"But...but I don't have any money," Qi Jiu said, scratching his head.
"Never mind what I said!" Qi Chengshuo said somewhat awkwardly.
He did have money, but the emperor had issued an edict forbidding any member of the royal family from providing aid to Qi Jiu, and he dared not disobey the decree.
"That girl said that anyone other than family members who wants her to do something has to pay money," Qi Jiu sighed.
“Ninth Uncle, you married her mother, and she severed ties with the Jiang family. According to the laws of our Great Yan Dynasty, she is now your daughter,” Qi Chengshuo said hurriedly.
“That’s true, but I can’t let her do the calculations for me. She’s never met Pei Qinglan before, and if she tries to do it, she’ll get hurt.” Qi Jiu said in a low voice, “This is what Ye Miaoyun told me. Xianya was injured before.”
"You're injured!" Qi Chengshuo frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Yes." Qi Jiu nodded: "These cultivators are very particular about cause and effect. Revealing heavenly secrets will come at a price."
Anyway... that's what Ye Miaoyun told him.
"Let me tell you, although Ye Miaoyun is a peasant woman and looks gentle, she's actually incredibly fierce. If I were to ask Xianya to force me to predict the relationship between Pei Qinglan, she would definitely chase after me with a feather duster." Qi Jiu said with a bitter face, "She chased me twice today. If I hadn't run fast, I would definitely have been beaten up."
Qi Chengshuo coughed lightly upon hearing this, but did not speak.
He had been here early in the morning to watch over Uncle Jiu. The first time Uncle Jiu went into the kitchen, he broke a bowl. The second time he went in, he kicked over a kimchi jar, which is why Ye Miaoyun chased him with a feather duster.
Honestly, he could hardly bear to look at it.
It's not that I feel sorry for Uncle Nine, but rather that I think he's stupid.
The uncle and nephew huddled together and whispered to each other. Before long, they noticed that Ye Miaoyun had come out.
Qi Jiu quickly got to work.
"Qi Jiu, I need to make lunch. Go help me knead the dough." Ye Miaoyun said, looking at Qi Chengshuo: "As for the task of roasting the river clam shells, I'll leave it to my nephew."
Qi Jiu's eyes widened upon hearing this.
He could tolerate being bossed around by this woman, since they were already married, and he didn't want to freeload. Doing some work would make him feel more at ease.
But Qi Chengshuo is different.
Just as Qi Jiu was about to say something, Qi Chengshuo's voice came from beside her: "Don't worry, Aunt Jiu, I will cook these clam shells properly."
Qi Jiu: "..."
When did this kid become so easy to talk to?
That evening, Jiang Xianya took Ye Qingze out and they went to the place where Xu Qianniang died.
Xu Qianniang's parents had been waiting there for a long time.
"Miss Jiang...Miss Jiang, can we really...can we see Qian Niang?" Xu the tailor asked in a trembling voice.
"Drip a drop of blood onto this talisman, then burn it with fire. When she arrives, you will be able to see her," Jiang Xianya said calmly.
"Then...has my daughter arrived yet?" Aunt Li asked cautiously, looking around.
“No.” Jiang Xianya shook her head.
Although the couple was very nervous, they did as instructed.
As darkness fell, Xu Qianniang's figure appeared under the big locust tree.
"Qianniang!" Xu the tailor and Aunt Li rushed over, shouting as they tried to hug their daughter, but their hands passed right through Xu Qianniang's body.
"Qian Niang." Aunt Li looked at her hands, then at Xu Qian Niang, and broke down in tears.
Xu Qianniang hadn't expected Jiang Xianya to bring her parents. She was stunned for a moment, then took several steps back, trying to get away from her parents.
She's just a ghost now, which is really scary.
Moreover, if a stranger stays in contact with her for a long time, she will become tainted with yin energy, which may cause them to fall seriously ill or even lose their lives.
She couldn't possibly harm her parents.
"Qianniang, don't back down! If you keep backing down, you'll fall into the river!" Xu the tailor was extremely anxious.
"Qianniang, my child." Aunt Li reached out, wanting to hug her daughter, but she knew that this was already a distant dream.
“Mother…” Xu Qianniang was also heartbroken. She waved her hand at her parents and said, “I am dead and have become a ghost. I have too much yin energy on me. Don’t come near me or something bad will happen.”
“Qian Niang…” Aunt Li was heartbroken.
She wasn't afraid of anything happening. If she could just hold her daughter one more time, she would give up her life for it.
To avoid them, Xu Qianniang deliberately flew to the other side.
When she saw Ye Qingze standing next to Jiang Xianya, she instantly transformed into a vengeful ghost and pounced on him.
Jiang Xianya reached out to stop her, but Xu Qianniang felt a tremendous force strike her. Her body flew backward uncontrollably and crashed heavily to the ground, leaving her feeling somewhat unsteady.
Jiang Xianya shook her head helplessly: "Why don't you learn your lesson, girl? You are no match for me at all, why try to fight a losing battle? I brought Ye Qingze here so that you could have things said clearly, not so that you could kill him."
As Jiang Xianya spoke, she opened the small porcelain bottle she carried with her and released the evil cultivator's soul.
"This person is named Xie Yun. He is a Taoist priest, but... in order to gain great power, he fell into evil ways and raised ghosts to devour people's souls. Once the ghosts are grown up, they can not only help him, but also nourish him and help him increase his strength. He is the one who harmed you."
After hearing Jiang Xianya's words, Xu Qianniang kept shaking her head: "No...it's impossible. The person who harmed me was Ye Qingze. I remember it very clearly. I saw his face and I even heard his voice."
She had her heart set on Ye Qingze, and although she had tried to win him over several times without success, she remembered Ye Qingze's face and voice vividly and could not possibly mistake him.
“This evil cultivator is quite skilled. He knows illusion magic and used it to deceive you. At that time, you were just an ordinary person, so of course you couldn’t tell the difference.” After Jiang Xianya finished speaking, she used magic to make the evil cultivator speak and tell Xu Qianniang everything that happened that day.
Upon hearing his words, Xu Qianniang's ghostly aura surged continuously, and after a moment, she transformed into a hideous vengeful ghost, lunging at the evil cultivator and trying to tear his soul apart.
Jiang Xianya did not stop her, letting Xu Qianniang vent her anger.
This evil cultivator's soul was very powerful. If Jiang Xianya hadn't used magic to control him, Xu Qianniang would have been no match for him at all.
Even so, despite using all her strength, Xu Qianniang could not completely shatter the evil cultivator's soul.
It was Jiang Xianya who took action, setting up an array to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, activating the array, and throwing the evil cultivator's soul into it, causing his soul to be burned to ashes.
This fire, formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, was extremely powerful. The evil cultivator suffered terribly before his death, screaming and howling in agony, which relieved Xu Qianniang's anger considerably.
“The matter is settled. You have been tainted with a lot of resentment. I will use magic to help you pass on and be reincarnated,” Jiang Xianya said softly, looking at Xu Qianniang.
Xu Qianniang was reluctant to leave her parents, but she also knew that she was now a ghost and staying with them would only harm them.
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