Chapter 21: The Evil Art of Raising Ghosts, Seven Star Soul Locking "Yes, yes!" "That explains it!" The expert seemed a little excited, and said: "Some ghosts have the ability to change, or some spells have similar effects. The Yunniang who was saved by me back then was not the real Yunniang!" "And her daughter's body. When I dug it up, it was already badly decomposed and difficult to recognize. I was able to confirm her identity based on the confession of the human trafficker and the clothes on the body." "Now it seems that the body was not Yunniang's daughter!" Having said this, the expert clenched his fists, his eyes full of coldness. Although the corpse was not Yunniang's daughter, she was a little girl of seven or eight years old. She should have been in her prime, but died tragically in a mass grave. No matter who is behind this, this matter is not over yet! He took out a black jar and silently collected Yunniang's ashes.

"Don't worry, our Imperial Observatory will investigate this case thoroughly. Even if I die, my colleagues and superiors will definitely find the real culprit and give you and your daughter justice!" His voice was firm and decisive, as if he was talking to Yunniang, but also to himself. Zhang Jiuyang suddenly became curious about the Imperial Observatory. Today in Daqian, the emperor is addicted to pleasure and corrupt officials are rampant, and it is already a situation similar to the end of a dynasty. However, this little Sichen of the Imperial Observatory presents a completely different atmosphere. Kind, brave, upright, and willing to sacrifice one's life for justice. Moreover, Zhang Jiuyang could tell from his words that he was not just being pretentious, but had genuine confidence in his colleagues and superiors. I believe that they will not fear any difficulties and will do whatever it takes to destroy evil and uphold justice. This feeling reminded Zhang Jiuyang of a word in his previous life on Earth that was once infinitely beautiful but gradually faded away with the times. "By the way, is there any news about Lu Yaoxing's whereabouts?" Zhang Jiuyang asked, but before the master could answer, he fixed his eyes and said, "No, there seems to be something in the ashes!" After swallowing the ghost eye, his eyesight was greatly improved. Not only could he see in the dark, he could even see the veins of a leaf a hundred steps away. That's why he noticed keenly just now that there seemed to be a flash of something black in the ashes. The master was stunned for a moment, then quickly poured out the ashes and began to search carefully with Zhang Jiuyang. A moment later, the two found three short needles as thin as cow hair from the ashes. They felt cold to the touch and were almost weightless. These needles are so thin and short that they are difficult to be found among the ashes. If it weren’t for Zhang Jiuyang’s sharp eyes, it would probably have been covered in dust forever in this urn. The master carefully examined these short needles in the sunlight, and seemed to have discovered something, and his expression became more solemn. "No wonder Yunniang became stronger so quickly!" He said in a deep voice: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a very evil ghost-raising technique, the Seven Star Soul Locking Technique!"

"Seven Star Soul Lock?" "Yes, this is a very sinister and vicious spell. According to the position of the Big Dipper, seven short nails made of soul-locking wood are pierced into the body of the wrongfully deceased. This can forcibly lock the wronged soul inside the body and gather the surrounding evil energy to raise a ghost!" "The wronged soul is trapped in the body and cannot escape. Its resentment will only grow heavier. With the nourishment of the evil spirit, it will naturally become stronger quickly!" Zhang Jiuyang was puzzled and asked, "Why are there only three nails now? Aren't there seven?" "When Yunniang's power reaches a certain level, she will gradually break through these soul-locking nails. With each nail that breaks through, her power will increase by one point." After a pause, the master said thankfully, "Fortunately, we acted early. If it was a few days later, by the time she broke through all the soul-locking nails, not to mention us two, I'm afraid the entire Yunhe County would be in trouble!" "When I get back, I'll ask someone to check where this evil Seven Star Soul Locking spell came from. Maybe that's a clue." The master carefully put away the three nails. At this moment, a paper crane flew from the sky, circled three times above the master's head, and then fell down. He opened the paper crane and looked at it, his expression fluctuating. "It's Lu Yaoxing's whereabouts. Through the intelligence network of the Imperial Observatory, I found out that this person did not leave Qingzhou, but settled in Qingzhou City. But not long ago, at his son's full moon banquet, something went wrong, and all 32 members of his family were burned to death!" Zhang Jiuyang was stunned. Lu Yaoxing was actually dead? In this case, the most important clue is broken. "This fire is strange. No, I have to go to Qingzhou City immediately to see if I can find some clues!" The master is about to leave. Zhang Jiuyang could only pat him on the shoulder and warned him, "Lao Gao, be careful, and... your rope..." Upon hearing this, the expert sighed and explained. "His name was Old Diaoye. He was a poor old man who made a living by selling cloth. One day, he went to the market to sell cloth, but someone stole the cloth. He was so angry that he hanged himself to death." "From then on, local thieves would hang themselves for unknown reasons. Therefore, even though he was a ghost, he was still respected by the local people, who called him Old Hanging Master." "But there are some people in our Imperial Observatory who hate ghosts too much. I couldn't bear to hand it over, so I hid it secretly." Zhang Jiuyang finally understood, but still advised: "This thing is too powerful to use, Lao Gao, you should be careful." If you want to hang others, you must hang yourself first. This means you will kill one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own. The master nodded, and then looked at him deeply. "I also want to advise you not to pass on that portrait of Zhong Kui anymore." Zhang Jiuyang was stunned and asked, "Why?" "In this regard, the higher-ups are very strict. Once you are defined as a cult of evil gods, it will be very difficult to escape." The master said very seriously: "I won't pursue your secret. This time I can make up a reason to help you explain it, but next time, you may not be so lucky." He was not exaggerating. This time he did it to deal with Yunniang. He let her off the hook because of an emergency. In fact, this kind of propaganda about ghosts and gods was very feared by the higher-ups. Zhang Jiuyang was somewhat disappointed when he heard this. He had originally wanted to write a book about Zhong Kui catching ghosts, but now it seemed that his plan was going to fail. "Take this. If you have any urgent matters in the future, you can give it to the local county magistrate or governor, and they will pass it on to the Imperial Observatory."

The master gave him a yellow token and then bowed. "Zhang Jiuyang, goodbye." "Goodbye, Lao Gao." Zhang Jiuyang also bowed, and then he took out two yellow talismans and stuck them on his legs, chanting a spell. Then he was as light as a swallow and ran as fast as a flying horse, and soon disappeared from sight. Looking at his back, Zhang Jiuyang sighed softly. I can only wish him good luck. …… After leaving Yunhe County, the expert suddenly stopped. "Zhong Kui..." He chewed on the two words, but had no impression of them at all. In fact, the reason why he was willing to help Zhang Jiuyang, besides their friendship of fighting side by side, the most important reason was what Lao Diaoye said. At that time, Old Man Diao had no idea what he saw. He was so scared that he hid in the jar, trembling and repeating a few words over and over again. "He is not a human... He is a god!" "Zhang Jiuyang is a god!" "It's... a god that eats ghosts!" …… (End of this chapter)