Chapter 36
As Liu Haoyu was muttering, the Black Book slowly floated out of the void.
“Yo~”
Seeing Liu Haoyu’s worried expression, the Black Book couldn’t help but say.
“Why do you look so preoccupied?”
“What else can I do?”
Liu Haoyu sighed.
“I miss Qin Liu.”
The Black Book pointed at Qin Liu, who was tinkering with talismans on the table.
“Your Qin Liu, whom you cherish so much, is right there.”
“It’s not this Qin Liu,” Liu Haoyu shook his head. “It’s the Qin Liu after she grew bigger.”
“What’s there to worry about? For you, time in reality is frozen, so when you came, Qin Liu was in a certain state, and when you return, Qin Liu will still be in that state.”
At this point, the Black Book couldn’t help but complain.
“Ever since someone got a girlfriend, they’ve become so sentimental. I haven’t forgotten how you used to be, acting like you don’t care if you live or die, and that it’s okay to die.”
Liu Haoyu didn’t mind the Black Book’s teasing. He picked up a pen and looked at the experimental notes on the table, thinking for a long time.
“That’s how people are. Once they have someone to care about, they naturally become much more restrained.”
“Do you regret it?”
“Regret? Impossible,” Liu Haoyu gave a thumbs-up. “Besides, you know, Qin Liu’s white stockings are really top-notch, and she’s truly cute.”
“Tsk…”
The Black Book made a very disgusted sound.
“I think you’re just after her white stockings.”
“Is there anything wrong with liking white?”
The person and the book chatted idly.
——
Meanwhile, Little Qin Liu, who was tinkering with talismans, was so exhausted from studying all day that she unconsciously fell asleep on the table.
Her consciousness gradually sank, and in her muddled state, it slowly began to become clear again.
When she opened her eyes again, the darkness she saw was so thick that she couldn’t see her hand even when extending it.
She felt like she was in a very small space.
Little Qin Liu stretched out her hand, trying to figure out where she was.
After extending her hand, she found that she touched a very smooth wall…
The texture felt like the layer of paint on wooden furniture.
Combined with the airtight environment, Little Qin Liu’s mind immediately grasped something.
The place she was in… was a coffin?
Weren’t she just in her bedroom?
Why did she inexplicably end up inside a coffin?
And it shouldn’t be time for the sealing ritual to begin yet.
Could it be…
Little Qin Liu suddenly thought of a possibility.
Ever since she came to this world, because of this body’s strong spiritual sight, she would occasionally see glimpses of the future.
However, her premonitions at that time were very vague, nowhere near as clear as this time.
Realizing this, Little Qin Liu snapped her fingers, and a ball of blue flame appeared on her fingertips. The faint blue light illuminated the interior of the coffin.
When Little Qin Liu saw the two small hills on her chest, her inner guess was further confirmed.
This was a future time…
And this was also her future body.
From this, it could be seen that the fact that she was to be a sacrifice was unavoidable.
Mastering the knowledge of Ghost Exorcism Techniques did not mean she had become stronger and could fight freely.
Lacking practical experience, no matter how much she learned, she could not contend with Gu Qianyang.
Little Qin Liu slightly raised her head and looked at the red embroidered shoes on her feet.
The only way to defeat him…
Was to interfere during the sealing ritual.
And that was also when Gu Qianyang would completely let down his guard, making the success rate high.
Absorbing the abilities of the Night Walker and using it as her first pot of gold to continuously strengthen herself…
This approach was indeed feasible.
However, the sealing ritual was very dangerous, and to survive, this life-sustaining formation was also essential.
Little Qin Liu placed the flame in her hand on the formation on the black coffin.
She clearly saw that the first and second sections of the formation were very old, but the formations after the second section were all brand new.
This meant that the third to the tenth sections should all have been drawn by her.
According to her understanding, the sealing ritual only required three minutes to complete.
And to draw such a massive formation inside the black coffin within three minutes…
Could she really have done it?
Little Qin Liu looked at the complex and vast network of formations before her, and for a moment, she began to doubt herself.
But then, she shook her head vigorously.
Instead of dwelling on these useless concerns here, she might as well record these formations directly.
This dream was not long, and it began to collapse little by little with the passage of time.
However, Little Qin Liu was still doing her best to record everything she saw.
——
Outside the house, the Nekomata squatted on the ground, staring at the corpse in the flowerbed, and said.
“The person who made the soul-fixing formation is gone. What do we do now? Should we change the sealing ritual to a sacrifice?”
“…”
Gu Qianyang looked thoughtful.
Compared to a sacrifice, a living sacrifice had more benefits.
It not only maintained longer control but also made it very easy to replace the sacrifice if the current one died.
But now that the person who made the soul-fixing formation was dead, the path of living sacrifice was clearly no longer viable.
“We don’t have much time. Let’s change it to a sacrifice.”
Gu Qianyang finally nodded.
“With Qin Liu’s soul strength, she should be able to endure it.”
“Heh~ Some people, they loudly call her their daughter, but in the end, it’s not as practical as giving her a quick end.”
The Nekomata let out a mocking laugh.
No one understood what a sacrifice entailed better than she did.
Those who were sacrificed would have their lifespans greatly shortened, their souls would be unable to return to their physical bodies, and they would completely become wandering, mindless ghosts.
Furthermore, they would endure extremely terrifying pain during the sealing period until the sealing ritual was completely finished.
If the soul strength was not high, this pain, like burning fire all over the body and being torn apart, could drive the recipient mad, or even cause them to die on the spot.
But just like turning someone into a ghost slave, pain was a necessary step.
As for living sacrifice, it was relatively more humane, less torturous, and allowed one to die peacefully.
In simple terms, a sacrifice was like being ripped apart by five horses, while a living sacrifice was like euthanasia.
Who would choose the former?
Regarding the Nekomata’s mockery, Gu Qianyang just smiled faintly and said indifferently.
“In this era rampant with ghosts and monsters, the people of Jiangliu City will not forget her sacrifice.”
Looking at the hypocritical old man, the Nekomata couldn’t help but curl her lips.
Humans have always been hypocritical and self-serving.
Gu Qianyang kept talking about so-called righteousness, but what did he actually want?
Nothing more than a powerful puppet that he could use.
If he were to truly sacrifice himself for some supposed righteousness,
the Nekomata dared to guarantee that he would run faster than anyone else.
