Lu Heng donned the persona of "Zhenyuan" once more and met with Elder Song and Director Li in the hotel restaurant, with the Shadow Beast transformed into his likeness.

"Greetings, Elder Taoist!"

Elder Song and Director Li greeted him with smiles.

Lu Heng nodded slightly and asked with a smile, "What brings you here, Young Friend Song?"

"Elder Taoist, I've come this time mainly to consult you on some matters."

With that, Elder Song took out a stack of documents and photos from his bag and handed them to Lu Heng.

When Lu Heng took a look, he couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

He thought it was a major event, but it turned out to be the medical reports of the Gou family father and son, and the dissection and analysis of Blood Mosquito eggs.

"Elder Taoist, some strange events have occurred in Dragon Tiger City since you left."

"Firstly, there have been incidents suspected to be ghost sightings..."

Director Li spoke solemnly, "Just a week ago, we received a report from the local police at Dragon Tiger Mountain that a young man named 'Gou Jie' seemed to have experienced a ghostly attack."

"A number of police officers, including a deputy director, witnessed the appearance of a suspected female ghost."

"After investigation, the real identity of this suspected female ghost was confirmed to be a girl named Xie Qingying, whom Gou Jie caused to die two years ago."

Saying this, Director Li pointed to some of the photos on the table.

He continued, "These are the photos taken by the police during the case."

"In the photos, you can clearly see the figure on Gou Jie's back, which resembles Xie Qingying."

"Some time ago, we found Xie Qingying's parents and asked them about Xie Qingying's situation after her death."

"From the words of Xie Qingying's parents, it seems to corroborate that there were indeed some situations after her death that defied scientific explanation..."

Listening to Director Li's account, Lu Heng nodded lightly after looking at the photos.

These photos taken by the police were real, except everything else was false.

In the photos, the "Gou Jie" who was running madly with the female ghost on his back was actually him.

And the "Xie Qingying" on his back was actually the Shadow Beast.

In this world, there were no such things as ghosts.

If there were, they were merely tricks he was playing.

As for the situations described by Xie Qingying's parents, they were most likely coincidences mixed with psychological effects.

Seeing that Lu Heng had not spoken, Director Li continued.

"When Gou Jie was hospitalized, he was taken away by Xie Qingying every night."

"On one of those occasions, more than 800ml of blood disappeared from Gou Jie's body mysteriously."

"And on the final occasion, Gou Jie showed signs of being parasitized by mosquito larvae."

"Coincidentally, his father, Gou Wei, experienced similar symptoms."

"Under normal circumstances, mosquitoes cannot lay eggs on human bodies, nor can larvae develop inside the human body."

"However, the larvae parasitizing the Gou family father and son could develop normally and continue to lay eggs, despite not maturing into adult insects."

"Research from experts found that these parasitic larvae differ significantly from normal larvae."

"Firstly, they are several times larger than normal larvae."

"Secondly, these parasitic larvae can sustain themselves by continuously feeding on the host's blood."

"Finally, when they die, they lay eggs inside the host's body without needing to mate, just like adult insects."

"Doctors once tried to remove these parasitic larvae and eggs, but there were just too many of them."

"It would take removing the entire patient's flesh and blood to fully resolve the issue of these parasitic mosquito eggs…"

After Director Li finished speaking, he licked his dry lips.

Like Elder Song, he kept his eyes fixed on Lu Heng, hoping for answers from this Immortal Taoist.

"Ahem..."

Lu Heng habitually cleared his throat and stroked his long beard, speaking in a deep voice, "Back at Seeking Immortality Temple, I mentioned to Young Friend Song and others that with the Spiritual Qi Revival, there would be some inexplicable occurrences."

"Do you remember, Young Friend Song?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Song hesitated and nodded.

He recalled his first meeting with Zhenyuan at the Seeking Immortality Temple, and the other party had indeed mentioned this.

He hadn't paid much attention at the time.

Little did he expect that this prophecy would come true so quickly.

If ghosts started appearing all over the country, wouldn't society descend into chaos?

Thinking of this, Elder Song quickly asked, "Elder Taoist, will such ghost appearances become more frequent in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng gently shook his head and said, "No."

"In theory, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has not fully revived yet, so ghosts should not appear!"

"But there's another possibility..."

"What possibility?"

Unable to contain himself, Elder Song questioned further.

"The awakening of a Demonic Cultivator!"

Lu Heng's expression turned grave.

"De... Demonic Cultivator?"

Hearing this, Elder Song exchanged glances with Director Li, each seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

"Indeed!"

Lu Heng nodded, continuing, "Demonic Cultivators are people with evil intent!"

"They practice deviant arts and act excessively, with no regard for life."

"In ancient times, Demonic Cultivators dared to massacre tens of thousands of lives to practice Evil Techniques and refine Demon Artifacts..."

"Hiss!"

Elder Song and Director Li gasped involuntarily.

Good heavens!

Are Demonic Cultivators not pure destabilizing factors for society?

If a Demonic Cultivator truly awakened, wouldn't society indeed fall into chaos!

Thinking of this, Director Li couldn't help but dart a glance at Lu Heng.

He thought inwardly that, given the current capabilities of this Taoist Zhenyuan, modern weapons might stand a chance to kill him.

But the key was that these Cultivators came and went like phantoms, making them incredibly difficult to track down.

Had Zhenyuan not voluntarily exposed himself, they likely wouldn't have been able to capture his trail.

Seeing the two of them sweating profusely, Lu Heng spoke again, "Of course, there's another possible reason for ghost appearances."

"What possibility?"

With difficulty, Elder Song swallowed.

"That would be resentment!"

Lu Heng gently stroked his long beard and said slowly, "With the exhaustion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, a person's three souls and six spirits dissipate after death."

"However, before a person dies, if they harbor intense dissatisfaction, resentment, and other emotions, a breath of resentment may remain in the world."

"Under normal circumstances, resentment gradually fades over time, but there are exceptional occasions."

"Certain locations might, due to terrain and other factors, allow resentment to gather and even persist."

"And at this time, if someone dies with hatred, it attracts more resentment."

"The accumulation of this resentment could potentially preserve a part of the deceased's spirit."

"If this part of the spirit manages to survive, it could transform into a ghostly entity."

"Ghostly entities act on instinct alone; if they held grudges against someone in life, they would naturally seek vengeance on that person..."

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