These shoes are exquisite and luxurious, embroidered with expensive silk threads and adorned with gemstones and large pearls. Even noble ladies might not have such extravagant wedding shoes.
It was as if a maid was saying in her ear, "That concubine is really cunning. Her wedding dress looks simple and ordinary, but who knows how she hides it all in her shoes. Her dress covers everything up so well that no one can say anything about it."
Another maid said, "That's right. Poor Madam, she has been married into the household for three years, managing the household diligently and sending clothes and food to the General. In the end, she couldn't compete with her childhood sweetheart. Taking a concubine is fine, but what they did was too disgraceful. Their eldest son is already three years old. It's clear that they had an affair before Madam was married."
Suddenly, another shout rang out, "What are you saying? Don't you want your heads?"
Qiu Niang's mind was like a foggy morning. As the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, the clouds gradually parted, revealing the full panorama of the mountains and rivers. She subconsciously took a step back, muttering in surprise, "It's her!"
Hu Tangdi was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Who?"
Qiu Niang quickly composed herself, but lowered her eyelashes. "She was my husband's concubine in my past life, because..."
Shang Lin practically appeared beside Qiu Niang in a flash, gripping her arms tightly with both hands, and said with utmost solemnity, "Qiu Niang, calm down. We have already taken our revenge. You are now a disciple of my Yuntai Sect. The past is gone and dead. You have been reborn."
Shang Lin's swift actions startled both the Divine Lord and Ji Xiaoyao. Hearing what he said to Qiu Niang, the Divine Lord hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" Ji Xiaoyao, however, silently clenched his fists, his eyes filled with worry.
It felt as if a raging river was flowing through Qiu Niang's body, quickly spreading to every part of her body, but it was quickly stopped by Shang Lin's restraint and gradually calmed down. After a while, she said, "Sect Master, I'm fine."
Despite Qiu Niang's words, Shang Lin did not release her, but only loosened his grip a little, and continued to persuade her: "Isn't our current life good enough? Don't you want to continue living like this? You say you're fine, then look up at me."
Qiu Niang paused for a moment before looking up at Shang Lin, her eyes bloodshot. "Sect Master, I... I just never expected to meet the person who killed me again. I think..."
Before Qiu Niang could finish speaking, Ji Xiaoyao hurriedly asked, "The person who killed you?! You..."
Shang Lin immediately glared at Ji Xiaoyao, clearly saying, "Don't make things worse."
Then, he spoke gently to Qiu Niang, "What are you thinking? I can grant you anything except things that would hurt you."
Qiu Niang's red eyes slowly faded, and she looked at Shang Lin seriously, saying, "Is it true that the sect leader said last night that she would be sexually destroyed?"
Without hesitation, Shang Lin replied firmly, "Yes."
Shang Lin's words acted as a catalyst, quickly restoring Qiu Niang's eyes to normal. "Then may I make a move?"
"No way." Shang Lin refused instantly. "She's too powerful. We fought last night. I told you, you can't do anything to hurt yourself."
Qiu Niang lowered her head and remained silent for a while before saying, "Alright, I'll listen to the sect leader."
After saying that, she suddenly looked at Shang Lin and asked, "The sect leader said she has a child, and she came here to seek medicine to save the child?"
"Yes." Shang Lin nodded. "And that child has also turned into a ghost, but we haven't fought him, so we don't know his strength."
"How is that possible?" Qiu Niang swayed, her face full of confusion. "After I died, they, mother and son, should have lived a better life. How could they have died too? And even turned into vengeful ghosts after death?"
Originally, she was killed by her concubine, who lived a good life but turned into a hideous ghost. In the end, that person also died like her. No, they were different. She was a person, while they were mother and son.
In this way, no one knows who is the most pitiful, pathetic, and lamentable. What about all the obsessions that have tormented her over the years? Qiu Niang suddenly felt a little weak. If Shang Lin hadn't held her arm, she probably would have fallen.
Ji Xiaoyao hurriedly stepped forward, took Qiu Niang from Shang Lin's hands, and gently comforted her, "Sit down first, don't think so much. The sect leader is right, the past is past and dead, you are reborn now. As for what to do with that ghost bride, that's up to you. You should be happy."
Hu Tangdi quickly tried to comfort him, saying, "That's right, that's right, you should act swiftly and decisively, why are you still dwelling on this?"
In fact, Hu Tangdi and the others who came later did not know anything about Qiu Niang's life before her death, but this did not prevent them from protecting their fellow disciples.
The deity, unusually, chimed in with advice, "I think what Xiao Hu said is particularly good. It's about seeking revenge and settling scores quickly. Besides, you're now my disciple, how can you be easily defeated?"
Qiu Niang suddenly looked up at Shang Lin, "What if she stays hidden inside the embroidered shoes and doesn't come out?"
Shang Lin frankly stated, "If she doesn't come out, we'll force her to. Anyway, we have to resolve the issue today, because we still have to go out tomorrow."
Qiu Niang continued, "Does the sect leader have a solution?"
Shang Lin immediately looked at Hu Tangdi, "Do you have Samadhi True Fire?"
Hu Tangdi was taken aback, then his face fell. "What are you saying, Sect Master? I'm just a little fox demon who's been sealed away for nearly a thousand years, not a fox immortal. Where would I get the Samadhi True Fire? But you could ask She Jinxing, after all, the snake clan..."
Shang Lin hurriedly interrupted Hu Tangdi, "She Jinxing is just a small snake, not a dragon."
After saying that, Shang Lin subconsciously looked at the Divine Lord, "Although the Divine Lord is now a tower spirit, could you...?"
"You know I'm a tower spirit, so where am I supposed to conjure up Samadhi True Fire?" The Divine Lord gave Shang Lin an annoyed look. "Actually, it doesn't have to be so complicated. You can just use real lightning to strike it."
Shang Lin sighed helplessly, "What if I damage the Dragon Spirit Tower? I'll go buy some things and then use artificial lightning to force that ghost out when I get back."
Everyone's mood was already gripped by Qiu Niang's reaction, but after hearing Shang Lin's words, they all looked at each other in bewilderment. So, the lightning and fire that the sect leader used to slay the ghost bride last night was actually artificially created?
The situation was critical at the time, and no one paid attention, so it was completely convincing to look real. No, the God noticed, otherwise he wouldn't have said it was real thunder and fire.
However, Hu Tangdi hurriedly followed, saying, "I'll go with the sect leader."
Shang Lin glanced back at Hu Tangdi, then looked at the embroidered shoe she was still holding. "It would be better if General Ji came with me instead of you coming with me."
Upon seeing Shang Lin's gaze, Hu Tangdi quickly put away the embroidered shoes, but Ji Xiaoyao had already stood up and walked to Shang Lin, saying, "I'll go with the sect leader."
Hu Tangdi wanted to say, "You're not the sect leader's servant, so what are you doing here? Besides, you're currently suffering from serious internal injuries, how can you possibly help the sect leader carry things?"
But seeing Ji Xiaoyao's resolute expression, Hu Tangdi could only swallow his words.
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