Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 307: Obstacles to Perception and Knowledge

Ran Qing lit another fire and burned the charred corpses of the poisonous insects completely. After crushing them into ashes with stones, she cleaned up the scene and left.

Being careful and cautious in everything he does has always been his principle.

Although it took almost a whole night, the cleanup site didn't show many signs of burning.

No matter how strange those poisonous insects were, after he used the methods of a spirit medium to grind them down and then burned them to ashes... once they turned to ashes, they couldn't possibly harm people again.

The three of them, along with Xiao Mianhua, embarked on their return journey. Ran Qing did not take her aunt's ashes with her for burial; instead, she buried them directly in the mountains.

Those who practice the Yin method take the afterlife lightly. As long as they pass away peacefully, do not become corpses, and do not turn into evil spirits, then everything will go smoothly.

To be able to peacefully dissipate after death is the greatest happiness.

Those who practice unorthodox methods of Yin and Yang cultivation fear most that they will become vengeful ghosts after death.

Then there will truly be no peace.

“…Now that we know who the real culprit is,” Mo Li looked at Ran Qing and asked, “Are you planning to go and cause trouble for that ghost?”

Ran Qing nodded: "We should go, but not now, because it's not easy to find that ghost now."

Ran Qing suspected that the ghost's lair was in the elevator building.

The elevator building appears to be the lair of these ghost breeders, and there are many eerie and evil places in the building, including a mass grave and a ghost king born from the mass grave.

It looks like the lair of a vengeful ghost.

If that ghost stays in Yue Zhao, then it's very likely that it lives in the elevator building.

Ran Qing said, "I want to find the Ghost King's Coffin first to rescue the ancestors of the Yin-Yang Masters. Then I'll go find that ghost to take revenge."

The technique of raising ghosts in a vat is almost complete; only the final step remains.

As long as he completes this task and fulfills Aunt Liu's last wish, even if Ran Qing dies at the hands of that ghost, he will have no regrets.

There's no need to rush to find the ghost. As long as Aunt Liu's last wish is fulfilled and the Ghost King's Coffin is found, Ran Qing might even consider Mo Li's suggestion to leave Zangke and seek refuge.

He could go outside and catch more ghosts to soak in wine, increasing his yin power and making himself stronger before returning to take revenge.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late.

If the disparity in strength between the two sides were truly so great, Ran Qing would not have gone to his death in vain.

Ran Qing did not know the purpose of the ghost raisers, nor did he know the whereabouts of the other ghost raisers.

However, in his aunt's recurring memories on her deathbed, he clearly saw the faces of everyone gathered around the grave.

Ran Qing remembered the faces of those who stayed with Xiong Dacheng and raised ghosts together.

Knowing what they look like will make finding them easier; at least you'll have a clear target.

The Yin-Yang Dao circle is very small. As long as you stay in the circle, it's only a matter of time before you run into these "acquaintances".

Ran Qing recounted the story calmly.

But Mo Li didn't feel gratified.

She just looked at Ran Qing silently and said, "You saw that ghost, how could you escape unscathed... Based on what I knew before, the moment you saw it and knew about it, you could no longer escape it."

Mo Li said, "The ability to perceive things is very strange. For example, Chen Laosan had been dead for several hours, but he looked perfectly fine. But as soon as Zong Shu revealed that he was dead, he collapsed and died on the spot..."

Mo Li looked at Ran Qing and said, "Some evil things, even if they are right in front of you, will make it difficult for you to meet them when you don't know about them."

"But once you know about it, when it comes looking for you, you won't be able to escape."

"I suspect the reason they only sent the human-faced demons to harm you, instead of coming to you personally, is because of the existence of the perception barrier."

"Now that the barrier of perception has been broken, those ghost-raising people might come to see us tomorrow."

Mo Li was a bit overwhelmed.

Ran Qing remained silent in response.

Long Zongshu, however, asked in surprise, "Isn't that even better? We want to seek revenge on the ghost-raisers, but they might not even know about our hostility. At a time like this, if they dare to come knocking on our door..."

Long Zongshu scratched his head and said, "With your fists, Mo Li, if you don't beat the shit out of them by then, you'll be lucky they cleaned up."

Ever since witnessing Mo Li send Aunt Ran Qing flying with a single punch, Long Zongshu now has an inexplicable confidence in Mo Li.

To this, Mo Li rolled her eyes and said, "It's not as easy as you make it sound..."

But she did not object to Zong Shu's statement.

Although the barrier of perception has been broken, at least for this moment, Ran Qing and the others still have a certain advantage.

However, the advantages are not that great, and it may not be so easy to extricate oneself from the situation.

But Ran Qing did not regret it.

He took a deep breath and said, "We've been busy all night, we're all exhausted. Let's go back and get some rest, then we'll go find the next ghost tonight."

There are still three ghosts left in the booklet that my sixth aunt gave me.

The most recent one is in Moonlit City.

The other two locations are quite far apart.

Tianlong Tunbao, located in Shunping City, was a military settlement town in Zangke during the Hongwu period.

Another location is in the Nanpan River area and Wanfeng Lake in the southern part of Zangke.

As soon as Ran Qing finished speaking, Mo Li stared at him wide-eyed in astonishment and said, "Going tonight? What about the life tablet? Aren't you going to cast a curse?"

The curse of the Life Master card has now been placed upon Xiong Dacheng, the ghost raiser.

To break this curse, one must either deal with Xiong Dacheng or spend a great deal of time breaking the curse.

Ran Qing, however, planned to take action directly...

Mo Li stared at Ran Qing suspiciously and said, "Don't tell me you're planning to directly invite the ancestral tablets of past masters!"

For the past month, Ran Qing has been constantly on the go, collecting ghosts.

Despite his weak Yin energy, the abilities of a spirit medium, and the help of Mo Li and Long Zongshu, the ghosts he faced were far beyond his capabilities.

The reason for his continued success is largely due to the curse of the ruling card.

This strange and malevolent talisman directly weakens and renders those ghosts powerless.

Now Ran Qing is going to catch a ghost, but she can't wait for the curse of the Destiny Master's Tablet.

—You should know that the demons in the pamphlet get stronger as you go on!

Mo Li stared wide-eyed.

Ran Qing didn't explain, but simply said, "Time is of the essence..."

With only one or two ghosts left, in this critical moment, he was willing to sacrifice half a year of his lifespan to directly ask the past masters to suppress the evil spirits.

This is the easiest and most effortless method.

But after Ran Qing finished speaking, not only Mo Li, but also Lian Zongshu wanted to speak.

But before the two could speak, the voice of an old, tired, and sickly woman rang out from the roadside ahead.

"...My three lords, you've finally returned."

In the morning sunlight, at the entrance of the cement building on Park Road, a sickly-looking old fox with messy, rough fur suddenly emerged.

It looked at Ran Qing and the other two wearily, its body swaying as if its illness had worsened.

It also looked like he had suffered a very serious injury.

Under the astonished gazes of the three, the old fox said in a low voice, "Old Master Kawamasu Taniji is dead..."

(End of this chapter)