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"That would be great." Zhao Fusheng forced a calm smile, then held the jade book in her palm and looked at it from all angles. Her peripheral vision sensed the change in the expressions of the Fan brothers. She pursed her lips and said, "I died and came back to life. I am very frightened by these things. It's hard to be at ease without understanding them clearly. I also ask the two Fan brothers to be more understanding."
When the two brothers heard her say this, they also felt that it made some sense. Thinking that before this, she was just an ignorant peasant girl, perhaps her current aggressive attitude was just due to the great disaster she had encountered.
Thinking this way, the ugly expressions on the two men's faces eased a lot.
She was now most likely possessed by a ghost. If it weren't for the fact that he had no other choice, Fan Bisi didn't want to fall out with her. Therefore, he pretended to be magnanimous: "You're right. Although my brother and I are also helpless, it is indeed us who dragged you into this mess. Feel free to ask."
Zhao Fusheng sneered in her heart, but her face was full of smiles: "My Soul and Life Register [3] is lit, right?"
After she took this jade book, she vaguely felt a connection with this jade book, as if she was faintly restricted by it. The spell on it restrained her, making her feel uneasy.
"That's right."
There was no need to hide it at this point, so Fan Bisi nodded, "When you entered the Demon Suppression Division, you already lit the Soul and Life Register. Once you enter the Soul and Life Register, your life and death are controlled by the imperial court."
He was worried that Zhao Fusheng would feel uncomfortable hearing this, so he added, "But you also know the situation in Wan'an County. The imperial court has given up on this place. So, under normal circumstances, as long as you don't leave Wan'an County, you are not bound by this Soul and Life Register."
And once the ghost fog rose, it would not be easy for an ordinary person to run around.
Although Zhao Fusheng had supposedly temporarily subdued the ligui, the power of the ligui was not so easy to use. A slight carelessness would lead to death.
Fan Bisi kindly suggested, "Why not find a place to stay and enjoy yourself."
His suggestion was not even considered by Zhao Fusheng. She had narrowly escaped death, not to come to this place and wait for death.
Fan Bisi was extremely shrewd. Seeing that she was unimpressed, he didn't say more.
Anyway, according to the current situation, the area covered by the ghost fog in Wan'an County was increasing. According to what Xu Yu wrote in the "Qiankun Book", once the ghost fog increased, the probability of encountering ghosts would increase.
Sooner or later, Zhao Fusheng would have to deal with ghosts again. After dealing with them, she would know how terrible ghosts were. At that time, she would naturally understand that his suggestion was the most useful.
"Tell me about the origin of this Soul and Life Register," Zhao Fusheng asked again.
This question was also within Fan Bisi's expectations.
In fact, after the two brothers were restricted by the Soul and Life Register, he had also tried to find out the origin of this Soul and Life Register, trying to find a way to escape.
But this matter was not even a secret in the Demon Suppression Division. The imperial court had no intention of hiding this matter. He found out as soon as he investigated.
"As I just said, this Soul and Life Register is actually directly taking a hun from you and planting a ghost language in your life soul, which is controlled by the ghost language."
Zhao Fusheng thought of the strangeness of the ghost language and nodded, "You said, the ghost language was drawn by Jia Yi..."
"That's right." Fan Bisi didn't beat around the bush, since he wanted to leave Wan'an County's Demon Suppression Division, "The ghost possessed by this Jia Yi is very special. Jia Yi is actually not its first controller."
The situation Fan Bisi said made Zhao Fusheng think of the ghost that was causing trouble in Wan'an County. She didn't speak, but Fan Bisi was very good at observing people's expressions. From her expression, he guessed what she was thinking and said, "Are you thinking that the situation of this ligui inheritance is somewhat similar to the ligui that Zhao Qiming lost control of in our Wan'an County?"
"Yes." Zhao Fusheng nodded, seeing that he had seen through her.
"The situation is indeed the same. If you are strong enough, anything can be used as a resource, even ghosts." Fan Bisi said, "From this, you can see how terrifying the foundation of the imperial court is." The imperial court possessed a large number of ligui, and their types were abundant.
"To make a long story short. This ghost is good at killing people with ghost language, similar to a plague curse. Once something is contaminated with its ghost language, it will definitely die."
The methods of this ligui were naturally not limited to what Fan Bisi said, because Zhao Fusheng captured a key point. When Fan Bisi mentioned this ghost, he used a word: Sha level.
She didn't know what the so-called "Sha level" was, but it sounded ominous.
"After the imperial court controlled this ghost, after several generations of improvement..." Fan Bisi paused here, "You also know what 'improvement' means. While humans control ghosts, ghosts are actually devouring people's essence and souls for their own use. Ligui can also increase their level."
"..." Zhao Fusheng felt even more uneasy.
"In the process of raising ghosts, this ghost's level has at least reached the Sha level, and it has appeared to use ghosts to control chang."
Fan Bisi asked, "What does gui chang mean? Do you know?"
"I've heard of it." Zhao Fusheng's face was slightly pale, "It is said that after a tiger eats a person, it will keep the person's ghost as a chang gui."
"That's about right." Fan Bisi frowned when he saw that she used legends to compare, but he didn't refute it. He continued, "The imperial court made jade books, and the ghost wrote ghost language on them. After the writing was completed, each time a soul was contracted, it was equivalent to 'offering' to this ghost."
In other words, the imperial court was indirectly using the souls of many Demon Suppression Division members who controlled ghosts to raise this ghost, and this ghost was controlled by the imperial court.
"In a way, our existence is like the chang gui of this ghost, controlled by it. Once someone rebels against the imperial court, they will be immediately killed by the power of this ghost's law."
"..." He had made it very clear. Zhao Fusheng felt a chill from head to toe, and her face was extremely ugly.
Fan Bisi saw her face and knew that she was unhappy. He gave her time to digest this information. He originally thought that she might need a long time to accept all this, but after a moment, she asked, "You said that ghosts are prone to losing control. The imperial court controls this ghost. Are they not afraid that this ghost will lose control and kill people indiscriminately, causing chaos in the Demon Suppression Divisions of the world?"
Fan Bisi saw that she had adjusted her emotions so quickly, and he almost looked at her in a new light.
"So what? In this kind of world, the current situation is considered very peaceful. But who can guarantee how long this peace will last?" He said calmly, "We are talking to you now, but maybe one day my two brothers will die at the hands of ghosts?"
Speaking of life and death, the three of them fell silent for a while.
After a while, Fan Bisi became a little impatient and urged, "Fusheng—"
"Why are you rushing?" Zhao Fusheng shook her head and asked again, "You need me to take out your life souls to leave Wan'an County. Then if I want to leave Wan'an County, who should take out my Soul and Life Register?"
"Your life soul cannot be taken out! The movement of life souls needs to be handled by high-level ghost controllers above the general level in the imperial court."
And the imperial court had given up on this place.
He had been talking for a long time and was gradually becoming impatient. He was also afraid that Zhao Fusheng's questions would never end, so he said bluntly, "I advise you not to think about other things. You are in the Soul and Life Register, and you have no way to leave Wan'an County. Don't think that you are now controlling a ghost and think you are extraordinary. I said—"
"Wait!"
Zhao Fusheng had many more words she wanted to say, and she wanted to ask him about the strangeness of his expression when he mentioned "gui chang" earlier. But she didn't expect that before she could ask, Fan Bisi's words made her feel very uneasy.
"What controlling a ghost—"
"You died at the hands of a ghost, but you can come back to life. What kind of ability is this? Don't you know?" Fan Bisi was unwilling to continue beating around the bush with her and said directly.
"You mean..."
"Only the power of ghosts is so terrifying. Ghosts are immortal and indestructible. Perhaps they can be sealed and their power dismembered, but humans cannot kill them. You died and came back to life. This power is clearly the power of ghosts. You borrowed the power of ghosts. What else could it be if not controlling a ghost?"
"..."
Zhao Fusheng's alarm bells rang in her heart: "You mean, the ghost from the Demon Suppression Division before hasn't left yet?"
"You're still alive, so how could it have left?" Fan Bisi asked back.
"How am I not dead?" Zhao Fusheng was terrified. "I died yesterday!"
She didn't know how to explain the situation clearly to the Fan brothers, but last night's "dream" clearly showed the whole process: the original Zhao Fusheng had obviously died at the hands of the ligui. She was just an innocent person who had transmigrated by chance.
In terms of life soul, she and the original Zhao Fusheng were not even the same person...
"According to the principle of ghost killing that you said, I already died at the hands of a ghost yesterday, and the cause and effect are over..."
"Ghosts don't follow principles when they kill people. You didn't die, so the killing rule of the ghost was not completed. Although I don't know how you managed to restrain this runaway ligui and temporarily control it, making it fall into a dormant state, this state is not permanent. Once you 'wake it up' and use its power, that will be your death."
After saying that, he said humorously, "Have you seen Old Zhang from the coffin shop across the street? We, the Demon Suppression Division, are shrouded in a ghost domain. He dares to open a coffin shop here because he knows that there are many deaths here, and he has business to do, so he is unwilling to leave."
"..."
Zhao Fusheng's heart sank to the bottom, and her mind went blank for a moment.
After she regained her senses, she was both frightened and angry, and extremely anxious.
She subconsciously reached out to touch her back.
The strange coldness and the feeling of being watched were not her illusions. She didn't expect that after the original Zhao Fusheng died, the ligui that killed her didn't leave. Instead, it lingered and entangle her. She didn't know where it was hiding.
She was lucky enough to be reborn in the mourning hall, but she was born into this strange world. Now her life soul was restricted by a ghost, becoming someone else's chang gui doppelganger. At the same time, she was also entangled by a deadly ligui. And according to what the Fan brothers said, her life was about to end. How could she live such a life?
"Hehe." Fan Bisi sneered, "Entangled by a ligui, you can't escape for the rest of your life. Either you control it, or it will suck you dry. Listen to my advice, hide honestly, and don't try to use the ghost's power. If you're lucky, you can live for another year or two. If you're unlucky, I'm afraid you won't even last ten days or half a month."
Zhao Fusheng's expression was uncertain. Holding the jade book, Fan Bisi said again, "Since we're about to part ways, I'll tell you another piece of news. Keep this jade book safe."
"What do you mean..."
Zhao Fusheng clenched her teeth and asked.
Fan Bisi was also afraid of angering her, and she would go all out. He immediately softened his tone, "Don't think that being in the Soul and Life Register and having your soul controlled by a ghost is a bad thing. The reason why you were able to survive after attracting the ghost to your body was not only because you were born with extraordinary luck and had the blessing of your parents' bloodline, but also because of this Soul and Life Register."
Only ghosts could deal with ghosts.
"The Soul and Life Register is the object of a ligui. In other words, you are the chang gui of the ghost in Jia Yi's hands, its prey."
And at that time, the ghost that was controlled in Wan'an County's Demon Suppression Division wanted Zhao Fusheng's life. This was undoubtedly a fight between two ghosts, a competition between them.
"So in the later stages, although the Soul and Life Register is also a ghost, it is also your life-saving object. If you activate the ligui on your body, the ghost in the Soul and Life Register can protect you for a period of time."
"..." Zhao Fusheng wanted to curse.
But the situation had reached this point, her anger was useless, and cursing was a waste of effort. She forced herself to calm down and then found a question: "According to what you said, ghosts also have levels, right?"
"Yes."
Fan Bisi's face showed an impatient expression. Seeing that her questions were endless, his face darkened.
"The ghost that controls the Soul and Life Register, you said it has reached the Sha level..."
"At least Sha level!" Fan Bisi interrupted her.
Zhao Fusheng didn't care about these small issues at this time, and just said, "If the ghost that controls the gui chang has already reached the Sha level, then the ghost on my body can still kill me under its power, isn't it..."
"That's different."
Fan Bisi endured his impatience and explained again, "The method we use to distinguish the levels of ghosts, in addition to looking at the ghost's strength, is also based on its destructiveness and other aspects."
"If a ghost is powerful, but it only kills people individually and its power is limited, then although its level is high, it is not very troublesome. But ghosts like the one that controls the Soul and Life Register, which can control a large number of chang gui, as you said, once it loses control, it can cause a large number of casualties. Such ghosts are truly feared by the imperial court. Therefore, the level of such ghosts is also much higher."
After he finished speaking, he changed the subject, "But having said that, the power of the gui chang is certainly not limited to large-scale killing. Its own power is very terrifying. The reason why you were eventually killed by this ligui in our Wan'an County is actually because the Soul and Life Register is only a doppelganger of the gui chang, not its main body."
"If Jia Yi himself came here, the situation would be different. Powerful ghost controllers can not only drive away ligui, but even control ligui. Otherwise, how do you think the ghost in Wan'an County was passed from Zhao Duan's hands to Zhao Qiming's hands?"
Zhao Fusheng's heart immediately turned cold.