Several ghost messengers were already exhausted, and upon hearing this, they said in disbelief, "How can you, an ordinary person, seal these malevolent limbs? The spirit-locking array that so many of us and the strategist used just now was broken by them. The resentment of these limbs is much stronger than you imagine! Besides, they originally came from the secret door, and you actually want us to drive them back?"
This sounds like a villain's statement; how can anyone question the male lead's abilities?
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqiu immediately ordered, "Do as he says!"
"...Yes." The ghost messengers reluctantly responded, mobilizing the little ghost power they had left to try their best to drive the severed limbs toward the dark door.
Qi Huaijin bit his tongue, and a drop of blood flew out. He quickly condensed an array, saying, "Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme."
A burst of golden light emerged around Qi Huaijin. The severed limbs seemed to sense the danger, and their attacks became more rapid, their resentment surging even more intensely.
Qi Huaijin, however, was completely unaffected by these distractions, as if he could neither see nor hear anything, and continued, "All the gods pay homage, and the thunder and demons are terrified, and the spirits and monsters perish."
Several streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, turning the already dark sky a stark white, accompanied by a deafening rumble of thunder. Under such circumstances, ordinary people would never dare to approach the water.
The golden light emanating from Qi Huaijin's body was so dazzling that Gu Qingqiu dared not look directly at it, and the severed limbs seemed to be stunned as well, and the range of their attacks gradually decreased.
Just then, Qi Huaijin opened his eyes and shouted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"
A golden incantation was instantly formed, sealing the severed limbs and the hidden door together.
Qi Huaijin also closed his eyes and leaned back as if exhausted.
"Oh no!" the water ghost Qi Huaijin brought exclaimed anxiously, "The master's waterproof talisman has expired! He'll choke on the water!"
Seeing that Qi Huaijin was about to choke, Gu Qingqiu ignored the gazes of the clerk and the ghost messenger, caught Qi Huaijin, and then covered his mouth with her own, giving him a breath of ghost energy. Then she struggled to hold Qi Huaijin and swim upwards.
The ghost messengers exchanged bewildered glances. "Master, what's wrong with the young lady...?"
Helpless, the clerk waved his hand and said, "Go back and report to the master first!"
"Yes, yes..." the ghost messengers responded.
Gu Qingqiu realized for the first time that Qi Huaijin was so heavy. He looked very thin, but the resistance in the water was so great!
After she fed Qi Huaijin several more breaths of ghostly energy, she finally pulled Qi Huaijin ashore.
The water ghost was already lying on the side of the speedboat, reaching out to Gu Qingqiu and saying, "Quickly pull the adult up!"
Gu Qingqiu mustered all her strength to lift Qi Huaijin upwards, and finally, together with the water ghost, they pulled Qi Huaijin onto the speedboat.
As dawn broke, the lights on the shore were still on, making it seem as if several rows of people were standing there, looking in Qi Huaijin's direction.
Gu Qingqiu and Shui Gui were unable to steer the speedboat and anxiously checked Qi Huaijin's breathing.
Thankfully... he's still breathing...
Gu Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart ached terribly when she saw Qi Huaijin, who was pale and soaking wet. She couldn't even get a towel from the speedboat to drape over Qi Huaijin.
The water ghost looked at the sky and said, "It should be dawn in about ten minutes. Once it's light, the people on the shore should be able to see the adults' condition and come to their rescue."
"Then what can we do now..." Gu Qingqiu looked up blankly.
The water ghost had already retreated back into the pearl necklace, its voice broken, "My ghostly power is exhausted. I need to recuperate properly. I can't come out even when it's dawn!"
Gu Qingqiu slowly helped Qi Huaijin up, leaning all his weight on her, tightly holding his hand, her eyes slightly moist. She was terrified that something would happen to Qi Huaijin, but now her fear had reached another level—she had just transferred ghost energy to Qi Huaijin.
Qi Huaijin is clearly still a human being; he shouldn't have come into direct contact with ghostly energy like this.
Even a ghost as ignorant as Gu Qingqiu knows that the underworld should not interfere too much with the mortal world.
She knew perfectly well that Qi Huaijin would live to be a hundred years old. She had read Qi Huaijin's Book of Life and Death; he was just in great danger today, but he wouldn't die.
But in that instant, fear overwhelmed all her reason. She was afraid that Qi Huaijin would choke on the water, she was afraid that Qi Huaijin would drown, so she chose to transfer her ghostly energy to Qi Huaijin.
From then on, Qi Huaijin was no longer an ordinary person. He would slowly become a living dead. He would hate himself... If he hadn't met me, Qi Huaijin might have lived a smooth life, died peacefully as a nationally renowned sorcerer, and then went to the underworld to report to King Chujiang with a wealth of merit.
But she ruined all of that.
As dawn broke, the tear tracks on Gu Qingqiu's face dried.
She watched as the people on the shore gasped in surprise, then dispatched a rescue boat to bring Qi Huaijin ashore and take her to the hospital for examination. She heard the doctor say that Qi Huaijin was fine and would wake up soon.
She couldn't bear to face Qi Huaijin when he woke up. After confirming that Qi Huaijin was alright, she left sadly. The sun was shining brightly outside and the weather was fine, but the hospital's television was reporting a strange event, saying that many "floating corpses" had suddenly appeared on the Chu River this morning. The salvage team thought they were the four victims who had gone missing earlier, but they found that they were many dismembered limbs.
It is reported that hundreds of limbs have been recovered in just one morning. The scene was horrific, and countless passersby witnessed it, causing widespread panic.
Gu Qingqiu smiled wryly, knowing that scaring ordinary people would bring bad karma.
However, the government quickly held a press conference, solemnly declaring that it would thoroughly investigate the matter, find the owner of the severed limbs, and give the public an explanation.
Out of sheer boredom, Gu Qingqiu went to the hospital morgue, only to find it unusually lively. There were not only "people" there, but also ghosts.
Many people who had just become ghosts stood awkwardly beside their own corpses, their expressions a mixture of bewilderment and nostalgia, and perhaps a sense of relief.
For those who die from illness, becoming a ghost may not be a bad thing. It just means they will never see their family again, and even if they do, their family will never see them again.
Gu Qingqiu didn't know how long she had been standing in the morgue until someone called out to her, "Miss, what are you doing here?"
Gu Qingqiu came to her senses and found the Black and White Impermanence standing in front of her.
"Oh...I..." Gu Qingqiu didn't know how to answer, so she simply made up a story: "You guys are very punctual for work, you come as soon as it gets dark..."
"Of course, haha..." Bai Wuchang was embarrassed. Could it be that the young lady came to inspect the work efficiency?
After all, following some recent events, King Chujiang has been rigorously investigating cases of the dead not promptly reporting to the King Chujiang Palace. Therefore, they are also searching everywhere for ghosts lingering in the mortal realm, fearing that they might cause some trouble again.
"Oh...work goes well..." Gu Qingqiu drifted away again. She dared not go back to Qi Huaijin's house, and as for the Chu Jiang King's palace...she'd probably be met with a furious scolding from the Chu Jiang King...
So when Gu Qingqiu came to her senses, she had already floated back to Chu Jiang Cemetery. There shouldn't be anyone here to find her, right? Gu Qingqiu's hand trembled as she touched her own tombstone.
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