Chu Yu said calmly, "I have no ill intentions in coming here. I am looking for your village chief, Hong Mudan, and I want to tell her something important."
Before she could finish speaking, Red Peony, dressed in a long red dress, flew down from the sky, glaring fiercely at her, and said coldly, "If you still want to talk about building a cemetery, then get lost!"
Chu Yu shook her head: "I'm not here to discuss building a tomb. I'm here to talk to you about your husband Meng Ke from 800 years ago."
Mentioning Meng Ke, Red Peony's expression changed drastically, her eyes blazing with anger: "How do you know about that heartless and scumbag Meng Ke?"
Chu Yu didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "I had someone investigate your life story and learned about your experiences and your husband Meng Ke's affairs."
Red Peony said irritably, "You're quite serious about this, you actually went and looked it up. But even if you found it, so what?"
Chu Yu had anticipated her attitude and countered, "You've waited here for so many years, don't you want to know what happened after Meng Ke went to the capital?"
Red Peony's face darkened, and she looked at her with resentment: "Do you know how I died in the brothel back then? That night, there were some customers from the capital. I asked them about Meng Ke, and they said that after Meng Ke went to the capital, he passed the imperial examination with top honors. When the top honors were paraded through the streets, he was spotted by a princess from the southern border and made her his consort. After that, he was taken back to the southern border."
I didn't believe it, and I argued with the guests. They got angry and had me beaten up. I was already in poor health, and after being beaten, I lost the will to live and died not long after.
The female ghosts standing nearby felt sorry for her and angrily began to curse.
"That Meng Ke is a Chen Shimei. After graduating from high school, he abandoned his wife, married a princess, and lived a life of wealth. He deserves to die."
"Yes, he deserves to be torn to pieces. It's a pity we weren't born in that era, otherwise, we could become vengeful ghosts and kill that Chen Shimei to avenge the village chief."
"Village chief, don't be sad. That kind of scumbag isn't worth it!"
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Looking at the group of indignant female ghosts, Chu Yu coldly said, "Actually, the truth back then wasn't like that."
Red Peony raised an eyebrow at her and sneered, "How can it not be? Are you trying to make up lies to deceive us for the sake of cemetery development?"
Chu Yu shook his head: "We cultivators do not lie or deceive others casually. Back then, after Meng Ke entered the capital, he did indeed become the top scholar and was noticed by a princess from the southern border."
At that time, the princess of the Southern Frontier wrote to the emperor, wanting to recruit him as her husband, but Meng Ke refused, saying that he already had a wife at home who was waiting for him.
Princess Nanjiang was furious at his rejection, so she secretly put a love-corroding curse on him. After being cursed, he forgot his wife at home, fell in love with the princess, and agreed to become her consort and return to Nanjiang with her.
He lived in southern Xinjiang for 20 years until he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, at which point he suddenly regained his memories of his wife.
Overwhelmed with grief, he set the house on fire and, pulling the princess from the southern frontier with him, perished together.
After she finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent instantly.
Red Peony was shocked for a moment, but then sneered, not believing it at all: "Do you think I'll believe you just because you made up such a story? There's no love potion at all. Meng Ke is just a heartless and philandering scumbag."
Chu Yu looked at her sharply and said incisively, "Although you resent him, you still retain a glimmer of hope in your heart. You don't believe he is a heartless person and want to wait for him to come back and explain to you. You are torn between love and hate for him. This thought has become your obsession, turning you into a spirit bound to the earth, lingering here and unable to transcend."
Having her secret exposed, Red Peony instantly lost control, her resentment surging. Pointing at her, she roared, "Shut up! That's not how it is! I don't believe it! Meng Ke is a heartless man! I hate him! I hate him to death!"
As she roared, two lines of sorrowful tears of blood streamed down her face.
Seeing that she was losing control, Chu Yu quickly said, "What if I had a way to let you see him again and have him explain to you what happened back then?"
Red Peony was startled and looked at him in disbelief: "You can still let me see him?"
A female ghost spoke warily: "Village chief, don't be fooled by her. That scumbag is long dead. His soul has already been reincarnated. How could you possibly see him again?"
Red Peony quickly calmed down and looked at Chu Yu with resentment: "She's right. Don't even think about lying to me. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I don't care if you're a woman or not, I'll skin you alive and pull your tendons out!"
She raised her hand, revealing sharp red nails, her eyes turned blood red, and her face became ferocious and terrifying.
Chu Yu hurriedly explained, "I'm not lying to you. Meng Ke has indeed been reincarnated. I can take you to see his reincarnation in the modern world now."
After a moment of stunned silence, Red Peony said sarcastically, "So what if you see the reincarnation? The reincarnation isn't Meng Ke from hundreds of years ago; he knows nothing about what happened back then."
Just as Chu Yu was about to speak, a female ghost stopped her.
The female ghost pulled Red Peony aside and said sinisterly, "Even if you see the reincarnation of that scumbag, that's fine. You can settle scores in this life. He wronged you in his past life, so don't let him have an easy time in this life either."
The other female ghosts chimed in, "Yes, we'll definitely make sure he doesn't have an easy life."
Hearing their words, Red Peony hesitated for a moment, then a sinister smirk appeared on her lips: "Fine!"
She floated in front of Chu Yu: "If you can find his reincarnation, I am willing to go with you to see him. However, I am here to take revenge on him. If you dare to stop me, I will kill you as well."
Chu Yu thought for a moment and readily agreed: "Okay, then come down the mountain with me now."
Although the Red Peony is a spirit that binds to the earth, after hundreds of years of cultivation, it has also protected many suffering women. It has accumulated merit and its cultivation level is already very high, allowing it to leave this place freely.
Red Peony snorted coldly: "Fine, but don't even think about scheming against me. I have hundreds of years of cultivation, and even if I leave this place, my combat power will not be low."
Chu Yu gave her a reassuring look: "Just come with me without worry, I won't scheme against you."
She took out an umbrella: "You can stay inside this umbrella for now."
The red peony nodded, turned around, transformed into a wisp of black smoke, and flew into the umbrella.
Chu Yu led her down the mountain.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Shen Moyang and Jiang Huai'an were somewhat surprised to see her.
Jiang Huai'an asked curiously, "Junior sister, why did you come down the mountain so quickly?"
Chu Yu explained, "I've reached an agreement with Hong Mudan to take her to see Meng Ke's reincarnation. Let's drive there now."
Jiang Huai'an exclaimed in surprise, still a little confused, but Shen Moyang quickly reacted: "Okay, I'll drive you there."
Half an hour later, the car arrived at a hospital in the city.
Chu Yu and his two companions arrived at a ward in the inpatient department, where a white-haired man in his seventies was lying. The old man was emaciated, his face was haggard, and he was on a ventilator.
Jiang Huai'an looked surprised: "Is this old man the reincarnation of Meng Ke?"
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