Feng Caixia stammered, unable to find a suitable reason to make excuses. She looked at Jiang Juncai with lingering affection, feeling very reluctant to part with him.
Yuan Qi felt that it was about time, so he reminded Feng Caiyi to return to her physical body.
Feng Caiyi glanced at her physical body and said fiercely to Feng Caixia one last time, "My body will always be mine. Even if you occupy it for two days, it won't become yours."
Feng Caixia then remembered that her physical body was already dead, and she screamed hysterically, "No..."
Even if she dislikes Zhu Zimao and feels that she married poorly, she can't go back.
She frantically tried to burrow into Feng Caiyi's body, but whose body it was, it belonged to her. Feng Caiyi had already woken up and, apart from feeling a little weak and dizzy, had no other discomfort. She could still see Feng Caixia: "You should go."
Feng Caixia still wanted to take back this body, but it was already impossible.
Yuan Qi had already summoned the underworld officials. The officials came in, put the soul-locking chain around her neck, and she was unable to move.
Yuan Qi then took out the gold ingots he had prepared beforehand from his cloth bag and burned them on the spot for the underworld messenger. The messenger exchanged a few polite words and left.
“Sister-in-law, your soul has been out of your body for two days, so it’s inevitable that your soul is unstable and easily taken away. You should carry this bracelet with you at all times to ensure that your soul will not be taken away again.”
In the past, Jiang Juncai and Feng Caiyi would never have believed it, but after experiencing something like this, they were completely convinced. Jiang Juncai took it for Feng Caiyi and put it in her hand, saying, "Let's listen to Seventh Sister."
Feng Caiyi did feel a little dizzy, which was due to her unstable mind. She put on the bracelet and immediately felt less dizzy: "Seventh Sister, I really don't know how to thank you."
However, she noticed that Yuan Qi kept staring at the bracelet, as if he was very reluctant to part with it.
Yuan Qi withdrew her reluctant gaze. It was a string of lightning-struck cypress wood, extremely rare. She had nurtured it for several years, and it was an excellent magical artifact for calming the mind and soul.
She was too embarrassed to ask her new sister-in-law for money, so she chuckled and said, "It's getting late. You'll be going back to your parents' home tomorrow, so you should rest early."
She pushed open the door and went out. If she looked any further, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist taking back the lightning-struck cypress bracelet.
It should be noted that cliff cypress was almost extinct, let alone this lightning-struck cliff cypress, which is a hundred times more valuable than Kunlun jade.
Feng Caiyi and Jiang Juncai sat on the edge of the bed and started talking, unaware of the rarity of the bracelet.
"They helped me so much, bringing me out of that place. We really have to show our gratitude. How should we thank Seventh Sister?"
Jiang Juncai knew what Yuan Qi liked: "She likes gold and silver, so just shower her with silver."
Feng Caiyi chuckled, "I know, it's only right. If it weren't for Seventh Sister, I wouldn't have been able to come back. Even if the Jiang and Feng families did their best, they wouldn't have been able to go to the Ghost Realm, let alone get the Northern Ghost Emperor to take action personally. We have no way to repay such kindness. Giving Seventh Sister some gold and silver to thank her is really too kind of us."
She raised her hand to stroke the cypress bracelet on her wrist: "I see that Seventh Sister is very reluctant to part with this bracelet. I wonder what kind of treasure this bracelet is?"
Jiang Juncai nodded: "It must be a good thing. When Seventh Sister gave me the Glazed Sword, I wasn't this reluctant to part with it."
The next day, the two brought gifts to the Feng family for their homecoming visit.
The matriarch of the Feng family was a devout Buddhist and had amassed a considerable collection of Buddhist ritual implements, including a Bodhi seed bracelet, a lightning-struck jujube wood bracelet, and hairpins. She also always wore a string of agarwood bracelets.
Holding her granddaughter's hand, she was overjoyed and immediately recognized the bracelet as a cliff cypress bracelet.
"My goodness, where did you get this bracelet?" she stared at her granddaughter in surprise.
Seeing that only her parents and grandmother were in the house, Feng Caiyi recounted the strange events that had happened to her.
The Feng family members were all astonished, almost unable to believe what Feng Caiyi said—that there really was an underworld, a place like the Ghost Realm.
The old lady clasped her hands together and kept chanting, "Amitabha..."
Madam Feng said, "Since that Seventh Miss is from Fusang Temple, let's go to Fusang Temple as a family to pray for blessings another day and add some money for incense."
The old lady and her son both agreed.
The Feng family, especially the matriarch of the Feng family, were extremely indignant at the shameless behavior of the second branch of the family.
The old lady held her granddaughter's hand: "Don't worry, I will definitely ask your second uncle and aunt for an explanation. Caiyi, this bracelet is hard to find in the world, and money can't buy it. It's a precious ritual object for both Taoism and Buddhism. You should return it to them in a few days. You should also take some gold and silver back with you to thank them properly."
When Feng Caiyi returned with Jiang Juncai, Feng Caiyi brought a box that was a foot tall, filled with gold bars. The old lady of the Feng family and Feng Caiyi's parents had taken out all their most treasured possessions.
Upon seeing the box of gleaming gold bars, Yuan Qi suddenly felt that taking another trip down the Yin Road and going to the Blackwater Demon Realm wouldn't be so bad.
Feng Caiyi found Yuan Qi's money-grubbing behavior quite adorable.
After dinner, Jiang Juncai finally had time to talk to Jiang Zhengqing about what happened yesterday.
Jiang Zhengqing sighed, "Xiao Qi is right. Our family is going through a lot of bad luck. You see, things haven't stopped happening to you lately. If it weren't for your help, Seventh Sister, our family would probably be in the middle of a funeral. We need to be more careful in the future."
Jiang Juncai also had this feeling: "Father, today I went back to my parents' home with Caiyi, and I heard that there was also a strange thing happening in the Feng family."
Jiang Zhengqing clenched his fist. He knew that someone who could influence the four major families was no ordinary person, and he feared that things would become more and more complicated in the future.
"Tell me about it."
Jiang Juncai hummed in agreement: "Father, have you heard that the children of the Feng family always die young? The daughters-in-law of the Feng family either miscarry or give birth to stillborn babies?"
Jiang Zhengqing shook his head: "I've never heard of that. It's very common for children to die young. Every family has lost a few children. Miscarriages aren't uncommon either."
Jiang Juncai nodded: "Father is right, but the Feng family hasn't had a child for five years. Almost all the children under ten years old have died in the last five years. Don't you think that's strange?"
Jiang Zhengqing's expression was very serious: "Is this really the case? Didn't the Feng family investigate the reason?"
Jiang Juncai said, "I have checked. The old lady of the Feng family is a devout Buddhist. Two years ago, she asked Master Huineng of Wuxiang Temple to take a look. The master said that there was no problem with the Feng family's feng shui, nor was it cursed. It was probably just due to improper maintenance."
Jiang Zhengqing shook his head: "Even Master Huineng couldn't see it?"
Jiang Juncai also found it very strange. This was terrifying. A family with no descendants would disappear from the world on its own in thirty to fifty years without anyone else having to deal with it.
"The old lady and my parents-in-law know that Seventh Sister is very capable, and they would like to ask Seventh Sister to investigate this matter."
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