Chapter 179: Help Me Seek Justice
Memories flashed through his mind, and his face gradually contorted with pain.
Jingwu watched as two tears streamed down the woman's pained face. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes met hers.
"Did you break my soul-capturing spell?" The woman, Miao Qi, walked towards her, wiping away the tears on her face.
She sized up the four people in front of her, and finally fixed her gaze on the girl.
"You are all practitioners of mystic arts, could you please help me?"
Hearing this, Jingwu sensed something was off and asked, "Help you with what?"
"Help me get justice!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Jingwu's eyes, and then he thought of her in that story.
Her lover was murdered, and she was tricked into the general's mansion, which was indeed tragic. But what she did afterward was truly excessive.
Miao Qi looked at the expression on the person in front of her and guessed what she was thinking.
Although he had been controlled all these years, he was not without his mind; he was just suppressed by the Soul-Capturing Curse.
She knew perfectly well that she had nurtured the zombie horde with her own life essence, and she also knew perfectly well that she couldn't do that.
But she couldn't resist the spell that was suppressing her, and could only watch helplessly as her life essence was drained away little by little.
Miao Qi's eyes flickered, and she said with a bitter expression, "I was born in the Miao Kingdom, and after growing up, I came here with my family. When I was sixteen or seventeen, I fell in love with a man at first sight, and we got together..."
A hundred years ago, when Miao Qi first arrived in Xiangyun Town, she was curious about everything in the country and spent her days wandering the streets.
That day, while she was strolling through the streets, she felt hungry, so she walked over to the wonton shop next door and ordered a bowl of wontons.
"Boss, a bowl of wontons, please."
"Boss, a bowl of wontons, please."
The moment she opened her mouth, the man beside her spoke at the same time, saying the exact same thing.
Miao Qi found it somewhat amusing upon hearing this, and turned to look at the person beside her.
The boy was dressed in a light blue cloth robe, with delicate features and a smile in his deep eyes.
With just one glance, she fell in love with the boy in front of her at first sight.
Miao Qi sat down at the table and ate wontons, her eyes fixed on the back of the boy at the opposite table.
My mind raced, trying to figure out how to strike up a conversation.
Seeing that the boy was about to leave after finishing his meal, Miao Qi subconsciously called out to him.
"Hey, wait a minute."
The boy stopped and looked at her in confusion: "Are you calling me, young lady?"
"Yes." Miao Qi walked up to him in a few quick steps, tilted her head, and said with a smile, "Young master, may I ask your name? Where do you live? Do you have any wives or concubines?"
The boy was a little embarrassed by the three questions, and his face flushed red.
He raised his eyes to look at the pretty face of the girl in front of him, scratched his head, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "My name is Qiao Mo, I live on North Street, and I'm not married yet."
Upon hearing this, Miao Qi instantly perked up, moved closer to him, and asked with a bright smile, "So what do you think of me?"
"Huh?" Qiao Mo was completely stunned by the question. He didn't know what the girl in front of him meant, and he didn't know how to answer.
He could only take a step back, point to the sky, and say, "Excuse me, miss, it's getting late, I have to go now."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly ran forward.
Miao Qi looked at his back and felt strange. Had she said something? Why was he running so fast?
Could it be that I'm ugly and scared him away?
Miao Qi pouted, sat back down, and continued eating her wontons, but she was extremely unhappy.
How is she ugly? Her mother clearly said that she is the most beautiful girl in the family!
“Oh dear, young lady. This scholar Qiao is just like that. He’s introverted and doesn’t have any elders in his family to make decisions, so he’s almost twenty years old and still not married.”
The old lady at the wonton shop sat down next to her, smiling and saying, "If you like him, you have to keep pursuing him. Let me tell you, if you like a man, you have to be brave and pursue him. If you don't, some other girl will snatch him away."
Miao Qi looked up at the old woman's face and pursed her lips: "Is he that sought after?"
Hearing this, the old woman laughed out loud: "He's a scholar! How many scholars have come out of our town? Qiao Mo has a bright future and is handsome too, how could he not be popular? Many girls secretly like him. It's just that they don't have the nerve to pursue him."
Miao Qi listened to these words and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Young lady, you don't seem like a local at all. Let me tell you, you have to get him while he's still clueless. Once he passes the imperial examinations and achieves official rank, you won't have a chance!"
The old woman stood up with a smile and patted her on the shoulder: "Think about it carefully."
Miao Qi ate the last wonton and thought about it more and more, realizing that what the old lady said made a lot of sense.
She stood up, walked over to the old woman, paid her, and asked, "Auntie, do you know where he lives?"
"He lives in the fifth house from the end of Chengbei Street." The old woman said with a smile while she was busy. "His parents died in an accident many years ago, leaving him only this house. Now he lives alone, so you can rest assured."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
Miao Qi smiled and agreed, then turned and left.
Her mother had told her before that if you like someone, you should pursue them; if you can't, then you can try again.
What's more, this person is a scholar. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, wouldn't she become an official's wife?
Thinking this, Miao Qi quickened her pace.
She walked to Qi Mo's house, looked at the tightly closed door, thought for a moment, then went to a nearby pastry shop to buy a bag of pastries before coming back to knock on the door.
After knocking two or three times, the door opened, and Qi Mo's face appeared.
Upon seeing that it was her, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
"Young lady, you...?"
“I was passing by and remembered that you live here, so I came here to give you a bag of pastries.” Miao Qi held up the pastries in her hand and looked at him with a smile.
Qi Mo looked at the familiar markings on the pastries, then glanced at the pastry shop not far away, and twitched the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you, young lady, but... I don't like pastries."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Miao Qi instantly felt flustered. She lowered her hand dejectedly and pouted, "I don't know..."
Seeing the disappointed look on the person in front of him, Qi Mo immediately said, "But it's okay, I can love to eat it too."
"ah?"
Miao Qi stared blankly as he took the pastries, wondering what he was thinking.
"Then...aren't you going to invite me in for a bit?"
Qi Mo paused for a moment, then his eyes darted around: "Sorry, my house is a bit messy."
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