Removing Skin, Fixing the Soul (2)

g the chains. With a clang of metal against metal, sparks flew in the gloom.Mr. Ou lowered his voice and asked me, "Do you often come into contact with these strange things and people""...that's about...I had only met Mu Yunliang a short while ago, when he knelt before me and apologized. My heart held no forgiveness for him. But I never expected that just half a day later, something would happen to him! Hearing this news, the resentment I felt towards him lessened all at once.

As soon as I stepped onto the second floor, I smelled a strange odor, like I had entered a vegetable market. It was a strong, fishy smell.

Outside the front door stood several people, Situ Lin, Old Mrs. Shen and her husband, Mr. Zhou, and a white-haired old man in a Taoist robe, who should be Ling Xuzi, the abbot of Qingyu Dao Guan.

My brother squatted over there and stood up immediately when he saw me. He said, "Little Qiao, you're here! I was waiting for you to go in with me. I wouldn't dare go alone; this bloody smell... I can already imagine countless terrifying scenes."

I knew he was waiting for Jiang Qiyun, not me. I glanced at Jiang Qiyun beside me; he nodded slightly, gesturing for me to go in and have a look.

We both stepped into the room. The heavy metallic scent of blood made me nauseous, tears welling up in my eyes. Jiang Qiyun reached out and patted my shoulder, pushing me towards the door. He then walked in himself.

My brother also froze at the door, muttering, "Come on... what the heck does this mean Is it a plant vs. zombie battle What are these things for"

In a corner of the room, there was a pool of blood. I saw a bloody humanoid figure lying there, every muscle clearly visible. If it weren't for the pungent smell of blood, I would have thought it was an anatomy model from a medical school.

And on the top of this humanoid figure, its hands, and feet respectively, there are several piles of things. There is a handful of mung beans, a few sweet potatoes, a pile of white rice, a pile of wheat, and a few corn cobs.

I am in awe of my brother's thick nerves. Seeing such a bloody and eerie scene, he could still think of games! And he even gave an accurate comparison to Plants vs. Zombies.

Jiang Qiyun took a close look and said, “This is an evil spell to peel the skin and bind the soul. Look, there’s a wooden wedge nailed into his head and a mirror under his feet. This prevents the soul from leaving the body, thus allowing it to escape the underworld's pursuit.”

"What investigation" I whispered.

Those who are not on the death registry but suddenly die will be taken to the Second Palace for questioning. Then, based on the circumstances, they will be rewarded for good deeds and punished for evil ones. However, if the ghost does not enter the underworld, the underworld will be unaware of the situation and unable to investigate or take any action… He just needs to wait a few more hours before his soul dissipates, which is equivalent to destroying the body and evidence in the mortal world.

"What are these things for" These grains and pulses couldn't possibly be offerings to the murderer, could they

"...This is hanging him by a thread of 'anger'. If he dies soon, his soul will dissipate first and won't achieve the purpose of simultaneously extinguishing his spirit. " Jiang Qiyun said coldly.

I was taken aback. Hanging there, with a mouthful of anger That meant Mu Yunliang was still "alive"! In this state, he could still live!

Jiang Qiyun shook his head: "It's just death without life, no different from death."

He walked over and motioned for me to leave: "Don't stay in this kind of place for too long, the negativity is too heavy, it's not good for your health."

"My body I raised my hand and touched my abdomen. He wasn't concerned about my body, but what was inside, was he"

"We need to thoroughly investigate everyone he has come into contact with, interrogating all relevant individuals to see if anything is amiss; besides that, his skin is missing, which means it was taken. When this Mu Yunliang reappears, it will be the devil who harmed him."

Grandmother Shen was waiting for us in the corridor. As soon as she saw my brother, she asked, "This is a descendant of your Mu family. You are the acting head of the family. What do you think of this matter How do you plan to handle it"

My brother looked at me, and I coughed lightly, repeating what Jiang Qiyun had just said.

Upon hearing this, their eyes looked at me with a hint of surprise.

"Little Qiao, you know quite a bit," asked Si Tu Lin.

"Hmph, of course she knows a thing or two. She married into the Yin family at sixteen," Old Madam Shen coldly snorted. "Tomorrow is an important sacrifice, this matter cannot affect the big picture. Perhaps it's related to evil spirits and ghosts escaping from the Sealed Evil Formation… Just right, this corpse can be used to persuade each family to contribute manpower. Pretending to have nothing to do with it won't work. Once the formation collapses, none of these people inside the circle will have a good life!"

"He's a member of my Mu family. He's already suffering enough from this, and you still want to torture him Don't you have any humanity in your old bones" My brother immediately scolded her.

"Impudent!" Old Mr. Zhou raised his hand and pinched a tactic. My brother felt a surge of power in his leg bend, unable to support himself and knelt on one knee before Mrs. Shen.

Mr. Zhou also gave me a pinch with his fingers, scaring me as I was about to dodge, but Jiang Qiyun stood in front of me.

Sistru Lin raised his hand to stop Mr. Zhou: "Senior, please calm down. Young Master Mu's words do have some reason. After all, he is here as the acting head of the family. It's already infuriating that something happened to our own family. If we were to take him out in public view, it would negatively impact the Mu family."

Host Ling Xu and Mrs. Shen were very face-giving to Si Tu Lin, they hurried asked: "How do you think Mr. Si Tu should handle this"

"First, we should remove the formation and let the soul return to the underworld. Then, we can conduct a covert investigation. There are many people on the mountain now, a mix of good and bad. Someone might expose themselves. As for this corpse, I will contact the relevant local authorities to keep it secret." Situ Lin said, "The most important thing is that tomorrow's sacrificial ceremony won't be affected, and we need to discuss the plan to seal the evil formation."

Grandma Shen nodded and said, “Young Master Situ is mature for his age, so let's do it your way. If the Shen family needs to do anything, just speak up.”

Si Tu Lin hurriedly flattered, "I've heard that Old Madam's soul-sending technique is marvelous. Could you please enlighten us juniors"

Old Mrs. Shen smiled happily: "Trivial tricks." After finishing her sentence, she took out a piece of talisman paper, pinched the seal and drew it in the air, folding the talisman paper into an empty triangle. She muttered to herself, throwing the triangle into the air.

For a moment, I felt a chill run down my spine. A translucent ghost rose from the blood-soaked corpse.

Mu Yunliang was covered in blood, his skin gone, a pair of bulging eyeballs staring straight at me. He suddenly crawled towards me, shouting, “Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao… save me… I didn’t mean it… save me…”

I screamed in fright, watching as the blood-red apparition was about to crawl out the door. The hollow triangle suddenly fell onto his head, and both the ghost and the triangular symbol vanished.

Then Old Mrs. Shen turned to look at me, her eyes were quite complex: "You have some intelligence."

This kind of spiritual root, I don't want it at all! This was Jiang Qiyun trying to scare me by giving me the ability to see ghosts!

My eyes were red, and my brother quickly hugged me and comforted me for a few words. Situ Lin walked over and whispered, "Did you see a ghost"

I nodded and looked at Jiang Qiyun in front of me.

He was so close to me, yet no matter how terrified I was, I had to restrain myself from rushing into his arms in full view of everyone. certain limitations and supervision, with the state providing for their food, shelter, transportation; or..."He paused."What is it" I gasped.He frowned slightly and said to me in a low voice, "Then,...