Upon hearing Fifth Master's words, Sixth Uncle suddenly froze.
The fist, which had been raised high, stopped in mid-air.
His bloodshot eyes stared intently at Fifth Master.
"What did you say? You can really bring my son back to life?"
But the next second, Uncle Liu suddenly became extremely furious: "My son is dead, what's the use of bringing him back to life?"
Fifth Master hurriedly said, "It's not a return of the soul, it's a transfer of the soul!"
"Soul transference?"
"It's about bringing your son back to life!"
"You really can bring my son back to life? If you dare to lie to me, I'll never forgive you!" Uncle Liu was so excited that his neck swelled up twice.
Fifth Master struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and nodded solemnly.
"I guarantee with my life that as long as you do as I say, not only will Little Fatty's soul be returned to its rightful place, but Suqin will also be destroyed."
Luo Tianhe, listening from the side, was half-believing and half-doubting, and asked with a frown.
"Fifth Master, is this soul-transferring technique reliable? Will there be any side effects?"
Fifth Master nodded somewhat awkwardly: "Soul transfer naturally has side effects, because the soul doesn't return to the person's body."
"It didn't transfer to a person? Could it have transferred to a dog?"
Luo Tianhe exclaimed in surprise.
Sixth Uncle glared at Luo Tianhe, then turned to Fifth Master: "Fifth Brother, what do you mean by that? If your soul doesn't belong to my son, where else could it belong?"
Fifth Master sighed: "Naturally, it went into Suqin's belly."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Liu flew into a rage.
"Damn it, you dare to play me? Suqin is dead, how could it have gotten into her stomach?"
Seeing that Uncle Liu was about to make a move, I quickly stopped him: "I think Fifth Master means to let Little Fatty's soul be reincarnated into the snake fetus."
Fifth Master sighed again: "This is the last resort. It can save the child's soul and also resolve the issues with the snake fetus and Suqin. However, you should be prepared, because the child Suqin gives birth to... might be a little..."
Fifth Master didn't finish his sentence.
But everyone knows it's definitely not human-shaped.
After all, these days people are neither human nor snake, so it wouldn't be surprising if a monster with a human head and a snake's body were to be born.
"You...you mean my son is a monster?" Uncle Liu was dumbfounded.
Luo Tianhe suppressed a laugh and said, "Old man, be satisfied. Your wife is carrying a snake fetus, which is a celestial being no matter what."
Uncle Liu lowered his head and remained silent, his face dark and uncertain, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
After a long pause, he finally raised his head, as if he had made up his mind: "What should we do?"
Fifth Master turned to look at me: "We still need this young brother's help to lure Suqin out."
It's me again?
Just as I was about to refuse, Grandma Zeng lit her lighter with a "click".
Damn it!
I said I could lure her out, but if there was any danger, I would run away immediately, and whether she came out or not was none of my business.
This is the last time. Even if there is a next time, I won't go, not even if Grandma Zeng sets herself on fire.
Seeing that I agreed, Fifth Master didn't waste any more words. He took out cinnabar from his cloth bag and drew a huge Bagua pattern on the ground.
A small flag is placed in each of the eight directions of the Bagua.
Then he took out seven peach wood nails of the same length and drove them into the ground one by one in a specific direction around the edge of the Bagua formation.
"What's that old man doing?" Luo Tianhe came over.
I shook my head and said I didn't know; it looked like they were setting up a formation.
At this moment, Master Jin, who had been quietly observing, slowly spoke up: "This is the 'Eight Trigrams Trapping Evil Formation'."
"If Suqin steps into this formation, she will be trapped in endless confusion. The positions and flags within the Bagua Formation correspond to different attributes of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams, which can disrupt the aura of evil spirits and cause them to lose their way."
"Peach wood nails can strengthen the power of the formation and firmly suppress the evil spirits' yin energy."
"Once Suqin enters the formation, the evil energy around her will clash violently with the formation, trapping her inside and making it difficult for her to escape. That will make it easier to transfer Xiaopang's soul."
"But there's still one thing missing."
Luo Tianhe hurriedly asked what was missing.
"Full moon!"
"Full moon?"
"The cultivation methods of corpses and animals are the same; they both need to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, especially the full moon. Only when the full moon is there will Suqin risk great danger to come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fifth Master took out a yellow talisman from his bag and cut it into a neat circle.
The round talisman was then hung on a thick tree branch.
Then a bowl of water was placed under the talisman.
The water was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the round paper on the tree branch.
As Fifth Master held the Bagua mirror and adjusted its angle, allowing the moonlight to pass through the mirror and reflect onto the water's surface, a wondrous scene unfolded.
The light reflected from the candlelight in the water shone through the surface and onto the yellow talisman paper, making it look from a distance like a small moon emitting a soft glow hanging on a tree branch.
Luo Tianhe stared wide-eyed at the fake moon in front of him, his face full of doubt: "Could this old man be making a fake moon to fool Suqin Manyue?"
Even Jin Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "This old man really has something!"
At this moment, Fifth Master turned around and walked towards us, handing me a small bowl.
“Young man, listen carefully. If you find Little Fatty’s body, place this small bowl over his head, then recite the Soul-Gathering Incantation: ‘Heaven and Earth, vast and boundless, may your soul return to its rightful place, and may the four directions be commanded.’”
"When you see a faint white light appear in the small bowl, quickly cover the rim of the bowl with the yellow talisman and then say, 'Going home.' Remember, you can't get a single word wrong."
Fifth Master paused for a moment, then continued, "If you run into Suqin, you must pretend you didn't see her, don't make eye contact with her, and don't make any unnecessary moves."
"At this point, you should light a candle and slowly walk out. She will be attracted by the candlelight and follow you out."
“As soon as she comes out, I will have a way to subdue her, but one thing is crucial: this candle must not be extinguished from the moment it is lit. Once it is extinguished, Suqin’s resentment will instantly go out of control, and then we will all be doomed.”
I nodded and took the bowl and candle back into Uncle Liu's house.
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