Chapter 76 Don't Alert the Enemy
Wen Ling looked at Gu Chenran strangely: "No, why is your focus so strange? Why are you interested in the contract?"
Gu Chenran said innocently: "I'm just asking, because this is the first time I've seen a contract that can make ghosts obey. Is this something that cannot be asked?"
Wen Ling looked at Gu Chenran's big eyes blinking innocently and thought that she might be overthinking.
She explained: "It's not that I can't ask, but the contract is so unfair.
In the past, many powerful monks would use this kind of contract to control many innocent spirits and use them for their own purposes, and even do some very bloody and cruel things.
Therefore, people of the right path were very reluctant to use this kind of contract. As time went on, fewer and fewer people used it, and it was later lost. Except for some evil practitioners, basically no one used it. ”
"Then why would you do that?" Gu Chenran immediately grasped the key point.
Wen Ling raised her head proudly: "Because I learned the most authentic ancient magic, of course I can do it, and I will never use this kind of contract to do bad things. My master can rest assured in me."
This is also the reason why Wen Ling is more sensitive about Gu Chenran asking this question.
Gu Chenran looked at Wen Ling with admiration in his eyes: "I think that only someone as kind and righteous as you is worthy of using this kind of contract magic."
Since they were talking about the contract, Wen Ling said a few more words.
"Didn't I just ask whether this contract is useful to people? In fact, it is useful.
However, humans have eight orifices, while spirits and monsters only have one orifice, so human thoughts are much more difficult to control than spirits and monsters.
The mana required for the contract is also stronger. The monk who can make a contract with others also has a stronger mind.
It can be said that a cultivator who can make a contract with others must have a terrifyingly powerful mind and consciousness.
In my case, not only is my current cultivation not strong enough, but even when my cultivation was at its strongest, my mind was unable to contract with others. ”
Gu Chenran suddenly realized: "It turns out there are so many tricks in this. I just asked if I could contract someone because I was afraid that the Lord of the World would also know this.
If he really becomes stronger and starts making contracts with people everywhere, wouldn't that be chaos? ”
"So this is what you are worried about!" Wen Ling smiled.
She patted Gu Chenran's shoulder and comforted him: "No, if that Lord of the World is really that powerful, he wouldn't use the method of fulfilling wishes to lure people into doing bad things. He could just contract people to help him do bad things!"
Gu Chenran thought about it and laughed: "It seems so. In that case, I was indeed worrying too much."
The two smiled at each other, and after finishing their meal, they went back to the yard to rest and sleep.
What Wen Ling didn't know was that when Gu Chenran asked about the contract, he wasn't thinking of the Lord of the World.
But he was really interested in this ability. If he could completely control a person with just one contract...
Then how much less thought and energy would he have to put in to reach that top position?
It was only after seeing Wen Ling's wary and repulsive look that he changed his words.
Well, it seems that the shortcut of using contracts to make people obedient is not feasible. Everything still needs to be planned by myself.
The next morning, not long after Wen Ling arrived at the Wanshiwu, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion sent a banner of thanks and gifts with the sound of gongs and drums.
Zhu Hongtao, the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, personally led the team in front and arrived at the door of the Wanshiwu with music and drums.
He respectfully handed the banner to Wen Ling with both hands.
In addition to the silk banner, he also brought a thousand taels of gold as a thank-you gift.
Such a big thing happened in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, it could not be kept secret, and naturally it has spread all over the city.
However, the fact that it was Madam Xu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, who asked the nightmare demon to harm Madam Hou was only said behind closed doors by Wen Ling and the others at the time, so it was not spread outside.
It's not that they are afraid of Madam Xu or anything like that. The Zhenbei Marquisate is still capable of confronting the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
But Wen Ling said that Madam Xu, an ordinary person, could actually have a hairpin that hid a nightmare demon, and could even unlock the seal, allowing the nightmare demon to harm Madam Hou.
This matter itself is weird and very wrong.
Wen Ling's advice to the Zhenbei Marquisate was to carefully check where Madam Xu had been and who she had contact with before.
We still need to find out why Mrs. Xu was able to obtain such a method to harm people.
So don't alert the enemy. If you cause a big fuss, Mrs. Xu will be alert, and it will be difficult to investigate then.
If we can't find out what she has hidden, there's no guarantee that she will cause any trouble in the future.
To cut the grass, you have to remove the root. Now that you have started the investigation, you have to get to the bottom of it.
So now all the people in the capital know is that the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei was possessed by a dirty thing. After Wen Ling arrived and took action, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei woke up on the spot and returned to normal immediately.
It's so legendary.
Now that the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei has personally sent a silk banner and a thousand taels of gold to the Wanshiwu to express his gratitude, these rumors have been completely confirmed.
Zhu Hongtao said to Wen Ling with gratitude at the door of the Wanshiwu: "Princess Chen, this time it is all thanks to you, otherwise my mother would have been in great danger. You are the benefactor of our entire mansion!"
When the people watching nearby heard this, they didn't expect it to be so serious.
If something really happens to the wife of Marquis Zhenbei, then Crown Prince Zhu Hongtao will not be able to take part in the upcoming spring examination and will have to observe mourning for three years.
Moreover, if the death of a loved one is too devastating, it will also affect scientific research.
Besides, the wife of Marquis Zhenbei was only in her forties, still relatively young. How would her family accept her death so early?
In this case, Wen Ling is indeed the benefactor of the entire Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Suddenly, there were more legends about Princess Chen in the capital.
Those who believed in Wen Ling believed it even more. Many people who did not believe in Wen Ling also wondered how such a coincidence could happen. Since Wen Ling had handled so many things one after another, they also began to believe it.
But there are also many people who mock and don't believe it.
In particular, many people who disliked Prince Chen and the Marquis of Zhenbei’s Mansion directly laughed at them, saying that instead of seeing a doctor when they were sick, they actually believed in these superstitious things. The Marquis of Zhenbei must be getting old and confused.
But no matter what, Wen Ling is considered a hot figure in Beijing, at least at the top of Beijing's hot search list.
In the Wen family, Wen Yao, who was confined at home by Wen Tingyun because of her embarrassing performance in Pingyang Marquis' Mansion last time, was so angry that she dropped the cup in her hand after hearing the news her maid had inquired about it from outside.
Wen Yao gritted her teeth in hatred: "Princess Chen, Princess Chen, why are all the news about her recently!
How come she has become so powerful all of a sudden? Those two times I saw Gao Zhi lose her composure, it must have been all her fault! ”
"Why are you smashing things again? You've been grounded for almost two months. Can you show some improvement?!"
Just then, Liu came in from outside. As soon as she came in, she saw Wen Yao smashing things and shouted angrily in helplessness.
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