A sound of pleasure
"Not necessarily. The ability you have in your past and present lives is not something everyone has. If she just said it casually to deceive you, you can't verify it, right?"
As soon as Cha Suxun finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to be tripped by something and fell forward. Fortunately, Yuanli suddenly caught him. However, when he looked down carefully, there was no obstruction.
"Be careful." Yuanli teased Cha Suxun with a smile, "Look, speaking ill of others behind their backs will bring retribution. Who knows, your words may have already reached the ears of the boss lady, and that's why you got tripped up in Pingsha. Speaking of verifying something, can't we find you to verify it? Why don't we go back and take a closer look to see if what she said is true or not?"
"If you go back, you won't be able to see it."
"Acha, aren't you curious about your past life?"
"I'm not curious. Even if I knew about my past life, what good would it do? It wouldn't solve the problems of this life, and it might even add to my sorrow. It's not worth it."
After chatting for a long time, they reached halfway up the mountain. Looking behind them, the Huangquan Inn seemed extremely small. There were also fewer monsters sitting together drinking and chatting, and it was much quieter. Yuanli and Cha Suxun then sat down.
It was late at night, and Yuanli and Cha Suxun were happily chatting when a few women in simple clothes approached them cautiously. They looked at each other, hesitant to speak, as if they had something to say but didn't know how to start.
When Cha Suxun discovered them, he had already protected Yuanli behind him and was paying close attention to their words and actions at all times to prevent any danger.
Ah Li asked: "Sisters, what's the matter?"
The older woman in the center replied, "We are all women trapped in Huamian Village. We have seen the girl in the village. We have no ill intentions, we just want to ask the girl for a favor."
"Just speak frankly."
Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up with joy as they said, "Young lady, you already know the secret of Huamian Village. You must also know that we are from outside, helpless women without even a home. Even if we become evil spirits trapped here, we still want to reincarnate. We have never harmed anyone, nor have we eaten a single bite of human flesh here. When we first arrived and disobeyed, we were either starved to death or beaten to death and then eaten. Therefore, we would like to ask Young lady, if it is convenient for you, to take our remains out of here and bury them in the earth."
Upon hearing this, Yuanli and Cha Suxun remained silent. They knew clearly that in the case of women like those in Huamian Village, it wasn't simply a matter of burying their bodies in the earth and their souls being freed. If that were so simple, there wouldn't have been so many earthbound spirits since ancient times.
"I know our remains are scattered, some even carelessly discarded, lying in the river. It's very inconvenient to carry them out, and it puts you in a difficult position. So, let's find the remains ourselves, and you can take as many as you can, even if it's just a child. Please, young lady, we will repay you by working like slaves."
"I can't bear to lie to you. Being buried in the ground is peace, but you have now become something like earthbound spirits. Even if your remains are taken away and buried, your souls cannot leave this place."
Hearing this, all the women lowered their heads in disappointment.
The woman who spoke knelt down and pleaded, "I know you are kindhearted people. When you stood up for us and got angry in the village, we knew you were good people. We don't ask for anything else. We just ask you to take the diary of the first generation village chief out and show it to the world. Let everyone know the crimes of Huamian Village, so that no one will die here again. At the same time, let our injustice be made public."
The other woman nodded and said, "We can repay you with valuable things. When we married here, most of us brought dowries, but they weren't worth much. The most valuable thing was the jade bracelet Sister Mei brought. It was passed down from her family, and it's all for you. These are all we have. We, we can still serve you, so please help us."
When talking about what they could give her, there was a lot of shame and apology on their simple faces.
But the time for their escape was short, and Yuanli had no time to take away their bodies one by one. She was not so kind as to help them and drag herself and her friends down.
"I have a better way. I can rescue all of you souls trapped here and make those guilty souls pay the price. But it will take some time, maybe a few years, maybe even decades. I wonder if you are willing to do it?"
Hearing this, all the women knelt before her, kowtowed repeatedly, and said in unison that they were willing.
Yuanli asked them to find pen, ink, paper and inkstone as quickly as possible, but they couldn't conjure them up, so they turned to the abandoned fairies and ghosts for help.
The goblins and ghosts asked as if they were facing their own urgent matters. Soon, they borrowed pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
After receiving it, Yuanli began to paint, drawing her own statue. Yuanli did not hesitate and the lines were smooth.
This was because there were few craftsmen capable of carving the Broom Star God. When she built her own temple, she painted his likeness herself and then found a stone statue. Afraid that her carving might be inaccurate and that he would not be able to hear the prayers of the mortal world, she had practiced her portrait hundreds of times.
But in order not to reveal her identity, Yuanli deliberately did not paint the face of the statue in such detail. Also, because the brush was thick, it could not be painted too finely. When she handed it to them, it did not arouse their suspicion.
"Take this statue and hang it up. You don't need to bother with offerings or incense. Simply call all the wronged souls together in mid-June each year and pray to the deity, silently reciting all your sufferings in your heart. The more sincere your heart, the better the effect. The deity will come and save you."
"May I ask who this god is?"
Yuanli felt a little unsure and said, "Sweeping Broom Star Lord. Although it doesn't sound like the other immortal gods...but I promise that once she hears, she will come to rescue you."
The leading woman reverently held the portrait in her hands, raised it high, and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Lord Broom Star, for your mercy."
These words seemed like a prayer to the statue, but when her eyes finally fell on Yuanli, it seemed as if she was speaking to her.
"We will take the statue back to the village and find a good place to hang it. We will never forget your kindness, young lady. We will repay you by working like slaves in our next lives, and we will also express our gratitude to the Broom Star God for his kindness. We will leave the thank-you gift at the entrance of the village, so please remember to take it with you when you leave. We will not bother you any more. May you live a long, healthy life and enjoy eternal happiness."
"No need to thank me. Those things are precious to you. You can keep them for yourselves. No need to thank me. I also hope that you can enter the reincarnation soon and have no worries in the next life."
"No, no, no, we must take the thank-you gift, otherwise how can we feel at ease? We will put it at the entrance of the village, and the young lady must take it. If the young lady doesn't want it, we will keep it there and wait for her to come and take it."
After saying that, the women left immediately without waiting for Yuanli to say anything to refuse.
Not long after those women left, Tianshu came over.
"You two were so fast, but why didn't you wake us up? When we woke up, even Brother Qi and the others were gone. From a distance, we saw you talking to a group of women. Who are they?"
“They are all poor women trapped in Huamian Village.”
Hearing this, He Qi instantly became nervous. Those were powerful ghosts. If they got caught, they wouldn't be easy to shake off. How could he not be worried?
"Nothing, they just wanted our help. They even gave us their meager dowry as a thank you."
He Qi said seriously, "A thank you gift? It's better if you don't take it away, sister."
"What's wrong?"
"Sister, as someone who's experienced this, you must know how precious a dowry is. There's no need for me, a man, to remind you, right?" He Qi paused, then relaxed, saying, "Besides, they're already so lonely and destitute, so let's leave them with some beautiful memories."
Heqi has always been unconditionally and immorally siding with her. Under normal circumstances, Heqi would have persuaded her to take the reward, but today he dissuaded her, and it must not be the reason he said on the surface.
As someone who has been through this... Yuanli thought about it carefully and realized that apart from the dowry, there was another thing in common: ghosts.
Yuanli suddenly realized that one should not randomly collect ghost things, especially those with strong resentment.
"Okay. You're right, I actually forgot."
After Tianshu sat down, he put out a lot of food and drinks like everyone else.
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. We don't get many opportunities like this to drink and chat together. Every time we drink, it's one less time. I bought a bottle of red fruit drink on the way here to use as a substitute for wine."
Yuanli said, "You make it sound like we're all going our separate ways. Even if we go back, can't we still get together anytime we want?"
Cha Suxun picked up the cup first and said, "Leave him alone. His family has a lot of rules and restrictions. They have to consider this and that. It's normal. It's not like our family."
Yuanli smiled awkwardly and picked up the cup, saying nothing but smiling, trying not to offend either side.
Tianshu, for the first time, acknowledged Cha Suxun's deliberate targeting and said, "Yes, your home is still the best. When Ah Li was in your hometown, she lived more freely. Unlike my hometown, where people are restricted."
He Qi moved closer, leaned close to her ear, and whispered softly, "Sister, don't listen to their quarrels. Come home with me. Only your own home is the most comfortable."
"OK."
He Qi handed her some fruit cakes and said with concern, "Eat more. Your stomach is empty and you feel uncomfortable if you are hungry for too long."
Time passed quickly amidst laughter and joy. Many goblins and ghosts began to pack up their belongings and headed in the same direction. The four knew that the time was almost up. The goblins and ghosts sitting closer to them had already walked a distance, but suddenly turned back, reminding them that it was time to leave.
Heng Jin and Xiang Yao finally arrived after all the goblins and ghosts they could see had left. Without further ado, they grabbed one each and began teleporting, heading straight into a cave.
In front of him stood two golden sand doors that reached the top of the cave, engraved with intricate and exquisite patterns. Cha Suxun jumped up and fiddled with the doors for a while, and then the two doors opened. The candles in the room instantly lit up, illuminating the temple.
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