klisemfg Chapter 215 Sending Away a Group of Cowardly Ghosts
Chapter 215 Sending Away a Group of Cowardly Ghosts
"Have you ever thought about becoming a city lord?" Zhai Rongyu asked.
[Ah Xu had instructed that if Lou Yu insisted on not complying, Hai Mu City could be used to exchange for his loyalty.]
If that traitorous nail in the court cannot be removed for the time being, it would be good to give it a good nudge.
"City Lord?" Lou Yu frowned slightly. "We brothers are used to being free. It would be unbearable for us to live under the watchful eyes of the imperial court!"
"Besides, our Black Wind Stronghold is a bandit's den; how could we possibly have the ability to govern a city?"
“Chief Lou, there’s no need to belittle yourself,” Zhai Rongyu said with a smile. “Chief Lou has been an informant for the Fifth Prince for many years, and you’ve managed to navigate between Nan Sang and Long Yan with ease and survive unscathed. I have no doubt about Chief Lou’s abilities.”
"Moreover, Haimu City is a place where trade between various countries meets, and commerce outweighs politics."
"As long as you pay the annual interest on your goods in proportion, the Longyan Dynasty guarantees that it will not interfere with you."
"Hai Mu City?" Lou Yu was dumbfounded.
"But that's Nansang City."
Zhai Rongyu laughed, her face breaking into shallow dimples, as radiant as the morning sun, which seemed to illuminate the dark room.
"The chieftain of the stronghold doesn't know yet, does he?"
"Haimu City has been taken over by the Regent, and I believe it won't be long before it becomes our Longyan territory."
"As long as you stop working for the Fifth Prince, this Righteousness Cloak and the position of Lord of Haimu City will both be yours."
"From now on, the brothers of Black Wind Stronghold will no longer need to hide and do those shady things."
She unfolded the cloak of righteousness and placed it in front of Lou Yu.
"Lord Lou, this deal seems like a good deal no matter how you look at it, the only question is whether you dare to do it."
"We, Longyan?" Lou Yu stared at the cloak before him, his pupils shrinking. "You're not a Bodhisattva...you're a member of Longyan?!"
Zhai Rongyu took out the golden token from her bosom.
"To tell you the truth, I am Zhai Rongyu, the eldest daughter of the Minister's family, and the Princess of Yongning, personally bestowed by the Emperor." She pointed at the ghosts, "Although I am not a Bodhisattva, these ghosts still obey my commands."
"Would you like to test my abilities, Chief of the Fortress?"
She raised an eyebrow.
Lou Yu hurriedly waved her hand, "No need, no need! I believe you."
His heart skipped a beat.
It turns out she was the famous Princess Yongning.
When he went to the Taoist temple to ask for a peace charm, he heard many stories about her. Although she was not a bodhisattva, she was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend.
Lou Yu lowered his head and pondered.
Now that Princess Yongning and the Regent have arrived in Nansang, with their combined abilities, Haimu City is surely in Longyan's grasp.
Moreover, I was so scared just now that I accidentally revealed the Fifth Prince's affair... If the Fifth Prince finds out that this relationship was broken up with him, not only will I lose his trust, but my life will also be in danger.
Now it seems we have no choice but to trust this Princess Yongning.
He gritted his teeth, grabbed the Righteousness Cloak, and draped it over his shoulders. "Fine! I agree!"
He looked back at the bedside, and the ghosts had vanished. He breathed a sigh of relief.
A good night's sleep is better than anything else.
……
Zhai Rongyu led a group of wandering ghosts to the dense forest outside Black Wind Village.
These cowardly ghosts, if they had the guts to oppose the Taoist priests, would have already been sucking their life essence.
They certainly wouldn't still be hiding in such a dense forest, living a life without sunlight.
Perhaps if we try to persuade them, we can help them all be released from this cycle of suffering.
This can be considered a good deed.
Thinking of this, she said earnestly, "You have been wandering in the human world for many years, hiding from the sun and talismans every day, and you also have to guard against Taoist priests like me. You live in constant fear. Tell me, aren't you tired?"
The ghosts nodded obediently.
I'm not just tired, I'm utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
They regretted their escape a few days after arriving in the human world.
But what's done is done, and there's nothing they can do about it.
A ghost weakly said, "What you say makes sense, sir, but we don't want to be caught by the ghost messengers and punished..."
I've heard that the punishments in the underworld are incredibly cruel!
Zhai Rongyu took out a talisman for rebirth, saying, "I can help you pass on to the afterlife. You won't need to go to the underworld; you can be reincarnated."
"Is the sir truly willing to help us?!"
A group of ghosts excitedly circled around Zhai Rongyu, but dared not get too close to her.
She had far too many magical artifacts on her.
Zhai Rong threw out the talisman, made hand seals and chanted an incantation. Strands of golden threads flew out from the talisman, intertwined, and formed a circular archway in the forest.
"This gate to rebirth is open for you. If you've thought it through, then go in."
The group of ghosts looked at each other, then all floated inside.
One of the ghosts hesitated for a moment, then floated up to Zhai Rongyu and asked, "My lord, may I ask you a favor?"
"Go ahead," Zhai Rongyu nodded.
The ghost shed a tear from its tattered hand.
"My name is Xiaoyun. I was originally a palace maid in the Nansang Royal Palace. I was born in the palace and died in the palace. I never saw the outside world in my entire life. So after becoming a ghost, I wanted to see the outside world. That's why I tried every means to escape the capture of the ghost messengers and wandered here."
"This tear was shed by my head maid when I died."
"The palace is ruthless, but my nanny is the kindest to me."
"Now that she is quite old, I don't know if anyone will take care of her."
"Thanks to your blessing, I am about to be reincarnated. But I cannot rest easy if I do not know how my nanny is doing."
Zhai Rongyu was somewhat puzzled, "Why don't you go and see for yourself?"
“I do want to go back,” the ghost said, handing the tears in its hand to Zhai Rongyu, its eyes filled with sorrow. “But the Nansang Palace has restrictions, and a ghost with such low power as me cannot enter.”
"Sir, could you please go in and see what's wrong with Granny, and tell me what's happening through those tears?"
Zhai Rongyu took the tears, and the face of an old woman appeared on them, looking quite kind.
She looked up at the ghost in front of her.
These teardrops have been with it for many years, and have absorbed its essence.
If you were to place a message within this teardrop, it would surely sense it immediately.
It's not much trouble anyway, so I'll just help it with this.
【but……】
"You just mentioned a restriction? What restriction?" Zhai Rongyu tapped lightly on his side with one hand.
The ghost explained, "My lord, you may not know this, but the Nansang Royal Palace is filled with witchcraft restrictions, especially the important palaces, which have several layers of restrictions, doubling their power."
"This restriction embodies the cultivation of generations of patriarchs of the Wu family; it's incredibly powerful!"
"Ordinary ghosts simply cannot get in."
Its eyes shone as it looked at Zhai Rongyu, "But with your abilities, sir, you can even draw the Gate of Rebirth. You must be able to come and go freely in the palace!"
[That Wu Muyou is quite capable, yet he hasn't become the head of the Wu family.]
Moreover, this restriction actually encompasses the cultivation levels of successive heads of the Wu family; its power must not be underestimated.
Even if it's dangerous, we absolutely must go to the Nansang Royal Palace.
Zhai Rongyu pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Alright, I'll go and do it for you."
"Thank you, sir!" The ghost was overjoyed.
"I will wait for you at the Gate of Rebirth. Once I receive your message, I will immediately go to be reincarnated!"