How could a dead man whose internal organs had been scalded to a crisp come back to life?
And even ask for food and drink!
Qiu Zhuqing was both terrified and curious. However, she didn't dare to go into Li Jiuming's room. After much consideration, she went to the Si family's residence and asked her brother - in - law, Si Cheng, to come and take a look.
Qiu Zhuying, Qiu Zhuqing's elder sister, had been in poor health for many years since her marriage to Si Cheng. If it weren't for Qiu Zhuqing often going to the Si family to help nurse her sister, she might not have survived until the birth of her daughter, Si Xirui.
Si Xirui was not even a month old when Qiu Zhuying died in the confinement room, exhausted.
Qiu Zhuqing took on the responsibility of taking care of her little niece and raised and doted on her as if she were her own daughter.
Since Li Jiuming's business was spread across nine provinces, he needed to regularly inspect many silk factories and mulberry - silkworm fields. He spent more than half of the year away. Moreover, Li Jiuming was getting old and not very enthusiastic about the affairs between men and women.
How could Qiu Zhuqing, who was in the prime of her youth, endure the loneliness of an empty boudoir?
She had always been resentful that her elder sister had married well to a handsome and young husband. Now that her sister had passed away, she took the excuse of taking care of Si Xirui to hang around the Si family all day. As time went by, she actually got involved with her brother - in - law, Si Cheng.
Si Cheng often showed off his skills in front of Qiu Zhuqing, making this sister - in - law admire him wholeheartedly.
So when Qiu Zhuqing found that her husband, whom she thought she had scalded to death, was asking the servants for food and drink, she was almost frightened to death. Helplessly, she had to go to Si Cheng and ask him for advice.
Si Cheng didn't know how to deal with supernatural events. All his fancy talismans and magic tools were made by his son, Si Jiangchen, just to uphold his dignity as the head of the family.
However, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Si Cheng. The misfortune of the head of the Si family dying prematurely due to revealing the secrets of heaven didn't befall him.
He had already celebrated his forty - ninth birthday and could be considered the longest - living person in the Si family's history.
Of course, Si Cheng wouldn't tell Qiu Zhuqing that he was just a figurehead for Si Jiangchen. He secretly hid five silver talismans and followed Qiu Zhuqing to the garden where Li Jiuming was recuperating. He asked Qiu Zhuqing to wait outside, saying that he was afraid there might be danger inside.
Qiu Zhuqing was extremely touched, thinking that after half a lifetime of disappointment, she had finally met the right man.
Little did she know that once Si Cheng went in, he intended to directly throw out the talismans. Whether Li Jiuming was a human or a ghost, he would shatter his soul and then come out and say that the man had been dead for a long time and his body had just been possessed by another ghost.
As soon as Si Cheng entered the room where Li Jiuming was recuperating, he smelled a strong stench of animals.
"Zhi..."
Li Jiuming's body leaped up from the couch like a wild beast and pounced towards Si Cheng.
Although Si Cheng had no real ability, he had seen many strange things with his son, Si Jiangchen. He knew that Li Jiuming's current state must be due to an animal possessing a recently deceased person.
So, he grabbed a demon - suppressing talisman from his pocket and was about to stick it on Li Jiuming's forehead.
"Zhi, don't!"
The possessed Li Jiuming suddenly fell backward, narrowly avoiding Si Cheng's attack.
Si Cheng was so frightened that he kept backing away and wanted to escape from the room. But then he saw Li Jiuming's clothes suddenly fly up, and a huge weasel scurried out, just blocking his way.
"Zhi, don't go!"
The weasel stood in front of Si Cheng like a human. "I'm the Yellow Immortal from Zijin Mountain! I just happened to see this man die!"
The weasel didn't open its mouth, but its voice directly rushed into Si Cheng's mind. It stretched out its front paw and pointed at Li Jiuming's corpse.
"I've never eaten cooked meat before. I was attracted by the fragrance."
It lifted the clothes on Li Jiuming's belly, revealing his empty abdomen. "I ate his meat. I want to cultivate with his body. Help me!"
"How can I help you?"
Facing the ferocious - looking weasel, Si Cheng felt as if his own belly had been hollowed out.
"I'm asking you for an official recognition!"
The weasel's beady black eyes glinted with a fierce light. "Do... do I look like a god to you?"
Si Cheng was stunned. The story of the Five Immortals asking for recognition was widely spread in China. Usually, it was just small spirits wanting to transform into human form and asking for a blessing from humans. He never expected that in a place like Jinling, a weasel would occupy a human body and even try to skip the step of becoming human and directly "become a god"!
"What's in it for me?"
Si Cheng held the demon - suppressing talisman in his hand. Although he was scared, he still pretended to be fearless. "How do I know that once you gain the Dao, you won't turn against me?"
The weasel let out a shrill laugh. "There may not necessarily be any benefits, but if you don't recognize me, you're going to be in big trouble!"
It jumped on Li Jiuming's body twice. "You two adulterers and adulteresses murdered this man. I'll spread the word everywhere!"
"Would anyone believe a monster like you?"
Si Cheng suppressed his fear and pretended not to care. "I have a pure relationship with my sister - in - law..."
"Shut up!!"
The weasel suddenly sneered and scurried into Li Jiuming's abdomen. It tilted its head and grabbed Li Jiuming's esophagus. Li Jiuming actually raised his head from the ground.
"Si... Hehe."
A strange smile appeared on his face. "Brother - in - law, I have evidence..."
The voice actually sounded like it was coming from Li Jiuming.
Si Cheng was so scared that his scalp went numb at this strange scene. He knew about resurrection by borrowing a corpse and zombies walking, but he had never seen a weasel manipulate a human corpse like a puppet.
Li Jiuming in front of him had propped himself up from the ground and sat up. The clothes that had been lifted up covered the empty abdominal cavity again, and the corpse sat back on the bed like a whole person.
"I just want to enjoy the delicious food in the world. If you recognize me, this man will 'live' and won't interfere in your affairs. Why not do it?"
A smile appeared on Li Jiuming's face. "Moreover... if I become a god, I may be able to help you!"
"Okay!"
Si Cheng was completely bewitched by the weasel. He didn't like being suppressed by his son, Si Jiangchen, but he was helpless.
He didn't know how much of his absurd deeds his son knew. However, every time Si Jiangchen looked at him, his eyes seemed to be full of contempt. He was fed up with this situation. He even felt that he was like Li Jiuming, whose insides had been eaten empty, being firmly controlled by his son, Si Jiangchen.
He even thought that the spiritual power and Dao skills that Si Jiangchen had since birth should have been his!
His son, Si Jiangchen, had stolen his power!
"Yellow Immortal, after you succeed in your cultivation, can you share some of your spiritual power with me?" Si Cheng had already put away those talismans.
"Heheh... Do you want to be my medium?"
The Li Jiuming controlled by the weasel curled his lips strangely again!