Chapter 1256 - 638: Mountain
And Qiu Niang’s parents-in-law did something even more heartless: they hired a desperate man who was blinded by money to load her onto a cattle cart and then dump her in the deserted wild—act swiftly, otherwise if people knew there was someone infected in their family, the whole family might be locked up in a nearby abandoned temple, cast among the sick, and that would surely lead to certain death.
Ning Xiaoxian saw the look in her eyes and knew that she finally remembered her tragic past, so she told her about what happened after she passed:
After dealing with this, the elderly couple lied to their son, claiming Qiu Niang wandered off on her own. Yan Ming did not believe it; he searched for half a year but in vain.
A year later, the Yan family moved to Tu Xin because Yan Ming’s mother always felt there was someone standing by her bed at night, silently watching her, eyes full of sorrow and hatred.
The elderly couple, having acted out such a guilty conscience, felt uneasy even after moving. The old lady first slowly lost her mind and soon passed away, while the old man also died six months later. But before dying, he commanded his son to remarry, ensuring the Yan family lineage was continued.
In such a deep, silent night, the two humans and a ghost stood before a civilian house, as the cold wind howled, indescribably desolate.
Tears welled up in Qiu Niang’s eyes, sliding down drop by drop.
She looked towards the direction of the fallen tears, and this time, she finally saw her own body seemingly there yet not there, light as a paper, especially her feet, which were so dim as to be almost invisible, where was there any sense of flesh and fullness? According to the young lady, she was no longer blinded by her own heart’s hindrance, so had she finally seen the truth?
Yet, she would rather not have awakened, to live forever within the illusion.
Ning Xiaoxian slightly tilted her head, looking at her and said: "Now, what will you do?" She wanted to know what changes this resentful ghost would make next.
Indeed, what will she do? Both the human world and the one she loved had already separated, embracing another love. She was unwilling, still resenting why he forgot her so quickly, why he found another woman so fast, why he had a child.
This man was supposed to belong to her. That child was supposed to be the product of her love with him. The woman in the house monopolized the familial bliss originally meant for her.
But, even if he could never forget her, what good does it do? Between the two of them, yin and yang have long separated, death and life will never meet again.
"Can’t I stay with him?" She foolishly thought for a long time before asking.
"No." Ning Xiaoxian shook her head, "For mortals, human and ghost, yin and yang should remain apart, unseen is best. You, as a resentful ghost, have too heavy an evil aura; mortals cannot bear it. If you insist on staying by his side, the whole family will fall ill within a year. Staying too long with the mortal world, you’ll also change into an evil ghost, losing your mind forever."
So, from now on, will life and death never meet again? Qiu Niang lowered her head, her long hair covering her face, followed by a long silence.
Ning Xiaoxian patiently waited.
In their divine thought, Qiu Niang’s expression changed again and again, from initial hatred, anger, resentment, slowly to unwillingness, unwilling to part, all the way to the final sentimental tenderness, peaceful and calm.
She knew, this female ghost probably would never change into an evil ghost.
After who knows how long, Qiu Niang moved gently, the last tear sliding down her face, finally expressionless, then bowed deeply to the two: "In gratitude to both Immortals’ great kindness, Qiu Niang will repay it in the next life." With those words, she made her choice. Ning Xiaoxian smiled and said: "Very well, you may go now."
Qiu Niang respectfully kowtowed three times, then stood up, retreated two steps, her body slowly disintegrated, finally disappeared into nothingness.
From where she originally stood, only a wisp of black smoke remained, shivering as it tried to burrow into the earth, but was seized into the air by Changtian’s grasp, trapped in his hand. This black energy seemed to have life, feeling his divine power, it first seemed furious, then squirmed in his palm, as if struggling, but where could it escape?
He glanced at it and said: "Indeed, it resembles the evil qi afflicting Chi Ya, it seems effective against ghosts. Three years ago, everyone in the Wu Family’s granary died clean, though people have sighted ghosts, it was only six months ago when the evil qi leaked out, giving power to the whole Wu Family’s granary, allowing it to manifest in the Mortal World again." Casually put it away, "Huh, If it weren’t for Qiu Niang’s inherently weak nature, she originally would’ve transformed into an evil ghost like the dead souls of the Wu Family’s granary under this evil qi’s catalysis."