This matter is certainly not easy to resolve. Even in ordinary human deaths, the soul may be unable to dissipate due to attachments and refuse to be reincarnated in the underworld.
However, there is still a chance to communicate in such cases. As long as the needs are understood and the obsession is resolved, the vengeful ghost will naturally be willing to obey.
But demonic beasts are different; they are usually difficult to communicate with and cannot understand human language. Even among the few demonic beasts that can understand human language, their values are very different from those of humans.
For example, monsters are not bound by human morality; in their eyes, killing one's father or son is not a big deal.
Ji Mofan had received similar exorcism requests before, but in the end he was unable to truly remove the vengeful spirit; he only managed to seal it away with a magic array.
As long as the soul is prevented from coming into contact with the living and continuing to harm people, its power will gradually fade until it can no longer maintain its form and falls into the underworld.
The downside is that until the vengeful spirit truly dissipates, you have to check the seal from time to time to see if it's secure and whether it will escape.
"Your expression looks quite terrifying." Li Jinchu's expression remained calm throughout, and her hand holding the tea cup did not tremble at all.
Ji Mofan blinked.
That's right. This was Li Jinchu's commission, and if anything went wrong, he would be the one blamed. Even if it was just for the sake of his soon-to-be-acquired chief position, he wouldn't allow any mistakes to occur in the task at hand.
Why is he in such a hurry?
Ji Mo Fan lowered his head and took a sip of water.
There was nothing he could do. Although he hadn't heard of any male fox spirits in his previous life, he hadn't abruptly sent a message to summon Li Jinchu.
Ji Mo Fansheng fears that his unnecessary actions have harmed the karma of others.
That would be a terrible sin.
"Have you made all the arrangements and are just waiting to close the net?" Ji Mofan asked him.
Li Jinchu pointed to the tea in front of him, "Sit still and finish this cup of tea, then you'll have a good show to watch."
*
Next door to an inn is the mansion of the Mu family, the most prominent family in the city.
Suddenly, a shrill wail came from the innermost courtyard where the old lady lived.
"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened, sir! Something terrible has happened to the matriarch!"
The maid's shouts were so loud that they could be heard across several walls on the outer street, and passersby couldn't help but stop and watch.
What's going on at the Mu residence?
"Madam Mu... if I remember correctly, she seems to have married into the family from the palace a few years ago."
"Yes, there was a saying back then that the birth chart of the deceased old Master Mu was just right to break the death calamity of that noble person."
"Oh my, if you ask me, isn't this like exchanging one's life for another?"
"That's right. Back then, Young Master Mu was such an outstanding young talent that girls who wanted to marry him could line up from the gate of the Mu mansion to the city gate."
"What a pity. He was a genius who died young, and he passed away before he was thirty. He left behind two good-for-nothing children who have also failed him. In just one hundred years, the Mu family has fallen into such a state."
"I find it all rather mysterious. Not only has Young Master Mu accumulated good deeds, but he has also been physically strong since childhood. During that archery competition held in the city, he could draw the heavy bow of eighteen strengths with ease, which was no less than that of the generals on the battlefield."
"Back then, it seems that he suddenly contracted a serious illness, and from the onset of the disease to his death, it was less than seven days."
“My neighbor’s wife said that her husband used to work at the Mu family’s mansion and saw how that young master died. Oh my, his whole body was covered in sores, like he had been gnawed by something.”
Ji Mo Fan closed the window facing the street.
“Old Master Mu was killed by that vixen back then.” Li Jinchu leaned against the window, only turning her gaze away after the sounds of people outside had been completely cut off. “However, no one in the Mu family reported it back then, and it was kept secret for decades.”
Ji Mo Fan nodded.
“That male fox originally had a romantic relationship with that noble lady in the palace, the former Princess Zhaoning,” Li Jinchu continued. “I only found out about this after going to the Emperor. The male fox’s remains were buried under a temple on the outskirts of the capital.”
“Zhao Ning does indeed have a life-threatening crisis, which can indeed be resolved by the deceased Old Master Mu. However, the cause and effect in this world are predetermined. If Zhao Ning is to live, Old Master Mu will definitely die.”
"Zhao Ning did not want her beloved to die tragically for her sake, so when she met that fox, she pretended to be moved and tricked him into giving her his heart's blood to avert her own calamity."
"After the deed was done, he turned his back on her, not only killing her while she was weak, but also suppressing her soul in the temple to bless her for the rest of her life."
“That’s no excuse for his indiscriminate killing.” Ji Mofan’s eyes flickered slightly.
“You’re right. During his suppression, he caused the monks of the entire temple to die one after another. He also came to Zhao Ning’s side under the guidance of his heart’s blood, killed the man she had risked her life to protect, and used his resentment to suppress the Mu family’s decline day by day.”
“The fox certainly deserved to die, but he wasn’t the only one who did, and besides, he’s already died once. What’s that saying among mortals? Respect for the dead, isn’t it?” Li Jinchu stood up from the table. “Let’s go, the climax is over, it’s time to let the actors take their bows.”
The Mu residence was in complete chaos.
The maid was simply going to ask the old lady what she would like for afternoon tea, but as soon as she entered the room, she smelled a strong stench of blood.
She was first so frightened by the pile of white bones on the ground that she almost tripped and fell. When she looked inside, she was even more terrified and ran away in a panic, shouting that something terrible had happened.
The current head of the Mu family is Princess Zhaoning's only son. Just as he was at a loss about what to do, he heard a report from the front courtyard that a person claiming to be an immortal from the Xiaoling Sect had come to visit the Mu family.
Unlike ordinary people, the Mu family, thanks to Princess Zhaoning, had a better understanding of the cultivation world.
Master Mu naturally knew what kind of people the Xiaoling Sect were, and when he arrived at the front yard and saw the elegantly dressed Li Jinchu, he bowed repeatedly and called her "Immortal".
"A demon! It's the work of a demon!" After showering him with compliments, he recounted the strange events that had occurred in the mansion that day.
Li Jinchu was always gentle and mild-mannered. He didn't mind Master Mu's loss of composure at all and calmly asked him to take him to see the doctor.
As for Ji Mofan, who was standing next to Li Jinchu, he was completely ignored by Master Mu.
Firstly, Ji Mofan didn't speak up, and secondly, his appearance was too different from Li Jinchu's, so people who didn't know him would most likely mistake him for Li Jinchu's servant.
Ji Mofan was happy to have some free time, since this wasn't his task anyway, so he quietly followed behind and walked into the inner courtyard of the Mu residence.
All the servants on the road looked quite terrified.
Especially the old lady's personal maid, the old nanny, was so frightened by the scene in the bedroom that she had to be tied to a stool and gagged to prevent her from running around and screaming.
No one had gone into that room yet.
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