Chapter 29: Can I get a commission from making wishes?
Nanny Xia subconsciously followed the palace rules, stepped forward to take the paper from Qin Yinyao's hand, and handed it to the City God.
The City God took it and opened it. After reading only two lines of words, his fists became stiff.
"Thirteen years ago, the Cen family of the Protectorate General's Mansion went to war. All the loyal and brave members of the family died on the battlefield, leaving behind their only daughter, Cen Xiaoan. After three years of mourning, she married Qin Tai, the eldest son of the Qin family, at the age of 20."
"She gave birth to a girl at the age of 21, and died suddenly of an acute illness at the age of 24. Since then, the Marquis's family has experienced continuous good fortune and has risen rapidly. In the past fourteen years, without any achievements, they have been repeatedly awarded titles. From an ordinary Marquis's family, they have become a first-class military marquis' family."
"Before Cen Xiaoan died, all the nails on his fingers and toes were pulled out. The tendons in his hands and feet were severed, and the bones in his body, from his toes to his waist, were smashed inch by inch with a small hammer."
"Ginseng soup kept him alive. He was thrown alive. His abdomen was opened and his internal organs were taken out. Only then did he finally die."
"From start to finish, it lasted ten days."
Qin Yinyao extracted the important parts of the testimony and spoke them to all the Yin officials in the City God Temple in a resounding voice.
The City God and even the ghost officials were all ashamed and no one dared to look at Qin Yinyao.
Even the secret guards Ying Yi and Ying San, who had fought for their lives, were moved.
Cultivating secret guards is like raising a Gu.
First, those who can withstand various tortures and survive without dying or rebelling are selected, and then they are trained and put to fight.
A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. A secret guard who walks out of the secret guard camp alive has hundreds of lives under his feet.
Qin Yinyao was not in a hurry and slowly swallowed the last piece of dessert.
He took another sip of the spiritual tea to smooth his digestion before saying, "Master City God, all the venerable gods, could you please give me an explanation?"
"The Protectorate General's Mansion is so glorious and has done so much good. Why would their only remaining bloodline in the world have to endure such hardship?"
The voice was very soft, like a whisper coming from far away, or like a loving mother's whisper to coax her child to sleep.
But when it fell into the ears of the ghost officials in the City God Temple, it sounded like thunder.
In the end, it was the City God who stood up.
He stepped forward and bowed, "Your Highness, do you still remember your training in 'following your heart'? The fate of this world is chaotic, and even if we, the Yin officials, work hard, we are bound to make mistakes."
"That's why I urgently summoned Your Highness to come here to train with him."
"Of course..." The City God changed his tone and said seriously, "The chaotic fate is not a reason for us to neglect our duties. I will accept the punishment from Your Highness."
The Yin officials behind him said: "Your Highness, please punish me."
"Okay." Qin Yinyao carefully wiped the debris off her fingers with a handkerchief and removed the strip wrapped around her left wrist.
"Swish!"
He raised his hand and swung it, and there was a sound of breaking air.
The hearts of all the Yin officials trembled.
Shadow One and Shadow Three subconsciously glanced at the willow branches in their arms.
No wonder the young lady told them to pay attention to the willow trees on the way, and to choose those with sufficient water and without any damage to the paper.
It was originally intended to be used to fight ghosts.
But... no matter how big or small the Yin officials are, they are also immortal officials. Can they be hit by a willow twig?
Swish!
There was another sound of breaking through the air, but this time it fell on the City God and others.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
With the continuous sound of breaking air, the City God and his ghost officials could no longer bear the pain. They all screamed and hid everywhere.
Qin Yinyao chased after them silently and beat them.
Only when the willow branches in their hands broke did the ghost officials breathe a sigh of relief.
Hiss... Your Highness really hit me, and it really hurts.
"Give it to me." Qin Yinyao took a breath and came to Yingyi and Yingsan and spread out her hands.
Yingyi and Yingsan showed the willow tree notes in their arms.
The Yin officials: "!!!"
Why is there more?!
These broken willow paper strips were all "carefully selected" by Qin Yinyao. There was no need to choose now, so she just picked one out at random and continued.
After breaking several of them in succession, the City God dodged with his body skills and quickly came in front of Ying Yi and Ying San.
"Good man, give me the willow branches in your hands. I..." He caught sight of Qin Yinyao chasing after him and said hurriedly, "I can fulfill one of your wishes!"
Shadow One, Shadow Three: "..."
There are actually people... um, there are ghosts asking them for it.
With a "Pa!" sound, the willow branch in Qin Yinyao's hand hit the City God's buttocks.
The City God felt the pain and hid while shouting, "Three! Three wishes!"
Shadow One and Shadow Three looked at each other.
How can I not be moved?
Qin Yinyao smiled and looked at the two of them: "Do you want to give it to him?"
The two nodded honestly, then immediately shook their heads: "We dare not."
"It's okay, just give it to me if you want." Qin Yinyao held her waist with one hand and controlled the willow branch to beat the ghost with the other hand.
Two people: It’s heart-beating…
"The worst that can happen is that I die in front of your Highness. It's no big deal." Qin Yinyao smiled gently and kindly.
Two people: My heart is dead.
Whatever wishes you have, you have to be alive to fulfill them.
After breaking more than a dozen willow branches in succession, Qin Yinyao was exhausted and sat back in the armchair to rest.
Nanny Xia, with great discernment, stepped forward and poured a cup of so-called spiritual tea: "Miss, have a sip of tea to calm your nerves."
The City God and other underworld officials huddled in a corner of the City God Temple.
"Okay, I'm tired of fighting. I'll spare you today." Qin Yinyao was also thirsty. After two sips, the cup was empty.
The Yin officials breathed a sigh of relief, supported each other as they walked towards Qin Yinyao, their colleagues covered in bruises.
He bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."
Qin Yinyao waved her hand and glanced at the remaining willow twigs in Eye Shadow One and Shadow Three's hands: "Give them to the City God. I'll give you six wishes, one each, and the rest will be on my head."
City God: “???”
City God: “…”
Can I get commission from wishes?
"I don't care how chaotic this world is. I'll give you a few days to recuperate and think about how to resolve this matter."
Qin Yinyao said seriously: "I won't make it difficult for you. I won't say anything about completely eradicating it, but if this kind of thing is still commonplace..."
"I dare not!" The City God did not dare to listen to the following words: "Your humble servants must think of a way to come up with a solution. Even if we can't completely eliminate it, we must make people fear it!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work." Qin Yinyao nodded: "Pack some spiritual tea for me, and..."
Thinking of Li Ming, who was still selling talismans on the street, he added, "Pull out a few hairs from the judge's pen, the notebook..."
"Forget it, I don't want the notebook anymore."
The book was of great importance. Improper use could backfire and arouse greed. "Then bring me the Soul-Catching Ropes... six of them."
Li Cheng and his five other senior brothers each took one, and the remaining one was handed over.
It should be enough to pay off the debt for the Soul Nourishing Bottle.
"And your official robe." She looked at the City God.
The City God was terrified: "Your Highness, this is unacceptable! If I lose my official robes..."
"I don't want your official robe." Qin Yinyao rolled her eyes at him and said, "Look at how stingy you are. Just tear off a piece of your robe for me."
City God: “…”
Finally, the group returned along the same route with a great harvest.
They found a shady spot near Li Ming's stall and stopped. Nanny Xia came to Li Ming's stall holding a box and said, "Sir, my master would like to have a chat with you."
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