Chapter 256 - 45_4
Tan Wenbin then lit each small candle that had been prepared beforehand one by one.
The position of each candle had been calculated, including the arrangement of the sacrificial site, which could not be changed. The three nails had been pulled out, but not completely, leaving some room for maneuver.
This action sought to first give a slap and then offer a sweet date.
If you can talk, then let’s talk. If you can’t, staying here will eventually drive you mad and turn you into a menace, and we’ll just have to clash head-on.
Li Zhiyuan picked up the wine bowl and sprinkled it onto the river surface.
Then he extended his left arm for Tan Wenbin to hold, closed his eyes, and sought the state between sleep and wakefulness known as Underworld.
Many spells are actually useful, including the incessant murmurs and jingles of the Grandmaster at home, but the purpose of these spells is to "communicate."
But is there any better way than going directly to the Underworld?
When you can apply a formula directly, there’s no need to tediously deduce every step.
"We mean no harm. We just want to talk to you. First, please do not surface and disturb the living; second, please inform us who taught you to set up.
If you cooperate, we’ll reinsert the nails for you, and each of us will go our separate ways in yin and yang; if not, from tonight onwards, one of us will have no way out."