The Witch (Lisrene)

Chapter 13

Naturally, Jisoo did not take the Sweet-dreams Doll just to have good dreams. The same day he received the doll, he arranged for someone to send the doll to his master the very night, Xu Ji, who was one of the elders of Hai City's MA.

Grandmaster Xu examined the doll for an entire night and did not find any abnormalities within the doll.

"Besides having beneficial effects on helping to soothe one's nerves to aid sleep, this doll does not contain any particular anomaly." Grandmaster Xu told Jisoo via video chat.

"In that case, does master know which sect Irene belongs to?" Jisoo asked.

"I can't tell." Grandmaster Xu shook his head. "However, since it is able to have such a strong calming effect with just that little spiritual power imbued within the doll, this definitely must be a secret hidden technique from her sect."

As practitioners from the metaphysical society, they would all have a certain extent of knowledge in drawing talismans. One of the talismans commonly drawn was the Soothing Mind Talisman. However, its effect was not as potent as the Sweet-dreams Doll. It was just that the spiritual power detected within the doll was very low, showing that the creator of this doll did not have strong spiritual powers, despite being able to utilize such a unique technique.

"Master, didn't you mention that we, the metaphysical practitioners, consider Ephialtes as an evil being? In that case, why would Irene want to be together with my boss? Besides, it even seems like she is his fiancée." Jisoo said.

"If it is as you say, it must be because this Irene girl's metaphysical arts talent isn't that great. She probably could only manage to learn this unique doll-making technique from her elders." From the other end of the video call, a young man dressed in a long grey Chinese-styled robe appeared and said to Jisoo. "Fifth Martial Junior Brother, the reason why you were sent to spy on Ephialtes was because your metaphysical arts talent was not good and not as sensitive to the malice that surrounded him in the first place. I reckon that her circumstances are similar to yours. Her blunt senses could not detect the danger as well."

Jisoo had an ugly expression when he heard that but he did not dare to flare up, "Second Martial Senior Brother."

The man who suddenly appeared in the video call was his Second Martial Senior Brother, Xu Wei.

"Xu Wei." When Grandmaster Xu frowned in disapproval upon hearing his second disciple's comments.

"Master, I'm heading out to exterminate some evil spirits."

Jisoo heard the sound of a door opening coming from the video call. His Second Martial Senior Brother must have left to exterminate evil spirits.

"Master, has there been a lot of evil spirits in Hai City recently?" Jisoo asked worriedly.

"It's still alright. Panic has been growing and spreading within Hai City recently so the evil beings hiding in the dark are starting to become restless." Grandmaster Xu replied.

"It must be because of the liver-digging devil. Master, are the people from the association going to help capture this devil?" The effects of the metaphysical arts could not be explained by science. If the MA was willing to assist, perhaps they could help the police force successfully capture the liver-digging devil earlier.

"The association had completed their investigations. There was no trace of any evil beings' presence in the victims' locations. The liver-digging devil is an ordinary mortal. The association cannot assist in this." Grandmaster Xu replied.

The metaphysical arts should not be used to meddle with mortal affairs-that had been the iron rule in their world.

Hearing that, Jisoo was unsure if he should be happy that it was not the work of evil spirits or to be sad that an ordinary mortal could be so brutal.