In addition, he had asked his father several times if he needed to go back to his hometown to be with him, but the old man repeatedly said no.
That's why Mr. Hu stayed in the neighboring city instead of returning to his hometown.
But now that he has put aside all his work, he has plenty of time, so he goes back to his hometown every now and then to see his elderly father.
However, I don't know if it's because they're getting old, or because the father and son haven't had a heart-to-heart talk in a long time and have become estranged.
In short, every time Mr. Hu came back, he and his father were basically in a state of silence.
Fortunately, he didn't mind. He was content to be able to spend time with his father in the final stage of his life.
Because the matter was rather sudden, and in order to determine whether it was related to the old man, Mr. Hu did not call to tell the old man about his temporary return to his hometown.
Two hours later, the car arrived safely at the village where the Hu family lived.
It was already past 10 p.m., and the whole village was quiet. All the houses had their doors closed, and only a few houses had lights on in their windows. The rest of the houses were already asleep.
The houses in their village are not built close together; they are spaced apart to ensure privacy without being too far apart.
The Hu family's house is located at the far end of the village. Apart from a neighbor's house a few meters away on the left, there is a vegetable garden on the other side, so the view is quite open.
After getting off the bus, Mr. Hu and Hu Meng quickly went to knock on the door of the Hu family's house.
It's so late; according to Grandpa Hu's habits, he must have already gone to bed by now.
But the elderly are light sleepers, so even if they fall asleep, they probably won't sleep very soundly.
What puzzled them was that they called out several times and kept knocking on the door, but they never heard a response from the old man.
Mr. Hu immediately became anxious, suspecting that something might have happened to the old man who was alone in the house.
Lin Xi raised her hand to stop him and said.
"Take a step back."
Mr. Hu was puzzled, but he obediently followed Lin Xi's instructions and stepped aside.
Just as I was about to ask Lin Xi what she planned to do, I saw Lin Xi place her hand on the door, then push hard and open the door.
The three of them, Mr. Hu and his father, who witnessed everything, were as follows: "?! ...
This is a security door; it's thick and sturdy, and even if you tried to pry it open with a drill or other tools, it would take quite a while.
As a result, Lin Xi pushed the door open with just a light push!
To them, Lin Xi's push was just a gentle one, but little did they know that a powerful spiritual energy had gathered in Lin Xi's hand at that moment.
This spiritual energy can destroy even a house, let alone a door.
But she didn't have time to explain much at that moment, because she could feel that the old man's breath was very weak inside the room.
Maybe something really did happen.
After the door opened, Lin Xi didn't need Mr. Hu or the others to lead the way. She followed the aura she sensed and went straight to Mr. Hu's room.
Upon arriving at Grandpa Hu's room, we quickly saw him lying on the bed.
Even with all that commotion at the door, he didn't wake up.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Hu quickly ran to the old man's bedside and tentatively checked his breathing.
Fortunately, although the old man looked like he had fallen asleep, he was still breathing.
Although the person was breathing, they couldn't be woken up no matter what they did.
Mr. Hu then realized that the old man might be sick, and he was worried, so he quickly told Lin Xi.
"Master, my father's condition is not right. I want to take him to the hospital to get checked out first."
However, Lin Xi glanced at the old man on the bed and said...
"Sending him to the hospital won't help; his soul is having problems."
For elderly people like Mr. Hu, the most likely problem with their soul is that it leaves their body due to the approaching end of their lifespan.
But Mr. Hu's lifespan is not yet over.
Furthermore, his soul did not leave his body as is common; on the contrary, it was suppressed too deeply, causing his soul and body to be unable to reunite.
The relationship between the soul and the body is like that between a container and air.
Under normal circumstances, air is tightly packed into a container yet can move freely within it.
However, if the soul leaves the body, it is equivalent to air being sucked out of the container by some force.
However, the situation that Old Master Hu is currently experiencing is the opposite of the usual situation. The air inside the container is being pressed down at the bottom of the container by a force, squeezing out the living space of his soul and making him unable to move.
Over time, the originally healthy "vital energy," that is, the normal soul, will become "dead energy" because it cannot move, and the soul will gradually lose its vitality and become weaker and weaker.
This situation could occur either because an external force is exerting pressure on Mr. Hu's soul, forcing his soul to be pressed down layer by layer.
Another possibility is that another soul entered his body, a soul stronger than Old Master Hu's, and forcefully occupied the living space that originally belonged to him, indirectly causing his soul to gradually shrink until it was finally compressed to the smallest size and the very bottom.
Lin Xi could clearly sense two auras emanating from Old Master Hu.
Therefore, she could confirm that Mr. Hu's situation was the second one.
His body was possessed by another soul.
However, because Old Master Hu's lifespan had not yet ended, his soul and body were deeply intertwined. The other soul could not completely expel Old Master Hu's soul, but could only occupy space, allowing the two souls to coexist in Old Master Hu's body.
But Lin Xi looked around the room and found that the other soul was not in the room at the moment.
However, judging from the aura emanating from Old Master Hu, the soul must have been inside him not long ago, but it has now broken free and temporarily left.
But regardless of whether the soul sensed her arrival or left early for some reason, it is not allowed to trespass into another person's body and seize their soul's living space.
Because this situation is no different from murdering someone else.
Moreover, besides persecuting Old Master Hu, this spirit may have also harmed several other lives.
Lin Xi's gaze fell heavily on Old Master Hu's face.
Besides recognizing the presence of two souls within Old Master Hu, she also realized that the curse on Hu Meng's father was indeed related to Old Master Hu.
If it weren't for the other soul within Old Master Hu's body, Lin Xi could be absolutely certain that Old Master Hu was responsible for the curse.
However, because of the extra soul, she had to find out exactly which soul was responsible.
But judging from Old Master Hu's current state, his soul is completely unable to control his body, which most likely indicates that another soul is causing the disturbance.
The most urgent task is to find that soul and then find out everything.
Let's see what's going on.
Soon, Lin Xi told Hu Meng and the others about Old Master Hu's general situation, and the three of them changed their expressions drastically after hearing it.
In other words, without their knowledge, the old man's body was possessed by another soul!
"How could this happen? When did this start? We've never noticed..."
Hu Meng and the other two were completely frightened, and at the same time felt very guilty and remorseful.
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