Bai Zilin was shocked. Even though she had been a police officer for many years and had seen psychopaths kill and dismember people, nothing had shocked her as much as what she was seeing.
"The Five Elements Derivation Technique... Is he trying to resurrect his son?" Ye Xingchen stared at everything before him, his expression turning slightly grim.
"Resurrect his son?" Bai Zilin exclaimed in shock. "The reason he killed so many people was to save his son?"
“That’s right, look at these internal organs and the corpse of the baby.” Zhang Shih-hao steadied himself: “This is the internal organs of people with different attributes, plus five children born at the Yin time. When the spell is performed at a specific time, his son can be resurrected.”
"If I'm not mistaken, his son's body can be found here."
"Go search around, but be careful not to touch these things. Have the forensic department come and collect evidence and take photos." Li Tianqi finally realized what was going on.
"The Five Elements Derivation Technique is an ancient evil art that requires people of different attributes and born in different years and months to summon spirits and seal souls on a day of absolute Yin." Ye Xingchen said slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, the day of absolute Yin is tonight."
"Will he succeed?" Bai Zilin asked.
Ye Xingchen didn't speak. He and Zhang Shihao exchanged a glance and changed the subject: "As far as I know, this evil technique should have been lost."
“It wasn’t completely lost; there’s still a fragment of the Five Elements Derivation Technique in one place,” Zhang Shih-hao said.
"Where?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"In the hands of the Three Heroes of Yinshan." Zhang Shihao said, "Could this Wang Deyou be related to the Three Heroes of Yinshan?"
"It's them again." Ye Xingchen frowned. Yin Laosan hadn't shown up since he injured him last time, but these guys were really persistent.
"Captain, we've found a child's body." Just then, a police officer came to report.
"Let's go take a look." The group rushed over and saw a child's corpse behind the glass container.
The child was five or six years old, which matched the age when Wang Deyou's son died.
"The motive for the murder has been found," Bai Zilin said. "He killed people to complete the numbers of the Five Elements and the Twelve Zodiac Animals, so that he could resurrect his son at a specific time?"
“Yes, that’s the motive for the murder.” Ye Xingchen nodded.
"But how am I supposed to write this report?" Bai Zilin was utterly speechless.
"Write it however you want." Ye Xingchen thought for a moment and said, "Tonight at midnight is a day of absolute Yin. Wang Deyou killed so many people for today. You need to be especially careful. Since this guy knows this, he must be extraordinary."
"Understood." Bai Zilin nodded.
The next thing to do was to clean up the mess. Ye Xingchen left the cellar, but was stopped by Zhang Shihao behind him.
"Master Zhang, is there something you need?" Ye Xingchen asked.
Zhang Shihao stared at Ye Xingchen with a hint of resentment in his eyes. After a long while, he finally said, "Your strength is so much greater than mine, so please stop calling me 'Master, Master.' It makes me feel quite awkward."
"Haha, okay then, we won't call you that anymore." Ye Xingchen laughed heartily.
"Can we talk?" Zhang Shih-hao asked.
"Okay." Ye Xingchen nodded.
So the two grown men found a street stall and ordered a bunch of skewers and a bunch of beer.
"You're very strong." Zhang Shihao said as he slowly ate a skewer of food after downing a glass of wine.
"You're not bad either," Ye Xingchen said. "You invited me for drinks today just to say I'm strong, were you?"
“Of course not.” Zhang Shih-hao smiled. “As you know, half of my bloodline belongs to the demon spirits, and that half comes from my mother.”
"Oh, is she alright now?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Not good.” Zhang Shih-hao shook his head: “They’ve been imprisoned under the Dragon-Tiger Pagoda of the Celestial Masters Sect for over twenty years.”
Ye Xingchen was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry."
“There’s nothing to apologize for. I’ve been given the cold shoulder countless times since I was a child.” Zhang Shih-hao shrugged indifferently. “My father was originally the most outstanding disciple of the Celestial Masters Sect, but unfortunately he met my mother. Oh, she’s a white fox with four tails and is already cultivating.”
"Four hundred years of cultivation, that's indeed impressive." Ye Xingchen nodded.
A white fox with one tail represents one hundred years of cultivation, and four tails represent four hundred years.
The white fox is considered one of the most gifted spirits, possessing the potential to transform into a human after four hundred years of cultivation.
“What I want to say is that I inherited some of my mother’s talents, the ability to see into people’s hearts.” Zhang Shihao looked up at Ye Xingchen: “You have a secret.”
"Haha, everyone has secrets, it's not anything shocking." Ye Xingchen laughed.
“Some people can glimpse the past, but I’m different; I can see into the future.” Zhang Shih-hao’s gaze was sharp as he looked at Ye Xing-chen.
Ye Xingchen slowly raised her head, her eyes sharp: "Then tell me, what does my future look like?"
"This is a heavenly secret and cannot be revealed." Zhang Shihao shook his head again and said, "Otherwise, I will be struck by heavenly lightning."
"Then what you said is nonsense!" Ye Xingchen felt greatly discouraged.
"What I really want to say is that my understanding is insufficient, and my view of your future is like looking at flowers through fog, unclear and indistinct." Zhang Shih-hao said leisurely, "Yours is even more like a sea of stars, but you are special. Although I cannot see clearly, I know that your future will be extraordinary."
"Why do I feel like I'm some kind of charlatan?" Ye Xingchen said speechlessly.
“It’s not a charlatan’s tale, it’s something that will really happen to you.” Zhang Shih-hao smiled.
"If you can't say it directly, can you try to find out indirectly what my future holds? Or... whether what I want to do will be successful?" Ye Xingchen said.
Zhang Shih-hao stared at him, remaining silent for a long time.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "What I see in you is that you will encounter many hardships in the future, and you will be driven to anger by love."
"For his family, he traveled thousands of miles across the border, and single-handedly faced numerous masters without being defeated."
"Driven by his obsession, he committed countless atrocities, slaughtering an entire city single-handedly..."
Zhang Shih-hao's voice was calm, but with each word he spoke, Ye Xing-chen's consciousness became a little more hazy.
In a daze, he seemed to see the setting sun like blood on the horizon, with large swaths of light descending from the sky.
He seemed to see himself in an endless hell, surrounded by severed limbs.
Are all of these things going to happen in the future? And will what he's going to do in the future succeed or fail?
However, everything was uncertain. A flame ignited in Ye Xingchen's eyes: "So what?"
"I, Ye Xingchen, possess medical skills that can benefit the people, accumulate countless merits, and save countless lives from suffering."
"But I can also seek justice for my deceased loved ones. If no one gives me justice, what good will it do if I become a butcher and all my good deeds are gone?"
He slowly rose to his feet, a chill emanating from him: "I, a wanderer, do not need to explain my actions to anyone, not even the will of Heaven, what can it do to me?"
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