The scene gradually faded away. Jiuxi looked at them with some distress. Their hands and bodies were covered with scars. Some babies were even ripped open, with their intestines spilling out onto the ground. Even after becoming infant spirits, they still needed to survive in this way.
She waved her sleeves, emitting bursts of warm wind from her body, and the river dried up in an instant, revealing the sediment, soil, and corpses within. Along with it, the barrier she had created to protect herself also withered away. Without the barrier's protective effect, the infant spirits looked at Jiuxi timidly, saying, "Sister, can you...can you help us to be liberated?"
They have been here for thousands of years and have not done anything evil. They just want to seek a chance to reincarnate.
Jiuxi reached out and touched the hair of one of the infant spirits. A warm smile played on the corner of his mouth. He didn't seem to think that salvation was difficult. He said, "Okay."
There are too many cruel things in this world, and those who are sacrificed are always innocent lives. All she can do is to let them have a good reincarnation in the next life.
The illusion gradually dissipated. Yuebai and Lizang simultaneously saw Jiuxi floating down from the sky. Yuebai asked, "Is it solved?"
Jiuxi shook his head, produced two shovels, pointed at the empty space and said, "There are too many bodies buried here. You two go dig them out!"
Li Zang was somewhat displeased. He saw that there must be a lot of corpses here, so he complained, "My Lady, just use your magic power!"
Jiuxi threw a shovel to Yuebai and said, "I want to liberate their souls."
She looked at Li Zang coldly and said, "If you slack off... I'll send you down to accompany them!"
Originally, salvation for the dead required a sincere heart. Using magical powers would have saved a lot of effort, but Jiuxi was unwilling to do so. Those infant spirits... were too miserable. She threw the shovel on the ground, conjured another shovel, and walked towards the clearing.
Li Zang curled his lips, picked up the shovel with great sadness, and started digging as well.
The three of them dug much faster, constantly finding the remains of babies. After two hours of frantic work, they finally dug out all the bodies in the soil. There was no flesh or blood on those bodies, and some were even covered with charred marks. Jiuxi looked at the infant spirits huddled in their original places, stretched out his hand to point at them, but found that there was another body. Jiuxi asked in confusion, "Is there another child?"
The infant spirits nodded fearfully, but then shook their heads. Jiuxi thought for a moment, then chose a compromise and said, "Where is that child now? Can you find it?"
One of the infant spirits wanted to speak, but was covered by a baby behind it. The infant spirit said, "Sister...he...he doesn't allow us to speak, otherwise he will throw us into the frying pan..."
His words were filled with fear and terror.
Jiuxi was anxious to see Xiaoguoer and said, "Each of you should stand on your own bones! As for the remaining one, I have my own plans."
The infant spirits that were originally close to each other responded happily and ran towards their own skeletons with great joy. However, what Jiuxi and the infant spirits did not expect was that a baby with a body full of black energy suddenly appeared in the void. He had no face, and the place where his face should have been was like a dough ball, with no discernible shape. However, words came out of his mouth, "I said, I won't go to reincarnation, and you won't allow me to go!"
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