The Sheep Talisman and Necromancy, a Genius Combination

After closing the shop, it was still early, too early to go mooch a meal.

"I'll get in touch with Evil Face. Wonder what he's doing now."

He had contacted him once after dealing with Tang Hao, but not again since.

Earlier, he had said he was going to the Far North, and Mo Lin had been thinking of meeting up with him. It was about time they fused again to share information.

But that brat had changed his mind halfway, saying he wanted to take a stroll through Slaughter City.

His itinerary had already been settled, and now he had to change the date again.

Entering the secret chamber, Mo Lin activated the Communication Crystal and contacted Evil Face.

A few breaths later, a screen of light unfolded, and the first thing that met his eyes was Mo Lin's bleary-eyed face.

"What is it?"

Mo Lin yawned, looking as though he had yet to wake up properly.

"Seriously, why are you sleeping at noon? Are you on a U.S. sleep schedule?"

"You think I want to? That rabbit's stupid as hell. She can't do a single job right. I spent all night training her."

"Even Xiao Hei didn't make me work this hard back then."

Just talking about it made him angry. He glanced around and discovered that Xiao Hei and Xiao Wu were both gone.

"Huh? Where did those two go?"

"Xiao Hei! Where the hell are you?"

Mo Lin shouted to the side, and Xiao Hei promptly came trotting over.

Beside her, she was dragging Xiao Wu, who was already on her last breath.

"Holy shit! I only shut my eyes for a bit, and you did this to her? I told you to go easy. Don't play her to death."

Seeing Xiao Wu half dead, Mo Lin hurriedly used the Horse Talisman's healing ability to save her.

The Horse Talisman's healing ability was a kind of rule-type ability.

As long as someone was not dead, it could restore them straight to their peak condition. It could even reverse skin aging and replenish depleted Soul Power instantly.

Its healing effect was similar to Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia, but still somewhat better.

After all, Nine Heart Begonia could not restore Soul Power.

"Just kill me."

The first thing Xiao Wu said after being healed was a plea for death.

Rather than being tortured every day, she would be better off ending it all.

The crucial thing was that even if she wanted to die, she could not even kill herself without his consent.

Over these past few days, she had truly learned what it meant to be unable to live or die.

"Seriously? What have you been doing?"

Mo Lin was speechless. Didn't you say you were training her? You've trained her into begging for death. Aren't you just torturing her?

"I didn't do anything. Ask Xiao Hei."

Mo Lin passed the buck outright, while Xiao Hei stood to the side looking utterly bewildered.

"Cut the crap. Bring her over. I'll talk to her."

He had not spoken to her since Evil Face captured her.

For the future God King Tang's partner to end up like this was rather lamentable.

"You want to die?"

Looking at Xiao Wu's eyes, which had already lost their light, Mo Lin could imagine what she had experienced these past few days.

Given Evil Face's way of doing things, beatings were inevitable.

As for whether he had done anything else, that was unclear.

Of course, he certainly would not have touched her. He was no furry.

"I can grant your request, but first, you have to provide the value you should."

He did not care whether she lived or died, but since she had already been captured and brought back, he had to squeeze her dry of value before anything else.

"What... do you want me to do?"

Xiao Wu's body was unharmed now, but her mind was already riddled with wounds.

"There's no need to rush. Death isn't actually your only choice."

"How about this? I'll give you three years. For those three years, you must comply with his every demand."

"After three years, if you still want to die, I can grant your wish."

Three years was enough time to do many things.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu pressed her lips together, a trace of hesitation flashing through her eyes.

"Do you want to avenge your mother? Or perhaps resurrect her?"

"Resurrect?!"

At the word "resurrect," a little light returned to Xiao Wu's previously vacant eyes.

"Yes, you heard me right. Resurrect."

"You've already seen his abilities. Since he can keep you from dying even when you want to, something like resurrection shouldn't be too difficult either."

Hearing this from the side, Mo Lin could not help feeling puzzled.

I have that ability? How come I don't know about it?

The Twelve Talismans did not seem to have a resurrection function.

But when he turned back, he noticed a faint curve at the corner of Good Side's mouth.

Mo Lin understood instantly. So he's dangling an empty promise. As expected of Good Side. His deviousness knows no bounds.

"I can indeed resurrect your mother, but I'm missing a few things."

Mo Lin slipped into the role instantly. Good and evil were one to begin with; a little thought was all it took to guess what the other was thinking.

"Life is essentially made up of a soul, a body, and vitality."

"The body is the vessel responsible for housing the soul. Vitality is the fuel that supplies what the body consumes to function, while the soul is the core."

"The first two are easy to deal with. It's the last one that's a little troublesome."

"After all, your mother's soul is currently attached to someone else."

Xiao Wu's mother had been killed by Bibi Dong, and when a Soul Beast died, its soul became a Soul Ring. Thus, to obtain her soul, they would have to find Bibi Dong.

In truth, Mo Lin had not entirely deceived Xiao Wu. There really was a certain chance of resurrecting her.

After all, there was existing homework to copy here. The method Tang San used to resurrect Xiao Wu would work.

And with the support of talisman power, he would not even need to seek out any heavenly treasures to reconstruct Xiao Wu's mother's body.

But souls were something he truly did not understand very well.

The Sheep Talisman could make a person's soul leave their body, but how to guide that soul afterward was a problem.

Hmm? Souls!

Electrolux!

Only then did Mo Lin remember that he already had a ready-made expert in manipulating souls.

Necromancy paired with the Sheep Talisman-isn't that an absolute killing move?

Fighting people won't take any effort in the future. Just knock their souls straight out, then use Necromancy to control them.

Holy shit, genius!

He had not expected to stumble upon this use while dangling an empty promise in front of her.

It seemed he still had not developed the Twelve Talismans enough.

Perfect. In a while, he would visit the Peerless Tang Sect era and see how the Divine Realm reacted after he poached Huo Yuhao from Shrek.

"That's all I have to say. The choice is yours, but you must obey properly for these three years. Otherwise, you'll spend the rest of your life living in a nightmare."

He was a professional at toying with people. Fortunately for her, Evil Face had captured her first.

Had she fallen into his hands, never mind wanting to die-if she could still even think of wanting death, that alone would count as his incompetence.

"I'll set out for the Far North in half a month. We'll meet there then."

Having settled Xiao Wu's matter, Mo Lin finally returned to the main subject.

"Take it easy in Slaughter City. Don't wipe the place out. I don't want to go to the trouble of building another prison."

If he built one himself, he would have to manage it himself too. He would never do something so thankless and laborious.

"Relax. I'm only going there to catch someone and bring him back. Nothing else."

"Catch someone? Who are you after?"

Mo Lin was puzzled. Catching someone in Slaughter City? This guy isn't going after Tang Chen, is he?!

"Tang Chen. I'm planning to bring him back to guard our gate."