Chapter 84 Unexpectedly, the boy…

Unexpectedly, the boy's death was orchestrated by his own mother, and she was even involved in the incident.

Tonight, Wei Yin understood everything. The boy seemed to still be stuck in a distant memory, so he appeared even more somber than usual.

Wei Yin grasped his hand.

Lu Hun turned around.

She pursed her lips.

Wei Yin smiled gently at him, placed her hand on the top of his head, and the boy gently closed his eyes.

“Oh right.” She remembered, “Those people that Old Master He brought here are all locked up in this house. However, because of the formation here, they can’t get out, and they will also be controlled by the formation after they die. That old man even wants to use them to sacrifice to this descendant formation in order to change the fate of the He family’s extinction.”

Lu Hun said, "Although Ji Jiayu and I found the way and arrived at the house, we couldn't break the formation. Just now, I didn't go with Ji Jiayu and the others, and the old man activated the formation again, so neither you nor I could leave."

"What should we do then?" Wei Yin asked worriedly, "He still wants me and He Wenqing..."

"Don't worry, sister," Lu Hun said, but his gaze grew increasingly somber. He asked Wei Yin to take him to find the ghosts who had been killed by Old Master He.

Those ghosts hated those connected to the He family so much that Wei Yin didn't dare to go alone. But with Lu Hun around, she wasn't afraid. Lu Hun noticed that she was a little cautious, so he handed her the ribbon behind the handkerchief and told her to hold it and follow him as before. Wei Yin glanced at him with amusement, didn't even look at the ribbon, and reached out to hug his arm.

Lu Hun, slow to realize, only then did he understand that their relationship was no longer as distant as before.

The boy walked ahead and couldn't help but smile.

The ghosts were released by the magic array and stood or sat haphazardly in the room, looking mournful. The pregnant woman that Wei Yin knew was leaning against the window, staring blankly outside, seemingly deep in thought, her brows furrowed tightly. Two ghosts wanted to go and talk to her, but they didn't dare to approach and stood behind her, chatting amongst themselves.

“That woman in her late twenties looks like she’s become a demon; she’s very difficult to deal with…” Lu Hun said to Wei Yin.

Wei Yin nodded: "Although that woman was pregnant, her father should know something about these things. It was she who came up with the idea of ​​breaking the magic array at the cost of everyone's lives, allowing the brother and sister to escape."

"Although this method is insidious," Lu Hun said, "it is still a viable option."

“They were imprisoned and confined by Old Master He, and their lives were worse than death,” Wei Yin said with pity. “Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t have been forced to give up their lives.”

Their whispers quickly attracted the attention of the ghosts. The young woman was the first to notice and looked over warily. When she saw that it was Wei Yin, her expression gradually turned fierce, and the other ghosts immediately pounced on her.

Without saying a word, Lu Hun first conjured up Po Jun and pointed it at the ghosts.

Po Jun's powerful killing intent made even the ghosts shudder.

They dared not approach any further, glancing left and right at each other, and finally, they all looked at the young woman in unison.

Waiting for her to say something.

The young woman sneered and stared intently at Wei Yin, "I told you so much before, but I never expected that you were the daughter-in-law of the He family! You're one of them. Don't think that having this sword will make you anything. Even if it means fighting to the death, I will take a piece of flesh from your He family."

Lu Hun shielded Wei Yin behind him with his body and said calmly to the young woman, "Sister has already divorced and is no longer a member of the He family."

Another ghost stepped forward, "So what?! Anyone related to the He family should die!"

“If you insist on doing this,” Lu Hun frowned, “then we will leave. You can figure out how to get out yourselves.”

The ghosts ignored him. The young woman hesitated and called out to him, "What do you mean? Do you want to let us out?"

Lu Hun sighed, stretched out his hand, and a white linen garment appeared in his hand. He said quietly, "This belongs to that little boy. It has his scent on it. You should recognize it. He told me everything. I promised him that you would leave this place."

The young mistress's face trembled. After so many years, she couldn't believe it. In the end, she still stepped forward and took the clothes from Lu Hun's hands.

"This, this really is my little brother's."

The young woman covered her face with her clothes in sorrow, and after a long period of grief, she raised her head and said to the ghosts, "It is indeed true, we can believe them."

The ghosts had no choice but to believe it.

They whispered excitedly to each other, and apart from their pale appearance, they were no different from when they were alive.

Lu Hun remained silent, gazing intently at the group of ghosts dressed in fine white linen robes.

The young woman put away her hostility and smiled at Wei Yin, "Actually, I heard that you were also forcibly brought here by that old man, but since you are a member of the He family, we really... However, this magic array is based on the spirit of this place. Back then, we risked our lives and used our blood to send those siblings out, but now, how can we get out?"

Lu Hun paused for a moment and said, "We still have people outside. Let him see if there's any way."

The young woman's eyes lit up.

In the past two days, as expected, Old Master He sent people to decorate the room where Wei Yin was staying, with red silk hanging up, making it look like a wedding room was being prepared.

He wanted Wei Yin and He Wenqing to have sex in this room so that Wei Yin could become pregnant through the "offspring array," and from then on, the He family bloodline would never die out.

Wei Yin felt very uncomfortable looking at the room, and Lu Hun frowned as well. Therefore, from the day Old Master He had it decorated, she stopped living in the room and went to the ghosts' place with Lu Hun.

At first, the ghosts didn't have a good impression of Wei Yin, but after seeing how she was treated by Grandpa He, they, being kind-hearted young people, gradually began to sympathize with her.

The young mistress sneered and cursed, "This old man is so heartless and insane, forcing his divorced wife to do this. No wonder the He family has no descendants. I think it's because God couldn't stand it anymore and deliberately arranged it this way!"

During this time, Ji Jiayu came again with her people. They could no longer enter the house, and Lu Hun and the others could not leave either. However, Po Jun, perhaps like the local spirit, was a naturally born spiritual treasure, so it could still leave. Therefore, they sent it to Ji Jiayu to deliver the message.

When Ji Jiayu learned that so many victims had become ghosts and were being held hostage, she was so angry that her face turned red. She went back and told Pei Lao and Wei's father about it.

When Wei's father learned that Wei Yin had fallen into the hands of Old Master He, he was frantic with worry. "That old beast! How dare he act so recklessly and even imprison my Yin'er! You old bastard, I'll make sure the Emperor finds out and has the entire He family executed!"

Driven by youthful vigor, Ji Jiayu angrily declared, "Uncle Wei is right. I never imagined there would be such an inhumane case in the desolate state. We must make the Emperor aware of it!"

Old Master Pei remained unfazed, though his brows were furrowed more than usual. He interrupted them, "Report to His Majesty? What grounds for reporting? You have no evidence whatsoever; you are merely slandering this old minister!"

"Then what do you suggest, Elder Pei?" Wei's father asked anxiously, his voice barely contained. "Are we just going to stand by and watch him harm my daughter? Such a heaven-defying act could very well lead to my daughter suffering divine retribution along with the He family!"

“Old Pei, Uncle Wei is right.” Ji Jiayu said with a heavy heart, “You have no idea how inhuman that old man is. He can even hurt a child. How can we just ignore it?”

Old Master Pei said calmly, "Who said we're not going to care? Why rush to make things difficult for ourselves? Otherwise, he'll give you leverage in front of the Emperor. Right now, we need to break the magic array first. That old man He values ​​his offspring highly, so he won't want his life's work to go to waste. He'll make sure all the wandering sorcerers who follow him in his misdeeds go to guard the array. Then we can arrest them on charges of gathering a party to rebel, and then ask the Emperor for permission. Rebellion is the most serious crime, and the court and the public won't let it go easily. The Emperor is most wary of this matter. Even without solid evidence, he will definitely send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to search the He family. Once these people get involved, no matter how clean Old Master He has been all these years, they'll dig up a lot of evidence. The entire He family will have no chance of escaping."

Wei's father and Ji Jiayu exchanged a glance. Wei's father chuckled and apologized, "This junior was rash. Elder Pei, you are truly ruthless."

Elder Pei waved his hand, "But the most urgent task is to break the formation."

"But how do we break the formation?" Ji Jiayu asked.

“My older brother once talked to me about something like this, so maybe we can give it a try.”

However, Elder Pei did not speak directly. After hesitating for a moment, he asked Wei's father to bring paper and pen. Elder Pei wrote a letter and handed it to Ji Jiayu, saying, "Give it to the Lu family's child. He will know."

The letter was delivered to Lu Hun a day later.

Wei Yin and the ghosts were all nearby.

Lu Hun glanced at them, then opened the letter to read it.

His eyes narrowed.

Wei Yin looked at him, "What did Elder Pei say?"

The young woman and the others stared at him anxiously.

"What exactly happened?"

Lu Hun unfolded the letter.

It read:

This descendant formation is formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and cannot be broken without the royal aura. Perhaps it can be broken by offering sacrifices of a hundred ghosts to the Broken Army and borrowing the royal aura of the Broken Army.

Everyone was stunned.

Soon, one of the ghosts realized, "A hundred ghosts sacrifice... does that mean we...?"

Another ghost cried out, "Then aren't we all going to be reduced to ashes?"

The third ghost screamed, "No, no, I still want revenge! I still want to get revenge on that old man!"

The young woman gripped the letter tightly, as if she were clutching Old Master He's neck. "Then what's the point of breaking the formation? We won't be able to take revenge ourselves!"

Lu Hun and Wei Yin remained silent.

The ghosts wailed and howled for a while, their faces ashen and their cries of despair filling the room. Then, they fell silent in surprise. No one spoke, and a sense of despair, as if all hope had been lost, permeated the entire space.

However, after this long silence, the young woman suddenly burst into laughter. No one knew what she was laughing about, but she looked at Lu Hun and asked him seriously.

"Will you let that old man suffer a terrible death?"

Lu Hun replied, "Yes."

"good!"

The young woman said decisively, "As long as he suffers a terrible death in the end, I'll offer him as a sacrifice. I have no fear."

The other ghosts, who were initially puzzled, gritted their teeth and echoed her words, "Yes! Sister is right! We are willing to offer sacrifices! As long as the old man dies without a burial place!"