Chapter 391: I Will Take Care of Them |
Although Yang Haoran didn't explicitly say it, Captain Luo was not stupid. After a brief thought, he knew why Yang Haoran said those words.
"Does the Divine Envoy Yang mean to allow them to continue existing in this world as soul bodies?"
Yang Haoran nodded and responded to Captain Luo, "That's my temporary plan, but whether it will be done depends on their own choices. If they are willing to stay in the mortal world, I will keep them by my side. If they are unwilling, I will send them to the underworld to reincarnate."
In fact, even without doing so, Yang Haoran still had a way to revive the six deceased - borrowing a corpse to return the soul.
Borrowing a corpse to return the soul requires fresh corpses, which is a very difficult thing for some people because this method is too cruel and perverse, and they cannot overcome that mental barrier. However, for Yang Haoran, it was not that difficult.
Finding a few enemies, forcibly extracting their souls, would immediately provide fresh corpses, which was not a difficult task.
If there were no such deep-seated enemies, finding a few death row inmates would also work, as they had committed numerous evil deeds and were destined to die anyway. Using their physical bodies to borrow corpses and return souls would also be a good choice.
However, Yang Haoran did not mention this to Captain Luo. Once he reminded Captain Luo, Captain Luo might actually bring some death row inmates for him to borrow corpses and return souls. After all, for Captain Luo, it should not be too difficult to bring some death row inmates. But if he really did that, then he would have a handle in the hands of others.
Because borrowing corpses to return souls violates the rules of the Yin Division. If he were not a Burial Master but a Guardian like Luo Yao, breaking this rule would be insignificant, and no one would bother him about it.
Therefore, it would be better not to borrow corpses and return souls to avoid causing any trouble for himself.
It was not that he did not trust Captain Luo, but he did not want others to have a handle on him, as that would put him in a passive position.
Moreover, people's hearts can change, and although Captain Luo was still cooperating with him reasonably well, who could guarantee that Captain Luo would not change? Who could guarantee that he himself would not change?
If one day Captain Luo changed, or if he, Yang Haoran, changed, and the two had conflicts of interest or position, then the past violations of rules could potentially bring him serious consequences.
Allowing these six people to continue living in this world as soul bodies, although it still violated the rules of the Yin Division, was much better than borrowing corpses and returning souls. Even if it were to be exposed one day, it would not have a significant impact on him.
This was different from leaving Xiu Juan behind, as she was an evil spirit and had not made any contributions in her previous life. Leaving her behind would have much greater risks. However, the six who died were different - four of them were Spirit Police, and two were Night Watch members. They had all made contributions in their previous lives and died during the execution of their duties, which could serve as justifications for him.
After hearing Yang Haoran's words, Captain Luo pondered for a moment and finally nodded.
"As long as they can continue living, whether they follow me or not doesn't matter. Of course, if they are unwilling to continue existing in this world as soul bodies, I will not force them."
Seeing the sadness on Captain Luo's expression, Yang Haoran smiled and patted his shoulder, then continued speaking.
"Don't worry, if they are willing to stay by my side, I will find an opportunity to have bodies made for them in the underworld. At that time, they will become exactly the same as they were in their previous lives, completely different from the ghosts you imagine."
What Yang Haoran referred to as "having bodies made" was actually creating vessels, but considering that Captain Luo might not know what vessels were, he used the term "making bodies" instead of "making vessels" to make it easier for Captain Luo to understand.
Upon hearing this, Captain Luo frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
"Can they really become the same as living people?" Captain Luo asked, finding it hard to believe.
"They will look exactly the same as living people, although there will be some differences in the details. The ghost attendants in the underworld use these kinds of bodies. I've seen them, and they're quite good," Yang Haoran explained.
Captain Luo's expression improved significantly. To have such an outcome was already very good for him, as at least his deceased brothers could continue living, even if it was in a different way, which was still better than their souls dispersing.
"I am grateful to the Divine Envoy Yang for this. As for these four brothers of mine, I will leave them in your care."
"Rest assured, we from the Night Watch also lost two brothers. How I will take care of my two brothers is how I will take care of your brothers. I will not go back on my word."
After receiving Yang Haoran's assurance, Captain Luo finally managed to force out a faint smile.
In fact, the loss of two Night Watch members in this mission still weighed heavily on Yang Haoran's mind, as they had sacrificed their lives for him.
However, in his eyes, as long as their souls did not disperse, it was not true death, and everything could start anew. He would do his utmost to allow his brothers to begin again.
"Regarding this matter, apart from those six and us two, no one else should know. I hope Captain Luo can keep his mouth shut and not let others find out. Otherwise, if it spreads, it will cause me some trouble," Yang Haoran said with a bitter smile.
"The Divine Envoy Yang need not worry. I have a tight lip, and I will absolutely not let others know about this," Captain Luo promised.
"With Captain Luo's assurance, I feel much more at ease. After all, doing such things cannot see the light, so I can only take the risk and do it secretly."
Although Yang Haoran knew clearly that even if this matter was exposed, the impact on him would not be too great, he could not say it that way. Making the problem sound more serious would make the other party pay more attention, and this favor would become much weightier.
After receiving Captain Luo's assurance again, the two left the morgue where the six bodies were kept.
Yang Haoran did not immediately extract the souls of the six from their bodies, because doing so would inevitably cause some impact on the souls. If he didn't want the souls to be affected at all, the best approach was to let the souls merge naturally and condense into spirits after seven days.
Yang Haoran didn't want to harm the souls of the six, so he decided to come back and take their souls after seven days. During this period, he only needed to keep the bodies of the six preserved here. As long as the bodies did not disappear, whether well-preserved or not, it would not affect his ability to take their souls after seven days.
After leaving the morgue where the six were, Yang Haoran suddenly remembered a very important issue. His steps paused, and his expression changed slightly.
Yang Haoran's sudden change caused Captain Luo to stop as well. He looked at Yang Haoran and saw his serious expression, which made him wonder.
"What's the matter, Divine Envoy Yang?" Captain Luo asked.
"I previously forgot a very important matter. Now I must return to the Hao You Lai Funeral Supplies Store. Has the seal there been lifted?"
Captain Luo didn't know what Yang Haoran wanted to do, but upon being asked, he immediately responded.
"When I opened the space rift, I removed the restriction barrier I had set up. As for the police's seal, it should not have been lifted yet, as I haven't had a chance to notify them."
Upon hearing that the police's seal should still be in place, Yang Haoran's expression brightened, and he said, "Let's go back there right now."
With those words, Yang Haoran directly tore open a space rift and entered it.
Although Captain Luo didn't know what Yang Haoran wanted to do, seeing how much he cared about this matter, he didn't hesitate and followed Yang Haoran into the space rift.
As the space rift closed, at the location of the now-flattened Hao You Lai Funeral Supplies Store, a violent spatial disturbance suddenly occurred. Then, space cracked open, and two figures emerged in succession from the space rift.
These two were none other than Yang Haoran and Captain Luo.
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