After Lu Xinyu finished telling his story, the surroundings became a little quiet.
Only the frogs croaking by the river at night echo the chirping of insects in the grass...
The always lively Ergou broke the silence first and asked me.
"Brother Wu, are what this ghost said true or false?"
I nodded and said softly.
"It should be true. But to be on the safe side, let's search the soul first to confirm..."
While speaking, I already emitted a burst of Qi that enveloped Lu Xinyu. Quickly searching for the corresponding memory from his soul.
Under normal circumstances, decent monks rarely use the method of "soul searching". But Master said that as long as you are sure that you have no regrets in your heart, there is no harm in using it...
The Lu Xinyu in front of me is a "murderous devil" after all. Although I can feel that he is not lying, there is nothing wrong with being cautious!
What's more, my cultivation strength is far higher than his, so soul searching will not cause any harm.
After a few breaths.
I withdrew my Qi and looked at "Li Gui" Lu Xinyu with a slightly gentler expression than before.
"Speaking of which, you are also a poor man who was fooled by fate."
Perhaps because of my words, he suddenly felt hope, looked up at me and said.
"Master, so I..."
I raised my hand and interrupted Lu Xinyu.
"Although you are very pitiful, Song Zhihua is also a scumbag. But to be honest, your daughter's death... was mainly due to being too gullible and fragile. If you were deceived by a scumbag, then take revenge on the scumbag! Self-harm, hang yourself, It really shouldn’t be.”
"Song Zhihua's crime is not worthy of death, but the punishment is a little harsh... Of course, because I myself hate this kind of guy who deliberately deceives other people's feelings, so let him die."
"Also, you used to be the ghost servant of the evil cultivator, and you also harmed many people. Although you were controlled by the evil cultivator and you couldn't resist, it is the fact that it is harmful to people after all."
"So for you, even if you can avoid the death penalty, you can't escape the living penalty! It's definitely impossible to let you go like this..."
I held my chin, thought for a moment, and looked at Lao Cao.
"Old Cao, this evil ghost...how do you think we should deal with it?"
Lao Cao thought for a moment and spoke cautiously.
"Although it is not that big or evil, as a vicious ghost that kills a lot of people, it still makes people a little worried. Since the evil cultivator can take it as a ghost servant, then I think you can do the same, Xiao Wu? You have a decent master. , it must be able to greatly limit it.”
Snapped!
Ergou clapped his hands.
"Coffinmaker Cao is right! Brother Wu, just accept it. Take good care of this water ghost."
Well……
I'm a little speechless.
I originally wanted to ask everyone for their suggestions, but in the end they all told me to keep this evil ghost?
I just couldn't laugh or cry.
But after thinking about it again, I felt that it made sense, so I spoke.
"It's better than this. I will cast a spell first to take this evil ghost into a ghost servant and bring him under my complete control. Then, I will cast a formation to trap him in this river area for ten years to reflect on it!"
"In these ten years, not only are you not allowed to do any bad things, you must also do good deeds to atone for your sins. For example, if someone falls into the water, help save others. If someone's boat breaks down, help save people...etc."
I said while looking at Lu Xinyu.
"To put it simply, I am punishing you to be a water stick that specializes in saving people and doing good deeds! Can you do it?"
The water ghost nodded quickly.
"I can do it! I can do it. Master... I have avenged my great revenge, and I have no relatives to care about in the world. I am already alone. I just don't want to lose my soul. Master, you accept me as your servant and assign me errands. You can’t ask for it.”
Seeing that this water ghost is quite sensible, I won't say anything more.
Dang even cast a spell and entered into a "master-servant contract" with him - completely controlling everything about him - just like Hu Xiaoyue. If I were rebellious, I would be wiped out with just one thought!
Then, I set up a blockade formation along the small river bank next to it, and defined the scope within a three-mile-long river basin from north to south.
In the next ten years, this three-mile stretch of river will be where Lu Xinyu "lives".
He also needs to help the villagers who are in danger in this section of the river, as a way to atone for his sins...
"Okay, things have been arranged. You can start a new life. As for the corpse that Song Zhihua turned into, don't make any plans. I will completely wipe out its corpse energy and bury it as an ordinary corpse. "
"Yes, the slave obeys the master's orders!"
Lu Xinyu cupped his fists and raised his hands, but he secretly glanced at the corpse from the corner of his eye and was still a little disappointed.
Of course I knew what he was thinking, so I explained.
"Don't worry, since I know that Song Zhihua is not a good person, I will not let his body be buried smoothly in the Feng Shui treasure land. But his crime cannot be said to be extremely heinous. So I will use a little trick to make the Feng Shui treasure land an ordinary place." There is neither benefit nor harm in the hell house."
Lu Xinyu's face showed an expression of gratitude and shame.
"Thank you, Master! This slave's little thoughts cannot be hidden from your discernment."
I waved my hand.
"Okay, stop flattering. Let's atone for our sins in the river for ten years. Go!"
He waved his hand and released a stream of energy.
It swept Lu Xinyu and flew into the river next to it...
Next, the coffin carrying and funeral procession will naturally continue.
Ergou ran back to Lishugou Village and informed Song Zizhou and others that the matter had been resolved, the evil spirits had been driven away, the corpse transformation was over, and they could continue to watch the funeral.
But after all the trouble just now, where do the relatives of the Song family still dare to go?
She didn't want to go out anymore - even Song Zhihua's wife hugged her son tightly and didn't want to walk late at night to see her husband buried as a corpse.
Only Song Zizhou and his wife, two old men, led by Ergou, supported each other and insisted on seeing their son's body buried with their own eyes.
Even though Song Zhihua is a scumbag, he really has the pitiful hearts of parents all over the world!
…
After the burial, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.
Thank you very much to the old couple.
It is dangerous in the mountains at night. Considering safety issues, we sent Song Zizhou and his wife back home. Then a few people walked slowly towards Lianghe Town.
On the way, everyone started chatting again.
"Brother Wu, I heard that orthodox magic practitioners generally live longer? Some powerful ones can even live one or two hundred years."
Daniel asked naively.
I nodded and smiled.
"That's true. Basically, when [Condensation Energy Transformation] becomes a little more powerful, you can live one or two hundred years. If you are the kind of person who is particularly obsessed with living a long time and deliberately practices health-preserving and life-extending spells, you can live a few hundred years." It’s not a big problem if you’re a hundred years old.”
hiss!
Daniel and others took a deep breath and looked very envious.
Lao Cao is quite open-minded.
"The most important thing in a person's life is whether he can live out his own thoughts. Why should he care about such a long life?"
Ergou joked playfully.
"Then it is estimated that when we all die of old age, Brother Wu will still be young and strong. We have agreed, Brother Wu! When we are old, you have to take action yourself and choose a good Feng Shui treasure land for us as a ghost house!"
Lao Cao was also amused.
"You're still early, I'm afraid it won't be long!"
I rolled my eyes at him and said with some dissatisfaction.
"What nonsense are you talking about, Old Cao! You are only about sixty years old, and the tendon meat on your body is harder than that of young people. It is not a big problem to live to be a hundred years old, it is still too early. Even if you don't live to be a hundred years old, I will Even if you hang yourself with elixirs, you will live to be a hundred years old!"
