"Heaven and Earth coexist, returning to the true form, the primordial spirit within , let gather the soul."
In the dim room, Scarlett Jennings stood before the talisman array drawn with a vermillion brush, chanting a clear tone as a dark wind stirred within the room.
Yet, the dark wind passed through, leaving nothing behind.
The humanoid shape on the ceiling remained, with only a slight trace of water fading.
Scarlett waited a while longer, and seeing no change in the room, she withdrew her hand and shook her head toward Gregory Xander and the others,
"The soul has been shattered completely; it can’t be gathered back."
If it had just been shattered, perhaps a bit could be gathered back, but after such a long ti, nothing remained but a faint trace of shadow energy, let alone gathering the soul for questioning.
Preston Xander arranged for the house given to Elysia Xander, who was expelled from the Mystical Sect, yet she didn’t live there. Instead, signs of a fierce ghost eradicated here were evident.
This couldn’t possibly be a coincidence.
"Elysia Xander had been stripped of all spiritual power at that ti. It’s impossible for her to have killed the ghost; I’m more inclined to believe it was the Black Mist Organization’s doing."
If that’s the case, it’s no wonder Elysia Xander could completely change into soone else, even regaining spiritual power that wasn’t hers.
Also, the Black Mist aura that Scarlett sensed on her montarily.
All these suggest Elysia Xander is already part of the Black Mist Organization.
But... they have no evidence.
The Face Changing Technique alters the soul’s appearance, so even probing her soul forcefully can’t prove she’s Elysia Xander.
The only way is to find the girl whose appearance she took.
Gregory Xander stood silently, and after a while, suddenly spoke in a deep voice,
"This is the house Preston specially arranged for her with the help of an uncle from the clan. He knew Elysia Xander couldn’t use spiritual power and wouldn’t have found her a house haunted by fierce ghosts."
He understands that person. Even if disappointed with Elysia Xander, he would still ensure her well-being.
Though he didn’t handle it personally, any Xander family mber in charge would have at least noticed the shadow energy if sothing was wrong with the house.
This ans discovering a ghost in the house given to Elysia Xander is absolutely not by chance.
Scarlett instantly understood Gregory’s implication,
"Either the ghost was placed by the Black Mist Organization, or they did sothing to hide it from the Xander family."
No matter which, the Black Mist Organization is implicated.
[Directed and perford themselves, seizing the opportunity to ta.]
Kingston Jennings’s electronic voice unexpectedly erged from next to them, drawing Scarlett and Gregory’s attention toward him.
Kingston looked down, typing calmly.
[My reasonable speculation.]
Since he ca along, he needed a sense of involvent.
Their speculation was the sa as Kingston’s.
Putting oneself in Elysia’s position, the scenario becos quite reasonable.
Elysia Xander, once an admired prodigy, was suddenly expelled from the Mystical Sect.
Not only was all her spiritual power sealed, preventing her further use of mystical techniques, but she was also driven out of the Capital tropolitan, forced to live as an ordinary person in Peaceful City.
Elysia must feel exceedingly unwilling in her heart.
Especially at that ti, a ghost sought her out on its own, and unable to use mystical techniques, she could only be bullied by the ghost.
At that mont, the Black Mist Organization people descended, offering her a chance for rebirth.
Elysia had no reason to refuse.
The Black Mist Organization could plan everything in advance, likely targeting Elysia long ago.
Just as their organization once absorbed Nolan Snyder, who was expelled from the Mystical Sect by the Snyder Clan.
"Fool!"
Gregory cursed a bit angrily.
He thought Elysia, though arrogant and annoying, was raised by Preston and should at least have the pride and integrity of soone from the Mystical Sect.
Yet, she joined the Evil Gate with such a simple ruse!
"Perhaps she’s not foolish."
Samuel Chalrs, who hadn’t spoken, now spoke up, his voice indifferent,
"So people, even when knowing it’s a trap, still plunge forward without hesitation."
As a top new representative of the Taoism Academy, Elysia couldn’t be rely naive.
Rather than unknowingly being manipulated,
Consciously sinking might be her ultimate choice.
Listening to Samuel, Gregory’s expression turned silent, his face becoming terrifyingly stern.
The room fell silent for two seconds.
Suddenly, Samuel pulled out his phone to fiddle with sothing, and soon after, turned the findings towards Scarlett and the others.
"These are the reports related to drownings near this neighborhood in recent months."
Scarlett took the phone to check, finding that the recent reports from this area included news of two drowning children, a college student who drowned while saving soone, and a female office worker drowned and murdered by a lover at ho.
Scarlett skipped over the first three and focused on the last one.
Typically, ghosts appearing with water traces are mostly due to drowning.
Although the news contains drownings, there is a difference between accidental deaths and murders that transform into ghosts.
Ghosts born from murder often co with resentful energy, which can quickly evolve them from common new ghosts to fierce ghosts capable of manifesting before people.
If she were in the Black Mist Organization, she would choose a fierce ghost to deal with Elysia.
And seeing how the Black Mist Organization shattered the ghost’s soul without clearing the remaining shadow energy indicates they aren’t particularly ticulous.
Hence, they likely grabbed a nearby fierce ghost as a "gift" for Elysia.
Unfortunately, this fierce ghost, killed by a lover, hadn’t avenged herself before being used as a "tool ghost" to sway Elysia.
Scarlett again looked at the twisted humanoid on the ceiling, feeling an indescribable sensation in her heart.
If the soul gathering succeeded, she would surely feel aggrieved too.
However, fortunately.
"Fortunately, there’s still law to punish wrongdoers."
The report stated that the lover who killed her was soon found guilty by the police and arrested.
Though she couldn’t avenge herself, at least the person who killed her would face the consequences of their actions.
Even if she couldn’t see it with her own eyes.
Thinking so, Scarlett suddenly fetched a talisman, swiftly drawing a soul-calming talisman with a vermillion brush.
Subsequently, chanting a spell, she flung the talisman into the air.
The talisman stuck to the ceiling and quickly ignited by itself.
Scarlett gazed upwards and softly inford,
"The person who killed you has been arrested; you can rest in peace."
With those words, the talisman burned to the end, and concurrently, the humanoid water stain on the ceiling seed to unfurl gradually, the stain diminishing bit by bit.
In a blink, the ceiling was left without a trace.
Together with this, the lingering shadow energy in the room completely dissipated at that mont.
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