Yun Xiu had originally been about to say something in a low voice, but he stopped after examining them. In the end, disappointed, he took out two pieces of burlap and covered the young city lord and the city lord's wife, whose bodies were covered in spirit markings.
"Beasts... Don't you dare touch them!" Yun Xiu gritted his teeth, his eyes thick with blood vessels. He seemed to have been stimulated by some kind of spell; at the very least, the visual impact could not have come so suddenly.
"What are the spirit markings on their bodies?" I asked, furrowing my brows.
"Just don't touch them. These spirit markings are called the Spirit-Sharing Song. They're usually written on the body's shell. The moment someone touches the markings, they directly replicate that person's spirit veins. After some time, they'll gradually change, and eventually even become the person who touched them. The only flaw is that they can never become the replicated person—they'll forever remain nothing more than puppets or corpses." Yun Xiu's expression was extremely grim. This had probably overturned his entire worldview.
"But Mother and Big Brother... they're still alive!" Xue Qingcheng couldn't help saying.
"Precisely because of that, you don't dare destroy them, do you? And the moment either of you touches them, they'll become you. If their souls are still present, A Yuan will be certain that you won't destroy these two bodies. Once they become one of you, whether it's your big brother or your mother, the result will be the same to A Yuan." Yun Xiu explained.
"The Spirit-Sharing Song? What a cruel spell." My murderous intent was almost impossible to suppress. This meant that regardless of which of the two corpses successfully activated the Spirit-Sharing Song, the Abyss City Lord would cultivate alongside it, ultimately