Lin Yao immediately inquired, as he was puzzled by this matter. The entire city of Nanjing was shrouded in resentment, but this area was the only one without it, which was really unreasonable. Moreover, this was a memorial hall, and the site should have been chosen in places with the strongest resentment, such as mass graves, which made it even more illogical, since there was not a trace of resentment here, not even the resentment drifting over from the surrounding areas.
“I just surveyed the buildings and underground conditions here and found many obstacles. There were even a few places where I couldn’t reach.”
Xiaocao's voice was full of surprise, "Even in places that can be detected, it takes a lot of spiritual energy. There are indeed a lot of bones down there, so many that you can't count them all. The resentment inside is so dense that it's almost tangible, yet not a trace of it dissipates to the surface. It's very strange."
Lin Yao was filled with shock, but he didn't disturb Xiao Cao. He knew that Xiao Cao was thinking about the reason, and he himself had no idea about it. It was better to let Xiao Cao ponder it carefully.
After a long while, Xiaocao's voice rang out again, filled with excitement, "I know! There are some special things in these areas that I can't reach, and these things are mysteriously connected, forming a huge array. Those areas are the key to the array. No wonder I couldn't probe in."
“Yaoyao, this is a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, or you could say ‘Nine Palaces and Eight Winds.’ I haven’t studied these things, I’ve only looked at them briefly, but I’m sure this formation has the Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Block Gate, View Gate, Death Gate, Shock Gate, and Open Gate. This is the legendary Qimen Dunjia technique. It is this kind of technique that suppresses all the resentment underground, and the surface cannot allow the resentment to escape.”
Ah~~~
Lin Yao was completely astonished. This legendary and magical skill actually had a lineage. Lin Yao remembered that the memorial hall was built in 1985, so the inheritor of this array should still be alive. Even if the array that could resist the spying of the grass was not set up by the current inheritor, he must know a lot of related knowledge, or even be the direct descendant of the person who set up the array.
The resentment that had accumulated to such an almost tangible degree could not have been suppressed only after 1985. Otherwise, Nanjing would have long since spawned zombies or even ghouls.
"Let me see, little grass, you've given me the ability to attach my senses."
Lin Yao shook his head to dismiss the thought of finding the successor of the array diagram, walked to a secluded place to sit down, and carefully attached his senses to the tendrils of the grass, probing into the ground.
Lin Yao encountered an obstacle as soon as he entered the ground, about one meter below. He could feel the grass struggling, and it took the violent shaking of its tentacles to pierce through a tough membrane and reach the area one meter below the ground.
Extending and extending, the tendrils of the grass continued to penetrate deeper into the ground, moving towards the main building of the memorial hall. During this time, it encountered several obstacles, but all of them were overcome by the power of the grass. Lin Yao also felt the grass's depletion; this level of obstruction was comparable to the full-force protection of a Heavenly Realm master.
Suddenly, after the grass shook violently for the most intense time, Lin Yao felt as if he had entered a special zone. The whole world became extremely cold and gloomy. This cold feeling seemed to freeze one's soul. The pressure around him stimulated Lin Yao's senses like ice needles, making him very uncomfortable and even causing him to feel a severe headache.
Fear, dread, resentment—a barrage of negative emotions nearly overwhelmed Lin Yao, almost causing him to lose his composure.
These negative messages revealed a longing and attachment to life, as well as a sense of despair, causing Lin Yao's true form to involuntarily burst into tears.
This is the resentment from the souls of hundreds of thousands of innocent compatriots. This resentment has gathered into a liquid-like substance, crystal clear, gleaming with a bright blue light.
Lin Yao's intrusion was like a drop of water falling into a boiling oil pan, triggering a strong reaction from the blue resentment. Like maggots clinging to bones, it all rushed towards the tiny tendrils of grass where Lin Yao's senses were located, making him feel as if he were surrounded.
An intense pain, almost shattering his soul, appeared in Lin Yao's mind. Xiao Cao also sensed something was wrong and immediately began to retreat, but she was already surrounded. This tangible resentment energy was enormous, forcing Xiao Cao, who was willing to unleash all her power, to retreat inch by inch.
"I swear, I will find a way to help your souls find peace, and I will avenge you when the opportunity arises!"
At the critical moment when Lin Yao's senses were about to completely dissipate, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he used his last strength to transmit the information in his heart to the surrounding resentment.
The tangible resentment vanished instantly, as if it had never existed, leaving Lin Yao suddenly free of any pressure.
Without time to consider the reasons, Lin Yao immediately tried his best to gather and stabilize his senses, and the little grass instantly retracted its tentacles and returned to Lin Yao's body at the fastest speed.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
Little Grass called out to Lin Yao anxiously. At that moment, she even had the feeling that she was about to lose Lin Yao, and the connection between their souls was almost severed. She was still terrified when she thought about it.
After a long while, Lin Yaocai regained the ability to use his mind, thanks to Xiaocao's help. She used the "Year-Round Pill" without hesitation, and under the nourishment of the energy from dozens of "Year-Round Pills," Lin Yaocai recovered.
"Ah! That was terrifying, I almost died, haha."
Lin Yao said with lingering fear, "Thank you, Little Grass! If it weren't for you, I would have died."
Perception is inherently part of the soul, and when consumed by resentment, the soul automatically replenishes itself until it completely dissipates. This experience made Lin Yao hesitant to take any more unknown risks. This resentment, which might have evolved into a vengeful spirit, was so destructive to the soul that Lin Yao could no longer abandon a portion of his perception to escape as he had done before.
"I was so scared!" Xiaocao's voice trembled with tears. "I'll never be reckless again. You almost died, Yaoyao. Those resentful spirits were terrifying!"
"Well, let's go. We've already attracted the attention of tourists."
After Lin Yao finished speaking, he barely managed to stand up. Suddenly, he felt an itch on his face. He wiped it with his sleeve and was horrified to find that his entire sleeve was covered in blood. It seemed that the situation just now was really dangerous, and he guessed that his body was starting to bleed from all seven orifices.
"Let's go quickly, let's find a hotel to meditate and recover."
Xiao Cao didn't care about causing a stir. She instantly used her abilities to clean the blood off Lin Yao's face. To outsiders, it looked as if Lin Yao had suddenly changed his appearance, transforming from a blood-covered man into a clean-cut, handsome guy.
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"Elder Lin, thank you for your hard work."
Sun Wo walked out of the gate to personally greet Lin Yao. His slight bow left the Sun family members around him, who were unaware of the situation, speechless with astonishment.
"Elder Sun, you're too kind. Let's go in."
Lin Yao returned the greeting with his hands clasped in a fist salute, a faint smile on his face, waiting for the other party to lead him inside.
This is the foundation of the Sun family in Nanjing. Outside the main gate of the main residence, the eldest elder of the Sun family, Sun Woxing, personally greeted them. As for the head of the Sun family, Sun Shangqing, he personally went to the hotel where Lin Yao was staying to pick him up early in the morning and welcomed Lin Yao to the Sun family's headquarters.
Five days have passed since the visit to the Nanjing Memorial Hall. During these five days, Lin Yao has been meditating and practicing martial arts in the hotel to recover his damaged mind and spirit.
During this time, Lin Yao contacted his parents and girlfriend in Chengdu. He originally planned to arrange for someone else to persuade the medical experts in Nanjing and to postpone his personal lobbying efforts in other regions. However, these issues were resolved long ago. With Professor Guo Yixiang from Shanghai personally recruiting people, almost half of the most influential medical experts in the country immediately agreed to join Minhong Pharmaceutical.
Aside from physical reasons, medical experts, whether from traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, become more valuable and skilled with age. Having worked in medicine for decades, these senior experts all want to leave something for future generations. The future prospects described by Professor Guo Yixiang are an irresistible temptation for them. Therefore, Lin Yao didn't need to personally persuade them; they all voluntarily requested to join Minhong Pharmaceutical, precisely because of the research groups that Minhong was about to establish.
The mission in Nanjing was considered complete. Lin Yao spent the last five days recovering from his injuries. However, after he had basically recovered, he received a call from the First Elder, Yi Potian, who asked him to help treat a member of the Sun family who had gone mad from practicing martial arts, out of respect for the Yi family. This led to his trip to the Sun family.
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