Chapter 41: benefactor

"What did you see?" Li asked.

"...a cat." Xia Fan hesitated for a few seconds before answering. It is really

difficult for him to associate the animal in front of him with the evil evil,

"Is it the culprit that keeps the Tian family awake at night?"

"Well..." Li showed a thoughtful look, "it is the cause, but not necessarily

the culprit. The biggest difference between the 魉 and the charm is that there

is no obvious hostility to living things. The reason why it appears in the

room is probably to follow. Habits during her lifetime." She looked at Xia

Fan, "Go and ask the old man to see if her family has ever raised a tabby

cat."

Xia Fan turned to leave the house and returned quickly. "The old lady Tian

said that she did have a cat in her family before, but she suddenly died of

illness half a month ago, and her daughter-in-law cried for a while about it.

What do you mean? , Could this cat—"

"It's the cat from the Tian family." Li squatted down and put the cat in his

hands, "but it is no longer a creature, but a phantom, an illusion made of

qi."

Xia Fan hesitated, and reached out to touch the cat's head. Not only could he

feel the furry touch, but also the warm residual heat; the latter even

squinted comfortably, looking no different from the real creature.

"Is this a resurrection from the dead? Since Tian's wife likes this cat, maybe

we can—"

"No!" Li pricked up his ears and shouted, "Wake up, death means death, and the

dead can't come back to life. Don't confuse the two!"

Xia Fan was startled slightly. It was the first time he saw such a sharp

expression on the fox demon.

"There is no way to bring the dead back to life! Once you die, consciousness

ceases to exist. Even if you retain your breath, it is just an empty shell.

Just like this tabby cat, its course of action is just repeating its life.

Even the touch and reaction are the same. As long as you and I close your

eyes, it will return to the state of blur again."

"Even if the woman likes this cat any more, can she stare at it all day long?

What's more, there is more or less qi in the human body. For a long time

living with the qi-formed sprite, her qi will be disordered. The result is

getting weaker and lifespan reduced." Li shook his head, "I think she is in

such a state of malaise. Except for half of her physical weakness, the other

half is probably caused by this virtual sprite. You sent the sprite to her,

The essence is no different from murder!"

"Uh...I just assumed," Xia Fan coughed twice, "You don't have to be so angry,

right?"

"Assuming it doesn't work, it at least proves that you have this idea, and

confusing the boundary of life and death is an absolute forbidden zone for

alchemists!" The fox said in an unquestionable tone. "My master has mentioned

many similar things-some alchemists are in In the process of mastering qi, I

mistakenly thought that I could reverse life and death, and finally went

astray, and none of them ended well. This includes even Privy Council Yui.

Don’t you think it’s funny? Don’t care when you are alive, and regret it when

you die. And, even if you don’t hesitate to offend God’s way. I just don’t

want to see you become this ridiculous appearance!"

Is she... worrying about herself?

"Okay, okay, I know it's wrong." Xia Fan gave in on the principle of

correcting if there is a mistake, "Then how to deal with this cat-no, this

phantom?"

"It is a projection of Qi. With stronger Qi, it can break its form and return

it to the heaven and earth." Li lifted the cat in front of him.

"I understand." Xia Fan nodded and picked up the wooden sword again.

……

"The matter is solved." Xia Fan said to the long-awaited Tian Granny when she

walked out of the house.

"The trail leader... are you telling the truth?" The latter looked surprised.

"Yes, you can stay at ease, and I promise that the sound will not come back

again."

"That..." The young woman who had been half hiding behind the old lady poked

her head out timidly, "Master Tao, I want to ask you, are there really ghosts

in our house?"

"It's not a ghost, but a cat raised by two. It's probably reluctant to bear

the two, so that it will stay here after death." Xia Fan slowly said the words

prepared in advance, "Although it still misses Master, but life and death are

different. After I communicated with it, I let it go on the road with peace of

mind. Rest assured, it should be reincarnation soon."

Of course, this is not the case. According to Li, the breath of dead objects

no longer has consciousness, and there will be no feelings of reluctance or

nostalgia, but he thinks it is easier for ordinary people to accept it.

In addition, the moment he stabbed the sword into the body of the tabby cat,

he deeply felt the difference between the dead and the creatures. The wooden

sword penetrated the Xuanyin without any resistance, and the latter did not

see the pain, and still maintained the appearance of coquettish. Dissipated

invisible as a plume of smoke.

"It's Ahua!" After listening to Xia Fan's account, Tian's wife immediately

covered her mouth, tears streaming down her eyes. "It, it's a stray cat

adopted by my husband and I. It was good at first, but suddenly died of

illness for some reason...Woo...Do you think it can't bear the owner... So it

didn't blame me, it's great..."

As the woman sobbed, her pale face was restored to a hint of rosy.

"No wonder the little Daoist would ask me about raising a cat." The old lady

Tian also relieved her heart and let out a big breath, "As expected of a

famous teacher and a master, little Daoist, you saved our family's life!"

While she was talking, she knelt down again~www.mtlnovel.com~ and Xia Fan was

in a mess again.

"Your great kindness, the Tian family will never forget!"

"Thank you, Master Tao, my concubine owes you a life..."

"No need, it's just a handy effort. And the money for that dress and window

paper--"

"Then how can a trail grow? Wouldn't it be a joke to the neighbors if you

spread it out! If you persist, I won't get up here anymore!"

Faced with such a situation, Xia Fan had to give up.

He could see that although the Tian family had some unsatisfactory words or

pretending to be solemn, their gratitude was from the bottom of the heart and

there was no falsehood.

Even before leaving, the old lady did not forget to forcibly stuff a basket of

eggs into his arms and sent them to the entrance of the inn without giving him

a chance to leave.

As soon as they were parting, Xia Fan asked a question that had been puzzled

for a long time.

"Why don't you find the Privy Council?"

Yes, even though Fenghua County is not a big county, there are still county

offices and post stations. These government agencies can report evil news to

the privy government of Ayutthaya or prefectures. For such unconventional

visions, the local Privy Council should have the responsibility to deal with

them.

"The leader of the small road said and laughed," the old lady covered her

mouth, "it is for money to ask the officials to come here, but if they do not

move, they will cost dozens of taels of silver. How can we afford it!"

"Dozens of taels?" Xia Fan asked in amazement, "No matter how harmful the evil

is?"

"That's the reserve price. If it's dangerous, you must add it." The old lady

said with a rare and strange expression, "If you don't collect the money, it

will be troublesome. The government can rush into your home and search for it

regardless of your situation. Oh, what do I say so much... Anyway, thanks to

people with bodhisattva hearts like Daochang Zhao and Xiao Daochang, we are

able to live in peace."