Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11221

Fake corpse?

Facing the doubt raised by Yang Ruoqing, Taoist Yuan just stroked his beard and shook his head, pondering and saying: "The hexagram does not say it clearly, but it shows that although the person is dead, he still continues to have a trace of energy."

"Neither alive nor dead, yet unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, this is definitely not a good thing for living beings."

"As the old saying goes, when a person dies, he or she will rest in peace in the earth. If that is not possible, the soul may as well reincarnate and stay in the world. It will not only be bad for future generations, but it will also easily turn into an evil spirit over time, causing harm to the village and causing chaos. This is not without precedent!"

Hearing Master Yuan's remarks, Yang Ruoqing's heart began beating like a drum and her expression gradually became solemn.

I originally thought that the mysterious disappearance of Huansheng’s old man was just Huansheng’s family matter.

Everyone helped to look for it, and they tried hard to find out the truth, all in order to appease the uneasy hearts of the villagers.

Now it seems that the nature of this matter is really quite serious. If it is not handled carefully, it may leave consequences.

Nima!

  What's going on this year?

How come the good weather and peaceful life in the past with simple folk customs and people living in peace and contentment have changed so much this year?

The Chinese New Year had just passed. First, a giant snake ran away from the back mountain, bringing extremely bad weather, which resulted in several nearby villages and fields being flooded.

Now the old man from Huansheng's family in Changping Village has become another unsolved case, hanging there neither dead nor alive. There are so many troubles to worry about this year!

Moreover, these things are not the kind that can be discussed according to common sense. The two things that happened one after another are somewhat bizarre and strange. I am afraid that they cannot be solved by ordinary means.

Fortunately, Black Snake has reached an agreement for the time being, and there will be no more trouble for the time being.

The next step is to go all out to find Father Huansheng...

"Master, where should I look for it? Can you give me some pointers on this hexagram?"

Even just a direction would be fine, so that everyone wouldn't run around like headless flies, which would waste a lot of time.

Taoist Yuan nodded slightly, stroked the Bagua diagram in front of him with his fingers, and said, "According to the hexagram, the victim should still be in the village."

In the village?

Yang Ruoqing opened her eyes wide. This is impossible? When the flood came, Huansheng's family took his father to the grassland to avoid the disaster. The old man was arranged alone in a small tent. He lived in the grassland for a few days before he disappeared in the middle of the night one day.

Why are you in the village?

Could it be that the old man sneaked back to the village?

  As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots and foxes return to their own hills. Could it be that this old man was so obsessed with going home that he secretly ran back to the village without being noticed by anyone?

impossible!

How could he sneak away after being bedridden for so long? Not to mention that he couldn't get out of the pasture through the gate, he couldn't climb over the wall either. Even if he really got out, the old man would probably collapse from exhaustion before he even reached the village.

Even if he was not exhausted and managed to return to the village, he would definitely return to his home at the entrance of the village.

If that were the case, it would be even more impossible not to be discovered. Luo Fengtang and Yang Huazhong led the team to rebuild homes after the disaster. Every day, they shuttled through every lane, every alley, and every high-risk residential courtyard in the village to help with repairs...

As long as the old man could breathe, he could be discovered.

If he can't breathe, then many days have passed, and the smell of decaying corpses should have drifted out, making it easier to be discovered! "To be honest, Taoist Yuan, this advice still makes my mind a mess!" Yang Ruoqing could only smile bitterly.

Taoist Priest Yuan felt the same way. If it was really in the village, then it must be hidden in a place that was very difficult to find, definitely a place that no one would expect.

"How about this, I'll give you a suggestion, you can try it."

"But if you want to try this suggestion, you need to inform the victim's family, especially blood relatives, because this requires their cooperation."

"I believe that as long as we can find their father, they should be willing to cooperate." Yang Ruoqing said.

For some reason, when Yang Ruoqing thought about Huansheng's wife's behavior, she felt that there was something fishy going on.

But Huansheng's sadness over the past few days did not seem fake. He fainted from crying several times, and several times he collapsed to the ground after being anxiously searching for her.

  These things cannot be faked. They can only be achieved when the emotions are in place and full of true feelings!

While Yang Ruoqing was arguing about whether Huansheng's family was willing to fully cooperate in finding the old man, Taoist Yuan gave her his advice:

"Ask for rice."

"Asking about rice? This means..."

"As we all know, anyone who is conceived from blood and essence has three souls and seven spirits. When a person is on the verge of death, the seven spirits disperse first, followed by the three souls."

"The three souls are the heavenly soul, the earthly soul, and the life soul. They refer to the fetal light, the refreshing spirit, and the ghost spirit."

"After death, the celestial soul returns to heaven, to Wuji, where there is no birth or death, while the earthly soul goes directly to the netherworld to accept the judgment of the karma and sins of the flesh body in the world. The fate lingers in the cemetery until the next reincarnation, when the three souls can be reunited."

"When we ask about rice, we want to summon the old man's soul and ask him something."

"A soul that has been separated from the body and other souls may retain a trace of consciousness, but it is still in a daze. Even if you summon it, you may not be able to find out the truth!"

This time, Yang Ruoqing was really confused, like a poor student. Her mouth couldn't close, her pupils were wide open, her ears were buzzing, but her head was empty.

Taoist Yuan, you think too highly of me, don't you? You actually told me so many tongue twisters?

Speaking of which, she was familiar with the terms soul and spirit that he had mentioned before. However, when these terms were put together, which part of the human body did they correspond to? What was it like when alive and what would it be like after death? These statements should be the Taoist interpretations of this, which were very different from the scientific and physical explanations that Yang Ruoqing had accepted since childhood in her previous life.

No matter which version it is, Yang Ruoqing maintains a respectful attitude. After all, Taoism and Buddhism are both officially certified orthodox religions.

If it is a sect like the Black Lotus Sect, which specializes in spreading negative and pessimistic ideas and even bullies the people, then Yang Ruoqing will unswervingly take up the banner of combating the Black Lotus Sect.

Okay, we’ve strayed off topic, let’s get back to the matter at hand.

"Master Yuan, what you said is very professional, you are an expert!"

"Go on!"

"The next step is to ask for the gods and summon the soul of Huansheng's father. We need someone who is related to him by blood and bring a piece of clothing or a pair of shoes that he usually wears or uses before we can try to track him down!"

Yang Ruoqing was previously thinking about whether she could convince Huansheng, but now she was troubled by Master Yuan's last words.

"Excuse me, why do we have to wait until we try to summon a soul? Is there a risk of failure in the summoning ritual?"