"What? ... Xiong Nantian is missing?"
Ding Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, as if two balls of fire were about to fly out of his eyes.
He asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
The policeman wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "Captain, I don't know what happened. When our people rushed over, Xiong Nantian disappeared. Our people who were guarding the door of the ward also fainted and haven't woken up yet. I guess he was bewitched!"
When Ding Yuan heard this, his face turned pale.
He subconsciously clenched his hands into fists, which made crackling sounds and his knuckles turned white.
I stood aside, squinting my eyes, pondered for a moment, and said solemnly, "It seems that someone has taken action. It is very likely that it was Xiong Nantian's grandfather, the man named Xiong Qingyuan. Let's go to the hospital first. Saving lives is more important."
Ding Yuan nodded, took the lead and walked out of the room.
Soon, we left the old villa.
Outside the villa, the crowd of onlookers increased instead of decreasing. If they knew the horrible things we encountered in this old villa, I'm afraid they would have a hard time sleeping.
Ding Yuan glanced at the crowd, frowned, and instructed several policemen, saying, "You stay here and don't let anyone get close to this villa. And don't tell anyone what happened inside. This is a big case, and it's best if unimportant people don't know too much about the case."
"Yes, Captain."
Several policemen nodded, and then they went to disperse the crowd.
Ding Yuan, Sun Xiaoli and I got into the police car and headed straight to the hospital.
What I didn't notice was that among the crowd of onlookers, at this moment, there was a man wearing a mask staring at the police car we were riding in.
The police car gradually moved away.
The coldness in that man's eyes became more intense. His eyes were like the fierce eyes of a wild beast, staring at the vehicle we were riding in.
"Yang Tianyi, right? Humph! We finally meet, and this time I will kill you!"
The man murmured something with no expression on his face. Then he turned silently and left the villa.
Hospital.
After arriving here, Ding Yuan, others and I went straight to the ward where the two unconscious policemen were.
When we entered the ward, the nurse was giving intravenous drips to the two people, and they were still in a coma.
Ding Yuan showed the nurse his ID and said, "You go out first. We will check their condition."
The nurse nodded, took the things and left.
I went to the nearest bedside and checked on the policeman's condition.
His face was dark and greasy, and his lips were dry and grayish.
I looked at his eyelids and found that his pupils were dull.
When I lifted the quilt from him and looked at his body, I noticed that the middle finger of his right hand had turned pitch black.
The black color was very deep and thick, just like a finger dipped in ink. I gently touched his finger and found it was cold and stiff, as if it was frozen.
The other policeman's situation was the same as the first one.
After seeing the situations of the two people, I suddenly understood.
I stood there with my chin in my left hand, thinking.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Ding Yuan was very anxious and asked me nervously: "Brother Tianyi, are my two brothers okay?"
I sighed and said, "It's not that it's okay, it's a big deal! Their 'Heavenly Souls' have been shattered by the Taoist magic power!"
"A person has three souls and seven spirits. The seven spirits are fine, but the heavenly soul among the three souls is broken. But whether it is three souls or seven spirits, they are very important to a person and none of them can be missing."
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Yuan was completely confused about the Taoist matters. He said with a bitter face, "Brother Tianyi, I don't understand what you are saying. Just tell me, can you help wake up my two brothers?"
When speaking, Ding Yuan's tone became very unnatural, and from his expression, it can be seen that he was very worried about these two people.
I thought about it and said, "We can save people, but I can't guarantee that they will be the same after they wake up. Because the Heavenly Soul represents 'space' and can affect their nerves."
"Now that their heavenly souls are broken, their nerves will become disordered. When their nerves are disordered, their bodies will become unbalanced, which will cause them to fall into a coma."
Seeing the reactions of Ding Yuan and others, I didn’t say anything more.
But after a moment, Ding Yuan grabbed my hand and said in a deep voice: "Brother Tianyi, you are a capable Taoist priest. You must help me save my two brothers. They are the backbone of our criminal police brigade. We have worked together for more than ten years. I don't want them to get into trouble."
Of course, I can understand Ding Yuan's anxiety.
But some things cannot be done just because you want to do them.
After thinking about it, I said, "No matter what, I will do my best."
Ding Yuan looked at the two policemen lying on the bed, then nodded and said, "Well, brother Tianyi, you should help them. We'll go out first."
Ding Yuan then waved his hand behind him and told the police who followed him, "Let's go out first and don't disturb Master Yang from saving people."
Sun Xiaoli might still feel sorry for me because of what happened before.
She looked at me, lowered her head, and walked out of the ward.
I looked up and saw her, then I called out, "Xiao Li, wait a minute!"
Sun Xiaoli heard my voice and slowly turned around.
I noticed that her eyes were still red and her face was smudged with makeup.
"Brother Tianyi, you called me." She said softly, not daring to look at me.
I said in a gentle voice: "Please stay and help me."
Sun Xiaoli looked at me in disbelief, and asked in surprise and astonishment: "Really?..."
I smiled back at her and said, "Really!"
At the same time, I didn't want to make the girl feel uneasy, so I added, "I was wrong about what happened before, and my attitude was bad. I hope you don't mind. I was just angry at the time, so I scolded you. I didn't mean any other thing."
After hearing what I said, Sun Xiaoli quickly said, "No, no, no, Brother Tianyi, it's not your fault. It's my fault. I don't know the limits. I shouldn't have said anything."
I don't want to dwell too much on this issue with Sun Xiaoli.
I said, "Okay, don't be like this. No matter whose fault it is, the past is the past. It will only make you unhappy if you keep it in your heart."
Sun Xiaoli said happily: "Okay, Brother Tianyi, I'll listen to you."
After Ding Yuan and others left, I asked Sun Xiaoli to close the door of the ward.
At the same time, I closed the curtains of the ward myself.
The curtains were thin so a little light still came through but it wasn't a problem.
After dealing with these, I took out yellow paper, cinnabar water, brush, soul-catching bell, silver needle and other things from the cloth bag one by one.
After that, I lay on a chair and started drawing talismans.
The talisman I want to draw is called the Soul Gathering Talisman.
I had never drawn this kind of talisman before. It was a special high-level talisman. It was a little difficult for me to draw it at that time.
And the most important thing is that this kind of talisman is not practical and is only suitable for "gathering souls".
However, the soul-gathering talisman can only gather complete souls that have flown out of the body.
This is my first attempt to gather the shattered "Heavenly Soul".
However, if I figured it out, I think there should be no problem.
Soon, I started to draw the "Soul Gathering Talisman" according to the pattern on the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes.
When I first started drawing the runes, everything went smoothly.
But when it got to the middle, I found that the runes of the soul-gathering talisman would suddenly stop.
This is wrong. When drawing a rune, you need to do it in one go without any interruption.
So I failed on my first try.
Then came the second, and third, attempts.
By the time I drew it for the fifth time, it still ended in failure.
At this time, I had expended a lot of energy and a layer of sweat appeared on my forehead.
Sun Xiaoli was very considerate. She took out a tissue from her body and wiped my forehead.
"Brother Tianyi, why don't you take a break? I see you are exhausted from drawing the talisman. I have also seen my grandfather draw talismans. I remember that when my grandfather drew talismans, he was very natural and casual. He just drew a few strokes and a talisman was formed."
Sun Xiaoli’s words gave me a shock.
I thought to myself, yes, drawing talismans is a natural and casual thing, and I was too focused just now, my mental strength was concentrated on one point, and I didn’t consider the structure of the entire talisman.
Therefore, when you draw a point and want to connect the next point, an interruption will occur.
Even if I used the "spirit" of my pen, how could I draw this special high-level talisman if I didn't master the real method
Once I figured it out, I felt relieved all of a sudden.
A slight smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.
Seeing me laughing, Sun Xiaoli looked at me seriously and asked, "Brother Tianyi, what are you laughing at? Did I talk too much again?"
I quickly shook my head and said to Sun Xiaoli, "Thank you for reminding me. Indeed, when drawing talismans, one should be natural and casual, so that it can be in line with the Way of Heaven."
"Also, Xiaoli, you are an outgoing and cheerful girl. You can say whatever you want to say in the future. You don't have to be so reserved... Yes, you touched on a sensitive topic in my heart before, but it's not your fault. That was your true feelings. It doesn't mean that you said the wrong thing."
"Otherwise, if you become erratic and afraid to talk because of a few words from me, I will find it weird. Perhaps, that is not the real you. Being outgoing and cheerful is almost the same as being casual and natural."
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiaoli was so easily moved. After hearing what I said, tears immediately flowed from her red eyes.
This crying caught me off guard.
I hurriedly said, "Don't, don't, don't cry. I didn't do anything to you! Brother Ding, they are still outside the ward. What's the matter with you crying like this? It's as if I did something I shouldn't have done."
Who would have thought that after hearing what I said, Sun Xiaoli burst into laughter and said coquettishly, "Brother Tianyi, you are so mean!"
Is this an insult? Why does it feel like it has such a high sugar content
I smiled bitterly and shook my head. Then, I regained my composure and began to carefully observe the rune of the "Soul Gathering Talisman" for a while.
After observing carefully, I dipped the brush in my hand into cinnabar water, raised my hand and started to paint. Stroke by stroke, the entire pattern of my "Soul Gathering Talisman" emerged in my mind.
Soon, it was done in one go! The first soul-gathering talisman was easily obtained.
The time between these two events was no more than a minute.
Next is the second one. I also got it done easily.
For people whose two "Heavenly Souls" have been shattered, two soul-gathering talismans are enough.
After drawing the "Soul Gathering Talisman", I breathed a sigh of relief. Next, it was the most critical moment, to gather their "Heavenly Souls".
(to be continued)
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