Chapter 242: Heaven Envy a Good Marriage
But here comes the problem...
Tangbao doesn’t know the way!
The book of merits that would occasionally pop up with a few words in the past was now as quiet as a chicken, without even a single word appearing.
In the wilderness, two children, who were less than ten years old in total, stared at each other, looking a little helpless.
Xiao Qingye, who was determined to take care of Xiao Tangbao, found a high place and climbed up, thinking that no matter where he was going, he had to go down the mountain first...
Looking at the almost identical woods and dirt roads around him, he scratched his head and looked at Tang Bao awkwardly: "Sister Tang Bao, do you remember the way up the mountain?"
Tang Bao: "..."
I don’t remember…
She was so excited at the time that she even forgot the mantra to stop... otherwise she wouldn't have run out of the city in one breath!
But now she remembers it all!
She remembered the formula very clearly!
"How about..." Xiao Qingye hesitated and spoke, his voice several degrees lower than before, "How about we go back to the city first? Remember whose grave you are going to dig, and I will find a guard who knows the way and accompany you another day..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Tangbao, who was playing with the soul bottle, suddenly lit up his eyes and said, "I have a solution!"
If you can’t find a living person to ask for directions, then ask a ghost!
The wandering ghosts in her soul bottle were emptied... but she could catch them now! Even in broad daylight!
Xiao Qingye squatted on a high place, staring at Xiao Tangbao with burning eyes, hoping that she could come up with some good ideas.
But little Tangbao suddenly took out a golden needle from his pocket, his little face wrinkled, and he ruthlessly pierced his fingertip, squeezing out a few drops of blood.
"Tangbao!?" Xiao Qingye's face changed in anxiety, and he was about to jump down to stop her from hurting herself.
But then Xiao Tangbao stretched out his bloody fingertips and began to draw in the air as if he was painting a picture...
He was still muttering, "The sky is as bright as a prison, the five ghosts are breaking the yin! The yang evil is a prison, the red rope is binding the body! The living retreat, the dead appear!!"
Xiao Qingye: "..."
Tang, Tangbao sister?
Xiao Qingye didn't even dare to blink and quickly came down from the height.
As soon as Xiao Tangbao finished speaking, the originally clear sky suddenly became windy and the temperature around it dropped sharply.
“Woo—woo—”
The bare branches kept shaking, making bursts of whimpering sounds. If you didn't know, you would think someone was crying in sorrow, which gave Xiao Qingye goosebumps.
The dead branches and gravel on the ground instantly swirled into the air...
Thinking that a tornado was coming, Xiao Qingye's heart skipped a beat and he ran towards Tang Bao without caring about the danger.
At this moment, he saw with horror that many twisted black shadows not only struggled to "pounce" on Tang Bao from all directions, but even let out creepy and shrill screams?
So... is that a ghost?
But shouldn't the one who should be afraid be Sister Tang Bao? Why are they crying?
Xiao Qingye's legs were weak, but he still gritted his teeth and dragged his stiff steps, moving towards Tang Bao little by little... No matter what, he had to protect his sister Tang Bao!
At this moment, Xiao Tangbao had no idea that Xiao Qingye, who was not far away, was almost scared to pee his pants.
She fixed her eyes on the spot and continued to chant the spell. In the blink of an eye, she collected all the evil spirits that were attracted into the soul bottle.
The black shadows were no longer visible to the naked eye. Xiao Qingye finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to his knees on the ground.
"Sister Tangbao," he said, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "In broad daylight...were you catching ghosts just now? So, ghosts really do exist in this world, right?"
"Yes!" Little Tangbao smiled and shook the soul bottle in his hand, "So you must be a good person when you grow up, otherwise you will suffer retribution sooner or later!"
"...Yeah!" Xiao Qingye nodded quickly.
He...will never dare to do bad things in his life!
Looking at the little girl in front of him who was almost as tall as his chin, Xiao Qingye suddenly felt that her petite figure looked particularly tall in the sunlight!
It’s so nice to know Tangbao and call her sister!
…
There is infinite space in the soul bottle, but the evil spirits are huddled together and trembling.
One of the male ghosts, with half of his head missing, cried out in dismay, "Little Heavenly Master, spare my life! I just smelled the scent and came to watch the fun. I really didn't intend to do anything evil!"
"Silence!" Tang Bao's face turned serious, and he frowned as he looked at the evil spirits: "Do you know the late General Huo Yanhuo?"
The evil ghosts looked at each other and shook their heads like rattles.
A thin male ghost in official uniform said boldly:
"I've been dead for less than ten years. I've never heard of this person, nor have I ever seen an old ghost named Huo Yan..."
"I guess the person the Heavenly Master mentioned must have been dead for some time and has probably been reincarnated!"
"What about Huo Tianling?" Tang Bao asked persistently, "I heard that he is his most promising son..."
"Huo Tianling?" A middle-aged female ghost who had been silent the entire time suddenly spoke up. "Did the Huo Tianling mentioned by the young Taoist priest die in his early twenties? Did he have two older brothers and a sister?"
Little Tangbao tilted his head and thought carefully about what Grandpa He said. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, yes! It must be him! Does pretty aunt know anyone from the Huo family?"
When the female ghost heard this, a blush appeared on her pale face.
She suddenly looked up at Xiao Tangbao, nodded first, then hurriedly shook her head: "It can't be said that they know each other...but the story of General Huo and the eldest princess is something that we women in the backyard have heard a little bit about!"
As she spoke, she unconsciously drifted closer to the bottle's mouth. "The eldest princess, Yun Zhiwei, is incredibly talented and beautiful, with a personality as cold as ice. Countless men have fallen for her..."
"But she happened to be attracted to the third young master of the Huo family, who had a mediocre family background and had no achievements at the time..."
"At first, no one could understand... But then I heard that because the eldest princess was afraid of the cold, Huo Tianling volunteered to go to the northern border. While conquering cities and territories, he also hunted the most precious snow foxes... He even took up needlework and personally sewed a silver fur cloak for the eldest princess..."
"The eldest princess loves plum blossoms. Whenever he's in the capital, he'll scour the city's outskirts to find the most beautiful plum branches for her, and personally have them delivered to the palace..."
"Gradually, everyone came to understand... and countless girls were envious of him!"
"However, before General Huo could marry the princess, he died on the battlefield..."
"When I think of the eldest princess gazing out from the city wall day after day, only to see a cold, frozen corpse in the end... I feel so sad!"
"Alas! Their relationship was so grand and passionate...it really proves the saying that good marriages are envied by heaven!"
Hearing this, Tang Bao's brows knitted even tighter...
It turns out that this is the reason why my aunt has never married.
So, Grandpa He asked her to dig up the grave of her aunt's lover's father?
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