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"Yin Zheng'an, do you have the gourd that Yama King gave you?" Old Black suddenly asked me after observing for a while.
"Yes, why?" Most of my belongings were stored in the Seed Bag, which still had plenty of space left.
"Put that female ghost into the gourd first; I need to use this iron chain," Old Black instructed.
"Oh, okay." I took out the gourd, aimed it at the female ghost's forehead, and channeled my power to suck her into the gourd.
This gourd is a magical treasure capable of collecting all souls; after all, it was left behind by Zhong Kui. It certainly can't just collect ghosts.
"What do we do next?" I asked Old Black as I put the gourd away.
Old Black was quite familiar with these matters and had rich experience. Holding the iron chain, he swung it a few times before throwing it into the water. This iron chain was also a magical item and served as a tool for Wuchang like Old Black.
The chain could extend and shorten according to Wuchang's will, making it extremely practical.
"By the way," I suddenly thought of something, "Old Black, can you swim?"
"If I could swim, would I have drowned in my past life?" Black Wuchang replied irritably.
Right, this guy drowned in his previous life. But shouldn't the Underworld improve the basic skills of their staff? They called two people, and neither could swim.
After an unknown amount of time, Old Black finally pulled the iron chain back with great effort.
Although Old Black couldn't swim, his magical item was powerful. Before long, a corpse was pulled out of the water by him.
It was clear that the corpse had been submerged for a long time and had begun to rot. As soon as it emerged from the water, a foul odor wafted from it.
"What should we do next?" I continued to ask Black Wuchang, as I really didn't understand the process. Fortunately, I had someone experienced like Old Black by my side, so I didn't have to worry.
Old Black reached out and summoned the mist that was floating by the shore. His magical energy surged as he molded the mist into a ball.
"Humans have Three Souls and Six Spirits. If any of the three souls or six spirits are harmed, it can lead to the soul scattering. However, the three souls and six spirits can be separated. The mist you see is one of the separated souls. As long as we return this soul to its spirit, we can summon its essence back," Old Black explained patiently. His understanding of souls was very profound.
As Old Black worked, the mist gradually merged into the corpse that had been drawn out. A soul, much more solid than the mist, slowly sat up from the body.
"This is the summoned soul," Old Black turned to me and asked, "Should I take her directly or will you handle it yourself?"
"I'll do it myself; there are some things I need to prove," I said, looking at the soul that had been drawn out. It reminded me of the previous letter and that strange dream.
"Majestic Moral Sovereign, Merit has been fulfilled, descending to guide, with masterly treasures brought along, compassion spreading like holy water, washing away delusions, eternally crossing to the shore of Three Pure Ones, often bidding farewell to the muddy five impurities."
I formed a hand seal and ignited a Clear Mind Talisman, performing a simple ritual for the corpse I had pulled from the water.
I took out another Clear Mind Talisman and placed it on the soul that Old Black had just drawn out from the corpse.
"Ah, I'll take a break," Old Black said as he put away his chains and sat down casually.
"Don't rush. There's still another one over there," I pointed to the shadow that had been knocked unconscious by a brick; it had also been floating on the water for a while.
"No hurry; I'm already out of energy. I'll pull it over later," Old Black replied with an air of watching a show. "What brings you here at midnight?"
"Do you believe I'm just taking a walk?" I shot him a glance; he always knew how to bring up things that were better left unsaid.
In the meantime, my Clear Mind Talisman began to take effect, and the soul pulled from the corpse regained clarity, restoring her appearance from when she was alive.
Taking advantage of the fact that the soul in front of me was still regaining her senses, I carefully examined her. If this was indeed how she looked in life, one word could describe her: ordinary.
People often have first impressions. When I first saw Lin Miaomiao, I felt she was a spirited girl. Wang Ni exuded dominance, Boss Lady Ah Wan had grace, Qu was obedient, Huan was cute, and Jin was indifferent.
Regardless of whether these impressions were good or bad, they were all particularly vivid.
However, the girl before me lacked that. She possessed all the traits common to girls but had nothing particularly outstanding.
“Hmm,” the girl seemed to be waking up.
“What number is this?” I held up two fingers in front of her and asked.
“...” As expected, the girl's voice was also unremarkable; the only characteristic might be that it sounded like a mosquito buzzing, and I almost didn't hear it.
“Do you remember who you are?”
“I...” The girl hugged her head.
“Do you remember how you ended up in this state?”
“Wah wah,” the girl tightened her grip on her head.
“Enough. Asking like this won't help,” Old Black said nonchalantly while sitting beside us and supporting his head with his hand.
"Then you come."
"I'll come if I have to." Old Black stood up, brushed off the dust from his clothes, and pointed a finger at the girl's face. "Sister, tell your brother who you are."
"Get away from me," I said, pushing Black Wuchang aside.
"I think I remember something," the girl suddenly looked up and said.
No way, could Old Black's trick actually be effective?
"See, it's a miraculous recovery!" Old Black said proudly.
"That's enough," I continued to rub my forehead.
"My name is Liu Wan, a graduate of JZ Normal University." Oh, she's a senior.
"I work in the city." The girl hesitated for a moment and added, "I was working overtime at the company, and then it got really late. I could only take a taxi home, but the taxi brought me here instead. When I turned around, the taxi was gone."
"I panicked and looked around, and I was already in the woods."
"Is this what they call getting lost?" I asked Black Wuchang.
"How would I know? Ghosts avoid me; I've never been lost by a ghost," Black Wuchang replied matter-of-factly. "Aren't you the Taoist? You should know about this."
I've never been lost by a ghost either, but I've certainly encountered them.
"I tried to run out of the woods, but after running for a long time, I still couldn't see the edge of the forest. I don't know how long I ran, but when I saw the outline of JZ Normal University, I ran towards it and then lost consciousness."
"Did you send me a letter?" I asked, expressing my confusion as I took out a letter and handed it to the girl. "Did you write this?"
The girl reached out to take the letter, but her hand passed right through the paper. How could I forget? She was already a spirit.
I opened the letter and held it up for the girl to see. She shook her head, indicating that she did not write it. That was strange; who could have written this letter?
"Old Black, have you rested enough? Pull that one up from the water," I said to Black Wuchang.
"I knew you would exploit me," Old Black replied as he stood up. The chains on his hands twisted twice, and with a release of his grip, the chains flew out.
Black Wuchang was indeed a master among Wuchang; he threw the chains with precision, creating an arc in the air as they landed on the shadow in the middle of the river.
Pulling up Liu Wan's corpse seemed easy for Old Black, but pulling this shadow appeared to be quite a struggle.
"Yin Zheng'an, come help," Old Black called out to me.
I rolled up my sleeves and joined in to help.
After much effort, we finally managed to pull the shadow to the shore. In the moonlight, we could clearly see that its body was covered in dense, fine scales, with a gaping mouth revealing sharp teeth that gleamed with a blinding white light.
"What is this thing?" Black Wuchang asked as he walked over to the riverbank and squatted down to observe the shadowy creature. "Yin Zheng'an, do you know?"
"You don't know?" I looked at Black Wuchang in surprise. "I was counting on you."
"Well, that's great," Black Wuchang shrugged helplessly and said to me, "I've never seen this thing before either."
Wraith of Darkness reached out to pull it from the water.
As soon as Black Wuchang's hand touched the black creature, its eyes suddenly opened.
"Ah!!!"
By the time I reacted, Old Black was already on the shore, screaming while holding a severed hand.
"What the hell, that thing was pretending to be unconscious." Old Black jumped back but lost his balance and fell onto the ground.
"Old Black, are you okay?" I hurried over to check on Black Wuchang's injury. Since Black Wuchang is a soul entity, losing an arm isn't a big deal; my main concern was whether the black creature had any poison that could corrode souls.
"I'm fine." Black Wuchang summoned his magic, and a new arm quickly grew back at the severed point. Although it looked quite ethereal, it seemed to be no serious issue.
"I remember now, that was a Witch from Three Rivers Water." Black Wuchang said to me with great seriousness: "Witch is a special creature that exists in Three Rivers Water, the only entity in the Underworld that has a physical form. It can harm living beings, and its teeth can chew souls. If it hadn't bitten off my arm, I wouldn't have thought of it. The purpose of the Witch is to prevent anyone from escaping Three Rivers Water, but over time, the Witches in Three Rivers Water gradually disappeared. I don't know why one would appear here."
A Witch? I had occasionally seen references to this type of spirit in some texts. It is an extremely unique creature, the only one capable of living in Three Rivers Water, and also the only being with a physical form in Hell, but it cannot leave Three Rivers Water. However, Black Wuchang noted that there hadn't been any presence of Witches in Three Rivers Water for a long time; he hadn't initially thought of associating it with a Witch. But just now, when the Witch bit off Black Wuchang's arm, it was significant because he is a soul entity; normal attacks cannot harm him, yet the Witch's teeth can indeed chew souls.
Why would a Witch, which only exists in Three Rivers Water, appear here?
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