After telling me the story, Dai Nanzhou wore a worried face. "The Yi Study Society is in an uproar. Everyone is saying that this is too strange. I'm sure there's a ghost behind this. President Huang wants to call me there to discuss this matter."
Although I didn't show much knowledge about geomancy when the people of the Yi Study Society were there, Dai Nanzhou was a blabbermouth. I was afraid that he had told others about my summoning of souls. Now, when the people of the Yi Study Society saw me, they all looked at me with admiration. This time, they came to call me as soon as something happened.
After listening to the story, I was also frightened. It wasn't because of the strange behavior of the child before his death. It was because this case wasn't as simple as Dai Nanzhou had said.
Things like ghosts were usually formed after death with intense resentment and resentment. In addition, there were also special fengshui and other coincidental factors.
No matter how they were formed, they were naturally evil. Especially when they went against the Heavenly Path, they lived in a precarious situation. They had to swallow other ghosts to survive.
Under such circumstances, ghosts would harm people. After killing them, they would swallow the victim's soul.
That was why there were so many cases of ghosts harming people.
However, even if those wandering ghosts wanted to harm people, they didn't have any powerful means. At most, they could bewitch people and confuse their minds. They could magnify the negative emotions in people's hearts and make them commit suicide.
Back then, Chen Tingting had swallowed many ghosts, but her greatest ability was to use her Yin energy to harm the child in Xu Ziyu's belly. She couldn't even use her Yin energy to harm Xu Ziyu.
According to Dai Nanzhou, this child was possessed by a ghost. However, it wasn't as simple as being bewitched by a ghost to commit suicide. From his behavior, such as climbing the guardrail of the baby bed and tearing open the iron window, these actions weren't something a wandering ghost could do.
Unless, of course, he was a little ghost raised by a geomancy master.
I went with Dai Nanzhou to the Yi Study Society. I learned that this case had happened three days ago. Since we had reported it to the police, they had sealed the news. Now, it was only spreading in our school.
It wasn't right or wrong for the police to block the news, but at least they could prevent it from causing too much panic. Furthermore, from President Huang's information, it seemed like our school wasn't the only one that had been murdered recently.
Children's souls are the purest, and the little ghosts refined by them are more powerful. This is also the reason why Feng Shui masters call the ghosts raised by them as little ghosts. Except for some special cases, Feng Shui masters use the souls of children or even babies to refine ghosts.
Like any other industry, there are good and bad people in the field of Fengshui Master. Some famous and upright Fengshui Master are bound by classic doctrines. They usually choose the children who died for some reason and ask the wishes of the ghosts.
On the other hand, some unorthodox Fengshui Masters didn't have so many scruples. Often, in order to refine powerful ghosts, they would deliberately find some children with matching Fengshui Fengshui. After killing them, they would capture their souls.
If it was just one case, it wouldn't be a big deal. The Fengshui Master who had done evil in the dark was just an ordinary Fengshui Master who had refined a little ghost. However, if it was a serial case, the Fengshui Master wouldn't be simple. He wouldn't only refine little ghosts but also small ghost formations.
Just like the other formations that Fengshui masters could set up, the little ghosts that they raised could also set up formations. Just the formation methods of little ghosts recorded in the Death Scripture included the "Six Ding Protective Formation", "Five Ghosts Moving Technique", "Three Souls Killing Formation", and dozens of other types.
Even ordinary Geomasters couldn't use the little ghosts to set up formations. Only Fengshui Masters with a higher cultivation base could use them.
After understanding Fengshui Masters better, they would find that Fengshui Masters and ordinary people were like elephants and ants. Once a truly capable Fengshui Master wanted to harm people, ordinary people couldn't defend against it.
If this case was really like what I had guessed, and it was done by a Fengshui Master with a high cultivation base, I was afraid this case would be left unsolved.
Ordinary people couldn't deal with a Fengshui Master.
I told the students of the Yi Study Society about my conjecture. Everyone quieted down.
As people who had grown up in a society governed by law, they were indignant at the malicious act of depriving people of their lives. However, after learning about the horrible murderous deeds of Fengshui Masters, they were scared. Moreover, they felt powerless.
Under such circumstances, what could they do even if they found the murderer?
From a legal point of view, those children had committed suicide. There was no evidence that the murderer had killed them.
Moreover, even if there was evidence, how could ordinary people arrest those Fengshui Masters?
I was afraid that even the police couldn't do it.
This kind of power that transcended the mortal world couldn't be controlled.
After a long moment of silence, President Huang opened his mouth. "Although we don't know the details, I'm sure the country has a way to control these people. Otherwise, if we let these people do whatever they want, the world would have been plunged into chaos."
His words eased the silent atmosphere a little. Everyone excitedly discussed whether the country had a secret department that specialized in managing Fengshui masters. After the discussion, the originally excited people calmed down. Whether there was a national department or not, this matter was too far away from us.
This time, it was a case of life and death. It wasn't a small case like the one in the girls' dormitory. It wasn't something that the Fengshui fans of the Yi Study Club could participate in.
In the end, Dai Nanzhou was the smartest one. After a long moment of silence, he slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "I remember now. Professor Deng Meng, I saw the title 'Special Consultant of the Municipal Public Security Bureau' on his business card. Do you think Professor Deng is from a government department?"
When everyone heard this, they all cheered up. The more they talked about it, the more they felt that Professor Deng was from the mysterious department.
Shortly after, they unanimously decided to contact Professor Deng. If the police department suppressed this case, people from Professor Deng's department wouldn't know about it. It would be the same as letting the murderous Fengshui Masters get away with murder.
A twenty-year-old university student might not have any abilities, but he had a strong sense of justice. After making the decision, we immediately took action. President Huang called Professor Deng.
After the call went through, we explained the situation to Professor Deng. Professor Deng was as enthusiastic as ever. "I'll contact the Municipal Public Security Bureau and ask about the situation. Then, I'll come to our school to investigate."
One day later, Professor Deng came to our school with two uniformed policemen.
When we arrived at the school, Professor Deng came to find me. He asked me to go with him to the professor's house to check the crime scene.
I was flattered. However, since I was curious about this case, I didn't think too much about it and followed Professor Deng.
When we arrived at the teachers' dormitory, the building was cordoned off. We didn't hurry to go upstairs, so we went to check the crime scene first.
The child's body had been moved away. There was only an iron rod as thick as two fingers left on the ground. There were dark bloodstains on the rod, which sent chills down people's spines.
Professor Deng asked the two policemen about the crime scene. Then, the policemen showed us the photos they had taken at the scene.
Professor Deng looked at the photos for a while then gave them to me. "What do you think?"
I took the photos and looked at them. What my eyes saw was always crueler than what my ears heard.
The one-year-old child looked like he was just standing there playing. However, there was a thick iron rod between his legs. The strange smile on his face formed a strong contrast with the bleeding seven orifices on his face. It made people shiver in fear.
What was even stranger was that the child was only wearing a red dudou. Both his hands and feet were wearing silver bracelets and anklets.
This kind of dressing wasn't strange in ancient times, but nowadays, how could a child dress up like a lucky doll?
I didn't dare to take another look. I returned the photos to the policemen and said, "Previously, I suspected that a geomancer had killed the child and captured his soul, turning him into a ghost. Now, it seems to be the case."
Professor Deng nodded then asked me, "In this school, you're the only geomancer. Have you seen any signs of other geomancers in the past few days?"
During our time together, I didn't hide my knowledge of geomancers. It wasn't wrong for Professor Deng to say that I was a geomancer.
I shook my head. I was afraid that only the geomancers of the Yi Study Society knew about geomancers. I hadn't seen anyone else.
Professor Deng asked me again, "That day, you asked me about my understanding of Qi. I'm guessing that you've also touched this layer, right?"
I hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
When I asked that question that day, I thought that my question was vague. But in fact, even a geomancer didn't know about drawing Qi into a talisman. Since I was a student, it was obvious.
Now that Professor Deng asked, it wasn't appropriate for me to hide it anymore.
Professor Deng turned his head to look at me after I admitted it. There was a strange expression in his eyes. After looking at me for a while, his eyes calmed down and he faintly said, "Since you've comprehended Qi, you should've been trying to draw Qi into a talisman to make talismans. Moreover, you've also been trying some other methods of a Feng Shui master."
His question was a bit strange. While we were talking about the case, he suddenly changed the topic to me. Not only was it strange, but the two policemen standing not far from us also looked at Professor Deng in confusion.
I nodded. What Professor Deng said was correct. I had been trying to make talismans for a while now. However, comprehending "energy" and actually using "energy" were two completely different concepts. Even after such a long time, I hadn't succeeded in making a talisman even once.
At this time, Professor Deng suddenly sighed and asked in a faint voice, "Then, have you started raising ghosts?"