Chapter 721: Breaking off the previous relationship
Jiaying is in this state at the moment.
Although the corpse in front of her had a natural attraction to her, and the natural fit between spirit and flesh, soul and life could not be easily shaken, more than twenty years had passed, and the strangeness imprinted by time could not be concealed.
Gong Mengbi and Yu He stood aside without saying a word. Now was the time for the victims to seek a solution. The two choices led to completely different results.
Madam Qiongfang and Zhiruo were exactly the opposite. Madam Qiongfang urged: "Return to the living world. Your body is right before your eyes, and your life span is not over yet. Why don't you become a ghost?"
With tears in her eyes, Jiaying looked to the left and saw Madam Qiongfang's worried and concerned face. She looked to the right and saw Zhiruo's sad eyes.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it."
Jiaying turned around and ran out the door, holding onto the porch pillar, feeling her breathing become a little short and difficult.
Zhiruo chased after her and saw that she was standing at the door without moving. She did not go forward to press her, but just half leaned against the door, folded her arms, and looked at her silently.
Madam Qiongfang asked, "Fox Fairy, Jiaying's body has been stolen for over twenty years. Now that she has returned to life, how should we account for this?"
Gong Mengbi looked at Yu He, and Yu He said, "Due to the harm done by Lord Yama, your body has been stolen by ghosts for twenty-two years. These twenty-two years of life will be returned to Miss Chen. In addition, since your previous life has been severed, you are no longer in this world, nor in the next. You will no longer be troubled by worldly ties. If you practice diligently, you will also be able to leave the world."
Madam Qiongfang asked again, "What if he doesn't come back to life?"
Yu He said, "If you don't return to the world of the living, then this body will be considered dead, your living soul will become a dead soul, and your life span will turn into your life span in the underworld. When your life span in the underworld ends, you can be reincarnated as a human again. You have been stolen by ghosts for twenty-two years, which is added to your record of good deeds. If you cling to the world of the living in your next life, you will naturally be rich and noble. If you practice cultivation and seek the Tao, it is also your destiny."
Jiaying heard this outside the door and turned around to ask, "What if I don't return to the world and reincarnate?"
Yu He looked at her and said, "That's the practice of a ghost immortal. You have thirty-four years of life left. Add twenty-two years, and you have a total of fifty-six years of life left that will be converted into Yin virtue. You can then seek a job at the Yue Mansion."
Jiaying asked again, "What if we don't go to Yue's house?"
Yu He smiled and said, "Then I can only record it in the Yin De Book and wait until your Yin life is over. If you are lucky enough to transcend the Yin, be reborn from Yin into Yang, and enter the upper three levels, it can offset some of the good deeds."
Jiaying asked, "If I practice the way of ghost immortals, then I can't use this Yin De?"
Yu He said, "Practice is your own. We won't encourage you, nor will we stop you, and certainly won't help you. Only when you are ready to become an immortal can we recommend you and exempt you from some of the merit assessments."
Jiaying wanted to choose the path of a ghost immortal from the bottom of her heart, not return to the living, not reincarnate, and be able to accompany Qiongfang and Zhiruo forever. She looked at Madam Qiongfang, and before she opened her mouth, Madam Qiongfang already knew what she wanted to say.
Madam Qiongfang stopped her, walked up to her, and sighed, "Don't think that becoming a ghost immortal is easy."
"Ghost Immortals face numerous tribulations. If you're not careful, you can't even reincarnate." Madam Qiongfang recalled, "If Zhiruo and I hadn't had a past connection, we would have been reincarnated long ago. But our past connection hasn't yet ended, and we mistakenly entered the path of Ghost Immortals. Now, we want to be free, but we can't."
She looked at Jiaying, pulled her over to Madam Chen's corpse, and said, "You are a living soul, and you don't know the suffering of ghosts and immortals. Light burns like fire, wind cuts like a knife, and the sound of thunder shakes your soul. When we have settled our past relationships, we too will be reincarnated."
"If you come back to practice after you return to life, at least we will have someone to look after us. Even if we are reincarnated, you will still be there to help us and continue our past relationship." Qiongfang looked at her with expectation in her eyes.
Jiaying wanted to say something else, but suddenly her body felt lighter and she was pushed by Qiongfang and fell on Mrs. Chen's body.
The soul and the body were originally one, and now that the two were connected, they immediately merged.
Jiaying felt dazed, the sounds in her ears gradually faded away, everything in front of her eyes fell into darkness, she fell into a warm dream, and fell into a deep sleep.
Yu He looked at Qiong Fang and said with a smile, "Madam is still decisive."
Madam Qiongfang was obviously relieved and said, "This silly girl doesn't know the pros and cons and insists on choosing the most difficult path. Isn't it a pity?"
Yu He said: "Now that our souls and spirits have merged, there is no other way to choose."
He pulled Chen Jiaying's death register from his bosom, recorded Jiaying's current energy into it, and then put the register away. He said, "When I return to Yue Mansion and report the verdict, I will sever her past ties. Unless she chooses to continue it, there will be no future consequences. If she's interested in practicing, she might as well give it a try. If not, she'll be healthy and free of illness, and die in good health."
Madam Qiongfang bowed and said, "Thank you, Priest."
Then he looked at Gong Mengbi and said, "Thank you, Fox Fairy."
Gong Mengbi said, "I was entrusted by the Yue family, and after several years of searching, I finally found her body."
Madam Qiongfang said, "There must be many twists and turns in this story."
Gong Mengbi stopped talking and said, "It is indeed a complicated and bizarre story, but since the past relationship has ended, there is no point in saying more. It will only cause more trouble."
Madam Qiongfang understood and did not ask any further questions.
Yu He said, "Then I'll go back first."
Gong Mengbi sent him out of Shouyue Tower, from the brightly lit area to the dark area.
Yu He sighed, "Finally, an old matter has been resolved and I can finally report to my work."
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "Thank you for your help. If you have free time, please come and get together more often."
Somehow these words struck a chord with Yu He. Priest Yu glanced at him, snorted coldly, and disappeared into the darkness.
Gong Mengbi covered his mouth, a smile flashed in his narrow eyes, and said, "Did I say something wrong?"
He laughed twice, looking a little unbecoming.
After returning to Shouyue Tower, Gong Mengbi took out the new wine that Fatty Kang had given him and invited Madam Qiongfang and Zhiruo to drink together.
Gong Mengbi has not been in Wuning for a long time, so he knows more about the interesting things happening nearby than the three sisters from Meirenling.
The three of them chatted about some small things, and finally the topic turned to Jiaying, and they expressed many expectations and concerns about the future.
Jiaying woke up from a long but empty dream, and when she opened her eyes, it was already bright outside.
She got up from the ground and immediately felt the heaviness and soreness of her body, but at the same time, she also felt an unprecedented sense of grounded stability.
"Miss Jiaying is awake?"
Gong Mengbi came down from upstairs, his fox-like brows and eyes showing a bit of laziness. He yawned softly and said, "Last night, I drank with Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo, and we talked about you a lot."
Jiaying looked around and saw that the jade cup on the table was still there, but the drinker was gone. Only the remaining wine shimmered in the morning light, making her eyes sore.
She tried to cheer herself up, bowed to Gong Mengbi and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Fox Fairy."
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