Chapter 32: Breaking Greed "Madam Luo really doesn't want to be separated from me...
"Mother..." Xiang'er walked forward with tears in her eyes, slowly stretching her hands upwards, like a child begging for a hug from her mother.
The corpse demon lay motionless on the ground, its face speckled with corpse spots, now a consciousnessless corpse. The next moment, its tightly closed mouth slowly opened, revealing a group of white eyes.
A white shadow gradually formed before them. Even though they had never seen Cui Susu, they could guess that she was the real mother Xiang'er had spoken of. Cui Susu floated in front of Xiang'er, bent slightly, and raised her hand to cover his face, her eyes filled with love.
"Mother, Xiang'er misses you so much..."
Although Xiang'er was young, he had heard many ghost stories. He could now understand that the mother who appeared before him was already in the form of a spirit. Tears welled up in his eyes as he watched his hands pass through his mother's body. Xiang'er choked up and said, "Everyone in the village said that my mother didn't want me anymore. I didn't believe it. I searched for my mother for two years and finally found her."
"Xiang'er just misses mother too much. If mother doesn't want Xiang'er, Xiang'er will go back to the village tomorrow." Xiang'er wiped her tears, her lips trembling constantly.
Someone was sobbing in his ear, and Luo Qingling subconsciously turned around to look, only to see that Song Yutai had burst into tears without him knowing when. He was indeed a nobleman with a strong ability of empathy.
Perhaps because her soul was incomplete, Cui Susu's transformation into human form had drained all her strength. She couldn't utter a sound, but with trembling arms, she embraced Xiang'er. Xiang'er sobbed breathlessly. Cui Susu tried to wipe away his tears, but her transparent hands passed right through him.
Xiang'er, don't be afraid, mother is here.
Cui Susu opened her mouth and smiled at Xiang'er, tears suddenly streaming down her face. She looked at Xiang'er carefully, then turned away after a moment, her expression determined.
Before everyone could react, Cui Susu's figure gradually faded away, the corpse monster on the ground moved a little, and black smoke came out of its mouth.
"Cui Susu is using her last soul to die together with the evil spirit!" Qin Yanheng stood in front of Luo Qingling, fearing that the evil spirit would invade her body.
The black and white smoke were entangled in front of him. Qin Yanheng glanced at Luo Qingling from the side, and the latter immediately understood what he meant. He saw Luo Qingling making a gesture with one hand and holding a sword with the other, ready to make a move.
"Yuan Zhuan is Taixu, coming out of the darkness and entering the underworld." The girl's voice was soft, with a bit of firmness.
"Kill the monster for me and your name will be recorded in Shangqing." Qin Yanheng stared at the corpse monster coldly and said while making hand gestures.
"Hurry up and obey the command—"
The Golden Dragon Sword suddenly lit up, flashing with golden light. Unlike previous moves, this time a dragon and a phoenix were entangled together, both flying into the sky, flying straight towards the black evil spirit.
Seeing this, the evil spirit spread out in all directions in an instant, but Qin Yanheng had already expected this. He took a step forward and suddenly made another move. A yellow talisman flew out from his sleeve and trapped the black smoke. Qin Yanheng took out a white porcelain bottle from somewhere and sucked all the black smoke into the bottle.
The evil spirit was suppressed.
"Luo Qingling, don't let Cui Susu leave!"
Qin Yanheng shouted at Luo Qingling, then he jumped two steps to the left and right and made another hand gesture, probably wanting to change the formation to keep Cui Susu's soul so that he could interrogate the murderer's identity.
The wind rises.
Luo Qingling's steps were staggered by the sudden cool breeze. She staggered two steps, and suddenly a golden circle appeared under her feet. It was Qin Yanheng setting up the formation.
She subconsciously looked at Xiang'er, who was still standing beside Cui Susu's soul. The latter's face was still covered with tears, and she seemed not to understand the situation.
Luo Qingling knew what Qin Yanheng was going to do. She said to Xiang'er in a gentle voice, "Xiang'er, don't you want to talk to your mother? Bring her here quickly."
As long as they enter this formation, Cui Susu's soul will be able to stay. As long as they have the soul, why worry about not being able to find out the real culprit?
Although Xiang'er didn't know what his brother and sister were trying to do, he knew in his heart that as long as he followed Sister Luo's instructions, he would be reunited with his mother. He looked up at his mother, whose figure gradually faded away, wiped away his tears, and reached out to her: "Mother, Xiang'er will take you home."
Cui Susu nodded with red eyes, moved her feet which were almost disappearing to catch up with Xiang'er, and the two of them slowly walked into the golden circle.
"Mother, Xiang'er has a lot to say to you. Later we will..." Xiang'er stepped into the golden circle and was about to turn around to lead Cui Susu in.
A flash of red light passed by.
Just as Cui Susu stepped into the formation, a flaming sword flew out from nowhere, and the tip of the sword pierced Cui Susu's chest, and the latter was instantly scared to death.
The longsword fell to the ground, the blade pointed at the hole in the window paper - the hole that the sword had pierced just now. A cold wind rushed in from outside, and the darkness outside the window was particularly creepy.
Xiang'er looked at Cui Susu who suddenly disappeared from his sight, tears welling up in his eyes. The joy of reuniting with his mother suddenly plummeted. He raised his hand to touch the scattered soul in the air and said in a trembling voice, "Mother... dear?"
The only response he got was the sound of the red arrow falling to the ground.
Cui Susu completely disappeared from this world.
A corpse demon, no, it should be said that it was Cui Susu's corpse lying in the corridor, with the bones of her severed legs exposed, and the body looked like it had been dead for several days.
The golden circle beneath his feet flashed for a moment before disappearing onto the ground. Qin Yanheng slowly lowered his hand from the hand seals he was making, and together with Luo Qingling, he walked towards Xiang'er.
It is useless to do anything now. Cui Susu is dead and not a single soul will remain.
"Sister Luo, my mother...will she never come back?" Xiang'er could no longer cry. She looked up at Luo Qingling with a hoarse voice.
Seeing Xiang'er like this, Luo Qingling couldn't hold back any longer. She hugged Xiang'er and nodded, biting her lips hard to stop herself from crying, for fear that crying would remind Xiang'er of the pain again.
A pair of dry, warm hands covered her head, gently caressing it. Luo Qingling knew it was Qin Yanheng without even looking up. She was about to say something when a handkerchief appeared before her eyes, which were covered by tears. It was the one she had given to Qin Yanheng earlier.
"Don't be sad. I'll find a way to redress Cui Susu's innocence." Qin Yanheng's voice was low, his emotion barely concealed. He had thought that by dealing with the corpse demon, everything would be safe, but who knew... Qin Yanheng glanced coldly at the red arrow that had frightened Cui Susu to death, his eyes darkening.
From the Rockets.
It seems that this matter is not that simple.
The dim corridor suddenly lit up, and footsteps could be heard, as if we had suddenly entered a busy city.
"Dead people—"
The hallway was filled with a clamor of voices, while the building was brightly lit and bustling, as if it had just been a dream. Around the corner, Mother Zhao appeared like a flash of lightning, suddenly approaching the corpse, her face filled with panic.
"This, this is Cui Susu!" Mother Zhao turned her head to look at the officers and soldiers who were chasing them, and immediately fell silent.
Just now, everyone had fallen into the alternate world created by the corpse demon, and those in the building were unaware of what had happened on the second floor. Now that the corpse demon had been captured and the barrier had vanished, everyone in the building saw four people suddenly appear in the hallway with their bodies. Similarly, Mother Zhao naturally had no idea why Cui Susu's body was in Hua Manlou.
Qin Yanheng brushed his sleeves, closed his eyes and calmed himself down. After a while, he ordered Cui Susu's body to be brought back to the Dali Temple so that the coroner could examine the cause of death.
At this moment, Cui Susu was stabbed to death by Li Huojian, and the trick of summoning the soul to ask the real culprit was no longer feasible. She could only rely on the traditional method to solve the case.
"Your Highness," Luo Qingling wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, looked up at Qin Yanheng, who was a head taller than him, and forced a smile, "Now how do we find the real culprit?"
Qin Yanheng shook his head. After what had just happened, his heart was in turmoil. Seeing Luo Qingling looking at him with tears in her eyes, Qin Yanheng couldn't help but feel a wavering feeling, and inexplicably, an inappropriate thought arose - he couldn't bear to see her cry.
"If you are tired, Madam Luo, you can go back home and rest first. I will take care of it myself..."
"It has come to this, how could I leave the little prince alone?" Luo Qingling sniffed and spoke in a firm tone.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yanheng froze for a moment as soon as she finished speaking. Seeing his reaction, Luo Qingling immediately felt a sense of regret. Her words had been like a promise to him, a promise not to leave him. This was strangely awkward. Clearly, she and Qin Yanheng had only been forced to become partners because of the Golden Dragon Sword. This made it seem like...
She was about to explain herself when Qin Yanheng suddenly grinned, his expression as if to say, "See, I was right, you must have had other intentions when you approached me." He lowered his head slightly and approached her, his distinct black and white eyes staring straight at Luo Qingling, and he couldn't say anything nice.
"Madam Luo, do you really not want to be separated from me?"
The young man raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes were clear, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes - he didn't know why he wanted to laugh, he just felt that the depressed mood in his heart was suddenly swept away, and this was just because of Luo Qingling's words.
"Ah, yes, I still remember you gave the portrait—"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"
Hearing the word "portrait", Luo Qingling jumped up suddenly as if he had stepped on a landmine, stood on tiptoe and covered Qin Yanheng's mouth with both hands, for fear that he would reveal another word.
The breath was warm and sprayed all over her palm, making it a little itchy.
Luo Qingling suddenly realized that they seemed to be quite close. She could even see his distinct eyelashes, and... and his eyes that were staring at her without blinking.
The pair of phoenix eyes that were unconsciously filled with smiles just looked at her.
Her heart skipped a beat, and Luo Qingling abruptly withdrew her hand and took two steps back, clasping her hands tightly behind her back. She pursed her lips and lowered her head, quickly thinking about what to say to break the awkwardness at the moment.
"Okay, I won't tell anyone." Qin Yanheng smiled and stabbed her again, as if he was deliberately teasing her.
What was he talking about? Was it about not telling anyone about the portrait, or about her... her actions just now? Hadn't the news of her sending the portrait to his palace spread throughout the capital long ago? Did he still need to bring it up?
Could it be that Qin Yanheng meant that he wouldn't tell anyone else about her proactive "sticking to him"? Of course, that couldn't be told! Otherwise, her already bad reputation would be even worse. But then again, what on earth was Qin Yanheng laughing at just now...
Luo Qingling was confused and asked subconsciously, "Isn't the young prince also enjoying it?"
After saying that, she slapped herself on the cheek.
What on earth was she talking about... Luo Qingling exclaimed "Ah" and hurriedly turned and left, not giving Qin Yanheng any chance to speak.
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