King Chujiang locked Gu Qingqiu in his bedchamber and sent many ghost messengers to stand guard in shifts, ignoring Gu Qingqiu no matter how loudly she knocked on the door.

Fortunately, King Chujiang was very conscientious and packed up the things that Qi Huaijin had burned for Gu Qingqiu and sent them to her bedchamber.

After Gu Qingqiu finished unpacking the package, she felt even more missing Qi Huaijin. She wanted to wear the dress that Qi Huaijin had burned for her and show it to him. Besides... Qi Huaijin was still waiting for her at home.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingqiu felt a little wronged. She had finally managed to get her experience bar to 93%, but her own father had put her in solitary confinement. Although her father meant well, this kind of behavior of breaking up lovers was unacceptable! It would seriously affect her mission progress!

Qi Huaijin had finally softened his stance a little, but then he disappeared. Putting herself in his shoes, Gu Qingqiu felt that Qi Huaijin must be going crazy with worry.

King Chujiang was furious with Gu Qingqiu. He regularly sent a ghost teacher to give Gu Qingqiu lessons, teaching her about ethics, morality, and the distinction between Yin and Yang. He felt that Gu Qingqiu lacked this kind of education, which was why she did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

Gu Qingqiu was so tired of hearing it that she didn't know how long this torment would continue.

Just as Gu Qingqiu was feeling listless, she heard the clerk's voice, "Miss, how have you been lately?"

"Master?" Gu Qingqiu said helplessly, "You're not here to advise us to break up, are you?"

"No, no." The advisor shook his head. "His Majesty is genuinely concerned about the young lady. He was just worried that she might be feeling down, so he sent me to keep you company and chat with you."

"What are you talking about—" Gu Qingqiu said impatiently, but then suddenly seemed to remember something, "Master, can't you go to the mortal realm openly and officially?"

The advisor smiled, "Miss, it's impossible for me to relay a message, otherwise I'd probably lose my official position..."

"..." Gu Qingqiu sighed, "Has the investigation into that damned Dark Gate come out yet? What exactly happened? There has to be an explanation, right? I'm one of the parties involved, aren't I?"

The advisor rolled his eyes, but still recounted the whole story in detail.

The story begins with the couple who run the fruit shop.

The couple has a son and a daughter, with the daughter being two years older than the son.

This should have been the family everyone envied, but the couple treated their son and daughter very differently.

Although their daughter's grades weren't outstanding, she still got into a four-year university. However, the high tuition, living expenses, and travel costs of over a thousand yuan made the couple hesitate.

Finally, the mother earnestly advised her daughter not to go to university, but to help out at her parents' fruit shop after the college entrance examination.

Although the daughter was dissatisfied, she knew that her family was struggling financially and had little money. In the end, she compromised and, with her parents' arrangement, married the son of Uncle Li, a fishmonger they knew.

The Li family gave a dowry of 50,000 yuan, which the couple took. The Li family was dissatisfied and treated her badly, often scolding and beating her, making her suffer terribly.

Finally, after another instance of domestic violence, the daughter returned to her parents' home covered in bruises, only to be told, "Just bear with it, apologize and it'll all be over. Life goes on as usual."

After crying, the daughter discovered that her younger brother was not at home. When she asked about his whereabouts, her parents' eyes darted around and they gave vague answers, which aroused her suspicion.

Finally, the daughter called her brother and subtly inquired, only to find out that he had gone to university far away. Upon further inquiry, she discovered that the university was located even further away than the one she had originally chosen, and the tuition was also higher than it had been for her.

The daughter was naturally unhappy and threw a tantrum when she got home.

The neighbors also came out and pointed fingers.

"Girl, a woman just needs to marry a good man, what's the point of studying so much? Look how good Xiao Li is to you, isn't he?"

"That's right, it'll be hard for boys to find jobs in the future if they don't have a degree!"

"Look, it wasn't easy for your parents to raise you to this age!"

Meanwhile, fearing embarrassment, the couple called the Li family to take their daughter away, and the daughter became desperate.

The violent tendencies of the men in the Li family were getting worse. One night, after drinking too much with his drinking buddies, he came home and was criticized a few times. In a fit of temper, he picked up a fish-killing knife and chopped off one of her arms.

The daughter immediately fainted due to excessive blood loss, and the man sobered up. He looked very remorseful and called the police to turn himself in, and also called an ambulance.

Fearing imprisonment, the Li family took out most of their life savings and knelt down to beg for reconciliation. In the end, their daughter softened, but their husband was still sent to prison and detained for several months.

The fruit shop owner and his wife naturally took the money, claiming it was to "help you manage your finances," but in the end, they used the money to marry their son off to a beautiful wife.

The daughter was utterly desperate, and her husband's family, because her son had been sent to prison, also treated her coldly.

After the son was released from prison, he became even more depraved, and the daughter could no longer bear it, so she threw herself into the river and committed suicide.

Because of her intense resentment before her death, and because neither her parents nor her husband could find her body for burial or hire a sorcerer to appease her soul, the daughter slowly turned into a vengeful ghost. Whenever someone accidentally fell into the water, she would cut off their limbs, turning them into incomplete monsters like herself.

Because of the overwhelming resentment in Chujiang, a secret door was formed.

The daughter's ghostly power grew stronger and stronger, to the point that she could appear in her parents' dreams.

The parents were terrified. Their first reaction was not to reflect on their mistakes and repent, but to spend money to find a master to suppress the evil spirit that was their daughter.

However, due to their greed, the so-called "master" the couple hired was actually a charlatan. He led the couple in performing a ritual on the banks of the Chu River, which not only had no effect on their daughter, but also tainted the Chu River water with resentment.

The couple's nightmares worsened, their mental strength gradually declined, and they were eventually controlled.

Finally, it was the daughter's long-planned revenge, and she even controlled the number of people who fell into the river in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

First, she targeted her parents, then her neighbors who aided and abetted her evil deeds. The man who fought against Gu Qingqiu and Qi Huaijin was her younger brother, who had been affected by the violence to the point that he was unrecognizable. It wasn't until his wife reported that her husband had disappeared that the police connected the two incidents.

After hearing this story, Gu Qingqiu was also deeply moved.

The advisor sighed, “This woman’s experience is indeed tragic and pitiful, but her parents and brother did not deserve to die. Moreover, she has harmed so many innocent people. The King of Hell cannot redress her grievances. He can only imprison her in the underworld to suffer torture and never be reincarnated. However, her parents and brother have also been punished for their bad karma by being forced to do hard labor.”

Gu Qingqiu moved her lips, but ultimately said nothing. There may be many more stories like this. King Chujiang also made decisions based on the laws of conviction that have been passed down for thousands of years.

The advisor cleared his throat and changed the subject, "So, Miss, you can see how important it is to marry a suitable husband of equal social standing. Don't let the appearance of a mortal deceive your mind and do anything against the right path!"

Gu Qingqiu:? ? ?