The connection between the Paper Offerings and Chen Miao appeared briefly before vanishing, but its disappearance did nothing to ease his mind. Why had the Paper Effigy Shop Owner used his blood to make Paper Offerings?
What were those Paper Offerings meant for?
Both questions weighed on Chen Miao's nerves.
Chen Miao took out his notebook again, but its contents remained unchanged. That meant no life-threatening crisis had arisen. Yet the absence of one only left him more puzzled.
The uncertainty made him feel as though a thorn were digging into his back.
For the next while, Chen Miao simply waited in silence, sensing his surroundings and guarding against anything unusual.
But a full two hours passed without anything happening.
Those two hours of waiting also gave Chen Miao time to consider a few things.
Could the Paper Offerings that had suddenly appeared be connected to attending the ceremony at Yizhuang?
After all, Shopkeeper Li had asked for his blood only after saying they would attend the ceremony at Yizhuang.
But what connection was there between attending that ceremony and making Paper Offerings?
Chen Miao could not figure it out.
He did, however, think of something else.
The Paper Effigy Shop Owner probably had not made Paper Offerings of him alone. The blood of the other six apprentices had likely been used to make Paper Offerings as well.
Their soul bodies simply were not as powerful as Chen Miao's, so they could not sense them.
If he was not an isolated case, there was less reason to be nervous.
"From the look of it, the Paper Effigy Shop Owner also has a way to awaken spirits in Paper Offerings outside the usual hours. I wonder whether he relies on some external object or has a special method."
After considering it