Although Qin Liuxi stayed overnight in Heroic Woman Village, she didn’t sleep. Instead, she sat cross-legged on the bed, ditating, and Teng Zhao followed suit.
Thinking himself useless, Little Ginseng slept soundly, but in the middle of the night, he stumbled out to relieve himself. When he inadvertently looked up, he let out a loud howl.
Qin Liuxi’s eyes snapped open, and she dashed outside at an incredible speed, asking, "What are you screaming about?"
Teng Zhao observed the surroundings, frowning, and said, "There’s yin energy."
"A ghost, there’s a ghost. It was staring right at and vanished in a blink," Little Ginseng said, trembling.
Lu Xun and the others heard the noise and ca over. Hearing this, they curiously asked, "Where is it?"
Little Ginseng pointed toward the dark forest, saying, "It disappeared over there."
Qin Liuxi glanced over and said calmly, "All right, whether there’s a ghost or not, even if there is, is it worth yelling about? A ghost won’t target you, so what’s the panic?"
As she spoke, she glanced towards the room on the right. Village Chief i ca out, having heard the commotion, wearing a robe. When their eyes t Qin Liuxi’s gaze, he inexplicably felt a bit guilty.
"Go back to sleep," Qin Liuxi said, turning around to go back inside.
The others looked at each other in dismay but all returned to their rooms.
Little Ginseng said, "I wasn’t wrong, it was a female ghost."
Teng Zhao pondered for a mont and said, "Maybe it’s the yin soul in this village."
As he said this, he looked at Qin Liuxi, hoping to gauge her opinion.
Qin Liuxi spoke with a clear, cold voice, "Being a Chaste and Brave Woman isn’t easy. One must keep their heart and withstand loneliness. Sotis, a prestigious reputation can be a heavy shackle, making one unable to breathe. So won don’t want to be known as a Chaste and Brave Woman, living a life of loneliness with such a title. Of the six morial archways at the village entrance, four carry resentful energy."
The two of them fell into a troubled silence.
This ant that at least the owners of those four archways did not willingly beco virtuous won.
"Then the ghostly figure I saw earlier, could it be one of those yin souls?" Little Ginseng asked.
Qin Liuxi replied, "Does it matter whether it is or not?"
The two fell silent, watching her resu her ditation, so they didn’t ask further.
But in the latter part of the night, they again heard the mournful, pitiful cries of a ghost.
Qin Liuxi turned her head sharply and reprimanded, "Cry again, and I’ll send you scattering into nothingness."
The crying paused.
After a while, there was sobbing again.
Will it ever end!
Qin Liuxi cast a spell towards the window, and a shrill ghostly scream rang out. The crying finally stopped, but soon after, an eerie cold swept through the room, and a ghostly figure slipped through the window gap, staring hauntingly at Qin Liuxi with the eyes of a wronged lover.
"Knowing a Heavenly Master is here, you still dare to co," Qin Liuxi said coldly to the white-clothed woman with braids in her twenties. "If you have a grudge, go settle it. Why bother ?"
"Master, I, I dare not!" the White-clothed Female Ghost knelt down, looking at her timidly. "I am a widow. I never wanted to be a Chaste and Brave Woman. They forced . I tried to run, but they locked in the cellar without food or drink, starved to death, and then spread the word that I died of grief for a husband I had never seen. How ridiculous."
Qin Liuxi looked at her and said, "You dared to co in front of , so why not go after those who wronged you?"
"They are guilty, and they got talismans and Gate Gods to protect their hos. I can’t get in. The Gate God is not a good protector. Such a family should not be shielded. It’s so unfair," the White-clothed Female Ghost said, full of resentnt.
Little Ginseng said, "They can’t stay cooped up in their house forever. Once they step out, you’ll find your chance."
"They carry peace charms," she replied.
Qin Liuxi said, "If you want revenge, you’ll find a chance. Destroy their peace charm, and it won’t protect them any longer. But you must think it through. If you take a life, you’ll also have your deeds judged and punished in the Underworld."
The White-clothed Female Ghost’s resentnt grew, "What about their cri of killing ?"
"It will also be accounted for," Qin Liuxi said indifferently. "If there is no retribution for good or evil, then the universe must be biased. But the deeds of humans are all known to Heaven and Earth. So don’t worry about evil going unpunished."
The White-clothed Female Ghost pressed her lips together, silent for a long ti, before bowing to Qin Liuxi and leaving on her own.
Little Ginseng said, "I thought you’d deal with her."
Qin Liuxi said, "If she truly wanted to leave, she would’ve done so long ago. Just now, she didn’t even ask for my helping hand. It’s all her choice, so why should I force her?"
"If other Heavenly Masters knew, they’d spray you with a mouthful of spit," Little Ginseng mumbled.
Qin Liuxi smiled indifferently, "Have you ever seen afraid?"
She looked out the window and said, "A village daring to create such evils must also dare to bear the consequences of such sins."
Who cares about this place anyway, this wretched village deserves it!
Teng Zhao and Little Ginseng exchanged a glance, saying no more.
At dawn, Qin Liuxi and her group were awakened by the terrified screams of the village.
Originally planning not to ddle, they found that their path out went past a household with nurous villagers gathered at the entrance, straining to see inside. With Lu Xun being an official, he cleared the way and saw the scene in the courtyard.
An old woman in her fifties lay slumped under the eaves, hands clasping her throat, eyes wide in horror, tongue sticking halfway out, face full of terror. No one knew what she saw. Behind her, on the wall, were four blood-red characters – "murder demands a life."
Beside the old woman, a little girl cried, calling out ’mother’ with tears.
The villagers pointed and murmured among themselves, so visibly pale-faced and guilty, with a fear they couldn’t articulate.
Qin Liuxi looked over and saw the White-clothed Female Ghost, eyes red, covered in malicious energy, now an Evil Ghost, glaring furiously at the hastily arriving Village Chief i.
As if sensing Qin Liuxi’s gaze, she looked over, avoiding eye contact briefly before firming up again and floated behind Village Chief i, blowing ghost energy into his ear, whispering as if in ghostly speech.
Qin Liuxi clearly saw Village Chief i flinch, face ashen and wary, glancing around nervously. Spotting her gaze, his eyes flickered, even more guilt-ridden, and then the White-clothed Female Ghost disappeared.
Qin Liuxi let out a sigh.
"Is this so sort of curse?" Wen Shi, having unknowingly stood next to her, murmured upon witnessing the scene, "That’s so pitiful, isn’t it?"
Qin Liuxi sneered, "Pitiful? The pitiful must have sothing detestable. If you don’t sow evil, you won’t reap such consequences. A life for a life, it’s fair."
Having said that, she walked away, passing Village Chief i, and said, "The sins you’ve committed will have to be repaid eventually. If you’re still a decent person, then deal with those morial archways, lest this village truly becos a Heroic Woman Village."
If evil keeps stacking up, this village will cease to exist.
This is just the beginning.
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