Speaking of Science in a Supernatural Livestream 99

Chapter 99: “Borrowing a Corpse to Return a Soul”

“Gu Changning is dead.”

Dead?

So suddenly?

Sang Jing was stunned. Not long ago, she had been thinking about Gu Changning swapping fates in the car. How long had it been, and she was already dead?

Could it be that she had thought wrong and had wronged her?

Bei Shan was also very surprised. “Didn’t she say she was in seclusion to advance to ten-coin? How did she suddenly… I thought I would be able to witness history soon. Alas, the number of ten-coin Xuan Masters in the entire history of Xuan Masters can be counted on one hand.”

Her tone was filled with regret.

“Let’s get to work first. If we have time at night, we can also go and pay our respects. After all, she is a senior of the Xuanmen.”

Sang Jing: “Alright.”

That was exactly what she wanted.

Tan Wei and Wenren Jin had already circled Lanyue Terrace and still hadn’t found anything.

Sang Jing was sitting on a bench nearby, sending a message to Lady Hei. There was no response.

While waiting, her mind was racing. If all this had nothing to do with Gu Changning…

No, it’s impossible that it has nothing to do with her. Xia Changqing and her mother’s past were all tied to this person.

She wouldn’t have died so easily.

She must still be alive. How could a person live after they had died…

One body, two souls!

Sang Jing stood up abruptly from the long table. Bei Shan, who was sitting beside her, dozing off in the sun, was startled. She looked up in a daze. “What’s wrong? Is Lady Hei here?”

“No,” Sang Jing said, taking a deep breath. She had found the connection between one body, two souls and these matters.

Right, Qin Ge and Qing Tian were an artificially created case of one body, two souls. Hua Changge had said that there were traces of spiritual medicine on Qin Ge’s body. An artificial case of one body, two souls required spiritual medicine.

Qin Ge and Qing Tian were Xia Changqing’s test subjects.

Sang Jing took out the half of the fate-swapping formation map that her mother had left behind and spread it on the bench to look at it carefully.

The matter of swapping fates was truly shocking. And the people around her were all from the Special Investigation Team and the Xuanmen. Even if she hadn’t made this map, the person who had drawn it was also closely related to her. So, after consideration, Sang Jing had not taken out the map last night and had not told them about the Sang family’s matter.

Moreover, Wei Qingyun and Hua Changge had both been students of Gu Changning.

Bei Shan had been sleepy, but when she looked down and saw the words on it, she almost fell off the bench. “Swapping, swapping fates…!?”

After her surprise, she looked at Sang Jing abruptly, clutching her chest in pain. “Sang Jing, you, you can’t go astray. We can’t do this.”

Sang Jing: “…”

“Don’t be noisy,” Sang Jing said in a low voice. She looked down at the formation map again, abandoning the thought of swapping fates in her mind.

Two intersecting and overlapping formations, one of life and one of death, one of death and one of life, yin and yang in harmony. If it were two people, it did look very much like a fate-swapping formation map.

But what if it were one body and two souls…

Her teacher’s book had written that the situation of one body, two souls was complex and varied. It was possible that the two souls took turns to control the body, or that there was a primary and a secondary, with the primary soul controlling the body and the other soul weak and dormant in the body.

If her mother and Sang Cishui were also one body, two souls, then did her mother make this formation to… let Sang Cishui control the body and become a person?

So this was not a fate-swapping formation map at all. It was just because of an incomplete sentence on the side that the Sang family had thought it was a map that could swap fates.

This formation was completely tailor-made for one body, two souls and Ghost Master metaphysical arts.

Gu Changning had used one body, two souls and this formation map to find a loophole. She wanted to “borrow a corpse to return a soul.”

Bei Shan didn’t understand formations and couldn’t understand the dense lines and formation eyes on it. She was relieved when she saw that the words on it were not Sang Jing’s. She turned her eyes and saw the smile on her face, and her heart jumped again.

“What are you laughing at?” Bei Shan asked hesitantly.

Sang Jing put away the formation map and said to her with a strange sentence, “I think I’ve caught the thief.”

A question mark appeared above Bei Shan’s head. “Huh? A thief?”

What thief?

“Let’s go. We’ll also go and pay our respects to the senior,” Sang Jing said and started to walk.

Bei Shan chased after her. “Aren’t you waiting for Lady Hei?”

Sang Jing glanced at the time. They had been here for over an hour. She had also sent three messages to Lady Hei, but there was no reply.

This was not how you make an appointment.

“We’re not waiting.”

With that, Sang Jing sent a message to Lady Hei—

【I’m leaving.】

A few minutes ago, this message was: I’m here.

She left as soon as she said so. She called Tan Wei and Wenren Jin, and Bei Shan drove.

Wenren Jin was well-informed and already knew the location of the mourning hall.

“It’s at the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion,” Wenren Jin said, frowning.

Bei Shan had always driven very steadily, but now she also slammed on the brakes and asked again in disbelief, “Where?”

Wenren Jin repeated seriously, “The Lotus Pond Water Pavilion.”

Tan Wei was puzzled. “Why is it there?”

A car full of question marks. Sang Jing in the front passenger seat squinted her eyes, a faint smile on her lips.

So blatant that she’s not even pretending anymore? Or does she think no one will find out, so she’s fearless?

The message sent to Lady Hei showed that it had been read, but there was no reply.

Quite aloof.

Sang Jing took off the ear cuff, drew a talisman in the air on it, and then put it in her inner pocket.

It was only an hour’s drive between Lanyue Terrace and the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion. When they arrived, there were many people gathered around, all of them tourists who had come to take pictures. They were both curious and annoyed. Curious about what big event had happened inside, and everyone who went in had a not-so-good expression on their face. At the same time, they were annoyed that their travel plans had been interrupted.

Sang Jing got out of the car, swept her gaze over the crowd, and then froze.

In the crowd, two people raised their hands and waved at her.

Shen Jue, Ying Laishi.

Sang Jing walked over and led them to a deserted place on the side. “What are you doing here?”

With Shen Jue’s luck, wherever she went, something would happen.

Lotus Pond Water Pavilion, Gu Changning, Shen Jue.

Alright, bad things had come together.

Ying Laishi was very surprised. “Didn’t Shen Jue get a scare before? I just wanted to take her out to relax. I was afraid something would happen to her, so I came along. I heard that the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion and Lanyue Terrace here are very famous, so we came to the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion first. But we weren’t allowed in. What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Sang Jing: “…”

Ying Laishi saw that her expression was not right and patted her on the shoulder. “Oh my, I know that the talisman on Shen Jue’s back is not simple. Don’t worry, we won’t bother with this thing anymore. We’re really just out to relax. Nothing will happen. I’ll definitely tie Shen Jue to my belt this time and not let her out of my sight for a second.”

Sang Jing was still not at ease. She handed a few talismans to Ying Laishi and said, “Stay far away from here. And don’t go to Lanyue Terrace either.”

Ying Laishi nodded in agreement, not forgetting her curiosity. “Then what’s going on in there?”

“Someone died. It’s unlucky. Not suitable for relaxing,” Sang Jing said, waving at her. “The further away the better.”

Mainly, the further away Shen Jue was, the better.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you,” Ying Laishi said, raising her hand and blowing Sang Jing a kiss. Then she put her arm around Shen Jue’s neck and said to Sang Jing as they walked, “We’re leaving. You be careful. Let’s have dinner together when you’re free.”

“Alright,” Sang Jing said, also letting out a sigh of relief as she watched them leave.

Ying Laishi saw Shen Jue’s sullen face and knew that she was holding a grudge again. She lowered her head. “Come on, let me see what you’ve written about me again.”

“Who let you see!” Shen Jue glared at her and wrote another entry in her heart.

Ying Laishi didn’t care about her and read it out loud. “Ying Laishi is a flirt. She flirted with Sang Jing and even blew her a kiss. Oh, why are you writing fake accounts now? When did I flirt? I don’t admit this.”

Shen Jue walked with her head down.

Ying Laishi was tall and had long legs. She followed beside her and tilted her head. “So angry? Then I’ll kiss you too?”

Shen Jue’s face instantly turned red. She stopped and pointed at her. “Ying Laishi!”

Ying Laishi didn’t care about her. She lowered her head and kissed her on the cheek, then held her hand and walked away in a good mood. “Alright, let’s go.”

This move was a hundred percent effective.

Shen Jue was so red with anger, but she didn’t pull her hand away.

On the other side, at the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion, as soon as they entered the gate, they could see white banners on both sides. The mourning hall was still being set up, and there were also people who had heard the news and had rushed over.

Wei Qingyun and Hua Changge had arrived early. At this moment, they were standing with Xia Changqing, as if they were arguing.

Taking two steps closer, the sound of the argument reached their ears.

Wei Qingyun was reprimanding Xia Changqing. “Why didn’t you say a word when Teacher was so sick!? A few days ago in Liangshui, didn’t you say that Teacher was fine? Is this what you call fine!?”

Xia Changqing did not hold back her temper either. “Did you ever care about Teacher? Did you ever come to see her? Does asking a question count as caring? Now you’re here to reprimand me. Why don’t you ask yourselves what you’ve been doing all these years? You haven’t come back for three or four years. You’re all so busy.”

“Xia Changqing! A few years ago, it was Teacher who said she was going into seclusion and told us not to disturb her unless it was something important. She only kept you by her side. And now you’re telling me that she’s been recuperating all along and was not in seclusion at all!” Wei Qingyun took a step forward, looking like she was about to make a move.

Hua Changge stood in the middle and blocked her. Her tone was a little gentler than Wei Qingyun’s, but it was still full of questions. “Why didn’t you tell us that Teacher was sick?”

Xia Changqing took a deep breath and turned to look at the even more blooming lotus flowers on the side. “Teacher didn’t let me tell you.”

“Then you couldn’t have told us secretly?” Wei Qingyun’s eyes were red as she gritted her teeth and looked at her. “You’re really a good student of Teacher’s. You do whatever she says.”

Xia Changqing lowered her eyes and smiled, as if she couldn’t hear the sarcasm in her words. “Of course.”

She was Teacher’s most outstanding and brilliant student.

Wei Qingyun was about to laugh out of anger. “If it weren’t for the fact that we’re in front of Teacher’s mourning hall, I would have beaten you up.”

With that, she turned her head and saw four familiar faces standing under a willow tree not far away.

She took a breath and walked over.

“Why are you here too? Have you seen Lady Hei?”

Bei Shan raised her hand and rubbed her hair, a little embarrassed. “No, she never came. We just wanted to come and pay our respects to the senior.”

Wei Qingyun looked back at the mourning hall, which was not yet set up. “Let’s wait a little longer.”

Bei Shan nodded. “Alright.”

“Team Leader Wei, may I ask how Senior Gu passed away?” Sang Jing asked. She felt a gaze fall on her from not far away.

She looked up and met Xia Changqing’s gaze.

The two of them nodded at each other at the same time, a hint of a smile on their faces.

Wei Qingyun: “Changqing said it was lung disease. She had been recuperating for a long time and passed away this morning.”

Sang Jing asked again, “Then why did she choose this place?”

They were currently investigating the Lotus Pond Water Pavilion and Lanyue Terrace. There was nothing wrong with asking this question.

Wei Qingyun: “Teacher liked this place very much when she was alive. Sometimes she would sit here for half a day. Her last wish was to come back here one last time.”

“I see,” Sang Jing nodded. “But if there’s really something going on here, is it appropriate to set up Senior Gu’s mourning hall here…”

Wei Qingyun and Hua Changge had also had this concern before they came. “We’ve already spoken to Changqing about this. She said the mourning hall will only be here for one night and will be taken down tomorrow morning.”

Only for one night?

What is she going to do?

Sang Jing was prepared to stay up all night.

A person ran over from not far away and told Wei Qingyun that the mourning hall had been set up.

Wei Qingyun looked at the few of them. “Let’s go. I’ll take you to pay your respects.”

Sang Jing turned to look at the mourning hall. The white banners around the water pavilion were blown up by the wind, revealing the coffin and the portrait inside.

The person in the portrait was smiling, silently watching the people who had come to pay their respects to her.