Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 331 The ghost borrows longevity
The eerie ghost that emerged from the darkness was actually the appearance of Ran Jianfei, a middle-aged man.

The woman he was carrying on his back was Ran Qing's mother...

This scene flashed by in the darkness.

Just as Ran Qing saw it clearly, the eerie demon chased after the red-clad female corpse and disappeared into the darkness.

But a fleeting glance is enough.

Ran Qing froze for a moment, her mind going blank.

"mom……"

He had a vague suspicion, but when he actually saw his mother turn into a ghost, Ran Qing still found it hard to accept.

It turns out that after her mother died, she really did become a ghost.

And they're trapped in this ghost town...

Ran Qing stared intently in the direction where her parents had disappeared and said, "Ran Jianfei is not dead yet."

The scene before my eyes was too terrifying and bizarre.

But because it was so terrifying and bizarre, it instantly reminded him of the records in "Witchcraft and Ghostly Arts".

According to the "Witchcraft and Spiritual Arts," this situation is called "the ghost borrowing lifespan"!

This situation was so bizarre and dangerous that even a written record of it had a huge impact, and Ran Qing remembered it the first time she saw it.

“When a close relative dies and becomes a vengeful ghost, the blood ties and emotional memories from their lifetime can still create a connection.”

"Through this emotional bond, the souls of the dead can be saved, and evil spirits can be transformed into ordinary wandering souls, their malevolent aura dissipated, and they no longer have to suffer from resentment."

"But if you fail, you will be dragged into the underworld by evil spirits, your body will become a living dead, and your soul will be trapped in the underworld, becoming one with the evil spirits."

Ran Qing stared into the depths of darkness and slowly said, "This is a forbidden evil technique that those who follow unorthodox paths must never touch. If it fails, the price will be too heavy."

Ran Jianfei clearly wanted to use the gentlest and safest method to pray for his deceased wife's soul, but he failed.

This is the consequence of failure.

His body became a living dead, and his soul carried the evil spirit until his entire soul was corrupted and devoured by the evil spirit.

This is a fate even more painful than becoming a ghost.

Because throughout the entire process, the soul remains conscious.

He would watch helplessly as he was eaten, powerless to stop it...

The good news is that Ran Jianfei only arrived last night.

He's not completely dead yet; there's still a chance he can be saved.

Ran Qing abruptly put away the memorial tablets of past masters and began taking out candles and incense sticks.

"I'm going to the Ghost Realm of Wujiang to save Ran Jianfei and bring his soul back!"

The female corpse that Ran Jianfei had refined was blocking his way, yet he was still able to control the female corpse even while his lifespan was being borrowed by a ghost.

As long as he's not dead, there's still a glimmer of hope.

These ghosts trapped in the underworld can be brought back to life if they are retrieved from the depths of the Yin dwellings in the Wujiang Ghost Realm.

Ran Qing began to suspect that Ran Jianfei had lied to him about what he had said before.

If my mother truly died of natural causes ten years ago, why did she become a ghost after death?

Still trapped inside this ghost town from the Republican era that has existed for decades...

Ran Qing carefully put away the memorial tablet of her late master, quickly set up the altar in the center with the wooden chair as the center, lit incense sticks, and sprinkled a circle of incense ash.

This time, Mo Li and Zong Shu could not accompany him.

They were to stay here and keep watch for Ran Qing.

Once Ran Jianfei's female corpse can no longer stop the evil spirits, then Mo Li and Long Zongshu must immediately summon Ran Qing from the Wujiang Ghost Realm.

Even Little Cotton couldn't accompany him this time.

As a spirit medium, Little Cotton is his most important guiding light.

Given their current situation, leaving the road sign in the mortal realm is the fastest way for Ran Qing to return.

She quickly wrapped a red rope around her right little finger and handed the other end to Mo Li. Standing in the Yin Altar, Ran Qing said to Mo Li, "If something goes wrong, immediately pull this red rope, and I will come back from the other end."

As Ran Qing spoke, she glanced deeply into the darkness.

The ghost here really is my mother...

If possible, he hoped to use conventional ghost-catching methods to take his mother away.

Instead of using the memorial tablet of the late master.

Ran Qing vividly remembered the fate of the evil spirit that was attacked when the ancestral tablet was used at Lao Wang Mountain last time.

He didn't want his mother to suffer the same fate, even if the ghost might not be his mother anymore...

Ran Qing's mind was in utter chaos and confusion.

Sadness, confusion, pain... a chaotic and complex mix of emotions surged within him, and he even felt a lump in his throat.

But now is not the time for grief and tears.

In such critical moments, he needs to remain calm even more.

Ran Qing forced herself to abandon those chaotic emotions and coldly made the most rational choice.

If we can rescue Ran Jianfei, it will weaken my mother's power. We can also team up with Ran Jianfei and perhaps use methods other than the ancestral tablet to take my mother away.

Ran Qing astutely identified the only solution to this chaotic situation.

As he sat down in the Yin Altar, on that eerie wooden chair, Ran Qing began to shake the corpse-driving bell.

A jingling sound rang out in the Yin Altar. Ran Qing felt as if the chair beneath her was an icicle, and a chilling coldness spread from the chair to her entire body, causing her limbs to stiffen.

The fog around the chair gradually thickened.

The thick fog obscured his vision, and in a daze, he found himself in the Ghost Realm of the Wujiang River, standing on a dry, hard yellow dirt road.

And that strange chair suddenly started bouncing rapidly in front of them, leaping deeper into the mist.

Ran Qing immediately followed.

This chair was part of my mother's dowry, and it stayed with her in the ghost town after her death.

There must be some kind of connection between the chair and the mother.

This connection has now been discovered by Ran Jianfei, who is using the lifespan of a ghost.

He was indeed guiding Ran Qing and the others all the way here, and was asking Ran Qing for help.

Ran Qing adjusted the position of her canvas bag, then, holding the skull cane, followed after them with a blank expression.

The ghost realm of the Wujiang River is eerie and cold, as desolate and lifeless as ever.

After walking for about ten seconds, the thick fog gradually thinned, and the barren forest began to come into view.

He has officially entered the ghost realm of the Wujiang River.

Moreover, judging from the situation in the woods, he must have crossed the Ghost City and the great river outside the Ghost City directly to the outside of Wuzhai Pass.

Ran Qing was intimately familiar with the desolate woods.

It seemed as if many eyes were watching him in the darkness, but Ran Qing calmly shook the corpse-driving bell and stepped forward step by step.

They ignored the prying eyes in the darkness.

Soon, he climbed to the end of the dirt road through the forest and saw the dark mountain pass between the two mountains ahead.

Wuzhai Pass...

After Aunt Liu died, Ran Qing never set foot in the terrifying Ghost Gate again.

Only by entering this place can one truly enter the depths of the ghost realm of the Wujiang River.

Now, does he have the qualifications to go in alone...?

Ran Qing was somewhat dazed.

The wooden chair had already jumped deep into the Wuzhai Pass and disappeared into the darkness.

Ran Qing took a deep breath and stepped into the darkness, crossing the clearly defined Wuzhai Pass.

(End of this chapter)