"Have you encountered any unusual people or things during your time here?"
Cao Xianrui immediately thought about it carefully in his mind, but he couldn't remember anything special, so he shook his head at Gu Lingze.
"Take the children with you and let's go to the hunting ground outside Beijing first."
Gu Lingze and the other two got on the carriage, and Minister Cao and his wife and Cao Xianrui also hurriedly got on the one behind.
Just as they were about to set off, Gu Lingze jumped down again and quickly walked to the carriage behind.
"Minister Cao, please bring the young lady with you as well."
When Cao Xianrui heard this, he jumped off the carriage and rushed into the mansion, carrying the unconscious Shi Lanqing out.
Gu Lingze sat in the carriage with a stern expression. He couldn't understand who would attack such an innocent child.
He had just looked at the faces of several people in the Cao family. None of them was extremely evil. Mrs. Cao even had a faint golden glow of virtue on her body. It seemed that she had done a lot of good deeds in her daily life.
Seeing his stern face, Gu Tianhua began to feel a little worried.
Shangshu Cao had only one son, Cao Xianrui. In the first year after Cao Xianrui's marriage, Shi Lanqing became pregnant, and the whole Cao family was very happy.
The child was born after ten months of pregnancy. He was very cute, smart and sensible at the age of three or four. He was the apple of the eyes of the four members of the Cao family.
If this child were to die, I don’t know how much of a blow the Cao family would suffer.
The carriage traveled for half an hour and finally arrived at the farm outside Cao's city. After settling the children and Shi Lanqing, everyone gathered in the small hall outside the bedroom.
"Master Cao, has anyone in your family had any conflicts with others recently, or offended anyone?"
Minister Cao thought hard, then looked at his wife and son, and they both shook their heads.
"What about the young lady?" Gu Lingze asked.
"Lan Qing has been taking care of Xiaobao this month and has not gone out at all." Cao Xianrui replied.
Gu Lingze nodded, then looked up at the sky outside.
Mrs. Cao felt very uneasy and could not help asking, "Nephew, what happened to Xiaobao?" After she finished speaking, tears welled up in her red and swollen eyes again.
Gu Lingze frowned in embarrassment, he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
Minister Cao said quickly upon seeing this: "Nephew, you can speak directly if you have anything to say. We can accept it."
Gu Lingze looked up at the servants standing in the room, and Mrs. Cao immediately understood what she meant and asked all the servants in the room to leave.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Gu Lingze. He took a deep breath and said, "The child has been possessed by someone."
People have three souls. Some people can use magic to make one soul leave the body and go to the underworld to talk with the dead. This is called crossing the underworld.
But this child's three souls had lost Shuangling and Youjing, and only Taiguang was left. It was obvious that he had been harmed by someone using magic.
If the child's lost soul is not brought back to the Cliff of Resurrection within twenty hours, the child will really die.
This child, like Gu Feirui, had his soul taken away by someone. But after his soul returned to his body, Gu Feirui only needed to rest for a few days to recover. But this child's soul had been to the underworld, so it is estimated that his life span will be greatly affected.
After hearing his explanation, all the Cao family members were shocked. First, they were shocked by Gu Lingze's statement. Second, they just couldn't understand who had such a deep hatred for the Cao family that he would actually attack a child.
Madam Cao burst into tears at first, then staggered to Gu Lingze and said, "Please, nephew, save my grandson."
"Madam, you are too kind. I will do my best."
Minister Cao looked at Gu Tianhua, who nodded at him, making him feel more at ease.
Gu Lingze looked at the sky. It was just past noon, so everything had to wait until nightfall before any action could be taken.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Cao ordered people to prepare a banquet. During the meal, the Cao family members could not eat and could only swallow a few bites with difficulty.
Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo ate a lot, after all, it is easier to work when you are full.
After dinner, a maid came in and said that the young lady had woken up. As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Lanqing rushed in.
"Xiaobao, Xiaobao, where is my child!!"
Her eyes were red and swollen, bloodshot, and her hair and clothes were disheveled. Gu Lingze and the other two quickly lowered their eyes.
Cao Xianrui hurriedly pulled her out, hugging her in his arms. About a cup of tea later, the two of them came in together.
Maybe Cao Xianrui had already explained it to her, Shi Lanqing was no longer as excited as before.
She walked up to the three people, bowed, and apologized for her impolite behavior.
In fact, everyone can understand the feelings of a mother who has lost her child, so no one will take it to heart.
"Young Madam, your child's life is still waiting for you to save." Gu Lingze looked at her empty eyes and couldn't help but say something.
Shi Lanqing immediately opened her eyes wide and looked at him, her eyes immediately reddened again, "As long as I can save Xiaobao, I am willing to do it even if it means exchanging my own life for yours."
Gu Lingze sighed in his heart that a mother should be strong and comforted her with a few words.
During the remaining time, Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo followed Cao Xianrui to visit all the places Xiaobao had been to, but they did not find anything special.
When the three of them returned to the house, Gu Lingze suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something hanging on the window sill.
When he looked over, he found that it was a ball of yellow hair with a very bad smell. Gu Lingze gave it to Zhao Chengmo. After Zhao Chengmo looked at it, he
, and it is impossible to tell which specific animal the hair belongs to.
Gu Lingze didn't think much about it. After all, there was a hunting ground next to the manor, so if any animals really came in, it shouldn't be a rare occurrence.
It was soon night, and all the things that the Cao family had been asked to prepare were ready, but now looking at the coffin in the room, it was hard to describe.
Gu Lingze handed the Sanqing Bell and a stack of talisman paper to Zhao Chengmo. After Zhao Chengmo took the things, he held his hand and said, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Gu Lingze smiled and nodded at him, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back."
Gu Tianhua was also a little worried, but didn't know what to say, so he just patted him on the shoulder.
Gu Lingze asked Shi Lanqing to lie down in the coffin. He originally thought that she would hesitate for a moment, but unexpectedly, Shi Lanqing stepped in without saying a word, then turned over and lay down in one go.
"I will go to a place with you in a while. Don't pay attention to anyone except me and Xiaobao, and don't look around. You must remember these two points and don't make any mistakes."
Shi Lanqing lay in the coffin and nodded eagerly.
Gu Lingze turned around and lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner. "Chengmo, when the three incense sticks are about to burn out, you can stick this soul-calling talisman on the three of us, and then start ringing the bell."
Zhao Chengmo also nodded solemnly.
Gu Lingze took out three red strings smeared with cinnabar and tied them around Xiaobao, Shi Lanqing and his wrists respectively, and then asked Shi Lanqing to hold his breath.
When the other party's face turned red from holding back his anger, Gu Lingze gathered his spiritual energy in his palm and slapped the other party's forehead hard, and one of Shi Lanqing's souls left her body.
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