Qiu Yan just opened his mind yesterday, and his cultivation is still shallow, but he has a divine star left by the master. This is still a flesh and blood body with limits, and it is difficult to bear more. Otherwise, just in case, he would definitely leave more stars in his body.

He just stepped forward to investigate, mobilizing a trace of divine power to attach to his eyes, and wanted to explore the cause of Pan Rongniang's illness. Unexpectedly, he found that the person lying on the bed was just a shell, and the soul inside had long disappeared.

A person's body has three souls and seven spirits. The soul is the main body, and the spirit is the form. Only with the soul and spirit can there be life. If there is no spirit, it is a lonely ghost. On the contrary, if there is no soul, even if the body is healthy, there is no backbone and consciousness, just an empty shell.

Pan Rongniang's body and spirit are still there, but the soul is not in the body. How can she wake up?

Without the soul, the body has no central function and movement, and the vital energy and blood are difficult to flow. They gradually settle and solidify. Even if the doctor sees it, he will only think that the end is coming and the oil is exhausted, and ask to prepare for the funeral.

"However, this is just the surface. The body is still there, at least it can lock the basic vital energy and blood. Although it looks like dying, it is actually still alive, which is equivalent to brain death and vegetative state in the previous life. As long as it is fed every day and maintains the necessary nutrition, there is no danger of life."

Realizing this, Qiu Yan's body lightened, and the causal force that contracted and locked the body suddenly dissipated. At this time, he noticed the expressions of the people around him.

Liu Yue had a gloomy face, Liu was panicked, and the little maid was completely stunned.

"What does the third young master mean? Am I going to be driven out too?" Liu was obviously a little at a loss.

"Madam, Madam, please go and beg the master. If you are driven out, what will I do?" The maid burst into tears. The Liu mother and daughter she served had no status in the mansion. The servants depended on the master's status. If the master was weak, the maid's life would certainly be difficult. But if the master was gone, it would be like having no one to rely on, which would be even more miserable than now.

When the master and servant were in a panic, footsteps were heard outside the door, and the two big men guarding the backyard door walked in.

The two sighed when they saw the situation in the house. One said, "Liu Guanshi, Liu Huai, the young master has ordered you to leave Pan's house."

The other said, "Old Guanshi, we are here on orders, please give us some convenience."

"I have done so much for the young master? How could this end up like this?" Liu Yue suddenly shook his head, "No way! It must be a villain! Yes, it's Zheng Yan! He slandered me!"

On the other side, Liu also stood up: "Where is the master? I have served the master for so many years. Now Rong Niang has encountered such a thing. I don't believe the master will abandon me!"

The two big men looked at the people in the house and smiled bitterly: "Old Guanshi, please give us some convenience. The two of us are just following orders."

"Alas," Liu Huai sighed, "Okay, let's pack up. Yue'er, Yan'er, you two go hire a sedan bearer to carry Rong Niang later. Third sister, don't cry, there's nothing we can do about it. Everything in our family was given by Master Pan. If he wants to take it back now, we can only accept our fate. Don't delay, or people will look down on the Liu family!"

After hearing Liu Huai's words, the room suddenly fell silent.

Beside the bed, Qiu Yan gently raised his finger. In his vision, several black airs emerged from the ground, rising and entangled himself, but the people around him didn't notice it at all.

"It's a headache, the cause and effect of gratitude and hatred have worsened..."

Indistinctly, the entire Pan Mansion was connected to him and had a relationship of hatred.

"Well, Liu Huai and others treated me well and were kind to others, but the Pan Mansion turned against me. Even if there is no cause and effect, I can't ignore it!"

Thinking of this, he gradually came up with an idea.

After half an incense stick of time, Liu Huai and his party left in a bleak manner. Most of the servants in the Pan Mansion were well-informed. Seeing this scene, they pointed out along the way, and even had a taste of gloating. Some people even came to humiliate them deliberately.

When they arrived at the door, Qiu Yan and Liu Yue put Pan Rongniang on the sedan chair and escorted her all the way back to the Liu family yard.

Qiu Yan's aunt and sister-in-law had also received the news and were waiting at the door. When they saw Liu Huai, Liu and others, they immediately came out to greet them. When the family met, it was inevitable that there was another sigh. Several women cried continuously, and they were gloomy for a while.

Many neighbors watched from afar and pointed and talked.

Liu Huai shook his head and whispered, "Don't cry here. If someone sees you, no one will pity you!"

Having said that, the family entered the yard and wept again. They were not only worried about what happened to Pan Rongniang and Liu, but also worried about their future life. Liu Huai and his son were "unemployed" now. Even if the family's surplus money could last for a while, it would be a problem to eat in the long run.

"The fate and livelihood of the whole family were in his hands. He was the manager of the mansion just a moment ago, but with a word from others, he immediately became a servant and was looked down upon by the neighbors."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Qiu Yan thought of the happy family scene a few days ago, and couldn't help but sigh at the impermanence of the world, and realized that this was a world with clear class divisions.

"No wonder the previous incarnation was so determined to seek fame and fortune. He wanted to change the fate of his family."

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At the same time, in the City God Temple, the original deity was still talking to the City God of Yuanning. Although the clone and the original deity were connected in consciousness, they were relatively independent.

The previous topic was no longer there. Instead, the question raised by the original deity was replaced by the question raised by the original deity——

"Lord City God, I wonder how to grow stronger after the living soul leaves the body?"

The City God glanced at him and said, "Are you asking for that mortal? He just got the "Inner Secret of Sleeping God". He should try to concentrate and meditate, and strive to open his mind and leave the soul as soon as possible. There is no need to think about such far-reaching things. But I have said in advance, since you proposed it, you should respond."

As she said, she raised her hand and pointed, shooting out a starlight, which fell on Qiu Yan's hand.

Qiu Yan squeezed it hard, and the starlight shattered, scattered in bits and pieces, and was sucked into his mouth.

Yuanning City God said: "There are three main ways to strengthen the soul."

"The first is to let the soul wander at night and enter people's dreams. People have seven emotions and six desires, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and even more thoughts, especially in dreams. At night, they will be scattered around you, and you can choose to swallow them to strengthen your soul. However, emotions and thoughts are relatively chaotic, so you can't swallow too much at one time, otherwise you will be infiltrated by emotions and thoughts, and your temperament will change subtly. "

"Oh? No wonder there are sayings about dreams and mischief in dreams. I think someone is practicing the soul way in other people's dreams." Hearing this, Qiu Yan recalled some rumors and strange stories he had heard in the three days of investigation and in his previous life.

"The second is to devour souls, especially the souls of the newly dead. The emotions and thoughts of the newly dead before their death remain in their souls and have not yet dissipated. By devouring them at this time, they can be integrated into the soul and thus become stronger. However, this kind of living soul often contains strong and extreme emotions and thoughts, which are difficult to resolve. The more you devour, the greater the impact on your soul, and it can even change your temperament."

"Soul devouring?" Hearing this, Qiu Yan was shocked, "Could it be that Pan Rongniang's soul has been... No, if the living soul is devoured, it means that the soul has dissipated and the connection with the body is completely cut off. In this way, the body has long been dead and dead."

While he was thinking, the city god continued: "This third method is the simplest, but also the most difficult to do, which is to calm the mind and nourish it with the law. The progress of this method varies from person to person and from practice to practice, but it is not easy to obtain the method and practice."

"Oh? Calm the mind and nourish it with practice?" Qiu Yan's heart moved, as if he had grasped something.

On the other side, the City God finished speaking and raised his hand. A piece of talisman paper appeared in his hand. Lines were drawn on the paper, winding and winding, forming a complex pattern, like the core talisman of the gods.

"Since you are helping people, then help thoroughly. This talisman was obtained from a Taoist priest of Qingping Dao. When the soul of the mortal leaves his body, you can burn it with your divine power to help him."