Volume One, Chapter 138: Evil Meets Its Due
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Yun Mojiu turned her gaze back to the little boy’s corpse.
A moment later, she understood.
It seemed that certain people, unwilling to die despite growing old, had been borrowing another’s life to prolong their own.
Just then, the handsome middle-aged ghost officer standing at the doorway walked toward the little boy’s spirit and took his hand.
“Let’s go.”
His voice was deep, calm, and cold.
When he turned around, his eyes met Yun Mojiu’s.
A trace of astonishment flickered across his face, but he quickly returned to his usual expression.
With a perfectly composed look, he led the little boy past her.
Han Yuan still remembered Yongxu Daoist telling him about quite a few occasions when people had “quietly” taken things from others. For instance, the Chaos Spring Water from Ten Thousand Dragons Pool—he had heard that they had even brought it back to bathe in. They had probably plucked the spring bare. There had been many incidents like that.
The Marquis had searched for it in the early years, but there had been no trace of it for so long that he had probably lost hope. In recent years, he had not heard it mentioned again.
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Madam Yang had not expected Xiao Zhian to say such a thing. Her expression froze for a moment. Then tears welled in her almond-shaped eyes, lending her an air of innocence and anguish.
“The Lord Chu who traveled with you was the man I loved in my youth. On the day Fu Zhuzhu was murdered, he stopped me on my way to Consort Yue’s palace and told me that he, too, had feelings for me.
“If we were fortunate enough to survive, we would marry as soon as possible and leave for his fief. After that, whether he lived or died would be up to him.
“This was the strongest flame he had ever seen. Perhaps the witchcraft that had imprisoned him for years could finally be dispelled today.
“However, anyone paying close attention would have noticed the trace of excitement on Fang Lenghan’s face. Clearly, he was not as calm as he appeared.
“Whether earth, stone, concrete, or towering buildings, everything was stirred by an inexplicably powerful force, forming a whirlpool like flowing water.
“Zhu Zimei flashed forward and arrived beside Han Yuan, studying him closely as though she wished to determine his cultivation level by sight alone.
“On New Year’s Eve, the emperor naturally spent the night at Fengyi Palace. The following day, the empress summoned the second prince. After all, he had only just been placed under her care, and she still had to maintain appearances.
“Of course, anyone coming to kill him would never be foolish enough to cause trouble at his residence in broad daylight.
“Certainly, He Xuan could never have imagined that our Deputy General Zuo Liang’s weakness was none other than her—He Xuan.
“Behind him, Yin Yi had also changed into a new outfit and was leading Yang Guangbei’s horse. The understated saddle on the ink-black steed had disappeared, replaced by a newly crafted saddle that gleamed with silver. As they proceeded along the street, its brilliance dazzled the eyes of many passersby.
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No voice answered Ling Xuan. He waited for a very long time, so long that he even felt as though he had experienced an incomparably vivid dream. He sighed inwardly and surveyed the scenery around him. Green hills and clear waters seemed so familiar, yet for the moment he could not remember where this place was.
Therefore, as far as he was concerned, leaving the child anywhere else would not give him as much peace of mind as entrusting the child to Madam Lin.
Zhu Yi was taken aback. Huamu had always been easy to talk to, but this time, everything he said seemed to carry a hidden meaning.
Only then did Yuyu notice that it had arrived, but she had no time to deal with it now. She could not simply stand by and watch the man in white die before her eyes, yet she truly did not know what else she could do. For a while, she tried every method that came to mind, from silver needles to spiritual medicines.
Boiling the water had been Huali’s idea. In the past, the villagers were accustomed to drinking cold water. They would draw it from the well and drink it immediately, but consuming too much untreated water often caused stomach trouble.
“If that is the case, then Prefect Chen must be in league with him.” Lin Baoshu began to grow nervous.
Lin Baoshu lay unconscious on the cold stone steps. Doctor Zhu from the medical hall opened the door and looked around, but in the darkness of night, he saw nothing.
“This…” The words reached her lips, but Wei Xuejiao did not know how to begin. One hundred thousand? Five hundred thousand? If she borrowed too little, there would have been no point in making the call, but if she borrowed too much, she was truly afraid that Li Yan would look down on her.
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