Xu Ziyu had a faint smile on her face. She looked completely different from before. She looked less gloomy, but more hopeful and brave.
Although her voice sounded weak, I could imagine how much courage it had taken for her to make this decision.
However, the Yin energy in her womb wasn't something that could be dispelled with courage.
The timing that Chen Tingting's spirit had chosen was too coincidental. It happened to be the time when the fetus' three souls were formed, and the Yin energy had invaded the fetus' soul.
The Yin energy would grow and nourish the fetus' soul until it reached its peak at the moment of birth.
The fetus would be born on a Yin day and a Yin hour, and it would die right after birth. At the same time, it would give birth to a Yin ghost.
Unless they met a real geomancy master, there was no way to save the fetus.
Let alone the fact that I hadn't comprehended 'Qi' yet, even if I did, the chance of saving the fetus wouldn't be more than ten percent.
From a rational point of view, I had to persuade Xu Ziyu to abort the child. It was the best choice.
However, yesterday, I had tried my best to persuade her to keep the child, but today, I suddenly changed my mind and asked her to abort the child. What was going on?
I didn't dare to persuade her directly, so I tried my best to tell her that the blood on her bed was Chen Tingting's ghost blood. It had a lot of Yin energy, and it could affect the fetus in her womb. Moreover, she still had to finish her studies, so she had to think twice before making a decision.
Xu Ziyu looked at me in surprise. "Didn't you ask me to keep the child yesterday?
Why did you change your mind today? "
I shook my head. "I didn't know that the Yin energy had affected the child. If he were healthy, of course, I would fight for him. However, he was infected with Yin energy in the womb. If you insisted on giving birth to him, it wouldn't be fair to you."
Then, I looked at her abdomen. I could faintly feel the Yin energy lingering there.
At this moment, Xu Ziyu suddenly laughed. "Little Zhou, I understand what you mean, but ever since you brought me to see that little girl yesterday, I've already made up my mind. No matter what, I can't let my child become like that … No matter if he's healthy or disabled in the future, he's still my child. I can't deprive him of his life because of me. You don't know, when that little girl hugged me and called me mommy last night, my heart broke.
It was then that I realized how stupid I was to want to kill my own child. "
The more difficult the choice was, the more resolute the decision would be. Xu Ziyu's eyes were resolute. She smiled and said, "Moreover, medical science is very advanced now. I've checked a few times during the pregnancy. If there's any problem, we can do an ultrasound to find it. we don't need to worry about it now."
Xu Ziyu's way of thinking was normal for ordinary people. However, a child with Yin energy in his soul wouldn't have any problems before he was born. At most, he would be weaker than a normal fetus. Only during the birth would there be problems.
I knew I couldn't persuade Xu Ziyu anymore. Unwilling to give up, I asked, "What if, and I'm just saying what if, the child dies when he's born?"
Xu Ziyu looked at me suspiciously. However, she quickly regained her firm expression.
"Xiao Zhou, I know you're not an ordinary person, but you don't need to persuade me anymore.
The child might have his own fate, but I'm a mother. I have to do what a mother should do.
Even if it's like what you said, that the child won't live after he's born, I will still persist.
Even if he can only see the world once after he's born, he has seen the world.
I can't leave him with no hope at all. "
After listening to Xu Ziyu, I quieted down. I suddenly felt that Xu Ziyu's way of thinking was correct.
No matter how young a life was, it had the right to live. Perhaps some tragedies were destined to happen, but we couldn't let them happen ahead of time just because we knew about them.
Just like what Xu Ziyu had said, even if he could only see the world once, he had seen it.
I had to leave him with hope.
At first, I wanted to persuade Xu Ziyu, but I didn't expect that she would be the one to persuade me.
However, I also made up my mind. I had to study the 'Death Scripture' even harder. If I could understand the existence of 'Qi' before she gave birth, perhaps I could increase her hope a little.
Since Xu Ziyu's pregnancy was about to show, she would attract a lot of criticism in the school. After talking to her family, she decided to leave school at the end of the semester.
Before she left, I asked for her address.
I was worried that I wouldn't be able to contact her after she went home. Fortunately, her house was in the city, which was close to the school. If something happened, I could get there immediately.
It was already the end of my first year, and it was summer break. I didn't go home and stayed in the school alone. I focused on studying the contents of the 'Death Scripture', hoping that I could understand the existence of 'Qi' as soon as possible.
Staying in the school alone was a little boring. However, whenever there was no one around, I would call Tong Tong out to keep me company. That way, I wouldn't feel lonely.
The power of extreme Yang during the day was very harmful to ghosts. Normally, ghosts couldn't appear during the day. However, Tong Tong's three souls were still present, so she wasn't affected. She could appear at night or day.
I also asked Tong Tong why she used to hide in the toilet and never come out. Tong Tong said that she had appeared in the toilet before, but the people who saw her were afraid. She didn't want to scare them, so she kept hiding there. It wasn't until she thought of Xu Ziyu as her mother that she went to find Xu Ziyu.
The more I interacted with Tong Tong, the more I could feel the kindness in her.
This kind of kindness wasn't like humans. After receiving education and understanding the truth, they would restrain themselves and form kindness.
She was born kind, and she didn't want to bring harm to others.
Perhaps this was the so-called pure heart of a child.
Geomancy masters also had a way to raise ghosts. The simplest way was like what Chen Tingting's ghost had said, which was to swallow other souls to strengthen itself.
This method was suitable for both the ghosts raised by geomancy masters and the wandering ghosts in the natural world. It was the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak. Naturally, powerful ghosts could be born.
However, this method had a lot of uncertainty, and the strengthening speed was very slow.
Heaven and earth had its own rules, and ghosts were creatures that defied the laws of heaven and earth. Weak ghosts would vanish in a short time, while the strong ones could only resist for a few more days.
Ghosts that relied on this method to strengthen themselves couldn't escape the fate of vanishing in the end.
Ancient geomancy masters had gone through a lot of trials and tribulations to find a way to raise ghosts. Different geomancy schools used different methods.
The 'Death Scripture' recorded a method to raise ghosts. It was called the 'Art of Connecting with Gods.' According to the book, 'Ghosts exist for a reason.
If you practice this method, you can connect with Gods. '
Tong was lucky that she had three souls. Otherwise, with her kind nature, she wouldn't have swallowed other souls. Otherwise, she would vanish in a short time.
However, even if she had three souls, she couldn't stay in this world forever. After she stayed with me, I copied the 'Art of Connecting with Gods' from the 'Death Scripture.' When I had free time, I read it to her.
Not long after that, I found that Tong's body had become more solid. She didn't have the illusory feeling of a soul anymore. She looked just like the red shadow.
However, Tong didn't seem to be interested in cultivating the 'Art of Connecting with Gods'. She didn't like to stay outside all day. She would return to the jade bracelet if she had nothing to do. She said that it was very comfortable and fun to stay inside.
I felt strange. It's just a jade bracelet where a soul lives. How could it be fun to stay inside?
I asked her several times, but Tong always smiled and told me that she couldn't tell me.
This made me even more puzzled. Tong was an extremely naïve child. In principle, she wouldn't hide anything from me. Why?
Out of curiosity, I often guessed the reason and asked her.
"Tong, is there something in there that can harm me? Is that why you don't want to tell me?"
Tong's eyes curved. She smiled and shook her head at me.
"Is it because there's a lot of delicious food in there, and you're afraid that I'll go in and take all the food? Is that why you don't want to tell me?"
Tong opened her eyes wide and shook her head again. She didn't understand the word 'delicious food'.
I racked my brain and thought of many different reasons to ask her. Tong Tong, without exception, shook her head at me with a silly smile.
In the end, I was so angry that I asked her, "Is there someone who doesn't want you to tell me what's in there?"
This time, Tong didn't smile. She carefully looked at me. She looked as if she wanted to shake her head and nod at the same time. She looked so cute.
I couldn't stay calm anymore. Why was there someone else between Tong and me?
It felt as if there was a third party between us. I asked her who she was, but Tong didn't tell me. She used her small head to rub against my chest. I didn't know what to do, so I had to give up.
During the summer vacation, Tong's body had changed a lot. She had completely solidified. If ordinary people saw her, they would only think of her as a little girl. They would never think that she was a little ghost.
I had even bought all kinds of clothes for her to wear.
In the past, Tong couldn't wear clothes. She had been wrapped in a bed sheet when her body had died. Her soul had also been wearing it.
If I wanted to change her clothes, I had to burn the yellow paper with her birth information. Then, I had to chant the Changing Clothes Spell.
It was one of the derivative spells that geomancy masters could use to raise ghosts.