Chapter 272 She is willing to humble herself to the dust
General Tang brought Tang Yuli out of Prince Yong's mansion and boarded the carriage they came in under the watchful eyes of countless people. The only difference was that this time he did not let Liuli get in the carriage to accompany Tang Yuli. Only the father and daughter sat in the carriage.
Although Tang Yuli could not have contact with General Tang yet, he did not feel too uncomfortable being in the same house with him. However, the carriage was much smaller than the house, so Tang Yuli shrank back and huddled in the corner.
Seeing her like this, General Tang felt uncomfortable, but he still asked in a gentle tone as if he were talking to a child: "Lili, do you like Prince Yong's Mansion?"
like?
Tang Yuli was stunned and did not answer.
"Then do you like Su Rui?" General Tang asked in a different way.
Still no response.
"General, every time the young lady sees Concubine Su, she feels much better. Just now in the room, she wanted to speak to the concubine as soon as she saw her. Also, when she saw the two young masters, the young lady took the initiative to reach out her hand, and the young masters even held the young lady's hand. The young lady's eyes lit up, and it was obvious that she liked the two young masters very much. The young lady will slowly get better, she will."
Outside the carriage, Liuli approached the carriage and hurriedly spoke a series of words.
"I know, I shouldn't say anything, but... General, please, please love the young lady. The young lady cannot marry the Second Prince. Absolutely not."
General Tang wanted to cherish Tang Yuli, and he never thought of marrying Tang Yuli to the second prince. He just wanted to find a middle ground.
But, it is obviously impossible.
Given the situation, there are only two options.
If you want to keep Li Li, you can only...
"like."
Just when General Tang was worrying about what to choose, Tang Yuli suddenly spoke.
Two words, said with exceptional clarity.
…
The news that General Tang went to Prince Yong's mansion, just like the Second Prince's visit to apologize, quickly spread to all households. Even though the surface remained calm, countless carrier pigeons flew over Shengjing City in secret, and many undercurrents surged.
But all this has nothing to do with Prince Long’s Mansion now.
Because Prince Long was not at home, and Changning had been tortured beyond recognition.
With her hair disheveled, she curled up on the bed in fear, with Buddhist beads hanging on her chest and a peach wood sword in her hand. Her eyes were darting around in fear, and the slightest movement would make her tremble with fear.
It was fine during the day, but as soon as night fell, even if the house was brightly lit with countless candles, Changning was still worried.
Because those ghosts will come to her.
Even if she forced herself not to sleep, those things would appear silently, and no one could see them except her. The things in her hands could not hurt those things at all. She might even faint directly and be devoured by thousands of ghosts again in her dream, and her soul would be torn apart again and again.
For three consecutive days, she has reached the brink of collapse.
It's not that I haven't invited other witches and Taoist priests, but they all said it was very dangerous. Either they refused and ran away, or they were caught and forced to perform rituals, but they died suddenly at the beginning.
One of them sprayed blood all over Changning's face and looked at her in horror before he died.
Today is the last day of the three-day period that the first witch had mentioned. The sun is setting, the sky is getting dark, and Changning can't stop shivering all over.
She didn't want to die. She didn't want to be eaten alive by tens of thousands of ghosts. She didn't want to die without any resistance.
She has been fearless since she was born. Her father said that she is as good as a man. When she was a girl, the Prince Long's Mansion was rising rapidly. Even when she was left in Shengjing, she was still a high-ranking person. She was used to being arrogant and never took anyone seriously. In her eyes, even if they were royal relatives, they could not do anything to her if they offended her. She had her own way to deal with it.
But now, she was powerless. Her repeated resistances were like an ant trying to shake a tree. The unprecedented powerlessness made her fall into extreme fear, and the approaching time made her lose all her sanity.
A shadow was shone in from outside the door. Chang Ning was so frightened that he clenched the peach wood sword in his hand and shouted in a distorted voice: "Who!"
"Don't be afraid, Princess. It's me." Nanny walked quickly into the room and comforted Changning as she walked towards her. "Princess, I've invited the master. He will definitely be able to save you."
Before he finished speaking, a bearded man wearing a Taoist robe and holding an eight-diagram compass in his hand walked in. He stroked his beard and said, "I am Taoist Hengxu, and I pay my respects to the princess."
When Chang Ning heard that the other party was a Taoist priest and the nanny said that he could save her, she excitedly crawled forward a few steps without caring about her image, and asked excitedly, "Can you save this princess?"
"I can build a bridge for the princess, but the person who tied the bell must untie it. Whether the princess can be saved depends on the princess herself."
"Look at myself?" Changning didn't understand.
"There are too many wronged souls, and they have been lingering over the palace, generating great resentment. They will continue to absorb the lonely and wronged souls around them to strengthen themselves. I think the princess's condition has been getting worse in the past few days. I even saw several wronged souls wandering outside the palace, and they are constantly gathering around the princess. I think they will take action tonight."
It was exactly what the witch had said. Chang Ning was terrified and didn't bother asking any other questions: "What should I do? Tell me what I should do to get rid of them. I can do anything! I can do anything!"
"Don't worry, Princess. I will perform a ritual to invite them to reveal themselves and explain the source of their grievances. As long as the grievances are resolved, the majority of the vengeful spirits will be resolved, and the remaining few will be nothing to be feared. However, I hope that Princess will be humble. After all, the vengeful spirits are not like humans. If you are not careful, their grievances will increase, and there will be no way out."
Last time, Changning didn't believe the witch's words and angered the group of wronged souls. He was cut into pieces and suffered the pain of his soul being torn apart. Now, all his pride has been beaten away.
As long as she can escape this calamity, she is willing to humble herself to the dust.
Changning agreed, and after the nanny dismissed all the servants, Taoist Hengxu began to perform the ritual.
As night fell completely, waves of crazy winds came, blowing the candlelight in the house to flicker. The copper bell in Taoist Hengxu's hand kept shaking, which was extremely strange.
Changning tightly grasped the peach wood sword in one hand and the nanny's arm with the other, his whole body trembling.
Suddenly, Taoist Hengxu stopped ringing the bell and said solemnly, "Here they come!"
Changning's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and his eyes were fixed on the door that Taoist Hengxu was looking at.
“Woo…woo…woo”
A sobbing sound was heard outside. It was hard to tell whether it was the sound of the wind or crying, but it made people's backs cold. Changning was sweating profusely and didn't dare to breathe.
Until a figure floated in from outside the door.
His long hair hung down, his body was covered in blood, and drops of blood kept dripping down as he walked.
It’s Zhou Yao!
Soon, a few more floated in.
They were all wearing tattered armor and were covered in blood. As soon as they entered the room, their cold and lifeless eyes quickly locked onto Changning, frightening Changning so much that he almost fainted.
"Every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its master. Becoming an evil ghost brings much suffering. It is better to resolve the grudge and gain reincarnation. If you have any grievances, please tell me. I will resolve them today."
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