A living corpse? You must be mistaken.
The so-called living corpse is a type of witchcraft from the southern regions, most commonly the Gu techniques of the south, which can control a person's actions. Although the person is conscious, they cannot change their behavior. Simply put, it's like watching television.
After being controlled, they don't know what they've done. The most famous case is the "murder in dreams" incident in Nanhai City.
A newly married couple, deeply in love, spent a passionate night together. The next morning, the wife woke up to find a corpse lying beside her, its head missing.
When the police arrived, they discovered her husband's head frozen in the refrigerator. During her interrogation, she claimed to know nothing.
It was only through the surveillance footage installed in the living room that the truth was revealed. With the involvement of spiritual practitioners, the truth came to light because the man had visited the southern regions once before marrying the woman. Su Dan Novel Network
Men generally have the idea that the grass is greener on the other side. He had brought back a thorny rose from the south, and that rose happened to be a witch, which is why his head ended up missing...
Another, more sinister form of this witchcraft erases the consciousness of the living, controlling their bodies to become the caster's avatars. Although the person is still alive, they are no different from being dead. This can only fool ordinary people.
Because this dark art is so insidious, any spiritual practitioner who discovers it considers it a major offense and will kill the caster.
Judging by Widow Ma's demeanor, she truly resembled a living corpse. However, this kind of witchcraft had not appeared for many years, and even my master had only encountered a few. How could I possibly run into it by chance?
"Bai Ling'er, stop joking. This is a matter of life and death..."
If the Widow Ma before me had indeed become a living corpse, then the situation would be far more complicated than I initially thought. Whether it was to avenge Widow Ma or because of the reappearance of witchcraft, this was undoubtedly a major affair.
With the sound of shattering glass, Bai Ling'er appeared before my eyes, its tail slapping the air with a *pa pa* sound.
Widow Ma showed no fear. Instead, she let out a roar, but her gaze, which had been fixed on me, shifted to Bai Ling'er, with a hint of apprehension.
"What matter of life and death? She's not human anymore. If you pity her, then do as you please. But don't blame me if she dies..."
Bai Ling'er spoke lightly, but its anthropomorphic eyes were fixed on Widow Ma, its head tilted with curiosity.
Just then, Widow Ma let out a piercing scream that made me feel dizzy.
"Not good, she's going to escape..." As soon as Bai Ling'er finished speaking, it transformed into a white streak of light. Then, I saw Widow Ma flying into the air, crashing through the interior wall, leaving it like a spiderweb.
Widow Ma fell to the ground like a bouncing ball, then quickly got up, let out a cry at me, and smashed through the window.
"Trying to run? Do you think this young lady is that idiot?" As Widow Ma left, Bai Ling'er chased after her, leaving me bewildered in the room.
It wasn't that I didn't want to follow, but I knew my own abilities. If I could divine fortunes, that would be fine, but when it came to fighting, I was truly no match for Bai Ling'er.
Moreover, its remark of "idiot" hurt my feelings a bit. In the future, I would have to find a way to assert my dominance and let it know who the master and who the pet was.
After Widow Ma left, the yin energy in the room weakened. It seemed Bai Ling'er's judgment was correct. But who exactly killed Wang Mazi, framed me, and then turned Widow Ma into a living corpse?
The spiritual world has its boundaries, especially in the Northeast, where the boundaries are even more distinct. It is mainly dominated by wild spirits, and other spiritual practitioners rarely make a living in this area.
Even if there were any, they were very low-key, except for my master. Who could blame him, since the wild spirits couldn't deal with him!
Widow Ma becoming a living corpse couldn't have happened without a trace. Therefore, I searched Widow Ma's house from top to bottom, even checking under the straw mats where rural folk hide their money, but I found nothing.
"Could Bai Ling'er have been mistaken?"
"How could this young lady be mistaken? You're doubting my abilities. Although I've been sealed, I'm still stronger than you, you idiot..."
*Bang—*
As Bai Ling'er finished speaking, an unidentified object was thrown to the ground. A smell that made me want to vomit my dinner surged into my nostrils.
*Ugh—*
I gagged twice, quickly covered my nose, and took two steps back, turning on the light.
I saw an arm covered in black hair thrown on the ground. Its nails were over an inch long, emanating black energy. Under the lamplight, its fingers were still trembling slightly.
"Didn't you go to chase Widow Ma? Why did you bring this thing back? Are you preparing dinner for yourself?"
"Bah... dinner? You actually thought of that. Why don't you take a bite? This is the hand of that Widow Ma you were talking about. If it weren't for some ghost suddenly appearing to cause trouble, I would have caught her."
Bai Ling'er looked annoyed. If it had feet, I'm sure it would have stomped them in anger.
"Ma... Widow Ma? She escaped from you?" I looked at Bai Ling'er in surprise.
I had witnessed Bai Ling'er's strength with my own eyes. Even the Ghost King, Lord Wu, praised it highly. How could a mere living corpse escape from its grasp?
My surprise didn't last long before I felt a coolness on my head, and then I was flicked on the forehead by "someone," causing me to wince in pain.
"What are you doing?" I swatted Bai Ling'er away from my head and said with some annoyance.
"You're doubting my abilities. I just said someone caused trouble, otherwise, how could I have let her escape..."
I looked at Bai Ling'er in surprise. Although Bai Ling'er's abilities were partially sealed by Lord Wu, it was still incomparable to ordinary evil spirits. How could "someone" snatch food from its mouth?
"Someone? What someone?"
Bai Ling'er glared angrily at the arm on the ground, then spat on it. The arm, which had crawled to the doorway, was instantly frozen into ice shards by its saliva, then melted into a pool of black water.
"I don't know. The feeling it gave me was very annoying..."
"Annoying?"
"Alright, I'm hungry. Didn't you say you were going to prepare food for me? After I eat, we can talk about it tomorrow."
"You..."
On the way back, I thought about it all the way but couldn't figure out what Bai Ling'er found so annoying, and whether the "someone" it mentioned was a "person" or something else.