The royal family of the current dynasty?!

Hearing the ghost girl's astonished words, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing couldn't help but sneer.

Nowadays, evil spirits are rampant in China, ghosts are everywhere, and the country is in a state of chaos. The instigation of the current incompetent emperor and the royal family is definitely indispensable.

Are these evil-doing insects worthy of being compared with His Majesty?

Zhao Lihe ignored the shocked words of the woman in the white dress and simply asked calmly, "What's your name?"

The woman in the white dress calmed herself down, bowed timidly, and said softly: "My memory is incomplete, and I don't know my past. I was favored by the ghost queen and was given a flower name, called Xiaoqing..."

"Xiaoqing?" Zhao Lihe was a little surprised. "You are not Nie Xiaoqian?"

"...Nie Xiaoqian?"

Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I've never heard of it."

Zhao Lihe frowned and asked, "Among your sisters, there is no one named Nie Xiaoqian?"

Xiao Qing thought about it carefully and shook her head, "There are fifteen or sixteen sisters under Grandma's seat. I know them all, and there is no one named Nie Xiaoqian."

...This is really strange. There is no Qian in A Chinese Ghost Story, right?

The three Shen Lian brothers looked at each other and seemed a little surprised.

Miss Xiaoqing quietly looked at the expressions of Zhao Lihe and others, and saw that they seemed to care very much about Xiaoqian. She thought that this news might be related to her life and death, so she racked her brains to recall the relevant information.

“Got it!”

Xiao Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly said, "Sir, speaking of the Nie family, I have some clues."

Zhao Lihe raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "You say."

Xiaoqing nodded repeatedly and said softly, "A few years ago, a group of carriages and horses passed by here and rested for a night at Lanruo Temple. Grandma saw that the caravan was full of warriors with vigorous blood and guards, and on a whim, she sent us sisters to test the caravan, hoping to seduce a few fresh blood food."

"But before we sisters could enter the temple, we were injured by the yellow paper talismans pasted on the pillars at the temple entrance and had to retreat."

"It was not until then that we sisters realized that in addition to the accompanying guards, there was also a powerful Maoshan Taoist priest in the convoy!"

"Perhaps his whereabouts were revealed by his sneaking into the temple that night. The next day, the Taoist priest from Mount Mao came to the forest alone and threatened to make a deal with Grandma."

"He said he wouldn't do anything to us sisters, but grandma is not allowed to think about the team he was in."

"Grandma was afraid of his master, so she agreed. I was beside her at the time and heard their conversation clearly. The Maoshan Taoist priest addressed the leader of the caravan as Lord Nie!"

Lord Nie...

Zhao Lihe nodded thoughtfully.

If he remembered correctly, Nie Xiaoqian seemed to be born in a family of officials. However, when she passed by this place with her old father, she was unfortunately killed by a thug and her body was buried under an ancient tree.

The tree demon took control of Nie Xiaoqian's corpse and forced her to become her maid, which led to the story of A Chinese Ghost Story.

If what Miss Xiaoqing said was true, then Nie Xiaoqian in this world might have escaped the fate of being the top girl in Lanruo Temple.

The person who changed her fate was most likely the Maoshan Taoist who dared to make a deal with the tree demon grandma single-handedly!

Interesting... Is this another time traveler with a master's inheritance?

Zhao Lihe showed an interested expression on his face, wondering whether he should let Ye Chen come over.

After all, he is Uncle Jiu's disciple, the orthodox successor of Maoshan, and can be considered a fellow disciple of this time traveler from another world.

As Zhao Lihe thought about this, he softly confirmed, "Miss Xiaoqing, is what you said true?"

Xiao Qing quickly raised three fingers and swore, "If I lie to you, I will be torn to pieces and never be reincarnated!"

So cruel...

The corner of Zhao Lihe's mouth twitched, as if he was saying that you had confessed everything even though I hadn't said anything yet.

Seeing the expressions on Zhao Lihe and others' faces, Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that her information was indeed useful.

Then, Xiaoqing gritted her teeth secretly, and suddenly fell to the ground, saying miserably, "Sir, Xiaoqing has been controlled by grandma since her death. She seduces men, sucks their essence, and kills them. I was forced to do this. I have no choice but to do it. Please, sir, please look into it!"

After saying this, Xiaoqing lowered her head with a sad look on her face, her body trembling slightly, and she seemed to be sobbing softly.

Zhao Lihe chuckled: "I was wondering why you were so cooperative, it turns out you wanted to get rid of the tree demon's control!"

Xiaoqing's body, which was lying on the ground, stiffened slightly, and then she raised her head and said in a faint voice: "My lord, although Xiaoqing is a female ghost, if she had the opportunity to reincarnate and be reborn as a human, who would be willing to harm people's lives by selling her body in this wilderness?"

"Besides..."

At this point, Xiao Qing paused, gritted her teeth and said, "Grandma has a backer in the underworld, called the Black Mountain Old Demon. Some time ago, grandma betrothed me to him."

"The reason why I work so hard for my grandma is that I hope one day she will give me my freedom and let me be reincarnated."

"But if you marry the Black Mountain Old Demon, you will have to stay in the underworld forever and serve him."

"I am not willing to accept this, so..."

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said, "So you want me to help you get rid of the tree demon's control, right?"

Xiaoqing nodded repeatedly with hope on her face.

Zhao Lihe thought for a moment and nodded, "I can save you, and even your sisters, but you have to tell me the location of the thousand-year-old tree demon first."

Xiaoqing shuddered and fell to the ground again, saying in a sad tone, "My Lord, my grandmother controls my body. I can tell you unimportant things, but you must not tell me my grandmother's secrets, otherwise, my grandmother will never let me go!"

"unless……"

Zhao Lihe chuckled and asked, "Unless what?"

Xiao Qing said quickly: "Unless the adults can find my body first and let me get rid of grandma's restraints..."

This is to make him pay first and then deliver the goods!

Zhao Lihe looked at the female ghost lying on the ground in front of him with great interest.

After a little thought, Zhao Lihe nodded and said, "Okay, tell me where your body is!"

"Thank you for saving my life!"

Xiaoqing's face immediately lit up with joy and she kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude.

Zhao Lihe waved his hand gently, and Ding Xian next to him immediately understood. He used his telekinesis to help Xiaoqing, who was kowtowing, up.

Xiaoqing couldn't knock any more, so she stood up nervously and told the location of her body.

Zhao Lihe noted the location, then covered it with a paper umbrella and put Xiaoqing in it again.

After putting away the paper umbrella, Zhao Lihe turned to look at the three brothers Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian and Ding Xian.

"What do you think?"

"Your Majesty," Lu Jianxing said with a bow, "In my humble opinion, what this woman said is a mixture of truth and falsehood. She probably really wants to get rid of the tree demon's control, but those pitiful words cannot be believed completely."

"I think this woman must have seen the aura of a son of heaven in you and guessed that you are of noble status, so she is so anxious."

Zhao Lihe nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Although Xiaoqing is far from being completely bad, she is not a good person like Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian who have strong empathy. She is an ordinary person who will change herself according to the environment.

When being a ghost, it absorbs people's vital energy and takes their lives, which may not be without active intention.

But if they are reincarnated as humans and receive education, they can also become good people based on universal values.

Being selfish is human nature and there is no need to blame us.

Zhao Lihe said softly, "Ah Xian, you stay here and protect Ning Caichen, Jian Xing, and Shen Lian. The two of you will follow me and search for Miss Xiaoqing's body. Once you find it, use the intercom to send a message and I will come right away."

"yes!"

The three brothers obeyed the order respectfully.

…

…

The next morning, the sky was bright in the mountains and fields.

Zhao Lihe leaned against a tree trunk with his eyes closed to rest. Not far ahead were the two brothers Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian, who were swinging hoes to dig the ground.

Originally, Zhao Lihe was planning to participate in it, but how could the two brothers dare to let him touch such rough work? They could only "accidentally" break the third and last hoe, forcing Zhao Lihe "to" supervise nearby.

The reason why they had to dig the ground bit by bit with a hoe was mainly because Xiaoqing's body had turned into an urn.

If you use your magical powers to turn the soil, it is inevitable that some stones will break Xiaoqing's urn.

In order to prevent Xiaoqing from being all over the ground, the two brothers could only suppress their strength and dig holes in the way ordinary people do.

Fortunately, they are full of energy and have amazing endurance. Digging the ground and digging graves is not even a warm-up for them.

In just half an hour, they had plowed the entire mass grave. They found countless corpses of various kinds and urns of all sizes, but they did not find Xiaoqing's urn.

Finally, after digging up a dried corpse, Lu Jianxing sighed and guessed helplessly:

"Could it be that the thousand-year-old tree demon had already guessed that Xiaoqing would betray us and moved the urn in advance?"

"That shouldn't be the case." Shen Lian frowned and said, "In the movie, the tree demon didn't even touch Xiaoqian's urn, so why would she target Xiaoqing? Let's keep looking!"

After saying this, the two brothers raised the hoes in their hands again.

At this moment, the paper umbrella leaning against the tombstone suddenly trembled, as if protesting against their contempt.

Shen Lian paused and asked in surprise: "Can she hear us talking?"

Lu Jianxing said without even looking up: "Of course I can't hear it."

Shen Lian frowned and asked, "Then why is this paper umbrella making noises?"

After he finished speaking, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian paused in their movements, then looked at each other, as if they understood something.

Without hesitation, the two brothers quickly threw away the hoes in their hands and turned over the skeleton that was half buried in the soil in front of them. Sure enough, they found a black urn the size of a head under the skeleton.

“That’s it!”

Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing showed joy on their faces and quickly dug out the urn. After confirming that there was no damage, they stood up from the big pit in the mass grave and said loudly to Zhao Lihe, who was resting with his eyes closed under the tree:

"Your Majesty, I found it!"