NOVEL NEXT Chapter 404 Heavenly Master 111
Although outsiders did not suspect, Lu Tianxing knew his own family's affairs. He was aware that his son's condition was abnormal and happened to know that his friend Duan Ze's daughter had experienced similar issues before.
Duan Ze had once told him that he had hired an especially skilled master healer to cure his daughter, so Lu Tianxing thought of seeking Situ Shuangshuang through Duan Ze to examine his son's problem.
However, just by listening to Lu Tianxing's description, Situ Shuangshuang couldn't determine what was going on with his son. Although the dead cannot be revived, in the tales of ghosts and gods, there are indeed many resurrection methods. Yet, each method demands a significant sacrifice!
Apart from true resurrection, there are also false resurrections. For instance, an evil spirit possessing the freshly deceased to achieve rebirth, or a demon taking advantage of the faint yang energy remaining in the heart of a newly deceased to cause havoc. These incidents are quite common! Therefore, in such situations, Situ Shuangshuang must see it for herself to draw a conclusion.
Seeing Lu Tianxing looking at her with anticipation, Situ Shuangshuang said with her usual indifferent expression and tone, "Just by hearing your account, I cannot determine the cause. I need to visit your home to see your son in person. Also, I hope that when I arrive, only close family members are present, not others wanting to watch the spectacle."
Situ Shuangshuang really didn't want to go through another situation like the one at Zhu Yanhua's home, where she was surrounded by a large crowd as though they were watching a circus act.
Lu Tianxing hurriedly nodded, "Master, it's great that you're willing to take a trip. I'll call my family right away to keep my son's room quiet and undisturbed. Rest assured, when you arrive, besides my wife and me, no one else will trouble the master!"
Situ Shuangshuang nodded. All her talisman tools were stored in the Qiankun Talisman in her palm, so she didn't need to pack up and could leave with Lu Tianxing and Duan Ze immediately.
Lu Tianxing and Duan Ze were in a car, a lengthy luxury vehicle, though Situ Shuangshuang didn't know the brand, as she wasn't familiar with cars. She knew, however, that such a model was not commonly seen on the streets and that cars not likely to be pulled over by traffic police were never cheap!
Although it was Lu Tianxing's car, it was Duan Ze who drove, primarily because Lu Tianxing was in a terrible state, and Duan Ze worried that if he drove himself, something might happen due to his distracted mind. The car had double rows of seats in the back; Lu Tianxing took one row and Situ Shuangshuang took the other.
At some point, Dong Wentao, who had followed them, also got into the car and sat beside Situ Shuangshuang. Because of the previous incident with his daughter, Duan Ze knew Situ Shuangshuang but had not seen Dong Wentao before, so he was puzzled and looked at Situ Shuangshuang, asking, "Master, who is this?"
Dong Wentao first looked at Situ Shuangshuang with a flattering expression, then said seriously to Duan Ze, "I am the master's assistant, currently learning from the master. You don't need to mind me."
Duan Ze saw that Situ Shuangshuang didn't reject the idea and assumed what Dong Wentao said was true, so he said no more and drove off directly.
Lu Tianxing lived in the same villa area as Duan Ze, and the villa was luxuriously decorated. The style and the furniture inside the room were full of exotic flavors.
Lu Lei's room was in a spacious bedroom. When Situ Shuangshuang entered, a middle-aged woman with a haggard face was watching her son lying on the bed with a face full of anguish.
Seeing the group come in, the woman hurriedly stood up. Since Duan Ze had previously mentioned that this time the master was a young girl, she directly approached Situ Shuangshuang and said, "Master, you are the master, right? Master! Master, I'm begging you, please save my son!"
Seeing the woman's exhausted and haggard appearance, Situ Shuangshuang comforted her, saying, "Don't worry. I will do my best to save your son!" After speaking, Situ Shuangshuang walked to the bedside to examine Lu Lei's condition.
Lu Lei was in a deep sleep with his eyes closed. His looks were not exceptionally handsome but appeared very comforting, giving others a warm feeling and making interactions easy.
Situ Shuangshuang opened her Dharma Eye to carefully examine him from head to toe and used her hand to lift Lu Lei's eyelids for inspection. The pupils were undilated but didn't reflect any human shadows at all; they were empty. As expected, the spirit was not inside the body.
Situ Shuangshuang then checked Lu Lei's pulse. It was very strong but was not beating on its own. Instead, it was being driven by a subtle pulse that was almost imperceptible. With each beat of that faint pulse, Lu Lei's pulse followed it.
"Master, what exactly is happening to my son?" Seeing Situ Shuangshuang busy checking for so long without speaking, Lu Tianxing asked nervously and restlessly.
Situ Shuangshuang withdrew her hand and said flatly, "Your son's condition could be described as both alive and dead."
"Ah!" Lu Tianxing exclaimed, looking at Situ Shuangshuang in confusion and asked, "Master, so is my son alive or dead?"
"In this world, there is a spell known as the Life Exchange Technique! For individuals who did not die naturally, after death, within forty-eight hours, the yang energy gathers at the chest without dispersing. During this time, if someone is willing to exchange their own life for this person's, then the deceased can be revived!" Situ Shuangshuang continued explaining.
"So you mean to say that my son has died, and someone used the Life Exchange Technique to swap with my son?!" Lu Tianxing and his wife's expressions were shocked, filled with disbelief!
Observing Lu Tianxing's astonished look, Situ Shuangshuang coldly responded, "It's not someone, but a cat that used its life to exchange for your son's life!"
"A cat?" Lu Tianxing's expression grew even more astonished and bewildered! Lu Lei's mother was also utterly perplexed!
"To be precise, it should be a pure black cat. Although there are many black cats in this world, most have a slight hint of another color. Truly pure black cats are a rarity. However, like black dogs, black cats are inherently capable of driving away evil spirits, making them especially prone to becoming spirit cats with psychic abilities. The Yin Cha in the Underworld favor keeping psychic black cats to help capture guilty spirits and evil ghosts escaping from the Underworld, thus making the psychic black cats' status in the Underworld akin to that of police dogs in the mortal world. The black cat that saved your son is likely a psychic spirit cat, hence understanding the Life Exchange Technique to save your son. However, since a cat is a beast and not of the same path as humans, it couldn't fully extend a human's life. Therefore, although your son's body survived, his soul didn't return, resulting in this comatose condition."
Situ Shuangshuang's explanation left Lu Tianxing somewhat shocked. He hadn't imagined that the cat his son had kept would sacrifice its life to save his son!
On the side, Lu Lei's mother was moved to tears, silently vowing that if her son could wake up this time, regardless of Lu Tianxing's opinion, she would fully support her son's continuation of opening his pet center!