Chapter 570: Chapter 562: Heartless
“Still seeking revenge and don’t want to leave?”
Qin Liuxi looked towards the strikingly beautiful woman. His gaze no longer held the warmth from before, instead it was as deep as the cold abyss, serene and waveless, devoid of much emotion.
Dai Rong trembled under the sweep of Qin Liuxi’s gaze, instinctively stepping back, fear creeping in.
She must have lost her mind. How terrifying the person before her was, hadn’t she realized it when she burned Daoist Xu Gong with the Karmic Fire? Even through the Exorcism Talisman, the tremor in her Divine Soul was dreadfully palpable.
And yet, Daoist Xu Gong was dead, while the real person who caused her death was still very much alive in this world.
Dai Rong looked at the Ghost Drum on the table, recalling how her skin was peeled and her bones were extracted to make this Ghost Drum, her soul trapped within it, unable to be transcended. Her resentful energy surged on the spot, and tears of blood began to flow from her eyes.
“I want revenge, he must die, he has to die, ah!” Dai Rong spread her arms wide, her entire being’s resentful energy turning blood-red, foreshadowing her transformation into an Evil Ghost.
“Soul Stabilizing Spell.” Qin Liuxi cast a spell towards her, coldly saying, “Considering your tragic death, I’ll spare you this time. Don’t force me to directly summon a Ghost Messenger to take you away.”
Once Dai Rong became an Evil Ghost, with her mind clouded by hatred, losing her sanity would harm innocent people, and that karma would be on her head.
She volunteered to transcend these resentful souls because of her great kindness and did not mean she was willing to be burdened with the karma of human lives.
Suppressed by the Daoist spell, Dai Rong was momentarily unable to turn into an Evil Ghost and couldn’t help but glare fiercely at Qin Liuxi: “Are you going to side with the wicked? Become complicit with the powerful and corrupt?”
“No, I can’t be bothered with your life or death. Whether you choose to fly into the fire or whatever else, it’s your choice. I’m worried you’ll involve me, hurting those who shouldn’t be hurt. If I let you out from here, then I would be the one to blame,” Qin Liuxi pointed to the Ghost Drum and said, “Your life matters, but so do the lives of the innocent. They’ve done nothing and don’t need to die for your vengeance.”
Dai Rong pursed her lips.
Qin Liuxi looked away from her, turning instead to the terrified-looking girls, “Those who want to be reincarnated, move to the right.”
The ghosts didn’t move, but Yiqiu and the Ghost General rapidly went to the right, continuously signaling to the other ghost women to move quickly, as if to say, ‘miss this chance and there won’t be another.’
“Master, has that utterly evil Daoist Xu Gong really been vanquished?” A ghost timidly asked.
Qin Liuxi glanced at her, saying, “Reduced to ashes, are you satisfied now?”
The ghost woman smiled upon hearing this, “That’s great, I’m willing to be reincarnated.”
She gave Qin Liuxi a bow and then moved to the right. Once she did, others gradually followed suit. In the blink of an eye, everyone except for Dai Rong and the bewildered merit girl had moved over.
The merit girl also wanted to go to that side but was stopped by Qin Liuxi, “You are a living soul, your Physical Body is still out there, come here.”
The merit girl blinked and subconsciously walked over.
Seeing everyone willing to be reincarnated, Dai Rong’s face twisted into a mocking yet bitter smile, “That’s it, you are not me.”
She caressed the Ghost Drum, with tears of blood incessantly flowing down. They weren’t like her, turned into this Ghost Drum.
Qin Liuxi said, “Keep crying, and if you dirty my floor, I’ll gouge your eyes out.”
Tears of blood turned into resentful energy, hitting the ground and forming evil spirits. The room became bitterly cold, seriously annoying.
Dai Rong: “!”
This evil person.
Qin Liuxi was very tired. She casually offered a bundle of incense candles, then began to recite the Supreme Sutra of Salvation to transcend the souls and burned a stack of yellow paper into paper money. After reciting the sutra three times, she caused all the souls to dissipate their resentful energy and to regain their appearance from before death.
Next, she summoned the Ghost Messenger, gave up two ingots, and the Ghost Messenger led a chain of ghosts into the Ghost Gate.
Before the Ghost Gate closed, several merits flew into Qin Liuxi’s spiritual platform, making her dissatisfied face come to life, and her efforts were not in vain.
Qin Liuxi then turned her gaze to Dai Rong; the only difficult problem remaining was right before her eyes.
Dai Rong’s heart fluttered with panic.
She had not expected Qin Liuxi truly would summon a Ghost Messenger, conducting a seamless procession of transcendence without rest, efficient and brisk.
She looked at Qin Liuxi and stuttered, “Would you, would you like to hear our story?”
“No!” said Qin Liuxi. “Who uses ghost stories to lull themselves to sleep in this world? It’s almost dawn, I’m going to sleep, do whatever you want, just don’t harm the innocent. A word of friendly advice, it’s true Xu Gong is dead, but the Changchuan Marquis Mansion now has Master Tai Cheng presiding over it, so you better prepare for your soul to scatter.”
Dai Rong: “…”
With you being so nonchalant, what atmosphere do I have to become an Evil Ghost and seek revenge!
Qin Liuxi made a talisman for Dai Rong, then collected the soul of the merit girl into the Jade Bottle to nurture, and went to sleep on her own—she was truly exhausted.
Dai Rong, seeing that Qin Liuxi really left her unattended, felt bewildered and aimlessly squatted down, sobbing out loud.
Inside the room, Qin Liuxi shouted, “Go to the Changchuan Marquis Mansion and cry there.”
Dai Rong could only cover her mouth and silently whimper—this one had no heart.
Qin Liuxi almost immediately fell asleep upon touching the pillow, not afraid at all of Dai Rong doing anything.
As the inside grew silent, Dai Rong drifted quietly inside, sat at the head of Qin Liuxi’s bed, hugging her knees, and reflected on her own tragic experiences.
She was born into an official family, the daughter of a criminal official. Her father was caught for corruption, and the Saint sentenced the men in the family to beheading while the female relatives were placed into the ranks of official prostitutes. Born with extraordinary beauty, she entered the lowly records, and before she even began to serve any guests, the Changchuan Marquis Mansion covered up the cause of her “death from illness” and secretly bought her back.
She was somewhat relieved, being bought by such a noble; she thought, serving as a slave was better than being ridden by thousands of people.
But it turned out, some places were far more terrifying and filthy than a brothel, some people, with a facade of virtue and harmlessness, were crueler than anyone else.
That Mr. Wen Yuan from the Changchuan Marquis Mansion who had always been renowned for virtue and talent, who could’ve thought he was such a dark and dreadful person in private.
He cherished porcelain, especially beauties. Utilizing his fame for virtue, he lured girls from impoverished families or those without support, and once they fell into his hands, he would mix their flesh and blood into Bone Porcelain to create exquisite beauty bottles, while their souls were taken by Daoist Xu Gong for ghost refining to prevent them from seeking revenge. And she, being noticed by him, suffered the same fate.
Yet, more miserable was her fate, for she possessed a body of pure Yin, and her bones and skin were used by Daoist Xu Gong to craft an extremely Yin Ghost Drum. Then, he imprisoned those souls, forcing them to fight day and night, causing their already resentful souls to accumulate even greater resentful energy.
“Wenyuan is still alive, he must die, he is the sinfully evil offspring worthier of demise than Evil Ghosts!” Dai Rong murmured gloomily, “Such a man, full of sins, if he doesn’t die, my soul cannot rest in reincarnation. They feared Wenyuan, but I am not afraid, I want him dead.”
Resentful energy spread throughout the room.
Qin Liuxi opened her eyes, slightly tilted her head, and Dai Rong had already disappeared.