Chapter 43: Two Lives in One Corpse
The two entered the restaurant, and Yue Huai, who knew the place very well, led her to a private room and began ordering food.
Jingwu took the menu, ordered a few dishes that interested him, and then propped his chin up and looked at the person in front of him.
Yue Huai ordered a few more dishes, and after the waiter left, he looked at her.
"Miss Jing, is there something on my face?"
He knew perfectly well why she was looking at him like that; it was simply because she knew his spiritual power could enter her body.
Jingwu sat up straight and decided to be blunt: "Young Master Yue, let me ask you a question: can you absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"
Yue Huai nodded, wondering why she asked that. Couldn't she?
"able."
Seeing this, Jingwu couldn't help but curse the heavens in her heart, thinking that it was only she who couldn't do it.
"Could you share some of your spiritual power with me? I don't need much, just enough to help me get through this tribulation safely."
Yue Huai opened his mouth and asked, "Why don't you absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"
"If I could absorb it, I wouldn't need to come to you." Jingwu pouted, saying somewhat sullenly, "I just inexplicably can't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth anymore."
Upon hearing this, Yue Huai looked at her in surprise, having never encountered a mystic who couldn't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
He thought carefully about whether he had seen such a case in the library.
Seeing his thoughtful expression, Jingwu assumed he was unwilling and said, "If you..."
"good."
"Huh?" Jingwu was taken aback by the answer. "What did you say?"
"I said okay."
"That's great! How much do you want?"
Yue Huai paused after hearing her words, then said, "You'll have to give me half of the reward the Crown Prince gave me this time."
“Sure,” Jingwu readily agreed.
Yue Huai took a sip of tea, his eyes darting around. "By the way, there are a few magical artifact shops in the capital. Would you like to check them out?"
“Sure.” Jingwu nodded immediately, after all, she did need to buy some magical artifacts to withstand the tribulation.
Seeing that she had agreed, Yue Huai didn't say anything more and started eating.
After finishing their meal, the two were planning to go to the Buddhist artifact shop together.
Jingwu realized that his formation had been tampered with. After speaking with the person beside him, he immediately teleported back to the Crown Prince's residence.
The two landed in the prince's bedroom and smelled a strong, eerie aura.
At this moment, the crown prince was resting on his bed. Beside him lay a female ghost, and in her arms lay the ghost infant from earlier.
She wore a light blue peony and pomegranate skirt, her half-updo adorned with pearls and jade, and a magnificent gemstone hairpin swayed gently.
She had just been injured by the formation, and upon smelling the scent of a mystic, she immediately hid behind the crown prince.
Jingwu stepped forward, looking at her coldly: "Come out."
The female ghost looked the two of them up and down, fearing that they would kill her without saying a word, so she didn't move.
Jingwu frowned and said again, "Come out!"
The female ghost reluctantly emerged from behind the prince, clutching her injured arm and looking at the two of them with a mournful expression.
"Did you release the ghost baby?"
“Yes,” the female ghost replied. “He deserves to die.”
"Why?"
Upon hearing this, the female ghost's face was filled with resentment and bitterness: "He killed my husband, caused me to suffer from fright, and made me have a difficult childbirth after eight months of pregnancy, resulting in the deaths of both mother and child. Shouldn't he have died?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Huai immediately felt that the situation sounded familiar, as if he had heard someone mention it a few days ago.
I remember now, it was my father and mother who told me.
The former Vice Minister of Revenue, Li Jia, embezzled military funds, leading to a major defeat for the army. The commander-in-chief was killed on the battlefield, countless soldiers lost their lives, and a city was almost lost. The emperor was furious and wanted to execute the entire family. However, the crown prince heard that Li Jia's wife was about to give birth and pleaded for mercy so that his family would not be implicated. Therefore, Li Jia was only executed and his family property was confiscated, but his entire family was spared.
His wife, Wu Chaoyun, was so shocked by the bad news that she and her unborn child died.
This case was investigated by order of the Crown Prince.
Jingwu had also figured out the truth of the matter at this moment. He looked at her and sneered: "Your husband embezzled military funds, which led to the tragic deaths of many innocent soldiers and civilians. He did not die unjustly. The Crown Prince was kind-hearted. When he learned that you were pregnant, he specially asked His Majesty not to bring disaster upon your family. That is why you were given a dignified burial. He has done more than enough."
"My husband did nothing wrong! So many people were involved, why was he the only one arrested! It's just because he held a low-ranking position and was pushed out as a scapegoat." The female ghost Wu Chaoyun screamed shrilly, pointing at the person on the bed: "He was only pretending not to know about those high-ranking people in order to protect his mother's family!"
The commotion woke up the crown prince as well.
He had already been given the ability to see ghosts before, so he could naturally hear the female ghost's mournful voice.
Upon hearing this, he disregarded the current situation, frowned, and said coldly, "It is a fact that Li Su embezzled military funds. Several thousand taels of silver that should have been used to purchase military funds were found under your property! The evidence is conclusive, and he has also confessed to it himself! If you have any evidence of crimes committed by the Han family or others, you can hand it over to me, and I will deal with them impartially."
Upon hearing this, Wu Chaoyun sneered repeatedly: "Your brothers and your maternal family are involved, so how can you bring them all to justice?"
Hearing this, Jingwu made a plan in his mind: "If you had evidence, you would have handed it over long ago. Why are you wasting your breath talking here?"
Upon hearing her say this, Yue Huai immediately understood what she meant and replied, "I think you have no evidence, so you should just obediently go to the underworld and be reincarnated."
Hearing this, Wu Chaoyun was very dissatisfied and revealed everything she knew.
“Who says I didn’t? The evidence is in my family’s Buddhist shrine. My husband keeps all the correspondence he exchanges with them there. Besides, they took half of the silver!”
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately gave the Crown Prince a wink. The Crown Prince nodded and immediately ordered the hidden guards on the roof to investigate.
Seeing that the information had been revealed, she began to suspect the mastermind behind it all. After all, a single explosion could expose all her secrets, and she probably wouldn't have thought of seeking revenge on the Crown Prince after her death.
"Who did you see after you died?" Yue Huai had obviously already thought of this and asked in advance.
Wu Chaoyun looked at him, and immediately remembered the man's instructions to her. She said, "I saw people coming to pay their respects, but there weren't many. They all fawned over the powerful and looked down on the weak. Seeing that my family had fallen on hard times, they were unwilling to step into my house again."
Those inside the room twitched at the corners of their mouths upon hearing this.
The Li family embezzled military funds, causing so many soldiers to die unjustly. People probably curse them to death in their hearts, yet they still come to offer condolences.
"Besides those offering condolences, who else is there?" Jingwu looked at her, pondering whether or not to use the incantation.
Why should I tell you?
Jingwu took out a lightning-summoning talisman, looked at the person in front of him, and threatened, "If you don't talk, I'll send you and your ghost baby to their doom."
A sorcerer cannot kill a ghost without cause, unless it is a ghost that has committed heinous crimes.
Therefore, Jingwu was just threatening her.
Upon hearing this, Wu Chaoyun panicked and immediately said, "And Prince Hui, he came to see me with a person wearing a black cloak and whose face was covered."
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