Chapter 171: How could a good person turn into a ghost?
The plague ghost looked at Su Tan calmly.
Her voice was very soft.
The tone was clearly very indifferent, without any other emotions mixed in.
But to people's ears, it sounds like a mockery and questioning for no reason.
"Is Yingzhou too far from the capital? Or is Chongzhou too far from the capital?"
"After all, I really want to know, does our king know what kind of suffering his people are going through?"
"Did he know that Yingzhou is now a living hell, with the people exchanging their own children for food? Did he know about the mass graves outside Chongzhou, with bones piled up like mountains? Did he know that the soldiers outside Chongzhou who were stopped by him might have their own parents and relatives among them?"
Every word the plague ghost spoke was spoken extremely calmly.
But it was like a slap in the face.
The little nightmare ghost pursed his lips.
What it wants to say.
But I don’t know what to say at this moment.
Su Tan lowered his eyes.
She held the sword in her hand, thinking of how her father had always said the words "I eat the emperor's food and I also worry about the emperor" since she was a child.
My father often said that as a military general, he should naturally sacrifice his life for the country of Dong Chu.
Civil servants die for remonstration, while military servants die for battle.
The emperor guards the national gate, and the king dies for the country.
She remembered a lot of what her father said.
Even though Emperor Qinglong may have poor personal morals in Su Tan's eyes, he may not be a good husband or a good father.
In some matters, he may even be cold and cruel.
But Su Tan never doubted that the other party was not a good king.
She has always trusted the judgment of her father and brothers.
But at this moment - listening to the Plague Ghost's calm questioning, Su Tan was somewhat shaken in his understanding over the years.
Is Emperor Qinglong really a good king?
During the snowstorm in Yingzhou, countless people were killed or injured, and people exchanged their children for food, with corpses everywhere. Was Emperor Qinglong really completely ignorant of this?
Su Tan remained silent, not knowing how to respond to the plague ghost's words.
The plague ghost laughed softly and her eyes fell on Su Tan. It was said that the masters of mystic arts cared about the people, and she wanted to see for herself whether the rumors were true.
"Master, are you going to take me in?"
"After all, I am a plague ghost that brings disaster to the people."
She emphasized the words "bringing disaster to the people" in a subtle way.
But her gaze fell lightly on Su Tan, with a hint of contempt in her eyes.
"But, Master, may I ask who turned me into a ghost?"
When she was alive, she was also a human being.
Like all women in the world, she takes care of the house and takes care of her husband and children.
Who turned her into a ghost?
Why would a good person become a ghost?
The little nightmare ghost listened to the words of the plague ghost.
I didn't dare say a word.
It also wants to know how good people can become ghosts, and who allows these ghosts to be born?
But there is no answer to this question.
Su Tan couldn't give them an answer either.
Her eyelids drooped slightly, and after a moment, she raised her head, looked at the plague ghost in front of her, and said simply, "I won't kill you."
What’s the point of killing a plague ghost?
If the current dilemma is not resolved, there will be another plague ghost even if you kill one.
As long as the disaster victims are not resettled and the tragedy of cannibalism is not resolved, thousands of elderly, weak, women and children will be cooked.
As resentment grows day by day, plague ghosts naturally appear again and again.
So what’s the point of killing the plague ghost?
If you kill one plague ghost, thousands and millions of plague ghosts will emerge.
"I won't kill you, but as long as you exist, innocent people will die."
Just as the little nightmare ghost said, once a person is infected with the plague, he will be burned as a monster.
The plague has not yet spread, and people passing by the moat will soon die and will not have time to infect others.
But if the plague ghost enters the city one day - Su Tan frowned.
If this happens, the consequences will be unimaginable.
The plague ghost clasped his hands across his chest, looked at Su Tan quietly, and snorted softly, which seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm.
"Yeah?"
"Since Master is unwilling to kill me, how will Master deal with me?"
Su Tan took out the Ghost Suppression Tower and looked at the Plague Ghost with a calm expression. "I'm sorry, you have to stay in the tower for a while."
"Once the victims are settled and the current predicament is resolved, I will liberate you."
She sighed, a hint of compassion in her eyes, "It will also save the souls of those who died in the same untimely death as you."
The plague ghost chuckled. It seemed that this mystic also knew that there were endless ghosts in the world to kill. Ghosts were hateful, but things that turned people into ghosts were even more hateful. "Okay."
"I'll listen to you and hide in your broken tower for now."
She was not afraid that this broken tower was a trap set by Su Tan for her.
The reason is to let her go in and hide, but in reality she will be reduced to ashes once she goes in.
Because killing her alone is useless.
Killing her alone will not prevent more and more people from being eaten.
It can't prevent more people from dying.
Before entering the tower, the plague ghost looked at the sky where dark clouds were swirling. The bright moon was covered by the clouds and the sun was not visible. It was really cold that day.
"The fate of the Eastern Chu Kingdom is about to end."
"Even if there are more mystical masters like you, it's useless. You can't prevent the destruction of Dong Chu."
After she finished speaking, she smiled and walked into Su Tan's Ghost-Suppressing Tower.
Su Tan's pupils shrank sharply.
The little nightmare ghost was speechless. He turned his head to look at her in surprise, and stuttered for a moment before saying, "She... is what she said true?"
"No way, no way, Dong Chu is not really going to die, right?"
Although it is a nightmare ghost, it has actually witnessed countless dynasties changing.
only……
The Little Nightmare Ghost sighed, "If what she said is true, then more people will die."
In every war and every change of dynasty, the people who died the most were the common people.
When a country prospers, the people suffer.
When a country dies, the people suffer.
Su Tan's eyes dimmed slightly, his fingers tightened slightly, and there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes. "I don't know either."
She really didn't know.
She hadn't thought about it so much before.
At first, she just wanted to accumulate more merits and quickly find the remaining souls of Xiao Changle. After everything was settled, she would kill those who made her upset.
But now - Su Tan looked at the corpse in front of him. Although his face remained calm, his heart was already in turmoil.
At this moment, if her state of mind remained unchanged, she would truly be a monster.
Su Tan shook his head and suddenly said, "I was really petty before. I actually got entangled with someone like Song Tingchen for so long."
She has always trapped herself in the identities of Song's wife and Song Xiao's mother.
In fact, she still has a lot to do after leaving the inner house.
"So what are you going to do next?"
The little nightmare ghost looked at the scene in front of him and sighed again.
"This...this is not something you can solve alone."
Su Tan nodded. Her mind was in a state of confusion at the moment, so she could only use the sound transmission talisman to inform Cui Wan of what had happened here.
She didn't know whether Emperor Qinglong knew about this matter.
But no matter whether he turned a blind eye or was really kept in the dark from the beginning to the end, he can no longer play deaf and dumb.
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