Good Aunt
I lunged forward, my hand getting closer and closer to her. Finally, I grabbed the hem of her dress and dragged her to the ground. I quickly took two steps forward and pressed down on her shoulders to prevent her from getting up. She struggled and screamed incessantly. I then sat down on the palace maid's waist and pressed her down...
He was just glad that he could touch her.
Then I turned to Ah Shi, who was staring in disbelief, and ordered, "Quickly, use an array to trap her first, then transform her malevolent energy..."
"Oh, oh," Ah Shi nodded blankly, and began to take out magical artifacts to set up an array around the female ghost. After the array was set up, I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to come out when I realized that the magic barrier had also trapped me inside the array... I looked at Ah Shi speechlessly: "You trapped me too?"
"Huh?" Ah Shi exclaimed, scratching the back of his head: "It's mainly because you were on top of the palace maid ghost just now, so you were trapped together."
"That's not right! I'm not a ghost, so why can't I get out?"
"But... since you can touch her, you should be in the same state as the female ghost."
"Am I a ghost?" I looked at my skeletal frame with a puzzled expression, frowned, and asked, "Can you release me first?"
"This...this, I'm afraid she'll run away as soon as I open the array barrier..."
I smacked my lips: "Fine, then you can neutralize my malevolent energy. My malevolent energy was all struck off by heavenly lightning, so it shouldn't have any effect."
Ah Shi shrank back and whispered, "Then... I'll try? If you feel unwell, Auntie, you must tell me right away."
“Okay,” I nodded, “You can begin.”
Ah Shi took out a small, yellow, cone-shaped magic artifact with pointed ends and flicked it into the air. The magic cone began to spin automatically. As he chanted incantations faster and faster, the female ghost in the formation clutched her head and screamed incessantly, seemingly in extreme pain. I saw her figure appear to be torn apart as the magic cone spun, creating two afterimages... She wailed in agony and kept banging her head against the ground...
Just watching her was enough to make me feel how much pain she was in, so I silently moved further away from her...
As a result of my movement, her eyes, filled with resentment, looked over, and she lunged at me, trapping me...
Her hands tightened relentlessly, as if she were trying to strangle me in her palms... But I'm just a skeleton, without a throat and no need to breathe, so I didn't feel suffocated at all. Besides, my bones were originally half-step immortal bones. Although I've lost my immortal power, after being baptized by heavenly lightning, they're not something that can be harmed by ordinary people... I didn't feel uncomfortable at all...
This prompted Ah Shi, who was outside the formation, to repeatedly call out to me, "Auntie..."
“It’s okay,” I waved my hand, “I don’t feel anything at all. Let her block if she wants to. You continue…”
Perhaps realizing that my voice was indeed perfectly normal, Ah Shi began chanting the incantation to dispel the malevolent energy again... The incantation was chanted faster and smoother... The female ghost's body was torn wider and wider. Perhaps it was too much pain, because the female ghost finally released me, turned around, hugged her head, and began to repeatedly bang it against the protective barrier formed by the array...
I saw the protective shield flickering as the female ghost bumped into it, so I quickly went over and pulled her away from the edge of the shield...
Unable to reach the protective barrier and in unbearable pain, she squatted down again and continued to kowtow to the ground...
Painful cries and muffled thuds echoed throughout Qingli Palace...
I don't know how long she kowtowed, perhaps she was exhausted, or perhaps kowtowing couldn't relieve her pain, but she collapsed to the ground with her head hitting the ground. I was afraid she was dead, so I went over and turned her around to look at her, only to find a glimmer of clarity in her eyes...
Oh, it works. I looked at Ah Shi, who was sweating profusely outside the formation: "It works. Keep it up, give me a little more."
Ah Shi continued chanting the incantation, only nodding at me.
Dissolving malevolent energy is an extremely complex process. It requires first drawing out the malevolent energy from the female ghost's body, then peeling it away, and finally dissolving it...
It was taking way too much time. I sat next to the female ghost, patiently waiting for all the black malevolent energy in her body to dissipate. I was even yawning from waiting... Finally, not a trace of blackish-gray malevolent energy came out of the female ghost's body...
Ah Shi, still not entirely reassured, recited the incantation twice more. Only after confirming that no more malevolent energy appeared did he breathe a sigh of relief and slump to the ground to rest.
I patted the female ghost's face and asked her, "How are you? Are you awake now?"
She stood up and slowly turned her head to look in Ah Shi's direction. Ah Shi, who had been very relaxed, was startled when he suddenly saw the female ghost's eyes: "What are you doing? I'm here to neutralize the resentment in your body, to help you."
The female ghost didn't speak, but turned back to look at me again: "Who are you?"
"Me? I'm here to solve your problems and send you to reincarnation."
The female ghost blinked and simply said, "Let him out."
Him? Now it's just the three of us in Qingli Palace, so he's naturally Ah Shi.
I remembered that Ah Shi had said that he lived in Qingli Palace when he was a child, so I nodded and said to Ah Shi, "Ah Shi, you go out first. I have something to say to this... sister."
Ah Shi nodded, then dragged his sweat-soaked body outside.
After the gates of Qingli Palace closed again, the female ghost actually knelt down and bowed to me, saying, "Thank you, benefactor."
“No need,” I waved my hand, “Just tell me the whole story so I can send you into reincarnation as soon as possible.”
"I am the head maid of Qingli Palace."
"I know."
The palace maid nodded to me, smiled, and slowly began to tell her story: "My mistress is beautiful and a renowned talented woman. From a young age, she was appreciated by many famous scholars and talented men, and unsurprisingly, she entered the palace to serve His Majesty. His Majesty also likes my mistress, but the little prince is not His Majesty's."
"What?" This information is a bit explosive! "Then, your little prince is..."
"It belongs to Mu He, General Mu."
"Muhe? Muli's father?"
“Yes,” the palace maid nodded, “He is the son of the former General Mu.”
"Does... does His Majesty know about this?"
"His Majesty knows!" Tears immediately welled up in the palace maid's eyes. "That's what I hate," she sobbed as she recounted the entanglements between the three of them from the previous generation...
In short, the gist of it is that Mu He took a fancy to her master and, while drunk, broke into Qingli Palace. His Majesty must have known about such a commotion, but at that time, the border was in dire need of General Mu to fight the enemy, so he simply let the matter drop.
Although His Majesty never visited Gyeongryeong Palace again, his newborn son was still registered in the royal register.
Later, there were constant harassments at the border, and countless battles, both large and small. Muhe probably genuinely liked her master, and would visit her master whenever she returned to the capital for leave or to report on her duties.
It was something everyone knew and accepted. No one caused any trouble, and several years passed peacefully.
But things are unpredictable. The situation at the border was critical, and Muhe accidentally died on the battlefield. This made His Majesty unable to sit still. First, he banished her mistress to the cold palace and secretly executed her. Then, he took Ashi away and disappeared without a trace. Finally, he even silenced everyone in the entire Qingli Palace.
I don't know how Ah Shi got through those years; I only heard that he ended up running errands for eunuchs and palace maids for a living...
Mu Qi knew about this, but since his son was in the wrong first, he didn't dare say anything, only silently taking care of his grandson and checking on him occasionally. So, although A Shi didn't have the royal family's favor, he was doing alright.
Her mistress, before her death, saw the ruthlessness of the royal family and died without resentment. She couldn't. She felt indignant for her mistress, resentful of the royal family's cold-bloodedness, and heartbroken by the Mu family's indifferent attitude…
Over time, it turned into a vengeful ghost.
In the end, it turned out like this.
After listening, I only had one question in mind: "Didn't I see you when Qing was on patrol before?"
The palace maid nodded: "He saw me, but he only confined me to Qingli Palace and did not kill me."
Now I don't understand. With Yi Qing's abilities and methods, she could definitely resolve her resentment and send her to reincarnation. Why did she only confine her to Qingli Palace?
Is there something wrong with this?
Let's go back and ask the supervisor first. I patted the maid's shoulder reassuringly: "Well, now that you're free of resentment and anger, you can stay in Qingli Palace for a few days, and I'll see how to handle the situation. You can also take advantage of your current clarity to spend more time with your young master. You've watched him grow up, so you must miss him. I'll have Ah Shi stay here with you for the next few days."
“Good,” the palace maid’s voice was filled with joy: “Thank you, benefactor, thank you, benefactor.”
I waved my hand and said, "You're welcome." Then I went out.
When I saw Ah Shi outside the palace, I suddenly realized that Ah Shi was not my nephew in a strict sense... Should I still make him call me aunt from now on?
Just as I was struggling with this, Ah Shi came up to me: "Auntie, how is it inside?"
"Hmm..." I tilted my head: "Well, I guess it solved most of it."
I smacked my lips and instructed Ah Shi, "You stay inside and keep watch for the next few days. The one inside has regained consciousness, but I still have some questions to ask before deciding how to handle it. Keep a close watch on him these next few days!"
"Huh?" Ah Shi's face turned pale instantly: "I...I...I'm guarding it all by myself?"
"The one inside is awake now, there's nothing to worry about. That's settled then. You stay here and don't leave."
"Ah..." Ah Shi exclaimed again, "Auntie, do I really have to guard this place all by myself?"
"Yes, you have to guard it alone."
"Auntie..." Ah Shi swallowed and started to whine again, "Auntie, can you come with me?"
"I still have something to ask you. Don't worry, I'll do it as soon as possible."
Seeing my resolute attitude, Ah Shi nodded resignedly: "Then...then Auntie, remember to come see me often...otherwise I'll be scared..."
"Okay, okay, I will!" I nodded and pushed him back to Qingli Palace.
I pointed to the female ghost trapped in the formation and said to Ah Shi, "You keep a close watch on her these next few days, and I'll try my best to hurry."
After I finished speaking, I tried to leave, but Ah Shi grabbed my sleeve again: "Auntie... remember to come and see me often!"
"I know, I know..." I breathed a sigh of relief and simply grabbed a small stone that appeared out of nowhere and gave it to him: "This is a spirit stone I refined. It can protect you in a critical moment. Hold it tight and wait for me!"
Ah Shiyi looked at me with delight, seemingly very moved: "Okay, Auntie, good Auntie."
"Hehe..." I chuckled awkwardly, finally managing to escape.
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