Chapter 74: New Neighbors
"What's wrong with the master I found? He's a real master. He saw at a glance that Father didn't want to be reincarnated because you were unfilial and didn't want to take him to the capital!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Wen was slightly taken aback: "What?"
"The master said that my father harbored resentment, blaming you for not taking him to the capital. To help my father be reincarnated, I paid a high price to have the master find me this auspicious burial site and plant several locust trees. Only then did my father let go of his resentment and be reincarnated. Otherwise, how could you have lived peacefully for so many years?"
Upon hearing this, Jingwu's lips twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
The next second, the coffin shook violently, as if something was trying to break free.
Jingwu and Yuehuai sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped forward, but before they could make a move, the coffin lid flew up.
The next second, a corpse flew straight up and hopped towards the Wen family.
Upon seeing this, Wen immediately recalled the scene from her dream, her face turned deathly pale, and she was unable to move her legs.
Just when she thought she was going to die, two spirit ropes materialized at the same time, one binding her neck and the other her feet.
With both ropes pulling together, the zombie was pulled back.
Jingwu quickly took out a talisman and stuck it on the zombie's forehead. The zombie instantly calmed down and became unable to move.
She pushed the zombie, sending him back into the coffin.
She looked at the three Wen siblings, who were completely terrified, and said, "The master you found lied to you. He used you to turn your father into a zombie. What was his name? What did he look like?"
Wen Jiang was already stunned and speechless. After a long while, he stammered, "I, I don't know his name. I only know that his surname is Jiang, and he is an old man. Everyone calls him Master Jiang. He looks like an immortal, like those civil officials in the capital."
"Another old man." Jingwu's face turned cold instantly upon hearing this. Her intuition told her that this old man was the same one as the old man in the previous two descent incidents.
She looked at the person in front of her and asked, "Your father has already evolved into a white zombie. If you don't quickly burn his physical body, I'm afraid..."
"Burn, burn, burn it right now!" Madam Wen said immediately after regaining her senses.
"No!" Wen Jiang blurted out instinctively, but looking at the terrifying zombie, he stammered for a long time and couldn't say anything else.
"Don't listen to him, just burn it," said the Wen family, who had sent two servants to stop their eldest and second elder brothers.
Jingwu nodded, immediately took out a talisman, chanted an incantation, and the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire.
She threw the talisman onto the zombie and burned it along with the coffin.
The fire spread, and after burning the zombies, it stopped on its own.
When Wen saw that there was only a pile of ashes left in the pit, he finally felt relieved.
She looked up at the young man and woman in front of her and said softly, "Thank you both. May I ask if you could help my father find another auspicious burial site?"
Jingwu glanced at the person beside him and gestured for him to introduce the auspicious feng shui sites in the vicinity.
After all, he had never been here before, and finding another good place would waste a lot of spiritual energy and time.
Upon receiving her look, Yue Huai immediately understood and said, "Starting from here, head south for two kilometers. There's a pond halfway up the mountain, and the open space opposite the pond has excellent feng shui. Just bury his ashes there."
"Thank you, Young Master Yue." Madam Wen nodded and immediately agreed.
Jingwu and Yuehuai stood aside, watching them handle the remaining matters.
After all, the payment hadn't been received yet.
The two Wen brothers looked at the pile of ashes in front of them, their thoughts unreadable.
Wen Jiang wanted to talk to his younger sister to ease the tension, but as soon as he walked over, Wen Shi walked in the other direction, clearly not wanting to talk to him.
He sighed softly, but didn't lose face and try to talk to his younger sister again.
After finishing their business, the group returned to the villa.
Wen ordered the steward to prepare two wooden boxes and handed them to the people in front of him: "Thank you for making this trip, this is the reward."
Jingwu took it, opened it, and saw a five-hundred-tael silver note inside his box. His eyes lit up instantly.
She tilted her head and saw that the young man next to her also had the same silver notes in his hand. She thought to herself that the old lady knew how to behave and did not try to curry favor with Yue Huai because of his status.
After accepting the silver note, Jingwu didn't want to linger any longer and turned to give the boy a wink.
Yue Huai immediately understood and bid farewell to the old lady.
The two walked out of the villa and onto the street, where they remained silent for a while.
Then, Jingwu spoke first: "Those who have suffered all kinds of injustices have been reincarnated without a care, while those who have harmed others have become obsessed."
Yue Huai knew, of course, that they were talking about Wen's parents. After her mother died, she had no regrets and went to the underworld to be reincarnated.
Her father, after his death, became obsessed with something and was targeted by Master Jiang, who turned him into a zombie, nearly causing harm to the people.
Yue Huai remained silent for a long time before speaking: "He may not think he did anything wrong, but he was wrong in a ridiculous way."
Jingwu nodded and said nothing more.
The two walked aimlessly for a while before stopping.
Jingwu turned to look at him: "I've been out for several days, I have to go back. What about you?"
"Perfect timing, I'm also going back to Pingyao Town, let's go together."
Hearing this, Jingwu assumed that he had other things to do over there and didn't ask any further questions.
Together, we used a teleportation spell to return to Pingyao Town. Just as I was about to say goodbye, I heard him speak.
“Perfect timing, we’re going the same way.”
"Huh?" Jingwu looked at him in confusion, pointing to the way home: "Are you going the same way as me?"
"Yes," Yue Huai said frankly and earnestly.
Although Jingwu had some doubts, he didn't say anything and walked home on his own.
When she reached her doorstep, she noticed the boy was still following her, so she turned around and said with a half-smile.
"I'm home. Could it be that my home was your destination?"
Yue Huai shook his head and pointed to the house next door that was still under repair.
"Of course not, I just came to see how my new home is doing."
Jingwu glanced at him in surprise, then looked at the neighboring house that he had glanced at before leaving.
"You're my new neighbor?"
Yue Huai nodded: "Yes, after I left your house last time, I found that this house was still empty. I felt that the layout inside was very much to my liking, so I bought it."
Jingwu looked at the neighboring house, which was about the same size as his own yard, and asked, "How much did you pay for this house?"
The boy was visibly taken aback for a moment before smiling and saying, "Five hundred taels of silver."
Jingwu's eyes widened instantly, and he felt fortunate that he had only spent 150 taels to buy his own courtyard.
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