How could it be Professor Deng?
Before checking the CCTV footage, I had never thought that I would see Professor Deng there.
Although I was wary of him, it was because of Tong's case.
I could understand why a Fengshui master coveted a rare spirit like Tong. However, I had never thought that he would be involved in this case.
At this moment, I remembered that when I found the red dudou and the silver necklace in Professor Jiao's house, Professor Deng had calmly stopped me from asking any more questions.
Also, during the soul-summoning ceremony in the forensics office, Professor Deng had said that he wanted to summon the spirit of that child. However, it turned out to be the spirit that summoned Tong.
At that time, I was skeptical, but I had never thought that Professor Deng was the Fengshui master who had killed the child and raised the spirit!
What was even more unbelievable was that he had taken the corpse oil from the child. On the surface, it looked like he wanted to summon the spirit. However, if Professor Deng was the murderer, he would have taken the spirit vessel to raise the spirit!
No wonder I had seen him refine the corpse oil so skillfully. Moreover, he had prepared a set of corpse oil extraction equipment in the forensics office!
Perhaps his title as a special consultant in the forensics office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau was to make it easier for him to refine the spirit!
On the one hand, he had used his metaphysical knowledge to kill the children, and on the other hand, he held a position in the Public Security Bureau. When the corpse was sent to the forensics office, it fell into his hands.
Professor Deng's scheme was really cunning!
This time, there were four cases of children's deaths in our city. Who knew how many had happened in the past?
Moreover, if Professor Jiao's house didn't have surveillance equipment, no one would have noticed the strange behavior of the child before his death. No one would have guessed that it was the work of a Fengshui master.
After thinking about it, I felt a chill run down my spine.
In the past few years, I had seen many terrifying ghosts and spirits. I had even seen skeletons and female corpses. However, those ghosts and monsters had only appeared to harm people. No one was like Professor Deng. While killing people, he lived a normal life. He was a university professor, the Vice President of the Fengshui Association, and he even held a position in the Public Security Bureau!
Compared to ghosts and spirits, humans were the scariest.
The students of the Yi Study Society were still discussing why Professor Deng had appeared in the surveillance footage. Only I was certain that he was the murderer. My heart was pounding, and I was scared and angry at the same time.
So what if I can confirm that he's the murderer?
Call the police?
Moreover, Professor Deng had been working in the forensic department for many years. I was afraid that no one would believe my words.
As for relying on myself, that's even more impossible. The reason why I was able to enter the Geomaster realm and comprehend the use of "Qi" was because of Professor Deng's words.
I am currently an Elementary Geomaster, but Professor Deng's realm is probably so high that I can only imagine it!
What to do?
Could it be that he could only pretend not to see it?
Although I am a Feng Shui master, I am still a 20-year-old college student!
My heart was warm, and my blood was boiling. The image of Professor Jiao's child's corpse was still floating in front of my eyes. How could I just stand there and watch without feeling anything?
But if he really had to think of a way to deal with Professor Deng, what about Xu Ziyu?
I had persuaded her to keep the child in her belly. Professor Deng had been her only hope to keep the child. But now?
When I thought of Xu Ziyu, my heart shivered.
No!
Professor Deng killed so many children and refined them into little ghosts. How could a demon like him be kind enough to help me save the fetus in Xu Ziyu's stomach?
Moreover, the fetus was born with three souls that carried Yin energy. It was the perfect body to refine little ghosts!
I remembered the pendant Professor Deng had given Xu Ziyu, and my face changed. That thing wasn't for the fetus. Perhaps it was a soul-capturing tool!
I found an excuse to leave the Yi Xue Club and called Xu Ziyu's family.
I called her several times, but no one picked up. As I was getting more and more panicked, Xu Ziyu's mother finally picked up the phone.
As soon as I asked Xu Ziyu, Mrs. Xu cried and said that Xu Ziyu was giving birth.
I was startled. Xu Ziyu was giving birth?
Why didn't she contact me?
Also, why did Mrs. Xu keep crying?
Before I could ask, Mrs. Xu said, "The old man I brought last time is at home, and the child's condition isn't good …"
When I heard that, I felt my scalp tingle. Professor Deng hadn't shown up for a long time, and I thought that he had found out the truth, so he had run away. However, I didn't expect that he would go to Xu Ziyu's house while she was giving birth!
At first, I only suspected that he would do something to the fetus in Xu Ziyu's belly. But now, after seeing his actions, I was afraid that he had already planned this!
I didn't have time to ask. I only had one thought in my head, and that was to stop Professor Deng!
Even if I couldn't save Xu Ziyu's child like I had promised her, I couldn't just stand and watch Professor Deng raise the poor fetus into a little ghost.
I hurried to call a taxi and gave the driver all the money I had. I asked him to take me to Xu Ziyu's house as fast as possible.
Around twenty minutes later, I arrived at Xu Ziyu's house. Before I entered the house, I heard Xu Ziyu screaming inside.
I relaxed a little. Xu Ziyu was still screaming. I guessed she hadn't given birth yet.
This child was a living fetus, and it would die as soon as it came into contact with Yang energy. Perhaps it could still be saved.
When I was about to knock on the door, I pushed it open. Xu Ziyu's door wasn't locked, and it was pushed open.
At this moment, I didn't have time to be skeptical and rushed into the house.
There was no one in Xu Ziyu's living room. I followed the sound and went to her bedroom.
As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw Professor Deng sitting on a chair not far from the door. He was holding a teacup in his hand, calmly drinking tea.
Xu Ziyu was lying on the bed. Her face was covered in sweat, and her legs were spread apart. She was screaming that she was going to give birth.
Except for the two of them, there was no one else in the room. Mrs. Xu, who had answered my call earlier, was nowhere to be seen.
I gazed at Professor Deng and enunciated each word. "Professor Deng, I don't care about other things, but I want to know if you can save Xu Ziyu's child."
Professor Deng calmly looked at me. His face was still as calm as ever. He said, "It seems that you already know something … Let's not talk about that for now. If you want to save the fetus, I can't help you. You'll have to rely on yourself."
"You can't help me?"
I tried to suppress my anger. "As long as you use a Yin Talisman, you can temporarily remove the Yin energy in the child's body. It won't die from the collision of Yin and Yang energy. It will slowly recover in the future.
You said you can't help me? "
Professor Deng slowly took out a red talisman and said calmly, "The last time you brought me here, I gave this girl a Soul Wood. After several months of nourishing, the baby's soul is very strong, and the Yin energy is also very strong. A Yin Talisman can't remove it. You have to use this red talisman … Anyway, the child is about to be born. Once it's born, it will die when it comes in contact with Yang energy. This red talisman is useless."
Then, he threw the red talisman to me.
I caught the talisman and was a little shocked. The red talisman was a higher level talisman than the yellow talisman. It was extremely rare, and only a real master of metaphysics could draw it.
In my mind, Professor Deng's power had risen to another level.
However, I didn't understand his actions. Why did he give me the red talisman?
Soon, Professor Deng answered my doubts.
"I told you that if you want to save this child, you have to rely on yourself.
This child can't stand Yang energy. After it's born, if you wrap it with a pure Yin soul and use this red talisman to slowly remove the Yin energy, the child will survive. "
Professor Deng squinted and looked at me. "Now that I've given you the red talisman, it's up to you whether you want to save it or not."
I immediately understood what he meant.
Wrap it with a pure Yin soul … It turned out he already knew that I had taken Tong Tong away. No wonder he had tried to summon Tong Tong's soul in front of me. He had even asked me to use the soul-summoning technique. It was all to test me.
The last test didn't work. This time, he gave me two options.
I could watch Xu Ziyu's child die, or I could call Tong Tong out and save the child.
However, if Tong Tong came out, with Professor Deng's power, he wouldn't let me take him away.
What should I do?
Who should I choose?
Xu Ziyu's child or Tong Tong?
Before I could make a decision, the jade bracelet on my chest flashed. Tong Tong appeared in front of me. Her bright eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "Brother, why are you hesitating? Tong Tong is dead, but this little brother is still alive. If you can save him, Tong Tong will be very happy."
Then, Tong Tong walked toward Xu Ziyu. She waved at me, asking me to go there.
At this time, Professor Deng stood up from his chair. His eyes, which had been squinting, widened a lot. He looked at Tong Tong with his shining eyes and exclaimed, "It's really a ghost baby. It's a blessing from heaven and earth …"
I gritted my teeth and didn't want to think too much. Xu Ziyu's child was about to be born. If I could save one, I would save one.
I hurried to Xu Ziyu's side. At this moment, she screamed again. I could vaguely feel something coming out from under her body.
Tong Tong reached out her hand. She couldn't hold the child, but she could wrap him up to block the Yang energy.
I gritted my teeth and held the red talisman in my hand. I chanted the Calm Heart Mantra and got ready. Once the child was born, I would use the Yin Talisman on him.
"Wow …"
Xu Ziyu's birth was smooth. A few minutes later, a baby boy was born. Tong Tong held him tightly. After coughing a few times, he cried for the first time.
Xu Ziyu was lying on the bed, exhausted. She seemed to have forgotten everything. She looked at the baby boy, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.
I quietly drew my energy and prepared to use the red talisman in my hand.
Right at this moment, Professor Deng's voice came from not far away.
"Five Ghosts Soul Attraction, Yin Spirit Return!"
Following his voice, Tong Tong let out a scream, and his body immediately flew out uncontrollably, flying directly in front of Professor Deng.
The baby boy wrapped in her arms was thrown out. Before the first cry could be completed, it stopped abruptly. His eyes, which had just opened a slit, widened even more …
"No …"
Xu Ziyu, who was on the bed, cried crazily and rushed to the ground. Her body that had just given birth couldn't stand at all. She relied on her two hands to hold onto the ground and crawled to the side of the baby bit by bit. She hugged the wide-eyed baby into her arms and let out a shrill cry.
I stood next to her, my hand holding the red talisman stiffening in the air.
At this time, Professor Deng, who was standing at the side, used a strange rope to completely imprison Tong Tong's soul. He turned his head and said calmly, "I've already obtained this Heavenly Fetal Ghost Baby. Don't waste a red talisman. This thing is very precious."
With that said, he clapped his hands and took out a small box from his bosom. He opened it and poured out some dark red powder. "Alright, the matter of giving birth is over. Next, let's discuss the problem of the ghost baby."
He pointed at Tong Tong and said, "Last time, I used her corpse to summon her soul, but I still couldn't summon it. It seems her host is a little strange.
Now, hand over her host. "
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. I've investigated you before. You seemed to have experienced something in high school. In just a few years, you've learned a lot about Fengshui and metaphysics. I'm afraid you've had a fortuitous encounter.
Hand over what you should. I won't make things difficult for you. "
At this moment, I finally woke up from the shock. Endless anger filled my heart. I looked at Professor Deng in front of me and hated that I couldn't die together with him!
How much had Xu Ziyu suffered for this child?
For this child, Tong Tong didn't even hesitate and made the choice for me.
However, after doing all that, Professor Deng just casually took Tong Tong away and killed the newborn baby boy!
As for what he wanted from me, it was nothing more than the jade bracelet and the Death Scripture.
I'd always thought that I was cautious enough, but I didn't think that I had any secrets in the eyes of this cunning demon.
In my endless anger, I didn't care about the jade bracelet or the Death Scripture. If I could exchange these two items for the Ninth Heaven's Divine Lightning that could kill this bastard, I would have chosen to exchange them.
However, no one gave me the chance to do so. Besides glaring at Professor Deng with bloodshot eyes, I couldn't do anything else!
Seeing that I didn't move, Professor Deng sighed. He grabbed a handful of cinnabar from the box in his hand and gently threw it at Tong Tong.
My eyes shrank. Tong Tong was a Yin soul, and cinnabar was a Yang item. I could imagine how painful it was to throw cinnabar at her soul.
However, Tong Tong didn't scream. Her body shivered and she whimpered. At the same time, she whispered to me, "Brother, hurry up and leave!"
How could I leave at this moment?
I bit the tip of my tongue and dashed toward Professor Deng. Since I'd just learned about the existence of 'Qi,' my metaphysical power was like a baby in front of Professor Deng.
At this moment, I could only rely on my bravery to fight him.
However, after running a few steps, I felt a heavy blow on my face before I could even see anything clearly. My whole body flew backward. My eyes couldn't see anything and my head felt dizzy. I spat out a mouthful of blood.
Professor Deng sighed again and said in a persuasive tone, "Why do you have to do this?
Geomancy masters can't attack each other casually. I didn't want to attack you. "
I lifted my head to look at Professor Deng, but my eyes couldn't see anything. I could only see some vague lights and shadows.
I thought that with my bravery, I could rush forward and risk my life. Who would have thought that I would only die if I rushed forward?
Am I going to die?
The moment my vision darkened, I suddenly heard Tong Tong's voice. She seemed to have called me sister.