Chapter 11011 I am the most charitable person
This guy couldn't stand the threat at all. Before I could even ask him any more questions, he revealed everything he had. It felt like all the torture techniques I'd learned were completely useless.
The man's name was Zhou Yaozong, from Chengyun County. His family ran a cloth business. Because his three wives had died, he had a reputation for being a wife-killer. His house was empty until now. Those with some wealth were unwilling to marry their daughters to him, while he looked down on those without wealth.
One day, he encountered an old Taoist priest on the street. With a single glance, the Taoist priest discerned his extraordinary destiny, one unbearable for ordinary women, requiring a woman of similar destiny to neutralize it. He calculated with his fingers and determined that his destined partner was in the southeast, and southeast of Chengyun County lay the Yunshui River. So, seeking his destined partner, Zhou Yaozong spent his days, mornings and nights, staking out his position by the Yunshui River, hoping to encounter it. "Until today, I've found nothing, until today, I met this unfortunate fellow. So, I want to steal my clothes to force my will."
After listening to his explanation, I felt something was not right. The words "experienced" and "destined" sounded like a liar.
After all, hiding clothes to force a girl to marry him is a classic example. Isn't the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" about the cowherd hiding the weaver girl's clothes? While the original version may not be so vulgar, it's been thousands of years since it was passed down to the modern day. The original version is unknown, but who can guarantee that the story we hear thousands of years later won't be the same?
But as for the matter of killing three wives - as a modern soul, I have seen many criminal cases. In most cases where a wife dies, the person next to her is the first suspect.
I asked, "How did your three wives die?"
Zhou Yaozong swallowed hard, avoiding my gaze. With a mournful expression, he continued, "...Jinniang slipped and died in the garden. Wuniang... Wuniang died during childbirth, and the child was stillborn. As for Yanniang, she was killed by bandits on her way back to her parents' home..."
As he was crying and talking about the deaths of his three wives, three blurry figures appeared behind him.
One of them was covered with scratches, especially a bloody hole the size of a fist on his forehead, which was still bleeding. The blood dripped onto the stone and gathered into a small stream, which then fell into the Yunshui River, corresponding to Jinniang who fell to her death.
The woman next to Jinniang was holding a baby, its body a pale blue, its umbilical cord still connected to the woman's bloody vagina, a reflection of Wuniang, who had died in childbirth. Wuniang's blood flowed into the Yunshui River, joining Jinniang's and spilling onto Zhou Yaozong's side, yet he remained oblivious.
The blood was filled with resentment, but it was only beside Zhou Yaozong and could not get close to him.
Another, dishevelled, clearly tortured, resembled Yanniang, who had been attacked by bandits on her way back to her parents' home. Yanniang's eyes were bloodshot, the marks on her throat growing ever deeper as she stared at Zhou Yanxi, her expression aching for a fleshy meal.
The three of them stared intently at Zhou Yaozong. When they realized I could see them, they all shook their heads slightly, as if telling me not to trust him.
It really is a wife-murder case...
I looked at Zhou Yaozong, who was still sobbing about his miserable life, how all three of his wives had met with misfortune after marrying him. Now that he was possessed by a demon, he hoped I would be magnanimous and let him go.
I played with the willow branches and said casually, "I feel really bad after hearing about your experience. I think you must love your three wives very much."
When Zhou Yaozong heard this, he nodded quickly, his eyes flashing with joy of surviving the disaster.
I sneered and said, "How about this? I'm the most charitable person. How about I send you to meet your three wives? Listen, your children are calling you. They're calling you daddy, daddy..."
The baby who had no time to make a sound in the delivery room was now crying loudly and beautifully.
Zhou Yaozong's joyful expression froze on his face, and he looked in the direction of the baby's crying with a painful gaze. In that glance, he saw the most horrifying scene in his life...
Zhou Yaozong died soon after.
I felt like I had extraordinary strength, that with just a little effort I could strangle a grown man to death. No, no, it can't be called strangulation, I was just being kind and sending him to meet his family.
Zhou Yaozong's soul floated out of his body, dazed and confused, as if he didn't know what had happened. As soon as the three women saw Zhou Yaozong's soul, they pounced on it and tore it to pieces, leaving him no chance to resist.
It was such a satisfying revenge that I was amazed by it.
After it was over, the female ghost named Jinniang bowed to me first and said, "I will never forget your kindness in helping me, young lady. I am willing to serve you like a dog." Wuniang and Yanniang bowed immediately afterwards, and both of them put Jinniang first in their actions.
If you work like a dog or a horse, you will be reborn as a slave too.
I waved my hands and said, "I didn't do anything. No need to thank me. By the way, who is the Emperor of Zhou now?"
"The Emperor of Zhou?" Jinniang looked a little confused. "That was over a thousand years ago. The Emperor's surname today is Li."
Last name Li?
"Li Shimin?"
Jinniang took a breath and whispered, "Miss, please be careful with your words. How can you call the emperor by his name?" As she spoke, she looked around, afraid that someone would hear my disrespectful words.
It really is the Li Tang Dynasty. This takes me from the end of the Shang Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty... That's quite a long way!
I scoffed, "You're already a ghost, and you still care about this?"
Yanniang covered her mouth and whispered, "But the girl is still a human being."
I tilted my head: "Who said I'm human?"
The three of them had bewildered expressions. I suddenly jumped into the river, and my white fish tail sparkled in the sunlight. "How about it, isn't my fish tail beautiful?" After having a human body and a fish tail, even jumping is so powerful!
Seeing the stunned expressions on the three of them, I felt even more proud. When I was a fish, I didn't have a neck, so I couldn't really appreciate my beautiful tail!
"Girl! You are not wearing any clothes!" Wu Niang turned around holding the child and told the truth.
I:……
oh.
Yan Niang handed me the clothes she had found on the shore, and I put them on casually, but I didn't feel comfortable at all.
After cooking fish for a long time, even putting on clothes becomes a hindrance.
I sat on the rock, my fishtail swinging back and forth. It would be a shame not to take such a beautiful fishtail out to dry in the sun. Jinniang and Wuniang were afraid their blood would stain me, so they sat on the rocks on the other side. Wuniang's eyes fell on the headband on my fishtail and asked, "Why do you wear a headband on your fishtail, girl?"
"My good friend gave it to me." I said, touching the hairband.
Wu Niang blinked and said, "That girl's good friend must like her very much."
"How do you say that?"
Wu Niang smiled and said, "A headband is something that is very personal. Giving it to a girl is naturally a token of appreciation."
I couldn't help but chuckle, "He doesn't have that in mind."
But now that I have transformed halfway, the headband really cannot be tied on the fishtail, so I asked Jinniang to help me tie the headband in my hair.
I touched the newly-made hairstyle and said that Jinniang had such a skillful hand. Jinniang smiled.
"Come to think of it, is this old Taoist priest who deceived Zhou Yaozong acquainted with you?"
The moment these words were spoken, the three of them lost their relaxed expressions. Jinniang sighed and spoke, "That old Taoist priest wasn't acquainted with us. Zhou Yaozong was wearing a jade pendant consecrated by Jiayun Temple, which kept away ghosts and spirits. The old Taoist priest, feeling sorry for us, came up with a plan to lure Zhou Yaozong to the Yunshui River. Young lady, you don't know, but many people have drowned in the Yunshui River. If Zhou Yaozong accidentally fell into the river, he would be doomed."
I:……
It turns out that revenge is God's will.
"But now it seems that not many people have died in the Yunshui River." Yan Niang's eyes were full of confusion.
Jinniang speculated: "Could it be that the evil spirits have dissipated because of the girl's arrival?"
It's possible. Anyway, I haven't seen any ghosts or goblins since I woke up.
"Could it be that the young lady is the Lady Yunshui?"
Me: Hmm?
Jinniang said, "Young lady, you may not know that many years ago, the Yunshui River had a river god, and that river god was Yunshui Niangniang. However, due to changes, the Yunshui River has changed, and the original Hexian Temple was also washed away by the river..."
"Yes, I am."
When you go out, you give yourself an identity.
So, I was called Lady Yunshui.
Hehe, suddenly I have my own territory. It feels really good to be king of a river. I suddenly understand the feeling of those celestial monsters in Journey to the West descending to earth and ruling the mountains.
Speaking of which, during the Li Tang Dynasty, when Li Shimin was still in power, I wonder if Master Xuanzang would pass by this Yunshui River.
"By the way, what are your three plans for the future? Are you going to be reincarnated?"
The three of us looked at each other, and Jinniang smiled bitterly and said to me, "We don't know. There's no guide in the underworld to pick us up."
I was shocked. "This underworld is not very efficient."
In short, Jinniang and the other three, along with the baby, couldn't be reincarnated yet. However, Zhou Yaozong's soul had been ripped apart by them, and I wonder if the underworld will punish them when the time comes...
"So what are you going to do next?"
It was for revenge before, and now that you have taken revenge, what are your plans?
The three shook their heads. If revenge had sustained them before, now they seemed to feel empty.
Actually, I don’t have any good advice. They are all women with miserable lives, so I’d appreciate any help I can give.
"In that case, you can stay by the Yunshui River for the time being. As long as I'm here, you can be safe and sound."
Although I don't have many special abilities, I do have strength and means. Furthermore, I can boast about the reputation of my good friend Nezha.
Such a great name should be used in vain.
The three of them showed joyful expressions on their faces: "Thank you, Lady Yunshui."
Hey, Lady Yunshui, what a nice name!
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