We discussed and decided not to call the police first, but to wrap the skeleton in a blanket, carry it to the backyard, and burn it with the Samadhi True Fire. No matter what evil spirits were in the corpse, the Samadhi True Fire would burn them all cleanly, leaving nothing behind.
Then Old Yan sealed the ashes in a jar. He drove us to the hospital and let Qu Mo stay in the ward, with Wang Zijun accompanying him. Shen Bing returned Ermao to his parents. It was almost daybreak at this time, and the black energy on Ermao's body gradually subsided. Although he was still skin and bones, his skin had regained its color, which made his parents overjoyed and thanked us profusely.
I told them that the evil spirits in Ermao's body had not been completely cleared, so he should not open his hands, and he would be fine in forty-nine days. I also took out fifty pieces of the exorcism talismans I brought from Old Yan and left them with them, telling them to burn one piece every day and mix it with talisman water to feed the child.
This matter was dealt with. The host ghost was exhausted by my fighting spirit technique. I am afraid that it will not recover within three days and will not come out to harm people. I can finally rest assured. But the work was not finished yet. I accompanied Lao Yan to the suburbs and buried the ashes in a wasteland. We waited until the sun rose before returning to the hotel. Shen Bing had no home to return to, so of course she followed me.
Ermao also needs to do a 49-day ritual, which was also handed over to Lao Yan, who would help open the altar and perform the ritual in the store every day. Shen Bing asked if the ritual would be useful if Ermao was not near the altar. I told her that when we left, Lao Yan pulled out seven hairs of Ermao, representing his three souls and seven spirits, and tied them into a paper man and placed it on the altar, so that even if Ermao was far away, the ritual would still be effective.
She asked me about Baldy again, why I didn't call the police when someone died, but secretly burned the ashes and buried them in the suburbs. Did I kill someone and do this to escape legal punishment
This girl had so many questions, so I had no choice but to tell her the truth, the bald man was not dead. She jumped up in shock, saying that she had clearly seen his body, so how could he not be dead
"You don't really want to avoid the charge of murder by playing tricks on a detective like me, do you?" Shen Bing asked me with a squint.
I just took a sip of water and it all came out. With her like that, and claiming to be a detective, I almost fainted.
"Did I get it right?" She was not stupid. She could tell that I was laughing at her and glared at me angrily.
Facing a great detective like her, I had no choice but to surrender: "What are you talking about? It's nonsense. The bald guy used the 'Soul Separation Technique'. He is not dead at all. He used the Soul Separation Technique to escape and ran away a long time ago. I wonder where he is hiding now, laughing at our stupidity."
"Please explain it clearly. This detective doesn't understand." Shen Bing said to me seriously.
I just drank a mouthful of water and spat it out again. Auntie, can you please let me drink some water? I'm tired after a whole night, and my throat is so thirsty that it's smoking.
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, I continued to explain to her, "The Soul Separation Technique is a kind of clone technique in ancient Taoism, and it is also a kind of evil technique that confuses vision. It is a skill that has been practiced since childhood. I heard that it is very difficult and cannot be practiced without great perseverance. Your soul is separated from your body and moved to a skeleton. You merge with the skeleton for half a day every day, and then return to your own body for half a day. It is really a torture. If something goes wrong, the soul can't return to its own body and will report directly to the underworld."
Shen Bing asked in surprise, "Is this ability similar to losing one's soul?"
I couldn't help but look at her differently. I didn't expect that she still remembered losing her soul and could draw inferences from one instance. I nodded and said, "Yes, it's similar to losing your soul. You know the danger of losing your soul. Few people practice this skill. It's just playing with your own life."
"Then you said that he was knocked unconscious and his soul escaped, leaving behind a corpse."
I nodded. "He has always used corpses to commit crimes outside. It is more troublesome to use his real body to return his soul. He has been attached to this corpse since he was a child. The more powerful the soul separation technique is, the more real the illusion will feel. No one will notice anything wrong when he walks on the street. This is why he cannot be seen on the surveillance video in Longxingju. Because the corpse is coated with a deadly poison and has a reflective effect, we can see him with normal vision, but the camera cannot capture it."
Then I told her that the corpse must be burned and buried in the suburbs to prevent anyone from accidentally touching the poison. Without the corpse, he would have lost the soul-leaving technique. If he wanted to use this evil technique again, he would have to find a new skeleton to practice, which would take ten or eight years to succeed. We discussed and decided not to call the police first, but to wrap the skeleton in a blanket, carry it to the backyard, and burn it with the Samadhi True Fire. No matter what evil spirits were in the corpse, the Samadhi True Fire would burn them all cleanly, leaving nothing behind.
Then Old Yan sealed the ashes in a jar. He drove us to the hospital and let Qu Mo stay in the ward, with Wang Zijun accompanying him. Shen Bing returned Ermao to his parents. It was almost daybreak at this time, and the black energy on Ermao's body gradually subsided. Although he was still skin and bones, his skin had regained its color, which made his parents overjoyed and thanked us profusely.
I told them that the evil spirits in Ermao's body had not been completely cleared, so he should not open his hands, and he would be fine in forty-nine days. I also took out fifty pieces of the exorcism talismans I brought from Old Yan and left them with them, telling them to burn one piece every day and mix it with talisman water to feed the child.
This matter was dealt with. The host ghost was exhausted by my fighting spirit technique. I am afraid that it will not recover within three days and will not come out to harm people. I can finally rest assured. But the work was not finished yet. I accompanied Lao Yan to the suburbs and buried the ashes in a wasteland. We waited until the sun rose before returning to the hotel. Shen Bing had no home to return to, so of course she followed me.
Ermao also needs to do a 49-day ritual, which was also handed over to Lao Yan, who would help open the altar and perform the ritual in the store every day. Shen Bing asked if the ritual would be useful if Ermao was not near the altar. I told her that when we left, Lao Yan pulled out seven hairs of Ermao, representing his three souls and seven spirits, and tied them into a paper man and placed it on the altar, so that even if Ermao was far away, the ritual would still be effective.
She asked me about Baldy again, why I didn't call the police when someone died, but secretly burned the ashes and buried them in the suburbs. Did I kill someone and do this to escape legal punishment
This girl had so many questions, so I had no choice but to tell her the truth, the bald man was not dead. She jumped up in shock, saying that she had clearly seen his body, so how could he not be dead
"You don't really want to avoid the charge of murder by playing tricks on a detective like me, do you?" Shen Bing asked me with a squint.
I just took a sip of water and it all came out. With her like that, and claiming to be a detective, I almost fainted.
"Did I get it right?" She was not stupid. She could tell that I was laughing at her and glared at me angrily.
Facing a great detective like her, I had no choice but to surrender: "What are you talking about? It's nonsense. The bald guy used the 'Soul Separation Technique'. He is not dead at all. He used the Soul Separation Technique to escape and ran away a long time ago. I wonder where he is hiding now, laughing at our stupidity."
"Please explain it clearly. This detective doesn't understand." Shen Bing said to me seriously.
I just drank a mouthful of water and spat it out again. Auntie, can you please let me drink some water? I'm tired after a whole night, and my throat is so thirsty that it's smoking.
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, I continued to explain to her, "The Soul Separation Technique is a kind of clone technique in ancient Taoism, and it is also a kind of evil technique that confuses vision. It is a skill that has been practiced since childhood. I heard that it is very difficult and cannot be practiced without great perseverance. Your soul is separated from your body and moved to a skeleton. You merge with the skeleton for half a day every day, and then return to your own body for half a day. It is really a torture. If something goes wrong, the soul can't return to its own body and will report directly to the underworld."
Shen Bing asked in surprise, "Is this ability similar to losing one's soul?"
I couldn't help but look at her differently. I didn't expect that she still remembered losing her soul and could draw inferences from one instance. I nodded and said, "Yes, it's similar to losing your soul. You know the danger of losing your soul. Few people practice this skill. It's just playing with your own life."
"Then you said that he was knocked unconscious and his soul escaped, leaving behind a corpse."
I nodded. "He has always used corpses to commit crimes outside. It is more troublesome to use his real body to return his soul. He has been attached to this corpse since he was a child. The more powerful the soul separation technique is, the more real the illusion will feel. No one will notice anything wrong when he walks on the street. This is why he cannot be seen on the surveillance video in Longxingju. Because the corpse is coated with a deadly poison and has a reflective effect, we can see him with normal vision, but the camera cannot capture it."
Then I told her that the corpse must be burned and buried in the suburbs to prevent anyone from accidentally touching the poison. Without the corpse, he would have lost the soul-leaving technique. If he wanted to use this evil technique again, he would have to find a new skeleton to practice, which would take ten or eight years to succeed.