C26

I asked Samit, is this why you invited Maoju Spirit?

Samit rolled his eyes at me as he continued. When Maoju Spirit was sent away, he was burned all over and it just so happened that my Second Uncle saw it.

At that time, Dongqing was walking back while carrying a hoe after she finished her work in the field. Suddenly, a furry thing appeared out of nowhere. Moreover, it stood up and bowed to Dongqing!

Dongqing had been frightened. He had heard the old man say long ago that it was not a good sign for animals to bow to people, especially this type of wild immortal.

However, at that time, that furry thing was very pitiful. Its eyes were full of pleading, and its mouth even emitted creaking sounds. There was also a burn mark on its body.

Dong Qing was still tempted. He picked up this thing and felt its softness. Especially the fur on its body, it felt very comfortable to the touch, and the little guy was also very docile.

Dongqing kept a close eye out. He didn't let everyone know about this, but secretly hid the little guy in a pile of corn. Every day, he would pay a visit to the little guy and feed him.

Slowly, the little guy's injuries became better, and he became lively again. Every time he saw Dong Qing coming over, he would cry out in excitement.

After that, he inadvertently heard everyone talking about Taoist Wang and his family, and after their descriptions and the time they took to send him off, it seemed that the little fellow he saved was Maoju Spirit!

It was fortunate, Dongqing thought, that she had been careful not to let anyone else know about this, or else her life would have been in danger.

After he finished cutting in line, Dong Qing wrapped Maoju Spirit in a quilt and brought him back to his hometown in Sichuan.

In the period of time since he returned to his hometown, he had not heard of anyone losing anything, and neither had his own house. On the contrary, it was different from before, when his own house had been barren but ever since he brought the Maoju Spirit back, the weather in the fields was good, and the days passed with increasing heat.

But unfortunately, not even two years had passed and Maoju Spirit was already dead without a trace.

I don't know if it's because of the climate or some other reason.

After the death of Maoju Spirit, Second Uncle found a painter. He described the appearance and form of the Maoju Spirit and then, according to his description, the painter drew two portraits to give his blessings.

At that time, Dong Qing was afraid that if one of them was broken, she would be able to use the other one.

Unexpectedly, after going to India and getting to know Samit, he gave another portrait to Samit.

Samit told me, in fact, my grandfather had been researching this technique at Baroda since a long time ago. He was friends with Samit's father, but due to the difficulty of funding, he was unable to practice this technique further.

Ever since Second Uncle brought Maoju Spirit back, his family was getting richer and richer by the day. Even after Maoju Spirit died, his family's wealth did not run out, so Second Uncle came to India to seek help from his grandfather. With money, everything would be fine.

Samit said, our family has a fifty year tradition of making Holy Infant. Before, when we were not acquainted with Dong Qing, we did not have any techniques to save him, and thus, we had to sell the completed Holy Infant immediately, or else it would rot very quickly.

I asked him, that's not right, even if you sell it at the first possible moment, if the Holy Infant were to fall into the hands of a customer, wouldn't it rot as well?

Samit shook his head and said, You don't understand? Once the Holy Infant is activated, it will not rot away, but I am a seller, so it is impossible for me to activate it, otherwise, I would have suffered a backlash. So before I meet your grandfather, whenever I create a Holy Infant, I would have to go through great pains to contact the customers, and some customers do not believe us and are not willing to pay the deposit, but after I finish doing it, the customers will not want it anymore, so the Holy Infant will fall into my hands. At this time, I will have to carry out a very complicated procedure to bury the Holy Infant. The corpse oil he provided is simply too magical, your grandfather said that even after soaking it in a bottle for a hundred years, the Holy Infant would still be alive and well. With this, I don't have to worry about not being able to sell it, nor do I have to worry about the customers who will regret after I finish my work, he has truly solved the many years of puzzlement in our Holy Infant family, including the Two-headed Infant in the buddhist hall, which your grandfather invented.

It was only now that I completely found out what kind of business my grandfather and Second Uncle were doing in India.

I asked Samit, how did Second Uncle refine this corpse oil? So powerful?

Samit said that although he had a good relationship with your Second Uncle, but business matters, these belonged to him as a secret. It was the same for me, as he did not know how I made the Holy Infant.

Since Samit said so, then I will not continue asking. I can only change the topic.

I told him that the first time I came to Baroda, I saw a little boy at the door of the first floor one night, and then I also saw this little boy on the second floor. He even had something in his mouth, do you know who he is?

When Samit heard this, his eyes started to wander a little. He quickly said, that was another person's child, if he got lost, he would walk all the way to your Second Uncle's House.

I rolled my eyes at him. Did you lie to a three-year-old? Tell me, what is going on?

Samit saw that he could not hide it anymore, and spoke the truth. That little boy was adopted by you from an orphanage one year ago, and he died in a car accident not long after he was brought back, but it was extremely resentful and had been causing trouble since the beginning. Your Second Uncle had no choice but to imprison its soul inside a silver equipment, which was the one Dong Qing gave you right before you left.

I asked him if it was the little cage with a child inside.

He said that was right, your Second Uncle had a theory for making this. That cage is called "The World Is Cage", and the children imprisoned inside are called "Cage Birds". Silver equipment is a mascot, it can turn resentment into luck, thus guaranteeing your safety.

It dawned on me that the little boy was holding the silver pendant in his mouth.

At that time, Samit was still lying to me, saying that it was made from the blood of White Infant s.

But then there was another question that made me feel wrong. Since it had already been put into the cage, how could it still come out?

Samit said that the soul is only in one form, what is actually imprisoned is not the soul, but the grievance. If its resentment was not sealed, I am afraid that the first time you came to India, you would not have returned alive.

After hearing those words, I broke out in a cold sweat. The danger was always by my side.

Samit said that the day after the little boy was imprisoned, your grandfather died.

Hearing this, I was even more surprised. You mean, my grandfather's death is related to this little boy?

Samit said, I didn't say it, you said it yourself.

I said, you're digging a hole for me to jump into. Tell me the truth, do you know the truth about my grandfather's death? Do you know the reason why the Second Uncle was infected?

The reason I asked him this, I remember clearly that when Second Uncle held a water burial at the Yamna River and saw the photo on my phone, he was shocked and said that something big had happened to Second Uncle. From this, I deduced that if he didn't know what happened to Second Uncle, he definitely wouldn't have said such words.

Furthermore, I am completely sure that what the imam said that day was completely fake. He initially said the word "demon", but in the end, he said that my Second Uncle secretly refined a corpse oil without the consent of others and that that woman came back to take revenge. But, what does this have to do with the ghost?

Obviously, the imam also discovered something, but he said half of the sentence, swallowed it back, and then made up a set of lies to fool me.

As for why the imam was making up a lie, I don't know.

After I said these words, I looked at him with a sharp gaze and asked him again. Do you know the reason why the Second Uncle was infected with the Evil Qi?

Samit was silent for a long time before saying this. That's right, I do know, and I didn't tell you because the whole thing was too bizarre, and too scary!