Yuan Qi increased the force of his whisk, and the black mist on the stone lessened somewhat and began to slowly dissipate.
"If you can't withstand my second attack, come out if you don't want to die," Yuan Qi calmly and forcefully ordered.
The next second, a large cloud of thick black mist emerged from it, accompanied by a red figure.
In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Yuan Qi, and the black mist knelt down before him: "Celestial Master, please don't kill me, Celestial Master, please don't kill me, please let me explain..."
Yuan Qi smiled contemptuously, looking down on this spineless ghost, and said sarcastically, "I thought you were so tough that you'd fight me for three hundred rounds, but you're such a coward when it comes to taking people away?"
The black mist condensed into a human shape, gradually revealing its true form. It was a handsome young man, who looked to be around twenty years old, about the same age as Zhu Quan Hai and Jiang Jun Yu.
Zhu Quan Hai and Jiang Jun Yu were shocked to see that familiar face. They exclaimed almost simultaneously, "Li Zi Wang!"
Li Ziwang looked at the two of them, a look of guilt appearing on his face, but it only lasted a few seconds before turning into a resolute expression.
Zhu Quan Hai was very puzzled. He had imagined many kinds of evil spirits, but he never expected that the one who kidnapped his sweetheart would be his former friend.
The two used to have a very good relationship. Jiang Junyu and the other two often chatted and drank together, and they talked about almost everything.
Zhu Quan Hai became even closer to Li Zi Wang, and even introduced his fiancée He Jia Hui to Li Zi Wang. When Li Zi Wang died of illness, Zhu Quan Hai was very sad and even went to pay his respects in person.
"Ziwang, I never expected to see you again, especially in a place like this. But why did you kidnap Hui'er?"
He Jia Hui was still dressed in her wedding attire, but her veil was gone. Upon seeing Zhu Quan Hai, she immediately ran to his side and hid behind him, urgently explaining, "We were just talking, we didn't do anything else, I'm still innocent..."
In ancient times, women valued their chastity above all else. If Zhu Quan Hai did not believe her, she would have no choice but to die and reunite with Li Zi Wang.
Zhu Quan Hai nodded and noticed that He Jia Hui's face was pale and she looked terrified. He could also feel that her hand was very cold when he held it, indicating that she had been quite frightened.
"I know, I believe in you, Hui'er. You don't need to be afraid now. With me here and the Taoist priest here, you will be fine."
He Jiahui looked at Yuan Qi, who was even shorter than herself, and was somewhat incredulous: "Isn't this Taoist priest too young?"
Jiang Junyu cupped his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, this is my younger sister. She is very capable. She is the one who forced Li Ziwang to bring you out."
He Jiahui asked with a hint of disbelief, "Really?"
Zhu Quan Hai nodded emphatically: "That's right, this Taoist priest is amazing. She knew immediately that you had been kidnapped by evil spirits. She led us here to rescue you. Otherwise, we would never have imagined that you would be in a place like this."
"Jia Hui, my dear sister!" Li Ziwang cried out in despair, his expression filled with reluctance. "Don't blame me. I really love you. I didn't mean to harm you. I just wanted to say a few words to you before your wedding. I had no ill intentions. From the first moment I saw you, I fell in love with you, and I decided that I would marry no one but you in this lifetime."
Zhu Quan Hai was furious. He stepped aside to completely block He Jia Hui from view, and angrily pointed at Li Zi Wang: "How could you do this? I kindly introduced you two, and you actually coveted my friend's fiancée! Are you even human?"
Li Ziwang slowly stood up: "Brother Zhu, I know I've wronged you. I couldn't help myself. How do you think I died? I've always been healthy. How could I die from a minor cold? I was lovesick. I knew perfectly well that Jia Hui and I wouldn't end up together, but I still fell in love with her without hesitation. I abused my body, which led to my death."
“I thought that after I died, everything would be over. But I didn’t expect that my lifespan was not over. No underworld officials came to take me away. I became a wandering ghost and was captured by a bad Taoist priest. In order not to be devoured by other evil ghosts, I had to become stronger and eat other ghosts. That bad Taoist priest amplified my resentment, making me a vicious ghost and a vengeful spirit, making me harm people, trying to make me lose my mind. But I was thinking of Jia Hui and kept this last bit of rationality.”
"Later, I don't know how, I escaped. I wanted to see Jia Hui again, but I was already dead. Jia Hui couldn't hear me or see me, and I couldn't bear to hurt her, so I could only stay with her. I didn't dare to enter her dreams to see her, for fear of causing a bad effect on her health. Haven't I done enough!"
Zhu Quan Hai remained unmoved: "Since you know that staying by Jia Hui's side is bad for her, why do you still want to harm her and take her away!"
Li Ziwang suddenly shouted, "I just don't want her to marry someone else!"
He floated over to He Jia Hui: "Jia Hui, ever since I kidnapped you last night, you haven't said a word to me, you've just kept cursing me. I did something wrong, I'm sorry, I apologize. But I just want to know one thing: did you ever like me? Did you ever admire me?"
He had already made up his mind. If He Jiahui said even once that she liked him, he would immediately take her away to a place where no one knew them, even if it meant being beaten to a pulp by the Heavenly Master.
He Jiahui gently shook her head: "I only regarded you as a good friend of Quan Hai, and I was being a little polite to you. I didn't expect you to misunderstand to this extent."
Li Ziwang was deeply saddened and disappointed. The woman he had loved for so many years didn't reciprocate his feelings at all. He shook his head in despair, "No, Jia Hui, don't do this to me. I know you love me..."
Seeing that he was about to pull He Jia Hui again, Yuan Qi struck him with his whisk.
Li Ziwang's soul was in unbearable pain, and he immediately took several steps back, looking at Yuan Qi in horror: "Master, I'm just unwilling to accept this."
Yuan Qi coldly said, "You two are not destined to be together in this life. I will have the underworld messengers take you to the underworld. Don't linger in the mortal world; it will do you no good."
"No...I won't..." Li Ziwang roared, black energy began to surge around him again, and even his eyes began to turn crimson. His voice became rough and fierce: "Jia Hui, I'll ask you one last time, are you coming with me or not?"
He Jiahui was terrified. She pulled Zhu Quanhai and hid behind Yuan Qi, saying firmly, "I won't go with you! I already told Quanhai that I will marry no one but him in this life, and he will marry no one but me."
The black aura surrounding Li Ziwang grew thicker and thicker as he began to whisper, summoning the evil spirits around him...
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