Chapter 92. After being pushed away, Wei Yin was stunned for a moment...
After being pushed away, Wei Yin was stunned for a moment. Then, disregarding everything else, she grabbed the boy's thin waist and stared at his pale face.
This boy, barely ten years old, lived only a short life, and not a single day of that short life was filled with joy, before he was to disappear from this world. It's truly...
It's so tragic.
Lu Hun's eyes reddened under her gaze, but he still didn't change his mind. He tried to pull her away several times, but Wei Yin held on tightly and refused to let go. Lu Hun was afraid that he would hurt her if he used force, so he didn't dare to use brute force. He smiled bitterly and advised, "Sister, don't do this."
Wei Yin shook her head, staring at him with tears streaming down her face. She was so sad that her whole body was as tense as iron, but her face was pale and her lips were trembling, as if she was about to faint at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu Hun sighed, helplessly lowered his hand, bent down, gently kissed away the tears on her face, and then kissed the red mole between her eyebrows. His kiss was cold and without warmth, just like him, a ghost, but when it landed on Wei Yin, it was as warm as the spring sun.
"Sister, forget me, forget Lu Hun."
His voice trembled and shook, carrying with it an extreme reluctance to part, and a hint of resolute determination.
Wei Yin suddenly felt something was wrong. Just as she was about to push him away, Lu Hun suddenly reached out and cupped her head, not allowing her to escape.
His forehead was pressed tightly against hers.
Wisps of black energy emanated from his forehead and entered her head.
Unable to move, Wei Yin could only ask in terror, "Lu Hun, what are you doing?!"
"Sister, you will forget me." Lu Hun smiled, but her eyes were filled with tears.
"Lu Hun! How dare you!"
In a short while, Lu Hun had finished everything and stepped away from Wei Yin. Wei Yin glared at him, furious.
Lu Hun glanced at her one last time, then turned away without further hesitation.
As Lu Hun and Wei Yin parted ways, the young woman and the group of ghosts embraced each other, laughing and crying, and talked for a long time. Then, holding hands, they said to Lu Hun, "Let's begin."
Lu Hun then summoned the Broken Army.
Throughout, He's father quietly observed the ghosts. His gaze shifted from the ghosts to Lu Hun and Wei Yin, then left, surveying the mansion that bore the weight of countless sins. It seemed as if he had finally made up his mind.
He stepped forward and grasped the blade of Po Jun's sword.
Lu Hun looked up in astonishment.
The ghosts looked at him in confusion.
I have no idea what he's up to.
Mr. He explained with a smile, "I still had some things to say earlier, but I didn't finish."
No one spoke; they listened quietly to him.
“Back then, after you all committed suicide in this house, the old man promised me that he would never do evil again. But later, I discovered that he had no intention of stopping at all, and he even continued to do…” At this point, Father He subconsciously glanced at Lu Hun and quickly left. “Moreover, I discovered that not only did he continue to do evil, but he had also already set up the Descendant Array, intending to use the ghosts in this house to change the fate of the He family. Only then did I realize that he was beyond redemption. Over the years, I have been secretly watching him. After learning about the Descendant Array, I spent almost my entire life researching how to break it. The Hundred Ghosts Sacrifice to Break the Army, as you did, is one method, but in fact, there is another method.”
All the ghosts instantly erupted in excitement.
But not a single ghost dared to make a sound at this moment; they all held their breath and waited for him to continue.
Father He continued, “After I learned of another method, I spent several years secretly working on connecting the Descendant Array with the ancestral graves of my He family. At that time, only the souls of my He family members would be needed for the sacrifice, without so many ghosts. I was extremely careful and cautious, only daring to make a small change each time. Therefore, the old man and the others still don’t know about it. But the most crucial thing is that the Descendant Array is insidious and requires the souls of the He family bloodline. However, the opportunity to become a ghost is rare. Even if the conditions for becoming a ghost are met, there is no guarantee that one can transform into a ghost. Therefore, after I died, I buried my body next to this house. On the one hand, I really didn’t want to be buried with the old man after I died. On the other hand, I knew that the earth spirit of this house might be able to turn me into a ghost. Fortunately, the heavens were on my side, and I really had the opportunity to become a ghost, allowing me to atone for the sins committed by my He family.”
Grasping the spirit of the Broken Army, Lu looked up in disbelief at Father He.
The ghosts were also moved to tears.
“Children of the Lu family,” Father He said with a smile, “Over the years, I have collected all the evidence of my father’s crimes and handed it all over to my concubine, Ninth Aunt. You and that boy from the Ji family go and tell her, ‘He Jinxiu no longer exists in this world,’ and she will hand over the things to you. This was a mistake I made back then, something I didn’t have the courage to do. I hope you can do it for me.”
Lu Hun paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."
Then, Father He raised his voice and shouted loudly to Lu Hun and all the ghosts: "Everyone, step back. I, He Jinxiu, am willing to use my sinful soul to sacrifice to the King's Sword, open the magic array, and send you all free from your shackles. I only hope that in the eyes of the world, my He family will not be nothing but a family of beasts."
He's father gripped hard, and the black blood that flowed out flowed down the blade of Po Jun's sword. Then, a series of muffled groans came from Po Jun's body.
In this place, sand and stones were flying everywhere, and houses and trees were crashing down. It was impossible to stay any longer.
The ghosts glanced at He's father, then all turned into a cloud of black mist and headed toward the gate. He's father waved to Lu Hun, "You and the Wei family's daughter should go too."
Lu Hun said no more, went over and grabbed Wei Yin, using his body to shield her from the falling objects, and ran outside.
As soon as the ghosts reached the door, they saw Old Master He there, squatting on the ground, embracing He Wenqing's body and weeping so hard his back was bent.
While crying, he frantically said to He Wenqing, who had already fallen silent, "Wenqing, don't be afraid, Grandfather will definitely save you. Grandfather will never let you die like this. As long as I can save you, I will do anything!"
"Good heavens!" the sorcerer beside Old Master He exclaimed, "How did they get out! Weren't they going to be swallowed up by the magic array?"
Grandpa He immediately looked up and saw a group of hideous ghosts. He was furious and shouted, "Open the magic array for me! Destroy them! I want these things to pay for Wenqing's life!"
"Grandpa, the magic array has been activated for a long time. This isn't right. What's going on..."
The ghosts were initially afraid, but since no magic array came to restrain them, they immediately rushed towards Old Master He and the sorcerer beside him. The young woman was the first to arrive at the door, shouting with joy.
"We're out! We're out! The magic array can't hold us anymore!"
The other ghosts quickly reacted. Like hungry wolves, they opened their blood-red mouths, twisted their limbs, and frantically pounced on Old Master He and the others.
Grandpa He stared in shock, his old eyes wide.
In that instant, he realized what fear truly meant.
As Lu Hun half-supported and half-carried Wei Yin out of the room, they heard a huge noise coming from He's father's side, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, which made their feet tremble.
Outside the gate, the ghosts had vanished, leaving only a pile of mutilated people.
It was Old Master He and his group. The scene was extremely horrific and bloody. Some of them had half of their heads or bodies bitten off, while others had large sections of their hands or feet bitten off, with their livers, intestines, and other internal organs spilling out. There was a large pile of white and red blood on the ground. However, apart from some who had been torn apart and died, many of them still had a few breaths left and were not dead.
Among them, Old Master He suffered the most tragic fate. His hands, feet, and entire lower body were torn off, leaving only his head and torso, barely clinging to life. Yet, he did not die from the excruciating pain and remained alive.
This scene would drive even a strong man crazy with fear.
Ji Jiayu and his men were not far away. They had all witnessed the scene and turned their backs to the ground to vomit.
After glancing at the scene, Lu Hun didn't let Wei Yin see it. He directly pulled her into his arms and led her to Ji Jiayu.
Ji Jiayu sat on the ground in a disheveled state, his pale face still trembling from vomiting. He didn't even have the strength to lift his eyelids until he heard Lu Hun's voice, at which point he stood up in surprise.
"You've already..."
“I’ll explain to you later,” Lu Hun said.
Ji Jiayu had no mind to ask questions at the moment, and spoke incoherently out of fear, "My God, I'm not exactly a coward, and I've seen my share of things, but just now, seeing a group of ghosts rushing towards the old man and his men, biting and devouring them like wild beasts, was terrifying. It scared my brothers so much that our legs went weak. Luckily, they didn't intend to attack us; they just glanced at us and disappeared. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had the strength to run. Look, two of my brothers have fainted. What kind of monsters were those?"
Lu Hun said, "They are the people who were killed by Old Master He back then."
Ji Jiayu gasped.
Afterwards, Ji Jiayu and the others put it away for Old Master He. Even though Old Master He was in such a state, the doctor saw that he was not in any immediate danger, which frightened the doctor quite a bit. Ji Jiayu felt something was strange and asked Lu Hun to take a look. They then discovered that it seemed that the ghosts were deliberately preventing Old Master He from dying, and were using ghostly energy to keep him alive. For Old Master He, this was worse than death.
Lu Hun then relayed He's father's last words to Ji Jiayu. Ji Jiayu went to Ninth Aunt herself to get the item. Upon hearing this, Ninth Aunt sadly shed tears and handed the item to Ji Jiayu.
When Ji Jiayu left the He residence, she encountered her subordinates bringing He Wenqing's body to Madam He. Madam He immediately fainted and lost consciousness. After waking up, she could only hold her son's coffin and cry silently all day long.
The whole affair of Old Master He was exposed, and Ji Jiayu caught him on the spot with a group of sorcerers. The Emperor was furious and, without waiting for the Cabinet to order the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review to take action, personally issued an edict ordering the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take over the case directly.
Such an inhumane case shocked not only the desolate state but also the entire imperial court. It even brought to light the story of how Old Master He bought a young girl to sacrifice to the River God because he thought it was too hot. In an instant, the He family's reputation was ruined, and everyone cursed them.
It wasn't until the evidence collected by He's father and his personal denunciation of his father were made public that the entire family was spared from being cursed as beasts.
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