You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 120: Returning to the Soul
After discovering the grave mound, Zuo Chen did not go directly back to Lu Youwei's home.

First, he came to the courtyard where the people were cutting and dismembering things, and wrote on a yellow paper a talisman that was created by the ghost county magistrate. Then he pasted them on the big vat, the knife that cut people, and the many juggling objects that remained there.

Afterwards, he made a few more hand gestures and the words on the talisman seemed to come alive, crawling around like little insects.

Caiyi rolled up her sleeves with her hands. After seeing the talisman, she felt a chill and goose bumps appeared all over her body.

This is a curse used in black magic. It does not require the opponent's horoscope, but only the opponent's personal belongings and a scene that can be tracked. The power of the curse will automatically fall on the owner.

However, black magic requires the power of evil spirits, but Zuo Chen does not need that. He only needs this talisman to make those people's lives full of twists and turns. Those with weaker horoscopes will die in various accidents.

Moreover, he had left a small loophole on purpose. As long as these people had a little bit of skill and could set up an altar to conduct a reverse investigation, they would be able to discover the location of the magic within this courtyard.

When the time comes, as long as they come to this place and touch the yellow paper talisman with their hands, the talisman will come alive and be imprinted on their skin.

Then during the next seven days, all things will be hostile to that person and seek his life.

King Kang's luck was cut off by Zuo Chen using this talisman at that time. Otherwise, with his "rich and prosperous" fate, he might have easily escaped that time.

After doing all this, Zuo Chen was satisfied. He then took the two of them back on the donkey cart and slowly headed towards the Lu family.

"Master, what did you see when you saw that grave just now?"

Caiyi came close to Zuo Chen and asked with some confusion.

After listening to her words, Zuo Chen slowly explained:

"In fact, I felt something was wrong the first time I saw that child. His three souls and seven spirits were transformed too much into dogs, but when I looked closely, I couldn't see any traces of knife cutting or axe chopping on the souls and spirits. They were naturally integrated into one, and it was not like what Mr. Tang said before, that they were spliced ​​together by force."

After hearing what Zuo Chen said, Mr. Tang couldn't help but scratch the back of his head subconsciously.

In fact, he could also observe the three souls and seven spirits of a person, but that required setting up an altar. He would first take some willow branches and some cow's tears, and lightly tap them on his forehead and eyes respectively. Then he would recite the formula for opening the mysterious eyes, and only then would he be able to see the mysterious world's Dharma soul.

Old Tang felt that he definitely couldn't achieve the ability like Zuo Chen who could open his mysterious eyes by just trying hard.

Caiyi rubbed her temples and thought after listening to Zuo Chen's explanation:

"It's not that they were forcibly mixed together... In other words, this child is actually a mixture of human and dog?"

Zuo Chen nodded:

"The restoration of the innate Qi is to return an object to its original state as much as possible. For example, the land in Xuzhou should not have been barren. Under the nourishment of the innate Qi, crops can grow again and turn into black soil suitable for the growth of crops.

“But the original state still needs a standard. One Qi is based on the three souls of the physical essence, allowing it to recover towards that state.

"That is to say, if I had left it alone in that yard and directly used my true Qi on the child, he would not have turned into a child in the end, but a real human-dog."

When Caiyi heard this, she couldn't help but take a breath.

She finally understood why Zuo Chen had to come here to trace the source.

"Then, Taoist priest, what did you see in the grave just now?"

"It is the child's body grave."

Caiyi's eyes widened as she heard the answer.

"what?"

"The grave of flesh? The child is dead? Then what is in the yard now?"

"Let's let Lv Youxin, the escort leader, explain this matter."

Zuo Chen said.

The donkey cart stopped. Caiyi looked up and realized that they had returned to the town.

This place is still some distance away from the Lu Family Compound, but it is the only way to get there. Looking up, you can see a shed on the side of the road with a dining table set up by the shop owner during the day. Now there is a man sitting inside, with a big pot next to him and four bowls, all filled with wine.

The man first picked up a bowl and drank it down in one gulp, then he made a gesture of invitation to the three people on the donkey cart.

Zuo Chen got off the donkey, walked into the pavilion and sat down facing the gazebo. Caiyi and Tang Lao followed closely behind him and chose two other chairs to sit on.

The person who invited people to drink was Lu Youwei's elder brother Lu Youxin.

After drinking a bowl of wine, Lu Youxin clicked his tongue twice, obviously still unsatisfied, so he poured himself another half bowl and drank it.

A faint blush finally appeared on his face, and he bowed to Zuo Chen and said:

"Young Taoist priest, you are really capable! I heard everything you said on the donkey cart just now. Just as you said, my nephew is weak and could not stand the torture of those thieves. When I rushed to the place, my nephew had already stopped breathing and had been dead for a long time."

After hearing what Lu Youxin said, Mr. Tang fell into deep thought for a moment, and then a look of astonishment appeared on his face: "Resurrection Technique?"

Lu Youxin wanted to continue speaking, but after hearing what Mr. Tang said, he looked at the old man in surprise:

"The old man also has good eyesight."

Then he sighed:

"How could I not know how much my foolish brother and sister-in-law doted on the child? They gave him all the good things on weekdays, holding him in their hands for fear of dropping him, and holding him in their mouths for fear of melting him. The child whom they had carefully taken care of suffered such a cruel blow. If they knew the truth, I'm afraid they would have hysterics on the spot and act crazy from then on.

"At the time, I really didn't know how to tell this bad news to my foolish brother. I was wandering around in a daze when I suddenly met a fortune teller who drove over.

"After listening to what I said, the fortune teller said that he had, by chance, acquired a magical power called the Soul Returning Skill, which can save the dead whose three souls and seven spirits have not yet dispersed. As long as I give him enough money, he can give it a try."

At this point, Lv Youxin pursed his lips and said, "Our parents died early, and I have been dependent on my brother since I was a child. I have watched him grow from less than a foot tall to now, get married and start a family, and have a good life of his own. This may sound unpleasant, but compared to my nephew, I care more about whether my brother can live a good life in the second half of his life.

"I was obsessed with the idea that the dead could be resurrected, so I gave him all my assets. He asked me to prepare a black dog and an altar.

"And then... who knows... oh well."

Lu Youxin poured himself another bowl of wine, tilted his head back and drank it in big gulps, then put the bowl down. Although he didn't cry, his whole body slumped down, as if his spine was broken.

"What about fortune-telling?" Caiyi couldn't help but ask?
"It was also his first time trying this technique, and he didn't expect it to turn out this way, so he returned all the money to me and left. I really couldn't blame him, so I couldn't bring myself to tell my foolish brother and sister-in-law about this matter, so I kept putting it off until today when I met the three of you."

After finishing his words, the cause and effect of the matter were finally sorted out.

Old Tang sighed, "It is true that I was too judgmental and made bad assumptions about the escort leader. I shouldn't have done that."

He then introduced the art of resurrecting the soul to Caiyi and Zuochen:

“This is a magical power that is listed on the Myriad Magical Arts List, but there are very few people who practice it. It is almost lost today. The reason is that this magical power has too many flaws.

"It is said that the original form of this magical power, the Resurrection Technique, requires a rooted but fleshless object as the material for resurrection. The recreated Dharma body carries the innate energy and transforms from a human into an elf. However, the Soul Resurrection Technique does not have such a powerful ability. It must be based on flesh and blood, and the object must be alive."

After hearing what Mr. Tang said, Zuo Chen roughly guessed the flaw of this technique.

It is okay to use plants. Although all things have spirits, plants are material essences rather than souls, and will not interfere with the entity of the resurrected person.

With flesh and blood...

That's another story.

How could the soul in the original body give up its body so easily? When the corpse dogs kill each other, the souls of both sides will eventually merge into one, and neither can leave the other's body.

Mr. Tang also sighed and told a secret story:
"The last emperor of the previous dynasty used this method to resurrect himself, but even though he carefully selected the dead, he was still influenced by the two souls and became a madman. Since then, fewer and fewer people have learned this technique."

After listening to Mr. Tang's introduction, Lu Youxin's lips moved slightly. He wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed all the words back into his mouth, chewing and swallowing them with wine.

He had good intentions and tried his best to help his brother, but he didn't expect that by some mistake he would end up like this.

Caiyi felt sad, turned around, lowered her voice and asked Zuochen:

"Master, is there any way to save this?"

After hearing Caiyi's words, Zuo Chen was silent for a few seconds, counting with his fingers, as if thinking about the feasibility of some plans.

After two or three breaths, he finally nodded:

“There are ways to compromise.”

Hearing Zuo Chen say this, Lu Youxin suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.

"Master? You said... my nephew can still be saved?"

His voice was trembling. He wanted to stand up and hold Zuo Chen's hands, but as soon as his legs left the bench, his knees went limp and he knelt in front of Zuo Chen.

He simply followed the trend and kowtowed to Zuo Chen:

"Master, please have mercy on me and save my nephew, my foolish brother! Even if you need me to dig out my flesh to save his life!"

"You don't need to dig out your flesh and cut your heart." Zuo Chen stood up and looked down at him: "But I need you to explain this matter from beginning to end to your brother."

Zuo Chen could clearly see that Lu Youxin's body trembled slightly.

"……I will."

He lowered his voice, as if making a promise.

(End of this chapter)