Xia Xin hadn’t made out what talisman it was when Jiangli flicked her fingertip, and in front of the Rebirth Plaques, the talisman instantly turned into a gust of wind and disappeared.
Immediately afterward, the black lacquer on top dried up.
Xia Xin’s eyes widened... was this a Drying Talisman?
There was such a talisman?
Before Xia Xin could react, Jiangli took out some tung oil left by an old Taoist and brushed a layer on top to add gloss.
And not long after the tung oil was brushed on, it too disappeared in an instant.
Xia Xin couldn’t help but widen his eyes, overcome with curiosity, "Ancestor, what talisman did you just use?"
"It’s one I came up with myself, a kind of Cleansing Talisman. I haven’t given it a name," Jiangli said indifferently, "It’s just something I did for fun when I had spare time. There’s no need to name it."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xin couldn’t help but feel moved internally.
The ancestor was truly an ancestor; while everyone else was too busy practicing cultivation, she could casually invent such an incredible talisman and call it a pastime.
If this got out, those who thought themselves to be grand figures of Xuanmen would probably die of envy.
Xia Xin now felt that he could never catch up to the ancestor in his lifetime.
At this moment, Jiangli picked up a writing brush, dipped it in red ink, and wrote the name of Chu Sanmei on it.
This red ink was specially made, mixed with paint and vermilion, brilliant and long-lasting.
Jiangli first carved Chu Sanmei’s name into the wood and then filled in the carving with the red ink.
After writing, Jiangli added a Talisman mark on the Rebirth Plaque.
Xia Xin looked at it; it should be a Purification Inscription + Soul Nurturing Talisman.
The two inscriptions blended perfectly, to the point where they were indistinguishable as two separate inscriptions without close inspection.
Xia Xin could only recognize that they were two different talismans because he had recently learned quite a few talisman-drawing techniques from Jiangli.
Being able to merge two different inscriptions so perfectly, aside from Jiangli, there probably weren’t many who could achieve this now.
"It’s done," Jiangli finished the last stroke and lifted her hand to finalize, throwing the brush into the pen wash. "Place it beside the patriarch’s statue so she can benefit from some incense. Let the smoke cleanse her Evil Qi and resentment."
Xia Xin extended his hands and carefully lifted the Rebirth Plaque.
But by now, the paint and tung oil on it had already dried, and there wasn’t anything to worry about.
Holding the Soul Nurturing Talisman containing Chu Sanmei’s soul, Jiangli followed behind Xia Xin into the main hall.
Once Xia Xin placed the Rebirth Plaque on the altar at the foot of the patriarch’s statue,
Jiangli flicked the Soul Nurturing Talisman in her hand.
Xia Xin then saw something like a white light emerge from the Soul Nurturing Talisman, and with a pat from Jiangli’s palm,
the white light instantly entered the Rebirth Plaque.
Immediately after, Xia Xin heard a crisp young girl’s voice coming from inside the Rebirth Plaque.
Pointing at the Rebirth Plaque, Xia Xin exclaimed in a low voice, "Ancestor, is this... Chu Sanmei?"
Jiangli hummed, "It’s her. Her soul is still here. After experiencing so much, she remains kind. It’s a pity indeed."
Xia Xin paused, understanding what Jiangli found regrettable.
It was a pity that such a good child was born into Chu’s family.
If she had been born into a different family, she would indeed have had an entirely different ending.
Having been through so much, feeling even a little bit of kindness from others, Chu Sanmei knew to express her thanks, her innocence and goodness heartbreaking.
Xia Xin sighed, feeling a strange mixture of emotions.
Looking at the Rebirth Plaque, Jiangli said, "You rest well here from now on. Once the Evil Qi and resentment in you have dissipated, I will send you off."
The voice of Chu Sanmei came again from inside the Rebirth Plaque, "I will be obedient, sister."
Jiangli didn’t say anything more and walked out.
Xia Xin hurriedly followed her.