The gate of the mansion in front of him looked very tall. This was the southern district of the county. Those who could live here were either rich or noble. As far as the eye could see, there was an endless stretch of wealthy families. Above everyone's heads, there was a gilded plaque with the words "Zhao Mansion" written on it.
Han Zhe walked to the door of the Zhao Mansion and said, "Knock on the door."
Zhang Shan walked to the front and was about to knock on the door when the door of the Zhao Mansion suddenly opened from the inside. A few monks and Taoist priests were chased out by the servants of the Zhao Mansion.
"Are you blind? How dare you trick our Zhao Mansion!"
"Hurry up and get lost. If you don't get lost, I'll break your legs!"
…
The Taoist priests and monks scrambled away. Han Zhe looked at a stout middle-aged housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion and asked, "Were you the ones who reported the case?"
Seeing their clothes, the middle-aged housekeeper changed his attitude and immediately smiled apologetically, "Immortal Master, please follow me in …"
Han Zhe stepped into the Zhao Mansion and asked, "Who were those people just now?"
The middle-aged housekeeper revealed a look of disdain and said, "Those damn monks and Taoist priests. They pretended to be cultivation experts and tricked our Zhao Mansion. Immortal Master, you don't have to pay attention to them. Master and Madam are already waiting in the inner residence …"
When he turned to look at Li Mu and the others, he raised his head again and said coldly, "You guys, wait here first!"
Seeing the two of them walk into the inner residence, Zhang Shan curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Isn't it just a connection with the County Governor? What's so great about that …"
In the 36 counties of the Great Zhou, each county was led by the County Governor and assisted by the County Governor. Li Mu learned from Zhang Shan that the young master of the Zhao Mansion was lucky enough to be valued by the County Governor of the North County and was about to be engaged to the County Governor's daughter. Naturally, the status of the Zhao Mansion would also rise. Not to mention the bailiffs, even the Zhang County Magistrates would have to give some face to the Zhao Family.
Zhang Shan suddenly looked at Li Si and said, "Old Li, why don't you go and seduce the County Governor's daughter? This way, we will have a backer …"
Li Si glanced at him indifferently and ignored him.
Living off a woman was also a skill. Li Mu did not look down on the Zhao family because of this. It had nothing to do with him. What he was concerned about was the collection of the seven emotions. He looked at the constables and asked, "What happened to the Zhao family?"
One of the constables looked around and said in a low voice, "I don't know why Young Master Zhao has been possessed. His marriage with the County Magistrate's daughter is approaching. If this matter is not handled properly, the County Magistrate will definitely blame us. The Zhang County Magistrates attach great importance to this case …"
While they were talking, several silhouettes walked out from the inner residence.
Han Zhe was walking at the front, followed by a middle-aged couple. Both of them looked worried and anxious, turning their heads to look behind them from time to time.
A young man wearing only an undershirt followed behind them. The young man was handsome, but there was a silly smile on his face. He didn't even wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth and only cared about laughing foolishly …
Zhang Shan was shocked and whispered, "He's really been possessed. I saw him on the street before, but he wasn't like this at that time …"
Li Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. Although he could not see through a person's three spiritual and seven physical souls, according to the description in the introductory book, Young Master Zhao had clearly lost one of his spiritual souls.
Humans had three spiritual souls. One was Fetal Light, two were Refreshing Spirits, and three were Serene Spirits.
The first spiritual soul, Fetal Light, was the true nature of the Innate. The second spiritual soul, Refreshing Spirits, was the consciousness and was responsible for thinking and intelligence. The third spiritual soul, Serene Spirits, was responsible for interests.
Among the three spiritual souls, Fetal Light was the Life Spirit. Once Fetal Light left the body, the person would immediately lose consciousness and fall into a coma. Refreshing Spirits were responsible for intelligence. Without Refreshing Spirits, the person would become silly and dull, and their intelligence would be like that of a three-year-old child. Losing the third spiritual soul, Serene Spirits, would cause the person to lose interest in everything. Young Master Zhao had become silly for no reason, so he had obviously lost his second spiritual soul.
There were generally two reasons for the three spiritual souls to leave the body. The first was that they left the body automatically due to shock. The second was that they were hooked by humans or demons. It was unknown which one Young Master Zhao belonged to.
Han Zhe turned around and said to the middle-aged couple, "Bring me cinnabar and a writing brush."
Although the middle-aged couple did not know what Han Zhe wanted to do, they quickly ordered the servants to prepare the things he wanted.
A constable watched from afar and whispered, "Boss is going to draw talismans again."
Soul Summoning was not a complicated spell. Taoism and Buddhism had several methods. Just the book that Li Qing gave him recorded three or four methods.
The one that Han Zhe chose was obviously the simplest.
He dipped the writing brush in cinnabar and drew a strange rune on Young Master Zhao's forehead. Then he formed a seal with both hands. His lips seemed to be trembling, but no one could hear what he was saying.
The incantations and mantras needed to use supernatural powers and Taoist techniques did not have to be said out loud. Cultivators could use their Life Spirits to directly mute the incantations. In order to prevent outsiders from secretly learning from them, Taoist techniques were not allowed to be used verbally in the various sects.
"Spiritual Soul, return!"
Han Zhe suddenly shouted, startling everyone present.
Li Mu felt that it was a pity. He could also summon spiritual souls. If he had done it, perhaps he could have received some gratitude from the Zhao Family. It was a pity that this rare opportunity was wasted in Han Zhe's hands.
However, the development of the situation did not seem to be as Li Mu had expected.
"Spiritual Soul, return!"
"Spiritual Soul, return!"
"Zhao Yong's Soul, return!"
…
Han Zhe stood in front of the dazed Zhao Yong and chanted the Soul Leading Incantation several times. However, he could not summon Zhao Yong's second spiritual soul.
In such a situation, either Zhao Yong's second spiritual soul had dissipated, or it was too far away and beyond the range of the Soul Leading Incantation.
Strangely, other than the Life Spirit Fetus Light, the other two spiritual souls did not have consciousness. After the Soul Leading Incantation left the body, they would not go too far. Instead, they would move around the body unconsciously. The Soul Leading Incantation could affect at least a radius of ten miles. If Zhao Yong's second spiritual soul had not dissipated, it was already ten miles away from the body.
Things were clearly out of his expectations. Han Zhe frowned and said in a low voice, "His second soul hasn't dissipated yet. When I summoned his soul just now, I could sense its existence, but I don't know its exact location …"
The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Immortal Master, what should we do next?"
Han Zhe thought and said, "Take a piece of yellow paper and a strand of Zhao Yong's hair."
The middle-aged man hurriedly asked someone to bring the yellow paper and personally took a few strands of hair from his son's head. He respectfully handed them to Han Zhe.
Han Zhe placed Zhao Yong's hair in the palm of his hand. With a gentle twist of his fingers, the strands of hair suddenly ignited and quickly turned into a pile of ashes.
He mixed the ashes of the hair with cinnabar and then placed the yellow paper on the table. He took a deep breath and picked up the brush. The brush moved like dragons and snakes as he drew a complicated talisman on the paper in one go.
"Immortal Guides the Way."
Li Mu's heart skipped a beat. He had seen this kind of talisman in a book. This kind of Immortal Guides the Way could be used to find demons and ghosts. He did not expect it to be used to find souls.
After drawing the talisman, Han Zhe folded it into the shape of a paper crane. After injecting his transcendence energy, the paper crane slowly flapped its wings and circled Zhao Yong once before flying out of the Zhao Manor.
The people of the Zhao Manor watched in amazement. Han Zhe looked at Li Mu and the rest and ordered, "You guys, follow it!"
…
On the street, a paper crane floated in the air and slowly moved forward. A few constables followed behind it, attracting the attention of many commoners.
Li Mu knew the principle behind the Immortal Guides the Way. Just now, Han Zhe mixed Zhao Yong's hair with cinnabar. This talisman contained Zhao Yong's breath. This breath and Zhao Yong's soul were attracted to each other. It would follow the trajectory of his second soul and find the location of his second soul.
However, the paper crane's flying speed was extremely slow. At this speed, it was unknown when they would find Zhao Yong's soul.
The group followed the paper crane and circled around the county city for half a day. The paper crane circled out of the city gates and headed west.
The paper crane's speed was extremely slow. After circling around the county city for a long time, the sky was about to turn dark. They were already more than five kilometers away from the county city. Other than Han Zhe, everyone's face was filled with fatigue and impatience.
At a certain moment, one of the constables suddenly said, "Look, the paper crane is not moving!"
Li Mu looked up and saw that the paper crane floating in the air was no longer moving forward. Instead, it was circling in place.
This meant that Zhao Yong's soul was nearby. However, just as he took a step forward, the scene in front of him changed drastically.
A moment ago, the sky had only darkened slightly. Suddenly, it became pitch black. He could not even see his own fingers. When he looked up, he could not see the stars in the sky. He could not hear any sound.
"Camouflage!"
Li Mu was shocked. He hurriedly channeled his mana to his eyes. In the next moment, the darkness in front of him disappeared. He saw Zhang Shan, Li Si, and the rest with terrified expressions. They stretched out their hands and groped in the air while circling in place.
Han Zhe's eyes flashed with a dim light. He snorted, "I knew it. Zhao Yong's soul left his body inexplicably because of evil. Who are you? Quickly show yourself!"
Han Zhe's voice seemed to contain some kind of strange power. After the constables heard it, their vision blurred and they once again saw their colleagues beside them.
At the same time, they also saw an illusory figure standing quietly not far in front of them.
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