Upon seeing Lu Qing, Huiyi asked in confusion, "Amitabha, why are you two benefactors here so late?"
Lu Qing told Hui Yi about how the female ghost had framed her.
Upon hearing this, Hui's brows furrowed immediately:
"We, the humble monk and benefactor, have done so much to help her, yet she resorts to such means to harm you!"
Huiyi stood up and bowed to Lu Qing:
"Amitabha! It was my oversight that nearly harmed you, benefactor. It is all my fault!"
Upon hearing Huiyi's words, Lu Qing couldn't help but frown:
"Abbot, you wouldn't be thinking of taking the blame for that female ghost, would you?!"
"Amitabha!" Huiyi bowed, which was considered as tacitly agreeing with Lu Qing's words.
Lu Qing couldn't help but sneer:
“Abbot, I don’t care if you are compassionate, have pity on all living beings, and are willing to repay evil with good. But I am not a Buddhist and I don’t have that much compassion.”
"I only know whoever wronged me, and I'll hold them accountable. There's no reason for you to bear the blame for her mistakes. If everyone in the world were like you, wouldn't murderers be able to have others take the blame?"
Huiyi's eyes trembled slightly:
"Does the benefactor know why this humble monk is so determined to save these female ghosts?"
"Why did you save them? It's none of my business!" Lu Qing retorted angrily.
Huiyi: "This humble monk could have saved them long ago, preventing them from committing such a grave mistake. It was my selfishness that led to this outcome, so this evil spirit also bears some responsibility."
Under Lu Qing's puzzled gaze, Huiyi revealed the secret she had kept hidden in her heart for many years.
Although Huiyi became a monk at a young age, he had biological parents.
His biological father was a gambler who would abuse his mother every time he lost money at the casino.
Huiyi had never witnessed these events, nor had he ever been beaten by his father, because from the moment he was born, his mother sent him to the abbot of Jinshan Temple so that he would not grow up in such a brutal family environment.
As far back as he can remember, his mother would secretly visit him, not often, sometimes only once or twice a year, and each time she would be covered in injuries, each one more serious than the last.
A few years later, after Huiyi turned ten, her mother never came again.
Huiyi later learned that his mother had been beaten to death by his biological father.
At that moment, hatred welled up in his heart, and he wished he could kill the murderer right then and there.
It was the abbot who stopped him, forced him to cultivate, and made him forget these hatreds.
But can hatred truly be completely forgotten?
Only Huiyi himself knew that a demon had always lived in his heart, a demon that wanted to avenge his mother.
Finally, one day, the old abbot passed away.
Huiyi could no longer suppress the demon in his heart. He left Jinshan Temple, wanting to find that man and kill him.
However, just as he was following the man and preparing to make his move in a secluded place, the man was bewitched by the female ghost, who drained his life force and caused his death.
It could be said that these female ghosts saved him from getting his hands stained with blood.
He was fully capable of eliminating the female ghost at that time, but he hesitated because of this matter.
He thought that these female ghosts were pitiful people. If they killed a few more unfaithful men here, there would be fewer innocent mothers who died tragically and fewer children who lost their homes in the world.
So he left, leaving the female ghosts to their own devices.
Until one day, these female ghosts began to harm more and more people, and even some men who had never harmed anyone were drained of their life force by them.
He knew he had made a mistake, which led to what happened next.
After hearing everything, Lu Qing let out a cold laugh:
"Abbot, do you think that after saying all that, I will do as you wish?"
"I'll let the other female ghosts go, but the one who harmed me, I'll make sure her soul is scattered to the winds. If you don't agree, I don't mind following Bai Suzhen's example and flooding Jinshan Temple again!"
Huiyi's eyes narrowed: "No! The flood will engulf Jinshan Temple, causing immense suffering and death. You are also a cultivator; how can you act in such a way!"
"Why not! Better to die than to die, my friend! Even if there is widespread suffering, it will be your fault. You decide for yourself!" Lu Qing laughed.
Huiyi pondered for a long time before finally taking out the crystal bottle.
Lu Qing found out the female ghost who had harmed her.
"Alright! You can keep the others and purify them slowly. I'll take this one with me!"
After saying that, Lu Qing stuffed the female ghost into the talisman and left Jinshan Temple with Gu Xicheng.
Huiyi watched her departing figure, then lowered her head listlessly.
"Did I... really do something wrong?"
Here, Lu Qing asked Gu Xicheng to drive her to a desolate forest on the outskirts of the city.
This place has the heaviest yin energy and the most evil spirits you can find.
Since this female ghost wanted to harm her, she would naturally retaliate tenfold.
Lu Qing summoned all the evil spirits in the forest, and soon a chilling wind swept through the area.
Long-tongued ghosts, hanged ghosts, air-eating ghosts, lustful ghosts... and so on, all kinds of ghosts were summoned.
Having experienced being surrounded by a hundred ghosts, Gu Xicheng was a little scared.
Lu Qing held his hand and smiled:
"It's alright! With me here, I'll beat any of them who dare to bully you to a pulp!"
Gu Xicheng smiled; it was a strange feeling to be protected by his wife.
"What orders does the Celestial Master have summoned us for?" a ghost asked cautiously.
Lu Qing threw the female ghost out of the talisman.
"She's yours now. Do whatever you want with her. It doesn't matter if her soul is scattered!"
The female ghost was in her thirties, wearing a cheongsam, and was much prettier than these ugly ghosts.
Lu Qing looked at her face and realized that she had harmed many female ghosts in her previous life.
Many innocent girls in that brothel were deceived by her, and she didn't even spare her own younger sister, so Lu Qing showed her no mercy.
These evil spirits are far more ruthless in their torture methods than Lu Qing; this female ghost won't survive tonight.
Lu Qing stood not far away, listening to the screams coming from the woods, his face expressionless.
After a while, she had listened enough and then left with Gu Xicheng.
At night, after a hearty meal and drinks, Gu Xicheng was seized by lust and didn't let such a good time alone pass by.
This resulted in Lu Qing sleeping soundly the entire way back the next day without opening her eyes, until she returned to school.
"Qingqing, wake up!" Gu Xicheng gently pinched Lu Qing's cheek.
Lu Qing rubbed her eyes and looked out the window:
"We're at school! So fast!"
"If you don't want to go back, I can stay with you outside the school for another night," Gu Xicheng said with a wicked smile.
Lu Qing shook her head repeatedly: "No, no! I have to go back to school to study!"
After saying that, she quickly got out of the car and fled as if she were running away.
Gu Xicheng smiled and watched her enter the school before driving away.
Having tasted the sweetness of meat, Gu Xicheng walked with an air of superiority. As soon as he got home, his smug expression betrayed everything.
"Mom, your makeup looks beautiful today!"
"Grandma, your clothes are nice. I'll buy you a few more like these next time!"
As Gu Xicheng spoke, he cheerfully poured himself a glass of red wine, almost jumping for joy.
Nan Qian asked the old lady with a puzzled look:
"Mom, what's wrong with Xiaocheng? He's like he's gone mad!"
Grandma Gu saw right through him: "He's finally found a wife, of course he's happy!"
Nan Qian immediately realized:
"Mom, you mean he went out with Qingqing this time..."
Grandma Gu nodded, winking and making eye contact.
"Have someone go to the auction house later. I heard there's a phoenix crown up for auction today. Buy it and give it to Qingqing."
"Okay! I'll send someone over in a bit!" Nan Qian said with a smile.
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