Chapter 46 I'll teach you a technique, Tracing Back to the Mortal World
"Weren't all the ghosts in Mo Family Village taken away?"
As he spoke, his voice abruptly stopped.
The seal here is still intact. If Wen Qianchu isn't here to guard against him, then it can only be because he's afraid that what's inside will escape.
"That thing was indeed well hidden; it managed to fool so many eyes."
Clearly, Wen Qianchu was aware of the unusual situation here, but he didn't say anything, instead passing the test to Xu Zangyu.
After passing through the dilapidated streets, Wen Qianchu stopped at an abandoned mansion. The high walls and green tiles, the vermilion gate was cracked and peeling, covered with cobwebs, only the copper ring on the gate was still shiny.
Even though only a corner was glimpsed, one could still see its former splendor.
As he approached, Xu Zangyu finally saw the two characters "Mo Zhai" (莫宅, meaning "Mo Residence") plaque, which was entangled in spider webs.
Pushing open the gate, the courtyard was in a mess, with broken wine cups and bowls scattered everywhere, suggesting that a banquet must have once taken place here.
For some reason, it ended abruptly.
What's even stranger is that there are still a few yellow talismans left on some of the roof beams.
"Any discoveries?"
Xu Zangyu answered honestly, "I have no clue at the moment."
It's too difficult to recreate an old story from a single scene.
"Is the ghost that Master is looking for related to the Mo residence?"
Wen Qianchu said, "A family was wiped out here, and the murderer is the ghost general you asked for."
Wen Qianchu was not lying about this, but what he didn't say was that if the General Selection Technique were used on someone with great merit, it would inevitably backfire, causing them to fall into demonic ways and destroy their path.
“We were targeted by that thing as soon as we stepped into this place. These vengeful ghosts are relentless and will not rest until the very end. If you don’t get rid of them, they will get rid of you.”
Two fingers suddenly pressed against his brow. "Today I will teach you a technique, Tracing Back to the Mortal World, which can draw the mortal world into old dreams. Whether you can grasp that thing depends on your skill."
Text and images flooded my mind uncontrollably, and I instantly became self-taught.
Tracing back to the past, one can rely on an old object to take its owner back to the past and glimpse things unknown to others.
As a clear-headed outsider, one can take advantage of their unpreparedness to capture their souls and summon their generals. This technique is often used by disciples of the Wumen sect when encountering difficult characters.
Xu Zangyu found it novel and looked around again and again, considering which old item would be the best to choose.
The luckiest scenario is finding the murderer's belongings directly; at the very least, finding items related to the murderer will suffice.
Xu Zangyu thought about it again and again, and finally took down the yellow talisman from the roof beam.
"Have you made your choice? When entering someone else's world, the worst thing you can do is get emotionally involved and drag yourself into it, otherwise you'll sink into a quagmire and suffer the consequences," Wen Qianchu said.
"Don't worry, Master, I know what I'm doing."
Xu Zangyu naturally understood the danger; he was hunting ghosts, but who knew they wouldn't lure him into a trap?
Humans are emotional beings, and it is difficult for them not to be moved by external things. However, he found that this was actually similar to the cultivation on the cliff of asceticism. As long as he abandoned distracting thoughts and stayed true to himself, these things could not disturb him.
He might not have been so confident before, but after training for so long on the Ascetic Cliff, Xu Zangyu still didn't believe that other people's thoughts could interfere with him.
The yellow talisman was placed in his left palm, and after he chanted the incantation and made hand gestures, it changed in an instant.
The fairly spacious streets were crowded with people, and the vendors on both sides stopped hawking their wares and started talking about recent events.
"Have you all heard? Master Mo has taken another concubine, which has infuriated Madam Mo."
"That happened half a year ago, what's so new about it?"
"Oh dear, it's not the one who died of poor health six months ago, it's the one who remarried."
"It's not unusual for Master Mo to take a concubine, but what's strange is that on his wedding night, he heard a woman crying and was so frightened that he couldn't stand up. He's still lying in bed now, and the Mo family says it's the spirit of his former concubine that has returned."
"Ha, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. I think this old lecher has done too many bad things, and now he's getting his comeuppance."
"That's right. I heard that Madam Mo was also frightened. Even their precious son is now bedridden and doesn't have the strength to even visit brothels."
"Hey, does that mean there really is a ghost?"
As the two were engrossed in their conversation, a figure suddenly appeared before them, nearly causing them to scream in surprise. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a handsome Taoist priest.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, how do I get to the Mo family's residence?"
The two laughed and said, "How come you've even attracted a Taoist priest? Are you going to the Mo family to exorcise ghosts and collect a reward? It's a pity you're so young, Master Mo might not believe you."
"I'm counting on you two."
Because of his sincere attitude, the two ladies also kindly pointed him in the right direction. Unexpectedly, the Taoist said, "So it really is that place. I was wondering why there was so much resentment in the daytime."
There really is something fishy going on!
The two men's expressions changed instantly. When they saw that the Taoist priest had vanished in a flash, they felt a chill run down their spines.
Oh no! We've really run into a ghost.
If you're looking for that old lecherous Mo family, don't go after their law-abiding ordinary folks.
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"Has your household been plagued by any evil spirits recently?"
The gatekeeper was startled when a person suddenly appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Wei Chi had only recently come down from the mountain. He was used to using teleportation techniques in the mountains, but in his haste, he forgot to restrain himself and startled people unintentionally. That's why he explained.
"Don't panic. I'm human, but I know a little about magic. I just sensed some evil energy here and rushed over. I didn't mean to scare you."
The servants, listening to him speak, initially thought he was just another conman trying to swindle money. Seeing his youth, they assumed he wasn't very capable. But his uncanny ability to appear and disappear just now was quite frightening.
After thinking it over, they invited the person in anyway.
"You'd better have some skills. Several other doctors came before, but they not only failed to cure the master, they made it worse. The master is currently very troubled. I'm just introducing you to them; whether you can gain his trust is entirely up to you."
Wei Chi thanked them and was led inside. As soon as he stepped across the threshold, he felt a chill. The weather in July was surprisingly cold.
As you walk through the backyard, a chilling wind blows, and leaves fall incessantly from the branches.
The servant leading the way turned pale. "This is really strange. Why is the wind blowing so hard today?"
Wei Chi noticed a well in the corner of the side courtyard, which was blocked by a stone and abandoned along with the entire courtyard.
Why is this courtyard abandoned on its own?
"That used to be the residence of a concubine in the mansion. Alas, never mind, she was in poor health and passed away a long time ago. I wonder what happened to her..."
The servant hesitated, clearly uneasy, and said, "Alright, stop staring. Go and treat our master first."
He looked at Wei Chi, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, and wondered if he was reliable.
Upon entering the inner room, the servant said, "Master, there's a Taoist priest..."
A bowl of scalding hot medicine was thrown at him, accompanied by the man's angry roar: "Get out! All of you get out! None of you are useful!"
The servant was splashed all over and was in so much pain that he wanted to curse. But when he turned around, he saw that the Taoist priest was completely clean, without a single drop of medicine on him.
He's just unlucky.
Just as they were about to take the person away, the Taoist priest spoke slowly and deliberately: "What kind of quack doctor would think of using abortion pills to treat illness? The thing in your belly, sir, cannot be aborted by abortion pills."
Suddenly, the room fell silent.
The servant asked in bewilderment, "How did you know...?"
"Bring the person in."
A man's voice came from behind the screen, much more polite than before.
The ground was littered with broken objects. Wei Chi walked through the mess and saw Master Mo lying on the bed.
He was emaciated and thin to the point of being unrecognizable, but his belly was unusually large, and it would move from time to time like a pregnant woman, causing Master Mo to cry out in pain.
Sure enough, there was something in Master Mo's stomach.
"Taoist Master, can you see the illness in my body?"
Master Mo was helped to lean against the bed. He had to catch his breath after every sentence. His face was dark, and he was on the verge of death.
This person was destined to die soon.
But since it was evil spirits causing trouble, Wei Chi could not ignore it.
He pointed two fingers at Master Mo's round belly, and the thing inside seemed to sense the threat and immediately quieted down.
"What's inside isn't an illness, but an evil spirit. Master Mo shouldn't eat things he shouldn't eat."
Master Mo was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, "I always let the servants taste what I eat first, how come they're alright?"
"Perhaps that thing got into the master's bowl."
The more Master Mo listened, the more unsettling it became. He felt as if the man was implying that there was something alive inside him, but everyone is afraid of death, especially someone who had lived a carefree and happy life but still felt guilty. Even if he didn't believe it, he was half-convinced.
"According to the Taoist priest, what should we do?"
Wei Chi handed over a golden pill, saying, "Take this to cure it."
Is it really that simple?
Mr. Mo was skeptical, but as soon as he picked it up and put it to his mouth, he smelled a foul stench, let alone ate it.
“A serious illness requires strong medicine. The master is already terminally ill. If it had been any later, I would have been helpless.”
After much hesitation, Master Mo finally swallowed it despite his nausea. However, the pill was so foul and pungent that the taste almost made him vomit. He had to gulp down a mouthful of water to get it down.
What is this?
Wei Chi calmly said, "Use the best human placenta yellow and supplement it with aged human placenta white to refine it."
"vomit--"
"You dare eat shit for me! I'm going to vomit—"
Regardless of whether he had someone beat the swindler who had tricked him to death, Master Mo was already vomiting uncontrollably.
The servants hurriedly brought a spittoon, but were shocked to see that what Master Mo spat out was black and long, so much so that they dropped what they were holding.
It was hair, it looked like a woman's hair, with a few strands tied into pretty little braids.
Master Mo was so frightened that he almost fainted, but the thing was stuck in his throat, and the pain made it impossible for him to pass out.
Wei Chi said to the terrified servants, "Take them out now while you still can."
Damn it! A bunch of good-for-nothings who run away when it really matters. If I weren't choking and unable to curse them, I would have given them all a good scolding.
Under their master's fierce gaze, no matter how scared they were, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and try to pull him away.
Unexpectedly, the thing strangely tried to burrow back in, and it took several people a lot of effort to pull it off.
I forced myself to swallow the spittoon, but the thing actually crawled out like a snake.
"Master! Master, save me!"
Master Mo was so shocked that he burst into tears and grabbed his servants to shield him.
Seeing this, Wei Chi sneered and remained silent, then ignited his spiritual fire and burned the thing to ashes.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Master Mo's bloated belly deflated, and he seemed to come back to life, grabbing Wei Chi's hand and calling him an immortal.
"The immortal is indeed highly skilled. If it weren't for the immortal, I don't know how long I would have been tortured."
"But why don't I remember eating this kind of thing?"
Wei Chi coldly withdrew his hand, his expression remaining indifferent: "Has Master Mo offended anyone, or wronged anyone?"
"How...how could this be? Who has such a deep grudge against me?"
"Forgive my frankness, but although I have cured Master Mo's illness, the Mo residence is still shrouded in evil spirits, and there are probably still evil spirits here."
"Oh dear, sir, save me! I'll give you any amount of silver you want, as long as you can save my life."
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