Chu Yu nodded: "Yes."
She had previously asked her senior brother to help find out the whereabouts of Meng Ke's reincarnation. He did, and sent her information about Meng Ke's life in this life. Meng Ke was 76 years old, old and sick, and nearing the end of his life.
She asked Jiang Huai'an to ask everyone else in the ward to leave, then closed the door, took out an umbrella, and said to the red peony residing inside, "Come out."
A wisp of black smoke flew out from the umbrella and transformed into a female ghost in red.
Chu Yu pointed to the white-haired old man lying on the hospital bed: "He is the reincarnation of Meng Ke."
Red Peony looked at the white-haired old man and recognized him at a glance. He was indeed the reincarnation of Meng Ke, because although he was old, he looked very much like Meng Ke and had a similar aura.
She originally thought that Meng Ke's reincarnation was a young and strong man, but unexpectedly, he was an old man who was about to die.
Her feelings became complicated, and she asked in a low voice, "Why does he look so old?"
Chu Yu explained, "He is over 70 years old, seriously ill, and nearing the end of his life. You should go and see him."
Red Peony hesitated for a moment, but still went over.
As she approached, the white-haired old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her. Red Peony was startled: "You can see me?"
The white-haired old man nodded. After gazing at her intently for a moment, he suddenly burst into tears, reached out and pulled off his breathing mask, and whispered, "You are... my wife."
Upon hearing this address, Red Peony's body trembled, and her soul shook violently: "You... what did you call me?"
With tears in his eyes, the white-haired old man explained affectionately, "You are my wife, Red Peony."
Red Peony asked in astonishment, "You have memories of your past life?"
The white-haired old man nodded with tears in his eyes: "Yes, in every life, when my life comes to an end, the memories of my past life will flood my mind. Each time, I will leave this world with great pain and regret, and the cycle will continue in the next life."
Hearing this, Red Peony forgot about retaliating and asked in bewilderment, "Why is that?"
The white-haired old man clutched his chest, his face full of regret and pain, and said, "This is my retribution. I wronged you back then, causing you to die a tragic death and become a vengeful ghost unable to escape. That's why I ended up like this."
Upon hearing this, Red Peony was shocked, and endless sorrow welled up in her eyes: "You really did let me down back then."
For so many years, she had always harbored a sliver of hope that the news she heard back then was false, that Meng Ke had not let her down, and that he had only been unable to go back to find her due to some unforeseen circumstances.
But now, hearing him say that he had betrayed her, the last glimmer of hope and fantasy in her heart shattered instantly. The resentment and sorrow buried deep within her surged forth. She couldn't bear it anymore, broke down and screamed, her face contorted in rage.
"You really are a heartless man, you've betrayed me. I hate you, I want to kill you!"
She raised her hand, revealing sharp nails, and rushed over, intending to snap his neck.
Chu Yu's expression changed, and he hurriedly threw out a talisman to repel her.
Red Peony glared angrily at Chu Yu: "I told you before, if you try to stop me from taking revenge, I'll kill you, and you can die too!"
She lunged fiercely at Chu Yu, who dodged to the side, saying urgently, "He only said the beginning, and you can't take it anymore. Let him finish before you attack. Calm down."
Hearing this, Red Peony calmed down a little. She looked at the white-haired old man with a sinister gaze and gritted her teeth, saying, "Fine, I'll listen to him until he finishes speaking before I take his dog's life. Even if he dies and becomes a ghost, I'll make sure his soul is scattered to the winds."
Faced with such a fierce and terrifying red peony, the white-haired old man was not afraid; his eyes were filled with deep guilt and pain.
Chu Yu stepped forward and kindly advised, "I know you have let Hong Mudan down, but you had your reasons back then. Tell her your reasons, otherwise she will be trapped in hatred forever and will never be able to get out. You don't want her to stay like this, do you?"
The white-haired old man looked at her, clutched his chest, and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
Chu Yu introduced herself: "My name is Chu Yu. I am a metaphysician and I am here to help Hong Mudan. Hong Mudan had a tragic life and died a violent death. After death, she became a vengeful ghost and has been trapped in the pain of her life and her obsession with you for 800 years."
Hearing her words, Meng Ke felt even more guilty and burst into tears, saying, "My wife... I'm so sorry."
Chu Yu was worried that he was too emotional and his body wouldn't be able to handle it, so she quickly took out a calming talisman and stuck it on his body, gently comforting him: "Don't get too excited, calm down, and we'll talk to her properly later."
With the spiritual power of the calming talisman, the white-haired old man quickly calmed down. Chu Yu took out a tissue and wiped away his tears and snot, then raised her hand to beckon Red Peony over.
"You two should talk things out and clear up the misunderstanding from your past lives."
Red Peony floated over and said irritably, "Hurry up and tell me, so I can get my revenge."
The white-haired old man gazed at her tenderly, sighed sadly, and began to recount what had happened back then.
As Chu Yu had said before, Meng Ke was controlled by a love potion, married the princess of Southern Xinjiang, and returned to Southern Xinjiang with her to live. It wasn't until he was seriously injured and critically ill that he regained his memory and remembered his wife in his hometown before he died.
He was in unbearable pain and struggled to get out of bed, wanting to go back to find Red Peony.
Princess Nanjiang rushed over, angrily kicking him to the ground, and said viciously, "You can't find her anymore. She's dead, thrown into a mass grave, and turned into a vengeful ghost that can't be reincarnated."
Meng Ke broke down in tears.
It turns out that the princess of the Southern Frontier knew about Red Peony's plight, but she had been keeping it from him and preventing him from going back to find her.
Meng Ke cursed her resentfully, and the princess of Southern Xinjiang slapped him across the face in anger, yelling: "That woman is nothing but a prostitute with a pair of jade arms who has slept with a thousand men. She is filthy and no normal man would want her. Yet you treat her like a treasure and can't forget her. Back then, you even rejected me, a princess, many times because of her."
Now, after twenty years of marriage and bearing your children, you've broken the spell of the love potion and remembered her again. You even turned against me and cursed me for her sake. You deserve to die.
"But even if you remember, what then? She's dead, and you're far away in the southern borderlands. You'll never see her again."
Upon hearing these words, Meng Ke, filled with rage and despair, launched a sneak attack on her with all his might, rendering her powerless to resist. He then set the house ablaze, perishing together with her.
Before her death, the princess of the Southern Frontier cursed him with resentment, wishing that he would be lonely for all eternity, never to receive love, and that he would remember being a heartless man in his past life, dying in pain and despair.
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