Chapter 410 Need Help to Spend Money?
ke rolled his eyes. He then effortlessly lifted Lilly with one hand and carried her as he walked
towards the confinement room. "Let''s go and see that bald uncle. We''ll go for ice cream ."
Lilly happily agreed.
In the confinement room, the eyes of the bald man were rolling and acting bizarrely on the ground. He
was strangling his own throat. His soul floated out of his body, struggling with something.
Lilly eximed, "What is he doing?"
ke replied, "I don''t know, acting maybe?"
His subordinate: "He has been at it for half an hour. It doesn''t seem like acting."
Another subordinate: "Who knows, if it''s not realistic enough, how can we believe it?"
The bald man on the ground was about to vomit blood. Did they genuinely risk his life here? He was
going crazy. The bald man genuinely believed that he was about to die because he saw a man in a
white robe floating beside Lilly!
You see, he couldn''t see ghosts. Before manipting them, he had to burn a talisman to open his
heavenly eye. But now, not only could he see them directly, but he also felt a suppressing aura from the
underworld. This white-robed man was not an ordinary ghost.
The bald man felt as if his soul was pulled out, and he was even more terrified, his face turning pale.
He was the one who attached Bryson’s soul puppet, but he had no idea how it happened.
He was attached to a soul puppet. And it was his master who did it! Could this be the end for him
today?
"Help..." The bald man''s throat was croaking, unable to utter a single word.
Pablo smirked, "Evil breeds evil. Have you ever contemted that attaching someone else''s soul
puppet could make you the target?" With a raised hand, he forcefully expelled the soul puppet from the
back of the bald man''s neck, causing it to struggle in mid-air.
Chris’s soul was sealed, and the soul puppet lost control, now bing restless. If it managed to
escape, it would eventually gain its vague consciousness and seek out someone to attach to.
Pablo’s eyes showed no emotional fluctuations. He lifted his fingertip slightly, and a cluster of dark
green mes ignited instantly, burning the soul puppet to ashes.
Lilly widened her eyes, "Wow! Master Daddy is so cool!" She wondered, "
So, this is what Hannah meant by showing off?
" She wanted to show off too!
As the soul puppet turned to ashes, the bald man gradually regained consciousness and looked at her
in astonishment. That day in the haunted house, he felt this little girl was extraordinary! So, it turns out
it was because she had such a great master! He wondered if those few evil spirits around her were
also given to her by her master. The bald man no longer dared to y tricks. He realized that even his
own master was wary of Lilly. He hadn''t told his master about the existence of the evil spirits around
her.
Indeed, his master had taken action against him. With a dejected face, the bald man didn''t wait for
ke and the others to ask, and he exined everything in detail. "My name is Gabriel Mateo. I am
Chris’s disciple. My ancestors were skilled in making colored paper crafts, and the technique of making
paper figures was our unique skill, passed down only to males. I had a talent for it, and since I was
young, I could make paper figures that looked lifelike. But my father told me not to put the finishing
touch on the paper figures. Otherwise, there would be big trouble."
Unable to hold back, Lilly asked softly, "Why is it passed down only to males?" She pondered, "What''s
the matter with girls? Why aren''t they taught so many skills? Making paper figures, for instance, can''t
you just put them together randomly? Is it that challenging? Why does the skill need to be explicitly
passed on?"
Pablo exined, "Craftsmen who make colored paper crafts belong to one of the Four Gates; namely
the executioner, paper craftsman, leatherworker, and mortician. People in ancient times were always
worried that the deceased would not find their way to the underworld and linger in the mortal realm. So,
they used paper figures to guide them and lead them to the underworld."
"Burning paper figures, paper sedan chairs, allowing the paper figures to carry deceased loved ones to
the underworld. It is also a way to express attachment and trust in the departed. Since paper figures
are so important, there is also an emphasis on whether they are well-made, agile, and whether they
lead the way correctly."
ke recalled the past. Upon his father''s passing, it was customary for the son to craft paper horses to
guide the way. At that time, his grandfather didn''t have the opportunity for a proper burial, but he
secretly made paper horses. Using bent bamboo branches for the horse''s limbs, weaving a horse head
with bamboo strips, and finally pasting it with red paper. The steps sounded simple, but what he made
didn''t look like a horse. It was even more difficult to paste the red paper, as the sharp parts of the
bamboo branches easily tore the paper, and it was hard to shape it when pasting it. It fell apart before
even setting off. So, indeed, this skill requires some inheritance.
"And then?" Lily continued to ask.
Gabriel said, "When you put the finishing touch on a paper figure, it bes fixated on you. Because
when it is drawn, the first person it sees is the one who drew it. So, traditionally, paper figures should
not have the finishing touch, but being young and curious, I did it."
The bald man could never erase from his memory that fateful night when he covertly secluded himself
in his room, meticulouslypleting the final details on the paper figure. As the eyes of the paper
figure began to take shape, an eerie feeling engulfed Gabriel, as though an invisible presence was
watching him intently. The following day, he fell victim to an unrelenting and persistent fever.
Reluctantly, he apanied his father to the mountains, where an eerie encounter awaited them—a
female ghost standing motionless amidst the silent woods.
He spoke, “Apanied by my father, we sought the help of a witch. Through numerous rituals, we
eventually seeded in banishing that menacing paper figure. From that point onward, I started my
journey on this path. Paper figures serve as offerings for the departed, and once they descend into the
underworld, they transform into enved spirits burdened with deep resentment. Only when I learned
to harness the power of deceased souls and reverse the process that could offer them sce through
the paper figures."
From that point onward, his journey on this path advanced swiftly! He diligently crafted numerous paper
figures, and eventually, for the sake of efficiency, he even mastered the art of transforming these
figures into tangible creations—delicate paper sculptures.
Exploring distantnds, pursuing various ventures, and amassing considerable wealth, his journey led
him to cross paths with his master—Chris—at a dpidated and weather-beaten temple.
"He possesses a vengeful and narrow-minded nature. Whenever he encounters someone with
exceptional talent, he feelspelled to exploit them. Those who dare to resist him meet their demise
at his hands." Sumbing to the coercion exerted by Chris, he reluctantly nodded and acknowledged
him as his master, but the truth was he became more of a subservient figure.
"As part of our apprenticeship agreement, he presented me with a female ghost adorned in a bridal
gown, and in exchange, I had to impart the skill of soul puppetry to him. Subsequently, he began
conducting experiments on soul puppet exchange, while I tirelessly searched for suitable candidates on
his behalf."
Gabriel exined the process of soul attachment did not depend onpatibility or aligning birth
dates; it solely required the ability to inhabit another person''s body and sustain oneself within it.
It resembled the concept of time travel and reincarnation but with a twist. Once the soul puppet was
attached and journeyed into the past, they couldn''t sustain their existence for long. As for the
consequence, they inadvertently caused the demise of several disciples during their experiments. In
return, they ventured into various haunted houses across the country, changing their base of
operations after each attempt. After all, some unfortunate souls met their demise due to fear in such
ces. By keeping a low profile, they could steer clear of catching the attention of authorities.
"This is truly stealing lives right under the eyes of the Ruler of Hell..."Gabriel said. "I''ve always been
careful until I met you all."
ke nodded,prehending the intricacies of cause and effect in the situation. It could be aptly
described that the world is vast and brimming with marvels.
And there is another matter to consider: what about Madam Fowler from the Fowler family? While Chris
and Gabriel faced the consequences of their actions and were apprehended, Madam Fowler remained
atrge, skillfully portraying herself as a victim.
In a frank manner, Gabriel responded, "Yes, Madam Fowler''s husband passed away, didn''t he? He
inherited a substantial fortune, but his health was frail due to a terminal illness. With limited time
remaining, Madam Fowler discovered the concept of soul borrowing from an elderly woman in the
about soul exchange and paid a substantial amount to seek the assistance of a master in switching to a
healthy body. Driven by her immense wealth and a strong aversion to mortality, she desired to
transform into a different individual and carry on living."
Lilly acknowledged with a nod,prehending the circumstances. With such immense wealth at her
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disposal, it was understandable that Madam Fowler would be unwilling to face death.
However, the unwillingness to die did not alter the inevitable reality that it was time one must depart
from this world. As her master had emphasized, disrupting the natural order of life and death would
sow chaos and invite catastrophe. Lilly feltpelled to locate Madam Fowler and inquire whether she
required any assistance in managing her finances. More importantly, she needed to ascertain if Madam
Fowler had engaged in any wrongful actions.