{"id":14587,"date":"2021-05-16T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=14587"},"modified":"2021-05-23T06:40:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T10:40:38","slug":"tras57-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras57-1\/","title":{"rendered":"To Raise a Soul 57.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14587\" class=\"elementor elementor-14587\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95091a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95091a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc8a63\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Father\u2019s Day <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a07217 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a07217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb052c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb052c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>\u201cReplenishing your life.\u201d<\/i><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef6d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef6d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Yu Zhen\u2019s butt did not receive the spanking. Instead, he was pressed down and thoroughly kissed by Yin Yan, whose imposing aura had been activated. Yu Zhen was kissed until his eyes were filled with glistening tears and his body was excited. His legs restlessly moved against Yin Yan as he prepared to take advantage of the night to do some harmonious activities together. Unexpectedly, Yin Yan wrapped him up in the blankets and stuffed a pill in his mouth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completely caught off guard, the pill immediately calmed his mind and body. From under the blankets, he looked up at Yin Yan with a dull expression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSteady your Taoist heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan reached for Yu Zhen, positioning him in a half-upright position. He waved his hand slightly and a bronze mirror floated, midair, in front of them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen immediately recognized it. It was the bronze mirror that Xu Wu had let him use when he had entered Yin Yan\u2019s mustard space, and its ability was to allow someone to peer into a different space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cZou Chengjing just tried to use the seed you had used on him to affect you. Xu Wu has already gone ahead to scout out the situation,\u201d Yin Yan explained. Seeing the dumb look on Yu Zhen\u2019s face, he rapped Yu Zhen\u2019s forehead and said, \u201cNext time, you must not use a seed which is linked to your dantian for casting a technique. There\u2019s a risk of backlash.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After processing his words for a moment, Yu Zhen finally understood what had happened. Recalling the events that had transpired earlier that day, guilt struck him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had been too angry and had simply wanted to teach Zou Chengjing a lesson and to stop him from saying ridiculous and outrageous things. It had been convenient at the time, so he\u2019d grabbed the seed that he was going to use on San\u2019er.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seeds he usually used would only have merits and spiritual energy on them, making them mildly powerful. He could use them casually and there would still be some left. There was also no need to worry about any future consequences. However, the ones used on Xin Xiaoxiao and San\u2019er were different. They were all prepared in advance so that they had a connection to his dantian, making them very powerful. They were effective for his ghostly attendants\u2019 evil energy but carried a risk of backlash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, he had only used those seeds on his ghost attendants, and since they wouldn\u2019t rebel against their master, he had practically forgotten about the risk of a backlash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, he had been careless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo when you spanked me&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan returned his gaze and cleared up the misunderstanding. \u201cYou made such a low-level mistake. Did you not deserve a spank?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&#8230;I did.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen pulled up the quilt, covering the lower half of his face. He was guilty and ashamed. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want to dig a hole and bury myself in it.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So Yin Yan doesn\u2019t have any strange kinks. He was only worried for me. He woke me up in the middle of the night to block Zou Chengjing&#8217;s harassment. Then he got frustrated at my carelessness and taught me a small lesson.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then I misunderstood, and the direction of my misunderstanding was very much not harmonious.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poof.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Face and neck turning red, Yu Zhen bowed his head and felt it fuming from his shame.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afraid that he would suffocate himself with the blankets, Yin Yan pulled the blankets away from Yu Zhen\u2019s lower face and rapped his forehead again. Yin Yan didn\u2019t want to continue chastising Yu Zhen about the same subject, so he stuffed Yu Zhen with another pill and changed the topic. \u201cThere can\u2019t be a next time. Look at the bronze mirror. Xu Wu has arrived.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time, Yu Zhen was grateful for the existence of those pills.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the pill took effect, his shame and distress were cast aside and he obediently looked at the bronze mirror.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mirror showed a view of Xu Wu\u2019s surroundings and his body was semi-transparent. It ran swiftly in the night and stopped near a large, lakeside villa. Then it took a step back and rushed forward, running up the wall surrounding the villa and nimbly dashing over it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are formations inside the villa.\u201d As Yin Yan spoke, Xu Wu suddenly stopped and, like a real kitten, sniffed here and there. Then it squatted and peed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen: &#8220;&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan explained, \u201cXu Wu is a spirit and has no need for excretion. What it just passed is crystal water from the dimensional space which is used to raise spirit animals. It can be used to get rid of evil obstructions.\u201d At some point, Yin Yan had taken Yu Zhen into his arms and leaned against the headboard. He had a relaxed attitude, as if he was watching a movie.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&#8230;\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was there a need to \u201cpee\u201d it out? Wouldn\u2019t spitting have worked?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As Yu Zhen pondered the issue, he suddenly wanted some popcorn.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan flicked a hand and a box appeared in midair. He moved it in front of Yu Zhen and said, \u201cDon\u2019t eat too much, it\u2019ll affect your rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 Now it really feels like we\u2019re watching a movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen reached for the snack and watched Xu Wu continue its performance of peeing. Without a sense of pressure, he picked out a snack and nibbled at it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En. It\u2019s salty. I like it.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the \u201cpeeing\u201d, the image in the mirror distorted for a moment before returning to normal. Xu Wu swished its tail and continued to move towards the villa. After it looked in all directions, it followed the villa\u2019s outer wall. With a swish, it then climbed to a second-floor window which had tightly drawn curtains and scratched at it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scratched window pane and the curtain gradually turned transparent until a fist sized hole appeared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xu Wu retracted its claws and agilely hopped inside. The hole immediately disappeared, returning the window and curtains back to normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zou Chengjing asked, &#8220;Father*, how is it?&#8221; Yu Zhen sat up straighter at his voice.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>*\u4e49\u7236 = Foster Father. But we\u2019re using \u201cFather\u201d as \u201cFoster Father\u201d is awkward in English<\/sup><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s a powerful person helping him. The connection has been cut.\u201d A gentle and relaxed voice replied, full of a magnetic aura, sounding like an elder with a good temperament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scene in the room became clear. The spacious room was mostly empty, with only a rug and some cushions decorating its center. Two middle-aged men sat cross-legged, facing each other. One was his own refined-looking parent, and the other was a gentle-looking, portly man. If one were to not pay attention to their discussion, they could easily be mistaken for two good friends just having a casual conversation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zou Chengjing\u2019s face was still slightly pale, and his brows were furrowed. His voice carried a tone of unwillingness as he replied, \u201cThis young man is so arrogant, is there really no way for us to catch him? That jade pendant was a treasure that you\u2019d only managed to refine after many painstaking years. And now it\u2019s been destroyed by him\u2026 I- I\u2019m not willing to accept this!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo what if you\u2019re not willing to accept it? You acted unscrupulously and without fear. This time, you escaped the repercussions of picking on someone who only seemed to be a pushover, but you won\u2019t be able to escape it next time. I\u2019ve told you this before, B City\u2019s world of cultivators isn\u2019t what it looks like on the surface. Before you do anything, you have to deliberate it, then deliberate it again. Think twice before acting.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the portly man\u2019s words were full of rebuke, his way of speaking remained slow. It brought an earnest and well-meaning feel to his words.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Zou Chengjing looked frightened by those words. He lowered his head pitifully and explained, \u201cFather, Xiao Wei noticed that peach wood sword early on, and I had investigated the Yin family\u2019s situation in advance. It was only after making sure that nothing would go wrong that I let Xiao Wei make a move. But I didn\u2019t expect that\u2026 I definitely heard that Yu Zhen was an orphan who had returned from overseas. When he arrived in B City, he was kept by the Yin family. There wasn\u2019t any spectacular performance from him, but somehow\u2026 Father, my apologies. I wasn\u2019t prudent this time.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portly man didn\u2019t reply. His finger tapped on his knee as he thought. After some time, he finally said, \u201cThat peach wood sword, is it really as good as you say?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOf course! Otherwise I wouldn\u2019t have taken the risk! Xiao Wei\u2019s spiritual tool started vibrating wildly as soon as it touched the peach wood sword. Afterwards, I held it in my own hands. I found that not only did it contain spiritual energy, it also contained merits and carried a lotus scent which clears the mind. It\u2019s definitely something good!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portly, middle-aged man fell silent again. He squinted, as if thinking about something. Seeing that, Zou Chengjing restrained the emotions that had subconsciously risen within him and quietly waited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few minutes later, the portly man finally spoke, but the topic had changed. &#8220;Have you found the child that you abandoned?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen suddenly sat upright and his expression became serious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan also sat upright. He took the snacks from Yu Zhen\u2019s hands and quietly helped Yu Zhen wipe his hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zou Chengjing frowned and shook his head. \u201cI couldn\u2019t find him. That old man\u2019s temple is already gone. It\u2019s now an empty site. The nearby villagers had their lips sealed. They seemed to know something, but they wouldn\u2019t say anything about it. The people that I sent over weren\u2019t even able to hear the child\u2019s name. Incredibly, that old man\u2019s grave also couldn\u2019t be found even though the villagers said it was in the village cemetery.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;None of them said anything?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;None.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Zou Chengjing spoke, his mood turned sour and he complained, \u201cThat old man was deliberately guarded against me. Before he died, he probably said something to the child. As soon as the old man died, the child moved away. I don\u2019t know where he\u2019s gone to. There\u2019s not even a single clue.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf there was no information from the household register or his place of residence, what about his school? Children have to go to school.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNothing was found. A few years ago, the primary school* in Lianhua Village merged with another town\u2019s primary school because the number of students was gradually becoming insufficient. The students\u2019 information was a mess, so things from over ten years ago couldn\u2019t be recovered. I\u2019d also investigated the middle schools in the area. It seems that that child went to one of them, but coincidentally, there was a fire at that school a few years ago, so a part of the student information disappeared and the trail of clues was broken again.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>*primary school covers the first six years of education.<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Zou Chengjing spoke, the expression he wore became gloomier, and his hatred for the old man who had always opposed him continued to grow in spades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can there be so many coincidences in the world? How could a person that has lived for twenty years in one place not leave a single clue behind?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teachers didn\u2019t remember the students they taught. They couldn\u2019t remember if the Taoist priest had a grandson. Those who remembered either went to other parts of the country, or were sent to other places by their sons or daughters to live out their retirement. They couldn\u2019t find any of them. The only person they managed to find was the village chief, but it appeared that someone had given him instructions. He would only play dumb and answer \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d no matter what the question was.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIs it possible that the child is already dead? Or maybe he didn\u2019t go to school. After all, he was born a fool. If he\u2019s alive, he would only waste food.\u201d Frustrated, Zou Chengjing didn\u2019t hide his disgust towards his own foolish son.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen\u2019s hands clenched into fists and his lips tightly pressed together. He stared at the Zou Chengjing that was shown in the mirror, as if looking through his skin to see what his heart was made of.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are two bloodline strings connected to you. Continue looking. That child isn\u2019t dead. Now that your protective jade pendant has been smashed, if you don\u2019t quickly find that child, even I will have no way of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> replenishing your life<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Go back, I\u2019m tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, the portly man closed his eyes and stopped looking at him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zou Chengjing\u2019s expression darkened at those words and he looked at his palms, which didn\u2019t have a healthy color. Then he rose from his seat and left the room.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After he left, the portly man opened his eyes. From his pocket, he retrieved a seed attached on a red string. He pinched the seed which had lost its luster and, squinting, he murmured, \u201cYu Zhen. Also surnamed Yu\u2026 Is it a coincidence or &#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan gently moved his fingers and Xu Wu, who had remained quiet and still, suddenly burst into action. It rushed towards the middle-aged man and pounced at him. Without showing itself, it scratched his eyes and his neck. Then it snatched away the red string and lightly landed on the ground before finally retreating to a corner again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The middle-aged man howled in pain and fell to the ground. Startled by the noise, Zou Chengjing who hadn\u2019t yet moved far from the door turned and ran back inside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Father!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The middle-aged man was on the ground with his left eye shut tightly and his neck covered in blood. His spiritual energy stirred and pulsed unsteadily. Frightened, Zou Chengjing helped the man sit up and moved to call for doctors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Wait.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the portly man pulled Zou Chengjing\u2019s hand as he breathed hoarsely due to his neck injury. He swallowed a pill, then waved his hands. His figure immediately became stooped and his hair turned a grizzled gray color. In the blink of an eye, his appearance changed to that of an old man. Finally feeling at ease, he said, \u201cCall the family doctor. Don\u2019t alert anyone else.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if he was used to the changing of appearances, Zou Chengjing simply nodded and helped the old man lie down. Then, he turned around and ran out of the room to call for the family doctor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shocked by the changes, Yu Zhen was speechless.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s only a simple technique for changing appearances.\u201d Yin Yan waved a hand and the image in the mirror disappeared, then the mirror fell onto the blankets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He held Yu Zhen\u2019s face in his palms and stroked his cheeks. Looking into Yu Zhen\u2019s eyes, Yin Yan said, \u201cThey\u2019re looking for you. What do you want to do?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan\u2019s question carried the indulgent suggestion of \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will do whatever you ask<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, seeming as if he had no bottom line. Yu Zhen\u2019s heart trembled. As if he was testing something, but also as if it was something he wanted from the very depths of his soul, he said, \u201cKill them. They\u2019ll interrupt Grandpa\u2019s peaceful rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A look crossed Yin Yan\u2019s eyes and he replied, \u201cAlright. I\u2019ll help you kill them.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019re people of great evil, killing them is no big deal. There\u2019s nothing standing in the way.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Yu Zhen shook his head and hugged Yin Yan. \u201cDon\u2019t. You can\u2019t dirty your hand. You\u2019re a remnant soul. You mustn\u2019t stain yourself with killing evil. This is my karma, I\u2019ll deal with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow do you want to deal with it?\u201d Yin Yan hugged him and touched his back soothingly.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I want to deal with it?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen\u2019s mind was in a state of chaos. There was too much information which he hadn\u2019t finished processing. Feeling Yin Yan\u2019s soothing energy, his intuition led him to reply, \u201cI\u2026 want to go back for a look.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His life with his grandpa hadn\u2019t been completely secluded from others. Although the temple was slightly out of the way and there wasn\u2019t much communication with the village, they would nod at each other in passing. 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