; logically speaking, if the "Yokai Lantern" summoned an Evil Spirit, the first one in danger would be the host. Yet she appeared completely unharmed. This had always puzzled me. In fact, even if she hadn’t come looking for me, I would have sought her out anyway. So I decided it was best to have a detailed conversation with her; perhaps she could provide some clues.
"Your heart seems a bit unsettled."
At that moment, a voice seemed to echo in my mind: "Especially when you saw that person outside; I can sense your complex emotions. You used to like her, didn’t you?"
"Heh heh!" Another voice chimed in!
At that moment, I had finished getting dressed. After a struggle with my thoughts, I felt that I could face Xu Zhi with a calm mind, so I went over to open the door and invited her in.
As soon as she stepped inside, I took a careful look around and realized that she had indeed gained a lot of weight since I last saw her—almost a whole circle!
Xu Zhi was still as familiar as before, showing no courtesy towards me. She walked in and immediately found a place to sit down, acting as if she owned the place. Glancing at me, she asked, "I heard from Yeh Xin that you’re a Fairy? Is it you who the school invited to solve this issue?"
I frowned, feeling somewhat displeased with Xu Zhi's attitude. Did she really think I would tolerate her unreasonable behavior just because I used to like her?
How confident she was!
But time changes everything. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Back then, I adored her; she was a treasure. Now that I've seen through everything, she wasn't even worth a broken shoe to me!
I shook my head helplessly. Out of politeness, I didn’t say much and simply nodded to acknowledge her. "What do you need from me?"
"It's like this," Xu Zhi said, "that Dirty Thing came after me."
"Last night, I kept hearing footsteps in the living room. I went out several times but didn’t find anything unusual. Eventually, I went to bed, but not long after falling asleep, I was suddenly grabbed by cold hands around my neck. Luckily, I had a talisman on me, so as soon as it grabbed me, it screamed and ran away!"
Was that Demon recovering so quickly after I injured it? And now it was back to causing trouble?
I was startled and quickly looked at Xu Zhi's neck. Sure enough, there was a dark handprint on it—not bruising but more like marks left by skin being eroded by Eerie Energy. However, her high-collared outfit concealed the mark well; if you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t notice it at all!
Seeing that handprint made it clear to me that the Dirty Thing had targeted her.
But why was it only now bothering her? She should have been the first target! Was it because of that talisman of hers?
Thinking of this, I felt a bit curious, so I asked Xu Zhi for the talisman. Xu Zhi didn't hesitate and took off a pouch that resembled a brocade bag from around her neck.
I took the pouch and looked at it; indeed, it was adorned with runes from the Taoist Sect. It seemed to have been crafted by a disciple of the Taoist Sect, and there appeared to be some realgar inside. As I sniffed it, I could smell the distinct odor of realgar.
Such things do have the effect of Willow Wood Can Exorcise Evil. Back when Qingyi and I were involved with various Taoist Sect talismans, there was one called the Descendant Talisman, which was specifically for warding off ghosts. Moreover, the group of people who carried the Descendant Talisman was quite unique: women who had undergone abortions.
Women who had abortions were akin to having taken lives in their past; with a dead fetus in their wombs, they carried the death energy of infants and were easily haunted by the children they had lost. The Descendant Talisman was meant to suppress the yin spirits of those aborted children!
Xu Zhi had such an item; had she undergone an abortion?
I cast a disdainful glance at her, but I also felt a bit puzzled. Besides exorcising ghosts, could the Descendant Talisman deal with other types of yin spirits? Zhengyang hadn't mentioned anything like that to me!
At that moment, Xu Zhi said, "Are you done looking? If you're finished, come with me and help me get rid of that thing!"
That condescending tone again!
Who does she think she is?
I instantly felt irritated and looked up at Xu Zhi with a cold smile. "Why should I help you? Do you even know how to ask someone for a favor?"
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