Seeking immortality in a deceitful way starts by making oneself into a puppet

"The upper class of this world has a complete monopoly on knowledge, and books are even more difficult for the people at the bottom to access. Only a few powerful people have access to them."

He Ping also realized something: this situation that prevents the circulation of educational knowledge only targets some people at the bottom. Rich families such as He Ping, as well as official families, are not so restricted.

After all, if the imperial court wants to manage the world, it also needs talents. It is one thing to prevent mud-legged people from studying, but when it comes to selecting officials, they must not be illiterate...

There is a hidden library in the He family's mansion for clan members to borrow documents.

In the past, He Ping had read a story from anecdotes compiled by literati from the previous dynasty.

In that story, a man worked as an official for many years. One day he returned home to visit relatives and found that his parents, wife, and children had become extremely strange.

It was an indescribable weirdness. The family members seemed to have not changed much, but this person felt that everyone had an indescribable weirdness.

The man returned to the house to rest. When he was half asleep, he heard his parents, wife and children outside the house discussing when to kill him, and whether to poison him, kill him with a stick or stab him to death.

The man woke up immediately with fright, pulled out a sharp knife, rushed out the door, and killed all the young and old in the family.

However, these people did not bleed after being stabbed and fell straight to the ground. This person was shocked. After careful inspection, he found that everyone in the family was a wooden puppet.

He was frightened and frightened, so he hurriedly went out to report to the official. When the official returned home with him, he saw the whole family's corpses covered with blood and mess on the ground...

He Ping frowned.

"Replacing a living person and turning a living person into a puppet is really like a 'forbidden method'. Could it be that Wuyousheng taught me the secret method just to turn me into a puppet, and then use the puppet control method in "The Invisible Secret" What kind of method can you use to control me, the eldest son of the He family?!"

If the other party's plot succeeds, I am afraid that I will be killed by Li Daitao and become a puppet with the identity of "He Ping" in Wuyousheng's hands, and I will never be able to stand up again.

But why did the other party do this? To plot the He family's property?

No, this is completely unnecessary.

How amazing are some of the puppet spells recorded in the volume of "Invisible Secrets", and what are the mere mortal possessions? Why would Wuyousheng of the Immortal Puppet Sect go around in such a long circle and design such a troublesome trap to lure himself into trouble?

Unless Wuyousheng wants to accomplish his goal in secret and doesn't want to cause any commotion.

After getting the "Invisible Secret", he had been practicing secretly without attracting anyone's attention, which just fulfilled the other party's intention.

He Ping figured this out, but his heart felt cold.

The Wuyousheng in the Immortal Puppet Sect has this kind of ability, and I am afraid that he is not afraid of knowing about the problem of this "bone". Because even if he knew the truth, he didn't dare to speak out. Instead, because he didn't have much life left, he could only be forced to practice forbidden methods and refine himself into a living puppet.

"...What a plan!"

He Ping let out a long breath, turned around a few times, and his mind became calmer.

"It is true that I can't help myself now. The taboo chapter recorded in "The Invisible Secret" may be the last way to prolong my life. If I want to survive, I have to sacrifice myself into a living puppet."

Of course, it will take some time to replace the whole body. According to the description in "The Invisible Secret", it will take at least ten or twenty years to replace the whole body's flesh and blood. This process will take a lot of time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait. .

"So, for me, the first thing to do is to replace a heart. My essence and blood have been severely depleted, and my heart is also weakening. I need to replace it with a heart... yes, a demon's heart."

The first step of the "living puppet" sacrificial refining technique in "The Invisible Secret" is to change the heart, and you must kill a demon, use the demon's heart, and refine it with a secret method.

In the end, he will cut his chest open, dig out his heart, and replace his human heart with a demon heart.

"Monsters are powerful creatures. The lifespan of monsters is longer than that of humans, and their vitality and blood are a hundred times stronger than that of mortals. There seems to be a mandrill in the four-topped mountain outside Sui'an City. It often comes down the mountain to bring trouble to those under the mountain. People, just kill this monster and refine the mandrill’s monster heart for me to use.”

He Ping has been preparing for this matter for more than a year. Even if he now learns about the plot of the Immortal Puppet Sect, he does not intend to change his original intention because he does not have many choices.

Of course, there is also a risk in doing this, that is, "changing hearts" may be a prerequisite for activating Wuyousheng's back-up plan.

"If I don't change my heart and sacrifice myself into a living puppet, I won't be able to prolong my life; if I succeed in changing my heart, I may be turned into a puppet by Wuyousheng..."

He Ping smiled bitterly.

This is the real dilemma.

No matter whether you are moving forward or retreating, you are always in danger of falling into an abyss.

"Let's go."

He Ping stretched his severed arm back into the coffin.

"Master, what about the coffin?"

He Fusheng came over and asked doubtfully.

"Burn the coffin, wrap the body in cloth and bring it back to my house. In addition, give some money to the temple blessing of the mountain temple and the nearby villagers to tell them to shut up and not say more to outsiders. What……"

He Ping waved his hand, gave instructions to the housekeeper He Fusheng, stood up and left the pit.

…

A few days later, the He family was in great fanfare and the mansion was decorated with lights and a banquet was being held.

The eldest young master of the He family celebrated his birthday, held a banquet, and entertained many guests. The house was also bustling with gongs and drums beating non-stop.

The He family is one of the few wealthy families in Sui'an City. They have lived in the north for generations. In addition to selling rice, they also run pawn shops, herbal medicines, timber, tea shops and other businesses. They have strong financial resources and can be regarded as extremely wealthy.

When the He family holds a banquet, it is naturally very grand. Even if it is already night, the Changle Street where the He family is located is still brightly lit, and there is a lot of traffic and people gathering in front of the door.

He Ping's father has been dead for many years, but when he was still alive, he was good at dancing, making good friends with the government and the official families in the city, and having private contacts with gangs and Jianghu people. This also allowed He Ping to inherit the He family safely. industry.

He is the only son of the He family and the leader of the He family. He held a banquet today and it was not easy to get guests. Half of them are famous heroes from Beifu Prefecture, Mobei swordsmen, gang bosses or famous figures in the underworld. .

He Ping is also well-known in the world. He likes to have guests in his mansion. Even if they are ordinary people, as long as they have some talent and are willing to enter the He family's house, he will open the door to welcome them.

Occasionally, swindlers or liars from the city pretended to be nobles and came to ask for an audience. He Ping did not refuse. His loyal servants at home often advised him to choose someone to treat him. He only said that he would not be corrupted by a few villains. The family has a reputation for treating guests with sincerity.

As time went by, He Ping's reputation among the outside world became well-known. Many people in Beifu Prefecture knew that he was "generous and generous", "hospitable and nourishing people", and "happy and charitable"...