He was no longer an old man with white hair when he became a ghost, but a handsome scholar wearing a blue robe and a hair crown.
After meeting Chu Yu and his group, Jiang Huai'an exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, the old man has turned into a young and handsome lad?"
Chu Yu corrected him: "It means to become a pale-faced scholar."
Jiang Huai'an muttered, "It means the same thing."
The pale-faced scholar scratched his head sheepishly: "This is how I looked when I parted from my wife. This is how I met her and went to the underworld with her."
Chu Yu understood his thoughts: "I understand."
She called out the red peony that was living inside the umbrella.
After the red peony appeared, the pale-faced scholar, with a hint of nervousness and anticipation, gently called out to her, "My lady, I'm here."
Red Peony looked at him, her eyes instantly reddening: "Meng Ke!"
Unexpectedly, he transformed back into Meng Ke's appearance when he was young.
Meng Ke gazed affectionately at the red peony, memories of his past life flashing through his mind, and his eyes filled with tears once more.
He took a step forward, a hint of trepidation in his voice, and asked, "My wife, may I go to the underworld with you? We've missed so many years; I want to cherish these last moments."
Red Peony's resentment towards him had long since dissipated; she still loved him deeply. With tears in her eyes, she nodded and said, "Alright, let's go to the underworld together and be reincarnated."
Meng Ke looked delighted. He cautiously approached her and reached out his hand.
Red Peony smiled through her tears and reached out to take his hand.
The moment their hands clasped, a flood of emotions overwhelmed them.
The last time they held hands was 800 years ago; this time, so much time has passed since then.
Seeing that the two had finally overcome their misunderstanding and reconciled, Chu Yu and his two senior brothers were very happy.
Chu Yu thought of the female ghosts in the widow village on the mountain and said, "Since you have decided to forget your future and go to the underworld, shouldn't the sisters in the widow village also go to the underworld?"
Thinking of those women, a trace of guilt flashed in Hong Mudan's eyes: "Actually, they should have gone to the underworld to be reincarnated long ago, but they have been forced to stay in the human world because they couldn't bear to leave me. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, they will naturally go to the underworld with me."
Chu Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Let's go back to Widow's Village now."
The red peony nodded.
They then drove to the suburbs.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, Chu Yu led Meng Ke and Hong Mudan up the mountain and came to Widow Village once again.
The female ghosts of the widow's village were surprised to see them return, especially when they saw Meng Ke, their expressions changed.
A female ghost pointed at Meng Ke and asked urgently, "Village chief, is he the heartless man who betrayed you?"
Red Peony quickly explained, "Actually, he didn't let me down. He was also harmed by a villain back then."
She briefly recounted Meng Ke's ordeal, and the female ghosts sighed in sympathy after hearing it.
"So that's how it is. He had it tough too, being deceived in his past life and cursed in this one. He suffered a lot."
"Then we misunderstood him before."
"The village chief has waited so long, and finally the truth of what happened back then has come out."
"It's good that they were able to clear up the misunderstanding and reunite."
"Yes, that's good. The village chief no longer has to wait in agony."
The female ghosts were all happy for Red Peony.
Red Peony apologized to them with guilt: "I'm so sorry, sisters, for making you stay here and keep me company for so long."
The female ghosts all waved their hands.
“Village chief, don’t be so polite. If it weren’t for your protection back then, we wouldn’t have survived. We would have been persecuted by that cannibalistic world and met a miserable end.”
"Yes, it was you who defied the heavens and gave us a peaceful and beautiful life. Even after we became ghosts, you still protected us and let us live in peace for so long."
“You are our great benefactor. We are very grateful to you and we can’t bear to part with you. We just want to stay by your side forever. Wherever you are, we will be there and never leave you.”
"Yes, we'll never leave each other."
...
Hearing their words, Red Peony was moved to tears.
Although she suffered greatly in life, she gained a group of good sisters after her death, and now she has been reunited with Meng Ke.
Heaven has been kind to her.
Meng Ke stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the group of female ghosts: "Thank you all for taking care of my wife all these years. I am deeply grateful and will repay your kindness in the next life if I have the chance."
The female ghosts waved their hands repeatedly, telling him not to be polite.
After they had talked it out, Red Peony said to them, "Now that my obsession has been resolved, I plan to go to the underworld with my husband to be reincarnated. Sisters, are you willing to go with me?"
The female ghosts cheered: "Great! We've already said we'll go wherever the village chief is. Since you're going to the underworld, we'll go with you."
"good."
The red peony smiled happily.
Seeing that they had made an agreement, Chu Yu took out a talisman and lit it. After the talisman burned out, a black light flashed in front of him, and a black vortex appeared.
Two ghost messengers emerged from the vortex.
Chu Yu respectfully said to the two ghost messengers, "Please take them to the underworld, brothers."
The two ghosts nodded, and led Red Peony, Meng Ke, and a group of female ghosts into the vortex, heading towards the underworld.
After the black vortex disappeared, the surrounding ghostly aura dissipated, and the Widow Village vanished.
Chu Yu stood on the hillside, feeling relieved. She looked up at the maple tree opposite her. A gust of wind blew, and the maple leaves on the branches scattered in the wind. Soon they all fell, and the tree withered quickly.
That maple tree was formed from ghostly energy. Now that Red Peony and the others have left, the maple tree has lost the nourishment of the ghostly energy and has naturally withered.
Chu Yu went down the mountain.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, her two senior brothers saw her and quickly went to greet her. Jiang Huai'an asked, "Junior sister, is everything settled?"
Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's all settled. The widow's village has disappeared, and the cemetery project can be started now."
Shen Moyang was overjoyed and praised, "Junior Sister really knows how to do things."
Jiang Huai'an said proudly, "Of course, our junior sister is a big shot. There's nothing she can't handle."
Chu Yu glanced at him and said modestly, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not some big shot. I'm just taking a chance."
Shen Moyang smiled and said, "Junior sister, you are as humble as ever. It's getting late, let's go back to sleep."
The three got into the car and drove back to the city.
Shen Moyang has a villa in the city, where he usually lives alone. After Chu Yu and Jiang Huai'an came, they moved in with him, and the villa became more lively.
The next morning.
While eating breakfast, Chu Yu's phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw a transfer message: the funeral company had transferred 2 million yuan to her.
Chu Yu was somewhat surprised: "Why did the funeral company transfer so much money to me?"
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