Chapter 197: Hades Disappears
Jingwu nodded and walked out with the woman.
Upon arriving at the front hall, she sat down, picked up the tea brought by the servants, and took two sips.
A short while later, Liu Shuhua's personal maid came up with a wooden box.
Liu Shuhua quickly took the box and handed it to the girl with both hands: "Master, please count it. It's three hundred taels of silver in total."
She never expected that such a powerful master would charge such a low price. The master she had consulted before would charge a thousand taels of silver for a feng shui consultation.
It's just a matter of moving a few stones and changing the layout.
Liu Shuhua felt increasingly cheated, secretly wishing she had met Jingwu sooner.
Jingwu took the box, glanced at it, and then put it into his Qiankun bag.
A slight smile played on her lips as she stood up to say goodbye.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"Alright." Liu Shuhua stood up, escorted the person to the door, instructed the coachman to take her back, and then stood by the carriage, watching her get in: "Take care, Master."
She wanted to leave with her too, so they could catch up on the way, but her second brother and sister-in-law were still asleep, so she had to stay behind.
Moreover, she hadn't told her mother and brother about this yet, as she simply couldn't leave.
Jingwu nodded upon hearing this, and then got into the carriage.
I wanted to use a teleportation spell to go back, but since someone else is already taking me, I'll let them take me; it'll save me some spiritual energy.
Jingwu leaned back, his mind starting to wander to the underworld.
She should have realized something was wrong in the underworld long ago, given that Black and White Impermanence hadn't appeared for so long.
This matter is probably quite serious.
Jingwu lowered his eyes, planning to catch the beautiful ghost and interrogate her carefully after returning home.
The carriage swayed and rocked, and soon arrived at the Shao residence.
After getting off the carriage, Jingwu immediately went straight to his courtyard.
But just as he reached the gate of the courtyard, he saw a figure rush out from the side and charge fiercely towards him.
Jingwu reacted quickly, dodging to the side, and the figure lost control of the force and fell straight to the ground.
"Ouch! Ouch! Jingwu, you vicious woman! How dare you murder your mother?!"
Upon hearing the sound, Jingwu looked down and saw Shao Wanyan lying on the ground, her face contorted in a grimace, howling like a banshee.
Her expression froze as she suddenly realized that she had forgotten to set up a protective barrier around her courtyard.
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Jingwu asked directly, "What do you want from me?"
"Where did you hide your brother? Give me back my son!" Shao Wanyan lay on her lap, clutching her skirt tightly. "Your sister is married now, why won't you give me back my son?! That's my son, that's your own brother, how could you hurt him, how could you?"
She's been going crazy these past few days. Ever since her son was taken away by Jingwu, she hasn't been able to sleep at all. Even when she does fall asleep, she dreams of her son being abused by Jingwu.
Shao Wanyan knew in her heart that this daughter resented her for leaving her in the Taoist temple and for not taking her with her when they fled to hide from the princess! So she transferred this hatred to A-Shu and her newborn son!
“Awu, it’s okay that your mother was wrong, your mother was wrong, your mother shouldn’t have left you in the Taoist temple. But you can’t hurt your brother because of this! Even if you resent us for abandoning you and not preparing a dowry for Ashu, I’ll accept that, but you can’t take your brother away! He’s my life!”
Hearing her words, Jingwu looked up and frowned deeply. The wound in his heart, which had long since healed, seemed to be torn open again, as if it had been stabbed hard once more.
She chuckled softly, then looked at her again with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
"Do you think everyone is like you, capable of harming even their own son? Don't worry, I'm not as ruthless as you. Run'an is doing well with me; at least, he won't be used as a tool to hurt you."
After saying this, Jingwu didn't want to get entangled with her any longer. He quickly made hand seals and chanted incantations to send her back to the courtyard.
Immediately, he teleported there and set up another barrier.
After hearing those words, Shao Wanyan wanted to say something, but she didn't know why she was inexplicably sent back to the courtyard.
She ran to the gate, wanting to go find Jingwu again, but found that she couldn't get out no matter what she did.
Shao Wanyan slowly slid down the door, breaking down in tears.
She's been locked up here again; Jingwu has locked her up here again.
What sins have I committed to deserve such a daughter?
Shao Wanyan leaned against the door, loudly cursing Jing Wu.
Her words were so harsh that even the servants couldn't help but feel sorry for Ah Wu.
After Jingwu set up the barrier, he didn't linger and immediately returned to his courtyard, ignoring her vicious words.
She sighed deeply, suppressing the slight pain in her heart.
Immediately, he released the beautiful ghost from the Qiankun bag.
"Tell me, what's wrong with the underworld?"
Jingwu looked at the alluring female ghost dressed in gauze and asked.
Hearing this, the beautiful ghost Chi Yan didn't want to say anything more, but seeing the imposing presence of the person in front of her, she swallowed hard and spoke.
"I heard it from other ghosts who came up from the underworld. They said that the King of the Underworld had disappeared for thousands of years. The underworld had kept this news tightly under wraps, but recently, someone leaked it out. After hearing this news, the thousand-year-old vengeful ghosts who had been suppressed by the King of the Underworld took the opportunity to cause trouble. Some of them escaped to the human world, while others became kings in the underworld."
Chi Yan fiddled with her fingers as she spoke, glancing up at the person in front of her.
"The underworld is in great chaos right now. It is said to have been divided into three factions. One faction is determined to protect the underworld to the death, while the other two factions are led by two thousand-year-old vengeful ghosts and are causing trouble in the underworld."
Jingwu frowned upon hearing this. She had never heard of the King of the Underworld disappearing for a thousand years.
This matter seems to be of great importance. The underworld is in turmoil. If it is not suppressed, the evil spirits will escape to the human world and wreak havoc. At that time, many innocent people will be harmed.
We need to discuss this with our mentor and see what the best course of action is.
With that in mind, Jingwu decided to return to Shuangcheng Temple that evening.
She raised her hand and put Chi Yan back into her Qiankun bag, deciding to send her to the underworld later, after the turmoil was over.
After Jingwu finished doing these things, he felt hungry, so he opened the door and asked the maid who was standing by to go to the kitchen to get some food.
She leaned back in her chair, staring blankly at a certain spot.
A moment later, the maid brought back a bowl of noodles, and Jingwu immediately began to eat. After finishing, she gave the maid a few instructions.
"I'm going to rest now. Don't let anyone into my yard."
"Yes." Although the maid was puzzled, she still obediently agreed.
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