NOVEL NEXT Chapter 425 Heavenly Master 132
Opening the computer, Situ Shuangshuang started searching online for recent news, and sure enough, among the countless reports, she found two inconspicuous stories, both reporting people who fell into a coma overnight and became vegetative!
Situ Shuangshuang pondered for a moment, feeling that investigating alone might be a bit difficult, she still needed to get some external help! She tapped the small coffin on her wrist with her finger, summoning Xi Lan and Little Shun.
As soon as the two little ones appeared, they started yawning, and even before Situ Shuangshuang could speak, Little Shun knelt on the table, nodded off, and fell headfirst onto the table, continuing to sleep!
Situ Shuangshuang was speechless for a while, sighed in resignation, it seemed she couldn't rely on Little Shun this time. Although Little Shun had the wisdom of a past life, he was still just a small baby, with a rather immature mind. While his intelligence wasn't an issue, his behavior always exhibited childish habits, sleepy and playful.
On the other hand, even though Xi Lan was usually unreliable and loved to play around with Little Shun, he was dependable at crucial moments.
Woken from sleep, Xi Lan gave a huge yawn, tears the size of millet grains clinging to the corner of his eyes, and asked Situ Shuangshuang, "What's up, calling us out?"
Situ Shuangshuang looked down at Little Shun, who was snoring with his butt in the air and his head on the table, seeing that the little guy was of no use, she waved her hand, retracted Little Shun, and let him return to the small coffin to sleep, lest he spread sleepiness around!
Situ Shuangshuang first pointed to the two pieces of news on the web page, then mentioned the things she had heard about during this period, before lightly tapping her forefinger on the table twice, saying to Xi Lan, "I want you to ask the roaming souls and wild ghosts outside if they know how many people have this issue and if there's anything they've found causing it!"
"Sure, no problem, I'll go ask right away!" Xi Lan yawned and agreed cheerfully. Even though she was gradually turning into a spirit, the Ghost Emperor's might not only failed to diminish but rather increased, so any roaming souls and wild ghosts seeing Xi Lan dared not disobey.
It was simple for Xi Lan to do this task, just forcibly summon the surrounding roaming souls and ghosts to ask them directly. So, after cheerfully agreeing, Xi Lan swiftly turned around and floated away!
With Xi Lan gone, Situ Shuangshuang felt a bit heavy-hearted; ghosts harming humans rarely do so without reason. Either it's to absorb vitality to strengthen themselves, or it's for revenge!
If it were an Evil Ghost harming people, they couldn't help but bear traces of Yin Qi, and vitality couldn't be absorbed in just one day. Situ Shuangshuang was sure when she previously saw the boss's child, apart from looking exhausted, there was nothing unusual!
Even if it were a vengeful spirit seeking revenge, it's unlikely, not every ghost's obsession can be strong enough to stay in the mortal world and acquire permission from the Underworld to seek life debts. An obsession is so-called because it's hard to manifest.
Often, people may hate someone with gritted teeth, but after death, no obsession arises! More so, Situ Shuangshuang had seen enough people with vendettas, she's sure that the boss's son wasn't pursued by a vengeful spirit at all!
While futilely analyzing in her heart, Situ Shuangshuang continued browsing online for news, quickly discovering two more inconspicuous reports.
These two pieces, likewise, reported people becoming vegetative overnight, but they happened in two cities a thousand miles apart, with victims spread so distantly, it was strange indeed.
Situ Shuangshuang tapped her fingers on the table, pondering, unless the harmful entity used some medium able to connect all those people at once!
Situ Shuangshuang pondered this for who knows how long, the more she thought, the more irritated she became. While searching online, as she grew increasingly frustrated, Xi Lan returned after gathering information. Seeing Xi Lan's small face clouded with gloom, her heart skipped a beat, feeling something was amiss.
Sure enough, Xi Lan looked at Situ Shuangshuang and relayed extremely bad news, "Due to urgent time constraints, I only gathered and inquired the nearby roaming souls and wild ghosts, and discovered that just in the vicinity of this border city and surrounding towns, there are no less than thirty cases. Yet, the distribution isn't close, and the victims are all relatively young, the youngest being in their teens, the oldest in their thirties, spanning both genders!"
Situ Shuangshuang took a deep breath; so many people suddenly becoming vegetative couldn't possibly be due to illness. Situ Shuangshuang furrowed her brows deeply, asking Xi Lan, "Did you go see those vegetative people yourself?"
"This matter is so bizarre, I naturally went to see it myself!" Xi Lan was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, arms crossed, speaking.
"Then do those vegetative people have any traces of Yin Qi or demonic aura attached?" Situ Shuangshuang's brow remained tightly knit.
Xi Lan sighed, hugging her shoulders, shaking her head with helplessness, "I've seen them, there's no trace of Yin Qi, no visible demonic aura, nor was there any spirit or nightmare causing trouble, nothing unusual. It's as if these people genuinely just fell ill and became vegetative!"
Situ Shuangshuang sneered, "Where do so many people fall ill and become vegetative simultaneously! There must be something wrong, but what exactly is wrong, and what is causing this?" Speaking, Situ Shuangshuang fell into contemplation again.
Xi Lan's little face was also furrowed with distress, alongside Situ Shuangshuang in deep thought. Unable to unravel the mystery, Situ Shuangshuang's impatience flared up, slamming the table, "Enough, I won't think anymore; if I can't think of it, seeing it with my own eyes might lead me to some clues!"
The way Situ Shuangshuang handled things had always been swift and decisive, saying she'd go see, she immediately affixed a Thousand Miles Talisman, then an Invisibility Talisman. Led by Xi Lan, she headed directly for the nearest vegetative person. Upon arrival, Situ Shuangshuang walked through the wall without even knocking.
On the hospital bed lay a young man, his face pale, of ordinary appearance, seemingly in his twenties. By the young man's side sat a woman, her age still in middle years yet already bearing white hair, her face full of worry, looking quite haggard!
The woman held the young man's hand on the hospital bed, gently wiping with a towel, detailed and earnest, but with a silent sorrow!
Seeing the resemblance in features and worried expression on the woman's and the young man lying on the bed's faces, it wasn't hard to guess that this haggard woman was likely the mother of the young man on the bed. Seeing this woman's haggard, sorrowful face, Situ Shuangshuang felt a stirring in her heart.