From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 38 Xuan Guang Lighting
"Do you know the origin of this tower?"

You Ming looked at Chuang Po. Although the other party was his subordinate, he would not let these resentful souls go unless they told him the truth.

"Of course I recognize it... This is the Baby Tower, also known as the Abandoned Baby Tower."

"In the past, before Shintoism was established, many people could barely make ends meet. If they found out they had a baby girl, they would think she was a loss and would bury her privately."

"As more and more bodies were buried there, it became a place of abandonment. The resentful spirits grew more and more, so they built small pagodas on the bones."

"It's called salvation, but it's actually suppression. The pagoda has accumulated the remains of countless baby girls and those abandoned before their first month. They're simply restrained by the pagoda and cannot leave."

A trace of heartache flashed across the eyes of the bed lady, but she spoke slowly.

Originally, You Ming was still full of anger, but at this moment he felt like he was poured with a bucket of cold water. Even though his willpower was +6, he still felt a little confused.

He lived in a peaceful and prosperous era in his previous life. Although he was a demon in this life, he was deified very early and had never seen such cruel things.

The mysterious light that he had originally condensed also slowly dissipated.

"Although that little fetal ghost was a bit naughty, it didn't absorb anyone's yang energy."

"It simply keeps searching for its 'home,' constantly approaching pregnant women and babies, treating other people's dreams of pregnancy as its own, using its cries, obsessions, and fragments of memory to integrate into the bodies of mortal babies. Unexpectedly, it ends up disturbing the human world."

The bed lady continued.

The Wang family was probably working as river workers here, but they happened to dig up the baby tower sealed at the bottom of the river.

In addition, a new baby was born in the house, which attracted the little fetal ghosts to come closer.

If these fetal ghosts really had bad intentions, just these few days would be enough to drain the energy out of their entire family.

"How should I...help them to be liberated?"

You Ming suddenly felt that he was a little unable to speak, and asked haltingly.

"All these kids on this ground... have no name, no place to go, no courage... that's why they cry so loudly. They have nothing but resentment. I can't blame them for clinging to me. Alas, who doesn't want a mother?"

The bed lady sighed, but couldn't explain herself clearly.

"Sir, every soul, between its birth and the present, has a 'soul navel' that connects it to the living world and its destiny. If it is born but not nurtured, and its name is not recorded, the soul navel is severed, and its will power dissipates. It cannot return to dreams, cannot be reborn, and cannot reincarnate."

Bed Lady didn't quite know how to express himself, but Wu Mo next to him suddenly spoke.

"Please, sir, as the [Envoy of Pregnancy], give these children...names."

"With names, they can reconnect with the living world and no longer be rootless duckweed."

Wu Mo continued.

Bed Lady looked at Wu Mo gratefully. Although she had a lot of ideas, she didn't quite know how to express them.

"Then...then the adults will light a lamp for each child. With the lights, they won't be cold anymore."

The bed lady tried hard to express herself clearly, but she was anxious and seemed a little aggressive.

"I understand."

Although You Ming was puzzled that these people seemed to know more than a proper deity like himself, he had a rough idea after listening to their stories.

"Cang Lao Er."

You Ming suddenly spoke, and the rat demon who had been trembling with fear beside him straightened his back and trotted over.

"Go prepare some lanterns... the more the better. I'll give you whatever you need later."

Cang Laoer's family has been guarding the water port for generations. Their main function is to light lamps and add oil, so naturally there are many lamps in their home.

The second son of Cang was also very clear. How could he accept money for doing something entrusted by the gods? It would be impossible to do him a favor under normal circumstances.

The moment he whistled, countless tiny mice ran out of the warehouse at Shuibukou. Some of them looked like humans, but most of them were still unintelligent.

After receiving his instructions, the rats began to search through boxes and cabinets, searching for the oil lamp. You Ming's figure flashed, transforming into a divine body, holding the oil lamp in one hand, and slowly approached the white tower.

The resentful souls in the White Tower were frightened by his beating. When they saw him coming, they all curled up in the innermost part, and even the White Tower seemed to be sinking.

But You Ming fixed the white tower with a mysterious light. He lay at a window and looked at the baby inside.

Inside was a baby girl, naked, with a grayish-white body and the umbilical cord still attached to her belly. She looked at the big face outside the window and was so scared that her mouth puckered up and she almost cried.

But the other party was too cruel, so it didn't dare to cry out loud.

"Since you're so small, I'll call you... Ding Ding."

You Ming tried hard to make his expression appear gentler. He was named after the god, and although his position was low, he also had a mysterious power.

After the baby girl got a name, her panic and resentment actually slowly dissipated.

"This lamp is for you."

You Ming placed the lamp in his hand into the window. He was about to light the lamp, but for some unknown reason, a mysterious light appeared and fell on the wick.

At the same time, a trace of the [maternal radiance] he had previously received from a pregnant woman was also present in it.

The mysterious light was soft and bright, and the small window hole instantly became warm.

The baby girl seemed stunned for a moment, then slowly curled up and lay in front of the lamp, gradually stopping trembling.

You Ming came to another window.

"You look like a little dumpling, so let's call you Red Dumpling."

"Your name is Xiang'er..."

"Just call me A-mei."

You Ming was very patient at this moment. He named all the fetal ghosts one by one and lit a lamp for them with the mysterious light and maternal radiance.

"Hey, it's you."

There were more than 330 resentful souls in the entire pagoda. He finally walked to the last window, but found that it was the little fetus ghost that had been caught by the bed lady before.

The little ghost still remembered it, but when he saw that his other brothers and sisters all had names, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he lay down at the window and stared at him.

"Well...just call me Big Eyes."

You Ming smiled and placed the last lamp in the window. A bit of mysterious light fell down, and only a trace of mysterious light remained in his body.

He was really too tired. He had consumed so much Xuan Guang in one breath, and it would take a long time to recover.

But it was worth it for him. Ordinary firelight could not compare to the effect of the mysterious light.

He raised his head, and saw a bright and mysterious light rising from the entire white tower, and the light was stable and unextinguished.

The originally dilapidated pagoda now had a sense of brilliance and splendor, and all the babies had faint smiles on their faces.

The maternal glow enveloped by the mysterious light made them feel as if they had returned to their mother's arms.

"so good."

A faint smile also appeared on You Ming's face.

The next moment, the mysterious light in his body suddenly jumped. Although it was only a trace, it spread out like a tide and instantly filled his whole body.

Not only was the mysterious light fully restored, it even became condensed into one.

This is the breakthrough of Xuan Guang to a new level. As long as there is a trace of it, it can be restored to its original state in a moment, and it remains condensed. Even if it leaves the body for a hundred years, it can still shine brightly.

(End of this chapter)