Li Mu opened his mouth. He felt that this female ghost was cursing him, but he didn't have any proof.
He had already formed the hand seal, but she suddenly became polite. This made him feel indescribably uncomfortable.
In the end, Li Mu secretly removed the hand seal. After all, he didn't want to hit a smiling ghost. Most importantly, to be able to release an illusion that even Han Zhe couldn't resist, this female ghost's strength was very likely at the Third Realm, or even the Fourth Realm. Even with the Nine Syllables of Truth, Li Mu wasn't her match.
He looked around and saw that Zhang Shan, Li Si, and Han Zhe were all lying on the ground. However, they were only unconscious and shouldn't be seriously injured. He didn't know why this white-clothed female ghost was stopping them from handling this case.
"This concubine is Su He … how should I address this young master?"
"Li Mu."
… …
This female ghost seemed to be reasonable. After the introductions, Li Mu looked at the people lying on the ground and asked, "Miss Su, can you let my colleagues go?"
The female ghost named Su He smiled and said, "This concubine has been in this Bay of Clear Water for twenty years and has never harmed anyone. They are only unconscious and will wake up tomorrow."
Li Mu immediately understood. It was normal for Han Zhe to not be a match for a female ghost with twenty years of cultivation.
Although the cultivation of demons and spirits was much more difficult than that of humans, ghosts and spirits were different. They were originally transformed from the souls of humans. In terms of cultivation, they had an advantage that demons and spirits, and even humans, could not compare to.
Among them, there were very few who could compare to cultivators of the Middle Realm when they had just turned into spirits.
Li Mu looked at her and asked, "This concubine doesn't know why you are stopping us from getting rid of this resentful ghost that seduces people's souls?"
Su He sighed and softly said, "Young master only knows that she is the fruit of seducing souls, but you don't know the reason why she seizes souls."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. "Could there be more to this?"
Just now, he felt that the female ghost was a little strange. Although her body had the Yin Qi of a ghost, it didn't give off a fierce feeling. Ghosts that seduced people's souls to cultivate usually had a murderous aura.
Su He looked at the female ghost who was on the verge of collapse and asked, "Young Master, do you know who she is?"
Li Mu shook his head.
Su He said something shocking, "She is Zhao Yong's fiancée."
"Zhao Yong's fiancée is not the daughter of the Prefectural Minister …" Li Mu said in surprise. Then, he seemed to have realized something. He frowned and felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Su He said faintly, "Her name is Lin Wan. She has been engaged to Zhao Yong since they were young. They were supposed to get married next year, until a few months ago, Zhao Yong was chosen by the county minister …"
What happened next was exactly as Li Mu had guessed.
There were only thirty-six counties in the Great Zhou. In each county, the county chief was the most respected. Under the county chief was the Prefectural Minister. If one could form a relationship with the Prefectural Minister, their future would naturally be bright.
Zhao Yong was chosen by the Prefectural Minister, but he was already engaged. The Zhao family was considered a respectable family in Yangqiu County. If he broke the engagement to marry the Prefectural Minister's daughter, not only would it be a source of gossip, it might also block his hard-earned promotion.
Therefore, he chose to go all the way. He used the excuse of going out with Lin Wan and drowned her in the Gulf of Clearwater. Her body was buried by the shore.
Lin Wan's parents died early and she was the only one in the family. After her death, naturally, no one mentioned the engagement.
Su He passed a trace of Yin Qi to Lin Wan, who was on the verge of dissipating. She said, "That day, I saw the resentment on the shore soaring to the sky. It didn't dissipate for a long time. Before her soul dissipated, I condensed her three souls and helped her cultivate. I taught her techniques and helped her take revenge. However, her cultivation was too shallow and she only managed to capture one of Zhao Yong's souls …"
For the sake of his future, killing his own fiancée with his own hands was not something a human could do.
Li Mu looked at Zhao Yong's soul floating to the side and forcibly resisted the thought of striking him to death with a thunderbolt.
After taking a deep breath, his emotions gradually calmed down.
After all, this was only Su He's side of the story. He couldn't completely believe it. Li Mu thought about it and said, "If this is true, I will report it to the yamen and give her justice."
Li Mu's seven souls were all lost. If he wanted to condense the first soul, Corpse Dog, he would have to obtain the gratitude of others.
Whether it was helping a human, a ghost, or a demon, it was the way to obtain the joy of gratitude.
However, he did this not to obtain Lin Wan's gratitude, but more because he was indignant about Zhao Yong's beastly behavior.
As a bailiff, it was his duty to redress the grievances of the people and eliminate the evil to bring peace to the people.
Su He looked at him and asked, "Why do you want to help her?"
Li Mu thought about it and said, "For justice."
Su He looked at his eyes and sighed after a long time. She said, "In this world, there are not many people like you. It's a pity that Lin Wan won't be able to see the end of that beastly person …"
Li Mu asked in surprise, "Why?"
Su He looked at the female ghost who was becoming more and more illusory. She said, "Her cultivation was forcefully raised by me. Her foundation is not stable. She was also severely injured by that person just now. She will disappear completely in fifteen minutes at most."
Li Mu frowned and asked, "Even you can't save her?"
Su He shook her head and said, "I cultivate the Ghost Path. It's easy to hurt people, but difficult to save people. Her foundation has been destroyed. Unless there is a Buddhist master to recite the sutras for her and restore her foundation, there is no way to save her."
She reached out a hand and a ball of fire appeared in her palm. She said to Lin Wan, "Since you won't be able to see Zhao Yong being executed, I will burn one of his souls first. This way, even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will be doomed to be a fool for the rest of his life. It will be his retribution …"
"Wait!"
Li Mu stopped her in time and said, "Zhao Yong has already been engaged to the daughter of the county magistrate. His case is very important to the county magistrate. If Miss Su destroys this part of his soul, it will be the same as declaring war on the county government and the imperial court. There are countless experts in the imperial court. Once they investigate, no matter how profound your cultivation is, you will not be able to escape punishment …"
Ancestral Province was a place where demonic ghosts and humans coexisted. The imperial court's attitude towards these otherworldlings was that if they did not offend each other, they would not offend each other. However, once these demonic ghosts threatened the safety of the people, the imperial court would immediately send people to eliminate them. As a bailiff, Li Mu knew very well the consequences of her actions.
Su He was not afraid at all. She sneered, "Then let them come!"
She seemed to be a tough female ghost. Li Mu felt a headache when he heard this. He could only change the topic and said, "Let's think of a way to save Miss Lin first."
Su He shook her head and said, "Unless you have Buddhist mana and know Buddhist scriptures, you can't save her."
In the past few days, Li Mu had carefully studied cultivation and gained a lot of knowledge.
Although Buddhist and Daoist spells and supernatural powers both had great power, their cultivation methods were different and the nature of their mana was different.
Daoist spells could change heaven and earth. They were mysterious and strange. When cultivated to a high level, they could expel ghosts and connect with gods. They had the ability to create.
As for Buddhist supernatural powers, although they did not have enough changes, they could be firm or soft. Firm could expel ghosts, soft could expel ghosts. As long as one chanted the scriptures, the Buddhist light would appear. As for whether it would expel ghosts or expel ghosts, it was all up to the chanter.
Generally speaking, both Buddhism and Daoism had their shortcomings and strengths.
Although Li Mu followed the Daoist path of cultivation, the Buddhist prayer beads that the monk gave him contained Buddhist mana. He only needed to borrow a little to perform Buddhist supernatural powers.
The biggest problem was that he did not know Buddhist scriptures. Even if he could borrow a little Buddhist mana, it would be in vain.
Li Mu thought about it again. Buddhist scriptures were Buddhist scriptures. Since the Tao Te Ching could replace the Tao Te Ching, other Buddhist scriptures might be able to do the same. He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you let me try …"
Su He was surprised, "You know Buddhist scriptures?"
Li Mu said, "I don't know, but I can try."
Although Li Mu had read many Buddhist scriptures, without the talisman, he could not remember a single word of the Diamond Sutra, Prajna Sutra, and other scriptures. The only thing he remembered was the Heart Sutra.
The reason why he remembered the Heart Sutra was that it was not only one of the most widely circulated scriptures in Buddhism, but it was also short and concise. It had its advantages and disadvantages.
It was precisely because the Heart Sutra was extremely short, with only two hundred words in the entire text, that it was easy to memorize. Many non-Buddhists could casually recite a few sentences, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form" …
After making up his mind, Li Mu held the prayer beads in his hand and guided a trace of mana into his body. He then sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to concentrate. He whispered, "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, when he walked deep into the Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five skandhas were emptiness and passed through all suffering. Sarira, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form … "
In the dark night, beside the Bay of Clear Water, only Li Mu's leisurely chanting could be heard.
Suddenly, Su He's expression changed drastically. She waved her sleeves and swept up Lin Wan's soul, retreating a few feet.
She looked at Li Mu from afar, her face full of shock.
At this moment, a golden wheel of light gradually appeared behind Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged on the grass.
In the middle of the night, in the temples all over the North County, countless monks who were chanting suddenly raised their heads.
The golden Buddha statues above their heads suddenly shone brightly, illuminating the entire temple as if it was daytime.
…
After chanting the Heart Sutra once, he still did not notice anything strange. Li Mu was a little disappointed. When he opened his eyes, he was suddenly blinded by a strong light. He could not help but exclaim, "What is so bright?"
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