The little devil nodded: "Yes, it took me many years to grow into my full form. I stayed by my mother's side and couldn't bear to leave. When my mother was pregnant with my younger brother, Xiangli Mingzhu tried to poison my mother several times, and I caught her every time."
Li Guiqie's eyes were filled with tears, as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out. She reached out to touch the little ghost's face, but her hand passed right through the little ghost's face and missed. "I knew you hadn't gone far. All these years you've protected me, and that's why I was able to give birth to them safely, right?"
The little ghost tried to wipe away Li Guiqie's tears, but his ghostly power was insufficient to touch her. He hummed in agreement: "Now that my younger siblings have grown up, they can protect Mother. Mother, please take care of yourself from now on."
Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu knew that the short boy in front of them was their older brother, and they choked out, "Brother..."
Jiang Jiulu mustered her courage and stepped forward: "Brother, I am your sister, my name is Jiang Jiulu."
The little ghost smiled with relief: "I know, I know all of you. All these years as a ghost, I've thought every day that it would be great if you knew I existed, if you could call me 'brother'. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, it's time for me to leave."
Concubine Li, recalling the pain of losing her son years ago, wept uncontrollably: "If it weren't for the pearl in the mirror, you would have been able to grow up by my side. My child, don't worry, your mother will definitely avenge you."
The little devil shook his head: "No need. The Celestial Master said that she has her own karma and retribution. Mother, I don't have a name yet. Please help me choose a name."
Concubine Li murmured to herself, "When I was pregnant with you, I thought about your name. If it was a boy, I would name him Jiang Junli, meaning 'polite and courteous.' If it was a girl, I would name her Jiang Ninglu."
Jiang Junli smiled slightly: "I like this name."
He suddenly grew up a lot, about the same height as Jiang Junjing, and he had matured into a handsome and imposing man.
He looked at Yuan Qi: "Celestial Master, what's going on?"
Yuan Qi tilted his head and chuckled with satisfaction: "Once you've untied your knot in your heart and let go of your obsession, you'll naturally grow up."
"If you leave now, I'll call Black Impermanence to find a back door so that when you're reincarnated, you'll be reborn into a good family, as a wife with both sons and daughters."
Jiang Juncai, the imperial physician who had come to watch the commotion, and Consort Li were all astonished. "Is the Black Impermanence you're talking about the Black Impermanence we know?"
Is this something that can be summoned just by calling it?
Everyone was trembling.
But Yuanjue was not surprised at all.
Du Haitang shook her head: "My son doesn't have a wet nurse yet, he'll starve to death."
“I am your son’s sister. I will keep an eye on Xiangli Mingzhu and make sure she takes good care of your son. Don’t worry, I will have my elder brother send someone to find a wet nurse right away.”
Jiang Juncai immediately promised, "That's right, I'll send someone to find a wet nurse right away."
Du Haitang didn't trust the Jiang family: "I want to see the wet nurse breastfeed my son with my own eyes."
Jiang Juncai turned and left.
Yuan Qi took out a summoning talisman from his cloth bag.
The talisman ignited without fire, and in the blink of an eye, a cold wind rose again in the room, and the underworld ghost messenger Black Impermanence floated over leisurely with a mourning staff in his hand.
"Celestial Master, what is the purpose of your summons?" Black Impermanence saw a room full of ghosts, as well as living people with opened Yin eyes. Every time the Celestial Master summoned someone, it was a grand spectacle.
Everyone was so frightened that their hair stood on end and they dared not move. It really was the Black Impermanence!
Will Black Impermanence also capture them?
Everyone present quickly recalled the bad things they had done in their lives, and unconsciously stepped back, fearing that the Black Impermanence would steal their souls.
"Lord Black Impermanence, it's been a long time." Yuan Qi greeted him sweetly with a lovely smile. She looked well-behaved and beautiful, completely unrelated to the crazy girl who once wreaked havoc in the underworld and released 100,000 evil spirits.
Everyone was speechless with astonishment: Holy crap, it's been so long! So this girl has met Black Impermanence before? More than once? They seem to know each other quite well.
Black Impermanence: You're being so polite today, have you changed your temper and become a good boy? He seemed a little skeptical.
Yuan Qi pretended not to see the disdainful yet slightly annoyed look on Hei Wuchang's face, and briefly recounted the events.
Black Impermanence glanced at Du Haitang and the infant spirits. They had not yet reached the end of their natural lifespan. Even if they went to the underworld, they would have to wait until they reached the end of their natural lifespan before they could be reincarnated.
Yuan Qi shook him: "Go through the back door and let them reincarnate first."
Black Impermanence's face darkened even more. Just as he was about to speak, Yuan Qi took out a small box from his cloth bag. Inside was the piece of the Ghost Blade with the skull on it. He opened it in front of him and said, "I found it a few days ago."
Black Impermanence immediately covered the box: "No problem."
The onlookers felt a chill run down their spines, instinctively categorizing Yuan Qi as someone they couldn't afford to offend—even the emperor couldn't afford to offend her. Because she could even pull strings with Black Impermanence!
Jiang Juncai came in just in time to see this scene. The dark-faced guy holding the mourning stick looked just like the Black Impermanence from the storybook.
He was so frightened he almost squatted down: "Is this the Black Impermanence?"
Jiang Junjing nodded, trembling. "It should be."
Jiang Juncai wanted to tell Du Haitang that he had already sent someone to find the wet nurse, but that would take time.
He promised, as the young master of the Jiang family, that he would take good care of his younger brother, and Du Haitang reluctantly followed Hei Wuchang away.
The chilling aura dissipated, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Juncai didn't know how to deal with Yuan Qi.
"Seventh sister, Mother and your fourth and sixth sisters are still unconscious. You must save them."
Yuan Qi had no liking for Jiang Juncai and snorted unhappily, "Du Haitang and the infant spirit are gone, so there's no need for me. Just let the imperial physician treat them."
“Amitabha,” Yuanjue stepped forward and said, “In that case, this humble monk will take his leave.”
"It's all your fault!" Xiangli Mingzhu suddenly woke up on the bed and rushed towards Yuan Qi.
Concubine Li rushed out and grabbed Xiangli Mingzhu's hair with precision and force. Before anyone could react, Concubine Li had already slammed Xiangli Mingzhu's head against the ground, causing her forehead to bleed.
Yuan Qi, not wanting to watch the spectacle, turned and left.
She was interested in the job of catching ghosts, but she had no interest in the Jiang family's disputes. Even if they demolished the Jiang family mansion, she wouldn't give them a second glance.
Inside the room, Jiang Juncai tried to pull Li Guiqie up, but Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu held him back tightly, preventing him from going forward.
Although Jiang Juncai was a master of martial arts and could easily deal with Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu, he did not push away his two younger brothers and let them beat him until his face was bruised and swollen.
On the other side, Consort Li pinned Xiangli Mingzhu to the ground and slapped her repeatedly, cursing as she did so. Xiangli Mingzhu was completely bewildered and had no idea what was happening.
Jiang Zhengqing entered just in time to witness the chaotic scene and was immediately overwhelmed: "Separate them up!"
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