"Soul-detaining? You mean using Sun Chuang's departed soul to lure a little ghost to possess him?"
I nodded, giving Zhang Dabiao a thumbs-up. "Brother Zhang, you truly understand me. This is the only way to find out who arranged for this little ghost. Enough said, this thing has been on him for too long, it's harmful to his body, isn't it?"
Zhang Dabiao frowned. "Young brother, soul-detaining is no trifling matter. Sun Chuang is a healthy living person. If we make any mistakes during the soul-detaining, it could lead to dire consequences. Furthermore, hospitals are filled with Yin energy, and ghost messengers frequently come to collect souls. If we're discovered, a hundred mouths wouldn't be enough to explain ourselves."
"This..."
I hesitated before replying, "I naturally understand that. Right now, both the little ghost and Sun Chuang are drunk. This is an opportunity. Otherwise, once the little ghost leaves, it will be difficult for us to get any information."
Zhang Dabiao pondered for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and agreed to my plan.
"To find out what happened, we have to take a gamble."
No sooner said than done.
To avoid attracting the attention of other Yin souls in the hospital, I used the Tian Qiao Seal to seal the doors and windows, and pulled down all the curtains. Then, I placed a Feng Ling Talisman above Sun Chuang's head. As soon as his soul appeared, it would enter the talisman, protecting him from the little ghost that was following him.
With everything prepared, Zhang Dabiao bit his finger, using his blood as a guide to draw a Soul-Detaining Talisman in his hand. As Sun Chuang's Yin soul appeared, my expression darkened.
Whether living or dead, the soul of any person separating from their body appears as a grayish-white. However, there are exceptions. For example, those who performed great good deeds in life will have their Yin souls emit a faint glow, appearing like Bodhisattvas.
But Sun Chuang was different. His soul emitted a strange green light. As soon as his head left his body, his face contorted in pain, and he let out a mournful wail.
Seeing Sun Chuang's soul wailing in agony, Zhang Dabiao stopped the soul-detaining without me even needing to say anything. His face was filled with surprise and disbelief.
For a moment, neither of us spoke.
Because we could both see that someone had tampered with Sun Chuang. Using some secret method, they had imprisoned Sun Chuang's soul within his body. If we forcibly extracted his soul, the result would be its disintegration. While Sun Chuang wouldn't die, he would be worse off than dead.
He would either become a vegetative state or what people call an idiot. Neither outcome was acceptable to me.
Just as I was contemplating who could have done all this, Sun Chuang actually sat up from the bed in a bizarre posture, his legs kneeling on the bed and his arms involuntarily bending.
His eyes rolled upward, revealing only the whites, emitting a faint green glow. His tongue protruded from his mouth, and a chilling laugh emanated from him.
"Heh heh… you guys are quite capable. You discovered my existence so quickly."
Although the voice came from Sun Chuang's mouth, it was that of a child. Without a doubt, this was the voice of the little ghost.
Zhang Dabiao, who was more impatient, stiffened and asked fiercely, "I'll give you three seconds. Get out of my friend's body immediately…"
Before Zhang Dabiao could finish, he was interrupted by the little ghost.
"Big oaf, don't try to scare me. If you had the ability, you would have already detained me. If it weren't for this unfortunate turn of events, how could you have discovered my existence?" At this moment, the little ghost's voice changed to that of a woman.
Hearing this voice, I couldn't help but freeze. It felt like I had heard this voice somewhere before, but I couldn't recall where.
Just as I was about to ask, I saw Zhang Dabiao's face turn a kaleidoscope of colors, first blushing, then paling, and finally becoming as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"What do you want? If you want revenge, I, Zhang Dabiao, will gladly accept. But if you harm my brother, I will pursue you to the ends of the earth and will not let you go."
"Heh heh… I'm in his body right now. Killing me is simple. Just raise that mountain-splitting saber in your hand and strike me once, and I'll vanish into thin air. But do you dare?"
As soon as it finished speaking, 'Sun Chuang' crossed his hands, rested his head on his arms, and propped his buttocks high. His posture was not that of a living person, but more like an animal crouching on the ground.
The laughter came from Sun Chuang's mouth, but his face was contorted, and tears streamed down his cheeks. His body trembled uncontrollably. If this continued, Sun Chuang would suffocate.
Seeing this, I quickly said, "Let's talk. Please don't make things difficult for my friend. What do you want? Just say it, and I will try my best to satisfy you."
'Sun Chuang' rolled his eyes, his pupils turning into terrifying vertical slits.
"Oh, isn't this the owner of the little loach? You're here. Where is that little loach that was with you?"
Hearing this, I confirmed what was possessing Sun Chuang. It was the fox I encountered at Wu Da Sang Men's place.
I truly didn't know where Bai Ling'er had gone. Since I woke up, I had tried to contact Bai Ling'er through our soul pact, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.
If I couldn't even sense Bai Ling'er's general location, I would have suspected that I had a very long dream.
"I don't think you came here with the might of the Heavenly Thunder just to chat, did you? If you have any requests, you can state them, and we will try our best to satisfy you."
As the saying goes, no one comes without a reason. This fox, by using the little ghost's tendency to cling, had possessed Sun Chuang. It must have had an ulterior motive.
The most important thing now was to force it out of Sun Chuang. Only then could we change from a passive to an active position. Otherwise, if it remained in his body for too long, Sun Chuang, even if he didn't die, would lose a significant part of himself.
'Sun Chuang' listened and then sat up from the bed, his eyes emitting a faint green glow as he scanned me.
"If I remember correctly, your name is Song Qingyun. My master said that if you hand over the item, they can spare your lives and let you leave this place."
"Item? What item?" I looked at it with some confusion, completely unaware of what it was referring to.
The green glow in its eyes intensified, and its voice turned venomous.
"Are you playing dumb with me? My master's patience is limited. You have three days. If you don't deliver the item to Molu Village within three days, you won't be able to leave this place…" As it finished speaking, a green light floated out of Sun Chuang's body and disappeared out the window in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Zhang Dabiao wanted to pursue, but I stopped him.
"Don't chase. Since it dared to come, it must have made arrangements for the aftermath. Let's save Sun Chuang first."