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"Nowadays, what's so strange about ghosts and gods? After what happened in Qingshui Town, I have to believe it even if I didn't. On the contrary, Brother Chi is more proficient in ghosts and gods than I am. I have never heard of such strange talk, but Brother Chi Xun can talk about it so eloquently. I admire him."
"I just happened to read a few more books. It's really inappropriate to air my family's shame in front of you today. Please forgive me."
After pretending to be a master and apologizing, Chi Xun sighed again and said, "Alas, I am confused. I have never believed in half-hearted marriages. After all, it is more reliable to know the lover who knows the background and is looking for it steadily. Don't you agree, Master Qi?"
The two of them were secretly slandering each other in their words, but on the surface they were humble and polite.
Looking at the two smiling tigers, Yuanli was afraid that if she continued to talk, she might get herself implicated, so she interrupted and said, "It's useless to just sit there. I'll go see if there's anything I can do to help Chi Huai. You guys sit down, you guys sit down..."
As soon as Yuanli stood up, Qi Heng and Chi Xun stood up almost at the same time and said in unison: "I'm going too!"
"It's just a matter in the village. There's no need to bother the high officials of the Dali Temple. Besides, Master Qi still has so many betrothal gifts to take back and settle down."
Qi Heng raised his hand and signaled Xiang Yao, "Withdraw the people and take the betrothal gifts down the mountain and place them properly. You can carry them when you need them. Don't worry about me." After that, he followed Yuanli who was walking out quickly, without giving Chi Xun any chance to refute.
As the three of them arrived at Chi Huai's house, they saw several elders coming out, shaking their heads and sighing, their expressions solemn and regretful. Yuanli walked into the house, confused as to why, with a bad feeling in her heart.
The four people in the room were all equally nervous. The Miao doctor sat beside the bed, feeling Chi Huai's pulse, his expression growing increasingly grim. Chi Huai lay on the couch, sweating profusely and pale, his eyes tightly closed and his brow furrowed, as if trapped in a nightmare.
She glanced at Chi Huai, who understood and approached her, saying, "The Miao doctor said that Chi Huai's illness is not an acute one, but a heart disease, caused by anger attacking his heart."
Chi Que mysteriously pulled Yuan Li out of the house and peered inside. He whispered in her ear, "Also, the Miao doctor said he's had excessive sexual intercourse, which has damaged his kidneys. Don't tell anyone else. The village chief specifically told us to keep this condition secret, fearing that rumors in the village would be confirmed. I think Chi Huai might have really encountered this..."
"Let's wait until Chi Huai wakes up before asking. He lives alone in this mountainous area, without any neighbors. If we want to know, I'm afraid only he can tell us himself."
The atmosphere in the house was depressing. The sun was shining brightly today, so Yuanli suggested bringing a stool from the house and sitting in the yard to wait.
Chi Que held a small bamboo chair in his right hand and a long bench in his left hand, and said enthusiastically: "Master Qi, this one is newly woven this year. Since you are a guest, you can sit on it."
"Yes, Lord Qi, please sit down, you're welcome." Chi Xun restrained the upward curve of his lips, but he could not hide his joy at being able to be close to his sweetheart in recent times.
He took the bench from Chi Huai and sat down, leaving most of the seat free. Chi Xun patted the empty seat beside him and gestured for Yuanli to sit down with a tender smile in his eyes.
Yuanli subconsciously looked at Qi Heng's reaction, and seeing that he didn't look unhappy, she sat down. When Chi Xun saw her sit down, the corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed.
"Li'er."
Following the sound, I turned around and saw my mother hurrying over with several food boxes. "It's been ages since lunchtime. Why haven't any of you come home for dinner? You must be hungry. I brought you some pickled fish that you like. Where's your father? Did he sneak off to play chess again?"
"No, Chi Huai is sick. Father and Elder Chi Xi are waiting for the Miao doctor's pulse diagnosis results in the house."
A-niang looked towards Chi Huai's hut with concern and asked, "It's not serious, right?"
"It's nothing serious. I just slipped in the back ditch. I think I caught a cold from soaking in the mountain water."
Hastily making up an excuse to cover up the truth, Yuanli ordered Chi Xun and Chi Huai to bring a small table, then took the food boxes and started to set the dishes.
"The food in the village is not as good as that in the capital. I wonder if Lord Qi can get used to it." As A Niang said this, she scooped a large bowl of rice and handed it to Qi Heng.
Qi Heng quickly took the bowl of rice, nodded repeatedly and stammered, "I'm used to it. Thank you, auntie. You are the elder, so you should call me Qi Heng."
"Okay, eat more. If you don't have enough rice, your aunt will scoop more for you." A'niang smiled as she spoke. Qi Heng was a child that suited her taste except for his family background and status. What a pity.
Holding the bowl of rice that was so heavy that it weighed down his wrist, Qi Heng quickly replied with a smile: "That's enough, that's enough. Auntie, you should eat more too. You are too thin."
"Hahaha, seriously?" A-niang touched her cheeks and chin proudly and said happily, "Young people really have better eyesight. Unlike your old, dim-sighted father, who always says I'm fat. I've been dieting recently, so how come there's no effect at all?"
Qi Heng put down his chopsticks, his expression serious, and every word he said sincerely: "I dare not hide anything from my aunt. I don't know how fat or thin you were before. I only know that you are very slim now."
The more clumsy and sincere the sweet words seem, the more convincing they are. Although Qi Heng did not say any obvious pleasant words to flatter people, the effect was very good, and the smile on A Niang's face never faded.
A Niang looked at the delicious food on the table with empty hands, "Li'er, lend me your chopsticks." Grabbing the chopsticks that Yuanli had just picked up but hadn't touched, A Niang picked up a chicken leg and put it into Qi Heng's bowl, saying, "Eat more meat. The old chicken raised at home is very nourishing. Come on, come on."
"Thank you, auntie."
After receiving the chicken leg, Qi Heng began to eat it politely. Seeing how he was enjoying it, Ah Niang asked cheerfully, "Is it to your liking?"
"Well, the chef who made this dish is not much worse than ours in Dijing."
A Niang's smile widened. "Haha, there's no such thing as a chef. These dishes are all made by me. If you like them, stay in the village for a few more days."
This opportunity had finally come, and it was like being close to the water and getting the moon first. Qi Heng immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, clasped his fists, bowed, and said, "Then I won't be polite. Thank you, auntie."
Looking at this scene of loving mother and filial son, Yuanli looked at Qi Heng in confusion. His actions of deliberately trying to please his mother were as puzzling as the love he revealed from time to time.
Qi Heng and her were only married under a contract. He could have watched everything unfold, as he had said, holding her hostage and waiting for the results of her hard work. But at this moment, it seemed more like he was trying his best to please her family just to marry the woman he loved.
"Of course it's a good thing for nourishing the body, so Auntie should eat more."
Before A'niang could speak, Chi Xun spoke first: "Although local chicken is nutritious, my mother doesn't like to eat chicken." Chi Xun kept picking up dishes for Yuanli while speaking. His expression was casual and natural. His light words showed the difference between the host and the guest.
"I'm sorry, Auntie. I was inconsiderate." Qi Heng's face was full of apology. He lowered his eyes and picked at the rice in the bowl, looking very disappointed.
"It's okay, it's okay. You're a new guest and don't understand the situation. I understand your good intentions. Eat, eat quickly." After comforting the lost Qi Heng, A Niang looked at Chi Xun on the side and picked up a piece of his favorite food for him, fearing that Chi Xun would misunderstand that she was interested in that person.
After having a good meal and a drink, they basked in the warm sun. As dusk approached, they watched for a long time but Chi Huai did not wake up.
"The sun is about to set, Master Qi. I'm kindly reminding you that the mountain road is rugged and slippery, and it will be difficult to walk after dark."
"Thanks for the reminder, but I have no plans to leave the mountain. Just now, while we were having dinner, my aunt warmly invited me to stay in the mountains for a few more days. I couldn't refuse such a kind invitation."
Chi Xun's displeasure reached its peak. He and Ah Li had been separated for over a month, and reunion had been a real struggle. Now Ah Li had been possessed by a ghost again, and it seemed they would be apart more and more in the future, with him still haunting him.
Since his mother had spoken, he couldn't just knock the person unconscious and throw him down the mountain in the middle of the night.
"Brother Xun, please don't chase him away, okay?" The person next to him sat close to him, pulled his sleeve and whispered in his ear.
Chi Xun nodded helplessly.
This was the tactic his sweetheart had used since childhood. As long as she acted coquettishly towards him, he would find all the moon beads on the top of Wuyuxu Mountain and put them in front of her house to light up the house.
In the middle of the night, several people were dozing off in the house, but Chi Huai just wouldn't wake up. If he continued to be unconscious, Yuanli would think he had lost his soul.
They took turns taking a nap and finally waited until it was time to take over from Chi Lu. Not long after falling asleep, in a state of half-awakeness, Yuanli was woken up by the faint creaking of a wooden door.
When I opened my eyes hazily, a strange woman floated into the room, wiping her tears. It's not that her figure was swaying lightly, but she really floated in. The woman's skin below her thighs was almost transparent, and her skin was porcelain white.
Yuanli narrowed her eyes warily and stared closely at the ghost girl's movements. As a mortal, she could not use magic easily unless Emperor Hengjin was about to die. She just hoped that the three people who were sleeping like dead pigs would not wake up suddenly.
The woman floated to the side of Chi Huai's bed and sat down. She stretched out her pale hand and touched his brow. Yuan Li's heart tightened as he watched, fearing that the female ghost would take his life.
The moment the ghost girl's fingertips touched Chi Huai, Yuan Li gathered divine power in her hands, ready to strike at any moment. However, the woman didn't seem to have any intention of harming him. Instead, she looked worried and hesitant.
Suddenly, a loud and powerful snoring sound filled her ears. The ghost girl turned her head sharply, her face grim and ferocious, and drifted towards Chithrush. Her once fair and delicate hand, now stretched out, was as unsightly as dry bark.
Chithrie was unaware of the impending danger and was sleeping soundly, snoring loudly.
The ghost leaned over him, staring intently, with countless withered tree roots extending from behind her, surrounding and pointing at him. It seemed as if if he made the slightest move, he would be killed on the spot.
Qi Heng was not far from Chi Huai, and if they started fighting, it was inevitable that she would hurt him accidentally. This time she had to use her divine power.
Yuanli stared intently at the scene in front of her. Due to the constraints of her mortal body, the divine power she could exert was less than 10% of her divine body, and was limited.
Only one hit is allowed, no grappling
The cool touch of her sleeves reminded Yuanli of Xiaobai. Using her tiny divine power, she connected with Xiaobai and tentatively called out, "Xiaobai?"
"Will the soul be scattered or will the soul remain?"
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