Ma San, that man who had also entered the Land of the Lost before.
Although he also bore the power of a curse, Ma San's strength was still not to be underestimated. While he might not be able to defeat internal energy masters now, Li Chonglou felt he was more than capable of dealing with ordinary people.
Moreover, as someone who had also come from the Land of the Lost, Li Chonglou was confident he could reach an agreement with Ma San, at least ensuring there wouldn't be any backstabbing.
So, when Ya Lili said she didn't know who to look for, Li Chonglou's first thought was Ma San.
"Then, you can stay with Feng Zheng and the others for these two days. I'll look for you after I've made arrangements."
"Mhm, okay."
Following this, Ya Lili immediately called Feng Zheng to pick her up. Li Chonglou, on the other hand, left the cafe and returned directly to his residence.
He hadn't saved Ma San's contact information to his phone; it was still in his room at home. He hadn't expected to contact him so soon. According to his original plan, he intended to discuss matters of the Land of the Lost after everything had stabilized.
However, before contacting Ma San, Li Chonglou confirmed a few things with Elder An.
"How long can soul fusion be maintained? Is it true, as you said before, that I can designate someone for soul fusion?"
"It is possible, but the other party must also bear the power of a curse. If it's a simple possession, it should last for half a month to a month, and this duration will decrease with each use of the fusion ability."
After Elder An explained, Li Chonglou nodded. With this knowledge, Ma San was almost certainly within his grasp. Unless Ma San was uninterested in unsealing his own power, Li Chonglou believed no one could refuse such an temptation.
Without delay, upon returning home and finding Ma San's contact information, Li Chonglou immediately made the call.
To his surprise, as soon as the call was connected, Ma San seemed to have guessed his identity.
"Brother Li?"
"It's me. Are you free to talk?"
The two arranged a meeting place, and about two hours later, they met at a small, flavorful eatery.
"Hello, my name is Ma San."
"Li Chonglou."
After a brief introduction, Li Chonglou got straight to the point.
"Do you want the ability to unseal the power of your curse?"
Ma San's eyes gleamed, and his expression couldn't hide his excitement. He had intended to find Li Chonglou for this very reason! How could he refuse now!
"Of course, I do!"
Li Chonglou cautiously looked around before explaining his idea to Ma San. As he had suspected, Ma San agreed immediately with hardly any hesitation.
However, despite his trust, Li Chonglou issued a warning: "I hope you won't try anything clever. The soul that possesses you will be one of mine. If you have any malicious intentions, you know the consequences."
As he spoke the last sentence, a cold glint appeared in Li Chonglou's eyes. Although he hadn't used his soul possession ability, Ma San still felt a chill run through his entire body, as if he were being stared at by an ancient beast.
So strong! Immeasurably strong!
Even though Ma San had sensed Li Chonglou's extraordinary strength during the previous arena match, feeling that bone-chilling aura up close now, he was still deeply shaken!
This kind of aura, it must take killing a hundred people to achieve!
Ma San immediately responded, "Don't worry, I, Ma San, am not that kind of person!"
Li Chonglou nodded, and then they went to an deserted alley.
After a brief exchange with the souls in the soul bottle, one person soon volunteered.
"It's Xiao Jin. I guessed you might."
"What can I do? I've been here too long and I'm bored. It's better to take this chance to go out and see the world for a while."
Xiao Jin, whose real name was Zhu Jin, had become a soul entity even earlier than Old Lin. If ranked by time, Xiao Jin would at least be in the top five.
It was precisely for this reason that the others didn't compete with him. After all, as he had said, this was a great opportunity. At least he could experience the outside world once more before reincarnation.
After the souls had discussed it amongst themselves, Li Chonglou, following Elder An's instructions, unsealed Xiao Jin's soul through the soul bottle and designated it to transfer to Ma San.
Ma San felt a sudden chill in his body, and then he sensed a presence within him that didn't belong to him.
"This is the power that can unseal the curse?"
Ma San looked at Li Chonglou with some astonishment. He could feel that this additional presence was beyond his control, as if something uncontrollable had been placed inside him, instinctively making him wary.
Li Chonglou then explained, "To break the curse's power, another soul must bear it for you. The soul entity just injected into you comes from the Land of the Lost; you could call them our seniors. You should communicate with him about the specifics."
Ma San was confused by Li Chonglou's explanation. Having never encountered such things, he naturally dared not guess Li Chonglou's intentions until he tentatively asked a few questions in his mind.
In Li Chonglou's eyes, Ma San's expression suddenly turned to shock, and he froze there as if he had seen a ghost.
About five minutes later, Ma San managed to compose himself slightly, but the shock in his eyes was still clearly visible.
"Then let's go."
Li Chonglou said no more. After all, he had already explained everything necessary before transferring Xiao Jin to him. With Xiao Jin present, he wasn't worried about Ma San having any malicious intentions.
Then, Li Chonglou took Ma San to find Ya Lili. She was currently having a romantic dinner with Feng Zheng. Upon seeing Li Chonglou, both of them quickly signaled the waiter to add a seat.
However, Li Chonglou declined.
"Lili, this is the bodyguard I found for you. He will protect you during this time."
"Ah, it's you?"
Ya Lili recognized Ma San then. Feng Zheng, standing beside her, suddenly changed his expression and asked, "Lili, you know him?"
Ya Lili briefly explained, and then Feng Zheng pulled Li Chonglou aside.
"Brother Li, is the person you found reliable?"
Li Chonglou, understanding his subtle thoughts, couldn't help but roll his eyes slightly and say, "Don't worry, he has a wife and children. He won't compete with you for Lili."
Feng Zheng's face turned red. The grown man seemed a bit shy as he said, "I didn't mean it like that. I was just worried..."
Li Chonglou couldn't help but roll his eyes at him again. "Alright, if you're still worried, why don't you just stay with Lili?"