The golden statue, sealing Old Qin within it, stood at Headquarters like a monument.
It was both a memorial and a deterrent.
It told certain people that although Old Qin was in terrible condition and had fallen into slumber, he was still there. He had not completely died, and he could still awaken at a critical moment.
Displaying him openly like this was far better than secretly making Old Qin disappear.
After all, if Old Qin disappeared for too long, some Ghost Tamers would assume that he was already dead. Only this could serve as a deterrent.
"Supernatural power can keep a person from dying. It seems a little wrong that Old Qin could die of old age." Yang Jian frowned and looked at Shen Liang.
Shen Liang hesitated before lowering his voice. "He is too deeply entangled with the supernatural. Ordinary supernatural phenomena cannot affect him. If he forcibly controlled a new ghost, Old Qin would instead be in even greater danger."
"I see." Yang Jian understood.
In Old Qin's condition, he could use the abilities of ghosts without restraint and need not worry about revival. But once he controlled a new ghost in an attempt to prolong his life, that balance would be broken, and he might die even faster.
He was limited by the circumstances of his birth.
Put another way, it seemed that Old Qin had already been designed while still in his mother's womb.
"Old Qin's path of controlling ghosts resembles that of those old fellows from the Republican Era. Although it solved the risk of ghost revival, it was limited by the lifespan of a living person, just like the old woman in Room 301 of Dachuan City, the old man in the ancient mansion reached by the supernatural bus, and that old Door-Knocking