The room was cold and damp, with patches of mildew on the wet walls, as if water would drip at any moment.
The resentment that was so close took on a cold and violent form, almost brushing against Gu Zhisang's face.
If it weren't for the 'Soul Locking Formation' that had been set up in the room to trap it tightly, it would probably rush directly into Gu Zhisang's spiritual platform and tear apart Gu Zhisang's spiritual intelligence.
"You have been consumed by hatred and have fallen into a state of demonic obsession."
Gu Zhisang remained calm from beginning to end, and was not frightened by the sudden attack from the resentment:
"Is it really worth it to drag the innocent people of the whole city to their deaths just for a few scums, become a sinner for all eternity, and become a devil hated by everyone?"
"If you stop now, you will still have a chance to survive the hellfire and be reborn. If you continue to be stubborn, no one will be able to save you!"
Liu Chunxin is indeed pitiful and innocent.
But it eventually lost its mind in hatred and resentment and made a big mistake.
It stands to reason that although the water ghosts who drowned in the lake also have a certain amount of negative energy and resentment, they will more or less have some impact on the surrounding people if they flow to the land along the "ladder to heaven" of the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
But it won't be this big.
Their abilities are magnified several times based on the resentment that Liu Chunxin allowed to spread wantonly across the city in order to avenge Liang Youkang and the other two, so that they can invade innocent and psychologically vulnerable people;
Eventually, these people committed suicide by the "Goddess Lake" and became substitutes for the water ghosts.
This was the case with the old lady who jumped into the lake, and also with Wen Lisheng's son.
They did not harm Liu Chunxin, but lost their lives because of Liu Chunxin's resentment.
At the same time, the deaths of these people also left behind evil forces, which lingered on Liu Chunxin's body and were the "evil consequences" caused by them.
The 'hell fire' that Gu Zhisang mentioned means that evil karma harms the body like fire. It is also a special kind of flame in the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld, which specifically burns sinners.
If you have done many bad things and harmed others during your lifetime, you will go to hell to be punished and burned by the "fire of karma" after you die.
When all the evil deeds in the soul have been burned out and the punishment they deserved has been suffered, these evil ghosts and bad ghosts will have a new chance to reincarnate.
However, if they encounter ghosts who have committed serious crimes and caused the deaths of too many people, they will not even have the chance to bear the punishment of "karma fire".
Either they are directly sentenced to "soul-scattering", or they lose the right to reincarnate and remain forever in the eighteen levels of hell, suffering from mountains of swords and seas of fire, cold and scorching heat.
It was neither emotional nor logical for Gu Zhisang to want Liu Chunxin to end up like this.
"Heaven...is unfair! Revenge!"
The twisted resentment emitted bursts of weeping and blood-curdling sounds. With each sharper wailing, the rolling dark fog in the formation became thicker, and the temperature in the living room also became lower and lower.
Seeing this, Gu Zhisang frowned slightly, realizing that the ghost, whose rationality had been devoured by resentment, would not listen to what he said.
She sighed softly and could only choose to use tough measures.
Just based on the strength of the creatures transformed from resentment, Gu Zhisang guessed that Liu Chunxin's true form had surpassed that of ordinary ghosts and was close to the most powerful "red ghost" among all the evil ghosts.
With her ability, she could purify and liberate the soul simply by using mantras, but it would take a lot of time and energy.
Seeing that the walls of the B&B were covered with mold-like stains that were about to spread to the furniture, she chose a faster method to purify the negative energy and resentment.
Gu Zhisang formed seals with his hands, and his fingertips easily formed a seal with three fingers knocking and one finger upright.
Her expression was extremely solemn as she chanted the spell, the airflow around her also subtly changed, and her voice was ethereal and indescribably sacred.
"The Jade Purity begins to turn green, the True Talisman announces the alliance, pushes the two to move, and merges into one to become the True. The Five Thunders, the Five Thunders, quickly meet the Yellow Ning mist and change, roaring like lightning, coming as soon as they hear the call, and quickly send out the Yang sound."
This mantra is called the 'Five Thunder Mantra' and its function is to draw thunder and gather yang.
Thunder and lightning are exactly what the evil creatures in the world fear the most.
The amount of thunder and lightning that can be gathered after chanting the spell often depends on the ability of the master who is performing the spell. The stronger the master's ability, the more and stronger thunder and lightning the "Five Thunder Spell" can attract.
Gu Zhisang just made a move, and slight 'crackling' sounds were heard around her body. Hair-like arcs of electricity moved around her body, instantly dispelling the dancing resentment.
Feeling the extremely masculine and strong power in her, the crazy transformed resentful spirit weakened a little and began to retreat.
Before it could try to escape underground, Gu Zhisang suddenly opened his eyes after the last sound. Silver-white electric arcs gathered near the ceiling of the living room out of thin air and struck the ghost in the formation fiercely.
The resentful spirit of Liu Chunxin let out a sharp scream and struggled frantically, causing the talismans around him to make a "whooshing" sound.
Even so, the 'Soul Locking Formation' set up by Gu Zhisang remained motionless, with no signs of breaking.
After only a few dense and powerful lightning strikes, the resentment in the formation shrank to the size of a fist.
The walls of the living room were originally covered with damp and dirty spots due to the resentment of water ghosts, but now they are all gone, and the white walls look so clean.
Because Gu Zhisang's soul was too powerful, the lightning she attracted was also very powerful, and in the end even the sky nearby was filled with dark clouds.
A few minutes later, there was a sign of impending storm.
The homestay that Ge Liaochan rented for Gu Zhisang happened to be right next to the "Shennv Lake".
The balcony of the room has floor-to-ceiling windows, and you can watch the sun rise and set from the window on weekdays.
At this time, through the window, Gu Zhisang could see some residents walking on the shore and tourists visiting the place walking hurriedly, as if they were all shocked by the sudden change in the celestial phenomenon.
"It was sunny just now, why did it suddenly become cloudy? What a horrible weather..."
"Let's go! It's going to thunder and it's definitely going to rain!"
“…”
Looking at the faint gray mist on the lake that was like water vapor and invisible to the human eye, Gu Zhisang seemed to be thinking about something.
He paused for a moment when he was about to stop, and then took out a thin jade talisman from his bag.
This is a 'talisman to summon gods', which can be used to invite gods to possess you and use some of the gods' abilities.
Having said that, the one who came could not possibly be a true god. At most, he could be a fragment of his spirit, or even just a bit of spiritual energy.
But this does not prevent the "Summoning God Talisman" from being the talisman with the highest failure rate and the most difficult to use in the metaphysical world.
If you are not a powerful master of mysticism, you will often remain silent nine times out of ten.
Liu Chunxin's resentment, which had shrunk to its smallest and weakest level, suddenly felt a sense of panic when she saw Gu Zhisang's actions.
Gu Zhisang, holding the "Summoning God Talisman" between her fingertips, chanted the "Summoning God Mantra", and the talisman between her fingertips trembled slightly.
When she finished chanting the last line of the spell, she threw the talisman upwards:
"Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Voice Universal Transformation Heavenly Lord!"
The jade talisman turned into dust, and the next second, dark clouds covering the city and the "Goddess Lake" surged. The tiny arcs of electricity that were originally eager to try in the clouds condensed into a ball and exploded in the sky above the "Goddess Lake" with a deafening thunder.
The silver lightning with a faint purple streak almost illuminated half the sky, and frightened the people near the "Goddess Lake" and made them scream in fear.
Two more bolts of lightning with slightly weaker momentum struck, and fine rain fell on the lake.
It lasted for about a few minutes and then stopped again.
This time, the dark clouds over the city dissipated very quickly, and passers-by who had not had time to take shelter from the rain slowed down their pace, looking a little surprised.
After the rain, the "Shennv Lake" was sparkling, far from the dead feeling before, and the air in the city was much fresher.
Even many people who were in a bad mood at home were quite surprised. Although there was thunder outside the window disturbing them, the depressed feeling in their hearts was now swept away.
What the people of this city don't know is that in the eyes of Gu Zhisang, who possesses spiritual perception, the negative energy and resentment on the lake that was struck by thunder, and even the resentment spreading to every corner of the city, have completely disappeared.
In a short period of time, the water ghosts under the "Goddess Lake" no longer dared to get excited and make trouble.
Even she herself was somewhat surprised by the power of this prayer.
Gu Zhisang looked towards the living room again. The walls and the chandelier above the ceiling had returned to their original state, and the resentment in the formation had also disappeared.
She made a hand gesture again and sat cross-legged on the spot.
A moment later, a light gray mist appeared on the empty ground again, but this time it was calmer and much smaller than before.
After the gray fog condensed again, Gu Zhisang opened his eyes and saw a humanoid ghost that was completely different from the previous one.
The ghost's appearance was frozen in his early thirties, with slightly long hair and a standard oval face, but there was an obvious impact dent on the back of his head.
It was Liu Chunxin at the moment before her death.
Having regained its sanity, it no longer looked ferocious and terrifying.
There was alertness and surprise in its red eyes, but more of it was deep resentment and sorrow, and it did not speak for a long time.
It hates the mysterious master.
It was that mysterious master who turned it into a state that was neither human nor ghost, causing it to suffer excruciating pain day and night, so it had no good feelings towards Gu Zhisang.
Liu Chunxin knew that he was much more powerful than ordinary ghosts. Any water ghosts that had died under the water over the past hundred years could be easily torn to pieces by him.
But even so, its body still cannot escape from its confinement and cannot leave the bottom of the lake.
However, the young master in front of it was able to summon its soul to the ground. His strength was unfathomable. How could it not be afraid?
Liu Chunxin didn't say anything, so Gu Zhisang took the initiative to say, "Do you know that you have violated many underworld laws and harmed innocent people?"
Liu Chunxin sneered coldly: "Wasn't I innocent when I was alive? Wasn't Wen Lisheng guilty? But even so, I still ended up like this, while that beast, who was worse than an animal, was protected by his merits and got away with it. Where was justice and reason at that time?!"
"If that's the case, then I'll seek justice for myself. As for those villagers in Xinquan Village who spread rumors that I was cheating on my wife and being immoral, they deserve it! The rest... can only blame their own bad luck."
Hearing its cold words, Gu Zhisang realized that Liu Chunxin's mentality was completely distorted.
But fortunately, it is not without weaknesses.
Another person it cares about is its son Liang Cheng.
If not for this, Liu Chunxin would not have endured humiliation and hardship during her lifetime due to various concerns, and would not have stayed in Liang Cheng's school after her death when her resentment got out of control.
So Gu Zhisang said, "Since you don't care about yourself, then you don't care about Liang Cheng either."
Liu Chunxin's eyes suddenly became fierce, and she stared at Gu Zhisang as if she wanted to tear her to pieces.
After a long while, it sneered: "You hypocritical guys only know how to threaten children. I know you have bad intentions when you approach Liang Cheng!"
"Forget it. I feel disgusted living in the same world with you guys. You just want me to die and disappear..."
Anyway, Liang Youkang won't live long, Wen Lisheng's son was also killed by it, and Zhao Hunhun admitted to the murder and went to jail, he will have to spend at least 20 to 30 years.
It can also be considered as revenge for itself.
Gu Zhisang listened to the ghost's expression as if he was ready to die and to be torn to pieces at any time:?
"You may not know that Zhao Hunhun has changed his confession. Liang Youkang has been convicted of being the real murderer who killed you. He has also exposed everything that Wen Lisheng did. We are now collecting evidence."
"As long as the evidence is solid, we can order an arrest at any time and give you justice."
Liu Chunxin was stunned: "What did you say?"
Gu Zhisang said: "It's true."
She spoke calmly and recounted everything that happened yesterday, including the discovery of evidence. After a long time, an expression that looked as if it was neither smiling nor crying appeared on Liu Chunxin's face.
It's obviously a relief, but for no reason people feel sad and grief.
"So you approached Liang Cheng, and you didn't come here to deal with me?"
Gu Zhisang said, "I did see from your photos that you are a very good mother to your children. You are worried about Liang Cheng, and you know that if you get close to Liang Cheng, you can be lured out. But my goal is to get the evidence - the cell phone with the video recording thrown at the bottom of the lake, so that Wen Lisheng can be brought to justice."
"It is also to find out the reason why you are stranded here, in the 'Goddess Lake', and then to save your soul."
"As for your misery and guilt, whether you will be punished or your soul will be dispersed, these will all be judged by the King of Hell when you arrive in the underworld."
The more Gu Zhisang spoke, the more complicated Liu Chunxin's expression became, mixed with joy.
After a long time, the dark gray color on its body turned lighter, and it bowed deeply to Gu Zhisang, saying that the reason why it was so angry was that it thought Gu Zhisang mentioned that his son Liang Cheng was the same as Wen Lisheng, and used his son to threaten itself.
Gu Zhisang: ...
"You're overthinking it. I asked you to think about Liang Cheng just to tell you that the behavior of ancestors will indeed affect the blessings of the younger generations. Liang Cheng already has a father who is a murderer. If the evil karma you have is even deeper, it will more or less affect his luck."
"Besides, humans and ghosts have different paths. Even if you stay by his side with the intention of protecting him, your resentment and negative energy will still harm his health in the long run."
"But you don't have to worry too much. I've seen Liang Cheng's face. He is indeed a good kid with a strong character. He will have a promising future even without the support of his family."
Although one's virtues and sins can indeed affect future generations, how one's life will turn out depends on oneself.
Just like the power of merit in Wen Lisheng.
That was his father's lifetime blessing, but now it's all gone to waste by him.
After a few months, without the protection of merit, all the bad things he had done in the past would come back to bite him.
Liu Chunxin had no more doubts, and he lowered his head: "Sir, I plead guilty. I did hurt this city and some people for revenge, but to be honest, I don't regret being able to punish my enemies with my own hands."
"I am willing to go to hell and accept punishment, even if my soul is torn to pieces."
It paused and continued, "As for the cell phone you mentioned, Wen Lisheng was worried about Liang Youkang, so he gave him money in exchange for Liang Youkang giving him the cell phone. He smashed it and threw it to the bottom of the lake. It was useless to fish it out, but I know that man is a pervert. After my resentment condensed into a physical entity, I followed him back to the Wen family several times, and when I saw him..."
Liu Chunxin didn't know what he was thinking of when he heard the following words. He looked disgusted and hateful:
"I saw that he copied all the videos I took to his computer and watched them when no one was around. The folders on his computer contained not only my videos and photos, but also those of several other women!"
Gu Zhisang asked her to describe where Wen Lisheng put his computer, and said, "Don't worry, we can convict him after we get the video."
"By the way, I see that if you advance further in level, you will be able to step into the 'Ghost General' level. Why did you advance so quickly? Is your body not in the coffin? Is there another mystery?"
Liu Chunxin was a little confused and said, "I don't know what a 'ghost general' is, but I know that the reason I advanced so quickly is probably because I hate those people too much... The more resentment I have, the stronger my abilities will be as I affect more people."
"Master, you guessed right. My body is still at the bottom of the lake!"
Having said that, hatred burst out of Liu Chunxin's eyes again.
According to it, the wandering Taoist priest three months ago did not perform any rituals to help it reach nirvana, let alone bury it.
The mysterious master left its body exposed in the mourning hall. For some reason, its five senses were particularly strong during those days, and it could hear every word of teasing and scolding from the villagers clearly.
Liu Chunxin lay in the mourning hall for three days, and listened to her own "romantic affairs" for three days.
It was already full of resentment, and its hatred was aroused even more.
After that, it only remembered that the wandering Taoist priest drove a blood-red nail into the heart of its corpse, and then on a dark and windy night, he threw its corpse into the lake again.
This time it was not pressed down by rocks, but by an invisible mountain. The corpse could not float up and the soul could not leave the "Goddess Lake".
The nail caused it severe pain and unbearable suffering, day or night.
In short, all these things pushed him to the path of anger and madness. Finally, Liu Chunxin's reason was finally overwhelmed by resentment, and he unscrupulously released his negative energy to bring disaster to the world.
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Two days later, the police successfully found Wen Lisheng's computer and obtained the evidence recorded by Liu Chunxin herself from the computer.
In addition, there were several other victims who came forward one after another and identified Wen Lisheng after being contacted by the police.
No matter how Wen Lisheng argued and protested his innocence, he was left speechless in the face of the overwhelming evidence.
What is surprising and mysterious is that on the day Wen Lisheng was arrested, the people walking along the shore of "Goddess Lake" exclaimed and pointed at the lake not far away.
The body of the boy who had disappeared for more than a week was floating on the water!
In the police interrogation room
Wen Lisheng's younger brother Wen Yongsheng sat on a stool, crossed his hands, pursed his lips and kept silent.
Police officer: "You really don't know what your brother did? Did you secretly protect him and cover up for him?"
But no matter how they interrogated him, Wen Yongsheng didn't say a word.
The anxious police officer in the monitoring room sighed and said, "This guy is so mean. He is really patient."
Gu Zhisang sneered, "No matter how silent he is, it can't change the fact that he feels guilty and ridiculous."
Wen Yongsheng certainly knew that as a politician who was so smart and sharp and had a promising future at such a young age, how could he not notice his brother's stupidity.
Judging from the faces of the two brothers, Wen Lisheng’s father was seriously injured while saving someone, but the other family only expressed condolences and gratitude and did not help Wen’s father with treatment.
Wen Lisheng, who had just started college at the time, worked several jobs every day to earn money for his and his brother's living expenses, tuition, and his father's medical expenses. He became emaciated in two months.
Even so, Wen's father died in pain.
This was also the beginning of Wen Lisheng's change of mentality and his determination to never be a good person in the future.
Wen Yongsheng, who was raised by his older brother during his student years, was determined to make his brother rich in the future.
So as soon as he had real power, he put Wen Lisheng in a less busy position. This was the only time he used this "privilege".
Later, Wen Yongsheng also discovered that his brother had many emotional misconducts, and that things were getting worse and worse. He was angry and disappointed, but when Wen Lisheng cried and knelt on the ground begging him for help, he still couldn't bear to see his relative go to jail.
He ignored the tragic plight of the victims, numbed himself with work, achieved results and kept his hands clean, as if this could wash away the guilt in his heart.
It was Wen Yongsheng's repeated connivance and shielding that ultimately led to the tragedy of "Liu Chunxin and others".
So Wen Yongsheng is definitely not innocent.
Whether he was implicated or dismissed from his post, he was atonement for his indulgence.
According to the police station's speculation, Liang Youkang committed murder and dumping of corpses, the circumstances were serious, he maliciously concealed the truth, and refused to repent, so he will be sentenced to death.
As for the other two, they are also suspected of multiple crimes including rape.
Zhao Hunhun was an accomplice and participated in the disposal of the body;
Wen Lisheng forced himself on many women, falsified his academic qualifications, and abused his power.
In short, after comprehensive evaluation, the punishment will definitely not be light.
Wen Yongsheng holds an important position, but he knew the truth but failed to report it and concealed the facts many times. In addition to being dismissed and investigated, he will also face legal punishment.
After the truth of the case came to light, it caused a sensation and attracted attention locally, throughout Hunan Province and even the whole country.
What is most gratifying is that Xia State just passed new regulations on rape laws two months ago, which implement physical castration for rapists like Wen Lisheng.
The whole network applauded for a while.
As for the villagers in Xinquan Village who had spread rumors and slandered Liu Chunxin, they once again became fence-sitters, saying things like "Xiao Liu usually looks quiet and gentle and doesn't seem like someone who would have the guts to do something like that", "Liang Youkang is such a beast, he had signs of that when he drank and beat his wife before!"
They don't seem to have broken any law and there is no punishment.
But Gu Zhisang knew that every villager who spread the rumors had red bumps in his mouth that were invisible to the naked eye, like eyeballs.
That is their 'karma of the tongue'.
After death, in the underworld, these "verbal karma" must be repaid. The lighter punishment is going to hell and being punished, while the heavier punishment is having the tongue pulled out and the nose picked out.
…
After everything was settled, Gu Zhisang decided to solve the problem of Liu Chunxin's body in "Goddess Lake".
According to Liu Chunxin herself, the nail driven into the heart of its corpse was some kind of evil creature. Under the day and night torture of pain and negative emotions, it was difficult for her not to collapse.
In addition, Liu Chunxin is now close to being a "ghost general". Even if he is placed in the underworld, he can become a famous ghost. The nail that can suppress its body must be no ordinary thing.
Coupled with the excellent Feng Shui location of the "Goddess Lake" where winds gather and energy gathers, and where mountains and water surround, Gu Zhisang could almost confirm that the so-called wandering Taoist priest was treating Liu Chunxin as the "spirit" nurtured in the lake.
If she hadn't taken on the case and discovered the clues, I'm afraid that when Liu Chunxin broke through the "ghost general" one day and broke free from the nails, the local people would not have discovered it.
By then, "Shennv Lake" and its surrounding areas will surely become a hell on earth.
When he thought of this, Gu Zhisang became angry.
The Spirit Group headquarters was also very nervous when they heard her speculation about the underwater corpse. They contacted Gu Zhisang that day and asked her if she needed support or to relocate the local residents as soon as possible.
Gu Zhisang said: "There is no need to go to great lengths. Liu Chunxin's resentment has basically been resolved and she is easy to talk to. She does not have that much hatred towards this city, and her son lives in it."
"After I discussed it with it, it promised that until we find a way to crack it, it would try its best to endure the torture of the blood nails in its body and restrain the resentment and negative energy in its body to prevent it from spreading again. We just need to crack it as soon as possible.
Besides, after the blood nails are removed and its body floats on the lake, it will not rely on its status as a 'ghost general' to commit evil and wreak havoc on the world. If it violates the contract, I will kill it myself."
The spirit team asked, "Then how can we make Liu Chunxin's body float to the surface? Should Coach Gu go into the water?"
Gu Zhisang curled his lips slightly, "We don't have to go in. There is something in the water that wants Liu Chunxin to leave even more."
According to Liu Chunxin, there are indeed spiritual creatures in the "Goddess Lake"!
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