Chapter 203: You begged me to stay!
The golden talisman floated in mid-air. Under Yu Mingyu's astonished gaze, Yu Zhiyi flicked her wrist, and the talisman disappeared into Yu Mingyu's forehead.
boom!
Yu Mingyu felt as if something had exploded in his mind. Then, his long-sealed memories were unlocked, and a series of memories that he had deliberately forgotten all came flooding into his mind.
Three years ago.
Not long after her master left, Yu Zhiyi had to catch ghosts, purify resentful spirits, and perform rituals for the deceased all by herself.
These things are still a bit difficult for a girl who is only fourteen years old.
That day, Yu Zhiyi had just captured a very fierce vengeful spirit. Its resentment was too deep to be purified in a short time, so she could only temporarily seal it in the City God Temple outside the city.
She had to return to the Yu residence before dark every day, otherwise she would have to sleep on the streets.
The vengeful spirit's resentment was too deep. She purified it for seven consecutive days and finally managed to cleanse it of most of its resentment. Just one more day of purification would be enough to completely end it.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong on this very last day.
The reason was that Yu Jiaojiao noticed that she had been leaving on time for the past few days and not returning until it was almost dark, so she secretly told Yu Mingyu.
Yu Mingyu suspected that she was associating with a group of shady people. Since he didn't want this fake sister anyway, he secretly followed Yu Zhiyi on her last day of going out, hoping to catch her red-handed.
At that time, Yu Zhiyi had reached the final moment; if she succeeded, she would obtain a pure spiritual body.
But if she fails, all her efforts over the past few days will have been in vain.
Not only will the vengeful spirit be unable to reincarnate, but it will also become even more ferocious.
The consequences of Yu Mingyu's sudden intrusion are self-evident—Yu Zhiyi failed.
If it weren't for the protective mirror and defensive artifacts left to her by her master, she would have been in grave danger.
In order to take revenge on Yu Zhiyi, the vengeful spirit possessed Yu Mingyu.
He escaped from the City God Temple and ran wildly towards the Yu Mansion.
He wanted to kick anyone he saw along the way, but fortunately Yu Zhiyi stopped him all the way, which prevented a major disaster.
Later, he escaped into the Yu family mansion, where he experienced the atmosphere of Yu Zhiyi's life.
Having guessed that this was her home, he actually attempted to harm Yu Zhiyi's family as revenge.
At that time, the vengeful spirit was wearing Yu Mingyu's skin. If it wanted to pretend to be real, it could suddenly attack and hurt people when the whole family was not paying attention.
Yu Zhiyi dared not gamble, so she used all her strength to destroy the vengeful spirit.
Because she had been expending her spiritual energy to purify the vengeful spirits for several days in a row, her strength was not enough. Fortunately, she had the magic weapon left by her master, and with a desperate struggle, she barely succeeded, but she also suffered a backlash.
After the vengeful spirit disappeared, she collapsed in the lotus pond due to exhaustion.
Yu Mingyu, who was the one she fought in the lotus pond, was not seriously injured after waking up.
Seeing that servants were about to pass by, he picked up Yu Zhiyi.
This is the origin of the phrase "life-saving grace".
Has Yu Mingyu really forgotten this memory?
Actually, no.
Even when the vengeful spirit possessed him, he still retained a sliver of consciousness and was clearly aware of what was happening.
However, afterwards, he was so frightened that he chose to play dead.
Pretending it was all a dream, he selectively forgot even details like how he should have been in the City God Temple but inexplicably appeared in the lotus pond of the Yu Mansion.
"Do you remember now?"
Yu Zhiyi looked at his stunned expression and curled her lips into a mocking smile: "That vengeful spirit was something I prepared for over a month and finally managed to capture. I spent countless hours drawing talismans and making magical artifacts in order to capture and purify it."
"That vengeful spirit was a virtuous person who had lived three lifetimes and accumulated great merit before its death, yet it died unjustly."
"As long as I can successfully purify its resentment and send it to be reincarnated, I will be able to gain a lot of merit. And because it has accumulated merit over three lifetimes, it will be able to be reincarnated into a wealthy and powerful family in its next life, have a happy and fulfilling family life, and live a peaceful and smooth life."
Her gaze suddenly turned piercing: "But because of your rash intrusion, all my efforts over such a long time have been wasted! Not only did I not gain any merit points, but I was also weakened for half a year."
"And that vengeful spirit vanished into thin air, never to be reborn again."
"It's my fault for being so foolish back then. Even though I was feeling terrible every day, I went to take care of you myself because I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable from the influx of yin energy."
"As a result, not only did I not receive a single word of gratitude, but I was also humiliated, despised, and called a scheming woman who would stop at nothing!"
Yu Zhiyi's eyes were full of disgust: "Yu Mingyu, do you know? In the entire Yu family, apart from Yu Jiaojiao, you are the person I hate the most."
"Besides being luckier than me by being born into a wealthy and powerful family with both parents, what other advantages do you have?"
"You're bad at studying, bad at martial arts, and bad at judging people! You're like someone with cerebral palsy, all you can do is help Yu Jiaojiao distort the truth, you have no other skills!"
"But you always put on an air of being the most noble person in the world. I just don't understand where your confidence comes from?"
“You keep saying I’m scheming and that I’m clinging to the Yu family’s reputation, but don’t forget, when Yu Jiaojiao came back, I said I was leaving! I had already packed all my luggage and even notified my master to wait for me outside.”
“You said that you’ve been with me for ten years and that you’ve already considered me family; you also said that even if your younger sister didn’t come back, you wouldn’t neglect me, that we are all your sisters and that you would cherish me as before.”
Yu Mingyu couldn't help but take a step back.
More distant memories flooded his mind, and his thoughts became somewhat chaotic for a moment.
At that time, Yu Zhiyi was only ten years old, while he was already fifteen.
Logically, he should remember more details.
He remembered everything Yu Zhiyi said.
Yes, Yu Zhiyi was ready to leave that day.
The whole family said they couldn't bear to part with her, that they wouldn't hold a grudge against her, and that they would never abandon her.
Only then did her master agree to keep her.
He genuinely treated her like a younger sister back then, and he truly imagined that he could treat her equally and not neglect her.
When did everything change?
He was upset and blurted out, "Who told you to always target Jiaojiao?"
Yu Zhiyi laughed: "I'm targeting Yu Jiaojiao. Anyone can say that, but you're the only one who can't!"
When Yu Jiaojiao plotted to frame her, she would only pretend in front of other members of the Yu family, but she would never pretend in front of Yu Mingyu.
Because, without knowing when it started, she had become a synonym for malice in his mind.
Even if she doesn't need to do anything, as long as Yu Jiaojiao says that she did something bad, Yu Mingyu will believe it without thinking.
It's hard to believe that this woman, who always claims to be cunning and shrewd, is so easily fooled by clumsy lies.
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