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Chapter 41
At some point, the dark clouds completely covered the sky after sunset, as if boundless thick ink was smeared heavily on the sky, even the faint light of the moon and stars was completely covered, so you couldn't see it at all.

The whole back mountain was even darker, only a few oil lamps were lit around the place where the spirit was summoned, which dimly illuminated the ceremony site.

"... Zhang Yanqing—the soul is back!"

After the master of practice sang the invocation words, all the people present held their breath unconsciously, and there was silence.

Xia Yun only felt a chill on his back, and the darkness around him seemed to swallow up the faint light here.

Involuntarily, Xia Yun stretched out his already cold hand and grabbed the corner of Herman's clothes.

Although she knew that it was impossible to summon Uncle Zhang's soul in this spirit summoning ceremony, but this battle was still uncontrollable and frightening.

Will it fail to recruit Uncle Zhang's soul, and finally recruit the souls of those lonely ghosts...

Xia Yun stared at the soul-calling flag erected in the center, thinking wildly in fear.

Herman was watching the ceremony with relish, but suddenly felt that someone was grabbing the hem of his clothes.

He turned his head to look at Xia Yun beside him, the faint light reflected Xia Yun's delicate face pale, the expression of fear was clearly written on his face, even the tip of his slightly upturned nose was oozing with fear. There was a thin layer of sweat.

The corners of Herman's mouth raised slightly, and he stretched out his hand calmly to hold Xia Yun's hand that was holding the corner of his clothes.

I just feel that Xia Yun's hands are small and cold, but soft and slippery.

Herman couldn't help but clenched Xia Yun's hand tightly, and suddenly a strange feeling rushed to his heart, happiness?sweet?It seems to be and it seems not to be.

But Herman felt very comfortable and comfortable, and didn't want to let go of this soft and delicate hand.

……

Except for the chill brought by the gusts of wind, the scene of the soul-calling ceremony was so quiet that there was no movement, and the soul-calling flag was also hung on the flagpole without moving.

The skilled man didn't panic when he saw this, he danced a set of strange swordsmanship with a mahogany sword in his hand, stepped on the gossip step and muttered words in his mouth, and walked around the summoning soul flag three times.

Then the Taomu sword pointed directly at the summoning banner, and shouted: "Zhang Yanqing, if the soul does not return, when will it be!"

……

But at this moment, Uncle Zhang was in the room with the seven-star lamps arranged for Ran'er, insisting on dizziness and unsteady steps, and finished adding the oil for the seven lamps.

I wondered what was going on in my heart, how could such a situation happen suddenly.

I haven't figured it out yet, I just feel that my mind exploded again with a "hum--".

Then there was another burst of more intense dizziness, and the strength of the whole body was repeatedly and instantly sucked away.

Seeing this, Edreyson hurried forward and helped Uncle Zhang who was about to lose his balance and fell to the ground.

"Uncle Zhang? Are you... are you okay!" Adeleson asked worriedly, frowning.

He faintly felt that something was wrong. Uncle Zhang was very strong and proficient in medical skills. It should be impossible for something to happen at this critical moment.

Uncle Zhang shook his head, and said weakly: "I don't know why, the old man suddenly felt dizzy, and his body felt weak, as if he was out of his mind!"

"Are you out of your mind?"

Hearing what Uncle Zhang said, Edreson injected a bit of magic power into Uncle Zhang's body from the hands supporting Uncle Zhang's arms without thinking too much, to protect Uncle Zhang's mind.

Uncle Zhang suddenly felt fresh and clear, and all the discomforts before disappeared without a trace.

Uncle Zhang knew that Adeleson must have done something to him, so he nodded to Edreyson with a smile and said that he was fine.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang!" Edreyson said at the same time, retracting his hands that were supporting Uncle Zhang.

Uncle Zhang walked up to Ran'er, raised the main lamp placed in front of Ran'er's head, and followed the pace of Tiangangbu, carefully circled around Ran'er...

……

Following the shout of the soul-calling master, the soul-calling banner seemed to move a few times.

Xia Yun was so nervous that his heart was raised in his throat, and he also noticed that Herman had tightly held his hand, staring at the summoning banner with all his heart, feeling that the breeze at this moment was really not enough to blow the banner , Is there really something coming.

However, after the soul-calling flag moved, it hung down feebly, but at this moment, the surrounding air seemed to have become a little colder.

Herman was eagerly waiting for the flag to be hoisted, but there was no movement.

In order to determine whether he could really attract something, Herman got a little lucky, and saw a black mist flashing across his eyes...

Looking around, Herman was a little disappointed. Needless to say, Uncle Zhang's soul was definitely impossible to recruit, but there was not even a ghost around.

Then... take the opportunity to hold Xia Yun's hand tightly, and watch the matter continue quietly!

……

Seeing that the summoning soul flag moved a few times and then there was no movement again, the master of summoning souls began to feel a little uneasy.

I have never failed in my own practice, let alone a dead person, even a living person, I have the ability to attract his soul.

Because it was the soul of Zhang Yanqing, the chief steward of Zhaoxia's family, when Yu Wenrui approached him, he hesitated again and again before agreeing to do this ritual.

Everyone only knew that Zhang Yanqing died unexpectedly on the way back from the merchant, but after returning, his body disappeared overnight.

But the soul-calling expert clearly understands a truth. Without seeing Zhang Yanqing's body, one cannot be sure whether Zhang Yanqing is dead or alive. These big families have many disputes, and maybe they are just acting.

Now that he has accepted the job, he must ensure that both Zhang Yanqing's dead and living souls will be brought back to him, so as to highlight his ability.

Of course, the conjurer is very confident that he has such abilities.

Therefore, for this ceremony, the soul-calling master has made full preparations, and everything is ready...

But now, the ceremony has reached a critical moment, but there is no movement at all. No, in fact, it can be seen from the soul-calling flag that there is a little reaction, but it was a little bit at the beginning, but it suddenly disappeared.

Why is this?

If he fails, I'm afraid that the reputation he has accumulated for decades will disappear in smoke.

It seems that the real time to test yourself has arrived.

The soul-caller master clenched his teeth, and his heart froze.

today!In any case, the soul of Zhang Yanqing, the great housekeeper of the Xia family, must be brought here.

So the soul summoner put away the mahogany sword as if nothing had happened, and said loudly: "Zhang Yanqing's soul is already on its way back, please wait patiently."

"Ah?" Xia Yun exhaled softly, what happened, did it really attract Uncle Zhang's soul?That's not bad.

Herman said disdainfully in a voice that only Xia Yun could hear: "Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"That's right!" Xia Yun murmured. He had only heard of summoning the soul of the dead, but summoning the soul of the living?Even if it is a little impossible.

Maybe the soul-caller found out that the soul-calling was invalid, so he deliberately delayed the time!

Only when Xia Yun thought about it, he saw the master summoner divide the group of servants in white robes who were standing on both sides of the field into five groups, three people in each group, and then put a talisman on their backs, so that they could fight against each other. Kowtowing to the ranking of the five gods.

And the soul-caller himself lit three sticks of incense, put it under the banner of the soul-calling flag, then took out a hexagonal copper bell, and while ringing the copper bell rhythmically, kept chanting, still stepping on the gossip steps, surrounded The summoning flag circles around.

Xia Yun only felt that the darkness covered the site like an invisible net, and the whole space was filled with a gloomy chill, so he shivered uncontrollably.

There was no fog at this time, and Xia Yun felt as if he was in the mist of Yuanbi Mountain in a trance. Although he couldn't see anything, it made people feel extremely creepy and frightening.

In this environment that made people feel that the air was frozen, the green smoke from the three-pillar incense sticks under the Evocation Banner rose into the air, as if being controlled, and drifted straight to the southwest.

The time passed bit by bit with the ringing bell of the spiritual master.

Just when the three sticks of incense were about to burn halfway, suddenly several small whirlwinds about the height of a person blew from the surroundings one after another, and then gathered on the summoning banner.

The whirlwind swirled around the summoning soul flag, and the flag was pulled so that "Puff! Puff!" sounded, but the flag did not unfold because of it.

Seeing this, the master summoner didn't dare to neglect, and continued to walk back to the front of the summoning banner according to the eight trigrams.

Then he turned his back to the flag and faced the dark and empty front, holding a copper bell in his right hand, and gestured a few times with his left hand on his chest, then put his index finger and middle finger together on the center of his eyebrows, stretched out his hand suddenly, and shouted loudly: "At this time Before long, Zhang Yanqing's soul will return quickly!"

Just as Xia Yun wanted to speak out, he heard Herman lower his voice and say to Xia Yun: "It's really here!"

What?Xia Yun stared at the summoning banner with wide eyes, except for the strange wind that kept blowing around the summoning banner, there was nothing wrong with it!

"What's coming?" Xia Yun asked in fear.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here! It's just some wandering souls here, not Uncle Zhang, don't worry!" Herman comforted in a low voice, and couldn't help but feel a little worried that these wandering souls were being recruited for no reason, and they kept coming. with.

The Wandering Soul is fine, but the Wandering Soul is stimulated in this way, I am afraid that the resentment will increase greatly, and it will be rare to be kind at that time.

……

So far, Xia He also feels that the situation is a bit weird.

I agreed to do this ceremony before, just to deal with the crowd and cover up the truth about Uncle Zhang.

I have always believed that if Uncle Zhang is not dead, this soul-calling ceremony must fail.

But I didn't expect this soul-calling expert to be so persistent, he failed once and then made a bigger battle, feeling that he would not give up until he recalled Uncle Zhang's soul.

Xia He was suddenly a little worried. In theory, only dead souls are recruited in summoning souls, but he remembered that he had heard that some people with profound Taoism can also recruit souls, that is, the souls of the surviving people.

No way, the method of summoning the soul of an expert is just so profound, and he didn't succeed once, so he planned to call Zhang Shusheng's soul again.

Although I think it is impossible, but I have some scruples in my heart, what if?
"Uncle, I see that everyone has been busy since the afternoon and has not had a break or a meal for so many hours, and there has been no response to this ceremony so far. Why don't we continue!" Xia He suggested to Xia Minjie who was beside him.

"Hmm..." Xia Qianjie hesitated for a while, then pondered: "It's been a bit long, and even I'm tired of sitting and watching. But now it seems to be a critical moment. Is it appropriate to stop now? !"

"Uncle, if Uncle Zhang's soul is not summoned in the end, it won't hurt Mr. He's face. Why don't we decide not to continue? If the soul summoning fails, it cannot be said that Mr. He is incompetent!" After finding out a reason, Xia He again Added a sentence: "In my opinion, Mr. He's ability is nothing more than that, there is no need to waste everyone's energy."

"Can you still sit still? Can you hold on? Is there any discomfort in your body?" Xia Minjie asked suddenly.

Xia He smiled wryly and said, "I have nothing wrong!"

Emotional Xia Jijie thought that Xia He's injury had not recovered and his body could not hold on, so he proposed to end the ritual.

"Since it's all right, let's persevere. It's all up to this point. Even if the summoning fails, it's up to him, so don't worry about him." Xia Minjie said calmly.

Seeing that the summoning banner was surrounded by the whirlwind that kept blowing in, Xia He actually wanted to interrupt the ceremony at this critical moment. Was he really kind and considerate of others?Or do you have other ideas?
……

All around, there were still small whirlwinds blowing towards the summoning soul flag, and more and more whirlwinds gathered around the summoning soul flag, but the flag could not be raised all the time.

The conjurer is really in a hurry, seeing that the three sticks of incense are about to burn out, but the flag has never been raised.

There is a call to mind symbol painted on this flag, and Uncle Zhang's birth date and name are written on it.

Only when the flag is raised can it show that Uncle Zhang's soul has been summoned.

The master of summoning souls also knows that when he uses copper bells to forcibly summon souls, he will also attract some lonely souls and wild ghosts while attracting Uncle Zhang's soul. Attract too many ghosts when doing it yourself.

However, contrary to expectations, Uncle Zhang's soul still did not come, but the lonely ghosts were attracted one after another.

In desperation, the soul-caller took back the copper bell in his hand, pulled out the mahogany sword stuck in his back waist, bit his finger, wiped it on the mahogany sword, and then chanted a spell, brandishing the mahogany sword to stab at the flag.

At this time, all the three pillars of incense were wiped out, and the flagpole of the Evocation flag, which had been firmly planted on the ground, began to shake slowly.

Just when the peach wood sword of the summoner pierced the flag, there was only a click, and the peach wood sword broke in two.

In an instant, countless whirlwinds erupted on the flag. After the flagpole shook violently, it finally couldn't bear the power of the whirlwind and broke suddenly.

At the same time, the master summoner was lifted up by the power of the whirlwind.

"puff!"

I saw the soul-caller spit out a mouthful of blood, and flew out...

……

Sure enough something happened!
Xia He hurriedly stood up.

However, he saw that the whirlwind that had been gathering on the banner before dispersed.

As if they were alive, some were hesitating, and some even entangled the servants in white who were still kneeling.

"what……"

"Help me..."

Suddenly, there were screams...

……

(End of this chapter)