Soul Trigger

Chapter 427: Funeral Procession (I)

Aurora City.

The prosperous city center was bustling with traffic. A long convoy was moving slowly along the road, with Silla soldiers marching in a line at both ends of the road.

The sidewalk was crowded with people, and amid the noisy whispers, they held up their cell phones and took photos and videos of the convoy.

Looking at the coffin covered with flags and the handsome black and white face standing on it, Ji Li felt extremely uncomfortable for the first time:

"…do they have to carry my mug shot around the city?"

The film next to him couldn't hide his smile:
"This is a state funeral. You should feel honored."

The corner of Ji Li's mouth twitched and he was speechless, so he didn't say anything more about this matter.

The two were standing on the tallest building in the center of Aurora City, overlooking the area below.

Feilin was still dressed the same way, but to suit the occasion, he wore something pure black.

Ji Li was covered up tightly, with a baseball cap on his head:
“Tombstone didn’t suspect anything, but according to him, inviting me to join the Tower of Babel was not a decision made jointly by the twelve seats.

Plus, he himself killed the last seat, Su Yan, so I have to wait until I prove my worth to the other seats before I can fully integrate into the Tower of Babel."

Philin said: "No problem, it's expected. In addition to working towards their original goals, the relationship within the Tower of Babel cannot be summed up by the word 'unity'."

Compared to the concept of "companion", the relationship between the various seats in the Tower of Babel is more of a "colleague" relationship.

So even though they cannot take direct action, there are other frictions between the twelve seats. In serious cases, they may even kill each other.

But no matter how the struggle goes, these dead apostles will give in to the general direction of the Tower of Babel.

These are the details about the ecology of the Tower of Babel that were revealed in small amounts by Tombstone in the following rounds of chess games. Film, who also had some intelligence from the friction with the Tower of Babel, supplemented these situations.

"But I have some doubts about my current situation. There are two soul triggers in my body now."

Feilin was also a little confused about this, because according to her judgment, Ji Li was a Wheel-Turner, so after completing the transformation ceremony, he would just turn back into a Dead Apostle.

She was a little confused about this half-human, half-ghost situation:

"It's like having the body of a dead apostle, but possessing the soul of a human. Perhaps this is what makes you special... cultivating both a human and a ghost?"

The advancement of a person's spirit, whether before or after immortality, is highly related to his or her own awakening aura.

The completion of one's own nature also revolves around the awakening of spiritual light.

The awakening aura is "justice", so in this process, it is natural to refine and complete one's own memories related to "justice".

To put it into practice, it means looking back on your life, what is "justice", how to "practice" it, what is my "justice", what is the ultimate pursuit of "justice", and where is the end point.

These abstract questions often haunt a person's soul throughout his or her life, no less than the three philosophical questions, and may even shake one's own spiritual enlightenment as time goes by.

But by chance, an opportunity can often make people figure it out -

Just like Han Xiaofu this time.

Ji Li was somewhat surprised that Han Xiaofu successfully ascended to immortality. He never thought that his fake death would allow the old lion to figure out the "Three Questions of Justice".

But the promotion of evil is completely different.

The evil that the Dead Apostles had previously accomplished was through devouring human souls.

After becoming Dead Apostles, Evil Spirits will possess "inner evil", which is their true nature and corresponds to a negative emotion.

By devouring the spiritual essence of a person who possesses his own "inner evil", the evil can be promoted.

Don’t you think this is a good thing? Kill all the bad guys and help clean up human society for free.

But according to Filin, allowing the souls of originally normal people to fall, actively creating evil within them and then eating it would be a great tonic for them.

Therefore, the Dead Apostles are keen on creating chaos and death. The Tower of Babel is dedicated to creating a high-concentration evil ecology, and can also pull together twelve Dead Apostles to form an organization. It is no less attractive in this regard.

Generally speaking, Dead Apostles rarely act in groups, the Tower of Babel is an exception, so this group of people are high-risk elements to the entire Human Spirit cluster.

Now Ji Li is one of them:
The 200 points of "Pride" he possesses are his "inner evil".

If the normal practice of a Dead Apostle is put into practice, he will find someone arrogant to kill, or actively make a very humble person become extremely arrogant, and then kill him, the evil in his heart will be promoted.

This behavior is called "violence ritual" in the study of soul psychology.

However, he possesses the curse of the other world, and what kind of chemical reaction will occur between them is still unknown. We can only know the truth from subsequent practice.

Slowly, the funeral procession approached the street where Ji Li was, allowing him to see it more clearly.

The piano black coffin was draped with a flag, but it was not the national flag, but a flag with the logo of the Special Management Bureau.

To the onlookers who did not know the truth, this was a Silla agent who died gloriously.

The soldiers on both sides were also dressed as agents of the Aurora City Special Management Bureau. The leader was Bai Xingfeng, a member of the Dusk Force, and next to him was Han Xiaofu, who was dressed in a ceremonial military uniform.

Ji Li felt very uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it, but this funeral ceremony in a foreign country was quite new to him.

In a place like the Murphy's Structure, the highest level of funeral is to put you in an interstellar launcher and shoot you into the sun.

"So, it's burial?" Ji Li couldn't help but ask.

"It was originally planned to be buried."

Filin smiled:
"The funeral ceremony will be held in the National Cemetery in Aurora City in an hour. That was originally the case, but the Shulong people came yesterday and wanted to take away the remaining body of you, so the burial will be an empty coffin."

"My 'fellow countryman'?"

Philin nodded:

"Not only is he a Shulong, but he's also a Dragon Spine envoy... He was originally related to Saltwater Island and should have arrived earlier, but for some reason he was a few days late and came directly to attend your funeral."

Ji Li narrowed his eyes:

“It doesn’t sound very pure.”

Feilin said: "I thought so too, so do you want to go and have a look?"

Ji Li shrugged:

"How can I not attend my funeral?"

"Well, I will help you keep an eye on it from the dark. As for the matter of my fragments, we will wait until you complete the notarization operation in the Tower of Babel and gain a firm foothold. In addition...

The Black Box has something to say to you."

Feilin took out the camera and handed it to Ji Li. In Ji Li's hands, the latter turned into a maid, lying directly on his arms, raising her hands to hug Ji Li's neck:
"Mr. Black Goat, I wish you a safe journey. I will take good care of the house here!"

Ji Li put it down gently:

"Thanks a lot."

The latter raised his hands and clasped them together beside his face:

"Can I give you a kiss goodbye?"

The film is still next to you, is this suitable for you?

Just as I was thinking about looking at the film next to me, the other person's figure had disappeared into the air without me noticing.

It's a good thing to avoid suspicion, but do you really not mind that your maid is a little too enthusiastic towards me?
Looking at the black box again, Ji Li couldn't help but think of the petal mouth before, and the second time the transparent feeling went straight to the stomach acid, feeling a little suffocated:

"Just don't stick your tongue out so long this time...mm..."

……

The local national cemetery on the outskirts of Aurora.

By the time the parade motorcade arrived, it was more than an hour later.

Under the somewhat gloomy sky, Yan Xiyu stood beside Han Xiaofu, looking at the pit prepared for Ji Li lying quietly on the spacious grass, and his nose felt a little sore.

She suddenly lowered her head, gently covered her mouth and nose, took a long, deep breath, and then raised her head again.

"If your awakening aura can't hold on, leave first." Han Xiaofu said, "He will understand."

"...I'm fine." Yan Xiyu rejected Han Xiaofu's comfort:
"Everyone should be here already, right?"

Han Xiaofu nodded:
"People from both special management bureaus have arrived, as have people from Aries College. The Dark Lord's envoy arrived first on Flash Street, and the others are also on their way here... By the way."

He suddenly remembered something:
"Where's that little girl from Flash Street? Isn't she here?"

Yan Xiyu shook his head in silence.

She knew that Han Xiaofu was talking about Jin Misa, but after thinking about it, she decided to call Rabbit again.

For the living, this is the last time:

"Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable."

Yan Xiyu let out a long breath and put away his phone.

That guy cancelled his number. Ji Li's death was the biggest blow to her:

"I'll pass the flowers to her."

"Is that so..." Han Xiaofu raised his fist and gently squeezed a piece of golden light.

Ji Li's death made him see a lot more clearly, and he was able to achieve immortality at that moment, but unfortunately, this required witnessing a death...

"how about you?"

Han Xiaofu looked at Yan Xiyu, who said:

"What's wrong with me?"

"You should go out and relax, too."

As he spoke, he handed a letter to Yan Xiyu:

"Go to Shulong, an international assignment."

He looked at Emperor Ying not far away. A group of strangers were negotiating with him. They were the Dragon Ridge envoys from Shulong.

"I know you recently received news about your biological parents. It just so happens that the people from the Dragon Vein Convention Bureau came over this time and have already reached an agreement with them."

"Your file with them is still classified as a missing person. Technically speaking, you are a Shulong, so these procedures are not a problem."

Yan Xiyu was stunned.

Her awakening aura almost collapsed during the Predator incident due to the destruction of the team, but was restored because of Ji Li, but this also caused her awakening aura to undergo certain changes.

In a sense, her aura of justice relies heavily on Ji Li's existence.

She understood what Han Xiaofu meant: to find her family and stabilize her spiritual light; she needed a new place to rely on.

Yan Xiyu instantly clenched the letter, his eyes suddenly moistened:

"Asshole, how could you..."

She suddenly covered her upper face, but finally couldn't help it, and her shoulders twitched slightly:
"They want to take Ji Li away, right?"

The people from the Dragon Vein Convention Bureau didn't just come to attend the funeral. As a Shulong person, Ji Li wanted to bring the remaining body back to Shulong.

So today there are two coffins, and the one being buried is empty.

Han Xiaofu sighed and gently leaned her head against his:

"Cry if you want, kid...it's not your fault."

The Capital Special Management Bureau was actually highly opposed to this state funeral.

Zhengyang was the director general of the Capital Special Management Bureau. He died at the hands of Ji Li, but Emperor Ying ignored all objections and arranged this funeral.

If Jiu Mian's wife hadn't died, if Jiu Mian hadn't threatened the eight-member council, if Ji Li had accepted the arrangement of the eight-member council...

But unfortunately, there is no if.

Emperor Ying's guilt had even shaken his awakening aura, so he almost did everything himself.

This is the current outcome. This ceremony is what Silla owes him, and it is used to replace the awarding ceremony that was originally intended for Ji Li.

……

An unknown abandoned building.

This is an abandoned house on the edge of the city with almost no human habitation.

Among the windows, only one had a silverback gorilla doll hanging on the outside, swaying gently in the wind.

Inside the window, Jin Misha, carrying a lot of bags, was quietly looking at the dim room in front of her.

(End of this chapter)