The Exorcist

Chapter 43 Continue analysis

It was impossible to get clues from Zhang Zixin, because when Ruan Zhan released him from the broken flag, he discovered that he was seriously injured and his spiritual consciousness was so weak that he could no longer gather his body. No need to talk.

"Hey, didn't you accidentally hurt him when you took him in?" Wan Li said sympathetically.

Ruan Zhan shook his head, "It's not me. If you don't activate the burning technique in the broken flag, it will only function as a container and cannot hurt the spirit body. And that method is too cruel, I have never used it."

"Then he——"

"Let's help him protect his spiritual consciousness first!" Ruan Zhan sighed, first waved an invisible spell, and fixed the black air that was slowly fading to almost transparent in mid-air, and then turned around and stood deep in the closet. He dug out a red lacquered wooden box and put inside it strange bottles and jars, three special-textured talisman papers, a stack of ordinary talisman papers, a pure black writing brush and seven three-inch-long small wooden swords. He took it out and placed it on the desk.

"Hey, this is Bao Datong's thing. Wouldn't it be better if you look through it privately?" Bao Li looked at Ruan Zhan, "You have to at least pretend to be 'forced to have no choice but to do it as a last resort' to be honest!"

Ruan Zhan didn't even look up from him, looking as if it was a matter of course, "The box that Master Long left for me was well hidden in the bookcase in Xiaoxia's room. He also found it and turned it over without ceremony, and more than once, I didn't see it either." He's half-embarrassed." As he said this, he found two bottles, carefully identified them, and then began to use the strange pen to dip the contents of one bottle into the talisman paper to draw spells, "I'm very worthy of it. He used ordinary talisman paper and ordinary cinnabar, but I didn't expect that he had a lot of good things."

Wan Li burst out laughing, thinking that this might be the charm of Bao Datong's personality. He can make everyone get along with him easily. Even Ruan Zhan, who has a reserved and introverted personality, can still treat each other so casually. .

He saw Ruan Zhan draw twelve talismans in a row and stick them on the six sides of the red lacquer wooden box, one on each inside and outside. Then he drew the talisman in the air, chanting an unintelligible spell in his mouth, and waved his finger towards the box. The black air that seemed to be about to dissipate slowly drifted into the box as if it was being pulled, and Ruan Zhan then closed the lid.

“Have you even requisitioned the wooden boxes?”

"This wooden box is not an ordinary one. There is spiritual energy in it, which can help Zhang Zi gather a new shape." Ruan Zhan placed the wooden box in a dark place under the bed. "His strength is so different from that of the little banshee that he almost lost his soul. Blame me, for earlier I didn’t notice it, otherwise it might have been easier to rescue him earlier.”

"What a huge favor." Wan Li sighed softly, with a clear understanding in his heart, "He worked hard to save Xiao Xia. How are you going to repay him?!"

"I understand why he did that." A trace of fatigue flashed across Ruan Zhan's expression, but he returned to normal in an instant, "I will do what he wishes."

Wan Li smiled bitterly, "Look, this is a man. In order to protect his wife and children, he will do anything to protect his wife and children. However, this at least illustrates one problem: Lu Yan may really be innocent. There is a real child. Look, let's speculate - Zhang Zixin provoked the pair of monsters, which not only brought disaster to himself, but also brought disaster to his unmarried wife and unborn child. That pair The demon boy died more than 300 years ago and was full of curiosity about the modern metropolis, so they did not eat Zhang Zixin's soul, but only tortured him for fun or used him to come to the city. Of course they had never seen anything here. , even unimaginable, compared to the loneliness and darkness buried underground for more than three hundred years, they must have liked it very much, so they lived here. In the big city, the dust and wind and smoke are everywhere, no matter how dirty it is, Dirty and dark places are, after all, the territory of human beings, with strong yang energy. Although these two demon boys have great magical powers, they still need to find a place to live, so they chose Lu Yan. Even Lu Yan had a baby in her belly Child, one of the pair of demon boys chose this unborn baby as his container, or parasite, and this parasite was, of course, the later child."

Ruan Zhan listened to Wan Li's words and walked to the window. Looking outside, I saw the streets bustling with people coming and going. It really felt like the world that Wan Li said was boundless. But in such a huge and prosperous city, among so many people, everyone has very little to own and protect! Like Zhang Zixin, he just wants to protect his wife and children, but he just wants the woman sleeping in the next room to be safe! At this moment, he suddenly had the idea to try his best to help Zhang Zixin, even if Zhang Zixin didn't send him such a big favor!

"It makes sense." He said in a low voice, "The male demon has taken over the body of a real child, but there is a problem. In addition to the blood of father and mother, people are also born with souls. The demon child has taken over the body of a child, So where did the little boy’s original soul go?”

"No - you ate it, right?" Wan Li was a little worried.

Ruan Zhan thought about it and thought it was impossible. Regardless of reincarnation or reincarnation, the moment the body breaks out of the mother's body, the new life and soul are completely blank. Although it is extremely weak, it is extremely pure because it has not been contaminated by the breath of this world. Things that are weak and pure to the extreme are also the most powerful things, because they are the most natural innate power. Although the demon boy's magic power is very high, he cannot resist this natural power. At most, it will occupy the position of the new soul. , in the days to come, I will find a way to make this soul slowly wither.

This can be proven, because last night the banshee said to Xiaoxia: I really want to have my own body like my brother and grow up slowly!

"That is to say - Lu Yan and her son are possessed!" Wan Li frowned after hearing Ruan Zhan's explanation. He is soft-hearted and hates women and children being bullied.

"The child must be possessed, but Lu Yan is not." Ruan Zhan shook his head, "Look, there are two monsters. One is the male demon who has possessed the child since he was born; the other is the little girl. Demon, when we met her, she was always the image of Zhang Jialin. She also told Xiao Xia that she wanted to seize Xiao Xia's body and find more human skin clothes to change at any time. Did you notice that she said to Xiao Xia : I am over three hundred years old and cannot always look like a child. What does this prove? It proves that she has always maintained the appearance of a child."

"I never really believed that Lu Yan had a problem." Wan Li thought about what Lu Yan had done again, "Because she found us, and her behavior and eyes at the time couldn't be faked. But think about it, she also has There's something weird about it that I can't figure out. Do you think that little banshee will occasionally possess Lu Yan? If so, it can explain why Lu Yan is sometimes normal and sometimes behaves weirdly."

"Maybe. But I tend to think that the souls of these two monsters were hidden in the child's body at the beginning. It's just that the male monster is the master and the female monster is just a superficial attachment. It's similar to the feeling of living in a friend's house. Because of that The male demon obviously wants to experience the feeling of growing up slowly. You must know that they were poured with mercury at the age of five and buried alive. There are huge shortcomings in life. And precisely because two souls are parasitic in the same body at the same time, This caused the body to be extremely fragile due to being overwhelmed. I remember asking Lu Yan, and she said that the child had been seriously ill before. The doctor said that the child's body function was very bad, and a critical illness notice was issued, but later But he miraculously recovered. And not long after that, children started missing here."

"Ah, that makes sense." Wan Li patted his forehead. "I said they came here five years ago. Why did they start causing trouble recently? They must have stayed together for so many years and adapted to the Suzaku Saint. It’s not even possible to live a good life in the human world. However, the child’s body can no longer hold the two of them, so the little banshee started to look for a new parasite.”

Ruan Zhan looked at Wan Li and didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he scolded, "You are the so-called famous psychiatrist? He is obviously a Mongolian doctor! It's really lucky that you were not treated until the patient died. There are still people who ask you to give lectures and read the papers you published. ?! I really can’t bear to see what’s going on in this world!” He couldn’t help but curse, “Maybe your previous guess was right, but the motive of that little banshee is that simple? Then why did she harm so many children? If you really want to experience life, wouldn't you just find a parasite that is about to be born? Their magic power is so high. If you want to live like this, if it weren't for meeting us, maybe it would have been hidden for dozens or hundreds of years. You can do it even if you go down, why are you making such a big fuss? Are you really full of food? Am I saying that you are naive, or am I an idiot? Thinking about Xiaoxia's experience, you didn't analyze any psychological reasons? Didn't you say that Well, no matter whether it is a person, an animal, or a spirit body, there are no rules to follow for behavior, and there are also original and deepest reasons. There is no love without reason in the world, and there is no hatred without reason. Don't you see? What clues are there?!"

Ruan Zhan made a rare comeback, which made Wanli confused for a moment, "I didn't go around the corner for a while, but you can tell me."

"You can go if you want!"

"Okay, I think about it myself." Seeing that Ruan Zhan was a little irritable, Wan Li knew that he must have suddenly remembered the male demon's attempt on Xiaoxia, so he lost control of his mood slightly, "But at least you have to tell me why Zhang Zixin showed up at this time. ?”

"It's very simple." Ruan Zhan calmed down, spread his hands and said, "The pair of monsters used him to come to the city. They were completely immersed in the prosperity of the city or other things, and lost interest in Zhang Zixin, even his He didn’t want to eat his soul either. Zhang Zixin could have reincarnated, but he couldn’t worry about Lu Yan, so he kept hiding from her for five years. This is why Lu Yan always felt that her husband was not dead and always felt that he appeared beside her. Reason. Even though these monsters have high magic power, there are still many ways for a soul to hide from them and not let them know."

"Then why didn't Zhang Zixin make it clear to Lu Yan in his dream?"

"This pair of monsters want to use Lu Yan to integrate into this society, and even want to enjoy a little maternal love. So under normal circumstances, they will not be detrimental to her. But if Lu Yan knows the whole story, and Zhang Zixin cannot protect him, you Guess Lu Yan is still alive? If Lu Yan dies, what will happen to the child? What would you do if you were Zhang Zixin? "

"When you put it like that, I understand. I was just stuck by a problem, just an eyesore." Wan Li said, "There was a fragile balance between them, but then the little banshee began to harm the world. This This balance was in jeopardy, and it also threatened the safety of Lu Yan and the real child. At this time, the powerful Master Bao appeared, so Zhang Zixin frequently found Lu Yan because he knew that she missed him. In order to see him, She will find Master Bao, thus involving us. And he does not have to worry that the pair of monsters will know about this, because how can the mother tell such a young son what she is thinking in her heart? "

"But as soon as we showed up at Lu Yan's house, the pair of monsters must have known about it, so Xiaoxia encountered strange things one after another. Zhang Zixin, on the other hand, was hiding in the dark to see if he could help. Xiaoxia encountered danger last night, and he tried his best to He was in danger of losing his soul and went to save Xiaoxia in exchange for us helping Lu Yan and Xiaotong, because he couldn't do it by himself."

The more the two of them talked, the closer they felt to the truth, and they both felt enlightened.

"Don't forget Bao Datong." Wan Li reminded, "That pair of monsters has a grudge against him. But since he is not the descendant of the old Taoist priest, there must be other reasons. Also, Lu Yan is the mother, she is alone It’s impossible to raise a frail and sick son without noticing any abnormality, so why didn’t she suspect it?”

"It's not difficult to understand." Ruan Zhan smiled, but Wanli felt a hint of bitterness and sadness flash through his smile, "It's impossible that she didn't discover something, but you also said that she is a mother, even if she knew If a child has a problem, he will hide it. Just like Duan Jin, she may have done a lot of bad things, but she is a real mother who will never dislike her child, even if he is a devil."

Why? Why doesn't he have such a mother? Is he particularly unfortunate or is he particularly terrible? I still remember that when he was four or five years old, he didn't know why he didn't like his parents. His parents only liked his brother who was two years younger than him and his sister who was two years older than him, so he had to play alone and have fun. Then we went to the cemetery in the town and saw many strange people there. He is not afraid of them and is happy with them. One summer evening, the aunt he often saw who always stuck out her tongue stood at the door of his house and said to him: People in the world of the world are 'no entry unless you are not allowed'. Please invite me in and I will smell it. The aroma of food. He did so, but his mother was so frightened that she fainted! He felt guilty and told his parents that he had done all this. So, he was abandoned like a stray dog.

Also like a puppy, he doesn't know where his strength comes from, and he finds his way back home after being thrown away. The five-year-old child was abandoned again and again, and walked back again and again, hungry and with wet feet. No adult came to ask about his condition along the way. But soon after returning home, he will be thrown even further! He thought that he had done something bad to make his parents angry, and that they would forgive him as long as he obeyed. He even lost his temper at the aunt who stuck out her tongue, and waved fire from the palm of his hand in front of his parents. Yet he still saw horror and disgust in his parents' eyes. Until the last time, his father took him on a trip, took a long train ride, and bought him many delicious things. He was so happy at the time, but when he was thrown into a coal truck in the dark, he realized that his parents did not want him. No one in this world wants him!