Chapter 184 Trapped Spirit
Tao Zi's eyes fell on the nearby stalls. She took a quick look and then looked away - there was nothing here that she needed.
Xi Jing was having a lot of fun shopping and bargaining hard, so there was no need to worry about her being cheated.
She gave Xi Jing a few instructions and then walked towards some stalls farther away, looking around as she walked.
"A talisman or a magical tool, you can exchange anything on the stall! Don't miss it if you pass by!"
A shout suddenly came into her ears, and Tao Zi turned around to look.
A man was shouting there, completely ignoring the surprised looks of others.
To be honest, most of the stall owners here just sit quietly in their seats and don't move. Few of them shout like him.
Tao Zi became interested and walked over to take a look. The stall was full of ordinary things, and it was a waste to exchange the most ordinary talismans for them.
Another cultivator, attracted by the shouting, said, "Fellow Daoist, you're going too far. Exchanging these for copper coins is fine, but exchanging them for talismans is a rip-off."
Someone else echoed, "That's right, fellow Daoist. Look at the things you're selling. If I hadn't sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy near you, I would have thought you were just a mortal who sneaked in."
The stall owner smiled innocently and said, "You can't say that. Business is a matter of mutual consent. There's no such thing as a scam."
After a while, some cultivators actually started to watch it, including Tao Zi.
She half squatted down and flipped through the items. They were all dolls, hairpins and jewelry.
Just as she was about to get up, a doll caught her attention.
She picked it up and looked at it. The more she looked at it, the more familiar it looked. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that it actually looked a bit like Lian Qingzhou.
Tao Zi put the doll down expressionlessly and wanted to leave, but Xi Jing just happened to come over at this moment.
Following her movements, I saw the doll and picked it up to examine it.
"Senior Sister." She called softly, and the hand holding her sleeve trembled slightly.
Tao Zi paused, held her hand with her backhand, and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Xi Jing calmed down and said, "This doll is quite nice."
The stall owner immediately looked over and recommended with a smile: "I found this doll in the forest. Who knows, the owner might be looking for it. If you buy it, it will be a good story when you meet the owner in the future."
Tao Zi felt a chill, but she kept a smile on her face: "That's not worth a talisman."
Xi Jing forced a smile and said, "How about this, you give us a little more, otherwise it would be too much of a loss."
The stall owner said enthusiastically, "Okay, pick a few more."
Xi Jing randomly picked out some beautiful jewelry, stuffed an ordinary talisman into her pocket, and left behind her senior sister.
Tao Zi took her around the stall a few times, and when she thought it was about time, she took her back.
When I returned to my residence, Li Xiu and the others were there.
Li Xiu smiled and said, "Why are you back so soon? I thought you would hang out for a while longer."
Xi Jing closed the door, collapsed to the ground, and threw away the doll she had been holding in her hand.
Seeing her like this, Li Xiu and the others changed their expressions.
Han Yueshan took a few steps forward, helped Xi Jing onto a chair, and asked, "What happened? Why are you like this?"
Tao Zi picked up the doll and consciously placed it somewhere far away from Xi Jing.
Xi Jing wanted to speak, but she stopped him, saying, "Wait, where's the sound insulation?"
Li Xiu immediately took out a soundproofing note.
Han Yueshan patted Xi Jing on the back and patiently asked again, "What's going on?"
She pointed at the doll, her fingers trembling slightly, and said with fear in her voice, "The doll is crying. It keeps crying."
Tao Zi looked at the doll with an ugly expression.
The flower monk came close to her and asked in a low voice: "Daoyou Tao, do you feel anything?"
She shook her head slowly: "No."
Xi Jing's voice became more urgent: "She is really crying, crying very miserably."
Tao Zi stuffed the doll into Hua Monk's hands, walked over, patted her hands, and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister believes in you."
Xi Jing is a natural spiritual being and is naturally sensitive to some things. It is normal for her to hear sounds that others cannot hear.
When she turned around, her eyes met Li Xiu's.
He said, "Could it be?"
Tao Zi nodded directly.
Zhao Xue asked from the side: "What is it?"
It was the Flower Monk who answered: "It's a trapped spirit. It's a trapped spirit."
Xi Jing gradually calmed down and asked, "Trapped spirit? What is this?"
Tao Zi said: "To trap the soul of a human or demon inside something is called soul trapping."
Yue Shan and the others shuddered, looking at the doll with a bit of fear in their expressions.
The Flower Monk said calmly, "Junior Sister Xi Jing, besides crying, can she still speak?"
She shook her head and whispered, "All I could hear was crying."
Tao Zi frowned and made a guess: "If she was trapped in there for a long time, it would be normal for her to lose the ability to speak and think."
"There's another possibility." Li Xiu calmly put forward another guess, "She has been trapped since she was a baby."
Han Yueshan touched his arm and said, "Don't you think it's scary?"
The fox cousin said quietly, "There are many more terrifying things than this. You have never seen the world."
The little fox said, "It's not a demon soul inside."
Zhao Xue asked, "Are you sure?"
The little fox replied: "Of course, this soul is definitely not from the demon race."
Everyone fell silent. Tao Zi looked at the doll and made a particularly shocking guess.
The Flower Monk hesitated and said, "Is it possible that the doll has become a spirit?"
The fox cousin shook her head and denied it, "Absolutely not. Whether it's a demon or a spirit, we can tell them apart."
Li Xiu looked at the doll with a strange expression: "Do you think this doll looks a bit like someone I met before?"
Tao Zi said expressionlessly: "Lian Qingzhou."
The Flower Monk blurted out, "But isn't she a disciple of Tianzun? How could there be a problem?"
Everyone present fell into a long silence.
Seeing their strange expressions, the Flower Monk broke the silence and changed the subject: "It can be seen that Junior Sister Xi Jing has a strong ability to perceive souls. This is a good thing."
Everyone became even more silent.
Hua Seng looked at them blankly. What did he say wrong?
Zhao Xue smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "There are many similar people in the world, it may not be Lian Qingzhou. Maybe we are overthinking it."
Han Yueshan raised a key question: "What should I do with this doll?"
The Flower Monk said, "If you don't want to cause any more trouble, it's best to destroy it. Of course, I can help this soul to be reborn, which is also a good thing."
"I won't destroy it!" Tao Zi looked up with a determined look, "Give me this doll, I'll keep it."
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