Chapter 298. Old Master Shen was startled by his son's sudden appearance.
Old Master Shen walked into the mourning hall with a cane, followed by a thin Taoist priest in a yellow robe.
Liang Yizhi narrowed his eyes slightly and took a step closer to Ji Ying without making a sound.
"Dad, what brings you here?" Madam Shen asked.
Old Master Shen's face was full of grief. "Aizhu was my joy. She's gone. Can't I, the head of the family, come and see her?"
Madam Shen shed a few tears upon hearing his words.
Ji Ying chuckled and looked away.
However, Old Master Shen's withered finger pointed at her.
"The Taoist priest just performed a spirit writing exercise, and Aizhu's vengeful spirit is restless, weeping blood as she laments that she was driven to her death by you, a woman, and her resentment is so great that she cannot be reincarnated. Now, only your blood can release her from this strait!"
"Dad, what's wrong...?"
Madam Shen frowned.
Shen Zhai would never do that.
Just as she was about to speak, Shen Ruofu took her arm and advised, "Mom, you've been worrying about Aizhu's funeral these past few days, so leave things here to Grandpa to handle."
Madam Shen hesitated for a moment, but still had Shen Ruofu help her to the side.
Grandpa Shen raised his chin. "Master Wang, go and get her blood, any amount is fine."
Wang the Taoist priest tossed aside the duster and said solemnly, "Amitabha! Miss Shen is filled with resentment and may turn into a vengeful ghost. If we do not appease her spirit in time, it will surely bring disaster to our family. Only by using the blood of the instigator as a catalyst to draw an 'apology talisman' and burning it can we quell her resentment."
As he spoke, he took out a needle.
Ji Ying doesn't tolerate anyone; she kicks anyone she can.
The kick was swift and clean, sending Wang Daoshi flying and knocking over Shen Aizhu's portrait stand, scattering incense burners and offerings all over the ground.
Old Master Shen was furious, "Ji Ying, it wasn't enough that you killed her, you even want to destroy her funeral hall?"
Ji Ying patted her trouser leg, raised an eyebrow and replied, "Since Old Master Shen is so worried that her resentment will affect the Shen family, why don't you go to hell yourself to appease her?"
"I'm 78 years old, are you cursing me?" Old Master Shen was so angry that his face turned ashen.
“Miss Ji,” Shen Ruofu walked over with a frown, her face full of heartache for her grandfather being bullied, “it’s just a little bit of your blood, not much at all, why are you treating a kind old man so rudely?”
Ji Ying turned to look at her and asked, "Did you bring a translator?"
"What?" Shen Ruofu was confused.
Ji Ying suddenly raised her hand and slapped her across the face, "I don't understand your nonsense."
I got beaten up again!
Shen Ruofu's ears were ringing, and she was completely stunned.
"Ji Ying!" Madam Shen stood up from her chair. "You have absolutely no manners."
At this moment, Wang Daoshi, who had put his hat back on, stepped forward and said to Old Master Shen, "Old Master Shen, time is of the essence. If this time is missed, the resentment will solidify, and even a Great Immortal will find it difficult to save the Shen family."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Shen immediately called to the bodyguards standing outside the mourning hall.
"You guys come in and take this woman under control."
“Old Master Shen, we never practice feudal superstitions here.”
Liang Yizhi pulled Ji Ying into his arms.
With him protecting him, the bodyguards didn't dare to step forward and could only stand around looking at Old Master Shen questioningly.
Old Master Shen's gaze fell on Liang Yizhi, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
“Liang Yizhi, don’t forget, you are the one who married my granddaughter’s memorial tablet. You are the son-in-law of the Shen family. You can’t side with outsiders.”
Liang Yizhi raised his eyebrows slightly. "I will help those who are reasonable, not those who are close to me. An investigation team has been set up in the prison to investigate the cause of Shen Aizhu's death, and they will give you an explanation soon. If Old Master Shen is trying to harm people by creating a mystery in order to avenge Shen Aizhu, I will not stand idly by."
Old Master Shen snorted coldly, "Fine, if you want to protect him, then let's see if you can protect him today."
He then ordered his bodyguards, "All of you, get him! Whoever gets Ji Ying's blood today will receive a reward of 1 million."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ran appeared at the door carrying a heavy object, her smiling gaze sweeping over everyone.
"Who among you wants to be the first to go down and accompany Miss Chen?"
The bodyguards froze on the spot, none of them daring to move.
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to Jiang Ran, Master Wang's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he took the opportunity to raise his needle and stab at Ji Ying.
Liang Yizhi, who had been protecting Ji Ying, reacted extremely quickly, delivering a sharp chop to Wang Daozhang's wrist bone!
He used great force, which made Wang Daoshi's entire arm tremble.
In that instant, Ji Ying saw a scorpion tail tattoo on the inside of his wrist, and her breath caught in her throat.
After brutally attacking Wang the Taoist priest, Liang Yizhi kicked him into a stone pillar next to the mourning hall before he could react.
“He…” Ji Ying pointed at the Taoist priest, her emotions running high, “He is the murderer who hurt Xiao Xia!”
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest's expression changed drastically.
He endured the excruciating pain, rolled over, nimbly smashed open the stained-glass window beside him, and leaped out.
Liang Yizhi's gaze turned cold, and he immediately called out, "Jiang Ran!"
Jiang Ran, who was guarding the door, reacted very quickly. Almost the instant Wang Daoshi broke the window, she threw the hard object to Yue Zheng and rushed over.
Two figures disappeared out the window, one after the other.
Liang Yizhi turned to look at Old Master Shen, "Are you looking for a Taoist priest or an assassin?"
Old Master Shen's lips trembled, but he still stubbornly said, "What are your intentions in driving away the master I invited and not letting Aizhu rest in peace? Liang Yizhi, the Shen family can make you, and it can also destroy you."
"You senile old fool..."
Ji Ying was about to step forward and confront him when Liang Yizhi grabbed her arm.
Although they hadn't officially acknowledged each other, he didn't want Ji Ying to be branded as disrespectful to her elders.
"What? I'm the head of the Shen family. You dare hit me?"
No sooner had Old Master Shen finished speaking than Shen Jingxiu's voice came from the doorway.
“Father, people these days are easily provoked. You are still in good health, why make such a request?”
Old Master Shen was not only startled by his son's sudden appearance, but also speechless at his words.
Shen Jingxiu sat in a wheelchair and was slowly pushed into the mourning hall by a nurse.
"Jingxiu, why are you out here?"
Madam Shen quickly went to greet her and took the wheelchair from the nurse.
Shen Jingxiu said calmly, "I felt better, so I came out. Is there a problem?"
Madam Shen's nose tingled with emotion, and she quickly said, "I'm overjoyed that you can leave the ward."
Shen Jingxiu took a deep breath and looked at his wife. "Over the years, I have been immersed in the grief of losing Ruoheng and have neglected many things at home. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
“It’s not hard,” Madam Shen wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. “As long as you can get through this, that’s better than anything else.”
“Dad,” Shen Ruofu rushed forward, her voice choked with sobs, “We’ve been hoping you would get better. If only Aizhu could see you walk out of the ward today…”
She stopped speaking at the right moment, lowered her head to wipe the corner of her eye, and tried to do the same thing, so that Shen Jingxiu would also take his anger out on Ji Ying because of Shen Aizhu's death.
However, Shen Jingxiu could only glance at her indifferently, raising his eyebrows slightly.
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