Chapter 440 Summoning the Soul? A Sacrifice for Luo'er!
Duan Rongshi!?
Why would he come?
If the Pei family dungeon incident hadn't been exposed, he would still be the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review at this time.
But why would he come to the general's mansion so late at night?
Li Qingluo wanted to verify her suspicions, so she rushed towards the gate of the General's Mansion faster than anyone else.
Unable to get out, Li Qing could only look out from inside the door.
When she saw him sitting on a tall black horse, dressed entirely in black, she trembled violently.
In this life, Li Qingluo has never seen Duan Rongshi's face.
If rebirth is really just a dream, why does he look exactly like the person in the dream?
In addition, there are siblings Zheng Lingzhou and Zheng Wanxiu.
They looked exactly like the ones she had seen in her dream!
If it was just a dream, why would Li Jingchuan really exist?
Why would there really be a feud between the siblings, and even a soul-shifting technique?
Those things that overlapped with reality made Li Qingluo wonder...
Perhaps, those unforgettable experiences were not just a dream!
Rather, she was truly reborn!
And so many things really happened between them.
However, she was still disoriented, so she was pulled back.
If all of that is true, what will happen to my grandmother and Duan Rongshi if I suddenly leave?
Will everything that happened collapse when I leave?
The thought that everything had actually happened, and that she had left so suddenly, filled Li Qingluo with immense pain.
He could only stare blankly at Duan Rong in this life, trying to memorize his appearance deeply.
In this life, the two of them never met.
So, what brought him here tonight?
This event never happened in the world I was reborn into.
According to the dates, she should still be visiting her grandmother on Green Pine Mountain, and he should be living in the small courtyard behind Green Pine Mountain.
At this moment, Duan Rongshi appeared in Dongyin Lane, and the Dali Temple yamen runners surrounded the entire General's Mansion.
Li Chaojing hurriedly ran out of the mansion.
"Your subject Li Chaojing pays his respects to Your Highness, Prince Su. What brings you here, Your Highness?"
"It's so late at night, Your Highness. I apologize for not being able to greet you properly. Please forgive me..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Duan Rongshi had already gently raised his hand.
Arrest him!
Li Chaojing's expression changed drastically: "Your Highness Prince Su! I do not know what crime I have committed? You are trying to arrest me without explanation... This, this is against the law?"
Duan Rongshi rode forward a few steps from the darkness.
Snowflakes danced wildly in the air.
The cold snow reflected on his face, like a layer of frost covering it, making his face, which was clearly as benevolent as a god, look like a demon from hell.
He exuded a chilling, murderous aura.
A pair of cold eyes pierced through like sharp swords.
"Li Chaojing, do you still remember that you falsely claimed military merits and took the blame for murder?"
"You used your personal power to secure the position of junior general in the military for your utterly incompetent eldest son. Do you acknowledge this?"
"Twenty-two years ago, you hid the daughter of a disgraced official from the Zheng family in your inner quarters and made her bear your children. How do you intend to deny this crime?"
"Furthermore, your Li family murdered your own daughter and even abandoned her body in the wilderness for days, leaving it to be devoured by dogs and wild animals. Do you really think that no one in this world knows about such inhuman and unethical acts?"
“Your adopted daughter, Li Qingzhu, deliberately set fire to the house several months ago, killing twenty-four servants and maids. The house was also destroyed. You, General Li, used your power to cover it up as an accidental fire. And the matter was left unresolved.”
"But the net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. Li Chaojing, your Li family's good days are over!"
"Someone come here!"
"Take over their general's mansion and all its inhabitants!"
"Imprison Li Chaojing and his son, as well as Li Qingzhu and the general's wife, in the Dali Temple prison."
"Ran the Li family's property!"
The guards of Prince Su's mansion, including Zhuiyu, replied, "Yes!"
Li Chaojing turned pale and was the first to be taken down by Pofeng.
Li Kechuan tried to struggle with his sword, but Zhuiyu cut off his arm with a single stroke.
He screamed and fell into a pool of blood.
Li Qingzhu struggled and shouted, "What are you doing? No—I am the future concubine of Prince Yun, you can't touch me!"
"You insolent lackey! What are you doing! Let go!"
"How dare you! I, Your Highness Prince Yun, chop off all your vile hands!"
"This young lady wants to see His Highness Prince Yun—ah!"
Li Qingzhu was slapped to the ground, then gagged and tied up.
Qu was also arrested while completely bewildered.
The rest of the servants in the mansion were all tied up amidst screams and chaos.
Overnight, the general's mansion, which was originally filled with joy and laughter, was transformed into a prisoner's residence.
Even Li Qingluo didn't expect this.
She stood inside the door, gazing intently at the decisive and ruthless Prince Su.
My heart was churning like a stormy sea.
How could he know these secrets?
How could he have known!
Her heart was pounding, yet she couldn't leave the general's mansion.
They could only watch as everyone from the General's Mansion was led out.
After the entire mansion was emptied of everyone, Prince Su did not leave immediately.
He rode his horse up the steps and drove directly into the general's mansion.
As the horse passed over Li Qingluo's soul, Duan Rongshi was suddenly startled.
He seemed to sense something and looked down at his surroundings.
His gaze suddenly fell on where Li Qingluo was.
A sudden tension gripped her entire body...
Could it be that he can see himself?
But how is that possible?
Li Qingluo had just tried to take two steps forward when he turned his head back again.
Duan Rongshi spurred his horse straight to the dilapidated Red Maple Pavilion.
I dismounted and stood there for a while.
When Zhuiyu came forward, he asked, "Where does the real daughter of the Li family live?"
Although Zhuiyu found it strange that His Highness would suddenly be so interested in this girl, she had already asked about the location.
Upon arriving at the dark and damp courtyard, Duan Rongshi ordered someone to bring a lamp.
The ground in this yard is all mud.
Snow was piled up in the corners of the courtyard, and no one was cleaning it.
There are only two rooms in the courtyard.
One room was empty.
The room contained only a narrow and simple bed, which was neatly folded, but there was no thick quilt in sight.
Everywhere was cold and damp.
Not to mention there was no other furniture in the room.
This doesn't look like a place where a master should live.
It's not even as good as a servant's room.
Duan Rongshi took a deep breath and turned to go to the stable.
"Your Highness, everything you requested has been brought."
Li Qingluo watched as they set up a brazier, and then even incense and candles were laid out!
She looked shocked.
Before long, Qingyangzi also arrived.
He arrived panting, carrying a cloth bag on his back. When he unfolded it, it was full of talismans, copper bells, and other items for setting up a ritual.
Li Qinglu squatted to the side, wanting to see what they were up to.
But then Qingyangzi said, "Your Highness, you suddenly need it so urgently. My master is traveling and can't come back in time, so I have to do it myself."
"However, my Taoist teachings are of lowly quality, and I cannot guarantee whether they will be effective."
Let's give it a try first.
As he spoke, Qingyangzi began to perform the ritual.
A sudden gust of wind arose.
The snow-like fabric spun around on the ground.
Li Qingluo followed Duan Rongshi into the small, dilapidated hut next to the stable.
Returning to this familiar place, she no longer felt much connection to it.
However, the feeling of freezing to death is really unpleasant.
In fact, she had long since developed the habit of not being afraid of the cold in the Liu family.
Back when she was dragging Duan Rong through the snow in the snowy mountains, and even walking barefoot in the stream, she didn't feel cold at all.
One winter coat is enough to keep warm.
Therefore, in her reborn life, she had even forgotten what it felt like to freeze to death.
But now, touching the thin summer shirt she was wearing, she remembered that on this snowy day, she had truly felt what it meant to have a knife cutting into her bones.
Suddenly, she heard a strange noise.
Li Qingluo quickly floated to Duan Rongshi's side.
But it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.
He only caught a glimpse of blood at the corner of Duan Rongshi's mouth when he turned his head slightly.
Her heart skipped a beat.
He... bit something until it bled.
Seeing Duan Rongshi standing stiffly in the dark, dilapidated house, even Li Qingluo, the ghost, could feel the excruciating pain.
Why did you come here?
"Could you be him?"
"But what exactly happened?"
She reached out, bewildered, wanting to touch Duan Rongshi's lips.
But when you reach out, the hand can only pass through him in vain.
She looked at him helplessly and dejectedly, when suddenly, Duan Rongshi raised his head.
I looked in her direction again, without missing a beat.
Li Qinglu was feeling nervous when suddenly, a copper bell rang outside.
Duan Rongshi turned around and strode out.
"how?"
Qingyangzi said nervously, "She... might be here."
Li Qinglu pointed to herself.
Are you talking about yourself?
Duan Rongshi's eyes suddenly narrowed.
He kept turning his head to look around.
"Burn paper money!"
At a command, Zhuiyu, Pofeng, Shalei, and Lengdian hurriedly added paper money to the brazier.
Zhui Yu asked in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Leng Dian: "I don't know... I just woke up yesterday and suddenly started asking about the Li family."
"Your Highness and this girl from the Li family probably have some connection."
Zhuiyu: "But how is that possible? We've been following His Highness every day for years, and he rarely even has a maidservant around him, let alone a young lady... This is too strange."
Leng Dian: "We're summoning the soul here, and I heard it's the seventh day after that girl's death... Isn't that strange?"
Sha Lei: "Shut up. Are you looking for a beating?"
The two of them fell silent, neither daring to speak again.
Duan Rongshi had already lit an incense stick himself.
Li Qingluo was surprised to find that the smoke from the incense was drifting towards her.
She stood there, and the smoke somehow entered her body.
She could feel that her body felt very comfortable after the smoke entered her body...
She tried to move her feet a little.
She discovered that no matter where she turned, the smoke would seep into her body.
Only then did Li Qingluo believe that the incense was indeed burned for her.
Unexpectedly, even after she died in this life, someone still burned incense for her.
When she looked at Duan Rong, she noticed that he was also tracking the direction of the smoke.
Finally, he stared intently at the spot where Li Qingluo was, as if he could truly see her, his eyes filled with a deep, dark sorrow...
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