"Sigh..." Hua Xiangyun heard another sigh. "Everyone can talk about grand principles, but when it comes to real problems, people's hearts are all biased."
Having wandered around this area for so many years, I've witnessed far too much favoritism towards sons over daughters.
Even if she was pampered and spoiled when she was young, when it came to the final choice, the first person she would abandon was her own daughter.
Hua Xiangyun waved her hand to push the shadow away. How could someone so knowledgeable be so blind?
I wonder how his yin energy affects people. Is being a ghost really that boring these days?
Who knew this ghost was actually quite boring, following them at a distance that wasn't too close, and occasionally chiming in with a comment.
Hua Xiangyun tried to chase him away a few times at first, but eventually she just stopped paying attention to him.
Seeing that Hua Xiangyun ignored him, he couldn't hold back any longer and kept rambling on in her ear, almost revealing his entire life story.
"Why is my life so miserable? I was a small landlord, with no worries about food or drink, but then I encountered a change of dynasty."
I brought my family to hide in this remote mountain area, but I never imagined I would die at the hands of my own family.
Hua Xiangyun glanced at the village she had just passed. The whole village consisted of mud-brick houses, scattered here and there, and the population didn't seem to be very large.
"Little brat, I've said so much, at least give me a reply!" the ghost named Xu Fugui rambled on. "I'm so tired of you talking to thin air every time. At least give me a response."
Hua Xiangyun glanced at Hua Guangzong and the others walking ahead, "..."
Xu Fugui said, "You said I treat my two sons equally, so how come the wife I married has completely changed?"
They're always arguing and making a fuss over my meager savings, never considering that we brought them here to escape hardship, yet they still complain and refuse to stay.
Thinking back to how my good intentions were not understood by my family.
"They even insisted that I divide the family property, as they wanted to move to the city and leave me here alone." Xu Fugui said with a bitter smile, "Everyone says that raising children is for old age security, but I have two sons who can't wait to get rid of me, this burden."
Back in the city, both parents vied to show filial piety to their father.
In order to bring them back to the countryside from the city, I pretended that I had been cheated in business and could not stay in the city. I returned to the countryside with the last of my savings, and that's when my attitude changed.
I'm quite open-minded about it. If they want to be filial, they can be; if they don't, I'm confident I can support myself in my old age.
But these two unfilial sons not only coveted my little bit of money all day long, but their wives and children also showed me no respect whatsoever. When they saw that I refused to agree to separate the family and let them live separately, these two beasts actually secretly switched my medicine.
If even fathers and sons scheme against each other like this, do you really think your second brother and family will treat you the same as before?
I'm pretty easygoing about it. Changing the medication is fine, I've lived long enough anyway.
Seeing that she couldn't get rid of him, Hua Xiangyun could only distance herself and retort a few steps behind, "Since you've lived enough, hurry up and reincarnate. What kind of behavior is it to wander around here?"
As expected, lies are the least credible. If someone portrays themselves as so carefree, they wouldn't have lingered here for so long if they were truly without any attachments.
If you're worried about your descendants, then go and follow them; don't bother unrelated people here.
When a person dies, they are sent directly to the underworld. Those who remain are either influenced by external forces or have deep resentment in their hearts and things they cannot let go of.
“Then you’re wrong, little kid. I’ve already given up on those unfilial descendants.”
Besides, as soon as I breathed my last, they hurriedly buried me, divided up their property, and left with their people. They haven't come back to offer incense for so many years. I have long since lost all hope in them.
What I'm truly worried about is the legacy I left behind. I've worked diligently my whole life, rising from a wild child in the mountains to become a wealthy man. I simply can't bear to see such a vast fortune buried deep in the mountains with me.
Hua Xiangyun chuckled and said, "Don't bother, I won't help you fulfill any wishes."
Wouldn't it be better to be buried deep in the mountains with you? This shows that they don't belong to anyone else either.
"If you don't leave now, this soul will dissipate within a hundred years, and then you won't have these troubles anymore."
"You little brat, you're so boring. Don't you ever think about making a fortune?" Xu Fugui floated up to Hua Xiangyun and swayed in front of her, his tone full of seduction. "You should know that the gold and silver treasures I've hidden are always hard currency. Even if you're keeping a tight rein on them now, they'll always have a use."
"How about it? Grandpa will give you some?"
Hua Xiangyun gathered her spiritual energy and slapped him away with her palm, saying, "You want to be my grandfather? Don't you even know if you have the fate to do so?"
"Those who know what's good for them will leave now. If it weren't for the fact that you have no karmic debts, I would have given you a talisman."
"No, no, no," Xu Fugui said. Although he had never seen the power of the talisman, his fear as a ghost made him dare not provoke him as before. "Let's talk this out. Besides, I really didn't mean any harm."
"Little one, you are a cultivator, you wouldn't hold a grudge against a wandering ghost like me. How about this? I have a few hidden treasure places, I can show you a couple as my apology."
Anyway, there's no place in this whole mountain range that he doesn't know, and he knows exactly where the treasures are hidden, so he doesn't need to touch his savings at all.
Hua Xiangyun scoffed, "You should keep it for yourself!"
If she were truly interested in these valuables, she wouldn't need to rely on ghosts. When the time is right, the valuables would automatically be delivered to her. Searching aimlessly all over the mountains and fields is what's truly exhausting.
Besides, these ghosts aren't exactly kind; who knows how much trouble they'll cause later?
That Yuan Tianjing is different; it's an ancient ghost that's been lingering in the human world for a thousand years, its spirit never dissipating. If we continue to let it run rampant, it will become a major problem sooner or later. It seems we really need to find some time to make a trip to Tianshui Mountain in the South City.
Seeing that Hua Xiangyun's expression had truly changed, Xu Fugui dared not pester her any longer and changed his approach, following her from a distance.
Seeing that Hua Xiangyun had fallen behind again, Hua Guangzong stopped to rest. "Little darling, are you tired? There's a small, sheltered cave ahead. Shall we rest there?"
Hua Xiangyun quickly walked over to them. "It's nothing. It's just that the forests are more lush than in previous years, and the icicles hanging on the trees are really beautiful."
"It's beautiful, but it's too cold," Hua Zhian said, covering his nose with his hand, which was frozen stiff. He hadn't expected his little sister to have such a leisurely mood.
Hua Guangzong looked at Hua Xiangyun with affection, "This isn't even the most beautiful part yet. Let's walk a little further and stop to rest in the pine forest. That's when it will be truly beautiful."
Hua Xiangyun: "Yes, Grandpa is still the best to me. I used to want to stay there for a while, but my parents wouldn't agree, so I always came and went in a hurry."
“Just take a look. It’s freezing cold, what’s there to do?” Hua Guangzong also objected. “We can come back to pick mushrooms when spring comes.”
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