Heavenly Dao Formula Chapter 41: Benefactor

　　 "What did you see?" Li asked.

　　 "...a cat." Xia Fan hesitated for a few seconds before repliing. It is really difficult for him to associate the animal in front of him with the evil evil, "Is it the culprit that keeps the Tian family awake at night?"

　　 "Huh..." Li showed a thoughtful look, "It's the cause, but not necessarily the culprit. The biggest difference between 魉 and Mei is that there is no obvious hostility to living things. The reason why it appears in the room, I am afraid It follows the habits of her life." Now she looked at Xia Fan, "Go and ask the old man to see if her family has ever raised a tabby cat."

　　 Xia Fan turned to leave the house, and soon returned," said Mrs. Tian, ​​she did have a cat in her family before, but she suddenly died of illness half a month ago, and her daughter-in-law cried for a long time about it. You Means, this cat could be—"

　　"It's the cat from the Tian family." Li squatted down and put the cat in his hands. "But it is no longer a creature, but a phantom, an illusion made of Qi."

　　 Xia Fan hesitated and reached out to touch the cat's head. Not only could he feel the furry touch, but also the warm residual heat; the latter even squinted comfortably, looking no different from a real living thing.

　　"Does this count as resurrection from the dead? Since Tian's wife likes this cat, maybe we can—"

　　 "No!" Li pricked his ears and shouted, "Wake up, death means death, and the dead can't come back to life. Don't confuse the two!"

　　 Xia Fan was startled slightly. It was the first time he saw such a sharp expression on the fox demon.

　　"There is no way to bring the dead back to life! Once you die, consciousness ceases to exist. Even if you keep your breath, it is just an empty shell. Just like this tabby cat, its course of action is just Repeatedly before alive, even the touch and reaction are the same. As long as you and I close your eyes, it will return to the virtual state again."

　　"Even if the woman likes this cat anymore, can she stare at it all day long? What's more, there is more or less qi in the human body. If you live with the qi for a long time, your qi will be too Disorders occur, and the result is increasing weakness and life expectancy." Li shook her head, "I think she is in such a sluggish state, except for half of her physical weakness, and the other half is probably caused by this virtual sprite. You sent the sprite to it. By her side, the essence and murder are the same!"

　　"Uh...I'm just assuming," Xia Fan coughed twice, "You don't have to be so angry, right?"

　　 "The hypothesis doesn't work either, it at least proves that you have this idea, and confusing the boundaries of life and death is an absolute forbidden zone for alchemists!" The fox said in an unquestionable tone, "My master has mentioned many similar things-- Some alchemists mistakenly believed that they could reverse life and death in the process of mastering qi. In the end, they went astray, and none of them ended well. This even included the Privy Council Yui. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous? Don’t care about it when you are alive, and die. I regret it, even if I don’t hesitate to offend God’s way. I just don’t want to see you become this ridiculous appearance!"

　　 Is she... worrying about herself?

　　 "Okay, okay, I know it's wrong." Xia Fan gave in on the principle of correcting if there is a mistake, "Then how to deal with this cat-no, this phantom?"

　　"It is a projection of Qi. With stronger Qi, it can break its form and return it to the heavens and the earth." Li lifted the cat in front of him.

　　 "I understand." Xia Fan nodded and picked up the wooden sword again.

　　……

　　 "The matter has been resolved." Xia Fan said to the long-awaited Old Lady Tian when she walked out of the house.

　　 "Sao Dao... are you telling the truth?" The latter looked surprised.

　　 "Yes, you can stay at ease, and I promise that the sound will not come back again."

　　 "That..." The young woman who had been half hiding behind the old lady poked her head out timidly, "Master Tao, I want to ask you, is there really a ghost in our house?"

　　"It’s not a ghost, but a cat raised by two. It’s probably reluctant to bear the two, so that it will stay here after death." Xia Fan slowly said the words he had prepared in advance, "Although it I still miss the master, but life and death are different. After communicating with it, I have let it go on the road with peace of mind. Rest assured, it should be reincarnation soon."

　　Of course, this is not the case. According to Li, the breath of dead objects no longer has consciousness, and there will be no feelings of reluctance or nostalgia, but he thinks it is easier for ordinary people to accept it.

　　 In addition, the moment he pierced the sword into the body of the tansy cat, he deeply felt the difference between the dead and the creatures. The wooden sword penetrated the Xuanyin without any resistance, and the latter did not see the pain, and still maintained the coquettishness. Appearance, until it turns into a plume of green smoke and dissipates invisible.

　　 "It's A Hua!" After hearing what Xia Fan said, Tian's wife immediately covered her mouth, tears streaming down her eyes. "It, it's a stray cat adopted by my husband and I. It was fine, but suddenly died of illness for some reason...Woo...Do you think it can't bear the owner... It turns out that it didn't blame me, it's great..."

　　 As the woman sobbed, her pale face was faintly rosy.

　　 "No wonder the little Daoist would ask me about raising a cat." The old lady Tian also relieved her heart and took a big breath, "As expected of a famous teacher, a little Daoist, you saved our family's life! "

　　 While she was talking, she knelt down again~IndoMTL.com~ It made Xia Fan messed up again.

　　"Tian family will never forget your great kindness!"

　　"Thank you, Master Tao, my concubine owes you a life..."

　　"It’s not necessary, it’s just a small effort. And the money for the clothes and window paper--"

　　 "Then how can the trail grow? Isn't it a joke to the neighborhood! If you persist, I won't get up here!"

　　 Facing such a situation, Xia Fan had to give up.

　　 He could see that although Tian's words were not expressive or pretending to be solemn, their gratitude was from the bottom of the heart, and there was no falsehood.

　　 Even before leaving, the old lady did not forget to forcibly stuff a basket of eggs into his arms, and kept them to the entrance of the inn, giving him no chance to leave.

　　As soon as they parted, Xia Fan asked a question that he had been puzzled for a long time.

　　 "Why don't you find the Privy Council?"

　　 Yes, although Fenghua County is not a big county, there are still county offices and post stations. These government agencies can report evil news to the Privy Council of Ayutthaya or prefectures and counties. For such unconventional visions, the local Privy Council should have the responsibility to deal with them.

　　"The leader of the small road said and laughed," the old lady covered her mouth, "if you ask the officials to come here for money, they don’t need to move, they will cost dozens of taels of silver, how can we afford it!"

　　"Dozens of taels?" Xia Fan was surprised, "No matter how harmful the evil is?"

　　 "That's the reserve price. If it's dangerous, you must add it." The old lady had a rare and strange expression, "If you don't collect the money, it will be troublesome. The government can rush into the house and search directly regardless of your situation. Both. Oh, what do I say so much... Anyway, thanks to the bodhisattva-hearted people like Dao Chang Zhao and Dao Chang Xiao Dao Chang, we are able to live in peace."