Chapter 84: Sowing Dissension

Ling Yifei sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted coldly, "Nonsense! Qi Yue was born human, how could he possibly be one of you monsters? You don't have to be any more sophisticated in your tactics to sow discord!"

Although he said it with great disdain, he still couldn't help but secretly glance at Qi Yue's reaction out of the corner of his eye, fearing that he had really fallen into the enemy's trap of sowing discord.

The old man laughed heartily. "Born human? So that's how you, Qi Yue, blend in among humans."

Qi Yue moved his fingers, and several pieces of talisman paper flew out to form a talisman formation, which quickly attacked the old man from all directions.

A strange monster with a human head and a snake body, emitting black air, immediately flew out of the old man's body, and without hesitation gave up the body that was about to be assimilated by it.

The talisman array immediately changed direction and attacked the demonic spirit, quickly restraining it. However, this also bought it enough time to finish its words: "If they knew that you were born a blood demon, destined to lose your humanity and become a vicious demon that would bring disaster to mankind, do you think they would still accept you?"

After saying that, it actually exploded immediately. It looked as if Qi Yue had been hit in a sore spot, and out of anger, he immediately killed the monster to silence it.

The room was silent, and the others had different expressions.

Ling Yifei knew something was wrong and quickly said, "Qi Yue, don't listen to what they say. This method of sowing discord is too crude. We all know that you are a human being with a heart of justice. How could you become a vicious demon?"

“…”

The gentleman with glasses, the deputy captain of the combat department, Ji He, looked at his captain helplessly. "How can you talk like that? It's better not to say that."

He humbly asked Qi Yue for advice without reservation: "This thing looks like the legendary fierce god Yali, but its strength is too weak. It doesn't seem like the strength a fierce god should have."

Although Qi Yue was very powerful, the monster with a human head and a snake body exploded before he could even make a move, leaving no trace. It was indeed too fragile.

Qi Yue said, "It's definitely not a Yali, but a vengeful spirit formed from the Yali's resentment after its death. I guess it was Xu Guoan's strong resentment that attracted it and took over Xu Guoan's body."

In other words, it wasn't the old man who killed and ate the person, but the vengeful spirit of the Yali that had taken over the old man's body. That's right, how could a normal person be willing to gnaw on a human head like a watermelon?

Ji He asked, "Is Xu Guoan's soul still there?"

Qi Yue carefully looked at Xu Guoan's body for a while, and a golden light of merit condensed at his fingertips. He drew a soul-calling talisman in the air. In the golden light, the alienated body of the old man gradually began to emit fluorescent spots, slowly condensing into the shadow of a vicissitudes of life old man.

The ghosts of the children and grandchildren who were rescued all showed hatred and resentment towards the old man. If the people from the Special Management Bureau had not stopped them, they would have rushed forward and tore apart the soul that the old man had worked so hard to gather.

They bared their teeth and cursed at the old man: "You old fool, you jinx! You are such a disaster! You've killed us all, are you satisfied now?"

"Give me back my life! Give me back the lives of my sons and grandsons!"

"Police, you are the special police who specialize in catching ghosts, right? He is a man-eating monster! Take him away quickly!"

Ling Yifei was getting a headache from the noise and shouted unhappily, "Shut up! Don't you understand me? It wasn't him who devoured you, it was the vengeful spirit of the evil spirit Yali who possessed him. He's also a victim. If it weren't for Qi Yue helping him gather his soul, he would have long since shattered his soul without even the chance to reincarnate."

"But if he didn't harbor resentment, he wouldn't have provoked that evil spirit and killed all of us, right?"

"What on earth does he have to be resentful of? Isn't it enough that we provide him with food and drink?"

"If he lives, he will not only be a burden to us, but also bring us disaster. He should die sooner. If he dies sooner, he won't be a burden to us so much."

"If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have continued to care about him and let him starve to death!"

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Everyone in the Special Management Bureau was incredulous when they heard this. They didn’t even think about it: if they hadn’t been unfilial first, would Xu Guoan have such strong resentment and attracted the Yali?

The old man was already in tears, and his soul, which had been finally gathered, was showing signs of dispersing again.

Qi Yue's expression didn't change when he faced Ya Yu's provocation, but now it was very cold. While steadying the old man's ghost, he pulled out his hand and casually threw a stream of ghost energy at the ghosts of these Xu family members, without missing a single one.

The ghosts of the Xu family members froze for a moment. Except for the little child who knew nothing, the other ghosts immediately started howling. They all experienced a life without the appearance of Yayu in the illusion.

Xu Guoan, as he had hoped, was irritated to death by their unfilial behavior. They had finally gotten rid of this burden, but they couldn't remain happy. As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked. Their unfilial behavior was emulated by their descendants, who followed their example to the letter.

From that point on, unfilial piety became a tradition in the Xu family. In their youth, they toiled tirelessly to provide their children with a comfortable life and a bright future. All their earnings were spent on their children, and in their old age, they were expected to help raise their grandchildren. When they were too old to help, they were despised, beaten and scolded daily, denied food, and driven back to the dilapidated, shabby house left behind by Xu Guoan. There was no running water or electricity, and rats, snakes, or insects came out to bite people at night. The house leaked in the rain, and the cold wind howled in the winter. They froze to death in the freezing wind.

After they experienced the same experience as Xu Guoan several times in the illusion, they finally felt regretful and cried for mercy.

But no one sympathized with them. It is true that one does not feel the pain until the knife falls on oneself.

The old man's soul finally condensed completely, but his body was covered with scars, and it would take a long time to recuperate before he could be reincarnated.

Xu Guoan bowed repeatedly to Qi Yue to express his gratitude.

Qi Yue asked him, "Do you have anything else to say to your descendants? If nothing unexpected happens, you will never have the chance to meet again after this."

The descendants of the Xu family were freed from the illusion and suddenly faced Xu Guoan with mixed feelings. Some still resented him, while others remembered how good Xu Guoan had been to them and regained some of their conscience. They really felt guilty and opened their mouths, but didn't know what to say.

Xu Guoan looked at them with a bitter expression. "I don't have much to say. If possible, I hope I never meet them again in my next life. I was stupid before. I really thought that raising children would provide for my old age, and that a man should have many children and grandchildren to be considered blessed. In fact, my wife didn't want to have any more children after the third one, but I insisted on having more children."

Ling Yifei strongly disagreed: "It's better to raise children well than to have many children, or to have no children at all. If you don't raise children well, you might as well have a dog."

Xu Guoan smiled bitterly. "It's my fault. My wife and I have lived a life of hardship together, and now she's gone in such pain, without even enjoying happiness. In the afterlife, if I meet her again, I'll definitely apologize to her sincerely. If I can still be with her in the next life, it's up to her whether to have children or not. If I do, I won't. If she doesn't want children, that's fine too. When I'm old, I'll follow her, and after she's gone, I'll be with her. I won't let her be the last one left alone in this world." As he spoke these words, his tears fell again, and before they hit the ground, they vanished. His soul drifted away again.

Qi Yue immediately slapped him with a talisman to calm his spirit and instructed Ji He to collect the old man's soul. The remaining ghosts of the Xu family's descendants would be collected by the celestial masters of the Special Management Bureau and taken back for rituals to liberate them. The head found at the scene would also be handled by the logistics department.

Seeing that there was nothing else for him to do, Qi Yue said goodbye and was about to leave.

Ling Yifei chased out and called out to Qi Yue.

Qi Yue thought he was going to continue to persuade him not to care about the Yali spirit's provocations, but unexpectedly, he asked hesitantly, "Qi Yue, do you think those people from the Xu family will get the retribution they deserve if they go to the underworld now?"

In the past, there was an underworld, and ghosts had to go to the underworld to be judged after death. They could only be reincarnated after repaying the karma in the world of the living. But now all the gods have disappeared, and no one can be sure whether the underworld still exists, and retribution after death may not even exist.

That was why the Qi family had joined forces with some bigwigs to establish the Tianshi Association, in order to prevent more and more Tianshi from acting more and more extreme because there would be no retribution and no restrictions, and thus falling into evil ways.

"Yes," Qi Yue said, "Even if there's no underworld, there's still reincarnation. When they go to reincarnation, the heavens will settle their sins from their lifetimes. They owe Xu Guoan and his wife their debts from this life. All their fortune and lifespan will be taken away to compensate them. In their next life, although Xu Guoan and his wife won't be rich and powerful, they'll still be able to live a smooth and worry-free life. However, because they lack fortune, they can only be reborn as animals."

Ling Yifei heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "That's good. I was afraid that there would be no karma in this world. Even after death, bad people would not be punished, and good people would not be rewarded. That kind of world would be too hopeless."

Qi Yue: "No." As long as the laws of nature still exist.

"If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first." He missed Gu Yunshuang a little and wanted to finish all the things quickly and go back to see him.

Ling Yifei misunderstood his meaning, thinking he was still concerned about the Yali spirit's words of discord. After hesitating for a moment, he ignored the deputy captain's instructions and winked at Qi Yue, saying, "Are you still concerned about the spirit's words of discord? Don't worry, with those worse than pigs and dogs in the Xu family as a comparison, no one cares whether you are human or not."

Today, they truly witnessed the diversity of species. They could only say that some people, while superficially wearing human skin and possessing human bodies, were not necessarily truly human, worse than pigs and dogs. And then there was Qi Yue: even if he wasn't human, so what? His contributions were indelible. Even if a hero wasn't human, he was still a hero in their hearts.

Qi Yue silently glanced at his smug, self-proclaimed face, and said in a gloomy tone, "How sad! Just because of a single word from the enemy, I've been reduced to the point where I need a bunch of worse than pigs and dogs to serve as a foil to prove my innocence."

Ling Yifei: "..."

His face gradually stiffened.

Qi Yue finally felt relieved and left with brisk steps, leaving Ling Yifei feeling upset and regretful. He should have listened to the deputy captain and not comforted anyone if he couldn't speak. He should have let Director Lin come!

Qi Yue needs to go back to the Special Management Bureau to discuss the matter of the Yali ghost with Director Lin first. He always feels that the mastermind behind the scenes will not let him go, and because he has set his sights on Gu Yunshuang, they must respond.

Passing by an office, I heard an old man cursing loudly from inside, as if he was talking on the phone to his junior.

"What do you mean? Doubt Qi Yue? What do you mean by that? Even if he really wasn't born human, so what? Who do you think you are to dare to question the Qi family?"

Qi Yue couldn't help but stop. He could feel that the person inside was really angry and what he said was from the heart. He was not acting on purpose in front of him. He was a little worried that the person would get sick because of anger.

"What do you, a hairless bastard, know? No matter what he is, as long as he is a member of the Qi family, that's enough. What does racial nature matter? In front of the Qi family, no matter what racial nature, it will be suppressed by the Qi family's bloodline.

"There are many Qi family ancestors with non-human blood or even no longer human. There is also a predecessor who is only one-quarter human and three-quarters evil. That predecessor spent his life slaying demons and saving countless people, but in the end, he sacrificed himself to save the lives of the entire region from the clutches of evil. The Qi family has countless heroes like this. Why do the metaphysical world admire the Qi family so much? Is it because the Qi family has produced many geniuses and profound magic? Pah! It's because the Qi family has used the blood and tears of generations to prove to everyone their determination to protect the human world!"

"No matter how many generations back, their ancestors were all heroes who saved the people from disaster. How can you possibly have so many great ancestors? Who knows, your ancestors might even have been villains who invaded China, burning, killing, and looting!"

The person on the other end of the phone: “…”

Qi Yue listened to the old cadre's scolding becoming more and more fluent, and he didn't look like he would get hurt by being angry. Without stopping, he continued to walk to Director Lin's office, knocked on the door and went in. He was surprised to see Gu Yunshuang there.

Then Gu Yunshuang raised the Heavenly Master's Introductory Manual in his hand and said with a smile, "I came to ask Director Lin a question."

“…”

Qi Yue's face immediately fell.

"Brother, can you let me take a look?" Gu Yunshuang looked at him expectantly.

Qi Yue didn't answer and turned his head away unhappily, but when Gu Yunshuang looked at the contents of the book again, all the characters on it were no longer twisted into a mosaic, and he could see the contents of the book.

"Brother, thank you!" Gu Yunshuang happily rushed over and hugged him.

Qi Yue hugged him back helplessly, "Just ask me if you have any questions in the future. There's no need to trouble Director Lin."

There was no way, after all, he still cared more about Gu Yunshuang's safety. Therefore, his concern for Gu Yunshuang completely suppressed the dark side of Xue Sha's nature.