Thirty thousand years
There is no cure for the corpse poison, and my Sui'er will soon die. I invited so many doctors to treat her, but Sui'er still died, before that old stubborn man.
Hu'er, devastated by the loss of his mother, rushed to his grandmother's room and rummaged through the drawers, searching for the jade hairpin. Unable to find it, Hu'er pressured her into giving it away, citing his own heritage and bloodline. I was skeptical of her sudden change of heart, as she surrendered the jade hairpin so readily. She must have known it wasn't a good thing.
We didn't know how to use the lily hairpin, so we could only try various methods. Finally, Sui'er came back to life. She looked much younger, her face more delicate, and her overall condition was very good. Even after being intimate with her, my face also became younger.
I knew that from the moment Sui'er came back to life, she had no pulse, no heartbeat. I deceived myself into not caring, wanting only to be with her forever. But just over three months later, while combing Sui'er's hair, a large piece of her scalp fell off in my hand. I hid the scalp so she wouldn't find it and began to replace her skin.
After the old stubborn man died, she became the head of the household, and she was so happy and content. She grew younger and more beautiful as she grew older, drawing much envy and praise. She said she had never lived so happily in her life. But the families of the deceased had caused so much trouble, so we moved to Dishui Town.
How could I bear to let her lose all the beauty she cherished? So, I changed her scalp more and more frequently, fearing anyone would find out. But at the grand banquet for the move, her hair suddenly turned white, and she became afraid of the light. The guests saw her white hair and smelled the strong stench of decay. They said she was a demon, a monster, and avoided her, spreading the most unpleasant rumors.
The message spread too quickly, and we couldn't kill it all.
From then on, Sui'er didn't want to go out and hid herself away. There was no smile on her face anymore, just like you just saw.
At first, only her scalp was rotten, and then gradually, her skin began to rot as well, so Huer and I started killing and skinning people to replace their skins for hers. She knew about it, but she didn't want to leave us, so she accepted it.
We've searched everywhere for records related to the lily of the valley, but we can't find any. We've even sought out talented individuals like you, the Great Immortal, but we couldn't save her either, and can only maintain her current appearance.
After listening to Mr. Chen's story, Heng Jin asked, "Has the lily hairpin changed in any way during your time using it?"
"No, it's just like an ordinary lily, but it can make the dead conscious and delay the decay of the new skin."
"I believe there must be a tunnel leading to the Zhao Mansion from the Chen Mansion. If you care about this child, you'd better take out the hairpin now and go to the next door to save your son."
"What's the meaning?"
"You haven't heard about Zhao Hu's grandmother's resurrection, have you? I went to the Zhao Mansion to deal with this matter. His grandmother is deeply resentful, and this jade hairpin is actually catalyzing the murderer to gather evil spirits. The Zhao Mansion is now an excellent place for corpses to be raised. The heavier the resentment, the faster it will be catalyzed. Mr. Chen, when do you think those corpses buried in the backyard will crawl out to claim our lives?"
Mr. Chen suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with disbelief and worry. "There are no such things as evil spirits or ghosts in this world! Great Immortal, be careful with your words!"
"If there are no evil corpses or ghosts, then how do you believe in the Jade Hairpin Immortal? How do you, Madam, explain it? You don't have to believe me. By the time you go find Zhao Hu again, I'm afraid his grandmother will have eaten him clean, leaving only a skeleton. Everything is caused by karma. As the saying goes, good is rewarded and evil is punished. It's not that the time has come, but that the more people experience this karma, the more it will spread and be firmly believed in."
"Impossible! You're talking nonsense! Don't listen to me with those monks' nonsense from the temple! The sky is full of gods and Buddhas, and the palace is full of Yama. If they really open their eyes, I will see that I have done so many evil things and have killed so many people! Why haven't I received retribution yet? Why hasn't anyone come to take me away? I don't believe it! The damn old woman cursed my tiger like that before she died. She should be suppressed by the witch under the pomegranate tree and never be reborn! She wants to crawl out, but it's impossible! I've nailed the nails on the bottom of her feet so tightly that she can't run away! She can never run away!"
With that, Chen Yuanwai, a face full of panic, ran out of the house. From a distance, he could be heard telling the maid to lock the door tightly and keep a close watch on them. The door was closed, and the shadows of the two maids were reflected on the door. The sound of the lock rang out three times.
Heng Jin walked over to the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, lit three incense sticks, and turned the incense burner, opening the passage to the cave where Madam Chen lived. He turned back to Yuan Li and said, "Just wait for me in the room. After all, she's a corpse, so it's best not to share a room with her."
"It's better not to be in the same room with her. What are you doing down there?"
"Go down and take a look at the jade hairpin on her head." After saying that, Heng Jin went down the tunnel.
Inside the house, Chu Xiao obviously hadn't digested all of this yet. Combining the conclusion he had come to after thinking carefully about Li Ci's words, and what he had seen and heard tonight, Chu Xiao's thoughts were in a mess.
The truth is not important. What matters is what kind of truth he has to reveal.
Cha Suxun whispered in her ear, "Is the thing you came to Dishui Town to find the jade hairpin on Madam Chen's head?"
He had already seen that Yuanli didn't want to continue lying to him. It was meaningless. He was asking now just to find out if she was hiding something from him. She would know sooner or later, so why should she hurt his feelings anymore? So she nodded and admitted it.
He continued, "The jade hairpin on Madam Chen's head is somewhat similar to the one we got from the weasel. Madam, do you want this one too? Do you know what this jade hairpin is?"
"I want to know something, but not much."
"If you don't know much, and you're just after the limited spiritual power on the jade hairpin, I advise you not to touch it again."
"Why?"
"The fact that it can turn a dead person into this state is enough to prove that this thing's greatest use is to cause harm. If you need spiritual power, I can find you countless tonics that are more powerful than this jade hairpin. You don't have to risk your life by touching such a dangerous thing."
After saying that, Cha Suxun stared into her eyes and asked jokingly, "Ari wants this jade hairpin, is it just for the spiritual power, or is there someone you want to resurrect?"
"Wen Yici is now nothing but bones. It would be useless for me to resurrect a skeleton. Besides, doesn't my husband know that Wen Yici will never become something like Madam Chen?"
Thinking of that person, Yuanli asked him seriously, "If Axun could collect all the jade hairpins, who would he want to resurrect?"
"No one wants that. That's not resurrection at all. It's turning people into monsters."
"But then, Axun's young master will be able to return to Axun's side again."
Cha Suxun didn't answer her question, but instead asked her, "Madam, do you really want my young master to return to me and stay with me forever? Can both of you push me into his arms? Are you willing to do it, or do you just not care about me? Seriously."
After asking the other Yuanli in her heart, and combining the opinions of both, she said, "If you truly want the young master to come back, no matter which of me I am, I am willing to help you. I mean it. Even if it's not out of love, considering the friendship we've had since childhood, if you had the chance, you would definitely want to resurrect her, right? This is human nature, and it's fine. If our relationship is to be shattered just because she comes back, then our previous love didn't exist. I used to have such fear and worry, but now I understand, so don't worry about my random thoughts. Do what you want. If you want, go collect the jade hairpins and bring her back. The one in my hand was originally taken from the weasel, and it originally belonged to you."
"My lady is truly generous, so generous that I am speechless. No, you don't have that kind of selfish possessive thoughts about me, do you?"
"What if I want to resurrect Wen Yici? What kind of possessive thoughts would Ah Xun have? Tell me the first thought that comes to your mind, the most genuine thought."
"Dig up his grave, crush his bones, and scatter even the ashes. You won't be able to pick them up."
Cha Suxun's answer surprised Yuanli. She smiled in disbelief, then asked with a hint of surprise, "But would you really do that?"
He said dejectedly, "No."
"That's right. Everyone has selfish and possessive thoughts. But when the other person really wants to do that, the more you care about them, the more likely you are to fulfill their wishes, even if it's just a momentary impulse."
She pulled Cha Suxun close to her, put her hand close to his ear, covered her lips with her hand, and whispered, "I don't need to emphasize how much that Yuanli, who is full of love and eyes, loves and cares about you. And no matter who I fall in love with or who my heart is attracted to, you will always be the most important person in my heart. Compared to everything I have, you are the most important existence, even if I didn't love you deeply in the past, it would still be like this. Cha Suxun, I hope that everything you want will be successful, everything will go smoothly, you will be happy and contented, and you will always be happy and healthy. For 30,000 years, I have prayed to the heavens all the time."
She would always remember his kindness and his goodness. Letting go of him, she raised her eyes and gazed intently at his features, then asked in a serious and earnest voice, "So, answer me, if you could revive Axun's young master, would you not want this jade hairpin?"
"If I want it, will Ah Li go and find it for me?"
"Yes, as long as you say you want it, I will do my best to help you."
"Even if you had to snatch it from Heng Jin, from the living Wen Yici, would you still give it to me regardless of the consequences?"
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Chu Xiao on the side couldn't stand their intimate conversation any longer. Although he was too absorbed in his own thoughts and didn't know what they were talking about, he still coughed violently a few times, and his sidelong glances said: My brother Qi's body is still warm!
"If you have a cold, just take some medicine." Cha Suxun, who was interrupted, turned his head and looked at him dissatisfiedly.
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