Heavenly Dao Formula

When Xia Fan returned to the wing, the old lady's words of gratitude still echoed in his ears.

"How is it, how does it feel to help people get rid of evil for the first time?" Fox Demon looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, and there was a hint of teasing in his tone, "Do you feel that you have become the savior of the world and can control the fate of others?"

"Honestly speaking, it's not bad." Xia Fan automatically skipped the second half of her sentence, "I kind of know why Master took this path—compared to entering the Privy Council, traveling around like this, It doesn’t feel like a bad choice to eradicate harm to the people.”

Only now did he realize that even though his master had many faults, he was still a monk who could draw qi into his body. The advantage brought by entraining Qi alone is enough for him to find a stable job in a wealthy family or an escort agency, so that he won't spend most of his time like a tramp.

Maybe it is because of these thanks that Master took this path.

If it wasn't for entering the Privy Council to further understand the mysteries of the world, he would probably have made the same choice as his master.

After all, being a chivalrous hero is almost everyone's fantasy.

In addition, the old lady's complaints about the Privy Council also made Xia Fan quite concerned. When he was wandering with his master, he heard several cases where the alchemists of the Privy Council cut off evil spirits and kept one safe. The government also promoted the Privy Council as an institution to deal with all abnormal phenomena, which seemed to be in conflict with what Mrs. Tian said.

It's just that he doesn't have any way to prove it now. Master never mentions this aspect, and he avoids alchemists when he meets alchemists. Probably he can only know if there is a misunderstanding between them after he enters the Privy Council.

"By the way, I still don't understand one thing." He brought the topic back to the supernatural knowledge he is most interested in. "If a cat can become a ghost after death, isn't it possible for other animals? What chickens, sheep, and cows? Ah... the streets and alleys should be full of ghosts, but my actual feeling is not like that."

This is already a conservative statement. Xia Fan looked down at his palm. If microorganisms were included, bacteria would die and new bacteria would be born in his palm every minute. One needs Qi to be born, and one can become a demon after death, so this world is too lively.

And how do bacteria perceive it... Cats can still see a blurry shadow through the window paper. Microbes, let alone the paper, are a problem if the microscope magnification is not high enough. How can we eliminate them?

"There is no way to become a demon without a reason. No matter what kind of evil it is, you need to rely on strong emotions to have a chance to transform." The fox demon shook his finger, walked to the tea table and sat down, pouring out the money for himself and Xia Fan. Cup of tea, "This emotion can be anger, pain, unwillingness, resentment, ecstasy and bliss, or other feelings that are difficult to describe."

"Just as a large number of dead in vain can form a wild night, although they die and their consciousness disappears, the aura full of strong resentment will linger for a long time until it triggers a vision."

She pushed the tea to Xia Fan, "Then you found the key point?"

Xia Fan immediately understood what she meant, "The key is to have diverse emotions."

Li nodded, "Your reaction is one of the few things worthy of praise."

So... According to the fox demon, creatures with more diverse emotions are more likely to leave traces after death. This can also be understood as the stronger the consciousness, the easier it is to have an impact on the objective world. And the microbes that were worried about before, because they don't have complex consciousness, naturally won't become evil.

When it comes to the richness of emotions, man is definitely the head of all souls.

No...Xia Fan glanced at Li, maybe he should add Yao.

It's just that the number of demons is much lower than that of humans, so it's not so obvious.

It can be deduced from this that the probability of human qi turning into evil spirits is much higher than that of other species, and the harm is also greater.

Thinking of this, Xia Fan felt a wave of sincere satisfaction, and the veil of the world seemed to have lifted a bit for him.

Abducting the fox demon was indeed the right choice.

But another question came to his mind.

...What is the emotion that makes cats become rogues?

Tian's wife seems to have said that Ah Hua died of illness, but animal death is an all-too-common thing. Even if the livestock fell in large numbers due to the plague, there was no major problem.

A thought suddenly flashed in Xia Fan's mind.

He looked at Li in surprise, "That cat...didn't die of illness?"

The latter seemed to have expected him to ask this question a long time ago, "Even as a human, it is difficult to have any thoughts of resistance when you know that your time is approaching, let alone a cat? I want to impress it , ordinary encounters are not acceptable."

Then the answer is ready to come.

Only pain can make living beings unforgettable in the shortest time.

It was tortured to death.

And the perpetrator didn't aim to kill it, but prolonged the painful process as much as possible - if it was just slaughtered, it wouldn't make the fox demon say "ordinary encounters are not okay".

"Could it be... Tian's wife did it herself?" Xia Fan felt some hairs on his back.

"It's not very likely," Li's answer made him feel a little relieved. "If the raccoon cat died at the hands of Tian's family, there would be no time to escape before it was alive. How could it wander around the house leisurely after death? Besides...then The woman's feelings for the cat should be sincere."

"That's good." Xia Fan raised his head and took a big sip of tea. As for who killed Ah Hua, I'm afraid he has no way to verify it, and he can't track it down for a cat. After all, for people in this era, Cruelty and killing of animals is nothing at all, not to mention legal punishment, and it will not be condemned morally.

But if you think about it carefully, what if the real purpose of the perpetrator is not to torture Lihuamao, but to murder Tian's wife?

This person knows that if he inflicts enough pain, there is a chance that ordinary creatures will perish and become evil spirits, so with a little bit of targeting, the first scourge of evil spirits must be the living people of the Tian family.

No... these thoughts are too conspiracy theories, there should be no such coincidence. Xia Fan shook his head and put all distracting thoughts behind him. Since the perpetrator could not be found, the above guesses could only be guesses forever and could not be confirmed.

Suddenly, a sentence Li said before rang in his ears——

"It's the cause, but not necessarily the culprit."

Had she thought of that then?

If Ru Qiu really died of physical weakness, no matter whether it was intentional or unintentional, the person who tortured the cat would be considered a murderer.

After solving this sudden "haunting" incident, it was almost midnight, and even Xia Fan felt a little tired. He yawned and signaled to the fox demon, "It's getting late, let's rest today."

Li nodded, got up and walked towards the back room.

When approaching the door, Xia Fan stopped her again, "Also, today's matter...sorry."

"Oh?" The fox demon glanced at him with interest, so the alchemist would also apologize to the demon. For some reason, her mood suddenly improved a lot. But this cannot be easily revealed, otherwise the other party will think that he is too easy to compromise, and he must be deeply aware of today's problems.

"You didn't do anything wrong, so why do you need to apologize. As you said, I helped you, not them. This is just to repay the previous life-saving grace—"

"That's not what I'm talking about." Xia Fan's answer surprised her, "Obviously we helped the Tian family together, but in the end I was the only one who got their thanks. But the real meritorious person can only be second to none." Behind the scenes, in other words, I monopolize the gratitude you deserve."

"What..." Li was stunned for a moment and then looked away, "I don't care about human beings' thanks."

"I care. One day, I hope people can know that it is the demon who helped them; one day, when you help others, you don't have to hide in the dark." Xia Fan looked into her eyes and said softly, " With this connection... Humans will also take the initiative to help the demon."