Those wronged souls seemed to be shrouded in confusion and seemed to be in deep hesitation.
They were like wisps of vague shadows, slowly floating in the air. The extremely gloomy atmosphere now became somewhat disordered, like the surface of a lake wrinkled by the breeze.
After a long while, they finally made the extremely difficult decision.
"Ah, thank you for your trust." Chu Lingxiao's words seemed to be full of flattery, and the voice was particularly clear in this quiet environment.
Gu Qingze, who was standing aside, watched this scene quietly. The doubts in his heart were like boiling water, about to turn into reality.
Did those ghosts really speak? He only saw Ling Xiao talking to himself.
But on second thought, Ling Xiao is a person with that special ability. He can spy on and sense everything. It is normal for him to know everything without conversation.
But he was rather miserable, as he could only infer the content of their conversation based on Ling Xiao's fragmentary words.
After Chu Lingxiao made his solemn promise, the wronged souls circled in the air for a while like mysterious clouds.
Then, they bowed deeply to Chu Lingxiao, as if to express their most sincere and pious gratitude.
Then, they gradually dissipated, transforming into tiny points of starlight as bright as diamonds, and disappeared into the sky like an incomparably gorgeous Milky Way.
The tiny stars twinkled with faint light, as if they were the final farewell of these wronged souls.
Afterwards, Chu Lingxiao focused his attention back on the ghost cultivator.
He showed a somewhat apologetic smile on his face: "Sorry, I wanted to let you die a little easier, but... since I promised them, I can only..."
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Qingze and signaled with his eyes. Gu Qingze understood immediately and quickly took out a pagoda-shaped spiritual weapon from his storage bag.
The spiritual weapon emitted a mysterious light, as if it contained some pressure.
Gu Qingze circulated his spiritual power and absorbed the ghost cultivator into it. Under the powerful suction of the spiritual weapon, the ghost cultivator was sucked in without any resistance and disappeared in an instant.
He asked, "How many days will she be kept in custody?"
Chu Lingxiao frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Seven days, then kill him."
Gu Qingze nodded. "The flow of time in the tower is different from that in the outside world. One day in the outside world is equivalent to about a hundred years in the tower. Enduring seven hundred years of constant torture is indeed a great torture."
"Besides... in the tower, she couldn't even commit suicide..."
After he said this, he fell silent, as if he was lost in deep thought.
Chu Lingxiao looked at him and patted his shoulder. His gesture seemed to be both teasing and simply puzzled.
"Qingze, what's wrong with you? Could it be that... you think this punishment is too severe? You can't bear it?"
"Not really." Gu Qingze shook his head. "I can feel the pain coming from the souls of those eleven brides. They must have suffered great torture while being imprisoned by her."
"That ghost cultivator not only ruined the lives of those brides and took their lives, but also treated them so badly that they couldn't rest in peace even after death..."
"I even feel that the punishment she received now is too light..."
There was a hint of complicated emotions in Gu Qingze's eyes. He lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was trying his best to hide the surging emotions.
The long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyelids, making his face look deeper.
"The reason I was silent just now was that I suddenly felt... this spiritual weapon of mine is quite practical. It's suitable for imprisoning death row prisoners. Killing them directly would be too easy for them. Their deaths are not worth it. They should also experience the pain."
Chu Lingxiao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "It's a pity that this spiritual weapon has too many restrictions. Not only can it only accommodate five people, but it must be closed when the opponent is weak. More importantly, the cultivation level cannot be higher than the Nascent Soul stage."
"Yeah." Gu Qingze nodded, "It's because of so many restrictions, otherwise this spiritual weapon would have reached the Heavenly Rank."
Chu Lingxiao murmured softly: "Heavenly Stage..."
Then, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Qingze, since the Gu family is a spiritual weapon dealer, and is well-known far and wide, do they have any heavenly spiritual weapons?"
Gu Qingze nodded: "Yes, but this is not created by the Gu family. The Gu family is just a channel, responsible for collecting and then doing transactions."
"After all, a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Weapon...even the most advanced weapon refiner would find it difficult to confidently create one. Besides, those who possess such abilities are usually very proud and would deem themselves kings, and would not be easily recruited by others."
Chu Lingxiao sighed: "Even so, it's still amazing."
Gu Qingze hugged him, his movements gentle and loving, and teased, "Why? Why did Ling Xiao suddenly ask this? Could it be that he wants a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Weapon as a betrothal gift to marry you?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Lingxiao punched him, but the force wasn't strong. "Silly boy, I'm just asking out of curiosity. Besides... a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Weapon is too valuable. Even for the Gu family, Heavenly Grade Spiritual Weapons are probably rare. It's not appropriate for me to just keep them."
"Also... there's no question of who will marry whom between us, right?"
"Yeah." Gu Qingze nodded quickly, then changed the subject, "But...if Ling Xiao is willing, I'd let you marry me."
Upon hearing this, Chu Lingxiao rubbed his head vigorously, his gesture full of doting: "That's not necessary. Although Qingze looks more gentle, he is still a man after all."
"If I call you Madam or Madam, it might be fun occasionally, but if I do it too often, I believe you won't be used to it."
Gu Qingze smiled and said, "That's true. When we're role-playing in private, we can just call each other that. If we call each other that way in daily life, it'll probably just seem weird."
"You know what, I've actually thought about this before. If Ling Xiao calls me husband..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Lingxiao glanced at him with a look of disdain, but deep love was hidden in his eyes: "You wish. Except for that time, I would never take the initiative to call you that under other circumstances."
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