From Resident Evil to becoming a gacha god

Chapter 104 Soul-Suppressing Talisman, Banana Spirit

There was quite a commotion upstairs. Xiao Miao looked up at the roof beam in confusion: "What's that sound?"

"Maybe it's a rat." Master Lin's face was stiff as he explained, winking at Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai as he spoke.

Wencai was a bit slow-witted and didn't understand his master's meaning. Instead, he asked with a worried look, "Master, are your eyes bothering you?"

Master Lin:

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Thank you, you're so filial.

Xiao Miao immediately understood and looked at Master Lin with amusement: "If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it. I'm not a very curious person."

"Actually, there's nothing I can't say, it's just..." Master Lin hesitated for a few seconds, then shouted upstairs, "Xiao Bao, come down."

Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!

A small zombie that looked only six or seven years old jumped down the stairs. It moved nimbly as it went down, without any of the stiffness typical of zombies.

[Character: Zombie Xiao Bao]

[Current Synergy: Level 2]

[Draw Cost: 100 Fate Points]

"Xiao Bao is a zombie I keep in the mortuary, but the corpse energy in his body is very faint, making him more like a living corpse," Master Wei explained.

He picked up two tomatoes from the table and stuffed them into the zombie Xiaobao's mouth. Xiaobao sucked hard, and the tomatoes were instantly reduced to just a thin skin.

After eating, Xiao Bao skipped and hopped over to Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, wanting to play with them. The two, having eaten and drunk their fill, were bored and felt pressured staying by their master's side, so they used the excuse of playing with Xiao Bao to escape.

"Xiao Bao was a pitiful person. His father drowned while fishing, and his mother thought he was a burden that would affect her remarriage. So she used the excuse of playing hide-and-seek to trick Xiao Bao into going to the cellar and starving him to death."

Fearing that Xiao Miao might suddenly decide to exorcise the demon, Master Lin quickly explained, "That cellar happens to be a place where yin energy gathers. After Xiao Bao died, he became a zombie and was hiding inside, obediently waiting for his mother to find him, until I discovered him... sigh..."

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Xiao Miao nodded: "He is indeed a pitiful person. Daoist is kind-hearted, so it is understandable that you take care of him. I am not the kind of person who would shout for killing every zombie I see. Daoist, there is no need to be nervous."

Master Lin cupped his hands in apology: "I apologize. I was being petty and judging you by my own standards. Please keep the mortuary a secret, otherwise the nearby villagers might have something to say."

"Of course, of course," Xiao Miao readily agreed, then rubbed his hands together like a fly: "Daoist Master, about that Taoist technique..."

"Alas..." Master Lin smiled bitterly, "It's not that I'm hiding anything, but all my knowledge comes from Maoshan Taoism, which cannot be easily passed on to others. That's the rule of the sect, however..."

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Xiao Miao's spirits lifted: "However?"

However, "but" is a magical word. Once this word appears, the preceding content becomes irrelevant; the important part comes after "but".

"I have some knowledge of talismans. I've simplified some aspects of the Maoshan talismans to create a new type, which I can teach you."

Xiao Miao immediately clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Daoist Lin."

What a steal!

With nothing else to do, Master Lin simply took out a blank yellow talisman and placed it on the table, demonstrating it to Xiao Miao: "This talisman is called the Soul-Suppressing Talisman. As the name suggests, it can suppress the soul and strengthen the sealing effect. It's different from traditional Maoshan talismans; it needs to be drawn on..."

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Master Lin's explanation was insightful yet easy to understand, logically sound, and full of profound wisdom. Xiao Miao listened attentively and gained a preliminary understanding of the entire talisman system.

Maoshan talisman magic is a complex system, with every stroke and character carefully considered. Each talisman is equivalent to asking a celestial deity to intervene. If you write the deity's name incorrectly or the blessing is written incorrectly, the deity will naturally not respond.

After listening to Master Lin's explanation, Xiao Miao guessed that the orthodox Maoshan talisman system might only be effective in worlds where the Heavenly Court faction exists. Outside of this vast power encompassing the Three Realms and Six Paths, the effectiveness of Maoshan talismans might not be stable.

The soul-suppressing talisman that Master Lin taught Xiao Miao was different. Heaven and earth have spiritual energy, and this talisman directly calls upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, without needing divine intervention or supernatural powers. Its effect is much weaker, but it is more versatile.

Master Lin's original intention in creating this talisman was very simple: the requirements for drawing Maoshan talismans were too high, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng found it difficult to get started. This was a transitional teaching material tailored for his two disciples.

Master Lin is truly a good master; he has gone to great lengths for his two disciples.

[Skill: Soul-Suppressing Talisman Iv1 (Can suppress souls and seal soul-based creatures)]

When Xiao Miao drew the first talisman with the brush, Master Lin's eyes immediately flashed with a strange, green light.

"Such a fast learning speed!"

Master Lin was furious when he thought of his two good-for-nothing disciples.

The saying "other people's children" will always exist. Master Lin is not a person who likes to compare, but compared with Xiao Miao, his own two children are really too useless.

Clang, crash...

The sound of debris collapsing came from outside the door, and Qiu Sheng's loud laughter and Wen Cai's cries of pain could be faintly heard.

The two people and the zombie were having so much fun that they got a little carried away.

Master Lin's temples bulged with veins. He glanced at the soul-suppressing talisman drawn by Xiao Miao, then silently got up, picked up the feather duster on the wall, and went outside.

"I hope he's alright," Xiao Miao prayed sincerely.

A few seconds later, the sounds of Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng wailing and begging for mercy came from outside, along with Master Lin's exasperated scolding: "Still playing? Still teasing Xiao Bao? You've eaten your meal and you're still not doing your homework!"

The three voices faded into the distance. Suddenly, the gate of the mortuary was pushed open, and a villager rushed in, panting, "Is...Is Master Lin here?"

Xiao Miao stepped forward to greet him: "Don't rush, take a break and catch your breath first. Master Lin is in the backyard, he'll be back soon."

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The villager, hands on his knees, gasped for breath. A few seconds later, his breathing slowed. Xiao Miao handed him a small bowl of cold tea, which he drank in one gulp.

Master Lin returned after reprimanding his disciple.

"Master Lin, something terrible has happened! My brother has mysteriously disappeared!"

Master Lin immediately took off his Taoist robe from the wall and put it on; "Come on, take me to your house, we can talk as we walk."

"I'll go too." Xiao Miao said solemnly, "I might be able to help."

If it's ghosts or monsters causing harm, then this is a bonus! Mission progress +1

"Okay!" Master Lin nodded in agreement without hesitation, and the three of them hurriedly left.

The villager, from a neighboring village, said that his younger brother mysteriously disappeared after dinner last night.

His younger brother is playful and often runs around. It's common for him to spend the night in the fields when he's tired from playing, but he always comes home for breakfast the next morning.

He didn't see his younger brother last night, and he thought he would come home early for breakfast as usual, but he didn't see his brother this morning.

After lunch, when no one was still in sight, the villagers became anxious and rushed to the mortuary to seek help from Master Lin.

"It's unclear whether it's the work of ghosts or monsters. It could be a human-caused disaster, or it could simply be something else that's causing trouble. Don't worry," Master Lin comforted him.

Xiao Miao sensed something different from the villagers' descriptions. The plot felt very familiar, like something out of a movie.

But he couldn't recall it for the time being and needed to gather more information.

The villages were very close, and five minutes later, the three arrived at the outbuilding where the villager's younger brother lived. Master Lin immediately noticed something was wrong.

Xiao Miao also noticed the anomaly, crouching down to look into the corner: "Dragon and Phoenix Candle, is someone in your family getting married recently?"

The villager quickly shook his head: "No, my brother and I are both single."

"And there's a red rope." Master Lin picked up the red rope that had fallen into the pile of straw. "These are items used in ghost-summoning rituals. Your brother actively summoned a ghost; there's a high chance he was kidnapped by a spirit!"

"A ritual to summon ghosts?" Xiao Miao wondered, his knowledge of niche folk customs was practically zero.

Master Lin continued his investigation and nodded affirmatively: "It is indeed a ritual to summon ghosts. After dark, dress up as a groom, tie a dragon and phoenix candle with a red rope, throw one end into the banana grove, and tie the other end to your toes. Then just wait quietly, and the beautiful banana spirit will come back to spend a night with you."

"Your brother has most likely been kidnapped by a banana spirit. We must find him as soon as possible, or he will be squeezed to death."

As Master Lin recounted the story, Xiao Miao's sense of déjà vu intensified, and he gradually came to understand.

This is the story of the One-Eyebrowed Taoist!

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