Chapter 74 Doubt
"Didn't you say that your son dated the fox girl for over two months before they had a falling out? Not only was he fine, but his health was actually improving. It wasn't until the fox girl appeared in his dreams at night to seek revenge that his health began to rapidly decline?"
"This..." Boss Zhong hesitated, "That's indeed the case. Could it be that the stories in the book about humans and ghosts having sex and having their essence sucked out aren't true?"
"Yes, it is true. Even if ghosts can resist absorbing human essence, ordinary people who stay with ghosts for a long time will be affected by the ghost's yin energy, which will reduce their luck and fortune, and damage their bodies. Unless the ghost fox girl not only did not absorb Zhong Kaiwen's vitality, but also reversed the yin and yang, and was willing to let Zhong Kaiwen replenish his energy for the furnace, otherwise, he would not be not only fine, but also in better health. This would actually cause greater harm to the ghost fox girl."
The ghost fox girl must have been a harmless, dedicated spirit cultivating to immortality. After her death, she became a ghost fox and continued her cultivation in the mountains. She even received incense from humans, maintaining a pure heart and free from evil influences. Her cultivation was profound. If she had continued her cultivation, she might have achieved enlightenment. However, she encountered the calamity of Zhong Kaiwen.
Qi Yue sneered, "In your opinion, Zhong Kaiwen is just having a love affair with a woman of advantageous status. If they're suitable, they can get married; if not, they can separate and marry. This is the free love of the new era. But have you ever thought about the terrible price that the ghost fox girl had to pay for this relationship?"
"She could have achieved enlightenment, but Zhong Kaiwen's teasing stirred her mortal desires, shattered her Dao heart, and lost her primordial Yin. Her future cultivation is hopeless. Furthermore, the union of a human and a ghost is inherently harmful. The fact that Zhong Kaiwen is fine and his health is improving is a sign that the ghost fox woman is willing to sacrifice herself to reverse his cultivation, thereby helping Zhong Kaiwen replenish his Yin and Yang. Over time, her cultivation and lifespan will be severely impacted."
"Don't think that becoming a ghost after death means you have no lifespan. Ghosts also have a lifespan. When a person's lifespan runs out, they die and become a ghost. When a ghost's lifespan runs out, its soul scatters, and it loses even the chance to be reincarnated. If your son hadn't broken up, and they continued like this for a long time, the ghost fox girl would only be able to hold on for a few decades at most before her soul scatters.
"How much did she pay to be with your son? And yet, after your son took advantage of her, he thought he could dismiss her with just a few words: 'Humans and ghosts have different paths.'"
The others were also indignant. Zhong Kaiwen was such a scumbag, and that ghost fox girl was so stupid.
Boss Zhong's face turned pale when he heard this. "I, I don't know. Kaiwen, Kaiwen definitely doesn't know either..."
Qi Yue was too lazy to listen to his explanation, "I won't ignore this matter. It's not to save you, but to save that girl."
Although the ghost fox girl's hundred years of cultivation were ruined, if she were to take another life, she would be completely corrupted. Now, as long as she was stopped in time, there was still hope.
Qi Yue no longer had the appetite to eat. He just said that he was going to find someone to deal with the ghost fox girl and that they could eat without waiting for him, then he left the box.
Gu Yunshuang ran out without thinking.
Qi Yue was in a very upset mood. He had clearly known what it meant that humans and ghosts had different paths before he came back, and had made the decision to keep a distance from Gu Yunshuang, but for some reason, he could no longer hear these four words.
"Brother, wait for me!" Gu Yunshuang chased him out of the restaurant.
Qi Yue stopped immediately upon hearing his voice. When he jogged over to her, she frowned slightly and said disapprovingly, "Why are you out too? You didn't eat much for dinner on the plane, so you must be hungry now. Why don't you stay at the restaurant for a midnight snack?"
Gu Yunshuang: "Brother, you didn't eat much for dinner. You eat more than me, so you must be hungrier than me now. Why didn't you stay for a midnight snack?"
"..." Qi Yue choked. He couldn't say that he wouldn't feel hungry whether he ate or not?
Gu Yunshuang asked, "Is the matter of the ghost fox girl difficult to deal with? Should we find her first?"
Qi Yue said casually, "I don't need to go looking for him. I've already informed his clansmen. It would be most appropriate for them to act as lobbyists."
"Her tribe? Sister Hu?"
Qi Yue: "Yes, Hu Lijing is from the same fox tribe as her. It is easier for her to find ghosts, and she is more suitable to be a lobbyist."
Now the loss has been done to the Ghost Fox Girl. No matter how she retaliates, she will only hurt the enemy and herself. Moreover, the Zhong family is made up of ordinary people and cannot offer anything suitable as compensation to the Ghost Fox Girl.
The best way to deal with this now was to convince the Ghost Fox Girl to give up her grudge. Zhong Kaiwen had already received his due punishment, so he wouldn't even be able to get married or have children. Continuing to take his life would only put the Ghost Fox Girl at a disadvantage.
"If she can stop in time, it's not impossible for her to rebuild her Dao heart and start practicing again."
Gu Yunshuang said worriedly, "But considering her persistence in Zhong Kaiwen, she may not let go easily."
Qi Yue was a little absent-minded, not knowing what he was thinking about. "Then I can only act like Fahai and forcibly seal and suppress her. Well, I'll seal her in the ancestor's formation and let the ancestor chant scriptures for her every day to cleanse her mind of love."
Fortunately, he didn't have to bother to act as Fahai. After receiving the news, Hu Lijing immediately went to find the ghost fox girl. Fortunately, she was shooting a commercial in Kyoto. They were both from the fox clan and had methods to find other members of the clan. They soon found the ghost fox girl Hu Lingling.
Hu Lijing was shocked to find that Hu Lingling still had not given up on Zhong Kaiwen. She was so crazy that she wanted to use up her own soul power to forcefully bear a child for Zhong Kaiwen, hoping that the child could keep Zhong Kaiwen's heart.
Not to mention that a child conceived in this way is against the will of heaven, even if it is successfully born, it will either be a freak or be weak and sickly and die young. Hu Lingling, who forced the child to be conceived in such a perverse way, will also have her soul exhausted and die.
However, the Zhong family, as ordinary people, may not be able to accept this child.
Hu Lijing was so angry that she started beating her up and pinned her down and beat her up.
Hu Lingling knew that going to this extent for Zhong Kaiwen was not worth it, but she just couldn't let go. This was her love tribulation. Monsters could be cold and aloof, and indeed could be heartless, but once they fell in love, they would never regret it, even if it meant death.
Hu Lingling covered her face and cried bitterly: "I know this is not worth it, but I can't help but think, what if? What if I can really get him back by doing this? I really don't want to lose him! He is so good, I only want him, I can give up anything for him!"
Hu Lijing was speechless. Although she had never met Zhong Kaiwen, just by listening to Qi Yue's retelling, she knew that this man was not very good. Even if we don't talk about his character, just talking about his appearance and temperament, he was definitely far inferior to Qi Yue and Gu Yunshuang.
She felt that this fellow was living in the mountains and had his brain made stupid, which was why she was easily deceived by a scumbag.
She rolled her eyes and coaxed, "What's so good about that man? You've suffered from not having seen many men. Come on, I'll take you to see the world."
Hu Lingling refused to go no matter what, so Hu Lijing threatened her with Qi Yue. The Taoist priest said that if Hu Lingling didn't obey, she would be sealed up. After a hundred or eighty years, Zhong Kaiwen would be buried, and maybe he would come to his senses.
Hu Lingling was scared and had no choice but to follow Hu Lijing.
Half a month later, Hu Lijing brought the much-changed Hu Lingling to thank Qi Yue.
Qi Yue was very curious about how she persuaded Hu Lingling.
Hu Lijing: "I ordered ten male models for her to serve her tenderly and attentively every day. After she saw more and better men, she started to let go of those skinny, sleazy, and scumbag men."
Hu Lingling was very embarrassed: "It was only after I came out with Sister Jingjing and saw the world that I realized that I was really too narrow-minded before."
In fact, she was very resistant at first, and even had the idea of committing suicide to prove her integrity?
Even though the ten male models Hu Lijing picked for her were all better looking than Zhong Kaiwen in appearance, figure, height and temperament, they all had their own merits, some were gentle, some were elegant, some were domineering, some were cute, some were pure, and some were charming...
In short, they have all the temperament you want.
She also firmly believed that her love for Zhong Kaiwen would last until death.
but……
Those ten male models are really good at handling things.
How did Zhong Kaiwen impress Hu Lingling? He took her for a ride, bought her milk tea, fried chicken, cola, and hamburgers, and accompanied her to watch movies, fireworks, and stars, and chat about life...
These are things that Hu Lingling, who lives in seclusion in the mountains and is isolated from the world, has never been exposed to.
But these ten male models can all do it, and can do more and better.
At least Zhong Kaiwen doesn't have eight-pack abs for her to touch, he can't cook like a chef, and he can't hold her while dancing on the pole.
They spoke nicely and praised Hu Lingling sincerely. They also didn't inadvertently reveal the sense of superiority of fashionable people over country bumpkins like Zhong Kaiwen did.
They could be more affectionate than Zhong Kaiwen. Seeing Hu Lingling's heartbroken look when she was indifferent and resisted them, even a heartless person could not help but soften his heart.
After having her eyes and ears washed by these ten male models, and then looking at Zhong Kaiwen's skinny, kidney-deficient and short-lived appearance, she suddenly felt that she didn't really have to be with Zhong Kaiwen.
She is not saying that she doesn't love Zhong Kaiwen anymore. After all, she once loved him deeply. How can she stop loving him immediately?
But she also loves Xiaoyi, Xiaoer, Xiaosan, Xiaosi... Xiaoshi, whom she just met today.
Therefore, she could no longer give up everything to get Zhong Kaiwen's love. She just dispersed some of her love for Zhong Kaiwen.
She even had a new realization: to cultivate one must first cultivate the mind, and if one wants to cultivate the mind one must enter the world.
So she decided to enter the world and practice cultivation, and join the entertainment industry with Sister Hu to make good money to support her loved ones.
Qi Yue was dumbfounded and a little worried that Hu Lingling had gone from one extreme to another. After all, these male models didn't really love Hu Lingling, they only loved money.
Hu Lijing said, "Don't worry. We're only raising ten now. We can raise more when we have more money. Each one will only get a little bit of love, so she can't be hurt. What's more, I'm watching over them, so nothing will happen."
Hu Lingling lowered her head shyly.
Qi Yue: ...As long as I raise more fish, I won’t be heartbroken.
With ten more considerate and gentle lovers, Hu Lingling tearfully said that she could let Zhong Kaiwen go.
She has also recovered some of her cultivation through Zhong Kaiwen's nourishment these days.
She didn't care about the so-called status given by the Zhong family. She now understood that in modern society, without a marriage certificate, any status was fake. In fact, it was just to coax her.
Just as Zhong Kaiwen wished, they would marry separately and have nothing to do with each other in the future.
However, Zhong Kaiwen's body was already severely damaged and it would be difficult to recover. He would never be able to return to human form again. This was the price he paid for deliberately breaking Hu Lingling's heart and then abandoning her.
Boss Zhong had no complaints and offered to give Hu Lingling financial compensation and promised to offer incense and offerings in the future.
Hu Lingling refused. She didn't want to have anything to do with Zhong Kaiwen anymore, for fear that she would suddenly regret it and continue to do wrong things.
In fact, after all, she couldn't really let go of Zhong Kaiwen immediately. It was just that Hu Lijing made her clearly understand that it was not worth it to fight with a man like Zhong Kaiwen. She should try to let go because there was something better waiting for her. She just needed time to let go completely.
Hu Lijing took Hu Lingling away. Regarding Hu Lingling's identity issue when entering human society, Qi Yue also helped them seek help from the Special Management Bureau. Director Lin also agreed and said that this should be within the management scope of the Special Management Bureau.
Hu Lijing also transferred a considerable sum of money to Qi Yue as a thank you.
Later, Boss Zhong came to Qi Yue again to express his gratitude, gave him a considerable reward, and also asked him implicitly where his parents were from and what his mother's surname was.
Qi Yue said calmly that his parents passed away when he was very young.
Having found out nothing, Boss Zhong left hesitantly.
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Of course, that was all later. They were still walking on the street where there were not many pedestrians at night.
Gu Yunshuang felt relieved when he saw that Qi Yue had already informed Hu Lijing to deal with the matter of the ghost fox girl. At the same time, he realized that Qi Yue did not seem to be angry about the ghost fox girl.
Gu Yun's eyes flickered as he stepped forward with a smile and took his hand. "Let's go. I know Kyoto better than you do. I know where to eat delicious food. I'll take you there."
Qi Yue remembered that Gu Yunshuang was studying at Beijing University of Electronic Science and Technology, where he was still a junior and would graduate next year.
His ambition to attend the same university as Gu Yunshuang suddenly waned, and he followed Gu Yunshuang's strength and was pulled along. His attention couldn't help but fall on the hand he was holding. It was soft, warm, and very nice to squeeze. The discouragement in his heart was swept away, and he even looked forward to holding hands with Gu Yunshuang like this, leisurely walking along the tree-lined path of the university campus.
Gu Yunshuang suddenly said, "Brother, you seem to care more about these inhuman beings."
Qi Yue was shocked, but remained calm and said, "I don't care much. Our Qi family holds a special position in the Xuanmen sect, and we have always been required to treat all human and non-human races equally."
Gu Yunshuang seemed to be thinking deeply. "So, the reason you're suddenly unhappy isn't because of the fox girl, or because of her unfair treatment. The fate of those lonely souls sealed in the ancient house for soul refinement is equally miserable, but you weren't so unhappy then. So the only thing that could make you suddenly unhappy tonight is what Boss Zhong said. What did he say that made you suddenly unhappy?"
The cold sweat on Qi Yue's forehead suddenly fell.
No, the atmosphere is so good now, Gu·Horseback·Yun·Conan·Shuang should not come out!
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