Chapter 125 Rejuvenation
Before Chu Ci could explain in detail, the fat monk forced her into the situation.
"Hurry, hurry, what do we do? Let's get this done quickly!"
Chu Ci took out the blueprints.
Fortunately, the fat monk was also a member of the underworld and could see this thing as well.
The fat monk immediately understood the meaning of the blueprints as soon as he got his hands on them.
"This is from the underworld?"
"Yes, I got it from a senior colleague."
The fat monk felt a pang of sadness. "You're so familiar with the official employees of the underworld?"
Chu Ci was slightly taken aback. "Aren't you familiar with this place?"
"What do I know! They can't even be bothered with me!"
The fat monk shed a tear of bitterness for himself.
"They helped me with the onboarding process, and then they basically ignored me!"
He finally met another part-time worker, 001, but 001 didn't like to talk to people.
I encountered a part-time worker named 003, who not only scammed me but almost got scammed myself.
His life is so miserable!
Chu Ci hadn't expected that the underworld officials wouldn't take them, these temporary workers, with them.
But thinking of the Black Shadow Messenger who had helped her so much, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Of course, we also have to thank the system; without its method for making gold ingots, the Black Yin Messenger probably wouldn't have paid any attention to her.
Emotions come quickly and go quickly.
The fat monk clenched his fists. "If things are so bad in the underworld, we can't let things continue to be this bad in the mortal world."
He picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.
“Drawing this formation requires a lot of cinnabar, I’ll have someone send it over right away.”
The man quickly rode his motorcycle to the school gate, handed the prepared cinnabar to the fat monk, and then hurried away.
Chu Ci and the fat monk discussed it and finally decided to choose the gymnasium where Min Min hanged herself as the location.
The area is large and the floor is smooth, making it convenient to draw magic circles.
The two hurriedly finished drawing the magic circle, and Min Min's body was brought back from the police station.
When the two first saw Min Min's body, they were startled by the soul trapped inside.
Min Min didn't know how long she had been trapped inside the corpse, and she kept scratching at it.
The body was fine, but the fingers of her soul were worn down.
Black blood covered his fingers, leaving a bloody mess.
"Oh dear, what grudge or grievance could this be!"
The fat monk couldn't help but shudder.
"They actually sealed a person's soul inside their body!"
The young officer who brought the body couldn't see the tormented soul inside and frowned in confusion.
"Master, what did you say?"
Chu Ci squatted down and parted Min Min's hair.
"This body hasn't been dissected yet?"
The young officer shook his head.
"The deceased committed suicide, and no relatives could be contacted, which does not meet the requirements for an autopsy."
He squatted down opposite Chu Ci. "Master, is there something wrong with this corpse?"
Chu Ci gestured for him to see for himself.
In the middle of Min Min's thick black hair, a nail the thickness of a little finger was inserted from the center of the top of her head, leaving only the round top exposed.
Young Sir: "..."
He turned pale with fright when he saw the iron nail, stained black with blood and embedded in his skull.
I wanted to stand up, but I didn't have the strength.
With a sudden exertion, he landed squarely on his bottom.
"..."
Looking at the corpse's grayish-white skin, he couldn't help but drag his weak legs a little further away.
"Master, this...this is..."
"This is an evil spell that seals her soul inside her body."
The fat monk explained something to the young officer, then asked perfunctorily:
"Can I pull this nail out now?"
The young officer was already terrified, and he answered whatever the fat monk said.
The fat monk looked at Chu Ci with a questioning gaze, and Chu Ci nodded.
"Pull it out!"
The blood on the corpse had already congealed, and there was no bleeding when the nail was pulled out.
Looking at the iron nail, half the length of his palm, in his hand, the fat monk couldn't help but gasp.
"My God, it's so long! What grudge could they have against me!"
The moment the nail was pulled out, the tormented Minmin sprang out of her body.
She rolled twice on the ground due to inertia, and then tried to run away.
"Don't move!"
Chu Ci's eyes sharpened, and he swiftly threw out the Soul-Hooking Rope, catching Min Min right as she flew up.
The Soul-Hooking Rope bound her like a dumpling, causing her to fall from mid-air.
Every inch of skin that came into contact with the Soul-Hooking Rope made a constant hissing sound, causing Min Min to writhe on the ground in pain.
Compared to Master Jin and Principal Mo, who were arrested, Min Min's soul is much younger.
She looked to be only in her forties, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at Chu Ci.
"Let me go! You bastards! You piece of junk! Let me go right now!"
She rolled on the ground with the Soul-Snatching Rope, cursing filthy language.
Chu Ci frowned and tightened the Soul-Hooking Rope.
"Aaaaaah!"
Min Min screamed in pain, but she no longer had the strength to curse.
Her shrill screams made his ears hurt, and the fat monk quickly covered them.
"Alright, alright, we need to get started!"
He moved Min Min, who was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, aside, and together with Chu Ci, he perfected the magic array. Then he placed Min Min's body in the designated location.
After the two finished their work, the students' parents also brought their children over one after another.
They're all teenagers, at an age where everyone cares about their appearance and image. To suddenly become an old lady overnight is something many girls can't accept.
They were wearing thick clothes that covered their entire bodies, large hats that covered half of their faces, and some even wore scarves in the hot weather.
A group of aging girls stood guard outside the door, clinging tightly to their parents, looking anxiously at Chu Ci and the fat monk.
"Parents, you can't go in, only your children can go in."
Chu Ci stopped a mother who was about to go inside with her child.
But as soon as she finished speaking, the child's mother glared at her and yelled at her.
Why can't we get close!
“Our child had an accident at your school. Now you’ve called us here but won’t let us in. What if something happens to my child?”
"Exactly, what if something happens to the child again!"
One father was equally excited.
He stood firmly in front of his daughter, blocking her from crying in fear.
"We entrusted our perfectly good child to your school, and your school has ruined our child!"
"Now you want our child to go into this stadium where someone has died alone? Are you trying to harm our child so you can evade legal responsibility?!"
Once this father's conspiracy theory was revealed, other parents began to protest.
"We will never let the child out of our sight, so forget about it!"
"Yes, we no longer trust your school, and we will absolutely not entrust our child to you!"
"..."
Chu Ci looked at the agitated parents and was about to speak up to comfort them when she heard the fat monk beside her snort loudly.
Raising his voice at his conspiracy-themed father:
"What do you mean, 'your school'?! We're not from this school, what right do you have to insult us?!"
"Let me tell you, we do want to save your daughter, but you should be begging us, not the other way around!"
His small eyes widened, and he raised his voice fiercely.
"If you want to save your children, go in; if you don't want to save your children, leave."
Whether you trust us or not is your own business and has nothing to do with us.
"Anyway, it's not my daughter who got into trouble, I'm begging you to let me save her!"
"Your inability to let me save him is actually making things easier for me!"
After being scolded by him, the parents finally realized that the two of them were not in cahoots with the school.
But they were all still hesitating.
After all, compared to the two unfamiliar masters in front of me, the well-known masters outside are more reliable.
Chu Ci turned her head and glanced at the fat monk, who winked at her.
He whispered, "Sister Chu, it's not that I'm saying anything, but please don't do those thankless tasks!"
He pointed at the parents who had just been so arrogant and clicked his tongue.
"It's true that they deserve sympathy for their child's accident, but it wasn't our fault that their child had an accident."
"We've worked so hard to help them, are we really going to be scolded by them?"
The fat monk rolled his eyes at the parents and whispered to Chu Ci.
"If you ask me, if they trust us, we'll save them. If they don't trust us, then we'll save ourselves the trouble."
Chu Ci frowned, "But it's not their fault that they don't trust us..."
After all, compared to those orthodox sects outside, she was just a slightly more famous little spiritual medium.
Not to mention the fat monk, he was a fraud.
"Hey, you can't say that," the fat monk quickly waved his hand.
"We're helping out for free, we're not charging any money, so who cares if they believe us or not!"
Chu Ci opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it.
As she hesitated, the young officer beside her, who had been pale with fright, calmed down and explained gently:
"Don't worry, everyone. The two masters are very reliable. Otherwise, we wouldn't have invited you all here."
"It's just that the master has some secrets he doesn't share when he's performing his spells, and it's inconvenient for everyone to be present, so he doesn't let everyone in."
“We are different from schools. Our Royal Police invited two masters here simply to help the children.”
"Please trust us this once. If the master we invited fails, then you can always go and participate in the exorcism rituals outside!"
The young officer spoke gently, almost earnestly advising him.
The fat monk nudged Chu Ci and whispered:
"Sister Chu, do you see? This job should be done by the police."
"We're here to help them anyway, so we'll just wait behind them."
Chu Ci, a former police officer: "..."
She looked at the parents, each holding their children who were wrapped up tightly, their faces filled with fear and hesitation, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Never mind, she still hasn't been able to shake off her identity as a police officer.
"Everyone, please hear me out."
She walked up to the young officer and took a step forward under his grateful gaze.
The parents stopped whispering and hugged their daughters even tighter.
Looking at the children who were wrapped up tightly, Chu Ci pursed her lips.
“I know everyone is very anxious and worried about the children’s safety as they have become like this.”
"But I can guarantee that the children will be able to return to normal and go to school and live a normal life in the future."
“We understand that people don’t trust us. But we cannot compromise on the fact that parents cannot go in.”
"Why don't we ask the children if they want to come in with us?"
As she spoke, she took out her business card and handed it to the male parent who had been arguing the loudest.
"This is my business card. I have my own shop in Kwun Tong District."
"If anything happens to the child, I am willing to take responsibility, and you are welcome to come to me."
The male parent glanced warily at Chu Ci before looking down at the business card in his hand.
His wife craned her neck to take a look, and immediately her eyes widened.
"Hey honey! Is this the spiritual medium shop Mom was talking about?"
His wife snatched the business card, looked it over, and stared at Chu Ci with wide eyes.
"Master, your surname is Chu?"
Chu Ci nodded.
The couple exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat hesitant.
"Dad, Mom, I want to try." An old voice suddenly rang out.
The couple quickly turned to look at the hunched figure beside them, who was wrapped up tightly.
The daughter was wrapped up from head to toe, but even with all that clothing, she couldn't hide her hunched figure.
She wore a mask, covering the crisscrossing wrinkles on her face, revealing only a pair of dull, cloudy eyes.
Looking into those eyes, the girl's mother couldn't help but feel her eyes well up with tears.
“Nannan…”
The daughter insisted, "Mom, I want to try."
Her gloved hand trembled as she touched her masked face; her voice was old and trembling.
"I don't want to live like this forever. I want to go back to how I was before."
"Besides, this isn't exactly a risk, is it?"
She gripped her parents' arms with trembling hands.
"It's just a wall away. If there's any danger, I'll yell and you can come in and save me."
She gripped her parents' arms tightly, her aged, trembling voice resolute.
"No matter what the outcome, I want to give it a try."
The couple were heartbroken and tears welled up in their eyes when they saw their daughter like this.
Before they could answer, another pair of parents spoke up.
"Master, we'd like to let our child try it."
The couple led their daughter to Chu Ci's side, and the mother brushed aside the white hair peeking out from under her daughter's hat.
“My daughter is still young. She hasn’t enjoyed many of the things to eat and play. We can’t let her continue like this.”
The mother gripped her daughter's hand tightly, her voice choked with emotion.
"Since you masters and the school are not in cahoots, then we can rest assured."
"Please, please, help my daughter..."
The fat monk looked at Chu Ci's retreating figure, then at the family of three who dared not cry out, and couldn't help but sigh.
Alright, Sister Chu's mindset is that of a true master.
He took a step back and pushed open the gymnasium door.
"Those who want to come in, come in."
Chu Ci looked at the parents who had brought their daughter over first, and took their daughter's hand.
He solemnly promised: "Rest assured, I will definitely give you back a normal and healthy daughter."
After she finished speaking, she nodded to the girl.
The girl lowered her aged, downcast eyes and whispered, "Whether it succeeds or not, thank you, Master."
"You're welcome." Chu Ci shook his head and personally led the girl into the gymnasium.
Other parents hesitated, but eventually gave in to their daughter's insistence.
When the last girl entered the stadium, some parents tried to approach her but were stopped by the young police officer.
"Parents, don't worry, the master said the ceremony will be over in half an hour."
"Please wait a moment, the children will be out soon."
The heavy doors of the gymnasium closed behind them, and the girls who came in couldn't help but shrug their shoulders and look nervously at Chu Ci.
Chu Ci: "Everyone, don't be nervous. Here are circles drawn with cinnabar. Everyone, please choose one."
"There's no such thing as a good or bad circle; everyone can just find one to lie down in."
The dozen or so people looked at each other for a while before finally taking action.
As they lay down, their aged and sluggish bodies swaying, Chu Ci's gentle voice came from above.
"What happens in a little while may be beyond your comprehension, but don't be afraid, it will be over soon."
The girls nodded in agreement, and Chu Ci looked at the fat monk.
The fat monk nodded to her and drew the Soul-Hooking Rope from his waist.
Returning lifespan to its rightful owner is easy, but it's not so easy for children to receive it back.
The effect of the longevity-restoring agent on the body, restoring the aged body to its previous state, causes pain that most children cannot endure.
In order to reduce the children's suffering, they planned to extract the children's souls first.
Once the bodies have fully recovered, the children's souls will be returned.
If the parents were allowed to come in and see their child lying there not breathing, they would definitely cause a scene and try to stop the ceremony from taking place.
After discussing it with the fat monk, the two decided not to let the parents come in.
With each movement, the souls of the children were ripped from their bodies.
Compared to their physical aging, their souls remain young and healthy.
Everyone gathered together, touching each other's hands, and soon they started crying in each other's arms.
"I thought I'd live with that ugly look for the rest of my life, sob sob sob..."
"I'm back to normal! I'm not an old lady anymore!"
The girls' souls embraced each other, crying as they celebrated their youth, which they had previously taken for granted.
The fat monk was somewhat moved when he looked at the girl.
"Sister Chu, let's hurry up and put their parents at ease as soon as possible."
Chu Ci nodded, "Okay."
The two placed Min Min's body in the very center of the formation.
As the final stroke of the formation was completed, the continuous stream of golden light began to be stripped away from her body.
The golden light seemed to scatter consciously, returning to where it came from, and instantly entered the girl's body.
The old, hunched bodies on the ground quickly changed after the golden light entered them.
The shrunken, hunched body slowly straightened, the gray hair turned black, and the skin around the eyes and outside the mask became smooth and fair...
The girls' souls rushed to their bodies and stared intently at the changes in their bodies.
Once Min Min's corpse stopped emitting golden light, her body also changed to the appearance of someone around forty years old.
His outstretched limbs were subtly shrunken, his back was bent, and his cheeks were sunken.
Hair thins and turns bald, and skin shrinks like wrinkled yellow paper.
Watching helplessly as her body went from youthful and beautiful to ordinary and unremarkable, Min Min, bound like a dumpling, let out a desperate and devastating wail.
She wriggled and struggled toward her own body, "My face... I don't look like this..."
Large drops of bloody tears flowed from her eyes, disappearing the instant they hit the ground.
The female students, whose lifespans had been taken away, were startled and stared at her with wide eyes.
I can hardly believe that this is the same vicious female teacher who used to be sharp-tongued, liked to make things difficult for female students, and loved to dress up.
"Stop crying! This is just how you are!"
Before Minmin could crawl closer to his body, the fat monk pulled hard on the soul-hooking rope and dragged her back.
"Borrowing someone else's lifespan so that you won't cry when you become a beautiful young age."
"Now that things have returned to normal, you're crying."
"What, are you crying because you're ugly?"
"You fatso!"
Min Min looked over with tears of blood in her eyes, gritting her teeth fiercely.
"Don't give me a chance to escape. If I do, I'll kill you!!!"
However, her response was a basketball thrown at her face by the fat monk.
"Run away? Run away my ass! You've harmed so many people, you'll be heading to the deepest hell!"
The basketball pierced through Minmin's soul the moment it hit her cheek.
But the humiliation of this basketball was not diminished in the slightest.
Her eyes were red as she glared fiercely at the fat monk.
The fat monk arrogantly pinched his fat waist.
"Stare! Stare well, give me a good glare."
"Once you're boiled in oil, you won't even have the chance to glare at me!"
He stood there smugly, hands on his hips, twirling around in front of Min Min, looking incredibly irritating.
Minmin was so angry that she rolled around in agony, screaming in helpless rage.
"Okay, stop playing around."
Chu Ci patted the fat monk.
"Time is running out, or the parents will rush in."
The fat monk then remembered the important matter, "Yes, yes, the important matter is the most important."
The two men sent the girls' souls into their bodies at the perfect moment.
After the soul merges with the body, the girls can still vaguely feel the pain in their bodies.
But compared to the excitement, the pain was insignificant.
They took off their hats, masks, and gloves, excitedly looking at their bodies restored to normal, their eyes filled with tears of joy.
Seeing how happy they were, the fat monk couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
"Have you never realized how wonderful it is to be young before? Cherish your youth while you're young!"
As he spoke, he prepared to open the stadium door.
As soon as my hand touched the handrail, a tremendous force struck me.
"My God!"
He was thrown away by that tremendous force and fell face-first into the mud.
He lay on his back on the ground, struggling for a long time but unable to get up.
Who is it?
His cheeks turned bright red with anger.
"Who pushed me?!"
The parents who burst through the door were caught red-handed as he was waiting behind it.
Just as I was about to apologize, a girl's clear voice suddenly rang out from afar:
"Dad! Mom!"
A group of parents looked up and saw their daughters, who had recovered, running towards them.
His hair was jet black, his face was smooth and fair, and his posture had returned to straight.
"My little girl!"
The mothers excitedly ran over and hugged their daughters.
For a moment, the stadium was filled with excited laughter and tears.
Chu Ci quietly left the dozen or so families and went to the side of the henchman who couldn't get up, and pulled him up with all his might.
"You should lose some weight! What do you eat? You can barely even turn over in bed!"
The fat monk was both ashamed and angry. "I'm not usually like this! It's their fault!"
He pointed at the group of parents who were crying and laughing while holding their daughters, and rolled his eyes.
He muttered to himself, "We saved their daughter's life, and they didn't even say thank you!"
Seeing his petty expression, Chu Ci couldn't help but laugh:
"They're so excited right now! They haven't had a chance to thank you yet. Once they realize what's happening, they'll thank you."
The fat monk snorted and muttered something under his breath, but Chu Ci couldn't hear it.
Before she could ask, the sound of drums suddenly came from outside the school.
Like a bugle call to boost morale before a battle, it approached from afar with a majestic and imposing force.
The unhurried drumbeats seem to have a magical power, refreshing the senses and instantly calming a restless mind.
The stadium fell silent for a moment, and everyone instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came.
The fat monk realized what was happening and slapped his thigh:
"The exorcism ritual outside has begun!"
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